Allies and Axis Working Together in WW2
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The Second World War is known for its brutality, with both the Allies and the Axis powers fighting tooth and nail for supremacy.
In spite of this, however, there were some incidents in which soldiers from one side actively or inadvertently aided their enemies. Whether this was done out of a sense of morality, ideology, or some reason known only to them, here are a few examples of when Axis and Allies worked together.
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If you going to cut your video the way you constantly do all the time, I think you should do all your commercials at the very beginning because you keep killing the vibe each time you waste most of the video with a near 3 minute commercial just do it in the beginning because you simple history videos are becoming more unwatchable each time you keep doing that.
Can you make a video of which ones better swat Or military
Hmmm ok then
Like video
I want to see a video on what wouldve happened if Germany tried to surrender or make an armistace with the UK and USA in 1944 before the Russians could reach Germany in order for them to save themselves.
They should make Itter Castle a movie if it’s not already
I'm pretty sure there's one or a couple of them
@@codycallaway9057I am sure there isn't. I was desperate to see one after hearing The Last Battle from Sabaton and was utterly disappointed when I didn't find any. Maybe I didn't search hard enough, so if you know about something I would be glad for some recommendations.
There may not be a movie, but there's a really good episode of Hitler's Last Stand
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Absolutely. There's probably a couple already but it would be interesting to see a new one.
Fr
“Makarov you ever hear the old saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend?”
MW2 reference
@@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk absolutely
Dom Toretto: I don’t have friends, I have family
"Price, some day you'll find that cuts both ways."
I read that in makarovs voice then I read that in captain price voice 🫡
Another small fact about Gangle he was notorious for helping the local resistance movements long before the battle of castle itter occurred
Somewhere I read that he was in fact anti-fascist German resistance member.
His name was Gangl, without an "E" at the end
Bro was based
He was a native Austrian so when the war was turning, he knew Germany was done so he made a pact with the Austrian Resistance to feed info against the Nazis.
Gangle from digital circus WWII cannon
Hmm from what I’ve learned on the Sabaton History CZcams channel The German officer was actually one of the two men who met Captain Lee and told him of the situation at Itter and they got German support on route.
This is correct!
Sabaton History is a great source for this kind of bizzare, out of the ordinary wartime histories, the information is pretty accurate, too.
Truer words have never been spoken, besides by Sabaton, of course.
Heard about this from Sabaton
theres also an SS officer in that battle too if i remember correctly, he also played a big part in the battle itself, although i cant remember his name
Gangl is one of the unsung heroes of WW2. It's a shame his sacrifice isn't more widely known.
Charlie Brown and Franz Stiegler's story is one of the rare happy endings. The fact they remained close friends all the way up to their deaths is something you can't put a price on.
Bullshit
@@paulcowlishawNot bullshit. Read "A Higher Call" by Adam Makos.
Amazing book!
@@paulcowlishaw Iranian orphan:
unsung might be false...
"Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free"
-Sabaton: The last battle
I always found it goofy that Charlie Brown was saved by a German in WWII (Charlie Brown is an American Cartoon.)
this is a certified simple history classic
The Battle of itter Castle shows how much the diferencie was between the Wechmart and the SS, the SS were loyal to Hitler and it's ideals to the end, while the Wechmart were probably done with it and didn't wanted Germany to suffer anymore
As it happened right at the end of the war it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the Wehrmacht were pressed into service by the Third Reich. Most of them didn't want to be there anymore fighting for a lost cause.
Wehrmacht swore an oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler.
They more often than not assisted SS in their crimes.
They massacred Jews in Ghettos and killed prisoners of war. Stop with this "clean Wehrmacht" bullshit.
You are mostly right, but not quite. There was an SS officer fighting at the US and Wehrmacht's side as well.
@@jpj77263Name was Kurt-Siegfried Schrader. Had been sent to Itter to recuperate and ended up befriending the inmates.
Earlier in the war, many of the most brutal crimes on the eastern front were committed by regular German troops. This idea that there were nazis and everyone else were just regular joes caught up in it all is an idea people need to get out of their head. It’s cool that some stories like this exist, but for most of the war those men played their role in the horror just fine. Don’t read too much into isolated events, even when they’re great tales. There’s a reason why the entirety of Germany had to go through a massive “denazification” process after the war.
Castle Itter will always be my favorite story in WW2. American and German troops along with the prisoners fighting off SS troops until rescue.
Rest well Gangal, you and your men fought well.
Oh, and there's ONE SS Officer who was befriended by the French POWs that joined in the defense too. Can't forget about that little tidbit.
*”Teams have been auto-balanced”*
You are now defending!
always the case for Russian Civil War servers
And it's the end of the line of the final journey
Enemies leaving the past
And it's American troops and the German army
Joining together at last
Ah I see a sabaton fan as well
fly
fighting fair
its the code
of the air
brothers
heroes
foes
@@marcneljoseph9839 KILLING MACHINE
@@marcneljoseph9839 "The fact that he risked his life in many ways... And i wrote him in the letter that 'if you made a habit for feeling sorry for bomber crews flying alongside them, i am sure that you were shot down many times'. But it was not only the audacity, that he came up to us and then recognizing the threat, if someone had seen him and reported him, it could've been a death sentence.."-Lt.Col Charlie brown, pilot of [Ye olde pub]
Ammo is running low, they've depleted their machine guns, every bullet counts until surrender is announced
_"If you wanna see what people are made of, start a war."_
I like that this quote goes both ways
Switzerland: I'm neutral
Swiss volunteers in the Waffen-SS: Maybe, maybe not
Switzerland had American Bombers Bomb a few of their Cities...so Swiss Volunteers into the Waffen-SS were probably victims of that.
Starting with two of my favourite Sabaton inspirations. Nice
Exactly why I clicked knowing full well the story was gonna be told
In war, it don't matter who's side you're on. In the end, you're all still human. Sometimes you must put aside the differences you have for one another, and go for who deserves absolute retribution for their most insane and immoral sins. No one should be treated as just "a number".
Very true. However, many of the young and people who are in power don't learn from history. For example, the COVID 19 quarantine is like the Spanish Flu before or during World War 1. History tends to repeat itself.
@@rgloria40 Eeeyep. But now I'm expecting an argument to start aaaaany minute now.
@@GuardianStriker This is how Trump parallels Cleveland? Sit back and watch the fireworks.
Communists are the only ones who are just "a number." No such thing as "self" under such a horrid system.
I know these are extremely grim circumstances but it shows the most beautiful side of humanity, our mercy and compassion for one another
I was thinking the same thing
4:03 *A Very Charlie Brown WW2*
Snoopy's subplot
Definitely one of the more bizarre stories of the second world war. Thanks for bringing it alive through animation!!!
“I was saving the planet from an Axis of Darkness, while you were back home opening National Parks! Yes!” Winston Churchill
Advisors: No way, man! This guy has betrayed literally everyone he ever worked for.
*Boo Hoo Lu Bu was executed*
Dyoroku, mirai, a beautiful star
Dyoroku, mirai, a beautiful star
Dyoroku, mirai, a beautiful star
The brainrot is getting worse.
"This enraged his father So he punished him severely"
Do not pursue Lu Bu
"There's a tax for that"
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"
Enemies working together is simply beautiful, putting their differences aside and defeating a greater force. simply beautiful
Love hearing stories of them work together tbh its really great especially Itter castle. two sides team up against the worst foe.
Happy Holidays All!
‘Fly fighting fair, its the code of the air. Brothers, heroes, foes.’ - Sabaton No bullets fly: telling the story of Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown. Their song covered the story magnificently and is one of those moments in the war where their humanity was restored.
They don’t hate each other
They protect what’s behind them
"Its the end of the line of the final journey
Enemies leaving the past" - Sabaton's "The Final Battle"
Its neat to see how soldiers of 2 sides threw aside their differences to fight for the greater good.
Also, there was an SS officer who was on the Allied-Wehrmacht side, he got two years in military prison for his actions (as with most SS, he would've been shot, if he hadn't helped the Americans!)
A surprisingly low amount of Sabaton references here
I’m happy to see this. Thank you.
(Then the winged hussars arrived!)
And it's American troops and the German Army fighting together at last.
Fun fact Himmler personally requested the recruitment of Finnish soldiers in the SS due to their ferocity in the Winter War.
Both Charlie & Franz lived in close proximity to each other by chance. Franz emigrated to Canada & settled in Vancouver. Charlie lived in Seattle
Franz later learned of the story through a newspaper & wrote a letter to Charlie
They died a few months apart
There were also cases of such interactions on the pacific theater. There were lots of Indians who sided with the Japanese against the British. Additionally, there were quite a few Korean collaborators who fought with the Japanese for special privileges and even a few Americans who lived in Japan and never spoke up against Japan’s aggression for special privileges. I feel they deserve a mention too
In this light, a little known detail of the Pacific Theater is how the UK kept a number ofJapanese POWs as a conscript auxiliary force until 1948 as forced labor and to help police British colonial possessions (read: suppress native revolts) -- look for "Mountbatten's Samurai"
0:48 That looks like flag of Yugoslavia from 1943.-1946.
Amazing video as always! Good work on the animation.
Sabaton - The Last Battle
It's about the battle of Itter Castle. Great song.
Sabaton - No Bullets Fly
Ye Olde Pub and the Bf 109 (Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident)
Imagine a game during the middle of ww2 aliens decided to invade earth and suddenly german fallschirmjagers start to fight together with US airborne against aliens
Is that a reference from Harry Turtledove book right? 😂
This sounds really dumb but also kinda fucking LIT.
Imagine aliens descending on native Americans and using advanced weapons
This is basically a plot of "Resistance: Fall of Man" for PS3. Minus the fighting together part
@@randallrona9618 to be honest no 😁 i got this idea when i was playing company of heroes 2 and thought it could be a nice mod
3:49 FROM DOWN BELOW AN ENEMY SPOTTED
SO HURRY UP, REARM AND REFUEL
But through the bomber’s damaged airframe
See wounded men, scared to their bone
Look to the right and then look again
And see the enemy in the eye
No bullets fly, spared by his mercy
Escorted out, out of harm’s way
@@swordsnspearguy5945
Fly, fighting fair, it’s the code of the air
Brothers, heroes, foes!
Killing machine, honour in the skies, B-17 flying home, killing machine, said goodbye to the cross he deserved!
He risked his life 2 times that day
To save an unknown enemy
wow! this was fascinating! keep it up Simple History!
My great grandfather on my father's side of the family fought in the Battle for Castle Itter and he was one of the wehrmacht soldiers, my father told me stories about him when I was younger but he passed a decade before I was born, my father told me that he never talked about the war much except for the Battle for Castle Itter
Animation look’s especially detailed this one, great job!!!
The Nazis also teamed up with the British and Joseph joestar to combat a man named Kars who became the ultimate life form, can never find that in the history books though
Probably Underrated History and Way too Perfect Honestly.
To anyone reading this. I ask you to please look up the “Sabaton” song about this.
It’s called “The Last Battle”
It’s so good
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
“Makarov, You Ever Hear The Old Saying, The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend???"
- Captain Price
In one alternate universe there is a common cause for Axis and Allies to unite.
Against Zombies. 🧟♂️ 🧟♀️
(Elena Siegman music kicks in.)🗡🎸
The Undead reich(Sniper Elite: Zombie Army kicks in too.)
@@PerrytheDRIPlatypus2531 (*COD Zombies Damned Theme Play*)
Yes and the movie will be called:
Unholy Alliance 2: armistice this
Brilliant video. Just a note, on 10:55 you did not include the Danish flag, even though they were the first ones you mentioned
I finally saw you! I seen your video's for years! Badass boss!
13:01 did the German just shoot a Russian RPG7 that was designed 40 years after WW2 😂
I think is supposed to be a panzerfaust or a panzershreck or maybe a captured bazooka
@@abdhbfdhdfhf yeah that what it should of been yeah but it’s actually a RPG7 I’d say there just using already created animation rather then making a new one from scratch but there still awesome videos I just thought it was funny
dude, the rpg7 was designed in 1958🤣🤣
still anachronistic
@@TheGrinXpedia rpg 2 was rolled out first rpg 7 was rolled out in Vietnam in the 70s my point was not in 1943
Those storys always remind me of the storys my grandparents told me.
When english bombers attacked and the airhorn was activated all children and women went to the basement and the men took signalcolored shirts or other obvious signs and ran outside on the cropfields.
They signaled that their houses are inhabiting civilians and the bombers dropped the bombs before the house or flew off to somewhere else.
The house of my grandparents was only hit once by a bomb in the whole war and has still a crack in the middle to this day.
When I watched this video, it was 2 minutes old. Anyway, awesome video, keep up the great work
I like how Allies and Axis are working together as a team.
I always het goosebumps front the pilot story, especially them becoming friends
There are quite a few stories of former Wehrmacht soldiers and US soldiers becoming friends after the war. I think on DD a german machine gunner also got friend with an american GI.
Uhh about this part 13:01, am I seeing things or this guy is armed with a RPG-7 instead of either a Panzerfaust or Panzerschreck??
I thought i was the only one who noticed lmao
The fact that Brown could keep his bomber in the air, is a testament to the engineers at Boeing. They made them tough.
Gotta love simple history
I read the book and watched the Wendigoon video on Castle Itter and I found it so fascinating. I plan to give a college presentation on the battle in the coming semester, if my history club will allow me to.
They better cuz that's something that must be spread
Great stories 😊
Merry Christmas simple history
12:57 Why does one of those German soldier have a Soviet RPG, a weapon that didn’t enter service until the 1950s?
The animators were lazy i think....LOL
I like the redone version of the first story, looks cleaner than the first time you talked about that.
Outstanding I learned some interesting new facts
When I saw this video, my first words were "about time you made such video!". Now we just need is a movie.
I really loved this video, fantastic as always❤
Keep going at make more videos like that❤❤
But i have only one question: why did the german soldier use RPG at 12:57?
Interesting stuff!
I love your voice. Its engaging to watch your videos.
First one: Sounds like something you would see in a Video game.
I love the direct refrence to the sabaton song during castle Itter
One of the coolest battles ever!
Very nice Sabaton reference in the opening
Agreed.
Agreed.
The battle of Niš occurred on November 7th 1944. The Soviet army and the Yugoslav resistance liberated Niš on October 14th. Six days later Belgrade, and Vrbas were liberated, while Novi Sad was liberated on October 23rd 1944. What was suppose to be done in Niš (on November 7th 1944 I mean), there was suppose to be a parade dedicated to mark the October revolution during that time. I think that this can't be considered as a cooperation between Allies and Axis. It can be more considered as an accident which happened due to the lack of information (but I'm not here to judge). Since you mentioned P-38's, I can add that at the end of WWII, there were couple of B-17's and P-38's that landed on Sombor's airfield in 1945, also in Yugoslavia (now Serbia). On Sombor airfield, besides US crew, there were Soviet crew operating on that airfield. What happened next was that Yugoslav soldiers and crew, they repainted American B-17 G, and also P-38 to have Yugoslav markings. One rumor about B-17 g says that this airplane was sent to USSR, while other says it remained in service in Yugoslav air force for one year (what is true from these two things, it's hard to say). Also in service was a P-38 Lighting, and it was in service also for one year in Yugoslav air force. There is a rumor that in the depths of Belgrade's museum of aviation are now B-17G, and also a P-38 L.
After WWII, Yugoslavia received 8 P-51 D mustangs, and also 4 B-24 Liberators, believe it or not.
There should be a movie made about the battle of castle itter and with its showcasing around the world finally absolving the German people of the crimes of their ancestors.
The German people like every people from other nations should be able to be proud of their country without having to constantly apologize for what some of their ancestors once did. If we applied this rule for everyone, everybody had to apologize for their ancestors crimes.
We British should supposedly be ashamed of our colonial ancestors from 350 years ago, but Germans get a pass for last century?
Here's my suggestion: if you weren't involved in something, it's NOTHING to do with you.
It’s mostly the western countries
No one is blaming the German people for Germany's actions in WW2
That first story be a good movie.
This was certainly the strangest and wildest battle of the war. Notwithstanding the VIPs and German American cooperation and fighting alongside each other.
one of my favorite stories my great grandfather told me when he was in ww2 was Itter Castle. He had a buddy named Harry Basses.
Subatomic, Last Battle moment:
The story of Castle Itter begs to be made into a movie.
Blud tried to be a French guy when you can see his helmet and everything💀 13:23
If I remember correctly stickler occasionally made it look like he was attacking the bomber while flying over the AAA placements to ensure no flak was fired
This is awesome
"I never thought I'd be fighting alongside a German."
"Wie wäre es mit einem Freund?"
"I think I'd like that."
holy crap i did not know the 33rd grenadier division used RPGs 😆12:55
The entire world war is a case of one side "actively or inadvertently aiding their enemies".
Make more money when you fund both sides of the war..
@@leighz1962 who are you referring too
🦅🦅🦅@@joedatius
@@joedatiusSwitzerland, not an alt account
13:27 that’s how I finished just about every single essay I ever wrote in school 😂 rephrasing the intro line
Damn I love these videos
It is a great paradox indeed.
This is a neat video
Castle Itter and The story of the Ye Old Pub are both also know by Sabaton Fans by The Last Battle & No Bullets Fly..
Gotta love history
You should check out sabatons song on this, the last battle. There's also a song about ye old pub called no bullets fly
Just shows that not all axis troops were crazy monsters
3:48 All I have now is Sabaton playing in my head when watching this bit. Best to watch the animated music video on this if you want?
The second story about Stigler just has to be made into a film, would be absolutely amazing.
4:03 And right by his side is Snoopy on his red dog house 😂
We need live action movies of these events
There is also an incident documented, which took place in May of 1945 on the Rügen island, where Soviet and Wehrmacht troops together were saving the inhabitans of a German orphanage from rape / violent attacks of other Soviet troops. Achim von Borries made a movie out of this stuff called „4 Tage im Mai“ (Four days in May) in 2011…
The thumbnail is so badass i clicked. You've got your view
the animation is great.
Awesome video. 🎉
4:02
Dang Lucy really got Charlie Brown in over his head.
I wonder if there’s any modern day instances of enemies working together
They seriously need to make a movie about the last battle. Its too freakishly true, its a must be told story.
According to TV Tropes this would be an example of "Enemy Mine."
Man you definitely quoted sabaton 0:34
That thumbnail cold af
Just wanted to come here to say the thumbnail goes hard.