When an Axeman Fought a Tank

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[@dereklee796]

Heya!

[@cyruz1265]

Bread

[@chris.76256]

Ok

[@jayvieberber5326]

Do jesus villamor

[@reneromero9913]

Hey thank for the birth day gift todas is my birtday

[@soupfork6357]

This guy took the *Don't bring a knife into a gun fight to a whole new level*

[@legionx4046]

“Dont bring a tank to an axe fight” 😂

[@BytzDrawz]

*he brought an axe to a tank fight instead*

[@kaspervletter290]

Don’t bring an axe into a tank fight It would be unfair for the tank

[@artyom1264]

Bring an axe

[@rogued3mon414]

Or fighting a boss level enemy with a melee weapon

[@hakeemzahardi9207]

Tank crew: sir, taking a break at an enemy camp sounds like a bad idea. Tank commander: what's the worst can happen? A cook with an axe charging at us frantically?

[@altfmh5760]

Little did the Tank Commander knew that is what they were gonna find...

[@lyndonpavia672]

RIP English

[@Vexioner]

"Suddenly you encountered a sweaty soviet cook chasing you with an axe dealing a barrel bending damage:

[@hersh952]

Pfffttt... wait hold on what's that?

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

Yeah that's probably the dumbest thing they did, or they got complacent and done it before

[@RemberReach]

Axeman: Sees tank approaching him. Also Axeman: Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary.

[@brendankelly2653]

That tank didn't stand a chance brother 🙂

[@samsunguser3148]

Tank:Oh you are approaching me? Axeman: I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer

[@seanthesovietward457]

@@samsunguser3148 IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE!!!!!?????

[@charlestonianbuilder344]

those are some good crits on the turret that those noobs surrendered, alogn with wasting ammo

[@walterbrown7658]

@@samsunguser3148 Tank: Oh ho! Then come as close as you like.

[@brtscafsma77]

That switch between the soviet star, and the German cross gave me chills. Your work is incredible

[@Generlc_Human]

Absolute madman, not only did he capture an enemy tank and it's crew, but also tricked the crew into thinking there were dozens of soldiers.

[@ripnob]

a little bite of tomfoolery

[@TheCrazyMrFish]

Later he captured another tank, except he captured a Panzer lV and not a 38t

[@Юрий-щ9щ5т]

ох уж эти РУССКИЕ со своей смекалкой😂😂😂

[@АлександрВасильев-ш5ь]

Безумство это нападение на Россию.

[@ZOOFUN728]

Он герой а не безумец....

[@IntrospectorGeneral]

I bet no one was brave enough to complain about his cooking.

[@legionx4046]

😂 yeah same but he was a trained cook

[@kamal92606]

👌👌👌🖖

[@skeeter.1017]

In soviet Russia, the cook cooks you

[@rustyhowe3907]

Maybe this is part of why he was moved to the frontline.🤭

[@Heythebrodyboy]

@@skeeter.1017 no, the soup cooks you

[@captain_commenter8796]

This is the type of guy to only take a melee weapon to a gunfight… *And win*

[@winston8762]

This man is beyond that He brings an axe to a Tank fight

[@axcelnirmaulana145]

And its not any small arms its a tank

[@canthi109]

@@axcelnirmaulana145 A fucking 37 mm GUN!

[@c.o.y9418]

Every codm player ever : First time?

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@c.o.y9418 CoD isn't real life my dude

[@apsgeneralstudies5673]

If u are a german tank commnder, and spot a soviet cook cooking peacefully then instantly leave rather than regreting later.

[@kevinbowen8192]

The first tanks had the right idea and went on alone. LOL

[@Hellsong89]

Point was that he was hiding so commander got out thinking camp was empty. When cook attacked he rush into tank and when blinded and there was fake command going on he though it was a ambush, that camp was hiding whole time, or Soviet troops got back to camp prime time to attack against their tank. Human mind is crooked thing with confirmation bias, so in his head there could been potentially army outside.

[@kv-2467]

imagine being inside a tank and going to multiple wars and training to death just to surrender to a chef

[@SelectCircle]

The word is ignominy.

[@davidhinojosa1328]

Honestly an inspirational story. From Cook to lieutenant, now that is an accomplishment.

[@JPkerVideo]

When Soviet Union was a thing, my father was part of a tank/infantry training in russia. There was a tank assault and infantry had to put up smokes and take positions, one guy's equipment failed and also the radio did not work. So he took a shovel and ran towards the tanks, waving the shovel so that the tanks would notice him, and not drive over him. Later when training had concluded my father recalled how the commander went up to the guy who had waved his shovel and said. "It's not up to me but I would give you a medal for trying to attack a tank with a shovel."

[@diplomacyfailed3132]

Dude was the reincarnation of Ivan Serada lmao. But he forgot his axe at home and just used a shovel.

[@Zanophane_Gaming]

"why use tanks when have long shovel?"

[@dr.bright6272]

Man joined the Death Korps of Kreig

[@hakeemzahardi9207]

U forgot to mention that the tank engine was off & the crew need to reignite from outside. That's why they couldn't run away and fell prey to a cook with an axe

[@jonaselze9316]

That answered the single question I had about this...

[@-ragingpotato-937]

We dont actually know, theres no info on why they didnt move the tank since.. well, the captured men went straight to a POW camp. My personal theory is that the driver must have stalled it trying to leave, and since its a hand crank they were just stuck. Sereda of course was too busy not getting shot so its quite likelly he wouldnt have noticed such a thing. But thats a guess, nobody knows.

[@kokofan50]

Even if they could restart the engine, they couldn’t see where they were going.

[@ivanvarela3215]

@@kokofan50 ^^^

[@jwrockets]

There is a video here in YT of a Stug III being hand-cranked to start. 38t might be same

[@SkyAIChannel]

Absolute madman, not only did he capture an enemy tank and it's crew, but also tricked the crew into thinking there were dozens of soldiers.

[@nguyennguyenvlog6388]

German: Makes tanks with good armor and guns to withstand Russian attack. Sereda: "Axe is enough"

[@v.bieliaiev8202]

But Ivan Sereda was not russian, he was ukranian guy.

[@KOT_HA_KOKCE]

@@v.bieliaiev8202 Why are you trying to change history? Is this a trend now? Sereda was a citizen of the USSR, and was Russian, as even the ending of his surname says (Ukrainian surnames have "ko"/"uk" at the end)

[@dacaik2161]

@@v.bieliaiev8202 Ukraine didn't exist back then since it was colonized so it count as USSR

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

Nyet, axe is fine

[@ЛазарСавин]

​@@v.bieliaiev8202Sovjet.

[@trainknut]

You don't see too many stories from this early in the war, especially not on the Soviet side, I love seeing the early tanks depicted like the short barrel T-34s and KV-1s and of course, the Panzer 38ts

[@liveyourdreammedia]

Regardless of what side you choose in all these wars, stories like these are just amazing feats of heroism... A true hero for what he managed to do, my hat off.

[@Adelit26]

This guy is from Ukrainian village, so I’m not surprised. in the war that is going on today, I saw such brave guys

[@xcritic9671]

It's always the cooks and the medics you want to watch out for, they don't know their limitations and you don't want them to find out, hehe.

[@bobmalack481]

Now YOUR the one that see's and knows that unknown variable in battle situations..Robert at 67.

[@shakhmatist1708]

Особенно русских

[@vanguardtheelite3460]

Recently found this gem of a channel. And this is now my daily source of inspiration! Thank you for bringing such stories to the forefront, respecting their legacy and inspiring generations ahead!

[@kortisbraun9798]

There are plenty of other channels where you can fact check these stories, and see that these are not embellishments or fiction and not just great animations.

[@d.esanchez3351]

Everyone: Tanks are the greatest beasts of war ever created. We should prepare and invest millions on the development of anti tank weapons Sereda: have you considered use axes?

[@alltat]

The US army actually did a serious study on various such methods during WW2, including using big rocks against tanks. The conclusion was that it did work sometimes, but that it was still a terrible idea.

[@howaboutno7429]

@@alltat but this is Russia we are talking about

[@mcrain1283]

@@alltat what about explosive arrows for my fav bow master?

[@drcrow9664]

Imagine how random this is, if his comrades just went back to camp while he was still running all over the tank axe in hand screaming

[@fusrosandvich3738]

"You know, I asked an active-duty Army officer once - if an infantryman had to take on a tank one-on-one, how should he do it?" "And? What was his answer?" "'DON'T'. He swore that there's no way in hell a single infantryman could take down a tank by himself." "Interesting..."

[@Chevalier_knight]

This story is likely just propaganda even more so beijg a Russian story so that army officer knows what hes talking about

[@rcsantistevan5701]

I absolutely love Yarnhub this is what all those "History" channels are supposed to show Actual history. I cannot express how spectacular this channel is and how much I enjoy hearing these stories of brave men and women doing the impossible P.S Also collaborating with Sabaton I mean COME ON what's not to like! :D Edit: 75 likes? Mom get the camera!

[@Briselance]

This is a good anecdote, indeed.

[@nickb3164]

with all due respect (these videos are great) there is nothing historically significant about random war stories. Do you better understand the context leading up to the conflict, or its effects on the world? do you better understand the unique ideologies of the nations at war? while stories like this are very fun, they are not "real history"; they are entertainment. History is about much more than brave soldiers and battlefield tactics.

[@StalwartPikeman]

@@nickb3164 There are plenty of archaeologists who are far more interested in learning more about the life of the average person than the deeds of kings and armies. History is history, and it's all worth learning.

[@Awimpyman69]

Ooooh baby a triple!

[@obiwanfisher537]

He is working with sabaton now?

[@EligibleBubble]

One of the things I love most about your videos is the music. The subtle hints and chords of other songs from movies and games always puts a smile on my face. Thank you for the video!

[@kevinbrink423]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to recognize the Red Alert 3 music. :)

[@Average_Slav]

"A tank is just a big iron coffin if you know how to defeated", personally I wouldn't recommend to use an axe but if it works for you I can't argue against that

[@Williammcc]

In 50 years it’s gonna be “Farmers Against Tanks”

[@Errornamenotfound-bi1hh]

The axeman: "I'm not trapped here with you, but you are trapped here with me"

[@mikulaszach2652]

The SFX are a nice touch, It really helps to the feeling of being there with Ivan and others. I hope, we will hear the sounds in the next animations aswell. good luck with your work!

[@rushan.kazanskiy]

Спасибо за освещение истории нашего героя!

[@Adelit26]

Никакой он не ваш руки загребущие, это украинец и такие поступки свойственны украинцам это мы видим сейчас

[@wisedevolver2741]

What a great story! Imagine the bravery this took to do this, all alone!

[@Matthew-bz2fk]

Ok, side note. I LOVED that transition from soviet to german tank. Yarnhub, I’ve been a longtime fan, and you still impress me.

[@pedra5]

2:08 that transition is amazing, really shows how deceiving a tank in the distance is

[@Ultimateminigun]

7:56 oh yeah this Mosin-Nagant is cool yeah *proceeds to shoot semi-automatic instead of bolt action*

[@ZoggyCraft2169]

Bringing a gun to a tank fight: ❌ Bringing a tank to a axe fight: I am concerned with your life choices

[@silverwolf5643]

I literally picture gordon ramsay charging a Panzer38t with an Axe … that’s not going away for a long time

[@legionx4046]

Ah yes the mad gordon ramsay charging a pz 38T with an axe and cussing like a fucking sailor 😂

[@silverwolf5643]

@@legionx4046 ya know it … 🤣🤣

[@spacer.w6249]

ok i like this.

[@clearskysqd.2145]

From what source did you get that the Soviets used potatoes in practice? There were a lot of grenades in the Soviet Union. For me, it's kind of nonsense.

[@europeanfellow2203]

@@clearskysqd.2145 Maybe CoD2 which.. I wouldn't say that a grenade is more valuable than a soldiers life, Lieutenant.

[@brokenbridge6316]

There are times were your better off out-smarting your enemy rather than outfighting them. And this man's story is a good example of that. My compliments to Sereda. I'm just sorry he never became a chief like he wanted too.

[@lemonadeseller]

One rifle and melee like a axe can’t work with a tank *He took this to the next level and proved them wrong*

[@derweltenbauer269]

The Red Alert 3 Soviet March sprinkled everywhere throughout is absolutely incredible, I applaud you.

[@jrt7357]

Imagine coming back from a battle and the cook is walking past a full panzer crew along with a functional panzer.

[@h58javed]

Imagine dodging thousands of bomb shells only to die to mad chef with a small axe that barely had a couple years of military expirence ☠️

[@bobbeanbeefbob]

Soviet soldier at 0.1% max power:

[@armingarcia2189]

"Tank beats everything!" Ivan: "Nyet! Axe beat tank."

[@bobmalack481]

Da da!!

[@ApurvJyotirmay]

So it's another heroic tale of an ordinary Ukrainian. Wow!

[@michel8549]

It wasn't German armor, as mentioned, but Czech armor with a German crew, because the Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) was a light tank from the czechoslovakian manufacturer Ceskomoravska Kolben-Danek, developed before World War II.

[@luisthewild1325]

New Skyrim boss: Ivan Pavlovich Sereda, The Crazed Axeman of Ukraine.

[@meret3360]

1:22 when the soviet march hits you

[@kasro234]

Fr i just realized ITS Red alert 2

[@kasro234]

Themen song

[@chris.76256]

Always sad to see a hero die.

[@h.bjoewho6859]

Hey he died somewhat peacefully tho, he survived the war and died as a civilian, and that's what matter

[@ozymandiasnullifidian5590]

@@h.bjoewho6859 Yes, but he died young. It is not specified what, but such were those times.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@ozymandiasnullifidian5590 At least more of him is remembered then just the plinth of his statue...

[@ozymandiasnullifidian5590]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 What is remembered? He did some heroic deeds, and maybe because of that, he died young. For 99,9 percent of the people, nothing is remembered. He will be remembered as The Hero of the Soviet Union which is no small thing, but if you have never seen this video you would never know about him.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@ozymandiasnullifidian5590 And yet that is more then just the plinth of a statue with a name and a boast on it, read by one explorer, and told to some others. If I had not read that one story, your name would have been meaningless to me and probably even overlooked.

[@shadowfish9126]

"Haha i am gonna steal all this food!" **Chef running at him full speed with an axe** *"I APOLOGIZE!"*

[@samfrancismalveda89]

My grandpa is a soldier in 1942 but he passed away from 1999

[@elliottsaucedo442]

I appreciate the integrity of your videos, especially with your thumbnails. They are appealing but not too flashy. I’ve stopped watching Simple History because I can’t take those videos seriously anymore. Great animation too! I love the camera angles on the tank too. These animations get better with each video.

[@ricardoperez8879]

7:28 *He knew that Axe would be his lucky charm for the rest of the war* 😂

[@bathtub1171]

5:31 how the Krummlauf was developed

[@eestaashottentotti2242]

Those kinds of actions of bravery need an equally unqualified tank crew.

[@yuxih_david]

I love how he animated a spider in the potato 1:46 which only appeared for 1 to 2 frames

[@Poopenfarden]

Are you gaslighting me, cause I'm trying to find it so hard

[@mr.derpyface558]

Lower left

[@kahficoy3189]

that axe made with Stalinium and blessed by Stalin himself

[@WilliamMenacho]

Fr

[@Villena444]

7:06 the gun clips through the sand bag

[@justsomeone8837]

And that's why you should always give an okay compliment to the soviet cooks

[@HieuLe-fi2ri]

Hes truly a gigachad, had to fight a tank and still cooked food for his homies

[@Spudtron98]

Pissed off Ukrainians, a tank's worst nightmare.

[@romkask]

They stolen armored vehicle from russian military with tractor

[@standardrobloxian7212]

Yarnhub definitely deserves more subs with the amazing animations and the evolution of his channel

[@zolexDackery]

We play rock paper scissors. But its granite, tank, axe.

[@ML-fc3je]

Putin must be crazy to invade Ukraine considering how one Ukrainian cook can take on a tank with just an axe.

[@Control_fruit7468]

It's an USSR not Ukrainian, the Ukraine was formed by the USSR which was technically Russian, leading to the fact that it's actually USSR never Ukraine unless if you do count the country's that was not yet made.

[@MACTEP-il1eu]

In Russian story telling the commander repeatedly states he wants Ivan to find meat. Ivan enraged he has to stay behind and knowing he cant find meat then soon hears armor rolling in. He covers the tarp on the tank and sets the tarp on fire while shouting orders. He smokes out the crew and finds a large stash of meat with them. His comrades are surprised to see the meat and mention the capture of the German tank as nothing special and what every soviet soldier can do. Of course they are joking and are truly impressed with his work.

[@fighter_750]

to be honest the tank had balls approaching the axe man like that

[@mitsushi0585]

Even this hero was Ukrainian. 🇺🇦💪

[@tylerunderwood5059]

"Welcome to the salty spitoon how tough are you?" "How tough am I? I fought a tank." "Yeah so?" "Wiith a Ax." "Come right on in."

[@elszrvee]

imagine approaching a Soviet camp when you suddenly hear "*you're cooked*" then you cant use your machine gun

[@teazy1088]

A testament to the fighting spirit of Ukrainians.

[@Al_Ares]

Yarnhub takes out my boredom with a BANG!

[@spooky_lxix9042]

Hans: "hey Peter look at this camp there's no one, we take this camp easily" peter: "ja Hans, without casualties we will be praise" Russian soldier: **show up with an axe** peter: "yo Hans take a look of this guy with an axe he think he can defeat us" Hans: "uhhhh..... peter" peter: "Ja?" Hans: "I think we accidentally Active a boss battle" peter: "what do you mean?" **boss music started slowly** Narrator: with a pale look of both soldier they realize that they choose the wrong camp Hans and Peter: "schizt"

[@v1k1ng80]

Sheiße...

[@yeetissheetsfoot60]

The germans: we can take him. The Soviet legend: defeats a tank with an axe. The germans: we are going to be the laughing stock of our battalion. The other soviets: sees the cook next to the german crew and the tank. The commander: who put this soldier on cooking duty. Also i was wondering where the germans aloud to go back to their battalion?.

[@bee_funny9137]

he's turning from "ivan the cook" to beast mode real quick

[@Jessie-xx7ir]

I remember how the Igorots of the Philippines guided American tanks in the jungle by riding on top of the tanks. Yarnhub should make a video about it. 😅😅😊

[@joshuayong7864]

This man is a true soviet monster.

[@Adelit26]

This guy is just Ukrainian, which is what we see today

[@timorouw5555]

A Ukranian hero defying all odds. How fitting

[@ardalex4277]

The soviet hero)))

[@rodrigovb1]

7:16 the music sounds like the theme Soviet March, from Red Alert 3

[@own4801]

From just reading the title, you would expect the Axman to win against the odds, but it would be interesting to watch a video for once that details a historic document for eight and a half minutes about an axeman who hacks away at a tank for eight minutes until the operators finally have enough free time on their hands to shoot him.

[@noahkonigers1616]

This is one of the weirdest facts of WW2, my friends need to watch this

[@stopsign2594]

He really took a axe and starts beating the machine gun like it took something from it

[@Prokerboss]

You guys are amazing, the way you animated this, the sound effects the voice lines, made me feel like I was actually there, keep it up guys!

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

This is the kind of guy they make special medals for

[@theguywhoasked7962]

we were told to never bring a knife to a gun fight this guy bought an axe to a fucking tank fight 💀

[@azj_]

"Ivan the German tank's are coming" Ivan: *BRING MY AXE'S🪓*

[@LSG_Squadron]

It's like hans get za flame thrower but if it was Russian

[@thelegoguy9490]

Hey… thanks for the animation, it’s great how your able to say so much if a story in only 8 minutes, thank you. Ivan polovich, rest with honor, 1919-1950

[@BennB3n]

So just an axe, gun, and some fun, and he was able to take a whole tank? hero of the USSR indeed. this was a funny yet inspiring video.

[@marlonbenito5961]

Now that's a good David and Goliath special 🥰

[@sullysquid674]

Their higher command must be like ‘’how the fuck does a tank get defeated by a cook!??!?’’

[@deathbunny1718]

it's hillarious the tank crew never thought maybe we should just drive the tank elsewhere.

[@mr_tt]

Great story and great video! Congrats! It is so sad however: once Ukrainians and Russians were fighting together and now against each other. Whoever prays, let's pray for peace, at least that's what we can do.

[@elkingoh4543]

Don't forget Belorussians, Kazakhstani, Uzbekistani and Armenian fought along side too😀

[@Adelit26]

Just read history and you will see that Ruzzians used Ukrainians for their own purposes for 350 years, they called them brothers, and the next day they could stab them in the back, that’s the essence of Ruzzians

[@jdoriginals9223]

They were so good that even the chefs could single handedly stop a tank

[@andhikaputraaa]

Dude got a ball made of Titanium

[@vostok9075]

This man doesn't just have balls of steel, he has balls of tungsten

[@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3]

7:37 gotta love semi automatic mosin nagants with 30 round magazines 💀💀

[@orthdxx]

Oh, come on. It's just another soviet secret weapon just like the anti-tank self-guided kitchen axe.

[@kommandantgalileo]

God bless this man, may he rest in peace

[@maxsiemens304]

Yeah only if he knew Jesus personally as his Lord and Savior.

[@paul_ujb]

Wow, amazing bravery as well as great thinking to fool the tank crew into believing there were multiple soldiers attacking! Loved the ‘dancing potatoes’ animation as the panzers approached, and the view of the thrown axe striking the tree. I also really appreciate you ending your videos with an epilogue of the character’s life after the highlighted incident. Thoughtful touch to include those.

[@Cheetosbag139]

Sereda : literally getting shot at Me : Is the soup ok?

[@darryn6268]

There is only one thing scarier than his axe. His unlimited bullets semi-automatic Mosin-Nagant 7:55. The legend says, they are still using this gun today.

[@Bucki-qb2vl]

Another great one by yarnhub. The first person pov was a chef's kiss

[@okca5846]

Doctor: Semi auto Mossin Nagant is not real, it cannot hurt you. Semi auto Mossin Nagant: 7:54

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

Wait till you see a full auto one

[@moncapitaz8969]

Wow your attention to detail is superb the soldier’s have the early war helmet M36 nice touch I’m impressed nicely done.