DEADLIEST Battle of WW1: The Somme | Animated History

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

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[@Malcio]

Griffin Johnson do a turkish uniform history plz. :)

[@skghistory]

I love inzonso

[@СандоКан-ц5к]

doiràn next

[@the_last_spartan_e3457]

The game looked like a BF1 rip off😭

[@superchug2469]

Can you please do a video on belluwood and wake island my dad is a former marine and I'm a big marine history person l. Thanks good job on the video warographics also did a video on somme check it out.

[@fightingdreamer123]

The fact that people in London could hear the battles in France is terrifying

[@AldWitch]

London was bombed during WW1 - I only found out about that recently. It was so vastly overshadowed by the Blitz

[@unorthodoxpickle7014]

You can always count on humans to do the most atrocious activities nature has ever seen

[@TimesFM4532]

​@AldWitch tbf the quickly developed flamble bullets

[@flashgordon6670]

The utter futility and insanity of war. HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?

[@SteveInLava]

​@@flashgordon6670 something we know throughout history. Wars are a way to change politics by force

[@TrazynSurrogate]

That moment when you lose 60,000 people for 1 mile of craters and mud.

[@Karlplomacy]

Real

[@carsonfarmer1074]

I sleep

[@Zaftrabuda]

Sounds like Russia-Ukraine rn

[@player_1907]

@@Zaftrabuda yup

[@charmyzard]

Definitely a "HOI4: The Great War/Great War REDUX" moment.

[@AHersheyHere]

When the counter to a massive prolonged campaign at Verdun, is an equally massive prolonged attack at the Somme. The warfare of the World War I is terrifying.

[@t.wcharles2171]

Welcome to the deadlock son. Where the battles have their own battles.

[@WoofyMcDoodle]

terrifying or dumb because of stupid leadership and corruption. Most WW1 officers seeked glory in battle and didn't care about the men they lost as long as it fit either their worldview or achieved a promotion.

[@Englishman_2001AD]

Yeah, we Englishmen should never have joined the war. We built the tank and dreadnought, for this 😔 edited: I also think we should have joined the C.P.

[@kishinasura1504]

If not rather stupid. They just wanted to throw as much weapons and soldiers at everything and hope things would get better, kinda...

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

​​@@Englishman_2001ADAnd let Germany be its greatest rival? By that logic, Britain should not have intervened in the Napoleonic wars because it does not serve British interests. Also, the tank wouldn't exist without British intervention in WW1...

[@Hell_Diver-lb6vl]

Fun fact: Austrian painter served in this battle

[@Delta22-W]

Imagine the alternative history if that painter didn't survive this battle

[@abhinavav7770]

Tolkien also served in this battle. Imagine if they had met

[@ProxiProtogen]

​@@Delta22-W The Weimer Republic becomes communist Etheir someone else rises to power Or we still some how still have the Weimer Republic

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Ah yes the Funny Mustache Man

[@Braindamagedpotato]

It is said that Austrian painter was spared by a Tommy, I bet Tommy regreted that later on

[@TristanOlea-Rivera]

“One company after another had been shoved into the drum fire and steady annihilated”- Ernst Junger.

[@Englishman_2001AD]

Yes. The German barbed wire was undamaged so men just bunched up. But when the British reached the German trenches, the Germans knew they would experience the same thing the British had just experienced on no man's land, so they tried desperately to surrender than go hand to hand. Truly sad loss of life

[@genericusername1997]

"steady annihilation" sounds so imposing I don't know why

[@flashgordon6670]

The utter futility and insanity of war. HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?

[@Meinkapf]

i read Eren Jeager instead of Ernst Junger lmao

[@banditdelta7172]

600,000 men died for 7 miles, WW1 was an absolute meat grinder

[@TornadoADV]

Technically 1.2 million died, but that's quibbling really.

[@mind-blowing_tumbleweed]

Casualty != Death The ratio of dead to wounded would be 1:3, so 150,000 died.

[@vjbd2757]

@@TornadoADV Not dead. Just casualties which is dead, wounded, and missing.

[@Finnbobjimbob]

It wasn’t for the land, it was a war of attrition

[@MasterMind75427]

​@@Finnbobjimbob It was for land because both sides wanted to breaktrough enemy defense, but neither side managed to achieve this so attrition decided the winner

[@Beamdude.]

This thing killed like 8 people per minute and lasted 138 days, jeez...

[@t.wcharles2171]

Could be worse you could be an Austrian at the battle of Galicia 100,000 dead in 18 days.

[@vedsingh-bp2ke]

​@@t.wcharles2171 dead dead or casualties?

[@Bruh-rh5zf]

@@vedsingh-bp2kedead dead, while overall casualties including dead was 320k - 420k

[@t.wcharles2171]

@@vedsingh-bp2ke very dead indeed.

[@joelewis1776]

⁠@@t.wcharles2171 the Somme is still arguably more crazy. 8 deaths per minute x 1440 minutes in a day is ~11500 deaths per day. So Roughly 2x Galicia, but you’re right that 5500 guys on a single side dying per day is still insane

[@RigbyWilde]

Imagine if the Austrian Painter and JRR Tolkien have actually met face to face. What a crossover

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

En una linea alterna el pintor crearía el señor de los anillos

[@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest]

​@@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511 and Tolkien would have created the British Reich

[@anujsaxena2861]

In that case, Sauron would have had a little moustache...

[@appelmoes3433]

There is a letter Tolkien wrote to him

[@connormclernon26]

⁠@@appelmoes3433there were two. The publisher sent the less blunt one. I kinda wish they hadn’t, but that would mean we’d miss the absolute roast Tolkien did to their ideology

[@tsaroftheunion]

"Wish I knew more about the Somme." - Me literally a few hours ago.

[@sasin2715]

Your prayer was heard

[@MrMisterCritique]

What did it cost?

[@tsaroftheunion]

@@MrMisterCritique Everything.

[@flashgordon6670]

The utter futility and insanity of war. HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?

[@kilowatt6209]

Not much. 15 minutes and 15 seconds. ​@@MrMisterCritique

[@AbrahamCasillas-t3o]

If you could hear the Somme all the way to London, imagine how loud it was in the Somme!

[@kstxevolution9642]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZaaY61_bM6CoM0 they attempted to recreate

[@AbrahamCasillas-t3o]

@@kstxevolution9642 Not gonna lie I thought you were a bot.

[@Rajpeanut]

@@kstxevolution9642 Sweet Buddhas belly.....

[@Risenonthe3rdday4040]

Sound waves dont travel that far thats a myth

[@yeetusdeletus1827]

@@Risenonthe3rdday4040 No, there were confirmed reports. At the time, the shelling at the Somme was probably the loudest sound ever produced by mankind. It could be heard as far away as London.

[@Andjobeofficial]

Your team's mapping skills are admirable👍

[@anthhud]

real

[@Buildingerror500]

No way

[@L_LGBTQ]

Fr fr no cap

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

What the???? Excuse me why are you here???

[@maximedupuy4886]

I grew up near the Somme (Oise) 25 years ago our schoolteachers always emphasized the importance of this battle and I had at least two trips in the Peronne museum before junior high. We were young (7,8,9 years of age) but we would never forget how so many people (especially British soldiers) were thrown into that meat grinders. Even unruly kids fell silent when they were told about the Somme. Glad you made a video about this horrendous episode. WW1 is a big deal in the memories of people from Northern France, even though all vets passed away.

[@malegria9641]

Can confirm. Even more than ww2, which is especially surprising for me because I’m from Caen.

[@wattsnottaken1]

50,000 men lost in one damn day. The Likes of which Have never been seen before

[@TaaKissa]

Battle of Cannae, 216 BC

[@greg_mca]

A large proportion of those were back in action not long after. Just because they were casualties doesn't mean they were out of the war for good

[@LEFT4BASS]

@@TaaKissayeah, plenty of ancient battle in China and Roman times had tens of thousands dead

[@ExtantPerson]

@@greg_mcaNot a nearly large enough proportion to discredit the total kill count, though.

[@ExtantPerson]

@@TaaKissaThat was two days long and only had 26,000 dead.

[@iknowurip8151]

In battlefield 1 i experienced what many WW1 soldiers did. Cheaters. They spinned, executed entire battalions in seconds. They scarred me for life.

[@baguettegaming5156]

calling Battlefield 1 a WW1 game should be a crime

[@Sovietmapper9390]

@@baguettegaming5156 verdun,isonzo and tannenburg are all good ww1 games

[@G0RILLAG0RILLAG0RILLAG0RRILA]

@@baguettegaming5156it’s more of a revisionist sandbox WW1 THEMED game

[@ProxiProtogen]

How is Battlefeild One... not a WW1 game? ​@@baguettegaming5156

[@baguettegaming5156]

@@Sovietmapper9390 Beyond The Wire is better

[@loreCarbonell]

Sam: "There are dead things! Dead faces in the water!" Gollum: "All dead, all rotten. Elves, and Men, and Orcses. A great battle, long ago. The Dead Marshes, yes, yes, that is their name ..."

[@nickgooderham2389]

Canadians also fought at the Somme going into action in September. The Canadians take over 24,000 casualties, one of those being my great-uncle, killed during an assault on the village of Courcelette.

[@jessehouse5466]

My great grandfather was one of the few that survived from the nwefoundland regiment. 300 someodd soldiers withered down to about 11, 3 of which were un injured

[@dannymalone2912]

One on my great grandfathers emigrated to Canada and was called to go back and died at the Somme. My grear grand mother moved in with some indigenous people from Canada until she could raise enough money to head back to the UK and live with family.

[@Finnbobjimbob]

Long live the Commonwealth

[@graceneilitz7661]

Canadians in both World Wars would fall under the title of British and Commonwealth forces or just British.

[@ThemoonsFullofgoons-qn9xl]

@@jessehouse5466your existence went through some fine odds I must say 😂

[@fxlcovlxdimir]

3:31 So Wholesome for putting Isonzo music 🤩

[@cptkeely]

bro i immediatly started singing like crazy as soon as isonzo theme played, goddamn isonzo is a good game

[@VulcanRage100]

"500 men killed or captured" Me - Huh, not bad, pretty good actually... "every minute"

[@abhinavav7770]

Imagine if we had lost Tolkien in this one

[@chrisstucker1813]

That’s quite a powerful thought. Because it makes you wonder how many other Tolkiens we lost…

[@lovelylavenderr]

@@chrisstucker1813Just another bleak reminder in why war is hell, and why we must always strive for peace and unity, even if our politicians don't see it that way.

[@treeaboo]

@@chrisstucker1813 It's not just those we lost, it's the potential ones we lost from those never born due to the massive drop in population it caused, something that'll ripple onwards for the rest of human history.

[@Joseph-bs1sz]

Someone made a recreation of what it would of sounded like during a charge in ww1 and with so much noise it sounded like a blur and you might not be able to hear someone fire a shot next to you 😳

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

Nerds would have needed something else to fixate on.

[@TheDigitalApple]

3:31 I was absolutely stunned when you started playing the music for Isonzo, guess we know Armchair Historian is a fellow Isonzo enjoyer.

[@ExProductions95]

I need more Italian and Eastern front WW1 games

[@EpicJoshua314]

In Newfoundland they celebrate their Remembrance Day on July 1st to commemorate the Newfoundland regiment-90% of them-who died that tragic day.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

EpicJoshua. Celebrate??

[@NoobWoofDog]

@@anthonyeaton5153 recognize their sacrifices

[@Kedbuka]

This was very well done, thank you. Such an insane battle...totally unimaginable.

[@neilritson7445]

Insane? Try reading.

[@dshbvhjbfhvjb]

uploaded on anzac day, great timing griffin!

[@darkmatterstudioshalifax]

My Great Grandfather fought in the Battle of the Somme with the Newfoundland Regiment. He ended up being shot in the leg but was only 1 of 68 from the regiment that actually survived the attack.

[@TheJtyork420]

Thank u so much for this one. Have been watching a bunch of Peakey Blinders lately and they mention the Somme a good bit and wanted to know more. WW1 just doesnt get the attention WW2 does and has much less available.

[@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest]

There was a lot more movement in WWII, and beginner historians like lines on maps better than individual battles

[@RiffArchives]

Man you're getting so much better at this! Been watching for years and your old stuff is still great but youve also consistently improved alot over time. Excellent videos.

[@michaelsinger4638]

It’s interesting how the casualties between the attackers and defenders were almost equal. The German losses in 1916 forced them to change the strategic plans and pull back to a new line.

[@Englishman_2001AD]

When the British finally reached German lines, the Germans tried to surrender because they had just witnessed themselves doing a whole mass slaughter, they knew the same was coming to them, British didn't take many prisoners until later in the battle.

[@dimas3829]

German losses are probably severely overestimated to keep morale of the Allies.

[@PURPLE_CANDY2008]

Yo the germans are menaces 💀

[@mickethegoblin7167]

Eh, 620,000 and 500,000 isn't almost equal

[@UrMom-jb7vl]

The german casualties are probably a bit overestimated but as was said in the video, the Germans made counterattacks that surely were just as bloody as entente attacks.

[@ScudForEver]

As always, the animations are really good and fun to watch along the dialog.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Fun probably isn't the right word. More, they compliment the story and content well

[@ScudForEver]

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371sorry, maybe I choose the wrong word because I'm not a native speaker. Maybe, amusing was a better choice? I know, war is not "fun" but I really like learning history in this more enternained way.

[@recurse]

This battle is still remembered back home in Newfoundland 😢. It was an utter disaster. Also, good on you for saying Newfoundland nearly correctly! ❤

[@RobertsArchives]

Had many family members serve with the Newfoundland Regiment in WW1, I had alot of family W.I.A or K.I.A at Monchy-le-Preux in 1917.

[@GroßdeutschesLosung]

A great video with an equally great sponsor! Thanks for making this a video which I enjoyed thoroughly!

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Despite the lack of ground taken battles like the Somme and Verdun did at least bleed white the German army where they lost a lot of experienced troops.

[@pie-master8973]

The Battle of Deville Wood was the bloodiest day in South African military history. 2,536 men out of around 3500 men were killed in six days of bloody fighting. The South Africans refused to surrender. In the Battle of Fromelles, after intense fighting, of the 7,000+ BEF casualties, 5250+ losses were incurred by the 5th Australian Division alone. It is a shame that Australia, Soutrh Africa, New Zealand, Canada, etc. are overlooked in the battle. The sacrifices of all those men should not be forgotten and to be swept under the carpet of History.

[@nansravel3983]

I mean no disrespect to the Commonwealth troops in WW1, but it is a matter a scale. Anzac and South African troop were too few, compared to British and French division, to warrant visibility outside of small scale operation. Even indian and Canadina troops, that were much more numerous, are generally overlooked and amalgamed into the BEF, as it was how they operated. It is the same way as free french force are overlooked in WW2, because no matter their bravery, they represent a too small portion of the frontline troop to warrant more recognition.

[@pie-master8973]

@@nansravel3983 I totally get it, but in my oppinion, even if there was just a small amount of soldiers fighting over there, they should still get the recognision they deserve. I mean they fought in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. I also want to add on; I am not saying that whole movies, video games, etc. need to be made in honor of the smaller nations involved in the Somme offensive, I would just like people to know that there were smaller parties involved that helped in the battle and they could maybe atleast give nod of recognition and respect for the soldiers of said nations.

[@LatinW321]

@@pie-master8973just because they fought doesn’t mean they deserve the most recognition. Should just be good job nice. I wouldn’t want to learn El Salvador in ww2.

[@jacksonbarker7594]

⁠@@LatinW321didn’t they just make it perfectly clear that’s not what they’re saying? You should absolutely learn how many smaller countries were drawn into the war, not that you need to memorize them all

[@LatinW321]

@@jacksonbarker7594 I understood. But it’s stupid.

[@Yabuddy53]

What an utter waste of life think of all the fathers to newborn babies, skilled craftsman creative artist and just good normal people that lost their lives over nothing

[@mateuszslawinski1990]

It wasn't a bug, it was a feature.

[@daria_morgandorffer5768]

Hey! I love your videos as it’s teaching me things about what my husband used to do! “Doctorate in some kind of chemistry and he was a nuclear weapons engineer” the only gripe I have is there are a jarring number of ad brakes “4 adds have played in about 8 minutes” idk if that’s something you set or can control but if it is I’d reduce them a bit personally. Other than that, thank you for educating me a little about something so important to my hubs as it teaches me things and gives me an intelligent way to ask him questions. He would be more than willing to talk to/teach me anything I’d want to know but this is giving me a base knowledge to start the conversations with, so thank you so much!

[@awesomehpt8938]

I think the Brusilov offensive and the hundred days offensive had more casualties than the Somme.

[@yourboishitposts]

He did a video on the hundred days offensive already

[@vihanuyyuru6]

Brusilov and hundred days were both offensives, Somme was a single battle

[@greg_mca]

The battle for Normandy didn't last as long, but it had a higher casualty rate, particularly casualties per day

[@yourhistorybase279]

Those were huge operations made up of several battles, the somme is considered a single one, also Im pretty sure there were more casualities on the Somme than the Hundred days

[@fizzmoe9846]

@@greg_mca So?

[@dl2465]

My son’s name is Somme. I’m a bit of a history buff and could not think of a better way to honour my great grand father and all the other Canadian’s who lost their lives at the Somme.

[@JarodFarrant]

0:35 imagine how many people at the front become deaf or had ringing ears 👂 for life after this.

[@tiagodecastro2929]

If I recall correctly, I believe that around 60% of all modern day VA claims are hearing related. That must be tame compared to the Somme. If there were any tunneling efforts by the Entente on the scale of what was seen at the Battle of Messines, then I can't imagine anyone within a particular radius having their hearing survive the battle.

[@hahadetailedname]

Hidden detail, at 7:18 you can see the British solider icons become bandaged over bloody attacks. More and more icons become bandaged throughout the video.

[@ScPolaroids]

Great video as always Griffin! And I've been playing Isonzo for a while, it's one of my favorite games at the moment!

[@bpnation37]

If you've ever seen the narration of the creepy pasta story "all this for what", this is definitely the battle he's referring to at the end. Can't imagine how terrifying it is literally running headfirst into your certain death.

[@deathpope3922]

It was Somme Battle thats for sure

[@lidianane536]

Lol. Underrated

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Death Pope The 1st of July 1916 the Battle of the Somme, was the 121st day of the Battle of Verdun (Began February 1916) which like the Somme petered out in November. The Battle of the Somme was fought to stop France being knocked out of the war and had far greater casualties than did the Somme.

[@aidendavid1123]

3:30 Love the use of the Isonzo game soundtrack

[@JackoNorm]

Missed the perfect opportunity to drop a video about Gallipoli/the ANZAC Cove landing on the 25th of April (ANZAC Day). Should cover a huge piece of Australian history next April 25

[@genrichfreid3612]

Very nice video and special thanks for popularizing Isonzo, I bought this game 1 year ago and it's great.

[@okancanarslan3730]

So, the sounds of reverberations battle were even heard from London? It must be a nightmare for the soldier on the battlefield.

[@quadkidnate6370]

Love your content, please never give up on spreading historical awareness!

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

To borrow a line from Blondie in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly..."Never seen so many men wasted so badly."

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

The amount of casualties in a 6 hour span in WW1 was insane to think about when 100k+ ppl die in less than 5-6 hours

[@leod-sigefast]

A really good video! One small nit-pick - a lot of people get this wrong due to WWI stereotypes - is that the battlefield of the Somme, on 1 July 1916 in particular, was actually quite intact: green grass, trees, hedges, farmers fields, farm buildings etc and the weather was a scorching bright summer's day. We tend to ascribe the stereotype of the Ypres battlefield in Autumn and Winter, particularly 3rd Ypres 1917, to what all World War One to look like: a churned up muddy quagmire full of lake-sized shellholes, impossible to walk nevermind fight..etc. The Somme region was quite a dry chalky region (Picardy) and partly the reason it was chosen as the zone of the offensive. True, by the battles end in November the land was churned up badly and Autumn rain turned it to mud but most of the Somme was fought in decent summer conditions (if you can ever describe a battlefield as such?!). But a good informative and well-illustrated video nonetheless!

[@neilritson7445]

There was a nice dry open Southern Somme occupied by the French. Not usually ever mentioned!

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Somehow, knowing that it was a bright summer day in an idyllic green field makes it even more horrifying.

[@garycasey3739]

The last few minutes is brilliant analysis. Well done amigo!

[@cooperchappell8310]

Would you consider making a video on the Battle of Passchendaele at some point?

[@ExtantPerson]

Seconded. Needs to be covered more by KZbinrs. Could even be portrayed like a horror movie, with all the people who suffocated in mud.

[@cooperchappell8310]

@@ExtantPerson Agreed

[@joeywheelerii9136]

They should do the battles of Yrpres in order

[@THEDAVILAK1]

Isonzo is an incredible game. AMAZING sound design from the voices of the soldiers to the ambience. The visuals speak for itself. It is a must have for WWI and WWII FPS fans!

[@ExtantPerson]

I love Isonzo, along with Verdun and Tannenberg. Although, I do notice that they suffer a little bit from a handful of unfun mechanics and a lack of AAA polish.

[@THEDAVILAK1]

@@ExtantPerson Unfun mechanics such as? Geniunely interested what your gripes are with the game :)

[@ExtantPerson]

@@THEDAVILAK1 They’re pretty minor, and might be outdated since I haven’t played in a few months, but I remember there being some visibility issues, and hit registration being very inconsistent. I’m not sure if they were bugs or intentional. I do still love the game, though, and I’m considering redownloading it because of the mountaineering event.

[@ExtantPerson]

15:12 Clever reference to the black-and-white film adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front.

[@Agent-wp3yi]

Do The Battle of Neretva, this video was amazing as every other! Ty for reminding us of History in general 💚

[@Jadowry]

This is amazing!, big fan of your work. Really personifies the bloodiness of the battle.

[@gilbertzan]

I don´t know the one in the AH crew who has provided you with such accurate research and most especially, the high level writing. Well done!

[@aliakber775]

I agree,but extremists call this channel as "propaganda" sadly

[@lanetomkow6885]

Being adopted by an amazing Polish family and now living in Canada, my heritage is MacDonald. Lost 2 blood relatives in the battle. So many lives lost and for what......

[@ronswanson8155]

For your freedom that’s what.

[@lanetomkow6885]

@@ronswanson8155 I hope so

[@__mindflayer__]

@@ronswanson8155Freedom from what? The war was about power gain on both sides. The Serbians kicked it off when they assassinated the Archduke. If anything the allies can be painted as the aggressors on this one by supporting and defending basically a terrorist group. Especially after they tried killing the archduke with a bomb and it killed and harmed civilians. There was no freedom being threatened

[@ronswanson8155]

@@__mindflayer__ the allies painted as the aggressors? What country are you from? Did the allies invade France? Did they invade Luxembourg? Did they invade Belgium? Britain went to war to defend Belgium. Not because they were defending Gavrilo. Moron

[@ronswanson8155]

@@__mindflayer__ one of the most stupidest things I’ve ever read in my entire life

[@a7t0r98]

You guys got sponsored by isonzo! I knew I recognized the theme song in the background! Such hidden gem of a game!

[@sneakbeak4340]

3:32 Isonzo music 🔥

[@thomaspartain5682]

Its always so funny to me how in America we tell our kids “war is bad. You might die” in other countries they tell their kids “war with America is very bad, you WILL die”

[@adam13magic63]

"16 years old when I went to the war to fight for legends for heros;!

[@F15_C]

God on my side, and a gun in my hand, Chasing, my days down to Zero....

[@wenyb0y8z8___4]

And I marched, and I fought, and I bled, and I died, and I never did get any older

[@LOTR22090able]

But I knew at the time That a year in the line Was a long enough life for a soldier

[@ExtantPerson]

We all volunteered And we wrote down our names And we added two years to our ages Eager for life And ahead of the game Ready for history's pages

[@darcbunnygaming]

And we brawled and we fought And we w**red till we stood 10000, shoulder to shoulder A thirst for the hun We were food for the gun And that’s what you are when you’re soldiers

[@felipepereira214]

I highly recommend the sponsor of this video; Isonzo is a very fun and challenging game.

[@polymathplays3935]

4:32 that was me you killed!

[@ArtoriusBravo]

Haha cheers! I recorded that ad, it's an amazing game.

[@christoon_123]

dude the quality of the videos are getting insane, give the animators a raise!

[@FinneganMurray-pb2ej]

Europe post Somme: well, that was horrible. But at least this will be the most bloody battle and war in world history, right? Not like we’re gonna go through THIS again.

[@ExtantPerson]

Same post Verdun. “Surely the German military won’t try to take some of Europe’s most secure forts again, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides!”

[@dimas3829]

Germans after ww1 "never again", Jews after ww2 "never again".... war never changes..

[@PeterPeter-pr2hi]

"Giant vehichles on the battlefield rolling around? Such an insane idea, this will never catch on"

[@goofyoperatorr]

I have become happiness

[@Basement-Historian]

Happiness i be now

[@omarkumar8036]

SCP 106

[@Divergent-05]

Destroyer of depression

[@nursestoyland]

now, happiness i must

[@Basement-Historian]

Happines i be now

[@gabespiro8902]

Not the same battle but one year later during the battle of Messines, the Brit’s detonated a mine under German trenches which was one of the most powerful explosions before atomic weapons Lloyd George was working in his office in the early morning and said he could remember feeling a slight tremor and a hearing a faint boom around the same time

[@derkaiser420]

Tanks for the WWI content. I am a massive WWI buff. This is a war that needs to be remembered. The massive amount of death and destruction for basically no gain is something we should not repeat. May all those brave men Rest in Peace.

[@charliebrown7964]

Thank you

[@Thegoldenaerobar2]

Thank you

[@RobertsArchives]

My 2nd Great Granduncle was wounded at Gueudecourt, Somme in 1916, He was shot in his right arm, he fought again at Monchy-le-Preux in 1917 where he was shot in his right arm again, in the back, and had recieved shrapnel wounds. He survived the war and died age 93.

[@DjDeadpig]

Genuinely one of the most unforgiving and brutal battles in all of history

[@Kylorenz710]

The Armchair historian puts out another masterpiece of youtube greatness! Thank you.

[@bobsemple07]

Fitting to upload on anzac day

[@GilbertoD]

Finally you guys did this one, i remember some guy replied to my comment saying you guys would never cover this because of the amount of times other history channels went over this 😭

[@TheReactiveGamer]

1:25 "And the Russians marched east" um... I think you meant they marched west, right? 😅

[@sillysimpmotion5693]

Nicholas had other plans?

[@davemillerthesoldier2426]

nah that's probably why the russian were losing, they were pushing backward

[@Lenin22147]

They were retreating

[@mr.mister6288]

Please do one on Gallipoli, I had family who fought there back in 1915

[@joshthompson112]

I recently crossed the Somme at sunset on the Eurostar train. I couldn't help but think that almost a million men saw their last sunset in that same area.

[@kaith-xc3um]

The battle of the Somma was easily one of the bloodiest battles in world history

[@Thegoldenaerobar2]

Correct the comment please, it will save you 😊

[@Fat_Man_NukeOfficial]

Stalingrad:

[@pearcelanning4387]

One of but it wasn't Stalingrad

[@kaith-xc3um]

@@pearcelanning4387 True

[@llyodjids]

Omaha beach on D day?

[@rickyspanish9585]

My great grandfather fought at the Somme the battle lasted months eventually he was gassed and shot through the neck. Somehow he survived and was honourably discharged.

[@vincenzo8718]

L3 tank at the Somme 💀

[@rob5944]

I'm glad that Haig has been treated fairly by another great presentation here. Furthermore he did a lot of work during and after the war to support his men and veterans. I think it has to kept in mind that technological development required new tactics and, weapons and thinking, all of which had to be learnt.

[@emmeriankiwi6993]

Absolutely Perfect timing for tbis video as its ANZAC Day for Australia and NZ.

[@zwebbhead]

I recently found out my great Grandfather died here so this is really interesting, thanks

[@anthonyeaton5153]

It is still interesting if your Grandad hadn't Been there.

[@dansmith4077]

Excellent video

[@valdemarrolandsen9292]

u know its a good week, whem Armchair Historian uploads 2 times this week0

[@In_Our_Timeline]

“This is what is called dying for your country, but it is actually selling your soul to a few profiteers for a shilling, and being massacred to satisfy their selfish purposes. And they call it WAR--and a legitimate thing at that. -Private Arthur Wrench, Headquarters, 154th Brigade, 51st Division” ― Peter Hart,

[@joakimkuller341]

Next ww1 videos i recommend the Battle of passchendaele or the disaster at Gallipoli.

[@ExtantPerson]

Yes

[@lethalvenem330]

Pls make a video of ottoman perspective during WW1

[@ExtantPerson]

Seconded, Ottoman Empire in WW1 doesn’t get discussed enough

[@Viking-c1z]

Cpl. Alexander Geoffrey Brockhoff was my Great x4 Grandfather of the Australian Imperial Force. He died in Poziers, always good to learn more.

[@LAAM619]

Good timing

[@shutup2751]

my great-grandfather fought in the Somme, sad how millions of young men were forced to fight for the greed of politicians, now the same happens in Ukraine

[@taheraalam7692]

Thank you, Griffin Johnson, for making a video on the *Battle of Somme* as I had been recommending it for a long time! A small suggestion that I have is that I would really appreciate it if you created a video on the *Battle of Passchendaele.*

[@Billy-Gaming]

Somme was insane

[@samuraisharp3]

The best AD to date. Truly an amazing little game company, and a wonderful gaming experience!

[@lucianoosorio5942]

“I cut my teeth in the trenches of the Somme, you larped your Santa Clause butt through Vietnam!” JRR Tolkien Theodore Roosevelt: And let’s face it, you’re not all that great! You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like they were scraps off your plate! Your whole miserable country is the size of one state! Let’s see my way running through that without donning my pince-nez! You should be ashamed of your military honor!

[@OTwist23]

Everyone go get Isonzo! It needs more players and it’s sick game

[@dquod6.096]

This wasn’t the deadliest day. France lost more men in 1914 during the battle of the Frontiers or something along those lines I can’t remember the exact name for the battle but France had 200,000 killed in ONE DAY & this was a full year before the Somme.

[@Sauzeisawesome]

200,000 killed is way off. High estimates put french deaths at 27,000 during the battle of the frontiers. Not anywhere close to 200,000. You may be thinking of casualties, which include deaths and serious debilitating injuries.

[@dquod6.096]

@@Sauzeisawesome Just looked it up your right

[@dquod6.096]

@@Sauzeisawesome I hope he talks about the battle of the Frontiers because I’d love to learn more about it.

[@t.wcharles2171]

I think Galicia is a contender for the bloodiest battle 1,000,000 men (give or take) killed, captured, or made casualties in 18 days.

[@Sauzeisawesome]

@@t.wcharles2171 Looking at sources from both Austria-Hungary and the Russian Presidential Library, casualty estimates for The Battle of Galicia total around 750,000 men 450,000 of which were Austro-Hungarian, 100,000 of which were combat deaths. It's harder to find a number on exactly how many Russian deaths there were, but casualties were around 300,000 a good portion of which were captured as prisoners and later liberated.

[@thestrangah9690]

I heard the Essandoh theme music and was like Hmmm…. i’m glad it’s getting some love and some advertisement. I hope a lot of people start to play it more. If they continue and make another one like they’ve done with Tannenburg and we’re done I would love to see them cover the Somme honestly since they haven’t done an English versus German environment yet