Fields of Verdun II - The Guns of Verdun - Sabaton History 067 [Official] 

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"Upgraded with the blessings of the Machine God" *happy Adeptus Mechanicus noises*

8:58 Archmagos Indianus Neidella praising the Machine God 020.M3.

8:58 _and the now smaller infantry detachments were simply upgraded with the blessings of the Machine God_ Heeeey, didn't know the Mechanicus were busy during the Great War. Praise the Omnissiah, indeed.

9:00 "Blessings of the machine god" *Praise the Omnissiah!!*

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM" -"The German Guns", Private S. Baldrick, 1917

Also, interesting what Napoleon would thought of new artillery pieces and technology, he was after all artillery officer by education.

Those astonishing numbers really put things in perspective: "Over 60 million shells would rain down over the battlefields, that's like 6 tons for every meter of the front." Thanks for doing this more in depth story! I love the concept of it and now this episode. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a Sabaton concert in Verdun.

"Verdun! It is above all a battle of infantry. Dug in, under fire, asphyxiated. It's also a battle of devoted anonymous men, the sacrificed who have no story, but who've stopped cannons with their chests. The slow and relentless fight, distressingly bleak, in the mud, among the shell holes, through blankets of poison gas. That is what we had to endure on the right and left banks of the Meuse." - Sergeant André L'Huillier, 151st Infantry Regiment, French Army. The Verdun Regiment - Into the Furnace: The 151st Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Verdun 1916.

Sabaton, Tanks, and an (un)intentional Warhammer 40K reference, this episode did not disappoint.

Error 303 : German victory not found

PRAISE BE THE MACHINE GOD!!!

"Blessings of the machine Gods" - Indy Neidel The Omnissiah would like to know your location

I went to Verdun two years ago, you can still see a lot of WW1 reminders there

The blessings of the Machine God, eh? Nice, Indy *smiles in Death Korps of Krieg*

'From weakness of the mind, Omnissiah save us, from the lies of the Antipath, circuit preserve us, from the rage of the Beast, iron protect us, from the temptations of the flesh, silica cleanse us, from the ravages of time, anima shield us, from this rotting cage of biomatter, Machine god, set us free.'

Fall semester 2019, I remember for my intro to French class we had to Translate 10 verses of a poem or song, and I chose fields of Verdun as my project, it took me a while to memorize the lyrics but it was worth it I end it up showing the first video Of sabaton history to my class and the music video, so thank you for a part 2 I’ll make sure to share it !! Cheers from the lone star state!!

Thank you guys and Indy for returning to Verdun! I also saw a video of one of the journalists who was at the presentation of the album, and he was so impressed with everything that was happening! I am sure that in the near future you will have a chance to do a show in Verdun🤘

If ghosts exist, Verdun must be one of the most haunted places în the world

We need more historians like Indy. It's one thing to recollect history, but to be able to say just what is needed so that those who hear cannot forget ... Thank you for an amazing episode.

I'm not sure if Elan is a word in every german's vocabulary or if its just a local thing in my dialect but we use the same word. Asking someone to show some more "elan" means to pick up the slack, be a bit more motivated and showing that motivation. I didn't actually know its a french word until now

“The blessings of the machine god” *Happy mechanicus cog nosies*

This is why I love WW2 channel too. Because Indy doesn't just tell 'this and this happened' but puts it in context, links to other events. I really haven't thought about how Verdun affected the French warfare in WW2 until now. Also, reading comments for the 40k memes. :D

That one dislike is from Erich von Falkenhayn.

R.IP to the fallen who went through one of the worst meat grinders in history.

Smoke: Blots out the sun. Soldiers: Then we'll fight in the shade.

I wonder how Verdun would look like if it wasn't filled with craters

If you look really closely, at 0:23 you can actually see At-At used the first time to storm Frech positions...

"Blessed by the Machine God" *Insert Happy Mechanicum noises here*

Sixty years ago there was a TV series on the Great War. There is a plaque at one battle site, probably Verdun, that said "If all the solders who died on this battlefield stood shoulder to shoulder, there wouldn't be room for all of them". Ponder on that.

Thanks guys, this was really interesting perspective for an episode! Horrors beyond imagination, which raised my bloodpressure once again for sure, but still, really interesting. Made we even more wanna visit Verdun someday. Hope you're all doing well. Stay safe!

So this episode show how the ghost of Verdun contribute to the French defeat in 1940, so maybe next week we can see the ghosts that did that, maybe a certain ghost division?

Everytime I watch the music video of Fields of Verdun, I always picture in my mind some fancy choreographer, who's like - Ok, listen up! This is a powerful song about a bloody battle, so I wanna see some adrenaline, testosterone - - *Sabaton enters the set* - Ok, I think my work here is done! And my knee also starts to ache for sympathy...

Sabaton show in Verdun or the Argonne would be so goosebumping. I drove through the Argonne an got goosebumps all over just to think about the lost battalion ...

This was great! Its awesome that previous episodes are going to be revisited. I'm looking so forward to it!!

My introduction to sabaton, fields of verdun was the very first song I ever heard and is one of my fave ones to listen to during lockdown! Great video as always gents!

I went to Verdun a few years ago and thinking of this landscape with shell hole after shell hole in every direction still gives me a cold shiver running down my back. For me it's an example for the absolute madness of war.

I really liked your comparission with Napoleon, I had for a long time thought what would he think of modern warfare, especially airpower.

I did see this many crosses in white !!! Such an cruel and sad war !!! I thank you so very much for explaining and that you went to this place and make this great song and video on this historical place. My greatest respect for you all ✊🏻!!! Dankeschön 🤘🏻Liebe grüße Alex 🤘🏻🍻😎and ey ,, Hi Ryan "

The song is so powerful it really makes me see the Verdun history in my mind.. Always giving me goosebumps while listening. Great job, guys - as always!

My two great grandfathers fought against each other in Verdun. The french one died on the day of the armistice

We went last week for a week at verdun and the argonne. And the photos is nothing compare to what you see over there. Hole villages that are been destroyed, 20.000 hectares of forest that turned into a red zone because it's filled with bombs and explosives. All the cemetaries have ossuary where hunderds even thousands soldiers are buried togheter, unknown who they are. Craters that are 10meters deep easely. Thanks for the second part of verdun, it give even more inside after a week in verdun :)

My first song I listened to was Lost Battalion and is my favorite song and history video.

Awesome video guys... thank you for making this channel a thing... and continuing to educate and rock all of us who tune in

Blessings of the Machine God uh ? Warhammer’s Omnissiah approves of that principle. But the God-Emperor’s watchful gaze musn’t be underestimated either.

Verdun 2?! I don't want a sequel to THAT battle.

I love this kind of history. Everything that ever happened in history happened because of something that came before.

What an interesting episode it really shows you that the mindset of fighting the old war is not only a big mistake but a grim one as well. Great job

It was a very bloody battle, when I heard about it so I almost cried, I'm sorry for the men who died in this battle, it must have been terribly in their skin, thank you for the second episode of this historical event💗Thank you very much Sabaton History ❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘 I am convinced that France will never forget such an event, mainly thanks to the band Sabaton😊😊❤️❤️🤘🤘Greetings from Slovakia ❤️❤️😎😎🇸🇰

i am french and in highschool, before the quarantine our history teacher asked us "what is verdun and do you know that name ?" one student said that it was battle fought by napoleon another one said it was a city in the south near italy the 32 others didn't know what it was i was the only one to know that there 163 000 men lost there lives to protect us. i hope that wherever they are now they can't hear the stupidity of young people

Been meaning to become a patron for awhile. This one finally made me do it! 🤘

1:40 I thought about it once, and I told myself that this famous French "elan" would come unconsciously from a chivalrous philosophical tradition of the Middle Ages. Which was to lead Dantesque Large Cavalry Charges often led by a feeling of almost impetuous convictions and courage. The only noble way to fight for them. But often at the expense of a pragmatic strategy from the 14th century. As we could do the Anglo-Angevin (Plantagenêt Dynasty) during the first phase of the Hundred Years War (Put aside the Knights to set up more longbowmen, trenches filled with piles). What the French (Capetian Dynasty) took longer to put aside. Because it was more cultural and traditional, more than in England. And after that surely lasted with the Napoleonic era. And the Great War started perhaps from this unconscious feeling among the French. However, this War was a new way of fighting, contrary to chivalrous traditions. There it was a War where man left his humanity aside to use weapons, certainly effective, but which goes against moral rules.

Sometime in around 20 years, when Joakim visits a doctor: The Doctor: "Joakim, I got bad news..." Joakim: "What is it doc?" The Doctor: "Your Knee..." Joakim: "What is with it? It feels fine!" The Doctor: "Yes indeed it's fine, however your fist has arthritis from beating up your kneel of steel". Joakim: "Damn, what can I do to fix this?" The Doctor: "We can fix your fist with this new metal alloy, however, there isn't enough special metal around. You need record another album, that should contain enough metal to fix your fist. Then you can punch your knee in awesome music videos and on concerts for centuries to come!"

Hey, Sabaton! What about a concept album, following a soldier from the beginning of his career to the end or something like that? That'd be cool!! :D Keep up the great work!

Awesome episode, but there is one little problem with it. So, how many days did the battle take? a) 301 b) 302 c) 303

Another wonderful episode. As a person interested in working on military archaeology of the World Wars, I have been long fascinated with the patterns of change in the World Wars. In the Napoleonic era, it was generally accepted that troops would for the most part form orderly lines in the field. This would hardly change during the Franco-Prussian war, which was nonetheless a crushing defeat for the French and showcased the power of the newly-formed German state, which shocked the world as it defeated what was at the time acknowledged as the world's foremost land power. This set the stage for WWI, as the French people quite understandably held a grudge against the Germans, and the Allied powers began to form their tripartite pact out of fear for the new German Empire. (On that note, you could do just about an entire album on the Franco-Prussian war alone, it is very interesting subject matter...) During WWI, the technology advanced far too fast for the generals to keep up with. They were trained in the age-old art of war as it was practised in the Napoleonic era, before the inventions of machine guns, howitzer artillery, Aircraft, gas, flamethrowers, trench warfare, etc. I believe this is is the main reason behind the incredible casualties on either side. As it turns out, standing straight up and walking across a field giving the enemy plenty of time to mow you down with machine guns and artillery is hardly an effective tactic. "Sneaky" tactics such as surprise attacks were considered unchivalrous, as well, and to be avoided on the battlefield. As short as WWI lasted in comparison to WWII, the former actually had a higher death rate than the latter, which I fully attribute to the tenacity of the generals caused by hubris, which allowed the generals to continue using outdated tactics in the face of new weaponry. To Sabaton, the greatest metal band of recent years- thank you for inspiring me to pursue my passion. I'm hoping I'll still be able to see you in concert in Charlotte this September. Please stay safe, and Indy as well- the world needs you. Edit note: If some of this info seems copy-pasted from your other videos, I apologize. I just started watching the videos on this channel and am 3-4 videos in, I probably have not seen them yet.

Incredible Episode!

"Elan" now that is my new mantra

Going off the mention of Napoleon at the 2:00 mark, does anyone else agree with me that Sabaton needs to make more songs about the Napoleonic Wars?

I wish i could visit verdun..... and to watch Sabaton over there... wow... it would be paradise!

I'm French. I would take out a loan to see sabaton play in verdun. I missed the concert at the zénith because I was just getting on my feet as an adult. I'm not missing sabaton in France again

Fantastic episode! But I must admit I was a little distracted by seeing a quarter of a pillow in the couch that seems to have Jean-Claude Van Damme's face on it? xD

Machine God? *Mechanics intensifies*

this is my fav song out of the album, and a great way to honor the fallen

The lighting and video quality are so crisp in this one. Nice job!

Absolutely amazing video just like always, if i could i would send you 10,000 dollars every 3 months just cause you guys deserve it as an existence bonus

A suprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

This should have way more views..

Turned on post notifications, made it here in under an hour! Fastest I've ever got to history class

This is unrelated to the Verdun, but Indy's cushion on his left is amazing. A painting style of Jean Claude Van Damn in a officer's uniform is fantastic!

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

I kinda gotta quibble with you on the Maginot Line "failing", Indy. The Germans and Italians actually completely failed to penetrate it at all, and it did its job of channeling the German attack to the north. The problem was, the Ardennes were left basically undefended because the French high command completely refused to believe that you could get an army through there. Admittedly with some reason-at one point Guderian and Rommel's entire force was held up for hours by just six French soldiers in a blockhouse at a small river crossing-but they also buried the results of a prewar military exercise where the OPFOR won by going through the Ardennes.

Great video as usual. A concert in Verdun would be pretty epic

One of my favorite Sabaton songs

Feels weird as a frenchman to be explained one of our word... But definitely interesting

This reminds me Of The battle of La Lys, by the CEP (Corpo Expedicionário Português) that covered the British retreat, that were supposed to cover the Portuguese flanks, that they did not. The Germans surrounded part ofthe Portuguese and attacked, there was a soldier called Anibal Milhaes that held waves of german soldiers along with the injured and somehow he escaped

9:05 Praise the Omnissiah!

So in the song it says “father and son fall one by one under the gun” is there a story about a father and son fighting in the battle and both actually dying?

Thank you for reminding us about the courage of the common man. If ever a man was tested the trenches of WW1 was one of those places.

Awesome.

That song was one of the best moments in Paris this february !

Indy: Verdun was the bloodiest battle in all of war history! Me: He he, Van Damme Pillow

why doesn't this video gets more attention

Fields of Verdun II: Flame Thrower Boogaloo

Im in a Fields of Verdun, trying to graduate by myself with no help making a last stand trying to keep my grade afloat...This battle is Hell

Is it just me, or does Indy have a pillow with his own face on it?

Holy shit, I was always wondering what Napoleon would say on Verdun.

Now, when we heard this song more then a thousand times, episode about it is much more enjoyable. PS. My favorite song, period

At the military museum in Dresden, I got to smell this "simulated odor" of what the WWI trenches might have smelled like. The best I can describe that smell is a mix of burning rubber and the nauseating scent of what I can only imagine is an attempt to simulate the smell of rotting corpses and garbage.

*Statistics.* That's the Battle of Verdun.

Next up Ghost Division?

Another great amazing video guys!

Machines during a war of a treshion take the amount of men to fight

it's kind of ironic how speed was emphasised at the start of ww1 but became the winning strategy in ww2, but that just goes to show how quickly warfare doctrine can change with the addition of technology

You guys are early by like an hour and a half from usual. But I ain't complaining!

++ PRAISED BE THE OMNISSIAH ++

A German tourist goes to France. The French immigration officer asks him "Occupation"? The German says "Oh no, just visiting".

Elan has the same meaning and pronounciation in german, so I knew exactly what you were trying to say ^^

1:28 I usually only listen the episodes, and I understood "elan" as "Elone", as the billionaire, it took me a few seconds to realise... Indy should work his pronunciation of french :D

Good video