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An edit about the incident where a German pilot saved a B17 from her destruction, the two pilots found each other again long after the war. Their names: Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown.
The first parts of the video were taken from Instagram, joined together and finalised by me.
Credit to the unknown creator. Also credit to C-bass Productions for the animation.
Music:
Another Love - Tom Odell
I am a soldier in the Polish army and I will say this; the moral of this is that despite following orders, there is a human being in each of us, not a mindless animal. Military service is a hard "piece of bread" and not an idyll, as most people think. Service is a time of sacrifices, stress, suppression of one's problems and lack of understanding on the part of "civilians". Respect to all who face it despite everything.
I agree my friend, thank you for your service.
Je comfirme..merci a vou.
You are in our prayers, you have our gratitude. Truly a Cross of Merit "Za Dzielnosc" and szacunek.
British soldier here. I agree.
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“No matter how much conflict there is, remember, your enemy is still Human.”
-A Legend.
“And if their a different kind, peace must be near…”
This vid made me cry
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
@americanball9739 if you see another human LIKE YOU as a monster... than YOU ARE the monster
and that human will shoot you in first place)
I heard in a documentary: Him saving those men meant he also made it possible for their 25+ descendants to be born/have their dads/grandpas. An overwhelming moment when you think about that.
Tfw your refusal to inflict death leads to wondrous new life. Feels good man.
Imagine the scale when it could go further. Butterfly effect. One of them could be your new president in the future, or maybe a doctor that could treat your child.
I love thinking about that kind of stuff in that way. Feels good man, yeah.
@@XaleanderS There a story about a doctor Michael Shannon who save a premature baby against all odds. Later in his life, Michael Shannon got trapped in burning car and was saved by a paramedic Chris Trokey, the premature baby.
@@XaleanderS Or may be the next president that starts another US wanted war over oil and supremacy killing another hundret thousand of innocent people that will not have decendants...or another US soldier fighting people he has nothing to do with to support another crazy american president. It works both ways. I would do the same our pilot did, for sure, but you can not just see potential positive results and neglect what else might happen.
He just saved a that bloodlines whole generation
The fact that these two pilots met each other decades after the war ended is amazing. The B17 pilot was in Seattle and was searching for the german pilot and the Bf109 pilot was living in Vancouver, BC.
It’s a surprise how much nazies and their little good helpers made it to Canada.
I heard that they met at the Abbotsford Airshow (about 50 miles or 80 Km east of Vancouver BC, Canada) one year, and remained friends for the rest of their lives.
WOW!
I showed this W5 tv report to my wife, and it turns out that she vaguely knew Franz Stigler!
His wife worked at the same dental office in Surrey BC.
I knew of the Franz and Charlie story for years but didn't mention it to my wife, so missed the chance to meet these two gentlemen.
m.czcams.com/video/P-3osMd_2x0/video.html&pp=ygUXZnJhbnogYW5kIGNoYXJsaWUgYnJvd24%3D
Franz Zeigler and Charlie Brown
I've got a photo of them with their autographs
if you look up the story of the red baron this story becomes even clearer as most german pilots followed the barons code which was there was no honor in killing or downing a defenseless opponent
There is pros and cons to everything as much as they were bad at least they had something now keep in mind I’m not calling Germany good they were very bad but it wasn’t the soldiers it was the leaders. back to the story, the Germans definitely should eat a little bit of extra respect for that
Story is, at the start of WW1, the enemy pilots used to wave at each other until someone brought a pistol along.
@@bujmoose3992 back then the pistol was for the pilot to unalive himself if his plane was going down while burning or if he did not want to wait until hitting the ground some used them at other pilots however most never did
@@aj_comp_playz5119 growing up is understanding germany wasn't the bad side of that war... (neither was America)
There was one exception that I read about. A German pilot who ignored that creed and was shooting at men parachuting out of stricken aircraft.
An American pilot in a Mustang chased him and shot him down. When the American saw the German bail out, he turned his Mustang around and shot that guy to pieces in his parachute.
That story is also on YT.
A higher call is a great book to read . An incredible insight into Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown , before and after should be a Hollywood blockbuster.
As a vet, this makes my eyes weep every time I see it.
Humanity costs us nothing.
Here I am, about to turn sixteen in three days, and I'm crying with you. I feel as if nobody even cares about those who fought in WWII now a days, but I do, I've seen documentary's, movies, nothing will explain how proud and sad I am for them that most of those men died for us. Not only to protect this country, but to make sure we are alive to see another day with free-will. I know this sounds cliche, but I'm regretful for them. They fought for us, and Gen-Z and Millennials are disgracing the flag and everything. I've seen countless videos where they are disrespecting WWII Veterans, and cursing at them. I apologize on behalf on my generation, and many others. Maybe in the future, just maybe, we'll have 1940s America back when you had chivalry and people respecting each other.
Costs nothing but such acts are worth tons.
@@Stevon987
Couldn't have said it better, thank you.
We really need a full movie of this, and it should be mostly from the perspective of Franz. Knowing his past, and the losses he faced in the war makes this story that much more powerful.
Read the book. Adam Makos spent years researching and interviewing to create "A Higher Call."
Franz was one bomber kill away from the Knights Cross, but when he sW Eckie dead in the tail, he held back and looked further. He couldn't do it, it would be like shooting a man in a parachute, and that '17 was no more than a parachute for nine men.
There's not much to make movie.
Man who want to be admired by being unbeatable eagle in the sky like all fighter pilots.
This happened just few days after death of his brother, so decided he doesn't want to be eagle in the sky, he want to be human.
@@capobilotti if he wanted to be human..then he need to sit at home. Not in the war and in the warsky.
@@Justinjoise If you want to be human, go perform some deeds that are even a fraction as admirable as what this great man did. Not sitting behind a phone or keyboard trying to chip away at someone who exhibited true courage and moral fiber.
@@andrewwaldockyou my sir, dropped this 👑
Not going to lie... this made me cry like a little girl
You're not alone😭
Ur not the only one...
You are far from alone good friend
Has anyone ever noticed that when it comes to these kind of things both world War I and world War II it's always the German that displays overwhelming humanity. Meanwhile we have world War II American pilots going on record telling us how they shot German pilots on the way down in parachutes
And not ashamed of that fact
I can only ever hope to be 1/10th as honorable and deserving of respect. Hero’s, both of them. Even if they were fighting on different sides.
Franz's commander once told him "if you dare shoot a man in a parachute i will kill you with my bare hands"
To franz, shooting down the old pub was like shooting several men in parachutes as they were defenseless. Within any nation taking down a defenseless enemy is not honorable by any means.
is there any information about who is Franz's commander that told him the word?
@@__DwiPurnaHis commander at the time was Gustav Rödel.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_R%C3%B6del
I highly recommend reading the book A Higher Call from Adam Makos. It tells the story about this clip, but more importantly, gives a great insight on how it was to be a luftwaffe pilot.
The "Ye old Pub"
You can just feel what the two B-17 pilots felt, I respect that BF-109 pilot a ton.
if you didnt know already the pilot is franz stigler and the b17 pilot was charlie brown they actually met later in life
The fact that this actually happend in the war is crazy, it made me cry bro.
I love this story it makes me cry when I hear it
Edit: I just saw this video again and it popped up holy shit I 7 months ago that was awhile but thanks for the likes too.
" No man hath greater love than he who layeth down his life for his enemy "
Un simple comentario como el tuyo me cambio la vision que ya tenia predeterminada de la sociedad en la que vivimos """"tu comentario es equivalente a lo que hizo jesus o yoshua por nosotros""""
Ruhe in Frieden wahrer Deutscher Pilot
he alive
@@user-bv7nr4gy7q no, im pretty sure hes dead, they're both dead
@@user-bv7nr4gy7qThey both passed away in 2008....
Ritterlich im kampf
I had heard of this story nearly 40 years ago and it touched me deeply. I tried to find more about it. Who they were and what happened next. This event was listed as top secret during the war and many years after because the German pilot would be held for treason. Over the last several years more information could be found. Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler met each other and were the best of friends until their deaths It has been my understanding that a reunion was put together for the pilots, Stigler and Brown, the surviving crew and the sons, daughters and the 53 grandchildren that were born and living because of one true hero who followed his beliefs instead of the orders.
The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there in peace. War will make corpses of us all.” - J.R.R Tolkien
This right here
Actually a video with superb choice of music. Brings a tear to the eye every time I see it.
after the war Franz met his mentor and friend Adolf Galland and confess that he let a B-17 Escape, Galland's response is "it would be you". Sometimes some semblance of chivalry and humanity make history more beautiful
I can't get enough of watching the clip...the action of the pilot Stigler shows us that nothing is lost...looking for each other and meeting again many years later was the face of friendship!!
Don Franz and Don Charlie always in my heart. DE from Argentina.
" I love you Charlie". -Franz Stigler
In the end, we are all humans with heart. Great video my friend. ❤
A fantastic and heroic event! True courage lies in knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
Just imagining how scary that would be, and the relief of watching the fighter fly off, damn. Respect to the German for being honorable and the British airmen for sharing this story.
British?
Those are Americans just how do you confuse that.
they landed in the uk@@sinisterisrandom8537
That is with out a doubt the FINEST most detailed animated rendering I have ever seen in my entire life!!! Please continue finding these little stories of triumph of the human spirit during war.
- Escorts a crippled enemy bomber
- Does not warn neither friendlies nor enemies
- Leaves without further elaboration
I read the book! A phenomenal story! Will bring anyone with a heart and soul to tears!
Exactly
Knowing this story is such a privilege and an honor. It puts in perspective the fact that there’s still humanity even in the face of your enemy during war. One of the most evil wars in history, yet an entire American bomber crew’s lives were laid in the hands of a German pilot and he felt empathy and pity for them. He had the moral understanding of integrity and honor, which allowed 9 fathers, husbands, and brothers to return home. Many families were saved because of that German pilots actions. Nothing but respect for all war heroes of WW2, no matter what flag they salute. Ich hoffe, dass das Leben dich gut behandelt hat, Oberleutnant Franz Stigler.
Not only remember those who lived to tell the tale, but those that lost theirs and were never heard from.
I love stories like this. Even through hell, people can still be people.
Ese hombre franz stigler tiene mucho corazon,incluso se le nota cuando estrecha la mano a charlie en el video su semblante lo dice todo.
That moment when Franz said and gestured to "land!" and Charlie just kept going with fear of Franz ending him and his crew. Franz is the hero, escorting them. If Germans saw a Messerschmitt flying with a allied plane they would hesitate. It was not uncommon in WWI for pilots to capture planes in that way.
Wasn't really a 100% fear they also didn't want to become prisoners of war since the thought of working to death or being forced to fight their comrades was too much.
@@sinisterisrandom8537 both the things yo udescribed never happened
especially captured pilots had it the best of all captured enemy soldiers since they were under the juristiction of the german airforce
they lived comfortably and their rights not to be forced to work were respected
@@tavish4699 At least until the SS took over the POW camps later in the war.
which never happened
the ss never was allwoed to interfere in pow camps of the wehrmacht
they only had juristiction over the more shady camps that were run in poland
@@tomterific390
I can highly recommend anyone to read A Higher Call by Adam Makos. It tells the story seen in this clip, but also how it was as a drafted luftwaffe pilot, starting in Africa en ending up in 262's. The pilot seen in this clip ended the war as one of the German Aces and flew in the Top squadron 262's.
My grandfather lutenant Thomas Gregory Langan was stationed at the airbase this plane returned to and said it was very bashed up. He heard first hand account of what happened. A true act of humanity.
This reminds me of an incident with my late FiL. He drove trains for the Germans, and was in Rostock railyard when RAF Lancasters bombers raided the place.
Couple months after our wedding they visited us in Halifax. At Citadel Hill we met a British chap, who we found out was in one of those Lancs. It was an interesting, friendly encounter. The 2 men shook hands, the Brit said he was glad he missed FiL, and FiL saying he was glad of it, too.
War is Hell, I lost some small community friends on discord. Between the 3 Russians and 5+ Ukrainians, as far as I know, the three Russians are actually active in the service, and 2 Ukrainians are also active. The first week of the invasion we lost one of our friends from Russia. After several months of war in southern Ukraine, I never heard from our Chechen friends again. And I don't know when our Ukrainian friends have been gone.
Pesan terakhir dari seorang pemuda Chechnya "assalamualaikum, Forgive me if anything wrong" (Last online March 2022)
"Glory to my Ukrainian brothers" (Said one of the Russians.)
"The alarm keeps ringing here" (said one of the Ukrainians)
"I will greet you with uzvar" 🇺🇦
"I'll be there with my BTR and a bottle of Vodka for you" 🇷🇺
If I'm not mistaken that was the last great conversation before our servers were deleted for no reason at the end of October 2022
I hope for your sake you find closure, and may those who are confirmed dead Requiescat in pace.
This comment deserves a place in history.
Your story will not be forgotten. FOR MARTYRDOM FOR BOTH COLOURS 🍻.
MEN OF HONOR
Thank you very much for sharing such incredible stories in the form of animation. They help form a more holistic picture of the world of that time.
hier siegt nur die Menschlichkeit.....nicht alle Deutsche waren dem Wahnsinn verfallen. Es ist schön solche Geschichten in der heutigen Zeit zu sehen.....DANKE
Brilliant work, thankyou.
People with hearts, families and feelings! Being a righteous human being
Me sorprende como logra conmover sus rostros animados, un gran trabajo sin lugar a dudas.
3 джентльмена!!! два пилота и зенитчик... красивая история жизни
Ты историю то знаешь? Что нибудь про ковровые бомбардировки немецких городов авиацией союзников слышал? Как в газе сейчас евреи, только город за один заход в руины.
@@UrsusArctosCollaris а ты? кто знает всю правду?
@@user-ec7fg3me1g какую правду? Ты знаешь что бомбят в стратегические бомбардировщики? Города. С мирными жителями. Потому что там в основном объекты военного назначения -заводы, фабрики, склады и тд. Что тогда, что сейчас используется метод ковровой бомбардировки. Весьма не точный, но накрывает большую площадь. С каким нибудь заводом могли запросто снести полгорода. Этот идиот дал шанс врагу вернуться и убить ещё больше мирных жителей. Возможно его близких.
@@UrsusArctosCollaris Y tú as oído sobre los bombardeos sobre londres y otras ciudades de Inglaterra o los bombardeos a stalingrado
All u stupids, all it is about the honor, I was a marine, I felt it ,the gentleman German soldier said,our objectives are the planes not the pilots,the war is horrible, but u can't go throwing flowers if u are a soldier
I served 28 years in the U.S. Army, including in a combat zone. As a young soldier I met a German working on our base who was a prisoner of war held in my home state. He was a great guy, and we had many enlightening conversations. Soldiers understand each other no matter what country they serve.
먼 훗날 친한 친구가 되었다고 하죠
낚시도 같이 다니고
마지막에 경례하고 떠나니 정말 멋지네요 ^^~
In war people think soldiers are monster but deep down in every soldier is a being who thinks they are fighting for the right thing
I can only imagine seeing your fellow crew fight for their lives as you were limping home on a plane that only had Gods miracle holding it together and then seeing a bf109 show up on your side.
Even as Charlie had said he wasn’t trying to fire back or do anything to provoke Franz because he knew he’d be dead in minutes had franz wanted to shoot him down.
Charlie had to just known that it was over and he was going to be killed but then watch Franz just fly off and leave him alone.
I can’t even begin to imagine the horror going through that crews mind at that moment.
The fact that this is a real story and an incredibly important lesson in humanity, makes me love it even more.
So glad I read this book. Reading it gives a really good perspective into what they went through. Not just Franz and Charlie, but all of their comrades that flew with them. Throughout the story on both sides are beautiful examples of humanity despite the terror of war. 10/10 excellent video as well
i guess it has been at least 4 years since i had tears in my eyes. thank you.
Человечность.
Победила.
Смерть!!!
С уважением к героям этой истории!
С уважением к авторам этого фильма!
Николай
Нестеров.
хороший
Diese Geschichte gab es wirklich
ну да интересно когда этот б-17 отбомбился по немецкому городу сколько немецев мирных погибло. неправильно немецкий лётчик поступил что индюков не добил. решил в бога поиграть хочу казню хочу помилую.
Pure Humanity.
Thanks for the video and for the song.
"A Higher Call" is one hell of a good book. Lots of information about the Luftwaffe I never knew. Nice video.
The Book, "A Higher calling," Is really great.
"The heroes are the ones who have lived the most battles, fought the hardest, destroyed the most targets, killed the most enemies" or so they say... In my view heroes can come from anywhere, even from the opposing side, heroes are the ones who put humanity first, fight a fair fight, follow the red baron code. Stigler had every chance, every right, every capability of downing the already heavily damaged b-17 that day but despite everything, despite what he was told, despite what others had influenced him to do, to fight for, he went against it all that day. He risked his life to save the lives of his enemies, he knew that if he was caught he was as good as dead, he knew that if he was caught he would be punished, he knew that if he was caught unspeakable things would happen to him... But on that day he fought against everything, he fought what he had been told, the thoughts that came after, Stigler saved that b-17 and in doing so saved multiple wounded American Airmen.
THAT is honour. THAT is being human. THAT is being, a true hero
Great video guys ,I've watched it over and over,
An unexpected ANGEL ON HIS WING❤
A Soldier... Who never dies 😢😢😢😢,🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
German lost the war but they don't want lose they people hearts 😢
Немцы уничтожили 30000000 русских, и проиграли войну. За то в наше время Европу окупировали без войны арабы. Вы слабые, у вас нет духа! Россия 🇷🇺💪🔥 была и будет! Вас накажет время, ждите.
a moment to remember, in bad is always good. mad respect for the creator of this vid.
Love and respect. No more wars.
not all germans were bad, remember it
Soldiers following orders that's it..
Did we fight the wrong people?
@@andrewbaker8521 yes we did, the russians are the bad ones, they always were
@@andrewbaker8521yes should've helped the germans fight communism since it has truly spread all over the world now
There always has to be a bad guy for the other to look good
These stories just reinforce my belief that we aren't here to kill each other.
We're here to lift the ones who come after onto our shoulders.
A moment of compassion brings a lifetime of living without the guilt that moment could have had.
A short story about humanity above anything else.
Esos son los verdaderos hombres que tienen valores
The animator of this video did SUCH a great job of capturing the soldiers emotion with no words, no text, no speech, just eyes and gestures. It truly showed their humanity in their eyes.
After the war Franz said in TV that he could not shot him down because the B-17 was not fireing at all and he also said he never saw a plane flying that was so badly hit and in the in the same interview he also said maybe i lost an Enemy and also my medal, but i got something much more worthy that day. I got a not only a friend, i got an brother that day. these both Pilots are true legends may they now be together and relife that special day in heaven.
R.I.P
Beautiful
He choose humanity than a medal
"Life is more important than value, because value is worth nothing if life was the cost" - me getting this out of nowhere
This true story was a testament to humanity. Charlie Brown and Hans schtigler became best friends many years after the war when Brown found schtigler living in Canada. Amazing story.
This is a real heartwarming story, it shows that people still had a heart and didn't blindly just kill people, and despite the fact that the german pilot only needed one more kill before a rank up makes it even better.
Well done, did not know that, thx
They don't hate eachother. It's their leaders.
Это безмерно крутые ребята. Они воевали друг с другом, смогли не убить друг друга. И после войны они нашли друг друга и смогли выразить уважение друг другу. Это самы лучший пример для настоящего военного защищяющего свою страну. Никогда нетеряйте человечность и честь!
This story inspires me deeply. I meet both men briefly. This is a powerful story.
Thanks to all of you guys for one million views, still can't believe it and never would have expected it. I wish the best to all of you.
Just an awesome video. Someone (maybe you?) really ought to make a movie about this. A Higher Call would make for great source material.
this made me cry inside
This love song works perfectly on this war video
The thing that gets me really is Stigler passed away March 2008 and Brown on November the same year.
They really were friends for life.
In war time they were just doing their job.
AMO ESTA BELA HISTORIA, VERDADEROS CABALLEROS DEL AIRE, Y HERMANOS ESPECIALES POSTERIORMENTE, HASTA SU MUERTE
Beautiful story
Every time i Watch this Video i‘ve to cry. The Story takes me with everything.
This story has stayed with me since I first learned of it many years ago. Warriors have feelings.
Deep feelings.
no more brothers wars
I cried 😢 so much emotions
man , its so deep , i want cry bro
"sometimes war is killing, sometimes it's saving lives..."
War saving lives. Wtf.. I don't think any soldier wants war. It's all about political and power .
My english is weak..
Thank you.
@@rakesh_s_c holy crap that's just a quote from a sabaton's song, don't you take it so serious
@@xpywebka okay 👍
I've been flying around on war thunder in test flight jamming to this in peace
I wasn't supposed to feel sad today
At first I was sad but then I started to feel happy :] Happy tears
Esses são os verdadeiros heróis!!👏👏👏
I had a friend named Guy Dority. He was the radio man in the first B-17 to land in England. His plane was the Jarring Jenny. He flew 50 combat missions and was shot down 3 times. He was a volunteer at the War Eagles Air Museum in New Mexico. A true hero and gentlemen.❤
He went on 50??? Good Lord. Pretty sure they had the option to muster out after 20, right?
this is so emotional 🥹
To jest piękny przykład, gdy jesteśmy "ludźmi" to świat jest piękny, a przekonania nie sa warte więcej niż życie i człowieczeństwo..., ❤
Fue un acto d heroe d caballeroso que Dios los tenga n su gloria 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇺🇲🇩🇪
As a combat vet I Just love this story. We're all human. War changes people of that there is zero doubt but every now & then, stories like this one surface & it does restore one's faith in humanity. To my brothers in arms all around the world please never lose your humanity. As a great man once said. Jaw jaw is better than war war.
I first heard of this story through metal band Sabaton's song No bullets fly. It has fascinated me ever since, they had to get together otherwise the story would not have been complete.
Coincidentally, Franz's grandson is a fan of Sabaton and when he heard the song he told his mother who sent Sabaton a video thanking them and then they all met up at one of Sabaton's concerts in the US. That makes it even more remarkable.
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A story of honor, mercy and true courage. I am sure the german pilot could have ended in front of a firing squad.
Fucking SS killing honorable men... no redemption for the SS or the enforcer types, they were pure evil and will not hesitate to shoot an officer and his whole familly for showing any act of "weakness" / kindness