Was Prussia's Army Really the Best? | Animated History

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Sources:
Warfare in the 19th Century ~ David Gates
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia ~ T. C. W. Blanning
Ludwig von Lossow, Denkwürdigkeiten zur Charakteristik
Duffy - "Frederick the Great" 1985

Music:

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (by Liszt)

Twenty six variations on La Folia de Spagna, London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, conductor

[TheArmchairHistorian]

Any corrections should be posted below this comment. Thanks for watching!

Griff

[szymonmaraszewski]

Prussian society had three classes: artillery, infantry and cavalry

[CrimsonGuard]

Didn't Napoleon compliment Frederick the Great by saying, while visiting his tomb: "Gentlemen, if this man were still alive I would not be here"

[kratos_]

"GENERAL, THERE ARE TWICE AS MANY ENEMIES AS WE ARE!"
*Prussians Gloria playes
*+1871% diszipline

[UwU-xkcx]

Prussia wasn't a country with a nice army, it was a nice army with a country

[markhenley]

I've always found it amazing that Prussia fell so far back in 1806, but was able to control all of Germany by 1871.

[vladsmithers]

Everyone: Prussia, give up, you are surrounded!
Prussia: only thing I'm surrounded with is fear and dead enemies...

[garabic]

Everyone: let’s kill Prussia
Prussia:*laughs in 150% discipline*

[THEJustinOfAllTime]

Was the Prussian army truly as great as we though?
Short answer; yes.
Long answer: yes, of course.

[dr.ludwig]

I expected that the result of the video is, that they were not that great, but at the end it seems their reputation is right and they were among the best^^ Fantastic video, nothing to complain about in it, except that you should´ve mentioned the Zündnadelgewehr for the victory at Königgrätz in 1866 too. But it´s not real mistake.

[der_sandler]

I'm impressed by your good German pronunciation because a lot of content creators don't bother to look up how the names are actually pronounced. Good job!

[gabrielkowalski]

tradition = 100 ; professionalism = 100 ; militarism = 100 ; discipline = 150%
Go Spacemarines!

[echsatv]

Prussia: "when the military budget is the same as the state budget"

[prussianmonarchist]

I just realized, I'm "That one kid who wears a pickelhaube to school"

[panzertee]

Yes. Yes it was. No flaws. None at all.




*sweats nervously*

[aurelian]

short answer: yes
long answer: Y E S

[HistoryHouseProductions]

My body is ready for the EUIV references.

[everice]

Someone: Army can't be more important than the actual state!
Prussia: Hold my discipline...

[damnedcarrot]

When Napoleon visited Frederick the Great's tomb with a group of his generals, Napoleon purportedly instructed them, “hats off gentlemen, if he were alive we wouldn't be here today.”

[frederickthegreat]

"there Calvary was noted being very agressive " *blitzkrieg intensifies*