I don't think it was the treaty of Versailles that tipped tipped it into happening. I think it was the French occupation of the rhur and the Weimer Republic's hyper inflation that really caused it
@@jgrj52 The Treaty of Versailles was certainly the catalyst of the beginning of WW2. The Rhur/Rhineland occupation only occurred because the Weimar Republic couldn't repay its debt and war reparations. The allies and especially France knew this but decided to give the Germans another moment of humiliation. The occupation certainly wasn't a peaceful affair and that bred a environment of hatred and revenge.
@@jgrj52 The hyper inflation was a direct result of the treaty, the Weimer Republic was so bankrupt because of the war reparations that the government decided to print a lot of money to counter it's bankruptcy and it didn't work for obvious reasons.
@@jgrj52because of the Treaty of Versailles many country who lost had to pay fine towards the winners and their lands got occupied. Bad economy, Destroyed lands, hatred towards each other and so on. Another war was already so obvious that one of the French 🥖 generals, Ferdinand Foch said : "This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years." Edit : thx to the commenter who told me that Ferdinand thought that the Treaty is too linient not harsh. My comment original comment contains a bit of confusion.
There is a saying that I learned from doing a similar good deed...." No good deed goes unpunished." The consequences of my deed changed my prepecive of good and evil.
@Arid Sohan ...he didn't say anything grammatically incorrect though other then leaving out a period which isn't always required in short statements whereas the other person had severe mistakes. He could have worded his grievances in a more well mannered fashion but this is the internet so few care; I just couldn't let a bonkers statement go without calling it out just as you did with his. Anyways I truly hope you have a lovely day 😄 remember compassionate rebuttals are always better than short aggravated tweets.
@@sifilore9462 tensions were that high, just like WW1, that It would've happen anyway, just against someone else. Maybe not the genocides, but a second war? Sure it would've happen.
Meh... Who knows? This guy could have lied and people ran with it because of good sensationalism. "What is history, but a fable that is agreed upon?" -Napoleon
What's to say if he had... There would have been another by another name but his actions may have been more extreme No one wins a war we just loose alot of people whom had families and friends just like that of ours To have compassion for people who may have killed your friends beside you now that is a battle many face and fail, to allow a man to retreat and live now that is called honour for humanity and life
There isn’t a guarantee that there would have been another like him, in all alternative history scenarios there is just no possible way to know for sure.
@@luggy9256 Stalin was never on our side he basically made an arrangement similar to that of 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend', as he and Russia were invaded with the Nazi's occupying Stalingrad. As he felt threatened by them and could see his own reign being taken over.
@@willwright2480 oh no he was on our side, or we treated him like he was, there was pro Soviet propaganda and we invaded a neutral country to make sure we could give enough supplies for them to fight.
@@kaptenhiu5623 then he would probably fail. It was Hitler's insane ambitious that caught the world of balance and gave the axis such great victory though it would be interesting to see USSR and axis alliance and the history Going forward
@@kaptenhiu5623 hitlers military prowess was not as poor as the narrative has made him out to be, in the post war world he became an easy target for German officers who could blame him on some of their poor decisions, or decisions which they fully supported
Next vid, talk about Desmond Doss. A religious pacifist who refused to touch a gun. He wanted to b an combat medic, a healer not a warrior. But his commanding officer and comrades thought of him as a coward, since the medics r both warriors and healers. And yet Desmond saved 75 men and earned the Metal of Honor.
Anyone could write anything and claim it’s true. While it’s a great story (in its own way) and I have hope that it is true, doesn’t mean it is unfortunately. If you have any other proof I would love to here it
@@laughcheeta151 well ofc that's the sane thing to do but i am actually talking about what is right and what is wrong in reality...cuz aye ..right and wrong is smth we made up ,cuz we feel that way..but that results in some other person or thing suffering bcz of the actions...so i am just wondering what is the actual real right thing if there is any
Especially in such a brutal and bloody war as this one, and, how during the 1st world war there was really no "bad guys" because everyone lost so much. It's actually staggering how by the 1940s the world was not only in another war, but it was an even further and far more bloody war for everyone involved.
@@Silverswitch1 and it isn't a bad thing...cuz without it we wouldn't be here where we are... Whatever we create....always leads to benefits and losses...but tell me that you are not lucky to be alive rn
Did you know that an alternate account about the life of Jesus, specifically his crucifixion now suggest that Jesus was never crucified and that he lived to be an old man??. The bible is NOT a living document yet, somehow the bible, which is over 2300 hundred years old historical accounts are now ALL in question. What do we believe now??.
Amazingly, the exact same disposition how's to for some who refuse the January 6 INSURRECTION even occurred despite FOUR people losing their lives....in 18 months, these events like the ones previously discussed will be cast into the wind ..unreal
That's a very square look upon the hole human interaction stories. Imagine if not this one British soldier, but more people were kind and compassionate throughout the history, a small gesture as providing some kind help or even a piece of bread or a good advice, things could go very different also. Human history and society is too complex to derive simple moments into the greatest of consequences.
Honestly it's scary to be this man and what the alternatives had in store. People always say if he killed him it would've been the right choice but that's the fear part we don't know if that's true it's a gamble that most people wouldn't be willing to take.
The first picture shows the holder of the Victoria Cross the British equivalent of the Medal of Honor. Highly decorated is something of an understatement.
@@cpanrusty5187 Yup. I mean, Adolf is not the founder of the party and technically can be replaced by any other. It could be Hess, Goering or any other politician. Though had it been Hess, its possible that Germany would not go to war with Britain, which would mean a very different WW2.
that is the perfekt example for the question, if you should be judged by the intend or the outcome of your actions. i think he did the ethikly right thing.
Is there any known event contrary to that? I mean someone was merciful to someone else and something really good came out of it (global scale I mean)? Because if not ...
Of course there are. I mean, just scroll down. But stupidity, pettiness, selfishness, and overgeneralization can taint almost anything. Tyrannical minds want power, and cowards and fools are only too happy to oblige them. That doesn't make ethical action any less necessary or admirable. On the contrary. It makes it all the more noble.
Yes. Look up the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident. Long story short, Franz Stigler spared Charlie Brown and his crew because their bomber was crippled and barely flying. Decades later after the war, they became best friends.
Well, the Germans would have to deal with the Treaty of Versailles. Another man could have taken control and would have done something, whether good or bad, to end the Treaty. So, there could have been a WW2 anyway, just with a different leader with a difficult approach
He acted honorably and correctly, no one should insult this man. That this young enemy soldier would later bring so much horror and suffering to Europe, no one could know at that time.
True. Finland, Poland, the Baltic's. They all broke away from the Tsarist Russian Empire and Stalin would have wanted them back. Technically he did until his death.
@@northernleigonare exactly. I mean, Soviet Union had almost the biggest number of tanks in the interwar period than every other country combined (until Germans started war). They wanted to start expansion anyway.
It happened. It's on tape. The soldier had body cam footage of the actual event. I didn't know they had the technology back then but they did. It's crazy
I had Heard a story just like this, A mechanic was helping a stranded motorist change his tire. He know the men was none other than Einstein, but what he didn’t know is that Einstein was on his way to meet with Oppenheimer to develop the atomic bomb. I doubt that this minor inconvenience would have prevented it but it makes you think.
This reminds me of the manga titled "Monster" by Urusawa Naoki. The story revolves around a brain surgeon who chose to save a dying boy, only to be haunted by him through a series of connected murders.
As other comments have already pointed out, this event almost certainly never happened. I made a video on my channel explaining exactly why this is just an urban legend.
I mean he probably saved more lives than he cost. The amount of developments in health, safety and medical treatments made during the war or due to the war have saved hundreds of millions of lives.
But those developments would have happened anyway, just at a slower rate. So suggesting any kind of figure in that why is pure speculation. It is most un-likely that WW2 saved more than it killed.
@@goinawol9447 Can you identify a single medical or technological development that was made during the war that would not have been made within a few years anyway ?
Every action have cause and effect. He may have had saved a man from death but he brought upon an age of terror. Then again how he might have known that an act of compassion would have brought so much misery for others.
i like the idea that if someone was to go back in time and prevent the Holocaust, or WW1/WW2 for that matter, that something far worse could have taken place. The idea that these wars, the Holocaust, the nuclear bombing of Japan, D-Day, Pearl Harbor- are all the best possible outcome for our timeline.
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This is the second version I heard of this story. I'm not sure it's even true.
It is a true story. Mark Felton has a really good video on it that goes into greater detail.
@@ch1ppy755 its not. Even in Dr. Feltons video he even says that it was unlikely this happened
It happened in two incidents
It isn't.
How could each soldier possibly know the identity of each other? This is clearly apocryphal.
WW2 was going to happen anyway. The Treaty of Versailles made it a certainty.
I don't think it was the treaty of Versailles that tipped tipped it into happening. I think it was the French occupation of the rhur and the Weimer Republic's hyper inflation that really caused it
@@jgrj52 The Treaty of Versailles was certainly the catalyst of the beginning of WW2. The Rhur/Rhineland occupation only occurred because the Weimar Republic couldn't repay its debt and war reparations. The allies and especially France knew this but decided to give the Germans another moment of humiliation. The occupation certainly wasn't a peaceful affair and that bred a environment of hatred and revenge.
@@jgrj52 The hyper inflation was a direct result of the treaty, the Weimer Republic was so bankrupt because of the war reparations that the government decided to print a lot of money to counter it's bankruptcy and it didn't work for obvious reasons.
@@planderlinde1969 yeah tots so many factors aswell tho hilter was just the icing on the cake really
@@jgrj52because of the Treaty of Versailles many country who lost had to pay fine towards the winners and their lands got occupied. Bad economy, Destroyed lands, hatred towards each other and so on. Another war was already so obvious that one of the French 🥖 generals, Ferdinand Foch said : "This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years."
Edit : thx to the commenter who told me that Ferdinand thought that the Treaty is too linient not harsh. My comment original comment contains a bit of confusion.
There is a saying that I learned from doing a similar good deed...." No good deed goes unpunished." The consequences of my deed changed my prepecive of good and evil.
You could in turn help someone that sees they got over and from then on takes advantage of hundreds of people.
So for you perception you have to lill so many innocent people
I watched Spiderman: far from home too. Best film with the exact same quote made.
@Arid Sohan ...he didn't say anything grammatically incorrect though other then leaving out a period which isn't always required in short statements whereas the other person had severe mistakes. He could have worded his grievances in a more well mannered fashion but this is the internet so few care; I just couldn't let a bonkers statement go without calling it out just as you did with his. Anyways I truly hope you have a lovely day 😄 remember compassionate rebuttals are always better than short aggravated tweets.
@@northernleigonare cringe, watch the original Spiderman movies
Would've never known.... Imagine the possibilities.
Nobody can c the future. If Henry actually could, WWII never would've happened.
@@sifilore9462 Actually, WW2 would likely have been against the USSR instead.
@@Sivrn-Val Stalin Want To conquer Europe, and Red Alert Scenario Happen
@@sifilore9462 tensions were that high, just like WW1, that It would've happen anyway, just against someone else.
Maybe not the genocides, but a second war? Sure it would've happen.
This whole story is BS so there's really no point in speculating whether there would've been another world war based on Henry's decision lol
Meh... Who knows? This guy could have lied and people ran with it because of good sensationalism.
"What is history, but a fable that is agreed upon?" -Napoleon
I would agree but your name is weird af.
@@thediaz07 ....you can't take a joke
@@MrSsdd123 correction...I laugh at funny jokes.
@@thediaz07 the only thing that's a joke:
Is your comeback
"All we need is a good lie, and a river of blood" - General Shepherd
"Before you act, ask yourself what it truly means to save a man's life."
- Ogen, Octopath Traveler
Eyy Octopath
Bro the sound track for the whole game smacks
Bro these quotes are top tier cringe
@@flamingo_with_tophat296 yeah because people like you dont really have anything to look up to and live for
@@flamingo_with_tophat296 no u
What's to say if he had...
There would have been another by another name but his actions may have been more extreme
No one wins a war we just loose alot of people whom had families and friends just like that of ours
To have compassion for people who may have killed your friends beside you now that is a battle many face and fail, to allow a man to retreat and live now that is called honour for humanity and life
I mean we could have just gone to war against Russia instead of Germany…
There isn’t a guarantee that there would have been another like him, in all alternative history scenarios there is just no possible way to know for sure.
@@supportpossum5672 I mean there was Stalin and Mao, as bad as him, but on our side…
@@luggy9256 Stalin was never on our side he basically made an arrangement similar to that of 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend', as he and Russia were invaded with the Nazi's occupying Stalingrad. As he felt threatened by them and could see his own reign being taken over.
@@willwright2480 oh no he was on our side, or we treated him like he was, there was pro Soviet propaganda and we invaded a neutral country to make sure we could give enough supplies for them to fight.
Then there would have been someone else. Maybe even worse.
Imagine someone with Hitler's ambition but more rational and better at military strategy.
@@kaptenhiu5623 He probably would not have invaded Russia if he was more rational.
@@kaptenhiu5623 then he would probably fail. It was Hitler's insane ambitious that caught the world of balance and gave the axis such great victory though it would be interesting to see USSR and axis alliance and the history Going forward
@Obscure Wondering and also less racism so that they can employ Heisenberg and Einstein to develop a nuclear bomb faster than on our timeline
@@kaptenhiu5623 hitlers military prowess was not as poor as the narrative has made him out to be, in the post war world he became an easy target for German officers who could blame him on some of their poor decisions, or decisions which they fully supported
Next vid, talk about Desmond Doss. A religious pacifist who refused to touch a gun. He wanted to b an combat medic, a healer not a warrior. But his commanding officer and comrades thought of him as a coward, since the medics r both warriors and healers. And yet Desmond saved 75 men and earned the Metal of Honor.
I saw his life depicted in the movie Hacksaw Ridge. Really an amazing gentleman. Great suggestion.
Men, there is an entire Mel Gibson movie about this man...
Thats a good idea. Who knows maybe among those 75 men was a dictator as well :)
He did end up breaking his vow to never touch a gun, because a rifle was the nearest suitable material for a splint.
I know this is a cheap shot BUT I would also like the METAL of honour please
all im hearing is this is sabaton's next song topic
The man who saved the world
Your lack of care for history could end up in another ignorant politician.
@@IsraelCountryCube ?
@@IsraelCountryCube ok
There is no evidence for this only his word.
It's crappola. Made up BS
Word of who
@@nicholasmuro1742 nope. There's a German report that states its true
Anyone could write anything and claim it’s true. While it’s a great story (in its own way) and I have hope that it is true, doesn’t mean it is unfortunately. If you have any other proof I would love to here it
What is history but a fable that is agreed upon
Now what could he even do , like what else would have been the right choice ,💀...this makes it questionable about good and bad XD
It was the right option, judging based on what would happen later, something that he couldn't have known, is unjust. I would have done the same.
@@laughcheeta151 well ofc that's the sane thing to do but i am actually talking about what is right and what is wrong in reality...cuz aye ..right and wrong is smth we made up ,cuz we feel that way..but that results in some other person or thing suffering bcz of the actions...so i am just wondering what is the actual real right thing if there is any
Especially in such a brutal and bloody war as this one, and, how during the 1st world war there was really no "bad guys" because everyone lost so much. It's actually staggering how by the 1940s the world was not only in another war, but it was an even further and far more bloody war for everyone involved.
@@ag1797 morality was created by humans.
@@Silverswitch1 and it isn't a bad thing...cuz without it we wouldn't be here where we are... Whatever we create....always leads to benefits and losses...but tell me that you are not lucky to be alive rn
"Did u do a good job?"
Henry: Yesn't
"Did you save people"
Churchill: Non't
"No good dead goes unpunished"
"Good dead" 💀
This is not a real story, at least not confirmed or a realistic one. Most historians consider it to be bs
You believe this uncritically?
Did you know that an alternate account about the life of Jesus, specifically his crucifixion now suggest that Jesus was never crucified and that he lived to be an old man??. The bible is NOT a living document yet, somehow the bible, which is over 2300 hundred years old historical accounts are now ALL in question. What do we believe now??.
MOST HISTORIANS THEMSELVES ARE B S. 😒
@@rexxbailey2764 okay... super weird statement
Amazingly, the exact same disposition how's to for some who refuse the January 6 INSURRECTION even occurred despite FOUR people losing their lives....in 18 months, these events like the ones previously discussed will be cast into the wind ..unreal
Wow, what a very interesting article!!
“You’ve probably never heard him” me who’s heard this story thousands of times “yup”
Truly the meaning of:
No good deed goes unpunished
That's a very square look upon the hole human interaction stories.
Imagine if not this one British soldier, but more people were kind and compassionate throughout the history, a small gesture as providing some kind help or even a piece of bread or a good advice, things could go very different also.
Human history and society is too complex to derive simple moments into the greatest of consequences.
Thanks Henry.
Love those tiny format.
i support henry , shows how hard times are we humans dont leave our humanity
God bless Him
This is HIGHLY contested.
Henry did well, regardless of who he saved. The evils of the man he spared does not take away from his act of virtue. Hitler's evil was his own.
Amen!
Just like Fatty Churchill and treaty of Versailles.
True that, Borderose.
I've studied this war for decades. How is it that I've heard this twice this week for the first time?
This isn't changing the history it's called humanity
This is why I never hesitated in pulling the trigger.
Friend: yo bro you remember the person you saved at the war?...
Him: yeah why?...
Friend: he's a dictator now.....
Him: bruuuuuuuuuuuh☠☠☠
A prime example of the Law of Unintended Consequences.
He was compassionate ❤
This is a tale. It doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Hindsights 20/20
True to the saying: to be kind to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself.
Honestly it's scary to be this man and what the alternatives had in store. People always say if he killed him it would've been the right choice but that's the fear part we don't know if that's true it's a gamble that most people wouldn't be willing to take.
So, you really believe this?
The first picture shows the holder of the Victoria Cross the British equivalent of the Medal of Honor.
Highly decorated is something of an understatement.
Thanks a lot Henry! Just kidding. You kept your soul intact despite the cost to the world, but you could never have known what he would become.
Lol still the world will become a total chaos bro
There's no good results
@@cpanrusty5187 Yup. I mean, Adolf is not the founder of the party and technically can be replaced by any other. It could be Hess, Goering or any other politician. Though had it been Hess, its possible that Germany would not go to war with Britain, which would mean a very different WW2.
that is the perfekt example for the question, if you should be judged by the intend or the outcome of your actions.
i think he did the ethikly right thing.
You must not feel for the enemy for they do not feel for you- KRATOS
The history could've been better if the art school would have not rejected an austrain painter
Is there any known event contrary to that? I mean someone was merciful to someone else and something really good came out of it (global scale I mean)? Because if not ...
Of course there are. I mean, just scroll down. But stupidity, pettiness, selfishness, and overgeneralization can taint almost anything. Tyrannical minds want power, and cowards and fools are only too happy to oblige them. That doesn't make ethical action any less necessary or admirable. On the contrary. It makes it all the more noble.
The story isnt true, or at least, there are no evidence for this particular incident.
Yes. Look up the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident. Long story short, Franz Stigler spared Charlie Brown and his crew because their bomber was crippled and barely flying. Decades later after the war, they became best friends.
That is a perfect example for "What could go wrong.".
I've heard this myth multiple times.
Finally someone who also sees this as a myth
Wow,it shows how much a action in the past,affects the future of our world and our lives!
Yes but regardless the treaty of versailles made a second war inevitable
Never regret abt your past.
You don't know the future.
"If" is a small word but will create regrets and disputes among you.
Well, the Germans would have to deal with the Treaty of Versailles. Another man could have taken control and would have done something, whether good or bad, to end the Treaty. So, there could have been a WW2 anyway, just with a different leader with a difficult approach
great..,.,
"World's most devastating war"...so far.
Wow im honestly sick of everyone trying to capatalise off this story thanks for telling me something ive already heard 7 times
Someone else would have filled those shoes.
I like the story how a man with a funny little mustache applied for art school, got rejected and now Invaded Poland.
There’s actually no proof of this event happening
Heard of this before,interesting story
The story of one man that could have changed the wolrd so cary
Except it is bullsht and not true.
He acted honorably and correctly, no one should insult this man. That this young enemy soldier would later bring so much horror and suffering to Europe, no one could know at that time.
Nah, Soviets would start another world war eventually
True. Finland, Poland, the Baltic's. They all broke away from the Tsarist Russian Empire and Stalin would have wanted them back. Technically he did until his death.
@@northernleigonare exactly. I mean, Soviet Union had almost the biggest number of tanks in the interwar period than every other country combined (until Germans started war). They wanted to start expansion anyway.
It happened. It's on tape. The soldier had body cam footage of the actual event. I didn't know they had the technology back then but they did. It's crazy
I have seen zero credibility to this story and I’ve heard it 100 times
There is so many people that let the future menace to society go it’s unbelievable. Dude was either lucky or had some sort of aura around him.
If only they just let the Austrian painter get into that art school… that would have changed history.
I had Heard a story just like this, A mechanic was helping a stranded motorist change his tire.
He know the men was none other than Einstein, but what he didn’t know is that Einstein was on his way to meet with Oppenheimer to develop the atomic bomb. I doubt that this minor inconvenience would have prevented it but it makes you think.
And yet people believe it lol
I’ve heard this story before! It’s crazy.
How could you possibly know that? I call BS.
No good deed goes unpunished
I don't want to write this but
Source : Trust me bro
**him about to shoot**
Miguel: stop its a canon event
Not stop C.E
"woah, this dude is so kind he spared me. This must be God's way of telling me to be a tyrant dictator and commit genocide"
God Bless Henry Tandey.
So thats why you should never be a good person??
Nah it’s just an unfortunate butterfly effect
@@bennu547 well he did the right thing back then and let his humanity took over, so you can't really blame him
As the saying goes, mercy to your enemy is cruelty to oneself
I wouldn’t blame him for not shooting because what he saw was a wounded unarmed soldier, not a brutal dictator who killed millions
Bro had the opportunity to save millions of lives 💀
“Henry Tandey will remember that”
This reminds me of the manga titled "Monster" by Urusawa Naoki. The story revolves around a brain surgeon who chose to save a dying boy, only to be haunted by him through a series of connected murders.
As other comments have already pointed out, this event almost certainly never happened. I made a video on my channel explaining exactly why this is just an urban legend.
“Yeah I spared him you know he was unarmed🤷♂️”
*15 years later*
“Son of a…”
These historical stories should be accompanied by citing sources of information.
He just let da legend live 🙌 Respect.
It really is I'm opening to think about how being a good person could actually make the world the worst place
I guessed it the moment I clicked on this short !!
If you forget your history you’re doomed to repeat itself. All this story means is show no weaknesses and finish the enemy off.
"No good deed goes unpunished."
The monster he released is unimaginable
America is forever grateful for this guy. Without WWII, would America be what it is today? 🤔
Mr.Ballen does this story justice
"Yeah I'll let you go"
*21 Years Later*
"FU-"
Interesting, another good documentary on this is "the greatest story never told"
Way to go Henry you'll pulled the ultimate Upham move.....
Henry show to humanity that majority of human are good and we just want peace not like some people that are bad to humanity.
Geez!!! Im at a loss for words! Id love to ask this guy if you could go back in time n change just one thing......
You failed to mention them exchanging snaps which was how they knew each other and kept in touch after all that time.
I mean he probably saved more lives than he cost. The amount of developments in health, safety and medical treatments made during the war or due to the war have saved hundreds of millions of lives.
But those developments would have happened anyway, just at a slower rate.
So suggesting any kind of figure in that why is pure speculation.
It is most un-likely that WW2 saved more than it killed.
@@timg1246 Highly doubt it.
@@goinawol9447 Can you identify a single medical or technological development that was made during the war that would not have been made within a few years anyway ?
@@timg1246 Yes.
If we could go back to that moment,
to that very spot, knowing what we know now? Aim small, miss small!
Nice Henry
Every action have cause and effect. He may have had saved a man from death but he brought upon an age of terror. Then again how he might have known that an act of compassion would have brought so much misery for others.
i like the idea that if someone was to go back in time and prevent the Holocaust, or WW1/WW2 for that matter, that something far worse could have taken place. The idea that these wars, the Holocaust, the nuclear bombing of Japan, D-Day, Pearl Harbor- are all the best possible outcome for our timeline.
Goes to show how 1 person can definitely change the course of history.😳😨
That man must’ve felt so much pain