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 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.
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.
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.
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.
@@ДаулетАхтанов-ч9в 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.
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
In air was Him.. In land was the officer helping the American soldier in landmine( He die) In Ocean was the U Boat Commander Who helping Passanger from sunk ship...
Not even Americans or whatever are good in war. Everything was insane, but few people were just acting kind there. What decides good or bad is only winner, don’t read history as its on the textbook.
Eu tenho vende de chora pela masculinas que esse piloto mostró ão seu inimigo vendo que ele estava derrotado e teve o valor de reconhecer isso..👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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.
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.ruclips.net/video/P-3osMd_2x0/видео.html&pp=ygUXZnJhbnogYW5kIGNoYXJsaWUgYnJvd24%3D
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
@@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
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.
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.
@@__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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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 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.
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""""
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!
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
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.
Not all. I am from Poland and my grandma used to tell a stories about wermacht soldiers that was playing with polish childrens and giving them chocolates. There are plenty of stories like that. Only ss was the real evil, every single each of them.
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
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.
hier siegt nur die Menschlichkeit.....nicht alle Deutsche waren dem Wahnsinn verfallen. Es ist schön solche Geschichten in der heutigen Zeit zu sehen.....DANKE
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Такое благородство, быть может, допустимо к истребителю.Пощадить экипаж бомбардировщика, это глупо. Им дадут новый самолет и они унесут сотни жизней твоих сослуживцев.
"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
❤Germany oh Germany❤ my love what have you become oh my beloved Germany. Bring me the old Germany not this fallen country, corrupted, racist, and LGBTQ invaded 😢
I'm a soldier in the Canadian army and I this is so sad it's not about conflict and putting hate on soldiers for doing there job every country has a problem USA is lqbtqia and so is nato
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.
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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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
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
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.
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?
@@ДаулетАхтанов-ч9в 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 guess it has been at least 4 years since i had tears in my eyes. thank you.
Every time i Watch this Video i‘ve to cry. The Story takes me with everything.
Brilliant work, thankyou.
"A Higher Call" is one hell of a good book. Lots of information about the Luftwaffe I never knew. Nice video.
They don't hate eachother. It's their leaders.
There is a decency even in enmity. Its a great lesson. Must remember it for all my lifetime. After all, it is our humanity that makes us a MAN!
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
Real hero knows when to fight and when NOT to fight.
Try to imagine the friendship that binds these two men
To jest piękny przykład, gdy jesteśmy "ludźmi" to świat jest piękny, a przekonania nie sa warte więcej niż życie i człowieczeństwo..., ❤
no more brothers wars
War brings out the worst in some men, and the best in others.
Ще один доказ того , що простим людям війна не потрібна . Війни хочуть ненажерливі політики .
In air was Him..
In land was the officer helping the American soldier in landmine( He die)
In Ocean was the U Boat Commander Who helping Passanger from sunk ship...
Not the best moment but, the most Incredible moments in WW2 History,
Franz Ziegler Bf 109 und Charlie Brown B17.
Der deutsche Flugzeugführer voller Ehre und Anstand.
Ruhe in Frieden Franz....
Великийе людей человеческого уважения друг другу это просто урок для тех кто сейчас воюет зачем воина нужно я вообще не понимаю 😢
I’m not crying your crying 😭
No more brother wars
Franz Stigler. A true knight.
De donde es esta escena? Alguna serie o pelocula ?
The animation is from a video by C-bass Productions and the real footage is from a documentary.
I think it was 30 years later both pilots met each other And we’re friends until their deaths
Not even Americans or whatever are good in war.
Everything was insane, but few people were just acting kind there.
What decides good or bad is only winner, don’t read history as its on the textbook.
How did you get that font!
keep making more videos like this 😁😃😀😄
非常了不起的英雄 👍👍👍👍👍
i havo no words for this story
I would like to give the credits to the animation, it is from
Yarnhub
No it’s from C-Bass productions, it says in the description
@@sir.brodie9812 lol
Beautifull
Better days far come
A wise man-
Eu tenho vende de chora pela masculinas que esse piloto mostró ão seu inimigo vendo que ele estava derrotado e teve o valor de reconhecer isso..👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Respect 🇦🇲
War is not the answer
A tear for all those soul searching American fighter pilots who have committed grave sin whilst drinking propaganda over the past 22 years.
like his officer said honor everyone and tge german pilot saw the B-17 like a enemy pilot in s parachute
Pilot B-17 Sekutu Vs Bf- 109 Jerman. 1943 WWII
một hành động rất tuyệt vời đáng tôn trọng và tôn vinh những anh hùng thật sự 😊😊😊😊
The fighter plane pilot's job is to take down planes, not to kill enemy pilot
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.ruclips.net/video/P-3osMd_2x0/видео.html&pp=ygUXZnJhbnogYW5kIGNoYXJsaWUgYnJvd24%3D
Franz Zeigler and Charlie Brown
I've got a photo of them with their autographs
“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)
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_Playz 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.
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"
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
Ruhe in Frieden wahrer Deutscher Pilot
he alive
@@岩下富夫-b5w no, im pretty sure hes dead, they're both dead
@@岩下富夫-b5wThey both passed away in 2008....
Ritterlich im kampf
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.
Agreed. I have the book.
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.
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.
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.
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 👑
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 🍻.
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.
yes it should be this simple
I read the book .true story. The book is worth reading. Also Spear head by the same author
" 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""""
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
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!
Русской армий этих слов не хватает.
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
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
- Escorts a crippled enemy bomber
- Does not warn neither friendlies nor enemies
- Leaves without further elaboration
Not all Germans were bad Germans
Not all. I am from Poland and my grandma used to tell a stories about wermacht soldiers that was playing with polish childrens and giving them chocolates. There are plenty of stories like that. Only ss was the real evil, every single each of them.
And not all the allies were good,and I am not talking about the soviets here.
A fantastic and heroic event! True courage lies in knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
I read the book! A phenomenal story! Will bring anyone with a heart and soul to tears!
Exactly
Actually a video with superb choice of music. Brings a tear to the eye every time I see it.
In the end, we are all humans with heart. Great video my friend. ❤
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.
hier siegt nur die Menschlichkeit.....nicht alle Deutsche waren dem Wahnsinn verfallen. Es ist schön solche Geschichten in der heutigen Zeit zu sehen.....DANKE
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.
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.
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
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.
" I love you Charlie". -Franz Stigler
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.
Not only remember those who lived to tell the tale, but those that lost theirs and were never heard from.
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.
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.
Такое благородство, быть может, допустимо к истребителю.Пощадить экипаж бомбардировщика, это глупо. Им дадут новый самолет и они унесут сотни жизней твоих сослуживцев.
"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
I love stories like this. Even through hell, people can still be people.
If it wasn’t for our ridiculous governments we could actually make it as a species
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
❤Germany oh Germany❤ my love what have you become oh my beloved Germany. Bring me the old Germany not this fallen country, corrupted, racist, and LGBTQ invaded 😢
Me sorprende como logra conmover sus rostros animados, un gran trabajo sin lugar a dudas.
Esos son los verdaderos hombres que tienen valores
Учитывая сколько Америка помогала нацистской Германии, то да - это партнёры. Ничего удивительного.
С любовью, из России.
главным союзником Германии был совок, про парад в Бресте ты щенок уже забыл?
@@ser3113, вот вы взрослый кабель, а не знаете, что Россия всегда дружила с Германией, но амерам и бритам это очень не нравилось. Итог: 1 МВ и 2 МВ.
People with hearts, families and feelings! Being a righteous human being
I've been waiting for years for this movie to be released. I wonder if it's be shelved.
MEN OF HONOR
A Soldier... Who never dies 😢😢😢😢,🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
먼 훗날 친한 친구가 되었다고 하죠
낚시도 같이 다니고
마지막에 경례하고 떠나니 정말 멋지네요 ^^~
Ritka pillanat. Az ember az Isten képmására (természetére) teremtetett. Ha nem nyomja el .
Fue un acto d heroe d caballeroso que Dios los tenga n su gloria 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇺🇲🇩🇪
The Book, "A Higher calling," Is really great.
I'm a soldier in the Canadian army and I this is so sad it's not about conflict and putting hate on soldiers for doing there job every country has a problem USA is lqbtqia and so is nato
I wasn't supposed to feel sad today
At first I was sad but then I started to feel happy :] Happy tears
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.
I cried 😢 so much emotions