Fun fact, Erwin Rommel was the one in charge-at least for a while-of the 7th Panzer division. It's heavily believed that Rommel was a part of Operation Valkryie-assassination attempt on Hitler-, he never joined the Nazi's because he disliked the political ideals, he also is the one who set up the Atlantic wall at Normandy because he believed that's where an allied attack would be. Rommel was a very great leader.

No one *starts* a history buff. They just accumulate knowledge, facts and context by spending time looking up the history of things that interest them. Keep it up :D

Dave: "I´m not a history buff." Sabaton fans: "Don´t worry you will be." :)

"Defense of Moscow" literally has the soviet anthem as the guitar solo. Very much recommend checking that one out.

'We are Sabaton, were play metal and this is GHOST DIVISION!!!' when Broden yells this at you you know you are in for and amazing. They open every gig with this song.

Dave, if you want to hear a sad power metal song, listen to Sabaton’s The Final Solution. Definitely a different pace but another amazing song to be sure

When I saw them live this was their opener. Maniacs simply sprinted onto the stage and started going insane. Was epic - Check out The Last Stand soon!!!

"Don't fight a battle, if you don't gain anything by winning." -- E. J. E. Rommel.

If you want the history behind their song, check out Sabaton History

As a long-time Sabaton fan, I am going to put in a recommendation for "En Livstid I Krig," Live in Gothenburg. If you don't get goosebumps, you probably don't have a pulse. Definitely watch it with English subtitles on. It is one of the most powerful songs you will ever hear, and you won't regret it.

"I don't think I've heard a sad power metal song." Clearly hasn't yet listened to... Price of a Mile, Cliffs of Gallipoli, The End of the War to End War, and, well, you get the idea. Most of Sabaton's WW1 songs seem to emphasize what a pointless waste of human life it was.

Attack of the Dead Men is one of the best songs Sabaton has done. A lot of people talk about Nazi zombies; little do they realize the Russians did it first in WWI.

There is a couple of Sabaton songs that stands out. Ballad of Bull and In Flanders Fields. Once you know what these songs stands for they make you cry to the point that you choke.

Just a reminder to pick the animated story video of No Bullet Fly

Wise man once said "The job of a soldier isn't killing the enemy, it's to make them so afraid they don't want to fight you in the first place."

"One does not simply sit still, motionless, when Sabaton has graced your ears." My sentiments exactly. I'm loving the reactions and commentary on my #1 favourite powermetal band. I just wish I found this channel sooner

Some Information. The 7th Panzer Division was an armored formation of the German Army in World War II. It participated in the Battle of France, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the occupation of Vichy France, and on the Eastern Front until the end of the war. The 7th Panzer Division is also known by its nickname, Ghost Division. The division met with great success in France in 1940 and then again in the Soviet Union in 1941. In May 1942, the division was withdrawn from the Soviet Union and sent back to France to replace losses and refit. It returned to Southern Russia following the defeat at Stalingrad, and helped to check a general collapse of the front in a series of defensive battles as part of Army Group Don, and participated in General Erich von Manstein's counterattack at Kharkov.The division fought in the unsuccessful offensive at Kursk in the summer of 1943, suffering heavy losses in men and equipment and was further degraded in the subsequent Soviet counteroffensive. Through 1944 and 1945, the division was markedly understrength and continuously engaged in a series of defensive battles across the eastern front. It was twice evacuated by sea, leaving what was left of its heavy equipment behind each time. After fighting defensively across Prussia and Northern Germany, the surviving men escaped into the forest and surrendered to the British Army northwest of Berlin in May 1945.

For a sad powermetal song, listen to Sabaton - What's the Price of a Mile

Not gonna lie this man is an absolute joy to watch. I stopped watching reaction videos some years ago, but Dave is one of the few I actually watch now since I stumbled across his channel recently because Sabaton. Have some good laughs here, and remember: Never force history onto someone, find a way to grab their attention so they want to learn. Have a good night everyone, it's 1AM here and I need sleep xD

Dave, I enjoy watching your Sabaton reactions, especially because you aren't a history buff, but show how people who don't like history can become interested through their music:) Regarding Ghost Division, it was the first live song of theirs that I heard in a concert. It was September 2022, and the third night of Sabaton's US tour. The covid restrictions had just been lifted. So, this was an incredible concert for so many reasons: the great song, everyone glad to be back together in a live concert, and it was Sabaton:) You can watch this live version of Ghost Division, Sabaton - Ghost Division + Stormtroopers [Live in Portland 9/17/22]. I'm so glad that someone filmed and posted it, and that Sabaton leaves it up on KZfaq! Regarding the history of Ghost Division, sure, Sabaton's History Channel explains this historic event very well. You might enjoy the comments too. Rommel was not supposed to cross the "heavily fortified" Maginot Line, fortified by the French. Rommel completely ignored this order and pushed on. One of the comments pretends to be Rommel after he crossed it, asking high command, "THAT was the Maginot Line?" As for pushing on with speed, many posters have taken that literally: German soldiers were often given a form of speed to keep them fighting. So, the speed might have been fueled by speed. Best Regards!

Dont know if it was already recommended but a song with an awesome story behind it is definatly "White Death" a sniper so sucessful in ww2, he sounds straight up like hollywood action nonsense

SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg) by far the best i have ever seen by sabaton - btw use the subtitle

'One does not simply sit still, motionless, when Sabaton has graced your ears.' Truer words were never spoken!

Man it's awesome to see you getting into Sabaton! They were my favorite band a few years back hands down! If you're liking power metal you should checkout "Yggdrasil" by Brothers of metal. They have a similar style of song writing, but instead of songs about historical battles they write about norse mythology. I highly recommend them!

The 7th Panzer Divison got their name "Ghost Division" for their speed. Their opposition, nor their command could track them, or communicate with them. They were operating completely on their own, disrupting enemy communications while having none of their own either. As nobody knew where they were, or what they were doing, they got labeled as the "Ghost Division" and were utterly instrumental for the success of the Blitzkrieg.

"I'm not a history buff my any means" I can tell you have the passion and enthusiasm of one! This is my favorite band and I'm a huge history buff. And it makes me happy that others enjoy Sabaton as much as I do! Lots of love from Canada 💖💖💖

Primo Victoria! :) Also Winged Hussars. There's also Panzer Battalion, (which is actually about the second Gulf War) and Back in Control (about the Falklands War) among others. You might like Metal Machine as well which is one of their NON-historical songs :) "Fun" fact is that while Rommel's attack worked it really should not have. You're right they were 'booking' and the fact that their flanks were wide open was never exploited because most of the French and English (mostly French though :) ) High Command could not believe that anyone would advance like that so discounted their reported positions until they sent "trusted officers" to confirm the sightings. Needless to say "Go Bold or Go Home" worked in this case but SO many things went exactly right for the Germans and exactly wrong for everyone else that it's been said that anyone proposing this scenario in fiction would be laughed out of the room because it's so implausible. Which it is :) As an aside (and you'll note the song "Panzer Battalion" above :) ) there's been a large surge in the last few decades to call ALL tanks "Panzers" (Panthers) due in part to the way they were used in WWII and the blitzkrieg tactics in general.

I recommend the last battle one of my favourites

Hey glad to see you reacting to ghost division! Seems you truly enjoyed and understood the song:) Awesome stuff!

Another good one man. I will always suggest both 40 to1 and uprising live from woodstock. The 2 songs that got me hooked for life lol

This is one of my favourite songs from Sabaton! I always love your reactions! Never stop being awesome! ❤

I see Sabaton and here I am 😂. Nice reaction as always. The lyric video is good...BUT...when it comes to energy. ..Check out the same song live at Woodstock. Over 500.000 ppl in Poland, singing about german tanks invading land. They r so into it!!!

All right Dave, we are Sabaton and this is Ghost Division!! It was also the epic opener in Frankfurt.

I do hope you will react to Sabotons Shiroyama Also amazing is the Night Witches and No bullets fly animated videos, please react to all of that video

I love the Ghost Division. So far behind enemies lines that not even their allies know where they were, and they were just fed by their enemies food, it's outstanding.

Love your Sabaton journey 🤘👊🏼

My mind always drifts to this song whenever I'm playing any form of military stratergy game with friends and we're teamed up. It usually turns into "I WILL be conquering more than you" even after we've agreed who's getting what. A friendly competition of slaughter

Rommel`s division was told to stop, and wait till the next day, but Rommel said."guys...we are going NOW" Panzer Elite, borrn to compete, Never retreat,Ghost division!

panzer means tank btw

Bro, welcome to the Sabaton family. I’ve always had liking for history but it was Sabaton who sparked my true love for history. Literally every song they make is a history class. I’ve learned a lot about historical events thanks to their songs and research I’ve made afterwards. Moreover - I got my stepbrother hooked on as well, even though he was never into that type of music. Sabaton was literally his first metal experience and now he listens to them almost fanatically. So yeah, welcome to the fam! 🤘🏻 Also I would strongly suggest “Attack of the Dead Men”. Make some research before u listen to it tho, cause it’s mega badass! 😎🤘🏻

My inner sadist is so fed with this video, at so many points I thought he would realize who they were singing about, and what he was jamming out to, but it just kept getting pushed back but when he did the look of discomfort on his face was glorious.

Got to check out some of their live videos too!

Check out No Bullets Fly animated history version. Watch until the very end, it's a touching experience.

This was the first Sabaton song I ever heard! One of my friends was at a Hammer Fall-concert in 2008/2009, where some unknown band, called Sabaton, was warming up ... My friend send me this song ... In 2010 I was in the crowd, next time Sabaton came around, singing along on Ghost Division, when they opened (which they do almost EVERY time!) with it! I was SOLD on just ONE song! Sabaton FTW! \m/ ^^

Man I LOVE this daily sabaton reactions!

Fun fact: Sabaton opens their concerts mainly with this song.

Aw yeah, Ghost Division is a great one to pick! Gonna keep commenting until I see To Hell and Back or Shiroyama though.

Love the one dose not sit still lol love it bro keep it coming

1st song i ever heard back in 2010 became a instant fan. For longest time Firestorm was my favorite sabaton song.

Due to the subject matter this is also one of their most controversial songs, Sabaton has been rejected from playing at certain venues because local administrators look at Ghost Division and think they're a Nazi supporting band. Sabaton themselves said when they write songs about certain groups of people it doesn't mean they're supporting them, plus it's impressive how a panzer division was able to cross an area the size of Ohio in just a day. Even though I am a de Gaulle fan I still enjoy the song despite it's subject matter.

Glad you are enjoying Sabaton. My Sabaton favorites playlist ALONE is over 6 hours long bro...

If you want to shed a tear and get goosebumps, listen to En livstid i krig (live- the great tour-Gothenburg) and also as many write The price for a Mile. So emotional and beautiful. And the ragged Defense of Moscow is canon.

Knew u luv this!!!

The history behind the song is also on Sabaton History episode 73

This song live is something otherworldly.

I would highly suggest the animated music videos for their songs Night Witches and No Bullets Fly. They were made in partnership with a channel called Yarnhub, and they combine the songs with the history. Both are excellent songs, and the narration and animation are top-notch.

My personal favorite Sabaton song is Carolus Rex. That song drips with badassery. I used to workout to that song when I was in the Army. It'll make you feel like the most hardcore mf on earth.

Can't wait for you to see what they're like live.

Steel & fire my friend! Respect 😤

sabaton has a 2nd channel called sabaton history - there they discribe the story behind the history of their songs

En livstid i krig-live in gothenburg is one you must hear. One of the top comments on it, one of the most appropriate for the song, is "a metal song doesnt have to be heavy to be heavy"

You have very calm soothing and relaxing voice, i like you. Btw react to the live version in Woodstock, it was amazing!

"THEY ARE THE PANZER ELITE BORN TO COMPLETE!!"

no wrong version this must see live woodstock 2012 official video it is in Poland and 700,000 in the audience rock like crazy very ironically on the roofs of what Germany did with Poland during the war

The song is called the ghost division because the 7th panzer division was behind French lines and was causing mass chaos they got the nickname ghost division because no one knew where they were not even their own fellow Germans.

Im mean its a running joke in europe that americans know nothing about history but i love to see how you get into it and try to learn it. Nice video dude

what that snippet didnt cover in that was the ghost division had to retreat because they over extended so much from their front lines they needed to retreat and that they came across french soldiers and reinforcements from different places mustering to where the front line was supposed to be and made them shit their pants and surrender when they declared they already took paris and were just doing patrol sweeps to finish up resistance, they then burned the french supply lines and weapons to make the next advancement easier

When you talk about starvation tactics, by the way, you're probably thinking of either the concept of siege or a "war of attrition."

oooo lord, for the love of god !!!! Do the SABATON - Ghost Division LIVE FROM WOODSTOCK 2012, 550 000 people !!!! .... if that dont blow your socks of i will travel over from Sweden and by you all the beer that you can drink in one day !!!

The Price Of A Mile is a good one from WWI and also if you want a crowd reaction the look for the song UPRISING when the played in Warsaw, Poland. The crowd took over parts of the song.

I don't know if you've done a reaction to this or not I am new to your channel but you should definitely do a reaction to sabaton 40 to 1!! The history behind that song is bananas!!

React to sabaton smoking snakes!! Love ur reactions, keep up the good work brother!

should do winged hussars, resist and bite, soldier of 3 armies, verdun, and attack of the dead men. just my personal favs

You gotta check out Sabaton - Sparta next!

Rommel: *_FLEX_* France: WE SURRENDER!!!!

Night witches

Never heard a sad power metal song? Oh boy is that going to change! To start off, Cliffs of Gallipoli, The Price of a Mile, The Hammer has fallen, Final Solution, Lifetime of War "Also En livstid I Krig"The swedish "version" but told from a different perspective, Ruina Imperii & Long Live The King(Swedish version is Konungens Likfärd). This is not all of them. But the ones that are power metal. Well, most of them at least.

I played this while playing world of tanks its absolutely awesome

Nothing describes it better how hard Rommel was pushing his Panzer division in France territory as the march sound of the snare drum

If you want sad, listen to The Final Solution. Has the same amount of emotion as this one, but the completely opposite emotions.

Primo Victoria is a great sabaton song Is one of their 1st songs about war history

nightwish and SABATON are sister bands one of the band members in SABATON is married to a member of nightwish and they will sing an each others songs.

If you can do live streams, that's a cool way of doing these, watch the song, lyrics vid if one is made, then the sabaton history of the song.... ther's a ton of em. and some of em have more then one. But you could do a lot of stuff relatively quickly, and rock on.

That "Guitar" you were talking about is a keyboard ;)

Believe it's speaking of blitzkrieg during WW2

Noticed a couple of comments mentioning that Rommel was part of an assassination plot against Hitler and how good a military leader he was. Wanted to step in and say that those two things are heavily disputed. Notably in the former case where he sent a letter to his wife after the attack where he wrote how shocked he was by the attack and how thankful he was that it didn’t succeed. As for the latter point, he notoriously disobeyed orders, and while it worked out in certain instances (like the one in the song), it ultimately hindered him during his campaigns in Africa because of logistics and overextended supply lines. Make no mistake, Rommel was not a good man. As Goebbels himself wrote in his diary in 1942, Rommel “is not just sympathetic to the National Socialists. He is a National Socialist.” He was a war criminal and was responsible for the death of many Jews in North Africa.

I suggest you watch their other channel "sabaton history" in which they explain the history behind their songs :)

I need you to react to the sabaton history for this, it blew me away.

While you're on rock you should checkout Ayreon: "The Day That The World Breaks Down"... Epic Music!

Ok dear heart, this song was their opener and HOLY HAND GRENADES! This song talks about Rommels tank division. They charged into Poland and were so quick and so decimating they came and left like a ghost. Another song like this is " Night Witches" please let us know if you've seen any of the Sabaton history videos

If you get a chance check out their ww1 songs, like "Price of a Mile" , it is powerful

blood of bannockburn by sabaton is a must watch

This is the MUSIC.😅🤣🤣

Just imagine you're a French soldier in 1940. You're on your way to the front, which is still about 200 miles away and all of a sudden a shit ton of German tanks drives past you and starts shooting at you. You'd shit your pants. You don't know where they came from, or why they are there. Is the front 200 miles further east? or have you already reached it? That happened all the time along the way. The French high command had no idea what was going on, because they kept getting reports of engagements even though the front was way further behind. German high command was terrified because an entire army all of a sudden vanished. The rumor of the dangerous "Ghost division" spread through both the French and the German ranks. At some point, they advanced so far, that not only they had no communications between them and German high command, but they also started running low on ammo and fuel. So Erwin Rommel, the man responsible for the 7th army, got in his car, and took another couple armored cars with him and drove all the way back to get back into contact with German high command, to get ammo and fuel. On their way, they again passed French troops on their way to the front, taking their guns as if its nothing.

I would advise The Lost Battalion next, it is regarding a US battalion that advanced (they were never told not to) into the German lines in WWI.

I could be wrong but I think the "happy ghost" sound is actually on the keyboard. And again I could be wrong but I think the "spirit" is less happy and more "no regrets." Like the spirit is proud of its actions.

Hmmmmm.....could this be happening today? YESSSSS!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!

Gotta throw in the original 'Nightwtiches', I saw you had one for a cover group but nothing compares to the original. Also if you need a badass story-song 'Inmate 4859'

I would really recommend "Screaming Eagles" official video, a really heavy song and production is on Bismarck level (in my view better production) And Welcome to Sabaton world \o/

I like the lotr refference