Stormtroopers - The German Elite of WW1 - Sabaton History 119 [Official]
By the middle of the Great War, several nations had begun to experiment with shock troops, and Germany was one of them. The Sturmtruppen were a revolution on the battlefield, for sure, but what did they actually do? What equipment did they carry and use? What were the men actually like? Today we'll look at all that.
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I ended the history section today with the words, "Get in, wreak havoc, get through, job done." Okay, that was about Stormtrooper missions, but what other things in life would those words be appropriate for? A trip to McDonalds? 3rd Grade? What do you think?
Me entering the kitchen to cook dinner. 😅
Sabaton at every concert, obviously. 🙂
Well Indy, I'm pretty sure that saying goes for my every waking moment. At least that's what my Gruesome Twosome snorted at me when we watched the episode. There may have even been calls for that to become the motto of our home. Kimberly of House Nightkind, the First of Her Name, Queen of Mandrels and the First Rings, Protector of the Seven Momdoms, the Mother of Dragons, Nuthintosee But The Boring Corn Sea, the Unbowed, Maker of Chainmaille.
I don't know if there is anything considered ok wreaking havoc. And yet it happens all the time. Just look at Ukraine right now. I like to think of myself as a peaceful person so I guess havoc is not really for me. On the other hand sometimes you just get anything done if you don't push through sometimes in a aggressive way. But I do believe you should be considered in every aspect of life, at least in peaceful times. Life is such a grey area, that there a probably always situations where you have to be reckless and "wreaking havoc ". I just never want to be in these situations
Go to the bathroom after eating Taco Bell
Just like the simulations -a german stormtrooper (1917)
That's the comment I was looking for. 11:54
well they did in fact prepare by training in trenches specifically build for that purpse. Those were previously scouted by infiltration or air reconaissance (when that was possible obv) so this isnt as outrageous as it sounds by first glance.
Yep, definitely wasn't something said by a trooper long long ago
I'm the like 200
@@VacomaTeParjila In a galaxy far, far away it was
It is also worth noting that Rommel was a stormtrooper, which explains why he was able to do the things he did in WWII.
Doubt a whole lot of that was relevant. Seems more a coincidence than a correlation. Plenty of soldiers were stormtroopers and achieved little of note. Plenty of soldiers weren't stormtroopers and achieved great things.
Correlation, rather than causation. The Stoßtruppentaktik was the nucleus that even the modern German army draws from. Because it draws on two simple principles: Be faster than the enemy to push your agenda onto him and human psychology. If your HQ gets hit and then the enemy is already somewhere else, everyone except the most battle hardened soldier gets nerves. I'd have to look up the video, but there was a report about a NATO exercise in Denmark (or Norway), where the Brits had get to a bridge and defend it. But when they arrived the Germans had already taken it and the scenario had to be reset. Later that day a Dane (or Norwegian) asked the Germans if they were always this fast. The answer was "No -- usually we're faster".
@@Ruhrpottpatriot Lol. But yeah the main idea is to be fast and spread as much fear as you can.
@@Ruhrpottpatriot Hitting the enemy fast and hard had been a long-standing Prussian and then German tradition. I recommend reading up on the Great Elector's improvised Great Sleigh Drive that ran down a Swedish army to its near destruction.
If I am not completely mistaken here now but remember right, he got his "Pour le Merite" medal for storming a strategic position as squad leader of a Sturmtrupp... also, he described and explained many of these infantry tactics in his book "Infanterie greift an" what became a standard lecture for quite some time.
11:53-11:55 In the words of Captain America: "I understood that reference." You can tell Indy did research on the Star Wars Battlefront 2 meme just for that reference.
Best freakin' reference in the whole video
I did the voice of the droid that announces the Heroes versus Villains mode in BF 2, actually.
I freaking love Stormtroopers
Don't we all Idk how the Rebel Alliance will react though
@@astaroth_sasazaki_yt not well lol
Imperial scum
DANKE!!!!
Danke
This song was my anthem last year when I was training and running a Spartan Race. Such a great song and one that’s packed with so much energy!
We hope it went great Danny 🤟
Whats a Spartan Race? *Edit* Oh my. Congrats on doing that. I know I wouldn't be able to even do that.
@@SabatonHistory Hi Sabaton and editors👋🏻🖥&🎤 How is your day doing? Hopefully you're having a good day. If not, hopefully it's going to be good soon. - J. Czakel From the state of Ohio, USA.
OUT OF THE TRENCHES THE STORMTROOPERS RISE. This song has so much power to it every time I listen to it I want to storm a trench with nothing but a shovel and a bag of grenades
JAGERS LED THE WAY THE PIONEERS WOULD JOIN THE FRAY.....
EATING THEIR LUNCHES THE STORMTROOPER'S RICE
A true Krieger Soldier. It would be an honor to storm said trench with you for the glory of the Emperor
@@xaviergeib7228 did somebody say Die for the emperor?!
@@stalinsoulz7872I have detected kriegsmen here.
They we're so effective that even an Empire far far away used them!
‘Having taken several trench lines we rested for some time, and then, by popular request, we continued our advance’ -Ernst Jünger “Storm of Steel” (talking about the Kaiserschlact) I don’t have the exact quote, but I remember “by popular request” very distinctly. I think it sums up the Sturmtruppen pretty well.
That book in its entirety is fucking wild. I often recall the thing of him and comrades setting up artillery duds to shoot at them for fun in the boring days. Like dude did you not have enough explosions over your head yet? I specifically remember something like "bonus points if with one shot you triggered a chain reaction and blew all of them up."
@@ilpazzo1257 wtf, how mad do you have to be for that lmao
@@bwabbel mad enough to bumrush an enemy trench unloading machineguns in your general direction
@@ilpazzo1257 I could 100% imagine some crayon eaters doing that shit 😂😂😂
@@ilpazzo1257sounds like my kinda people (adhd thrive in chaos)
Also necessary was the willingness to strike at zero hour with overwhelming firepower.
"In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement." - "The Litany of the Victim" of the Death korps of Krieg.
The worst regiment of the Guard
@@fallout44454 best*
Only in death does duty end.
Did someone say:"Die for the Emperor"?
@@fallout44454 Nah bro the death korps is goat'd
The central premise of the Stormtroopers' tactics, speed coupled with overwhelming violence and catching the enemy completely off guard, are still central to modern special forces' mentality, with mantras like 'Speed, Aggression, Surprise' favoured by the SAS for obvious acronym-friendly reasons, and 'Speed, surprise and violence of action' by the US Army Rangers (I believe). Great video, and cool getting the live format for a change. See you this Friday (at time of writing) in Leeds, looking forward to it!
Happy you liked it! SEE YOU SOON! 🤘
I am gonna say this but I am very happy to know that Indy made that joke about people thinking this was about star wars stormtroopers instead of the German ones
He knew the joke so he worked it in
@@goldosprey well it was a good idea heck I've been hoping for it ever since the song came out
Well, considering the amount of Star Wars clips set to Sabaton songs. . .
@@bobburris4445 oh right that
At least the Stormtroops of Germany hit what they aimed at versus the galactic Stormies that can't hit anything, even things without plot armor.
Dead by the mooring? Indy does dad jokes. Confirmed.
All of this confirms what I've been saying that the WW1 Stormtrooper is the unintentional basis of the Scifi Space Marine.
It would be nice to keep these warriors in fiction. As Joakim mentioned in another interview, there are plenty of war stories; we don't need anymore.
Is mostly the kriegsman the death corp who just look like the WW1 stormtrooper
@@merryrose6788 I've considered Sabaton's "Speeder" applies pretty well to Star Wars
@@ericolsen5592 Thanks for the note:) Somehow I've missed "Speeder." Everytime I think I'm seeing the end of the Sabaton rabbit hole, there's yet another trail to discover. Best Regards!
Death korps of krieg
One of my two favorite tracks from *The War to End All Wars*, so glad that it finally got a Sabaton History video
Stormtroopers is one of my favorite Sabaton songs.
Still waiting for Sabaton history for Pasadena 1994
During an attack, the infantry could only carry their personal weapons while the defenders had the advantage of their heavy weapons like machine guns. The stormtroopers were sappers who infiltrated The enemy lines and carried heavy weapons into the battle area between the enemy trenches to use during a forthcoming attack. Since naturally it required a great deal of physical strength and endurance to haul such heavy equipment they recruited only their most physically fit and bravest men for the job.
If anyone's curious how Stormtroop tactics still influence infantry doctrine to this day, I recommend reading the US Army Ranger Handbook
Thanks for your suggestion🤟
Strike at zero hour! With overwhelming firepower!
It's awesome to see historical representation of Germanic history that focuses on something other than WWII. It seems too often these days for people to only talk about that one terrible part of the Germanic people rather than anything good or interesting being done by them. Massive kudos to Sabaton for really caring about history and for trying to show how dynamic and nuanced history actually is.
Stormtroopers is my favourite song of all time! Have been wainting for so long for these video! History and Metal forever! 🤘🏻🎖🏴☠️
I'm actually pretty curious what von Hutier thought about these assaulters as well as the fact that what they were doing was somehow attributed to how he initially attacked
Had to come back to 11:52 for that "like in the simulations". Well played, Indy 😂😂😂
FOR KRIEG!!! FOR THE EMPEROR!!! Every time I hear this song I think the Death Korps of Krieg
Germans had stormtroopers, but the allies had Canadians
Give them some hockey sticks and they will wreck everyone
One had the spirit of the wind on his side.
@@Ghostface2252 i thought eating a lot of beans was a mexican thing? Or why did the canadian get windy?
@@robinderoos1166 idk if this is a joke or not, but the ghost in the trenches
And the Harlem Hellfighters. I would not want to fight either one honestly
The forefathers of modern day Special Forces.
Any day that ends with sabaton history covering my favourite song from The War To End All Wars...is a great day!
I have been waiting for this episode would love a part 2 on the allied units .
I am going to mention Indy on the piano playing that part from attack of the dead men. Sounded so good!
This and Unkillable Soldier are some of my favorite songs by Sabaton.
Finally! I was waiting so long for this Song to be talked about, great job as always 😁🥰👍
The time is now 😉
My favorite track on the new album. Fast, hooky and Tommy on the solo
Stormtroopers is one of my favourite songs. It's crazy to think it was almost scrapped. I wonder how many other bangers are just waiting on hard drive somewhere to be finished
I just want to say that you guys always inspire me to continue learning about history (mostly WW1 and WW2), also wanting to become a future military historian. Stormtrooper is my favorite song you guys made. Along with The Last Battl, thank you guys so much, and continue to make masterpieces.👍🤘💣💥
It makes us really happy to hear that!! 🤘🤘
Finally about Stormtroopers.
Now I wonder how did games mix up the mp18 as a smg, not a machine pistol?
Well machinen pistole(mp) is the German equivalent of the term sub machine gun (smg). Which is slightly confusing because they also call full auto handguns machine pistols too. But the MP18 is an smg, the original smg pretty much.
In games, SMG has a specific mechanical meaning that players will assume which has nothing to do with actual weapon classifications. High rate of fire, large magazine, short range, high recoil, poor armor penetration. Machine Pistol, Submachinegun, Shokkblasta. Call it what you will in your game, but people will put the weapon into that category in a game instinctively. It's something of a fascinating contrast between the meaning of SMG in firearms terminology, and that of games. (Table Top/Pen and Paper or Video)
I think I shall call the smgs machine pistols now.
Cause it was used as an sub machine gun machine pistols is just german for those kinds of guns, it doesnt fit the automatic pistol that say the c96 broomhandles does nor the more modern pdw concept such as the p90.
Well, both mean the same. The defining factors are that the weapon has to have full-auto capability and be chambered in a sub-rifle/pistol caliber.
Here to say...hoping we get a Sabaton History about Pasadena 1994 :)
A really awesome song! As always, it was a great episode and an interesting story. Indy is fantastic, I really like his descriptions in the Sabaton stories. Thanks Sabaton and Indy for your instructive stories.❤
Thank you Margrit!
Hell Yeah, I just started practicing stormtroopers on the guitar. Love that Song! 🤘
Hell yeah! 🤘🤘
“Just like the simulations” 😂 no way this man just made a reference that obscure
These stormtrooopers tactics and strategy was so effective German army and other nato army units use there lessons to day
I played ace combat to this, still my fave song of the album
So when are we going to get a history of Pasadena 1994
One of the best songs Sabaton has done. Perfectly encapsulates the pure feeling of blitzkreig.
Wrong war
@@mitchellsmith4690 “a glimpse of the future and blitzkreig is born.”
@@mitchellsmith4690 Funny enough when the German General staff began to review their tactics of WW1 they acknowledged that their Stormtrooper concept was sound and began to implement it on a wider scale. The early Blitzkrieg tactics are in essence the Stormtrooper concept with tanks: locate a weakpoint in the enemy line, break it and then sow chaos among your opponent and don't let them catch their breath. And also worth of note: the Commando tactics used in the Stormtroops was kept: give the officer of a battalion an order but let him deal with it as he sees fit. Which often led to officers like Rommel to lead from the front even after he was promoted to General. There are stories from German tankers that Rommel drove by their tanks in his scout car and bashed on their tank with a wrench to push them onwards.
Just started watching week by week WW2 because Sabaton got me into War History, now I find Indie right here wtf this is great!
Sweep in like a storm, hit like a hurricane.
I have been waiting for this episode for so long!
This was damned epic played live in Leeds
Thanks for being there with us 🤟
Bless you Indy, you are a gem to anyone interested in history
I can only imagine the willpower you would need for those operations
God I love this song I could listen to it for hours on repeat and not get bored and still get the same chill bumps I got the first time hearin it and the men were absolute badasses too
*clapping giddily* I've been waiting a long time for this.
love you guys song/history.
Incredible job!
What I find interesting about this is that it forms the basis for modern doctrines. The Auftragstaktik (mission tactics) is still present in the German army today. There is no set of orders that comes from the top that the soldiers just have to carry out, instead there is a goal to be achieved. How this is done depends on the particular circumstances and NCOs.
In the years leading up to the "Blitzkrieg," the Germans preferred using the term Selbständigkeit (independence).
It is very interesting listen to in detail about stormtroopers
We're happy you think that! 🤘 Hope you enjoyed the video.
Finally a new History Video
Finally they cover this !!!
My wife and I are taking out kids to see Sabaton next week in Leeds. It's their first ever show, and I can't wait to see their faces when you guys blow them away!
I just found this channel you got a new subscriber here! I love collecting axis weapons and Militaria, it’s great to have a soundtrack for all that 😂😂
You're most welcome Nick, thanks for subscribing! 🤟
Omg!! That is so cool that they did it live
These guys actually sound quite similar to the grenadiers from Napolean's army and they performed a very similar role.
Nope, incorrect.....Grenadiers in Napoleon's army received NO extra special training than regular "line" units....their claim to fame is that they were very "Seasoned-Experienced" grunts. Sappers/Pioneers and true Skirmishers had extra training in those particular skills.
Watched this video as fast as a stormtroopers
My favorite song from the album 🔥🔥
I'm going to see you in London in a week! And this is my first Sabaton concert!
Its not about Star wars?! Darn it :(
Unfortunately not 😂 But we hope you enjoyed it regardless!
These stormtroopers can aim 😂
Use their entire arsenal regularly and actually use a large amount of grenades.
@@rosereviews2492 true lol
Yay new video
If the Generals treat a Soldier like a superstar there’s a catch. Being a WW1 Stormtrooper was a suicide mission. If they were volunteers who knew what they were letting themselves in for, no doubt they had no fear in their fate and accepted death.
So it's not stormtroopers for galaxy galaxy far far away
Very energetic song
Hell ya
Song go great with Star wars. And Krieg from warhammer. And when i work out.
i love this channel
We love that you love this channel! Thanks for watching! 🤘
They came so close..
"A single minded determination" got me thinking about adhd hyperfocus I bet adhd would absolutely thrive in this setting
You guys from sabaton are amazing you have deserved your recognition
Gas mask noises intensify, Krieg approved
Indy is part of the Sabaton, would love to see him on stage playing roles
Its something about german and german army that its so epic , legendary , prestigious and stylish. Their names uniforms weapons are all so cool regardless of the outcome of the battle. That is until 1945 .after that i see no difference between a german soldier and say a dressed up taliban. sabaton nailed all that.
Normal WW1 Soldiers: "OK guys, these eggs have given us a lot of trouble in the past, uh… does anybody need anything off this guy or can we bypass him?" "Uhh, I think another battalion needs something from this guy." "Oh, they need that Manufacturing Plant? Doesn’t - aren't they combat engineers?" "Yeah… but that will help him build better. I have more ammo." "Christ. OK, well what we’ll do, I’ll run in first, uh…flank them. We can kinda just, ya know, blast them all down with artillery. Um, I will use grenades to kinda scatter ’em, so we don’t have to fight a whole bunch of them at once. When my grenades are done, I’ll need the 28th to come in and continue the grenades too, uh… so we can keep them scattered and not to fight too many. When they're done, the 526th of course will need to run in and use flamethrowers. We’re gonna need snipers watching our machine gunners, so they can give cover fire to the infantry, so we can of course get to them fast, ’cause we’re taking all these guys. I mean, we’ll be in trouble if we take them down quick. I think this is a pretty good plan, we should be able to take the town this time. What do you think, Sir? Can you give me a number crunch real quick?" "Yeah, gimme a sec… I’m coming up with four point three three uh, repeating of course, percentage, of survival." "That’s a lot better than we usually do. Alright, you think we’re ready guys?" The Stormtroopers: "Alright chums, I’m back! Let’s do this… LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIINS!"
My most played song on Spotify (by far) 2022 💪🏼🤘🏼😎
Sees Sabaton History upload (happy gas mask noises.)
A great song off of a great album.
8:13 the Canadians & Australians come to mind ❤
Love the stormtroopers, brave Legends
The stormtroopers would charge whitout hesitating
Man i love our history!
In which video did they talk about the Auftragstaktik on the WW II channel? I must have missed it.
Kocham was❤❤❤.Jesteście najlepszymi nauczycielami historii na świecie
Hey. I’m actually writing a research paper and the Strumtruppen play a Major part in this paper. My research question is “How did other militaries learn and adopt Strumtruppen tactics as well as how they evolved the tactic to be more successful”. Could I ask for help with finding more sources about the Strumtruppen and other modern shock troop tactics (like the Vietcong for example)? If the question doesn’t make sense, I’ll try wording it a different way
The logic development of Strumtruppen is Blitzkrieg in WW2. If talking about VietCong, they used similar tactic only in 1974 and 1975 offensives and its was not really the same
@@timawar0058 yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I was also thinking of like how certain tactics were taken from the the Stormtroopers.
I really love and appreciate you all for making a channel like this. It shows so much abou youre meanings behind the songs and how much you care about youre community
It's our privilege to have you guys on board, enjoying our music and showing constant support and appreciation for our work 😎
You guys should do a Sabaton histroy podcast
Finally!
I clicked faster than the Panzer Elite (ghost division)
I was just thinking yesterday "hey when is the new sabaton history episode coming out?"
Props to this man for pronouncing german words
"Live from the Sabaton cruise" I'm On A Boat Sabaton Cover when? 💀
"Just like the simulations"