3 WW1 Battles in Lego Stop-motion
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Published 2020-08-28
On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme began.
The British sent thousands of soldiers over the tops of the trenches to take the German positions on the opposite side.
The Germans, however, knew the attack was coming and were very well prepared.
The advancing British were quickly cut down by rifles, machine guns, and artillery.
Although some of the British were able to break through the German lines, the majority were unsuccessful. Altogether, the British suffered 57,000 casualties making it the bloodiest day in their history to this day.
The Battle of the Somme would go on for another four months and claim the lives of thousands more.
The Battle of Cambrai 4:29
The Battle of Cambrai was significant in ww1, as it was the first battle in which tanks were used on a
large scale.
At dawn on November 20, 1917, over 400 British Mark IV tanks with the support of infantry and artillery began approaching the German lines.The tanks were able to easily flatten the barbed wire and make it across the trenches, which was previously suicide for infantry to do so.
By the end of the first day, the British had pushed deep into enemy territory, in the following days however, the Germans took back much off the ground they had lost, as many of the British tanks had mechanical issues or were destroyed by artillery.
Although it was not a decisive victory for the British, the battle of Cambrai had proven the effectiveness of the tank on the battlefield.
The 2nd Battle of Villers Brentonnoeux 8:18
On April 25, 1918, during the 2nd Battle of Villers Brentonneux, the first tank vs. tank battle occurred.
A German A7v tank was met by 3 British Mark IV tanks, 2 of which were soon hit and retreated.
The German tank was then shot by the remaining British tank and the crew had to evacuate.
Next, the British tank was met by 2 more German tanks and infantry. But after getting fired upon, the German tanks turned around and withdrew. Later that day the British tank was hit by German artillery and the crew safely retreated to a British trench.
All Comments (21)
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Thought you guys might like a compilation of all my ww1 videos, along with a few improvements I've made to them. enjoy!
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I felt the whole mood change when the bagpipe player was shot. I can’t imagine how hard of a hit the British morale took when the music was gone and all you could hear were the screams, the violence, the pure brutality of combat. JD has made me fall in love with stop-motion and I’ll literally look at every individual video just because I love it so much. Keep up the amazing work JD, a ton of us love it and we appreciate all the effort you put into making these videos :)
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When that soldier began ringing his bagpipes in the midst of battle. It brought me to tears. These were not toys, these were brave men. All of my children will see these, and be taught to appreciate what was given to them.
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Damn, I felt something when the soldier playing the bagpipes died.
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I love when you're looking up at the planes and the ground is still visible and the tanker, soldiers are too. Great job
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I remember when i was young enough, I spent hours just watching lego stop-motions, glad to see some are still making these stop motions, it is very nostalgic when i watch the old videos i used to watch countless times, just remembering about them almost brings a tear to my eye, so I must thank you for letting me enjoy this nostalgia :)
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My great grandfather fought in the Battle of the Somme, he survived, but with a shot leg, the reason he didn’t fight in WW2 was because of this leg. More info: He joined WW1 at the age of 16, meaning the was too young to fight.
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Holy shit I think we’re gonna need a whole movie man this is amazing
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i have to say this is the most historically accurate lego stop motion video i’ve ever seen
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Can we just appreciate the hard work and time this took him
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The action in these is better than 99% of any modern blockbuster with multi-million dollar budget. Really great work!
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This is so historical. Even Lego can bring such a war scene. Let's say this is a job well done ✅
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Oh nice work, man. Keep up the good work!
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Actually a very accurate replica of Battle of The Somme, the men were order to walk into battle even when taking heavy fire from the German machine guns
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I'm amazed at how accurate the weaponry is...
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I like how the British officer has a brown mustache that matches the outfit and the german officer has a gray one that matches his outfit
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These ww1 western front animations are the best ones. They visualize a conflict that is very hard to comprehend and visualize in the first place. Most movies shows from an individual perspective. These are the best visualizations of such a messy conflicts I have seen thus far.
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Girls with legos: building cute houses and cute stuff BOYS WITH LEGOS:
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Puts history on a whole new level.
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Rest in peace bagpipe man.
