Military History!!! SABATON - Bismarck, 40:1, Coat of Arms | Reaction 

40:1 Is about the battle of Wizna and is also known as the Polish Thermopylae. Where 720 Polish soldiers, many recruited the month before, held off an army of 42,000 Germans for three days before being overrun. According to wikipedia of the 720 soldiers around 15 escaped about the same number were captured and the rest were killed. The captian killed himself with a grenade before he could be captured. Don't know if anyone else posted this but I thought it was amazing I had never heard of this battle before Sabaton

Sabaton is all about history. The good and the bad, no filters only the facts. I can suggest Hearts of Iron, Night Witches, Winged Hussars, Shiroyama, Stalingrad, to Hell and Back, The Lost Battalion, The Last Stand, and the Last Battle. They are my favorite.

"Hence we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks." -Winston Churchill

The defense of poland was truly a moment of honour for the polish #RespectForPoland

Coat of Arms is about the Greek defense against the Italian invasion during WW II. They held out and resisted longer than any other country invaded by the Axis. 🤘🤘

One of the more important information about the Bismarck is, that the Royal Navy pretty much sent an entire fleet after her. Royal Navy sent after her : 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser 2 heavy cruisers Did not participate in combat: 6 destroyers against the German Heavy Battle Cruiser Prinz Eugen and the Battleship Bismarck. They fired around 2800~ shells at her as of which 300 Hit her, and only 4 of those 300 managed to penetrate the ships deck and general Armor (most of the shells came from the King George V with her 5.25 Inch Main Guns) (I know im late, maybe someone cares !)

Was at walmart today. Elderly gentleman had a hat with combat medic written on it. Shook his hand and thanked him for his service. He was combat medic in the Korean War. That dude is more bad ass than i will ever be. The history of what it took to stop the Bis as and awesome story. Highly recommend researching. The video was a colab with world of warships. They make a bad ass WWII navy battle game.

Hello and best wishes from Moscow :) Sabaton - Night witches.

I recommend checking out Sabaton - To hell and back. It is about the US most decorated soldier during world war 2 and about PTSD

Hell yeah! I love Sabaton, and I appreciate that they honor those often forgotten by time. May 4th is Dutch memorial day when we remember all those that fell. So I will be bumping a lot of Sabaton that day.

Strongly reccomend any song from their album Carolus Rex.

my grandfather fought the nazis in norway....I served for some years in the swedish air defence about 10+ years ago....doing service builds character!

You want to see a good vintage Battleship visit the USS Texas last dreadnought in the world

You mentioned ptsd and how soldiers react when getting back from battle. Check out, to hell and back which is a song about just this., by sabaton. A nice plus is that it is a awesome track aswell but also has a powerful message. Great reaction and hope you experience more sabaton. Additionally, any song from the Woodstock festival in Poland is epic. 700 000 in the crowd and the energy is extatic!

How did I MISS a Sabaton reaction?!!! They're power metal royalty! 🖤🤟🤟I took my son to his first concert and it was Sabaton and Battle Beast. Sabaton is coming back in our area in the fall with Hammer Fall!

Brother, when you listen to Sabaton there never will be “mild”. As someone said so wisely “Sabaton is like history lesson on steroids” xD

One of the greatest things about Sabaton is that they transcend usual musical tastes. My wife is mostly into R&B, while I've always been a metalhead. However, she asked me on our first date if I liked Sabaton, and she's since introduced me to Rage of Light's music as well. First time I heard "Primo Victoria" by Sabaton, I was hooked. Grats, man. You're hooked now, too. 🤘😁🤘

The Bismarcks weapon were so powerfull, when they fired it for the first time the shockwave of the weapons destroyed their own radar equipment

Im proud to be a Polish citizen. Hearing such respect for our fallen soldiers fighting for land makes me cry.

please react to their song TO HELL AND BACK...

Thanks for saluting those of us who served. We really do appreciate that stuff man. After knowing our former brothers and sisters were spit on because of the misunderstanding between civilian perception, and what we actually sign up for it’s a welcome thing to hear. Trust that we understand your hatred for what the governments do, but the vast majority do not sign up to just do the governments biddings. We really do sign up for the betterment of the country and the world, but when we get in we see that we are powerless to make the changes we want to see. It’s just follow orders, or be punished from that point on. Those who have served understand the hate the civilian population have for the government which they carry on towards the military because they think we are just brainwashed zombies doing the governments biddings. Trust me we are far from that. Cheers my brother.

My bad for requesting shit over and over that you reacted to over 9 months ago... You, Sir, are a reacting discography!

The man in the bismarck video, the one who drove the ship they played on, was the survivor of the Bismarck, the video itself was a recollection of what happened to him.

That was one of the best reaction videos I’ve seen. Major respect to you for your words. You earned a sub with what you said. Great job!!

As a old Vietnam vet, you are wise beyond your years! Wish I could have had Sabaton on my helicopter headphones while I was on my M60 "layin down fire".

This song is one of my favorites! I absolutely love Sabaton. And thank you for your reaction to their musicvideo :)

Is it just me that noticed that the young guy that survived the battle is the old guy that drives the boat Sabaton plays on. :O

I love Sabaton!! Glad you reacted to these, they're great songs! Honestly everything else they do is phenomenal, anything anyone suggests to react to is a must, lol!

Bismarck was filmed for the video game "World of Warships". "40:1" is a favourite, but I love "Resist and Bite" and "The Last Stand". As a side note Sabaton's drummer is married to Floor Jensen from Nightwish.

Everything Sabaton makes music about is true. THAT is what blows my mind -- even from a historical perspective.

20:00 If you're ever in Hawaii the USS Missouri is docked there as a museum exhibit, it's served from 1944 through WW2 (the peace deal with the Japanese empire was signed on it) Korea, Desert Storm, and was finally retired and turned into a museum in 1995.

Those reaction were amazing, and I have to point out something, it's rare to see people enjoying alot of different music style this much, and it's very cool !

A lot of the video was reenactment of the battle of Wizna. The video was made with the help of a descendant of the captain mentioned in the song. Referring to 40:1 by the way

Just saying thank you, and your words about veterans did not go unnoticed. Thank you.

Just discovered your videos. Thank you for spreading the word about great Metal! Great reaction to Ghost as well. New subscriber here!!

What I love about sabaton's Joakim; he a metal singer, but he got vocals y'know he's a brilliant singer!

The Bismarck was a powerful and terrifying ship. Story has it that the Bismarck opened fire on the RMS Hood from 15 Miles away. RMS Hood exploded into pieces and sank to the bottom. People speculate that the shell that hit RMS Hood hit the Ammo Magazine and that it could only have came from the Bismarck. If I recall Churchill mobilized every ship in the British Royal Navy to find and sink the Bismarck after it sunk the RMS Hood. Johnny Horton also has an old time song called "Sink The Bismarck" that tells a little more than Sabaton's version does.

i usually dont like if people pause the video in reaction videos, but you actually tell intresting / entertaining stuff when you pause, great!

Yes, loving history is what turned me to Sabaton when I listened to the song "The Last Stand". I converted my Dad later on. Lol! He's been in the Navy here in the USA for 6 years back in the day. He'd be able to tell you a lot about being on a ship.

As a veteran I sincerely appreciate your support for us it's what we chose but its always good to see there are those who still support us God bless you and the tmg fam

Iv listen to sabaton since like the early 2000s and Bismarck has to be my favourite song, and the Bismarck is my favourite Ship cause I had relatives that were on it

Several thing, so grab some popcorn for this novel- If you want some war history stuff, look up The Battle off Samar. It was a naval battle between Japan and America in WWII and one of the most one-sided match ups in history. The US had 3 destroyers, 4 destroyer escorts (think destroyer but smaller) and 6 escort carriers (tiny carriers made for light support) and the Japanese had 4 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, and 11 destroyers. Japan also had the Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed which outweighed Taffy-3 by itself. Japan should have brought more ships... they lost. The documentaries are about an hour long, so you might not want to do a full reaction. Although this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SuSd5TfFOJk.html is a summary of sorts by Potential History. A fun quote that was said by an American sailor during the battle while their ship was held together by tape was "just wait a little longer, boys, we're suckering them into 40-mm range" Another thing I can recommend would just be anything about the USS Enterprise CV-6. She was known as "The Grey Ghost" because she would not die. For a time, she was the only US carrier in the Pacific, prompting the sailors to post the sign "Enterprise vs Japan" on her deck. As for Sabaton, this is going to be fun: Panzerkampf- Largest tank battle in history, USSR vs Nazi-Germany Midway- About the battle of Midway Wolfpack- German submarines vs a convoy Resist and Bite- 40 Belgium soldiers vs Germany Hearts of Iron- German Soldiers evacuate civilians from the Russians Rorkes Drift- About 150 British vs 5000 Zulu warriors Firestorm- Bombers in general Counterstrike- The Six-Day War Shiroyama- The final battle of the Samurai Night Witches- Soviet all female bomber regiment White Death- The deadliest sniper in history, 500+ kills in 100 days The Price of a Mile- WWI, asking the question of how much is a mile of ground worth Cliffs of Gallipoli- The lyrics "Only boys who lost their lives in the sand" make it stand out to me To Hell and Back- Audie Murphy, most decorated US soldier in history and his struggle with PTSD Wehrmacht- About the German war machine Rise of Evil- Hitler's rise to power Attero Dominatus- The Battle of Berlin Back in Control- Battle of the Falkland Islands Nuclear Attack- The nuclear strikes on Japan Carolus Rex- King of Sweden who ruled a good chunk of Europe If you want a song, I can provide a link to either a lyric video or music video. There's also a ton of other songs they have. I can give info as needed, but feel free to react to whatever you like

devil dogs talks about the us marines in ww1 good song …. sabaton history channel breaks down the history of the song

The movie a bridge too far is a good classic. Also the video bismarck was made in colaboration of the game world of warships. Keep the vids up!

Tickets for Sabaton and Hammerfall just went on sale yesterday. You should never miss an opportunity to see them. Besides just being awesome musicians, they're one of the most fun bands to see in concert also.

Don't you realize that the boat captain that was on the vessel that Sabaton was on was the sailor that was rescued from the Bismarck. The compass.

Sink The Bismark, Battle of The River Platte, 2 excellent movies to watch. I can't stop listening to this song! Great reaction video!

in my Village died the last person that was from the Hellenic side in the war beetween Hellas and Italy from the song coat of arms

Hey there. As a swede, I'm VERY glad to see that you, like som any others, have come to appreciate Sabaton. The way they make Power Metal while telling history is really AWESOME! And as for the battleship Bismarck, I think it would be interesting to see what you have to say about the guy the ship was named after. You really don't need to look much further than watching the videos made by the RU-vid channel Extra Credit. Just look for their videos about Otto von Bismarck, you WON'T be disappointed. Seriously... The IRON CHANCELLOR!

The two ships Bismarck fought first were HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales. The carrier launching the Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Bombers was the HMS Ark Royal, her 818th Squadron.

There is a video of 40:1 live at an outdoor festival in Poland and during the song a massive flag comes out and covers the crowd. Everyone is under it making it move. It looked epic, and must have been awesome to be there. You should check it out on your own sometime.

Other than their badass songs, Sabaton has also teamed up with a historian and made a youtube channel called Sabaton History, where once per week they cover the actual history behind one of their songs. Check it out sometime, it's pretty awesome.

I have taken a tour of the USS Turner Joy, a 1950s era destroyer that now serves as a museum ship. A puny thing compared to the larger battleships but even such a "modest" warship was positively daunting in its size and complexity. Steel so thick it feels like you're knocking on stone. It felt unshakable, its hull impenetrable. But a beast like Bismarck could have turned it to twisted slag in a single volley. Awesome.

Finally you reacted to Sabaton =)

as a kid I spent time on the USS Yorktown as part of a boy scout trip, spent a few days there, I would HIGHLY recommend a visit even if its just a day tour, they have the carrier, a destroyer, submarine and other cool stuff!!! :D

Sabaton are fkn great man , nice react 👍

The USS Missouri is a floating museum and you can tour it.

For the record, that's a 15in diamater shell from one of eight main guns. The projectile weighed 1764 lbs each with a muzzle velocity of over 2600 feet per second and a range over 20 miles so, imagine something half the weight of a car traveling 1/2 a mile per second slamming into your ship. This is what killed HMS Hood.

Great reaction man! Sabaton is amazing, all (if I'm not mistaken) of their songs are about different wars, history, empires and such, makes a better historyteacher than any of mine ever was! They truly are one of a kind, I rate them in my top 10s out of bands from my country Sweden. If you're interested in more from them, check out Carolus Rex, Primo Victoria, The Final Solution, The Last Stand, To Hell and Back, Sparta, Ghost Division, En livstid i Krig. They have so, so many good songs, should be enough for a couple of vids ;)

"On a ship there's nowhere to run, you either win or swim" my dad told me this and I'll never forget it

The Bismarck is my fav WW2 german Battleship.

Sabaton The Last Stand are Final Battles - Sabaton - Rorke's Drift goes back to 1879, under the command of Lieutenant John Chard and Gonville Bromhead, a small company of British soldiers successfully defended the outpost at Rorke's Drift, a Swedish hospital and church, against an intense assault by almost 4,000 Zulu warriors.

Interesting fact: On 18 September 2016, it was announced, that Floor Jansen (of Nightwish) and her husband Hannes Van Dahl, drummer of Sabaton, were expecting their first child. On March 15, 2017, Jansen announced via Instagram that she gave birth to a baby girl, Freja.

Great reactions dude 🤘

i have listened to so much metal that they don't bring me back to life... they make me sleep well... wherever i am...

This video was for 40:1 was directed by a descent of the polish captain who commanded the defence

I have tored the uss Alabama in Mobile bay and toured the uss Forristal when my brother was stationed there when he was in the Navy. Thak you for your service to all our men and women in the armed forces!!!

I have been on a cruiser once before, and the ship i was one had 6 gun batteries. Each battery had 3 cannons, and each cannon barrel had an inner diameter of alteast 30 inches wide. they said that whenever a full broadside was fired that they could feel the ship shift 50 yards sideways from the sheer recoil of the guns. Ships like the Bismarck are insanely powerful.

Sad Fact, That Ship Took Over 2000 Sailors With Her When She Sank Only 117 Of Her Crew Survived

If you want to tour a US WWII battleship, the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, NC is a great ship to tour. She was in the Pacific theater during WWII, sustained a torpedo hit at Guadalcanal, was repaired and returned to duty.

Back in 06' when I was an army cadet I got to do a tour of the HMCS Calgary (I think) while it was getting refitted at the navy base on Vancouver Island. It was the first time I was ever on a ship or boat that didn't feel like a ramshackle tin and wood box that could sink and kill all of us at any moment. You're right about how wild it is that they float. They're like steel skyscrapers laying flat in the water and forgetting to sink.

My grandparents and I took a trip to see the USS North Carolina. I saw that beauty of a ship and bout cried man. Everything is absolutely huge and its unbelievable something that size floats and fought in battles and made it home. We also took a trip to see the USS Yorktown which is an aircraft carrier. Its honestly amazing just how big these things are and how they act as miniature cities. Respect to all our armed forces and to anyone fallen soldier.

The Bismarck was a German battleship. One of the biggest in ww2. The allies put Killing that ship as a #1 priority. They threw everything at finding, and sinking it. Battleships were expensive and we're rarely used, but they we're good deterants at ports since the dam things were hard to sink. Plus losing one would be like loosing a carrier today. Japan made a bigger one called the Yamato.

I would suggest checking out their song Screaming Eagles, it's about the 101st Airborne in the Battle of the Bulge, and how they were completely surrounded by the Nazis in the French town of Bastogne.

If you're ever in Massachusetts, they have a battleship turned into a museum that you can walk through and see how it was 80 years ago, battleship cove.

Love to see a black man who love hardrock! I follow Black Sabbath in 50 year. Now take SABATON over the throne!

I LOVE this guy's reaction and his thoughts. After having recently watched a lot of Sabaton reaction videos and seeing how fake and trashy some of these folks are, it's refreshing to see someone truly genuine and considerate.

Yes, Sabaton teaches history in a great way. If history in school was presented like this everybody would learn much more. May I suggest Sabatons history channel. There you can get much history about war. Here is an example about USA:s most decorated soldier during WW2 wich Sabaton made a song of - To hell and back. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n0PriUnAJ3U.html It is also about a the very same decorated soldier who was seriously damaged by war and suffered severe ptsd from experiencing horrors nobody should have to see.

fun fact, at the time the bismarck was finished in 1939, it was the biggest battleship of the world, first of its kind, at the time. with eight 380mm (14,961 inch (rounded up)) main caliber guns

Rise of evil, shiroyama, night witches, the last stand, pretty much anything you hear by sabaton is golden

I took a tour of an aircraft carrier and there’s a reason they’re called floating cities

The USS Iowa is in the port of Los Angeles San Pedro, CA and it’s a proper WWII battleship that saw service in that war, the Korean War, and Cold War. It was decommissioned and made into a museum for the pacific battle fleet I believe. The USS Missouri is a museum as well but I forget where. They are amazing to see and worth a visit. The USS Constitution “Old Ironsides” from the late 18th and early 19th century is still an active ship with sailors stationed on it largely to provide guided tours and it does go to sea for short trips yearly out of Boston harbor.

We hear you, friend. Thank-you.

Id love to see you react to some of the sabaton history channel stuff on RU-vid, They tell the story's that there songs are based off

Thanks for a great reaction to one of my favourite groups.! It was nice to see! Yesterday they released another brand new song from their new album album "The Red Baron" (arr 19/7) When you can and want. Please react! It still hasnt got a music video. But the song is great!!!....as usual

Subbed because I'm getting good vibes.

there is four battleships that have been turned into a museums. Depending on where you live at, you have Iowa located in LA, Missouri located in pearl harbor , new jersey located Camden/Philadelphia and north carolina located in Wilmington nc.

11:05 PREACH ON BRO!! You said it like no other and I salute you (I'm gonna buy a hat just so that I can tip it off for you, sir).

I just recently discovered this band myself and I'm hooked if you liked this try checking out "Feilds of Verdun" "To Hell and back" and "The lost battalion"

Battleships are open as museums around the USA. North Carolina- Wilmington,NC Alabama- Mobile, AL Massachusetts- Fall River, Mass Wisconsin- Norflk, VA New Jersey- Bayonne, NJ Missouri- Pearl Harbor, HI Iowa- Los Angeles,Calif Texas- San Jacinto Battlefield, Texas

Lets get this on the mainstream radio!!!!! this is what should be heard!!!!

When i listen to Sobaton 40:1 and Winged Hussars I'm proud to be Polish . Greetings from Poland!

Speaking from personal experience, I've never served, I'm trying to enlist, but ive seen some graphic stuff here, you'll never unsee it, it haunts you for life, I see Emily every day.

700.000ppl on one concert in Poland 2012!👍❤🇸🇪

I've been on the Missouri when it was in Bremerton Washington, it is the epitomi of a warship. I served on an aircraft carrier, the size of those you have to experiance to understand. I can still remember standing on the bow as the ship turned, it was as if the world was turning around you, not the ship turning.

"Night Witches" and "Resist and Bite" are my favorites of theirs.

Fun story about the concert they filmed this video during. Before the band played, the Cardinal (iirc) if the Polish Catholic Dioceses, presented the Band a Sword and gave them a Honorary (basically a title). The band had no idea why several guys from the polish state department and an old priest where even there. 40:1 is considered to be Military Anthem in Poland, much as the song Smoking Snakes has become in Brazil. Think about that, a band made a short song about an often forgotten battle, and it becomes a cultural icon to the people of that nation. It seems odd to most people, but there is something to remember about Poland. They weren’t just invaded by the Nazis. They where betrayed by the Allies, left in Soviet hands for decades. When I was born, Poland was still occupied and there was a polish resistance fighting to be free. Any Pol in their mid thirties today, was born in occupation. For them, the War started in 1939 but it didn’t end until they got their freedom back, near fifty years later.

the bismarck was the flagship of the kriegsmarine. only two ships were developed in the bismarck class, the bismarck and the tirpitz. the bismarck took on the two strongest ships in the british navy when those ships took the bismarck and its escort by surprise. the bismarck got away with slight damage to the fuel tanks, and both rudders jammed, sinking one of the ships and badly damaging the other. soon after, 2/3s of the british navy attacked it, hitting it with dozens of torpedo bombs and over 400 heavy shells from dedicated ship killing battleships, and despite the overwhelming odds, the bismarck toughed it out, sinking and damaging numerous ships, before the crew decided to scuttle it, because it was out of ammunition and was seriously damaged. its sister, the Tirpitz, didnt meet so nice a fate. when the british discovered it stuck in norwegian fjords, they immediately sent out a bomber wing and hit it with 4 "tall boy" bombs and 10 40 pound bunker busters, for a total of 5,200 pounds worth of explosives, the largest amount of explosives ever air dropped onto a naval vessel

If you are interested on knowing more about that Battle you could watch Extra Credits, Hunting the Bismarck 4 part series it has some pretty amazing facts in it

If you were looking to tour a battleship the USS Texas is docked as a museum ship near Houston. There's likely others but that's the first that springs to mind for me because its on my bucket list to go and see.