40:1 - SABATON // Historian Reaction

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Some of you have correctly pointed out that Poland was partitioned in 1795, before the start of the Napoleonic Wars. I was thinking of what happened in 1815 when they were made into the Congress of Poland.

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

Please add Price of A mile to your patreon vote in the future

[@brunog3768]

Ye, it was basically Partition, then Napoleon came and said "undo that" then Napoleon lost and Russia and Prussia were like "its free real estate". Although Prussia and Austria did get less land from Poland after the Napoleonic Wars, since Russia took more

[@bigtexgaming7296]

Please do aces in exile and far from fame please please please

[@dmoomd1023]

I dont know have someone asked you that,but what year/era,country you want to live if you can choose?

[@admard3035]

Was 1-60 in real... 720-42000

[@datmanydocris]

Fun Fact, the Archbishop of Poland actually commended Sabaton for helping to spread the amazing history of Poland.

[@killert41]

At first he heard booos and was told by the fans to get off the stage as soon as he opened his mouth they listened and were super hyped

[@selena.hearts]

as a polish hooman i can confirm

[@brianvickery4071]

Yeah, and even gave them a relic from the church collection for appreciation.

[@erichvondonitz5325]

@@killert41 The Archbishop or Sabaton?

[@ginterka381996]

@@killert41 These people were stupid. We have so many brave priests in our history and especially during WWII they were very important. Read about chaplains in Warsaw's Uprising. Nuns also helped a lot. Only ignorants can react like this crowd at concert.

[@zdrug3676]

I love and always will love my Polish Slavic brothers. God bless from Croatia, great raction.

[@jarosawpsikuta9774]

God Bless for You and Our Brothers from Croatia. Słowianie

[@detroitpolak9904]

Hvala! (think that's right) grew up with a lot of Croats and Serbs in Detroit area. I liked the Croats better. C'mon, you know what I mean.

[@KixV]

God bless from Croatia ❤️🇭🇷

[@Kamill8980]

🤝 i love to good people i hate war but we Poles in all history fight for Poland !!! Thanks Man , God bless for Your country and You !!! 💪

[@mladenkorstic]

@@Kamill8980 good warrior never seeks war he just doesn't back away from one

[@TheRychanek]

I had the honor of working with the Polish military while stationed in Eastern Baghdad. They had a NATO base there. They knew I was Polish by my last name, they immediately became friendly to me. The commander of that base was Polish, the second in command was a US Army Colonel. 11 September 2008 they hosted a memorial service to the victims of 9/11. Very humbling experience. Even had a Scot play Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. One of the best experiences of my life.

[@evalationx2649]

Anyone throughout history: "We're gonna invade you." Poland: "Lol You better bring some fucking help."

[@АлександрПушкинкомодинформацио]

Сколько было разделов Польши? 3 или 4?

[@Chris09978]

Lol

[@wiesawnapora3454]

@@АлександрПушкинкомодинформацио Były 4: 1) 1772 r. - Rosja, Prusy, Austria; 2) 1793 r. - Rosja, Prusy; 3) 1795 r. - Rosja, Prusy, Austria; 4) 1939 r. ZSRR (Rosja), Niemcy (Prusy).

[@АлександрПушкинкомодинформацио]

@@Gandalf_020 Потеряли Москву? Странно,она как стояла,так и стоит.

[@stefankroton3750]

@@АлександрПушкинкомодинформацио 4

[@baka1fred642]

during one of their concert in Poland the archbishop came on stage in the middle of the show for a few moment to give Sabaton a ceremonial sword as thank for keeping the history of Poland alive

[@MrSmoku696]

I'm not sure but I think it was a sabre

[@theorderofthefrontmostlawn4546]

Was it the key to the city?

[@sabotuerelthendo2578]

@@theorderofthefrontmostlawn4546 a sort of, but for Polish peaple saber means a lotta more than key

[@phillee2814]

@@sabotuerelthendo2578 It's the sign that The Winged Hussars have arrived"

[@aaergplay6022]

Phill Lee is right, actually. We (Polish people) are very proud of our hussar army. Hussar sabre is one of their atributes. It's like: Q: sword? A: knights. Q: sabre? A: hussars!

[@xJamesLaughx]

Having Sabatons record label contact you to make a video talking about the new song is simply amazing. Says you are doing something good with this channel. Congrats on that.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yes! It was exciting when they reached out. Glad to be able to support Sabaton any way I can.

[@niklassvadebo5091]

Amazing 👍👍👍

[@raikbarczynski6582]

and it tells us one thing. the label cares about fans

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@raikbarczynski6582 absolutely they do.

[@raikbarczynski6582]

@@VloggingThroughHistory they are really great. i did a presantation for my english class. asked them if its ok to use the music and they said why do you ask, we approve of nearly everything that makes our bands more popular. lets say that a 90 minute presantation about the band and about 15 songs and the history behind them from my knowledge without notes was really something

[@laquen22]

A lot of battles are called "the Polish Thermopylae". My favorite one is battle of Hodow (1694) where they were outnumbered 100:1 and still won

[@niepowaznyczlowiek]

That's crazy

[@aneta5196]

Yup. Watched it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV6QlWuGpMiDj6c

[@wojszach4443]

Just 400 cavalery digging in some random village ending up throwing back tatar ammunition at them

[@wingedhussarswiss4703]

@@wojszach4443 not just any cavalry, the best in history... The Polish Winged Hussars.

[@wojszach4443]

@@wingedhussarswiss4703 1/4th of them were and fighting dismounted in village

[@aronszentjobi5042]

Loving the content, it's very appreciated that you do this. I'm glad that people are you still exist. Also as a Hungarian hearing things about out country is very nice even is it's just about your wife's ancestry, it's also very lovely to hear about our beloved polish brothers. Polak węiger dwa bratanki Lengyel magyar két jó barát! 🇵🇱🇭🇺. Greetings from Hungary! :)

[@theblazinken3501]

I do szklanki i do szabli🇵🇱. Greetings my Hungarian friend. I was about to write the same

[@LachArko]

⚔ 🇵🇱❤️🇭🇺 ⚔ 🦅

[@adammai3032]

Obaj zuchy obaj żwawi, niech im pan Bóg błogosławi!

[@Arkatos127]

"we do not beg for freedom, we fight for it" Witold Urbanowicz Squadron Leader - Squadron 303

[@ireneusz-u9i]

Interesting fact about the music video. The author and director of the clip is Jacek Raginis, historian, film director and producer, a relative of Capt. Władysław Raginis, the heroic commander from Wizna. Music video, which was made with the participation of the "Wizna 1939" Association. The video was shown to the band during their visit to Poland. And as you can see, they liked it so much that they made it an official song

[@globus9710]

Since your wife has some roots in Hungary and Polish and Hungarian people are basically brothers (if you don't know just check, the history of Polish-Hungarian relationship is amazing, especially during WWII) we can all agree that you're also part of the family.

[@griffinpoldek]

Polak Węgier dwa bratanki....!

[@Natala781]

There's so many things I could say and honestly I am not sure where to start so: from what numbers we have the Polish side of the battle of Wizna is estimated to be around 720 soliders. And now for some trivia. 40:1 is the song that gained Sabaton a huge polish fanbase. The fanmade video (currently uploaded on Sabaton's chanel) was on top of youtube charts for a few days if I recall correctly and people were talking a lot about it over here in Poland. To a point that battle of Wizna got his own chapter in the polish history books instead of just being shortly mentioned for a paragraph. I actually had the translated chorus in my history book as a (That was actually how I learned of Sabaton).

[@Medulla1993]

Much respect for poland from Germany. As you said, nearly nobody knows about those people who wrote history. No matter if it was the winged hussars or the battle of wiszna. They defend their faith and people like nobody else. This countries history should be much more recognized.

[@ginterka381996]

Thank you. Danke. 🇵🇱❤️

[@NikesZ28]

I really hope you have seen the live preformance of 40:1 from Woodstock/Poland after this. That is something great. This song played in front of, i think about 700 000 Polish people is amazing.

[@swhan]

Gotta love the subtle musicality of Joakim singing the pre-chorus all by himself "No army may enter this land, That is protected by..." Then everyone in the band yells "POLISH HAND". I can imagine that's pretty impactful during a concert when it's the entire crowd yelling "POLISH HAND" 👍👍👍👍👍

[@vether7219]

Hi, I've discovered your channel just a few days ago and I think you're doing really great job, so thank you for that! I'd like to see more videos like this - about Polish heroes of the WWII. Also... I'm a 25-year-old Pole, I'm very proud of history of my nation and I'm literally just crying while I'm listening that song... They were so brave and dedicated! Not only during Battle of Wizna - Polish soldiers were fighting on all of the fronts. They died for Poland, but they will always live in our hearts and memory.

[@vether7219]

If I may suggest you topic for one of the next videos - one of the best-known Polish military songs is "The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino" which "instead of dew, drank Polish blood".

[@seanofthedead3076]

in the second verse, it refers to Cpt. Władysław Raginis, who pledged not to leave his station alive. when it came to the point where the polish were forced to surrender due to the overwhelming force of the germans, he kept his promise and committed suicide with a hand grenade once all of his men left the bunker

[@phillee2814]

From what I understand, It was a bit more than that - already seriously injured, he sent the other small group of survivors out to surrender so that they would not be exposed, then he held the grenade under his lower jaw next to his throat and his head down and waited for the Germans to enter the bunker, so that when they tried to take him, the grenade exploded, taking a number of them with him. So he turned himself into a boobytrap. The song was so huge in Poland that they were invited to perform a concert at the site, with a full re-enactment of he battle as the opening act for them. Even Polish textbooks had accepted the narrative that Poland was swamped and easily overwhelmed when invaded, and minimised the battles, including Wizna, which in some had as much as a paragraph. By telling this story, and others, Sabaton played a huge role in giving the Poles a stronger sense of national pride, and in Poland, they are rightly honoured for that. Wizna had at most 720 officers and men (mostly reservists), although some were lost in the early stages, blowing the bridges and before falling back to the bunkers, so that is a maximum for the number that held up an entire German army for 3 days. The German numbers of at least 40,000 are just the combat strength of the army, but Luftwaffe crews and their support infrastructure should really be included too, as they were also used heavily (but unsuccessfully) in trying to breach the bunkers by bombing. Then there is the logistical support and catering and all that paraphanalia which goes with an army that size, and which I gather is not counted in the combat strength. Congratulations of the recognition from Nuclear Blast - maybe we'll see you on a guest appearance on Sabaton History soon? I really look forward o your coverage of the new song.

[@arkadiuszjagodzinski2983]

Director of that music video is Cpt. Raginis grandson.

[@jasse803]

Actually, it was not only due to the overwhelming power of zee germans. I dont remember the name of that general, but he send envoys and informed Raginis that this was his LAST chance of surrender. After that any and every soldier captured would be shot. (practice used frequently by zee germans later). And so decision, no matter how hard to be taken, could be only one. Reginis pledged his life (just like Wolodyjowski in Sienkiewicz´s trilogys last book) and so he remained forever at his post. Do you guys know the poem written on the stone (monument) in memory of that battle/Raginis?

[@PickBit]

As an Italian I can only join my voice in praise and love for Poland and Polish people. Our nations are historically tied in the wars for freedom against Russia and Austria; Torino hosted the Polish government in exile and Poland is even mentioned in the third stanza of "Fratelli d'Italia" (Italy's national anthem). We don't sing that stanza and most people don't even know it exists because it's a roar of defiance in the face of Austria Hungary and it's filled with an hatred that has no reason to be today. "Son giunchi che piegano le spade vendute, già l'aquila d'Austria le penne ha perdute; il sangue d'Italia il sangue polacco bevè col cosacco ma il cor le bruciò" which translates in: Mercenary swords are like bending reeds, already the Austrian eagle has lost its feathers; she drank Italian blood and Polish blood together with the Cossack but it burned out her heart. I freaking love Poland!

[@DirtyBeasts]

Had no idea about Polish mention in Italian anthem which is crazy because... there is mention of Italy in Polish anthem as well!

[@Gundarthegreat]

LETS GO FINALLY. You should do Aces in Exile at somepoint.

[@Hockey-gn2tj]

I would adore that

[@boom350ph]

IN THE SKYS UPON THE ISLE ACES AND EXILE ENGGGGAAAAAGGGGEEED

[@mystlcgreatness]

Oh yea

[@arkadiuszjagodzinski2983]

It's also about polish soldiers. Squadron 303 is the most knowin the Battle for Britain.

[@GAWu101]

There is a ton of amazing stories from september of '39. As far as I remember there was a soldier that stayed in a position to enable the rest of the troops a safe retreat and he destroyed 5 tanks before he was killed. And thats only a single example that Poland had only a tech and men power disadvantage rather than weak spirit and will. Also when two armies march to your capital from a two edges then you have a little chance to survive. Sorry about my english but a am polish myself so I might be incorrect grammaticly in some sentences (or in all of them :)). Loved the video, Cheers!

[@diefranzi]

40:1 makes me so proud of my polish ancestors! Uprising too!

[@sosna3025]

I love this song because it is one of the reasons im studying History right now. I remember one day when i was really young my dad came to my room and just showed me this video. I was and still am amazed and feel a great patriotic heat everytime i watch it. Im grateful that you reacted to this. Thanks.

[@thatonedude675]

If there’s anything I learned about the Pols it’s that they’re a very proud people and they have very good reasons for it.

[@jasse803]

..."because we do not beg for freedom. We fight for it!" (Witold Urbanowicz of 303 Kosciuszko squadron)

[@filipkogut8533]

2:20Poland was not divided due to the Napoleonic Wars, but earlier in partitions (the third and last one taking place in 1795). And another country that has also partitioned Poland was Austro-Hungary. The Napoleonic Wars only saw the Russians taking even more Polish lands on expense of Prussia, but Poland was already not independent at that moment.

[@mohamedabid1544]

Since you began sabaton reactions i didn't miss a single video and i really love your videos even your other historical content Like from Tunisia ❤

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you Mohamed! It's awesome to know someone in Tunisia is watching.

[@0_killjoy_078]

Found this channel because of the reaction vids...... Stayed because que was full of more! So glad to find another historian working in, around and with Sabaton!

[@spenkerdetanker9067]

holy shit, imagine being like a 500-ish sub channel and in the span of a few months the record label of sabaton wants YOU to do a preview

[@yerbakotyokulary2472]

Well, i think that we Poles always liked the idea of being free and fought for liberty, even if it wasn't directly our liberty, for example Tadeusz Kościuszko and Kazimierz Pułaski who fought in American Revolution to help you get free from the British. there is a saying quoted many times by Polish people "Za wolność naszą i waszą" (For our and your freedom)

[@rext0r670]

That whats so amazing about you guys! Im a Swede and even i have heard that saying, so much respect. Im soon about to get Cpt.Raginis and the polish "Kotwica" tattoo'd on my body! :D

[@baruteku]

@@rext0r670 Kotwica acts also an acronym of "Polska Walczaca" (Fighting Poland) - conglomerate of fighting units of Polish guerilla fighters throughout WW2. Mostly known during Warsow Uprising in 1944 but is also considered as a symbol of umderground movement as a whole.

[@trail-wolf4x4]

It still saddens me, there is very little in the way of, I guess media, because this little battle really set the Poles apart to me, and I think it deserves a movie or t.v movie like Westerplatte EDIT: This also makes me think, you don't really hear of any of the fighting that took place in Belgium and Norway early in Operation Yellow Case

[@TheVaultDescendant]

Holy shit Nuke contacted you? That is so cool!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

They did. Pretty exciting.

[@JohnyBravo44]

Thank you for the kind comments about Poland. I'm a Polish American with 9 years boots on the ground in U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tradition continues.

[@Izaacson]

Thanks for all the great content! In school I really loathed history, because it was all "dark ages this" and "world wars that" (atleast in Sweden)... However, in recent years i've have become more and more interested in history, mostly because of the stories Sabaton tells in their songs. I love connecting all the dots from what I hear in the songs, from what I know, from looking deeper into the different topics, and also from comments and tidbits of information coming from you. I really appreciate all the knowledge you share with us, even the stuff that are more personal to you. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@Chris09978]

Been a huge fan of sabaton and still is to this day, their songs has opened doors for me to learn more about polish history, cause of course growing up in America teachers never taught me anything polish related, only about the UK, France, Russian, Spanish, and of course the US, I have to say Polish history is very interesting and makes me want to go there and learn about the history from how it came to be and recent

[@tvaettis0653]

You should watch the live version of this too, from Woodstock, great performance! Please do so when you check out Ghost division, same concert.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

I think you mean Warsaw, not Woodstock, LOL

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

My mistake, you're right. The Woodstock performance is impressive just for that huge flag alone.

[@tvaettis0653]

Sans Handlebars 😅

[@tvaettis0653]

Sans Handlebars true!

[@SkyArmyKernal]

I love this, I have heavy Polish ancestry, as my Geat Grandmother fled Poland with my Grandmother (as many did) during the early days of WW2. I have done a ton of research of Poland through the ages, and the fighting spirit of the Poles is unmatched. The Germans thought they would waltz right on through, but had another thing coming. You're right about the commander, the Germans had dropped leaflets on Wizna saying that most of Poland was already occupied, and their deaths would be in vain, so Raginis vowed that he would not leave his post alive. When it came time to pony up, he did, ordering his wounded men to surrender, but putting his money where his mouth was, by placing a grenade where his mouth was, (just below the jaw if I recall) and letting it detonate. Never tell a Pole their cause is helpless.

[@vschnee7]

i don't know how i got here, all i can say, from all the reactors i have seen during pandemic times, this is the most interesting channel i have found, thanks for the quality content!! Sabaton rules!!

[@przem80]

Hello. I'm Polish, I like how you translate meaning, the lyrics of Sabaton songs. Wizna is a small town, but it is of great importance in the Polish and Poles. Best regards

[@_CJ_]

That is so cool they contacted you to do a video! Congratulations man :) Looking forward to it! If you like guitar solos and so you could try some Iron Maiden songs with historic theme. (e.g. Aces high, Run to the Hills is about american natives, Empire of the Clouds is about british airship R101 and its quite long, Brighter than a Thousand Suns is about project Manhatton ) They can have quite long songs however they are great :) Thanks for great reactions for great songs

[@32a34a]

This is probably my favorite song by Sabaton as the story behind it is incredible. Just saw your 1916 video and as a military buff and a veteran I really enjoy Sabaton's devotion to telling the stories of Military History.

[@michelphilips8721]

If you think playing this live before the home crowd would be awesome then you should look up their Woodstock (in Poland) performance of this, it redefines the meaning of the word 'epic'.

[@liamswanson340]

I’m hooked, this is the content I love to see!!

[@baruteku]

Greetings from Polish guy living in UK. Great to hear. I recommend both Sabaton History episodes about it. I also recommend song Attero Dominatus. About Battle for Berlin.

[@humanpersonthing4062]

Tbh, I didn't really care much about history for a while, but then I got recommend one of your videos. I've been addicted to learning everything I can about history ever since.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

That's the best compliment I could possibly receive. Thank you!

[@milanwaega9869]

I was waiting So long for this reaction. It is interesting that 720soldiers fought agains 32k german soldiers + tanks, planes, etc and they fought port 3 days! As a person from Poland i think It is Really heroic and super brave (sorry if i wrote something wrong but i’m still learning😁)🇵🇱

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Your English is very good. I understood you perfectly.

[@talkingtrash2502]

Smoking Snake please! Great song with an awesome history behind! Greetings from Brazil!

[@thefrenchgustav6012]

Great video and I enjoy learning from Sabaton and your knowledge on these topics

[@chowrites6179]

The energy in Sabaton's music gives me life!

[@mateuszbaranski8609]

We appreciate your warm words about Poland, we belive that you'll visit Poland somewhere in the future! Greetings from Polish fan!

[@Silvercrypto-xk4zy]

my grandmother was poish (and a few other things). this is awesome

[@mattipihlaja6745]

Love Your reactions! You already know so much and Your willing to learn more!

[@RarreWT]

Can't wait for your ''Livgardet'' video and when you dive into the Carolus Rex album.

[@TheButterflyChaos]

Have been looking forward to this! It's just amazing!😁♥️

[@Naffurie]

I cant wait for the video about the new song "livgardet" My family have been in that regiment for years, atleast someone in every generation and I feel strongly for that part of the Swedish military, Im also from the part of Sweden were Gustav Vasa recruited the first soldiers for and created it, and it might sound weird but I always felt really connected to them. On the note of this video, this might be one of my favorite Sabaton songs and the history behind the song is amazing, it was because of this song that I actually learned that Poland fought back hard and well, they were just outnumbered so much by the Germans. The Polish soldiers will be remembered as heroes for me, before this song I thought like alot of others, that Poland just opened up for germany and gave up. Im so glad that I was so wrong, and abit ashamed that I thought so, but thanks to Sabaton I have learned so much more.

[@romas011]

One interesting thing about the Invasion of Poland is that Germany offered Lithuania to attack Poland together and reclaim the Vilnius (or Wilno in Polish) region. There was some support in Lithuania's government for the idea, but it was a minority opinion and was dismissed, to not be seen as an aggressor internationally and maintain hardline neutrality. Later on, after Poland fell, The Soviets would use the Vilnius region, which they took in the invasion, as leverage to have Red Army troops stationed in Lithuania. The Lithuanian/Soviet mutual assistance treaty, which Lithuania signed simply because they were out of options, gave Lithuania back its historic capital, but essentially gave Lithuania to the Soviets. A popular saying in Lithuania during this period, before the Soviet annexation, was "Vilnius mūsų, o mes rusų" - "Vilnius belongs to us, and we belong to Russia". Sorry for the deviation.

[@diefranzi]

7:40 he took his own life with a greade but took several (i think 3-6) german soldiers with him. His name was Władysław Raginis.

[@vladainozemtseva1049]

Poland was partitioned three times, and the last one was in 1795 and was as The Kingdom of Poland up to the WW1 and the Revlotions in Russia. About the song, on Sabaton History channel it's the very first episode when they launched the channel

[@johntaylor4787]

According to Wikipedia, the Germans had 42,200 infantry and the Poles had between 350 and 720. 40:1 has a lot better ring to it than 120.5714285714286:1 or 58.61111111111111:1 and is a lot easier to say and remember. Could you imagine Joakim saying "We're gonna give you one hundred and twenty point five seven one four two eight five seven one four two eight six to one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ?!

[@imperialinquisitormordecai9688]

Sabaton has an album called carolus rex which is on both swedish and english. The swedish version being from the perspective of the swedes and the english version being a more neutral view or a view from the opponent. Since you've also watched extra credits now they have a series called the great northern war - when sweden ruled the world. In my opinion they would match very well.

[@mammamiia08]

This gave me goosebumps! And damn right they needed more than 40 to 1 to beat the poles! It reminds me of the movie Defiance about three jewish polish brothers during ww2, damn, that spirit!

[@cgoodwin256]

"My friends at Nuclear Blast Records" is a phrase I never expected to hear on this channel. Awesome

[@sebastianbujak7323]

Sabaton performed 40:1 and Uprising live in front of hundred of thousends of poles at Woodstock 2012

[@jasse803]

Thank you for your kind words, Sir. (and please remember, the bolshevik war of 1920-21 and the Miracle at Wistula/Wisla). There were many battles fought in September ´39 worth mentioning. How about Battle for Westerplatte? Or Last Stand on Hel? Or a total destruction of SS Germania division in a bayonette charge? (total destruction, that pissed hitler so much that it was probably the only german division never to to be reinforced again, and never fought again)

[@ukaszsawa3033]

I've been on this concert used for this clip. It was on 90th anniversary of Polish Intependence Day. They recieve some gifts there, including Polish sabre. And they drink a few beers in one go on the scene 😄 it was great. Apparently they had a plan to make this song completely in Polish, but it was too hard to use our language

[@sdadadadsada4353]

The order from polish goverment was: fight to death, hold them untill death. Captain Raginis after loosing battle, blew up with a grenade.

[@BossPenguin]

That's awesome! Nuclear Blast has its HQ in Donzdorf, about 30min drive from where I live. Great to see you work together!

[@1985belmondo]

Władysław Raginis - Captain detonated grenades on himself when germans entered his bunker.

[@nightwolf2378]

Always loved these videos, it nice hearing the history, as well as the song itself! Also could I ask you do Wolfpack? Or The Price Of A Mile?

[@TheArrowedKnee]

Speaking of playing songs in front of home crowds, you really should watch and perhaps react to their live performance of "En livstid i krig" - "A lifetime at war" from Gothenburg. It's essentially from the average swedish soldier's perspective of the 30 Year's War, and it's very powerful

[@brodybouillion1750]

This song is giving me chills. The will of these people is so incredibly

[@mats7492]

Pretty sure their record label never strikes anyone for the use of their music... they’re awesome

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

No they don't give copyright strikes, though the ad revenue from any video i make containing their songs rightfully goes to them.

[@lionfromthenorth4580]

I will definiteley check out your reaction to Sabaton's new song and history behind it 🤩. 500 year old Swedish history there...😉🇸🇪 Looking forward to it!🤘 Great reaction on this one, btw!🤘😊

[@kk007pl]

Thanks for everything! We will never surrender! All the best to you 🇵🇱❤️🇺🇲

[@adiffo7331]

Watching since about 1k subs, love the content!

[@BumborV1]

There is also Inmate 4859 about Witold Pilecki and Aces in exale about Polish No. 303 Squadron, Czechoslovakian No. 310 Squadron and Canadian No. 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron

[@alucardonus]

As i recommended earlier... Far from the fame is song made for Czech crowd. Its not that known because its not normal part of tour playlist. Sabaton has a lot of songs they play only for chosen crowd: Stalingrad almost only in Russia, 40:1 for Poles, Far from the fame for Czechs, Hearts of Iron is for German Crowd as requiem for the rest of humanity of 12th SS division which evacuated Berlin and held coridor, repelling Russians untill civilians crossed Elbe. Resist and bite is for Belgians... 40 Soldiers which fought so ferocious Germans were asking ,,Where are the others'' when they captured them. At least 1-2 songs of every show are custom songs for that specific crowd. All of this songs deserve history reaction more than others.

[@Krzysztof.l.Polak.84]

As usual great reaction video (Polish Bias Intensifies :)) One small correction - Poland disappeared after Partitions still in XVIII century, during Napoleonic Wars in fact there was a bit of resurrection, as Napoleon created Duchy of Warsaw, we hoped to be our starting point to regain full independence. Didn`t work that time, though :/

[@tenarmurk]

independence :DDDD

[@lucasmroczynski5543]

wow loved that review, from what I know it was more like 58:1 but its still an awesome song and big love for sabaton

[@TheSpooch]

This song made Sabaton absolutely loved in Poland. I’d recommend the song Wehrmacht off of the Coat of Arms album. It’s one of their more controversial songs and did upset a few in Poland as well when it was released. I think it more government officials but yeah..

[@TheButterflyChaos]

I'm not Polish, but geez, I would be extremely proud of my forfathers if I was. I am Swedish, and would really like if you did a song or two about Swedish history :)

[@arkadiuszjagodzinski2983]

Lion from the North, Poltava and Carolus Rex are great songs.

[@1ramyus]

Wow, it would have to be about the battle of Kircholm :)

[@matiasjarvinen3064]

You should be proud of your forfathers, you sent help and took care of the orphaned children of Finland. That is something we will never forget about. Nordic power!

[@azazelo806]

Hellooo from Poland my Brother

[@RyszardSaktura]

Thank you for Your pleasant comments. Good job. Yeah Wizna is called polish Termopile. From 720 some 70 survived battle, but some half of them did not manged to withdrew, were taken proisoners and later killed by Germans

[@maciejderose]

And the Polish are always happy when someone notices that we are brave and nice, despite our opinion in the modern world, we are a proud nation :) Sadly even in Poland nowadays ppl don't like our country and history, they prefer going to the west. I'm gonna stay on your channel till you decide to stop uploading, hopefully never :) your live vids are great and interesting, your reactions are humble and true, thank you so much and keep up the great work :) cheers from Poland!

[@StreetFighter2142]

Another must watch of Sabaton is Carolus Rex. And also...Greeting from Bulgaria

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I will definitely be checking that out.

[@bartoszrebelski8571]

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was divided between Austrian Empire, Prussia and Russian Empire partially in 1772 then in 1793 between Prussia and Russia and finaly in 1795.

[@kylehoffman7396]

I’d def recommend the live version of 40:1 I believe it’s from Woodstock. The 2012 festival had sooooo many good live versions. Not saying you have to react to it but perhaps for your own viewing pleasure. My favorite has to be Ghost Division at that festival. Only Sabaton can get a Polish crowd fired up singing about a German invasion of French territory in WW2. I can’t recall if you’ve reacted to it or not, as I like to watch several reactions to this particular song, but if you end up doing a life time of war (in Swedish), check out their Great War tour version of it. Make sure captions are on and wait for the chills!

[@DZSabre]

The comparison with Thermopylae is not just due to the odds but also the strategic goals. The defensive line around Wizna was to be held as long as possible as it protected the Northern approach to Warsaw. In addition, according to the overall Polish plan, delaying the enemy would allow the concentration of forces falling back to defend Warsaw. Without the three day delay caused by these defenders, Warsaw would not have been as well defended. In addition to this, the fact that such a small force inflicted significant casualties before being eliminated made it a good comparison with the Greek battle.

[@MrSmoku696]

Great reaction. Could you please react to IPN : Unconquered ? Greetings from Poland

[@rext0r670]

This!

[@jasse803]

I agree! Would be awesome.

[@Lightman0359]

I was going to mention remembering being shown a video in high school about the invasion of Poland. I vividly remembered those madlads charging the Panzers on horseback, and there it it in the video! Very cool, and crazy brave.

[@Hackimaster]

First time commenting just to make a suggestion to watch in private maybe: They played this song at Pol'and Rock 2012 (formerly known as Woodstock in that year) Festival and it's even on KZbin. The crowd reaction from that song was insane (seeing as it was played in Poland in front of a Polish crowd) with over 550.000 attendants that year and there Joakim even gave some short info on the circumstances of the battle of wizna.

[@gerritrookworst3701]

550.000? More like 700.000+ I do understand you could make that mistake though. that Giant polish flag was probably blocking your view.

[@Hackimaster]

@@gerritrookworst3701 I'd rather go with officially tallied numbers. Which is hard already considering that it was without any attendance fee.

[@TheFallenPolish]

Just to point out, due to their songs about Polish history, in 2008 they got invited and met with the National Defense Minister who thanked them for their interesante in our countries history and for keeping it alive for the nee generations.

[@MisterofBattle]

If you want to see a great song with the 'home crowd' look up Last Dying Breath performed in Belgrade. It's electric.

[@SPAWN30670]

If you're curious about the Polish reaction, I recommend seeing the 500,000 concert attendees Sabaton - 12 40:1 (Live) Swedish Empire DVD - youtube

[@RedneckSith]

But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. - Sun Tzu *Poland has entered the chat*

[@tomaszpankowski8903]

Polish government anticipated the war with Germany and started modernization of the bunkers there but unfortunately didn't manage to finish them on time. The most painful consequence of this was that the bunkers were to far apart allowing the germans to destroy them one at a time, other than that, bunkers were completely missing the artillery, mortars and anti tank guns, supply lines were none existent, and there was only skeleton crew stationed there. The one thing were working in Poles favor was the terrain. Bunkers were placed in the hills overlooking the river Narew and the swamps. Germans picked Wizna becouse they already tried the other path through Osowiec stronghold in WW1 and were never able to break it even with chemical weapons.

[@johnwayne6458]

And now....today.DZIĘKI!!!!!! YOU KNOW.THANK YOU 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱👍👍👍👍👍.

[@Magnic_]

The captain at the end of the battle actually blew himself up with a grenade when nazis stormed the bunker so he took a few of them with him. At least according to the story told by the soldiers.

[@gooru20]

On Polish side: there was about 600 to 800 soldiers. Few HMG and Mortars in bunkers. On German side: overs 40k ( some source told that was 42k ), over 300 tanks, about 700 mortars, guns and granade launchers. Their have support of aircraft. Defend of Wizna last 3 days. Cpt Raginis give up after 3 days, when polish soldiers dont have ammo and they are less then 100 lived soldiers. There also German take support by elitary forces. German commander allow to keep officer sabre by Reginis.

[@brianvickery4071]

I love that one of Raginis's decedents was the one who directed the official video.

[@paweskrodzki248]

720 soldiers and officers of the Polish Army (some sources say 350 men, but most stick to 720), without the support of tanks, aviation and heavy artillery stopped Wermacht with its 3 divisions and 1 brigade equal to about 42000 soldiers equipped with 350 tanks, 650 heavy cannons and mortars, supported by the Luftwafe with its planes. The fights lasted from September 7-10. The Polish defenders surrendered only when the Germans threatened that in the event of further resistance they would shoot prisoners of war, as well as civilians in the surrounding villages. Major Raginis, faced with this threat and the exhaustion of ammunition, ordered the unit surrender, but faithful to his oath (he swore before the battle that he would defend his position or die) was torn with a grenade in his command bunker . There were many more episodes of this type during the September Campaign (Westerplatte, the Battle of Morka, defense of the Gdańsk Post Office, Defense of the Różana and many, many others), and in practically every section of its attack, Wermacht had a multiple advantage in numbers and an overwhelming equipment advantage in the number of tanks, artillery and planes (Polish army often fought without any armoured forces or air support). Despite these power disproportions, the Germans occupied each battle with heavy losses in people and equipment.