They were death traps, if it broke down you were so vulnerable and if the enemy shot you down you'd be stuck. The bravery to go in one of these would be massive
@@dwgray9000 I can't imagine how terrifying that would've been. My grandad drove tanks in France and Germany after the D Day invasion, sadly I was too young to get the chance to talk to him about it but it makes me proud
What an amazing tribute. This was no simple build. To research, plan, fabricate and deliver an authentic machine with some original components is just outstanding.
Guy Martin I so thrilled you got out alive from the TT because this shows that was displaying only a tidbit of your personality. I take my hat off to you and the whole team who brought that project to fruition. Brought a tear to the eye
Very emotional, both my Great Grandfathers fought in WW1 one at Gallipoli and then the Western Front as a "tunneller". The other joined days after his brother died at Laundrecies August 1914. He was sent to Ypres and rushed green to the front where the Germans were threatening to break the stalemate. April 1915 was the day they unleashed gas for the first time. Men ran in panic
I love to listen to Guy talk! I can't always understand him but it is a charming accent. His enthusiasm is contagious and when he smiles and rolls his eyes he seems like an animation. He's a unique character.
SomeBloke8895 my section paraded there in 2018 for the 100th anniversary of the Armistice but I was not able to be there, something I will regret for a long time
Great vid, great tribute to all involved, past and present. Thank you Gorstan for the CAD, it must have been a huge help. And thank you for being a German modeller with a true interest in history.
I think the name is Thorsten, that's a bit more common in these regions.. I'm not sure though and it doesn't make your compliments any less meaningful. 🙂
Guy is such a passionate respectful & faultless presenter. He delivers history in simple to understand bite sized chunks. Total respect to all those that never came home. Lest we forget
I find absolutely fantastic that people of different nations which were at loggerhead with each other managed one century later to meet in such a friendly spirit on board of a British tank.
It is just incredible. A great tribute to all that lost their life in the war. I wish I could see, touch and even ride in it. People need to see this tank! Children need to have school field trips to come see it and learn about history!
Very sad time back when these tanks were in battle because there weren’t very many men that made it through that. Glad you guys did such a good job on it.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Awwwwwwwwwww Guy, that’s beautiful, she’s all painted up and given a proper name. Bloody marvellous man. You never cease to amaze me. The last call, perfect. I remember my brother playing that on the bugle in the army cadets, he was amazing at it. 😎👍👍👍
Guy Martin was one of my idols growing up. I wanted to win the IOM TT just like him. Now that I'm older I realize I don't have the skill to win that race, lol. He's on another level. But, sometimes I still imagine what it would be like to defy the laws of physics and be a phenomenal pilot like GM.👊👍
Great video Guy so deeply touched by the emotions of the content. The struggle and sacrifice recreated. Hopefully mankind will not make the same mistakes again.
YES!!! was waiting for this! There is a lot of interesting facts/history behind those tanks and the people that made it possible... By the way excelent job!
I had a great uncle L/Cpl John Keegans who transferred from 7th Bn, South Lancs in 1917 after the 3rd battle of Ypres to the Tank Corps to help form 12th (L) Battalion in 1918 in mark 4 tanks in 1918 during 1918 100 days offensive. After the war he was a night watchman for Hartley's Jam factory in Aintree, Liverpool but suffered with lung problems dying in 1940 from lung related diseases.
Final outing? I was crawling all through it at Norfolk tank museum, it moves about just fine? - Also, go see it when you can, there is some really cool gear there and they let you climb on it, plus, the radio museum is there :o)
I’ve seen the real Deborah tank, and talked with Phillippe at his museum in Flesquiiere in France, he dug it out of the mud along with everything else he has on display there. I also stayed at his hotel Beattus in Cambrai where I discovered his book ‘Following the Tanks’ which documented his finding and recovery of Deborah. His museum is filled with artefacts from the battlefield that his museum sits on, seeing it up-close in person makes it very real. My great grandfather Walter Stacey was an infantryman with the 7th battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. At 6:20am on 20th November 1917, he began following the tanks into battle at Cambrai. After the Germans counter-attacked his position outside Masniere on the 30th November, Walter was unaccounted for and his body was never found. He is one of 7048 British soldiers reported Missing in Action at Cambrai. Over 45000 men were killed on each side. After more than a year of research I travelled in 2008 from Australia and walked the battlefield where Walter and his battalion had fought, and finally to the site where he was most likely killed. There, I collected some battlefield soil and returned his spirit home to England. Their name liveth forevermore.
Thanks to all involved for making this happen. Well done Guy and team! Can anyone on the team tell me what Debora II's colour is please? The doco linked takes me to Channel 4 in England, which I can't watch. Is there an international link?
I bet you all that the sound of a mark IV tank running across that ground more than likely awoken some ghosts that would've heard that a little over 100 years ago.
Guy Martin.. A mind not ruined by society. Top man and a great role model.
Exactly ,REAL!
Nope, the stupid woke haven't got to him yet...he's too level headed for that lot.
It's nice that an Englishman, a Frenchman and a German all came together to preserve and promote this bit of history
Pretty poetic
If there's one thing that stands out besides Guy's enthusiasm, it's his patriotism for Britain. And that is wonderful.
Very brave men that went into battle in these tanks. I SALUTE THEM.
They were death traps, if it broke down you were so vulnerable and if the enemy shot you down you'd be stuck. The bravery to go in one of these would be massive
@@dwgray9000 I can't imagine how terrifying that would've been. My grandad drove tanks in France and Germany after the D Day invasion, sadly I was too young to get the chance to talk to him about it but it makes me proud
I don’t think they had much choice, you go and fight or be shot. They were all scared
@@joecramp2987 100 year old technology can only do so much.
I went to a tank museum and the guide said that some of the mechanics were so hot that their hands would melt to the metal if they touched it
Who didn’t get a shiver when the bugler played the last post..
Guy Martin, the man that fame could never ruin..a national treasure
Me
What an amazing tribute. This was no simple build. To research, plan, fabricate and deliver an authentic machine with some original components is just outstanding.
Guy Martin I so thrilled you got out alive from the TT because this shows that was displaying only a tidbit of your personality. I take my hat off to you and the whole team who brought that project to fruition. Brought a tear to the eye
Very emotional, both my Great Grandfathers fought in WW1 one at Gallipoli and then the Western Front as a "tunneller". The other joined days after his brother died at Laundrecies August 1914. He was sent to Ypres and rushed green to the front where the Germans were threatening to break the stalemate. April 1915 was the day they unleashed gas for the first time. Men ran in panic
0:02 This is the most accurate replica of a Mark IV Tank
Jeremy Clarkson: In the wooooorld
James May: Plenty of it.
Watching from New Zealand lest we forget the Anzacs
I love to listen to Guy talk! I can't always understand him but it is a charming accent. His enthusiasm is contagious and when he smiles and rolls his eyes he seems like an animation. He's a unique character.
Wow, even through my phone that moment was palpable.
I will definitely get myself to the museum to witness this creation!!
The last call sends a shiver down my spine
wowzer agreed, particularly the last few notes
Yeah, always does
You should watch a couple of the Menin Gate ceremonies. Haunting and beautiful stuff, deffo a tear inducing experience. The Last Post especially.
SomeBloke8895 my section paraded there in 2018 for the 100th anniversary of the Armistice but I was not able to be there, something I will regret for a long time
Always.
I got time for Guy anyday!
HGV mechanic, TT racer, TV presenter! Can watch Guy all the time, proper bloke 👌
Wow, the emotions.
Proper job, boys. Proper job.
I am so moved, I cannot explain it. Simply the sight and feelings. I want to cry.
What an amazing bit of history too recreate. Very touching too. Good job guy.
Brought me to tears watching thanks you everyone involved
Leaving the minute silence in the video. Very touching! Respect!
Great vid, great tribute to all involved, past and present.
Thank you Gorstan for the CAD, it must have been a huge help. And thank you for being a German modeller with a true interest in history.
I think the name is Thorsten, that's a bit more common in these regions..
I'm not sure though and it doesn't make your compliments any less meaningful. 🙂
@@Snaakie83 I apologise if I've gotten his name wrong, but still compliment the German guy involved.
You got to have the lump in the throat, AMAZING
Got to thank JCB for supporting Guy in alot of his projects
0:54 "you've done some work"
"you too!"
Guy is such a passionate respectful & faultless presenter. He delivers history in simple to understand bite sized chunks. Total respect to all those that never came home. Lest we forget
I find absolutely fantastic that people of different nations which were at loggerhead with each other managed one century later to meet in such a friendly spirit on board of a British tank.
"One thing you cannot comprehend is the smell of the mechanics "
GUY MARTIN FOR PRESIDENT!
Shame he's British
whyarewehere he can be prime minister! He could be the one to say enough of shops legs start our economy making things again
@@fraserm5339 he loves tea, so yea for everyone?
Nice profile pic.
Thank you Guy, thank you JCB and everyone else who made that day possible.
It is just incredible. A great tribute to all that lost their life in the war. I wish I could see, touch and even ride in it. People need to see this tank! Children need to have school field trips to come see it and learn about history!
This has seriously given me goose bumbs watching. To go forward in life we must remember those who paved our ways. Thank yous 🙏
Tony & Sussn Here, Thank you guy, I served in th USMC and can feelyour respect for those who have served. Semper fi brother
très bel hommage
Very sad time back when these tanks were in battle because there weren’t very many men that made it through that. Glad you guys did such a good job on it.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
An engineering marvel of its time. And still impressive today.
Stunning. Superb job by all involved.
Just pure admiration and true respect
Thank you Guy. My Grand Dad a WWI, gassed US Soldier from the Trenches; My father, a Tanker with Gen. Patton from Africa to Battle of the Buldge.
Brought a tear to my eye
Great effort to all those involved. A very fitting tribute marking the 100 years. Well done guy.
An absolutely brilliant piece of machinery. Thank you, Guy!
LEST WE FORGET
But Why .. ? Rich Mans Game .. the common man are their Pawns..
Great tribute
You are damn Awesome Guy keep it up
Best video ever Guy Amazing work .
A world full of these great men there would be no wars.
Awwwwwwwwwww Guy, that’s beautiful, she’s all painted up and given a proper name. Bloody marvellous man. You never cease to amaze me. The last call, perfect. I remember my brother playing that on the bugle in the army cadets, he was amazing at it. 😎👍👍👍
Epic...beautifully done...thank you to all the vets who fought in these beasts...
Looking like a proper tanker crew when they're stood up on Deborah. Top stuff that
Beautiful.. Brings a tear to my eyes
Guy Martin was one of my idols growing up. I wanted to win the IOM TT just like him. Now that I'm older I realize I don't have the skill to win that race, lol. He's on another level. But, sometimes I still imagine what it would be like to defy the laws of physics and be a phenomenal pilot like GM.👊👍
Just a very amazing episode and so well put together…👍🏻
Great video Guy so deeply touched by the emotions of the content. The struggle and sacrifice recreated. Hopefully mankind will not make the same mistakes again.
I believe me nan was knocking them out in Lincoln .
She must've had a mighty fist
Tidy.
@Bob Dobalina my gran was a nurse in berlin and my granddad was an RAF pilot they both met when he got shot down.
@@DarkVoidDan That must have been somewhat tricky but I bet there's a feature film in there!
@Bob Dobalina It's lucky he was shot down 11 days before the end of the war otherwise the ss would have probably killed him.
This gave me goosebumps and a teary eye.
Well done boys.👌
amazing job, all the work that went into that, been in a lot of tanks but nothing like that, incredible.
Do they take it down to Bovington for TankFest? Or at the very least keep it in running condition?
Daniel_F it’s at Norfolk Tank Museum. I was wondering the same thing. Maybe a northern vs southern England thing? Idk I’m a yank.
@@c3aloha The Norfolk tank Museum built this tank. Guy Martin was the presenter of the show. And Norfolk is not in the north of England
Bovington have their own replica.
amazing in every way... well done... Lest We Forget..
YES!!! was waiting for this! There is a lot of interesting facts/history behind those tanks and the people that made it possible... By the way excelent job!
Bloody fantastic. Well done to all. 👍
06:56 Chills
Very well done to everyone involved. You've done us proud.
well done Guy and team
I had a great uncle L/Cpl John Keegans who transferred from 7th Bn, South Lancs in 1917 after the 3rd battle of Ypres to the Tank Corps to help form 12th (L) Battalion in 1918 in mark 4 tanks in 1918 during 1918 100 days offensive. After the war he was a night watchman for Hartley's Jam factory in Aintree, Liverpool but suffered with lung problems dying in 1940 from lung related diseases.
Very moving, my great grandfather fought in France. I'm sure he would have seen machines like this.
Thank you for a job done well.
Wow very touching, well done all involved
Oh I have something in my eye.... fantastic 👍🏻
Now that, my friends, is a thing of beauty.
did anyone else see that at 43 seconds into the video Guy just looks straight down the barrel of one of the guns? BOSS MAN!!!
Guy Martin, you brilliant bastard you!
Nicely put
...Least we forget
Kia Kaha from New Zealand ❤
What an amazing job you did!
They have one similar at Ft.Meade. Could not even imagine what it was like.
Your the man Guy . Unreal
Thank you . That was really amazing
Loving the Tank series 😷👍
Man, you do some of the coolest shit ever!
There is no better way to teach/remember history than what we call "Living History." Shame the crew wasn't in full battle dress for that ride.
The "E" type in the tank world .
Final outing? I was crawling all through it at Norfolk tank museum, it moves about just fine? - Also, go see it when you can, there is some really cool gear there and they let you climb on it, plus, the radio museum is there :o)
Amazing work!👍🤤
Imagine seeing one of these on the battlefield for the first time and having no idea what to do... must have been terrifying
Brilliant
I’ve seen the real Deborah tank, and talked with Phillippe at his museum in Flesquiiere in France, he dug it out of the mud along with everything else he has on display there. I also stayed at his hotel Beattus in Cambrai where I discovered his book ‘Following the Tanks’ which documented his finding and recovery of Deborah. His museum is filled with artefacts from the battlefield that his museum sits on, seeing it up-close in person makes it very real.
My great grandfather Walter Stacey was an infantryman with the 7th battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. At 6:20am on 20th November 1917, he began following the tanks into battle at Cambrai. After the Germans counter-attacked his position outside Masniere on the 30th November, Walter was unaccounted for and his body was never found. He is one of 7048 British soldiers reported Missing in Action at Cambrai. Over 45000 men were killed on each side.
After more than a year of research I travelled in 2008 from Australia and walked the battlefield where Walter and his battalion had fought, and finally to the site where he was most likely killed. There, I collected some battlefield soil and returned his spirit home to England.
Their name liveth forevermore.
i have been to the museum where this tank now is
Fucken Legend, remember our past people its all we have
Absolutely amazing it really is 👍
What's the music when the get in the tank?
What did they do with the tank
Thanks to all involved for making this happen.
Well done Guy and team!
Can anyone on the team tell me what Debora II's colour is please?
The doco linked takes me to Channel 4 in England, which I can't watch.
Is there an international link?
This was on channel 4 here a few years back if i remember correctly.
Not sure how you can watch it abroad unfortunately. www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martins-wwi-tank
the war to end all war
I wanna see this do a lap at the Isle of Man tt
I like it, thought it wold be way bogger xD but cool thing tho
We tend to forget those who made ways before us, so we can have more
Guy needs to spank that tank and get it up to maximum speed - Proper!
wow tank
I bet you all that the sound of a mark IV tank running across that ground more than likely awoken some ghosts that would've heard that a little over 100 years ago.
Guy Martin has got to meet with Peter Jackson.......