The Heroes of Raseiniai
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2021
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Hunkered at a crossroads outside the central Lithuanian town of Raseiniai, what is thought to be a KV-1 from the 3rd Company of the 2nd Tank Division made history. A brave defense against the German juggernaut that was pushing eastward.
Sources vary on whether it was a KV-1 or a KV-2. We used the following sources:
Raus, E., Newton, S. H. (2009). Panzer Operations: The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus, 1941-1945. United States: Hachette Books.
Platonov, A., Goncharov, V. L., Zablotskij, A., Voxmyanin, V., Kavalerchik, B. K., Morozov, M. E., Larincev, R., ZHardinskas, A., Podoprigora, A. (2020). 1941. Забытые победы Красной Армии (сборник). Russia: Яуза, Эксмо.
Volgushev, Y. (2018). Fight at Raseinya 24 June 1941 of the year. From topwar.ru
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Eid Mubarak
second?
War Thunder is better than Wot
@@somsubhrakundu4058 if you don't like WoT don't play it then. its just their sponsor. don't badmouth it publicly. that's just plain rude. I've never played world of tanks, but don't insult it publicly when it's their sponsor.
@Yarnhub some people suggested a gaming channel. I think it would be cool, you could do historical reenactments or just play some games for fun, maybe play building games, like Trailmakers or Scrap Mechanic, and try to make historical planes and tanks and warships etc. you could do team dogfights, or naval battles. up to you tho.
"We didn't penetrate their armour."
"That didn't went through."
" It's a hit."
Does this mean WOT dialogues are inspired from this battle?
Another one should finish them off!
No, this video is sponsored by WOT and thus Yarnhub uses some dialogues that are famous in the game just for fun. And i like that
@@randomveezerr2824, this video is indeed sponsored by WOT and the dialogues are used to promote the game in a way that has happened previously in history.
@@killerrogue you know what. Kinda agree
or jarn hub took it from toc like i saw atleast three scenes from toc trailers like the two shells hitting eachother mid flight
I imagine the conversations within the German crews setting up the 88mms.
“Hans, these shells are the most powerful we have right?”
“Yeah we have the true tank-killer. Even better, we’re perfectly hidden. Those KVs don’t know what will hit ‘em.”
“Hans, why is the KV’s turret pointing at us?”
“SCHEI-“
Speaking of Hans 2:48 There's Hans the Stuntman on the roof there
@@clawyraptor9029 You were right lol
Scheilsberg?
SCHEI. BAAAANG
He said they were 50mm Anti tank guns
The sponsor and the dialogues won't distract me from those "Victory is Ours" and "T-34" references
Yea I thought there was a couple t34 references was gonna see if anyone else noticed
3:22 "stronk" KV-1 armor
3:24 "we didn't penetrate their armor"
*"I see you're a man of culture as well."*
Stronk
"Or a white flag to appear of the hatch" (A Girls Und Panzer reference)
@@mustard4762 yes but that was a KV-2
@@anthonyendack3138 ik
7:18 “this vehicle has had it”
For those interested if it was a KV-1 or KV-2 the sources are mixed on this. We included our sources in the description and in those it stated that the tank was a KV-1. It's one of those things in history that will be continually debated.
Finaly what ive been asking for :)
Wow
Possible spoilers!!
Is it the story where a KV-2/Kv-1 held its ground and destroyed many German tanks for hours and eventually German infantry got it?
@@gnas1897 yes and also i think its a kv2
I think its a KV-2 considering there were 6 crew members instead of 5 where it was the case for a KV-1, also I think its a KV-2 considering KV-1 tanks didn't fight alone but instead in groups
Animation gets better and better every time. Witchcraft
I have the feeling that in one year we get 4k live battles on Hollywood quality xD
CGI is like inspried by T-34 movie. 😂
@@TheKaMeLRo I see that now haha
I still remember when Yarnhub still using a 2D animation
Yet the sponsorships get worse and worse 🤮
2:44 rare footage of Hans deserting
Yes
Oh nien hans you get back here yes
@@gumshoe1285 HANS NEIN
The fact that Yarnhub put a random German soldier doing acrobatics and not taking the battle seriously...
I like it
Yeah
Time stamp?
@@st4r658 2:48 top right
That is just Hans after overdosing Schokolade
“Bail out! This vehicle has had it!”
- KV’s last words
Too bad they didn't bail out
@@pepperjack2473 sadly
I thought the guy said "Bail out this vehicle is nutted!"
We're done for, get out
But in russian
I feel like yarnhubs animation crew can literally make a animated ww2 movie
There animation is better then some documenter's.
@@abdyblanco4870 you are very correct
they will soon
Is pay to watch that
With enough money. Yes, it's possible
It's impressive to see that the Germans buried the KV-1's crew with full military honors despite poundering their units to pieces. A true honor code among warriors
It's not just impressive, it's really surprising, considering later on disposing whole villages population by burning them alive in the barns will become a common practice...
I don't think either side could be called warriors, neither side are clean, not at all.
@@jack1701e and is there any side that could be called clean? US? UK? Don't make me laugh. But no one except Nazis during this war considered murdering civilians as a normal behaviour.
@@evilbabai7083 no one except nazis wanted to exterminate 100million people just for being a certain race
@@joemamaobama6863 that's my point
The way this guy slides into the sponsor is so fricking smooth.
02:48 German soldier casually walking on a roof, standard training of the german army
Good eye!
There goes Hanz again!
I think he jumped 💀
he thinks he is in assassins creed 😂😂😂
Soldier! What are you doing there!?
I Cant thank the animators enough for making us happy
Yes
I think the head animator got a peak inside of a tank barrel a month ago and his mind was just blown away because theres been a barrel close up shot every video since
6:56 laughed loudly at that never thought a reference like that would make it into one of your videos great job keep up the good work
I just love the fact they included "That one didn't go through" and "We didn't penetrate their armor" it really reminds me what it feels like driving a SP1C
The sp1c isn't the shoot shoot type
It's more the spot n wait for the bigger guy (heavy tank, td, arty) to take the shot
Can we talk about the fact that they drew the shockwave building up in front of the tank shell at 2:08?? Absolutely brilliant, these guys are incredible
3:22 “stronk”
I felt that
I like the fact how at 3:38 he talking worlds of tanks still.
"We didn't penetrate their armour"
"That one bounced"
"We only scratch them"
Hey shoukaku how's zuikaku
I can just imagine them shooting at the KV with their guns and the KV turning the turret towards them like 'Was I meant to feel something?'. This was incredible.
"That was meant to kill you!"
"I am polite. After you."
Bro it was an kv 2 tank
Nobody
German tanker: "Nothing can stop us!"
The Kv-1: leonardo dicaprio face
Untill German bring out the Panther
Well, overall the battle of Raseiniai was a disaster for the russians so...
@@Lehr-km5be how exactly?
@@scorpiontdalpha9799 Well, the russian 2nd tank division was sent to stop the german 6th Panzer Division - it had a force of KV-1 and KV-2s (numbered in 51 or 57, various sources vary between those two numbers). It was also the first time the germans ever met KV tanks. However, very poor command and control meant that KV tanks were used poorly, most of them blindly charged the german positions and either got overwhelmed and destroyed through various means or got stuck/run out of fuel which resulted in their crews abandoning them.
Apart from the heroic defense of the KV-1 in the video and the famous lone KV-2 tank, the soviets were absolutely decimated by the germans - the russians lost between 2-3k men and 250 taken prisoner, and the whole 2nd tank division was left with just 10 tanks out of almost 200 available before - around 30% of them were left in the field due to running out of fuel. Germans meanwhile lost 185men and around 10 tanks, but also losing several dozens of tanks and a dozen of AT-guns. Overall in the whole bigger battle with german 4th panzer army fighting against 3rd and 12th mechanized corpses, the russians lost over 700 tanks (with around 100 of them being of KV series) and most of their motor vehicles. Unfortunately I was never able to found any german documents about a specific amount of tanks and men lost, but those were classed as "light" - which would make sense looking at the sole battle of Raseiniai itself.
As we can clearly see, even though that first meeting with KV tanks was a shock for the germans and they definitely had a hard time cracking a few of them (and those few crews behaved heroically and deserve recognition) in the bigger picture the battle was an utter disaster for the russians. There were 3 main reasons for their big loss : poor command and control, supply problems (soviets were lacking trucks and as such fuel shortages were really severe as the tanks had to cover a lot of ground to arrive to a battlefield) and german air superiority meant that their close air support could bomb with impunity.
@@Lehr-km5be Nice info, u r a champ
2:48 the guy on the roof was balancing
The easter egg is so obvious yet it's so hard to find because you're focusing on the tanks not the background details. I love how yarnhub is able to make an easter egg so obvious yet it's so unexpected.
3:10 I like the reference to the T-34 movie. Great job!
Unidentified soldiers... Heroes. They fought not for medals, but for their homeland.
Thanks, dear authors!
With love from Russia.
(:
With Russia from love*
"Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal" - Tomb of the unknown soldier.
Они боролись за свою страну. Они были настоящими мужчинами.
Greetings from Lithuania!
By the time of the Raseiniai battle, Lithuania was ocupied by russians and germans were advancing towards us. After the war we still managed to get our independency back!
Best Thumbnail ever..
3:05 "That one bounced!"
These men are heroes from one tanker to another. Plus kinda funny the KV-1 was the ONLY vehicle I got the WOT medal in.
You know it’s a good day when you your mom lets you watch a yarnhub premier!
Thought you are the actual flex tape for a second there
Your comment was stolen by stolen. Corp just under you
Oh
Anyway
I JUST SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF!
@@NavyFoxxoBoi oh well than good for you
Anyway back to the topic
2:18 Ah yes, the infamous wheels rolling on fire
2:48 Hans doing Acrobatics (As pointed by KMS Graf Zeppelin)
3:12 Is that a reference to the movie T-34? Kinda think about it, the whole shooting scene looks like a reference to the T-34 movie
3:28 Another T-34 reference
3:25 The WOT tank crew lines, extra promotion
5:32 Yep, there is another T34 reference, I told you all these are everywhere, I guess I just stop mentioning those reference
6:22 The commander forgot that anti-tank gun was made of steel
6:57 The white flag mentioned was a reference to Girls und Panzer, where each tank that gets hit will have a white flag coming out of its hatch (As pointed by Minh 'Mũ cối)
7:10 the Germans that throws the grenade run like in one of those comedic show, now you would only need to add sound effects
7:48 And yes, it's not Yarnhub video if the cat doesn't get involved
You forgot 2:48 Hans is doing acrobatics again
Thank you for all of you that add the reference
@@quangminhnguyen2504 It's ok, but i lost the heart from Yarnhub because i edited the comment
@@quangminhnguyen2504 I think he means the germans expect crew to surrender with white flag if they are still alive.
I am from Lithuania!
Thank you Yarnhub for making this video!
“WE DIDNT PENETRATE THEIR ARMOR, THAT ONE DIDNT GO THROUGH”
*WE DIDNT EVEN SCRATCH THEM*
One day, we might couldn't tell the differences between the animation of Yarnhub and the one from World of Tanks.
The KV-1 firing scenes are satisfyingly awesome. From the ignited shells to the impact on their targets, everything's perfect. But the bumping shell scene, we didn't ready for that. It worked like a cherry on the top of a cake. A small, enough addition of dramatization to enhance their whole badassery.
Your animators deserve a raise, or a week of break, at least.
We've seen a handful of animated videos involving this legendary crew.
I would imagine a creative director making this a live film.
Russians made a few movies about similar standoffs so I hope it's just a matter of time
7:05
KV-1: Call an ambulance!
KV-1: 3 seconds later: But not for me!
KV-1: Nvm help.
this needs a movie remake in real life.
You never fail to impress me comrade yarnhub
Thanks for the heart
Extra rations!
This, this is one underappreciated channel. Amazing work and fantastic stories. Oh CZcams algorithm, please get them more views
At this point it wouldn't suprise me if the next video is a life action movie. Always improving. You guys are criminally undersubscribed
I take a look at this video that says it'll premiere in two hours, and someone has already hit the dislike button.
I can't help but wonder what the hell that was for.
I guess he just got oneshoot by kv-1 derp gun in WOT.. Thats why he hit dislike button, after seiing the tumbnail.. 😂😂😂
*I wonder how*
*I wonder why*
I think he hates wot and i do to im a wt player but i love yarnhub so i will stick
@@tkthegk_1394 same edit: i have kv85
It's your average WT player
This is literally fury but the Germans need more than panzerfausts
Panzerfausts didn't exist at this point.
@@Kyle-gw6qp panzershreck?
@@Awesomeguy-kr8kv nope. Panzershrecks were invented at some point in 1942 (or later). The Germans made these by capturing some bazookas and adding additions on it.
I can imagine being inside a tank that gets hit, but not penatrated, is still horrible, the ringing must be one of the worst sounds you could hear
War Thunder: *drive 5 minutes to get 1 shot
World of Tanks: *N Y O O M*
3:30
"We didn't penetrate there armour" or "that one didn't go through"
Who knew you can make History funny
"We didnt even scratch them"😂
Enemy armor has been destroyed!
@10zone world of tanks?
Sabaton knew
3:28 nice world of tanks callouts lol
This is the best channel ever,when I watch your old videos and then your newer videos,I think it is someone else!
Hell yeah Yarnhub just got the Wargaming sponsor, looking forward to a surge in popularity.
surge in popularity to who?
@@boymahina123 Too much to ask for both?
@@dapperfield595 Yarnhub deserves it, Wargaming _definitely_ does not
@@boymahina123 might create competition for gaijin if wot raises in popularity, a couple decent wt updates wont hurt.
@@dapperfield595 you know that wot is more popular than WT so them gaining more fans won't do anything to war thunder
Yarnhub's animators watched the T-34 movie more than once I suppose xD
5:32
The details are amazing. Your 3D animations get better and better each video.
Also I recognized the “we didn’t penetrate their armor.” And “that you didn’t go through!” I have played world of tanks on and off for almost 5 years.
did Yarnhub just say "stronk". i. think that just made my day. 3:22
Nobody:
Yarnhub: Stronk Armour.
Also. Can we talk about how they BLEW us all away with this? They deserve another week for themselves, maybe another week! These animators are really pushing the envelope!
and then the WoT voicelines afterward
SO STRONK
what do you mean by the weeks?
@Mo Adams WE DIDN’T PENETRATE THEIR ARMOR
@@seedos2930 They had a week off a week before they released this.
Finally , This story will get shown. I am from Lithuania myself and Ive been to the location of the fight. Sadly this story is not taught in our schools. because the Soviets are looked at something "worse then Nazis" , some go as far to say that Lithuania was far better off with the Nazis. Which just disgusts me.
Agree tbh. USSR was not a paradise or anything but damn, you can't compare them with the Nazis.
@@gnas1897 Exactly. There was alot of bad things in the USSR, like you said it was no paradise , but when they compare it to the Nazis , say shit like "But the Molotov ribetrop pact! Thats the Soviets being friendly with nazis! Ooo!" , people dont realise what was behind those pacts.
Maybe the Soviets had Gulags. But most of the people there WERE criminals , ofcourse you had people who were sent there for no reasson...But on the other side you have Nazis who just simply put a entie village into a barn and burn it down.
How they burnt down all of Ukraine when they retreated from Russia? The Holocaust? "Final Solution"? Plan "ost" which pretty much can be summed up to 70% of Russians Lithuanians and others being killed off and the rest turned into slaves. Yeah , the Nazis were a MUCH better pick , surely....They never teach us about anything in school. They just say that both sides were bad. And that they were the same. Thankfully I had a History teacher who wasnt biased and tought us the way it was supposed to. Explained the why's behind countries actions and so on. Much respect to her.
@@AlexOnTheSide183 damn, i totally agree with your points and I'm glad you at least had that teacher
@@AlexOnTheSide183 if I remember correctly, the 4 nationalities to be exterminated the most according to the generalplan "ost" were latgalians (100%), poles (85%), lithuanians (85%) and belarusians (75%).
Ironic how nowadays half of them are tilting towards thinking that "nazis weren't as bad"
Based on current government propaganda Czech Republic was NOT liberated by Red Army, but conquered. IN a few year I am sure that we will be taught that actually it was nice Germans protecting us against Red Army.
Also interesting is that is every year celebration in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia as well as Ukraine of their "Waffen SS". I read that these local Waffen SS were so brutal, that the "normal" SS felt sick watching those. And UE pretends that the celebration of SS does not exist.
Those subtle references on World of tanks is the reason i love this channel.
Animation is getting better and better keep it up bro!
I see the premier time and I realize that I won’t be able to watch this exactly when it starts due to my first class starting at 8. *Sad noises* (Also that thumbnail is one of the best so far in my opinion!!!)
Yarnhub has done 2 of my favorite tank stories: Kolobanov's defence, and The Battle of Raseiniai.
Both are medals in World of Tanks.
What an amazing episode again, it gets better everytime! I love how i remember when yarnhub had just under 4k subs and look where he is now! Well deserved. Greetings from Holland.
Tbh I thought for a moment an Easter egg would be found at 2:20 with the wheel taking away our attention
Thank you, this topic is barely spoken about as a Lithuanian im really thankfull
Yarnhub is amazing, such beautiful animations and particle effects. And the cat at the end
I have no words. The Animations are so good, the music is good, everything fits. It just lets you descend and get a swift impression on what kind of hell it must have been in that tank, but the crew vigorously fought, running and working precise like a clockwork
Wow, you lot went from (still very good) 2D animation to amazing, movie-like 3D animation, insane! And keep it up lads!
4:28
Those germans soldiers at the distance running away from the cannon of 105mm, reminds me to the same animation on tank crew when u destroy a anti tank gun and the crew runs away
To have the enemy bury you with full military honours is a sign of respect they have for you. GG the tank crew
6:23
This part make me laugh
I love how you’ve gone so far that you have collaborated with WoT! Truly congratulations!
Whoever wrote the script youre a legend
While everyone is talking of Yarnhub making subtle references to WoT, nobody seemed to notice they also sneaked in a Girls und Panzer reference.
They did?
Edit: do you mean the white flag?
That reference went undetected, was unexpected, and it's stealth was perfected
Where? timestamp?
@@leonardusrakapradayan2253 yes
a similar thing happend to a KV-2 that also managed to hold back an entire company of panzers, but that tank was “disabled” because the crew ran out of ammo.
Some account says that it was KV-2.
Because in cemetery it written 6 crews. 3 identified and 3 other not.
Watch this video for further data.
It called: Monster of Raseiniai
I love how you guys some of the camera angels from T-34 for some of the shells impacting or being shot. Really nice touch!
Remember how you made a reboot on "When a BF 109 spared a stricken B17?" Yeah, can you do one on "When a shoemaker destroyed a tank ace" please?
i live in Lithuania and i am very happy that yarnhub made a video about it
It was actually a KV2 (edit) it was originally thought it was a KV1 but further research Has proved that it was a KV 2 because as you can see it on the Raseiniai. But as some sources say it was a kv1 and others say it was a KV2 but that is up to you. I honestly would want to see this animation with a KV2 that I think would be a little interesting, but anyways great work Yarnhub and I love your videos
yes it was a kv2
Never have I clicked a notification faster than Yarnhub Premier..
All those close up tank shells and the collision at 5:33 look like T34 references.
Imagine if the Germans didn't cheap out and used pay to win rounds, this story would never had existed.
Its so Awesome to hear a story about a battle that happened in your country from this channel. ❤️ The content
The "we didn't penetrate their armor" and "that one didn't go through" parts got me laughing hard 😁
Imagine if this was a KV-2
Imagine a 152 mm shell hitting a truck
If the KV1’s shell destroyed it, the KV2’s shell would disintegrate it
Thanks for covering this battle, my family is from Lithuania so it's nice to see a refrence of our country. My grandparents where born in 1941 and my grandfather served in The Red Army, they also had a russian soldier living with them. So again thank you.
Awesome vid, love how you tell these amazing stories
Вечная Память и Слава советским танкистам!!!...........
"stronk"
I'll bet that wasn't an accident.
Well done mate, finally a company was smart enough to sponsor you. Maybe with some battleships vids you can have wows support also.
2:02 Nice!
With the Motherland behind them all they had was ONE KV AND A DREAM!
You know,it funnier in my language. In hungarian KV is pronounced KáVé wich is coffee. So "all they had was one coffe and a dream!" :D
@@ezio11ful who says the crew weren’t running off of one coffee all day?
@@mr.h1083 Russian soldiers running on coffe instead of vodka?
Not impossible
Love all the world of tank references in this. It honestly got me laughing
I joined you channel after i liked several of you videos I like you animation and story telling
God damn, that was the smoothest ad/sponsor plug I have ever seen!
6:08 that aim lmao
"A white flag to unfurled on its open hatch..."
Was that a Girls und Panzer reference?
I swear every episode's graphics is like 10x better then the last one's
many people argue but we dont know what it is
why was it a kv1: it had a quick reloading gun, smaller turret as the commander has seen but he might be wrong cause it was kinda far away.
why was it a kv2: it had a crew of 6, its splash had two pz3/pz35t at once ( from what i have heard and i have no proof ).
I see the thumbnails had evolved too
This thumbnail sure is interesting
I have gotten that medal. But not in world of tanks. I got it in world of tanks blitz, oddly enough with a KV-1 and with that one one has to destroy 7 enemies in one battle. Which is basically the whole team. Yeah that wasn't a fun 7v1 but I'm still proud of it.
Greetings from Lithuania. Thanks for making this video! It's amazing.
Lol the reseiniai medal as the thumbnail