Ceasefire - WW2 Short Film (2019) 4K

During the final year of WWII a young member of the 104th Infantry Division's first contact with the enemy subverts his expectations.
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Best Student Short Film of The Month August 2019 - Red Wood Film Festival
Official Selection of The Short and Sweet Film Festival 2020
Official Selection of The LDS Film Festival 2020
Official Selection of The Aab International Film Festival 2020
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[@ColtonRMitchell]

We just released our newest short Suspect! Be sure to check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ7adaODiZ5lorM

[@Gray-Wolf]

@Sasha's Potato i think it means the battle continues and gets worse

[@Gray-Wolf]

@Sasha's Potato hmm.. maybe.. maybe

[@bigfatrat9919]

@Sasha's Potato ceasefire means that like for 1 day to like a week they stop fighting

[@dimvalsgames9721]

Congrats guys I love this little gem of yours Ceasefire is a great thing may be the greatest to a war that finally ends, and now the soldiers Germans, and Gi's can relax and have a smoke and talk! Keep up the great work and you never know one day you would be on the big screen making 2 hours of movies!!

[@lordhamsamawich8138]

SUSpect eh?

[@cnnr441]

When people on youtube do better than Hollywood

[@pops7249]

absolutely

[@lorindion6836]

Na, it's not that good. The acting is mostly poor and the verbal dialogues are lame most of the time. There is some nice non verbal communication, but nothing Hollywood couldn't do either.

[@albanianantivirus6849]

@@lorindion6836 eh its good for people who aren't trained actors though

[@jakartagamer6188]

@@lorindion6836 i mean, they're pretty good, the budget is probably not that good too but Hollywood is worse than this and they have much better budget

[@lorindion6836]

@@jakartagamer6188 in Which way worse? I don't see it.

[@clever2769]

German Solider: *shows his family photo* American Private: I don't care German Solider: *pulls out a drawing by a 3 year old* Private: Now this is art, here have a cigarette.

[@johnpaulvelez8026]

Underrated

[@topo.9144]

Ikr like What

[@Semper_Fidelis_]

Yes, solider moment indeed

[@littleskittle1529]

@@Semper_Fidelis_ solider

[@radleyssportscenter441]

lol

[@jun0games]

Greatest thing I heard from a ww2 vet i met is that “at the end of the day we were both young kids fighting a war. We coulda been friends. The German prisoners I met were scared but some did warm up to me. One of them (who spoke English somewhat) showed me his kids and he had a big family. 4 kids of his own and 7 nieces and nephews. He asked me if I was proud to serve my country and I asked him the same. We both agreed we are.” That shit broke my damn heart I was only like 14 at the time.

[@radleyssportscenter441]

wow gr8 story

[@meganoob12]

what a great story! And it reminds me of one of the quotes of BoB. "They did what they needed to do and so did we. Maybe he liked hunting or fishing like I do. In other circumstances we might have been good friends."

[@jun0games]

@@meganoob12 i love band of brothers so much and i feel as if some of the ww1 and ww2 vets who lived 30 years later can relate to that after having time to think on it

[@meganoob12]

@@jun0games I'm a German and I love it lol I've first seen it as a teenager on TV and later bought the DVD box. I think we all can relate to it, because it portraies the war from the view point of the average soldier. They don't fight for politics or doctrine, they just fight to survive. And in BoB that stayes true for the Germans. I liked it because it was one of the first depictions of WWII made in the US that portrayed us Germans in a respectful manner. The Germans are seen as a real threat and later Easy Company learns that they are not so different from them.

[@jun0games]

@@meganoob12 I really wish in America there were more movies on WW2 that were not from the POV of the Allies. I want to see some German tanker crews storming their way through Poland. Or movies about Italian pilots flying over the vineyards to bomb the advancing Allied and Mafioso troops. Theres needs to be more movies that are from the perspective of the "losers" of some war or conflict (Americans dont consider Vietnam a Loss btw, which I find super dumb).

[@CodyStriker]

"Remember, a true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him" I love how the Private learns this.

[@pilieyang9667]

Really love these perspective

[@codysawyers4586]

a true soldier yes, but many of the germans was drafted, and was forced to fight a war they didn’t want part of. which makes it even more sad than it already was. some americans was drafted as well, but in my opinion seeing people good people forced to fight for evil is absolutely soul crushing.

[@koblosrga42]

That's the saddest quote ever

[@Nira_Legnachra]

Well said. I've just realised, that I saw the same words in comment by Sabaton's videoclip. It means that more people are moved by these words.

[@CodyStriker]

@@Nira_Legnachra Indeed

[@DreDrePlays]

Captions: English German soldier: *German*

[@lordoftablecloths4563]

Feck

[@mariacuc6136]

Fick

[@kyallokytty]

I think its a good decision Makes you feel like the private, not understanding everything but still trying to comunicate

[@mariacuc6136]

Ya ich fèél Varý Gut

[@xalthzdornier4805]

Scheiße

[@alfredappel6993]

I love that for once the German soldiers aren't portrayed as inhuman monsters or cannon fodder that you should not care about

[@jack_copperz]

That's almost every film in their channel. That's why I love them

[@jack_copperz]

Ok. I confused them with Paralight.

[@Clone_of_Darth_Revan]

It was proven on multiple occasions that we treated the Wehrmacht POWs with uncommon respect. We knew they were like us. They were just following orders from a mad man who wanted blood.

[@120mmsmoothbore2]

@@Clone_of_Darth_Revan The Wehrmacht were normal men, even the Wehrmacht were hated by the SS and SA because of their lack of hatred towards the Allies.

[@Clone_of_Darth_Revan]

120mm Smoothbore Exactly. Those who didn’t bare the armband with the swatstika were hated as well.

[@sambrainard3487]

Private: "I don't care" *Nobody liked that*

[@jh3305]

have you finished the rest of the video or

[@sambrainard3487]

@@jh3305 Yes of course lol it was just sad in the moment.

[@thegongoolzler2677]

@@sambrainard3487 The guy above you is great at parties.

[@Ratonwtf]

@@thegongoolzler2677 yeah totally

[@brastic.6375]

private: "i like it " "the drawing" everyone liked that

[@FirebrandAL]

My grandfather was shot by germans. He won a bronze star facing them in extreme circumstances. I asked him what his most memorable experiences from the war were. "I made some pretty great friends from Germany." Ugh... it melts you.

[@souritrabali7224]

wow!!!so good to hear...actually neither the axis soldiers nor the allies were bad...they were performing their duties for their nations...its the politicians who wage war and soldiers who have no personal enmity amongst themselves get killed...respect to each and every soldier who lost their lives

[@yesor3973]

Humanity is more than war

[@ivanindahau4783]

That’s really sweet. My Nan lived near a POW camp in England and apparently towards they end of the war they used to see quite a lot of Germans and Italians in the town and they were very friendly and polite and and would apparently make toys for the local children. Too many people forget that the majority of soldiers are just normal people who want to live in peace.

[@mrzrrixgaming2738]

​@@souritrabali7224some of allies were bad they r@ped 50000 women in Germany

[@jholeify]

Just goes to show we should have never been over there. Or at the very least fought with Germany.

[@okman7933]

Hans is mad that you told his father you didn’t care. *so hans is getting the luger*

[@tearex_8443]

Lmao

[@statingtheobvious8119]

*Rips SS uniform out of ass and takes out P38*

[@alanmaclaren4118]

The Luger is not effective so hans’s getting the *MASCHINENGEWEHR*

[@hv_4463]

Not hans

[@ribsgrowback8459]

You mean he is getting the mg42

[@asleenalee3643]

"dad, why is my sister named rose?" "Because your mom loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem ceasefire- WW2 short film (2019) 4K"

[@Awfulfeature]

Underrated

[@smithpope1957]

Ong pefrect

[@lukejerzak8268]

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[@_0_restart_0_]

@cow baby so you expect uniforms and rifles to be stylish?

[@hovsepkrim2781]

@@_0_restart_0_ yeah bro if theyre not made by hugo boss they aint shit

[@meroastisruined3039]

I love films like this. The German soldiers of ww2 were not all sociopathic monsters, the majority were just regular people like the rest of us who were forced into this conflict. I have great respect for the brave German soldiers who fought in the first and second world war. I hope we will never forget the sacrifice those men made. Much love, from Australia.

[@craiglarge5925]

The monsters made the regular folk do all the work, fighting, agonizing, and dying in war

[@yeetthebeatout6906]

Remember kids: the only true bad Germans in the war were the S.S.

[@seanrrr]

You know, it wasn't until last year when I read Band of Brother that I finally learned that there was a difference between German soldiers and Nazis. Media/movies made me assume that the Germans were all Nazis and inherently evil. Most were just kids following commands from someone else, just like the other side. It was nice to read that at the end of the war, the surrendering German soldiers were largely forgiven and treated respectfully, and only the actual Nazi leaders were punished.

[@itachiornarutoclan4274]

from australia also

[@Massiveboy21]

@@craiglarge5925 agree

[@1chish]

Little observation: That German soldier had the iron Cross. Respects are due right there.

[@gvudrt8266]

What’s that

[@lemoncaketerrorist2921]

@@gvudrt8266 German Medal of Honor almost

[@gvudrt8266]

@@lemoncaketerrorist2921 ok thx

[@messerschmittme-2623]

Probably had a few regretful experiences behind it, too.

[@mariosoadfan]

i'm not quite sure but he might have been on the east front, on his button there is a red ribbon that indicates that but on the other hand i could be wrong

[@OutOfTouch_OutOfTime]

I like this it’s like the germans and Americans having humanity

[@NickTheAwsome100]

things like this happened in the great war as well, the men fighting actually had common things about them, their religion, their families, and even just the basis that they are soldiers following orders brought together these people, but now a days we deal with enemys that do not care for us in any way and will fight to the absolute death such as the Japanese did

[@michaelkarger7175]

They have. Please feel free to watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6tloqurMeGn9E Its a true story of WW1... I served in the german navy some (well a bunch of) years ago. Luckily I never had to face war or any other armed conflict and I salute all soldiers, fallen or alive, serving or retired/released no matter of their nationality. This video really touched my heart and - I am man enough to say it - made me cry.

[@DreckoDorol]

@@NickTheAwsome100 He meant the countries as a whole, not the soldiers.

[@NickTheAwsome100]

@@DreckoDorol no he didn't, in the great war Wilhelm and Franz didn't care about their enemys at all, and in the second it was worse

[@DreckoDorol]

@@NickTheAwsome100 That's the joke pal.

[@naadhiraramlan9421]

Captions: * German language * The person who made the captions: No need to thank me!

[@frogfish1567]

Naadhira Ramlan “why are you booing me? I’m right”

[@naadhiraramlan9421]

Manifest Adventure wdym

[@frogfish1567]

Naadhira Ramlan ...? This was also a joke? I was referring to the person who wrote the captions... it’s a meme

[@naadhiraramlan9421]

Manifest Adventure Oh ok

[@eaizindegeim1998]

I think is to feels like the american

[@richardjosephnovak]

My dad was in the 104th Timberwolf Division. During house to house my dad killed a German solder in a kitchen. As he was dying he pulled out a photo of his family. I could see the pain in his far away gaze as he told the story. Sometimes it is better to never leave the war and certainly the war never leaves you. 75 years have now passed....

[@jumbuno]

That's fucked up bro imagine his kids wondering where's their dad

[@richardjosephnovak]

@@jumbuno You totally missed the point.

[@NONO-oy1cu]

@@richardjosephnovak i think he meant that the experience was messed up

[@agentg11]

THAT'S SAD :(

[@richardjosephnovak]

@@jumbuno Interesting enough the German told my dad the town he was from and asked my dad to find his family and tell them that he was dead. War is hell.

[@jacksonbowden8765]

"Enough to make a grown man cry, and thats ok."

[@moneygamer1011]

Boy.. I just love to see german and u.s. soldiers get along. One lesson can be learned not all of them were bad people.

[@ericdee6802]

My ballZitch🤣

[@eggrollsoup]

Aether Because they truly are

[@longinusc]

@@bleb2771 Is this a communism joke I'm too capitalist to understand?

[@KnoxzyGaming]

Most were young boys

[@ivanthegreat3703]

Me to

[@piobmhor8529]

When I was a kid, I had a friend whose father was drafted into the Wehrmacht at 18. After the war, he emigrated to Canada, became a Canadian citizen, married, and raised a family. He was always a kind and gentle soul; hardly the bloodthirsty Nazi portrayed in the movies. It wasn’t until my friend and I were adults having a few (well, actually more than a few) beers with him that the stories of the Russian Front came out. He carried the unseen scars of war with him just like our allied veterans do. The only real difference was the uniform he wore.

[@phantom4806]

Must’ve been horrible, both the Nazis and Russians were bloodthirsty on the Eastern Front

[@SmokeyGames420]

@@phantom4806 *Germans

[@bigsmoke3396]

So you're telling me that you're around 80 years old and still use KZbin? hMmHmHmmmHhm

[@loltoez]

Jim Jim lol

[@loltoez]

Toxic Gaming Russians and Germans *

[@thatstahlhelmwehrmachtguy9605]

Meanwhile in the Eastern front.... The Germans who is stuck in Stalingrad doesn’t fight for Hitler they fight for survival

[@dadodadokowski9108]

Stalker 1945: Hans in Stalingrad

[@m1co294]

You really wouldn't want to go to a Soviet PoW camp

[@dadodadokowski9108]

The Soviet Union isn't really known for good prison conditions

[@CHRF-55457]

yeep

[@goboxgobox8386]

The year is 2021 karl and hans are still fighting in stalingrad

[@GIITW.5OKC]

Short and sweet, no bad ending which is a real surprise that I really love..

[@algieturas612]

This is the kind of war story I like to see.

[@tidepod10yearsago97]

This type of story also happened in ww1 during Christmas

[@aaronmoore7674]

body yes but in a much, much larger scale

[@dr.spooderman2885]

fck USA

[@bradley8575]

@@tidepod10yearsago97 how did you type this comment 10 years hit this video came out only 2 years again

[@kparkes5413]

@@bradley8575 his username says ten years not the actual time the comment has been posted

[@killersg.8290]

Private: "I don't care" That was sad

[@waterbase7086]

KillerSG Gamer yea

[@DarkMage15]

I felt that

[@minister_britain6124]

Yea

[@minister_britain6124]

RIP that Other soilder

[@waterbase7086]

PRO gaming Monster I also wonder where the Germans went

[@epiclighthd7655]

So amazing! I nearly had to cry! My grandpa served for the Wehrmacht (in the Volkssturm) because he was forced to do so. In 1945 he surrendered in Sarrebruck. He was taken to a french prisoners camp and met many African soldiers, and he realized how friendly they were! Love that film! But your german.... ahhh, is not the best ;)

[@DerAbenteurer94]

And how were the French?

[@epiclighthd7655]

@@DerAbenteurer94 I mean, he was a POW, but he was treated better than french soldiers in german captivity during the war, and he is a lover of France right now, with so much culture, good food, many nice people etc.

[@beardedbros7215]

One thing people need to remember. Every German man was required to enlist. If they refused, they were either executed for treason, or thrown into a concentration camp. So it’s either fight for something you don’t believe in and live. Or resist and be put to death.

[@ironman98]

I swear, I wish some of these KZbin short films would be full length movies. I would seriously watch them all. Why can't movies be like this. With genuine heart and feeling. Likeable characters and relatable instances in life. Most modern-day World War II films are filled with tons of cultural things which weren't even around at the time which really draws away from the films themselves. This short film has achieved what Hollywood can never do.

[@jrh7178]

I really like how accurately you guys portrayed the language barriers that existed in the 40s. Not many non english natives understood english at all. Nice job👌🏻

[@Marly375i]

Just for your information only, the Wehrmacht was very interested in recruiting English speaking Germans, they had quit a lot.

[@tranhoanghuan]

@@Marly375i what do you mean by "they had quit a lot"?

[@jrh7178]

@@Marly375i Probably but think about this: The year is 1944. That german in this short movie is most likely a conscript. Most of them during that time were

[@jrh7178]

@@conall1916 Its White death😁

[@mileydiguillen6271]

Huan Tran he means how they had a decent amount of English speaking Germans. “They had *quite* a lot”

[@CK-il8wy]

I love how the short movie shows how most German soldiers surrendering to allied forces would have been happy to be out of the war by then.I like WW2 short movies that show compassion and good feelings over hate and death.Its a nice change.

[@wishcoincrab7096]

Very interesting story, thanks for sharing.

[@user-hg8vg5sj1d]

They were happy to be captured by you amerekantsam, because they understood that they will be for what they did at home in the USSR, they drove people into barns locked and burned alive, hanged and raped for entertainment, some were taken to Germany and sold as slaves, treated like cattle, I have a place in the city, called the beam of death, this is a mass grave of civilians who just wanted to live. I have no compassion for the enemy after this, I would advise you to remember this.

[@StarlightPr0ductions]

Олег Кузьмин Stalin milled more people than Hitler so I hope you have no compassion for your country either. Just as my country killed hundreds of thousands of African Americans and native Americans. The Japanese tortured the Chinese. The list goes on, almost every country that was a superpower has a dark side where they killed innocent people in brutal ways, but the way I look at it is the leaders of those countries are the ones to blame. Yes there were hardcore nazis but there were also good people in Nazi uniform who had no choice. We all know if you rejected the Nazi way you were considered a heretic and killed. Lets just hope there’s never a time like the 1930/1940s ever again.

[@user-kp8rl6iy2i]

I think u should watch the movie called "all quiet on the Western Front"

[@CK-il8wy]

@@user-kp8rl6iy2i me and my grandad watched that it is a very touching and kinda sad movie in my honest opinion.We all have opinions and that's mine. Speaking on the point of WW1 movies,anyone ever watch 'Oh what a Lovely War'?

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

To whoever made this clip well done 👍🏼; shows a very good rare scene where enemies can become friends and share their value of life. German: “Happy, the war is kaput” American: “Yeah, me too” They may never see each other again, but they part in friendship.

[@virginialoverproductions1226]

I remember hearing a story from someone I know about how their grandfather served in the Wermacht as a draftee. He was just living in an occupied territory. Most men in the Wermacht were just regular people who got drafted. I'm glad this shows them as real people.

[@CR-ef4op]

Ahh I love when Germans aren’t portrayed like the mean kraut people see them as

[@thelordmordekaiser92]

That's true tho but The Krauts are Germans but The Germans will never be Krauts

[@CR-ef4op]

zombiebuster YT yes well things were outdated back then so it may seem kinda offensive to the Germans

[@thelordmordekaiser92]

@@CR-ef4op welp nvm

[@noahlane6819]

I love when people call them germans. Instead of assuming they are nazi. Not all were so stop dehumanizing them

[@Space_Man909]

Except for the S.S

[@suzana7464]

American: *gives rations to Hans* Hans: *opens to see pretzels* Also Hans: we have to make a peace treaty

[@Juubelimies]

Hanz was the soldier's son's name

[@thedungeondelver]

Hanz: Opens D-Ration bar, thinks he's getting chocolate. Also Hanz: "Fritz. Get ze maschinenpistole."

[@Sgt_Rosz.CIB-11Bravo]

Also jalapeño cheese spread... ww2 coulda been done in 3 days... jcs and some flat bread sets the stars in the sky.

[@Christoph2600]

His name is Hans not Hanz

[@_Izombey_]

The name is Hans not Hanz :D

[@hossyndalager3138]

Those conversations you had in the trenches. Hardly understanding eachother, being enemies, and coming from 2 totally different histories. Those were the best conversations a man could have

[@dutchvanderlinde2442]

4:56 I love that smile on germans face. Even tho many saw them as monsters They are still normal humans and They were ordered to do those bad things.

[@memejojawolf]

A soldier's job is to follow orders from their leaders so we can't blame them for that

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

@@memejojawolf i mean, you can blame the ones who willingly signed up. and in the case where you're a nazi soldier, i'd argue it's your job as a human being *not* to follow orders. but it's understandable that so few protested, given what would've happened to them.

[@carbonmonoxide20]

@@jackrutledgegoembel5896 yeah poor germans someone said he doesnt want to fight gets shot someone agrees beacuse they dont want their family to be sad gets ptsd

[@dangaming2698]

@@jackrutledgegoembel5896 one of the other things was that they basically in a sense were brainwashed by hitlers propaganda

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

@@dangaming2698 sure. I mean, "brainwashing" is kind of made up. I'd say they were more so *convinced* by his propaganda.

[@sirlamm6657]

What Most People forget German Soldiers were humans too (EDIT: why are the people under this comment talking about Playstations?)

[@dekuthetechpriestoflondon6791]

Yeah sad ant it

[@m.n2770]

I can totally agree

[@alexschmidt443]

That's what Hollywood doesn't interpenetrate.

[@alanmaclaren4118]

Not in games though, all of them are bots unless you’re playing multiplayer

[@nmuGame]

So as axis powes

[@nonehere5809]

German translation : 2:48 : Where is your weapon? 2:49 : We leave it behind us. Do you speak german? 2:54 : A little... it's bad. ( He is not that good at speaking ) 3:07 : Did I do something wrong? 3:29 : Sit" 3:59 : Cigarrette? ( You all know it of course ) 4:19 : This is my family 4:21 : My wife Sophie, daughter Gretta and my little boy Hanz 4:33 : He was born after the war. ( I think? ) 4:50 : Gretta drew this 5:17 : Ah do you have any children? 5:30 : Your father and mother. Your parents 5:34 : Well done! I'm still learning so sorry if it's wrong.

[@fabiusmaximuscunctator7390]

Good translation 👍🏻 *Greta *Hans In 4:33 he actually says: He was born after I had left. To be fair though we wouldn't say it like this and they made a mistake in the pronunciation. So he actually said: He would born after I had left. So it's really hard for you to understand it correctly. It's a minor change in pronunciation, but a rather significant change in the meaning.

[@tobiadventure4565]

Perfect! translation. I have family in germany.

[@immobilien]

"HE WAS BORN AFTER I LEFT" THE KID WAS BORN AFTER HE HAD SHIPPED OUT......

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

Danke für die Info,aber ich kann schon Deutsch :3 Ok try to translation this iam surprised (Iam german too)

[@sarahshaw7315]

immobilien no need to shout

[@billmalone5050]

“Only a soldier truly knows the futility of war..” , General Douglass McArthur. Even though warfare brings out the worst and most brutal side of people, it is great to know that brief moments of kindness, compassion and empathy can occur between mortal enemies during times of war. I am so glad and so blessed that I never had to experience the horrors of war.

[@atlas9852]

It really is sad that a short little film like this is more realistic than most hollywood films. You guys did an absolutely breathtaking job creating such a heart warming story. Thankyou so much for taking the time to portray the Germans for what they were. Actual people. PS: Have you ever heard about the battle for Castle Itter? I reckon yall could do an incredible job bringing that story to life :)

[@spencerpower8985]

I hope that German was able to see his family again in the end

[@tka3]

The western allies did treat their POWs considerably better than the Soviets did so most of them did return to Germany.

[@mr.upsidedownduck3613]

HCP yes

[@KrysKu07]

Nien

[@RealGreenPea]

@Николай Полякова I would do the same tbh if they killed my people.

[@tka3]

In the early days of Operation Barbarossa, the scale of prisoners captured on both sides was just too much to handle. So both the germans and the Soviets didnt know what to do with with prisoners and many died.

[@dadwenttogogetthemilkhedid1402]

It’s nice seeing enemy’s becoming friends it warms my heart

[@Grimner6]

@Tribus cent well the difference between ISIS and the Wermacht is that ISIS only has voluntaries, while Germany forced people to enlist. A good portion of the german soldiers didn't adhere to the Nazi ideology

[@vaynervayner387]

Wait until you see The Battle of Castle Itter

[@gigih.hammer306]

@@Grimner6 You are so right with your statement. Many Germans didn't, including my mother. Of course she could not voice her opinion. Regardless of what one believes, when you in the military, you have no choice but to fight for your country.

[@sidsimon5963]

@@gigih.hammer306 That could be said about every war, until the Vietnam war. mostly

[@seanfernandolopez9139]

@@gigih.hammer306 yep, or else you're court marshalled.

[@josecoss5897]

Greatest words a soldier could hear.. "The war is over"..

[@thyboris]

The thing is, the soldiers didn't hate each other, their leaders did.

[@notstalin2053]

We need more of this It really touched my heart

[@alexwilson5772]

Ok stalin

[@duxlorbitxl9986]

Ok stalin

[@omendium2918]

Ok Stalin

[@sele5129]

Ok Lenin

[@rezzed7430]

Ok stalin

[@fitchyyboi]

"Behind every gunsight is a human being."

[@simonsaura8138]

Bf1!!

[@mistergameplay9766]

"We are those people"

[@Belgianmapping1567]

Sadly only the Christmas truce saw that

[@m1co294]

I literally was about to comment that

[@charizardsniper5064]

@ Saddam Hussein I’m Assuming you’re referring to the one of WW 1 but there was a little one of WW2 it was in the battle of the bulge if I remember correctly it was American and German troops had lost their way in the blizzard and found themselves at a German woman’s house and she took their weapons from them and had Christmas dinner right then and there. It’s a beautiful story that I love very much.

[@JacobC479]

I love to think situations like this happened often. I'm sure soldiers realized some of the soldiers were kids or even adults that were pretty much forced into the Army. Not by draft like Vietnam honestly but I'm sure there were many Germans that didn't even want to be fighting. Outstanding production.

[@aegrisomnia]

That was cute. Warmed my heart. Wish war was always this nice.

[@snowballin7416]

I mean there is about to be a civil war in 2020 from the BLM so called “protests” because the blue lives matter and black lives matter are fighting as we speak

[@hikaru_7027]

Snowy Boi if i ever commit a mass shooting i would do it into a BLM crowd

[@seanfernandolopez9139]

@@hikaru_7027 for legal reasons, I AM NOT condoning your expression.... all I can say is that NFAC is only good at friendly fire on their own... so hypothetically, even if they have guns, IF someone commits mass shootings to them, they wouldnt be able to fight back.

[@nicholasszabo5954]

@@hikaru_7027 what the hell is wrong with you

[@seppscholz8187]

"we've defeated the wrong enemy" - G. S. Patton

[@Marly375i]

"enemy"

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

Another fake quote

[@justsomeamerican5283]

Frederik Henriksen emeny

[@bleb2771]

@@philippinecircularflag2023 How is it fake?

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

Ronel Delariarte how so? Just because it was in his movie?

[@jasonmussett2129]

Quite good, quite touching and a reminder there are good and bad in all nationalities and that even in war, the simplest act of kindness can make all the difference

[@ernestasjarmak9884]

Except Russians.

[@qoaky]

Ernestas Jarmak remember, no russian

[@jasonmussett2129]

The war in the East was very different from the war in the West

[@antonyd6649]

Ernestas Jarmak Why specifically the Russians? Russians aren’t allowed to be humans? Just like what the Nazis said?

[@vseglu9754]

@Antony D because apparently “all Russian raped” even tho Japanese did too. Everyone is just focusing on the Russians when others were worst

[@moonytoon1979]

Made me think a lot and shed a small tear. The soldiers who fought for their country all had one thing in common; they all wanted the war to end and go back home to their family. ♥

[@guardianangel7589]

In the darkest of moments and the darkest of days, human kindness can show through. In war, the soldier suffers the most. The soldier fights for the mistakes of the world's leaders, hoping that one day it will be over and that he can return home.

[@renegaderebel2223]

There's good guys and bad guys on every side.

[@ChrisS-jd2us]

gordon mathew It’s a common realization that everyone needs to make

[@inquisitorsteele8397]

There're no good guy or bad guy. Just human being.

[@luftwaffe9787]

We were bad but now we're good

[@pyd5791]

Only perspectives my brother

[@D_Dee1747]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@datboisboi4776]

I really like how films like this shows the humanity in both sides. It shows that just because you were a German soldier, it didn't mean you were automatically a bad guy. This film fleshed it out in an outstanding way

[@dsldigi4395]

If this was CoD: WWII this would never happen under Pierson

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

Pierson would kill him instantly and capture him XD

[@The_Detective_Prince_]

No one is talking about how the private looks like Danials

[@Shadow-yq8wg]

S DiGi Pierson would, kill em all

[@Shadow-yq8wg]

Memefan // The Reddit guy kinda

[@_Tax_Evader]

*KRAUTS ARE GONNA EAT YOUR LUNCH*

[@mach1gtx150]

This is the kind of stories I love to see, man's humanity to man, seeing beyond the differences, that we are all basically the same and want the same things out of life. This is what we all need more than ever these days.......live in loving peace and unity.

[@rayellisB-502]

A nice representation that humanity survives during war

[@SomeGunNerd]

I find it interesting how, if you listen closely, there are actually a lot of similarities between English and German. Speaking one doesn't make you understand the other, but there's enough similarities in certain words and phrases that you can kinda get the general idea of what the other guy's saying.

[@johnnyappleseed4930]

Both West Germanic Languages.

[@gregorysolo3992]

Both originated from the same continent

[@trenchposter4234]

Tank Rome for that

[@earlkentsucalit3301]

Blitzkrieg

[@samuelross9884]

English is composed of German, French, and Spanish (Latin) in equal measure, but the base and core of the language is Germanic, everything else is addendum.

[@realIronKnight]

This honestly makes me smile, gives me hope in world peace. It’s something that’ll never happen, but it’s nice to see portrayals of it.

[@loafedcatgaming7011]

It’s funny how we may hate the other side but little did we know we actually have a lot in common with them.

[@Wolfways]

Uniforms, guns, tanks....

[@norwish6940]

@@Wolfways both were human, maybe except the SS but those were a part of the NSDAP

[@diluwarabegum5367]

so true

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

That reminds me of Democrats vs Republicans. They actually share 98% of their values but only focus over the 2%.

[@grengrengrengren]

This movie is amazing and does better than most Hollywood ones

[@DM-gf2ei]

all*

[@grengrengrengren]

@@DM-gf2ei oh shit right, all

[@bisonmini]

Not entirely true but a good quote “All Nazis were Germans, but not all Germans, were Nazis...” Just so u know why it’s not entirely true, some prisoners and other foreigners were forced or sworn to serve the Furher.

[@devasc8958]

That moment when the supreme leader of the nazis isn’t german

[@salad2309]

@@devasc8958 a fellow pro-germany art student

[@EdgyMemer_]

Well not all Nazis were German too.

[@catz8449]

Yeah when Denmark were occupied by Germany, many Danish soldiers fought for Germany. Another misconception people get is that the military was Nazi too, this is in no way shape of form true. Of course there were many german soldiers who did like the Nazis and fought for their country, but there were also german soldiers who weren’t Nazis.

[@elitemation]

Some nazis were from norway

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Had a chance to speak to my grandfather recently before he died. World War II soldier. He honestly said that at all we didn’t hate the enemy. It was just us versus them. We knew they had families but so did we. And when they killed it wasn’t celebrated. It was somber. And he fought in the Pacific theater.

[@conrailquality1999]

I love how they are like, friends, even tho they are enemies, it makes me, i dunno, happy that people part of something so evil, can be so nice

[@macandcheese495]

I understand Germans were our enemies at this time but it really hurts when he was being disrespectful in the beginning

[@Brodie8283]

bless you

[@me-ib1zo]

Not all Germans were bad, and same for the nazis.

[@jeffersondavis7500]

A Flying Table The Nazis were bad, but not all Germans.

[@me-ib1zo]

@@jeffersondavis7500 I meant it in a way as in, basically everyone who doesn't know too much about history thinks every German was a nazi, therefore, not all nazis were bad from an uneducated standpoint.

[@blackman5867]

Are you commie ?

[@kellyseger2140]

"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking. " - General George Patton

[@cambellevans9945]

What a brilliant quote.

[@slayride136]

War create allies Peace create ennemis

[@kellyseger2140]

SlayRide you're true.

[@raneman7415]

Not every german was a nazi. The germans were forced to Hitlers plan due to how unstable the german government had become because of the treaty of Versailles. People were poor and had to live. They looked towards Hitler for the answer. Very powerful short film. Definitely a good one.

[@mitchsturm6457]

The kit authenticity of the GI characters were awesome. The lockbar sights on the M1, the ID bracelet of the corporal, the cigarette case for the correct unfiltered soft pack cigarettes, and more. Very well done

[@rudylopez5060]

Ceasefire is the best moment, where we can eventually see enemies becomes friends. War is created by dictators and politicians. War is cruel.

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

You are right It is good when the enemys gets friendly Hmm...wait...(iam thinking) ...ahh i now! Here an example: In CoD MW the russians are the bad guys but why? Russian people arent bad of my sight I love their language,but i cant speak russian...i really wanted speak russian...wait...why iam tell that...thats dumb...iama dumb...oh...ehm...ok iam gonna be quiet

[@thelordmordekaiser92]

@@Better_Clean_Than_Green yep that's good Am still Trying to learn about Russian Alphabet but Idk how to speak in a Russian Accent

[@user-bt4vd1do8d]

its not Rasshan its Bulgarian all slavic l. Alfabets its mack from the bulgarian cirilic

[@panzerkampfwagenviausfuhru2700]

Seeing the germans as people in a film really makes my transmission not break

[@DimoB8]

The transmission is probably gonna hold on for a bit more than 150 miles, emphasis on probably!

[@justmerc1642]

Slight incline: *exists*

[@nanakusuma5146]

Less than 10 minutes & it makes me cry. This movie is beautiful, while others only highlight how noisy & chaos a war is, this movie highlights the humanity side of soldiers. What a movie!

[@Gray-Wolf]

I don't know why but it makes me happy to see American and German soldiers talking and getting along

[@donieee9607]

Dislikes are from people who speak german and triggered by accents

[@ShivaDaRealG]

Well no I'm fine that people who doesn't speak german can't speak our language... I even have to admit that its realy good when I compare it to my french and I learned it 4 Years in school Find another reason

[@ShivaDaRealG]

@ Why am I now a 'hate nazi'

[@totilucke4992]

Well, not really. Compared to other short films or even hollywood movies - These german accents sound VERY good.

[@Malle.65]

Im german and like the short film 🤷‍♂️

[@Malle.65]

Grüße aus deutschland an alle die meinen Komentar sehen 🇩🇪❤🙌

[@lilwrapper7185]

This deserves more views.

[@horserobloxgirl1656]

No

[@oscar471]

@@horserobloxgirl1656 Yes

[@planecrazybuilder4234]

True this was really good

[@chess1359]

@@horserobloxgirl1656 why not?

[@wife_puncher_bot8483]

69th like

[@shafkatkhan5880]

Show kindness this is beautiful I have never seen comradeship to the finest RESPECT, HONOR, and ceasefire

[@framerate3003]

A soldier is a soldier, they are the friendliest men and women on earth, and the most dangerous, no matter what country they fight for. Everyone has the birthright knowledge of what is right and wrong. Your politics become passing thoughts when you stare death in the eyes. a soldier does not care for anything but their fellow soldiers, and the enemy. And because of that, a soldier is the purest form of a human, because a common goal is impossible to achieve, but a common enemy exists everywhere in the world. the true nature of human kind shows in the eyes of a soldier, and reality of our existence is we will never come to terms with each other anywhere else besides the battlefield, not in our lifetimes.

[@somerandomtankist6069]

I know I made this quote for WWI but it still applies anyway. “Behind every mask, underneath every helmet, and within every soldier? Is a human.” Edit: I actually did not know if this was from battlefield or not, since I rarely play the game out of lack of interest, nor do I remember hearing it from there. Never the less it is plausible. Edit 2: It’s coincidental, stop arguing that it’s from BF1.

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

I mean, they still were issued gas masks, every soldier from nearly every nation. Not that any of them used them to protect against gas really, but they still carried them around, so... "In every pair of boots, no matter the leather's colour or height or lacing and under every helmet, no matter the steel's colour or shape, is a human"

[@thepunisher2172]

Heard the same quote in BF1 but same shit because gas masks were still issued to them

[@itsfuckinggrevious639]

Nigga that's from battlefield 1

[@unitedstates8554]

Bullshit That's from battlefield 1

[@justinsincoise6693]

Thats from battlefield 1

[@markarmour1576]

These short films are incredibly powerful and poignant. Love them.

[@marianamatthews8535]

The soundtrack and the whole little storyline is absolutely stunning! You all did amazing work!

[@BeanMachine360]

People had humanity the governments do not and they still dont

[@andresherrera2902]

That's the most accurate comment I have ever seen

[@zmane39mgs]

War is hell, I used to think WWll was pretty plain and simple. Little did I know there were many fighting on all ends that were just regular humans with families and lives of their own, caught up in fight that they wanted nothing to do with.

[@janfranklin5269]

And it's people's fault for following the government's orders.

[@craggle_8498]

@@janfranklin5269 The Goverment promases to give them things if they do...its basicly brain washing

[@wythetrumpet6419]

The most ironic tragedy about war is 99.99% of the people involved don't want to be out there trying to kill each other. They would much rather be friends. A friend of my father was in Europe at the end of WWII and he became very good friends with two German soldiers. They remained friends until they passed away in their 80's. They even visited each other over the years. Thank you for a great video that shows the humanity of Man.

[@jaythom3979]

When the German started talking and trying to be nice and the US solder said I don't care I nearly cried and when he pulled out the drawing and the US soldier said its good I also nearly cried 😭

[@Eyyoh755]

When the enemy is no longer a stranger...killing him is no longer an option. May we Germans and the Americans always be friends and never become "enemies" again.

[@ColtonRMitchell]

Hey Everybody! Thank you for the support you have given us. This is better reception than I ever expected for this short. We will be creating an Update Video in the next couple weeks, going over what went into production for Ceasefire, and what we have planned for the future. If you have any questions you would like to see answered, reply to this comment. Thank You again so much for your support.

[@argonianvideo4439]

Np sir!

[@geronimo6546]

Can you translate what the germans said?

[@PakistanPranks]

Panzer 2:48 “Where are your guns” 2:52 “We left it all behind”

[@tidepod10yearsago97]

Somehow this is more heart breaking than most of the romantic drama crap.

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

True

[@dekuthetechpriestoflondon6791]

@@user-ri5oc5rw5b yep

[@henessyseanryenhortelano127]

I am No body 😂😂😂

[@garrettbromberg3288]

"You fucked jenny?!" "Oh my gosh I'm breaking up with you!" Sad music in background.

[@adeadmeme3209]

Heartbreaking is one word

[@EPICFAILKING1]

Don't forget though folks, in reality this type of interaction was rare, like super rare. The hate both sides had for one another trumped all other feelings towards each other, people did at times show there human side. But mainly, a hostile resentment and anger towards the Germans specifically was too deeply embedded to allow any feelings of content towards the Krauts. Especially towards the end of the war, in winter, every step the allies made the Germans got meaner and meaner, the fighting was harder and harder as time went on, not necessarily in a combat perspective - since the Germans were losing ground. But the terrain, environment and the physiological toll placed on these guys late war made them bitter and merciless on all sides. When surrendering, the Germans were wary as they were aware of accounts where their comrades had shown the white flag in surrender, but were gunned down regardless because of the rapid advances of the allied forces. This meant taking prisoners and housing them, feeding them etc. wasn't really that viable, and that paired with the hatred and miserable conditions, as well as a few other factors, ensured that any form of humanity froze up in the cold dead snow; much like the fallen. It's the same for the Germans in the battle of the Bulge in the late winter of '44, an entire unit 84 men of various companies within US Army were gunned down in the snow after surrendering, although these were SS men, the brutality was not that of a German soldier (since people see German soldiers as horrific killers with no regards for human life which is simply untrue), even the SS didn't act this way typically. Of course the SS committed horrific war crimes, as did the allies, but those actions were exclusive to the SS, as the only fighting man they reserved this type of behaviour for was Partisans and the Soviets (understandably). The Germans were advancing through the Ardennes (again) at a ridiculous pace, and had not only no time for prisoners, but no remorse for their situation. The Germans at this point were losing horrifically on all sides and this offensive was there last shot to kick the allies in the teeth, imagine what was going through their heads at the time, every Yank or Brit you see wants you and your family dead, simply because you're German. You may have been drafted into the SS only a few weeks or months ago, you may not even be a native German (SS and Wehrmacht units relied heavily on conscription later in the war, and the "Aryan Race" ideology was dropped almost immediately after the wars breakout), but you are hated regardless. Why would you have any feelings for a foreign invader? Things like this happened on both sides, and further fuelled this type of behaviour. Although this film was beautiful in capturing the humanity in war, and the duality of man (soldier and human), in reality this type of encounter was not at all common place, and is often romanticised in post war productions. Excellent work, that's just my two cents.

[@luishenriquedias1175]

Yhea you are right, but I think that the younger soldiers were the ones with that kind of attitude since they grew up watching propaganda and literally got baron washed. But of course as the war goes on, more young soldiers fight. But some of the older soldiers were not that barin washed and knew the reality. A situation that you can see in the movie Das Boot where the older officers were even anti-nazi

[@bigbean1938]

my man wrote a whole essay

[@robertsansone1680]

Yes Sir. My Father fought in The Second World War. He didn't like the Germans but respected their fighting skill. He used to say, "God Bless Peace & God Damn War". I've always called rare incidents like this, "a little bit of decency in the middle of a great indecency".

[@mohdadeeb1829]

Shut up Hater!

[@mamavswild]

Oh really were you there? My grandfather said this happened A LOT. The people he had ZERO MERCY for were the SS. The Waffen SS would shoot surrendering Wehrmacht soldiers even when they were kids. They wouldn’t even take them prisoner but he had the nicest things to say about the Wehrmacht. He also seemed to be somewhat protective of them after the war and would come to their defense when they were equated with Nazi atrocities. He fought in the 82d Airborne Division and had four combat jumps- he knew a thing or two about the different militaries of Germany- the regular army and the SS. I’ll take his word over yours, thanks.

[@creamypeanutbutterking5188]

I love how much effort was put into this

[@Dabadi4834]

Meanwhile in the Russian front Germans: We surrender! Russians: OH MY BLYAT THAT IS OFFENSIVE

[@scutumfidelis1436]

@That one historian on internet No they didn't they had Croats, Hungarians, ukrainians, Romanians, slovaks, Bulgarians on their side.

[@spacekraken666]

IDI NAHUI CYKA NEMETS PROKLYATY *unloads a PPSH drum mag into the german soldier*

[@rootin222]

Scutum Fidelis the Russian liberation army who he’d sides later on tho but ok

[@antonyd6649]

Scutum Fidelis And what do you think would happen to all these Slavic SS men once the Axis win the war? They would be relocated to past the Ural Mountains to make room for German lebensraum or be slowly eradicated as a race.

[@trollsports7829]

@@scutumfidelis1436 just like how many countries fought against ussr to survive

[@wut774]

Well it’s weird but I want to be friends with that German

[@wut774]

Felix ok

[@boarisch5322]

Du kannst aber Deutsch?

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

How's it weird?

[@Rhyfelwr03]

He's a genuinely nice guy.

[@armoredlumberjack1999]

This made me smile, thank you... rest in peace heroes, from both axis and allies

[@chelamcguire]

Thank you for sharing' humanity 'with us all. I really needed to have that emotion around me tonight.

[@firecrow9978]

I know that this is just a film but, when the private said “I don’t care” when the other guy was talking to him about his family, it hit me where it hurts.

[@cgbobsus6644]

Me too :(

[@brianmccarthy5657]

Firecow997 Yes but then the German took out a drawing by his little girl the American private seeing it couldn't help feeling tender and said "It's good". Remember the American had been looking at a drawing probably by his little brother maybe.

[@steveystovey]

To be completely fair to the American, he was probably still thinking "These are the guys that killed my friends, these are the guys that shot at me." Because he never actually probably spoke to a German soldier.

[@nano4778]

Tell the German you’re a Jew and watch his reaction change

[@lacertabilineata9337]

@@nano4778 I think most Germans didn´t care, jewish or whatever. They had other problems.

[@alanmaclaren4118]

I think the German was trying to say that he’s happy that the war is ending Edit: omg look at all those likes! Thanks for nothing idiots!

[@Gotobar]

Yeah, he was. That’s why the American said “Me too”

[@redacted5092]

I hear the word "kaput" and then I remembered the word being used about plans bring canceled. So I connected that with the words before. Happy, War... is being canceled. German and English really are quite similar.

[@dougthealligator]

Ja, er war.

[@ShivaDaRealG]

He said I'm happy... war... kaputt Kaputt means broken but he means he is happy that the war is nearly over

[@PakistanPranks]

Eduardo Heredia Kaput means broken, so he said I’m happy the war is broken/ over

[@ToaGatanuva]

Symbolic, or historical, this brought a tear. So often are we focused on the differences that we miss the many similarities

[@user-nt3bl8mx3r]

I love the little detail where the german man with a family has a ring on his finger. The attention to detail is superb!

[@frankbrenner4852]

As a WWII buff, the uniforms and acting are really great. You also got people who have those 1940s faces. Nicely done. And nice stories about the humanity that can be found in spite of the horror of war.

[@theflitcher3763]

1940s faces 😭

[@hansfury7003]

1940s Faces 😂

[@pikasome2585]

Lesson of this video: Not all of the enemies are bad

[@Cheezymuffin.]

Pikasome 25 enemies are bad once they are enemies. Enemies that have surrendered are no longer enemies. Those that are not enemies, are brothers.

[@antonyd6649]

Felix Tell that to the Germans which took soviet prisoners

[@booter-tw7gd]

I love watching these old films

[@amak1131]

I loved this... really highlights how the common grunt can see the common humanity in what is ultimately a fight between leaders.

[@falke_blade9341]

5:39 reminds me how my grandfather was captured and shared pictures of his brother to a american solider who was escorting him with other prisoners

[@somerandommf12]

Dude the part when the dude tells him he doesn’t care makes me feel bad for the other soldier.

[@Dino2939]

he didnt understand him.. the german continued with talking about his family.

[@richardturner6981]

Very good short film. It shows that the enemy is just like us. They have families back home, they laugh, they cry, they bleed just like us. I'm a Vietnam Veteran and i spoke briefly with two former NVA soldiers. There was no hate between us.

[@waynethompson5770]

This was good, you got me invested in the character, and we saw the characters outlook change in 8 minutes, very well done