St George, Patron Saint of Tankers and Cavalrymen, in 60 seconds

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9 ай бұрын

He is also the patron saint of butchers, farm workers, saddlers, archers, shepherds, boy scouts and crusaders, but that's not important right now. Also not important, he's the patron saint of Canada, England, Georgia (oddly enough), Greece, Germany, Malta, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Lithuania, Portugal, Montenegro and Ethiopia. The Order of Saint George is an officially unofficial but unofficially official award of the US Army's Armor and Cavalry Association, and the confusingly named but entirely non-associated Order of St George is the highest Russian military decoration.
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@nicholasshaler7442 9 ай бұрын

Huh, my Catholic KZfaq seems to have snuck into my Tank KZfaq.

@lukefriesenhahn8186 8 ай бұрын

Same

@patrickpelletier9298 8 ай бұрын

...... yup, same.

@jack6565 7 ай бұрын

It happens 😆. Sneeky Dragons.

@namvu2362 6 ай бұрын

And I have absolutely no problems with that 😂

@Cpt_Boony_Hat 4 ай бұрын

Popery to spread gents

@25acpunderrated71 9 ай бұрын

When I first read the title, I read "St. George Patton" and I was like "oh is that a tanker inside joke?" Lol.

@MakeMeThinkAgain 9 ай бұрын

I read it the same way.

@Urbicide 8 ай бұрын

I also read St. George Patton!

@folgore1 8 ай бұрын

LOL!! I read "George Patton, patron saint of tankers!" Anyhow, great little vid! He smoothly summarized a lot of history in one minute!

@Jan-hx9rw 7 ай бұрын

Not a bad idea, actually. :D

@nonamesplease6288 9 ай бұрын

Monday was the feast day of Saint George. St. George, slayer of dragons, pray for us tankers.

@josephsteven1600 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Chieftain. I did think armor/AFVs had a patron Saint, but now I know.

@DABrock-author 9 ай бұрын

Artillerymen have Saint Barbara, IIRC.

@josephsteven1600 9 ай бұрын

@@DABrock-author cool, thanks

@RCZM64 6 ай бұрын

@@DABrock-author In Spain Santa Barbara began as patron Saint of Engineers, but when artillery was taken from them as a separate branch, they "ceded" the patronage to the newly created artillery branch, and took San Fernando in her place. And Spanish infantrymen have the Inmaculada Virgin (look up Empel Miracle for longer explanation). Spanish Cavalry patron saint is the Apostle Santiago (Saint James in english), BTW.

@MrSlyFox 9 ай бұрын

This depiction of Saint George is actually far more intresting and has a far , far longer story than people think. You learn about that stuff on archaeology, but never from a tanker. Very..intresting and infornative short video i'd say!

@lancerevell5979 9 ай бұрын

I had first thought this was going to be about George Patton! 😊

@wbertie2604 9 ай бұрын

I'd have assumed it was tanks because the UK fielded the first tanks and he's the patron saint of England.

@durhamdavesbg4948 8 ай бұрын

Or possibly because many armoured forces developed from cavalry units.

@ROBERTN-ut2il 9 ай бұрын

Saint Barbara is the patron saint of Artillerymen and others who work with explosives In the 1920's the Pope declared Saint Mary to the patron of the United States because the Colony of Mary's Land was granted to Lord Calvert as a refuge for English speaking Catholics. It is today's State of Maryland.

@RCZM64 6 ай бұрын

In Spain, Saint Barbara was Engineers patron saint, but when artillery became it's own branch (XIX century, IIRC), they took Santa Barbara with them, and Engineers ended up with San Fernando.

@billwit7878 9 ай бұрын

I wear a St Georges ribbon with pride.

@RyanMcBethProgramming 8 ай бұрын

Good video

@iroquoispliskin5956 7 ай бұрын

That dragon hung around Ljubljana, Slovenia...

@Jinseual 8 ай бұрын

Forces of Saint George battling heathens from 1096 to today.

@drakenred6908 9 ай бұрын

I woke up picked up the phone started playing thos and thought you daid St George Patton as in the General...which kind of woke me up because irony lol

@resolute123 9 ай бұрын

But why did the US Armor Association adopted him as a Patron Saint aside being mounted?

@konstantin.v 9 ай бұрын

Knights were also heavily armored 🙂

@Dr_V 9 ай бұрын

@@konstantin.v Correct. Also on the medieval battlefields heavy (armored) cavalry served pretty much the same tactical purpose as modern tanks do.

@ismetyalimalatli7581 7 ай бұрын

Meanwhile the Turkish press : "All tankers are Turkish!" claims the tank expert.

@furiousgeorge4114 6 ай бұрын

Story checks out.

@echohunter4199 8 ай бұрын

Hmm, you answered a lot of old questions on my mind, thanks. Hope to see you at SAMRA one of these days, I usually go on the fun run days and help out club members by making repairs on their models. While stationed in Baumholder, GE in 2002-07 I was the event coordinator for the WWII Living History group made up of Active Duty Soldier volunteers and we used the M4A3 Sherman tank and a Halftrack from the museum for public displays and events, even took them to Bastogne in 2004 for the 60th anniversary event. I also own and restore vintage military vehicles since 1993 and rode in some incredible vehicles over the years, lots of crazy stories from that hobby, lol. Well, I’m the retired 11H/B E-7 with a couple CIB’s and other qualifications they make movies about so just tell the guys that Kevin spoke with you.

@grievouslytired7886 9 ай бұрын

T'was a mighty C'tan shard, laid low by our great Emperor (Dunno if this was ever really canon, like many things in 40k)

@mrblack5145 9 ай бұрын

Was Canon, then later decanonized. Just like most old Catholics.

@DeHerg 9 ай бұрын

That is from a vision given by said ctan into a human mind that was totally not prepared for it(tried to overwhelm its future warden). So the canonicity was always eeeee.....

@mrblack5145 9 ай бұрын

@DeHerg But C'tan wouldn't just lie, would they? It's utterly unlike a Star God to deliberately withhold information or outright deceive a mortal. Especially if they were already near death from a War in Heaven.

@demos113 9 ай бұрын

Saint Javelin guides us all.

@giorgikvernadze3766 6 ай бұрын

Meanwhile my country took venerating st. George to another level.

@connergibson9453 7 ай бұрын

My own patron Saint, St. George the Trophy-bearer ☦️

@firstlast9384 7 ай бұрын

The dragon was called a worm

@procrastinator41 7 ай бұрын

I always figured the dragon was an ancient and enormous Nile crocodile

@marioslampaskis9798 7 ай бұрын

Nice video! Few details Cappadocia is not the red area in the map. It's to the south and west of it. St Demetrius is also usually depicted mounted fighting a beast so are a number of less known saints. Those romans loved their fighting saints...

@4evaavfc 3 ай бұрын

England needs St George now.

@shingosshojiopoulos6608 6 ай бұрын

In Greece ,Saint George is the patron saint of the whole ground forces

@danielpavlak885 7 ай бұрын

Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is often depicted mounted. Recognized in the Roman and Eastern church.

@TheChieftainsHatch 7 ай бұрын

Often, yes, and he was reported as riding alongside George by the Crusaders. However, the operative is 'usually'. It's very rare to see George not on a horse. Demetrius is not uncommonly shown on foot as well as on a horse.

@herosstratos 8 ай бұрын

Marshal Semyon Budyonny had been decorated with the Cross of St. George, 1st-4th Classes.

@kristofhegedus5346 8 ай бұрын

Here in Hungary st. Kristof is the saints of tankers. We derive it from him because he is the patron saint for travellers and vehicles.

@wheezer6695 7 ай бұрын

I didn't know Silene's version of St. George was the basis for America's armored division insignias

@mariorossi3911 9 ай бұрын

He is also the saint of genova

@AimlessSavant 4 ай бұрын

Nestor is also the name of the first dragon you free in Spyro The Dragon. don't ask.

@kekkoinen 7 ай бұрын

I think the C in Capadocia is pronoynced as a K

@mikepette4422 9 ай бұрын

I do hate how they changed saints names... just because lol

@hkffg506 8 ай бұрын

St Nestor is a different saint from the same time but in different part of the empire

@vincespeedmk223 8 ай бұрын

In fairness, he is the patron saint of anything that will stand still for 5 seconds.

@ernstbergerbrent 8 ай бұрын

Apparently, soldiers who aren't cav or tankers could be inducted into the order of Saint George.

@TheChieftainsHatch 8 ай бұрын

They are eligible for “Noble Patron of Armor”

@victorivanov7013 8 ай бұрын

Par saint george!!

@cj360trider 8 ай бұрын

St Marvin is the patron saint of reasonable men pushed to do unreasonable things

@Mistabehinddamess 7 ай бұрын

I’ve met that guy before

@ditzydoo4378 8 ай бұрын

By George St. George...

@hansmikkelsen 8 ай бұрын

He is also the saint of the scouts

@chrismeyer7020 8 ай бұрын

I live in st. George Utah. So that means I have to buy a tank

@TheChieftainsHatch 8 ай бұрын

I can't think of a better reason.

@lukefriesenhahn8186 8 ай бұрын

Im Catholic and into armored warfare, so this is interesting.

@ernst624 9 ай бұрын

When did the Russians hop on the bandwagon?

@nicholasshaler7442 9 ай бұрын

Early. Being a Greek, the Byzantines loved him, and the Russians got it from them.

@konstantin.v 9 ай бұрын

_Armored_ bandwagon. Because tankers 🙂

@ernst624 9 ай бұрын

@konstantin.v then St George is sleeping on the job. Or giving Putler the one finger salute.

@polish22doves 8 ай бұрын

The CC said bodyguard for emperor dean, James ancestor?

@noahvcat9855 8 ай бұрын

and somehow thousands of years later in a certain tabletop game St. George is also the God Emperor of Mankind who fights demons and eldritch horrors and is now a skeleton stuck on a chair while trying to past the boredom with his caretaker

@svengoessens7283 7 ай бұрын

👍

@TheJuggernoob1 7 ай бұрын

Based

@andrewfischer48 8 ай бұрын

st george statue at the united nations made out of former nuclear missles

@marty2129 7 ай бұрын

Any of you who read "George Patton, Saint of Tankers"? :D

@tabletopwarrior 7 ай бұрын

And his flag was taken from Genoa where he is also a patron saint.

@the_senate8050 9 ай бұрын

And then there are the French, St. Chamond go brrrr

@user-ye3tx8mz8o 9 ай бұрын

The creator of Rome came from Turkey,, No? Turkey has Insane history.

@RobertLutece909 5 ай бұрын

Wait, what? St George never set foot in England?

@aqui1ifer 9 ай бұрын

Quite a harsh way to treat your loyal Praetorian, but then again Diocletian didn’t like Christians.

@cheesenoodles8316 8 ай бұрын

Another factoid to share with my kids, my captive audience.

@darthwitchkingmain4954 7 ай бұрын

But is Warhammer 40K it's the emperor of mankind fighting the void dragon yes the same void dragon that is a part of the necron line

@jakeholmannf 9 ай бұрын

Ah, I venerate the patron Saint Sherman for making Georgia howl and saving the Union myself!

@lordnorthumberland277 9 ай бұрын

@nicholasshaler7442 9 ай бұрын

1) I do not know of any religious body that recognizes General Sherman as a saint. 2) Georgia (the US one, at least) is not named after St. George, but rather a king of England.

@jakeholmannf 9 ай бұрын

@@nicholasshaler7442 It has nothing to do with any religious group, he is a patron saint in my patriotic and martial canon. I know Georgia is named for George II and am not referring to Saint George at all. I am referring to the saintly miracles for which I have canonized Sherman in the service of preserving our glorious Union.

@lancerevell5979 9 ай бұрын

Of course we Southerners consider Sherman a brutal war criminal, for his utter "R***" of The Olde South. 😒

@jakeholmannf 9 ай бұрын

@@lancerevell5979 He broke Confederate morale and will to fight, mitigating further bloodshed. He also preserved our perpetual Union and facilitated the abolition of slavery.

@steamytree7951 7 ай бұрын

Dicletianus was based

@DeHerg 9 ай бұрын

The more important question is: What is his relation to St Javelin?

@julianlange920 9 ай бұрын

Not so good, I would think. Being that st. Javelin is the saint of anti-tank warfare ;-)

@am17frans 9 ай бұрын

St Barbra > St George. Artillery always win.

@mbryson2899 8 ай бұрын

So he was a mythical person used by the Catholic Church to rally support from the ignorant or gullible? I don't know that tankers should be in any way proud of him.