What Food did Soldiers Eat?

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  • @rturae
    @rturae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +849

    Romans: mmm 🍞🍖🧀🫘🫒
    Britons: mmm 🌿🌱🌳🍃💧

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      *CHEESE*

    • @erinandcory7812
      @erinandcory7812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Cheese.

    • @lc9245
      @lc9245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Little did they know it doomed the Isle to have bland food until this very day.

    • @HavanaSyndrome69
      @HavanaSyndrome69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The Britons could eat during cold months or when their farms were looted by invading armies around harvest season or burned. Leeks, cabbage, berries, small game, big game if you're lucky enough in a region full of hungry soldiers, birds, wild vegetables (always tiny compared to domestic counterparts which were tiny themselves compared to our modern farmed foods). The Britons knew their environment best and knew what to go to in the forest during their own famines.

    • @tankhead2645
      @tankhead2645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Russians: mmm air 💨

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4104

    My soldiers don't eat anything because I eat all the food before it gets to them. Yet I have the fourth largest army, not sure how they survive

    • @robertkalinic335
      @robertkalinic335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +865

      You dont have the fourth largest army, its just that you guys look all the same and its hard to count you.

    • @stardust4001
      @stardust4001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      @@robertkalinic335
      Haha BUUUUUUUUUUURN

    • @Tarik360
      @Tarik360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      It's actually quite fascinating. (Look I'm not gonna defend DPRK on this)
      The DPRK has this protocol for food rationing ruling that the military has top priority of being fed, hence they're the least likely to starve out of that population.
      I wonder how much rice they import though.

    • @noxscotchxtape
      @noxscotchxtape 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      They just eat spanials

    • @nightblade6962
      @nightblade6962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Guys what if we send Kim jong in a lot of big Macs so he will die of diabetesand we can win against north korea

  • @laserdiscisawesome1263
    @laserdiscisawesome1263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4220

    How to survive in the military: Befriend and protect the cooks

    • @robertthe1801
      @robertthe1801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      YouoY yes

    • @ryanarment5393
      @ryanarment5393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      Them as well as the supply people.

    • @kidofsteel0362
      @kidofsteel0362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      YouoY Lol. They are an integral part to a campaign

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Don’t eat Pearson’s cooking

    • @lbjthesungod4860
      @lbjthesungod4860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@blankblank5409 lol

  • @TheBigBadBeowulf
    @TheBigBadBeowulf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +937

    A journal by a soldier I believe a Corporal in the Continental Army of the United States in the War of 1812 stated that he was given preserved salted meat a pound that was so salty that he had to boil it three times in order to make it even remotely edible and even then he had to boil it again in order to make a suitable soup

    • @jonathanlemon544
      @jonathanlemon544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      You always have to do that with salt pork back then. There is a cooking channel that shows recipes from back then and he outlines that

    • @thegoose5294
      @thegoose5294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@jonathanlemon544 The channel is Townsend. Jas. Townsend and Son.

    • @komiks42
      @komiks42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thats quiet normal

    • @timber9468
      @timber9468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      “what’s for dinner?”
      “this block of salt.

    • @garge7676
      @garge7676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think he also mentioned somewhere in his book that there were rumors that the meat was likely leftovers from the Revolutionary War

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4594

    I am 100% certain they ate food

  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1840

    "An army marches on its stomach" Napoleon may or may not have said that but it is an important observation. Canning was invented when Napoleon offered 12,000 francs as a prize for whoever could preserve food for his army. Nicolas Appert would win the prize, creating a method involving heating, boiling and sealing food in airtight glass jars. Napoleon's soldiers would have these in a very limited amount as the technology was still in its infancy. In 1810 Frenchman Philippe de Girard invented tin canning and British merchant Peter Durand patented it. Canning was a big innovation seen in today's army rations.

  • @matthewkim7962
    @matthewkim7962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3668

    What did German soilders eat?
    *L u f t w a f f l e s*

    • @alanmaclaren4118
      @alanmaclaren4118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Underrated

    • @hierrasierra5942
      @hierrasierra5942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      nice

    • @crosh9925
      @crosh9925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      *w h e e z e*

    • @Slothful20
      @Slothful20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      They must have been starving during d-day

    • @gunargundarson1626
      @gunargundarson1626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There was a better joke to this punchline, but nice one.

  • @yeetyeetus6760
    @yeetyeetus6760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5377

    In soviet russia, they serve medium cooked air.

  • @TheAntonicKnight
    @TheAntonicKnight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +883

    "An army marches on its stomach"
    - Napoleon "A little cold never killed a man" Bonaparte

    • @peterbarca8783
      @peterbarca8783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      -Most of his army fell to starvation by the time they reached Moscow.-

    • @Laspartam
      @Laspartam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The cold weather wasn't the reason behind Napoléon death, it was because of the strategy-geostrategy transition...

    • @biliminsrlar5752
      @biliminsrlar5752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Who would win?
      Some angry French guy who invaded half of Europe and Egypt or some season...

    • @comradestalin4826
      @comradestalin4826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't mess with us Russians

    • @jimboonie9885
      @jimboonie9885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@comradestalin4826 *Don’t mess with a soviet*

  • @nikolanikolesic8202
    @nikolanikolesic8202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    What did soldiers eat?
    Short answer: Food
    Long answer: *this video that I'll watch anyway*

    • @dolsopolar
      @dolsopolar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Soldiers eat this video that i'll watch anyway?

    • @Sniper_4_Life
      @Sniper_4_Life 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, they were feeding off the enemy soldiers desperation

  • @trycoldman2358
    @trycoldman2358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2695

    German soldier : Panzerplatten
    Normal soldier : Tank plates?
    German soldier : *Panzerplatten*

  • @pewp1605
    @pewp1605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +562

    *”Po-tay-toes! Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish.”*

  • @OGBootleg
    @OGBootleg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1266

    If Skyrim has taught me anything, its that soldiers ate Sweetrolls...

    • @salted6422
      @salted6422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      And it was a great dishonor to have your sweetroll stolen.

    • @troxity5589
      @troxity5589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Bet it was nazeem

    • @linkieloos
      @linkieloos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      "Let me guess: Someone stole your sweet roll?"

    • @JSSQuelloAutentico
      @JSSQuelloAutentico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Nope, they ate 300 apples right in battle.

    • @Kevin-oh9ov
      @Kevin-oh9ov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @David McConville "you have commited crimes against skyrim and it's people what say you in your defence?"

  • @coledavis5212
    @coledavis5212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +743

    Everyone forgets about the Panzer cooked eggs.

    • @greyseer7998
      @greyseer7998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Yes cooking eggs on your tank in the African heat good times.

    • @kneegrow913
      @kneegrow913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Unsere rommel

    • @tiang1493
      @tiang1493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wir Sind Das Deutschland afrika korps

    • @Madmaxxxx1984
      @Madmaxxxx1984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sean andrews thank you for your service

    • @enrl5221
      @enrl5221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My boys taste them they said those eggs taste fuel and egg

  • @thetruegunginginga29yearsa66
    @thetruegunginginga29yearsa66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    0:29 is it me or do i find it wholesome that soldiers, known to be the most tough and feared, are in raincoats eating warm food

    • @Saipan2297
      @Saipan2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol sameee

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Only to find out a Japanese was hiding in one of those crates bayonet ready

    • @ColdSalt99
      @ColdSalt99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@afailureofaanimator6744 The Japanese soldiers were hiding inside the raincoats

    • @ismellofsandwiches7058
      @ismellofsandwiches7058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HOW DID YOU COMMENT 29 YEARS AGO?

    • @Rusue
      @Rusue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ismellofsandwiches7058 he didn't lol. Take a closer look

  • @murderousintent7838
    @murderousintent7838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    2:41 that little kitty in the bottom right corner
    he stole a fish

    • @dashtron7966
      @dashtron7966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He deserves it

    • @pepsi-cola2791
      @pepsi-cola2791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good

    • @Snarkythecat
      @Snarkythecat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Radioactive Reptile dude, I was listening to that part and I thought I heard a cat meow. I was confused af until I saw this comment.

    • @JackOSUrulz
      @JackOSUrulz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why that little BASTID!!

    • @lolpace312
      @lolpace312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shhh the cat need the food

  • @republikperangid
    @republikperangid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    *"Ration already exist back in acient empire"*
    *Steve1989Mre with red glowing eyes* : NIIIIIIIICEEEEEEE!!!!!

  • @evaristegalois6282
    @evaristegalois6282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3166

    _But where’s the lamb sauce??_

    • @boris335
      @boris335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It looks like Gahndis Flipflop

    • @ykrareih1559
      @ykrareih1559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Dude on thumbnail looks like Gordon Ramsay lol

    • @LexicroftAlpha
      @LexicroftAlpha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My name is NINOOOOOOO and I cleaned battlefield after war and took photo of it

    • @funnyperson7656
      @funnyperson7656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That wouldn't even pass as fookin kity cat fookin cat food.

    • @SavCorp
      @SavCorp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      R A W

  • @LU1SJJ
    @LU1SJJ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    “Hey what food do your soldiers have”
    USSR: **Laughs in Starvation**

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Weak no one eats food

    • @alanmaclaren4118
      @alanmaclaren4118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That’s not true, heard they served medium cooked air

    • @aussieaudir8lms871
      @aussieaudir8lms871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@alanmaclaren4118 and raw rats

    • @alanmaclaren4118
      @alanmaclaren4118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Sanela Smajić no are you crazy? Raw rats are way too expens- I mean unhealthy for the soldiers

    • @guizhenzou3722
      @guizhenzou3722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As if they need food they only need the air of the Rhine to keep them motivated and ready to kill

  • @Twigs1836
    @Twigs1836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1722

    "You guys are being fed?" -The Soviet Army

    • @comradestalin4826
      @comradestalin4826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      I feed my comrades with vodka and snow

    • @danielasefa1884
      @danielasefa1884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Comrade Stalin nice

    • @Imnotsmg4bob
      @Imnotsmg4bob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Thought you guys ate only air

    • @tomi9562
      @tomi9562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@comradestalin4826 what if that snow talks?

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A hungry soldier will fight for his meal rather than a soldier who just ate. This was even mentioned in the Witcher 3 during the side mission looking for that guys lost brother, and they find him with a foreign soldier exchanging stories

  • @settkundesu
    @settkundesu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2733

    Western armies: *died of hunger*
    Eastern armies: **RIIIIIIIIICE**

    • @patrickgoode4230
      @patrickgoode4230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +261

      Eventually we researched potatoes and boy were those great.

    • @anddrom6853
      @anddrom6853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @hướng dẫn chơi team starcraft 2 that is really impressive! Reminds me about Finland against the Soviet union

    • @independentquebec3500
      @independentquebec3500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@patrickgoode4230 I love being asian :)

    • @quocvietophu1627
      @quocvietophu1627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @hướng dẫn chơi team starcraft 2 Rip grammar

    • @duosisi
      @duosisi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      True

  • @harryzhao727
    @harryzhao727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2076

    What did soldiers eat?
    Russian/soviets:wait you guys get food?

    • @yangs975
      @yangs975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Truee

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      In us you eat food
      In Soviet Russia FOOD EATS YOU!

    • @ayushchauhan1388
      @ayushchauhan1388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Comrade soviet army does not run on food ,it runs on red patriotism and vodka

    • @Feffdc
      @Feffdc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@yangs975 Thats not even remotely true

    • @alexeydzema5268
      @alexeydzema5268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ur mom

  • @brandonfeng3780
    @brandonfeng3780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +873

    * trains for months, perfect physical condition *
    Slaves carry every thing he owns

    • @alejandroelluxray5298
      @alejandroelluxray5298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Fighting demands excelent physical condition

    • @alanmaclaren4118
      @alanmaclaren4118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Sometimes laziness can be come incurable

    • @VentiVonOsterreich
      @VentiVonOsterreich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Tire the soldiers with excess weight and they'll be too weak to fight

    • @alejandroelluxray5298
      @alejandroelluxray5298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@VentiVonOsterreich Yup, I mean it was something necessary for them, but if I was in their shoes, I will gave a very good Pay for any "slave" I had, they were important for the hoplites however you want to see it

    • @VentiVonOsterreich
      @VentiVonOsterreich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alejandroelluxray5298 I do wonder if their slaves actually get paid at all

  • @mraaronhd
    @mraaronhd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    2:43 Awwwww!!! Look at the little kitty cat with the fish in his mouth!!!! 😍

    • @ahadkirk1928
      @ahadkirk1928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Henry Han we're no barbarians

    • @JOJO-ig2jw
      @JOJO-ig2jw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @SkitusGreece ain't china

    • @yoboikamil525
      @yoboikamil525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *bottom right corner btw

    • @lilbank2521
      @lilbank2521 ปีที่แล้ว

      😭🙄😋

  • @asainpersuasion1219
    @asainpersuasion1219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    Fun fact- During WW2, the United States government approached Chef Boyardee so that the troops could have something enjoyable to eat. Chef Boyardee was successful in creating a new recipe to could canned and stay preserved for a long time. The same recipe is sold from store shelves today.

  • @TakeswithTitan23
    @TakeswithTitan23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    "What did soldiers eat?"
    Me:
    *Food*

    • @nashw_1828
      @nashw_1828 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That Guy Who Comments what type of food?

    • @thermite5060
      @thermite5060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What food?

    • @das3610
      @das3610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kill ScoPez the one that is edible to human beings

    • @ciderhat2760
      @ciderhat2760 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thermite5060 the edible kind

    • @LAV-III
      @LAV-III 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nashw_1828 RAWW food

  • @tellmesomethingamisayingto3957
    @tellmesomethingamisayingto3957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    When an armies has cheese in the diet
    *Wallace wants to join the army*
    CHEESE!

    • @galaxy-wg1lf
      @galaxy-wg1lf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And that's How Wallace earned medals for his unrelenting bravery and courage during The second world war.

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@galaxy-wg1lf all for that *ChEDdeR*

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Soon however Wallace started a rebellion due to english production laws allowing only cheddar and had forbidden all other types of cheese.

    • @tellmesomethingamisayingto3957
      @tellmesomethingamisayingto3957 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@afailureofaanimator6744 "Not even Wensleydale?"

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tellmesomethingamisayingto3957 “Well then… I will find ways to have my *wensleydale*.”

  • @TheMilitantHorse
    @TheMilitantHorse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    The logistics of armies is sometimes just as fascinating as that of the battles they fight in themselves.

  • @perceptionmatters7082
    @perceptionmatters7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    Always found this fascinating about the military.
    My grandfather was a Engineer in the Korean war (He would repair airfields from what I've been told). He loved canned hash for the longest time. After serving he no longer liked it due to it being a regular part of his meals during his service.
    I think of this every-time I have a can of hash.

    • @dienstagmitte3930
      @dienstagmitte3930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My Grandpa was with the Dutch navy in Korea! God bless your family.

    • @Vodkasnez
      @Vodkasnez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My grandad used to love corned beef hash, but after WW2 he never wanted to see another plate of it ever again.

    • @perceptionmatters7082
      @perceptionmatters7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Diced potatoes with beef(Normally) (Cooked of course). Its a breakfast item that is popular to my knowledge in the UK, US and Australia. Google it, recommend it with a runny egg.

    • @obotprime339
      @obotprime339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Finally, a comment that isn't a meme...

    • @leolim1333
      @leolim1333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      my granddad died in the navy. i never met him :(

  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1164

    This episode will make you hungry 🍇🍳🍔🥪🌭🍕🥤☕

    • @das3610
      @das3610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Simple History only 9 likes wtf, maybe pin?

    • @iluoreasekomhe3953
      @iluoreasekomhe3953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True

    • @christossymeonides8310
      @christossymeonides8310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah cause hard tack will make me hungry?😂😂

    • @justme6094
      @justme6094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I got myself some food before watching this video. Thank you :)

    • @Spectral55
      @Spectral55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *are you sure about that* ?

  • @LivingWithTheGuzmans
    @LivingWithTheGuzmans 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Thanks for the info

  • @brandonkim2410
    @brandonkim2410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    I've had MREs
    Not great

    • @Sbflls
      @Sbflls 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon Kim same

    • @grieferguy
      @grieferguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      cool

    • @suqmacoknbals4929
      @suqmacoknbals4929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I eat them all the time and I like (ONLY) the ravioli. BTW I'm Canadian

    • @zerosternritter566
      @zerosternritter566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      And those TH-cam reviews make them look so tasty

    • @xenomorphyongaming61
      @xenomorphyongaming61 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not meant to

  • @CreativeAvenueKai
    @CreativeAvenueKai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Hey Simple History, To create more detail when you’re using grassland locales you could create a method for drawing grass or lines that make it look like grass fields. It would increase the complexity of the composition while being a simple method. Maybe draw tufts of grass put randomly all over the terrain, thus giving the illusion of a field of grass.

    • @lunar9650
      @lunar9650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Interesting

  • @bandit5747
    @bandit5747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    G Fuel, Hot pockets and Cheetos
    Oh, so Modern Warfare 2 doesn't count as a war?

    • @MoreTrenMoreMen69
      @MoreTrenMoreMen69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that’s the life

    • @MxCP11
      @MxCP11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Spoof more like Mountain Dew(or Monster) and doritos

    • @leedleleedle234
      @leedleleedle234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Spoof the real forgotten war

    • @dragoljubantic9962
      @dragoljubantic9962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And doritos

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gaming rations usually consist of Red Bull, Taco Bell, Doritos, and different choices of Mountain Dew.

  • @no4785
    @no4785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    european armies when they forget the hardtack: "wE'vE fOrgOTteN tHe cRaCKErs!"

  • @itsyaboiyt2338
    @itsyaboiyt2338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    They learn how to made food by...
    SKILLSHARE

  • @thestupidgamerz5352
    @thestupidgamerz5352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    I know marines eat crayons.

  • @Intranetusa
    @Intranetusa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Grain were likely the main source of calories for every army around the world. The Han Dynasty army in ancient China gave their soldiers ~52 to 64 liters of grain rations per month (~1.38kg to 1.7kg of grains per day) composed of millet, wheat, and/or barley. So the average Han Dynasty soldier would be consuming approximately 4706 to 5780 Calories per day and 180 to 221 grams of protein per day from their grain rations alone. This is roughly comparable to the Calories that the Roman soldiers were consuming as well from what I've read.
    -p. 74 of Military Culture in Imperial China (2009) by Nicola di Cosmo
    Edit: Since some people are questioning these numbers, here is the actual quote from the source along with calculations:
    "...a total force of 10,281 men (amnestied convicts who had volunteered, infantry and private retainers), he cites 27,363 hu of grain and 308 hu of salt. This last set of figures amounts to a monthly ration of 2.6 hu of grain and 0.03 hu of salt. These may be compared with figures seen in a document from Juyan which suggest a ration of 3.2 hu of grain and 0.03 hu of salt. These figures correspond as follows (taking the hu at 19.968 liters): 2.6 hu - 51.9 liters; 3.2 hu - 63.8 liters; 0.03 hu - 0.5 liters."
    -page 74 of "Military Culture in Imperial China" by Nicola Di Cosmo, Robin D. S. Yates, and Ralph D. Sawyer
    Calculations of Calories and Protein from this source:
    1 liter volume of dry grain converts to ~0.8 kg in mass. See: aqua-calc.com/calculate/volume-to-weight/substance/grain-blank-wheat
    So these soldiers had 41.52 kg to 51.04 kg of dry grains a month, which comes out to 1.384 to 1.7 kg of grains a day.
    100 grams of whole grain wheat has 340 Calories, 13 grams of protein, and 2.5 grams of fat.
    100 grams of millet has 378 Calories, 11 grams of protein, and 4.2 grams of fat.
    100 grams of uncooked long grain brown rice has 370 Calories, 8 grams of protein, and 2.9 grams of fat.
    Wheat and millet would have been the primary crops at the time. If we use wheat to calculate their Calories, this would come out to 340 x 13.84 = 1705 or 340 x 17.0 = 5780. Protein would be 13 x 13.84 ~179.92 or 13 x 17.0 ~221 grams.
    So the average soldier would be consuming approximately to 4706 to 5780 Calories per day and 180 to 221 grams of protein per day from their grain rations alone.

    • @melktert1763
      @melktert1763 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

    • @spinner771
      @spinner771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was calling bs till you hit me with a source.

    • @qwertyaskwhy
      @qwertyaskwhy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@spinner771 same here haha

    • @sciuresci1403
      @sciuresci1403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao this is by far the biggest pile of bs I've seen regarding military rations. Even in 2019,chinese soldiers are issued around 3000 calories per day. What makes you think they had 6000 during that time ? Eating 2 kg of grains every day isn't possible anyway.

    • @ilosttehlegs4517
      @ilosttehlegs4517 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hold up
      Rice is a grain

  • @MightyElo
    @MightyElo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I actually had MREs when I was part of tour visiting a military base. The soldiers told us that they would often open all their MREs at the same time and trade with each other to make different combinations of food.

  • @ehhm8070
    @ehhm8070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    "What food is soldiers eat?"
    "Some ad pop up on my screen"
    McDonald's!

    • @amirzafri5306
      @amirzafri5306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @independentquebec3500
      @independentquebec3500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got an insurance ad

    • @benitomussolini5927
      @benitomussolini5927 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Deliciously Infectious"

    • @kacpernap2863
      @kacpernap2863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine you see your fellow comrade just order a big happy meal
      And you became his best friend

    • @jacklarkson4505
      @jacklarkson4505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      use adblock plus dumbass.
      i cant believe its 2019 and still there is some people complain about internet ads.

  • @Nintendofan570
    @Nintendofan570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    I know what the Soviets ate.....nothing

    • @marcomenabue7717
      @marcomenabue7717 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh C'MON...whith zars wasn't better

    • @gabrielcaballero4817
      @gabrielcaballero4817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Soviet army runs on *PATRIOTISM*

    • @michaelm9975
      @michaelm9975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You must be mistaking them for the North Korean army which is literally as you said; nothing!

    • @user-ri5oc5rw5b
      @user-ri5oc5rw5b 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Air they are AIR

    • @panzerkampfwagenvausf.g9469
      @panzerkampfwagenvausf.g9469 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      THAT ONE NATIONALIST ARUBA GUY 115 they are eating a small bag of pre cocked rice

  • @louielamlouie
    @louielamlouie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Title is missing "Western". The Asian armies carried very different food.

    • @ritzkola2302
      @ritzkola2302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Louie Lam Asian & Afrikan & American. Only Europeans suffered like this

    • @LastBastion
      @LastBastion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@shyuse nah, usually they just get rice,

    • @Shadow-gc6le
      @Shadow-gc6le 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If I remember correctly the incas had the usual plus freeze dried fruits.

    • @komiks42
      @komiks42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To cover all armies rations would be massive

    • @whatamidoingwithmylife4108
      @whatamidoingwithmylife4108 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shyuse Cats. They carried cats and dogs with them.

  • @siriusblack7382
    @siriusblack7382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1212

    “Eat?”
    _We don’t do that here_
    This post was made by the communists gang

    • @Norah439
      @Norah439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Soviet union

    • @eetsman3683
      @eetsman3683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HARRY POTTER

    • @dumbasswatermelon
      @dumbasswatermelon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      “Share?”
      We don’t do that her
      This post was made by the anti-communists gang

    • @gigachad-jh1dh
      @gigachad-jh1dh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alexander Bogdanov r/whoosh

    • @funnelingspace9268
      @funnelingspace9268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Alexander Bogdanov at least there's people that actually do something about it unlike the Soviet union

  • @fredricknoe3114
    @fredricknoe3114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    Well for The Soviet Troops the awnser is no.

    • @jerrymejias5940
      @jerrymejias5940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      jac of harts or North Korean soldiers

    • @captainfruchtgummi2292
      @captainfruchtgummi2292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @nanda erdhani r/wooosh

    • @jerrymejias5940
      @jerrymejias5940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nanda erdhani I meant that North Korean Troops have no food

    • @natrix9651
      @natrix9651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So funny I forgot to laugh

    • @RedBaronAce0207
      @RedBaronAce0207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      nanda erdhani You don’t get the joke, don’t you?

  • @theteacher7619
    @theteacher7619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was a GREAT episode!!! Please do more episodes on food throughout history. Food is such an awesome way for us to connect with our ancestors. A couple of suggestions: What they ate during the Middle Ages and during the Great Depression. Thanks for such awesome content Simple History!

    • @nguyenduyphuc3924
      @nguyenduyphuc3924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Anne James what did they ate during the Great Depression?
      *they don’t*

    • @theteacher7619
      @theteacher7619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nguyenduyphuc3924 Good Point

  • @SikenServent
    @SikenServent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Funny enough I was a culinary specialist in the Navy, and the amount of logistics behind feeding a single ship are staggering much less an entire fleet but we do it every day

  • @MyTownDrunk
    @MyTownDrunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I swear anytime I have things to do I play this in the background. Smoking, simple history, chores simple history, driving to work simple history. Love you guys thanks for everything you do ❤️

  • @magnemerstrand2289
    @magnemerstrand2289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks! For being just for being. I cant explain how much you have helped me, during School projects/ exams, arguments etc. I bases a WW1 project around trenches, only on your videos, and a Few irl sources. So I can’t thank you enough. I personally LOVE Your channel. Much love - Magne

  • @zesshi34
    @zesshi34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    What food did soldiers eat?
    Looks At *Soviet Union*

    • @nuclearwarhead9338
      @nuclearwarhead9338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      When soviet daily calories were 3500kcal in 1975, but you keep making starvation jokes.
      👌

    • @VioletEverlasting
      @VioletEverlasting 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@nuclearwarhead9338 i dont think he thinks of that time

    • @thenumberzer0679
      @thenumberzer0679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@nuclearwarhead9338 I bet your really fun at parties

    • @hyrofoo
      @hyrofoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oof

    • @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023
      @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kolbasa and mayonez with a bottle of vodka.

  • @Napoleon_Blownapart
    @Napoleon_Blownapart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "An army marches on its stomach." - Me

    • @NONO-oy1cu
      @NONO-oy1cu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Blownapart" lol

  • @Rex-xj4dj
    @Rex-xj4dj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    eating while watching this video is a whole new experience

    • @yoboikamil525
      @yoboikamil525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Espically if you're eating something that a soldier would eat.

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 5 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure they didn't eat food.

    • @focustr9yearsago617
      @focustr9yearsago617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dagan Ward Justin Y is a stalker am I right?

    • @vylrent
      @vylrent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well they actually did, WWI they had kitchens. WWII supply trucks and pocket meals

    • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
      @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@focustr9yearsago617 or is it the other way around? He just comments on a random yt vid, and then we somehow always find his comment out of the billions of comments on yt.
      Maybe we're the stalkers🤔

    • @Fatihturk0071
      @Fatihturk0071 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Especially the Russians

    • @jerememechild2129
      @jerememechild2129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah, the brits ate grass

  • @ibrahimb4422
    @ibrahimb4422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Soviets ate 2 potato and 2 pints of *VODKA*

    • @bigboibugg3288
      @bigboibugg3288 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true tovarish

    • @prouddegenerates9056
      @prouddegenerates9056 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mead 2 oil canisters of VODKA

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean 2 gallons of vodka

    • @gibby8540
      @gibby8540 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have to be humble

    • @ehhtee7901
      @ehhtee7901 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't know you can eat vodka

  • @jacksonrozycki8867
    @jacksonrozycki8867 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favorite videos that you ever made!

  • @BattalionCommanderMK
    @BattalionCommanderMK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this is incredible! Please make more!

  • @erica9160
    @erica9160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    Easy they ate hot pockets and ramen noodles

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Don’t forget some Big Macs with a large drink and large fries.

    • @erica9160
      @erica9160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@missyyolo2362 yeah that tooo

    • @pats.8511
      @pats.8511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Bagel bites and pizza rolls.

    • @cliftonjames785
      @cliftonjames785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dude, I literally only ate hot pockets and ramen noodles today before I saw your comment lol

    • @erica9160
      @erica9160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cliftonjames785 where do u live invite me for dinner

  • @aaronslater470
    @aaronslater470 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember reading about the Roman Legionnaries preferring a type of fish paste. At the time the best way to preserve fish for transport was to submerge the fish in olive oil in a clay vessel. Once delivered the fish would be saturated and easy to break apart creating a preserved, high calorie, tasty spread for bread.

  • @alejandromedina4597
    @alejandromedina4597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you read "The Gallic wars" Written by Caesar its very clear how Vital was to keep and decent amount of food for every soldier. Its such an obvious thing that we kinda forget. in several parts Caesar describes that when reaching a new place the priority was dig trenches for protection and simultaneously send parties for foraging food.

  • @fredricknoe3114
    @fredricknoe3114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    At 5:53 2 soldiers are mocking eachother.

  • @Nik-nc4xb
    @Nik-nc4xb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video as always! Really wanted this

  • @chrisidoo
    @chrisidoo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know why, but this episode's always been.. cozy to me, for some reason. The music, the vibrant colors, the food shown, etc.

  • @Sin1s_ter
    @Sin1s_ter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This reminds me of a Film Bit about WW1
    where a French soldier was Informing his battalion About the war ending in 11AM and saying they will get Hot soup
    Unfortunately, he literally dies 10:59AM

    • @ivanchan659
      @ivanchan659 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes i remember seeing that video

    • @moodylad2033
      @moodylad2033 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup I saw that

    • @datwibgai7233
      @datwibgai7233 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ivanchan659 can someone tell me where that video is?

    • @Starshina-yo8ue
      @Starshina-yo8ue 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@datwibgai7233 last minutes of ww1 ,should pop up

    • @thatonepriest69
      @thatonepriest69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hariss nasry
      th-cam.com/video/U10ON2aau3g/w-d-xo.html

  • @scottjohnson3881
    @scottjohnson3881 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love it when u make vids like this

  • @zerokilo5811
    @zerokilo5811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    MRE stands for "Meals Ready to Explode your poor POG stomach.

    • @drillz7582
      @drillz7582 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      NO IT MEANS MEAL READY TO EAT

    • @zerokilo5811
      @zerokilo5811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drillz7582
      LIES
      REEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @PaddyInf
      @PaddyInf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Meals Rejected by Eathiopians.

    • @ryerwilkes3051
      @ryerwilkes3051 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kasper Björklund r/wooooooooooosh

    • @thevigilante5623
      @thevigilante5623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meals Rejected by the Enemy

  • @dy3560
    @dy3560 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your guys videos I always learn new things from u guys and no history is my favorite subject. Thank you guys

  • @taniakeen4375
    @taniakeen4375 ปีที่แล้ว

    Informative thanks

  • @Gillan1220
    @Gillan1220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Rations! No food, no fight!
    - Metal Slug Advance

  • @jerichamesclammay3107
    @jerichamesclammay3107 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "NO! please! not my rum! you can kill me if you want! but please don't make me face this bloody war sober!"

  • @lovepeace9727
    @lovepeace9727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    50% - "is that Gordon Ramsey on thumbnail?"
    30% - stupid jokes about soviet/russian army.
    15% - *panzer cookies*.
    5% - normies.

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      More like, 4.9% normies, and 0.1% random comments.

    • @user_____M
      @user_____M 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jokes?

    • @f4fphantomii468
      @f4fphantomii468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They're not stupid jokes, more like overused.

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bf 109 F2 They are stupid

    • @bruhman2089
      @bruhman2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

  • @clappedcosmic9204
    @clappedcosmic9204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos

  • @AncientHistoryGuy
    @AncientHistoryGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    spoiler... they ate food... :D Interesting subject though none the less! :D

    • @valenxia9517
      @valenxia9517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ancient History Guy Smartass

    • @AncientHistoryGuy
      @AncientHistoryGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@valenxia9517 ;) still very interesting though.

    • @Captain_Tumbleweed
      @Captain_Tumbleweed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AncientHistoryGuy I was just about to say the same thing ;)

    • @Captain_Tumbleweed
      @Captain_Tumbleweed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They changed the title :(

    • @thetoniotchannel1345
      @thetoniotchannel1345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You literally stole my comment sent 1 minute before you did

  • @amben6619
    @amben6619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Changed title made half of comments useless
    *Oustanding Move*

  • @TheSpritz0
    @TheSpritz0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I fought in 2 wars eating MRE's they were actually pretty good! Convenient and did the job, easy to carry, and never got food poisoning!

  • @thetriumphofthethrill2457
    @thetriumphofthethrill2457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well-done and informative video, cute animation too. 😊

  • @ostekakeutenost1308
    @ostekakeutenost1308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Bisquits and tea mate

    • @das3610
      @das3610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      F.B.I_ but you’re the FBI......?

    • @marcomenabue7717
      @marcomenabue7717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@das3610 he Is a mi6 under cover ajent

    • @das3610
      @das3610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marco Menabue No he’s not *wink wink*

    • @vegasspaceprogram6623
      @vegasspaceprogram6623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *puts on German accent*bloody British!!!!

    • @twistedsis100
      @twistedsis100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quit that bis

  • @erichunsaker4969
    @erichunsaker4969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I did a presentation on a candy brand a few years ago for my computer science class, I talked about Tootsie Rolls. Fun fact about American WW2 field rations is that they had Tootsie Rolls with them. In fact, Tootsie rolls didn't melt in the high temperatures of jungles and deserts so they were great to have in field rations.

  • @skillshotgaming444
    @skillshotgaming444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    What soldiers drink?
    Me: Vodka and energy drink.
    *Russian Hardbass starts playing*

  • @kleodaereuz3698
    @kleodaereuz3698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:03 british armies are goats🐐

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I think they ate food

  • @yoboikamil525
    @yoboikamil525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    as a kid I thought hoplite's slaves were actually his friend, so when I was playing with a friend and made him carry everything, my mom asked me why and I said "he's my slave".
    I still feel the pain from the spanking.

  • @mk-1579
    @mk-1579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I sound like such a nerd rn, but I get overly excited when I see a Simple History episode get put out, keep up the amazing work!!

  • @izakireemsi2783
    @izakireemsi2783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    What food does soldiers eat: *show cheese, meat, bread, etc.*
    Me: *starving* I'm following Soviet way! Don't judge me!

    • @comradestalin4826
      @comradestalin4826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice comrade

    • @olp3850
      @olp3850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want to do the soviet way then eat spam

    • @afailureofaanimator6744
      @afailureofaanimator6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@olp3850 Nyet. That is American pork with all that disgusting capitalism mixed in!

    • @olp3850
      @olp3850 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@afailureofaanimator6744 I mean true but that's one thing that kept the soviets alive during Germanys great crusade

  • @PopPopPopPop
    @PopPopPopPop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    >eats performance bar while laughing at the egytians

  • @arshbahl1074
    @arshbahl1074 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Why does the thumbnail soldier look like Gordon Ramsay

  • @Stankyturds445
    @Stankyturds445 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome vid you earned a sub

  • @sctm81
    @sctm81 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was waiting also to hear about wwi and WWII era soldiers. Please make another video :)

  • @_Messerschmitt
    @_Messerschmitt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What did soldiers eat?
    *The Red Army has left the chat*

  • @heylinedgear3510
    @heylinedgear3510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Whenever I eat a scuffed meal (bread and beef jerky or something similar), I watch this video and pretend I’m a soldier lol

  • @edwinthomasr
    @edwinthomasr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One time while I was in the US army, I swapped a couple MREs with a British soldier for a 24 hours of food box. What a great ration it was!

  • @code010
    @code010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:43 Minecraft eating sounds

  • @potatosmasher1072
    @potatosmasher1072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    So many Last Shelter Survival ads lmao

  • @mikitz
    @mikitz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    During the 18th and 19th centuries, soldiers in many armies had 'portable' ovens for baking their own bread. Could've mentioned the introduction of canned food somewhere in the mid-19th century.

  • @woods93bullet44
    @woods93bullet44 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love seeing other soldiers talking about MRE's cause I swear me and brothers and sisters in the corp had completely different expierences

  • @pr623145
    @pr623145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love how sometimes you'll see two identical soldiers doing the exact same thing simultaneously, i get that its done to save on animation time etc. but it just looks so goofy ;p

  • @MrBassmann15
    @MrBassmann15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    You're not a real soldier until you eat your own MRE.

    • @culiusjaesar
      @culiusjaesar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      gay political compass

    • @MrBassmann15
      @MrBassmann15 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@culiusjaesar What's so "gay" about it?

    • @juann7213
      @juann7213 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrBassmann15 your political views are gay

    • @booobillionaires7584
      @booobillionaires7584 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexander Backert you arent very good at economics

    • @halo3odst
      @halo3odst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At least he isnt one of the fascists in the red corner of the compass

  • @Metalman200xdamnit
    @Metalman200xdamnit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is always interesting to see how militaries dealt with the task of supplying their men.
    This is where you get the tactic of attacking an enemies' line of supply. Amateurs consider tactics. Professionals consider logistics.

  • @RenMagnum4057
    @RenMagnum4057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    What do soldiers eat?
    Soviets in Stalingrad: *RATS AND HUMANS*

    • @lovepeace9727
      @lovepeace9727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *That's how survival works*

    • @nikolaibelinski3433
      @nikolaibelinski3433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ugggh that's disgust it's a good thing I have vodka

    • @comradestalin4826
      @comradestalin4826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Vodka too

    • @kevinnguyen3087
      @kevinnguyen3087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CANNIBALISM

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Soviets in Stalingrad weren't cut off from their supply lines, the German 6th Army under von Paulus however were and as time went on their rations shrunk drastically, and they were reduced to cutting hunks of frozen meat off dead horses.

  • @historiousedward4145
    @historiousedward4145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching this while having lunch...best feeling ever

  • @samedwards3285
    @samedwards3285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    POV: you're a slave and accompanying a hop-lite
    the hop-lite dies
    *_prosper_*

  • @nonexistantman5797
    @nonexistantman5797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    6:22
    A fortnight long March.
    Kids:FORTNIGHT HEHEHEHEHE FORTNIGHT TEHEHEHEHE

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Teenagers and adults that hate fortnight loving kids: OH FOR GODS FREAKING-

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fortnite is cancer

    • @thunderkatz4219
      @thunderkatz4219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blankblank5409 Minecraft is gay but apex is better