A man with a thirst for war, Adrian Carton De Wiart was of Belgian heritage but fought for the British Empire during WWI. Despite being injured multiple times throughout his experiences of war, he survived and became known as the ‘man who could not be killed’. Find out more about Adrian Carton De Wiart 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/sir-adrian-carton-de-wiart-dies/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UKposts ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop

I'm Milana and I played the nurse! Thanks Sabaton for having me, it was great and fun to shoot this video! 🙌

"He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war." 😆

"He was sent to the same military hospital so frequently nurses already had his personel pyjamas ready for him". This guy had balls made of titan.

Lots of soldiers unfortunately suffer from PTSD after they witnessed war. War however suffered from PTSD after witnessing Adrian Carton de Wiart.

Warning: Listening to this song may cause feelings of invulnerability and a desire to charge enemy lines. You are not invincible. Do not charge enemy lines.

"He truly was the unkillable soldier. We know; we tried." -Sabaton.

Once Carton de Wiart evaded capture for eight days disguised as an Italian peasant (he was in northern Italy, could not speak Italian, and was 62 years old, with an eye patch, one empty sleeve and multiple injuries and scars). HOLY CRAP! This guy played the whole game, did all the side quests and somehow still managed to find the time to troll the NPCs

"Having previously lost an eye and a hand in battle, Carton de Wiart, as commanding officer, was seen by his men *pulling the pins of grenades out with his teeth and hurling them with his one good arm* during the Battle of the Somme, winning the Victoria Cross." JESUS CHRIST this is the most badass thing ive ever read.

“People imagine the loss of a hand to be far more serious than the loss of an eye, but having tried both I can say sincerely that it is not my experience.” ― Adrian Carton de Wiart

1:51 Hannes is so powerful that he don't even need to pull the trigger, he simply just commands the rifle to shoot

Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart is like the protagonist in 2 different game installments called "World War 1" and "World War 2". Its pretty impressive how he survived in both games.

I love how fun Sabaton is, these guys love having a good time you can tell! Having their friend Indy go from co-hosting their Sabaton history episodes to acting the role of the man they're singing about! Excellent form Sabaton! One of the oh so many reasons we love you!

Joakim, Par, Chris, Tommy, and Hannes are the unkillable soldiers of heavy metal. You guys rock.

Adrian Carton de Wiart, a man who was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them and still lived to be 83. Yeah, Unkillable soldier seems an accurate title.

I read his autobiography, and wow did he downplay his impact so much. Such a humble soldier to the end *salute*

Nobody wrote it before so ill be the guy to write it: The fact that you somehow convinced indy neidell to get brutalized by your entire band for the sake of making a light hearted video about a very very legendary soldier shows that you guys have grown to gether so much closer then just people who happen to work together, and somehow makes me happy. Indy also is a great figure for videos. He fits. I hope this is the compliment i think it is.

Did anyone realize soldier of heaven is still in the top 20 music? At least in finland it is at spot 15 today. No womder everybody says it is a masterpiece as always! Thanks for the music sabaton. The worst day in history will be the day you dont do music anymore. Hopefully that day doesnt come!!!!!!!!

This Mad Pirate lost an eye, got shot in nearly every organ he had, tore off he's own fingers before they sawed off he's arm because it was so bad and still lived to be 83 years old! To say he was Mad would be an understatement and even Death didn't want to mess with him till he passed on he's way! Great Respect for Sir Adrain Carton De Wiart!

Death did not come to me as the reaper. He did not come to me as a general or a soldier. He didn't even come as a man at all. No. Death came to me in the form a young pretty lady, dressed all in white. Her long hair black as the night. Her eyes the color of the morning sun. But I do not remember much more to be honest. I remember her beauty. And her smile. That smile that warmed my heart everytime. And everytime she said: "Not yet, Adrian." That is all Death ever said to me. "Not yet." And she said it with a love that broke my heart open and filled me with joy. In the midst of all these barrages, blood and corpses. She gave me the love that took everything away. "Not yet, Adrian". I remember it. Everytime, I met her. She gave me that love. "Not yet."

I was telling the story of this man to my dad. I described all the injuries he survived. And my dad said: "What the...! Not even the devil wanted him!" 😂😂😂

"On the edge of madness" seems like a very appropriate line indeed. It's ridiculous how much this guy survived, and combined with his attitude the music reflects that quite well.

Man survived all his injuries, 2 plane crashes, and a POW camp then wrote “Frankly, I had enjoyed the war” and he died in his sleep at 83 what a legend

The thing I love most about this video is the foreshadowing at the begining with the red cross recruitment posters and ambulances. The song is a tribute to Sir Adrian de Wiart, but the video is almost a tribute to the nurses and doctors on the front lines.

1:46 this scene gives me goosebumps every single time when i watch it..truly courageous man!

“We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose."- Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart

This one was a bit more comical than other Sabaton songs. But you know what? Adrian was so comically badass, that it actually fits. Great job you guys. You never fail to honor history with your songs.

I love the mythical idea that the people who shot him went and hunted him down like a gang and tried to shoot him down, and he STILL lived

I love how much Indy is enjoying his role. He's so entertaining that I can't watch the music video without laughing and I still see it when I'm listening to the album in the car. One of my favorite things about this song is how the pre-chorus reverses itself lyrically. It's small but I've never heard anything like it before. Edit: And as a Lovecraft fan, I would say the edge of madness is exactly where this man lived. The real life Leroy Jenkins.

War breaks some men, some men break war. Sir Adrian is a prime example of why aliens won't invade. As a Brit - previously unaware of this man - massssssive thanks to Sabaton for this. 10/10 Would salute to the end.

the unkillable soldier to his allies: the bravest man ever the unkillable soldier to the enemies: the biggest distraction ever

3:32 had me laughing lmao, he's like, "bro, wtf is he doing???"

This man is the personification of the phrase "That all you got?"

Props to sabaton for travelling back in time to try to kill this man in order to create the legend that they would sing today. But most importantly, props to the medical officer who heals just by touching with her hands.

Also, it occurs to me that I saw a fascinating fan theory about the MV; as it notes, Carton de Wiart was of both Belgian and Irish descent- so some people came up with the idea that the nurse that we see throughout the video is "The Mórrígan", the Celtic Goddess of War and Fate, come to claim Adrian as her personal champion, and that each time he was felled, she comes and revives him, to fight on for her glory.

0% nudity 0% swears 30% blood 70% powerful music and epic history

I dont know why this song hits me in the face everytime. this song always makes me cry, not in sadness but something completely different i have no answer for. All's fine until "Born a soldier, enjoyed the war" WtF why am i crying over something like this and moving moments in movies or videos leave me completely cold?!

Whether it was "Christmas Truce", "Soldier of Heaven" or now The Unkillable Soldier, these songs all scream to be put on repeat, a testament to how good Sabaton are. Absolutely amazing!! \m/

This guy was the real life equivalent of the "Tis but a scratch" and "I didn't hear no bell" memes and I freaking love it.

-Born with massive balls of steels -Get shot in the eye -Get shot more and lose a hand -Survive 2 plane crashes -Survive a POW Camp -Write "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war" -Walks all of it off -Died in his sleep at 83 this guy is unreal

No matter how many times I watch/hear this, it cracks me up to see Sabaton crew filling Indy with lead while filming and they’re like, “This is for thinking you knew history better than us!!!” 🤣

This man is the definition of "simply build different"

The best metal band in history. 200 years later people will write songs about Sabaton

Just started reading “Happy Odyssey”, Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart’s memoir. REALLY enjoying it so far. This song is AMAZING!!! Edit: finished “Happy Odyssey”, it was GREAT!!!

It does not matter what ethnicity or nationality you are…so long as there’s a Sabaton song to unify us through music and stories. Thanks for a another great vid.

''He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them.'' Well that's a hell of a way to fight in the war.

This guys life story reads like a fairy tale! I love how Sabaton always introduces me to these people and stories; here are some tid-bits from his life: "In 1908 he married Countess Friederike Maria Karoline Henriette Rosa Sabina Franziska Fugger von Babenhausen (1887 Klagenfurt - 1949 Vienna), eldest daughter of Karl, 5th Fürst (Prince) von Fugger-Babenhausen and Princess Eleonora zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein und Jagstberg of Klagenfurt, Austria. " AND "While out on his observation train, he was attacked by a group of Red cavalry, and fought them off with his revolver from the footplate of his train, at one point falling on the track and re-boarding quickly." AND "He met Mao Zedong at dinner and had a memorable exchange with him, interrupting his propaganda speech to criticise him for holding back from fighting the Japanese for domestic political reasons. Mao was briefly stunned, and then laughed"

I like to imagine that the afterlife is like the movie Coco, and Sabaton is giving all this warriors a new audience to be remembered by.

The history of this hero was unknown to me before, thanks to Sabaton, thanks to you I learned for myself the name and history of this unique person! He was a real soldier and deserves eternal memory and glory!

Besides the pumping and galopping song, I also really digged the gleefully tragicomical approach you had for the music video, including all the goofs you put in there, starting from Indy's Charlot-like walk at the beginning, to his period inaccurate Tommy gun, to the modern era nurse, to the pump-shotgun reloading sound effect when he cocks the hammer of the revolver. It's all so over the top that perfectly fits with the character. :D

Dude is the real life equivalent of an FPS protagonist. No matter how much damage the dude takes, he just comes back for more and dishes out even more damage towards his foes. Major respect to Adrian Carton de Wiart from the Philippines.

I have watched and listened to this song over 30 times and I still get goosebumps from the video and song. Still can't believe he survived all these events and wanted to keep fighting and not leave the war.

mans the embodiment of that one player that carries the entire team and doesnt complain, what a walking W

"Frankly I Enjoyed the Song" - Adrian Carton de Wiart as he contemplated what Sabaton would sing about him

This man literally had everything going against him but he loved every second of it and came back for more. He would have lived a great live and easy without joining and leaving for war but he chose to and challenged war itself. A literal legend. God, this album is already a blast and all the songs left look so promising too. I literally can't wait.

I just realized that at 1:24, Indy Neidell as Adrian Carton de Wart is holding a Thompson submachine gun which wasn't introduced until after the end of world war 1.

I just imagine a new person yelling I got him! Only to be told oh no he’ll be back next week at the most

Astounding that even all the events portrayed in this song are only the tip of the iceberg of what this guy survived.

Damm, that nurse is very good doing her job!

for an avarege soldier it would have been hell to survive all of that, but THAT GUY THAT ONE GUY TOOK IT ALL, and said this about his first experience of war "frankly, i enjoyed the war", like dude this guy is like that green guy from vietnam but more hardcore

This man had so much steel in his balls that Sabaton time travelled back to harvest it for their songs… And he still fought on.

Indy basically being the final boss accompanied by his boss music is something I never expected. But I am HERE FOR IT. You absolute, fucking ICON.

I'm really happy to see how much fun Indy Neidell and the Sabatons had during the filming of this. It just makes watching it even more fun! Here's hoping to see more of the guys together in the next music videos.

Sabaton, if ever any REAL Men need an inspirational/motivational music video, THIS IS IT! Every time I listen to this, I feel UPLIFTED, MOTIVATED to GO BEYOND what I normally can do! So, with that in mind, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this WONDERFUL SONG! ROCK ON FOREVER! SABATON FOREVER!

3:56 ... "an Immortal soldier finds his home" then the light, She like an angel, it brought me to tears. Very good Sabaton. What an amazing song🤘

New name for this. Sabaton Tries to Brutally Murder Indy: The Musical.

I highly recommend his biography "My Odyssey" in which he gave his biography and his thoughts, whether purely military or plitical. Throughout his service he was shot in the ankles, face, head, thigh, hip, abdomen and crotch. He lost an ear, an eye and his left hand, had his fingers bitten off when a doctor refused to amputate them, survived two plane crashes and escaped through an underground tunnel in a POW camp. He was friends with Józef Piłsudski, Winston Churchill and Chiang Kaj-Shek. He took part in the Second Boer War, the Great War, the Polish-Bolshevik War, the Polish-Ukrainian War, the Polish-Lithuanian War and the Second World War.

this just proves that sabaton really are just timeless, immortal beings that have arrived to our times to teach us history this time round through music.

I just only got into Sabaton a year ago. I heard this song the day after burying my younger brother. He was a veteran and we would talk about this legendary beast all the time. So this song that i listen to everyday brings me so much and will to keep going forward and say "that all you got?"

So Indy gets himself killed over and over so he can spend time with the nurse?

I love how Sabaton more or less said to Indy "We're really happy and grateful for all the work you've done for our history Channel. So we're gonna reward you by kicking the shit out of you in our next music video"

Never knew that German soldiers had luscious hair.

WHAT A BLAST! Wonderful clean and straight sound, amzing visuals and, as usual, a great story!

I can only imagine how happy Indy must be being able to play out roles like these for your music videos. Epic piece, both visually and of course musically!

Have fun with the premiere!

2:18 to 2:55 is filled with "ho ho ho ho" I therefore will consider this a christmas song and blast it to the rest of the neighborhood for the entirety of December

From the very opening chorus to all the way through this song only one word comes to mind... 'CHAAAARRRGGGEEE!!!!"✊

INDY!!! So glad to see the madman himself in another music video, and the STAR again, to boot! Awesome video, awesome song. Can’t wait for the Sabaton History episode on this one (Indy better be in costume or I’ll be so sad :/). Super excited for the rest of the album!

We need a song for RMS Olympic, she deserves to be remembered for her service as one of Britain’s longest-serving ocean liners. A career of 27 years. 1.8 million miles sailed. 430,000 passengers hosted. 257 transatlantic round trips (New York - Southampton) Both sisters lost before 1920 (Titanic 1912, Britannic 1916) Rammed and sank U-103 (1918) Rescued crewmen from the sinking battlecruiser ‘Audacious’ (1914) Ran 201,000 troops between Halifax, New York, Gallipoli, and the Western Front. (1914-1918) as Hired Military Transport 2810 Nickname get! “Old Reliable” Medal get! “Gold Medal of Honor” (1915) Scrapped in 1935-1937, gave work to thousands of unemployed men in Jarrow and Inverkeithing during the Great Depression. Rest In Peace, Olympic. Unbreakable, Unsinkable, Reliable until the last. October 20, 1910 - September 19, 1937

3:42 when you find the camper🤣🤣🤣

This song isn't just cool because of the war but inspirational for all challenges and obstacles in life. Never be broken, come back for more!

3:40 "I'm Indy Neidell and today I'm being executed by Sabaton after asking Joakim to play Swedish Pagans for me"

This dude is the epitome of that meme, "I didn't hear no bell!" Mad props to this guy, can't wait to hear a song about Mad Jack Churchill too!

His Polish adventures: "...There he met Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the pianist and premier, Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the Chief of State and military commander, and General Maxime Weygand, head of the French military mission in mid-1920. " (Weygand, by the way, would end up one of the people imprisoned in the equally legendary Itter Castle) "...One of his tasks soon after his arrival was to attempt to make peace between the Poles and the Ukrainian nationalists under Simon Petlyura. The Ukrainians were besieging the city of Lwów (Lvov; Lemberg). The discussions were unsuccessful. " " During this time he had significant interaction with the nuntius (dean of the Vatican diplomatic corps) Cardinal Achille Ratti, later Pius XI, who wanted Carton de Wiart's advice as to whether to evacuate the diplomatic corps from Warsaw. " So this man was literally an advisor to a future pope as well " At one time during his Warsaw stay he was a second in a duel between Polish members of the Mysliwski Club, the other second being Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, later commander-in-chief of Finnish armies in World War II and President of Finland. " " After an aircraft crash occasioning a brief period in Lithuanian captivity, " " His last Polish aide de camp was Prince Karol Mikołaj Radziwiłł, member of the Radziwiłł family who inherited a large 500,000-acre (200,000 ha) estate in eastern Poland when the communists killed his uncle. They became friends and Carton de Wiart was given the use of a large estate called Prostyń, in the Pripet Marshes, a wetland area larger than Ireland and surrounded by water and forests. In this location Carton de Wiart spent the rest of the interwar years. In his memoirs he said "In my fifteen years in the marshes I did not waste one day without hunting". " " After 15 years, Carton de Wiart's peaceful Polish life was interrupted by the looming war, when he was recalled in July 1939 and appointed to his old job, as head of the British Military Mission to Poland. Poland was attacked by Nazi Germany on 1 September and on 17 September the Soviets allied with Germany attacked Poland from the east. Soon Soviet forces overran Prostyń and Carton de Wiart lost all his guns, fishing rods, clothing, and furniture. They were packed up by the Soviets and stored in the Minsk Museum, but destroyed by the Germans in later fighting. He never saw the area again, but as he said "they did not manage to take my memories". " Later into the September Campaign: " As Polish resistance weakened, Carton de Wiart evacuated his mission from Warsaw along with the Polish government. Together with the Polish commander Rydz-Śmigły, Carton de Wiart made his way with the rest of the British Mission to the Romanian border with both the Germans and the Soviets in pursuit. His car convoy was attacked by the Luftwaffe on the road, and the wife of one of his aides was killed. He was in danger of arrest in Romania and got out by aircraft on 21 September with a false passport, just in time as the pro-Allied Romanian prime minister, Armand Calinescu, was assassinated that day. "

Is no one going to mention how badass that shoulder reload looked? Just me, ok. That shoulder reload looked badass.

Adrian: Let's go to war! *Gets shot in eye* Adrian: I didn't need that eye to keep kicking your ass! *Gets blown up* Adrian: It's only a flesh wound! *Gets shot multiple times* Adrian: Rumors of my death have greatly been exaggerated! *Gets shot a couple more times* Adrian: Frankly, I enjoyed the war!

I just love the bromance between Sabaton and Indy and that he takes part in their music videos. Skål to you Indy!

"Personally I have enjoyed the war" this person was probably a god disguised as a human.

Oh my god, I just noticed that the banners at 0:57 are the Time Ghost ones of Sparty, what genius 🤣

sir adrian carton de wiart is probably the epitome of why i love the genre of 'humans are space orcs' and r/hfy i LOVE the idea of humans being the ONE species in the universe that is just so durable and just so fucking BONKERS we leave other races wondering just how in the fuck we survived to get to where we did. like...this dude would leave alien historians scratching their goddamn heads as to how he ended up the way they did before they just...metaphorically flip the table in frustration and conclude that our entire species is just insane XD

Dude, all the stories they tell in their songs are incredible, added to the music they make, unforgettable songs! Really, Sabaton is the best metal band.

"I've got one hitpoint left, I'm good."-Adrian Carton De Wiart

"i swear i killed that bastard 11 times.this man is something else" -some enemy

Out of all his injuries, I think him getting shot in the back of the head with a sniper round and still fighting is his most ridiculous act. Not saying it didn't happen, but jesus, what does it take to put this man down?

"En la guerra, la persona a la que debes temes es aquella que no tiene nada que perder" ("In war, the person you should fear is the one who has nothing to lose")

Me, playing ArmA as a recon squad commander:All right, there too much of them. All hit the dirt, maybe they won't spot us. My teammate: 2:15

I don’t know why the visual of Sabaton standing in a circle just mag dumping Adrian is so funny to me. “Let’s make SURE he doesn’t come back this time.” Must’ve been a lot of fun to film

A man who could really survive the service in the imperial guard from Warhammer. Fear of all commissars, unshootable guardsman!

From the Wikipedia article about Adrian Carton de Wiart: He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."

Using a Thomson submachine gun in ww1? He was truely ahead of his time.