The Pursuit of the Light Cruisers - Falklands 1914
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- Released on Volkstrauertag and to mark all of the various Remembrance Days around the world, this is the story of the pursuit of the light cruisers and a tribute to those who lost their lives.
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Hi there! This video is unmonetised for me because I felt I needed to include proper music at the end (any ads you see are for the copyright holders benefit). If you'd like to support me being able to make more videos that don't need to rely on commercial revenue, I'd appreciate if you checked out my Patreon www.patreon.com/historigraph or bought a poster teespring.com/stores/historigraph
But ultimately of course I am happy if this video doesn't turn out to have been financially worth it- it was something I wanted to do regardless. We should never stop remembering the terrible sacrifice of so many, and always work for what is to me the central message of remembrance- never again.
Lest we forget!
Hey dude are you gonna do a collab with drach? That would be awesome it would be awesome
Lest we forget
Question; Before the East Asian Squadron left in an attempt to get to Germany, one of the vessels opted to stay in the Pacific. What happened to that vessel?
@@sebastianpijov8708 aha, the SMS Emden, whose exploits and subsequent loss were covered just yesterday by the inimitable Drach th-cam.com/video/a496UEqAJP4/w-d-xo.html
Its very easy to read numbers like "2000 men died that day" or "16000 tonnes of shipping were lost this last week" and to not grasp how many lives that actually is, since seeing a number dehumanizes the event. Its only when you see each person lost listed out that the real impact starts to become hauntingly comprehensible. We shall remember them.
Yea the thought that my entire home towns worth of people ceasing to exist overnight was always a freaky thought. And thats just one battle
But people still haven't learned the lesson.
People are still letting themselves get whipped up in a nationalistic fervor over minor threats, and sign up to go die.
@@FNLNFNLN And it will probably remain that way until the end of time.
I've always said I'd hate to be in the navy. You just go down with the ship, a number. And watching Historiograph you see how outlandishly brave admirals are, quite happy to be destroyed instead of surrender. Surely it'd make equal sense to just abandon ship and blow it up
I found that when we visited the Commonwealth war graves. As you say, it's easy to talk about 20, 30 or 50,000 men killed in a day. But when you actually see the cemeteries with the rows of white head stones as far as the eye can see, it's truly shocking.
A very nice touch at the end. Very sombre and entirely appropriate.
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Should see more credits from channels like this featuring they dead the profit from. I respect this so much. Well done.
@@maoama agrew
Perfect example of why Marxism began spreading like a prairie fire around this time. Belief that the men who actually do the dying are collectively able to govern society more justly than the junker and monied classes. This far it hasn’t had much luck but hopefully we’ll get there soon I guess.
And these aren't just names, behind each and everyone of them there is a man, with a loving mother, a father, siblings, maybe he himself has a family and children.
The all waited for their loved one's return - which never came.
too many names
One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic.
@@jltlevithan209 The sad truth
May the warriors rest in the peace this world didn’t provide.
@@jltlevithan209 .They are all tragic to me.
The sheer number of the dead in these two battles is staggering. When the ending started, I thought it would maybe be one page per ship, given the microscopic font size. But the pages kept coming and coming just for the HMS Good Hope, and then went on and on for the other ships as well.
God the carnage. Lest we forget.
So many of those sailors, washed away in the freezing South Atlantic, signed up thinking it was all going to be just a grand adventure. Lest we forget
Sir, you have really done these guys proud with your respectful commentary and sympathetic tone. Well done, and thank you. What a tragedy it is all is. Terrible.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
When you go home, tell them of us and say
For your tomorrow, we gave our today
For the Fallen
BY LAURENCE BINYON
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57322/for-the-fallen
I love that song. th-cam.com/video/dk1mwAmWqS4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=X0sIMJLkdg20mfqt
The Story with Leipzig made my heart melt, the tragedy due to misinterpretation caused the death of so many proud German sailors.
I’m not going to lie, I cried when I saw the first slide of casualties. It makes you realise the cost. WW1 never needed to happen
It didnt but there where some who wanted it. "... The grate europian war must come, with my watch in hand do I await that terrable moment. When the grate europian war has ended a peace confrence will assembel, we must be ready for that time."
At utterly pointless shedding of innocent blood on all sides, for the ambitions of a powerful few and lines drawn on maps by long-dead kings.
@@claypidgeon4807 Well actually the war was going to happen due to the way that Europe had divided itself into camps and the balance was ego and pride, as the Austro Hungarians could not bear to see their empire slide any further into the abyss and the Serbians thought that by sponsoring civil unrest and terrorism they could force the Austro Hungarians into relinquishing Bosnia Herzogovina which would have led to a round of ethnic clensing by Serbs against Moslems far in advance of what they did at the end of Yugoslavia.
Add Pan Slavism and the German feeling of Klein and Gross Deutschland and you have the two greatest military powers of Europe squaring off to support their clients and thus the snowball starts to roll.
The British only became involved because of Belgium and the fact that had they chosen to ignore their treaty obligations to the Belgians then Britainwould have ceased to have been seen as a great power so as I said all about ego.
As for long dead kings, Russia was a true kingdom, Germany was one but where Wilhelm II had limited control over the military and Britain and France were parliamentary democracies. As for Austro Hungary that was just a two parliament mess where everything went back to the Emperor but no one knew exactly how far his writ ran outside of Vienna.
Yes it did, in the same way the Crimean war did, in the same way the napoleonic wars did
Just because people die doesn’t mean it’s pointless
@@looinrims it was as stupid a war as ever was fought
A very touching end, and a sobering thought comes to mind: Every one of those men represented hope for the future and left family and loved ones behind. Caught up in a war that they would never see the end of.
Let us remember and respect them. Lest we forget.
Each of those names represents a person, who's life was stolen before their time, in waters far from home, In a metal tomb they now lie, leaving a family behind. And now through time, each of their lives has been forgotten.
The final part gave me chills. And the military march "Ich hatte einen Kamerade" when the list of the fallen German sailors started was touching.
The ending makes it so much more powerful than just an educational yt video. Thank you.
I spent 40 years in the US Navy. Your listing of the names of the dead served to remind us all of their sacrifice for their flag and that some of us still remember them. There is an Anglo-Saxon saying that says that you are not truly dead until nobody speaks your name. You have extended their "lives".
Lest we forget
Nice with with Coronel to here Historiograph. Well done. Hope you are well.
It's interesting that there has always seemed to be a camaraderie between sailors not shared between infantry. Maybe because the infantry have to dehumanize each other, maybe because sailors feel like they're fighting against the ocean more than each other (an infantryman is killed by someone else, a sailor's ship is sunk and killed by the ocean)
I've just watched a most marvellous presentation of naval history. Your attention to detail is thorough and concise. The final scenes with all those who gave their lives in service of their respective countries being listed in full, was central in reminding us all that real people, with real names, with real familes back at home is something rarely, if ever, seen for battles of this magnitude. My highest thanks in producing material of this highest calibre. I'm now a subscriber with a lot of back catalogue uploads to enjoy.
Well done, you’ve given these people the level of respect and sympathy that they deserve and in doing so you have truly earned my respect. Remembering these deaths and the stories behind them is as important now as ever and I want to thank you for doing your part in showing the true face of war, instead of glorifying it and thus learning from history. Lest we forget! May all these souls rest in peace.
It is clear that there has been put much effort in this video. Very informative and with a touching ending. Bravo!
Thank you for your Upload
Perfect uploading Day.
In Germany today is Memorial Day (Volkstrauertag).
Another video that shows how senseless war is. Love from germany.
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War is not senseless, but for europians this one was.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 What war wasn’t senseless? What justifies the senseless murder of thousands? A new flag over a few kilometers of land? A few thousand deaths to revenge a dozen? Or maybe the need to unify a people when they never needed to be divided?
@@aivinni9838 "What war wasn’t senseless?" Trough out hystory most of them, out of the ones going on right now none.
"What justifies the senseless murder of thousands?" If the war has a purpose so do the deaths, and murder is unjust killing and there is no more just way of killing than on the fields of battle.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 why would killing in wars be more just? They’re just the same to me; a trigger pulled, a life taken, a family broken. The only reason you think otherwise is what the people who caused the wars want you to think
Great video and a honourable touch to put the list of casualties in the end. Good job again! Thank you
Ironic really, they fought for their empires in the great wars and ended up destroying them through their warfare
Why yes in deed. For with the death of those who would give their lives for the empire none where left to defend it in the decades to come.
@@Nate-uf4xk You are correct in sayting that the lefts goal is nothing less than the complete destruction of the english. But your belief that Churchil wanted to defend the empire is misguided, if he wanted to defend the empire he would have made peace in 1940.
@@Nate-uf4xk What shit you on mate?
@@Nate-uf4xk Huh, at least you gave sources.
@@Nate-uf4xk Mate, this is hugely disrespectful and a slap in the face to one of those “colonies” as you put it. We fought and died by our tens of thousands and crippled our nation in the First World War for an empire on the other side of the world. And then where was Britain when the Japanese came south? Of course we signed up with America. It was American soldiers and American ships that came to our lands and fought with us and to stop the Japanese. It was the American navy that destroyed the Japanese hopes for an invasion of our mainland and American soldiers that reclaimed the Pacific.
The British empire could never last. India wanted freedom, Australia and New Zealand were on the other side of the world and Canada was next door to, and best friends with the real military and economic power in the world.
Such an eye opener to the courage and seamanship of These sailors on both sides in a theater of the war that's mostly overlooked.
Even though by itself, this series of battles is a relatively small and insignificant part of World War One as a whole, the massive death toll gives an idea of what a brutal war this would be. May all who died rest in peace.
Very well done for including a tribute to the sailors who lost their lives in the battles. The respect shown is all too rare, even in the most serious war documentaries. My father served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and my Grandfather before and during WW1. In fact, he served in the East Indies and I'm now wondering whether he may have come across any of the German ships involved in these battles?
Its instructive perhaps (and I haven't researched this so I may be wrong) that the ships which survived the battles apparently suffered few fatalities among their crews, despite the terrible bombardments that they endured? It seems that, in capital ships of the time, armour and design must have provided a signifcant degree of protection for crews, unless and until the ships suffered either catastrophic damage, such as a magazine explosion, or actually sank. Notwithstanding the confusion in the case of the Dresden, it's terrible that captains did not surrender their ships sooner, even though the ultimate outcome must have been certain. It's probably testament to the awful, fatalistic - though extremely brave and, how shall I put it, honourable - attitude to war that men displayed in those days. The same attitude that saw commanders, officers and men charge headlong into machine guns.
Bravo. Finishing with Nimrod to commemorate the RN losses and then a German slow March that I don’t know (but should: I spent 27 years as a musician in a military band) to commemorate the SMS losses is such a nice touch. I knew about the battle of coronel and the revenge delivered by the British battlecruisers off the Falkland Islands but not the subsequent cruiser action, a story of bravery and dogged persistence, in some ways the saddest and most moving part of this campaign.
The German march in question is ‘I once had a comrade’, which is generally played as I understand it at German remembrance services
@@historigraph I looked it up and yes, you’re right. This reminds me of a funny story. In the 80s the band I was in was taking part in an ANZAC parade. As they were stationary at the time people had the chance to look at the sheet music and one former digger was rather indignant they were playing a march associated with Nazism and made a protest to the RSL. As often happens these things gather a life of their own and questions were asked in all the places you wish they weren’t. As it happens We weren’t playing anything remotely German but long story short the Luftwaffe March from the movie Battle of Britain is now universally known as Aces High!
5:11 I don’t know why but that hit different
Probably because they were basically defenseless on that ship. Not entirely sure why the british expected such a damaged ship that didn't shoot for over half an hour to being able to surrender (after naval standards) though.
A fantastic video and a very sobering ending. Lest we forget.
Glasgow had been at Coronel, and would be there when Dresden was finally caught as well. The Crews of Glasgow and Dresden were the lucky ones surviving their respective fleets destruction.
Brave men fighting a pointless war against friends
The war was far from pointless for the Allies.
@@ArcticTemper It was pointless to people bough english and french, and russian and italian. But for those wizards behind the curtain who love their smoke and mirrors it was far form pointless.
@@ArcticTemper it was absolutely pointless. The most devastating and destructive war the world had seen to that point, it could’ve been prevented with words. As they say: “the pen is mightier than the sword”. Diplomacy could’ve prevented this war, and the prevention of this war would’ve prevented its successor which was even more destructive and devastating
Lets salute to all who have passed in service to their country, whichever it may be
Really well done series covering these 2 battles, I very much enjoyed your presentations of all the events. I also appreciate the level of respect you have for the fighting men on both sides and the terrible place they were in. Craddock & his men were totally screwed over by Churchill and the Admiralty at Coronel but still faced certain death with honor & courage. Von Spee was equally as gallant at the Falklands, facing overwhelming odds to try and save a doomed ship.
Lest we forget. The bravery shown by the British Officers & Sailors and by the German East Asia Squadrons Officers & Sailors is / was incredible. Even a ship of the East Asia squadron that had parted ways with the squadron months earlier showed a similar amount of bravery. This ship was the Emden, Dresden’s sister, who was ran aground 8 days after the battle of coronel, after a 2 month long raiding career, Emden was alone, and unsupported, she only had herself and some coalers. I respect all the men who served in the East Asia Squadron, the South American Squadron & Cradock’s force.
Amazing video!! Also is this why you asked for the casualty lists?
It is indeed :)
Very Honouring, it felt like being there and the twist and turns of battle draw you in, but behind every decision and impact real cost, and bravery and tragedy.
Thank you. The sacredness of their memory lives on. ❤
Most excellent video, specially for naval history lovers such as me.
The fact that it takes over two and a half minutes of hundreds of names every page to pass shows the massive amounts of life lost in this series of events, although it is only a tiny fraction of the total death toll from the war. Also, I can not even begin to comprehend how a nation recovers from such a loss.
We should remember their sacrifice. Each and every man on board of those ships, British and German, have families to take care of. They fought miles away from home, and it seemed that they have no business doing there at all. I'm sure each and every one of them just wanted to see their homeland again. May they all rest in peace.
Cracking history, and very well retold! Do not stop here!
nice thanks for making these
Thank you so much for this series. Especially thank you for the memorial at the end. It was perfect.
What I had not realized until recently was how the sailors from the British and German fleets were friends and in 1914, felt like they were killing comrades and friends. Like when the British opened fire on the French navy at Mers-el-Kébir in world war II- some of them had only a short time prior been having celebrations together.
The respect to the sailors of these battles and telling their story was top notch. Thank you for sharing with us their story and a little bit of their lives.
Another great video!!!
Excellent video! Your content is getting better and better. Thank you!
Some say we die twice. Once when they put us in the ground/sea and once when someone last says our name. I like to think this applies to when they are read. Thanks for keeping all those memories alive awesome work.
I think this is one of history's most tragic stories. Truly... A tale. Many worse things happen and happened, but this one is truly a story.
Nice vid! Heads up, at around 1:07 you say that they possess 8 inch guns, but the grafic says that they carry 6 inch unless I'm missing something. Thanks!
The graphic is correct- I misspoke in narration
@@historigraph I see, thank you! Sorry to bother you!
There is one ship from the German East Asian Squadron that you haven't yet covered in this run.
SMS Emden.
She was detached from the EAS before the Squadron tried to run home. She caused a heap of trouble in the Pacific and Indian oceans... Until Sydney caught her.
i really appreciate, that you give all the fallen sailors a face again. Or at least a Name to remember.
To many Names are already lost in time.
Thank you.
Got to be in the top 3 history channels on yt
That ending was good. Can you please do that to every video involving casualties, so that people can comprehend why war is terrible?
I think if I did it for every video it would somewhat lose the impact. This kind of thing I think works by being special
So many names. Brings tears to the eyes.
What happened to that which they where fighting for is what makes me sad.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 wdym?
@@dirtypure2023 Their empires are gone, their people in grate danger.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 You are so right. We need to call upon their courage and bravery to set all our nations right again. For those who died before, and the ones who will come after us.
9:58 chills and it gave me tears when I first saw the list
This is an awesome series, well done!!!
@Historigraph that outro was classy 👏🏻
For some reason, once the casualty lists started scrolling, something told me to read the names. Much to my surprise, I then saw my own name listed among the German dead on the Nurnberg albeit with my given name spelled in the German way. That made it really hit home all the more.
thank you for this amazing tribute
This is the best video series on this channel! And the music! Is! Incredible!
Just sublime.. Thank you, we lost our grandad age 31, 1944 on the Flower Class HMS CELENDINE. 🙏⚓
Thank you for this fine work. I really enjoyed these three about this part of the war.
The names at the end bring the horror home to you. Outstanding monument.
Very nice series!
They were all people with hopes and dream and thy were scarified for some political causes.
All sailors have a common enemy which is the sea ... I feel so sad for lose of them all.
Excellent video. I’m happy that the sacrifices of these brave men, forced to fight in a remote part of the world, is still recognized 100 years later
Very well done may all those past rest easy and may we never have another world war
What a lovely memorial for incredibly brave and valiant people. So many died in these unfortunately little remembered sea battles. War is such a waste and one wonders if humanity will ever learn tbis lesson
This channel is amazing so gripped better than any movie big love ❤️
I would like to say thank you for sacrificing monetization on this video to get the best and most appropriate music possible for what is one of your best videos yet.
Excellent work !! greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina
OMG! I had to turn away at the end. The thought of all those men dying was just too much for me to take...
It really does hit you if you're not ready for it. I understand. Lest we forget.
Great storytelling, and way to respect the dead.
WW1 is a subject not heavily discussed in American schooling, I had no idea that there were naval engagements outside of the north Atlantic waters. What a pleasant surprise, more theaters to learn about.
Thank you for this wonderfully made video.
Nice tribute to the fighting men at the end of this video
Never forget .
VERY well done!
An excellent video as ever and a part of the battle often forgotten. The ending is superb and poignant :)
4:30, This is like giving a blind, deaf, and tongueless man until 3 to surrender
The ending hit hardest. So many men.
I hope you will make a video about the Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914) next :D
🙏💜🙏By sharing in this tragedy we share the courage of these young men and ALL their Living Loving Eternal JOY💜🙏
Leipzig's story is really tragic. And to think everyone could have gotten along just months earlier
Great work, thank you
Very touching indeed. Good work.
He graphics are a great visual aid.
lest we forget .
Could you do a Story of the SMS Emden? It was part of the Asia Squadron as well but was detached early on, sank about 30 freight ships in the indian ocean, and about 50 of its crew made it home in a rather extraordinary manner on a sailing boat, a freightship and using camels to cross the arabian dessert
Thank you
Nice job 👍
Nice work and very decent sentiment expressed without being mawkish. Well done.
Each man in ww1 who died left something valuable maybe family a artifact or what every man did a loving heart and soul
Alot of people dont see past they were loving people courageous and brave but what they are
Is a soldier a man a husband a father and a grandfather
If I would make a movie about this I would do the same things at the end with the names and music
This was depressing to watch, both sides technically didn't win anything at all except corpses of their fallen friends that are now lost to the sea.
Harry Ancill, stoker 1st class was my great Uncle.
Great video
I fucking love this channel keep it up the great work
so so so many names from one battle, from one fight in one foot note from one front in a war :(
Well done - thank you.