If you like Indy and have an interest in history, you can learn more about Nazi Germany's invasion of France in April 1940 by watching this episode of the World War II series: "Blitzkrieg in the West - The Invasion of France - WW2 - 038 - May 18 1940" kzread.info/dash/bejne/doCCmrCBiMyzqZM.html And remember - no racism, antisemitism, xenophobia or hate speech in any direction is allowed in this comment section, nor will it be tolerated. Stay civil and respectful in your comments and discussions. Thank you, and rock on! If you would like to gain early access to our Sabaton History episodes and actively support this awesome project that we are so passionate about, you can do so by joining our Patreon community. There are some pretty cool perks when you become part of the Patreon family. Find out more and join here 👉 www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

@PiscatorLager

3 жыл бұрын

I think a while ago you asked about ideas for future videos. Would a history video about Desert's "Lament For Soldier's Glory" be worth a consideration? With Indy, Jocke and Alexei as a special guest? The band and the song were mentioned in the Counterstrike episode, together with a few connections between Sabaton and Desert. There are many more. Cheers from Germany's Center Uplands!

@TrollbaitMage

3 жыл бұрын

I think Indy and Joakim have gone a little stir-crazy in quarantine or what we call it in Alaska cabin fever. Erwin Rommel is always one that I've read multiple books on. One book I was reading about him got me in trouble at work because this little girl while she's 19-20 now if she thought he was a Nazi and got me in trouble because I was reading a book about a Nazi. I talked about it in one of the other videos.

@stoopidphersun7436

3 жыл бұрын

NOTICE ME

@quashadbackus1666

3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! Next episode: The Last Battle please.

@extrem8475

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly (beeing a german) had to laugh a few times about the ridicolouses of the breakthrough and how you told it. We got so many jokes around like "Who won the first Tour de France ? 7th Panzer Division" XD

Little known fact: 7th Panzer won the 1940 Tour de France.

@bastiangaete2419

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more

@defdandef5841

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, mein panzer go vroom

@arthurlombard5181

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad he wasnt caught doping

@alexmclean760

3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys the grunts called there still in Belgium can we wait for them catch up nien

@evanremillard5640

3 жыл бұрын

Very underrated comment.

When you repeatedly disobey orders and Hitler has to give you an Iron Cross anyway because you flexed that hard

@cesarfernandezherranz9345

3 жыл бұрын

(Rommel): I'm gonna do this. (Hitler): Don't do that! (Rommel): Eeeeeh... I can't hear you well... the panzers are entering a tunnel.

@carbonwolf1087

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesarfernandezherranz9345 lamo

@vaderbuckeye36

3 жыл бұрын

Hitler had actually viewed rommel favorably, and that was part of why Rommel was even in command of the 7th panzer division

@SanDimasCL

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesarfernandezherranz9345 the soldiers be like: whats a tunnel?

@blackhathacker82

3 жыл бұрын

Actually iron cross first class and second. Were given to soldiers to reward their bravery knights cross on the other hand was different ranking

Germans: Go fast but use caution. Erwin Rommel: I'm about to do whats called a Pro Gamer move.

@wilhelmthegamer464

3 жыл бұрын

More like a “pro German move “

@nathanielfalen8042

3 жыл бұрын

Erwin Rommel: Don't worry I am a Professional German.

@benselectionforcasting4172

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielfalen8042 Erwin Rommel: I am Speed! Rommel's Troops: We're on Speed.

@nathanielfalen8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@benselectionforcasting4172 I replied the way I did because of the other guy's reply.

@erikdahlgren6656

3 жыл бұрын

@@iisakojala2975 super saiyan style

German recon: No one should attempt to break through the maginot line Rommel from behind the maginot line: What was that? I didn’t hear you

@forthencholordofadmirals2763

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best one so far

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: There was a defensive line?

@carbonwolf1087

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: Maginot line? What's that?

@DereineBrotmann

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel speeding back to the line: "That's our defensive line now."

@nadhirahsani5275

3 жыл бұрын

There was a line here, lads?

Rommel: Breaks through Maginot Line France: You weren’t supposed to do that Germany: You weren’t supposed to do that

@cesarfernandezherranz9345

3 жыл бұрын

(Rommel): Laughs in badass german.

@stalinsoulz7872

3 жыл бұрын

*Rommel:* Oh Oh! Look Hans! There waving a White FLAG 😂👀

@grabbin_

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: yOu WeReN't SuPpoSeD tO dO tHaT

@Kar4ever3

3 жыл бұрын

@@grabbin_ There's a fine line between madness and genius. Sometimes that line is a Maginot line.

@thomashoffman8916

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kar4ever3 I think this wins the best comment here, hands down

Rommel breaches the maginot line France: wat? Germany: wat?

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: yap

@mikatu

3 жыл бұрын

well, if he entered from the Belgian side there was little to breach......

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Kabuki Kitsune Rommel: we’ve advanced 200 miles into French territory High command: noted, but pretty sure there’s error and you’re 20 miles in good job Rommel: no bro I’m at Paris *sends selfie at the Eiffel Tower* High command: ...

@eatonkuntz

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he wanted to avoid the mistakes of the Great War

@the_certified_moron

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: ja

Rommel: If we don’t know what we’re doing, then the enemy can’t possibly know what we’re doing

@xanpenguin754

3 жыл бұрын

Wasnt that American battle logic?

@gabrieldiehl1068

3 жыл бұрын

@@xanpenguin754 yes, though it applies here as well.

@erikdahlgren6656

3 жыл бұрын

@@xanpenguin754 now where did they get that from are a better question.

@xanpenguin754

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikdahlgren6656 uh poor command training and poor communication and unfeeling of fuck yeah America! And massive arty and air superiority with everyone wanting their moment in the sun.

@edvinparmeza1298

3 жыл бұрын

That's why they started putting the words "Gott mit uns" in their uniforms...only God would know about their strategies

Wehrmacht high command: no offensives towards the west Rommel: okey "aggressive recon" it is.

@kriegshammer2161

3 жыл бұрын

That was PanzerGeneral Guderian,not Rommel.

@Zretgul_timerunner

3 жыл бұрын

@@kriegshammer2161 did we just watch two diffrent videos or did you ignore the video and make this comment beforehand?

@darkiee69

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnlaney9168 I think they've gotten along well after the war too, if they'd survived it.

@georgekosko5124

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkiee69 Rommel was forced to commit suicide after the attempt to assassinate Hitler, unfortunately...

@0fficer47

2 жыл бұрын

Very Aggressive

"Let's do this, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERWIIIIN ROOOOOOOOOOOOOMMEEEEEEL" - Erwin Rommel during the Invasion of France, probably

@TheBigOne0305

3 жыл бұрын

But did he get chicken?

@belisarius6949

3 жыл бұрын

Hoth: "Anyway...Lets stop at the Extended Maginot. Its very fortified and dangerous to attack. But I guess you guys can probe it. But-" Rommel: "ALRIGHT GUYS LETS DO THIS. EEERRRRWWWWINNNNN ROMMELLLL!" Hoth: "Oh my god"

@NoName-xv4sg

3 жыл бұрын

What if you wanted to go to berlin but god said: EEEEEEEEEERWIN ROOOOOMEL

@Jakob_Herzog

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBigOne0305 He probably got all the chicken available in Paris.

@sdp728

3 жыл бұрын

*definitely

(The Ghost Division): We are three days away from where you are. We will arrive tomorrow.

@Death_Korps_Officer

3 жыл бұрын

Best Über service ever.

@yvngvertex

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol

@apexbrothers5054

3 жыл бұрын

Über Elite

@Garethprice1979

3 жыл бұрын

We arrived yesterday

@sofiaoblastkzdkzd807

3 жыл бұрын

elite German devision what can i say :) :)

Germany: "OK here is our deliberate battle plan." Rommel: "LEROYYYYYY JENKINS!"

@cainkain3207

3 жыл бұрын

I am attack the enemy and nobody can stop me!

@irongeneral7861

3 жыл бұрын

Germany: Mein Gott, he just went through!

@mamavswild

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jameszuidema2523

3 жыл бұрын

@Karl Müller difference is that rommel was super successful

@IodizedNaCL

3 жыл бұрын

i can hear the voice when i read that

Hoth: So, that's your field report? You went on a ride through the forest at midnight. Rommel: Yep. Hoth: You punched through the Maginot Line. Rommel: Strait through. Hoth: And advanced 50 KM behind en... Rommel: Behind enemy lines. Yes. It's like I didn't just get through explaining this. Now if you don't mind I've got things to do. Hoth: What things? You don't do things. Rommel: Yes I do. I take enthusiastic rides trough the woods. Hoth: And break through heavily fortified defenses? Rommel: Very enthusiastic rides.

@seanschoonbrood1904

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is way too underrated. CrimsonFcker strikes again.

@adamreiland4630

3 жыл бұрын

That wasen't Rommel that was Lemmor. I appreciate this reference. And don't forget that he was a chick in the 40s

@jarlnieminen4307

3 жыл бұрын

History Abridged should be a thing.

@danielrhoades7780

3 жыл бұрын

I read this comment and was immediately thankful I didn't have a mouth full of hot coffee.

@Tank1711

3 жыл бұрын

Hellsing abridged!!!

Rommel’s moves sounds like straight 20s rolls on every turn

@mav8535

3 жыл бұрын

So i want them to surrender their mashineguns and trucks on my own here. DM: but your alone here and there are hundreds of them, well armed. DO IT DM: Deception with disadvantage. Nat 20. :-|

@kirgan1000

3 жыл бұрын

No its more a Panzer division can only move 3 hex, it safe to rest my troops here. Opponent have filled his command card deck with Schneller! Blitz, Forced March and spam them....

@lucasjohnson6407

3 жыл бұрын

Erwin “Nat20” Rommel

@thurin84

3 жыл бұрын

i wonder how many new dice the dm bought rommel?

@lucastark1784

3 жыл бұрын

He'd be a LN battlemaster fighter with the lucky feat

German high command: "Prepare Panzers for light speed." Rommel: "Ah, light speed's too slow. We have to go to ludicrous speed!"

@forthencholordofadmirals2763

3 жыл бұрын

The French and neighboring German divisions: "They've gone plaid" Also the neighboring German divisions: "they've overshot us by a week"

@RolfHartmann

3 жыл бұрын

@@forthencholordofadmirals2763 Must be why those French soldiers mistook Rommel for English, the plaid lighting over everything from the speed.

@miked884

3 жыл бұрын

wow a star wars and space balls reference

@RolfHartmann

3 жыл бұрын

@@forthencholordofadmirals2763 Everyone around gives shocked gasps at the order. Heinze Guderian protests: "But we've never gone that fast before, we don't know if the Panzers can take it." Rommel: "What's a matter Heinz, afraid of hurrying!"

@Volvith

3 жыл бұрын

"Lightspeed it is."*

Leader of the French column: "Anglais?" Rommel: "Nein! Deutsche!" The French: "Scatter in fear."

@AMetalPotato

3 жыл бұрын

- Anglais? - Nein! - Neuf?!? - Non!!!

@ValBoon997

3 жыл бұрын

Ouï

@AMetalPotato

3 жыл бұрын

@@ValBoon997 we?

@lauriallantorni1954

3 жыл бұрын

Man you really just ruined my vibe. The swiggidy swag yo.

@lauriallantorni1954

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't defending you. I am the one who made the joke.

On Germany's second play through of the invasion of France, they decided to speed run it. They went for the world record and they got it.

@starmirastarmira4420

3 жыл бұрын

Third play through, don’t forget the one in the 1870.

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@starmirastarmira4420 They need to beat the falcons Kessel Run record though.

@neverever719

3 жыл бұрын

idk ive gotten it by jan of 1939 in hoi4

@Panni-yq2vn

3 жыл бұрын

underrated

@thesneakymemedealer7615

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 Rommel would definitely find a way to beat that record

Rommel: We’re going this way *points at the Ardennes* Tanker: Sir! But it’s full of hills and trees. Rommel: Did I stutter?

@AnarchHive

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: Yes... and some sand dunes would be nice, wouldn't they?

@ziomeke5580

3 жыл бұрын

Belgians: We wil resist and bite!

@6th_Army

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking Bock

@alexamerling79

3 жыл бұрын

So Rommel went Stanley the Manley on his men :p

@Tadicuslegion78

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexamerling79 Tanker: General sir, we have encountered less French in that direction. Rommel: Fewer.

Imagine disobeying orders and you ended up encircling half of the Allied Army in Belgium

@johan.ohgren

3 жыл бұрын

The epitome of the swedish military; "It's not right, but it worked".

@maxgrozema1093

3 жыл бұрын

It was the plan though to encircling the French elite troops in northern France. You could say he was under budget, ahead of schedule.

@tylittlefield4756

3 жыл бұрын

and then imagine some idiot convinces your supreme leader to not let you go kill them all at a port so that the air force can do it and they all get away to britain

@simontapaj2313

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylittlefield4756 wrong not all escaped, only around 300k british but the french were left behind, also it was seen risky by this point cuz between tank divisions and rest of army were gaps or only lightly defended areas and the high command feared counter-offensive and encirclement of their panzer division in french rear (btw the counteroffensive was planned on allied side but due to chaos and bad cooperation it didnt happen on large scale- try searching de Gaulle´s attack in 1940 around arres i think?)

@Odd_Krieger

3 жыл бұрын

Hitler : Wasn't expecting that reaction but its a welcome one

German armor tactics: "Don't move and shoot at the same time!" Rommel: "Move and shoot at everything!!"

@clintonknight9798

3 жыл бұрын

Still my favorite strategy in VK28.01.

@peo4989

3 жыл бұрын

Youre wrong german blitzkrieg tactic for armor was move and shoot while on the offensive and use terrain for cover. Then use panzergrenadiers to hold down the enemy.

@HiopX

2 жыл бұрын

Rommel: drive me closer, so I can hit them with my sword

@thenexus8384

Жыл бұрын

Why am i thinking of Dr. Jack Bright

@takebacktheholyland9306

Жыл бұрын

@@HiopX If only a baneblade was present on the panzer divisions

The French: "YOU CAN'T JUST DRIFT THROUGH OUR TERRITORY LIKE IT'S YOUR BACK GARDEN." Rommel: _"haha tank go vroom"_

@HiopX

2 жыл бұрын

DEJA VU

i laugh when Rommel order the french soldier while returning to the main force, he was such a troll

@6th_Army

3 жыл бұрын

Still though. Imagine the fear of an enemy commander coming not from the front you're headed to. But from the rear which you yourself were just at.

@abdulazim6780

3 жыл бұрын

while at the same time trolling you

@bastiangaete2419

3 жыл бұрын

la la la la lalalalala :)

@jmk3723

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol... "He just has a sideways 8 for his skill stat!?" -some random German soldier reading through Rommel's hoi4 stats mid invasion

@abdulazim6780

3 жыл бұрын

poiiii? oop wrong battle field

French soldier 1: Look reinforcements are coming. French soldier 2: it was a about time. They are coming to fast? French soldier 1: to fast why they not slowing down? French soldier 2: I don't know why is Sabaton playing? French soldier 1: why they are using German tanks? Both French *confuse screaming*

@astrobricks3220

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@trymwangen4388

3 жыл бұрын

French soldier 1: what is a sabaton?

@emiliskog

3 жыл бұрын

French soldier 2: a piece of foot armour

@stalinsoulz7872

3 жыл бұрын

*ROMMEL:* Guten Tag! French: *Bloody Mary*

@UlmerCubingandMore

3 жыл бұрын

French:SACRE BLEU ITS LE ALLEMANDS

Maginot Line: exists. Rommel: I’m about to ruin this man’s whole career

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: And as compensation gift Im gonna smash you with my tanks.

That moment when you're french and realize germans made their own tour de France

@reverendjimjones1043

3 жыл бұрын

Who had the better dope, the Wehrmacht or the US Postal cycling team?

@papercamera2989

Жыл бұрын

​@@reverendjimjones1043 i mean if i remember correctly the Wehrmacht did use meth to give their soldiers energy at the start of the war (I think they stopped later because of the side effects but my memory isn't that clear on it)

Holt: "Ok, we're gonna start to probe the Magi.... where's Rommel?" Rommel: "I'm about to do what's called a pro-gamer move!"

@nikomankinen5416

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: "What do you mean probe? We through the line"

@6th_Army

3 жыл бұрын

Also Rommel : Through the line? No, the map says we're 10km from the coast.

@albinandersson1154

3 жыл бұрын

French: Let's dig down and go defensive since we are still playing at normal difficulty. Rommel: Parry this you filthy casual!

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: what line?

@hephsmith3738

Жыл бұрын

Holt: You may approach the line *vroom* but don't go any farther. Where's Rommel? ERWIN?! Rommel: Took down the bunkers, going to check the rest out. Holt: ROMMEL!!!

Props to his tank driver, he was given the order: *_"Go"_* and he followed it to the letter.

10:21 Indy: "The Convoi of 40 trucks was guarded with machine guns." Rommel back then: "I miss the part where this is my problem."

Imagine calling customer service and hears Joakim's voice lmao

@jameszuidema2523

3 жыл бұрын

Ya know there's someone out there who has

Ah, yes, Ghost Division *knee bashing intensifies*

@lucastark1784

3 жыл бұрын

I think Joakim would kill someone if he ever kneed them in the stomach or head.

@maxsmith8196

3 жыл бұрын

Albert Spoltore it is said you can forge armor plating between Joakims fist and knee

@carbonwolf1087

3 жыл бұрын

*snaps femur*

Ghost division: **starts moving** **Running in the 90s starts playing**

@JuanSebas28

3 жыл бұрын

When he starts driving backwards *Déjà Vu, I've just been in this place before*

@exudeku

3 жыл бұрын

@@JuanSebas28 (transmission broke) GAS! GAS! GAS!

@JuanSebas28

3 жыл бұрын

@@exudeku When they attack the french at night *NIGHT OF FIRE*

@Sp00kyV0id

3 жыл бұрын

You means running in the 40s

@buttongoclick1035

3 жыл бұрын

You called so I came

Hoth: Alright, listen up boys. This here is the Maginot Line. It is extremely well fortified and the French will fight like hell to stop us from crossing it. We have to be VERY careful! At the very least we'll be stuck here for a month, and we're going to take a LOT of casualties trying to assault it.... wait, were's Erwin? Erwin: Hey, sorry I'm late! Do you guys have any spare fuel or ammo? My tanks are running awfully low on both after last night. Hoth: What do you mean 'after last night'? Don't tell me you took the local ladies out sightseeing in your vehicles and taught them how to shoot to impress them... Erwin: Nah! Don't be silly, I just saw some frenchies in those bunkers and after we took 'em out we just kept on going. We ran into a French armored column too, but they were sleeping so we just went by quietly. I even tucked in their commander who was having trouble sleeping. He thought I was an Englishman! Hoth: ....... This isn't funny, Rommel! Hitler will have your head for this! You know he doesn't like people fooling around. Erwin: Awww, darn. The boys will be disappointed when I tell them that... Still, I'll go back and tell them to return the way we came. I still need fuel and ammo just in case, so can I take some? Hoth: You really did break through the Maginot Line, didn't you?... Erwin: Wait... THAT was the Maginot Line?

@clothar23

3 жыл бұрын

Recording of the actual conversation between Hoth and Rommel. Missing is the confused screaming when Hoth realises he has to recommend Rommel for a Knight's Cross Iron Cross.

@harrydarwin1874

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 love it man

@romanvalkansproductions5376

3 жыл бұрын

*Hoth resigned to a barn after rommel *

@ancientmingyu0604

3 жыл бұрын

Omg this is the absolut best comment I have ever read in my entire life! I‘m crying with laughter! Thanks for this. This honestly made my day ❤️

@daniyarsadykov3385

2 жыл бұрын

Hoth: Wait wait wait. Where are your troops right now? Rommel: Honestly, i don't know either. The last thing we saw before we stopped was a large metallic tower in the middle of the city.

Rommel: *I A M S P E E D* *Ludicrous Speed Activated* Rommel: Wait a minute, where are other divisions?

@AR-GuidesAndMore

3 жыл бұрын

He left behind half of his own division as well cause he was so fast. kzread.info/dash/bejne/moOks7WOp6maZdo.html

Ah yes. Famous Assistant to Erwin Rommel and inventor of Blitzkrieg. Candy, otherwise spelt Kandie.

@plamenminchev6563

3 жыл бұрын

Pervatin noises intensifies...

@harbl99

3 жыл бұрын

Tanker candy? Figures.

@firewave1158

3 жыл бұрын

Hienz guderian father of blitzkrieg crying around

@gabbydicky6093

3 жыл бұрын

Heinz Guderian: *sad ketchup noises*

@firewave1158

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabbydicky6093 lol i thought that too when i first heard his name 😂😂

Put two friends back together after such a long time and you get this gem of an episode. Many thanks to Erwin and Candy for the inspiring words at the end 🖤 10 points to Sabaton History!

@braxtonclark9546

3 жыл бұрын

It's spelled "Kandi"

@willis32

3 жыл бұрын

@@braxtonclark9546 I think Kandi is sleeping with Erwin. No other reason why they'd have this job

@belgiumball2308

Жыл бұрын

*erwin* rommel

Army Group command: "Probe the French positions cautiously." Rommel: "Jawohl, cowabunga es ist!"

Rommel: [ disobeys orders and breaks the Maginot Line ] Both Germany and France: *You weren't supposed to do that.*

@lolvondgf

Жыл бұрын

@Kabuki Kitsune lol . What sanity?

High command: we are authorizing probing attacks Rommel: breaks through* High command: don’t try to break through

@Hellsong89

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: So do you want me to help Francies to fix their line again, so you can try it? I should probably first go call my forces out from Paris, though?

Commander Hoth: we got to the river, now lets cautiously test the french defenses to establ... Commander Von Kleist: Hoth! Telegraph for you from Paris! Hoth: Paris? from whom? Kleist: Its Rommel Sr.

@Samo_rust

3 жыл бұрын

Hoth: wait he's french ?

@namename1379

3 жыл бұрын

@@Samo_rust No sir says something about the wine being fine in Paris

@attilanagy5369

3 жыл бұрын

@@namename1379 spies : *confused screaming*

I love that their story and victory basically boils down to both countries thinking “Don’t worry, nobody would be crazy enough to just keep charging”

The Intro was soooo guud French soldier nr.1: looks behind Franch soldier nr.2: " Is that the German army?" French soldier nr.1: Non, is just Rommel" French soldier nr.2: "Oh" Both: "Hold up...."

My Uncle Joeseph died fighting against Rommel in Tunisia, dying mere weeks before the African campaign came to an end. The letters he sent back are bizarre in a lot of ways, he talks about his respect for Rommel, and how wonderful it is serving under Monty and seeing them constantly trying to one-up each other. Called them both true soldiers and said it was an honour to be doing his duty around them.

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@AntjeRoestenburg

20 күн бұрын

The Tunisians actually thanked the Germans for liberating them from the French 🙈

If you ever felt useless, remember people designed retreatimg plans for that division before the invasion

@fuzzydunlop7928

3 жыл бұрын

Weren't they almost cut off, though? Like, if a British commander bobbed one way instead of weaving the other way, he could've cut them off. Or am I thinking of a different division?

@Numorfutinca

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Dunno I am just joking around

@apokos8871

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzydunlop7928 if a unit of Matildas was close the 7th would have been crushed. Rommel was very lucky

@spectre_actual6630

3 жыл бұрын

apo kos They did in fact, run into Rommel.During the Arras counterattack, they were unsupported and eventually got wiped out and lost all 30 (Matilda 1s and 2s, only 11 Matilda 2s). The rest were abandoned in the evacuation at Dunkirk. Indeed the Matilda was a decent foe to the germany armored korps at the time, but without proper logistics and no aircraft cover, you know 🙃

@spectre_actual6630

3 жыл бұрын

German Armored Korps*

German Command: Do NOT attemt to cross Maginot line. Rommel: wrooom wrooom

@Gencrossbones

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: what line

@jorritvanderkooi939

3 жыл бұрын

Prince aerol Toga Rommel: you mean the coastline?

@attilanagy5369

3 жыл бұрын

haha panzer go WROOM WROOM haha maginot line go GSHAJGHASKWGFCFBAJKFGAFJHASBFG *explosion*

Nobody: Erwin Rommel: *"I am BLITZKREIG"*

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@lnmaxgal

3 жыл бұрын

@@SabatonHistory hi sabaton👋

@Thefrogking234

Жыл бұрын

The physical embodiment of speed

Maginot Line: does its job as designed. KZread comments: lol u failed

@joratoxdarkblade6826

3 жыл бұрын

Here I thought it was made to stop the Germans advance, not make them go around it

@toast2300

3 жыл бұрын

@@joratoxdarkblade6826 that's actually exactly what they wanted to achieve. They wanted to make the German army go through Belgium in order to concentrate most of their far bigger at the time army in Belgium without having to worry about the border, in which the maginot line succeeded.

@Gustav_Kuriga

3 жыл бұрын

It can still fail if the job it was designed to do was poorly thought out in the first place.

@toast2300

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gustav_Kuriga the fact that the French failed to utilize any tactical advantages that the line gave them isn't the maginot lines fault. The line itself served exactly how it should have, the French army commanders where just incapable of fighting in a new style of warfare, with only a few being able to adapt to the armored warfare. Edit:spelling error

@stinkmonger

3 жыл бұрын

@@toast2300 the maginot line didn't stop the german army and didn't make them have to go around, so how the fuck was it a success?

German high command: proceed with haste and caution Rommel: Cowabunga it is

When your attack is so successful your own superiors believe it's too good to be true and far more likely to be an enemy trap XD

France: We a small fortress behind the forest unpassable by tanks. Germany: Halt the tanks and let the Infantry take the defenses. Rommel: Panzer goes Brrrrrrrrrrr

@yochitoranaga

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: Roads? where we're going, we don't need roads!

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@yochitoranaga Doc Brown called he needs his line back.

@viktorpetukhov727

3 жыл бұрын

@@yochitoranaga *laughing in Stalin*

@-Kryll-

3 жыл бұрын

I think its supposed to be France: No, your not supposed to breach the Line!! Germany: No, the infantry should be the the one to break the line!! Rommel: haha panzer go brrrrrrr.

Driving ex-Czechoslovak tanks into France - kind of revenge for Munich agreement;)

Faster, the king of blitzkrieg He's driving to fast and he's driving to far Faster, an eye for an eye The legend will never die

@flyingkiwi7560

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss...

@sarkozygaming3629

3 жыл бұрын

is this a crossover episode ?

@Ch33seandWh1ne

3 жыл бұрын

First through the green, he is a speedy machine...

@SlickCookie

3 жыл бұрын

Man and machine and there’s nothing in between the Panzers and the man named Rommel

@Ch33seandWh1ne

3 жыл бұрын

@@SlickCookie let's keep it going! Follow my lyric! You do one, I do one

Erwin Rommel: *exists* The French Army: *Terrified Baguett Noises!*

@Verexlyon

3 жыл бұрын

Din't forget, that nazis finally had french baguettes deep in their arses since 1944.

@WorldArchivist

3 жыл бұрын

@@Verexlyon Along with American shotguns, all while being run over by Russian tanks and teabagged by the British.

German High Command - "Stop here and rest for the night." *Rommel speeds past in his command vehicle* "ONWARD TO THE ATLANTIC!"

@ZaHandle

3 жыл бұрын

The next day “Why do I hear American music?”

@MrDalek2150

Жыл бұрын

Rommel would have driven his armor division to America if he could.

Erwin Rommel, also known as Blucher 2: Panzer Boogaloo

@czechchineseamerican

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard that one before, but I like it. Marschall Vorwärts: when the sequel is better than the original.

* sees title * *Happy Desert Fox noises*

@Death_Korps_Officer

3 жыл бұрын

*confused baguette noises*

@Ballin4Vengeance

3 жыл бұрын

What does the fox says? Maginot line? More like Maginot bumper

@chriselyea2545

3 жыл бұрын

🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

German commanders: We need to take it slow and probe the magi- *explosion* Rommel: Don’t worry I got it! German commanders: Wait don’t do that! *more explosions* German commanders: Stop right now! Rommel from behind the line: What was that? I couldn’t hear you.

@merryrose6788

10 ай бұрын

I shouldn't have read this comment after just taking a sip of coffee.

Imagine calling into a helpdesk and the other side goes: "HELLO CUSTOMER, WE ARE X COMPANY, AND THIS IS GHOST DIVISIOOOOOOON"

@benwisson-burton1126

3 жыл бұрын

I'd call just to be put on hold so I could keep listening to their music.

@Panzer-535

3 жыл бұрын

company says new router in 3-5 business days, it gets there in 10min instead

@benwisson-burton1126

3 жыл бұрын

Order with same day delivery at 23:59:00, Hear Sabaton playing at 23:59:58 Tank shoots the delivery through my window and drives off at 23:59:59

"Rommel, you magnificent bastard. I READ YOUR BOOK!" ...Oh wait, that comes later. (The movie "Patton" for all who don't get the reference.)

@stalinsoulz7872

3 жыл бұрын

@Fredit Kaizer that's a mystery on itself along with just getting a notification just few minutes ago.....are we on fucking Cloverfield?

@teemup9247

3 жыл бұрын

@Fredit Kaizer Patreon

@nebras__

3 жыл бұрын

When an American actually read a book so they had to make it a quote celebrating that action

@lucastark1784

3 жыл бұрын

@Necroglobule There should also be a song about the time when he made thousands of soldiers pray for good weather. It was clear skies the next day.

@mrfisher1072

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that the movie where the Germans used Patton tanks?

Joakim running on stage is basically live reproduction of events of Ghost Division

Rommel: *I ORDER YOUR WHOLE EMPIRE TO SURRENDER RIGHT NOW* Emperor: And what army do you have against our 5 million men? Rommel: Me Emperor: Okay I surrender

@Cybermat47

3 жыл бұрын

You know that he was on the losing side of the war, right?

@jagermain1769

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cybermat47 bruh

@Suo_kongque

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cybermat47 after Hitler told him to either commit suicide or die without honor? Yeah... they lost after he died.

@Cybermat47

3 жыл бұрын

@@Suo_kongque he died after Stalingrad, Black May, Kursk, Big Week, D-Day, and Bagration. Germany had already lost at that point (which is why the July 20th Plotters tried to kill Hitler).

Joakim: "This is in Athens. 2008, 2009." Indy: "Okay. *Little while ago."* Yeah, so apparently, "Little While" = "12 Years".

@dickmelsonlupot7697

3 жыл бұрын

If it helps, 12 years is nothing when viewed in elf years.

@87mits

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the man is a historian

@Suo_kongque

3 жыл бұрын

@@dickmelsonlupot7697 100 years is but a blink In the life of an elf.

I love when people actually say the name of Erwin Rommel correctly.

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

It's in the pronounciation. I say it correctly as the W is pronounced as a V sound.

@friedwaldderlebendige8494

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, rarely happens, shame that most other pronounciations are slightly Off...

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@friedwaldderlebendige8494 It's easier when you are of German descent and have a grasp of the language. I was born in Germany but my mothers family is Dutch.

@friedwaldderlebendige8494

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 yeah, i mean its fine... I aint complaining...

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@friedwaldderlebendige8494 I know just bringing out the fact that Sweden is also a Germanic culture with a similar language as well.

Rommel sounds like someone you wouldn't want to meet in battle. Love the song and this is another great episode!!

@fuzzydunlop7928

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel also sounds like someone you wouldn't want to meet as the person above him in the chain of command.

@danielbegg5914

3 жыл бұрын

The allies tried to assassinate Rommel before the battle of El Alemain (spelling?) And dropped an SAS squad to do the job. When reports made it to the front line, it's said that Rommel was indignant that the allies genuinely thought he'd be camped 500 miles behind.

@dickmelsonlupot7697

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielbegg5914 If I remember correctly, one of those assassination attempts had the infiltrators got caught and instead of being treated badly or tortured, Rommel had tea with them, fed them and talked as if they were bros.

@nirfz

3 жыл бұрын

To meeting him in battle i have 2 things, one from WW1 and one from WW2: During WW1 and the last Battle of the Isonzo, the germans sent a bit of material and a few units to support the Austrians. Guess who was among them... A certain Erwin Rommel commanding infantery. He and his men were tasked with taking a hill during the overall advance. (and please take into consideration that a "hill" in the alps would be considered a mountain in most other places) Which they managed (if i remember correct one could say in the usual manner by speed and surprise). And because they "had time left, and the opportunity was there" he decided to take the next one too. WW2: In north africa an american unit was receiving the rumor that Rommel was advancing towards them, and they feeling ill prepared "advanced to the back" as one could say. In a rather uncoordinated manner, causing vehicle accidents among themselves, mistaking the fires and noise from their comrades blowing up their own munitions to not leave it to the enemies, for Rommels tanks to already be there. Rommel and his men in the meantime were somewhere else... And yes, i too would think that you would not want someone like him as subordinate. But he was allegedly very much liked by his own subordinates.

@luit2tinke

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel sounds like the guy you won't meet in battle, since he won that battle yesterday and is now drinking tea in YOUR HQ

German general: Soldiers! Overcoming the French defenses is gonna be a hard fight Meanwhile: Rommel surfing on top of a tank: WEEEEEEEE!!!! THIS IS THE BEST!

German High Command: "Alright, the invasion hinges on speed, but be careful of the Maginot Line" Rommel, from the other side of the Maginot Line: "You wanna see speed, _I'll show you real speed_ "

When I saw this, i clicked as fast as the ghost division moved through enemy territory

@SimonvanTilburg

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@GorinRedspear

3 жыл бұрын

THAT is impossible

You know you're good when your side doesn't believe that you actually broke through the line and the enemy is asking if you're part of their ally's army because they can't believe it either

Hoth: I told you to probe, not to break through the Maginot Line! Rommel: Sorry Sir, my ears got a bit deaf on the right side from firing the main cannon and exploding so many french tanks in the vicinity and P's start to hear like B's and so I put 1 and 1 together and routed the whole french army in the area by "accident"...

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Azrael I did probe them. Not my fault they broke so easy

German High Command: You can't just push past the Maginot Line and keep going without support! Rommel: he he panzer go vroom

Am I the only one who thinks these intro's between Joakim and Indy become weirder every singel episode?

@danielbegg5914

3 жыл бұрын

They're Swedes, dude. It's still par for the course.

@harrydarwin1874

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry “every *singel* episode” U mean single

@brentverb1295

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrydarwin1874 nope, you have the screaming eagles one, then the one where he says he's Freddy Mercury, and a bunch of others

@harrydarwin1874

3 жыл бұрын

brent verb no u meant that u spelt single wrong

@brentverb1295

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrydarwin1874 Ah, I'm not a native speaker of English, speaking is always easier than writing.

Man, I've been waiting for this song. THEY ARE THE PANZER ELITE BORN TO COMPETE, NEVER RETREAT.

@adenkyramud5005

3 жыл бұрын

GHOST DIVISION

@defdandef5841

3 жыл бұрын

LIVING OR DEAD, ALWAYS AHEAD, FED BY YOUR DREAD

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Dan Alex *Kickass keyboard and guitar*

@SimonvanTilburg

3 жыл бұрын

I always end up in a moshpit with this song. And I love it😁🤘🏻

@sarpbakrsoy8125

3 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS AHEAD, AS THE BLITZKRIEG RAGES ON

*"Fine, I'm gonna make my own daytime Panzer offensive, with methheads and bikers. In fact, forget the daytime offensive"* Erwin Rommel, 1941, probably

"The Ardennes is an impenetrable natural defense from an Eastern invasion." Rommel and Guderian: this is what we call a pro gamer move

@mrguest3749

2 жыл бұрын

We will resist and bite!!!

Ghost division was the first sabaton song i ever heard, glad to finally see it on sabaton history

@kibicz

3 жыл бұрын

Same with me, at first I thought "are they neo-censored?" but then came across Back in Control and i had new favourite band.;)

@SimonvanTilburg

3 жыл бұрын

Also my first Sabaton song. I heard the music and the lyrics and I thought : WTF!?!?!? This sounds so epic and good!! I couldn't stop headbanging

Erwin Rommel probably yelling "leeroy jenkins" as he race towards France.

Joakim sounds more American when he screams... damn That really says something

@mattaffenit9898

3 жыл бұрын

That we're loud people? Yeah. We are.

@harrydarwin1874

3 жыл бұрын

U Americans are a bit loud

@HeyItsJonny

3 жыл бұрын

Loud pipes save lives

@TheBucketSkill

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrydarwin1874 British are louder after a few drinks.

The fact Joakim has a quarantine-cut mohawk is truly amazing, I'm truly in awe that this mohawk is the only part of the top of his head that can grow hair.

Pregnant boyfriend? Oh no. Never considered that option. Gotta keep using that condom.

@Legitpenguins99

3 жыл бұрын

You only use a single condom? That thing must be disgusting by now. Kinky

@TheIfifi

3 жыл бұрын

@@Legitpenguins99 Rawr

@michaelbenjmitchell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Legitpenguins99 I always thought that girlfriends were condoms?

@penkagenova7073

3 жыл бұрын

In a parallel universe it makes total sense

16:06 "Hello I'm Joakim Broden how may I help you?"

Everyone off of Indy’s back about the pregnant boyfriend thing, it was a slip of the tongue. Which, coincidentally, is the best way to keep from having a pregnant girlfriend. Giggity.

@mattaffenit9898

3 жыл бұрын

... I mean... just don't have a significant other in the first place.

@The_Devil_Himself

3 жыл бұрын

He said some weird stuff in the video like "pregnant boyfriend" and "thank you to those who sacrificed their musical careers (.....) for fear." I think he's just getting back in the groove of things.

@letolz6275

3 жыл бұрын

He started to say "I'm trying to be gender (inclusive)" or something to that effect. It was intentional, this is the accepted way of doing that now.

@mattaffenit9898

3 жыл бұрын

@@letolz6275 Eh, good enough. Can we get back to the music and military history now?

@colbyuetake130

3 жыл бұрын

I mean....

Epic beggining. All the episode is just gold. I love that you are doing all so naturally, not like you are some formal, reserved conceited historians or something like this. Makes it so great to watch and to learn new stuff this way!

WOW!! (That's all I can say about this episode.) Well done!! PS: I must confess: It's almost comical what happened when Rommel encountered the French after he slammed through their lines. I honestly broke out laughing twice watching this: The signal flare pistols "attack" and the 40-truck column incident.

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen!

How could someone not love these guys? One of my fav episodes so far, and that hard for me to say... Stay safe, Sabaton crew!

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My grandfather fought against Rommel in North Africa, according to my father. This is one of the songs that always makes me think of him and wonder about what he'd seen when he was there.

Barbarossa just started on WW2 Sabaton Ghost Division It was planned all along by indy

@armorsmith43

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this does indeed seem like good marketing.

That clip of Indy saying “you wanted the best?....Ghost Division” needs to become the new live intro for the song

Hoth: noooo. You cant just punch through the maginot line. Rommel: haha panzer go brrrr

Wehrmacht HQ: Keep it slow and steady, boys. Rommel's troop: Look, Fritz! It's a tank! Let's go into full gear!

My phone notified me about this episode while I was driving home from work, so I drove FAST AS THE WIND and almost forgot to pick up my kid from daycare. This was pure gold, thank you so much! It was nice seeing you back together in the same room having fun. Keep it up! 🤘

@TrollbaitMage

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the kids maybe they'll want to watch it too

@TheMmus

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrollbaitMage Yeah, in fact I do sometimes watch Sabaton History with my daughter! Usually it's after her naps, when she's all cranky and doesn't wanna get out of bed. If I have an episode on pause, I just ask "Wanna watch some Sabaton History with mommy?" The answer is usually "yeah" 😄

@TrollbaitMage

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMmus my five-year-old loves to watchand my fourteen-year-old kind of likes to watch but she's well Moody so it's easier to deal with her sister

I got yelled at in math class because I was listening to this and accidentally unplugged my headphones and what played on full volume was *living to serve the Nazi plan*

@wholesome_masochist4113

3 жыл бұрын

A little old for math class aren't you?

@andrewshepherd1633

3 жыл бұрын

@@wholesome_masochist4113 Aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper?

@ancientmingyu0604

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I‘m so sorry 💔

*Rommel: "We're gonna have to go right to LUDICROUS SPEED!"* All jokes aside, I'm a HUGE fan of Erwin Rommel. I'd love to see a song about him, specifically, and about how he gained the Allies' respect, along with the universal respect of his troops, his outstanding personal accomplishments, flexibility and creativity under fire, his near-prophetic foresight as to the collapse of Italy and efforts to put most of his troops in support of the Atlantic Wall, perhaps even his alleged desire to see Hitler brought to justice. I could totally see Sabaton lyrics like: "Rommel leading the force, invasion begun Desert Fox, leader of the Ghost Division" As for Sabaton History, however- I would also like to make a request, if possible- The Battle for Schloss Itter is my favorite battle of all time- I'd love to see a Sabaton History episode about it sometime soon! If you have other things planned, I understand. I'd just love to see Indy's take on it. I've read some really wild things about Itter and want to see if they really were true. Also, I'm so happy to see you well again, Indy!!! I wish I could celebrate your victory over the virus in person! Please, allow me to extend my congratulations and best wishes!

@windsorsnake3694

3 жыл бұрын

French soldiers: holy shit, they’ve gone to plaid

@sarpbakrsoy8125

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, The Last Battle. Yeah, I'm waiting for an episode about that too. 5TH OF MAY, V DAY'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER, 1945, THE FUHRER'S REIGN IS AT IT'S END JENNY AT THE GATES, AS THE SS OPEN FIRE, THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE, THE FINAL BATTLE'S BEGUN!

@lewapoku

3 жыл бұрын

Check the song Desert Fox by Instanzia, it's all about Rommel !

@forthencholordofadmirals2763

3 жыл бұрын

Rommel: put on your seat belt The rest of the German army: I don't need my seat belt Five minutes later* German army "....... Myyyyy brrrraaaaiiiiiins iiiiin myyy feeeeeeet"

@braxtonclark9546

3 жыл бұрын

@@forthencholordofadmirals2763 Ahh, BUCKLE THIS!

Some French dude: "Why do I hear eurobeat?"

This song was (will be again once the lockdown ends) the song I played before my driving lessons to get myself psyched up! Great video as always gents!

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

@Suo_kongque

3 жыл бұрын

God help the people in front of you...

@Suo_kongque

3 жыл бұрын

Breaking news: a man name mike whicker has broken through the French lines. He states the reason for his motivation was a song ghost division.

Rommel's genius is astounding at times. Hannibal of his day

Hoth: "Cautiously probe the Maginot defenses." Rommel: "WITNESS ME!"

Plot twist: The Ghost Division is just a group of Orc Tank Boyz, with red coated tanks.

@juanjosetorresodar4088

3 жыл бұрын

Purple because the invisibility

@Zivon96

2 жыл бұрын

German High Command: Now we need to be very careful. France has prepared their finest defenses to stop our advance, and if we make even a single mistake, it could cost us the entire-" Warboss Rommel: *"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!"*

Are you in my mind? I was just thinking yesterday "Gosh. I wonder when Sabaton History will do Ghost Division?"

@SabatonHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you got your answer 😉

I still remember my first full Sabaton concert. It was in Copenhagen in February. You, of course, started with Ghost Division and the crowd in the front started a mosh pit and I was right beside it. At first, it was annoying but I got used to it. Of course it wasn't the only time the pit started. I think there was a pit when you played Swedish Pagans or Primo Victoria. Speaking of Swedish Pagans, have Tommy on that episode

The Ghost Division: The original winners of the 1940 Tour de France.

Rommell realized what tanks could do and what 'modern warfare' had evolved into much faster than most others. I highly recommend Patton and Rommell:Men at War. A fascinating comparative biography. And thanks for the great show in Des Moines opening for Amon Amarth.