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I´ve been a fan of Sabaton for 12 years now and got my biggest surprise today when Chris Rörland from Sabaton came to my work (I work as a salesman selling home electronics). I helped him with a few things and we talked a littlebit, really nice dude =) That made my day! 😃😃😃

Sabaton have a designated history channel where they talk about the story of the song. There are 120 episodes and are presented in a simple and yet engaging presentation. There is usually an appearance of Joakim and Par

As an added note did you know that a sabaton is the foot plate on a medieval Knights Armour?

Not surprising, Sabaton were elected ”Educators of the year 2022”, in Sweden.

Glad you guys liked this one. I thought you would. This one had one of the most comprehensive stories behind the song. I like to call Sabaton the Metal History Band. Sabaton even have their KZfaq history channel. Other Sabaton songs to check out - Lady of the Dark, Red Barron, Soldier of Heaven, Christmas Truce (wait to Christmas for this one)

you may get a visit from his daughter shes reacted to other reactors

In December 1943, experienced German fighter pilots were a rarity. Notice in the video with Charlie and Franz, Charlie said "It could have" been a death sentence if some one had reported him. I highly doubt Franz would have been executed, Franz was an exceptionally experienced pilot and they were vital to developing the younger replacement pilots. The Luftwaffe pilots were mostly honorable men. I learned all of this reading "A Higher Call" which is the book written about Charlie Brown and Ludwig Franz Stigler.

Just letting the bomber go would've been a death sentence for the crew. They would've been easy targets for the guns on the ground. Franz had to escort them past the guns. The complete story is told in the book A Higher Call by Adam Makos. You can also follow the music videos with their Sabaton history episode video.

Definitely wasn't expecting this. There A millions of stories that could be written about WWII. A great choice for this weekend.

Your most memorable and impactfull reaction yet perfectly timed to be released on this Memorial Day weekend.

he had HONOUR

That was a really great video. The song is good but to have the video giving the back story to it was amazing. It just goes to show that even in the darkest of times the light of humanity will always find a way of shining through.

Hello there! This is really awesome! My brother loved the story.

Hi guys, hope your weekend is going according to plan!

Sabaton Squad, Southern California... ty for checking out more Sabaton! Should you continue your journey thru their catalog, be prepared to be moved a lot! The band often collaborates w Yarn Hub to create these animated story videos...check out Night Witches, The Red Baron... "It's the code of the air. Brothers, heroes, foes". The man had *class* and empathy for his fellow man.

Generosity of spirit and largeness of soul

Great reaction.

The first time I watched this video, the reaction I had then I miss, even though I get goosebumps still today. Great reaction guys! 🤘

Ha had bravery at heart and a true human being 😃

Not heard this before but an all round great number and well complimented by an excellent video. I haven't heard much of Sabaton but this has been enough for me to want to go out and buy the album with it on. I could see Larry was well and truly lost in the video too.🤘For anyone else who might want to check out the album, it's from the album Heroes. As an edit having watched this again, it strikes me as a good example of loving the enemy.

Sabaton Current lineup : Joakim Brodén ( guitar / vocal ) Pär Sundström ( bass / vocal ) Chris Rörland ( guitar / vocal ) Tommy Johansson ( guitar / vocal ) Hannes Van Dahl ( drum )

"1916" is another Sabaton song that you MUST watch together (the original song by Motorhead is also amazing in a different way)

Well that was pretty interesting for a music video! One of my primary interests is the battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden, controversially dramatised in the film A Bridge Too Far (1977) and better referenced in episodes 4 and 5 of the Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg mini-series Band Of Brothers (2001). I was actually doing a bit of research on Fliegerhorst (airbase) Deelen just before your video release, and this was the largest German airbase in Holland just north of Arnhem and had a big impact on Market Garden. It also hosted a huge nightfighter control bunker that was so indestructable that the Dutch government still use it today to store their archive records, even after the Germans had destroyed the inside of the control room in 1944 with a 500Kg aerial bomb when they evacuated the bunker. I would caution against making generalisations about people being shot for not doing their duty - the Luftwaffe, particularly the fighter pilots - regarded themselves as 'knights of the air' and chivalry was still a thing even in the mid-20th Century. The essential idea was to shoot the aircraft out from under the pilot, and if the enemy managed to bale out, that was okay. So this story makes a lot of sense to me. It is true that deserters in the army were sometimes shot, and some of the conscripted troops from Eastern Europe formed into 'Ost' battalions and stationed on the coast in Normandy to oppose the D-Day landings were shot by their officers if they tried to desert. There's also a scene in The Bridge At Remagen (1969) in which the bridge kommandant (played by Robert Vaughn) witnessed the SS executing deserters on his way to Remagen, and then he himself was executed by the SS at the end of the film for allowing the Americans to capture the bridge intact. A good study of the dynamics of air warfare in this period is the British made film Battle Of Britain (1969), directed by one of the regular James Bond directors in the 1960s, Guy Hamilton, where the German pilots are correctly portrayed as having this 'knights of the air' ethos in their conduct of the battle. This is one of the best films about the war in terms of historical accuracy. For American history fans, you may be pleased to know that after Band Of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010) mini series, Hanks and Spielberg are currently producing a new series called Masters Of The Air, about the USAAF 8th Air Force bomber campaign over Europe, and this is due for release on Apple TV any time now. What a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Thank you very much!

Great reaction guys! I've seen this video probably 200 times by now, original and by reactors, and it gets me everytime by the end. Also, Franz's daughter who appears in the video usually comments on these as well - even yours. Greetings from Sweden, the home of Sabaton! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

father and son ...blessed future for you both .

Till this day Franz Stigler had shot down 29 enemy till this moment. For 30 he would got the iron cross/Knight cross, the highest metal for german souldiers i ww2. A commander of stigler, in africa, said, 'when i hear about, that one of u have shoot a parachute, i will shoot himself...' For Stigler the B-17 was like a parachute. And when he saw the crew he can't shoot...

AGREED !!! I WAS BROUGHT TO TEARS BY THIS TY FOR YOUR REACTION!!!!!

"he risked his live two times that day" -line comes from the AA-lines the german established at that point, the inner one around germany but also the "Atlantikwall" spread across the shores and cliffs of france and belgium, they all didn't fire at the B17 because they all saw the Bf-109 in close proximity

If you want more information, Sabaton have a YT History Channel that they explains every background of their songs.

When lieutenant Brown debriefed that mission he was told by his superiors to not talk about the compassion that the German pilot showed. They feared it would effect moral in a negative way. Brown kept it to himself for years.

The "code of the air" did have even more meaning in WW1, when honour still was a real thing. One of the rules was to never shoot someone, who was out of ammo. I think this code was writen by Manfred von Richthofen better known as "the red baron" (another song/story you should check out).

Rules in war (the code) are not done for the enemy; they are there to let you keep your humanity. And, in a wider sense, to keep the moral higher ground.

You must react to the 4 sabaton "official animation" like this, very interesting with the context: - Lady of the Dark: The most decorated woman soldier in History - The Red Baron: Most know Ace of all time (80 victoory, WW1) - The First Soldier: The most brave french soldier in WW1 - Night Witches: the best-known female bomber squadron (WW2)

this is something for the history teachers :)

For what it's worth, here is my verdict having gone out and purchased 2 Sabaton CDs. Heroes - for the track of this thread, and War To End All Wars - for Christmas Truce and Lady Of The Dark. Two superb cds with great lyrics and excellent guitar work. Not sure which is the better of the two - and all I can say is I want more. I had dismissed Sabaton thinking it was high on growling - but how wrong I was. I think this is the best thing to come my way since Nightwish. I guess its much thanks to Larry and Ethan for playing this here. 👍

War ethics. Always respect your enemies and help wounded. Treat them as human beings couse every war ends

the first time I listened to this music with the animation I was shocked by this story and I didn't get over it until today it's so incredible (sorry if i don't wrote well but i'm French) ✌

Father and Son, finally, you got back to Sabaton! I meet you guys at the Nighwish concert NYC. I remember talking to my wife, and suddenly I tourn around, and I see you passing by, then shout at you, father and son, We talked so nicely and told you, terminal 5 sucks! I remember Nighwish and Sabaton tour at Hammerstein Ballroom NYC. And look at you, now reacting to Sabaton🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 at Nighwish concert. I was all the way at front left, so close to The Queen, awesome reaction, please, we want more Sabaton, a few months later, We assisted at the mighty Hammerstein Ballroom , Sabaton and Epica concert. I recommend to you a concert to get next level experience Jones Beach Theater, Long Island, planty of parking for tailgating, Disturb, Breaking Benjamin and Jinger, You guys don't be disappointed. Cheers 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

When it comes to the line "code of the air", this comes back from World war 1. At that time, airplanes were really rare, and were seen as prestigious form of warfare, so they were often crewed by noblemen from both sides. Many of those pilots stuck to an unwritten laws of warfare, like for example not shooting at burning plane, or later, after the usage of parachutes became common - not shooting at men who bailed out. And amongst fellow pilots, such code tended to stuck in between generation (although gradually disappearing). Many nations and cultures had no such thing. For example the Japanese were known for shooting at practically anyone and anything, as long as they had ammo, so there are hardly any occasions of knightly conduct in Japanese air force. Soviet air force was also similar to that. However countries like Germany or Great Britain still had pilots that followed that code even in World war 2. Franz Stigler did not invent this code, he was taught by his superior, who followed that code. That code was mostly followed on the western front, so not against Soviets, and mostly at the beginning of the war, when the situation wasnt yet completely desperate. For such incident to happen in 1943, it really required someone like Stigler, who was able to survive for such a long time, because many of those who followed that code didnt live that long.

Thank's.👍

This band is something else, musically they are close to power metal but the meaning of their songs is the thing that sets them apart This song for me is the most emotional for the life lesson it teaches

lady of the darkness next time ^^ plxz :D

You guys gonna need to check out tommy Johansson ( sabaton / majestica )'s band majestica . one of my favourite song is above the sky which has influence of haloween . Secondly , tommy covered sabaton songs in disney way

Sabaton is a band with a loooong list of history based music. and also an award winning history channel (academic award! not music) that gives background to over 100 if their songs. Sabaton videos often have dedictions and/or messages at the end, perhaps not always but, watching to the very end is frequently well worth it. Animated STORY videos (short history lessons with music videos in them, just enough history to add tothefeel ofthemusic) No bullets fly Night witches Lady of the dark Red baron Christmas truce epic OFFICIAL videos. Bismark, about the sinking of the ship Defence of Moscow, self explained. Christmas truce, about the spontaneous truce in some parts of the western front during Christmas 1914 40:1, about polish soldiers, badly outnumbered (just under 750 in all) facing 42 000 germans, they where BADLY outgunned desperately defending against the German invasion 1939, they held their position for THREE DAYS. Uprising, the Warsaw Uprising against the nazi germans during 1944. To hell and back, they tell the story of Audie Murphy (highly decorated) and his struggle AFTER the war, so about PTSD and drug addiction that returning soldiers can face. Fields of verdun, the 300+ day long battle fought there. Price of a mile, about the battle of Passchendaele Screaming Eagles, about the battle of the bulge during ww2 1916 (cover of the Mötörhead song) the video is amazing Live performances 40:1 from poland Uprising from poland En livstid I krig live from Göteborg Sweden (in Swedish but there are subtitles) , very heavy again, about thoughts of a young man going to war. these are just some, there are plenty more from them

hi from germany as my father said the only good thing about war is you can travel you should remeber noone ever travel at that time anywhere but we will never see the billions of humanity never recorded that makes us sadly we will never make use of it,we cant in all we cant we have so widness of the future as much humanity we show earth will show its teeth and that aswell slowly because we cant hurt earth abd it doesnt care for life

14:45 He had honor. Taught in WWI. You don't shoot parachutes

Great reaction to a great song and video. I can recommend a couple of songs for you with really awesome videos. Bismarck, its about one of the most feared warships during WW2. The British Navy succeeded in tracking it down and sink it. The video is breathtaking. Christmas truce, its about the short truce between Germans and British/French soldiers during Christmas eve during the WW1 in 1914. 1916, its a Motörhead cover with a very strong lyric and song. En livstid i krig (live from Gothenburg, Use captions while its in Swedish) about how it was to be a soldier during the 30 year war. To be born, rasied and during the wartime. Probably to fight a long side with you father. I can also recommend Sabatons own History Channel here on KZfaq. They give a deep background on their songs. Very amazing channel.

This song is worth more than the Iron Cross!

It would have been great as an instrumental.

If you want the story from the pilots you should look up the book A Higher Call by Adam Makos either the actual book or the audiobook it’s an amazing book full of history of both pilots and their families

Check red baron or the first soldier

If you want to do a Memorial Day reaction, I recommend Ghost of Freedom by Iced Earth.

Yeah , videos are cool. the human word your thinkin' might be humanity. peace. edit: finally Larry , good. i think you could of snuck a cowbell in there a few times maybe. and a little bit of flute near the end. how bout the guy watches the video and it's his Grandfather. "I Am My Own Grandpa" Ray Stevens

Great job guys but that hideious cup has to go. Bad memories from last season😢😆 #GONiners

It's a little bit hard to hear the two of you - wanted you to know.

Vedio No Sound

This sounds like a energy drink commercial or a soft drink commercial whatever the case is it sounds like Iron Maiden gave birth to a baby called Sabaton