Erich Hartmann the World's Greatest Flying Ace

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[@BiggestNoodle]

i can smell another sabaton song..

[@phamchau4320]

@@BiggestNoodle yarnhub said that sabaton and he will only do 2 songs and both of those songs have been made (no bullets fly and night wiches) sorry for bad English

[@grigoriysalzmann7223]

Make video about pokrishkin (Покрышкин) please. Also a great ace

[@zera5895]

…..

[@grigoriysalzmann7223]

@@zera5895 is there something you want to talk to me about my anime-loving friend?

[@burningpotato9447]

Earlier this year I met a retired USN pilot and he met Erich heartman but the thing is he did not know who he was. Erich never went around telling people his accomplishments and he never told story's of his exploits. It was only after the fact when he realized who he was. I was told Erich was more of a "no you talk" it seems to me he was very humble and a great person regardless who he served for.

[@alexm7627]

Humility is greatness in God's eyes

[@kilianfirebolt]

In war you fight for your home country. Even if you dont agree with your leader.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Indeed, he wasn't a loudmouth. Like I mentioned in another comment, Hungarian fighter pilots who served next to his unit also remembered him fondly, as a very friendly guy who never boasted. However, once a Hungarian Bf-109 pilot asked him about his secret of success. Hartmann suggested they should go on a combat sortie together. The Hungarian should find an Il-2 and attack it. "Never mind anything, don't even look around, just stay on target, and I'll cover you", he said. They went up, and the Hungarian successfully shot down a Shturmovik. Only when they landed he learned that "Bubi" shot down not one, but three Soviet fighters from behind him! He never even saw them.

[@paoloviti6156]

@@nematolvajkergetok5104 just to understand what a pilot he was! Not for nothing he is the highest scoring ace of all times....

[@burningpotato9447]

@@nematolvajkergetok5104 woah!!!!! That's nuts!!! 3 fighters? Woah he really is one of the best

[@arthurambroise7894]

Margrit Waltz, a legendary ferry pilot with 900 transatlantic ferry flights, had Hartmann as her flight instructor when she was a 17-year-old student pilot on Cessna 150. She said that with Hartmann as her instructor, circuit patterns in the Cessna 150 were made with very tight turns and often pulling up to 4G’s… One heck of an experience for a PPL student pilot!

[@promitchakraborty8041]

Boom and Zoom on a Cessna

[@arthurambroise7894]

@@promitchakraborty8041 haha pretty much!

[@yatokami7907]

Not to upbraid my current flight instructors, but as a student pilot I would've loved to be taught how to fly by someone like that. I'd probably projectile vomit my breakfast all over the dash pulling 4 Gs in training, but it'd definitely be worth it.

[@arthurambroise7894]

@@yatokami7907 100% agreed :)

[@TaercEum]

@@yatokami7907 LMAO

[@jehangunatilake7315]

2:13 When you are so good the enemy sends a friend request

[@kingcamilo]

thats a good feelin i tell ya

[@normand.2431]

My father served as a radar engineer on F86s under Erich „Bubi“ Hartmann at Bundeswehr Luftwaffe JG71-Richthofen in the late 60s. Dad often told stories about Erich Hartmann and I literally inhaled all kinds of books about him throughout my entire childhood. I had the tremendous honor of meeting him as a young boy in 1988, when we were on vacation in the area around Erich Hartmann’s last known address. We didn’t call ahead, just rang the bell, the door opened up, and after just two or three seconds of recognition time he asked my dad „Rolli, bist Du das?“ ... that was the first time I have seen my dad cry. ... We had a wonderful afternoon and I will never forget this experience.

[@leroter5941]

Yeah literally everyone met hartmann, is ok...

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@leroter5941 Everyone who met him and commented got his comment shot up by the youtube algorithm, as such often all top comments are them meeting hartmann, also a famous person is of course going to be met by tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands.

[@23GreyFox]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 He's just jealous and a troll.

[@maisonraider4593]

@@leroter5941 He even offered his assistance during the building of the Zurich airport. A lot of people knew him.

[@leon-vfonai7931]

@@leroter5941 lol you poor dude

[@lucasleite3220]

This guy is so good that the most dangerous thing that happened to him was friendly fire

[@klesarhr-bz5of]

Actually, not. He was grounded (crash landing) I think 7 or 8 times and he had a hell of a luck...luck is very important issue in soldier's life and there are many examples of it, some of the most famous were major Winters, Joachim Marseille (officials claimed maybe the biggest talent...whom luck abandoned), Hans Urlich Rudel (for me, the best of all the pilots of all the times), etc...its, as always in a life a matter of a luck and the cards you've been given on the start of the game (your born)

[@mikepette4422]

his tactic of not squeezing the trigger until the enemy plane entirely filled his gunsights was what got him so many kill but it was also why he crashed so often.... the enemy planes basically exploded and their debris hit his aircraft so he crash landed a lot. But new planes were cheap

[@klesarhr-bz5of]

@@mikepette4422 i agree, and as I read about his life and career, he was not engaging dogfight but jumping on the enemy from the high...his attitude was that the dogfight is for idiots who wont survive. And each time he somehow was forced to stay in a longer fight than was his tactics, he was jumped by the enemy and hit...but all these fighter aces are in my honest opinion, kindergarten comparing one hans ulrich rudel if you count all aspects of war (damage done to the enemy in manpower and techique, direct and brutal contact in a combat, etc)

[@cinegraphics]

Luck follows the brave.

[@klesarhr-bz5of]

@@cinegraphics agree, but that doesn't change the facts. There were many more brave than him but did not survive

[@jpmtlhead39]

This man success has 2 main reason. 1st he was a very Intelegent and Talented man. 2nd he was a very disciplined man that obeyed by his own rules of engagement. Were 2 very simple rules if followed with precision the result was in 99 % of the cases a good day for "you",and not a "pleasent " one your opponent. 1st rule : Always,but Always attack with the sun behind you. 2nd rule : don't engage in Dogfights because its a waste of time,fuel, Ammunition and ultimately can be your demise. Go always for your target,and after the job done full throttle on your way home. That's why this guy was so Efficient in his line of work. The most Efficient and Effective Fighter Pilot in History of Air Warfare..

[@ocs10]

he followed the ruels like a good german does. gretings from germany. the duty ist sometimes what it saving you.

[@dorf3782]

No true. 75% of his victories was fake, lie. He shoot down 1 plane, and reported 4 ( Mustangs from move for example - he shoot down 1 mustang .... maybe).

[@jpmtlhead39]

@@dorf3782 and yourself. You survive,but with a serious concusion head concussion that makes you have delusional and unrealistic thoughts. Like this comment of your's. Sorry,hope you get better.

[@berndhach1706]

​@@dorf3782 Bullshit!

[@niko7626]

@@dorf3782deine mutter ist fake

[@septillion.]

I love this channel because it gives respect to all sides of the war. You call us Germans, and you tell the story of our country from the perspective of real people, rather than who they fought for.

[@Aqueox]

>Rather than who they fought for Who were real people too. You piss on the legacy of your ancestors and it disgusts me.

[@Moshe_Dayan44]

@@Aqueox He's drawing a line between honorable German soldiers, like Hartmann, and villainous, criminal scum, like Hitler, Himmler, Goering, Goebbels... etc. etc. etc. I can respect that.

[@Aqueox]

@@Moshe_Dayan44 Pretty hard to stutter on the internet, bud.

[@samkangal8428]

Noah ,i'm german just like you ,and i would like to know who the real people are ? Your not proud on Erich ?

[@Notkryo]

@@samkangal8428 I'm pretty sure he's talking about how people often call any German from ww2 "nazi", or depict them as the higher ups in the nazi regime. Even though they were just random people who had nothing to do with hitler.

[@Aspir3xx]

"If your opponent appears to be going down, leave them be.Gentlemen we're sportsmen, not butchers" - Manfred Von Richtofen

[@pixytokisaki1457]

Tell that to the japanese....

[@skepticalmagos_101]

@@pixytokisaki1457 Yup

[@Aspir3xx]

@@pixytokisaki1457 Unfortunately they didn't care.All because they were brainwashed and they look down to those who have survived and surrendered rather than dying with honor

[@daspotato895]

@@Aspir3xx The fact that Japan still hasn't admitted that it's done anything wrong in WW2 is fucking disgusting.

[@champagnegascogne9755]

"You think because you say nothing... You are strong?" -Imperial Japanese Army Officer, Makin Atoll, 1942

[@climaexpert]

My Uncle also an Iron Cross Holder was a fellow officer and POW in Siberia where they where held for over eight years after the war. He said Bubbi Hartman was a tough guy and we stuck it out together.

[@ГригорийЛяхов-л4ш]

А если бы в Освенцим попали справились бы они с этим.

[@Mogan240]

Скажи спасибо что его не убили

[@Orc-nr7zn]

Такие как твой дядя, в моём селе , пытали, а потом утопили в колодце женщину и её четверых детей , за то что она прятала раненого русского лётчика... Скажи спасибо, что только восемь лет в Сибири, а не утопили его, в выгребной яме.

[@ПетрПетров-б4о]

This is very strange, that these brave pilots occured to Siberia))))

[@a41166]

@@ГригорийЛяхов-л4ш ...Stalin mató de hambre a 20.000.000 de personas en Ucrania ( !!! 20 millones ¡¡¡ )porque no le eran todo lo fieles que deseaba, lo que supone 3`3 veces ya sabes qué supuesto número....Afortunadamente para la humanidad la URRS terminó en el destino que merecía.....🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@davidschutz2819]

Im actually an Commercial Pilot student here in Stuttgart, Germany and one of my Teachers (the oldest here wich served in the German Luftwaffe) actually was a good friend of Erich Hartmann. They were in the same Squadron and he told us lots of story’s about him. Fun thing is I flew gliders on the same place Hartmann started his career. I was told he was a real modest man although he became alcoholic in his later years. But the pictures of my Teacher besides Hartmann and their Kommodore who became later NATO General (Steinhoff) are out of this world. My teacher between the ace of the aces and a Me262 Pilot turned NATO General. And I talk to them on a daily bases

[@andersgale9544]

How is that coming along for you during COVID-19? Ready to become a taxi driver in the near future I hope!

[@benimmortal5858]

Bro, what are you waiting for? Get them on video and let them talk about their exploits or the exploits of there friends in arms. Dont matter the cost...you're lucky to be with them but these heroes are a dying breed and we need to document their lives for the future.

[@zeitscar1486]

By any chance did any of your teachers know of or were acquainted to F. Stigler?

[@benimmortal5858]

@@zeitscar1486 bro you need to be specific...what was his rank, is he army, navy or airman etc.

[@zeitscar1486]

@@benimmortal5858 Franz Stigler is the German luftwaffe fighter pilot in WW2, most famous for his encounter with the 'Ye Olde Pub' B-17 where he spared their whole crew and even escorting them, pretty sure Yarnhub also has a video on it. Sabaton's 'No Bullets Fly' is about that, too.

[@socraticmethod-man9808]

When you get charged with a war crime for being too good at your job.

[@generalkenobi2618]

I'd say it's same as being called a hacker in the lobby, but just a bit higher.

[@ThePizzaGuyTisHere]

And then you get vote-kicked :)

[@syariffadilah2949]

@@generalkenobi2618 Hartmann be like : "git gud m8"

[@danishkfd]

I mean I can slightly understand their feelings. The Soviets were wrecked by the war with so much infrastructure and their families and friends lost so many people wanted revenge

[@caboverde9616]

@@syariffadilah2949 Soviets: Hartmann you mad bro.

[@solid2869]

5:11 you can’t blame that infantryman for shooting at hartmann, according to his biography he says that german base has been raided by soviets six days before hartmann was there, and they spoke perfect german and lied about how they escaped from the soviet pow. They then pulled out smg’s, and killed six men

[@petermuller7681]

Danke für diese Info.

[@fohseytv]

The Russians were basically calling Erick a hacker in a Battlefield lobby for being too good at shooting shit down.

[@rabbiezekielgoldberg2497]

The virgin Bolshevik vs the Chad Aryan

[@ramal5708]

And yelling "report erick"

[@sovietheart3883]

@@rabbiezekielgoldberg2497 Fascist?

[@rabbiezekielgoldberg2497]

@@sovietheart3883 Yes

[@weplaygameforwin9326]

@@sovietheart3883 Candice got your mom?

[@willykrupp441]

No one in history can ever even match Ace of Aces, Erich Hartmann. + R.I.P. Forever.

[@stevepickett4453]

RIP

[@prodviolent]

Rest In Peace.

[@fluent4530]

Red Baron: *Am I joke to you?*

[@Nacoli_Tomahawk]

@@fluent4530 Erich have 352 victories,while Richthofen only he 80

[@jordaneggerman4734]

@@fluent4530 in other words, compared to Hartmann; yes, everyone else is a joke...

[@neilfoster814]

Howard Cooke from Duxford's Me 109 "Black 6" team interviewed Erich Hartman in the early 1990's. He remained a humble Luftwaffe veteran, a gentleman and knight of the skies right up until he passed away. Respect to him, Gunther Rall and Rudolph Stiglitz, all 3 were honourable pilots.

[@guyinagarage571]

Don't forget Adolf Galland, mein freund.

[@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю]

Why the best watches of the USSR, Kozhedub and Pokryshkin have only about 60 victories, with a little. For each downed enemy, the pilot was entitled to a cash bonus. And at that time, the country was in a state of war and people were starving and in poverty. Many had relatives in the rear who had nothing to eat. And Pokryshkin, knowing this, recorded his victories in the names of his comrades, other pilots. So that they can get money for the downed enemy, and send them to needy relatives in the rear.

[@bobsakamanos4469]

@@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю and no gun cameras for verification.

[@a41166]

@@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю Anda, acuéstate ya que hace rato que la URSS desapareció para tranquilidad de la humanidad....

[@theunremarkablysophisticat8856]

“May some disagree, but we need more history about Axis like these” - Stalin

[@javengabriellarboleda2864]

@@douglasparkinson4123 Not all of the axis forces were Nazis

[@leopardpta9269]

@@javengabriellarboleda2864 Ja

[@snafu1635]

@@douglasparkinson4123 found a tankie.

[@99999bomb]

@@josephstalin364 hello comrade

[@rmdhn1]

@@douglasparkinson4123 not everybody in the Nazi Germany's military actually agrees with Hitler, and hitlers plan of genocide wasn't listed in the campaign promise afaik, so many who voted for hitler didn't expect his all out war, and many in the military doesn't necesarrily agree with the genocide thing

[@brothercharanus1927]

"Are you sure you're a German?" "да- Ja."

[@rizalardiansyah4486]

The amount of "are" In this comment is hilarious lol

[@danishkfd]

Lmao

[@aloxfoe6378]

Are

[@SpiritOfYoruko]

Ar- *Ara ara~*

[@jeffgamer4134]

und warum zum Teufel hast du mich erschossen? Jetzt können wir nach Hause gehen. :)

[@ДимДмитриев-е9ф]

Another tale of excellence. Hartman was not a falcon, but a kite (scavenger): he always chose his prey by its teeth.

[@TonyMontanaCA]

Erich Hartmann - Commodore of the JG71 - called the F-104 garbage Because of this statement, in 1966 Strauß forced Hartmann in early retirement 116 German Pilots died, because the F-104 was real garbage Bubi Hartmann - The Ace of Aces

[@carlevans5760]

Those were Starfighters I believe? Yes, they were flying pieces of junk.

[@countluke2334]

@@carlevans5760 Flying coffins

[@carlevans5760]

@@countluke2334 I think in the bio book: The Blonde Knight of Germant by Ray Tolliver--they called them that or something else? Thank you though :D

[@kommandantgalileo]

@@countluke2334 widow makers

[@geoffreycarson2311]

YANKEE FK ARMS DEALERS 😣😣😣😣THEY DONT CARE. !!!SAME TODAY ITS ALL ABOUT the $ g

[@moeemmanuel9395]

My favorite quote by Hartmann: „All of my achievements aside, what i am the most proud of, is that ive not even once, lost a wingman“

[@gaborhorvath4873]

Pure bs!!! Hartmann lost Günther Capito, who was his wingman. Hartmann's legends are full of fiction and fairy tales. He did not shoot down a Yak-9 over Brno on May 8, 1945 since the Soviets lost no fighters in the entire area that day and so on. Reading the comments here makes it obvious that most people here are not military researchers/historians, only 'fans' of Hartmann who just repeat the old propaganda about him.

[@Brandon0406]

Any sources to prove what you're saying? Because you can't find anything for capito on the internet except for him still serving in the air force in the 60s so it looks like you're the one writing bs.

[@moeemmanuel9395]

@@Brandon0406 Theres a book about him, i only know the german title since i am german but its called „Holt Hartmann vom Himmel“ (roughly translated Shoot Hartmann off the sky) and i recall reading this quote

[@Brandon0406]

@@moeemmanuel9395 that's fine, I meant the other guy

[@gerardusch]

In fact, he did lose a wingman. It was a fomer bomber pilot, called Gunther Capito.

[@ralfklonowski3740]

A fine tribute to one of our best. As usual, your animation is beautiful. Thanks also for using "victory" instead of "kill". This not only mirrors the German term "Luftsieg", but also expresses a difference of attitude.

[@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю]

Why the best watches of the USSR, Kozhedub and Pokryshkin have only about 60 victories, with a little. For each downed enemy, the pilot was entitled to a cash bonus. And at that time, the country was in a state of war and people were starving and in poverty. Many had relatives in the rear who had nothing to eat. And Pokryshkin, knowing this, recorded his victories in the names of his comrades, other pilots. So that they can get money for the downed enemy, and send them to needy relatives in the rear. I do not know of a single case of Germans doing this.

[@ralfklonowski3740]

@@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю There is one case I can think of, although that is a matter of debate. Franz Stigler, who had 27 victories to his name on 20th december 1943, scored no more after the famous incident on that day where he spared ye Olde Pub, a badly damaged B17. Given his skill and experience, this is odd. It is not clear whether he conceded his own victories to other pilots or limited himself to supporting them so they could in fact shoot down enemies themselves. It is however clear that he still did his duty, flying in the end with Galland's jet fighter unit, but was no longer interested in raising his own tally.

[@icun2212]

Good animation, nicely narrated with tons of dictionary, there are no minuses in every Yarnhub videos

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Agreed!

[@jehankkhareghat1806]

I agree 100%

[@smorrow]

Minuses: accent in 'Russian tanker who avenged her husband' movie-like guns (that make 'gun sounds' when aimed, and perhaps fire more rounds than what's in the magazine, although I haven't checked)

[@xcritic9671]

The code of the knights of the air is one of the most beautiful things I've ever known about warfare. Having a man whose allies you just downed salute you must be an unimaginable feeling.

[@tempnew7330]

Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed; including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, a destroyer, two cruisers, one Soviet battleship, 70 landing craft, 4 armoured trains, several bridges and nine aircraft which he shot down.

[@11-stew]

Rudel never served as a fighter pilot... He flew a ground attack aircraft such as the ju87 and the up armored ground attack version of the bf109. Btw rudel was very much indoctrinated... Blueprint of a nazi at that time

[@Андрей-й9м3э]

Рудель тоже дутый пузырь😂😂😂😂😂

[@Strakin]

@@Андрей-й9м3э sure and you are just the wind without any bubble.

[@777Outrigger]

"He who sees first already has half the victory." ~Erich Hartman ” I never cared much for dogfight. I would never dogfight with the Russians Get the highest altitude and if possible come out of the sun…. Ninety percent of my attacks were surprise attacks." ~Erich Hartmann All the top aces of WWII avoided dog fights where possible, and developed ambush tactics. They thought dog fighting was a dangerous and low-yielding thing to do.

[@MarvinT0606]

though you'd be interested to know that the man sitting at 2nd place, Gerd Barkhorn, was a master dogfighter and came close to overtaking Hartmann's score at one point were it not for his injuries in mid-1944.

[@touristguy87]

amazing how the comment after yours was that Hartmann was the greatest fighter pilot ever

[@touristguy87]

@@MarvinT0606 ...it if were not for his getting shot while dogfighting.... this is a stupid thread...he just followed Boelckes' rules

[@777Outrigger]

@@MarvinT0606 Well, I'm not saying Hartmann wasn't a great dogfighter. He was. Just that he avoided dogfights. So did Barkhorn. Barksorn was once shot down by a a Soviet fighter he didn't see. He saw a formation of Soviet bombers and didn't see the escorting fighters. He went after the bombers and one of the fighters he didn't see got him. He didn't loose a dogfight, he lost Situational Awareness.

[@sule.A]

The reason why they didn't dogfight is one They were outnumbered Two when dogfighting your slow so it's easy for the other fighter to get you

[@Arengeesus]

Something worth to mention here is when Hartmann was to be given the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds from Hitler himself. The guard outside told Hartmann to leave his side arm outside before meeting HItler. Hartmann threatened to decline to Knight's Cross by replying to the guard,"If the Fuehrer doesn't trust his soldiers, then maybe he should stick the Knight's Cross up his ass!" Hartmann was pretty drunk that day and even wore Hitler's hat. Hartmann impression of Hitler is he thinks Hitler is a disturbed man.''' Edit : @Yarnhub, it would be nice if you guys also make a video about Hans Joachim Marseille, The star of Africa. The german pilot who achieved 17 kills in a single day, triple ace. Hartmann himself admitted Marseille is a better pilot.

[@janiceduke1205]

A security measure caused by the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on 20 July 1944. Hartmann refused and threatened to decline the Diamonds if he were not trusted to carry his pistol. After consulting Oberst Nicolaus von Below, Hitler's Luftwaffe adjutant, Hartmann was allowed to keep his side arm and accepted the Diamonds.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Very true story!

[@paoloviti6156]

I know very well this story but I don't remember he was mentioning Marseille as a better pilot but I do know that he highly regarded Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn, Günther Rall and other great pilots that knew each other well...

[@rakeenabdurrajjaque1564]

Bro, also, a video on Erich Rudorffer, who killed 18 in one day, the highest ever

[@haroldburrows4770]

Is that the pilot who was killed bailing out when his new model 109 malfunctioned ? If so he was a brilliant pilot.

[@johnfaris5376]

I got into WW2 air war history in the 70's and have been amazed by Hartman and his compatriots since then. The number of victories they amassed is stunning.

[@lukewind13]

Man what a kick in the teeth, The guy was an honorable pilot. Only to be charged with war crimes by the vengefull soviets. Very glad he lead a peacefull life afterward.

[@kos2919]

Honorable, yes. But he did shot down those planes. If Erwin Rommel still alive in the end of WW2, he too will be court martialed by the Hague. Maybe not death sentence but years imprisonment.

[@battlefield_hackers_exposed]

There is no honour when you are part of an genocidal war against (Slavic and Jewish) people. No honour.

[@kilianfirebolt]

@@kos2919 you defend your home country no matter what

[@IshijimaKairo]

@@kos2919 Rommel did live till the end of WW2, he didn't commit suicide.

[@biml2585]

@@battlefield_hackers_exposed there is no honor if you bombe civilians as well.

[@maduwinsteam9319]

Fun fact: eric used to paint a black tulip on the propeller, this made Soviets recognize his plane and avoid combat with him,later he took a normal plane and gave his plane to a another pilot Soviet nickname for him was( black devil )

[@ariannescharfi9366]

Bs, you can't see the exactly paintings of planes in air combat, especially for his flight style its untypical to even see him. Moreover it was a bounty on his head so no one avoided him, they would be even happy to murder him + giving the plane to a newbie meanwhile u have a bounty on your head is pretty gruesome. It's just some bullshit myth story from a pseudo book written by a hartmann fanboy who spoke a bit with him(nope it was not a close friend). The typical propaganda crap is similiar to Pokryshkins story when they radioed into all frequency that "the 100" is hunting again so the germans were too scared to take off. Therefore don't believe idol making stuff, especially fighter pilots have that struggle that ppl make them into untouchable killing machines who do super cobra maneuvers in their animations and outmaneuver everyone with broken physic there, the truth is that he mostly shot them from low 6 at close range down and then zoomed way without being able to tell if he really shot them down(even if its quite possible with that range)

[@maduwinsteam9319]

@@ariannescharfi9366 the bounty was 10000 rubbles ,his plane was given to a newbie but not for a long time,then he later had symbol erased because Soviets get reluctant to engage when they see the black tulip design in his squadron, and about the bounty a soviet flying ace called major valdmir semenishin tried to cash in but got added to hartmen kill collection and yes most Soviets refrained attacking him eventhough he had a bounty on his head ,this mostly happend in between 1943 or 1944 when he made a name for himself and he was called the black devil by soviets (cherniy chort) .i do apologize, the only mistake I made earlier is stating the design was in the propeller but as I looked it up it said engine cowling (to be honest I don't know what that means)also I got the info from the wiki 👍

[@maduwinsteam9319]

@@ariannescharfi9366 also I watched a video of erichartmen from a channel called tooky history it also said the same

[@ariannescharfi9366]

@@maduwinsteam9319 Because it is taken from the samae "source" which is not a reliable source at all. And only by multiplying that and repeating it the whole time doesn't make it more true.

[@maduwinsteam9319]

@@ariannescharfi9366 then give me a reliable source which yourself took information from so I can confirm it

[@warriorglory9846]

We need a movie for Erich Hartman.

[@sweetpotato3590]

Haven't seen this and I already know this is going to be an amazing video

[@schweinkreis6054]

Every Video is amazing

[@VickanBickan1]

@@schweinkreis6054 Yeah

[@marcoyuson2597]

Baron Manfred von Richthofen literally guided him whenever he flies!

[@marseldagistani1989]

Some probably though he was the Red Baron reincarnated.

[@The_OriX_LoL]

If red baron survived, I think he would do something like that.

[@trollege9618]

his ghost watches over Hartmann

[@31oannamphong66]

@@marseldagistani1989 red baron got isekai'ed

[@Joshua_N-A]

Hartmann already had the gift just like Manny did.

[@thesauce1682]

What an amazing pilot.

[@operatorstixx8898]

The man, The Legend, The Myth, portrayed beautifully by our fellows folks at Yarnhub, absolute masterpiece guys keep it up

[@ПланетаЗемля-ф3ю]

Why the best watches of the USSR, Kozhedub and Pokryshkin have only about 60 victories, with a little. For each downed enemy, the pilot was entitled to a cash bonus. And at that time, the country was in a state of war and people were starving and in poverty. Many had relatives in the rear who had nothing to eat. And Pokryshkin, knowing this, recorded his victories in the names of his comrades, other pilots. So that they can get money for the downed enemy, and send them to needy relatives in the rear. I do not know of a single case of Germans doing this.

[@trussedmetal7536]

What I love about Yarnhub is that he looks at the bravery and skill of every soilder rather then just one side. Everyones know the majority of the heros of the Allies but almost nobody knows anything about the heros of the Axis. After all, we are all people and I really appreciate that he's telling their stories as well.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

I second the wanting to hear more about history from the other guys point of view.

[@62sy]

Especially when it comes to aces… aces with most victories are all Germans… like we are speaking top 100 aces with most kills all being German luftwaffe pilots.

[@maamorlovell2352]

tf u mean, german ace tank commander, general, field marshall, ace pilot, commander are all famous

[@A.G.798]

Ein großer Mann, und Ausnahme Pilot ❤ der seine Frau Uschi immer in einem Herz auf seine Flugzeuge gemailt haben wollte. Leider sind beide bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen, RIP, Ruhe in Frieden .

[@ritxises9542]

Sie haben bei Experten die falsche Wahl getroffen.......Sie starben nicht bei einem Unfall, Erich an einem Gehirntumor und Usch drei Jahre später......Gerhard Barkhorn und seine Frau kamen bei einem Unfall ums Leben

[@DannyBGer]

Kleine Anmerkung: Hartmann war auch ein gebürtiger Schwabe.

[@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150]

“Pilots expect their planes to perform, the 109 expects its pilot to perform”

[@thefolder69]

I mean it's a good plane but I wouldn't go that far

[@glimmino7304]

@@thefolder69 this guy is a literal neo nazi, check his comment history

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

@@glimmino7304 Because his profile picture and channel banner doesn't already give it away?

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@thefolder69 It's quite the plane still.

[@MarvinT0606]

which is why the 109 produced legends like Hartmann and Marseille but punished countless rookies who were sent into battle with barely any flying experience late in the war

[@paulboegel8009]

He didn't start combat until 1942. Making his 352 kills even more incredible.

[@thewatchman9540]

He did fly over 1,000 combat missions.

[@人民领袖-s9z]

He is not facing P51, so can become Ace.

[@paulboegel8009]

@@人民领袖-s9z The me 109 had the highest power to weight ratio of any fighter . It wasn't that the p-51 was a better fighter plane, it was the fact that they had a long range and there were so many of them .

[@人民领袖-s9z]

@@paulboegel8009 Do you know what you are talking about?! During world war2. That nearly 34000 Me109s were produced. For the P-51, about 15000 were produced. OK?! The Me109s was unable to engage in close combat with the Spitfire.The speed is not as fast as the P51. This is why the Luftwaffe is losing in air combat. OK?! Me109's high kill rate is all in dogfights with stupid Soviet pilots with their crap warbirds. OK? But against Spitfire and P51, Me109s it will become garbage. OK?! Otherwise, why do you think the Luftwaffe failed in the Battle of Britain? And why do you think there are very few Me109s?? It’s because they were all shot down by Spitfire and P51! Wake up! OK?!

[@paulboegel8009]

@@人民领袖-s9z wrong, ok. 🤣 The me109 didn't have the range to fly back and forth across the English channel and engage for more than a few minutes(weaknesses was no drop tanks, which p 51 mustangs had, BTW.). Spitfires were great for shooting down stukas and twin engine German bombers. By the time the p51 entered the air war , the luftwaffe was spread so thin that they couldn't match the numbers on any front. The me 109 was first in service in 1935, the p51 first service was 1942, so of course more me109s were produced. Fact remains, the greatest (kills) fighter pilots flew the me109. A plane that had the best power to weight ratio of any aircraft produced in ww 2, and Eric Hartmann will always be the highest scoring ace in military history.

[@StanObirek]

A great story and excellent material for a feature-length film. I especially like the animation of air combat with faithfully recreated plane models.👍

[@TheDoctorFromArknights]

Manfred Von Richtoffen would be Proud, And He Still Flew after the war Ended, IN A FECKING JET, Props To Hartmann, May he Fly Amongst The Legends Like The Exiled Polish And Czechoslovakian Divisions, The Red Baron, Voss, and Charlie Brown with Franz Stiegler, May you go down in History Respected!

[@motorrebell]

Hartmann flew in the Red Baron JG 71 Richthoven" squadron

[@basteagui]

snoopy is objectively a better fighter pilot than charlie brown

[@burnt.flowers]

No matter what, legends in military air forces will always earn my respect, any side.

[@jd14305]

All those pilots had opportunities So they are aces

[@ooseven4696]

takes a good pilot to convert those opportunities and to capitalise on em

[@KapitanPisoar1]

Yes but he is an 70 fold ace...

[@thefounder1624]

this guy gives DEATH FROM ABOVE a whole new meaning

[@NeverKnow-yt6ev]

I’ve found yarnhub amazing at being able to captivate their audience while teaching history, even some of the war stories I’ve heard before are shown in different points of view and elaborating more on them. Ive binged watched every video on KZbin and look forward to every new upload!

[@ZeppelinAdventures25]

Now that you did the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen) and the Black Devil (Erich Hartmann), you must now do the Night Ghost, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the highest scoring night fighter pilot.

[@Dan-tv1sm]

I admire the acts of chivalry that were demonstrated by all of the opposing air war combatants. People should read "A Higher Call." which tells of a Luftwaffe pilot escorting a severely damaged B-17 out of enemy airspace.

[@Yarnhub]

It's a great book and the author Adam Makos is a friend of the channel

[@twolak1972]

Franz Stigler and American B17 pilot Charlie Brown , A beautiful story of Chivalry and doing what's right.

[@chevysuarez7306]

I thought the closest eric hartman came to death was when he was forced to fly the f-104 starfighter

[@GeorgeSemel]

The F-104 was not a bad airplane, just the wrong choice for the West Germans. They used the thing as a ground attack aircraft and that was where the problems were. He was very vocal about it and well he was invited to retire. The F-104 was designed to climb fast, fly fast, and intercept in commoning Soviet Bombers, it could do that well, anything else it was a dog. The F-16's would come along soon after. This was all done at the time when Robert Mcnamara was the Sec. of Defense. Most incompetent guy ever to hold the position. But that was not enough, LBJ sent him over to the World Bank to screw things up there too.

[@lt_darkseekerantique3911]

@@GeorgeSemel Well, it also did have a controls locking up issue and did have terrible maintenance rates

[@MikeBrown-go1pc]

lol

[@svenschwingel8632]

Funfact: Hartmann himself opted for the Mirage III, was very outspoken about buying the F-104 being a mistake for its intended purpose and, ultimately, was forced out of the air force for being too much of a nonconformist. He could have (or should have) made General easily. Yet it wasn't his way.

[@Mellomi]

Hartmann hat den Starfighter F-104 abgelehnt, deshalb wurde er als Kommodore des Luftwaffengeschwader 71 „Richthofen“ abgesetzt und nach Köln versetzt

[@Masonrytodger]

It’s crazy that everytime they upload the content gets better and better. Over the two years I’ve been subscribed to them it always gets me excited to see a new notification pop up

[@Бе́рия12-23]

Hartmann was a great pilot even from a Japanese perspective, and I respect him for surviving and continuing to work as a pilot even after the war.

[@Suo_kongque]

This animation is beautiful, especially that end scene of Hartmann flying through the clouds *chefs kiss*

[@lordterra1377]

When will this Ace get his own Sabaton song?

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

He would be the villain of the song, because Sabaton does not honor the Nazis.

[@samtimmers5094]

*cough* ghost division

[@u.nforcesalx9892]

@@moblinmajorgeneral ghost division,no bullets fly,bismarck:are we a joke to you

[@felipearruda9039]

@@u.nforcesalx9892 don't forget Hearts of Iron

[@lonniebailey4989]

@@moblinmajorgeneral Sabaton makes songs about all sides of war. Ghost Division, Bismarck, No bullets fly, etc. are stories about what happened on the German side of WWII. Edit: Here’s Ghost Division: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3TJq4SMnZifrNU Here’s Bismarck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYe6dpVjdtlrr8U Here’s No Bullets Fly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmGVmGdjjbmSjLc

[@pedrojuan8050]

I hope his great grandson doest end up grinding in War Thunder

[@99999bomb]

He probably is sadly lol

[@max-mg7gk]

Wor Tondere momente

[@josephstalin364]

Just by looking at the title I can tell this is going to be a good one

[@Schrödinger10485]

Thank you Joseph, please don't kill me

[@VickanBickan1]

please don’t send me to gulag

[@Anagh1701]

Good to know you respect good rivals, comrade stalin, you are the big boss after all.

[@aplane9625]

and i am a jet from ur country stalin

[@MarvinT0606]

Real talk why'd you leave him in prison for 10 years?

[@qwill8254]

350+ . 😮😮😮😮 Now that a record and never gonna be broken

[@notrickastley106]

This guys voice is better than David's atembraughs

[@blustu290]

Sir David Attenborough*

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

How dare u

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

ITS SIR

[@blustu290]

@@APersonOnKZbinX There I changed it

[@notrickastley106]

@@blustu290 sos bruh

[@stereowired]

Hartmann was like the Second World War version of myself. Both took first place, German, skilled in air combat, and had started our careers on the eastern front. Only thing is that I died, and he survived the war.

[@kinocorner976]

So, if there was a Australian machine gunner Hartman would’ve gotten clapped? 🤣🤌🏻

[@dapperfield595]

@@kinocorner976 Hartmann was lucky he ain't over Tobruk, else he would've been 6 feet down under.

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

Cringe. Don't say "myself", it's disrespectful.

[@eddieschwab864]

The worst part is you lost to a beagle flying on top of his doghouse

[@erichhartmann4507]

Oh nice meeting u

[@phantomforester9337]

I encountered Hartmann in the USA, during the era of anti-Vietnam-war protests in the 1960s. It was at an air show-- think it was Dayton but it might have been Cleveland (I was a little kid then). He was a guest of the aviation publisher Len Morgan, who was a hero to me for enriching my life with items no one else would publish. I was willing to put aside memories from the war (I had lost some relatives), and was interested in what he had to say about air combat. He said his key to victory was his eyesight--he was sure of victory if he saw his enemy first. He also said the the Focke-Wulf FW 190 was a better plane than the Messerschmitt 109 (which, by the way, had a side-hinged cockpit canopy, not a sliding one), but that he could fly the Messerschmitt better. (It was also better at high altitudes because of its engine.) I forget the exact wording, but in response to a question, he cast aspersions on the contemporary antiwar protesters, and Morgan said "That's right," ending forever his hero status with me. The US had fought a war against people like Hartmann to preserve the right to freely speak out--Hartmann may have been an honest warrior, but he was fighting for the most evil regime that ever existed on Earth, and I felt he had no right to speak out against people exercising freedoms he had fought to destroy. But he did show what kind of person Len Morgan was, so I am grateful for that. I am still grateful to Morgan for publishing what he did, but he is no hero to me--I think you can be grateful to someone whom you don't like. Like Hartmann.

[@HarryPost-o9c]

No one cares what you think ,commie.

[@jesusizquierdo3831]

if you agree with the USA fighting against Nazi Germany in WWII I cannot understand why you think the USA fighting against North Vietnam to defend South Vietnam is wrong. It absolutely and completely makes no sense.

[@phantomforester9337]

@@jesusizquierdo3831 I did not say then that fighting against North Vietnam was wrong (though you are quite right that I think it was). I said we had fought Against Nazi Germany to preserve the freedoms exemplified by the ability of Americans to protest against government actions in public. But I did and do have my own opinions about the Vietnam war, if that interests you. As it happens, I was initially, and at the time (as a little kid) quite hawkish about an armed response to what I then thought was a real Gulf of Tonkin incident (which I later learned was a put-up job). At the time of the air show, I believe the Madison incident had just occurred, when student protesters were viciously beaten on campus by town cops, which had aroused my sympathy for them. It had been big news. That was in the background to Hartmann's and Morgan's comments. They were essentially saying that they approved of that conduct. As time passed, I realized that the war was not being fought to win, but was in fact being drawn out on purpose by Johnson's micro-managing specifically to be able to make himself a wartime president and wrap himself in the flag, intimidate his political opposition, and be treated well by history (as had happened before--see Woodrow Wilson). Later, Nixon was smart enough to realize that the war could not be won, but kept in it so as to not have a defeat on his watch as president. The war was unwinnable. Whatever the merits of the political situation there, investments in men and materiel were inevitably being wasted. The North Vietnamese did not need to win--they just needed to not lose. Nasty people, to be sure, but we did not have a workable military solution to the problem. That was my developed opinion about the Vietnam war. Our part in it was wrong because it couldn't work. Nazi Germany was a threat to the existence of the country, the free world, Western civilization, civil society, and anyone different from Nazi German Aryans, wherever they were. It had to be stopped, or it would have stopped us from existing. I said that we had fought Nazi Germany in World War II to preserve freedoms such as the ability to publically protest against government actions, as the protesters at Madison had been doing. That was not the case with the Vietnam war--in fact, that war was being used as an excuse to deny those rights. I hope that helps your understanding, and makes some sense to you now.

[@phantomforester9337]

@@jesusizquierdo3831 Again, to make it clear, at the time of the air show I was not of the opinion that the US's action in Vietnam was wrong--I was offended by Hartmann's and Morgan's comments because a former enemy who had fought for an ultimate evil was casting unwarranted aspersions on Americans exercising their freedom to protest, and Morgan was allying himself with said enemy against those same Americans who had just been unfairly denied those rights. I was offended without having to agree (then) with the protesters' position, just with their right to express it. I did not have to take the protesters' side in the debate to take their side in the exercise of their freedoms which our people had died for in a previous war, some of whom Hartmann had killed. Hartmann was out of line as a guest in America to impose Nazi attitudes toward American protesters, and Morgan was far from a hero in backing him up against his fellow Americans.

[@phantomforester9337]

@@jesusizquierdo3831 Once again, expanding my answer to try to make some sense to you, and help you understand. You imply the U.S. was fighting the North Vietnamese to preserve shared values like democracy and free speech. (I think that's a fair assumption.) Yet towards the end, Thieu was running a little one-man election, having disposed of his opposition. The U.S. was basically propping up an anti-democratic strong man (who was showing similar principles to the Nazis, whom we had fought against)--not supporting democracy and free speech. Even if you say the U.S. should have been opposing the North Vietnamese to preserve democracy and free speech, there were no such principles left in place to preserve. We had no dog in that fight--nothing left worth fighting and dying for, especially since it wasn't working. We would have been making a very expensive empty gesture for principles which existed only in theory there. I think that this makes some sense, that anyone can understand.

[@atillar3321]

I really love stories of chivalry between friends and foes. It's like they have a total respect to each other

[@dr.michaelr.foreman2170]

I went to highschool with his grandsons. They were a real couple of tough young guys. The oldest said he was going to be a fighter pilot. The youngest ended up having his own hot tub business.

[@missmalibu.96]

interesting!! how many years of that?

[@AndorRadnai]

That is a hilarious disparity! But hey, hot tubs are great to have! 😂

[@dr.michaelr.foreman2170]

@@missmalibu.96 Late 60s early 70s we were in high school together.

[@Pokelemon3434]

@@AndorRadnailate 60’s early 70’s ? he made bank with that business.

[@AndorRadnai]

@@Pokelemon3434 Oh yeah, no doubt about it! Hell, you could make bank with that even today. It’s just very different to being a fighter pilot is all.

[@klentyohanmundal8922]

1:08 THIS SCENE IS SO EPIC! Edit: The animators are so talented keep the good work YarnHub!

[@who-mperg4683]

I love yarnhub the content your team puts out is amazing I just wish that other people had the view.

[@t-rex2825]

Playing WT against Bots: Me: Erich Hartman Bots: American P-51s and Russian Yaks Playing WT against players: Me: Literally the sunflower that Erich crashes into Enemies: Erich Hartman Context: I got taken out by a crashing plane, I was flying low to avoid being seen and drop a few bombs, 2 to be exact, when an enemy plane just crash landed head first into me :/

[@ElHombreGato]

Cool story bub....

[@FNihalJK]

As a war thunder Soviet grinder I can confirm that war Thunder is historically accurate...I am at rank 3 and the yak 9ts suck, I -185s are not bad oh and yeah the la-5f sucks too I am grinding sl rn for my la-5fn

[@Grim_Yeeter]

Me: that one dude who *tries* to kamikaze into literally anything

[@FlyingDoge1337]

@@FNihalJK Why does the Yak-9T suck?

[@j.griffin]

After returning to freedom in 1955, Erich Hartmann reentered the military and became an officer in the West German Air Force, where he commanded West Germany's first all-jet fighter unit, Jagdgeschwader 71 “Richthofen”,which was equipped with the F-86 Sabre jets. Erich had JG 71's Sabres painted with the same black tulip design used by him on the Eastern Front. JG 71 eventually transitioned to the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter against Hartmann's objections. He considered the Starfighter to be an unsafe aircraft and there were allegations of bribery in the what came to be known as the Lockheed Scandal. Lockheed had bribed the West German Minister of Defense $10 million to insure the purchase of 900 F-104 fighters. The F-104 was adopted and its operational record bore out Hartmann's fears as there were eventually two hundred and eighty two crashes resulting in one hundred eighteen German pilots being killed in non-combat accidents. Erich refused to be a “good soldier”and tow the line. Eventually, his criticism got him into trouble with his superiors. General Werner Panitzki, successor to General Josef Kammhuber as Inspekteur der Luftwaffe, said, ‘Erich is a good pilot... but not a good officer.’ Hartmann was forced to resign his commission in 1970. In 1971, the US government bailed out Lockheed to the tune of $195 million dollars. In 1995 and 1996, a resulting U.S. Senate investigation revealed that Lockheed had also bribed the Netherlands,Italy and Japan. Erich Hartmann continued flying and instructing in civilian life and eventually passed away in 1993 at the age of 71.” I like F-104 Starfighters and I don’t like Nazism but Herr Hartmann was correct and followed his convictions. He was an honorable aviator and a faithful officer and he deserves respect. There were many Germans that fought in WW2 that did not realize where Hitler was taking them until it was too late. Hartmann did not like Hitler, considering him an ignorant bigot. The Colonel was loyal to his men and his country- like many Germans he was grieved and shocked with what Nazism became as Hitler went mad with power. “I must say that during the war I never disobeyed an order, but when General Seidemann ordered Graf and me to fly to the British sector and surrender to them so as to avoid the Soviets, with the rest of the wing to surrender to the Soviets, I could not leave my men. That would have been bad leadership.” -Colonel Erich Alfred Hartmann 1922-1993

[@stevemc01]

"Don't let the group [government] speak for the people. Let the people speak for the people." Hartmann might've been a fighter ace for the Nazis, but his accomplishments are still admirable.

[@anthonyendack3138]

yea

[@aliminhas5981]

Considering Europe today Would the nazis still be considered bad

[@retardcorpsman]

ali minhas Of course! They’re basically just soviets with a worse KDR.

[@Aqueox]

@@retardcorpsman >They're basically Soviets WRONGO! They had a war over that. Try to learn your history before *ever* commenting again.

[@retardcorpsman]

ChazzyBoi_777 No fair! Germany got worse MM and got the shitty team mates. The WW2 event doesnt count.

[@opoxious1592]

And suddenly a "Kawai Cat" is chilling amongst the sunflowers at 4:06 👍😄

[@Willy2537]

One of the aces who is an inspiration for Yellow 13, the legendary fictional ace pilot from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. Even Yellow 13's Su-37 livery pays tribute to Hartmann's plan with its grey and yellow camo. Their personalities are also similar: extremely talented pilots who nevertheless are humble about their achievements and pride themselves over their ability to keep their wingmen safe. Erich Hartmann really needs more appreciation. Thank you for making a video about him, Yarnhub. :)

[@guts-141]

Would be cool to get WW2 themed Ace Combat They done it for some AC games adding WW2 planes such as ACX and AC Infinity Wonder how deadly Hartmann would be if he had F22 Bet he'll be as scary as Cipher or Mobius 1

[@Leadblast]

Wasn't it Hans Joachim-Marseille? The German ace who inspired Yellow 13?

[@Willy2537]

@@Leadblast Yes, he is also another real life ace who inspired Yellow 13, hence I used the word 'one of the aces'. Both Hans Joachim-Marseille and Erich Hartmann are inspirations for Yellow 13. In Marseille's case, the inspiraions are the callsign Yellow, his love for music, and experiencing the loss of a close friend in combat (though this could easily applies to most of WW2 pilots, really). In Hartmann's case, there's the 'yellow and grey' livery, the claim of never losing a wingman, and being the top ace of the war. Also, there is a special ace named 'Erich Klinsmann' who appears in Ace Combat Zero and flies an Su-37 with Yellow 13's livery. There's a rather popular theory that suggests that Erich Klinsmann is actually Yellow 13, who after being shot down during the Belkan War, fled to Erusea and assumed a new identity. He also only appeared on the Knight route of 'Mayhem', the same mission that features cameos of Grabacr, Ofnir, Huckebein the Raven, and Heartbreak 1 in other routes. Since Yellow 13 is noted to be a pretty noble pilot, him appearing on the Knight route fits this nicely. This comes back to the name itself: if Erich Klinsmann is indeed Yellow 13, then his real name is really similar to Erich Hartmann as well, with the only difference being one word in his surname.

[@Willy2537]

@@guts-141 An Ace Combat game set during the golden era of aviation would be awesome, yeah :). I would buy it in a heartbeat. And though there is technically The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, personally I would prefer it more if there's an actual Ace Combat game that took place in the past and we get to fly classic planes.

[@G__Brtz]

2:00 Little flaw here The 109 canopy opens to the side, not the back

[@ThermicLight]

True however by the G6 varient I'm pretty sure they had a quick release canopy that came off altogether for when the pilot needed to bail out.

[@pouletbidule9831]

@@ThermicLight it also jettisons

[@soupdiver6855]

Didn’t he fly a late bf 109 g6/ g10 in 1944 with the updated canopy. The one depicted looks like a early one.

[@soupdiver6855]

I’m pretty sure that JG52 flu K4s in late 1945

[@G__Brtz]

@@ThermicLight I think every 109 has

[@s3ven582]

Got a chance to see his plane in person, really cool experience!!💯💯

[@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD]

The Soviets: ( locks Hartmann in prison) Years later Also the soviets: unbans him

[@voyager2230]

Discord in a nutshell

[@danishkfd]

I mean I can slightly understand their feelings. The Soviets were wrecked by the war with so much infrastructure and their families and friends lost so many people wanted revenge. Its understandable. If he was free he would probably be killed by red army troops in vegence

[@vandansonkar7819]

@@danishkfd you watch and comment on F1 videos bro ?

[@marks6663]

No, the Soviets, the communists had a grudge against him. But not the Russian federation that replaced it.

[@MarvinT0606]

Hartmann took a ban for being false-flagged and harassed by angry mods

[@plasmadrone3123]

some years ago, when I was still in early high school, I got around to reading about Hartmann and was fascinated about his stories. The book I read didn't have his picture, though, and I didn't look him up in Google, so I never really knew about his physical appearance. A roommate in my dorm later brought a manga series called "Kaiser Z" (or "Tenchuu no Hasha Z" in its original Japanese title if you wanna look it up), and in that manga, was my first ever impression of Erich Hartmann. Basically Steve Jobs, with thicker beard and shades, and a scar on his left eye. I remember it being a fun read, and I'm on my way to get the entire series bought.

[@anicetolacson8856]

Erich hartmann is my idol german ace pilot...he fought for germany to the best of his ability...he was never a war criminal...he fought fair and square...its just that hartmann was more skillfull than the other pilots of his time...if hartmann could have flew an aircraft like the spitfire, he could have been deadlier and may have caused greater damage and havoc to the enemy...he was not a nazi, but a german soldier...my salute to erich hartmann, a german soldier fighting for the land where he was born and raised...

[@СтарыйДед-к7с]

«my salute to erich hartmann, a german soldier fighting for the land where he was born and raised...» Hartmann was born and raised in Russia? If not, then what was he doing in Russia?

[@me-262gamingluftwaffememin2]

"The black tulip is the most terrifying thing over the battlefield" - Kim Jong Un

[@bobuboi4643]

Wait I thought the devil of rabual was.

[@barfuss2007]

the russians called him "black devil".

[@ussmidway5600]

His cautious tactic was described by himself as "see-decision-attack-walk", which meant: always try to spot your opponent first, do a lightning-fast analysis of the chances, perform an attack and move away to assess the situation.

[@barfuss2007]

Hartmann tried to surprise his enemy, 80% of the pilots he killed didn´t notice him at all.

[@christopheryjjmgxrust2201]

I like how Erics bf 109 g6 looks. Good paint job. And the P-51 is my favorite plane of ww2 and my second favorite plane from ww1 is the fokker dr1. And R.I.P P-51😔😔.

[@jeff-gl1yx]

Simple history been real quiet since someone started doing what they did. Except actually good and factual.

[@rukumanimeena104]

Just watch both

[@jensole8939]

What ya takling about simple history is good i think there both good

[@masterfletcher616]

Both good to be honest it’s in his name he only simply goes over stuff and not really into detail

[@synkkamaan1331]

Simple History's tough guy voice is cringe

[@KonigHoff]

@L Rommel was far from a Nazi, so much so, the conspirators behind Operation Valkyrie planned to put him in charge after Hitler was couped

[@smigoltime]

And out of all his victories against soviet aircraft, You show a P51 getting show down in the trailer XD

[@TheGrace020]

Woah funny seeing you here Smigol :DDD

[@kirankhan7789]

Not all of them

[@smigoltime]

@@kirankhan7789 I know not all, but about 346 kills were done against the soviets so xd

[@cheriefsadeksadek2108]

OMG Smigol time it,s you huge fan !

[@noelblack8159]

Hello Sir, Have a nice day!

[@utkarshtrivedi8870]

May his soul rest in eternal peace. He was one hell of a champ.

[@Robvdh87]

Cool, you have managed to animate the hoses on the pilots face mask. Not sure when this upgrade was implemented, but this was the first time I have noticed. Good job.

[@NubDiePie]

Not the what i had in my mind about saying The Red Baron's reboot, but clearly the one we would all like to watch!

[@j.zingler6735]

6:23 The name of Hartmanns's girlfriend written in the heart was "Uschi" no Usch.

[@petermuller7681]

A grilfriend of mine had the same name. What a mustang.❤

[@agwhitaker]

Hartmann didn't waste ammo. Illushin Il-2 Sturmoviks were well armored - except for the rear of the engine oil radiator. A few hits there would start an oil leak. No huge explosions or roaring fire, the engine would simply run for a few more minutes, then seize-up and the plane would go down.

[@TheOriginalCFA1979]

So by losing thrust from the engine the plane also immediately loses all lift. You clearly know what you’re talking about.

[@tegginut]

Without watching the video, can tell it is gon be an interesting 1.

[@babachloe7140]

The animation is superb. Great job. Looking forward to longer videos

[@corruptcape2776]

Jesus, war thunder is getting heated.

[@ThanhNguyen-wh5tr]

Nah it still good, at least for me

[@mhtplayz3948]

I know right, he had to research and unlock the Sabre for years

[@christianmotley262]

You'd better call on someone that knows you...

[@arthurambroise7894]

Yarnhub, you are really getting on point with these aerial animations! As a humble student pilot I can say that everything seems more and more real and immersive. I was amazed at the shots and angles of the aerial scenes. You definitely managed to picture what it is to fly an airplane. The bailing-out scene with the parachute silk movements when opening was amazing! Also the crash landing scene with the way the plane floats in an unstable way before touching the ground was just so realistic! All these small details (like the prop ramming the ground in this sunflower field) are what make your videos so enjoyable to me! And you keep producing these at such a rate! This channel is a kid’s dream, thank you for the stunning work.

[@TclNuke]

I never believed that a machine like the Bf-109 would be so beautiful

[@gusp6612]

Bf-109 is so underrated. No plane in WW2 stayed in service as long and as relevant as Bf-109. Truly an incredible aircraft, much like its greatest ace.

[@Cargochef]

...and no aircraft shot down more enemies.

[@dickdeeb6018]

Especially running real avgas

[@anridapu]

I wouldn’t say they are underrated. A very famous fighter that is one of the most popular modelling subjects.

[@4thmonitorion731]

Every other single ace pilot: How many times do you say is the best ace? You call many aces the best or greatest!

[@kos2919]

Three hundreds and fifty two downed planes.

[@4thmonitorion731]

@@kos2919 Dude I mean we got the Red Baron, And then people called him the best ace, And then another ace, And another, Dude the point of calling an ace is best is useless, There are countless of times KZbinrs said is the best, Sure, Many kills, But how many best aces are there, Buddy?

[@angrydoggy9170]

@@4thmonitorion731 Technically he doesn’t call him the best ace but the greatest flying ace.

[@4thmonitorion731]

@@angrydoggy9170 You have to be joking, Greatest and best are the same.

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

@Angry Doggy "Technically he didn't rob the bank of money, he just illegally took away from them financially." Kind of splitting hairs there, don't ya think?

[@anirprasadd]

Yet another brilliant video! You guys are amazing. Thank you for these wonderful stories so brilliantly narrated

[@theholyinquisition389]

If I remember correctly Hartmann was actually charged with destroying expensive Soviet aircraft as well as strafing a bread factory, although the bread factory charge was made up if I'm correct.

[@MarvinT0606]

the funny thing about those charges is the Soviets claimed that whenever he missed a plane, the bullets would fall to the ground and hit someone or something, that's why they charged him for strafing ground targets

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

Can we just talk about how bloody amazing those animations are? Also, 1:12, Red Tails reference?

[@devint2310]

Aaaahh it pains me to experience that CGI hollywood scene again. If only planes could actually fly like that tho

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

@@devint2310 I know, it's so dumb lol

[@TheOnlyPommyman]

My grandfather flew a few raids against Ploesti when he was based in Foggia, Italy with 37Squadron flying Wellington MkX. I have his logs on these missions which are incredible. He was awarded a DFM on a mission and survived the war. Brave man, who rarely spoke about it afterwards.

[@Piflaser]

Children killers?

[@sitheakewinphlong6579]

The animation just keeps on getting better and better, can't wait to see the next video!

[@kos2919]

Meanwhile japanese pilots were like "We're honorable.... Oh look, a parachuted enemy pilot! MURDER THEM!" Honorable my ass.

[@startingbark0356]

In japan only a kill is true defeat

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Americans were shooting at bailed out Axis pilots on a daily basis. I can name you a few victims from the Royal Hungarian Air Force. They also regularly strafed unarmed civilians. Truth be told though, there was also one case when an American airman saved the life of a Hungarian Bf-109 pilot, sacrificing his own life. He was buried with full military honors by the Hungarian army.

[@kos2919]

@@startingbark0356 the code of bushido is already dead when Japan started WW2. They only use that code as a way to raise patriotism for gullible youths and idealists. Also during sengoku jidai they still killing peasants, burn enemy's village and destroying their crops and food. Also their method to remove threat is to kill enemy samurai including his family, that includes children and infant

[@livethefuture2492]

they were not honorable in any way, their idea of honor was blind fanatisicm for the emperor. They had no sense of moral code of conduct or our definition of honor in the west.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

@@livethefuture2492 Wow, sounds like the woke youth of today...

[@peterkirgan2921]

Hartmann was a genius

[@31oannamphong66]

erich hartmann: score 352 kills german: still lose erich: why are we still here, just to sufer?

[@The_Honcho]

His team really choked

[@grigoriysalzmann7223]

Even other Luftwaffe pilots laughed at Eric and thought he was lying about numbers and boasting

[@IncandescentFate]

He's the type of dude that carries a team

[@31oannamphong66]

@@IncandescentFate and his team is my average teamate's skill in war thunder

[@IncandescentFate]

@@31oannamphong66 exactly

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

The man is the greateast ace in human history and he almost never gets mentioned by history youtube channels. WTF.

[@MikeBrown-go1pc]

because he flew for the "bad guys" we were told.

[@dr.kroenen2425]

Hans Joachim Marseille was the ACE OF ACES. Hartmann said so himself 😮

[@stephenlawrence606]

Now he was a true champion of the air 👍👍👍great story

[@CaptainLegionary]

3:00 that 1 scene in the Sonderkommando Elbe video of the pilot taking off

[@mrtwixplays2299]

We need more axis story’s, for example the Tiger commander Michael Wittmann one of the best thank legend in all of history

[@klausphx]

There's a few Wittmann videos on KZbin

[@klausphx]

There's a few Wittmann videos on KZbin