I really appreciate you telling some of the stories about the aces. I think it's really important to talk about the personal experience of the war because most of these men were just normal guys living their lives until something came along and swept them up. Showing the personal Stories of a few serviceman really shows the scale of the tragedy this war caused. 25,000 men were buried here and every single one of them, behind the statistic, is a human being who was like us, had feelings, and had a family.

My great grandfather fought at Ypres and returned home injured. I never knew him or met him but watching videos like yours about the infamous battles that took place there give me a sense of what he must have gone through. They’re brilliant videos thank you for sharing them

"older men declare war, but it is the young men that must fight and die." I think that phrase is very apt for the men who fought there.

For decades I've wanted to see the fields of Flanders. Your journey inspires me even more. Like in the UK, every single village/city quarters here in Germany has memorials with SO MANY names and dates of young men on them from WW1 and/or WW2, the number is infathomably. I wonder If there were any able-bodied and able-minded men left alive at all after all of this. My small town had a large apartment complex nicknamed "spinsters' fortress" (Jungfernburg) when I was a kid in the 1980ies. Full of little old ladies who simply found no husband after war. // Regarding the intro song "Drei Lilien, drei Lilien" (three lilies, three lilies): “Blooming flowers on the graves of those who died early are mentioned at the end of numerous songs. According to old folk belief, the souls of departed loved ones turned into flowers (lilies), which no one was allowed to break off. Drei Lilien, drei Lilien die pflanzt´ich auf mein Grab Da kam ein stolzer Reiter und brach sie ab. Mit Juvi valle ralle ralle ralle ra da kam ein stolzer Reiter und brach sie ab.

You've done a terrific job in this playlist thank you

Another excellent presentation, my father served in the first Canadian expeditionary force, he was a member of the 48 th Highlanders from Toronto, Canada, he was trained as a semaphore , during second gas attack at Ypres he was captured April 1914, he was 17 at the time, he came home to Canada in 1920. We his 8 children were adversely effected, thanks for filling in history around the war.

James McCudden, one of the British aces that Voss was fighting, had this to say about him. "As long as I live I shall never forget my admiration for that German pilot, who single-handed fought seven of us for ten minutes and also put some bullets through all our machines. His flying was wonderful, his courage magnificent, and in my opinion he was the bravest German airman whom it has been my privilege to see fight."

Hi Chris, I know your vlogging video's don't get as many views as your reactions but they truly are amazing video's. You are able to capture the tragedy and horrors of the first world war eloquently and are able to shine a light on stories that I have never heard before. Seeing that mass grave of 25,000 Germans was truly eye opening. If you visit Australia one day you need to check out the war memorial in Canberra. In the main section we have listed all the names of every Australia solider who passed away fighting for our country and the list just goes on seemingly forever. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also breathtaking, every time I go I can't help but get emotional, especially when I read the names of the fallen who were only 16 years old. Keep up the fantastic work!

Hey VTH, I love your reactions! I wanted to recommend to you a series of videos by Kraut (the one who made that series on Turkish history) called "A Tale of Two Colonies". It's about the US and Mexico, and the differing histories of the two countries. I think you would especially like it since it explores that early part of American history which you seem to be interested in. Your reactions make my day!

Loved the video! I traced my family heritage (Vierstraete) to the Langemark area, so being able to see it in your video is awesome! Keep up the great content VTH

I just finished reading The Wright Brother’s by David McCullough and it’s crazy to see how fast aircraft evolves from the short flights of the early 1900s to dogfights and aerial battles only a decade later

Your original content is pretty cool and kinda underrated. The first world War was just something else.. The people participating in it grew up in a world that had no idea how horrible that war would be.. These kids thought they would be in Paris within a few weeks or months like there grandads did in 1871... Why did they fall so easily for the this nationalist fallacy...? Can't help but think about the firey speech by these old men in the movie "all quiet on the western front" and how Paul and his buddies got tricked into dying for something that would turn out to be a catastrophe for everyone involved... But hey in hindsight everyone is wise and would claim that they would have acted differently in that situation

Man your original content is great I can't believe I've missed out this long I didn't know that you were a great narrator like that keep up the great work and thanks for keeping history alive

Your videos are really well produced! Thank you so much! The sheer number of human life that was lost because of the world wars is absolutely incomprehensible. 25,000 dead in such a small space alone. I just can't wrap my head around these numbers.

I really appreciate your posts. Your Ypres series is by far the best. I love how you dissected the myth while respecting the sacrifice behind it. The number and scale of those cemeteries is something we just don’t see in the US

Love your on site videos!! Love hearing the stories and they are always presented so well

Fascinating! Well done and informative, thanks for posting

Hello Chris, every of your videos are full of respect. Thank you very much!

Well done video, very respectful and well told like usual. Can't wait for your next original work!

Hi, Chris, another very emotional original content video. You do them so well.

Great video, Chris. It's one thing to read about historical events, but it's definitely another to visit the battlefields and cemeteries. I haven't been to battlefields or cemeteries (for those killed in war) but would like to in the future. Informative and great video again.

Thanks yet again.

I love your visits to historic sights.

Have had the privilege to visit this special cemetery twice during our pilgrimage to the battlefields of The Western Front. As British visitors, we were most profoundly moved by the realisation that there were no enemies sleeping there amongst the headstones and the rustling, shady trees. They were boys and men who had lived and loved and dreamed..... May they rest in peace until their questions are answered in eternity. Beautiful, sad and peaceful place. We would highly recommend a visit if you are in the area. Greetings from the 🇬🇧

Chilling, but really informative. I like these on site videos.

The font on those walls was so small. Such a sad time in human history for everyone. Thank u for sharing as I would have never known of this place without you.

A great video - I've never visited Langemark, now I need to

very touching video, thank you.

Man, that quote at the end.....

I wish my school would teach me about this, I have never heard of this till now, but at least there are people like you that teach us things like this. Thanks for the great video, God bless.

Out of all the cemeterys I visited while at the Somme I found Langemark to be the most haunting. From the bronze effigies of German soldiers to the flat granite grave stones each with hundreds of names... Just young German lads doing what they thought was right....

I've been to both Langemark and Lommel German cemeteries. Both are very sombre compared to CWGC and US cemeteries. The mass grave is where the remains of German soldiers who are still being found are laid to rest. There is a 'peace tree' at the entrance to Langemark that looked in pretty bad condition.

Those boys died because of family disputes. What a tragic waste of humanity. It’s sickening to think of generations wiped out.

Great video as always. Thank you for your perspective. It's interesting for me to hear non german historians views on especially german history. Greetings from Germany. I just have to conclude with the traditional mourning song of German armed forces since about 1825, "Der gute Kamerad" - "the good comrade" (old recording with English subtitles for who is interested in it) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ab9hjZSql7a3fqs.html

I visited Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) where the Piskariov cemetery has about 500,000 people in mass graves. Shows the scale of the Eastern Front.

I always found this story fascinating. Not sure if the story of them singing "Deutschland ueber alles" is true or not but I find it a very fascinating legend. Ruhe in Frieden.

My grand grand father is buried in that mass grave together with too many other poor souls. I read his diary which he left home before he went to fight. He believed in the cause and was ready to give his life if necessary. We will never learn if he changed his mind but I think he didnt. His Diary told a story of very dedicated man, maybe toward the wrong goal but for me he died for his country he believed in. Hopefully one we may learn that weapons are not the answer but given that currently there is a war again my hopes are not that high.

Extra history's John Brown series has begun.

Sing your hearts out, young men. Your country will remember that you sang as your heart filled with lead and the sod filled your mouth. Your name will be inscribed in 5mm high Font. But the years you sacrificed are as nothing to your glory. Yes?

Fighter Aces in WW1 are over lionised. The victories made almost no difference to the advancement of the front moving forward. It was pilots who strafed and bombed enemy troop concentrations and artillery positions especially in 1918.

The Central Front is a story of itself from The Great War is a sad realization of how cost on both sides took on all of the men.

if you ever want to visit remagen and need a local to show you around the ww2 sites. hit me up

😂 i swear i just opened the video and then the German music made my roommate think that i started some documentary about the the N@zis, 😂😂😂

How different would the 20th century have been had the name of a certain young German corporal been in that cemetery

Hey VTH! I’ve watched your videos forever and I love your reactions:) If possible can you react to the armchair historian? His content is really high quality and super entertaining

Do they have any ideal How many missing are still on the battlefield

For the algorithm

I hope you don’t get demonetized for using the name of the Austrian painter with the little moustache.

Once again you tell individual stories. Tht is what seks you apart from many other content creators. That is why your channel is much more interesting than them

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Hitler visited this cemetery during WW2

let's not forget how the invaders where