My uncle was in all 5 major campaigns of WWII in Europe. He told me that in the final days of the war, his unit was moving through many small villages and towns with almost no resistance. Taking his turn on point, he moved through a small stone tunnel bridge. When he stepped out the other side, there were two German soldiers sitting by a machine gun. Scared him out of his boots. At that point he figured, what the h*ll, walked over and sat down next to them. They just sat quietly looking at each other. He said it is one of the memories that brought him the most pain because they all knew what the other was thinking: Thank God it's over...... Thank you vets of all wars!
I remember my father who fought with the Canadian army in France and Holland telling me about a German soldier they captured. As he was walking him back to the rear they talked (as he spoke English) and realized they both wanted the same thing, for the damn war to end so they could go home. After he dropped him off the German wished him good luck. Puzzled he asked why. The German soldier chuckled and said "My war is over". He always remembered that
arnie williamson, thanks for sharing your fathers story. I was a punk kid and to stupid to ask my grandfather story's of his experiences during WW ll , something I deeply regret!
Yeah my Grandfather was on patrol in the mountains of Italy and came across a very young German solider who was lost and scared shitless. My grandpa looked at him for a little bit and then just let him go. One of the only stories he told about his experience there.
Unfortunately most of the stories my Papa told were clearing out Japanese positions. The flamethrowers always bothered him. He did not talk much about it
As a veteran myself,,24 years in the Canadian forces, Bosnia 1995, Afghanistan2004, 2006, 2009, this movie represent what men want firts....peace . My grandfather did the d day landing on Juno beach in 1944 and the liberation in holland with the Fusillier Mont Royal regiment. My father in Kuwait 1991 and Bosnia in 1993......I remember seen SAVING PRIVATE RYAN the three together......it was a moment to never forget our time in war each other........and what was comming for me in Afghanistan......
As a Veteran myself, this brought tears to my eyes but also a renewed spirit that even our enemies can turn out to be lifelong friends. Julien G, I see a whole movie that explains both men in detail & how they lived thru the horror of war only to become friends for a lifetime. Thank you for making this & may God Bless you as well.
Most of them, on all sides, were just kids, many away from the comforts of home for the first time, many if not all were terrified... To tell the story without saying a single word... Very powerful.
Paul Valery said: "War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other." This is a beautiful story!
✌️🇺🇸 Yes...Thank you...True words. Yes...We do know how to love one another.💞 Hope and praying for....Leadership with a heart and soul. No room for traitors in Our America.🇺🇸 Love and Peace to all of our good people always....✌️
Of all of our enemies in all of our wars, the average German soldier was the most like us Americans. Christians, and with similar cultures, values and interests. My dad landed at Normandy and fought until the war was over. He said that if not for the war, these men would be our friends. Great short film, by the way. We need film makers like you making full length movies, instead of the garbage that Hollywood routinely churns out.
I have watched this film... dozens...perhaps many dozens of times and it never fails to touch something very deep in me. I am a 73-year old Marine and I can relate so well to the old man veteran. You wonderful film could be a lesson for every man, woman and child on earth. I couldn't help but think of the Bible verse..."For I was an hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: (Matthew 25:35). When badly wounded enemies meet on the battlefield, as in this film, the war should be over for them. They have given nearly all they had short of everything. If you make another film of this quality, please, PLEASE let me know. You are very talented!
May I share the most overlooked Bible principle from the Ten Commandments is the fourth. It says REMEMBER. It’s reminding us of Genesis 2:2&3. Created. Blessed. Sanctified. Kept by Jesus even the forty days after His resurrection.
The drive to the cemetary. The nostalgic, sweeping, emotional, music. Old, dry leaves give way to a single green leaf drifting down, taking us back into the past. Two young wounded enemy combatants setting aside their differences and helping each other, sharing a drink. Staying friends after the war. Not a word spoken, but full of emotion and content. You made me cry. From the credits I see how hard you worked on this. You have a seriously bright future. Well done!
Renato Prebeg:::: Was not uncommon. My uncle sat with a dying German soldier in Belgium that called to him slouched in a doorway with fatal wounds asking for a cigarette. He told me his story many years later and i realized what the one of many things haunted him. He always remember that we are so much alike, young kids with so much ahead but are killing each other for what?. He didn't understand a word the soldier was saying but he knew he was on his way out, he just talked to him then he stopped talking. My uncle looked over and he was gone holding a photo of what he guessed was of his wife or girlfriend. That seriously messed his head up till he passed in 1991.
It’s shows humanity to two different men from different continent’s who showed compassion for one another in a war that was not there’s to fight. Dragged kicking and screaming by those who wrote the policy’s and made the young fight in a war the old had created! The amount of youth slaughtered for the old to make war? When it’s the young who must fight, and die!
I don't often say this but that was damned near perfect. To tell such a beautiful story in such a heart-hitting manner with no dialogue is truly artistic.Very,very well done to everyone involved.
I am moved completely beyond words, as a younger man I was a reservist in my country’s military force I never did see Conflict but I understand the soldiers mentality. Having said that I’m not ashamed to say that I worked at watching this film it left me with a swollen heart and chills to my spine. To the people that made this movie and outstanding job
Reminds of two men I knew several years. Ones name was Hans the others name was Eddice, my uncle. Hans had been captured in August of 1944 when his U-Boat was leaving a port in France after having been refitted. He was sent to the states as a POW and he told me of how well he was treated. He didn't return to Germany until 1948 and then returned to the states in 1958 and married a young lady raised a family and owned a farm next door to my Uncle Eddice. Uncle Eddice was buried alive by an artillery round in the Philippines and received a very serious head wound later in the battle of Okinawa, they were the best of friends.
I’m glad he was brought safely to the USA. And, I am proud he was treated so well he returned and made the USA his home. Thank you for sharing his and your story. May God Bless You!
A simple but very effective plot, great narration, great acting, great direction... Finally a short that has a story to tell, and does it in a touching way. A little jewel.
Very touching story concerning two soldiers who stuck together. Salute and respect. They all wanted to just go home. Bless them all and never forget them
damn this short film got me thinking. i remember a line in the band of brothers when one of the easy company veteran said in the interview "under different circumstances we (american and german soldiers in ww2 that time) might've been good friends"
“The enemy is not truly the enemy. Remember that every single person you meet on a battlefield is a human that was told he was going to war. Do well to remember to not want to kill as many people, but to end the terror that the power inflicts.” SFC Williams.
@@Запад-б3з People need to know and to remember every person that died. We can never forget any of this because we owe them by ‘remembering them’. 🙏🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇬🇧
Everything was short and clear ... a very emotional wonderful plot ... innocent people suffer from all wars ... cried for everyone who died, for my missing during World War II uncle and my dad who during the battle, was wounded by a bomb explosion and captured by the Nazis and transferred to the camp in France, where later he became a member of the French Resistance Organization (Maki -Maquis ). Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes! Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten! Peace to all peoples and planets! 😥😥😥🌹🌷🌸❤️✌️☮️💐
When I was a small boy a ww11 veteran told me a story he said they lost the battle against the germans the German commander ordered all the wounded American soldiers killed he said a German soldier approached him I looked at him he said he looked at me and winked his eye at me and stuck his bayonet into the ground besides me I played dead he said for some reason he didn't want to kill me he said if he would've gotten caught he would have been in trouble for disobeying orders I'm alive because of him he told me he never forgot and always prayed for that soldier I hope to God that he survived the war every day I think about him he said in that war and in others there's always good and bad on both sides
This was a great film!! This goes to show how humanity is not all bad and how compassion can be shown among enemies in war!! I have been told by German, American, British and Canadian veterans how medics and doctors treated enemy wounded when the guns fell silent and the smoke and dust settled!! No it was not always like this but more stories should be told like this one!! Keep and remember that the victors write the history at the end of a war!!
This really touched my soul. Deeply moving and very well produced. It shows the true value of human instincts between two wounded and exhausted soldiers. The whole movie helps us all to open our hearts for sure. Thank you
Unbelievably powerful. Just wow the bravery of our veterans. I salute every single one of you. Without you all we wouldn’t be here. You created the roads to our successes. Never forgotten xx ❤️ rip 😢 super proud of you all xx
The one thing that I truly regret in my life is that I did not fight against war. When I was young, and much less wise, I served two years of combat duty in Viet Nam. I have experienced the gore and trauma of war and how easy it is to kill our enemies, but in reality those enemies are our brothers. I have lost good friends who died by my side and I have killed and hurt strangers who were on another side. This film makes me regret that I did not do more in life to fight against those who think that the use of military might is an easy and viable solution that too often preempts sincere listening and working to solve problems in peaceful ways. Thank you for making this film. I am near the end of my life and this short film has effected me in very deep ways. Again, thank you.
As a veteran, the one thing that always haunts me is "did I do enough? I should have done more. And last is, why wasn't it me? It should have been me."
Honour will always exist on the battlefield. It is human nature. Even when trained to kill your enemy. This is a short but beautiful film. No words, just a wonderful short piece on the human spirit of decency in the middle of madness. There are truly some talented film makers globally, This short film is but an example.
My great grandpa fought in WW2 (Corporal William Leslie John Page) He enlisted in 1940 and left in 1946 as a Corporal. His dad fought at Gallipoli in the 1st wave of the landings (Private Cleveland Edmund Page).
That was an Olive tree they were under. That was an amazing short film, I agree with the comments below, a full-length movie should be made based on this, what a great movie it would be. Thank you for sharing.
On the night of D-Day my Uncle jumped behind enemy lines with the 82nd Airborne just outside the town of Saint Mere Eglise. With close fighting while in a fox hole with four other brothers. A german potato masher was thrown into the hole, my Uncle jumped into action and threw it out but not in time...he died eight days later from his wounds.
To my Cousin Corporal Thomas Bennett 25th Infantry Division, USAR Medic who lost his life in Vietnam bringing the seventh injured soldier across a field of fire to Safety against his Commander's order. "it's OK Tom, I would have gone for the Seventh too.". Rest in Peace Buddy, Rest in Peace. I will Salute you every Memorial Day that I live. God love you Cousin. I will be 81 this year....an honor to live and to come home alive if only to Honor the Fallen. See you soon Buddy.
I'm sure there's a lot of untold stories of War where two otherwise Enemy Soldiers become Friends , because at they were two young Men just trying to Survive an Ugly situation they had no choice in..
Ah, yes "the Battle of when no bullets flew" a damn good story. 100 bombers flew into Germany and only one came out. The other 99 bombers were shot down this one bomber the survived was on the edge of being shot down and half of the crew dead. A German in his stuka flew next to the bomber and seen the men he then took the risk of helping these Allies back Homeland
As a 15 yr US Army veteran, I saw wars, from peace keeping in Bosnia and Macedonia, to iraq and Afghanistan. This is a touching film, of humanity above conflict.
this is the best WW2 based short film I've ever seen they didn't say a word which was the best part just goes to show even in war friends of enemies can be made. you guys did amazing this short film is full of emotions and it was really well directed and filmed
Really quite beautiful in every way. I visited the Reichwald War Cemetery with my father in 1991 to find the graves of a tank crew who were killed in an action he was involved in. I had never seen him cry before.....God knows what memories and images were going through his mind standing in front of those four graves. lt was a moment l will remember for the rest of my life. This beautiful film brought that moment back....it was hard watching through the tears. They were an extraordinary generation.
I assume you are British or maybe American. Most of the US/UK tanks in service at the time of the Reichswald battle - like the Cromwell, the Churchill, the Sherman and the Chaffee - had a crew of five. Standing in front of those four graves, your father is quite possibly the sole survivor of that unfortunate tank crew. As you say, God knows what memories and images were going through his mind. I have great respect and gratitude for this generation who fought to liberate Europe - and Germany! - from Nazi barbarism, especially when keeping their humanity intact, like shown in this amazing short movie. Compassionate greetings from Germany.
My dad's cousin, like him, was in a US Army tank destroyer battalion, but their unit remained stateside. In 1945, the cousin and a detachment were assigned to guarding German POWs who were held in a prison camp here in the US. One of the German soldiers was an artist who spoke English and sometimes chatted with my dad's cousin. The German did lots of sketches in the camp and also did a pencil portrait of the cousin on an 8 x 11 sheet, giving it to him as a surprise goodwill gesture. That portrait was later framed and has hung for decades in the cousin's home.
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No one will ever fully know or comprehend what these brave men went through. Their personal experiences , their sacrifice. These are the men who should always be revered and never forgotten.
If only we have leaders who hate violence, no pride, and with charismatic hearts, there will be no war that will destroy lives, properties and future of countless men and women, adult and children...
My father was a soldier in WW2 when war broke out in the Philippines and became a prisoner of war. I am now in my sixties and reality of what he went through during the war makes me appreciate all those who serve their countries.
Amazing! Some moments in time are too vivid to ever forget. We should never forget that this "Greatest generation" was made up of souls from both sides. From across the generations....God Bless and God's speed to them all!
Allways remember... The Humankind must not FORGET!!!One of the best WW2 short movies i ever had the pleasure to see. May i say BIG short movie indeed.Many thanks and keep up your extraordinary work!
Not a dry eye... They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
I've bicycled through Northern France. And especially in the Somme area, there are memorials and small cemeteries of British, French Australian, New Zealand and German war dead, some buried where they had fallen. Each of these, no matter the nationality, is finely manicured, maintained, cleaned with fresh paint and many times fresh flowers. It does something to you to walk softly in these quiet resting places reading names and dates on the intricately measured rows of fallen from the great War.
What an excellent narrative. I love how you were able to convey so much emotion without the use of dialogue, and the cinematography was outstanding. Hats off to you for a splendid piece of work.
This motion picture brings out all of the emotions I feel when I'm at the wall in Washington DC, it is a film I will never get tired of experiencing I thank all those who created this masterpiece of emotions, as a Veteran I was deeply moved , thank you and GOD BLESS !
War brings out the worst in humanity but war can also bring out the best in humanity. This film shows a side that the best in humanity can be found in war. This film brought tears to my eyes well done ! Bravo ! Well Done!
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My uncle was in all 5 major campaigns of WWII in Europe. He told me that in the final days of the war, his unit was moving through many small villages and towns with almost no resistance. Taking his turn on point, he moved through a small stone tunnel bridge. When he stepped out the other side, there were two German soldiers sitting by a machine gun. Scared him out of his boots. At that point he figured, what the h*ll, walked over and sat down next to them. They just sat quietly looking at each other. He said it is one of the memories that brought him the most pain because they all knew what the other was thinking: Thank God it's over...... Thank you vets of all wars!
hope it never has to come down to your uncle again.
Did he smoke any Gerry's?
I remember my father who fought with the Canadian army in France and Holland telling me about a German soldier they captured. As he was walking him back to the rear they talked (as he spoke English) and realized they both wanted the same thing, for the damn war to end so they could go home. After he dropped him off the German wished him good luck. Puzzled he asked why. The German soldier chuckled and said "My war is over". He always remembered that
arnie williamson, thanks for sharing your fathers story. I was a punk kid and to stupid to ask my grandfather story's of his experiences during WW ll , something I deeply regret!
The Bulge should have never happened. Real German generals knew it would not work.
If it was truth I couldn't keep myself from crying this is the best in the WW ll films I have ever seen
Yeah my Grandfather was on patrol in the mountains of Italy and came across a very young German solider who was lost and scared shitless. My grandpa looked at him for a little bit and then just let him go. One of the only stories he told about his experience there.
Unfortunately most of the stories my Papa told were clearing out Japanese positions. The flamethrowers always bothered him. He did not talk much about it
As a veteran myself,,24 years in the Canadian forces, Bosnia 1995, Afghanistan2004, 2006, 2009, this movie represent what men want firts....peace . My grandfather did the d day landing on Juno beach in 1944 and the liberation in holland with the Fusillier Mont Royal regiment. My father in Kuwait 1991 and Bosnia in 1993......I remember seen SAVING PRIVATE RYAN the three together......it was a moment to never forget our time in war each other........and what was comming for me in Afghanistan......
This video made me cry for my grandfather to come back 😢
As a Veteran myself, this brought tears to my eyes but also a renewed spirit that even our enemies can turn out to be lifelong friends.
Julien G, I see a whole movie that explains both men in detail & how they lived thru the horror of war only to become friends for a lifetime.
Thank you for making this & may God Bless you as well.
Thank you for your service. May God Bless You! 🙏🇺🇸
Most of them, on all sides, were just kids, many away from the comforts of home for the first time, many if not all were terrified... To tell the story without saying a single word... Very powerful.
21 year US Army veteran here - this short should be seen by all veterans at least on (U.S.) Veterans day. Outstanding. Compliments to the makers!!!!
One just did Brother. 22 years here, U.S. Army. Thanks for your service.
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This reminds me of a story my grandfather told me.. I wear his uniform every year on Veterans Day to honor him.. gone but never forgotten
Paul Valery said:
"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other."
This is a beautiful story!
✌️🇺🇸 Yes...Thank you...True words. Yes...We do know how to love one another.💞 Hope and praying for....Leadership with a heart and soul. No room for traitors in Our America.🇺🇸 Love and Peace to all of our good people always....✌️
beautifully explained
Once*
Of all of our enemies in all of our wars, the average German soldier was the most like us Americans. Christians, and with similar cultures, values and interests. My dad landed at Normandy and fought until the war was over. He said that if not for the war, these men would be our friends. Great short film, by the way. We need film makers like you making full length movies, instead of the garbage that Hollywood routinely churns out.
I have watched this film... dozens...perhaps many dozens of times and it never fails to touch something very deep in me. I am a 73-year old Marine and I can relate so well to the old man veteran. You wonderful film could be a lesson for every man, woman and child on earth. I couldn't help but think of the Bible verse..."For I was an hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: (Matthew 25:35). When badly wounded enemies meet on the battlefield, as in this film, the war should be over for them. They have given nearly all they had short of everything. If you make another film of this quality, please, PLEASE let me know. You are very talented!
Thank you for your words of God, Humanity & Love. Too often the Humanity isn’t remembered. May God Bless You 🙏🇺🇸
May I share the most overlooked Bible principle from the Ten Commandments is the fourth. It says REMEMBER. It’s reminding us of Genesis 2:2&3. Created. Blessed. Sanctified. Kept by Jesus even the forty days after His resurrection.
The horror of war must never be repeated. Peace and freedom.
The drive to the cemetary. The nostalgic, sweeping, emotional, music. Old, dry leaves give way to a single green leaf drifting down, taking us back into the past. Two young wounded enemy combatants setting aside their differences and helping each other, sharing a drink. Staying friends after the war. Not a word spoken, but full of emotion and content. You made me cry. From the credits I see how hard you worked on this. You have a seriously bright future. Well done!
two enemies helping eachother, like they are not enemies, rare to see, crying forever
Touching...
mercy is one of the most powerful human emotions.
Renato Prebeg:::: Was not uncommon.
My uncle sat with a dying German soldier in Belgium that called to him slouched in a doorway with fatal wounds asking for a cigarette.
He told me his story many years later and i realized what the one of many things haunted him.
He always remember that we are so much alike, young kids with so much ahead but are killing each other for what?.
He didn't understand a word the soldier was saying but he knew he was on his way out, he just talked to him then he stopped talking.
My uncle looked over and he was gone holding a photo of what he guessed was of his wife or girlfriend.
That seriously messed his head up till he passed in 1991.
~ Lord Bless our fallen for they are the true heroes of our earthly hell n' Anguish!~
~ Lord Bless our fallen for they are the true heroes of our earthly hell n' Anguish!~
It’s shows humanity to two different men from different continent’s who showed compassion for one another in a war that was not there’s to fight. Dragged kicking and screaming by those who wrote the policy’s and made the young fight in a war the old had created!
The amount of youth slaughtered for the old to make war? When it’s the young who must fight, and die!
I don't often say this but that was damned near perfect. To tell such a beautiful story in such a heart-hitting manner with no dialogue is truly artistic.Very,very well done to everyone involved.
i was speechless
Unbelievable!
That was about perfect
Not quite, 1st off no rifleman would put the barrel end of their rifle in the dirt to stand up; that would risk blowing the gun up in their face.
@@VikingVic76 There`s always one who thinks he`s a Smart Arse.
Young men who are sent off to fight the wars old men start.
and do you not think that those same old men where once young and also had to fight the wars their elders started... its just completing the circle...
As a Combat Veteran, Thank you
And thank you!
@a10warthog61 XD
@Steven Greeson NO IF YOU ARENT COMBAT ARMS : INFANTRY , ARTILLERY OF ARMOR. YOU AINT SHIT
SO GO FUCK OFF
Thank you for your service!
beyond beautiful.....beauty is temporary...art? can be forever....this is art
I am moved completely beyond words, as a younger man I was a reservist in my country’s military force I never did see Conflict but I understand the soldiers mentality. Having said that I’m not ashamed to say that I worked at watching this film it left me with a swollen heart and chills to my spine.
To the people that made this movie and outstanding job
Reminds of two men I knew several years. Ones name was Hans the others name was Eddice, my uncle. Hans had been captured in August of 1944 when his U-Boat was leaving a port in France after having been refitted. He was sent to the states as a POW and he told me of how well he was treated. He didn't return to Germany until 1948 and then returned to the states in 1958 and married a young lady raised a family and owned a farm next door to my Uncle Eddice. Uncle Eddice was buried alive by an artillery round in the Philippines and received a very serious head wound later in the battle of Okinawa, they were the best of friends.
I’m glad he was brought safely to the USA. And, I am proud he was treated so well he returned and made the USA his home. Thank you for sharing his and your story. May God Bless You!
Thank you all veterans for your service and your sacrifice and for those who never came home God bless your souls!!!
God bless America 🇺🇸,
Is that why we don't pass healthcare reforms for them?
A simple but very effective plot, great narration, great acting, great direction... Finally a short that has a story to tell, and does it in a touching way. A little jewel.
Very touching story concerning two soldiers who stuck together. Salute and respect. They all wanted to just go home. Bless them all and never forget them
two human beings two languages one heart . let us not up arms to feed the greed of the few....
damn this short film got me thinking. i remember a line in the band of brothers when one of the easy company veteran said in the interview "under different circumstances we (american and german soldiers in ww2 that time) might've been good friends"
William Mandang that was Shifty Powers.
“The enemy is not truly the enemy. Remember that every single person you meet on a battlefield is a human that was told he was going to war. Do well to remember to not want to kill as many people, but to end the terror that the power inflicts.” SFC Williams.
Wow, one of the best WW2 short films i've seen yet. Technical and especially in it's message!
Congrats from Germany!
I'm not one to cry, but this brought a tear to my eyes.
The Germans destroyed twenty million Russians alone, tears are rolling in my eyes,
@@Запад-б3з but what does that have to do with this short film?
@@Запад-б3з People need to know and to remember every person that died. We can never forget any of this because we owe them by ‘remembering them’. 🙏🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇬🇧
@@Запад-б3з Thank you.
"Sometimes even our worst enemies could one day eventually become our best friends".
Everything was short and clear ... a very emotional wonderful plot ... innocent people suffer from all wars ... cried for everyone who died, for my missing during World War II uncle and my dad who during the battle, was wounded by a bomb explosion and captured by the Nazis and transferred to the camp in France, where later he became a member of the French Resistance Organization (Maki -Maquis ). Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes! Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten! Peace to all peoples and planets! 😥😥😥🌹🌷🌸❤️✌️☮️💐
This movie says everything it needs to without words
Touched my heart…and soul. Thank you!
When I was a small boy a ww11 veteran told me a story he said they lost the battle against the germans the German commander ordered all the wounded American soldiers killed he said a German soldier approached him I looked at him he said he looked at me and winked his eye at me and stuck his bayonet into the ground besides me I played dead he said for some reason he didn't want to kill me he said if he would've gotten caught he would have been in trouble for disobeying orders I'm alive because of him he told me he never forgot and always prayed for that soldier I hope to God that he survived the war every day I think about him he said in that war and in others there's always good and bad on both sides
This was a great film!! This goes to show how humanity is not all bad and how compassion can be shown among enemies in war!! I have been told by German, American, British and Canadian veterans how medics and doctors treated enemy wounded when the guns fell silent and the smoke and dust settled!! No it was not always like this but more stories should be told like this one!!
Keep and remember that the victors write the history at the end of a war!!
We must never allow anyone to forget what people went through and so many died for. Heroes were everywhere. We own them the ‘Duty to Remember’!
@@misplacedsouthern1236 I agree!!
This really touched my soul. Deeply moving and very well produced. It shows the true value of human instincts between two wounded and exhausted soldiers. The whole movie helps us all to open our hearts for sure. Thank you
Simple, original and effective.
Greetings from Danmark 🤜🇩🇰🤛
Unbelievably powerful. Just wow the bravery of our veterans. I salute every single one of you. Without you all we wouldn’t be here. You created the roads to our successes. Never forgotten xx ❤️ rip 😢 super proud of you all xx
The one thing that I truly regret in my life is that I did not fight against war. When I was young, and much less wise, I served two years of combat duty in Viet Nam. I have experienced the gore and trauma of war and how easy it is to kill our enemies, but in reality those enemies are our brothers. I have lost good friends who died by my side and I have killed and hurt strangers who were on another side. This film makes me regret that I did not do more in life to fight against those who think that the use of military might is an easy and viable solution that too often preempts sincere listening and working to solve problems in peaceful ways. Thank you for making this film. I am near the end of my life and this short film has effected me in very deep ways. Again, thank you.
As a veteran, the one thing that always haunts me is "did I do enough? I should have done more. And last is, why wasn't it me? It should have been me."
Honour will always exist on the battlefield. It is human nature. Even when trained to kill your enemy. This is a short but beautiful film. No words, just a wonderful short piece on the human spirit of decency in the middle of madness. There are truly some talented film makers globally, This short film is but an example.
holy shit.....you guys NEED to make a full movie. The filming/etc is just as good, if not better than some of the war movies made in the past 5 years
Thank you very much!
I agree
ww2 colorizer especially Fury
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I too would love to see more from them! Maybe post war?
Julien G great production I was definitely moved and yes you need to make a movie
Oh my what a powerful movie
My great grandpa fought in WW2 (Corporal William Leslie John Page) He enlisted in 1940 and left in 1946 as a Corporal. His dad fought at Gallipoli in the 1st wave of the landings (Private Cleveland Edmund Page).
Worth every award. Simply fabulous.
That was an Olive tree they were under. That was an amazing short film, I agree with the comments below, a full-length movie should be made based on this, what a great movie it would be. Thank you for sharing.
On the night of D-Day my Uncle jumped behind enemy lines with the 82nd Airborne just outside the town of Saint Mere Eglise. With close fighting while in a fox hole with four other brothers. A german potato masher was thrown into the hole, my Uncle jumped into action and threw it out but not in time...he died eight days later from his wounds.
I love how such an incredible story can be told without a single word being said the entire film. A+ work!
Absolutely a beautiful story
This is one of the best short films I’ve seen in a while! Brought a tear to my eye :) great work!
Outstanding short film. I am a 63 year old US Army veteran and I must admit I have tears in my eyes. Well done, we need more short films like this.
I am 66. I know of war. I know of soldiers. This touch me deeply. Thanks for making. Thanks for posting.
To my Cousin Corporal Thomas Bennett 25th Infantry Division, USAR Medic who lost his life in Vietnam bringing the seventh injured soldier across a field of fire to Safety against his Commander's order.
"it's OK Tom, I would have gone for the Seventh too.". Rest in Peace Buddy, Rest in Peace. I will Salute you every Memorial Day that I live. God love you Cousin.
I will be 81 this year....an honor to live and to come home alive if only to Honor the Fallen. See you soon Buddy.
I'm sure there's a lot of untold stories of War where two otherwise Enemy Soldiers become Friends , because at they were two young Men just trying to Survive an Ugly situation they had no choice in..
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Tears and very touchibg
Ah, yes "the Battle of when no bullets flew" a damn good story. 100 bombers flew into Germany and only one came out. The other 99 bombers were shot down this one bomber the survived was on the edge of being shot down and half of the crew dead. A German in his stuka flew next to the bomber and seen the men he then took the risk of helping these Allies back Homeland
@@sopmodisdewife2355 I remember hearing about that
😪 with zero words, everything's told...!
I'm a strong and passionate guy and this made me cry after 2 year of no tears
really touching...enjoyed it very much..
Even at war we still remember humanity
Raymund Serioso Not fucking often. Ever been to war?
As a 15 yr US Army veteran, I saw wars, from peace keeping in Bosnia and Macedonia, to iraq and Afghanistan. This is a touching film, of humanity above conflict.
this is the best WW2 based short film I've ever seen they didn't say a word which was the best part just goes to show even in war friends of enemies can be made. you guys did amazing this short film is full of emotions and it was really well directed and filmed
That was awesome , it hit me in my heart !!!
Really quite beautiful in every way. I visited the Reichwald War Cemetery with my father in 1991 to find the graves of a tank crew who were killed in an action he was involved in. I had never seen him cry before.....God knows what memories and images were going through his mind standing in front of those four graves. lt was a moment l will remember for the rest of my life. This beautiful film brought that moment back....it was hard watching through the tears. They were an extraordinary generation.
I assume you are British or maybe American. Most of the US/UK tanks in service at the time of the Reichswald battle - like the Cromwell, the Churchill, the Sherman and the Chaffee - had a crew of five. Standing in front of those four graves, your father is quite possibly the sole survivor of that unfortunate tank crew. As you say, God knows what memories and images were going through his mind. I have great respect and gratitude for this generation who fought to liberate Europe - and Germany! - from Nazi barbarism, especially when keeping their humanity intact, like shown in this amazing short movie. Compassionate greetings from Germany.
I love these movie clips where enemies show their heart. This was a wonderful epic movie clip. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us.
My dad's cousin, like him, was in a US Army tank destroyer battalion, but their unit remained stateside. In 1945, the cousin and a detachment were assigned to guarding German POWs who were held in a prison camp here in the US. One of the German soldiers was an artist who spoke English and sometimes chatted with my dad's cousin. The German did lots of sketches in the camp and also did a pencil portrait of the cousin on an 8 x 11 sheet, giving it to him as a surprise goodwill gesture. That portrait was later framed and has hung for decades in the cousin's home.
No one will ever fully know or comprehend what these brave men went through. Their personal experiences , their sacrifice. These are the men who should always be revered and never forgotten.
Amazing and powerful
"He ain't heavy, he's my brother"
MyGun4hire You clearly don’t know what a Nazi is. Nazi is a political party, not a solider.
If only we have leaders who hate violence, no pride, and with charismatic hearts, there will be no war that will destroy lives, properties and future of countless men and women, adult and children...
Crying on the bus watching this wonderful short movie.
My father was a soldier in WW2 when war broke out in the Philippines and became a prisoner of war. I am now in my sixties and reality of what he went through during the war makes me appreciate all those who serve their countries.
I just love the silence of the movie. And it's not hollywood.
I'm a 61 years old german and my hole live i was lucky not to use to fight any war. This film puts tears in my eyes. RIP to all fallen soldiers.
In the face of madness, the words of the Savior are heeded. Love thy neighbor as thy self. Beautiful film, thank you.
Very touching story!,,
If this were a movie... Oh, tears. What an amazing job you guys. Truly amazing. God bless them all.
What a beautiful story. He helped him live almost another 60 years. Comrades did they become.
Having talked with men that fought on both sides in ww2 , I came to understand there were good men on both sides and much bravery as well .
Excellent story, this veteran thanks you.
Beautiful little film: there are no winners in war; only losers. I know-two years in Vietnam; not just there like most; shot at almost every day.
Weapon sellers are winners...
@@jkara7843 And our illegal antipersonnel bombs are STILL blowing the legs off children.
Take my tears
Amazing!
Some moments in time are too vivid to ever forget.
We should never forget that this "Greatest generation" was made up of souls from both sides.
From across the generations....God Bless and God's speed to them all!
After all, we are all human 🙏
Heart warming. This probably did happen during the war. And I’m so happy that in the lowest points of humanity.. it still somehow shines through.
Very moving. Can't help weeping. I'm so glad they still knew eachother after the declaration of peace.
That was amazing. Everything was perfect. The cinematography was some of the best that I've seen. Very touching and poignant.
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They shared two vices...a drink and a cigarette, and the will to live. And then they shared friendship and respect for each other. I liked it.
Allways remember... The Humankind must not FORGET!!!One of the best WW2 short movies i ever had the pleasure to see. May i say BIG short movie indeed.Many thanks and keep up your extraordinary work!
Sin palabras!!!
Not a dry eye...
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
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I've bicycled through Northern France. And especially in the Somme area, there are memorials and small cemeteries of British, French Australian, New Zealand and German war dead, some buried where they had fallen. Each of these, no matter the nationality, is finely manicured, maintained, cleaned with fresh paint and many times fresh flowers. It does something to you to walk softly in these quiet resting places reading names and dates on the intricately measured rows of fallen from the great War.
I really do like this because it is a really good story please keep this video, don't delete it please, like the video a lot.
Please keep this video, I like the story a lot and it's a really good story please.
This is one hell of a truely epic short film. Emotional at its finest. Good Job.
Beautiful.
Wow, no words were said in this short movie but it conveyed a lot of emotions. Beautiful!
Just excellent. No words needed, the language barrier was overcome with kindness!
What an excellent narrative. I love how you were able to convey so much emotion without the use of dialogue, and the cinematography was outstanding. Hats off to you for a splendid piece of work.
Awesome not a word needed
Beautiful and touching yet also poignant. Loved it. Have watched it several times already. Thank you.
This motion picture brings out all of the emotions I feel when I'm at the wall in Washington DC, it is a film I will never get tired of experiencing I thank all those who created this masterpiece of emotions, as a Veteran I was deeply moved , thank you and GOD BLESS !
Remembering the "Front" in the dying days of WW II. This is a very emotional production,it revives memories. ††
War brings out the worst in humanity but war can also bring out the best in humanity. This film shows a side that the best in humanity can be found in war. This film brought tears to my eyes well done ! Bravo ! Well Done!
The goodness of men is an extraordinary thing to see. It gives one hope and light in a dank world.
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My sentiment exactly.
Epic memories to the ones who were there. Excellent and thank you for not forgetting them