When a BF-109 spared a B-17
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- December 20th 1943, a badly shot up B-17 struggled to stay in the air, at the controls Charlie Brown. Passing low over a German airfield, it was spotted by Franz Stigler who raced to intercept, just one victory away from receiving the Knight's Cross. What happened next would be called one of the most incredible acts of kindness between enemies.
Thanks to Adam Makos for allowing us to use the footage of the first meeting of Stigler and Brown. You should also read the full story in the book 'A Higher Call' by Adam Makos & Larry Alexander.
We received many requests to do this in our new style. We hope you like it.
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"Honour is everything!" If only people thought like that today. The world would be a better place.
I would agree
"Sad Zuko noises"
Ya
I can tell your Canadian because you spelled hounor like that instead of honor
Idk why, but I teared up when he said that
@@idofivethings6222 I can tell you’re American because you said “your” instead of “you’re” Lol
"There is no honor in killing the Helpless."
That German Pilot deserves EVERYONES respect...
Yeah man you are right❤️
Respect is better than Honor
Idc that he was Nazi he still deserves it
I dint even think its fair to call him a Nazi, just a German pilot. The Nazis were the men who poured there brutal ideology into the hearts of the German people and cartied out Hitlers ideals, like the SS for example amd some of the Wehrmacht. But nit every German was a Nazi but a man fighting for his country.
@@ArcticWolf00Alpha0 i meant he worked for them
Franz stigler may not have got his iron cross, but he'll be remembered throughout history for all the right reasons. Hes a fine example of Human Being, and someone to look up to. An inspiring story.
According to Stigler, he gained something even better than that: a brother.
*Knights Cross
@@SefniAsheforr He should have gotten it later for saving a plane...
he did get it later anyway
@@KekusMagnus oh good
Had he shot down the Pub and earned that Knight's Cross, Stigler would've been a mere footnote in history, only remembered by historians and the biggest history nerds. By sparing the Pub, he not only did the right thing and saved multiple lives, he cemented his place in history. He'll be remembered as an honorable man who did the right thing, against his training. He found a brother through it, too. RIP to both Brown and Stigler.
I hope that the rest of the crew who lived long enough got to know who Stigler was.
This story made me tear up.
...if I had been in Franz Stigler's place, I'd like to believe that I'd have acted exactly the same way he did- war or no war, I have to live with myself...
@@daleburrell6273
I think everyone believes they would react with honor in that position.
And I know everyone prayers they will never have to find out for sure.
6 years after his death, he was also immortalized in a Sabaton song. Also, the crew of the Pub today have 25 descendants. At the first B-17 crew reunion, Stigler was invited. He told Brown that he didn't feel like he should be there since he had been fighting on the other side. One of the Pub crew's descendants outright told him that none of them would even exist if not for his actions, so he belonged there just as much as anyone.
He knew he would have to live with the actions he took that day. So he chose to follow his conscience rather than his orders. I imagine that made his later life a lot easier. He lived to the age of 92.
"in 2008, within a few months, the two firm friends went on their final journey together."
im not crying, im not crying....
*chops more onions*
How about now?
I’ve known this story for around 6 or 7 years. It all started with a print titled “The Guardian” at a train show.
Yeah, you can bet your ass I'm crying.
It's just eye sweat, not tears
We're all crying, face it
The remaster of the century: it was what we wanted, but not what we deserved. It's beautiful.
The end got me and made me cry
Me too.
holy sht it genuinely is beautiful
Now we need one that looks even more realistic
I won't nitpick considering the quality and effort these guys make to tell these stories. Amazing remaster :).. always great to watch this channel.
However, they mention Franz's bird was a G6. But the model is clearly a E model, evident by the small propeller cover, lack of bulges for the hood armament and the tail linked by cables.
Damn.. This story is so beautiful, and I had to wipe away some tears. See.. Not all Germans were bad, and definitely not all of them were Nazi's. Most of them were just the same as others, but were fighting on the wrong side. There are so much more beautiful stories like this one, and I keep explaining this to people, but unfortunately, most people won't listen, they ignore, and say they were all evil. Huge respect for this German fighter pilot!
When I’m trying to explain this to people I use the Milgram experiment, seems to help with perspective.
Gg
Most were fighting against their will
Well, in the first place the Germans were soldiers, told to follow commands like any other soldiers of any other country. They had honor and humanity, too. Nazis and the Wehrmacht are two different stories.
@@marcobecken8557 Exactly, nice to see someone who also understands!
That "final journey" line and the sight of the B-17 and 109 flying wing to wing had me in tears.
if your guardian angel pilots a 109 your as safe as you can be
"Behind every gunsight is a human being"
Franz knew this....
drones be like...
Sadly the rich People still manage to get hate between us that we still have war and fight each other instead of hold together and fight the real enemy
@@diegomediavilla5632 If the weren't around, the poor would start wars. Before money, wars were started over land to grow crops. Or because one group of humans had something another wanted. It's human nature to fight and kill for no reason. Good or otherwise. Why do you think people rape and murder?
@@ghoost8943 behind every drone is a Chinese child who made the plastic for the missiles
Everyone knew... eccept the american pilots who shot even to the pilots while with the parachute, or while landing, or while crash landing
Franz saying "I love you Charlie".....I broke in tears.
Me to my I'm man I'm like 29
Same
Same
I didn't cry. Why did y'all cry
Yes... Brothers, heroes, foes
I've known about this story for over 7 years and it still gets me every single time.
A higher call indeed.
Seven years. Perhaps since a certain album _Heroes_ was released? I remember seeing a documentary on The History Channel, from back before they became the Space Alien Bigfoot Templar Conspiracy Channel.
@@Thomas.Wright The two events may indeed be connected, well guessed! History Channel used to have some fantastic programming once upon a time.
@@Handles-Suck-CZcams Now, it seems, almost all their programming needs to be prefaced with "Once upon a time."
Let’s all be honest here, Yarnhub and Sabton teach us more about history then our history teachers
it was because of this that I started to understand more deeper and emotionally that not of us who fought in the war were bad guys and that goes double for the Germans. I guess those who were not Nazis were the good guys fighting for survival for their nation like Stigler did and those who left the Nazis and joined a resisting force (like we saw in the battle of castle itter in 1945). Again this story with Sabaton "no bullets fly" is what made me understand that not all were villains.
You got that right!!! I first got into Sabaton with the Bismark song. It's 80's rock and it's real history. One lucky shot took out the Bismark. I hate that a lot of people are afraid of history. I play video games and in all of the Call of Duty games the so called Germans. They won't call them Nazi's. They will just say Germans. Plus they will not use the Nazi Swastika Flag. They use World War One symbols. I wish somebody would make a period game without the lies. Most people don't know history simply because somebody doesn't want us to remember it or know about it.
@@Rynigin CoD World at War flys the swastika in many parts for the Germans. They wussed out on CoD WW2.
They could just shove Yarnhub and Sabaton videos on and kick back and itd be the best history education the kids ever had.
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"No bullets fly, spared by his mercy
Escorted out, out of harms way"
Fly, fighting fair, it's the code, of the air! Brothers, Heroes, Foes
Hol up there's a song about this
@@skybuprofen9834 yep, is called "no bullet fly" from Sabaton :)
@@skybuprofen9834 czcams.com/video/efxs-Hp0QEw/video.html here enjoy ;)
My favourite Sabaton song
"I love you, Charlie"
He probably went on for decades, wondering if that B-17's crew ever survived... Wondering if he could've done better, done more... To hear that all but the tail gunner, whom was already dead, survived? It was probably the greatest feeling in the world. Like a weight of the world taken off his shoulders. Not only that, but he found a friend...
Not just a friend, a brother
A brother to the end
Not a brother, the best brother.
Not just the best brother, the best brother friend
Not just a friend, or a brother, also the only German who chose to protect the whole Ye Old Pub survivors to get home and be with their families. They are all grateful to have the whole crew minus the one KIA lived on and have their descendants met Stigler and his families.
It's was great to see both men had a chance to meet each other before they died both are very honorable indeed
My great grandfather flew four missions in carol dawn, a b17 g-model that Charlie named and once piloted Charlie even completed his tour of duty. When my great grandfather flew those missions in that aircraft Charlie was already out of England and back to the U.S. he never met Charlie until the 90s when at a reunion he saw a odd looking fellow who turned out to be franz
U know Charlie flew two other b17s other than Ye Olde Pub
They were the "Anita Marie" And the "Duffy's Tavern"
"Fly.
Fighting fair.
It's the code of the air.
Brothers.
Heroes.
Foes!"
Sabaton peeps!
Ah a man of culture
This comment ages well, as well as any other Sabaton comments in this video
@Berserker B17
I just read and I noticed that the lyric comments are in order XD
Nobody’s born cool, except of course
Franz Stigler
A Tree yes
He was a Madman
@@lawrenceofdeeznuts1573 but not as mad as mad jack
I think you mean Yarnhub
D
My Top Three Favorite Videos Are :
1. This One
2. Castle Itter
3. The P47 Pilot Who Saved A Japanese Pilot. ( Chivalry ).
truely great stories of humanity during war
See a critically damaged B17
War Thunder player:
So anyway I started blasting
Lol
Lol that so true
Nah if that’s real and I’m the Stuka I’ll help him get back to base then leave
I want those points!
I spared a b17 once because his gunners seemed dead and i gotta sympathize with his repair costs
We are losing world war 2 veterans everyday and it's heartbreaking.
Soon it’s going to be like all the WW1 vets.. all gone.
We need a cure to stop aging.
when you realize that we are the last generation that able to see ww2 veterans
@@comradesfromthesouth3517 F
@Besser Isses well, I just think it's a shame that they are passing, as we cannot hear they're stories. My great grandfather father passed recently, and I wished I asked him more about what his life was like
So glad I grew up with this: the 2D version
But damn this is better: 3D reupload.
Yep
og's remember
Yep
2d version?
@@tsiagian6610 thank you
The original was the first Yarnhub video I watched, and it had me reduced to tears in minutes. This new version is a masterpiece for the ages. Thank you, Yarnhub. May this story always be told.
Happy 78th Anniversary!
Dec 20, 1943 - Dec 20, 2021
Always do what is right, no matter how unpopular it may be, and no matter the cost for doing what is right. May Franz and Charlie always be able to look down from where they fly now in Heaven and see there are still some of us who remember and understand! God bless, everyone!
Original vid: Ye Olde Pub
Reboot: The Cooler Ye Olde Pub
Lol
LoL
Lmao
LOL
@@josephstalin364 We didnt expect special forces sir
Franz Stigler deserves the knight's cross for displaying such honor and dicipline. Great story and video. Also happy veteran's day to all my fellow brothers and sisters in arms. I hope we all find peace.
If I remember correctly after that incident he never recorded any future kills because the cross no longer had the appeal to him
@@Wookiee925 Not true, he claimed at least 5 more kills afterwards (including 3 US heavy bombers). But considering most of his kills were faked and that he got caught, just barrely avoiding court-martial, I doubt he really stand a chance to get the Knight's Cross.
Nazis are evil sparing that bomber could mean a death sentence as stated in the video
@@abuBrachiosaurus that's why he kept that a secret
Well actually even not shooting down the bomber was still an act of bravery, as he said if he shot down that plane it would be on his conscience for the rest of his life, but he may have not earned the iron cross he was a brave man to do that, he did not kill the helpless and didn't take his reward I like that and if his commanders found out he would either be chastised or executed that was brave and mentally strong. (I salute him)
That was a great story. Almost ended in tears. Mad respects
same..
As a drone aviator still in training, I see these stories back in the day as amazing. Although Franz Stigler never got his medal, he got something better, the pilot Charlie Brown he saved as a friend.
I must also say that his commanding officer is something to behold of. If he never told him that *"There is no honor in killing the Helpless,"* he would've gotten his medal instead something more precious. *Honor is everything*
There was an interview about this incident:
“What do you owe Franz Stigler?”
“My life”
“That’s pretty simple”
“Sure is”
Yes, it was with Sam "Blackie" Blackford - the belly gunner of Ye Olde Pub. His were some of the 25 or so children and grandchildren Franz Stigler later met, who only existed because he held his fire and then helped the crippled bomber escape.
NOOOO I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD
Noooooo
Wassup Stalin
@@Adk6954r4 It's not the real Joseph Stalin. It's that guy from that old The Tick animated series who bases his work on the original Stalin.
This should be turned into a movie.
but i doubt it would be faithful to the story, i always said " if you interested in watching documentary movies, watch those made by the losing countries, they have less propaganda and be more truthful to the story"
No shit man
@@Admin-Kuni-6172 All I can say is: You're goddamn right
So true
wow, never thought my words are approved by many
Very well put, I've heard this story numerous times, but to see the video of the two meeting was beautiful. I'm always impressed and inspired in humanity to hear stories like this. Where at war, in the worst of times, things like duty and service can meld so easily with hate and fear. The honor shared between aviators has always been pleasantly surprising to me.
7:20 no matter how many times I watch this video this moment always brings a tear to my eye, gid bless their souls
But the question is: Did Stigler tell him he meant “Land in Sweden” once they met?
Yes he did. Charlie said if he had realised he would be speaking Swedish today
@@Yarnhub Unrelated question. What music did you use?
@@Yarnhub Sweden is good way to landing but Charlie decided to made back to England,with luck he made back to England with his badly damaged Pub.
@@YourLocalMairaaboo if you talk about the instrumental I have no idea but the metal song is "No Bullets Fly" from Sabaton
@@eduardochavez7889 it was the instrumental.
I read the book and I am embarrased to say but it brought me tears. What chivalry and humanity. Unbelievable story. Should be a movie.
@@YooZherName I was about to say just that. It brought tears to my eyes too.
Same here...........
What’s the title of the book your got?
@@lucash7012 a higher call
@@lucash7012 The book is called: A Higher Call by Adam Makos
This is one of my favourite videos from youand your team, thanks for making these war stories!
Yarnhub have the innate gift of sharing war stories that, without fail, always reduce me to tears with their humanity and soaring celebration of the human spirit. I’m just sniffling over here about Franz and Charlie.
They’ve improved so much! It’s watching a child grow.
I was here when they made original video
Yeah, Found them when they had 2-3 videos, Its so amazing to see them grow
I know right! The original one is how I found them!
@@KiegKillsReality same
And this is just a few minutes of the story. If they made an entire movie about it? Just IMAGINE HOW GREAT IT'D BE!
Since I read the book years ago I always thought the exact same thing...
@@victorcarneiro4715 There HAVE been talks about a movie adaptation. Personally I feel like for them to do it right they must do one thing... Gather the cast and crew together and then give EVERYONE a copy of the book and say "This is the script." Seriously the book reads just like a movie. It's THAT immersive.
@@Kamina.D.Fierce Tottaly agree with you. Or even better, they could do a series sort of like Band of Brothers with an intro of whatever footage they can find of the original crew on each episode :)
@@victorcarneiro4715 That could work. Honestly. They could make a 6 hour movie and I'd enjoy every second of it. Of course that's not very feasible for most people, so splitting it into say 2 3-hr movies or 3 2-hr movies would be sufficient too. But a series... Hmm... That allows for more time and building which is honestly very crucial to this particular story. So... Hmmm... Perhaps an hour long episode per book chapter?
@@Kamina.D.Fierce That would be perfect. 👌
I love these videos they truly immerse you into the scene. It feels like I’m truly there and I get butterflies everytime!
"I love you Charlie"... My heart went out
To have compassion for your stricken enemy shows a lot about your character
"Fly, fighting fair, it's the code of the air!!!!"
Brother heroes foes!
B 17!!!, HONOR IN THE SKY
@@kameradhazel9480 B 17 FLYING HOME!
B 17 flying home
Killing machine
8:39 as he said, he found something better, It's beautiful.
It's hard not to cry watching this. Honor, courage and mercy. Enemies becoming brothers. A beautiful story.
Thank you for publishing this video. I never would’ve known about this beautiful story if it weren’t for you and because of you, I have picked up Makos’ book from my library.
Really good read and I highly encourage everyone to read it.
He cried out “you have a hole in your left wing!”
lmao
XD
LMAO
**I’m getting some warthunder vibes here**
YOUR RIGHT WING
Me as a War Thunder player: Deploy acrobatic smoke and erratic manoeuvres
There was a hole in the right wing
@@general_duck4580 I mean you can still control it in war thunder
@@engineergaming9045 Sometimes even without wings.
@@emescub exactly
@@engineergaming9045 xd
Tears from the eyes, NON STOPPABLE!
This was an amazing reboot, I loved the first version but this one is fantastic, I am now addicted to this channel and binge watching the videos
Those animations are just getting crazy man!
Much love, your friends at Business Explained!!
I KNOW!
Our honorable duty:
1.Read the book "a higher call"
2.share this video.
Way ahead of you, partner.
great book
@@patton9696 are you related with George Patton?
The book is really great
Absolutely, I just received a copy of "A Higher Call", it will be thoroughly read and placed alongside my father's 1st Cav Div memoirs of his three wars (WWII-PTO, Korea-Chosen Reservoir, Vietnam-Pleiku & An Khe): "Duty, Honor, Country...and Mercy".
I’ve done something similar to this in War Thunder, but it was just me and my friend, him being a bomber and I being the escort Bf-109. At first people didn’t get it once they saw it, but a few people recognized what were trying to shed light on. The fact that the German pilot spared the B-17 and later became the pilots friend warms my heart.
I've been waiting for this, thank you!
Listened to the Sabaton song and read "A higher call", but I still have tears in my eyes, whenever I hear this story. Thank you Yarnhub!
Same
The song no bullets fly by sabaton is about this :)
@@alexrowson-brown6568 BROTHERS HEROES FOES
In truth, had the Germans gotten word about Stigler's actions, even hearing about from the Allies (via spies, rumors, however it would've been received) would've given cause for Stigler to be executed as a traitor. He risked his life twice that day to save an known enemy and live to tell about it.
True, he took an enormous risk and was well aware of it.
He risked his life, twice in that one day,
To save an unknown enemy!
Escorted safely out of the kill zone,
A short salute before departing!
@@jamesgroccia644 Fly, fighting fair
it’s the code of the air!
Brothers! heroes! Foes!
@@blahlbinoa KILLING MACHINE
@@breizhrudie4757 HONOR IN THE SKY
Every fucking time, I cry every time. I literally cannot. Their friendship… is so precious… 🥺
This channel is great at making war mini docs. I’d love to see a 20 or 30 min doc on a really good war story.
And THIS IS! A great story of humanity at its best.
I'm gonna get my popcorn for this one
Hey love your content
Vittie! I just saw your video on the Germans Surrendering to the US, Loved it
@@ibbi32 Thankyou!
@@scarf3878 Appreciate it
@@FlakAlley hello Vittie i really enjoy your content, every video you post i will enjoy it... especially i like the one b17 flying fortress land itself....
1:25
If this was war thunder
*"YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING"*
oh god damn it you beat me to it, just as i wrote it, i looked down in comments and saw yours. The Enemy has captured the Zone
B17 are very weak in war thunder
@@RuminatingKiwi927
They are slow, but they resist against enemy flak and AA, Italians and Japan fighters...
Also against some BFs109
The problem is the FW190, a modern BF109 or some Meschersmit. (They kill you for sure)
@@wb-4117 Hehe boi
@@wb-4117 lol same
Just finished the book, and it’s amazing to see what i imagined trough those pages. This is not the first time i see this amazing animation, but surly now it’s the first time I truly understand it. Congrats YARNHUB.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love these types of stories. It’s so human in such inhuman and dire situations.
The holy one has awoken.
I see he liked my comment interesting.
awoken*
Oof more likes.
Killing machine, honor in the sky, b-17 flying home! Killing machine, said goodbye to the cross he deserved. Goddamnit that story and song puts me in tears.
Sabaton
Yes... The solo makes me cri
Listen to this music as honour for Franz and Charlie:
So touching my dear friends:
ancient (old school) version:
czcams.com/video/3Y1Z1y2PSNw/video.html
new version
czcams.com/video/ln3VvTZh8jo/video.html
This music is played in the region of german languages (swiss, austrian, german) as honour for the dead comrades/friends.
There’s a really good book about this called a higher call. 10/10 recommend reading it.
But the tail gunner, he died because the bullets severed his neck. So brutal
Heard this story some years back. Still brings a tear and a smile.
No bullets fly, spared by his mercy, escorted out, OUT OF HARMS WAY!!!
Fly, fighting fair, it's the code of the air!
Brother, heroes, foes!
Killing machine
Honour in the sky
B-17
Flying home
Killing machine
Said goodbye to the cross he deserved
@@BackBow8504 he risked his life 2 times that day to save a downed enemy
@Wesley Maxfield A SHORT SALUTE THEN DEPARTED
Not sure why, but this story makes me cry. Not from sadness, but a feeling of warmth and hope, something not easily found nowadays. Thank you for remaking this video.
Bonus credit for the subtle no bullets fly score in the background. Not sure if anyone else noticed but I saw that yarnhub you cheeky bastards :) thanks for this beautiful retelling of the story and thanks for everything else throughout this journey, to our gallants and worthy artists
The most awesome story ever come out of the sky! Salute to both gentlemen!
Perfect timing, just finished A Higher Call yesterday!!!
Best book in the world
>be me
>open feed
>scrolling
>this was posted 1 minute ago
.......WOW! This made me cry.
I cannot even imagine on how lucky they are to have been spared
Yarnhub should do a QnA stream, we have so many questions on how they have such high quality videos weekly
We’ll see what we can do !
Charlie: lets keep this secret guys
Yarnhub:
*I CAN SEE YOU*
Hehe
Theres another story like this on the show Dogfights. It seems like this happened often during WW2.
In the show Galipoli, there is a scene where the Turks and the Australians agree to a cease fire to clear no man's land of bodies. Two officers meet from opposing sides and share a brief broken English conversation. The Turk points to the looming British Naval fleet in the bay, "That is politics." Then points to the work being done of respecting their dead, regardless of nation, the Turk says "This is diplomacy."
Another fantastic video. Thank you Yarnhub.
Don't buy Turkish Hollywood. That nation has a criminal record of genocides.
@@fendrou so does the US.
@@fendrou So does the US, UK, Germany, USSR, Belgium, Croatia, Cambodia, Rwanda, Pakistan, Uganda, Congo, Iraq, Philippines, Japan, Somalia and more. So, why single one out? List them all!
Maybe you'll get a medal.
@@alpha00z26 I think you'll agree that most Aussies and Kiwis are kinda pissed off at the UK about Gallipoli
@@jexiagalleta4712 ye
Oh wow this reboot is ridiculously good, keep up the good work Yarn
I have watched this video alot (also the sabaton one) i always end up in tears. What a site those p47's must have been for the crew. I love every second of this video. love your stuff yarnhub keep it up.
just a thought .
There must be many unrecorded stories of ww2 similar to this.
The fact he said he loved you Charlie was wholesome as hunk
Awesome display of Honor, Thank You
A marvelous story, humanism and honor- surely what we need now more than before
This is actually high improvement on 3d and the voice line
This is making me tear up-
As a german myself, I don’t have and words for this mans kindness.
I like how you rebooted this episode as your tools got better. It shows that you give shit about history and your work in presenting it. Thank you great episode like usual 😁
The music in this video was so good, I replayed the start of this video like 20 or more times just because of this music
Not every Nazi or Luftwaffe Ace was Evil, As world haven't understand.
The only nazis and germans where you would know they were bad just by hearing about them were the SS
@@errem563 there were enough ss that weren't nazi's but you won't understand it so i wouldn't care to even explain
Yes but you have to understand that this is an extremely rare case. Any other German fighter would have shot down the bomber without hesitation. The vast majority believed in the Nazi ideology. Even those who didn’t know what they were doing were still fighting for an evil regime. I doesn’t matter if a soldier is evil. They were still killing American solders and fighting for Hitler. Whether they knew it or not. What he did was a very incredible and honorable thing. But he whether he believed in the Nazi cause or not, he was fighting for the wrong side
They were forced to fight
@@nicholascernatescu6685 He may have been fighting for the wrong side, but he was doing the right thing, trying to protect his country.
Good day to do this... AS TODAY IS VETERANS DAY!
Sad thing is. Your vietnam veterans are probably the only ones who hate today. It reminds them that the government, other vets, and even the average citizen hated them for the longest time after their service in vietnam
@@SoggyCoffeeAddict are you sure about that?
@@SoggyCoffeeAddict it’s true very very true
@@zackiet731 my grandfather who passed, his two brothers, and my uncle all go to a bar to get wasted to try and forget what today is. If you were treated as scum for the good part of a decade. No amount of fake praise after that will make them feel better about it. They couldn't work because no one wanted to hire a vietnam vet, they couldn't hang out with friends because the general population seen them as failures. We did loose the conflict over there after all, nothing to do with the people. We never stood a chance and the government knew that going into the war. So no friends and no job, one of my grandfather's brothers even had their wife leave them because that's how things were back then
yes :D
It's amazing that we can have this... We can have human heroes and beautiful stories in the tragedy of war. Brings into perspective the scope of humanity as it currently is. War is fought by brave honorable men for reasons they can't justify.
I saw the music video, but I'm glad I got to see this video. Thank you to everyone who made this video possible.
This looks amazing, this shows the evolution of the chanel
I don't know how the fuck you did it but I cried when I watched this originally a while back when I first came across your channel and the remaster made me cry as well.
Where did you put those onions??
🇺🇸🇩🇪
That shot of the B-17F and the Bf 109-6 flying off together when the deaths of Charlie and Franz were mentioned was absolutely beautiful. Probably how they made their way to heaven. Charlie piloting his B-17 and Franz in his 109 providing escort once again and for the last time as they make their final journey to The Great Beyond. I hope Charlie waited for Franz to join him. RIP to both pilots.
Eine wunderbare Geschichte 🙏😊
Danke Yarnhub!
The sad thing is that franz stigler is dead and his burial unknown,
Happy veterans day, no matter if they are, German, Japanese or Russian, they were all yoing men with families
That is so unfair.😢
At least his name, and his act of kindness is remembered for an eternity on the internet.
Both Franz and Charlie live on in our hearts and minds.
He was cremated and died in the arms of his wife,Helga Stigler
When a man feels pain he is alive
When a man feels the pain of another man he is a man
Rewatching for the nth time since it's in my recommendation. Never fails to tear me up. Dang
Just finished reading 'A HIGHER CALL'...a must read about both pilots. (great video)
The original version of this story is what got me hooked onto Yarnhub. Its still one of my favorite videos even though you've changed your video style. Its just a wonderful and powerful story. Seeing how you've improved over time and continued to get better and better has been a joy- and you continue to be my favorite CZcams history channel! =)
same
Finding your channel through the recommendations was truly a blessing.Keep up the good work.I hope your channel reaches a 1 million subs soon.
Your animation is wonderful and really brings these fascinating stories to life
Honestly one of the most beautiful stories I've heard.