What Food did Soldiers Eat?

[@Simplehistory]

"An army marches on its stomach" Napoleon may or may not have said that but it is an important observation. Canning was invented when Napoleon offered 12,000 francs as a prize for whoever could preserve food for his army. Nicolas Appert would win the prize, creating a method involving heating, boiling and sealing food in airtight glass jars. Napoleon's soldiers would have these in a very limited amount as the technology was still in its infancy. In 1810 Frenchman Philippe de Girard invented tin canning and British merchant Peter Durand patented it. Canning was a big innovation seen in today's army rations.

[@swiggedyswoner7315]

I saw cheese

[@hostagekiller5671]

First

[@theforgottenaccident3298]

Simple History hi

[@Hervey-de-Keith]

hi

[@epg96]

Open the subtitles please

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

My soldiers don't eat anything because I eat all the food before it gets to them. Yet I have the fourth largest army, not sure how they survive

[@robertkalinic335]

You dont have the fourth largest army, its just that you guys look all the same and its hard to count you.

[@stardust4001]

@@robertkalinic335 Haha BUUUUUUUUUUURN

[@Tarik360]

It's actually quite fascinating. (Look I'm not gonna defend DPRK on this) The DPRK has this protocol for food rationing ruling that the military has top priority of being fed, hence they're the least likely to starve out of that population. I wonder how much rice they import though.

[@noxscotchxtape]

They just eat spanials

[@nightblade6962]

Guys what if we send Kim jong in a lot of big Macs so he will die of diabetesand we can win against north korea

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

A journal by a soldier I believe a Corporal in the Continental Army of the United States in the War of 1812 stated that he was given preserved salted meat a pound that was so salty that he had to boil it three times in order to make it even remotely edible and even then he had to boil it again in order to make a suitable soup

[@jonathanlemon544]

You always have to do that with salt pork back then. There is a cooking channel that shows recipes from back then and he outlines that

[@foogoose1439]

@@jonathanlemon544 The channel is Townsend. Jas. Townsend and Son.

[@komiks42]

Thats quiet normal

[@timber9468]

“what’s for dinner?” “this block of salt.

[@garge7676]

I think he also mentioned somewhere in his book that there were rumors that the meat was likely leftovers from the Revolutionary War

[@yeetyeetus6760]

In soviet russia, they serve medium cooked air.

[@yourfairyGodgod]

*arm. Human arm, actually.

[@youraveragecommunist6258]

I like my air rare

[@yeetyeetus6760]

@@youraveragecommunist6258 cool, same here

[@freshtortillagaming5054]

Yup

[@starlight6777]

More like extra cold air

[@TheAntonicKnight]

"An army marches on its stomach" - Napoleon "A little cold never killed a man" Bonaparte

[@peterbarca8783]

-Most of his army fell to starvation by the time they reached Moscow.-

[@Laspartam]

The cold weather wasn't the reason behind Napoléon death, it was because of the strategy-geostrategy transition...

[@biliminsrlar5752]

Who would win? Some angry French guy who invaded half of Europe and Egypt or some season...

[@comradestalin4826]

Don't mess with us Russians

[@jimboonie9885]

@@comradestalin4826 *Don’t mess with a soviet*

[@laserdiscisawesome1263]

How to survive in the military: Befriend and protect the cooks

[@robertthe_1]

YouoY yes

[@ryanarment5393]

Them as well as the supply people.

[@kidofsteel0362]

YouoY Lol. They are an integral part to a campaign

[@blankblank5409]

Don’t eat Pearson’s cooking

[@lbjthesungod4860]

@@blankblank5409 lol

[@coledavis5212]

Everyone forgets about the Panzer cooked eggs.

[@greyseer7998]

Yes cooking eggs on your tank in the African heat good times.

[@kneegrow913]

Unsere rommel

[@tiang1493]

Wir Sind Das Deutschland afrika korps

[@Madmaxxxx1984]

sean andrews thank you for your service

[@enrl5221]

My boys taste them they said those eggs taste fuel and egg

[@nikolanikolesic8202]

What did soldiers eat? Short answer: Food Long answer: *this video that I'll watch anyway*

[@dolsopolar]

Soldiers eat this video that i'll watch anyway?

[@Sniper_4_Life]

No, they were feeding off the enemy soldiers desperation

[@thetruegunginginga29yearsa66]

0:29 is it me or do i find it wholesome that soldiers, known to be the most tough and feared, are in raincoats eating warm food

[@Saipan2297]

Lol sameee

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

Only to find out a Japanese was hiding in one of those crates bayonet ready

[@ColdSalt99]

@@afailureofaanimator6744 The Japanese soldiers were hiding inside the raincoats

[@ismellofsandwiches7058]

HOW DID YOU COMMENT 29 YEARS AGO?

[@Rusue]

@@ismellofsandwiches7058 he didn't lol. Take a closer look

[@asianpersuasion1219]

Fun fact- During WW2, the United States government approached Chef Boyardee so that the troops could have something enjoyable to eat. Chef Boyardee was successful in creating a new recipe to could canned and stay preserved for a long time. The same recipe is sold from store shelves today.

[@husobaltaci3382]

that's crazy

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

Habe you seen chef pls

[@preludetodemise]

The beef ravioli MRE still tastes just like normal chef boyardee

[@banjo3960]

isnt it spam or something

[@asianpersuasion1219]

@@banjo3960 no it’s Chef Boyardee ravioli

[@republikperangid]

*"Ration already exist back in acient empire"* *Steve1989Mre with red glowing eyes* : NIIIIIIIICEEEEEEE!!!!!

[@triangulum8869]

r/ihadastroke

[@kevintrang3007]

@@triangulum8869 r/ihavereddit

[@thisguylamelol147]

Alright let's get this to tray... *NICE*

[@jeremynelson5311]

Steve is a god among men

[@ThaRealElTigra]

*["I can't help it" intensifies]*

[@trycoldman2358]

German soldier : Panzerplatten Normal soldier : Tank plates? German soldier : *Panzerplatten*

[@chowdachow3633]

You’re everywhere!!

[@aaaaaaa8058]

Nein its luftwaffles

[@chowdachow3633]

Fuhrur-o’s

[@turnr3326]

This makes me fuherious

[@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023]

Führersandvich

[@perceptionmatters7082]

Always found this fascinating about the military. My grandfather was a Engineer in the Korean war (He would repair airfields from what I've been told). He loved canned hash for the longest time. After serving he no longer liked it due to it being a regular part of his meals during his service. I think of this every-time I have a can of hash.

[@dienstagmitte3930]

My Grandpa was with the Dutch navy in Korea! God bless your family.

[@Vodkasnez]

My grandad used to love corned beef hash, but after WW2 he never wanted to see another plate of it ever again.

[@perceptionmatters7082]

Diced potatoes with beef(Normally) (Cooked of course). Its a breakfast item that is popular to my knowledge in the UK, US and Australia. Google it, recommend it with a runny egg.

[@obotprime339]

Finally, a comment that isn't a meme...

[@leolim1333]

my granddad died in the navy. i never met him :(

[@JustinY.]

I am 100% certain they ate food

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Third encounter of the day

[@pats.8511]

Justin Y. No they ate their enemies’ corpses. Which they consider food.

[@itsyaboibenjones4279]

WHO ARE YOU?

[@_david_xu_5926]

Justin Y. This boho dead as has no life

[@jtkollar0638]

My name is NNIINNOOO

[@murderousintent7838]

2:41 that little kitty in the bottom right corner he stole a fish

[@dashtron7966]

He deserves it

[@pepsi-cola2791]

Good

[@Snarkythecat]

Radioactive Reptile dude, I was listening to that part and I thought I heard a cat meow. I was confused af until I saw this comment.

[@JackOSUrulz]

Why that little BASTID!!

[@lolpace312]

Shhh the cat need the food

[@OGBootleg]

If Skyrim has taught me anything, its that soldiers ate Sweetrolls...

[@salted6422]

And it was a great dishonor to have your sweetroll stolen.

[@troxity5589]

Bet it was nazeem

[@linkieloos]

"Let me guess: Someone stole your sweet roll?"

[@Kevin-oh9ov]

@David McConville "you have commited crimes against skyrim and it's people what say you in your defence?"

[@borkguy9629]

I used to be a non hungry adventurer like you until I took a arrow to the sweet roll

[@Simplehistory]

This episode will make you hungry 🍇🍳🍔🥪🌭🍕🥤☕

[@das3610]

Simple History only 9 likes wtf, maybe pin?

[@iluoreasekomhe3953]

True

[@christossymeonides8310]

Yeah cause hard tack will make me hungry?😂😂

[@justme6094]

I got myself some food before watching this video. Thank you :)

[@Spectral55]

*are you sure about that* ?

[@rturae]

Romans: mmm 🍞🍖🧀🫘🫒 Britons: mmm 🌿🌱🌳🍃💧

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

*CHEESE*

[@erinandcory7812]

Cheese.

[@lc9245]

Little did they know it doomed the Isle to have bland food until this very day.

[@HavanaSyndrome69]

The Britons could eat during cold months or when their farms were looted by invading armies around harvest season or burned. Leeks, cabbage, berries, small game, big game if you're lucky enough in a region full of hungry soldiers, birds, wild vegetables (always tiny compared to domestic counterparts which were tiny themselves compared to our modern farmed foods). The Britons knew their environment best and knew what to go to in the forest during their own famines.

[@tankhead2645]

Russians: mmm air 💨

[@evaristegalois6282]

_But where’s the lamb sauce??_

[@MikoyanIGurevich-2929]

It looks like Gahndis Flipflop

[@ykrareih1559]

Dude on thumbnail looks like Gordon Ramsay lol

[@LexicroftAlpha]

My name is NINOOOOOOO and I cleaned battlefield after war and took photo of it

[@funnyperson7656]

That wouldn't even pass as fookin kity cat fookin cat food.

[@SavCorp]

R A W

[@pewp1605]

*”Po-tay-toes! Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish.”*

[@obi-wankenobi1233]

"Even you couldn't say no to that"

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

Daniel MacDonald “Oh yes we could! Give it to us R A W and W R I G G L I N G ! You keep nasty chips!”

[@guizhenzou3722]

I wish I could actually eat

[@dickrichard5579]

Hello Sam

[@happyalltheday2275]

With a Cup of tea for an options

[@matthewkim7962]

What did German soilders eat? *L u f t w a f f l e s*

[@alanmaclaren4118]

Underrated

[@hierrasierra5942]

nice

[@crosh9925]

*w h e e z e*

[@Slothful20]

They must have been starving during d-day

[@gunargundarson1626]

There was a better joke to this punchline, but nice one.

[@settkundesu]

Western armies: *died of hunger* Eastern armies: **RIIIIIIIIICE**

[@ProfessionalProfessorPat]

Eventually we researched potatoes and boy were those great.

[@anddrom6853]

@hướng dẫn chơi team starcraft 2 that is really impressive! Reminds me about Finland against the Soviet union

[@independentquebec3500]

@@ProfessionalProfessorPat I love being asian :)

[@quocvietophu1627]

@hướng dẫn chơi team starcraft 2 Rip grammar

[@duosisi]

True

[@brandonkim2410]

I've had MREs Not great

[@Sbflls]

Brandon Kim same

[@grieferguy]

cool

[@suqmacoknbals4929]

I eat them all the time and I like (ONLY) the ravioli. BTW I'm Canadian

[@zerosternritter566]

And those KZbin reviews make them look so tasty

[@xenomorphyongaming61]

Not meant to

[@LU1SJJ]

“Hey what food do your soldiers have” USSR: **Laughs in Starvation**

[@blankblank5409]

Weak no one eats food

[@alanmaclaren4118]

That’s not true, heard they served medium cooked air

[@aussieaudir8lms871]

@@alanmaclaren4118 and raw rats

[@alanmaclaren4118]

@Sanela Smajić no are you crazy? Raw rats are way too expens- I mean unhealthy for the soldiers

[@guizhenzou3722]

As if they need food they only need the air of the Rhine to keep them motivated and ready to kill

[@harryzhao727]

What did soldiers eat? Russian/soviets:wait you guys get food?

[@yangs975]

Truee

[@missyyolo2362]

In us you eat food In Soviet Russia FOOD EATS YOU!

[@ayushchauhan1388]

Comrade soviet army does not run on food ,it runs on red patriotism and vodka

[@Feffdc]

@@yangs975 Thats not even remotely true

[@alexeydzema5268]

Ur mom

[@CreativeAvenueKai]

Hey Simple History, To create more detail when you’re using grassland locales you could create a method for drawing grass or lines that make it look like grass fields. It would increase the complexity of the composition while being a simple method. Maybe draw tufts of grass put randomly all over the terrain, thus giving the illusion of a field of grass.

[@lunar9650]

Interesting

[@Twigs1836]

"You guys are being fed?" -The Soviet Army

[@comradestalin4826]

I feed my comrades with vodka and snow

[@danielasefa1884]

Comrade Stalin nice

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

Thought you guys ate only air

[@tomi9562]

@@comradestalin4826 what if that snow talks?

[@clxwncrxwn]

A hungry soldier will fight for his meal rather than a soldier who just ate. This was even mentioned in the Witcher 3 during the side mission looking for that guys lost brother, and they find him with a foreign soldier exchanging stories

[@brandonfeng3780]

* trains for months, perfect physical condition * Slaves carry every thing he owns

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Fighting demands excelent physical condition

[@alanmaclaren4118]

Sometimes laziness can be come incurable

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Tire the soldiers with excess weight and they'll be too weak to fight

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

@@VentiVonOsterreich Yup, I mean it was something necessary for them, but if I was in their shoes, I will gave a very good Pay for any "slave" I had, they were important for the hoplites however you want to see it

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

@@alejandroelluxray5298 I do wonder if their slaves actually get paid at all

[@TheMilitantHorse]

The logistics of armies is sometimes just as fascinating as that of the battles they fight in themselves.

[@LivingWithTheGuzmans]

Thanks for the info

[@TakeswithTitan23]

"What did soldiers eat?" Me: *Food*

[@nashw_1828]

That Guy Who Comments what type of food?

[@LordArbiterThermite]

What food?

[@das3610]

Kill ScoPez the one that is edible to human beings

[@ciderhat2760]

@@LordArbiterThermite the edible kind

[@LAV-III]

@@nashw_1828 RAWW food

[@theteacher7619]

This was a GREAT episode!!! Please do more episodes on food throughout history. Food is such an awesome way for us to connect with our ancestors. A couple of suggestions: What they ate during the Middle Ages and during the Great Depression. Thanks for such awesome content Simple History!

[@nguyenduyphuc3924]

Anne James what did they ate during the Great Depression? *they don’t*

[@theteacher7619]

@@nguyenduyphuc3924 Good Point

[@mraaronhd]

2:43 Awwwww!!! Look at the little kitty cat with the fish in his mouth!!!! 😍

[@ahadkirk1928]

@Henry Han we're no barbarians

[@JOJO-ig2jw]

@SkitusGreece ain't china

[@yoboikamil525]

*bottom right corner btw

[@lilbank2521]

😭🙄😋

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

spoiler... they ate food... :D Interesting subject though none the less! :D

[@valenxia9517]

Ancient History Guy Smartass

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

@@valenxia9517 ;) still very interesting though.

[@Captain_Tumbleweed]

@@AncientHistoryGuy I was just about to say the same thing ;)

[@Captain_Tumbleweed]

They changed the title :(

[@thetoniotchannel1345]

You literally stole my comment sent 1 minute before you did

[@MightyElo]

I actually had MREs when I was part of tour visiting a military base. The soldiers told us that they would often open all their MREs at the same time and trade with each other to make different combinations of food.

[@tellmesomethingamisayingto3957]

When an armies has cheese in the diet *Wallace wants to join the army* CHEESE!

[@galaxy-wg1lf]

And that's How Wallace earned medals for his unrelenting bravery and courage during The second world war.

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

@@galaxy-wg1lf all for that *ChEDdeR*

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

Soon however Wallace started a rebellion due to english production laws allowing only cheddar and had forbidden all other types of cheese.

[@tellmesomethingamisayingto3957]

@@afailureofaanimator6744 "Not even Wensleydale?"

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

@@tellmesomethingamisayingto3957 “Well then… I will find ways to have my *wensleydale*.”

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure they didn't eat food.

[@focustr9yearsago617]

Dagan Ward Justin Y is a stalker am I right?

[@vasoconvict]

well they actually did, WWI they had kitchens. WWII supply trucks and pocket meals

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

@@focustr9yearsago617 or is it the other way around? He just comments on a random yt vid, and then we somehow always find his comment out of the billions of comments on yt. Maybe we're the stalkers🤔

[@Fatihturk0071]

Especially the Russians

[@jerememechild2129]

yeah, the brits ate grass

[@bandit5747]

G Fuel, Hot pockets and Cheetos Oh, so Modern Warfare 2 doesn't count as a war?

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

that’s the life

[@MxCP11]

Spoof more like Mountain Dew(or Monster) and doritos

[@leedleleedle234]

Spoof the real forgotten war

[@dragoljubantic9962]

And doritos

[@rc59191]

Gaming rations usually consist of Red Bull, Taco Bell, Doritos, and different choices of Mountain Dew.

[@Intranetusa]

Grain were likely the main source of calories for every army around the world. The Han Dynasty army in ancient China gave their soldiers ~52 to 64 liters of grain rations per month (~1.38kg to 1.7kg of grains per day) composed of millet, wheat, and/or barley. So the average Han Dynasty soldier would be consuming approximately 4706 to 5780 Calories per day and 180 to 221 grams of protein per day from their grain rations alone. This is roughly comparable to the Calories that the Roman soldiers were consuming as well from what I've read. -p. 74 of Military Culture in Imperial China (2009) by Nicola di Cosmo Edit: Since some people are questioning these numbers, here is the actual quote from the source along with calculations: "...a total force of 10,281 men (amnestied convicts who had volunteered, infantry and private retainers), he cites 27,363 hu of grain and 308 hu of salt. This last set of figures amounts to a monthly ration of 2.6 hu of grain and 0.03 hu of salt. These may be compared with figures seen in a document from Juyan which suggest a ration of 3.2 hu of grain and 0.03 hu of salt. These figures correspond as follows (taking the hu at 19.968 liters): 2.6 hu - 51.9 liters; 3.2 hu - 63.8 liters; 0.03 hu - 0.5 liters." -page 74 of "Military Culture in Imperial China" by Nicola Di Cosmo, Robin D. S. Yates, and Ralph D. Sawyer Calculations of Calories and Protein from this source: 1 liter volume of dry grain converts to ~0.8 kg in mass. See: aqua-calc.com/calculate/volume-to-weight/substance/grain-blank-wheat So these soldiers had 41.52 kg to 51.04 kg of dry grains a month, which comes out to 1.384 to 1.7 kg of grains a day. 100 grams of whole grain wheat has 340 Calories, 13 grams of protein, and 2.5 grams of fat. 100 grams of millet has 378 Calories, 11 grams of protein, and 4.2 grams of fat. 100 grams of uncooked long grain brown rice has 370 Calories, 8 grams of protein, and 2.9 grams of fat. Wheat and millet would have been the primary crops at the time. If we use wheat to calculate their Calories, this would come out to 340 x 13.84 = 1705 or 340 x 17.0 = 5780. Protein would be 13 x 13.84 ~179.92 or 13 x 17.0 ~221 grams. So the average soldier would be consuming approximately to 4706 to 5780 Calories per day and 180 to 221 grams of protein per day from their grain rations alone.

[@melktert1763]

Thank you

[@spinner771]

I was calling bs till you hit me with a source.

[@qwertyaskwhy]

@@spinner771 same here haha

[@sciuresci1403]

Lmao this is by far the biggest pile of bs I've seen regarding military rations. Even in 2019，chinese soldiers are issued around 3000 calories per day. What makes you think they had 6000 during that time ? Eating 2 kg of grains every day isn't possible anyway.

[@ilosttehlegs4517]

Hold up Rice is a grain

[@aaronslater470]

I remember reading about the Roman Legionnaries preferring a type of fish paste. At the time the best way to preserve fish for transport was to submerge the fish in olive oil in a clay vessel. Once delivered the fish would be saturated and easy to break apart creating a preserved, high calorie, tasty spread for bread.

[@ehhm8070]

"What food is soldiers eat?" "Some ad pop up on my screen" McDonald's!

[@amirzafri5306]

Lol

[@independentquebec3500]

I got an insurance ad

[@benitomussolini5927]

"Deliciously Infectious"

[@kacpernap2863]

Imagine you see your fellow comrade just order a big happy meal And you became his best friend

[@jacklarkson4505]

use adblock plus dumbass. i cant believe its 2019 and still there is some people complain about internet ads.

[@kyawthu755]

French soldier: *Goes off to fight Austrians* Austrians in the distance: Why do I smell fried onions?

[@happyalltheday2275]

No Onions for Austrians :(

[@ISAFSoldier]

J'aime l'oignon frit à l'huile

[@amielpatriarca2551]

@@ISAFSoldier J'aime l'oignon car il est bon

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Onion Rings

[@mrtrollnator123]

Au pas camarades, au pas camarades, au pas, au pas, au pas! Au pas camarades, au pas camarades, au pas, au pas, au pas!

[@itsyaboiyt2338]

They learn how to made food by... SKILLSHARE

[@troxity5589]

ITSYABoI YT make

[@independentquebec3500]

Not blue apron?

[@rn-zu5ld]

Wix

[@fredricknoe3114]

Well for The Soviet Troops the awnser is no.

[@jerrymejias5940]

jac of harts or North Korean soldiers

[@captainfruchtgummi2292]

@nanda erdhani r/wooosh

[@jerrymejias5940]

nanda erdhani I meant that North Korean Troops have no food

[@natrix9651]

So funny I forgot to laugh

[@RedBaronAce0207]

nanda erdhani You don’t get the joke, don’t you?

[@SikenServent]

Funny enough I was a culinary specialist in the Navy, and the amount of logistics behind feeding a single ship are staggering much less an entire fleet but we do it every day

[@Rex-xj4dj]

eating while watching this video is a whole new experience

[@yoboikamil525]

Espically if you're eating something that a soldier would eat.

[@thestupidgamerz5352]

I know marines eat crayons.

[@PhelippeMitsu98]

Then spit the labels on you

[@zeelazeepootatoostephen1423]

@@kalamazoo-Fcar i know right

[@zeelazeepootatoostephen1423]

@@kalamazoo-Fcar try the purple ones👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@VengefulMaverick]

@@PhelippeMitsu98 nah. They are to busy chewing and sucking on them like a pacifier.

[@salientissues4109]

Paint chips!

[@louielamlouie]

Title is missing "Western". The Asian armies carried very different food.

[@ritzkola2302]

Louie Lam Asian & Afrikan & American. Only Europeans suffered like this

[@LastBastion]

@@shyuse nah, usually they just get rice,

[@Shadow-gc6le]

If I remember correctly the incas had the usual plus freeze dried fruits.

[@komiks42]

To cover all armies rations would be massive

[@whatamidoingwithmylife4108]

@@shyuse Cats. They carried cats and dogs with them.

[@amben6619]

Changed title made half of comments useless *Oustanding Move*

[@NS-rx1pl]

lol

[@WibiTugas]

What food did soldiers eat? Looks At *Soviet Union*

[@nuclearwarhead9338]

When soviet daily calories were 3500kcal in 1975, but you keep making starvation jokes. 👌

[@VioletEverlasting]

@@nuclearwarhead9338 i dont think he thinks of that time

[@thenumberzer0679]

@@nuclearwarhead9338 I bet your really fun at parties

[@hyrofoo]

Oof

[@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023]

Kolbasa and mayonez with a bottle of vodka.

[@chrisidoo]

I don't know why, but this episode's always been.. cozy to me, for some reason. The music, the vibrant colors, the food shown, etc.

[@zerokilo5811]

MRE stands for "Meals Ready to Explode your poor POG stomach.

[@drillz7582]

NO IT MEANS MEAL READY TO EAT

[@zerokilo5811]

@@drillz7582 LIES REEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@PaddyInf]

Meals Rejected by Eathiopians.

[@ryerwilkes3051]

Kasper Björklund r/wooooooooooosh

[@thevigilante5623]

Meals Rejected by the Enemy

[@scottjohnson3881]

I love it when u make vids like this

[@no4785]

european armies when they forget the hardtack: "wE'vE fOrgOTteN tHe cRaCKErs!"

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

*Wallace contemplates life*

[@ibrahimb4422]

Soviets ate 2 potato and 2 pints of *VODKA*

[@bigboibugg3288]

Very true tovarish

[@prouddegenerates9056]

You mead 2 oil canisters of VODKA

[@missyyolo2362]

You mean 2 gallons of vodka

[@gibby8540]

Have to be humble

[@ehhtee7901]

Didn't know you can eat vodka

[@magnemerstrand2289]

Thanks! For being just for being. I cant explain how much you have helped me, during School projects/ exams, arguments etc. I bases a WW1 project around trenches, only on your videos, and a Few irl sources. So I can’t thank you enough. I personally LOVE Your channel. Much love - Magne

[@alejandromedina4597]

If you read "The Gallic wars" Written by Caesar its very clear how Vital was to keep and decent amount of food for every soldier. Its such an obvious thing that we kinda forget. in several parts Caesar describes that when reaching a new place the priority was dig trenches for protection and simultaneously send parties for foraging food.

[@erica9160]

Easy they ate hot pockets and ramen noodles

[@missyyolo2362]

Don’t forget some Big Macs with a large drink and large fries.

[@erica9160]

@@missyyolo2362 yeah that tooo

[@pats.8511]

Bagel bites and pizza rolls.

[@cliftonjames785]

Dude, I literally only ate hot pockets and ramen noodles today before I saw your comment lol

[@erica9160]

@@cliftonjames785 where do u live invite me for dinner

[@Gillan1220]

Rations! No food, no fight! - Metal Slug Advance

[@MyTownDrunk]

I swear anytime I have things to do I play this in the background. Smoking, simple history, chores simple history, driving to work simple history. Love you guys thanks for everything you do ❤️

[@ostekakeutenost1308]

Bisquits and tea mate

[@das3610]

F.B.I_ but you’re the FBI......?

[@marcomenabue7717]

@@das3610 he Is a mi6 under cover ajent

[@das3610]

Marco Menabue No he’s not *wink wink*

[@vegasspaceprogram6623]

*puts on German accent*bloody British!!!!

[@twistedsis100]

Quit that bis

[@Nintendofan570]

I know what the Soviets ate.....nothing

[@marcomenabue7717]

Oh C'MON...whith zars wasn't better

[@gabrielcaballero4817]

The Soviet army runs on *PATRIOTISM*

[@michaelm9975]

You must be mistaking them for the North Korean army which is literally as you said; nothing!

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

Air they are AIR

[@panzerkampfwagenvausf.g9469]

THAT ONE NATIONALIST ARUBA GUY 115 they are eating a small bag of pre cocked rice

[@bman3794]

“An army marches on its stomach.” Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@erichunsaker4969]

I did a presentation on a candy brand a few years ago for my computer science class, I talked about Tootsie Rolls. Fun fact about American WW2 field rations is that they had Tootsie Rolls with them. In fact, Tootsie rolls didn't melt in the high temperatures of jungles and deserts so they were great to have in field rations.

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

"NO! please! not my rum! you can kill me if you want! but please don't make me face this bloody war sober!"

[@Napoleon_Blownapart]

"An army marches on its stomach." - Me

[@NONO-oy1cu]

"Blownapart" lol

[@fredricknoe3114]

At 5:53 2 soldiers are mocking eachother.

[@aarontheperson6867]

I noticed that as well lol

[@siriusblack7382]

“Eat?” _We don’t do that here_ This post was made by the communists gang

[@Norah439]

The Soviet union

[@eetsman3683]

HARRY POTTER

[@marp.youtube]

“Share?” We don’t do that her This post was made by the anti-communists gang

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

Alexander Bogdanov r/whoosh

[@funnelingspace9268]

@Alexander Bogdanov at least there's people that actually do something about it unlike the Soviet union

[@mikitz]

During the 18th and 19th centuries, soldiers in many armies had 'portable' ovens for baking their own bread. Could've mentioned the introduction of canned food somewhere in the mid-19th century.

[@Sin1s_ter]

This reminds me of a Film Bit about WW1 where a French soldier was Informing his battalion About the war ending in 11AM and saying they will get Hot soup Unfortunately, he literally dies 10:59AM

[@ivanchan659]

Yes i remember seeing that video

[@moodylad2033]

Yup I saw that

[@datwibgai7233]

@@ivanchan659 can someone tell me where that video is?

[@Starshina-yo8ue]

@@datwibgai7233 last minutes of ww1 ,should pop up

[@thatonepriest69]

hariss nasry kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2KTgIFolsaoack

[@PopPopPopPop]

>eats performance bar while laughing at the egytians

[@PopPopPopPop]

shut up

[@edwinthomasr]

One time while I was in the US army, I swapped a couple MREs with a British soldier for a 24 hours of food box. What a great ration it was!

[@TheSpritz0]

I fought in 2 wars eating MRE's they were actually pretty good! Convenient and did the job, easy to carry, and never got food poisoning!

[@Sernival]

Tyfys

[@TheSpritz0]

@@Sernival Thanks!

[@lucasguenesmenezes6416]

Iraq and Afghan?

[@TheSpritz0]

@@lucasguenesmenezes6416 No, before that Bosnia and Kosovo.

[@lucasguenesmenezes6416]

@@TheSpritz0 cool

[@Nik-nc4xb]

Great video as always! Really wanted this

[@mk-1579]

I sound like such a nerd rn, but I get overly excited when I see a Simple History episode get put out, keep up the amazing work!!

[@abrt31074]

Why does the thumbnail soldier look like Gordon Ramsay

[@naglismalisauskas1779]

it should be a reason for that

[@potatosmasher1072]

So many Last Shelter Survival ads lmao

[@lovepeace9727]

50% - "is that Gordon Ramsey on thumbnail?" 30% - stupid jokes about soviet/russian army. 15% - *panzer cookies*. 5% - normies.

[@Bananappleboy]

More like, 4.9% normies, and 0.1% random comments.

[@user_____M]

Jokes?

[@f4fphantomii468]

They're not stupid jokes, more like overused.

[@blankblank5409]

Bf 109 F2 They are stupid

[@bruhman2089]

True

[@KnightSlasher]

I think they ate food

[@gru7220]

Get back to work

[@lonelyvariety]

I want a krabby patty

[@captainfruchtgummi2292]

I am not sure about that yet.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

It is always interesting to see how militaries dealt with the task of supplying their men. This is where you get the tactic of attacking an enemies' line of supply. Amateurs consider tactics. Professionals consider logistics.

[@pr623145]

I love how sometimes you'll see two identical soldiers doing the exact same thing simultaneously, i get that its done to save on animation time etc. but it just looks so goofy ;p

[@kleodaereuz3698]

4:03 british armies are goats🐐

[@yoboikamil525]

as a kid I thought hoplite's slaves were actually his friend, so when I was playing with a friend and made him carry everything, my mom asked me why and I said "he's my slave". I still feel the pain from the spanking.

[@nonexistantman5797]

6:22 A fortnight long March. Kids:FORTNIGHT HEHEHEHEHE FORTNIGHT TEHEHEHEHE

[@Bananappleboy]

Teenagers and adults that hate fortnight loving kids: OH FOR GODS FREAKING-

[@blankblank5409]

Fortnite is cancer

[@thunderkatz4219]

@@blankblank5409 Minecraft is gay but apex is better

[@izakireemsi2783]

What food does soldiers eat: *show cheese, meat, bread, etc.* Me: *starving* I'm following Soviet way! Don't judge me!

[@comradestalin4826]

Nice comrade

[@olp3850]

If you want to do the soviet way then eat spam

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

@@olp3850 Nyet. That is American pork with all that disgusting capitalism mixed in!

[@olp3850]

@@afailureofaanimator6744 I mean true but that's one thing that kept the soviets alive during Germanys great crusade

[@roigipot8120]

What did soldiers eat? Soviets: You guys are getting fed?

[@blankblank5409]

Unoriginal

[@jimboonie9885]

Unoriginal

[@lukasaviation4531]

This is relatable as the corporal in my re-enactment group makes hardtack himself and that’s napoleonic 1800 years later! Like it mentioned at 6:05

[@skillshotgaming444]

What soldiers drink? Me: Vodka and energy drink. *Russian Hardbass starts playing*

[@damianreaves7502]

Love u

[@comradestalin4826]

Let's go comrade

[@ManyNames]

Crunchs the bottle

[@blankblank5409]

Slav

[@frisky8119]

Excellent!...Still looking out for a video on the Bosnian War...?

[@janaburritt6939]

I had a friend who was in WW2 and he was in the Sea Bees. They knocked a wombat out of a tree while making a air strip. The gave it to cookie and he wrapped it up in dough. When it was done it stunk to high heaven. They all fought to get their share. First fresh meat. They were sick of Spam.

[@heylinedgear3510]

Whenever I eat a scuffed meal (bread and beef jerky or something similar), I watch this video and pretend I’m a soldier lol

[@idontmine7215]

I think for dipping they used lamb sauce!

[@woods93bullet44]

I love seeing other soldiers talking about MRE's cause I swear me and brothers and sisters in the corp had completely different expierences

[@batman8618]

My Uncle George told me that certain MRE’s were eaten to help with constipation or diarrhea, so some soldiers in Vietnam would trade MRE’s depending on how they were feeling bowel-wise.

[@mitchellsmith4690]

MREs were adopted in the 80s...in 'nam they ate MCIs.

[@biggvshavtivsdickvsii8541]

I eat so much food at times I cannot March on my stomach; I just loll around on the palace floor like a beached whale 🐳

[@clappedcosmic9204]

Love your videos

[@Chillywilly8818]

9:17 "Aight,im bout to head out"

[@samedwards3285]

POV: you're a slave and accompanying a hop-lite the hop-lite dies *_prosper_*

[@mandytran8023]

USA: We get MREs Russians/Soviets: Woah, you get MREs? We eat our dead...wait what? What did I say? I meant to say we eat our dead cows, yeah totally *runs out with vodka*

[@JonatasAdoM]

You eat your Marys!?

[@rejvaik00]

MREs were once so disgusting they were called Meals Rejected by the Enemy

[@comradestalin4826]

I can confirm

[@blankblank5409]

Comrade Stalin A delicacy

[@m1garand903]

rejvaik the MREs are really good now. I had one before

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

General: hey you looted no more alcohol for you Me who never drinks alcohol: k