Channel: Sabaton History

Category: Education

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Description: In the night of 17 May 1940, confusing reports were reaching French High Command. They spoke of what was thought impossible: The German Army had broken through the Maginot Line in the north. Scattered and panicked soldiers spoke of a "Division Fantôme" - a Ghost Division! It was Generalmajor Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division that was wreaking havoc in the French rear. In an unauthorized push, Rommel had seized the opportunity to rush the French fortress garrisons by a surprise armor attack straight from the move. Now in open space and with the night sky illuminated by burning French tanks and trucks, it was crucial for the Ghost Division to exploit its tactical victory. Alone and cut off like an island in a sea of enemies, this was easier said than done. Support Sabaton History on Patreon: patreon.com/sabatonhistory Listen to "Ghost Division" on the album The Art of War: music.sabaton.net/TheArtOfWar Watch the Official Lyric Video of "Ghost Division" here: youtube.com/watch?v=9FkYxnm70vg Watch more videos on the Sabaton YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Sabaton?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to Sabaton on Spotify: smarturl.it/SabatonSpotify Official Sabaton Merchandise Shop: bit.ly/SabatonOfficialShop Check out Indy Neidells channels: World War Two: youtube.com/c/worldwartwo?sub_confirmation=1 TimeGhost History: youtube.com/c/timeghost?sub_confirmation=1 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: Joram Appel Community Manager: Maria Kyhle Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Broden, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Edited by: Iryna Dulka Sound Editing by: Marek Kaminski Maps by: Eastory - youtube.com/c/eastory Eastory YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCElybFZ60Hk1NSjgCf7I2sg?sub_confirmation=1 Archive by: Reuters/Screenocean screenocean.com Music by Sabaton. Colorizations: - Dememorabilia - instagram.com/dememorabilia Sources: - Bundesarchiv, CC-BY-SA 3.0: Bild 146-1977-018-13A/Otto, Bild 101I-124-0219-20/Hinz, Bild 146-1972-045-02 - Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe - chieftanruncrush from Freesound.org - Food vector created by freepik - freepik.com An OnLion Entertainment GmbH and Raging Beaver Publishing AB co-Production. © Raging Beaver Publishing AB, 2019 - all rights reserved.