When Germans, Americans and French fought on the same side
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- Castle Itter in Austria was the setting of one of the strangest battles of WW2, where an unlikely group fought together to stop the SS from terminating French VIP's. Please SUBSCRIBE to our channel and support us:
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The book, “The Last Battle” by Stephen Harding accurately lays out the details of this incredible battle where The Americans, The French, The Wehrmacht and an SS Officer fought together to defend the lives of French VIPs. Any errors or omissions in the story are entirely our own.
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SS soldiers: *start throwing grenades*
Tennis player: Now this is where the fun begins
ruined the 69 like :)
lmao
@@ech7922 yes
Lol
Serious question: would the grenade bounce off or would the impact of the racket be enough to detonate it
US Commander: "go and hide while we protect you"
Former French Prime Minister: " *NON* "
NOOOOON
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
Then gun starts waving wildly as he shoots it
@@saxreaper his using aimbot
The shocking fact that, the SS officer Kurt Schrader survived the war and lived untill 2016 in Germany, and passed away in the age of 105.
That comment made my eyes keep expanding.
OOF
What BS you wrote. What a great video but you and the others here shit on the that man who was part of the troops. Further more you know nothing about SS and Waffen-SS and even about germans and the genocide done by allies after war. You can look it up at William Toel. Go and research better.
В Росий тоже офицеры НКВД умирали стариками.НКВД обучало Гестапо и другие специальные организаций .
@@user-gx4gb8ic4bо, хрюкалка повизгивает
I love how you took it into detail that the VIPs weren’t trained with weapons and recoil so they just flail their arms when they shoot.
Typical politicians haha. Men come to save them when nobody original was then they complain about it and then try and fight when they have no idea how to lol. I'd just be like "if you die or get hit it's your own fucking fault"
@@ryanwood6754 The animation is probably false, since most of them are WW1 veteran.
@@tugpetit2204 Well they weren't listening to the orders to stay in cover, so I'd hazard a guess that they weren't on the front.
@@ryanwood6754 They were all WW1 vets, they knew how to handle weapons.
@@zippymufo9765 Bolt-Actions most likely, not an M3/M3A1 or anything, since SMGs were too late in WW1
Everybody laughs at the tennis racket guy, until he starts serving grenades.
and serves a rocket
Imagine if he actually reversed a grenade using his tennis racket like the pro tennis player that he is
Lol we made similar comments.
Now watch this drive
@@dd-579fletcherwillyd.9 it wouldn’t be hard to do it tbh us Irish used hurleys to wack grenades back at British soldiers in the war of independence 😂
"Josef Gangl and his men has been autobalanced to the Allied Team"
*proceeds to kill old team and then gets killed*
*you are now defending!*
"Hitler has been removed from the game. (disconnected by user)"
And some SS guy who passed by
"The germans were waving a white flag" plotwist : they are french
American and German troops, some SS soldier guy, and French politicians all coming together to fight off what was left of Hitler’s army in a castle. Absolutely badass. Seriously this story always just blows my mind every time I hear it.
СС части штурмовавшие замок были подразделением панцергренадерской дивизии СС Гетц фон Берлихинген. Да той самой которая воевала с Американцами с самого начала с Нормандии, американцы их прозвали дивизия Железный кулак 👊 потому что их не удавалось полностью разбить солдаты этой части были в основном из заграничных немцев и особо дерзко и стоически сражались чем другие части нацистов, ведь по сути это были солдаты без родины, их родиной был только нацистский режим, кто то из них был из югославии румынии из обратных переселенцев из сша из эльзаца ну так если по имени дивизии подумать то барон фон Берлихинген возглавлял разбойничьи отряды и управлял крестьянской войной и имел наглость выступить против самого европейского императора кайзера священной римской империи. Это качество солдат дивизии признал однажды даже Паттон. Практически уничтоженные многочисленной богатой американской армией они солдаты дивизии остатки уходили и снова собирались чтобы дать бой в отличие от потрепанных от многолетней аойны солдат вермахта мечтавших вдруг как то увидеть мельком свою семью и солдат 12й дивизии отмороженных юнцов они были довольно стойкой частью врага. Чтобы история была полной почитай
It's weird thinking that these elderly Frenchmen might have been WWI veterans, fighting in the same conditions and thinking "Now this is the battle I'm used to when I was younger" since there were a lot of forts in WWI. Heck, some of them might've even been from Verdun, fighting in fortresses like Vaux or Douaumont.
P.S: I wonder how the ghost of the lord who made this castle would've felt, when the walls managed to withstand modern weaponry.
I could imagine the ghost being like, “HOLY SHIT, NO DONT SHOOT THAT, IT SURVIVED?!?”
@Firedogman22 "ah my castle what a lovely building love being here in the WHAT WAS THAT NOISE
WHY IS THERE BOOM NOISE, oh its fine... ha! Medieval engineering at her finest!
How about not ol chap
Many of them fought during WWI, indeed. Even though several were generals and not actually on the frontlines, others were soldiers and officers in the trenches, especially this legendary tennis player taking a piss in front of the SS- Soldiers, who was rewarded during WWI with the highest ranking military medal : the Croix de Guerre.
Reynaud was too old already in WW1. But, back then military service lasted up to two years and was mandatory for every male citizen. So...
"Avengers endgames is the most ambitious crossover event in history"
Germans, Americans and French: Hold my castle...
i hear about soviet and germasn sit in one tank, fighting for soviets.
@@trololoev Where can i find that story
@@strangelove2606 i try to find, i hear it long time ago.
while i search, look at story of Sommer Andrei Iosifovich, tank general. This is german, who become Hero of Soviet Union.
@@trololoev Ok thank you
@@strangelove2606
find that story:
Memories of Walter Unrain tank driver, a private of the 14th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht( 14. Panzer-Division), which was part of the 6th Army and was destroyed with it in the Stalingrad cauldron.
“And took up arms to form part of the defense force”
*Menacingly holds tennis racket*
*Notices a Cat wearing a helmet in the background*
@David McConville I think it would be a bad idea to swat a potato masher my friend. If my memory serves me right, they explode on contact.
Terrifying
*Tennis Racket*
DAMAGE - Extreme
RECOIL - Minor
SPEED - Fast
WEIGHT - Light
PRACTICALITY - Desperate Situations
@@snowflake2974
It needs to be ascertained, but the grenades exploding on impact were the egg-shaped ones. Model 1939, if memory serves right.
The "potato mashers", of all models, were all time-fused, with said fuse being settable (most mikely in factory) between 3 and 7 seconds.
“A Frenchman is never late nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he is needed”
The French have always ben there when they needed America the the most. G.S. Patton
@@tulsaviolet remember when you begged on your knees for the French to come and fight in Irak and they still said no ?
@@meretrixmusic Freedom fries remember
5:09 recoil in any other fps game
5:11 pubg and tarkov
Shooting from Beryl M762 be like:
the man that publicly took a piss in front of 2 ss soldiers with an MG42...
You're a legendary man.
Sounds like something I'd do.
"Well... what's the worst that could happen at this point..."
imagine he took a shit infront of them too
I mean, if I was one of the soldiers, I would not want to interrupt him mid-stream.
@@M4sterGaster My god that will be so funny
Josef Gangl: "I never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an American."
Jack Lee: "What about side by side with a friend?"
Josef Gangl: "Aye. I could do that."
Oof I didn’t realize this comment existed...
Hahaha
Did they actually say that? Wholesome
@@theminuskai7453 They most likely didn't. I was making a reference to Lord of the Rings.
*"Ja, Ich could do zat."
This HAS to become a movie! It'd be interesting to see all sides, French VIPs, Gangl and his men, Jack Lee and his mens' lives/events/hardships all before they cross paths for the Battle of Itter.
Jean Borotra wasn't just any tennis player but one of the biggest legends of the pre-open era. Fitting to this story, he was known as one of the Four Musketeers (others being the Crocodile Lacoste, Cochet and Brugnon), a star of the iconic French national team after which the French Open trophy is named.
"....And it's American troops and the German Army joining together at last..."
"And it's the end of the line of the final journey
,Enemies leaving the past"
5th of May, V Day is around the corner
1945, the Fuhrers reign is at its end
The last Battle
@@panzerwafflez7228 As all things, everything shall end.
One last fights it’s the death throes of the third reich
Im sorry but the french VIPs firing aimlessly is the funniest moment
They were trying their best, bless their trigger-happy hearts
They should just stick to cooking pastries
At least they didn't retreat
5:11 rip french arm
Xd
Thats bloody awesome. Love that the french VIP randomly uses Narsil the blade of Aragorn.
Of all the stories coming out of WWII, this is the one that needs to be a movie.
6:46 a random German soldier dancing on the background as the Sherman came rolling in LOL
Maybe he try to taunt the waffen SS because the Sherman has come
What is this attempt on my life
Yep XD
wtf bro hahahaha
Gotta love YarnHub for those little details. 🤣
Tennis Player: Hi there, I'm just an Austrian citizen picking up berries in the middle of the forest where there are gunshots firing around me. I'm definitely not escaping to get reinforcements to help the Americans. Okay bye!
The 2 Waffen SS soldiers: Well, that was weird.
And I did not just come from the same deraton from the castle totally not ok see yea now where are there more American soldiers at germans understandable have a great day
Also the 2 ss soldiers: Hans are we the baddies
Wait!
I saw some pristine mushrooms just south of here. Take care now.
These are not the droids you are looking for.
2 Waffen Soldiers: Understandable have a great day✌️
Rest In Peace Josef Gangl, you will be remembered as a hero.
2:30 "go hide with the women and children where it is safe"
French Chads: no. Give me a gun.
No
The chad borotra literally peed infront of 2 ss, what a legend
He peed to assert domination
So unciviliced
This is the way.
ye what a legend
General kenobi
"Hans, doesnt that peasent look like ze french prisoner in the castle?"
"Nein, what are talking about fritz?"
Wearing Austrian hat cannot be french
@@loganmoore6340 being Austrian, cannot be french vip
Plot twist: all Austrians are secretly French VIPs
Where did you know Fritz?
Hans that peasent its the french prisoner
Honestly still such an amazing story. And the animating does add to the story quite a bit. Fascinating history, Cheers, Thanks, Merci, Danke and farewell, Sir!.
Castle maps are my absolute favourite in WW2 multiplayer games. In Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, there were many community-made castles.
I find it so bitter sweet that Gangl is the only one on the defender's side who died. Protected everyone until the end. Rest well, brother. o7
#noonecares
@@silence-humility-calmness dude that’s messed up
yeah, screw you critical thinking kid
@@silence-humility-calmness #icarelolwhydidihavetousehashtagswhatamidoingwithmylife
@@silence-humility-calmness what is wrong with you?
Hearing Germans, Americans and French fighting as one is enough to give me PTSD from War Thunder ARB
When a nation is put on both teams
"Hans 2 I will now kill you with my jagdpanzer "
"Hans 1 you fool! I have a Tiger I!!"
Don’t worry I’ll call George Patton he slapped the PTSD out of his soilders he’ll slap it out of you
I would have been disappointed if I didn't see a mention of war thunder down here
@@squattingcolin9200
Heinrich:"Move over you filthy peasants, before I moe you down with my Ostwind"
German troops: “Damn bro thats was sick!”
American troops: “Lmao yeah...”
American troops: **sends friend request**
German Troops: **accepts**
I had heard about this story before seeing it animated and told like this makes me want a movie about it so bad! What an awesome story and great video to go with it!
6:46 SS in the backround is having a good time
I thought I was the only one that seen that! Hahaha I had to do a double take
Dancing like the barman in Never Gonna Give You Up
I like it
XD XD that backflip tho
I caught that out of the corner of my eye and thought I was crazy, replayed the segment and realized it was this SS soldiers who invented break dancing
@@XD-cs3hs we just got Rick rolled
Title : When Germans, Americans and French fought on the same side
ME : Wait... did you mean Warthunder?
I have never seen americans and germans being allies in wt (im still in post war tanks)
@@rali7583 It's very common now
@@cardiv5zuikaku944 Only in Arcade if your actually good you play Realistic or simulations where that dosent happen
@@darthkillerhog Still common in Realistic now
More like WoTB matchmaking
I've heard of this incident vaguely but nice to see the details of the event.
What an alliance. RIP Major Gangl.
Also, love your videos, Yarnhub.
This is like the most hollywood story I ever heard. Got the fools gold vibe, definitely worth a movie
We would go and see it.
SS: I fear no man
guy with tennis racket *exists*
SS: but that thing... It scares me
*I WILL THROW THESE BULLETS BACK AT THEM AND YOU CANNOT STOP ME*
😈😈🏸🏸🏸🏸
@@notalemon2899 hes too powerful!!! He has to be stay alive and protek!
"CAN'T HIT WHAT AIN'T THERE!"
Everyone:fights seriously
French VIP:Having seizure problems
They using aimbot
Yeah LOL!
@@kimmysalvadore3412 lol
kick vip for hacks?
f1 f2
yes no
@@joemama-zz6wd F2
The book is an awesome read doing great justice to an incredible story. BTW, the prisoners were quite a collection. One of whom was Charles DeGaulle's sister.
I think I remember watching another video this years ago and I vaguely remember that the whole American, French and German working together thing supposedly started off with some random guy cycling through a small town.
But then again this was years ago and I’m probably getting it confused but either way this is a very good video 👍🏻
best crossover and best christmas present ever
yes
Yep
Couldn't resist:
"Never thought I would die fighting side by side with an American."
"What about side by side with a friend?"
"Ja, I can do that."
That sounds familiar, but i fprgot what it is
@@da_plasma_catto1801 Gimli and Legolas before Aragorn's charge at the Battle of the Black Gate.
@@yunarukami14 Thanks.
This. This comment right here sir
*It deserves the pin*
@@neeevirus Thanks.
This has been hanging around in my recommended for a while now. I'm glad I finally decided to check it out.
This is such a great video! I've seen it like 10 times already. One thing i found a bit dissappointing were the missing mountains in the background
This literally seems lime a story you’d find in a movie. It’s picture perfect with all the plot points and events perfect for a good movie.
It reminds me a bit of Kelley's Heroes.
That's what I was thinking and even in politically correct times, the bad guys are the REALLY bad guys so it's a win all round.
@@red3d364 Hollywood would just rewrite that part ;)
@@red3d364 Yeah, 21st century commies of suburbia that gave themselves a fancy name are totally the same thing as WW2 allied soldiers.
@@red3d364 the “anti-fascists” of today are actually the fascists.
This would honestly make a great WW2 movie - different sides coming and working together to fight the good fight. Action, drama even comedy with the tennis player having his moments.
It would seem that the movie would be too short unless they add more events.
@@Ryosuke1208 ya you have to build the characters, build the plot and then over dramatized the whole event (lol)
or Sabaton Music video for "The last Battle"
@@historytank5673 And somehow find a way to squeeze a Romance in there ...
Band of brothers
You should watch
I'm glad I subscribed to your channel, I have never heard of this one.
6:45
I see while everyone is fighting, Hanz just having fun backflip in the background
Little François: "what you did in ww2 grandpa?"
Borotra: "I pissed and eat fruits in front of SS"
Then back to tennis again.
then I served a grenade at them and they missed to hit it back
88likes sweet!
@@fbi6949 Back To The Future!
Oh believe me, he had a much more complex time than just being a tennis player during WWII.
6:46 That one German dude dancing in the background is basically that one friendly who keeps taunting in a server.
Edit: Yes, this is a TF2 reference.
ikr
That German did the Italian tactic : switch side
Why is he doing dat
@@cpgames1278
Distracting the Americans, French and friendly Germans,maybe?
@@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE he just want to show his new taunt
amazing. I knew about the incident but none of the details. Good work.
This looks like a game I want to play. Definitely going with the shield and tennis racket
6:30
This is probably the best thing I’ve seen in history, taking a piss in front of 2 SS soldiers and casually walking away
Thank you jesus for saving me from getting hit by an KV-2
@@TigerWithAnChristmasHat1224 no problem, thank your commander
how are you jesus christ
@@TigerWithAnChristmasHat1224
Aye yo, another Tiger :D
I am tiger 1 but the sequel
3:37 aye even a cat is geared for battle
Lt.Mittens Geared up for the Last Stand
I was *wondering* what that was!
LT. Mittens: To see germans, americans, and french people fighting side by side makes me proud, now it's my turn >:)
Crussader cat
Lol, just saw it because you pointed it out.
6:45 that SS soldier in the background does multiple backflips when he sees the Sherman tank he must’ve been terrified 😂 I can’t get enough of these videos
It just occurred to me that Besotten Jenny was probably used to try to block the main entrance to Castle Itter should the SS have tried to get into the castle’s inner chambers. That Sherman tank did, along with Lee and Gangl’s men (RIP Gangl) did keep the SS outside the castle long enough for American reinforcements to arrive.
"Heyy ss soliders, you guys don't mind if I take a piss here right"?
The ss soliders: is this guy for real?
Big balls.legend.
@@georgepantazis141 pretty sure those two SS soldiers could confirm about the size.
In life, I have found that the stupidest things often then not work the most rather then the logical or correct. 😅
"I could cut your legs off with a single trigger pull, you got some guts random man"
SS soldiers: ;-;
The tenis player: ;-; ima take a piss
-Good animations
-Great stories
-Fast uploads
-Great narration
You guys deserve more subs.
A minor issue I found was, at 3:01 they said they removed a mg from the sherman, but the only removable gun was the one on top. The mantlet and the hull gun are very difficult to remove. But as you can see, the mg is still on the sherman
correction:
-perfecto animations
-perfecto unique stories
-hyperspeed uploads
-perfecto narration
I agree, 1 video a week is pretty good for such quality animations
Also some funny scenes
Well told and i enjoy the story. Well done. Keep up the gd job...
I think this is one of my new favorite channels.
6:46 German soldier causally practicing capoera doing back flips as the sherman passes him 😂🤣
holy shit. Nice catch.
My guy accidentally emoted mid battle
6:44 the panzerfaust is upside down
@@ablacktemplar1971 no no, he taunted the guy he killed
Omg i didn't see that😄😄😄😄😄
“Jenny at the gate, as the SS open fire, there’s no time to waste the final battle’s begun!” 🔥
Where is that line from?
@@Crowley444 Its from sabaton, The last battle
@@Crowley444 here is the link: czcams.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/video.html
“After the downfall, the castle besieged, facing the Nazis awaiting relief, Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free” 🎸
sabaton
It’s amazing how clean the tennis pro’s outfit stayed during captivity!
Read the book before seeing your video. Good job!
RIP Josef Gangl. You will be remembered as a hero of the Ressistance and a friend of the Allies. May you rest in piece.
Ah ok
Yeah NAH! He only turned once he knew the Nazis were beaten.
@@pacus123 good!!
The commenters name is the worst dude
@@pacus123 They probably weren't an nazi, most of the wehrmacht soldiers were forced to join the army, if not they'd get arrested for treason. Unlike the Waffen SS, dedicated Nazis that directly get orders from Hitler.
"Get in the castle and take cover!"
French politicians
*Ratatatattatatattatatatattat*
Rattattattattattattattatouile
@@pumapandora1310 lmao
That recoil doe
Yakatayakata
That former french prime minister is kind of a douchebag since gangl sacrificed himself for him and the french guy was careless
Mate i think ya should keep this up i really enjoy the video.
The austrian desguize part was gold lol, subscribed !
"ThE fReNcH rEtReAt AlL tHe TiMe"
The French:
Former French PM jumps on the wall and shoots in every direction.
Adino1 • That’s how the animation was made, doesn’t mean it happened that way.
@@maxrolland3148 I think everyone is aware of that, but thanks lol
German exchange kid: Elsas is Germany!
Me and french boys: 2:36
The French: 2:35
I was listening to a Sabaton song
One of the lines was “The American troops and the German army, coming together at last”
I didn’t know what that line meant until now
You can always visit their website which tells about every story they sang
Jenny at the gate
Does anyone know what song is being referred to?
@@ScottRothsroth0616 czcams.com/video/BwfJsKfCnaM/video.html
@@ScottRothsroth0616 sabaton, the last battle.
Amazing story ,, thanks for the awesome vid 😀
Everything about this story - the diversed nationalities and affiliations of the people involved, the environment and setting, and how it ended - is movie material.
The Virgin NATO vs The Chad Castle Itter team
Yeah lol
Vs the thad starving soviets
Im just gonna leave a reply here
hey look its king
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The news: "Ensgame was the most ambitious crossover ever"
History/Yarnhub: "What about * lists a bunch of stuff *"
Boxer rebellion
Castle Itter
Brown & Stigler
The bt-42 tank
Another great video!
3:19 a German with a grease gun is so cursed
Love how the French VIP's tactics were mainly "Spray and Pray"
That represents the kinda inexperience of the politicians, but damn, the tennis guy is pro
Why does real life copy everything. That's from fortnite
Tactics?
@@davyplays3997 holy shit lois i'm in fortnite
atleast they have the spirit to help defend even it puts a lot of pressure to the defenders that the important NPCs are in danger.
Nobody:
Some tennis player taking a piss in front of some SS machinegunners:
"So you like jazz?"
Ya like jizz?
I've heard a lot of things about this battle. And I love hearing more. Shame their isn't a movie made about this. Because it would've been a good one. I need to read the book about this battle.
This man really took the saying of 'takin a piss on em' to a whole new level
Yarnhub: "We hope you like the story."
Oh, I like it alright. That ex-tennis player is savage 😂. Peeing at front of SS machine gunners eyes.
That was the most French thing I have ever seen.
@@lingling4891 -SS Hans
How has this NOT been made into a movie yet! It would be incredible!
If this is a movie like coming out next yr, I AM certainly going to watch.
Because hollywood is still figuring out ways to virtue signal with the story and incorporate a minority/non binary/green haired human as the main character
A ww2 movie where the Germans aren't the bad guys, where political and ideal ambiguity is shown and there's little room for american "noble sacrifice" and other save private ryan BS? Nah, dream on.
According to TV Tropes this battle would be an example of "Enemy Mine."
A plot so fantastical, no director would be willing to use it.
The ex prime minister is like that one friend that you always tell to stay on objective but he goes rushing with a pistol
Yeah but usually you leave that friend to die in the game hahaha. The same kind of guy who rushes, gets ambushed then bitches that nobody helped him
I think this is even better than my christmass present
3:37 that cat was ready to use up some of his lives defending the castle.
I just love how you animated the french politicians.
That random german soldier is better than me getting injured in breakdancing
I love how he animates beautifully intense battles yet includes breakdancing SS soldiers just for the heck of it 6:49
Lmao, great eye.
Oh damn! he's fuckin' gettin' it lmao
@ChiNazies will start WW3 haven't logged into this account since I left that comment & my one notification was yours from a day ago. Like some 6th sense inside of my lmao
@@Ball-ty3uf hello 8 balls of wisdom
Im glad I found this comment because i did not see that
Fab story, I never knew about this one, thanks!
This is so well done that I thought at first it was from a videogame
''Waving goodbye to the dumbfounded ss''
Top 10 greatest roasts in history
I have never heard of this story, despite living only a few kilometers away from castle Itter. Thank you!
Wow, how lucky of you to be able to walk around the forest where the battle took place.
@@adamr6498 1 kilogicalmeters is about 0.621 miles moral-less healthcare.... so about 3287.88 of Tarantino's wet dream.... or about the wingspan of 486 average sized mid-life crisis hat ornaments.... roughly 1458 heart attacks on a bun, laid out on a straight line.
@@adamr6498 96.42069 be/sb
You should listen to Sabaton's "The Last Battle" because it describes the battle.
@@kristoffermangila the last stand is about swiss mercenaries in 1527. The last battle is what you're looking for
I finally understand What happened in the last battle of Europe of world war 2 Thank you for this Video
If there is a movie about this battle, I would definitely watch it. It is a perfect blend of action & comedy. The best part, it is based on true story.
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His inspiration was italy
@@michaelmatter2630 except they were actually willing to do stuff after switching
Yarnhub: says “whoffen SS”
Me: smh at the pronunciation, but am ok with it as German is difficult
Yarnhub: says “bezotten Jenny”
Me: 🧐
Why?
@@osamabinladen824 Indeed Osama. Indeed.
Had the same thought.
That’s an incredible story.
Notice that the tennis player Jean Borotra won Wimbeldon twice, Rolland Garros once, and was a US Open finalist.
He also was appointed Minister of Sports in the very collaborator Vichy Government. So for him it's a true 'LeopardAteMyFace' moment.