Deadliest Avalanche: "White Friday", December 13, 1916

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  • @HaraldHofer
    @HaraldHofer ปีที่แล้ว +80

    As an Austrian mountaineer I can guarantee you that we are very aware of the hardships the soldiers on both sides had to endure. Going out into the mountains for some days for backcountry skiing and sleeping a couple of nights in a snow hole with good food and friends can be very enjoyable today. But fighting the harsh conditions and enemies with poor rations and bad equipment must have been hellish...

    • @mikenixon2401
      @mikenixon2401 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for offering your personal knowledge.

    • @Chiller11
      @Chiller11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m a retired Canadian mountaineer. The mountains are incredibly beautiful especially in winter but they can turn so deadly in an instant. They would be a horrible environment in which to fight a war.

  • @decnet100
    @decnet100 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Colleague of mine's grandfather was (I know this as he asked me to do a bit of ancestorial research) among the first to conquer the Peak of Marmolata in 1915/16 with Kaiserschützenregiment 3 (Innichen), received a medal for his fortitude in those attacks and got stationed there. He was working in alpine rescue before, as is his grandson, and certainly knew the risks; he had rescued several people (including of course Italians) from avalanches and quite similar conditions, as the local pre-war newspapers have it. He survived the war and later became a professional musician, good for him I'd say - nevertheless, the idea of these alpinists, knowing fully well what was going on and still condemned to sit there in worsening conditions to defend against guys they would in peacetime have risked their own lives to save in mountain expeditions, is what I have in mind about World War I.

  • @dayros2023
    @dayros2023 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I’ve been in those mountains, they’re some of the most beautiful places on earth, so sad to think of the young men that died there. May they rest in peace.

  • @sinnedsinister
    @sinnedsinister ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you again for covering a forgotten front of WWI. People seem to only remember the eastern and western fronts. Even most docuseries only seem to cover those 2 fronts, completely overlooking the alpine war.

    • @mikeneely6190
      @mikeneely6190 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lawrence of Arabia?

    • @Surfbird11
      @Surfbird11 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeneely6190Hence the word most.

  • @michaelwerner1836
    @michaelwerner1836 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Sabaton has a song about this incident, and the animated video was part of their global premier of their film The War to End All Wars, which we went to see at our local military museum the week of Remembrance/Armistice/Veteran's Day.

    • @m.l.tankesly2665
      @m.l.tankesly2665 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! That is where I first heard about White Friday via Sabaton's "Solider of Heaven". One of my favorite songs by them.

  • @cpnscarlet
    @cpnscarlet ปีที่แล้ว +30

    An absolute horror to even consider.

  • @stevedietrich8936
    @stevedietrich8936 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've driven through the Dolomites, and they are some of the most scenic mountains on the planet. I can't imagine the hardships of fighting a war at this altitude and these temperatures.

  • @mariakelly90210
    @mariakelly90210 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is extremely interesting. I had no idea this happened! Rest In Peace, everyone who died in the avalanche.

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @frankgulla2335
    @frankgulla2335 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, THG. Once again, you have highlighted a forgotten piece of tragic history. 4000+ deadline and no one knew about it. What a War

  • @glenmartin2437
    @glenmartin2437 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you.
    My relatives are from northern Italy and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. They fought in this White Hades. Two of my great grandfathers perished along with many others. We still have no idea where or what happened to some of these relatives.
    I have hiked in the Sierra Nevada's, the Unitas and Rocky Mountains above 6500 feet in white out blizzards. I have a good idea what my relatives went through.
    Thank you again for your video.

  • @beebop9808
    @beebop9808 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Crazy place to pick a fight. But then battles are fought for the sake of death......

  • @mikenixon2401
    @mikenixon2401 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this report. It always amazes me when taught military history the same narrativves are presented over and over. I suppose I simply have an appreciation for the forgotten. More than just the heroes contribute to battles. Worth remembering.

  • @smileymalaise
    @smileymalaise ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "White Wednesday" even has alliteration. It's very weird that they call it Friday.

    • @magpiefrogfrom2556
      @magpiefrogfrom2556 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Strange that today is Wednesday, December, 16th.

  • @GordonFalt
    @GordonFalt ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey History Guy. Can you do a video on the use of dogs by the Marines in battle during WW2. When reading some 50 year anniversary Marine Corps pamphlets from the early 90’s on WW2, there was quite a large section on how useful and heroic the battle dogs were at detecting Japanese and running messages through dense jungle between front lines and headquarters/artillery. I really need to know more!

  • @GRWINNER
    @GRWINNER ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you, Mr Lance! Fascinating and horrifying.

  • @kurotsuki7427
    @kurotsuki7427 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    *sabaton music starts playing*

    • @keirangray902
      @keirangray902 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I won't be going home.
      I won't be going anywhere.
      I will guard this post forever...

    • @01cthompson
      @01cthompson ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was my thought.

    • @kennethhigdon1159
      @kennethhigdon1159 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Here on the alpine slope, where I did my final stand, I shall remain
      Among the ice and snow that binds me to this mountain
      A force of nature too strong, sent from above
      Where spirits lead the way, the winds will never fade

    • @zobblewobble1770
      @zobblewobble1770 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      White Friday, I'll take the
      Stairway to Heaven
      I'm sky high, when I die
      I'll be immortal
      Forever, I never
      I won't return to
      Blood mountain, I am the
      Soldier of Heaven

    • @ZGundam83
      @ZGundam83 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw the end war
      I watched the soldiers come and go
      But I kept my watch forever

  • @us1fedvet
    @us1fedvet ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Excellent episode

  • @geosqueezebox4016
    @geosqueezebox4016 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing work. This was great History.

  • @seangannon6081
    @seangannon6081 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The mountain warfare in Italy was absolutely brutal.

  • @Eric_Hutton.1980
    @Eric_Hutton.1980 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    May they all Rest in Peace.

  • @texasdustfart
    @texasdustfart ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting content as always.

  • @djohnson9083
    @djohnson9083 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always like to hear stories about the Great War. Very interesting indeed. Another sad war.

  • @shed66215
    @shed66215 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    In the UK there was a feeling that men of the Mercantile Marine were not 'serving' as they weren't in uniform. This extended to them not being named on 'Street Shrines' which honoured those who were serving in the Army, Royal Navy and RFC/RAF and even later when the first memorials were unveiled as they only named those in the Mercantile Marine and those who had died up to that time. But, as with the Italian and Austrian troops, those at sea had to bear more than just the threat of mines and U-boats, as well as potential collisions at sea in order to get their ships & cargoes to the ports. It was as a result of the work and efforts of the men of the Mercantile Marine during WWI that King George V bestowed the title Merchant Navy in honour of that work.

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had no idea of this. Thank you so much, THG.

  • @jcsgodmother
    @jcsgodmother ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dec 13. I just spent much of the day commemorating the Battle of Fredericksburg on Dec 13, 1862. I laid a wreath at the National Cemetery and flowers at the Confederate Cemetery in the Fredericksburg Cemetery. It is interesting to learn about other events that took place on St. Lucy;s Day.

    • @Wil_Liam1
      @Wil_Liam1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you ma'am.

  • @nathanappleby5342
    @nathanappleby5342 ปีที่แล้ว

    This goes to prove that there are quite a number of times in military history where nature is deadlier than the battlefield. Good video!

  • @Blaqjaqshellaq
    @Blaqjaqshellaq ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It was an eventful month. On December 6 a munitions ship exploded in Nova Scotia's Halifax Harbor, killing perhaps 2000 people and injuring another 9000. (Nobody knows how many people received cuts from flying window shards...)

    • @JarthenGreenmeadow
      @JarthenGreenmeadow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of the largest man made explosion before the atomic bombs.

    • @PaulRudd1941
      @PaulRudd1941 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Halifax Explosion was also the main reason for the founding of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
      That happened 5 days later.

  • @robertrichardson5285
    @robertrichardson5285 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember reading about this in National Geographic a few years ago. Had never heard of this part of WWI before.

  • @Eric_Hutton.1980
    @Eric_Hutton.1980 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interesting that it happened on a Wednesday and the 107th anniversary falls on a Wednesday.

  • @dtaylor10chuckufarle
    @dtaylor10chuckufarle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate the depth and breadth of the research you do, HG. It's very obvious you're a historian. Bravo Zulu

  • @billguernsey6419
    @billguernsey6419 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tom Fink mayor of anchorage loved his bow ties, just like I love your show.

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I never heard of this. Thanks THG👍🏼👍🏼

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You have to actually use avalanches as a method of warfare. I remember reading a book a number of years ago about an avalanche the deadliest avalanche as far as fatalities here in the United States it swept the train off the tracks.

  • @zeppelinmage
    @zeppelinmage ปีที่แล้ว +10

    White Friday, I'll take the
    Stairway to heaven
    I'm sky high, when I die
    I'll be immortal
    Forever, I never
    I won't return to
    Blood mountain, I am the
    Soldier of heaven

  • @1977Yakko
    @1977Yakko ปีที่แล้ว +2

    200K pounds of snow and ice. That's the equivalent of two modern aircraft carriers sliding down the mountain and crushing you.

  • @HM2SGT
    @HM2SGT ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *Like there was a 'most miserable hell-on-Earth' competition with the trenches*

  • @Guangrui
    @Guangrui ปีที่แล้ว +2

    a somewhat similar story of cold being the worst killer, in northern Korea, November 1950 😢

  • @RetiredSailor60
    @RetiredSailor60 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! I'm late for class! 😮 Good morning History Guy and everyone watching

  • @korbell1089
    @korbell1089 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    With all the horrors of WW1 it's easy to see why an avalanche would be little remembered, especially when you consider that about the same time soldiers on the Eastern Front were fighting packs of wolves so large that the Germans and Russians ended up with a ceasefire so they could hunt them together!🐺😱

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting about the wolves.
      My uncle served as an observation plane pilot in Vietnam.
      He said part of his duty was to hunt tigers.
      Neither the US or Vietnamese soldiers would go into an area with active tigers.

  • @walkercustoms
    @walkercustoms ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you

  • @wingedblaze5985
    @wingedblaze5985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way I understood “white Friday” was that both sides tried to cause an avalanche via artillery shelling, but an avalanche fell on both sides and caused between 2-10,000 deaths. Thank you for this history lesson 🙏

  • @CJ-Foygelo
    @CJ-Foygelo ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that’s some story. Thanks.

  • @ElValuador
    @ElValuador ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Netflix documentary “Buried” is another fascinating avalanche story.

  • @shawnr771
    @shawnr771 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the lesson I knew nothing about.

  • @ingridfong-daley5899
    @ingridfong-daley5899 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is that image from @9:45-10:40? It looks like a Norman Rockwell painting but of havoc rather than American 'good times'.

  • @pacificostudios
    @pacificostudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WWII had two major natural interruptions, both in 1944. Vesuvius erupted, and Typhoon Cobra mauled American ships in the South China Sea. They are interesting subjects.

  • @bluecollar58
    @bluecollar58 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why would you climb a mountain to fight an enemy ???
    Just wait at the bottom with a cup of tea until they have to come back down.

  • @ukulelemikeleii
    @ukulelemikeleii ปีที่แล้ว

    Hemingway was wounded on the Italian front. The Austrians loaded up a mortar round with bits of clock springs and other small pieces of metal, about 200 of them ended up in Hemingway's legs. Nasty war, that.

  • @mommyjsj
    @mommyjsj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could the term "Friday" be used as the "13th" because of the ominous omen they two words conger?

  • @PaulRudd1941
    @PaulRudd1941 ปีที่แล้ว

    Troops on both sides eventually found it was much more effective to bombard the mountain side and cause an avalanche that would kill the enemy instead of using their artiliery for direct fire.
    To this day, the Canadian army also uses its 155mm howitzers to cause controlled avalanches in the rockies to protect the highways.

  • @timbush7850
    @timbush7850 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do a video of the February 28 1910 Wellington Disaster?

  • @davidrudd9846
    @davidrudd9846 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I read that Indian and Chinese forces have had a few clashes in the mountains along their border not long go

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They have. th-cam.com/video/qG97818j1_c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=uJrL-h0Tqyn2XVww

  • @JD03ish
    @JD03ish ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for slowing down your narration as it’s much easier to understand now.

  • @geoffreypiltz271
    @geoffreypiltz271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't forget the WW1 Caucasus Campaign between Russia and Turkey was also fought in mountains.

  • @dinascharnhorst6590
    @dinascharnhorst6590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How coincidental that another TH-camr had posted a reel about this very incident just today!

  • @TM-ev2tc
    @TM-ev2tc ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If The Cap Fits You Join The Army Today. Sounds like Sound Advice. I like your sign.

  • @waltermeerschaert
    @waltermeerschaert ปีที่แล้ว

    I found myself quite moved at the thought of the absolute horrors that we inflicted upon ourselves. The fact that we learned absolutely nothing from this is the most appalling thing. I yearn for a time, some day in the future, when we can live with each other without fear and never resort to violence upon our fellows in order to solve our disagreements. The vast majority of individuals today get by without violence in our person to person affairs, certainly we can do it as a society among societies.

  • @J.A.Smith2397
    @J.A.Smith2397 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tks

  • @sharonbowers9929
    @sharonbowers9929 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible agony. 😢😢😢

  • @constipatedinsincity4424
    @constipatedinsincity4424 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey History Guy🤓 👋 do you remember watching Ultraman when you were a kid? Right now the original series is playing with Subtitles if you're interested I can send you a link 😉

  • @hbwblacksmithing
    @hbwblacksmithing ปีที่แล้ว

    I do know there's a TH-cam channel where people go in some of the old tunnels and everything else like that that you can also look up and it's horrific

  • @Maedhros0Bajar
    @Maedhros0Bajar ปีที่แล้ว

    To be honest, I first heard about this from listening to Sabaton (and wanting to know what 'Soldier of Heaven' was about). Still weird to call it White Friday, while it was a Wednesday back in 1916

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lt is sad to me that man loves was so very much......Excellent White Death video....Thank THG🎀 👍
    Old F-4 Phantom 2 Shoe🇺🇸

  • @vans822
    @vans822 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please History guy, keep up with your Rumble uploads. TH-cam is less and less popular.

  • @Wil_Liam1
    @Wil_Liam1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over 100 years ago,and the Remf haven't changed one bit...

  • @RogCBrand
    @RogCBrand ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It really is odd that they would call it White Friday instead of White Wednesday. I couldn't find when the term was coined, but I notice that the first December 13, after the War ended, is a Friday. If that's when the first commemoration occurred, they simply took that day for the title? You'd think there'd be some explanation, somewhere.

  • @larrybuzbee7344
    @larrybuzbee7344 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 1974, I learned to rappel on the lower slopes of Marmolata as a US Army soldier. While there we visited the monument to the victims and learned the horrific story of the many battles there and visited some of the old fortifications. Oy!

  • @jeffbangkok
    @jeffbangkok ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good morning

  • @3RTracing
    @3RTracing ปีที่แล้ว

    how many were lost in this avalanche?

    • @OhioDan
      @OhioDan ปีที่แล้ว

      He said around 2,000 on each side.

  • @Eclipse_yT_blox
    @Eclipse_yT_blox 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it's scary, i have an exam on december friday 13th

  • @am2dan
    @am2dan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I realize that I don't know much about the history of the Austtro-Hungarian Empire or Austria. I'll look in your past videos, but that might ba fertile ground for future episodes.

  • @carywest9256
    @carywest9256 ปีที่แล้ว

    What your texting about has nothing to do with an avalanche!

  • @steveclapper5424
    @steveclapper5424 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel traumatized listening to the story.

  • @aporcelaingirl
    @aporcelaingirl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does he keep quoting the ECMWF? That's a weather model; it doesn't say anything. Also, I highly recommend Erik Durschmied's books "The Weather Factor" and its older companion book "The Hinge Factor". Gripping reading and shows you how little things can have such an impact on our world.

  • @ianpattison841
    @ianpattison841 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant thanks for the episode

  • @bradbutcher3984
    @bradbutcher3984 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did soldiers drown in rain filled shell holes? I've learned about most things including this part of the great war, but this? I've never even heard this topic or scenario. Where they concussed and drowned because of where they fell? So many questions.

    • @bradbutcher3984
      @bradbutcher3984 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or were they found in a rain filled shell hole after?

    • @bradbutcher3984
      @bradbutcher3984 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe the concussion killed them and they were presumed drowned after no visual damage. I'm going through scenarios in my head.

  • @deathjoker666
    @deathjoker666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sabaton Soldier Of Heaven is what brought attention to me about this.

  • @mistymoonshine897
    @mistymoonshine897 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wasn't Entente's failure to deliver to Italy the expected territorial gains that contributed to the rise of italian nationalism and eventual participation in WW on Axis side?

    • @danm936
      @danm936 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know if that's true for Italy in ww1, but I know it was for Japan.

    • @scottabc72
      @scottabc72 ปีที่แล้ว

      Italy did get significant territorial gains such as the Trentino region and Trieste port though not as much as they hoped and it was an excuse for the Fascists to take power. The problem for Italy was that territorial gains are much easier to secure in peace negotiations if they have been achieved through military force first and they largely failed to do that.

    • @dayros2023
      @dayros2023 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s a long subject but yes, Italy was promised several territories in exchange for joining the Entente in the pact of London. The promise wasn’t kept mostly due to US president Wilson meddling and this led to the so called Vittoria Mutilata concept in Italy. If you google Pact of London and Vittoria mutilata you can get more informations.

    • @dayros2023
      @dayros2023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scottabc72 scottanc Italy did its part, joining the Entente, facing the Austro Hungarians and their German reinforcements and in the end after the Vittorio Veneto battle destroyed the Austro Hungarian Empire. Educate yourself: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vittorio_Veneto

  • @xmaniac99
    @xmaniac99 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poor doggo used as counterweight to pull up a cannon

  • @stevenvicino8687
    @stevenvicino8687 ปีที่แล้ว

    How ironic to declare war on your fellow man only to die together when Mother Nature rises up against both of you.

  • @zobblewobble1770
    @zobblewobble1770 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “White Friday, I'll take the
    Stairway to Heaven
    I'm sky high, when I die
    I'll be immortal
    Forever, I never
    I won't return to
    Blood mountain, I am the
    Soldier of Heaven!”

  • @TheTrainChasingPoet1999
    @TheTrainChasingPoet1999 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    WHITE FRIDAY
    I'LL TAKE THE
    STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
    I'M SKY HIGH
    WHEN I DIE
    I'LL BE IMMORTAL
    FOREVER
    I NEVER
    I WON'T RETURN TO
    BLOOD MOUNTAIN
    I AM THE
    SOLDIER OF HEAVEN

  • @profoundpronoun4712
    @profoundpronoun4712 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love ya ❤

  • @honodle7219
    @honodle7219 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    History shows again and again
    How nature points out the folly of men.
    ----- Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla'

  • @cleeiii357
    @cleeiii357 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "WHITE FRIDAY, I'LL TAKE THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
    I'M SKY HIGH, WHEN I DIE, I'LL BE IMMORTAL.
    FOREVER, I NEVER, I WONT RETURN TO
    BLOOD MOUNTAIN, I AM THE SOLDIER OF HEAVEN. -"

  • @Stewrats
    @Stewrats ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gonna have to turn the Sabaton tune on after watching this

  • @merlinwizard1000
    @merlinwizard1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    48th, 13 December 2023

  • @bradbutcher3984
    @bradbutcher3984 ปีที่แล้ว

    Or were they found in a rain filled shell hole after?

  • @constipatedinsincity4424
    @constipatedinsincity4424 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Back in the Saddle Again Naturally

  • @janlindtner305
    @janlindtner305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍👍👍

  • @grassnothing1631
    @grassnothing1631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Avalanche

  • @Alexzander19736
    @Alexzander19736 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sabaton Soldier of heaven.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ✌️

  • @LAM_AUT_ECU
    @LAM_AUT_ECU ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is inaccurate to say that battles had never been fought at such altitudes. The battle of Pichincha (1822) was fought 1000m or almost 3500ft higher; I am sure that many higher battles can be researched easily. The eastern front and the Winter War, both during WW2 probably had worse weather. Battles between India an Pakistan and India and China probably had a more disadvantageous confluence of height and cold though their scale is minuscule. What is unique to the alpine battles of WW1is scale, these battles were bigger by orders of magnitudes than any other ones fought at comparable conditions.

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I did not claim that these were the highest battles ever thought. That quotation is is saying that mountain tops had never previously been the front lines. Maintaining modern armies at these altitudes was unprecedented.

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They didn't see that coming.

  • @thinman4648
    @thinman4648 ปีที่แล้ว

    A metal band called Sabaton made a fantastic song on this event called Soldier Of Heaven

  • @ZIGSVIDS
    @ZIGSVIDS ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yeah ,I was camping up there that night, you could hear the snow coming, I just grabbed a beer carton and rode it all the way down.
    Was chilly though !

    • @jamesfracasse8178
      @jamesfracasse8178 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WOW a 107 year old guy is still around to tell the tail! 3:35

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@jamesfracasse8178
      Think he'd need to be older than that, don't you???

    • @jamesfracasse8178
      @jamesfracasse8178 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@b_uppy 116 years old

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesfracasse8178
      And with a time machine as beer cartons needed to be invented in 1916...

    • @jamesfracasse8178
      @jamesfracasse8178 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@b_uppy correct 💯👍

  • @bold810
    @bold810 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still firmly believe "Free D-Cell battery Night" at the 1973 World series at Oakland Colosseum was really an unforced foul.

  • @jonmcgee6987
    @jonmcgee6987 ปีที่แล้ว

    I honestly think that Sabaton's song " Soldier of Heaven". That covers what happened is one of their better songs. Is the best one in The War to End All Wars album.