Apparently the old sailor is Bernhard Heuer, the last surviving member of the crew of the Bismarck. He passed away shortly after the shooting of the video.

One of the reasons why the Bismarck was so swiftly hunted down wasn’t just because it was one of the few German battleships in the Atlantic but also because the HMS Hood was the Pride of the British Fleet and a whole task force was assembled to hunt it down and sink it in revenge

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Oooh goodie... This is how they should've tought history in high school. It probably would've stuck better :D

Quote from Joakim: "no hair to headbang with, bang the knee!" It's an ongoing joke in the Sabaton Meme Community on Facebook

A interesting fact about the Battleship Bismarck, whene it fired it´s first volley the gun was so powerfull it shook the ship so hard it broke its own radar system, so the were basicly sailing blind from there on..

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"Field of Verdun" "Carolus Rex" This is also a MUST.

Sabaton draws crowds of 100,000... 200,000, even 300,000 screaming fans ! They are absolutely the headliner everywhere they go. They even have their exclusive Sabaton cruise ship event

The wreck of Bismarck was discovered on 8 June 1989 by Robert Ballard, the oceanographer responsible for finding RMS Titanic. Bismarck was found to be resting on her keel at a dept of approximately 4,791 m (15,719 ft), about 650 km (400 mi) west of Brest. 48°10′N 16°12′W

Tank: "If they go out on the middle of the water, and rock out on a boat, I'm gonna be SO stoked!"

There is a lot of debate among the fandom as to what Joakim's legs are actually made of. No natural human knee should be able to survive the ammount of punnishment he pounds into it. My bet is either mithril or orichalcum.

Sabaton was the last band band I saw live before the pandemic. Love this band and the stories they tell. If you want to continue Sabaton journey, here are my favorites: "Night Witches", "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", "Great War".

If you‘d like to see a live clip of them:

They are the most energetic live band I've ever seen, and the crowd is WILD, there just a ton of love from both sides. I saw them for the first time opening for Nightwish, and Joakim came onstage literally doing a flying high-kick, and I immediately fell in love. That was an epic show (sabaton+Nightwish) to say the least.

Check out the sabaton history channel. They explain the history behind the songs.

There was a show, that existed, which i'm really jealous of, where Sabaton opened for Nightwish.

"82nd All The Way" (about Alvin York of the 82nd Airborne and his role in WWI) is another good one. KILLER song with a chorus you'll be singing for days.

did not disappoint. Loved it! Continuing my Binge! The Bismarck truly was the terror of the seas and just the simple fact that there was a sister ship out there of the same class...got the ENTIRE RAF after it. That ship took a 10,000 lbs bomb on the bow...and they patched it with a piece of steel and went to another harbor. These ships were scary! Awesome video Tank! I'm all about this!

They have a KZread channel called Sabaton History that goes over the historical part of their songs with Indy Neidell. He also does a ww2 week by week and other things as well. Really good videos to learn about important parts in history