Franz Joseph I - The Father of Austria-Hungary I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?

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On this day 100 years ago, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary died after 66 years on the throne. He became emperor in a turbulent time and some say that only his reign held the empire together when the minorities demanded more and more independence.
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@squamish4244 7 лет назад

The oldest living man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal of Israel, remembers throwing candies at Franz Joseph's car when he was a boy.

@DebtBuysFreedumb 5 лет назад

Wow I bet he's experienced so much in his life.

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

wow, a living person who actually saw a monarch, a man, born in 1830s...history alive.

@gabrielm.942 5 лет назад

NowAndZen because he was a stupid boy

@jiwoo2820 5 лет назад

@NowAndZen because he liked his ruler ?

@98based30 4 года назад

>Jew loving Franz Joseph *Did not expected that reaction but ok*

@Science112095 7 лет назад

"He detested Napoleon III." Well considering Napoleon III left his brother to be executed in Mexico can you really blame him.

@gavinsmith9871 6 лет назад

he probably got popcorn to watch the Franco-Prussian war

@TrollFacedDude 5 лет назад

Santiago Giuntoli I liked Napoleon Bonaparte. The man who began the end of monarchies in Europe. Yeah, sure, he would have created his own empire, but his ideals and laws helped spread democracy across the entirety of the continent. The Revolutions of 1848 were a direct cause of his ideas and actions.

@TheLocalLt 5 лет назад

Caimmy de Sá they expanded to the Balkans because Prussia kicked them out of Germany. Also the Ottomans kept losing in the Balkans so the door was wide open for Russian and Austria. WWI really started as a competition to see who would replace the Ottomans in the Balkans. Even though the Ottomans fought with Austria, they didn’t stand to gain much in the Balkans, as they mainly joined Austria to take revenge on Russia and the South Slavs kicking them out, but they recognized it would be Austria, not the Ottoman State, that would be dominating the Balkans in the event of a win

@daniel_sc1024 5 лет назад

@Caimmy de Sá Considering Austria was frequently at war with Bourbon France, and suffered defeat at the hands of both Napoleon I and Napoleon III, I don't understand your comment that France and Austria were natural allies.

@daniel_sc1024 5 лет назад

@Santiago Giuntoli Queen Victoria was quite fond of Napoleon III and his wife, Eugenie, and remained friends with them even after they went into exile in England.

@WilliamTanaka 7 лет назад

Having no one to relay on but Conrad Von Hotzendorf. Poor guy....

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

468 likes but only 2 comments....weird???

@jakob4414 5 лет назад

XxpauldadudexX People like the comment Because it sounds right But they dont know enough to spark a debate

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

@@jakob4414 haha, yeh that's probably the reason 😉

@mediocreman6323 5 лет назад

@@XxpauldadudexX Why should anybody comment on WilliamTanaka's remark? It is correct. Nothing needs to be added.

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

@mediocre man Not neccessarily, some ppl might disagree...others have more to add?

@Skusioh 7 лет назад

Franz Joseph lost his wife, his daughter and two sons as well as his brothers? I cannot imagine what he must've felt..

@elysiankentarchy1531 6 лет назад

Slightly off, he lost one of his three daughters as well as his only son but also two of his brothers. Deaths: His sister (Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria): 1840 His first daughter (Archduchess Sophie of Austria): 1857 His younger brother (Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico): 1867 His mother (Princess Sophie of Bavaria): 1872 His father (Archduke Franz Karl of Austria) 1878 His son (Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria): 1889 His other younger brother (Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria): 1896 His wife (Empress Elisabeth of Austria): 1898 So to put it another way when Franz was 10 he lost a sister, 27 his first daughter (his first child actually), 37 his brother, Maximilian, 42 his mother, 48 his father, 59 his son, 64 his other brother, Karl Ludwig, and 66 his wife but that doesn't even highlight how he must have felt, his son committed suicide, his brother Maximilian was executed, his wife was assassinated all of that had to take its toll as he got older and see/hear about it all happen, especially since it was said he loved his wife very much with someone writing of him at the funeral: "It was pitiful to look at the Emperor, he showed a great deal of energy in his immense pain, but at times one could see all the immensity of his grief.". It is also said he broke down crying at hearing how many of his people were dying in the war (the war being WWI of course) because he felt like all his subjects were his grandchildren and they were dying in droves.

@michaeldiekmann6494 6 лет назад

Alone, I would guess

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

So tragic.

@PeruvianPotato 4 года назад

Damn I feel sorry for the guy

@tomtk907 4 года назад

Intresting but Saaaad :/ greetings from Austria

@egbertpopken5580 7 лет назад

In Poland he is still remembered as one of the good Emperors and a populair brand of water has his potrait as brand logo.

@kovanecky 4 года назад

even that time, when Austria has been occupant on 3th part of Polish State, majesty of Franc Joseph I was so strong in Polish Galicia. Simple people loved him because Cracov and Viena relations was always friendly and incoming world revolution was not welcome in Galicia. Unfortunately He was also a last European Leader who was seen as paneuropean icon of unity, in small ethinic nations.

@vezist 7 лет назад

At an outbreak of WW1, soldiers in Austria-Hungary were, too, convinced that they would be home by the time leaves fall of the trees. So when the war was not over by autumn 1914, a joke surfaced claiming Franz Joseph was seen gluing leaves back on the trees around Vienna to 'buy time'. On a sadder side, he supposedly broke down and wept when he heard about his troops being massacred in the fields of Galicia.

@AEIOU05 7 лет назад

He was a very caring and emotional man, was like a grandfather for his Empire and saw all of its citizen as his grandchildren

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

What a caring man, unusual for monarchs in those days.

@nikolavideomaker 4 года назад

Really feel sorry for him, if only he was a more capable ruler. Still see him as the reason for the downfall of the empire.

@thunderbird1921 3 года назад

@@nikolavideomaker Franz Joseph wasn't a terrible leader, but he wasn't great with military stuff (Even before World War I, the empire was crushed by the Prussians in 1866 and battered by Napoleon III's Second French Empire in 1859).

@here_we_go_again2571 2 года назад

He was a broken, almost out of touch (at least with modern warfare and politics) old man when WW1 began. It is truly unfortunate that the German Kaiser (Wilhelm ii) offered Austria-Hungry aid to deal with Serbia/Russia. Both Austria-Hungary and Russia were ill-prepared for war. If Germany had not gotten involved by invading Belgium, France and Russia; both A-H and Russia would have called it quits after a very short period of conflict.

@wach9191 7 лет назад

"Don't worry it is just a small nation, no one will notice" "HOTZENDORF!!!!!"

@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 7 лет назад

Thats right

@hello.iamstalin6940 7 лет назад

Konrad von Schnitzeldorf Hey, you are kind of responsible for USSR. thank you komrade

@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin 7 лет назад

Wait, how?

@wach9191 7 лет назад

No Free Will Because WW1 was a reason why bolsheviks rise to power. I mean germans brought Lenin themselves.

@Gitami 7 лет назад

German command bought train tickets for Lenin and Austria-Hungary's military stamped Lenin's passport book.

@tooold8549 7 лет назад

I feel bad for the guy. I think a movie about his life would be interesting

@jaojao1768 6 лет назад

Too Old agreed

@johngalvano5895 6 лет назад

There's the Sissi trilogy www.imdb.com/title/tt0048624/ And a tv movie from 09 www.imdb.com/title/tt1442136/?ref_=tt_rec_tti And the show Fall of Eagles has some episodes about him www.imdb.com/title/tt0207885/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

@Gew219 6 лет назад

There were many. Mainly about his early marriage and the suicide of his eldest son. For example 1968's "Mayerling" starred Omar Sharif of "Lawrence of Arabia" fame.

@XxpauldadudexX 5 лет назад

@Christian Changer I guessed there'd have been movies of his life. He was one of Europe's most powerful and influential monarchs.

@388Caroline 3 года назад

John Galvano Fall Of Eagles excellent.

@royalradish9412 7 лет назад

RIP Emperor Franz Joseph. Can't believe it's been 100 years already. Always in my thoughts.

@slyasleep 3 года назад

settle down.

@harv6803 Год назад

yeah ok you weirdo nationalist

@JeanLucPicard85 7 лет назад

Gotta respect his devotion to duty if nothing else. Talk about being cursed by Conrad.

@abu-hureraali4531 7 лет назад

i was devout to my job to the last day still touring the empire

@Zondelkond 7 лет назад

Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz!

@abu-hureraali4531 7 лет назад

lang lebe Oesterreich

@dariusniederer856 7 лет назад

Are you the real Kaiser Franz Joseph I ?

@abu-hureraali4531 7 лет назад

Darius Niederer yes

@ryantheroman4331 7 лет назад

At least he didn't have to see the Empire he worked so hard for crumble beneath his feet.

@oddballsok 7 лет назад

But he felt it in his bones the last decade of his life...

@luitpoldwalterstorffer2446 7 лет назад

My ancestor saved the Emperor´s life in the battle of Solferino in 1859. He was a Büchsenspanner charging the weapons, when the young Emperor happened to stand beside him in the trench. He was so curious that he stuck his head out of the trench to see what´s going on outside on the battlefield. The enemies saw his imperial head and shot his way and my ancestor immediately pulled the Emperor back down in the trench very rudely shouting "Schädl owe, Majestät!" (Skull down, majesty - skull in that case is a folksy Austrian expression for head). In commemoration of this act he was rewarded later on with 10 or 12 beautiful glasses of Bohemian crystal and the Emperor´s initials FJ engraved. My grandmother still kept 2 of these glasses, as they were always passed on to the kids. This incident was later on processed in the famous novel "Radetzkymarsch" by Joseph Roth, which reflects the end of the Austrian monarchy.

@svarb_9830 6 лет назад

Cool, I did read the book, in czech language. I didnt know it is based on a real event. Very interesting.

@mb8663 6 лет назад

I was just going to suggest “The Radetzky March” as a great novel that really evokes the atmosphere of the waning years of the empire. I believe there’s a fairly recent English translation.

@sjinnie_boy4988 6 лет назад

Luitpold Walterstorffer Wow! Thats really cool and interesting

@user-bl8xf2oi7e 5 лет назад

Luitpold Walterstorffer pretty cool

@linguisiclion26lion70 5 лет назад

Much admiration to my Austrian brother, Hungary

@archfrank 7 лет назад

Poor man. You know you're in trouble when you depend on Von Hotzendorf for advice.

@ChrisLeirbag 2 года назад

As a Hungarian, I'm proud that He was once our Emperor and King. Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser. Rest in peace, Father of Austria-Hungary.

@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer 7 лет назад

A monarch loving his people and wishing the best for him. Wish that didn't become outdated. :/

@murrayaronson3753 3 года назад

I think Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe II, King Baudoin, Queen Beatrix were or are like that. Probably Emperor Akahito of Japan.

@elysiankentarchy1531 5 лет назад

‘If one has the whole world against one, without a single friend, there is little chance of success, yet one must fight back as long as possible, do one’s duty to the last, and finally perish with honour.’ - Extract from a letter written by Franz Joseph in to his mother 1866

@szisziikeccs 4 года назад

As a Hungarian history student (and wanna-be history teacher) it has always amazed me how Franz Joseph's reputation changed in my nation. He was deeply hated after the revolution, but ended up such a respected figure. I really love it. Thank you for these amazing videos, I have just found this channel and I am really happy foreign people want to learn about our history.

@alejandrocontreras6362 2 года назад

Hungary is an amazing country, I wish you didn't had such a hard language, that way I could learn tp speak hungarian

@sandervr10 7 лет назад

I think he died deeply troubled about the future of his Empire . and that after a live in service of his Empire , to bad

@hjorturerlend 7 лет назад

Uhm, he was 86 o_O

@cameronsprague101 7 лет назад

hjorturerlend woosh* he's saying that when he died he was likely worried about the future of his empire. Not that he died because of it.

@bp837 7 лет назад

sander de witt Nah, he was pretty much senile when he died.

@sandervr10 7 лет назад

Harlowe Iasingston ah oke that's makes it no problem , thanks was a little worried but now I'm fine..

@bp837 7 лет назад

sander de witt He had been senile since the war's start. He just signed the declaration, his generals actually decided it. Had he been stable, he would've probably realised the risks that were in place.

@WordBearer86 6 лет назад

"Nothing has been spared me in this world." ~ Franz Joseph when hearing of Elizabeth's murder. If I remember correctly, Franz Joseph found out about his wife's murder on the same day that there was to be a national celebration in honor of his years as a ruler. One of his brothers was also murdered too, in Mexico, shot by revolutionaries.

@SeamHead33 7 лет назад

i believe a citizen could walk into this man's palace and speak with the emperor directly during certain hours of the day

@AEIOU05 7 лет назад

Yes that's true, no one was rejected to meet the emperor but waiting times where long.

@murrayaronson3753 3 года назад

@@AEIOU05 Believe it or not that was once true of the American government in Washington, D.C. In 1965 it was possible to walk into the State Department. go to the Secretary of State's office, wait for him in the anteroom, get his attention, and then speak with him. As late as 1940 there were citizens who walked into the White House and went at least as far as the anteroom to the Oval Office without an appointment or security checks. Times have definitely changed and not necessarily for the better.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 года назад

@@murrayaronson3753 Too dangerous now. Too many crazies running around.

@materialmatters2759 7 лет назад

Not necessarily a time of crisis. Austria will develop terminators that can go back in time so they might turn the tide in favour of the empire.

@BelaM27X11 7 лет назад

could you say them to save the german empire as well, please *puppy-eyes*

@AB8511 7 лет назад

That would be a movie plot - Terminator (Arnold Schwazeneger) trying to assasinate Conrad von Hotzendorf....

@HaloFTW55 7 лет назад

AB8511 An android modeled after an Austrian bodybuilder assassinating an Austrian?

@materialmatters2759 7 лет назад

Best chance of AH winning the war would probably be if Hotzensmurf dies in August 1914. Have him killed in July and the war would not happen.

@kreol1q1q 7 лет назад

Better yet save Franz Ferdinand's life and look at all the reforms he'd push through to make the Empire both more efficient and more just to its Slavic nations and realms.

@whiterosecicero4802 7 лет назад

Have you done one about Albert Schweitzer. A famous German doctor in a french African colony during the great war. He helped a lot of people. A light in the darkness. Keep up the good work Indie and team.

@aka99 7 лет назад

yeah one video about Albert Schweitzer woulde be awsome!

@stevenjlovelace 7 лет назад

What's your avatar? I know it's based on the German War Ensign, but what does it represent exactly?

@rrrr7659 6 лет назад

100% this. We need a special on all the hero doctors and nurses of the war.

@cainikmaster446 5 лет назад

Im kinda late but I could mention that a city in Germany near me has a school named after him. (Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium)

@simon38778 7 лет назад

As an Austrian Monarchist, I have been waiting for this Episode for a Long time, and I wasn't dissapointed. Great Episode, as always. Will you also do Videos on his sucessor Kaiser Karl and his son, Archduke Otto?

@felixbabuf5726 7 лет назад

+Simon Tusch Wait, Austrian monarchists still exist?

@simon38778 7 лет назад

Yes actually, it's quite big even as far as I know. Most Austrians I've ever met atleast have some respect for monarchy, and the Habsburgs in particular. And Karl von Habsburg (the Habsburg with the most legit Claim) is honarary citizen in over 1000 Citys.

@mapperfromvienna134 7 лет назад

Anything is better than the fucked up government we have today.

@KramYEET 7 лет назад

I always feel bad for Austria. They were such a large power in Europe for so long, now they're just considered little Germany.

@simon38778 7 лет назад

Yeah, I'd much rather have another Franz Josef instead of Hofer or Van der Bellen.

@veritusahriman9720 7 лет назад

a rare example of a compassionate monarch, am I right? He wasnt perfect, but god forbid...

@Elleoaqua 2 года назад

no, you are wrong/learn some history

@Recartloaded Год назад

@@Elleoaqua yes he was he became a more compassionate leader over time as he got older

@iasonaskolyvas9983 5 лет назад

That was probably one of the saddest stoyes of european monarchs I have ever heard... Franz Joseph was such a tragic figure...

@darkeagle553 7 лет назад

He was not only a symbol of unity to the army but to all the people of the empire. Practically every household in the empire had a picture of him (We still have it). This picture often hung right next to the picture of jesus or a crucifix and there are many fotos of people praying to his picture. You can say what you want about his time as emperor but to me he was the last great emeror of Austria. Nice episode as allways and keep up the good work. A.E.I.O.U.

@emil5111 7 лет назад

Philip Mastny enless you were Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Croation, etc. then he was an occuping force that turned a blind eye to you, but other then does guys, yeah great unifire lol.

@adrianh.3102 7 месяцев назад

@@emil5111: Not to all of them, I would encourage you to look up the Anti-Serbian riots that broke out across the empire. Including Sarajevo.

@Riddarstolphe 7 лет назад

Born 101 years and died 100 years and a month before my grandmother.May them both rest in peace.

@MrHistoryBuff1 7 лет назад

I hope you eventually do one of these for his successor Emperor Carl as well. I really think that Emperor Karl is actually a pretty tragic figure. The man had actually fought at the front before becoming Emperor and knew what things were like there. Then, when he becomes Emperor, he starts trying to get everyone to make peace because he saw that the war was going nowhere and his reward for trying to stop the war was to be admonished by his allies as a traitor, to lose his empire, and then even the crown of Austria.

@TheLocalLt 5 лет назад

MrHistoryBuff1 yep and then later he rode victoriously into Budapest to at least retake the Hungarian throne, only to be kicked out by his own former admiral, Miklos Horthy, now in charge of Hungary and unwilling to put a Habsburg back on the Magyar throne.

@lukaskloiber4248 Год назад

@@TheLocalLt Read a bit of histroy. Horthy and the hungarian Parlament were very willing to give the Throne to Karl. Only the entente said if that would ever happen, hungary would be completly dissolved.

@TheLocalLt Год назад

@@lukaskloiber4248 yes they were sympathetic to his cause as legitimist monarchists, but Horthy never thought the entente would accept it, he went through the motions of asking the entente so he could show Karl their rejection and prove to him that it was a terrible idea for him to return to the throne. Eventually in Karl’s second attempts, it came to blows between Horthy’s Hungarian Army and Karl’s royal guard. Horthy and co. were loyal to Karl but they were loyal to the kingdom itself moreso. So yes you could say the entente forced it, but it was more self-discretion on the part of the regency

@lukaskloiber4248 Год назад

@@TheLocalLt Never thought you would still read it. It would have been definitely interesting if Horthy would have given the Throne to Karl. I blame the entente more than Horthy but I think he should have tried the entente. And I'm not quite sure but the Royal Guard and Supporters were quite successful in the second restoration attempt. Getting close to Budapest, but Karl withdraw himself as I understood.

@hegedusistvan2585 5 лет назад

“Nothing has been spared in this world.” -Franz Joseph

@angels2online 7 лет назад

RIP in peace Franz

@brunoatella8264 7 лет назад

RIP already means rest in peace

@mybutthasteeth1347 7 лет назад

That's how much he respects him

@brunoatella8264 7 лет назад

fair enough

@isocheeso 7 лет назад

Have you been living under a rock? It's a joke, dude.

@general2109 7 лет назад

RIP in Pepperoni

@del5582 7 лет назад

I came into this video imagining Emperor Franz Joseph as a war-mongering sociopath., but now that I see how beloved he was by his people, how he treated the different ethnic groups in his empire with respect and gave them a voice, how philanthropic he was, and how tragic his personal life was, I've completely reassessed my opinion of him. Now I see him as a well-meaning leader who was goaded into the war by the morons and sociopaths surrounding him. Now I realize it was Wilhelm II who was the real prick.

@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171 6 лет назад

Del Wilhelm had some personal tragidies too, not this bad but still.

@Gew219 6 лет назад

Well, only if you consider unhappy marriage, death of his newborn daughter, murder of his wife and suicide of his only son not that bad.

@Alv11269 6 лет назад

Del Kaiser Wilhelm was tortured as a boy because he was disfigured, he opposed slavery which is why he got rid of Bismarck. He started schools for the most underprivileged the buildings still stand today & by 1916 Germany was under the control of the mad power hungry tyrant. The man even sent letters just 14 days before the start of the war to avoid war but it was his genrals, field marshals, & few admiral who felt they needed a war. Please visit the national museum of Berlin. Read the Kaiser's personal letters & you will know what kind of man the Kaiser was.

@ianli3027 6 лет назад

Interestingly Wilhelm did not actual expect a war between Austria-Hungary when he had heard the Serbian response to the Austrian ultimatum, which was that the Serbian government agreed to all the terms, except one.

@d4n4nable 5 лет назад

@@ianli3027 The most important one. Serbia was hosting terrorists, like Afghanistan was hosting AlQaida. There's no way the Austrians could trust the Serbian state to fairly prosecute the Black Hand.

@Ajunta 7 лет назад

Karl would have been a great emperor. Its a shame he had not the time to prove himself.

@here_we_go_again2571 2 года назад

If Karl had not insisted on claiming the throne, he could have retired in luxury, as did Wilhelm ii. It was obvious, after the war, that most in both Austria and Hungary wanted nothing to do with a monarchy. I think that Emperor Karl was as out of touch with the realities of the polical situation as were Franz Joseph and Nichols ii. It is truly unfortunate that Kaiser Wilhelm ii offered aid to Austria-Hungary in dealing with Serbia. A-H and Russia, alone would have had a very short period of conflict.

@SymphonyBrahms Год назад

He was a man of peace. He tried to end the war but was unsuccessful.

@KaiserFranzJosefI 7 лет назад

It was good run chaps, I did my best.

@franzjosefi7327 4 года назад

Indeed.

@awc6007 4 года назад

You did great but seriously by 1913 you should have just joined Germany

@Plasticcaz 7 лет назад

He actually doesn't seem like that bad a leader.

@emil5111 7 лет назад

Plasticcaz He ignored many people of his empire and cause ethnic tenchians as well as refused to modernize and anexed Bosnia(which ultimatly indirectly caused the war)...what is a bad leader to you?

@Plasticcaz 7 лет назад

I'm just saying a lot of what they mention in this video seems fairly positive.

@emil5111 7 лет назад

Plasticcaz I dont think he was a bad at heart leader, he seemed to have really cared about his people, but the problem was that he saw his people as only Austrian and Hungarian, he completely ignored over 50% of his other peoples like Romanians, Croations, Serbs, Bosniaks, Slovaks, Czechs, Slovenians, etc. Which was common back in does days, but never really a good thing to do if you want to keep your empire.

@samuelmunoz7652 7 лет назад

he was a victim of his time, no one could have forseen the events that lead to wwi, he just wanted to keep his empire but the circumstances and ambitious generals forced his hand in the wrong direction, a tragedy really.

@Loostyc 5 лет назад

@@emil5111 It isn't true. He actually supported the nations, e.g. he helped finance the "czech" national theater in Prague. He also spoke czech and he was in fact procclaimed emperor in Moravia.

@kslatter1168 7 лет назад

He seemed like a decent dude :/

@slyasleep 3 года назад

then "decent" is a very low bar. He turned a blind eye to democracy being cynically sabotaged, and national minorities effectively not being granted representation.

@BobBob-eb4io 3 года назад

@@slyasleep just because it not a democracy dosent immediately make it bad

@aderinolamiju 2 года назад

@@BobBob-eb4io monarchies are bad

@aderinolamiju 2 года назад

@CrusaderPrince yes they are

@aderinolamiju 2 года назад

@CrusaderPrince Republics

@MathiasCzR01 5 лет назад

A very underrated Monarch and truly devoted to his people.

@federicosbetta1368 7 лет назад

In Trentino a lot of people still have Franz Joseph's portrait in their houses.

@michealohaodha9351 7 лет назад

Yes, I was very surprised when I visited the Val di Fassa to see the gold/ black flag flying from buildings!

@federicosbetta1368 7 лет назад

then you might have been more surprised seeing the armed landschutsen militia in the region marching in Trento a couple years ago.

@michealohaodha9351 7 лет назад

Not really, I was there in Landesschutze uniform myself ;) I just did not realise how strongly the old loyalty was still held

@jaojao1768 6 лет назад

Federico Sbetta interesting

@eddgrs9193 6 лет назад

We have it in Banat Region, West Romania.

@jeffcrowtherjr.7861 7 лет назад

No war after the first world war has ever had such epic mustaches!

@dubiousdoublechin6363 7 лет назад

Fun fact: It was part of the uniform policy in the British army (or at least some parts) to have a moustache until 1916, when it would get in the way of a proper gas mask fit

@elysiankentarchy1531 6 лет назад

Yes but his world war I moustache was more so.

@SuperLusername 7 лет назад

Just started playing as Austria in Victoria 2! You guys really have a great timing, sets me in the mood.

@cameronsprague101 7 лет назад

Evilsamar XD I was thinking of doing the same thing!

@koffieslikkersenior 7 лет назад

Well, let me know if you can manage to steal the germanic states from Prussia

@triglos5413 7 лет назад

I have formed german empire with austria it was really hard at first btw :P

@ErichZornerzfun 7 лет назад

Austria is a fun country to play in that one.

@TheWoollyFrog 7 лет назад

That game is really annoying. Too many illogical rules and conditions. Worst part is how all of your provinces never give you enough soldiers. You are always outnumbered by your enemies unless you play as the UK or China.

@debrabridges9501 4 года назад

My great-grandmother was born in Budapest, Hungary. She eventually became a cook in this Kaiser's kitchen when she was a teen for several years. She said he was always a kind man. One time Franze Joseph asked to see her to personally compliment her on a dish had she made. The older cooks became jealous of this and made her life miserable. After saving enough money, my g-grandmother decided to leave and emigrate to the United States. She really was an excellent cook.

@hermetic2989 7 лет назад

It's interesting to see a monarch as strong as Franz Joseph I, and also down to earth with the needs of the people

@Tundra1919 7 лет назад

thank you indie

@VladTevez 7 лет назад

+Franz Joseph I How's the afterlife, your Imperial Majesty?

@Tundra1919 7 лет назад

better than i expected

@VladTevez 7 лет назад

Franz Joseph I Glad to hear, your Imperial Majesty! Kicking Hötzendorf's ass for eternity?

@agagaming780 7 лет назад

Franz Joseph I what a great guy you are

@mapperfromvienna134 7 лет назад

Inbred bastard.

@Cruxair 7 лет назад

The peace treaties after ww1 was overkills, don't understand how Europe could make such awful decisions, these led to ww2. I don't say that the winner shouldn't make the other side pay, winners dictate what should be done, Germany lost such a huge chunk, but look at Hungary, it lost 72 % of the original country, that is ridicuolus.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Compared with the peace treaty after the Franco-Prussian war it was definitely a reasonable treaty.

@majan6267 7 лет назад

and compared to the peace of brest-litowsk, which germany forced upon russia, the treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain and Trianon where quite reasonable, too

@Cruxair 7 лет назад

But these countries aren't as small as Hungary today, are they?

@majan6267 7 лет назад

hungary lost some land to romania, yes, but most of that land wasn't undisputedly hungarian anyway (in an ethnic sense). Otherwise Russia lost a huge lot more land in brest-litowsk. All the central powers lost some lands in the war, as they would have taken some lands if they had won, i'm pretty sure AH would have taken venetia, and party of romania and at least a good chunk or all of serbia, germany wanted to make belgium a vassal-state and surely would have kept on to some more of the baltics and the osmanians would have liked to get a bit too (maybe split serbia with AH and take some caucasus from russia). all in all the treaties were hard but not harsh, nothing unusual in those times. But times changed and it suited the right wing post war propaganda too frame them as harsh and cruel and over the top, especially in germany during the great depression it was just too good an opportunity to blame it all on versailles

@Cruxair 7 лет назад

I wouldn't call Transylvania "some land" it is more than what Hungary is today, and back then it had a 1/3 hungarian population, plus it was a very important place in hungarian history, also it lost huge chunks to another neighbours too. All of this places had a huge hungarian mkinority. The treaty was made to separate the nationalities and give them their own country, but noone cared about the huge numbers of hungarians that has to live in another country today too. The ww2 Hungary would have been the best solution, but they had to take it apart again. All the problems in eastern/central europe today come from the stupid decisions people made in ww1/2. Just think about it, if this place wasn't so separated the soviets wouldn't have been able to keep it for such a long time, and it wouldn't be the shithole it is today.

@eddgrs9193 6 лет назад

My great-grandfather in Banat, West Romania volunteered in WW1 because he was such a fan of Franz Josef.

@fuller178 4 года назад

As a hungarian I thought many many times how different life would be had the empire not fallen... And I have to say if the minorities had more rights besides us hungarians life here in central europe would have been mich easier...

@aubreefinnigan8822 7 лет назад

South Tyrol back to Austria please...

@gergely675 5 лет назад

Burgenland come back to Hungary please

@crazyzombiebos7778 7 лет назад

I can't wait till Indy's son in 2039 starts the channel " The Second World War " I'm -------------- Nidel and welcome to the Second World War. For the next 6 years I will make videos about world war 2.

@pnutz_2 7 лет назад

"I'm macklemore's cousin and this, is the second world war"

@Zamolxes77 7 лет назад

Yeah, or it could be "The Third World War - 100 days ago". First episode: "Nukes were launched, everybody died. The end".

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

m.reddit.com/r/TheGreatWarChannel/comments/4ksvy2/will_you_guys_ever_do_a_ww2_channel_our_official/?compact=true

@crazyzombiebos7778 7 лет назад

Wait till 2039 to like you did on this channel.

@Statusinator 5 лет назад

Boy, 2039 sure came quick, didn't it? Indy's son looks just like him.

@starlinguk 7 лет назад

Did you know that Franz Ferdinand was married to a lady in waiting called Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, and that Franz Josef refused to allow her to share her husband's title and status? During the funeral service they put her on a lower bier and put two gloves on her coffin to show that she was only a lowly lady in waiting. They weren't entombed in the imperial crypt because of Sophie's status.

@kreol1q1q 7 лет назад

Yes, well, they did stress he was a staunch conservative, opponent of change and a total 19th century traditionalist.

@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171 6 лет назад

I've also heard Franz had plans to ease the tensions in the Balkans. If that's true than the Black Hand assassinated someone who could have helped them. I also believe Franz really loved his wife given his last words.

@meistereder6382 6 лет назад

I think something like that is more directed at Ferdiand and not so much his wife.

@elysiankentarchy1531 6 лет назад

He did have plans to ease tensions in the Balkans. The problem is that Ferdinand's plans to ease tensions were the last thing the Black Hand wanted and he was the last person they wanted on the throne. The Black Hand wanted a pan-Slavic nation (something that Russia supported) dominated by Serbia and Austria-Hungary's continued existence was in the way and Ferdinand's reforms to give the southern Slavic people (and the peoples of the Empire in general) more autonomy would have completely dashed their ambitions for a pan-Slavic nation. Which, as a side note, Serbia got its pan-Slavic nation after World War I, Yugoslavia.

@d4n4nable 5 лет назад

@@elysiankentarchy1531 This. The Black Hand wasn't interested in a Danube Federation, in which Czechs, Galizians, Ruthenians, Slovaks, Croatians and Slovenians have equal rights as Germans and Hungarians. They wanted division within the Empire to destroy it.

@msinvincible2000 5 лет назад

He is the monarch I admire and respect the most: so dedicated to his job, while facing horribly harsh blows from fate.

@fernandotude3060 7 лет назад

Simpaty from a brazilian monarchist who is a fan of the habsburghs.Curiosly do you guia know that the yellow on the brazilian flag and national teams uniform is the Habsburgh yellow?The color was chosen by our first and greatest empress,archduchess leopoldina .,she lived for 9 years in Brazil but had an imense impact in the country from being the architet of independance,through being the person who signed the independance decree in 02/07/1822 and working tirelessly her contacts in the diplomatic field to obtain international recognition for the country.leopoldina was a giant!Long live the habsburghs!

@rollover4894 7 лет назад

invade serbia they said it will be easy they said

@ufukcangencoglu2279 6 лет назад

It would be If Alexander III hadn'T interfered.

@d4n4nable 5 лет назад

@@ufukcangencoglu2279 And look where it got him.

@luisdavila1236 5 лет назад

I was damn near brought to tears with this.Thank you.

@TomSistermans 7 лет назад

wow... this episode really just blew me away... what a beautiful tragedy!

@jorgebersabe293 4 года назад

Franz Joseph was also the grandfather of Isabella Marie of Austria, the Red Duchess. She was the daughter of his son Rudolf with Stephanie of Belgium.

@mikeprobst5945 5 лет назад

Not one word in this video about the emperor’s greatest influence: his Catholic Faith.

@StaK_1980 4 года назад

well, are you surprised?

@SymphonyBrahms 2 года назад

Only Catholics would be interested in that. If it's even true.

@michealohaodha9351 7 лет назад

I know that this has been brought up once or twice already but could you guys do an episode on Colonel Alfred Redl? The sale of Austria's attack plan and order of battle to the Russians by him (and via them to the Serbs) in the pre-war years really helped swing the balance further against Austria-Hungary.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

He was brought up several times already, definitely worth exploring.

@williamroche8800 7 лет назад

A wonderful, concise biography of a major player who seldom gets the attention he deserves. Thank you all. As always, great job!

@herrkire 7 лет назад

This might be the best episode of WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?, so far. Great job Indy and team! I will now cry myself to sleep wearing my brand new Hötzensocks

@mosesmozart3294 6 лет назад

We austrians never forgett u FRANZ!!!!!

@steved2947 7 лет назад

Pls make an episode about Alfred Redl ,his betrayal of the Austrian throne made a huge impact in the war .

@ErichZornerzfun 7 лет назад

To his credit he was a brilliant spy it would be interesting to tackle him.

@michealohaodha9351 7 лет назад

Certainly interesting I dont deny that but he was an odious individual motivated by nothing other than greed. A dog that bit the hand that fed him so to speak

@ErichZornerzfun 7 лет назад

Michéal Ó hAodha To be fair he was initially coerced however I agree an honorable man would have resigned and in face or blackmail or tried to help his country.

@michealohaodha9351 7 лет назад

Well one of the main reasons (they were outnumbered, outgunned and outfinanced as well). But to the Serbs in particular it really helped. Austria-Hungary is a criminally under-studied empire and not many know about this traitor. Its all put down to ineptitude despite very brave soldiers. Not fair!

@ErichZornerzfun 7 лет назад

I was actually rather shocked when I learned about him as well, he could easily be the greatest (ie most successful/damaging) spy in history and his actions were essential in the fall of the AH fortresses and the failure of the invasion of Serbia. The discovery of his actions just had the compounded effect of having the AH war plans partially redrawn and reorganized a little before the war.

@Krtx40 7 лет назад

I might be a historian when i grow up

@andre-louisrochet6517 7 лет назад

If it were not a money issue I would too

@shockingblue8069 7 лет назад

Do something that gives you money and take history as a hobby.

@liv-in-a-bookaboutboringst2178 7 лет назад

I would like to be one too or an archeologist,but also a businessman.Also Is mise as Eireann freisin.

@StylesisTNA 7 лет назад

IRISH BROTATO I'm currently in college to become a history teacher. I would suggest a similar career path for economic stability. If you go to become a professor you can essentially do both.

@DarkshadowXD63 7 лет назад

I know right that's it's one flaw

@MyLateralThawts 7 лет назад

German leaders always sport unusual moustaches. Franz Josef, Konrad Von Hotzendorf, Franz Ferdinand, Otto Von Bismarck, Kaiser William, Adolf Hitler, ...Angela Merkel!

@karlkarlos3545 7 лет назад

How funny. And only 3 of them are actually German.

@eugenohanka 7 лет назад

Affiliation with a nation in central Europe, a matter of feeling. This is why Austrian Hitler is the German. The beloved grandson of Queen Victoria is Kaiser der Deutschen. Franz Josef I. was german no more after he lose to the Prussians

@MyLateralThawts 7 лет назад

Karl Karlos so prior to 1870 Germans didn't exist? They just magically appeared on this planet? That's fascinating!

@eugenohanka 7 лет назад

actually yes. Before then there were Saxons, Bavarians, Franks, Schwabs, Prussians, rainlendar, tiroler, Carinthia, ... It is the same with Italians. For us in Bohemia, there arose at the same time the two nations. I have one great great uncle who become german and his cousin became czech and his grand grandson is italien now.

@karlkarlos3545 7 лет назад

Christian Unger You really don't know the definition of nationality, do you? It doesn't matter what Franz Josef might felt he was - de facto he was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary and not "German leader". Germany and Austria went different paths after 1866.

@MrSegrist 7 лет назад

This is one of my favorite Who Did What in WWI episodes, largely because, in telling his life story, the clock is rewound for us to see a chain of events which led to the onset of the war. Also, you gotta feel sorry for a guy who suffered so much personal loss. Keep up the great work!

@harryjackson3867 7 лет назад

RIP Franz Josef

@_ArsNova Год назад

I both admire and pity Franz-Joseph. The imperial crown was thrust into his young hands in a time of crisis, which he dutifully resolved. He spent all of his incredibly long reign devoted to matters of state, and improving his empire and lives of his people. It's easy in hindsight to criticize his decision to go to war, but he was a benevolent man who only did what he thought was best for his country.

@samh1022 7 лет назад

I think 'infamous chief of staff' is probably more reflective.

@cosminblk8359 7 лет назад

"Shit just got real yo!" - Franz Joseph

@Hanson_the_third 7 лет назад

Cosmin cu K Epic rap battles of history?

@cosminblk8359 7 лет назад

Kovacic Luka Nope, BBC :)

@Hanson_the_third 7 лет назад

Cosmin cu K Wierd, tought it was that show.Probably mixed things up

@ultimusborussiarum9333 7 лет назад

Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz, Hoch als Herrscher, hoch als Weiser, Steht er in des Ruhmes Glanz; Liebe windet Lorbeerreiser Ihm zum ewig grünen Kranz. |: Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Über blühende Gefilde Reicht sein Scepter weit und breit; Säulen seines Throns sind milde, Biedersinn und Redlichkeit, Und von seinem Wappenschilde Strahlet die Gerechtigkeit. |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Sich mit Tugenden zu schmücken, Achtet er der Sorgen werth, Nicht um Völker zu erdrücken Flammt in seiner Hand das Schwert: Sie zu segnen, zu beglücken, Ist der Preis, den er begehrt, |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Er zerbrach der Knechtschaft Bande, Hob zur Freiheit uns empor! Früh' erleb' er deutscher Lande, Deutscher Völker höchsten Flor, Und vernehme noch am Rande Später Gruft der Enkel Chor: |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :|

@kavajamusic5411 5 лет назад

My country, Albania had and have a big aleat, and that is Austria. Thanks to Austria, we are indipended and free.

@koffieslikkersenior 7 лет назад

The history of the Habsburgers in the first half of the 20th century can only be described as tragic.

@rutgerius123 7 лет назад

Thanks! I've been waiting years for this episode!

@s.egberink5357 7 лет назад

Great episode! Been looking forward to it for a long time. Keep up the good work!

@chattenmetchad 7 лет назад

Love the series, keep up the good work.

@danielfrank9227 5 лет назад

He was pretty generous, too. He himself financed the building of the Opera House in Budapest from his own money.

@rankovasek1987 3 года назад

As well as the Czech national theatre. Czech nobles and people put together a huge amount of money, built a theatre and it burned down soon after. When the emperor heard about this, he immediately sent a significant financial support for the repairs.

@wotan20 7 лет назад

Fair and well balanced assessment of Franz Joseph I. Thanks to all, who researched and presented him so well.

@minotauruskt 7 лет назад

What a great channel, will look to support you on Patreon.Cheers!

@leandroananias9463 5 лет назад

I see something interesting right now, two cousin, Emperor's of complete different countries, perhaps was the two bests monarchs of the XIX century and they are, Pedro II Emperor of Brazil and his cousin Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria, maybe the devotion to duty that they had was in their Habsburg blood

@Duke_of_Lorraine 7 лет назад

The Kaiser is dead. Long live the Kaiser !

@materialmatters2759 7 лет назад

Long live Kaizer Söze

@emilemchew 7 лет назад

Stefan T it's spelled Keyzer Soze

@victoirevanleuven4528 3 года назад

@@emilemchew still wrong it is Kaiser not keyzer dat is almost correct but not quite in dutch we write keizer but keijzer is usually the old way of writing it or somebody's last name written in the old way.... german is kaiser.. and yes I am multi lingual as I am dutch and spoke german and several other languages from a very early age and lived 10min away from the germen and belgian borders and there we even speak a dialect across the borders of all things!

@ziggyzap1 7 лет назад

I've been waiting a long time for this one and you did not let me down. :)

@Anvanho 6 лет назад

Wow, super great video!

@SlimeShows 7 лет назад

Omg I love this series and thus channel

@WayneMoyer 7 лет назад

Up until this point I tended to think of Austria Hungary as a weak and troubled nation. Now I see a weak and troubled man who had nothing left to give and who was being used by his military. It's almost sad. Almost because a lot of lives were lost in his name.

@wulfie1199 7 лет назад

very good episode indy keep em up!

@fordequinox2191 7 лет назад

I'm watching all your videos starting at the very beginning. I've seen about 10 so far and they've been both entertaining and informative. There is so much about WW1 that I wasn't taught in school. We talked about the very beginning, the very end, the Treaty of Versailles, and that's basically it. We weren't taught even the most basic info about the different countries/empires that fought in the war, or even the major battles.

@fordequinox2191 7 лет назад

Oh I'm sorry. We talked a little about trench warfare, but that was it.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Glad you like it and welcome to the show.

@BraceletGrolf 7 лет назад

Quite a different outlook on the Austrian situation, really different then what was seen in the weekly episodes, july crisis ...

@Martin_Becker 7 лет назад

True story, Austria was allied with Russia prior to the Crimean War, but refused to participate, leading further to its diplomatic isolation and eventual collapse. This meant that in the long-term, the Crimean War did more damage to Austria than to any of the nations who actually fought in the war.

@oliversherman2414 2 года назад

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

@pppaaaooo13 7 лет назад

The series become better and better!

@Rickinsf 7 лет назад

So, if the Battle at Königgratz, fought 150 years ago, had ended differently, WWI might not have happened.

@Exodon2020 7 лет назад

If Austria won they might have enforced supremacy over all of Germany founding the Greater German Empire as originally planned during the 1848 Revolution. So instead of two fairly large powers there would have been one superstate in the heart of Europe, easily outnumbering the rest of the Continent if it came to war. But on the other hand the ethnic conflicts Austria suffered in its eastern province would have marked a severe problem to all of Germany then, let alone the deficit Austria had in terms of modern military equipment and tactics. That was also the reason Prussia won that war with ease. The Prussians and their Allies already used reliable Bolt-Action Rifles (Zündnadelgewehr - literally "Trigger-Nail Rifle") while the mayority of Austrians was still equipped with Muscets. The Prussian King Wilhelm I. (Grandfather of Wilhelm II) had a quite similar idea and would eventually have his troops march right on Vienna to enforce the Greater German Unification under the Banner of Prussia if it wasn't for Bismarck Veto-ing that decision as he had a glimpse about the upcoming ethnic conflicts inside Austria, especially in the Balcan area. "To me the Balcans are not worth the bones of a single Prussian Grenadier." - he used to say when someone asked him why he decided against annexing Austro-Hungary. And breaking up the state by annexing only the Polish, Czech and German parts of it while leading the rest to independence would have laid a minefield full of future conflicts right at Germany's doorstep. I'm still stunned how right he was concerning his views on Austria-Hungary's unity only basing on loyalty towards one man and the consequences of that Empire collapsing.

@juanmanuelzardainbuganza8889 7 лет назад

His brother Maximiliano was the second emperor of México, but he was kill.

@fernandouseodysee5027 7 лет назад

Wow, I didn´t know The brother of Maximiliano was the emperor of Austria-Hungary, the same that were alive in the first world war; I (as a mexican) were thaught that Maximiliano were the brother of the king of austria or something like that, and I asociated him as only a lesser european aristocrat. Even before the video I only thought that he was brother of some austria-hungary emperor but I didn´t related him to Franz Joseph I because I don´t know much about him. Tu nombre parece ser o español (por tu avatar, que no se que sea pero se me figura a eso) o de algún país latinoamericano, creyendo yo que tal ves de México debido a lo que mencionaste. es raro hablar en ingles contigo pero supongo que los comentarios son para que otros no hispanoparlantes también lo vean.

@juanmanuelzardainbuganza8889 7 лет назад

Fernando Navarro soy México-español,

@fernandouseodysee5027 7 лет назад

Juan Manuel Zardain Buganza Orale, no me esperaba que fueras medio mexicano medio español (espero no estar mal interpretando lo que dijiste). Por cierto, y si no me entrometo mucho, eso del "emperador" Maximiliano ¿te lo enseñaron en la escuela o lo leíste en internet? Yo como te decía, me eso enseñaron en la primaria/secundaria pero muy mal y sin ningún detalle. Apenas hoy, después de tantos años, relaciono a Maximiliano con Franz Joseph I (Jajaja, ni si quiera sé cual es su nombre en español ¿Fransisco José primero de Austria-Hungría?)

@juanmanuelzardainbuganza8889 7 лет назад

Fernando Navarro bueno yo estudio historia, pero si leí en internet sobre la relación entre Maximiliano y Francisco José, además esto me lo comentaron mis padres desde pequeño, pero no sabía bien quién eres Francisco José hasta que comencé a estudiar más sobre los Habsburgo y supe más sobre el, de hecho si se que tuvo una relación muy cercana con su hermano y que lamento mucho su muerte.

@blankeon6613 Год назад

@@juanmanuelzardainbuganza8889 A shame for Mexico that the empire did not last. The country would have been a lot more prosperous and peaceful with closer alliances with Europe instead of standing alone with the United States.

@HenryDavis 7 лет назад

You guys create the best videos

@codymount5949 7 лет назад

Keep up the awesome stuff!

@doesnt_exist_ 7 лет назад

i wish thy could bring back the Hapsburgs

@DerOrk 7 лет назад

Mh. I believe one tried running for precidency in Austria, five years ago.

@Solaxe 7 лет назад

+Valy Stanciu Stop with harambe garbage, please

@kreol1q1q 7 лет назад

The paragraph was dropped, but hasn't that been because the living Habsburgs renounced all political aspirations?

@MrHistoryBuff1 7 лет назад

that actually happened because Austria came under fire for it from Human Rights organizations, as the initial form of the law forbids any member of the House of Habsburg entering the country unless they renounce their right to the throne. The portion which prevents them running for President was dropped after the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe released a very critical report of it. The Habsburg law is still on the books, but the only part still in force is the one that confiscated their property. Interestingly, Otto Von Habsburg, the last heir to the Austrian throne, was a very prominent member of the European Parliament, though he had to renounce his rights to the throne to be granted full Austrian Citizenship, as Hitler, who was the one who reinstated the Habsburg law after it had originally been repelled, had revoked his citizenship. Interestingly, he actually tried to convince the Austrians to give him back the throne in the lead up to the Anschluss as he believed that he might be able to repel the Nazis in addition to trying to get the International community to intervene to stop it.

@kreol1q1q 7 лет назад

Was any of their property subsequently returned? I know they lived in relative poverty after being expelled from Austria, but now they seem to be doing quite well for themselves financially.

@colefritts814 7 лет назад

Will their be an episode about Rasputin?

@petlahk4119 7 лет назад

I think he said something about how there will be but that it won't happen until March 2017 when the Russian Revolution hits.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Yes

@skateboards7042 7 лет назад

great video u make history fun

@rogeriodeoliveirasouza9068 7 лет назад

Excellent! Keep going.

@Lachausis 7 лет назад

TGW crew, are you planning to briefly mention WWI Christmas Battles of 1916/1917 in Latvia (near Riga), and the role of Latvian Riflemen in that offensive?

@aka99 7 лет назад

sorry sir, what? :) sounds interesting!

@Lachausis 7 лет назад

aka99 Just a classic bloody WWI battle, where a good opportunity is wasted away by faulty organization, and, as usual, washed away by blood of thousands of good men. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Battles