The Last Battle - The Strangest Fight of WWII - Sabaton History 085 [Official]

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On the 5th of May 1945, the Second World War in Europe is literally in its final days. As the German lines and Nazi state collapse into free fall, some Nazi hardliners remain fighting until the very moment surrender is announced. At Castle Itter, the lines are blurred as US and German soldiers fight side by side in a medieval castle, home to some of the highest profile prisoners of the war.
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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell
Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns
Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Brodén, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson
Community Manager: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Editor: Iryna Dulka
Sound Editor: Marek Kaminski
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Sources:
- Photos of the Itter Castle: Sammlung Risch-Lau, Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek
All music by: Sabaton
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@SabatonHistory Жыл бұрын

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@napoleon96420 Жыл бұрын

Sup

@uncle_Samssubjects 3 ай бұрын

People have been looking for "Europa the last battle" but KZfaq censors that, and promotes your video..Think about that if you have integrity..

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 жыл бұрын

"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an American." "What about side by side with a friend?" "Ja, I could do that."

@REDACTED882 3 жыл бұрын

I knew it would be here somewhere.

@Quisiio0303456 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you man-eater thingy.

@captainobvious337 3 жыл бұрын

"Ja, das wäre in Ordnung."

@davidty2006 3 жыл бұрын

I get that reference.

@MDMetal 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidty2006 Arguably the best exchange of lines in the LotR trilogy. 🤘😁🍺

@jimmyshousevideos 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone who has heard the song or knows the story wonders why this isn't a movie.

@jacobfarley434 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently there is a movie in talks and works

@jacobfarley434 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently there is a movie in talks, but not sure how it's coming

@USSAnimeNCC- 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobfarley434 probably dead because it doesn't follow hollywood film making convention maybe hollywood want to put their bs spin on it and the maker left out the door come on when have hollywood actually care about history or good story making outside of a lucky couple flim

@colonelmomo666 3 жыл бұрын

There's one that's been stuck in pre prod for 3+ years now. I am dying to see that story on the big screen but I'm afraid I'll be terribly disappointed...

@PJA264 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think there's a studio in the world that would take the risk of showing anyone in a German uniform in a positive light.

@kaitlinsmith1984 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about awkward pre-battle conversations among the men: "Sorry for trying to kill you last week" "haha, yeah, that was a good shot"

@aetherofthenorth9700 3 жыл бұрын

"Not really, I missed!"

@minoreror9961 3 жыл бұрын

@@aetherofthenorth9700 “Like I said, good shot!”

@arnostdvorak6251 3 жыл бұрын

@@minoreror9961 This exchange was golden.

@omalleycaboose5937 3 жыл бұрын

Wermacht prisoners, not SS tho, throughout the war often got along well with the Americans actually.

@banjiman9869 2 жыл бұрын

It's coward talk. Many men in the eastern ss volunteer battalions only flipped sides so their families weren't raped and executed by Soviet red army troops.

@Nick-rs5if 3 жыл бұрын

"An American army captain, a Waffen SS officer and a German army Mayor made a plan to defend French hostages against loyal Nazis in a medieval Austrian castle." Sounds like a Monty Python movie. I can drink to that!

@ericschraud9604 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. I hear that!

@Kanefan701 Жыл бұрын

same here.

@looseycanon Жыл бұрын

WW2 was crazy time. I have heard about a US soldier, who demanded to carry a Spartan shield in to the battle... on D day, and he got APPROVED! Or what about Italian cavalry/camelry in East Africa? I mean... At this point, why not a siege of a castle?

@carbonwolf3865 Жыл бұрын

Cheers bro, I'll drink to that

@Kanefan701 Жыл бұрын

@@carbonwolf3865 I think all of us will LOL

@stewm1267 3 жыл бұрын

Further proof history is usually weirder than fiction.

@RhinoBarbarian 3 жыл бұрын

What is really strange is that this isn't the only time Americans and Germans worked together during WW2. They also worked together to rescue Lipizzaner horses that had been stolen by Htiler to bread a superior race of horses.

@proudfirebrand3946 3 жыл бұрын

RhinoBarbarian Americans and Germans fighting together, Shock and Awe and Maneuver Warfare. Would be a terrifying sight, and this time theyre gonna be supplied by Americans, If Operation Unthinkable kicked off and not only a war plan on the drawing board for “Just in case” Stalin would have had a heart attack half a decade earlier.

@6th_Army 3 жыл бұрын

@@proudfirebrand3946 Actually they were supplied by the Americans for most of the war. Well, american companies. The US government isn't allowed to say "you can't do buissness with party X because reason Y". At least, that's how it was. I don't know if that's since changed or still remains.

@proudfirebrand3946 3 жыл бұрын

Anc not openly at least.

@danitus3419 3 жыл бұрын

That's because fiction has to follow certain laws and rules in order to be comprehensible, history, truth, and reality don't need to follow the same laws.

@RhinoBarbarian 3 жыл бұрын

*Everyone:* 'Avengers: Endgame' is the most ambitious crossover in history! *Actual, Legit Historical Events:* Hold my beer!

@vuncelantenweid2556 3 жыл бұрын

RhinoBarbarian I’d never thought I would say this, but History is better than Fiction!!!!

@marxistvalor 3 жыл бұрын

@@vuncelantenweid2556 Bruh, of course it is

@elliott421 3 жыл бұрын

@@vuncelantenweid2556 Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.

@ghostdivision21 3 жыл бұрын

@@vuncelantenweid2556 always has been

@BouncingZeus 3 жыл бұрын

@@elliott421 to quote bad religion. "life is the crummiest book I ever read. There isn't a hook just a lot of cheap shots and pictures to shock."

@TotallyOriginality 3 жыл бұрын

"An mg42 was firing at the gate house and Jenny's 50 cal was answering" I love that line so much

@biggsdarklighter0473 3 жыл бұрын

Then Jenny got hit by an 88 mm-Flak Shell. And got Destroyed. The men luckily got out.

@Sorain1 3 жыл бұрын

@@biggsdarklighter0473 Which if you saw it in a film and it wasn't true to history, people would claim is a Hollywood embellishment.

@CoolAndrew89 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sorain1 From what I heard, other sources claimed that the tank wasn't completely crewed, and that there was only one guy within the tank, operating it's gun turret. So not that crazy

@benc.3128 2 жыл бұрын

@@CoolAndrew89 makes sense, but still. Lucky that he got out in time

@USSEnterprise6126 Жыл бұрын

@@CoolAndrew89 even if it wa a fully crewed the Sherman had the second highest crew survival rate only behind the Churchill

@Bobbymaccys 3 жыл бұрын

Joakim having a tank as a long time lover is the most normal part of this story

@MrRevan991 2 жыл бұрын

sabaton has 2 tanks according to an interview with joakim

@PiscatorLager 3 жыл бұрын

Loved that story. Also: hate the fact that this Cruise thing might happen in a time when I am broker than broke.

@cynthiatolman326 3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother.

@justinbeleski7511 3 жыл бұрын

Piscator MY BOI!

@racapinang 3 жыл бұрын

UwU u here!!

@commandershepard4235 3 жыл бұрын

Piscator ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@KSPUnitedYT 3 жыл бұрын

Hey piscator

@ghostnappa2012 3 жыл бұрын

If there's a movie about this, the this song *MUST* be the main theme for it.

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

Say no more SHUT UP TAKE MY MONEY

@spatha2584 3 жыл бұрын

It’s too short

@TheNightOwl11683 3 жыл бұрын

Great song for the end credits

@scouttroopermerc1506 3 жыл бұрын

This song should be play throughout the entire movie on loop.

@henleinkosh2613 3 жыл бұрын

A main theme that would spoil most of the plot of the movie, I vote against this. As an outro it would work, and I would love to see that happen though, depending on the quality of the movie, I think there is a lower bar of hollywoodism that Sabaton should probably avoid associating with.

@acrispywaffleiron4014 3 жыл бұрын

Are we all gonna ignore the fact the Joakim is having an affair with a Sherman tank? Not that anyone could blame him

@essexclass8168 3 жыл бұрын

someone else's tank no less

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

@@essexclass8168 jenny the tank ofc

@brandonhey7797 3 жыл бұрын

*Joakim

@acrispywaffleiron4014 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonhey7797 thanks

@brandonhey7797 3 жыл бұрын

@@acrispywaffleiron4014 Any time dudebro.

@blackstone777 3 жыл бұрын

"From the foot of the Alps, to shores of the sea. From the land of the brave and the home of the free." Line gets me every time.. right in the feels.

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

Its referencing Castle Iltter and the liberation of the Netherlands. Im Dutch, the line makes me happy

@robertortiz-wilson1588 2 жыл бұрын

I'm right with you. That always gets me too!

@benc.3128 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexGNR as a Canadian, the liberation of the Netherlands also holds a special place in my, and my fellow countrymen’s hearts

@Kanefan701 Жыл бұрын

@@robertortiz-wilson1588 same here. it's powerful but very beautiful at the same time.

@natesmith2408 Жыл бұрын

Now is the time to fight for it.

@user-cu6qq9bp2t 3 жыл бұрын

That battle was a spoiler for Germany's participation in NATO.

@mirakhalifa8704 3 жыл бұрын

A taste of things to come

@Grubnar 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, that came when the SS foreign volunteer legions (Nordland?) made a mad dash from fighting the Soviets, so they could surrender to the Americans. There were Germans, Austrians, Dutch, Belgians, French, Danish, Norwegians, Swedes, Estonians, and more in the group. One American general said 20 years later it had been like a NATO meeting when he was accepting their surrender.

@Kay2kGer 3 жыл бұрын

The only time in history us soldiers defended castle There is a street named after gangel innhis honor I read somewhere that there might be a film in production

@Samcf9 3 жыл бұрын

I would definetly watch that movie

@EJ_Red 3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading about the production too, sure hope it comes to fruition

@JonMI6 3 жыл бұрын

The Last Battle you mean

@janknoblich4129 3 жыл бұрын

www.google.com/maps/place/Sepp+Gangl-Stra%C3%9Fe,+6300+W%C3%B6rgl,+Austria/@47.4845571,12.0675636,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x477633a9a498cc45:0x332dea70d3c73edc!8m2!3d47.4845571!4d12.0697523 This is the street btw

@alpen_glow 3 жыл бұрын

www.imdb.com/title/tt5138232/ That is the imdb page for the movie

@Paveway-chan 3 жыл бұрын

WHO needs the Captain America movie when THIS story exists? 😁

@hawkticus_history_corner 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that this isn't a movie is just gross. Like, it wrote itself people!

@omegraptorch3624 3 жыл бұрын

True. I'm waiting for someone like Ron Howard to do it since he seems to make movies about actual events that happened, so for example Apollo 13 (about the failed moon mission), Rush (Formula 1 rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt) and A Beautiful Mind (about the mathematician John Nesh)

@kilianortmann9979 3 жыл бұрын

@@omegraptorch3624 I could also imagine Peter Weir as director. And I would love to see Brad Pitt as Captain Lee and Christoph Waltz as Major Gangl.

@maxsmith8196 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if i watched the movie without knowing the real story i would probably think the writing was terrible, cheesy and unrealistic lmao

@painvillegaming4119 Жыл бұрын

@@maxsmith8196 and then you find out it was real 😂 and you take everything back

@thehypest6118 Жыл бұрын

Why does it need to be a movie

@carlosrex9097 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Joseph Gangl. Who redeemed himself and fought for the good cause and died for it. Hero of the Austrian resistance. Farewell, my friend! Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest now forever, with your friends and those friends that once were foes, and now they rest side by side.

@davidty2006 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most under rated commanders in history but made history himself.

@Death_Korps_Officer 3 жыл бұрын

He always fought for the good cause: He fought for Germany.

@adolfyeetler9231 3 жыл бұрын

What about Schrader?

@noobster4779 3 жыл бұрын

@@adolfyeetler9231 He was still SS.......the chance he wasnt a war criminal to some degree is VERY small...especially if he was part of the Totenkopf units or the Leibstandarte (which supplied Hitlers personal guard).

@renel8964 3 жыл бұрын

To be one of the last to die like that? That's a Greek tragedy.

@thejesterscrwn 3 жыл бұрын

I really love this song, so to hear that it never got played live feels a little disappointing. And it feels nice, as a German, to hear these stories with...happier endings that involve Germans. Then again Sabaton has so many other great songs, I get why they'd play the fan-favourites before playing "The Last Battle". All in all, this was amazing episode!

@WPSent 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, this song deserves some love and should be played live at least once. Preferably more.

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

@@WPSent In the Netherlands it really should be. May 5th is liberation day for us. Which is celebrated immensly. 4th of May is death memorial of the Holocaust.

@sjakierulez 3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexGNR Celebrated so immensly it is only a national holiday every 5 years

@jaybrasi4517 3 жыл бұрын

There was 10 german bombers in the air ..and the raf of england shot one down bang bang

@simply_daz 3 жыл бұрын

Out of all of the sabaton epics songs (which is pretty much all of them) this is one of my favourites if not my favourite I just hope when I do get to see them live they play it

@prashantsarkar821 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so surprised that this song isn't popular. One of my favourite sabaton songs ever.

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Prashant, appreciated

@jokekopter2509 3 ай бұрын

@@SabatonHistorydid you guys ever hear about last battle in Europe,it was battle for Oždak in Bosnia,2k Croats did final stand againts 23k Yugoslav partizans.

@michaelmutranowski123 3 жыл бұрын

can't wait to see videos of Indy playing "Swedish Pagans" on a lounge piano

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna be akward 😂

@guibass2000 3 жыл бұрын

VIP = Very important prisoners **MIND BLOWN**

@MsWatismyname 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was Very Important Person, in basically everything.

@xtxownage 3 жыл бұрын

Esther the ForestSmurf Generally does. I think it was just a play on words, since you could easily swap the two words.

@MsWatismyname 3 жыл бұрын

@@xtxownage Fair enough :P

@josephdriesenga2730 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he said this wasn't popular, this is one of my favorite Sabaton Songs.

@davidty2006 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's one of my favorites as well

@TheRealAldrius 3 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite song and event

@mushmouth789 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites as well, they should play it live.

@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776 3 жыл бұрын

I second this

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

I third this

@nahuelcanaves9464 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking only of himself, Joseph Gangl was named a national hero in Austria for having fought and died in Castle Itter, so it can be considered that he redeemed himself at some point from what he did on the Nazi side. Out of all that, this is one of the most incredible songs of Sabaton. I love your music guys :)

@Krymsin-Zombie 3 жыл бұрын

All I can think of is the Statefarm commercial; Wife: Jenny? Who is this? She sounds hideous. Joakim: Well she's a tank, so... Edit: I got the wrong insurance company, fixed it

@CadianTrooper224 3 жыл бұрын

Is your lady friend watching this? I hope not (That made me crack up a bit but still that's funny to)

@sabatonanimated9281 3 жыл бұрын

The photo of the tank in the heart killed me tbh

@shipwreckjs673 3 жыл бұрын

Most underrated Sabaton song IMO, I can't get enough of the Bridge.

@avidficreader5040 3 жыл бұрын

There really ought to be a movie about this, but it's probably one of those things that they'd have to tone down to make it believable. I mean, only one of the "good guys" gets killed after having survived six years of war in Europe, including Stalingrad, Normandy and Bastogne, then gets killed defending French VIPs defending a medieval Austrian Castle alongside an American football player? No way anyone would believe that! And fighting Nazis as the badguys has been so overdone in Hollywood, anyway. /Sarcasm

@TheBigOne0305 3 жыл бұрын

I think the best way would be to do it as close as possible to the historic event, with all the outlandish, over the top elements. And then at the very end end with an "actually, this is 100% what happened and this is where those guys that survived ended up" XD

@lilwyvern4 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBigOne0305 Play up the camp and sheer bonkersness(?) of it all? I'm down.

@Pugaroo85 3 жыл бұрын

And when the Resistance arrived RIGHT AFTER the German tank arrived

@anadaere6861 3 жыл бұрын

When history is so unbelievable at the time it's considered badly written fiction Also, Hannibal pulled massive gamer moves

@colonelmomo666 3 жыл бұрын

I found it quite easy to pictures some of the scenes actually. If I'm honest, I'd be more interested in seeing that story on screen if it was made by a smaller, independent studio, why not a European production, rather than the big magnates of Hollywood (who are likely to water it down and make it PG to make as much money as possible out of it)

@hughhollite4833 3 жыл бұрын

We gotta admit... We need a Last Stand Movie...

@brianstabile165 3 жыл бұрын

hugh hollite Or a bf spin off series

@thehypest6118 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely not

@ninjawarroir9876 3 жыл бұрын

I just want to say thank you Sabaton for being there during my high school years. It was the last battle that got me an A+ in my history through film class. As the final project was to write our own idea for a history movie. I was the odd one out who did the last battle and your song was used for the end. It was you all who gave me an idea for a really interesting movie. Which I doubt will ever be resurfaced.

@avidficreader5040 3 жыл бұрын

If they can't manage to do a live action version, how about a stop-motion lego version like the Future of Warfare video from the 15th?

@acrispywaffleiron4014 3 жыл бұрын

MORE LEGOS!!!!!

@VainerCactus0 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

MORW

@indianajones4321 3 жыл бұрын

Battle of Castle Itter was so interesting, these types of stories are so cool to here about

@archstanton6102 3 жыл бұрын

I am confident you have seen it already buy Mark Felton made an excellent video on this

@indianajones4321 3 жыл бұрын

@Nik Turk yes I did!

@colonelmomo666 3 жыл бұрын

The book relating this event by Stephen Harding is quite a good read as well. Honestly, I knew how the events would play out, I knew how this would end, and yet I was reading this like this was the first time I was hearing about the story.

@michaelsriqui7898 3 жыл бұрын

Joakim's lover is a tank, that makes so much sense!

@abyssus9304 3 жыл бұрын

"Does your lady friend watch this? "Joakim: I have made a terrible mistake. Also........Play it live!

@kerlongsjorlejov1945 3 жыл бұрын

This is indeed one of my favorite songs of Sabaton and I'm happy you guys ended the Last Stand with that number. It's indeed one of the more upbeat songs. The story is just amazing. Where an SS, American GI, and German Wehrmacht fought all together to stop the SS from killing the French prisoners. It was indeed the Strangest Battle of World War Two. But the story should be told.

@davidty2006 3 жыл бұрын

And all in a medieval castle with a tank parked out front.

@mjpraetorian4386 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute agreement

@VainerCactus0 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidty2006 A tank named Jenny.

@cameronwebster6866 3 жыл бұрын

VainerCactus 0 found the movie's title.

@lukedeakin7124 3 жыл бұрын

And were saved by the Austrian Resistance

@atlas9852 3 жыл бұрын

This is by far my favorite story of WW2. It's not a story about glory or victories, but humanity and brother hood. Major Gangl's story is so criminally underrated. There needs to be good, honorable, movie made from this story.

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@clintonreisig Жыл бұрын

@@SabatonHistory I nominate Brad Pitt for the role... and you?

@proctoscopefilms Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no good war movie has any honor in it

@jurtra9090 3 жыл бұрын

Avengers: we have the most powerful crossover in history! Lee and Gangl: hold our Rifle/Gewehr!!

@thenexus8384 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't Gewehr just mean rifle

@jurtra9090 2 жыл бұрын

@@thenexus8384 yes

@thenexus8384 2 жыл бұрын

@@jurtra9090 ok, have a great rest of your day/night/evening

@SilverStar95 3 жыл бұрын

I swear. If I ever get to be a director. This is the FIRST film I will ever do. And you be god damn sure this song is gonna be in the movie somewhere

@Captain_Rhodor 3 жыл бұрын

Make it the credits theme. Keep the overall tone of the movie serious to make the surreal parts stand out (like the prisoner pole vaulting over the walls or Gangl being killed) and then play this during the "This is where they ended up" prelude to the credits.

@juanorosco2870 2 жыл бұрын

All my hopes and dreams are in your directors legacy/career

@omeganinja5558 3 жыл бұрын

Sabaton: Let’s be honest we all love history and metal why not have both Everyone loved that

@KPisce89 3 жыл бұрын

The battle of castle Itter is my favourite story about WW2. When I and my girlfriend was on a road trip a couple of years ago we stayed a few days in Austria. I had a book with me called "The last battle" by Stephen Harding which covers the whole event and it's great. And when I checked on google where in austria it was I found out it wasn't far from where we stayed so I convinced my girl we check it out. And damn it was cool but it was a bit weird. First it's a private property and the owner wasn't home so sadly I couldn't go inside. And for some reason there's no indication from the village that the battle even happened. No info from tourist flyers or nothing. But I didn't cry. It was awesome standing outside the gate where Jenny once defended it and looking around the steep cliff and the surrounding forest where the SS tried to overrun the castle. I'm really happy I I've been there and i think more people should. And speaking about the song I was really happy that Sabaton made a song about the story. The song is one of my favourites and VERY underrated, just as the battle it portray. So please rethink this statistic stuff when it comes to that song at least. It deserves to blast through a stadium as hard as the castle and soldiers stood against the SS.

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

That was an interesting story, it's a shame the village or the castle don't have more stuff available for tourists. Thanks for the support!

@tirpitzyt3088 Жыл бұрын

Because its treated like a generic ww2 battle

@wortilus7643 3 жыл бұрын

I could see that movie now "The Battle of Castle Itter" Unlikely allies, former foes, and rebels seek to hold a castle deep in Austria as the tattered, but rezalute WAFFEN SS close in.

@catetmax1812 3 жыл бұрын

"a former bad guys becoming a good guys"

@rosenoel 3 жыл бұрын

I want it.

@wortilus7643 3 жыл бұрын

@@rosenoel we all do

@yoeriw7099 3 жыл бұрын

i think the French were making a movie about it but yeah that was last year...

@kilianortmann9979 3 жыл бұрын

Starring: Brad Pitt as Captain Lee, Christoph Waltz as Major Gangl and Michael Fassbender as SS Captain Schrader.

@Volvodian 3 жыл бұрын

Castle Wolfenstein in reverse. Defend the castle instead of invade it.

@thescollard8764 3 жыл бұрын

Great episode and what a great story (and song) to go with it! It's really inspiring too, in the same way the 'No Bullets Fly' incident was; people like Gangl and Schrader putting aside their ideology and orders to instead do what's right. I have to agree with Indy: why hasn't this been made into a movie? The image of 67-year-old Paul Reynaud firing a machine gun at Nazis in a medieval castle is now stuck in my head and it's glorious.

@VainerCactus0 3 жыл бұрын

67 years old! LMAO. Biggest "Get off my lawn" moment in WW2.

@madogthefirst 3 жыл бұрын

I'm almost certain it has and I've seen it, it was playing on a broadcast channel and I caught it half way in. I for the life of me can't remember what it was called. Ever since I heard this song I've been trying to think of it.

@hamers651 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs from sabaton. I think i first heard about the story on NPR when they talked about the book 'The Last Battle' and i was so excited when i saw a song about it. The story is so inspiring and so human also.

@carlinianam0s 3 жыл бұрын

Like most Sabaton songs, this one moves me to tears every time I really think about it. I think about Gangl and how much he saw, and how it left him guilty and disillusioned. To be killed in action as he was, trying to rescue some prisoners in an old castle, literally running to their aid, is the ultimate story of redemption. Knowing that he made the decision to help these prisoners in the first place is beautiful, but his final sacrifice really makes me break out in goosebumps. Knowing that he was needed, that he was a friend, that he was helping, that he could atone and finally do the right thing -- I hope that that's what his final moments were like. I hope that he died peacefully, knowing that he'd made all the difference. Rest in peace, Josef "Sepp" Gangl. May your eternal rest be joyous and peaceful.

@davidty2006 3 жыл бұрын

This story is general kinda feels underrated sometimes despite it's one of the most interesting.

@GarrettGSF 3 жыл бұрын

People in 2020: Tenet has the most confusing plot I have heard of this year! WWII: hold my Chartreuse-Whisky-Schnapps!

@sanitarycockroach9038 3 жыл бұрын

We need these heroes in our history books. Shout their names in the schools and universities. War is hell, but it's people like these that bring light in dark times.

@aodh5966 2 жыл бұрын

I searched Europa the Last Battle, and found this. It's not on KZfaq, but everyone should watch it

@James-tz4xj Ай бұрын

Where can we find it

@ussliberty4631 2 жыл бұрын

Was looking for a different video

@TheWolfElder 3 жыл бұрын

I left an abusive relationship of two and a half years, and the day it was finally over I cranked up the volume and played this song as loudly as I could in my suv.

@kevincass9917 2 жыл бұрын

Here's to a new chapter of your life, friend! You will find someone much better, and you are destined for happiness!

@oinkymomo 3 жыл бұрын

10:40 the winged hussars arrived

@DominicMecciaMusic 3 жыл бұрын

About f*cking time guys.

@pongsatonrattanapriyanuch7331 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda understand why this hasn't been a movie. "The different between fiction and non fiction is that fiction need to be absolutely believable."

@1986tbirdwilly 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love you guys. Had the privilege of going to your concert in Seattle 2019 and exposing two of my best friends to their 1st live concerts ever! You and Hammerfall left us hot, sweaty, and without any voices left by the end of the night. Keep up the good work and LONG LIVE SABATON!!!

@Sc0rp83 3 жыл бұрын

07:03 You can clearly hear Indy crack a smile while talking, he's enjoying that story so much.

@khata_yaburyana 3 жыл бұрын

Holy hell. When I wrote under the "Hearts of Iron" video about this song, I never expected a video on it. And here we are. I can die peacefully, thank you, guys! With love from Russia

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

No problem, don't die anytime soon though! Your support is really appreciated.

@khata_yaburyana 3 жыл бұрын

@@SabatonHistory I'll do my best, just to keep on appreciating your splendid work :)

@der_kluger_gunther8391 3 жыл бұрын

If i remember correctly, joakim's favorite tank is the sherman, and considering that "jenny" was a sherman she could be his lost girlfriend lol😂 Anyway loved the episode and love this song.

@marchingbandboi553 3 жыл бұрын

"That's it get the fck out of here" I don't know why but that has got to be my favorite outro to hear

@geeegeee4226 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the discussion about lyrics evolved into Joakim f*ckin a tank Also so sad this song is so underrated it’s one of my favourites on the last stand album

@bas5925 Жыл бұрын

Watch europe the last battle docu 2017

@netrolancer1061 3 жыл бұрын

They seriously need to make a movie about this battle and event.

@eternalfire9009 3 жыл бұрын

This story (one of my favorites as an amateur student of All things WWII) is proof to all the people I have to educate in the following fact: Most Germans in Nazi Germany weren't Nazis. They did what they were told to keep from getting killed by the Gestapo, or were merely fighting for the Father Land.All of the combatants should have received the highest medals of their day from their respective governments

@jurgenjung4302 2 ай бұрын

KZfaq:"DIE VERBORGENE GESCHICHTE" TEIL1 👍

@Xceqter13 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine a movie of the same quality as Saving Private Ryan about this event 😍

@AtaMarKat 3 жыл бұрын

The Second Battle of Fort Wagner and the Battle of the Crater from the American Civil War would both be *REALLY* cool topics for songs I think.

@S197Szymonik 2 ай бұрын

I find it weird that this song never got that popular. This song was what got me into Sabaton in the first place.

@SabatonHistory 2 ай бұрын

It's one hell of an introduction 🤘

@Bexora_bc 3 жыл бұрын

Such a badass story! I always liked the song and now it's even better! These episodes are always giving me a newfound enjoyment for the songs they are talking about or making me fall in love with ones I had overlooked before 🥰🤘

@bagasitogitto.f1826 3 жыл бұрын

I wait for the day that Sabaton makes a music about Vlad, the empaler.

@thodorispatelis 2 жыл бұрын

Cool concept

@thylocles 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs, it amps me up to no end

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Great to read that!

@jacobcavallin4047 3 жыл бұрын

"This song never became very popular" WHAT? I thought it was crazy popular as soon as I heard it, it just sounds too perfect

@AverageEldritchEntity 3 жыл бұрын

SAME! I don't know why!

@Cherol105 3 жыл бұрын

That's happened more the one time in the WW2. In the Second Battle of the Alps (1945) Charles de Gaulle decided deliberately to invade the North of Italy for conquest. When the Italians saw the French Army occupy the territory, partisans, members of the RSI (Italians soldiers still loyal to Mussolini) and some german troops, joined together to protect the Alps. They fought in fortification and won despite they were outnumbered. They surrounded only when the american troops arrived, becouse they ordered the french army to stop. The President of USA himself thretened De Gaulle to stop the invasion with the stop of the supply.

@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023 3 жыл бұрын

A crew consisting of French politicians, German and American soldiers defending themselves against invading hordes of SS zombies would make for a great idea for a Zombies map. @Treyarch

@mattaffenit9898 3 жыл бұрын

And a Czech cook.

@theenforcer3197 3 жыл бұрын

So der eisendrache with a different crew?

@thenexus8384 2 жыл бұрын

I need this now

@AmeJhaltero Ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs!

@ANURAGPARIHARVLOGS 3 ай бұрын

I searched for Europa the last battle----- SH

@TheMmus 3 жыл бұрын

So it's decided that Indy will perform with the piano at the cruise?! That is such good news! Let's hope we'll get there. First an episode about the song I love and now this. Happy days! 😊 And guys, what about performing Last Battle live there, at the cruise? 😉

@gleisbauer25 3 жыл бұрын

We’ll need a live Album from that.

@TheMmus 3 жыл бұрын

@@gleisbauer25 Agreed!

@juanramirez3566 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs by Sabaton. I knew about the story years ago before ever listening to Sabaton. The story is so inspirational and shows how the human spirit can overcome overwhelming odds at times.

@nashzahm 3 жыл бұрын

how could this song not be popular, its so good

@richterkennedy2101 Жыл бұрын

It’s a great story and a great song. One I wouldn’t mind seeing and hearing live myself. This story accurately describes how crazy things can get in a war. And it definitely deserves a movie. Thanks guys.

@SabatonHistory Жыл бұрын

Happy you enjoyed the story and hope you get to see us perform it live one day!!

@ydk1k253 5 ай бұрын

Where can I watch Europa: The Last Battle?

@tommya.5133 5 ай бұрын

Internet Archive

@nf2643 5 ай бұрын

Bitchute, odysee

@WhiteBaronn Ай бұрын

Do you want a link? I'll put a link in my bio for you if you want

@jarasimek1493 3 жыл бұрын

WE NEED THIS SONG LIVE!!

@mavfin8720 Жыл бұрын

My wife is a teacher (of reading), and we both went to high school in the 80s, and we both like history. and she had not been aware of Sabaton. I saw Bismarck (the video) when it was new, and showed it to her, and away she went. She found this channel, and loves all the music, and we've seen Sabaton live twice in the past year as well, in the US. Just keep doing what you do best!

@SabatonHistory Жыл бұрын

That's an amazing story, thanks a lot for sharing it with us 😎

@TheBanishedWind 9 ай бұрын

The concept of two opposing sides coming together to fight a common enemy and parting as friends has always spoken to me, and always will. And that is why "The Last Battle" instantly became one of my top favorites, and not just among Sabaton's songs. Rest in Power, Major Joseph "Sepp" Gangl " _Omnia quod creata, in harmonia unita._ "

@ManUtdBoy13 3 жыл бұрын

You got to ask yourself this, what exactly was the conversations between the US troops and the German Wehrmacht? Not only had they been fighting each others, but this was the only time they would talk to each others that wasn't where one of them were a POW. It most have been bisarr for both sides to get used to the guy you been fighting would be the same guy who now would make sure you survived.

@lovablesnowman 3 жыл бұрын

Doubt many of the Germans spoke English or many Americans spoke German

@jeffthemercenary 3 жыл бұрын

@@lovablesnowman some probably would

@thehypest6118 Жыл бұрын

Idk man I reckon the conversation was quite light and casual, they weren't aliens to eachother and many Germans spoke broken English even back then, there isn't much difference between soldiers

@ManUtdBoy13 Жыл бұрын

@@thehypest6118 Oh ya, i don't think they chatted a lot like in some other cases, it's still that upcoming doom of the SS attack which would 100% effect their nerves, but the few that could break the nerves and talked to each others, i would love to know what was said. What casual stuff did they just talk about. Was there anyone who ever went deeper and trusted some more personal deals with the former enemy. From the stories we know of, it's clear that most soldiers weren't hating each others on the Western Front. They could have casual talks with each others when timed allowed it.

@jurgenjung4302 2 ай бұрын

Ganz einfach! Hitler wurde geschickt, um Deutschland von innen heraus zu zerstören.KZfaq:"DIE VERBORGENE GESCHICHTE"

@varovaro1967 3 жыл бұрын

“Castle Keep” with Burt Lancaster and directed by Sydney Pollack was loosely based on this episode.

@DrKaill 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite Sabbaton songs, so happy you guys went into the history of the song

@kazzzerusss 3 жыл бұрын

Sabaton oversimplified is a bunch of amazing history teachers everybody wanted but never got.

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

It's a good definition

@kazzzerusss 3 жыл бұрын

@@SabatonHistory :D

@scar3sl 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually one of my favorite sabaton songs ever!

@anadaere6861 3 жыл бұрын

I hope we'll get some on Hannibal The OG madlad or that British soldier who just won't die

@chriscarnes9724 3 жыл бұрын

This is my absolute most favorite story/battle/encounter of World War II and I’m glad you guys did a video on it!

@Arcan6121 3 жыл бұрын

It should be a movie!. It'd be a great one. The history is so captive.

@AlexGNR 3 жыл бұрын

"Jenny at the gates as the SS open fire. There's no time to waste The Final Battle's begun." I thought it meant panic at the gates 🤣 "The Final Battle" in the Netherlands would make the public go nuts.

@Nurgle891 3 жыл бұрын

I love this story and the song is just great. Sad fact about the battle of the castle itter: Josef Gangl promised his Wehrmacht troops that he would lead them out of this war alive. Of his troops, only a few were wounded in the battle, but each survived the war. Except Gangl. He kept his promise to his soldiers, even if he was no longer allowed to experience it.

@kevincass9917 2 жыл бұрын

A true commander to the very end. RIP Major Sepp Gangl.

@patalex8925 3 жыл бұрын

It's my favourite story covered from you! Tack så mycket! ❤️ Greetings from Portugal!

@dominicdpoffo4522 3 жыл бұрын

IM SOOOOOOO HAPPY I absolutely love SABATON and I have literally been waiting for this specific video for months. You guy's music have helped me so much in terrible times and I cant wait to hear what else the GREATEST METAL BAND IN THE WHOLE WORLD is going to release to us.

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

We're glad our work has helped you through such tough times Dominic, we really appreciate your support.

@captainicy1883 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite Sabaton song! I'd love to see it live one day.

@EJ_Red 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites from The Last Stand, such a great heroic and surprising tale in one of the darkest moments in human history. I read somewhere that there's a movie in production, don't know how far it is or how the progress is but I hope it comes out.

@braxtonclark9546 3 жыл бұрын

Favorite battle, favorite song, and certainly one of my favorite episodes of this series so far. Thank you to everyone on the Sabaton History team for delivering another amazing episode, and one I have been asking for in the comments for a while now!!!

@SabatonHistory 3 жыл бұрын

No problem Braxton, we're glad you enjoyed the episode so much!