Imagine being a Khorne berserker, living hundreds of years, slaying thousands of guardsmen and maybe even one or two loyalist space marines and a 15 year old wearing a gas mask puts himself on your chain sword and suicide bombs you.

My favorite line in this is “There’s a thunder in the east, it’s an attack of the deceased.”

The reason Kriegers are so effective in war is that they’ve already accepted the fact they’re dead, and knowing either you’re already dead or will be soon means there’s no reason to be afraid, you’re just embracing the inevitable, and it might as well be now instead of later.

The moral of the story is that if you fight every day like it’s your last day, you’ll never have a reason to be scared again. I hope this helps someone out there.

That one Kriegsman at the end definitely didn't "lose" his rifle on purpose so he could shovel some heretic in the face.

I love how when the Imperium found and began recruiting the Krieg, they asked for a regiment and the governor of Krieg was like "Here's 20, go nuts".

The trooper with the stick grenade went out like a boss.

2:34

Just remember everyone. It was a Guardsman who gave his life to save the Emperor from Horus.

Imperial citizen: Is 4 a lot?
Krieg soldier: Depends on context. Heretics yes. Suicidal charges, no.

2:10 gotta love how the Kriegsmen are in front of the Astartes like they’re escorting him

Normal Guardsmen: "Let the Astartes take point and protect us!"
Death Korps: "Don't worry, my lord, we will protect you. Stay in the back."

People say the Death Korps know no fear, they are wrong. The Death Korps do know fear though for only one thing, they fear that the Emperor will not forgive them. How could whatever monsters lurk within the Warp be more terrifying than that.

HMG: Why do I hear boss music?
Rotary cannons: Why do I hear a ammo shortage?
A-10: How are they not dead?
Bomber: How did you survive a F*** 10000 Lb bomb and still run
Kriegs: You fools, I wanted to die anyways

Guardsmen: "Charge into them? Are you mad, hundreds will die."
Korpsman: Fixes bayonet "Thousands."

i imagine when that space marine saw that explosion from a krieg grenade he simply smiled and thought "a death deserving of a heretic and a death worthy of guardsmen"

The one faction of guards men that are loyal and crazy enough to rush a chaos marine head on with melee and bayonets affixed AND WIN

The death corps are one of the worst imperial armies you could have to face as an enemy. They have a fanaticism that rivals even space marines.  And a fearlessness that rivals the marines as well.

Soldier: "Are you guys mad? That's suicide!"
Kriegsmen: "Yes, we know"
Soldier: "Thousands if not hundreds of thousands will die!"
Kriegsmen: visibly excited "YES, WE KNOW!"
Soldiers: "You guys are insane"
Kriegsmen: maniatical laughter "YES, WE KNOW!"

You never know you need it, until you see it.
Too bad that GW dosen't give them enough screen shovel time.

Other Commissar: "Forward, you cowards!"

Krieg's Commissar: "Slow down, you bastards!"

Girls: "Why do men live less?"
Whistle
Men: "CHARGEEEEEE!"

For those who want a summary of how brutal, fatalistic and grim the Death Korps are:

They're the only recorded Guard regiment to have bullied and even executed a Commissar for cowardice.