How 12 Shermans Became German
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It’s the 17th of January 1945 in the outskirts of the French town of Herrlisheim.
Obersturmführer Erwin Bachmann is in a sidecar when he spots two Panther tanks right on the edge of the town. Taking command he goes on to engage with 14 Shermans tanks. 2 Panthers versus 14 Shermans! With perfect timing and planning he directs the Panthers to block the Sherman's in causing 12 to surrender. When the dust settled Bachmann’s actions with just 2 Panthers resulted in the capture of 60 American tank crew members, the release of 20 German POW’s, and the capture of 12 completely intact Sherman tanks. Obersturmführer Erwin Bachmann would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for his leadership, and the tank crews would be awarded the Iron Cross for their performance. The captured Shermans would go on to serve for the German army, being used in anger against the allies in the dying months of the war.
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09:53 Erwin Bachmann volunteered in the Waffen-SS in August 1939 and served in the SS-regiment Germania, then SS-division Viking, then SS-division Frundsberg. We removed SS insignia from the uniform as we often do due to monetization issues on platforms such as Facebook. Some viewers raised the issue out that we didn’t point out the fact that Bachmann was SS and per the Nuremberg trials a war criminal. We agree with their assessment, and we should have mentioned these details in the script.
10:53 We realize these were photos of Sherman fireflies but we couldnt find images that we could obtain rights for American Shermans in German colors - Krátké a kreslené filmy
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Epik new vido
Kaboom boom
Amazing vid
I already do.
Awesome 😎
Hermann the german Sherman
@Lord Cheese i don't know if you got the joke
No its called auto team rebalance
Herman Irwin the german Sherman
There was actually a "Herman the German" exist during WWII, who work AVG as mechanic in China, naturalized as American after the War, find a job at GE and help them to R&D the J-79 turbojet engine.
My real name is literally German 😂😂
I'd love to see the faces of his unit watching a guy who left with a panzerfaust and motorcycle return with 2 Panthers and 12 captured Sherman tanks.
An 60 Americans and 20 more Germans😂
@Boss liker yt don't forget the 2 wrecked shermans he left behind in town. One destroyed by his Panzerfaust and another by a shot from one of the Panthers
The Wehrmacht were not the only ones who used captured tanks. Virtually every Axis country had at least one captured tank. Their intent was to take it apart and see what made it so special.
In the case of the M4 Sherman, it was extremely versatile and somewhat inexpensive, making it perfect for invading a foreign country who's tanks were arguably much better, but could not be rolled off the assembly line as quickly.
Although the Sherman suffered massive casualties against Germany, it was able to delay them long enough for reinforcements to arrive.
@@M4A1BestGirl Dawg. It's supposed to be a HAHA funny comment. You don't need to provide a history lesson. Additionally, I've been invested in the Second World War's history for 14 years. I know about this.
@@M4A1BestGirl High tank losses, but it had a high crew survival rate.
9:22
The t-posing American soldier: "I'M UNSTOPPABLE YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!"
lmao
Light work, no reaction. 🗿
They know he is too powerful to mess with
What a legend.
Imagine he slowly descended towards the sky
3:01 the animation quality is so top notch. You can tell they have passion when a simple “he walked away” looks like THAT
The evolution of your animation is insane. I remember when they were still 2d animations 😂
The Vintage days
*I remember when they produced 1 Dimensional animations*
Same lol
I do too
@@nathandei1674 no they were 2D 1D is a single pixel
If I recall correctly, these Shermans were incorporated into the ranks of Frundsberg. Same WSS division that had seen action in and around Arnhem, Normandy, and the Russian Front.
Correct. These 12 Shermans made up 13th Kompanie of the 10th SS Pz.Rgt.
i love the non-biased, factual appreciation of a great officer. Amazing video!
My grandfather was involved in this incident. He was a Sdkfz 251 driver in the Frundsberg Division. He is sadly not among us anymore to tell the tale
and my grandfather was erwin rommel
@@dev6923-yd1tgmy grandfather was mao zedong
@@Alguien644 my great grandfather was bismarck
@@Alguien644 and I'm the child of crossing between Saddam and Bush breed😩..
@@dev6923-yd1tg😂😂😂
As a former usaf officer (pilot), this man exemplifies the qualities of an excellent leader. Decisive, commanding, and brave. Good on him, glad he lived a long life.
He just served under the wrong gouvernement. They were few German officers who weren't that evil in their heart. I bet that some Nazi officers would just had the Americans lined up and shoot
Truly men of valor of both sides
Thank you for your service
You so brave 🫡
thank you for your service!!
I constantly am blown away by your talent, you mad lads animate these amazing videos every week! I don’t know how but you all have my deepest respect for your commitment to your job, keep it up!
Me too
I agree these animations are so good!
Is no one noticing how they animated the distortion caused by the heat coming off the engine radiators of the panthers? Phenomenal as always
There was a similar event earlier in the war in Italy. A German officer scouted a small Italian town with a handful of soldiers. He realized he stumbled upon a platoon of Sherman tanks and tried to destroy one. He missed with his Panzerfaust but quick thinking enabled him to catch the majority of the crews outside of their vehicles. He captured 5 Shermans (or 4 to be precise as 1 had managed to escape and ended in a ditch out of town)
American Sherman: Good morning fellow Sherman!
German Sherman: Guten Tag!
American Sherman: wait a minute? There's an impostor among us!
Good morning in German would actually be Guten Morgen but still a funny comment
that's such a underrated comment bro
@@PzKpfw.VPanther Das ist wahr... habe nicht daran gedacht, was für eine Enttäuschung für jemand (ich) der in Deutschland lebt 😂
Sus
Guten tag means good afternoon I think you ment to say was guten morgen for you know good morning.
This is got to be one of the craziest war stories I have ever heard! Great animation!
Mark felton also told this story, it’s worth checking it out
@@macleunin Ah yes, the wikipedia historian.
@@ZeroNitroMan true
not as crazy as the Wermacht soldiers that helped some Americans fight off the Waffen SS at Castle Itter in Austria
4:40
Such a cute cat, it is no wonder Erwin is lucky!
The story alone is incredibly crazy, but the fact the mad lad lived till 2010 is just insane.
This German story was greatly told. It would be great to see more Axis point of views.
Agreed, there's not enough told from their perspective
Right wing natsi hurrrdurrr
@@N.EismannArguments?
@@N.Eismannit's important to tell history from both sides so the same mistakes won't be repeated
@@justinkedgetor5949sure let's hear the nazis side of the story I'm sure it's important considering how many innocent people they murdered
5:58 i love this scene, Bachmann running at the side of the Panther, like a big dog (or in this case a big cat) and his owner
Tank commanders sure are built different haha
3:01 this could easily become the start of a psychological horror ww2-theme game, a silent hill-like, where you're a german soldier fighting alone in a war-torn, abandoned town, fighting both the allied and hallucinations, facing his past mistakes, regrets and autrocities (make him a SS or something) with multible endings
Sounds like a game i would enjoy
There’s a WW1 horror game that has a soldier with shell shock traverse a super hell trench that has a creepy dark tone to it.
I only remember the german soldier screaming for help as the creature tears him apart@@Goon685
3:02 that shot is just... wow, that could totally be a wallpaper..
reminds me of something from a battlefield game
@@woofgocats8633 Battlefield 1?
Holy shit! That was some insane story backed by top tier animation! There were heroes on both sides. At the time Germany was being closed in on both sides. The Wehrmacht soldiers were just doing their job defending their Fatherland. Great job Yarny!.
Seems odd that the Americans would have put all their tanks in a line in one street rather than distributing them in defensive positions around the town.
@@to1tu_sr7_34b Never underestimate your enemy- they were complacent and paid the price.
If you note the date, this was near the official end of the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German push to reach Antwerp and continue the war. The Ardennes region up until Dec 16, 1944 was a rear area, where exhausted and depleted units were resting, replenishing, and taking in green new soldiers and tank crews. The veterans were dead or incapacitated, so in the absolute chaos of the sudden attack on a wide front, the cooks and clerks were fighting for their lives along with the infantry. Those of you who experienced Tet will know what it's like. The green crews in those Shermans made mistakes that they would not have made just a few days or weeks later. If the Germans didn't know in advance, they figured it out in a hurry. They almost broke out.
I've been following your channel ever since "When the 101st Airborne saved Friend and Foe", and I'm truly taken aback, by the quality of the animation over these last two years. Its truly a marvel that this has happened. The quality of storytelling has always been the same, Superb. Looking so forward to the stories you bring to us in the future and Thank you all for starting this channel.
I’ve been here since the red baron video truly insane how much better it looks
I have been following since Lightoller, and i agree, the animation has improved exponentially
The first I remember is that haunted oven thingy
Ive been following since their first video
9:55 Real Erwin Bachmann jumpscare
In his actual photo near the end, he barely looks 21. So sad. Im glad he survived.
Everyone is joking around till Herman the german Sherman rolls around the corner
It must have been incredible for Erwin Bachmann's grandchildren when they hear this story from him when he was still around.
Yeah, he better not step on that stuffed yarncat anymore, he could’ve become a true war criminal 4:49
Also, I know I shouldn’t be rooting for the Germans here but honestly, something is so cool about seeing a leader, running alongside his tank in battle
The animation quality is absolutely crazy. The old animations felt comfy and simple, with a bit of crudeness for spice, but this new one cuts like a knife. Even the air being heated up from the tank’s engine, wow. It must have taken ages to render this. Great job Yarnhub!
Would be interesting to see a video about the Tiger 2 captured (and apparently driven around a bit) by soldiers of the US army. Tiger 332 if I remember correctly. This was during the winter battles of 1944-1945.
Unfortunately there might not be enough material on this matter to make a full video.
could make a short out of it if not
I thought it was Tiger 131 that was captured?
They have occasionally have done these stories as just a CZcams short, perhaps it could be good for a short if there isn’t much behind it
@@caradog1081Tiger 131 was captured by the British in North Africa, while Tiger 332 was captured by the Americans during the Battle of the Bulge.
@@caradog1081 131 was a Tiger 1, not a Tiger 2
At first I thought this was the Battle of the Bulge, and the clandestine unit that took Shermans and other US gear to attempt to confuse the Allies at the beginning of the operation.
I completely forgot about this. I heard about it, but never really understood the context of how it all played out. Great video! Really gives me a visual on how utterly brave and insane that commander was.
Sherman: Alright, Time for another mission.
German panther: Hello my fellow ally!
Sherman: *Ally...?*
Just purely awesome work you do. Swear you have up the animations/GFX so much since the last video. I couldn't believe this was a real story till I looked it up for myself. Keep up the great work😉👍
You guys are awesome, each episode the animation improves x1000
My heart sank at this part 3:19
I almost cried.
The teddy bear is unbelieveably detailed, kinda like FurMark.
I really appreciated this video especially because you mention the village of Herrlisheim which is in Alsace (France) and in Alsace we are often told this kind of story of the second world war when we are little and especially during the commemoration of the capitulation of Germany.
This story is such a blast to watch. I love the whole idea of a lone commander and 2 tanks prowling the streets of a deserted city. Such an awesome visual!
3:03 great battlefield thumbnail
Such a great animation as always. I had never known 12 tanks of American steel had turned into German tanks. This is a great video
Imagine the look of the allied forces that meet or hear them...
@@PrograError yeah, would be crazy.
the Germans started doing it in WW1 with captured British Tanks in 1917
Back in the mid eighties I was a tanker in the Canadian army and went on leave in Germany to visit some German relatives. A cousin of my paternal grandmother had been a Fallschirmjaeger in the closing months of WW 2. He told me about a battle against Russians operating Sherman tanks. After a few of the tanks had been knocked out, the rest of the Russians fled, leaving perfectly functioning Shermans behind. To his surprise, some of the veteran members of his unit hopped into the Shermans and drove them to the rear, to be used in German service, much as was depicted here. He didn’t say how many tanks they captured, but it sounded like they were up against a company strength (a dozen tanks presumably) formation.
The Americans must have been very disappointed when they realised it was only 2 panthers
3:01 holy shit
I love Yarnhub's neutral approach on history, as it is never as simple as one side being evil and the other being good. So kudos to you guys for telling soldiers' tales from all sides.
I love that too, not just telling stories of "brave" american soldiers and being biased that the germans sucked at war.
WW2 was as close as it gets to one side being evil and the other good. That is not mutually exclusive with the fact that interesting stories from both sides can be told.
@@gasperpoklukar8372 plus not all of the Germans were “evil”. They were following orders and had nationalism for their country. Even the Allied powers committed war crimes, just over brushed due to them being the victors
@@samuraiplayzzz5957 Evil or not, if you are serving a genocidal regime, you are complicit in its crimes. We established at Nürnberg that "just following orders" isn't an excuse. Allies commited war crimes for sure but it was not military policy like with the Wehrmacht and I also don't remember them commiting industrialised genocide.
@Gašper Poklukar if we're talking western allies I agree, but the Soviets were a major inspiration for said industrialized genocide. They pioneered gas vans etc
Great video, as always.
BTW, for those interested, a Sherman tank in Wehrmach service is designated Pzkpfw M4-748 (a), the "a" meaning Amerika.
By God the animations are getting good. From the hazy view in front the tanks due to the heat to the looks ans expressions on the German soldiers faces. Absolutely incredible!!
The animation on this channel is phenomenal. I like how you did at 2:48 the heat haze from the engine of the first panther tank.
A new Sabaton song to make me cry, and a new Yarnhub video to make me smile.
Fuck yeah today is great
9:24 the guy in the back was asserting dominance 💀
I love how you honor all soldiers of war. Thank you for bringing these stories of these heroes to light.
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Dang solid video. It's interesting that he passed away in 2010. I graduated highschool in 2011 and the internet wasn't that big a thing yet at the time so I would never had known about him without your video. Thanks!
1000% better than anything on Netflix .
I LOVE your videos.
What an amazing story!
the graphics look so damn awesome. The way they glide on the icey road in the intro, just everything really. Great work
This channel has gotten to the point where it makes things more interesting, higher quality and more frequently than war documentary programs. Great work as always!
Ok I know the guy is German but gotta respect him for taking 12 Sherman tanks that's impressive in my opinion
I am also a German. It's ok to like us =)
@@FuxxMajor trust me on my bucket list is how to learn German and I said what I said cause there is those few that will get upset if you respect an enemy
@@FuxxMajor Germans have been some of the best warriors in history! No shame. 👍🏻
@@HungarianComrade what about ë
Tbh, this might be my favorite video
This guy just captured 12 shermans
Amazing work and animation as always, Yarnhub. Although i noticed there's an error in animation. At 9:23 there's a US soldier having an idle pose in the background. But compare to the whole video, it's not really that significant
These were getting better and better for a while now. This one... holy shit. The animation has gotten so much better and the camera angles. This looked freaking awesome.
I have been waiting for this story of Beutepanzer Sherman for age now! Finally you made it! How good to watch this video at 8am while taking my breakfast here in Nordrein Westfalen Germany.. Now this is one of my next favorite next to Wittmann story. Can‘t wait for the goat Kurt Knispel.. Thank you Yarnhub! 🙏🏼❤️
Every single time I see you guys uploaded a new video, there is hesitation, I have to see it at the moment. I just cannot wait.
Excellent content, animation, scripting, ..... Amazing as always. Thank you for educating us with such a level.
I wonder if Hollywood makes a movie about this... or perhaps not 😀😀
The animation, sound effects and narrative are spot on, Great Work!
holy shit these animations are pristine, right down to the architecture of building walls and the particular features of handheld weapons
These videos are absolutely amazing. Getting the visual with the story really gives that immersive experience. Fantastic work!
i wish you showed what the base commander thought when 12 shermans with american pows showed up to the base
Dang the scene in 3:01 is so epic dude!. It feel like rdr2 trailer lol
This video was incredible. History, Narration and Animation are Things i could see for hours
Glad the cameraman always come back in one piece after each video
Your animation skills are getting better every time with more realistic graphisms and movement, this time I actually felt the fast motorcicle drifting on the slippery frozen road. Good job.
You guys even nailed the engine exhaust! Every episode is so damn good. Never just "eh".
9:27 Why is there, an american tanker T-Posing in the background?
I think he disconnected during the match
@@GasMaskProductions0 he rage quite so hard he left the match and start T posing.
Are we going to ignore the motivation? 9:29
I wouldn't want to be in their shoes if they would have had to stand in front of General George S. Patton and explain the situation to him. He was initially a tank commander. Keep up the great work you guys are doing with the new videos. Awesome
Never heard this story before now, and so glad you guys are able to bring these stories to life with such quality animations!
The animation is getting even more realistic as time goes on. It's amazing how the quality keeps improving and you guys still keep uploading every week. Keep this up, you might end up making movies.
Wow the detail on their breathing is amazing
Damn, tank commander Mulradt did the "Fury manouver" on the Sherman. And also this is not an animation channel anymore, this is more of a mini movie channel by now, it's just crazy how this channel advanced from "wax figurine people" as I liked to call them to this, it's just awesome.
Prima ausgearbeitet. Großartiges Ereignis und eine wahre Heldentat von Erwin Bachmann. Dankeschön für den Film ❤
It's good to hear a German story . We don't hear those to often .
9:23
That one American soldier in the background T-posing to show no fear towards his enemy
for real
Bachman's running back and forth through the street of the shermans is basically like me...
I run continuosly when I play since I dont use a bike, while my friends do, it's the same ~100m run back and forth.
Sometimes even more...
What a marvelous piece of history!! And, as usual, the story teller made everything better... Thank you!
How many people does it normally take to make these animations, is it a large team? Either way, it looks great! Keep up the good work. Glad to see how much you all have improved.
It’s about 35 person weeks to produce this end to end. So yeah it’s a lot of work.
Can you also tell us about ancient war history, mideval, Roman I'm so interested in history
im so mind blown, your animating talent IS SOOO GOOOD like its starting to be very realistc
Excellent use of real photographs with the footage. A great visual presentation + historic content. Thank you X
My family has a strong German heritage. On my dad's side I have a great cousin that was in wehrmacht and my great grandfather was in the Marines and fought in pacific. His nickname was herman the german. At this time America had alot of people with German heritage. Alot of time there was respect and resolve.
America's German heritage has been forgotten, but it was incredibly important before WW1. German language only became unpopular then. German immigration of revolutionaries to the U.S. was encouraged by the German states after the failed revolutions of the mid 19th century because it was easier to send them here than deal with them in Germany.
most white people in usa are of german heritage
It's impressive that he started from 2d and videos that doesn't look very animated to suddenly smoke effects mist, dust, detail these videos have improved so much
Great vid and impressive animation! I saw another video about this incident earlier, but seeing the incident reenacted in this video made the surrender of such a large American force to a smaller German force much more understandable though not less embarrassing.
I really enjoy story’s of the opposing side. I think that all sides of a conflict deserve to be shown, no matter who open. Thanks!
There's nothing better than when you realise that Yarnub and The Operations Room both have two new videos...
when shermans become germans its a very bad day for normal sherman shermans who now need to deal with german shermans which attack sherman shermans because german germans shermans
One thing i can respect about the Heer in WWII was their officer training encouraged officers to seize a moment on their own and take their own initiative.
If you're the highest rank around you call the shots for the squad. Dont wait for a higher up take the moment before its lost. This perfectly illustrates that training.
I have been subscribed on two different accounts for nearly 2 and a half years. The first video you came out with that I was subscribed was How a Mobsters Son Became a War Hero. It has been a joy to watch your animation talent, storytelling, and all round video making improve. I love your videos and they are super fun to watch. Continue making them and keep pushing, your so close to a million!!!
I love the fact that you show the bravery on both sides. Focusing on the actions and the people, rather then on the Americans were the good guys and Germany were Bad guys
Guys, It's just crazy, how far you've come with the animation and even the direction. The overall quality of your films is getting better with every other video.
Usually there's an exclusion ratio between quality and quantity, but Yarnhub doesn't give a damn and takes both of these elements to the max level.
Seriously, guys, It's amazing. Keep it up, we love you and your work!
your animation keeps getting better and better with every video! soon enough you guys are practically gonna have live action videos!
I have been watching for a while and your animation just keeps improving. I also enjoy how you tell stories from both sides of the war. Keep it up.
I cannot believe the Frickin Detail to these Videos! 😱✨
I just like how the the tank move like in 6:24 (it moves just like how AI did).
The animation you made about this event is honestly amazingly detailed and animated!
Adding the date of passing for the persons in the story is a nice touch, it makes a connection from the past to the present.