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Teacher Reacts To "Sabaton - No Bullets Fly" [ALMOST CRIED]
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2021
- My name is Michael! I teach geography, history, religion, social science and physical education. Way too many subjects if you ask me... I don't claim to be an expert in any of these subjects.
Although I am pretty awesome at PE!
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Great reaction. thanks for your kind words on the animation.
Thank you!
YARNHUB! You are doin a great fucking job on the amimation!
@@simpleviking they are records from world war II that yes to Germans actually escorted badly wounded us bombers to us friendly lines after an honorable fight same to can said for Us doing Germans the same way
yoooo is ya boy
AMAZING ANIMATION BTW
The "tail gunner" is the very tail-end of the plane, where modern airliners have that little auxiliary turbine for power.
Below the plane is the "ball turret", which actually was the riskiest job aboard because they often suffered hydraulic failures through gunfire-damage and landed gear-up which could kill the gunner in the hard-to-get-out-of ball turret.
"Risked his life 2 times that day" means the two times the two aircraft passed German AA-guns, with the German plane sticking so close to the bomber that it'd either be mistaken for a captured aircraft or just be too close to the friendly plane to shoot down.
Stigler actually tried to gesture to the crew to land in Germany and be captured or head for sweden, both preferable to the upcoming crash into the north sea he expected.
3 things to add:
-In real life, the near-crash happened above residential housing, not a forest. It's said that the plane went so low it blew shingles off a roof.
-Allegedly, this was the first mission the B17's crew flew in that configuration.
-While some of the crew suffered severe injuries only the tail gunner died.
Also, it's always nice to see foreign content that doesn't depict WW2 Germans as one dimensional evil people. the incident is widely unknown in Germany because it "straddles the line" with talking positively about Germany in WW2 which is often "put in the same folder" as glorifying/trivializing naziism.
Things to add: Sweden was neutral and they wouldve got there medical treatment and would be interned for rest of the war. Stigler preferred this solution.
The song is not that right with risked his life 2 times and they did add in the description the a third chance what would have happened.
Its actually 3 times: 1. The gunners of ye olde pub could have shot stigler down 2. Friendly Anti Air could have shot both down 3. if someone had reported him, he would have been court-martialed and executed
Ball turret gunners also didn't wear parachutes, due to how cramped the turrets were.
Yeah, I believe that both waist gunners were heavily wounded as well as the co-pilot.
do you know whos the tail gunner?
Comment is spot on, I'd like to add the atrocities committed by the Japanese empire is rarely mentioned I've found, Definitely same level of wickedness as the Holocaust I'd say!
6:45 the germans had an anti-arcraft line that was part of the "atlantic wall", and as the ye old pub was alone it would have been easy pickings for the ground AA. Franz flew his plane close enough to the B-17 so the AA teams wouldn't fire or else they might risk hitting a friendly aircraft, this was a close call on 2 separate occasions during his escort of the damaged bomber
That's why it's sometimes said he risked his life three times in one day. Prior to escorting the bomber home, he'd already participated in an attack, his plane was on the ground refueling and rearming from that engagement. He also took off with a .50 cal bullet stuck in the radiator from that first fight, since there hadn't been enough time to repair it yet.
well, the germans also did at times transport capture planes, and they where obviously escorted by german planes and thus the AA crews knew not to shoot at allied planes escorted by a german plane
@@quantaca5773 You are right. It was unusual for them to see a German plane escorting an allied plane but it was not totally out of the world
Franz' training officer had once told the men he was training that if he ever heard of them shooting any enemy in a parachute, that he would then shoot them himself. Franz saw the B17 as that crews parachute, so he didnt open fire on them, and tried to get them to land in Sweden, to which they refused, so he escorted them out of German air space to over the English channel so they wouldnt be shot down by German Anti air. He never spoke of the event, since as this was Nazi Germany, he would have been tried for treason and summarily executed, incidentally, not shooting them down also lost him his chance at the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, a highly prestigious award.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HOW EVEN HE'S SUPERIOR OFFICER SAID THAT! THIS STORY IS SO GOOD!!!🤧😭😭😭
Franz still could’ve gotten the Knights Cross later in the war - at least according to the book, he stopped confirming kills after this encounter
Just a small note, they didn't say no to landing in Sweden _technically_ . They would have landed in neutral Sweden but they thought he wanted them to land in Germany, which is why they refused
@@FoxLosst i think their commanding officer told them that everyone found to be "fleeing" to a neutral country would be treated as a Deserteur
@@p3chv0gel22 Maybe, but it could be argued they landed there through necessity. The plane was in awful condition and Brown could have argued the lives of his crew were in danger.
I do understand your point though, and it's certainly a possibility
Actually Franz risked his life in 3 ways:
- He could got shot down by the crew of the B17
- He could got shot down by his own AA-Gunners at the Border
- He could got shot in the head by his commanders for treason... maybe he got court martialed before it.
Or, or, nobody snitched, since it woulda been a death sentence either way
Agreed Franz was a absolute legend
He also had a bullet already stuck somewere his engine when he took off
I bet also Sabaton got glassy eyes when They received that woman's message. 😊
hello, nice reaction !!! at about 6.56 in the vid. Franz Stigler points in the direction north to escort the bomber to the neutral Sweden, (it was shorter, from that point) Charlie the pilot refused, because they would have come to internment for the rest of the war, Charlie and his crew flew to England....short notice if you do Sabaton always put the captions on and let the vid. (like you now did) always play untill the very end.... pls stay safe and grts. from a dutch cheesehead, living in Germany....
Wow thank you so much, i didnt know this! :D
@@simpleviking Yes, if you watch the video again, Franz points to Sweden but Charlie shakes his head no, so Franz guided Charlie to the North Sea coast and then turned back. Always, Always turn on the subtitles whilst watching Sabaton videos, the lyrics bring the story alive in real time. Just don't do subtitles on the Sabaton Christmas Truce video, someone pulled a fast one and did the subtitles in Vietnamese! HAHA!
Delightful reaction - thank you
Thank you for your kind words!
@@simpleviking Michael, du inser vem detta är va?
Your father was a truly honorable man. Stories like his being light to the world.
Since you mentioned it - Sabaton also did a song called "Uprising" - about the Polish people's resistance - and - AND - they did a song about a Finnish sniper "White Death".
Glad to have "met" you - and thank you - your reactions are clearly real and heart felt.
Be well good sir.
Oh....I didn't know that they have a song about the "White Death"!?!? Tracking that down, NOW! Thank you 🇫🇮🙏🤠🙏🇨🇦
Uprising. Women, men and children fought side by side.
Don't forget about Lauri Törni/Larry Thorne, The soldier of 3 armies, Finnish soldier who fought for Finland, Germany and The US.
Talvisota?
Read the book A Higher Call. Which is what this song is based off of. You won't regret reading it. Also remember the skin on the B17 was no thinner then a sheet of paper. With the plane not being pressurized they had to worry about their oxygen masks freezing from sweat and or vomit.
Franz was told by his commanding officer if he saw or heard of any of his men shooting man in a chut he would personally shoot them down him self. Franz approach the bomber from it 6 o'clock noticed something was wrong he was wasn't being fired at. Noticing the bomber was no threat to him he remembers what his commander said and to him the bomber was the crew cut. Had any found out what Franz did he would have been shot.
Franz daughter is somewhat active on the Sabaton boards and she even has replied to some of the reactors
I love Sabaton, have seen them live several times since 1997.
That's so cool! I envy you! :D
@@simpleviking For being old? Don't! You will have a lot of great concerts in front of you, while I have most behind me! >
the scene when Stigler salutes and banks away gives me chills, knowing it was the last time that he and Charlie saw each other for nearly 50 years.
loved your reaction. since you teach religion. i recommend from Sabaton - The last stand. It is about the Swiss guard during the sacking of Rome in 1527
I'll add that to my list, thank you so much!
My dude, I cry every damn time I watch this. 😁
And, by the way, Sabaton live is absolutely amazing! I've seen them here in the US in 2019, and I had booked tickets to see them again in 2020. I was going to take my two young teenagers and that was going to be their first concert. Unfortunately, the guitarist for Judas Priest had a heart attack on stage and the remaining shows were canceled. So, I guess I'll have to wait, too. They put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen... maybe even better than Metallica... and I LOVE Metallica.
That makes at least 2 of us.
Heck, I tear up just trying to explain the "Ye Olde Pub" event to people. It just hits me hard right in the feels.
The B-17 had 3 defensive positions for it's rear The Tail Gunner in the tail much like the Nose gunner, the ball turret (hung underneath the aircraft) and the top gunner (both ball and top gunners had a 360 degree field of fire)
"Eckie" was the tailgunner. Franz pulled in behind, and waited for Eckie to open up, but when he didn't, he swung right to get a better look. Red icicles were streaming down the gun barrels in the tail, and he saw two men tending in injured man through the hole in the waist. "I can't do it. You're out of the fight" is basically what Franz thought. Give the Adam Makos book "A Higher Call" a read, it gives the entire history leading up to this event. Also, a Canadian new channel did a special on these two men years ago. Give it a watch too. I think they called it the Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown incident.
In B-17 you have:
A tail gunner on a tail with very wide range of fireing (both horizontally and vertically)
A nose gunner (which you have spoken about at the beginning)
A ball turret below the fuselage (the name comes from it's shape) and is probably the most dangerous place to be.
Two waist gunners (on both sides) covering the bomber on 3 and 9 o'clock
And a top gunner covering the space above the bomber
Do check tho becouse I might left one out
The navigator and radio operator each has a machine gun on the side of the nose
@@watanakarnwatanakitpiboon Thanks for checking, I didn't know about them.
Also there is a top machine gun pointing up in the radio operator position
By far, my favorite Sabaton song, and the one I can most relate to.
I live near Bremen (the place they bombed) and Oldenburg (where they almost crashed),
and one of my Opas (Grandpa) was a AA-gunner at the Atlantikwall, in the Netherlands.
I wonder if he saw a BF-109 escorting a B-17?
Also, my grandma and aunts had to run to the air-raid shelter because of this air raid.
Great reaction.
My grandparents also live in Oldenburg :-) My grand uncle was in the east front thou not the West 🤔
B-17's have various gun configurations depending on model. Most will have 1 tail gunner, 1 ball turret gunner, 2 waist gunners, 1 dorsal gunner. Other guns are operated by radio operator, bombardier and some even had fixed chin guns operated by the pilot.
The story of "No Bullets Fly" is just as rare event in any war as the "Christmas Truce" or the story of "Inmate 4859" is (I highly recommend check this one). The stories like "Uprising" or "40:1" are more likely to happen in the wars like these.
Inmate 4859 has really interesting story, it is worth watching the accompanying video on Sabaton History chanel (well it is worth for all of their videos, but this one is really intense).
@@NetAndyCz One fact about this song - Sabaton do not play this song on their concerts, just because of how deep, dark and sad is the story of Witold Pilecki.
Just because of that, I think this song at least deserve more attention and reactions on YT.
There's also a story about a German officer attempting to aid a wounded American soldier that was hurt by a mine. Sadly, said officer fell victim to the same minefield while trying to approach the American. This proves that even in war, we can still be human.
Because they are so rare is even more reason why these events should not be forgotten.
His Leuitnant in Africa (so it goes by the record) once said, if he would ever witness that one of his man would shoot a parashute, he would be the first one to shoot and execute him.
In germany there were a high amount of honorable soilders.
But what everyone should remind, soldiers arent the bad guys, its the high authoritys, and i dont mean the officers, i mean the goverments etc, they command and the soldier just oblige and say "yes sir"
Many stories told by Sabaton make me well up with tears. It is why we call these people heroes.
I'm sure someone has already told you about Sabaton's History Channel. On that channel, Sabaton goes into detail about the events surrounding the song with a historian. You could easily use it for lessons in your classroom.
I believe all crew except the tail gunner survived, the tail gunner is situated behind the tail
You can also check out and add to your list their new released song, "The Christmas Truce"..
I just love a teacher that acknowledges that he isn't an expert on his (or a) subject ... those are mostly the best teachers, those are willing to learn and pass the knowledge they gained from continued desire to learn. Just found your channel, instantly subbed when you said that. I wish you the best of luck with the channel ... and tumbling further in the Sabaton (history) rabbithole (all their songs are explained in the Sabaton History channel , by the way) ... Greeting from Flanders Fields.
This story always puts tears in my eyes. It's such a great tale of honoring your fellow man, respecting the code of war and just the bonds grown over time. Like they were looking for one another to mert up and talk and they were just states away and became brothers, even dying months apart.
It's just so beautiful!😭🤧
The tail gunner is neither on top or nor bottom. He's on the tip of the tail (just look up some images of B-17s). The tail gunner was the only crew member to die, while the rest survived with minor to major injuries.
Thank you! I didnt know :D
The first time Stigler risked his life was in approaching Ye Olde Pub and not attacking. The top turret and the lower ball turret were functional. Brown ordered the gunners to aim, But Do No Fire! The second was if he had been identified by the Germans he would have been shot!
Also, the damage shown to the B29 was accurate. It was so cold in the plane that the morphine froze!
I always get goosebumps listening to this song no matter how many times I listen to it
Tail-gunner is the one at the tail...
The crew of the B-17 was 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner (bottom), tail gunner
A great story with Sabaton's musical accompaniment! It shows that under any circumstances it is necessary to remain human! No war, no political system should prevent peoples from living and communicating with each other! With love from Russia, friend! All the best to you!
Great reaction.
And a big thank you to your grandfather from Finland!
Great reaction. My great granddad fought in The battle of Monte Cassino in 2nd Polish Corps.
Sabaton also made a song about it. It's title is "Union"
7:30
That was exactly the reason why he didn´t shoot them.
His flight teacher said that if he ever heard of one of his students shooting at someone on a parachute, he would kill that guy (or was it that he would kill himself?). Stiegler saw the guys in the plane as "those guys are as good as on a parachute"
His training officer said that if he heard about one of them shooting at a parachute he'd shoot them himself
He risked his life 2 times that day cuz he could have been shot down by the German anti aircraft but they didn't shoot as the shots could have hit him
Oooh thanks! I didnt know :)
Cant wait to see them live here too. Well done and I wish my kids had cool teachers like you.
Thank you so much! That means alot!
Welcome to the rabbithole that is Sabaton. It´s nice to see a heartfelt reaction for once with an explicit intent of learning something and not one "for the views". Very well done. Since you mentioned some of your relatives volunteering for the Winter war, I´d recommend you checking out "Talvisota" or as previously mentioned "White Death" (both from Sabaton). They also have a history channel where they explain and discuss every song they have with a proper historian. I´d highy recommend watching that after you listen to any of their songs - the nuances both in their lyrics and music are oftentimes absolutely genious. Best of luck to you and your channel in years to come. Cheers from Czech Republic.
If somebody don't know. On yt is "new" animation about The Stigler-Brown Incident. It's named The Stigler-Brown Incident Animation, ofc somebody "stealed" it and add sabaton music (SABATON - No Bullets Fly (Animated Music Video)) and it's really good.
The book "A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II" tells the story of the incident.
The tailgunner is positioned in the bottom of the plane in the ball turret. He was killed and it was his body that Fran stiegler saw, stegler reported that he saw the tail Gunner slumped over his weapons. Steigler reported that after seeing that he just couldn't shoot
Thank you for reminding us. Universal soldier.
I'm waiting for a swede's opinion on Nanowar of steel's valhalleluja
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i second that btw
Oh its coming :D
@@simpleviking YAY!!! 👏👏👏👏
So, for the B17 there was about 6 gunners. One at the nose, another on the top turret. Another in the ball turret at the bottom. Two on the sides and a tail gunner
SABATON...
My God they are good.
The videos are so well made. Beautifully displaying something that we humans should never forget.
History stories fool a lot of HERO's.
My tears were SINCERE...
PEACE 🕊
tail gunner is the rear gunner, right in the tail, probably one of the more dangerous places to be in a flying fortress,
The tail gunner is the one in the back, not the one on top or underneath the plane.
"is the tail gunner the top or bottom sombody tell me" the tail gunner is exactly what it soulds like. the gunner in the tail (back)
I can relate to this video…I am a former Army attack helicopter pilot with combat experience. There were times I could have fired on so-called “combatants” but, didn’t. I would have been justified but, it wouldn’t have been right. Thanks for the reaction!
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
The tail gunner is the guy in the back. He was killed by a 20mm cannon round. Apparently it hit him right in the head, resulting in the head exploding. He probably didn't even see it coming. The pilot (Charlie) was hit in the shoulder btw. They didn't mention that. That means he managed to recover a plane that is nose diving towards that ground with a gunshot wound in his shoulder. Doing that without the wound would've been impressive, but this is even more crazy.
Holy cow! That makes it so much more impressive! I didnt know that, thank you!
@@simpleviking
The bullet wound is also likely why he woke up first - there is a video on Sabaton History - it's great stuff to fill in all the details.
4:15 the tail gunner is on the back just under the rudder in the tail (like his name) the top one is the roof gunner (may change in english) and below one is the belly gunner (may change in english)
Regarding your question about rules of war, you may want to look up the Law of Armed Conflict. I'm a US Air Force NCO and we learn about the subject numerous times over the course of a career. The LOAC is the part of international and US law that governs what you can and can't legally do in war. A violation of these laws is considered a war crime and would result in prosecution under international law and/or the Uniform Code of Military Justice. These laws are probably a lot better codified and understood today then they would have been during WWII, especially since post-Nuremberg, we are reminded specifically that "I was just following orders" usually does not excuse or justify unlawful actions.
On a related note, despite the popular notion that military personnel are "good at following orders" (I guess people think we do whatever we're told without thinking, which is untrue), we are expected and even required not to obey any unlawful order. This is taught as early as basic training.
Because you mentioned Auschwitz, you may be interested in the Sabaton song Inmate 4859. It is a very unusual story.
Franz Steigler was a paragon of humanity and a real hero.
02:15 those men inside the bombers had a worse place to be and that was the turret on the belly turret because it was the hardest to get out of
next Sabaton ?? go for Nightwitches the animated story....
Maybe better the one of the "Sabaton history" YT Channel
ruclips.net/video/mKd2_GGtNRw/видео.html
It's explained more in depth and with pictures.
I bet you already know the song by heart💕
Good idea! Thank you!
It happens to Sabaton more than you think.
6:44 it means
1. Mr. Stigler nearly shot down by the b17 Gunners
2. There is a law in germany to not shot down their own aircraft, even if their pilots decided to fly alongside the enemy doing nothing
Franz Stigler was escorting them betting on fact that German AA guns wouldnt shoot on German plane.
Intersting point also is that Franz was missing one kill to receive Iron Cross (or similar medal) he was a fighter ACE at that time already.
Jeez every time I see the video I can't but cry every single time since Honor during war is a huge thing for me As specialy at 9:03
The turret gunner is on top.
The ball Gunner is on the bottom. The bottom turret was ball shaped.
The tail gunner was at the back
The nose gunner was in the front.
Mrs Theren Stiegler brukar titta på olika redaktörer vids och lämna en uppskattande kommentar. Jag pratade lite med henne före jul, dvs den 20e dec på årsdagen av denna händelse. En underbar kvinna som är så tacksam över att historien sprids. Anledningen till att Stieglers familj faktiskt kände igen vad sången handlade om är att det tidigare kommit ut en bok om det som heter "The higher call".
A tail gunner is basically a gunner at the very back of the b17
First he risked it to approach the b-17, the second risk was the flyover the aa units
I recommend to react Sabaton - Carolus Rex it is about young Swedish monarch.
great reaction!
"you must admit their names are great"...
You totally missed out on the pilot's nickmame being "Charles 'Charlie' Brown" :)
Haha thanks for pointing it out :D
This might come at a surprise but the tail Gunner is in the tail of the aircraft. it's the rare most gun position
Late but at 5:30, that part of the B-17 right there, that's the Tail gunner position at the backend of the Tail.
This was my SECOND exposure to Sabaton & blew my mind! My first was Bismark
I'm very pleased to have caught your channel, close to it's beginning. I'm 39 & have been studying both Geography & history- specifically World War Two- since I was around 5 years old: my first passion. Looking forward, VERY much so, to your future reactions! Peace & Skål 🇸🇪🤘🤠🤘🇨🇦🥃🥃
In regards to Sabaton & No Bullets Fly, may I suggest Vlogging Through History & his reaction video(s)- first to the song & then to the Sabaton History video; as well 🤘🤠🤘
I'm from Poland too :) Huge Greetings from here :)
I love this. I am sure you are an amazing teacher. Thank you, the world needs people like you. I sincerely appreciate your honest reactions.
Great reaction! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
You explained the lyrics for me, thanks!
Its not the gunner that is in front of the plan, there sits the bombardier.
There's a companion channel put together by the band and the crew from The Great War/WW2 In Real Time channels called 'Sabaton History'. Indy Neidel goes into the history behind every Sabaton song, and then one of the band members (usually Par or Joakim) go into why the band did that song.
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That's the one for this song, talking about the Stigler-Brown incident.
I believe Franz's instructor at some point before the war started in earnest told him that if he ever killed a man in a parachute he would shoot him himself and Franz saw the B-17 as a glorified parachute that day
If I ever join the Air Force, fly, fighting fair is the code I'll follow
Flying Fortress isn't it? Cannons on top, on on the bottom, one in front, one in the rear and one on every side :D
love that attitude. I love corrections
This is such an emotional videoand I love it.
risked his life two times: Could have been tried for treason AND could have been taken out by the remaining crew of the bomber
Sabaton puts on great shows. You'll love it when you go see them!
The code of the air is pretty much the same to day, the implementation is a bit different.
If someone bails out they are of limit, but today you can still attack fighter aircraft going for emergency landing due to rocket chairs being a thing. For bombers i don´t know.
For paratroopers on the other hand, its actually allowed to shoot them in the air. So pilot bailing out are protected, but not paratroopers.
Great reaction 👍
War IS terrible thing and IT gives Even greater meaning to those moments when someone IS willing to help unknown ppl or even an enemy.
Thank you to your grand dad for helping us Back then and I am glad that part of your family survived The horrors of concentration camps 👍💪🥰
Sabaton : Last dying breath
Perfekt video när man undervisar etik och moral samt andra världskriget. Brukar börja arbetsområden med musikvideo om det går.
Riktigt bra idé! Tack för tipset, ska prova det nästa gång vi rör området!
@@simpleviking Andra historiatips: Rammsteins videor Deutschland (tysk historia/nationalism), Ausländer (kolonialism), Radio (etermedia)
He risked his life 2 times that day by flying up next to the bomber (they could as well have fired at him) and he escorted them out (he could have been shot down for this or gotten executed for being a traitor after)
Hi Michael, greetings from Denmark. I would recommend listening to "Final Solution" by Sabaton it made me cry, as my family lost at least two relatives in Auschwitz, that song truly hit me right in the gut.
Facing death twice means that he could have been shot down by the enemy or if he was reported to his higher officers, he would stand before a firingsqad for treasening 😳
I cry every time i hear or see this song or video, this tell of WW2 will be my favorite of that war, RIP to all the soldiers of this era allies or axis.
historically speaking, a difference between video and reality is the version of the plane, messerschmitt 109, piloted by Franz Stigler: in the video there is a reconstruction of the E series while he was flying one of the G series.
He took a chance the bomber wouldn't shoot back, and since he was in pursuit so to speak the anti air gun wasn't going to shoot and chance hitting their own plane too
I actually also started crying
Being a tail gunner was more or less a death sentence
The German pilot took a ridk of being shot down on approach to the bomber . And then took a risk that he would be executed if he was spotted by anyone who identified his aircraft escorting the enemy bomber out of the area.
So he risked his life twice . And yes it happened in WW2.
Read the book a higher call. Amazing book written through the eyes of both franz and Charlie. It'll get you crying quite a few times. And smiling like an ass haha
Actually in the documentary the German pilot was in battle before and had a bullet in his engine
Franz Stigler was a damn good man and a damn honourable fighter pilot.
There was nothing stopping him from shooting down one more plane and becoming a hero.
But he literally saw wounded and terrified men through the hull of the B17 and he knew they had a chance to survive, he gave them that chance.
This story belongs in history books same as operation valkyrie
Well, since your grand dad volunteered, you could react to Talvisota by Sabaton, about the war he fought in. Or The Upring if you chose the polish side of your family. Swedish volunteers fighting by our side would deserve a songof their own. Hälsningar från Finland