THE LOST BATTALION - Sabaton // Historian Reaction

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[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Another tidbit I intended to mention and forgot: One of the men killed during one of the attempts to rescue the Lost Battalion was Captain Eddie Grant, 77th Division. He was a major league baseball third baseman, the first of several major leaguers killed in the war. www.findagrave.com/memorial/19858/edward-leslie-grant

[@travisboehl4063]

if you can you should do the "Battle off Samar odds what are those" its about one of my most favorite naval battles

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

Hey man, another great video. I would love for u to maybe react to the official trailer for Battlefield 1 and maybe even the 4 DLC trailers too, my favourite game and it's about ww1.

[@samuel10125]

Its interesting how similar American uniforms are to the British ones although probably made out of better materials and dark green.

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

@@samuel10125 they were exactly like you saw in the vid, brown, not green, this ain't ww2. I'm very sure

[@putatankinamall7168]

Pls try listening to 1648 by sabaton,its a great song.

[@Azraeltheangelofdeath]

The pigeon that finally broke through the german lines was named Cher Ami, her actual message read "We are along the road parallel to 276.4. Our own artillery is dropping a barrage directly on us. For heavens sake stop it."

[@spenkerdetanker9067]

Cher Ami, the mini madd ladd... or lass.

[@Razzlion]

@@spenkerdetanker9067 In the history episode for this song they explain that the other birds they sent either got shot, lost or captured so Cher Ami was pretty much their last chance.. and the fucking bird flew 20m away and just stopped in a nearby tree xD they had to throw rocks at her to get her to move her ass!

[@zerowing430]

@@Razzlion Don't forget the Cher Ami as I quote from wikipedia "She had been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and had a leg hanging only by a tendon." She carried multiple messages and earned multiple awards. And General Pershing saw her off to return home. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami

[@Archerfish1977]

Her body is preserved at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History alongside Sgt. Stubby.

[@spenkerdetanker9067]

@@Razzlion I know it's amazing

[@datmanydocris]

That pigeon’s name was Cher Ami. During her escape from the German forces she had one of her feet shot off, one of her wings almost shot off and got a shot straight through the breast but pressed on to deliver the message saving hundreds of lives.

[@maximaldinotrap]

It has recently been found that Cher Ami is male.

[@5Mariner]

@@maximaldinotrap They really need to make up their minds.

[@YourLocalMusketMan]

THE PIGEON HAS THE HEART OF T E C H N O B L A D E AND THE POWER

[@blackstone777]

I'm a veteran and every time I hear this song, I get chocked up. The bravery and sheer amount of testicular fortitude those doughboys had is unimaginable. To actually deny the terms of surrender presented to them by the Germans is the stuff of legend.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you for your service, Nick!

[@warbacca1017]

At one point the Germans were actually begging the Americans to "for the love of God surrender" because of the horrible noises that could be heard from their wounded soldiers

[@blackstone777]

Surrender? HELL! we just got here!!!

[@Hellhound23691]

@@blackstone777 That was the Marines. "Retreat, hell! We just got here!"

[@dominicvucic8654]

Well the germans were pleading with the wrong americans those men were new yorkers they dont surrender they're to stubborn for that

[@dreamrose1582]

Ya

[@AO968]

Technically, this song is composed of two parts: - Diary of an Unknown Soldier (narrated by Jon Schaffer (iced Earth, Demons & Wizards)) - The Lost Battalion (the actual song) One of the best songs of the album, IMO.

[@NeekoGood]

Great commentary, I highly suggest The Price of A Mile by Sabaton - never fails to make me cry. It tells about the half a million lives that were sacrificed for six miles of ground in Passchendaele in WWI, I recommend the movie edit on KZbin.

[@alucardgd2831]

what about 'the end of the war to end all wars' ? thats a great song too

[@thetwitchywarlock]

all the drums in the studio/music video for this song are all recordings of different guns, so badass.

[@swhan]

Watch Hannes when he plays this song live too. He doesn't use the hi hat. Instead he's hitting a pad, and triggering the same bayonet sound. The kick drum and snare are triggered too - Joakim describes this in the corresponding Sabaton History video. The sounds are a little macabre, but very subtly innovative.

[@thetwitchywarlock]

@@swhan oh i did not know that, awesome

[@johntaylor4787]

"The sickening sound of a bayonet tearing through human flesh" As someone who has only recently started being interested in WW1 (thanks Sabaton!), it was surprising to learn how much a part bladed weapons took. And sometimes even things that weren't made to be weapons, like shovels

[@chassepot9218]

It really feels like we are just hanging out with a cool teacher learning.

[@bobburris4445]

Yours is the first reaction to this song I've seen that uses the Diary of an Unknown Soldier intro. Well Done, sir!

[@benediktvogler4229]

Some scenes are from the Intro of battlefield 1 maybe you should Look at the prologue its awesome in my opinion

[@gotem123]

Yeah honestly. I think the prologue is one of the coolest missions in any game.

[@benediktvogler4229]

@@gotem123 i agree but battlefield 5s the last Tiger is very dramatic and deep too

[@cyc0maniac47]

I really enjoy the epilogue of battlefield 1

[@wfwf9917]

@@benediktvogler4229 but 1 tank vs the world?

[@getcancer1542]

@@wfwf9917 that happened sometime maybe not to the extent you see in the game but there where tanks that held out and racked amazing kill counts on both sides

[@greatlegacyoftanks5511]

I would actually argue that that the Purple Heart medal is the highest medal to receive.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

*medal Common mistake since they sound similar and medals are typically made out of metal.

[@greatlegacyoftanks5511]

@@Eidolon1andOnly oh ya, my bad. Thanks

[@jacksonwolfire]

The chorus gives me chills

[@lngo2328]

Especially the one after the guitar's rift

[@ClaytonCampbell]

I used to live in Whittlesey's home town right after college.

[@5Mariner]

77th Infantry Division is the Liberty Division. My great-grandfather served in it during World War II. Desmond Doss (from Hacksaw Ridge) was also in it.

[@cloudtail]

Whenever you react to other sabaton songs, make sure you watch fanmade videos that include footage of movies or irl, that goes along with the song. I reccomend Knight SGC for these videos because his are the best I have seen so far and are masterfully crafted and really just epic.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yeah I've used his for a few of the reaction videos I've done.

[@cloudtail]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Really? thats awsome you should do his wolfpack video.

[@cloudtail]

@@VloggingThroughHistory keep doing his vids

[@blackshirt5004]

Unfortunately, Major Charles Whittlesey, leader of the Lost Battalion committed suicide by jumping off of a boat. Family and friends say he was suffering from what we now call PTSD. Rest In Peace to a true leader and honorable soldier.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yeah. I mentioned that in this video.

[@blackshirt5004]

@@VloggingThroughHistory oh my bad. Had a class to get to when the song ended so I cut it off there.

[@VanZan500]

I just found your channel and I have been binging your videos, you make awesome content man. I love hearing your take on all the history that you react to, much love man!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you so much! Glad you're here.

[@sayaphantom6385]

Ah, the song that got me into Sabaton. 🖤 Thank you for all these great reactions, I really appreciate you teaching me more interesting details about all these great stories 😁🤘🏻

[@JosiahSum1Wallis]

Please do "The Last Battle" one of the most overlooked Sabaton songs about one of the most overlooked battles and one of the most amazing.

[@brendanhart517]

Yes, this song is so amazing and it is one amazing story

[@craig1800]

Not sure if anyones pointed out, the carrier pigeon was severly wounded while leaving the combat zone but managed to reach to friendly command. The pigeon later died of its injuries and has a pride of place in the Smithsonian.

[@breeee1998]

Man I really love your reactions, hope you enjoy listening to Sabaton as much as the rest of us do, definitely subscribed.One relevant song is called Arrival Meuse Argonne by 1914, they're a death metal band about the great war,they even "read" the message in their lyrics, I hope you listen to it, lots of love from Greece

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I DO love listening to them. I even have my 15 year old daughter into them now.

[@breeee1998]

@@VloggingThroughHistory you should definitely see them live whenever the opportunity presents itself,the amount of energy is out of this world,one of my favourite bands for a decade straight

[@paranoia3608]

Fun fact, the events of 82nd all the way were either happening or would soon happen after, during the lost battalions battle

[@dorlonelliott9368]

No drums - sounds used in place of drums described at the beginning.

[@hermanvonroth1555]

It's actually all sounds of guns. There's a Sabaton history episode covering it

[@dorlonelliott9368]

@@hermanvonroth1555 Not the high hat - that is the sound of a bayonet going into flesh...

[@vergovoitka8592]

you need more subscribers!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thanks. Getting there!

[@baka1fred642]

for this song sabaton used a new drumkit the kick drum is a machinegun the snare drum is a 9mm handgun and the high hat is a bayonette entering flesh, and as far as i know it the only song that use it

[@baka1fred642]

@@ectriin8529 they dindt say where they got the sound from

[@gu1ll0tine]

Man, you need to react the sabaton song: devil dogs. It is really a great song

[@Epicesify]

Yes! I love that movie, its actually fully up on youtube if you wanna watch it (not here obviously) 100% uploaded no ads or anything. It even has a couple guys from Band of Brothers if im not mistaken

[@Fuilleverte]

This was the Battle where the Pidgin Cher Ami was there last pidgin and they saw it shot down. It some how took flight again and made it to command to deliver the message and save the battalion

[@Naffurie]

One of my favorite Sabaton songs, together with one of my favorite war movie. Its such a good movie.

[@Tbone-bv3wg]

thank you for the great history videos and thank you for introducing me to this amazing band!!

[@chase.lehmann]

As others have pointed out, the pigeon that finally broke out was named Cher Ami and she was very nearly killed on her flight. Count Dankula made a Mini Mad Lads video on her and this is the link for those interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIHMf4JplsSUpNk

[@SpawnOfJenova]

Cher Ami was the pigeon that carried the message, and she has her own incredible story of perseverance and determination. Count Dankula did a mini Mad Lad on her.

[@OmegaS-117]

Every Sabaton song is my favorite because I have always liked learning things about history, and since you don’t get to hear a lot of things that happened in WWI, and other conflicts that have happened in other countries unless it was some kind of major conflict in history in the USA. Sabaton has really helped me learn more about other conflicts that have happened years ago

[@ireneusz-u9i]

Such a curiosity. Much of the video comes from the movie - The Lost Battalion (2001 film). October 1918. World War I is coming to an end. The US 308th Battalion, led by Major Whittlesey, is tasked with taking Argonne Forest "at all costs" to break the German defense there. Two other battalions are also to start the fight: the American and the French, which are to protect the attack on the sides - these, however, are repulsed, and contact with the 308th battalion is severed. In this situation, Major Whittlesey cannot be ordered to withdraw. Convinced of the presence of the other two battalions, the 308th continues its attack on the Germans - and is soon surrounded by them, as reported by the command using their carrier pigeons. The battalion maintains the position it won, with heavy losses it repels enemy attacks. At some point, he is also attacked by his own artillery, which incorrectly determined the location of the battalion.

[@MrBerten1]

The pigeon that made it trough is called Cher Ami, Count Dankula did a mini mad lad video on it. Also didn't the German commander write a letter of recommendation to the allied high command asking them to give those men (or their commander) a medal for bravery?

[@sadmaz1860]

i feel like most of the time the Germans in both world wars are extremely shit at putting their enemies into seige

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

I agree

[@jacobv8r880]

It would be really awesome to have you check out The Last Battle by Sabaton. It’s a pretty impressive battle; it’s good vs evil. Should be a movie about it!!

[@entertoby6698]

I'd heard this amazing song several times but I didn't know all of this! Thank you for the video!

[@Slippinbrissy]

Hey, you should totally do Rorke Drift as your next reaction video. That song is epic.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Already done! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvWgXR_bsSNmZY

[@jacksonwolfire]

This is my favorite Sabaton song by far

[@raphaelhaurin]

I love your Sabaton videos. I would also love to see your reaction to Wolfpack and ghost in the Trenches.

[@mikepenny8940]

Great job doing all these react videos

[@phil_tony_corky]

the animated scenes you are seeing are from the video game "battlefield 1" which shows some of the brutally of the first world war. game came out in fall of 2016

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yep. I have it on the Xbox One!

[@TheStapleGunKid]

Charles Whittlesey is such a tragic historical figure. Despite his celebrity status after the war, he lived his final years just as he had before it: A loner. He never married or had children. At one point he told a friend _"Not a day goes by but I hear from some of my old outfit, usually about some sorrow or misfortune. I cannot bear it much more."_ It's possible Whittlesey blamed himself for leading his men into the deadly siege the Argone Forrest. Perhaps he also felt guilt at refusing to surrender, which led to the deaths of many Americans and Germans in a war that was only weeks away from ending.

[@RobyRapBoy]

Amazing video, hello from Romania!

[@Amos4946]

They gave the medal of honor to that pidgeon if im not mistaken because a shell blew up and almost killed that pidgeon, and he delivered that message with almost a wing torn appart and like half dead. The german made a sign that was identical to the american's one so they got the supplies if im not mistaken!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Not the Medal of Honor, but he did receive the Croix de Guerre from France.

[@tonuojasoo3190]

love that song. its first Sabaton song i found for myself. after that... rest of Sabaton. :)

[@Funkiemonkie]

Is it just me crying or what Can I cry?

[@thegoosegaming4337]

You should look into Vimy Ridge. It is one of the greatest stories of victory under insurmountable odds. The Canadians took the ridge in a sleet storm in only three days while the British and French couldn’t capture it earlier despite many spirited attempts.

[@kylehoffman7396]

Last Dying Breath is an awesome one, or Cliffs of Gallipoli. Or even The End of the War to End Wars. That last song has such an interesting melody to it - a mix of normal Sabaton along with a huge chorus. Coat of Arms or Sparta is good as well!

[@beerten202]

i went last month with my dad to meuse du argonne i didnt know at the time that thats where the lost battalion fought i did know when we were there that the americans fought there under the french command the scars still remain even the newer ones from ww2 like bullet holes in the statue of liberty monument on top of the argonne hill where the church once stood

[@danielnystrom7310]

For you guys thats not seen the movie yet with the same name. Awsome film.

[@vincentvelazquez6001]

Very interesting comment about this first world war event.as a french,my grand father was wounded in that area.Another great song from Sabaton ,love to learn many history facts listning music.

[@kleen8803]

So the commander that got them in to that mess got the medal of honor,seems about right.

[@johnmurphy7250]

There was also a bunch of recent immigrants from Germany that were in the battalion who actually warned when German troops were advancing to attack. It's a great story

[@danielroncaioli6882]

Maj. Whittlesey was a good man and a good officer who cared about his men. That battle haunted him until he took his own life in Nov of 1921.

[@asweettooth1288]

"Is That and excuse or an explanation?! I'm not interested in either. To your post! " -Major Charles Whittlesey

[@anarchyandempires5452]

Just a little fun fact, the lamenters Space Marine chapter from the popular 40K franchise is based on this tough bastards.

[@LUXImTheBestLUX]

More Sabaton? Count me in! :D

[@tannerrobinson5110]

Also, The drums in this song are not regular drum sounds. The Kick drum sound is that of a machine gun firing, the snare is a pistol firing, and the high hat made to sound like a bayonet tearing through flesh!

[@chrisigoeb]

Im not a patreon (yet that is) but I can only recommend to reacting to the ww1 story of epic history. It sure is an amazing series and even I who is quite familiar with ww1 learned much. And well I can also recommend literally every sabaton song lol

[@mikepenny8940]

I love this song too Christ. Sabaton

[@matori1901]

Would love to see you react to sabaton last dying breath

[@DariusGarsysdsg]

Techincal note- the drums on this track are not drums, but samples of actual gunshots, bayonets, etc.

[@phantomtitan9792]

Awesome video

[@charlessapp1835]

It is so sad that many of these great stories are almost forgotten here in America. Just because they are not part of the major theaters of WWII. That is one thing I love about Sabaton, they help to remind us of their stories. The music video I like to watch for this song is footage from the movie Girls und Panzer Der Film. It fits so well considering how outclassed Oarai High School is against All Star University team. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXjQnYWpfaxneLc

[@Logan_L]

4:59 I SWEAR that is one of the actors from 1917

[@mrsjfkjr]

I see battlefield 1 clips and I happy

[@alphaspursncowboys]

3:04 I thought it’s the other way they were the only group not to retreat from a German push. Or am I thinking of something similar in WW2

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

It was the Meuse Argonne offensive by the allies so I would imagine it was the allies doing the pushing

[@laramyelliott2903]

You're both kinda right. The units on either side were pushed back by counter attacks while the "Lost Battalion" continued pushing forward

[@TheKitsuneDragonLostsouled]

i don;t knwo if any one pointed out but all the soudns are made form guns and such in this song so yea

[@perzivval7227]

Love this song and movie

[@thes.a.s.s.1361]

I think I saw this movie about 5 times and the song.... About 128, lol.

[@pulvises1268]

Wait...that's my video :D

[@josuesalcido7354]

Please react to resist and bite by sabaton

[@wickedawesomeo]

Let's talk about how they got the rights to use DICE/EA's footage from Battlefield 1... Because i'm pretty sure a evil corp like EA just don't give away things for free... They tend to... Come with a enormous fee (scam)

[@pulvises1268]

Well, first of all, there's not "they", this video is fan-made, it's not made by Sabaton. Secondly, there is not a fee, video is just demonetized (due to copyrights) which means that the author cannot earn from it. Thirdly, it's not demonetized by EA, they don't care, but by Nuclear Blast due to the "soundtrack" used in the video.

[@crow9032]

Try seven pillars of wisdom by sabaton it is one of their music that have cool beat

[@Elileger]

Some of the scenes are from battlefield 1

[@d1ckyj0nes]

On the subject of Sabaton: when they shuffled band members some of those who left formed a band called "Civil War" (first album "Killing Angels") with most songs being about American history There is probably something there up your alley: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrLpWdueJiUm9k (My favourite: Tombstone - goofy as it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3epi4OFjMqCmqc)

[@W0LFF1CEK]

Sabaton Far From The Fame ❤️

[@aleksakitic5712]

React to Last Dying Breath, another great story about the last stand of Serbian soldiers in WW1 and legendary speech that's related to that last stand

[@sskrim7955]

what part of history do you major in? could we have a vid of your favorite subject?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

My areas of expertise would be the US Civil War and British Medieval History (specifically the Wars of the Roses), but I'm a student of many other areas as well. After that I'd say WW1, WW2, and the American Revolution are subjects I know the best.

[@krzysztofolenkiewicz9764]

Ghost Division next please

[@PentaSquares]

I actually watched the movie

[@alucardgd2831]

can you do a reaction to sabatons 'the end of the war to end all wars'

[@timchef6301]

Strongly recommend listening to Sabatons: The Lion From The North

[@nunogarces1628]

Lovely reaction, please react to the history Channel episode on this one, and I think you will like the details about the song writing as well

[@christophervanoster]

I believe only about 120-ish or so walked out

[@mr.salvatorejpluchino8467]

IM A PROUD NEW YORKER 🗽 🗽

[@GregoryGeilman]

I had not seen the movie until now. Here is a link for the movie on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqqtqKd5bdCqgK8 I swear there was another movie about this from the 50's, but I am not able to locate it. Another excellent video from Sabaton!

[@GregoryGeilman]

@Justin Ortiz No, I found that one. My memory may be playing tricks on me after all these years:)

[@GregoryGeilman]

@Justin Ortiz Ok, the movie I was thinking about was titled Lost Command, but that was about Dien Bien Phu. Close title, but wrong war.

[@dkm4y917]

I think you should check out Resist and Bite, one of my favourite Sabaton songs

[@Fuzz32]

This has nothing to do with the song, but is about the war in general. The Germans attempted to take the Americans to court during the war over something that today seems ridiculous. The Americans used shotguns as a battlefield weapon. For some reason the Germans thought using such weapons was barbaric, even though they were perfectly okay using machine guns and poison gas. Ultimately, the case was thrown out when they were defeated.

[@coreycochran3983]

While not history related YOU as a Guitar guy REAL REAL REAL need to do a react vid to UNLEASH THE ARCHERS - Awakening (Full Band Playthrough Video) and JINJER - Pisces (Live Session) O and Sabaton drummer's wife Floor Jansen is lead singer of a small band called NIGHTWISH if you not lis to them you real need to best place to start is and vids from Wacken 2013.. all 3 bands skill lev is top tier..PS... keep up the good work new sub

[@ShellyAnn1a]

I sat here and strained to hear the what being said in the video, even with headphones at full volume, could barely hear anything.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Strange. Works fine for me.

[@jagsdomain203]

The movie with Rick Scroder was good.

[@fossilobject522]

hey HGG i found what claims to be this full movie and i was wondering if i can link it

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

It is on YT and is the complete film minus intro and credits - watched it multiple times.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yeah I saw it on here...go ahead

[@christhompson4161]

liked, 2views 46 likes have a word with u tube. teach maths to them at the time of writing.

[@user-nb7ts1qv5j]

In the eyes of youtube, clicking on a video and watching a couple of seconds is not considered a view. STOP BEING AN IDIOT

[@originalkabumm4706]

I would love see his reaction on scp 4217 contain the Bismarck.

[@Polestorm]

british: oh no! they Argonne!