What's even more funny is the fact that, even if some kids these days get interested in these war battles, most of them do just because they love gore. lol
people from the US think they know what there talking about lets get one thing right the brits bombarded the hell out of them for some time after that all we here is they where just singing it out and waiting
We fought with Britain when she was striped bare of all allies in Europe. When she stood up high on the pedastel of defeat with the world reigning against her, with so few allies and so little hope. The sons of Canada came to the Empire's aid, the sons of Canada answered the call. In her greatest hour of need Canada stood by Britain. No matter the year be it 1914 or 1939, We will never forget where our loyalty is and where it will always be.
@FourDollarDoobie Thats all well and all, but the British were holding....realistically in WW1 Britain itself was never in any real danger of being overrun by the German Empire - the Royal Navy was simply far too strong for the German Navy half its size and firepower. No amphibious invasions of the UK then...Britain was just like all the other big players in the Great War, boasting its power and zealously allowing itself to be bled dry for ideology and reputation. Britain lost 950,000 men in WW1
@worthatronproduction Well, sort of. But the damage was minimal compared to the WWII Blitz, and I think it was far less than a thousand throughout the entire war that were killed in total. Besides which, the Royal Flying Corps as it was known before before being renamed the Royal Air Force, began to score victories over the lumbering gas filled giants rather easily. It was more to upset the British public and was widely condemned by many as blatent civilian murder. Britain held fast either way.
@ThePalaeontologist More soldiers dies in WW1, around 20,000,000 as WW2 had 13,000,000 soldier deaths, but civilian deaths in WW1 were around 7,000,000, but civilian deaths in WW2 were around 65,000,000 - 20,000,000 of which were russian
I LOVED HOW U MADE IT LIKE THE REV WAR!!!!!! IT WAS SOOO TERRIBLE AND INACCURATE HOW U MADE THIS VIDEO ROCKET LAUNCHERS??? THAT U LOAD LIKE MUSKETS??????
Just found out the other day that two of 3 of my ancestors died on those battlefields, it really does make your heart sink thinking that they had bothers to grow up and get a life get married, then told to join the army, and fight, and the sad thing is they we never going to know how bad it was going out there, but in all honesty, i would have served my country with pride, evan having the knowledge that i have now on the war.
They say we should Forgive and Forget, True we can Forgive over time but We will Never Forget; Because if we forget a conflict so terrible such as this could happen again, so easily. The forces of evil in the world could grow at any moment. It is the old who declare war, but it is the young boys who fight it
Many of the young boys who went lived and thrived in tiny villages died a sad, short death on a foreign field
And i think to myself, What a waste of a young life
Why is everybody arguing about 'What country did what' Millions of people died over those years, and thousands on that battle, a little bit of fucking respect?
Why do these videos always wind up turning into nationalistic dick measuring contests. Let's all stop assuming we know what entire other peoples think about this or that because its all bullshit. Rest in peace to all who died during the war regardless of their nationality
Thank you so much for this project. It is an honour to know that there are still young people who wish to know about this history. My Great Uncle survived Gallipoli, The Battle of Pozieres, but finally lost his life at the Battle of Somme. Lest We Forget.
hey what a bunch of prick you look stupid lol.you had no idea of the slaughter stupid american so go try see if you got any history lol it aint much lmao...pricks lol
Well done, i like the renactment. Can anybody tell me the name of the song that is playing ( solo male singer) as the British troops are walking towards the German trenches? I remember hearing it in the movie "Hamburger Hill" i believe.
bravo cleareyes1984...so many examples...I love the Anarchist experience in Barcelona during the civil war...the other side got so bad, the church, state and military cooperation "forced the people's hand."
I am absolutely disgraced that I am the only boy in my history class at school who actually knows a bit about this battle any the wars let alone the name of it! Young people today don't care for this stuff anymore, which in my opinion (and is also a fact) is inconcievable. These brave men went through the harshest of conditions to allow us to live freely and peacefully today, God bless you guys
not all people, im fascinated by these wars and why all these men gave their lives to protect our freedom, and if allied commanders wouldent have been so damn stupid and battleplans were better like the second world war, casualties would have been way less
Yea, it shouldn't, I'm the only one out of my school who is willing to serve, I just enlisted in the Army at 17, everyone else who enlists is just for a job because of the econmy. I've been wanting to join for a long time.
good going dude i wanna enlist aswell but im not sure i can, im 16. I just want to serve my country in a way different from banking or whatever, and to kind of honour my grandfather who fought in Burma
next year you can, my Grandfather was in Korea, and My Great Grandfather was in WW1(he died before my dad was born), I've had relatives all the back to the revolution. My Dad supports the military but he and he's two brothers never joined, I scared the shit out of him and my mom when I said I wanted to join at 17.
my mum would be scared shit aswell if i told her i wanted to join. Nice family history though, it must be interesting to have relatives who fought in quite a few major conflicts
@skatepunkzero So do i these were brave brave folk .....Northern Ireland UK has many a Somme comemoration parades all over on the 1st of July every year by the British Legion, Orange Order, Royal black institution, Etc etc,,, Their memories and memorials are well alive in Northern Ireland UK.
@skatepunkzero Well what with all these kids being raised to think war is a complete and total bad thing! War keeps the powers and the world in check in my opinion! Much love to the families of the heroes who have died!
It was Genocide, and planned to smash all European peoples from ever being dominate ever again, so the enemy aliens of all Western people could defile us in peace.
WWI had nothing to do with freedom. Both sides were imperialistic.
I support the mutiny of French and Russian soildiers in 1917, and the German mutinies of 1918. They were fighting not just for freedom but survival.
How sad it is that people die "for their country" because they don't want to be seen as cowards. The masses are so easily manipulated by those with power.
Don't fool yourself. The few French units which mutinied in 1917 did so to protest against bad commanders : They were professional soldiers who only wanted to be led in combat by serious generals. Once Pétain took command a month later, attacks were resumed, and successful. Nothing to do with the desastrous Russian collapse, which in fact delayed victory by a year and added more casualties.
@TalonMercenary Young people today not only dont know anything about the World wars but of any other subject.I was talking to an 18 year old English fellow the other day who thought that Canada was somewhere in Europe!!
@musicologo1able Oh you have got to be kidding me....but then again i knew a girl who thought China was in Yorkshire (northern England). I cant understand some people's stupidity (or plain ignorance)
@TalonMercenary I've been pretty much interest in these kind of battles since I was a small boy. And my conclusion is that any for of military services, how noble in intent, is what causes war and death. If no soul would be willing to take up arms under any conditions, then the world would truely be a better place. Taken a live is easy, giving one back is impossible. Safe your blessings for the people who feed the hungry without asking for any repayment, those are true heros.
No im fine here in tyrone, u people have been trying for decades to rid the people from their native land, aint gonna happen were in POWER now man get used to it, ur wee sectarian statelet is on its last legs and U know it, get ur facts straight wee man!
LOL the British Gov rules in the UK in westminster where SF refuse to take their seats???? The assembly is in the North of Ireland part of OUR country???
LOL no power, yet the RUC/UDR is gone ur orange marches have been stopped from entering Nation alists areas, IRA personel released from Gaol??? We serve our own and that is why u vote ALLISTER he he he??
You serve the queen making sure ireland is divided by accepting northern ireland. the rir march with pride while adams looks on at their march like a man lost, i was there i seen a broken man
You French and English guys that keep bitching America out for not joining WW1 earlier is pissing me off. If you would stop thinking about the present and think about the past you would realise that the British and French saw the arrival of the Americans as a gift. We came late but we still helped quite a bit before our entry. Our entry rallied EVERYONE to victory. That is my opinion
My respects to the boys that died on all sides. Rest in Peace...Heroes
I agree completely...and im English...it does annoy me to...my great grandfather fought in WW1 and he said what a relief it was when the Americans joined...I never met him but he wrote about it in his diaries. so I agree with you 100%
how can you say that they lost there lives for the good of the nations they were normal people who had no sins but were made ti do this at least you respect them and if you ever do vistit the somme or the graveyards around it you will change your feelingsmassivly
in WW1 we joined toward the end thats why they were bitching. The war could have lasted around months and not tooken as much lives If the U.S. would have gotten involved earlier. It would have not cost that many lives. Instead the U.S. waited around 4 years to join. By then millions of men were dead.
im not trying to argue but i dont think it would only have taken a few months if we had joined earlier in the war. Trench warfare was a new kind of war and would still have caused a very long stalemate. but who knows? It might not have. we cant rewrite history lol
@walkertexasranger33 no. if you would READ what i wrote then it makes sense. so dont call me a noob. im not going to explain myself again, considering i commented on this a YEAR ago. read it again and try to figure it out.
@UndeadGoober thinking about how they were "saviours" or heroes or backup in 1917 is looking in the past so is "bitching" about how they joined late in the war. the present would be about peace and how everything is still alright in europe and most of the world
@walkertexasranger33 no no no. you missed the WHOLE point. my point is that MODERN french and english people are saying that America is taking credit for the whole war and that they were bitter about the help. my POINT is that the men back THEN were HAPPY to recieve the help and support of the United states. they needed them. Now YEARS LATER the french and English are getting a bit upset because SOME people think that america is credited with the victory...PLEASE read comments more carefully.
@UndeadGoober they should be bitter.. the vast majority of americans think they single handedly won every war in the 20th century.. there needs to be polar opposites
@walkertexasranger33 omg...thats not the point...im done trying to explain myself..theres only so much a 16 year old can hadle dude. good luck trying to figure this out
@UndeadGoober i know what the point is. and im explaining to you it doesnt matter if thats your point. thats not the way things work on both sides. youre just seeing black and white
@UndeadGoober that was until of course you entered peace talks with Germany alone mere weeks after your arrival! Lets face it, you only got involved because of u-boat attacks on US ships bringing supplies to Britain if it wasn't for that you'd have stayed well away and why not, the fields of Flanders, Ypres and the Somme were geographically thousands of miles away and politically even further. It wasn't your war any more than it was ours, unfortunately we had treaties we adhered to
Well, in France old people say that the arrival of American troops in 1918 was a wonderful event. We were war-weary after 4 years in the hell of the trenches and more than 1 million men killed. Seeing these young guys with their brand new equipment was like a shot of vitamin! They did well in the last battles of the war, from Bois-Belleau to the Meuse.
I am amazed. I appreciate the effort, but this vid is stupid. It trivializes one of the most horrific tragedies in human history. These nationalistic comments are even worse. WE? You actually fought there? No one understands the suffering. Real soldiers have some idea. Try sitting in a muddy hole all day in the rain. Try it for months. Try it with dead bodies. Satan owned the Somme. No one else.
i no, the guys wouldn't hav the guts to do it themselves. i wouldn't either, freaking scary stuff. 10million ppl died in ww1, a whole generation of men destroyed on both sides. horrible
You REALLY think the British walked when the MGs started opening up? Its a myth buddy, there was no order in the first place and no man is gonna keep walking when he is under fire, its against all instincts.
Now gooner; we can talk about WW2 if you want, all I can say is that I would not have been proud at all to be french at that time. In this war we can talk about highly decisive role played by Britain and US. And as far as I'm concerned, I consider that we definitely owe you one. To Britain and America, We owe you one. That's all I can say about WW2. The maginot line was of no use at all, the border along belgium was totally unguarded . It was complete strategic failure.
I'm sorry bu I was just saying that we were more decisive than most tend to think, I'm not ungrateful, again I know the tribute the Brits, Americans and Russians paid during the war, and I know we would not have won without you guys. But I think you were fighting for your own survival as well, I don't think you cared so much about France. You know, if France had been invaded, Britain would probably have been too in the long run, so you knew you had to fight Germany, for your own survival.
I'm sorry but although I salute those british guys who fought bravely, we Frenchmen paid the heaviest tribute in this war.
1,5 milion frenchmen died in the trenches. That is to say a whole generation. Verdun remains today the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of all times. There were around 350,000 casualties on either side. During the 10-month-battle for Douaumont, an average 40 shells/minute were shot. The experts believe it will take 7 more centuries to clear Verdun of all bombs.
I agrre with you Marechal, yes the French lost 1.5 million men fighting for the survival of France, the British lost almost a million fighting also for the survival of France, from your post maybe we should have kept out of it alltogether and allowed Germany to overrun you. I have no disrespect for you, but your post seems a little ungrateful. without us you would have been screwed, and without the USA we both would have been.
Though I have immense respect for all those who fought this war,I have to say the Battle of Verdun was far worse and more decisive. Let me recall a few facts about World War I.
- 1,5 millions Frenchmen died during the Great War.
- 27% of the young French males between 18 and 28 died during the war
- More than 80% of the frontline was held by the French army
- In 1918, during the last major offensive of the war, the French had more divisions involved than all of the other allies put together
Je n'ai pas trop saisi la finalité de ces considérations.On pourrait comprendre que les français ont pratiquement fait tout le boulot ?.Je trouve ça un peu limite voire maladroit.Désolé!
British Generals, especially the one in charge, were incompetent for the job. The General in charge threw and killed tens or hundreds of thousands of soldiers, in order to keep his job. Wiht all due respect Brits were such dandies, almost faggot like in behaviour, speech, and decision making! They believed that a the British General could make no wrong decision; regardless of how stupid it was and how many thousands it killed. Their incompetence resulted in unecessary deaths 100's of thousands!
your a fucking idiot. brits wern't "faggot like" the generals were. they were the ones who sent the soldiers to there deaths, i dont think the soldiers went over the top thinking they wont die because the genarals are never wrong. they did it because they would be shot for cowerdise if they didn't. it was the rich twats who were put in charge even though they had never seen combat, and the working class had to follow there orders.
After watching the entirety and reading, I just want to say- awesome effort. Good camera and audio. Very cool transisions and attention to detail. Sorry for my haste.
Ah the Somme, God's way of ridding Ireland of it's traitors, who thought it better to kill Germans for Irish freedom instead of the English who terrorised us for centuries.
You'd have to say this was stupid, but that might denigrate the brave men who died under such mad generals. It was like a game of chess and our brave boys were the pawns.
dunno where your all getting you information from.There was only one band of men got to the fifth trench on 1st july 1916 that was ulstermen. god bless the fighting 36th
ANZAC battalions were made up from many men who had migrated to Aus/NZ prior to 1914. An old family friend went out to aus worked as a railway navvy set up sheep farm in NZ, enlisted in 1914 found himself in / Dardaneles. / film Gallipoli got it right (surprisingly enough) Thats why they brot / ANZACS round to France & Belgium it was to get rid of / witnesses
yer but they where migrants that where willing to rpotect australia
unlike todays migrnats that justs hit on australia the migrants back then wanted to live here and would do anything to live here even if it ment slaving there guts out in a rice field of sewer.
todays migrants just suck the government dry and are burdens on society.
so back then they where true migrants wanting to be australian and they where quite happy to fight for australia. as where today you wont get a migrant fighting.
Wherever, the Brit (Scots,English, Welsh, Irish) touched down Aus/NZ/US?Canada/India/S.Africa they took off their jackets picked up a pick & pade & began to build & cultivate. We inovated & invented / modern world as we know it. / Brits gave railways & security to world trade
yes a sad one that not trying to cover up but the english officers were not up to the job this was the first mecanised war and they just could not get their heads around it
and the brits realied on allied countries to win the somme the only beneficial thing the english did in the somme was invent the tank but at the same time costing thousands of lives in the battle.
the english are the ones that where supposed to die there no irish scottish canadians australians french should have died there and even one of these soldiers lives isn't worth 1000 english lives. the english are responsible for thousands of deaths and should be very
Mate that's horseshecht. The Australians lost 1.4% of their population, Britain lost about 2.3%. The ANZACs were also volunteers whereas Britain had conscription. Actually, viewed in isolation the Britrish country with the highest military casualty rate by far was Scotland -150,000 killed from a population around the 5 million mark - more than double the Australian rate.
I can't think of one single thing Britain gained in its two foolish wars against Germany.
breezeman199 4 weeks ago
all the kids at my school resent me for knowing this i am appalled at how they make fun of all this.
TheMadbacker57 1 month ago
What is this song
avgnman72 1 month ago
I am sorry, but this really is infantile shit and so disrespectful.
THthefirst 2 months ago
What's even more funny is the fact that, even if some kids these days get interested in these war battles, most of them do just because they love gore. lol
alicekawaz 3 months ago
did anyone else watch the documentary 'the sommes secret weapon'?
BHassan786 6 months ago
1915!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ibidydo 7 months ago
very cool vid must have took a while to put together
killer7838 10 months ago
people from the US think they know what there talking about lets get one thing right the brits bombarded the hell out of them for some time after that all we here is they where just singing it out and waiting
computerchris122 11 months ago
We fought with Britain when she was striped bare of all allies in Europe. When she stood up high on the pedastel of defeat with the world reigning against her, with so few allies and so little hope. The sons of Canada came to the Empire's aid, the sons of Canada answered the call. In her greatest hour of need Canada stood by Britain. No matter the year be it 1914 or 1939, We will never forget where our loyalty is and where it will always be.
FourDollarDoobie 1 year ago
@FourDollarDoobie Thats all well and all, but the British were holding....realistically in WW1 Britain itself was never in any real danger of being overrun by the German Empire - the Royal Navy was simply far too strong for the German Navy half its size and firepower. No amphibious invasions of the UK then...Britain was just like all the other big players in the Great War, boasting its power and zealously allowing itself to be bled dry for ideology and reputation. Britain lost 950,000 men in WW1
ThePalaeontologist 1 year ago
@ThePalaeontologist took a beating from zeppelin raids though
worthatronproduction 11 months ago
@worthatronproduction Well, sort of. But the damage was minimal compared to the WWII Blitz, and I think it was far less than a thousand throughout the entire war that were killed in total. Besides which, the Royal Flying Corps as it was known before before being renamed the Royal Air Force, began to score victories over the lumbering gas filled giants rather easily. It was more to upset the British public and was widely condemned by many as blatent civilian murder. Britain held fast either way.
ThePalaeontologist 11 months ago
@ThePalaeontologist More soldiers dies in WW1, around 20,000,000 as WW2 had 13,000,000 soldier deaths, but civilian deaths in WW1 were around 7,000,000, but civilian deaths in WW2 were around 65,000,000 - 20,000,000 of which were russian
superenglish1 8 months ago
I LOVED HOW U MADE IT LIKE THE REV WAR!!!!!! IT WAS SOOO TERRIBLE AND INACCURATE HOW U MADE THIS VIDEO ROCKET LAUNCHERS??? THAT U LOAD LIKE MUSKETS??????
MrWorldwar2dude 1 year ago
Just found out the other day that two of 3 of my ancestors died on those battlefields, it really does make your heart sink thinking that they had bothers to grow up and get a life get married, then told to join the army, and fight, and the sad thing is they we never going to know how bad it was going out there, but in all honesty, i would have served my country with pride, evan having the knowledge that i have now on the war.
BommyBum13 1 year ago
These were True men
They say we should Forgive and Forget, True we can Forgive over time but We will Never Forget; Because if we forget a conflict so terrible such as this could happen again, so easily. The forces of evil in the world could grow at any moment. It is the old who declare war, but it is the young boys who fight it
Many of the young boys who went lived and thrived in tiny villages died a sad, short death on a foreign field
And i think to myself, What a waste of a young life
GoldBloded 1 year ago
Why is everybody arguing about 'What country did what' Millions of people died over those years, and thousands on that battle, a little bit of fucking respect?
TheBonJovi100 1 year ago
why does this have so many dislikes?
norwedgianawesomenes 1 year ago
Why do these videos always wind up turning into nationalistic dick measuring contests. Let's all stop assuming we know what entire other peoples think about this or that because its all bullshit. Rest in peace to all who died during the war regardless of their nationality
FonzyScheme 1 year ago 4
les américains sont venu car apres nous c'était eux les suivants.....
gunjack21000 1 year ago
may the lord jesus christ bless all of the poor mens souls on both of the sides allies and german may they rest in peace
lordplaya8 1 year ago
the germans would have destroyed the allies if it was one on one.........
FaustDesWodan 1 year ago 3
@FaustDesWodan yeah
joe117pwn 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me the name of the song being played at about 4:00?
sdb5151225 1 year ago
@sdb5151225 Sgt. MacKenzie song
TheJets24green 1 year ago
part 2 of this has the audio disabled.
JohnnyBeQuickOrDead 1 year ago
Thank you so much for this project. It is an honour to know that there are still young people who wish to know about this history. My Great Uncle survived Gallipoli, The Battle of Pozieres, but finally lost his life at the Battle of Somme. Lest We Forget.
ceke72 1 year ago
NVm I Only Saw Documentary Part When Sent Last Comment, Lame Lol But Nice Try On A Home MAde Vid
5NailsToTheNeck 1 year ago
HAHA Im Making A School Project To But Mines About Poison Gas In WW1 I Have To Make A Documentary Also Thanks Great Job!
5NailsToTheNeck 1 year ago
A muzzle loaded Bazooka ???
LOL
Cheval52 2 years ago
To add...WTF!?
andii194 2 years ago
Yes because pistols, mortars and bazookas were used..
andii194 2 years ago
yeah and m16.. :))
sftomee 2 years ago
and silenced mp5 were used :DDD
sftomee 2 years ago
Fucking retards!
heatseeker64 2 years ago
European war mungers...
ab330 2 years ago
hey what a bunch of prick you look stupid lol.you had no idea of the slaughter stupid american so go try see if you got any history lol it aint much lmao...pricks lol
imachristian100 2 years ago
there is no panzerauf in ww1
ballsong 2 years ago
how come they have bazokes, they were not around in ww1
legochainsaw 2 years ago
those are Lewis machine guns
jakefree25 1 year ago
idiots
conmuymalaleche 2 years ago
gettyburg music :)
EnsignSmith 2 years ago
Well done, i like the renactment. Can anybody tell me the name of the song that is playing ( solo male singer) as the British troops are walking towards the German trenches? I remember hearing it in the movie "Hamburger Hill" i believe.
stevenc08 2 years ago
Sgt. Mackenzie from We were Soldiers
askdad123 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
What is the song called at 3:54
paintballdagger 2 years ago
great idea! But who translated the German subtitle??? :-)
Nogger86Germany 2 years ago
bravo cleareyes1984...so many examples...I love the Anarchist experience in Barcelona during the civil war...the other side got so bad, the church, state and military cooperation "forced the people's hand."
manderson1us 2 years ago
what is not illustrated is that 3.41 to 5.11 cost us 19,240 lives today that's one every 4 seconds for 24 hours.
england1413 2 years ago
I am absolutely disgraced that I am the only boy in my history class at school who actually knows a bit about this battle any the wars let alone the name of it! Young people today don't care for this stuff anymore, which in my opinion (and is also a fact) is inconcievable. These brave men went through the harshest of conditions to allow us to live freely and peacefully today, God bless you guys
TalonMercenary 2 years ago 13
not all people, im fascinated by these wars and why all these men gave their lives to protect our freedom, and if allied commanders wouldent have been so damn stupid and battleplans were better like the second world war, casualties would have been way less
tecna64 2 years ago
Last year in history, I was the only kid who know anyting about any of the wars, it is sad, all the brave men becoming forrgotten... sad.
skatepunkzero 2 years ago 25
we're one of a kind dude, it shouldnt be that way
TalonMercenary 2 years ago
Yea, it shouldn't, I'm the only one out of my school who is willing to serve, I just enlisted in the Army at 17, everyone else who enlists is just for a job because of the econmy. I've been wanting to join for a long time.
skatepunkzero 2 years ago
good going dude i wanna enlist aswell but im not sure i can, im 16. I just want to serve my country in a way different from banking or whatever, and to kind of honour my grandfather who fought in Burma
TalonMercenary 2 years ago
next year you can, my Grandfather was in Korea, and My Great Grandfather was in WW1(he died before my dad was born), I've had relatives all the back to the revolution. My Dad supports the military but he and he's two brothers never joined, I scared the shit out of him and my mom when I said I wanted to join at 17.
skatepunkzero 2 years ago
my mum would be scared shit aswell if i told her i wanted to join. Nice family history though, it must be interesting to have relatives who fought in quite a few major conflicts
TalonMercenary 2 years ago
It is, but I don't know much about any of them other than my grandfather
skatepunkzero 2 years ago
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sniken93 2 years ago
@skatepunkzero
They shall never be forgoten Lest We Forget
sinnfeinmurderers 1 year ago
@sinnfeinmurderers I sure hope so
skatepunkzero 1 year ago
@skatepunkzero So do i these were brave brave folk .....Northern Ireland UK has many a Somme comemoration parades all over on the 1st of July every year by the British Legion, Orange Order, Royal black institution, Etc etc,,, Their memories and memorials are well alive in Northern Ireland UK.
Lest We Forget........
sinnfeinmurderers 1 year ago
@skatepunkzero Well what with all these kids being raised to think war is a complete and total bad thing! War keeps the powers and the world in check in my opinion! Much love to the families of the heroes who have died!
idkidkidk62 1 year ago
@skatepunkzero
It was Genocide, and planned to smash all European peoples from ever being dominate ever again, so the enemy aliens of all Western people could defile us in peace.
Nationsnotregimes 1 year ago
WWI had nothing to do with freedom. Both sides were imperialistic.
I support the mutiny of French and Russian soildiers in 1917, and the German mutinies of 1918. They were fighting not just for freedom but survival.
How sad it is that people die "for their country" because they don't want to be seen as cowards. The masses are so easily manipulated by those with power.
cleareyes1984 2 years ago
Amen. You do have clear eyes.
mysententia 2 years ago
Don't fool yourself. The few French units which mutinied in 1917 did so to protest against bad commanders : They were professional soldiers who only wanted to be led in combat by serious generals. Once Pétain took command a month later, attacks were resumed, and successful. Nothing to do with the desastrous Russian collapse, which in fact delayed victory by a year and added more casualties.
Fridomfry 2 years ago
@TalonMercenary Young people today not only dont know anything about the World wars but of any other subject.I was talking to an 18 year old English fellow the other day who thought that Canada was somewhere in Europe!!
musicologo1able 1 year ago
@musicologo1able Oh you have got to be kidding me....but then again i knew a girl who thought China was in Yorkshire (northern England). I cant understand some people's stupidity (or plain ignorance)
TalonMercenary 1 year ago
@TalonMercenary same for me in the subjects or WW1 and WW2
Whatthejizzman 1 year ago
@TalonMercenary hang on mate i study ww2 and a bit of iraq and ww1 my teacher give relly bad looks when explain what happend i explain i to my mate !
MrAgentskip 9 months ago
@TalonMercenary I've been pretty much interest in these kind of battles since I was a small boy. And my conclusion is that any for of military services, how noble in intent, is what causes war and death. If no soul would be willing to take up arms under any conditions, then the world would truely be a better place. Taken a live is easy, giving one back is impossible. Safe your blessings for the people who feed the hungry without asking for any repayment, those are true heros.
WarSmurfs 6 months ago
Haha nice done =P
JonisThatIsMe 2 years ago
The ulstermen won it for them
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
LOL???
phoenix1916 2 years ago
the battle of the somme, you should have gone to specksavers
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
maybe they should when so many fell going over the top???
phoenix1916 2 years ago
somme gave all the ira didn t go to the somme to scared so they bombed the dublin post office
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
The IRA did not bomb the GPO that was ur loyal Brits do u know anything od ur History AMADAN!!??
phoenix1916 2 years ago
easter rising 1916 google it
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
The IRA took over the GPO the British army bombed it U GOOGLE IT AMADAN???
phoenix1916 2 years ago
wikipiedia man, maybe you should go to dublin and stay there
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
No im fine here in tyrone, u people have been trying for decades to rid the people from their native land, aint gonna happen were in POWER now man get used to it, ur wee sectarian statelet is on its last legs and U know it, get ur facts straight wee man!
phoenix1916 2 years ago
ur not in power the british goivernment pull the strings use are puppets. ul not be in power when the tuv get more votes
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
Cousre we r, SF is in Government here and after all u said, get used to it man!
phoenix1916 2 years ago
its a british government you serve the queen now
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
LOL the British Gov rules in the UK in westminster where SF refuse to take their seats???? The assembly is in the North of Ireland part of OUR country???
phoenix1916 2 years ago
u have no real power the british government do and you serve them with pride, rule britannia
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
LOL no power, yet the RUC/UDR is gone ur orange marches have been stopped from entering Nation alists areas, IRA personel released from Gaol??? We serve our own and that is why u vote ALLISTER he he he??
phoenix1916 2 years ago
You serve the queen making sure ireland is divided by accepting northern ireland. the rir march with pride while adams looks on at their march like a man lost, i was there i seen a broken man
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
he he he u are deluded man, we are a strong people, u r devided as shown in the election results, pathetic??
phoenix1916 2 years ago
divided we fall. we got 2 elected use got one elected.
2-1 thats a win
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
"What message will it send to the world if a SF member tops the poll" Diane Dodds quote he he he WE ALWAYS WIN!!
phoenix1916 2 years ago
2-1
KeepUlsterBritish 2 years ago
don't waste my time with your stupid little play time
elkkunter 2 years ago
You French and English guys that keep bitching America out for not joining WW1 earlier is pissing me off. If you would stop thinking about the present and think about the past you would realise that the British and French saw the arrival of the Americans as a gift. We came late but we still helped quite a bit before our entry. Our entry rallied EVERYONE to victory. That is my opinion
My respects to the boys that died on all sides. Rest in Peace...Heroes
UndeadGoober 2 years ago 5
I agree completely...and im English...it does annoy me to...my great grandfather fought in WW1 and he said what a relief it was when the Americans joined...I never met him but he wrote about it in his diaries. so I agree with you 100%
b3witch3d 2 years ago
how can you say that they lost there lives for the good of the nations they were normal people who had no sins but were made ti do this at least you respect them and if you ever do vistit the somme or the graveyards around it you will change your feelingsmassivly
birchysk8 2 years ago
i agree. i cant really say how i truely would feel without having been to the battlefields. :)
UndeadGoober 2 years ago
in WW1 we joined toward the end thats why they were bitching. The war could have lasted around months and not tooken as much lives If the U.S. would have gotten involved earlier. It would have not cost that many lives. Instead the U.S. waited around 4 years to join. By then millions of men were dead.
ABOLERZ243 2 years ago
im not trying to argue but i dont think it would only have taken a few months if we had joined earlier in the war. Trench warfare was a new kind of war and would still have caused a very long stalemate. but who knows? It might not have. we cant rewrite history lol
UndeadGoober 2 years ago
you americans did not have a major part in ww1,but a very decisive one.both sides could not afford to lose any more men when you came in.
i think that you and some bad decisions made by german generals Erich Ludendorff and
Erich von Falkenhayn decided it.
if you didnt react maybe germany would have won it.
Andiish08 2 years ago
@UndeadGoober you got that wrong. you mean if yoyu forget about the past and concentrate on the present. noob
walkertexasranger33 1 year ago
@walkertexasranger33 no. if you would READ what i wrote then it makes sense. so dont call me a noob. im not going to explain myself again, considering i commented on this a YEAR ago. read it again and try to figure it out.
UndeadGoober 1 year ago
@UndeadGoober thinking about how they were "saviours" or heroes or backup in 1917 is looking in the past so is "bitching" about how they joined late in the war. the present would be about peace and how everything is still alright in europe and most of the world
walkertexasranger33 1 year ago
@walkertexasranger33 no no no. you missed the WHOLE point. my point is that MODERN french and english people are saying that America is taking credit for the whole war and that they were bitter about the help. my POINT is that the men back THEN were HAPPY to recieve the help and support of the United states. they needed them. Now YEARS LATER the french and English are getting a bit upset because SOME people think that america is credited with the victory...PLEASE read comments more carefully.
UndeadGoober 1 year ago
@UndeadGoober they should be bitter.. the vast majority of americans think they single handedly won every war in the 20th century.. there needs to be polar opposites
walkertexasranger33 1 year ago
@walkertexasranger33 omg...thats not the point...im done trying to explain myself..theres only so much a 16 year old can hadle dude. good luck trying to figure this out
UndeadGoober 1 year ago
@UndeadGoober i know what the point is. and im explaining to you it doesnt matter if thats your point. thats not the way things work on both sides. youre just seeing black and white
walkertexasranger33 1 year ago
@UndeadGoober that was until of course you entered peace talks with Germany alone mere weeks after your arrival! Lets face it, you only got involved because of u-boat attacks on US ships bringing supplies to Britain if it wasn't for that you'd have stayed well away and why not, the fields of Flanders, Ypres and the Somme were geographically thousands of miles away and politically even further. It wasn't your war any more than it was ours, unfortunately we had treaties we adhered to
land4x4ever 1 year ago
umm yeah by the way the if the american never joined in the French would have been destroyed
zak1354 2 years ago
very impressive job
LaxplayerBlink182 2 years ago
Im an American, an although I respect everyone who fought, Germany honestly kicked ass.
DamontrenK 2 years ago
lol you americans think you have fighted much in world war 1 ? just thank you for ammo and hospitals but thats all
SgtMathijs 2 years ago
Well, in France old people say that the arrival of American troops in 1918 was a wonderful event. We were war-weary after 4 years in the hell of the trenches and more than 1 million men killed. Seeing these young guys with their brand new equipment was like a shot of vitamin! They did well in the last battles of the war, from Bois-Belleau to the Meuse.
Fridomfry 2 years ago
nope.
Forman6 2 years ago
lol
5oreo999 2 years ago
But they still lost - twice
holymoly42 2 years ago
3:56 what music it is? thx
coptchem 2 years ago
failed what?
seanowain 3 years ago
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seanowain 3 years ago
I am amazed. I appreciate the effort, but this vid is stupid. It trivializes one of the most horrific tragedies in human history. These nationalistic comments are even worse. WE? You actually fought there? No one understands the suffering. Real soldiers have some idea. Try sitting in a muddy hole all day in the rain. Try it for months. Try it with dead bodies. Satan owned the Somme. No one else.
jwf1964 3 years ago 3
just calm down! there is no need to get so defensive.
1cg12345 2 years ago
i no, the guys wouldn't hav the guts to do it themselves. i wouldn't either, freaking scary stuff. 10million ppl died in ww1, a whole generation of men destroyed on both sides. horrible
aussie4life96 2 years ago
Maybe if the British had run instead of walking then the germans may not have had time to get thier machine guns back into position.
The uncut wire may have still stalled them though
seanowain 3 years ago
You REALLY think the British walked when the MGs started opening up? Its a myth buddy, there was no order in the first place and no man is gonna keep walking when he is under fire, its against all instincts.
Mcplkelly 3 years ago
When they first went over the top they walked i didnt say they kept on walking all the way over no mans land BUDDY !!
seanowain 3 years ago
In fact, I once read a quote from a German soldier who said, "If only they had run, they could have overwhelmed us."
wally5353 3 years ago
whats the song called starts at 4:06
oldgregg244 3 years ago
its from "we where soldiers"
creamycurdy 3 years ago
LOL ummmm....years wasted
patty0100 3 years ago
war is not a joke!
jmconeown 3 years ago
Nice work. But the uniforms don't look much like WW1 ones.
Anyway, it's still a good work.
Briselance 3 years ago
it depends what side your on but yeah i still agree nice work
xXDucky94 3 years ago
Nice project man. I understand if it wasent perfect. but 4/5. What did you teacher rate it?
NoxUdown 3 years ago
You're a rather complex and winding character "Monsieur le Maréchal"I really don't see where you want to get to!!!!
mokacode 3 years ago
Now gooner; we can talk about WW2 if you want, all I can say is that I would not have been proud at all to be french at that time. In this war we can talk about highly decisive role played by Britain and US. And as far as I'm concerned, I consider that we definitely owe you one. To Britain and America, We owe you one. That's all I can say about WW2. The maginot line was of no use at all, the border along belgium was totally unguarded . It was complete strategic failure.
xMarechalDavout 3 years ago
I wouldn't listen too much to (some) americans and their goading - they would not have a clue what a battle like Verdun was.
ChadHorney 3 years ago
I'm sorry bu I was just saying that we were more decisive than most tend to think, I'm not ungrateful, again I know the tribute the Brits, Americans and Russians paid during the war, and I know we would not have won without you guys. But I think you were fighting for your own survival as well, I don't think you cared so much about France. You know, if France had been invaded, Britain would probably have been too in the long run, so you knew you had to fight Germany, for your own survival.
xMarechalDavout 3 years ago
We most Honoring and respecting, all those Braves soldiers from the world wide, who fought in FRANCE during this horible WW1 and after WW2...
May they all Rest In PEACE...
We will never forget what they've done, for the liberty of the world, and for FRANCE.!!!!
USHomeboy 3 years ago
I'm sorry but although I salute those british guys who fought bravely, we Frenchmen paid the heaviest tribute in this war.
1,5 milion frenchmen died in the trenches. That is to say a whole generation. Verdun remains today the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of all times. There were around 350,000 casualties on either side. During the 10-month-battle for Douaumont, an average 40 shells/minute were shot. The experts believe it will take 7 more centuries to clear Verdun of all bombs.
xMarechalDavout 3 years ago
russia lost more than the french
2bsom1 3 years ago
I agrre with you Marechal, yes the French lost 1.5 million men fighting for the survival of France, the British lost almost a million fighting also for the survival of France, from your post maybe we should have kept out of it alltogether and allowed Germany to overrun you. I have no disrespect for you, but your post seems a little ungrateful. without us you would have been screwed, and without the USA we both would have been.
N15gooner 3 years ago
I had the same feeling as you while reading his comment and felt rather uncomfortable .
mokacode 3 years ago
Though I have immense respect for all those who fought this war,I have to say the Battle of Verdun was far worse and more decisive. Let me recall a few facts about World War I.
- 1,5 millions Frenchmen died during the Great War.
- 27% of the young French males between 18 and 28 died during the war
- More than 80% of the frontline was held by the French army
- In 1918, during the last major offensive of the war, the French had more divisions involved than all of the other allies put together
xMarechalDavout 3 years ago
Je n'ai pas trop saisi la finalité de ces considérations.On pourrait comprendre que les français ont pratiquement fait tout le boulot ?.Je trouve ça un peu limite voire maladroit.Désolé!
mokacode 3 years ago
British Generals, especially the one in charge, were incompetent for the job. The General in charge threw and killed tens or hundreds of thousands of soldiers, in order to keep his job. Wiht all due respect Brits were such dandies, almost faggot like in behaviour, speech, and decision making! They believed that a the British General could make no wrong decision; regardless of how stupid it was and how many thousands it killed. Their incompetence resulted in unecessary deaths 100's of thousands!
halomolim 3 years ago
you are a fat american cunt
2bsom1 3 years ago
your a fucking idiot. brits wern't "faggot like" the generals were. they were the ones who sent the soldiers to there deaths, i dont think the soldiers went over the top thinking they wont die because the genarals are never wrong. they did it because they would be shot for cowerdise if they didn't. it was the rich twats who were put in charge even though they had never seen combat, and the working class had to follow there orders.
jenmayhem 3 years ago
After watching the entirety and reading, I just want to say- awesome effort. Good camera and audio. Very cool transisions and attention to detail. Sorry for my haste.
scandalousrogue 3 years ago
- because there were bazooka and mortar teams in ww1? Mortars, certainly, but not those! I mean it's cool, but do a ww2 event with this scheme!
scandalousrogue 3 years ago
Ah the Somme, God's way of ridding Ireland of it's traitors, who thought it better to kill Germans for Irish freedom instead of the English who terrorised us for centuries.
oisinom 3 years ago
600 years is a long time to hold a grudge mate
IC2720 3 years ago
The Easter uprisings, fully supported by Germany in order to destablise Ireland.
20,000 German rifles and 2 million rounds of ammo at the bottom of Cork harbour and the man we hung for it a Proddy homosexual.
Come on fella tell us how your lot helped the Nazis during WW2, or would you like to keep quiet on that one.
N15gooner 3 years ago
nice job for make a stuip video of the somme which basicly make a mocery of it
omegamark100 3 years ago
making ,stupid ,makes
omegamark100 3 years ago
Ah, the Somme, God's way of taking out Irish traitors. "Kill Germans for Irish freedom Paddy." Suckers.
dubhlinnri 3 years ago
Amateur lolvideo posing as a documentary - 1/5
mergblue 3 years ago
well how do you do young wullie macbride , do you mind if i sit here by your grave side
rutherglenbluebell5 3 years ago
A tin badge for a good soldier,
A wooden cross for another,
A place in heaven for all my soldiers,
And a corner of hell for your masters.
peterm3964 3 years ago
such a well prepared plan that went to shit from the start.
so many heavy guns but not enough experienced men to use them
and then theres the bastard fog grr
shame
seanowain 3 years ago
good job I enjoy the Toy solider to Paint ball action sequnces.
Wehategod 3 years ago
You'd have to say this was stupid, but that might denigrate the brave men who died under such mad generals. It was like a game of chess and our brave boys were the pawns.
The Kings. Well, they're daft.
nacho1560 3 years ago
dunno where your all getting you information from.There was only one band of men got to the fifth trench on 1st july 1916 that was ulstermen. god bless the fighting 36th
ulstercowboy 3 years ago
A bit slow but very inventive !
5 stars
MMMisterDNA 3 years ago
Canadians Owned the Somme!
Conspiracypaintball 3 years ago
the australians owned the somme mate it was the ausralians that fought at fromelle mate and fromelle was the worst part of the somme
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
EVERYONE who fought owned the somme,
you've gotta give the brits some credit,
we came back from defeat
hendrixreincarnation 3 years ago
i give the brits credit for making an enormous mistake costing the lives of thousands of australian soldiers lives.
they made such an enormous fuck up the brits covered it up for 60 years
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
ANZAC battalions were made up from many men who had migrated to Aus/NZ prior to 1914. An old family friend went out to aus worked as a railway navvy set up sheep farm in NZ, enlisted in 1914 found himself in / Dardaneles. / film Gallipoli got it right (surprisingly enough) Thats why they brot / ANZACS round to France & Belgium it was to get rid of / witnesses
craigowler 3 years ago
yer but they where migrants that where willing to rpotect australia
unlike todays migrnats that justs hit on australia the migrants back then wanted to live here and would do anything to live here even if it ment slaving there guts out in a rice field of sewer.
todays migrants just suck the government dry and are burdens on society.
so back then they where true migrants wanting to be australian and they where quite happy to fight for australia. as where today you wont get a migrant fighting.
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
Wherever, the Brit (Scots,English, Welsh, Irish) touched down Aus/NZ/US?Canada/India/S.Africa they took off their jackets picked up a pick & pade & began to build & cultivate. We inovated & invented / modern world as we know it. / Brits gave railways & security to world trade
craigowler 3 years ago
thats right thy did all the shit work
they didnt build australia though however
but the migrants of today are parasites
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
yes a sad one that not trying to cover up but the english officers were not up to the job this was the first mecanised war and they just could not get their heads around it
tomato6999 3 years ago
and the commonwealth forces paid the price
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
learn to spell p.s the brave brits owned the somme
samkf97 3 years ago
ashamed of themselves
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
i'll spell how i damn well please
and the brits realied on allied countries to win the somme the only beneficial thing the english did in the somme was invent the tank but at the same time costing thousands of lives in the battle.
the english are the ones that where supposed to die there no irish scottish canadians australians french should have died there and even one of these soldiers lives isn't worth 1000 english lives. the english are responsible for thousands of deaths and should be very
AlienFirefox 3 years ago
Mate that's horseshecht. The Australians lost 1.4% of their population, Britain lost about 2.3%. The ANZACs were also volunteers whereas Britain had conscription. Actually, viewed in isolation the Britrish country with the highest military casualty rate by far was Scotland -150,000 killed from a population around the 5 million mark - more than double the Australian rate.
gert83 3 years ago