The Lost Battalion: An Epic True Story of American Courage in World War I 

Would love to see a video on John McVicar, prison escapee

Hey btw you said October 11th not November 11th

1918 the Great War rages on. A battalion is lost in the Argonne.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oSZtV72f-uw.html SABATON - The Lost Battalion (Official Lyric Video)

Probably the most underated song of sabaton. Its a great song showing the courage and bravery of american soldiers…

Timeghost (Indy's new project that includes the WW2 channel) actually partnered with Sabaton to create the Sabaton History channel where they go through the history behind the song and talk about the song with members of the band (usually Pär or Joakim)

He did sell them a little short tbh. 😬🤷‍♂️

Exactly what I came here to say

Didn't the Russians have a version where you had to drop some kind of metal pin in the top before you threw it?

@@rc59191 not sure on that one brother. I wouldn't be a bit surprised though

@@PhoenixAscending I had to look it up right quick since I only ever seen it used in Call of Duty Finest Hour lol. It's called the RGD 33 stick grenade and it has a detonator pin that has to be pulled out and then dropped inside the top of the grenade before throwing it along with having to twist the bottom a certain direction. Definitely not the most practical one I've seen.

@@rc59191 wow man...would really suck to have to try and use that in a hurry in battle. They probably had it early on in the war. And actually, COD is pretty accurate with their weopans and equipment. One of the reasons I like their games. Thanks for the knowledge

@@PhoenixAscending you're welcome and ya I still play the older games like Big Red One since that's the only game that has my favorite bolt action rifle the MAS 36, Finest Hour, COD 2, and 3.

The 42nd division was nowhere near the Lost Battalion/77th Division area. They had nothing whatever to do with the LB's relief.

No you weren’t!!!!

Shut up! No, you are!

we can still argue. you were wrong, anyway

I disagree 😒

Well, It's one pound for a five minute argument, but only eight pounds for a course of ten.

Glad you enjoyed it Karl brings so much humanity to these videos!

@@Biographics he does! The little tangents he goes on are fantastic because i relate to doing that and with that kind of humour and perspective too 🤣

It's actually on RU-vid

My grandfather and his brothers and brother-in-laws never talked about WW2. The closest was my Uncle Maury who told me about something that happened during the occupation of Germany following the war. He was stationed in Bavaria, and without going into details, an older woman who had lost her sons to the war kind of took him in as a surrogate son.

Mine too! George Hoey, 308th Infantry, Company G.

Mine too! He got the Distinguished Service Cross.

Oh! - Ha! 😅 I don't understand. 😉

I see what you did there

Loud NOISES!!!!

You merely assert? People hate arguing, and it's obvious. The way you worded that is awful and you should be ashamed. There's nothing worse than arguing online and we all hate it.

And yet, despite not having to look through pages of names hoping to not see a family member for four years straight like the Australian commitment to WWI, the casualties between the AEF and Australians were almost identical. In four years or fighting, 60,000 were killed, and 156,000 were wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner according to the Australian War Memorial. In contrast, In 200 total days of fighting, the AEF had more than 320,000 casualties, to include over 50,000 killed and more than 193,000 wounded. Of course these casualties aren't comparable on a per capita basis, as just 400,000+ Australians served, vs several million Americans. But, your comment does come off as if you are trying to downplay US involvement.

@@OldPirate1718 he doesn't; but people get weird when things change and can have trouble adjusting to a new reality. Karl is Karl and not Simon, but he's going to need to adjust to this audience as much as the audience will need to adjust to him. I just hope that doesn't entail a bunch of people telling him to shave his head and grow a beard and talk like he's from the south.

@@benjaminepstein5856 He has actually changed how he presents. He is putting far more effort into speaking slowly and clearly, as he can normally speak quite quickly, that and he is also focusing on stopping his natural accent coming through

@@littleshep5502 indeed, I had noticed a change in presentation and I think it's gotten better. It's just that I've seen many comments to the tune of "if it's not Simon, then it just won't do", which is rather rude and unhelpful. I say this as someone who consumes much of the Whistler Industrial Complex; I accept the reality that he's not hosting these three channels anymore and I've enjoyed Geographics and Biographics and hope to continue enjoying them with Karl or whatever new host they settle on. Point being, there are humans behind these videos and this change came from less than happy circumstances. The producer seems like a good person struggling with the loss of her father and is doing her best to keep going. Karl is his own person who has built a successful career in his own right; as someone who has taken over for a previous worker, it's very annoying to be constantly compared to your predecessor. It's much better to evaluate based on individual merits and give feedback thusly. I'm also aware that this is a RU-vid comments section and there is no greater hive of scum and villainy. But one can hope for better.

Huh, interesting. So, why are they shaped like a pine cone now?

now that i don't know. i just retelling a story i was told.@@Biographics

Karl is now the host of this, geographics and toptenz

They certainly did! US forces took part in Cambrai, Somme Defenseive, Lys, Aisne, Montidier-Noyon, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Somme Offensive, Oise-Aisne, Ypres-Lys, St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Vittorio Veneto. According to the US Army's Center of History, US forces distinguished themselves several times, including the Battle of Cantigny where US forces took the town and repelled six German counter attacks, or the battle of Aisne, where German forces had driven within 50 miles of Paris. With Marines taking Bouresches and Belleau Wood, and thr 38th holding later at Marne while their French counterparts retreated, earning the 38th the title "Rocks of the Marne" US forces, while minor, played crucial roles in the final offensives of the war. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, for example, was the largest in US Military history, with more than 1.25 million US troops taking part in the 47-day campaign. The American First Army had driven forty-three German Divisions back over 30 miles, inflicting over 120,000 casualties and capturing 468 guns, at a cost of 117,000 casualties of their own. In 200 total days of fighting, the AEF had captured 49,000 Germans and 1,400 guns. More than a million US troops in twenty-nine divisions saw active operations, with more than 320,000 casualties, to include over 50,000 killed and more than 193,000 wounded. By October 1918, US forces held over 101 miles of the western front, or roughly 23%. Obviously, these numbers pale in comparison to the British or French, which undoubtedly did the majority of the fighting. But for such a short conflict (1917-1918, for the Americans).

Thank you! Will do!

But where is Simon?

@@reformedgarbage5415 Gone

Glad you enjoyed it!

Was he respected by the men? When was the book published? WHO published it?

It was written by a Private who was a member of the Battalion. He talked about many of the men featured in the movie. He was a Private, , not an officer or an NCO

Simon had a falling out with the owners of this channel and left. He has his own channels: Megaprojects, into the shadows, casual criminalist, among others.

​@@jtsnowman66good to know. I thought he might be coming back now I can clean up my subs

Shame, I used to love this channel. Simon made it though.

While we all fear change and especially surprise change, it's worth pointing out that the people behind the channel are still working out how to adapt to Simon's departure. They're well aware of his draw to the channels and are still dedicated to bringing quality content. If there's something you like, tell them so they can build on it. If there's something you don't like, let them know so they can work on it. If that's not your thing, then it's not your thing, but I'd see how things unfold. Just my two cents.

Daven is great tho. I like this new guy but he's no Simon. Sucks they had a falling out 😢

But it’s fair to say that Pershing was pressuring Alexander

There is, it's pretty good too.

@@scottkrater2131 what's the name?

@@theawesomeman9821 The Lost Battalion, 2001, starring Rick Schroder, and the guy from BoB, Sinks XO I think. Good movie.

@@scottkrater2131 thanks

@@theawesomeman9821 no problem. Enjoy.

Gone

He won't