German Uniforms of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special

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From the iconic Pickelhaube to the almost legendary Stahlhelm and the field grey colour, German military uniforms of World War 1 are instantly recognisable. But there is more to them than just the spiky leather helmet that was often used in enemy propaganda. In our new special episode we are talking about the details of the German uniforms in the First World War.
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@j1nz007 8 лет назад

Fun fact: Today, 145 years ago the german Kaiserreich was founded

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

fun fact indeed.

@materialmatters2759 8 лет назад

and the Versailles Conference opened 97 yrs ago. Great way for the Reich/Empire to celebrate its 48th birthday.

@charlietudju8238 8 лет назад

+Jinzo Beat me to it !

@jacksonlord8297 7 лет назад

Run for president pls

@ethanbenner6995 2 года назад

150 now.

@faterevelation 8 лет назад

Germany had the best uniforms ever

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

meh

@sophiakinasihlarasati7577 8 лет назад

+The Great War o

@captonloner4685 8 лет назад

+The Great War I think the French and Brits have some nice uniforms. (French uniforms from start to end of the war I thought looked spectacular)

@normantruong3746 8 лет назад

+CapTonLoner at the start the sucked alot but near the end they looked better

@ohnenamen2843 5 лет назад

The Germans had the best steel helmets in ww1, but from a tactical look the US and UK uniforms were better.

@556deltawolf 8 лет назад

Fun fact Indie, the Stahlhelm was so effective that many nations including the countries in South America, China, Africa, and even the United States used some form of the Stahlhelm. Even today, some modern military helmets borrow features from the Stahlhelm.

@thurin84 8 лет назад

+556deltawolf most in fact

@mikec8086 8 лет назад

the fallschirmjager helmet was superior as it didn't have pointy bits to catch on things as well as better visibility

@thurin84 8 лет назад

mike C yes starting with the second model the springerhelm was quite superior in fit and protection to many other helmets of the time. so much so when all things nazi were purged from the bundeswehr and it adopted the m1 helmet the springerhelmes liner and chinstrap was fitted to the m1 for airborne forces.

@nicolaspeterkin9154 6 лет назад

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@jacobsarabia336 7 лет назад

I think it's very interesting how the Stahlhelm became a subconscious signifier of oppression and scary soldiers. It features heavily in the designs of Darth Vader, the Helghast from Killzone, the soldiers evil future Superman rolls around with in BvS, and so many other things.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

The gas mask fits the Helghast quite well too.

@avnrulz 7 лет назад

And the re-design of the U.S. helmet when we switched to Kevlar, made me uncomfortable wearing it.

@avnrulz 7 лет назад

The symbology of it. From WWI and WWII, it was the helmet design of our enemy, and now we're given a similar design to wear. If you didn't serve prior to its issue, and wore the steel pot, it wasn't a matter of weight, it was a matter of the identifying silhouette.

@bertlyte3471 7 лет назад

CommissarWallace well the German units did not wear sallets in the world wars so I don't see how you find that strange...

@fundust5430 7 лет назад

dude are you kidding me? just because they were are enemy does not mean the the helmet is evil,

@rejmons1 7 лет назад

5:35 - on this photo there is very special soldier (with mustache) - gefreiter of 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment (later called Regiment "List"). His name was Adolf Hitler.

@kylehopkins7841 4 года назад

“now that the war is over, i’ll pursue my art career”

@rejmons1 4 года назад

@@kylehopkins7841 "Now the war is over, but the uniform suits me a lot... So, let's make the organisation where I'll have the uniform on my self all the time!"

@blankblank5409 4 года назад

Luigi

@TheZINGularity 3 года назад

@Allan Ros that last sentence is causing me an aneurysm

@slooeverysunday7065 3 года назад

HITLER DIE

@karakondzula1388 8 лет назад

Best uniforms both in WW1 and WW2 hands down.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

overall or do you like a specific model?

@generalcarlgustavfleischer368 8 лет назад

+The Great War The stahlhelm both WW1 and WW2 variants were the best. Due to their design it protects your head better from dangers such as shrapnel. The german uniforms were pretty nice aswell, they had different colors of feldgrau, a mix between gray and dark green/green. The germans used this color because they realised there was going to be alot of dust in battles and because it worked well both in urban and vegetation warzones.

@Bluehawk2008 8 лет назад

+karakondzula SS black or SS gray? (as if I have to ask)

@karakondzula1388 8 лет назад

Black ofc.

@karakondzula1388 8 лет назад

+PANKI_7 Best hats, but you gota give the overall title to Germans :)

@Gh0stClown 8 лет назад

I do love the shape of the old M1916-1918 Stahlhelms. The M1933 is good too, but the WWI helmet just edges it out imo.

@thurin84 8 лет назад

+Floobs m35. the m33 is an italian helmet.

@Gh0stClown 8 лет назад

milcoll73 Yeah that's the one I meant.

@johnalan6067 8 лет назад

The German Stahlhelm was the first single piece metal helmet. As you press the metal sheet the center point becomes thinner. To prevent this it was pressed in stages. You can see an example of this in the picture at 3:51. The British used the tommy boy helmet since they couldn't figure out how to prevent the thinning.

@hotsteamypudding 8 лет назад

I like your devotion to driving home the horror of war, too many people are keen to forget. The British government recently made a statement about how a lot of people actually enjoyed the war. Insane.

@indy_go_blue6048 5 лет назад

@@kretin6831 Some of you German defenders are as disgusting as the American Civil War "Lost Causers." You all don't want to accept ANY responsibility for either war. As der Kaiser said in 1914 "we were forced to take up the sword..." Bullshit.

@silvioevan11 8 лет назад

Excellent again! This will sound demanding, but: you HAVE to do an episode about the war songs. There are powerful compositions from practically all sides: 'La Madelon' (France), 'Preussens Gloria' (Germany), 'Ceddin Deden' (Otttoman Empire), 'Mars na Drinu' (Serbia)...

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

that would be very cool

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

maybe, but for that we would need to have licensable recordings of these songs.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Nick Bradbury Let's just say German copyright is complicated. Very very complicated.

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

***** Its not the language that is the Problem. It is the GEMA. A german company that is locking videos for germany when they got no license for the music in the videos. In every other country theres no problem. But in germany there is this bustard company :(

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

***** I hope they try

@SniperWalrus 8 лет назад

AWWW! INDY! YOU SPOILED THE END OF THE WAR! I was sure the Germans would come out on top...Ehh, next time, huh? c:

@Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад

maybe they'll win WW2!

@SniperWalrus 8 лет назад

Flintstoned There was a second one?! Jesus, this series just keeps getting more interesting. Don't tell me how the second season ends.

@dfadgsadfga1816 8 лет назад

+SniperWalrus just wait till you hear about the war after ww2 it was so COOL.

@GamesLegitament 8 лет назад

+SniperWalrus The season after the third one is pretty good too. I would rate it 9/11, though it's not over yet so we'll have to wait and see. (Too soon?)

@Piromanofeliz 8 лет назад

+GamesLegitament I rate this war 5/7

@ShillienFeuer 8 лет назад

In Chile, our Army is the last army who uses the Traditional German Army Uniform. It's nice so it each year in the National Parade. You should check in RU-vid "Preussens Gloria Chile"

@vitorb.macarthy348 5 лет назад

Preußens

@indy_go_blue6048 5 лет назад

It seems kind of weird, but those dudes sure can march!

@aidenfrench6070 4 года назад

Its sad places like Chile and possibly america/austria are the last traditionally german places left

@Marco-bf4uu 4 года назад

Very cringe, indeed.

@Marco-bf4uu 4 года назад

@@aidenfrench6070 stop watching fox news.

@laneslash6639 7 лет назад

5:42 I think that's a young Hitler on the left side with the giant moustache. I am 100% sure.

@trje246 6 лет назад

what a hottie! ;o)

@franciscopizarro8642 5 лет назад

Toast 'Til he lost his left testie

@theobuniel9643 4 года назад

@@franciscopizarro8642 Not true, probably just British propaganda.

@augustineihenacho1431 4 года назад

I think this is indeed a well known photo of Adolf Hitler

@starman1144 4 года назад

It's true, that is Hitler. He served in the German army in ww1

@arnbo88 8 лет назад

It should be noted that it wasn't just the buttons on the cap which denoted which state in the German confederation the uniform came from. The insignia on the pickelhaube also varied: eagle for Prussia, Cockade for Bavaria, etc. . The belt buckles also varied with the wreath/ crown and "Gott Mit Uns" on the brass Prussian belt buckle.

@MUCKLEECH 8 лет назад

Did I see Adolph Hitler in a couple of the photos about 3/4 of the way in the video? Just checking my eyesight...

@dfadgsadfga1816 8 лет назад

Fun fact: the soldiers quickly discovered you could unscrew the spike on top of the helmet and thus become less identifiable.

@doctoramelioration7971 5 лет назад

The Pickelhaube looked awesome. It made the German soldiers look majestic, respectable and what you'd expect to see amongst the military of a great and powerful civilization.

@rahbaralhaq 8 лет назад

In anyone interested, Ian from Forgotten weapon did a video about the trench armor.

@greatcornholiotha2nd 8 лет назад

Ian said that a collab with The Great War is coming up btw

@rahbaralhaq 8 лет назад

KantakiFryChicken Yep in Q&A 2

@Perforator2000 8 лет назад

I was about to post the same thing, but figured I'd check to see if anyone else bothered to first.

@greatcornholiotha2nd 8 лет назад

+Perforator2000 A lot of Forgotten Weapons fans must like this channel

@Perforator2000 8 лет назад

+KantakiFryChicken Yea, the history of firearms development is pretty crucial to understanding why The Great War was such a terrible one. Machineguns being a relatively new thing on battlefields meant that 19th century tactics got millions needlessly killed until well into the war. The really big thing was improvements to artillery, the main weapons of the war. I'd like to learn more about the different types that were used then.

@stevekaczynski3793 7 лет назад

The Pickelhaube often had the spike removed by front-line soldiers in 1915 and 1916, before it was replaced entirely in frontline service by the Stahlhelm. The spiked helmets, preferably with spike still attached, were prized souvenirs for Entente soldiers.

@TheMoodybiker 8 лет назад

Excellent commentary and content.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Thanks.

@haboob308 8 лет назад

Forgotten Weapons did a video on the "Lobster" armor. It reminded me of Ned Kelly.

@AnthropoidOne 6 лет назад

blame it on the Kelly's

@matthewrobinson4323 8 лет назад

This is a really great series, both in the subject matter and in how you present it. Thank you so much! I doubt most people don't realize how much the Great War shaped our present world, and even our daily lives. I think it's safe to say that had one been shipwrecked in January 1914 and not rescued till January 1919 they'd think they were on a different planet. Awesome work. Congratulations!

@darieirad 7 лет назад

I really appreciate these special videos, so keep 'em coming!

@notbobby125 8 лет назад

Question for out of the Trenches: How did the warring nations deal with all the language barriers? How did nations insure that reliably was transmitted to their allies speaking another national tongue? How were the colonial forces (such as the Indians fighting on the Western front) commanded, particularly since human translators were as vulnerable to death as anyone else?

@kukelekuu 8 лет назад

+notbobby125 nevermind between different nations. it was a real problem within the belgian army with mainly flemish soldiers and only french speaking officers (military doctrine dictated french as the official language of the army). soldiers often didnt understand orders. the germans picked up on the tension between soldiers and officers. they made signs spurring flemish soldiers to turn their coats, arguing that because of the germanic roots of flemish they were more akin with the germans than the walloons. this partially kickstarted the flemish independence/nationalist movement.

@calamity916 8 лет назад

+kukelekuu The language and the culture barrier for Austrians was also a major problem for them.

@anthonys7660 8 лет назад

Because the nations of Europe are small and close together many Europeans speak multiple languages

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs 8 лет назад

+notbobby125 I know there were some communication issues in the German military in mixed units -- soldiers from distant parts of the country would often have trouble understanding each others' dialects or those of their officers, and while there was a de-facto *written* standard for the language, Standard German as a spoken language taught in schools hadn't been invented yet, so there wasn't a common standard to fall back on for ordinary soldiers.

@HaloFTW55 7 лет назад

You don't, welcome to the Austro-Hungarian army.

@KraziIvan 8 лет назад

*Thumbs'd up, click full screen bamm intro. Sits back and watches.* Great work as always,

@thecellulontriptometer4166 8 лет назад

Was surprised when you discussed the pickelhaube that you didn't explain what the spike on the top was for. Many assume it was an offensive head butting weapon(or I did before researching), but was a throwback to days of swords designed to deflect blows from the top of the head. Like so much of the equipment countries went into the war with, it was useless on a modern battlefield, and had the added drawback of providing the enemy an idea of where you were when it stuck up above the trench wall, making for a good artillery target.

@QALibrary 8 лет назад

Great video ~ give thanks to the team for the great work

@4Bobay 8 лет назад

Great and informative video. Thank you.

@AlfredFJones1776 7 лет назад

Indy needed to be one of the War Stories characters in BF1.

@MrSegrist 8 лет назад

Great episode, guys! I was wondering if the spikes were also problematic in the trenches because they might reflect light while a soldier is peeping over a parapet, thus giving enemy snipers an early idea of where to aim.

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

for that they were wearing this woolcarpet on the Pickelhaube

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

And later on the spikes were melted to compensate the lack of metal.

@wankertosseroath 8 лет назад

This special was fantastic, thanks guys

@maximiliantay9545 8 лет назад

Been waiting for this for forever

@stepanmatousek8186 7 лет назад

Central powers should win. Für den Kaiser.

@willhelmdesberges1627 7 лет назад

which Kaiser? the german or the austro-hungarian?

@ultr8870 7 лет назад

beide

@mecha7419 5 лет назад

Solar Dwarf Kaiserreich lore...

@blankblank5409 3 года назад

👍

@steelhammer103 8 лет назад

That final quote gives you a good preview of how the German effort at Verdun became to be so fruitless and wasteful. Good episode! I always wondered where the Second World War German helmet originated from and now I know its Schwerd who designed it.

@tomsd.t.2277 8 лет назад

Very good information! :)

@lucaslagos5716 8 лет назад

Fascinating work guys, it's amazing how an epic event that happened a hundred years ago looks so alive here, amazing job, to say the least, as always, greetings from Brazil haha

@danialxiv591 4 года назад

WW1 uniform has the best uniform in History in my opinion

@micdropmags 8 лет назад

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment got their nickname due to wartime shortages as well, there wasn't enough Khaki on the island so they ended up with Blue Puttees.

@RogueRunner85 8 лет назад

I'm finally caught up! It took a minute, but I've watched every episode. Great show guys. Btw It amazes me on the sheer variety of different artillery pieces on the battlefield. Some of them seem quite unique. I've never seen a video explaining the evolutionary arms race of artillery technology during the great war.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Patrick Coughlin We will have an artillery special eventually.

@felixjaeger1635 8 лет назад

Great episode as always :3 I'm so glad that I subscribe to you few months ago

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Michał Cieślawski Thanks

@Sphere723 8 лет назад

The body/head armor was popular with machine gunners.

@Jeffersonian1 8 лет назад

Ian McCollum at the ForgottenWeapons channel has actually done a video on the helmet-and-body armor, and many Great War weapons. Maybe you should collaborate with him like you do with C&Rsenal.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Jeffersonian1 Maybe :)

@unityoneproject2321 8 лет назад

Hey I bumped into this channel I really like it great job truly.

@david-1775 7 лет назад

I was researching a WWII helmet my grandfather brought home and I stumbled upon a picture of a soldier wearing his M18 helmet with the Stirnpanzer steel plate. I had to come back and re-watch this video to see if you mentioned it..... YOU DID !!! You guys are great !!!

@flyeaglesfly1994 8 лет назад

5:37 hey Adolf ;)

@lucianocappellano8300 5 лет назад

Lol mega moustache right?

@sinphus 4 года назад

Luciano Cappellano yes

@Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад

I know you guys must have a long list of videos people have suggested. If you ever get a chance though I would love to see a Who did what in WW1 about George Mallory and/or Andrew Irvine. These two attempted to climb Mt. Everest in 1924, they died but it's still disputed today as to whether or not they were actually the first men to reach the summit. Even if they weren't they still secured their place in folklore with their attempt.

@materialmatters2759 8 лет назад

I agree George Mallory would deserve a who-did-what episode. He served in the Royal Artillery on the Western Front. But Irvine was only 22 when he died in 1924 so he was too young for wwi. George Mallory is also I guess the best preserved body of someone having served as a soldier in wwi.

@Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад

Stefan T I read somewhere Irvine submitted designs for an interrupter gear to the British military, but I don't know how true that is.

@materialmatters2759 8 лет назад

You are right. It is on Wikipedia and the source is given as W Davis - "Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest"

@Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад

***** Maybe, I would have said no if Mallory had not been found. Irvine's body could be buried under tons of snow/ice/rocks from nearly 100 years of avalanches and whatnot. But I do hope he's found, especially his camera.

@alganhar1 8 лет назад

+Flintstoned And these days lets face it, bodies of long dead climbers are actually milestones on the Everest attempt... as in they are signposts. Even if they did find them, chances are they would not be brought down... just two more bodies on the side of a mountain... Tsewang Paljor is the most famous... but there are at least 200 more up there...

@austindavid7675 7 лет назад

you make some very disgirptive and good videos, keep up the good work, by the way it's great to find another fellow world war 1 historian

@steveamphlett1803 8 лет назад

More, more another excellent edition thank you

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

good german spelling indi 😊👍

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

thanks! practice makes perfect

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

The Great War yep, more than 1 year german pronounciation every week at least 2 times :D

@Yakhashe 8 лет назад

+Lukas Helmstetter except for "Feldkchau" aka "Feldgrau" 2:37 xD

@individuum4494 8 лет назад

Yakhashe Ok, thats a Bit false pronounced XD

@nox5555 8 лет назад

+Yakhashe he sounds more like Feldkrauh. thats not good highgerman but its not completly wrong, they sound that way in some parts of germany

@necromanzer52 8 лет назад

So, did the spikes have a purpose or did they just think it looked cool?

@Waelser93 8 лет назад

+necromanzer52 Ive heard people say it was supposed to protect the head from sabre blows...no idea if thats true.

@necromanzer52 8 лет назад

Waelser93 If so, that's yet another case of people looking backwards rather than forwards. Having something that protects against sabres but not bullets.

@Waelser93 8 лет назад

A steel helmet wont protect you from bullets either...Not even my "Gefechtshelm" will. I think it is easy to point at past Military planners and complain about them not looking forward. But in many cases thats us looking back. For them the past was what they could learn from, they saw what worked and went on using it.

@WhatIsSanity 8 лет назад

Having a pointed top deflected objects (ie a sabre) hitting the top of the head so that it slid off the side instead of landing flat and transferring it's kinetic energy and therefore causing injury; also why the modern helmets don't have a flat top, it's suicidal. To date nobody has created a functional helmet that is capable of stopping or deflecting bullets. Modern military helmets were and are designed/used as protection from shrapnel, fragmentation, and falling objects, not to stop bullets. I hope this cleared some things up for You, it's a brief explanation but there it is.

@necromanzer52 8 лет назад

Luke DS Thanks for the response. I didn't know that. I take it that making helmets out of kevlar would be super heavy and fuck up your neck?

@MrSlitskirts 6 лет назад

Great subject and clip.

@MrBenzin 8 лет назад

can you do Serbian uniforms next? please. Love the channel :)

@FinnBannisterTHEWORLDROCKS 8 лет назад

So I am bearing the standard for Britain

@AnotherfromEngland 8 лет назад

Hey indy and team. Great work so far. I especially love the specials covering the arms and uniforms and was wondering when you were going to cover the British arms and uniforms. Keep up the good work.

@Kariakas 7 лет назад

Love your channel

@abuseofviolence 8 лет назад

I have an original 1915 prussian helmet at home :) happy

@thurin84 8 лет назад

+abuseofviolence ive got an original m16, an original camo m17, and a relic ex afgan m18. i would love to get a picklhaube but never have.

@keysn9070 5 лет назад

I maybe get one

@jamesbatchelor4772 8 лет назад

When are you going to be doing The British Uniforms?

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+James Batchelor Indy is here for shooting in early May and that's when we will shoot it. The script is already finished.

@junebug241 6 лет назад

Wow, this is really useful for a story I'm writing. Thanks!

@Neukku 8 лет назад

REALLY interesting video :)

@opmdevil 8 лет назад

The only war that war really cool was...the Finnish Winter War...

@BattleAxe1345 8 лет назад

+opmdevil Sisu!

@hussar_regimeny9390 8 лет назад

+opmdevil Of course was cool! It was below freezing

@ColTravis 8 лет назад

+opmdevil Personally the only really cool war that I know of was the "Pig War" between the British Empire and the United States. The war lasted from 1859 to 1874 and had one casualty, Corbis the Pig. The war was ended when Kaiser Wilhelm I who decided in favor of the US.

@maximiliantay9545 8 лет назад

It was literally cool

@martij30 6 лет назад

How about the cold war?

@Sgtdoc 7 лет назад

Can you guys do the Austro-Hungarian uniforms?

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

We will.

@Sgtdoc 7 лет назад

Ok. Happy Holidays and keep up the good work.

@artramirez249 7 лет назад

Good work indy. Love the show.

@Pontus_Vendelson 7 лет назад

You hit the nail right on the head.

@cubanog213 8 лет назад

any chance we can see the British uniform soon

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+manny diaz Soon is of course a relative term, but of course you will see them.

@U_C_G 8 лет назад

Wait? Germany lost?!? God dammit Indy way to spoil the ending! Though where did you get your ending info from there are another 2 years of this show to go!

@maxsmodels 8 лет назад

I am glad that you keep this about the people over a fascination with the equipment.

@Shannmeister 8 лет назад

Very interesting and well presented. On a totally unconnected side note that's one hell of a suitcase you've got there! :)

@DrGun-re1kd 8 лет назад

At the time of the Great War, was Bavaria an independent kingdom, or just another state in the German Empire? I have heard differing explanations. Thanks.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Dr. Gun A state in the German Empire. Though federalism was organised differently than in modern Germany for example.

@DrGun-re1kd 8 лет назад

The Great War Thank you kindly. I appreciate having the correct answer.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Dr. Gun The confusion comes from the word Freistaat. Which is a prefix that Saxony and Bavaria carry to this day. And of course the fact that Bavarians much rather be a single state.

@DrGun-re1kd 8 лет назад

The Great War Thank you very much for the clarification.

@andysm1964 8 лет назад

+Dr. Gun was a Kingdom within the German Empire.. I believe The Kaiser took the title; Empire of Germany; King of Prussia and King of Bavaria ( something like that).. this still reflects today Bavaria`s ` independent` look within the modern republic .in terms of military and foreign affairs, Bavaria was subjected to the rule of Berlin

@agesicht18 8 лет назад

plural is Pickelhauben

@ineffablemars 6 лет назад

agesicht18 yeah but german isn’t his first language

@andysm1964 8 лет назад

this series just keeps getting better and better

@williambeck2202 7 лет назад

Outstanding

@IrfanKhan-qi6ue 8 лет назад

india in ww1 please

@MedicMain9 7 лет назад

That's why Battlefield 1 is utterly bullshit

@martinadejaquiz2482 8 лет назад

wow, what an interesting channel. I just found you and subscribed. thank you.

@samwoodcreative 8 лет назад

Great ep, you guys always find terrific archival photos to accompany the narration! Just so you know, the Patreon link at the end takes me to some other page, not the The Great War's.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Sam Thanks. Just fixed that and here's the right link in general: patreon.com/thegreatwar

@MASTERdrakeful 8 лет назад

I've graduated from high school in 2013 but still have ties to all my history teachers they now us ur shows as workplace subjects as you cover come battles that they need they are glad to have a modern video to display to their class and enjoy how in depth you make it. plz keep it up

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Drake borskiy That's really cool, thanks a lot for that.

@MASTERdrakeful 8 лет назад

+The Great War for the next gear for infantry. can you do the Italians. ? or you already going down the road with the British than Russians and so on

@ognjenpetrovic5843 8 лет назад

Great job!

@glogovachc6264 8 лет назад

+Al Petrović kakva si fangirl :D

@ognjenpetrovic5843 8 лет назад

hahaha, moram malo, bacam brus u publiku

@Fribourg-bb3sn 8 лет назад

great stuff guys wit sub titles ty

@stefandrapic1156 8 лет назад

Really outstanding channel, thanks for your deduction and great work. I would like to give one interesting suggestion for the future video about specific persons in Great War. My suggest is Josip Broz Tito former president of Yugoslavia, one the most important leaders during 20th century. Thank you guys one more time for this great channel.

@joemc9683 8 лет назад

Keep up the good work

@brokenbridge6316 4 года назад

A nice video. German uniforms were a lot more interesting than I thought. Nice job.

@brokenbridge6316 4 года назад

@Liberty Prime C.F P.N---How useful.

@mrpistonrecaro6483 7 лет назад

Cool host and great show

@matthewrobinson4323 8 лет назад

@blakesby 8 лет назад

Please do a feature on uhlan tunics! Great stuff, as always.

@pan_jzm 8 лет назад

Cool and brief video. Would love to see videos breaking down the organization of the various armies as they briefly did in this one. From studying the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. I understand that the old systems of organizing regiments, divisions, and armies could be a confusing mess.

@oliversherman2414 2 года назад

I love your channel

@pinecone9619 4 года назад

I love the grey uniforms with the red trim and gold buttons. They look so fine yet powerful

@lasamir9147 8 лет назад

Nice vid m8 didnt know the facts in the start :D and also the letter at last really tells the soldiers feelings on the battlefield (Verdun prob Many more battles) it must have been horrible

@deadfish12345 8 лет назад

@TheGreatWarI love your show! My Great Grandfather fought on the Eastern Front against the Russians as a German soldier, in the trenches his Pickelhaube point was shot off,He kept it and used it as a wine glass after the war. His entire regiment was killed and he and his friend were the only survivors, he was then captured and escaped back to German lines. He later served in the Volkstrum during ww2 and also survived. Pretty lucky guy to survive both of the world wars! Sadly we lost all of his pictures and his uniforms during the family's evacuation from Konigsburg East Prussia. :(

@ting9395 8 лет назад

the color codeing system you mentioned on the grey caps were also on the pickelhaubes on the sides connecting the chin strap

@mikeymystery1713 8 лет назад

Thank you for adding that letter. It is interesting that it was not censored. In any case, the spectator who thrills to the sight of the uniform, has no idea that the pride in it relates to the sacrifice and effort and endurance of the wearer. The historian, who studies maneuver, and the casualty totals, does not apprehend the immediate and persistent horror and shock of each death or injury. I thank you for the sobering reminder. This is why veterans of every war have been so contentious about poseurs or others misusing the uniform. It is a big deal.

@Zumoari 3 года назад

Apprehend or comprehend? I just want to make sure I understand what you are saying.

@FinnBannisterTHEWORLDROCKS 8 лет назад

The British uniforms were well made due to experience from Boer War. They had the famous 'putties' that wrapped around eg and boots giving a degree of waterproof and warmth and the MK2 Webbing Set. The British Army was one of the few Countries in the early 20th Century that had changed from leather equipment to the new cotton webbing. The new pattern webbing was lighter, more comfortable, gave better weight distribution and fitted together better than previous systems and was probably the best example of webbing in the war.

@ColTravis 8 лет назад

I look forward to future specials on the uniforms of WWI.

@nicolasdefribourg5666 8 лет назад

cool stuff with sub titles Indy ty

@yaddar 8 лет назад

excellent episode as always. I hope you make a video or an Out of the trenches section about the Iron harvest in Belgium and France and how WW1 still remains deadly after a century over.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+yaddar We might do that in the end.

@yaddar 8 лет назад

that would be a good aftermath episode.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

***** Exactly

@londonspade5896 8 лет назад

"I can imagine some of you are impatient to get to the SPIKEY HELMETS, so we'll get to them now" For some reason that just made me chuckle :')

@wordsmithgmxch 8 лет назад

Great vid, Indy! Actually, it was the first part that got my interest. Maybe you could do a special on the role of universal military conscription / training / service in allowing the belligerents to mount such carnage, on such a scale, for such an extended period. But you shouldn't stop with the "metropoles": include the mechanisms that got all those Senegalese, Indians, Sikhs, Algerians, Indochinese, and on and on, recruited, uniformed, transported and marching up to the front for the next big push.

@Waelser93 8 лет назад

Id love to see a specific video on cavalry...not only the uniforms, but how the use of cavalry changed during the war.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Waelser93 We shall.

@Waelser93 8 лет назад

And that´s why you guys are the best!