Jägers led the way, the pioneers would join the fray Initiative gained, advancement sustained Lead through direct command, as they're advancing through the land Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines New doctrine in combat aligns Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks New combat ideals, on the Kaiserschlacht's fields Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
They were experienced veterans hardened by combat. Not over glorified conscripted jerks sanctified by the emperor. By the way, that last sentence was referring to the Star Wars Storm Troopers.
Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies' eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise
NOXISUM Say that to the empire. The German empire followed your tactic with their Stormtroopers but the Galactic Empire does totally the opposite with their Stormtroopers
They had tactics to a T. Storm troopers tactics lead to the blitzkrieg in WW2 which on its own said enough. Rough that Russia just tossed bottles into the engines of tanks to counter this.
I do not see how. Star Wars stomtroopers were pretty badass, and they missed mostly because they were told to. Now, They couldn't kill the main characters as they have plot armor.
Well their primary function on the battlefield was to storm enemy bases, not with elite shock troops mind you but with wave after wave of men because the Empire has so many soldiers they don't really care about high loses. I would say they are pretty well named.
"You are the finest men, handpicked from the best of the armies: Stormtroopers! And today, you will bring the British to their knees!" -German Officer speech on St Quentin Scar map of Battlefield 1, March 21st 1918.
No One: Star wars First order storm trooper: I prefer the real storm trooper. Star wars Imperial storm trooper: I said the real storm trooper. German storm trooper:perfection
Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise
ComradeBucket well if they actually hit their targets(Star Wars) then their goes the movie. Imagine if Luke got killed by a stormtrooper. Their goes a main character
@@maxmuller8633 That's not just a theory. We see Tarkin talking to Vader before the battle of Yavin about how he thought Vader's plan of letting them escape so they could track them to the rebel base was risky.
trobert t I’m quoting a line from a video game called battlefield 1. The hun is what British soldiers referred to as Germans during the first World War. I was not talking about committing genocide on Hungarians with a bayonet.
I remember watching "The Lost Battalion" in high school, as part of history class. I forget when exactly in the movie this happened, but I do remember that, when one of the German generals quietly, coldly ordered "Send in the stormtroopers," my jaw dropped. At the time, I was--and still am--a huge Star Wars fan. I vaguely knew the Star Wars stormtroopers were based on real German soldiers, but having said that, I remember thinking "Oh my God, what *is* a real stormtrooper, who were these guys?" And then when they showed up wielding flamethrowers and machine guns, I was awestruck. Star Wars wishes their stormtroopers were half as badass as the real ones!
As a German, I approve of this neat, little story. Only us can make a new class of soldiers, that leaves the world awestruck for more, than a century. Good on you, for your good tastes.
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war New doctrine in combat explored As fast as lightning, there’s no time to mourn A glimpse of the future and Blitzkrieg is born!
Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches The Stormtroopers rise!
I always loved Stormtroopers and their tactics. It is something that has gone in time. Sometimes it pops up, like Les Affreux, The Submersables. After I left the Army, I joined up else where and we had a couple of units that did assaults like this too
Strike at zero hour. With overwhelming firepower. They're fueled by the fear in their enemies' eyes. It's a shock troop infiltration. A fast and violent escalation. Out of the trenches, the Stormtroopers rise!
Strike at zero hour, with overwhelming firepower, they're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes, it's a shock troop infiltration, a fast and violent escalation, out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise! From Sabaton
Hey simple history, You know I was dreaming of becoming a history teacher. Your videos inspires me. When the time come that I become a teacher. I'll SHOW YOUR VIDS TO MY STUDENTS. I wish you're gonna make more vids about history. I admire your channel so much.
Now you are singing: Jägers led the way, the pioneers would join the fray Initiative gained, advancement sustained Lead through direct command, as they're advancing through the land Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines New doctrine in combat aligns Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks New combat ideals, on the Kaiserschlacht's fields Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
One thing that didn’t make it into your video that I think is important to keep in mind, is that by the end of 1918 many sturmtruppen units were almost completely wiped out. The sturmstruppen of the Kaiserschlact suffered horrendous casualties, one of the reason many of the later operations failed is many Sturmtruppen units were reduced to skeleton paper units filled with wounded and exhausted men.
Fun fact that nobody seems to understand: Flametroopers did not wear gas masks in combat. They would use their gas masks just like any other soldier, (when gas was present). This is a HUGE misconception that flametroopers would wear gas masks, but it was actually pretty rare to see one in a gas mask whilst using his flamethrower. A more accurate depiction of soldiers wearing gas masks would be the German soldiers in the Second World War that recieved Panzerschreck launchers (which were very rare, and also an experimental prototype that was never launched into production due to economical complications at the end of the war), which required the soldier wear a gas mask and gloves while operating. But literally, flametroopers did not wear gas masks like they are depicted to.
The stormtrooper was a unit meant for raiding and breaking through the weakest point of the front causing the Entente front to start moving units making a small portion of time where the line is less organized as they move to block the hole in the line
One big reason I love Star Wars is how much it feels like a space ww2 movie I know this a a ww1 video but as the video said there were stormtroopers in ww2 but it’s amazing how Star Wars feels like ww2 with the troopers, some of the helmets, and guns look very similar to ww2 weaponry
Germany didn't start WWI but because of Otto's unification of Germany 50 years earlier central Europe was a powder keg and Wilhelm II was playing with matches. Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination, but Germany was already wanting a fight to expand the Reich.
@roste Jood also the Germans were building a Navy that could rival the royal navy, they didn't like the idea of a superpower so close to them that could invade them at any moment
@99 Du faselst was von Juden, was erwartest du, wie man das einschätzt. An deiner Stelle würde ich mal ein Geschichtsbuch oder die Wikipedia-Seite aufschlagen. Da gab es nämlich viele verschiedene Gründe, unter anderem den Matrosenaufstand.
I'm fascinated by shock troopers. It doesn't matter their nationality, the Italian Arditi or the German Sturmtruppen are both amazing. Their style was in my opinion the precursor of the blitzkrieg tactic.
According Sabaton, yes! A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war New doctrine in combat explored As fast as lightning, there's no time to mourn A glimpse of the future and Blitzkrieg is born Strike at zero hour With overwhelming firepower They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It's a shock troop infiltration A fast and violent escalation Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) don't tell me you've never heard of imperial stormtroopers, the boys in white, the finest of the 501st, rebel target practise.
i LOVE history and this channel to help me prepare to be a history teacher and im gonna use this channel and other youtube history channels to help teach my future students
Before a sector of a trench was attacked by stormtroopers, the germans fired a short, concentrated artillery strike at the defenders, so they were confused and less effective at defending the position
can you please make some videos about complete full equipment of every soldier in ww1 and ww2 or vietnam? or napolenic era maybe? how they can survive, eat, hygiene, sleep, mess kit, and some stuff to keep them in high morale etc. pleaseee glad to know it!!
A "complete" one would be hours long, even a "complete" guide of let's say German WW1 gear and uniforms ONLY video would be at least 2 or 3 hours long. The topic is just too big to cover in 1 video. I've been reading about German WW2 gear for 3 years now, trying to get to know everything about it and there always will be some stuff left to discover, these topics are huge.
check out Ernst Jünger's "Storm of Steel". Jünger was one of the most recognized and well known Sturmtruppen veterans of his time, he got wounded countless times and always survived. Also he was one of the finest gentlemen Germany ever had.
These guys are the original inspiration for Imperial Stormtroopers. At least these guys can shoot better than their fictional Star Wars counterparts. :)
Now there is a standstill in the war, repeating what's been done before, It must come to an end, a few will trecend, they were under 25, and under fire they will thrive, The stugmman is born, their enemies scorn Continue the lyrics everyone..........
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war New doctrine in combat explored As fast as lightning, there’s no time to mourn A glimpse of the future and blitzkrieg is born Strike at Zero Hour With overwhelming firepower They’re fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes It’s a shock troop infiltration A fast a violent escalation Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise!
@@aidanalvarez5486 Jägers lead the way, Pioneers would join the fray, Initiative gained, advancement sustained, Lead through direct command, as they are advancing through the land, Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks, Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines, New doctrine in combat allings, Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks, New combat ideals on kaiserlichen fields.
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war New doctrine in combat explored As fast as lightning, there's no time to mourn A glimpse of the future AND BLITZKRIEG IS BORN
My Great Grandfather was one of them.He was a "Voluntary" He was a Member of the Marine. Then he and his mates had a few days dree, like good Sailors do, they drank a lot a got in a Fight. Somebody tried to stab him, he has beaten the sh... out of him and got arrested. Millitary Court would send him to "Zuchthaus", for nearly killing someone. Instead of going to Jail he suggested to be sent to Westfront to France. They needed soldiers, he got kicked from the Navy and was sent to France as a "Grabenkämpfer". His standart Equippment was a Bag full of Grenades, some more one the Belt, a P08 or a Broomhandle Mauser and two fighting knifes,one in the right Boot. These Men were absolutely sick. They trew in all Grenades they had, stormed the Trench and killed everyone.
If you want to translate this episode for community captions leave a comment here!
Simple History I can translate it to spanish.
I've enabled the option so you can submit them now :)
Simple History i can translate it to dutch
Did you disable it? It won't let me translate it
Nope what does it say?
Stormtroopers: *shoot and miss*
Sturmtruppen: *shoot and hit*
Uppen aim by 50%
Ironic
Hit or miss.
I guess they never miss huh.
@@asdaeff8204 **silently** don't...
I told my siblings that there were Stormtroopers in WW1, and they didn't belive me so I showed them this.
imw449 They were probably thinking of the type of Stormtrooper on your profile.
@@flippypoonthegrunt6698 WHA!!? YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT....
These are not the stormtroopers you're looking for.
How old are them
@headlight 811 YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH
Remember kids , these stormtroopers are not the stromtroopers we know from a galaxy far far away.....
shadowtrooper 262 sng
yeah and also dark vadir is not the leader
"dark vadir"
*has a stormtrooper as his profile picture*
(Clone trooper)
shadowtrooper 262 sng
Lol, I knew of the Strumtruppen before about the Galaxy far far away, and I'm a kid.
Me and my friends looked up a few stormtrooper tactics and put them to use in Battlefield 1.
We won almost every game within 15 minutes.
@I used this profile pic cuz it looks cool he has good gaming chair
Example?
The Art of War
Jägers led the way, the pioneers would join the fray
Initiative gained, advancement sustained
Lead through direct command, as they're advancing through the land
Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks
Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines
New doctrine in combat aligns
Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks
New combat ideals, on the Kaiserschlacht's fields
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
@@pedrorocha4817 SABATON!!!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!
%80 of the comments are Star Wars Stormtrooper jokes.
And it’s a shame. Really enjoyed your autobiography by the way
It's so nauseating
What a disrespect. If those guys are Germans who use English, they must be a disrespect to the Bundeswehr
Hey pal can you teach me how to invade france in 2 weeks, just for scientific purposes
Hey pal can you teach me how to invade france in 2 weeks, just for scientific purposes
The rifle of choice for the Stormtrooper was the Kar98AZ, shorter than the standard Gewehr 98 and better for close combat.
Simple History Are there any other pros and cons than close combat?
Simple History but the gewerh 98 is sniper fifle like in bf1
The k98 is a bolt action rifle yes, but that was standard during WW1
Mythical Toes b8?
Mythical Toes life isn't a video game and bf1 is no where near accuracy, kid
my teacher plays your videos in our class all the time but most of the time I watch you on my free time
I wish my history teacher did.
Natsukashii YT me to love these videos
Take a shot for every time he said time😏😏😏😏😏
We're keeping the like count on 420
Bubba Clingan that’s 3 shots
Lol the only stormtroopers who can aim
Toxic Gamer777 I'm Triggered
Lol
TRIIIIIIIIIGERED!!!!!
Storm Trooper #286931 lol
Toxic Gamer777 actually they can aim it's mostly because of plot armor and they were also told to miss on the Death Star
these real stormtroopers are more deadly than star wars stormtroopers
I think so too.
German stormtrooper cannot die in 1 pistol shot
They were experienced veterans hardened by combat. Not over glorified conscripted jerks sanctified by the emperor.
By the way, that last sentence was referring to the Star Wars Storm Troopers.
Those white bois die in one shot.
Pambansang Bayaw lmao
1:58 the dude just came from the sky lmao
thats what happened, i dont see the funny
German Stormtroopers were so well equipped, they even had jetpacks
*jesus is dat u?*
Weeeeeeeee
1:59
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies' eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise
I heard that song already. Thanks for the lyrics though.
BTW, Its from sabaton ok.
Had a feeling somebody would post the lyrics of Sabaton's song here
it‘s a shock troop infiltration
a fast and violent escalation
@@justanormalspearton9490 I did it first
I like this idea of getting the best Riflemen into smaller units. its all about quality not quantity
NOXISUM Say that to the empire. The German empire followed your tactic with their Stormtroopers but the Galactic Empire does totally the opposite with their Stormtroopers
Think smarter not harder,Russia did the opposite in WW1 and look what happened to them.
@@zlatko8051 They did it in WW2, they just spammed their Farmer Bois
Noah N And tanks
@@noahn4550 xD
"They are calling them storm troopers, Jerry's best, they have orders to leave their trenches and charge right into us! "
Original_Gaming GR you mean stormtroopers from Star Wars? :))
Ik it’s bf1
“Concentrate on your bayonet, Imagine it piercing the heart of the hun.. every last one of them”
Bf1 i play too much xbox
@@blankblank5409 you guys pay a lot of attention to the dialogues
"the myth of the great war" is a fantastic book about German tactics and overall effectiveness of their infantry.
They had tactics to a T. Storm troopers tactics lead to the blitzkrieg in WW2 which on its own said enough.
Rough that Russia just tossed bottles into the engines of tanks to counter this.
I want the real stormtrooper
**Shows Star Wars**
I said the REAL stormtrooper
**Shows this**
Perfection
Ah that meme
Star Wars stormtroopers solo L
@@yesir6870 but what if the german has the star wars equipped with them?they are way to op if you think about it never miss and kill all targets
@@yesir6870 shut up
Thank you Lucas films for ruining the term storm trooper
I do not see how. Star Wars stomtroopers were pretty badass, and they missed mostly because they were told to. Now, They couldn't kill the main characters as they have plot armor.
That Strange Guy nice!
Well their primary function on the battlefield was to storm enemy bases, not with elite shock troops mind you but with wave after wave of men because the Empire has so many soldiers they don't really care about high loses. I would say they are pretty well named.
Troy the slayer KingDestroyah
M
Friedrich 42 the German are so efficient that their Storm Troopers is better than their normal infantry. Damn Germans.
“Received intense training”
Star Wars Clone trooper: :)
Star Wars Storm trooper: :(
*i server yor unoin*
Damnit, why couldn't we clone Roosevelt
First order stormtrooper: :D
I LiKe PiGeoNs Krayt Empire troopers: >:)
The Clone troopers received intense training tho
"You are the finest men, handpicked from the best of the armies: Stormtroopers! And today, you will bring the British to their knees!"
-German Officer speech on St Quentin Scar map of Battlefield 1, March 21st 1918.
Rikka Takanashi pfp. Like your style. Also, I wonder if that was accurate
You bet, they did.
No One:
Star wars First order storm trooper:
I prefer the real storm trooper.
Star wars Imperial storm trooper:
I said the real storm trooper.
German storm trooper:perfection
the no one part was unnecessary
@@lazyproeagle ye
The high ground It’s over Anakin?
First order stormtroopers can actually aim
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise
SABATON
@@ashcrow2932 Yes
This song is tripping I just want to serve the kaiserreich
you failed to mention that the majority of the stormtroopers were handpicked elite jägers, they had to be young and unmarried.
För konung och fosterland They can't mention everything in one video.Especially when they're constantly working around the clock.
För konung och fosterland I also heard they had to be small wirey guys that could run for long distances and fast compared to a bigger slower body
För konung och fosterland with you saying jäger, do you mean hunter ?
Paul Belicina Yes.
Paul Belicina But not a civilian way, jägers = rangers
And these Storm troopers could actually hit their targets.
ComradeBucket well if they actually hit their targets(Star Wars) then their goes the movie. Imagine if Luke got killed by a stormtrooper. Their goes a main character
@@evan9759
Yep, good thing Star Wars stormtroopers are absolute trash. Otherwise we wouldn't have gotten sequels.
@@kaltsssit I read some die hard fans theory. In the story they were tasked to miss Luke, otherwise he had be very dead
@@maxmuller8633 That's not just a theory. We see Tarkin talking to Vader before the battle of Yavin about how he thought Vader's plan of letting them escape so they could track them to the rebel base was risky.
SARGE SLAYER it’s not a theory, it’s a hypothesis
"They're calling them stormtroopers. Jerry's best. Got orders to leave their trenches and charge right into us!"
“Come on, concentrate on your bayonet. Imagine it piercing the hearts of the hun - every last one of em.”
indy mutt bruh I’m hungarian
trobert t I’m quoting a line from a video game called battlefield 1. The hun is what British soldiers referred to as Germans during the first World War. I was not talking about committing genocide on Hungarians with a bayonet.
Indy yes
Stormtroopers: exist
George Lucas: Hippity Hoppity, your now my property
@Kaiser Alejandro it's the SCP Nerds that ruin it
@@redactedagentdataexpunged9431 correct. I can confirm as a fan of SCP.
You're
I remember watching "The Lost Battalion" in high school, as part of history class. I forget when exactly in the movie this happened, but I do remember that, when one of the German generals quietly, coldly ordered "Send in the stormtroopers," my jaw dropped.
At the time, I was--and still am--a huge Star Wars fan. I vaguely knew the Star Wars stormtroopers were based on real German soldiers, but having said that, I remember thinking "Oh my God, what *is* a real stormtrooper, who were these guys?"
And then when they showed up wielding flamethrowers and machine guns, I was awestruck. Star Wars wishes their stormtroopers were half as badass as the real ones!
As a German, I approve of this neat, little story. Only us can make a new class of soldiers, that leaves the world awestruck for more, than a century.
Good on you, for your good tastes.
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war
New doctrine in combat explored
As fast as lightning, there’s no time to mourn
A glimpse of the future and Blitzkrieg is born!
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches
The Stormtroopers rise!
Star wars infringed copyright laws.
Star wars Stormtroopers, the Empire etc was inspired by the World Wars
who is the empire based off of?
Calvin Corn nazis
Actually the Empire is a mixture of the Third Reich,British Empire and the Roman Empire.
Za Kaiser should take that bastard Lucas to court!
Always have enjoyed how these are short but informative. Plus, it helps that the art style and animations are unique, making them far more memorable.
+HunterKYA82 visual learning :)
125 storm troopers missed the like button
Hrm
The ones from a Galaxy far far away.
503
It's from far far away
525 and counting
I always loved Stormtroopers and their tactics. It is something that has gone in time. Sometimes it pops up, like Les Affreux, The Submersables. After I left the Army, I joined up else where and we had a couple of units that did assaults like this too
"The defeat of Russia in the east allowed Germany to concentrate its forces for one massive assault on the British sectors."
Spring offensive
+marcus kh no
Grand Admiral Thrawn yes it is
GeneralsAlert my favorite Operation
GeneralsAlert :3
lol
Stormtroopers were so effective and fast their supply lines were often out ran by several miles. One of the reasons why it failed
*Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!*
Strike at zero hour with overwhelming firepower
Every stupid kid be like: is that a reference from StAr WaRs?!
Lol
Probally a yes
This is the first time I see someone call a star wars fan a "kid". More like manchildren
I LiKe PiGeoNs eh true
I have even better : is that a reference to the fOrtNitE skIn ?
waiting for the Arditi
Mirko Quarto that would be cool
the arditi are cool. did you know they were all volunteers
NOOB COLA YUP
Mirko Quarto That would be great, they can also include the French Blue Devils as a suggestion
Fiamma Nera LUCA
Strike at zero hour.
With overwhelming firepower.
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies' eyes.
It's a shock troop infiltration.
A fast and violent escalation.
Out of the trenches, the Stormtroopers rise!
Make a video about Hitler in WW1.
He wasnt even on ww1 he was on ww2 bruh
@@heyyoubroyoudintdogoodinyo5339 he was a soldier in ww1, spared by some British, what did that guy do.
@@nahodny_marc oh stored knowlegde k
Your dumbass
hey you bro you dint DO GOOD IN YOTUBe Hey! Learn some history!
Regular Infantry: Damage: 40 Health: 100
Stormtrooper: Damage: 50 Health: 150
(Special: splash damage on short distance)
Not splash , fire damags on short distance
Strike at zero hour, with overwhelming firepower, they're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes, it's a shock troop infiltration, a fast and violent escalation, out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise!
From Sabaton
Which song is that from sabaton
@@jbarral6509 stormtroopers
So these ones knew a secret tactic called "aiming"
right mouse button doesn't work for other units
Unlike the stormtroopers from another galaxy far far away, these stormtroopers can shoot.
Or actually hit the target
Ww1 stormtrooper:I’m the deadliest
Ww2 secret police: No I am
Star Wars stormtrooper:You guys are deadly?
Hey simple history,
You know I was dreaming of becoming a history teacher.
Your videos inspires me.
When the time come that I become a teacher. I'll SHOW YOUR VIDS TO MY STUDENTS.
I wish you're gonna make more vids about history. I admire your channel so much.
Out of the Trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
Strike at Zero Hour
With overwhelming firepower
they're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes!
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise!
I'm a German boy and I LOVE your videos! They are so intresting and the animations are great too! I'm happy to see more WWI and WWII videos :)
Now you are singing:
Jägers led the way, the pioneers would join the fray
Initiative gained, advancement sustained
Lead through direct command, as they're advancing through the land
Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks
Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines
New doctrine in combat aligns
Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks
New combat ideals, on the Kaiserschlacht's fields
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
1:11 the best animation sequnce makes this scene look awesome!
Honestly
2:18
"Is that you?"
Soldier from TF2: "Yeah, but thats an old photo"
(Wasn't soldier American?)
RIP rick
@@Etzelsschizo It's because of the shovel.
One thing that didn’t make it into your video that I think is important to keep in mind, is that by the end of 1918 many sturmtruppen units were almost completely wiped out. The sturmstruppen of the Kaiserschlact suffered horrendous casualties, one of the reason many of the later operations failed is many Sturmtruppen units were reduced to skeleton paper units filled with wounded and exhausted men.
Star Wars *Heavy Breathing*
They were better than us
The only trooper comparable to the German sturmtrooper is clone troopers
The memory of the stormtroopers would later be exploited by George Lucas
Oof
2:21 YEEEET
Fun fact that nobody seems to understand: Flametroopers did not wear gas masks in combat. They would use their gas masks just like any other soldier, (when gas was present). This is a HUGE misconception that flametroopers would wear gas masks, but it was actually pretty rare to see one in a gas mask whilst using his flamethrower. A more accurate depiction of soldiers wearing gas masks would be the German soldiers in the Second World War that recieved Panzerschreck launchers (which were very rare, and also an experimental prototype that was never launched into production due to economical complications at the end of the war), which required the soldier wear a gas mask and gloves while operating. But literally, flametroopers did not wear gas masks like they are depicted to.
I didn’t know that, that’s really interesting
The stormtrooper was a unit meant for raiding and breaking through the weakest point of the front causing the Entente front to start moving units making a small portion of time where the line is less organized as they move to block the hole in the line
hi simple history i love your video very much......
STRIKE AT 0 HOUR
WITH OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER!
THEIR FUELED BY THE FEAR IN THEIR ENEMY'S EYES!
Sabaton time!!!!
IT'S A SHOCK TROOP INFILTRATION
A FAST AND VIOLENT ESCALATION
OUT OF THE TRENCHES THE STORMTROOPERS RISE
Sabaton also made this song called "Stormtroopers".
Stormtrooper galaxy: who are you?
German Stormtrooper: i am you but original son!
hey do you think you could do weird weapons of World War II I would love that video
review Bros yeah that sounds like it could be interesting
A video about improvised WW1 weapons would be great too - trench clubs, trench Mausers, bars made into trench knives, so much possibilities :D
review man BOW AND ARROWS, A dude named Jack Churchill used that and was the only one to do so
The Sabaton fans stormed the comment section like true Sturmtruppen
One big reason I love Star Wars is how much it feels like a space ww2 movie I know this a a ww1 video but as the video said there were stormtroopers in ww2 but it’s amazing how Star Wars feels like ww2 with the troopers, some of the helmets, and guns look very similar to ww2 weaponry
also look at Death Korps of Krieg & Armageddon steel legion of warhammer 40k in case you didnt know,
STRIKE AT ZERO HOUR, WITH OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER! THEY'RE FUELED BY THE FEARS IN THEIR ENEMY'S EYES!
STRIKE AT ZERO HOUR! WITH OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER!
The Germans shouldn’t have costed everything in the treaty of Versailles the Austro-Hungarians started the war
Germany didn't start WWI but because of Otto's unification of Germany 50 years earlier central Europe was a powder keg and Wilhelm II was playing with matches. Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination, but Germany was already wanting a fight to expand the Reich.
Serbia started the first world war.
@roste Jood also the Germans were building a Navy that could rival the royal navy, they didn't like the idea of a superpower so close to them that could invade them at any moment
@99 Sogar unter solchen Videos findet man euch Spinner. Ich weiß jetzt aber nicht, ob ich das witzig oder traurig finden soll.
@99 Du faselst was von Juden, was erwartest du, wie man das einschätzt. An deiner Stelle würde ich mal ein Geschichtsbuch oder die Wikipedia-Seite aufschlagen. Da gab es nämlich viele verschiedene Gründe, unter anderem den Matrosenaufstand.
"They're calling them 'Stormtroopers'. Jerry's best!"
I'm fascinated by shock troopers.
It doesn't matter their nationality, the Italian Arditi or the German Sturmtruppen are both amazing.
Their style was in my opinion the precursor of the blitzkrieg tactic.
According Sabaton, yes!
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war
New doctrine in combat explored
As fast as lightning, there's no time to mourn
A glimpse of the future and Blitzkrieg is born
Strike at zero hour
With overwhelming firepower
They're fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It's a shock troop infiltration
A fast and violent escalation
Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!
That's actually true, considering Erwin Rommel was part of the Stormtroopers during WW1 and had adapted their tactics into the Blitzkrieg in WW2.
Do the special ww1 italian force the “Arditi”
"Princes of the trenches," I like that.
"filthy peasants, get off my land!!!"
Could you please do a video about the Winged Hussars?
wait r u that guy from the sickmania discord?? if not ignore this XD (if u r i was derple purp)
Susie Spence Oh no, it's u orthy
0:32 what's making you nervous buddy?
Love your videos keep the good work going and my first video i watched was the infantry weapons of ww2
Im addicted to these videos. I think its the awesome animations combined with interesting topics
This German Stormtroopers is better than the Star Wars Stormtroopers from Dark Side!😂
I'm wondering why there weren't any Star Wars references.
cobra 727 Me too
@Hasan Ramadan - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) What? It's literally the face of the darkside area of the franchise (+vader/ren)
Im *AIMING* to do so
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) don't tell me you've never heard of imperial stormtroopers, the boys in white, the finest of the 501st, rebel target practise.
@@maximevandeneynde7692 but these germans came first. That's like saying john wick films have to have a fortnite reference
Do Gurkhas or Fallschirmjagers next please.
I love Bleach Gurkhas
I love Bleach : it calls Fallschirmjäger
I love your videos! Great animations and good, short explanations!
i LOVE history and this channel to help me prepare to be a history teacher and im gonna use this channel and other youtube history channels to help teach my future students
At least they could hit their target
2:18 hey its me!
Before a sector of a trench was attacked by stormtroopers, the germans fired a short, concentrated artillery strike at the defenders, so they were confused and less effective at defending the position
Britain had camo with minimal drip
Germany had a balance of drip and camo
France had no camo but everlasting drip
Finally, Been waiting for this vid
You’ve been waiting this vid is 3 years old
Darth Vader- i thought my troopers were trained well?
The real storm troopers- wait a minute why are we on the same planet all the time?
can you please make some videos about complete full equipment of every soldier in ww1 and ww2 or vietnam? or napolenic era maybe? how they can survive, eat, hygiene, sleep, mess kit, and some stuff to keep them in high morale etc. pleaseee glad to know it!!
A "complete" one would be hours long, even a "complete" guide of let's say German WW1 gear and uniforms ONLY video would be at least 2 or 3 hours long. The topic is just too big to cover in 1 video. I've been reading about German WW2 gear for 3 years now, trying to get to know everything about it and there always will be some stuff left to discover, these topics are huge.
0:24 *star wars theme song plays*
Great video. Love the world war 1 history.
Germans:we have stoormtropper
British:We combined a Naval gun and a tractor
INCOMING SABATON LYRICS!!
STRIKE AT ZERO HOUR
With overwhelming firepower
Me looking for a comment that isn't sabaton: 🧐
Although let's be honest, it's a great song.
At 1:43 i heard the voice saying "the portable MG oh wait, 50" XD
15*
check out Ernst Jünger's "Storm of Steel". Jünger was one of the most recognized and well known Sturmtruppen veterans of his time, he got wounded countless times and always survived. Also he was one of the finest gentlemen Germany ever had.
These guys are the original inspiration for Imperial Stormtroopers. At least these guys can shoot better than their fictional Star Wars counterparts. :)
Now there is a standstill in the war,
repeating what's been done before,
It must come to an end, a few will trecend,
they were under 25, and under fire they will thrive,
The stugmman is born, their enemies scorn
Continue the lyrics everyone..........
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war
New doctrine in combat explored
As fast as lightning, there’s no time to mourn
A glimpse of the future and blitzkrieg is born
Strike at Zero Hour
With overwhelming firepower
They’re fueled by the fear in their enemies eyes
It’s a shock troop infiltration
A fast a violent escalation
Out of the trenches the stormtroopers rise!
@@aidanalvarez5486 Jägers lead the way, Pioneers would join the fray,
Initiative gained, advancement sustained,
Lead through direct command, as they are advancing through the land,
Encircling their flanks, and ravage their ranks,
Expose their reinforcements, destroying their lines,
New doctrine in combat allings,
Infantry attacks, exposing the cracks,
New combat ideals on kaiserlichen fields.
A glimpse of the future, new tactics in war
New doctrine in combat explored
As fast as lightning, there's no time to mourn
A glimpse of the future AND BLITZKRIEG IS BORN
The stormtroopers from the Galaxy should learn from this stormtrooper
Cool i do WW1 Reenacting as 5th Sturmbattalion Rohr
My Great Grandfather was one of them.He was a "Voluntary" He was a Member of the Marine. Then he and his mates had a few days dree, like good Sailors do, they drank a lot a got in a Fight. Somebody tried to stab him, he has beaten the sh... out of him and got arrested. Millitary Court would send him to "Zuchthaus", for nearly killing someone. Instead of going to Jail he suggested to be sent to Westfront to France. They needed soldiers, he got kicked from the Navy and was sent to France as a "Grabenkämpfer". His standart Equippment was a Bag full of Grenades, some more one the Belt, a P08 or a Broomhandle Mauser and two fighting knifes,one in the right Boot.
These Men were absolutely sick. They trew in all Grenades they had, stormed the Trench and killed everyone.
@Selina Ansen how did it fail? It has breaken the slow paced Trench fighting
Subbed in the first 5 seconds of this video. Excellent work!
as always, well done. Could you do one on the Arditi?