How A Famous German Ace Survived Being Shot Down EIGHT Times - The Story of Gunther Rall

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The video is on the great German Luftwaffe ace Gunther Rall and how he was shot down eight times in his journey to score 275 aerial victories. This was made using the World War II flight simulator IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series. Heroes of the Skies episode 17. Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder
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@jeepman1467
@jeepman1467 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the sixties my Dad was in the military and we were stationed in Europe for a couple of years. A good friend of ours was a German Officer who flew a BF 109 and Fw190 during the war. One day my brother and I were dog-fighting with our model planes. When he saw us he walk up saying "no,no,no" and proceeded for the next 30 minutes to instruct us in the proper way to shoot down another aircraft.
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@anthonystark3959
@anthonystark3959 2 жыл бұрын
Lucky you
@samkangal8428
@samkangal8428 2 жыл бұрын
Good story👍
@LeopardIL2
@LeopardIL2 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you Herr Rall! Lucky man!
@joelex7966
@joelex7966 2 жыл бұрын
I bet he had solid advice
@jokodihaynes419
@jokodihaynes419 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome story mate hope you do the story of the white Lily of Stalingrad
@ricardocorbie6803
@ricardocorbie6803 2 жыл бұрын
Great Content!! One of my Air Heroes, Thanks!
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
He fought for the Nazi's, the most evil regime in the history of the world, invading sovereign foreign countries and murdering millions upon millions of people.
@ricardocorbie6803
@ricardocorbie6803 2 жыл бұрын
@@HiTechOilCo true, but as a soldier you do as you’re told , you do and die, only thing that you can control is your humanity and your actions in combat!! I fought for my country In Bosnia and Iraq, we were wrong about Iraq! IJS!! Still a Gentleman and soldier
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
@@ricardocorbie6803 - As a person, a soldier does not have to obey illegal orders that violate God's law, i.e. thou shalt do no murder. He fought for the aggressor nation, (Nazi Germany). That's being on the wrong side. That is committing evil. That is wrong and there is no excuse for it. We must learn from the mistakes of history or be doomed to repeat them. To glorify the evil actions of Nazi Germany, or somehow gloss them over, means that 65 million people died in W.W.II for *no reason*. Then we have learned *nothing*.
@ricardocorbie6803
@ricardocorbie6803 2 жыл бұрын
@@HiTechOilCo not one time did I say anything about obeying illegal orders, the gentleman in question, never did anything illegal, not that we know of,, like shooting an unarmed pilot in a parachute, or strafing a hospital ship, etc!!
@kal.50bmg32
@kal.50bmg32 2 жыл бұрын
I was at Rall´s funeral in St. Zeno, Bavaria, in 2009. There were a lot of soldiers to give him the final salute.
@rafehr1378
@rafehr1378 2 жыл бұрын
❤‍🩹
@whiplash8277
@whiplash8277 Жыл бұрын
As it should be. A great man of honor.
@colinheaton2679
@colinheaton2679 2 жыл бұрын
I knew Gunther Rall for years, his full interview is in my book, The German Aces Speak II. Georg-Peter Eder, another friend, was shot down/shot up 17 times, wounded 14 times. His wife Hertha was also his medical doctor while he was recovering. Actually the Fw-190A series of fighters were faster the than the Bf-109G series, and the Fw-190D series was even faster and better ay high altitude, being liquid cooled engine as opposed the A series using an air cooled radial. Rall also qualified in the Me-262 but never flew it in combat. The photo is not Rankin with Rall showing the missing thumb. That was a C.O. of the 56th FG Col. Hubert Zemke. I knew Zemke also.
@harrypost9442
@harrypost9442 2 жыл бұрын
What are the chances of confirming the unconfirmed claims of aces like Eder, Rademacher, etc..?
@harrypost9442
@harrypost9442 2 жыл бұрын
Also, Is Prien's JG 77 ever going to be published in English?
@erickent3557
@erickent3557 2 жыл бұрын
I read both German Aces Speak just a few months ago, and highly recommend them... thank you, Mr. Heaton, for your work. The stories have such interesting arcs to them, often feeling like the gentlemen are often the same room, or at least said "oh, make sure you ask so-and-so about the time such-and-such happened!" :D Funny, but, these days, if I could go back in time and meet Mr. Rall, I'd probably be more interested in his and Hertha's story together!
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
But...but...all the kids say, "The victor writes the history". They couldn't be wrong, could they? lol :)
@netherwolves3412
@netherwolves3412 2 жыл бұрын
Your books look pretty cool! I might have to read them!
@toddcooper2563
@toddcooper2563 2 жыл бұрын
For a smaller country, compared to the US, it was remarkable how they produced such quality war planes and produced such highly skilled pilots.
@toniberger6005
@toniberger6005 2 жыл бұрын
the highly skilled pilot thing... these were a fiew humans out of millions. its more luck to get the right man to the right job. sadly a lot of german pilots didnt met this standard. and the odds against them grew every day.
@joeydepalmer4457
@joeydepalmer4457 2 жыл бұрын
not to mention on how close they where to taking over europe. just messed up taking a shot a russia when it did
@shahrookhshroff3018
@shahrookhshroff3018 Жыл бұрын
The quality of the German "volk" itself is THE key factor in their success ... at almost times and in all ways, as of always! ☺☺☺😇😇😇💥💥💥👌👌👌
@emergencylowmaneuvering7350
@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 Жыл бұрын
Not only the pilots, but the other men too. Tough white men, not like Americunts are right lately . they are supporting the ones that want to rob them and rape their sisters too.
@martinarreguy2984
@martinarreguy2984 2 жыл бұрын
A gentleman, a warrior, a Statesman, what true grit looks like, Salute.
@russellrobinson4888
@russellrobinson4888 2 жыл бұрын
In this video, you mention that the BF109 was faster than the FW190. The FW190 was marginally faster.
@richardwarfield7386
@richardwarfield7386 2 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of having dinner with Herr Rall back in the early 90's along with a Russian Ace whose name I have unfortunately forgotten. I will always remember Herr Rall's upbeat and outgoing demeanor and the wonderful retelling of his experiences.
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 2 жыл бұрын
This guy has had one hell of a time in WWII. And it's a wonder he survived them all. Glad he did. Great video.
@Snobiker13
@Snobiker13 2 жыл бұрын
A friend's dad was a Stuka pilot. He had to walk home nine times.
@Mercurywheeler
@Mercurywheeler 2 жыл бұрын
Probably needed a better mechanic then 😀
@Harzer-Roller
@Harzer-Roller Жыл бұрын
Günther Rall, born on 10 March 1918 in Gaggenau as the son of a commercial agent. Grew up in Stuttgart, member of the Christian Boy Scouts. Joined the army in 1936, transferred to the air force in 1938 and trained as a fighter pilot. Participated in campaigns in the West, in the Balkans and in Greece. Shot down over the Soviet Union and Germany and severely wounded several times. At the end of the war, 275 aerial victories and Commodore of JG 300. After the war, commercial activity, then appointed to the management of the Salem Castle School. Joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and trained as a jet pilot. Project officer for the introduction of the F-104 G Starfighter. After various troop and staff assignments, Inspector of the German Air Force and finally, as Lieutenant General, German representative on the NATO Military Committee. Günther Rall passed away on 04 October 2009 in Bad Reichenhall. "Those who admire me for my 275 kills know nothing of war. They do not know what it means for a whole human life that one had to kill at a young age in order not to be killed oneself. They do not know the shame and grief of the survivor. War is not the continuation of politics by other means, but a disgrace; it is the complete bankruptcy of political action. With the experiences of my generation, however, in some capitals of the world, this conscience also seems to be disappearing from politics
@simonstock4448
@simonstock4448 2 жыл бұрын
Great resume of his career, like some others posting comments I too knew Gunther for a bit in his twilight years and was gifted a copy of his Flugbuch autobiography- he recounted flying over the Kuban from his base at Taganrog and the encounter that cost him his thumb. And his postwar experiences. A legend of a man!
@64maxpower
@64maxpower 2 жыл бұрын
I pray American people can study how the German people were called to war. There are so many lessons to take away
@scratchy996
@scratchy996 2 жыл бұрын
Rall said in an interview why he asked Hitler when the war will be over. The officers already knew early on that Germany is losing, and they were waiting for a diplomatic solution, a peace treaty that never came. The normal soldiers and the general public had no idea how the war is going, they only knew what they were told.
@Pau_Pau9
@Pau_Pau9 2 жыл бұрын
Gunther Rall is one of very few German pilots to smile for the camera. Many others have stern look on their faces.
@toniberger6005
@toniberger6005 2 жыл бұрын
well typical german. you take it with black humor or kill evrybody who asks you with a grim stare - bc your to tired to spend more of your livetime thinking/talking about something. ( Blauäugig in die Schmelze bis der Eiserne Blick in grauen Stahl erlischt)
@jrnmadsen2710
@jrnmadsen2710 2 жыл бұрын
Many veterans suffered from PTSD for the rest of their lives, never having a full night of sleep. Gentle men, calm men ... but their inside was pain and chaos.
@charlescomly1
@charlescomly1 2 жыл бұрын
A truly great pilot.
@janehill9764
@janehill9764 2 жыл бұрын
the hawk 75 was NOT WEAK. its was more manoeuverable than the me-109 and in fact shot down dozens of messerschmitts.in fact the hawk 75 scored more than 200 kills against the luftwaffe during the 6-8 week battle of france, may/june 1940....
@shahrookhshroff3018
@shahrookhshroff3018 Жыл бұрын
How many Messerschmitts shot down how many Hawks overall?
@connorhenry9599
@connorhenry9599 2 жыл бұрын
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Proverbs 24:16
@hertzair1186
@hertzair1186 2 жыл бұрын
Rall was a total class act….in my opinion, the greatest overall pilot of the war, all things considered.
@jaydeister9305
@jaydeister9305 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great story! The German pilots flew so many combat missions, and shot down so many aircraft, it's hard to imagine!
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@zeltroid1730
@zeltroid1730 2 жыл бұрын
I know these soldiers were nazis but at the end of the day they were fighting for the same reason us Americans do. He's a brave man and an amazing pilot, I could never dream of achieving half the acts of bravery let alone get into an aircraft knowing I was heading into certain death.
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
Nazi Germany was short of pilots all through that horrific war, so any pilots they did have never went home, they just continued fighting until they died.
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
@@zeltroid1730 - Fighting for the Nazi's, the most evil regime in the history of the world, invading sovereign foreign countries and murdering millions upon millions of people. The world has not been a victim of this before or since. America fought against the murderous evil of Nazi Germany in order to bring that evil to an end. Nazi Germany and America could not be more different. Nazi Germany fought on the side of evil. America fought on the side of good, to stop that evil.
@marcmt4171
@marcmt4171 2 жыл бұрын
*hard to believe
@weissrw1
@weissrw1 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Mr. Rall was a good man!!!!
@darrylr.4983
@darrylr.4983 2 жыл бұрын
I met Franz Stigler at a convention in 2000. He was there with Charles Brown, the B-17 pilot Stigler opted not to shoot down. Stigler had 28 victories but was shot down 17 times!!! Almost all of these were over Germany fighting the Allied bombers. I saw the groove on the top of his head that was made by a .50 caliber round. The parachutes were made of silk which was very difficult to get and much in demand by German women. Somehow he kept "losing" his parachute after being shot down 😋
@michaelgibson4705
@michaelgibson4705 2 жыл бұрын
I have always been intrigued by Gunther Rall,in many of his interviews he seems an amiable man,his friendship post WW2 with many of British and American adversaries would seem at odds with the image of a leading ace.that he fought well for his country cannot be denied
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
He fought for the Nazi's, the most evil regime in the history of the world, invading sovereign foreign countries and murdering millions upon millions of people.
@robertwarn9756
@robertwarn9756 2 жыл бұрын
Many became friends after the war. Great British ace (22 before being downed in 1941) Douglas Bader, was dined by Galland before going into the Stalag. After the war they became friends. There are other examples.
@lindamcentaffer5969
@lindamcentaffer5969 2 жыл бұрын
@@HiTechOilCo Actually, Rall, Galland, Hartmann & many others fought for their COUNTRY, as good soldiers, & they had to TOLERATE the NAZIs, or get shot.
@victorydaydeepstate
@victorydaydeepstate 2 жыл бұрын
As a Boomer, I really appreciate your research and video graphics skill. When I was a kid many combat veterans came home from the war but did not talk about their combat experiences. You are shedding light on what actually happened during the war. Of the vets I knew who did talk about it, this included crew members of a B17 and B24 bombers. One flew missions over Germany and the other flew missions to bomb the Ploiesti refiners in Romania. I talked with a tank leader in Patton's Third Army. This man said Patton was blood and guts...his guts and out blood. We had church members who had their legs blown off , fought on the front lines in Germany, two who survived Admiral Halsey's typhoon tragedy, one survived 3 years in a Nazi POW camp, another fought at the Battle of the Bulge, and one intimidating guy survived an SS bullet to the head (and lived with this bullet in his head for the rest of his life.) Close to home, my first cousin (once removed,) relived his experience of being under fire from an MG 42 machine gun in his nightmares for the rest of his life. Another dear friend, while being transported on a Liberty Ship in the North Atlantic, survived the ordeal of his ship breaking up but was saved by welders making emergency repairs. The most interesting story was a vet, with another soldier, shot a bazooka at a Tiger tank and the projectile bounced off the Tiger with no damage. He subsequently threw the bazooka down and ran. His buddy screamed, "you can't throw the bazooka down...it's against regulations!" He retorted, "with the goddamn thing doesn't work!" Thank you again for bringing to life the most fascinating period of human history. It's a story that is worthy of being told...and you have a gift for bringing this story vividly to life.
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rogerarmstrong8893
@rogerarmstrong8893 Жыл бұрын
I worked with a ww2 vet that was a forward observer for the 3rd armor division he had uncanny vision even when I knew him he was in his late fiftys we worked at a defense plant he was allso an avid hunter he could spot deer lying in the brush that he had to point out to me because I still couldn't see them he told me lots of ww2 stories about his exploits. The most craziest stuff I ever heard bravery exemplified. Those men were some of the best this country has every know.
@edgein3299
@edgein3299 2 жыл бұрын
Nice that he got the opportunity to party with the man that shot off his thumb. They must have had a great time.
@mikearakelian6368
@mikearakelian6368 2 жыл бұрын
Can u imagine getting flight instruction from this guy?... believed he was a regular guy with good piloting skills...
@whiplash8277
@whiplash8277 Жыл бұрын
Actually, TJ, the FW190 was faster than the 109. Although the ME109 was more plentiful and predated the 190, the 190 was actually a superior aircraft. And thanks for covering General Rall (he was a West German general after the war). He is my favorite German WWII ace. I just missed meeting him in the early/mid 2000's, something I deeply regret missing. He was such an interesting man/warrior.
@726HARPAZO
@726HARPAZO 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. I liked very much Rall's autobiography, "My Logbook". It's too bad so many of the Luftwaffe's top guns didn't put pen to paper to write their accounts. Adolf Dickfeld wrote his autobiography, "Footsteps Of The Hunter", a truly great read. I hope you do a video on Georg-Peter Eder.
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@robertwarn9756
@robertwarn9756 2 жыл бұрын
First and the Last by Adolph Galand. I Flew for the Führer by Hans Knocke.
@726HARPAZO
@726HARPAZO 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertwarn9756 Both great 👍
@dannythomson5195
@dannythomson5195 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! One of the best fighter pilot’s during WW2. Men like walther oesau, werner molders, Klaus mietusch most of them fought with honor and cameraderie. Many were forgotten but videos like these will keep their legacy. Loved your videos hope you make more!!!
@norbertschmitz3358
@norbertschmitz3358 2 жыл бұрын
@Danny Thomson The German Luftwaffe never forgot its old heroes. While some WW2 pilots were incorporated in the new West German Airforce and even made 4 star generals.....the highest decorated German soldier, a JU 87 (Stuka) pilot named Hans Ulrich Rudel, a full Colonel, was however shunned by the west German Government. Throughout his years after WW2 he was banned from all German military installations......because he refused to denounce WW2 as a crime, and all his fellow soldiers as stupid idiots that followed the Nazis blindly! However. Buy that time, the sixties, a new generation of German Luftwaffen pilots had emerged, and all those young kids, by learning what a man Rudel was, looked up to Rudel not only as a German Patriot.....but for the outstanding pilot he was. Many private functions and receptions in Rudels honour were held over the following years, attended by some very highly ranked active officers. Nothing the Government could do about that! But the final tribute and honour came at his funeral. (I'm writing this off the cuff..not sure when exactly.....you might like to google the guy.) Right to the minute, just as his coffin was lowered into his grave.....a single F4 Phantom did a low flyby and dipped its wings. This of course caused a minor political storm. But to there credit.....the Luftwaffen high command simply declared that all records show there was no such a aircraft in that vicinity....end of story.....hahaha. In those days our heroes, and our everyday simple soldier might have been forgotten by the German Government.....but by a long shot not by many others! Little note from a German. I served as a conscript 1973/74 in an Airborne Regiment for 15 mth. We used to sing the old Nazi? songs on a daily bases. Our heroes were the old Wehrmacht soldiers. To top it all up.....than I shall shut up.....lol One of the most unpleasant excercises was to spend several hours in a bunker with gas mask on. Our NCO's then through plenty of teargas grenades in our bunker. What was the whole excercise called???? A short visit to Eichmanns hobby cellar.......hahaha Cheers from Berlin
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, fighting for the Nazi's, the most evil regime in the history of the world, invading sovereign foreign countries and murdering millions upon millions of people. What great, "honor".
@traxel14
@traxel14 2 жыл бұрын
@@norbertschmitz3358 "...because he refused to denounce WW2 as a crime, and all his fellow soldiers as stupid idiots that followed the Nazis blindly!" Verstehe ich Sie richtig? Hier schreiben Sie, dass Rudel seine Kameraden als Dummköpfe bezeichnet hat, weil sie die Nazis blind gefolgt sind? Das kann ich nicht glauben, da Rudel als Nazi Anhänger sehr bekannt war. Als Soldat/ Flieger für sein Land war er überragend! Jedes (normale) Land hätte ihn als Held deklariert.
@norbertschmitz3358
@norbertschmitz3358 2 жыл бұрын
@@traxel14 Nein, Nein..... he refused....er weigerte sich.....to denounce....zu verurteilen......WW2 als ein verbrechen zu bezeichnen.....and his fellow soldiers....und seine kameraden......as stupid idiots that followed the Nazis blindly.......als dumme idioten zu bezeichnen die den nazis blind folgten. Da haben dich deine mangelden englichkenntnisse in die irre gefuehrt.....leider! War selbst W15 er, und kannte als angehoeriger des luft-lande regiment Lebach einige piloten. Rudel war fuer piloten damals ein held....ein Idol! Rudel war ein ueberzeughter Nazi....wie millionen von Deutschen in jehner zeit....aber er flog und kaempfte fuer sein vaterland, selbst mit nur einem bein, bis zum ende! Falls du nochwas in meinem englischen kommentar nicht verstanden hast: Rudel wurde von der politic geaechtet.....durfte seit jahren keinen fliegerhorst mehr betreten. Aber von seinen kameraden und nachfolgern war er hoch geachtet. Zu seinem begraebniss, gerade als sein sarg ins grab ging, flog eine BW Phantom ueber den friedhof im tiefflug und wackelt mit der tragflaesche....ein alter letzter flieger gruss und letzte ehre! Das verteidigungs ministerium wimmelte ab.....zu der der zeit war keine machine in diesem luftraum....!!!! Ich bin nun 67, und finde es noch immer nicht nur traurig, sondern absolut beschaemend das wir unseren soldaten nie den gebuehrenden respect, ehre und dank ausgesprochen haben!! Hoffe du verstehts mich nun besser. LG
@vasilhnatiuk4961
@vasilhnatiuk4961 2 жыл бұрын
Slower focke-wulf 190s??? The fw190s were newer aircraft with higher speed and rate of climb then the 109s.
@edwardgoering1237
@edwardgoering1237 2 жыл бұрын
After the War even though He face much scrutiny he always faced the public with a smile He lived to 2012 ?"
@nivocz769
@nivocz769 Жыл бұрын
Im imagening this guy teaking off and return on foot 30 min later just yelling at his commanding officer "Franz! It hapend agin!" Dude just screams back "THIS IS 4TH TIME THIS WEEK!"
@janmale7767
@janmale7767 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are very good...the political comments irritate me though...seems like you actively seek the kosher stamp of approval on 'Jewtube' I have heard another German remark that Rall was a gifted pilot but fell a bit short on intellectual capacity,didn't see the 'big picture',most sheeples are so deluded on who really runs this world and how we are being manipulated in to do there bidding!
@jeffbell5125
@jeffbell5125 2 жыл бұрын
Wow what a lucky and evidently talented ace. I spent 2 years in west Germany thanks to my uncle sam, and all the veterans of that war I met were truly thankful to be alive and characters that could entertain you with some of their exploits.
@Davii1
@Davii1 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not even into Aviation but these videos are really good 💪🏾 can't stop watching
@josephwolosz2522
@josephwolosz2522 2 жыл бұрын
He's not really gone. He bailed out of the coffin!
@shahrookhshroff3018
@shahrookhshroff3018 Жыл бұрын
😊😊😊👌👌👌
@lucasbishop8437
@lucasbishop8437 2 жыл бұрын
I love learning about ww2 German aces Germany had the best aces in both world wars Gunther rall was the third most successful fight pilot history behind gerhard barkhorn who was the second and Erich heartman as the first
@joeydepalmer4457
@joeydepalmer4457 2 жыл бұрын
thats really good to die at 91 when you are a fighter pilot. no matter what side you where on. how mny times they either was or came close to being shot set on fire or crashing. not to mention all the differant chemicals they came in contact with that could have caused who know what physical issues. than there is mental issues and who knows what. but with all that said, i would have liked to have tried it at least once or at least fly a bf109 or a spit or a mustang
@juanpabloaravenariquelme5461
@juanpabloaravenariquelme5461 2 жыл бұрын
ein großartiger Pilot. ein großartiger Held ein großartiger Mann .... Gott segne dich für immer Günther Rall ... Die besten Asse der Welt und der Geschichte und möge die Welt ihn nie vergessen .... EHRE UND RUHM Günther Rall
@erichkorman710
@erichkorman710 2 жыл бұрын
Es ist kaum zu glauben Rall hat der Kreig uberlebt wie Erich Hartmann noch so viele jahre kampfen
@argento1111
@argento1111 2 жыл бұрын
i own his biography book, hand-signed by the man himself. You can even find some in ebay, but they are expensive now…
@galejennings1879
@galejennings1879 2 жыл бұрын
German pilots had a saying. You get the Iron Cross or a wooden cross. They never got a rest.
@hansgruber650
@hansgruber650 Жыл бұрын
Greatest Ace's the world will ever see.
@jimramsey8887
@jimramsey8887 Жыл бұрын
A Brilliant summary of Gunther Rall's wartime exploits.. Thanks very much.
@simonrisley2177
@simonrisley2177 2 жыл бұрын
The FW 190 was not slower than the Bf 109! Quite the contrary. It was, however slightly less agile.
@americanpatriot2422
@americanpatriot2422 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video and presentation.
@Imnotyourdoormat
@Imnotyourdoormat Жыл бұрын
Yeager, Boyington, and Gabreski were all shot down [Gabreski ran aground] ... Bobby Johnson would have been too had he not been flying a Thunderbolt.
@haakonsteinsvaag
@haakonsteinsvaag 2 жыл бұрын
After being shot down 3-4 times, I find it incredible that he chose to keep flying combat missions, and not find something less dangerous like training new pilots.
@traxel14
@traxel14 2 жыл бұрын
Later on in the War, lots of well known Aces were taken off active duty to save them, see Adolf Galland, but a lot just wanted to keep on fighting for their country. Galland even joined the Fight again in 1945!
@slomo1562
@slomo1562 2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing life that man lived. He most have had nerves of steel.
@joedaviss9448
@joedaviss9448 2 жыл бұрын
another great video thank you
@rabitsky
@rabitsky Жыл бұрын
Erich Rudorffer was shot down 16 times and bailed out 9 times. Heinz Bär was shot down 18 times and belly landed 14 times.
@Cybernaut76
@Cybernaut76 6 ай бұрын
If you are shot down a few times it is not evidence that you are a waste of oxygen. I am sure a lot of very competent aces (such as Erich Hartmann and Hans Ulrich Rudel) had to either bail out or make emergency landing. If you do not lose any planes, chances are that you are a coward.
@joeydepalmer4457
@joeydepalmer4457 2 жыл бұрын
shot down 8 times? wonder if anyone told him to change careers
@scotttheodore9732
@scotttheodore9732 2 жыл бұрын
TJ3 , Scott from Texas. I am a retired C141B and F16 Fighter Jet Crew Chief in the Air National Guard and I just wanted to say you put together some of the most professional Documentary short videos on KZbin. You have definitely found your calling. Keep up the great work and I look forward to hearing from you. I do hav3 some ideas on future videos which I will write to you later about.
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott!
@josiahrickens4556
@josiahrickens4556 2 жыл бұрын
He was wounded in air combat by a pilot of a p-47
@lstepinski
@lstepinski 2 жыл бұрын
He also spent 10-1/2 or 11-1/2 years in a soviet prisoner of war camp at the end of the war
@stscc01
@stscc01 2 жыл бұрын
No, he was only POW until August 1945, you obviously mixed that up with Erich Hartmann, the top scoring fighter pilot of all times. Hartmann was captured by the Soviets in 1945, after refusing to leave his comrades. He had refused his last order to fly to the West and surrender to the Americans. The Soviets kept him prisoner for more than 10 years, he was subject to several show trials, that accused him of war crimes he had never committed. The Soviets sentenced him to 25 years of forced labor, but eventually let him return to Germany after 10 years. Unlike other German officers, Hartmann never made false confessions of crimes he had not committed.
@spencereagle1118
@spencereagle1118 2 жыл бұрын
He's not a patch on Hans-Ulrich Rudell. Stuka pilot Rudel Rudel was credited with 2,530 missions, one battleship, one cruiser, a destroyer, 70 landing craft, some 800 vehicles, 150 gun positions, numerous armoured trains and bridges, 519 tanks and nine aircraft. He had been shot down more than 30 times (never by an enemy pilot) and wounded five times. He held the highest military honour, the Golden Oak Leaves with Swords and Diamonds to the Knight’s Cross, no other German received it.
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
Killing thousands of people. What a great guy!
@spencereagle1118
@spencereagle1118 2 жыл бұрын
@@HiTechOilCo I'd rather pull him out of a river than you.
@galejennings1879
@galejennings1879 2 жыл бұрын
Rudel was a devout Nazi.
@jimpottssoundandvision
@jimpottssoundandvision 2 жыл бұрын
These history videos are fun. That was a good one!
@jeffblacky
@jeffblacky Жыл бұрын
Erich Rudorffer 200 plus kills shot down 16 times Bailed out 9 times Must be a world record
@shahrookhshroff3018
@shahrookhshroff3018 Жыл бұрын
It's 222 confirmed kills, I believe ...
@zacharyvonroeder6873
@zacharyvonroeder6873 2 жыл бұрын
Great vide, keep up the good work! I'm always amazed when some of these former combatants meet each other decades after fighting each other and become friends. I'd be interested to hear a shrinks take on such friendships. Do you have a video about the bomber Ye Olde Pub and Franz Stigler? If not that would be a great project for you. It's one of my favorite books
@carlwessels2671
@carlwessels2671 Жыл бұрын
That happens with all branches of the military. They realize that circumstances were similar(fighting for their country) mostly to young too young to be very political. Also facing the same dangers.
@realwealthproperties5671
@realwealthproperties5671 Жыл бұрын
He has one about the bomber and Frank Stigler. He put it out a few months ago so you can find it on his channel.
@i.t.s.inthestars7749
@i.t.s.inthestars7749 Жыл бұрын
He is a cat and needed to calm it down on his last life
@janehill9764
@janehill9764 2 жыл бұрын
rall did not become an ace until he had 10 victories. ...the luftwaffe officially considered a pilot an ace when he had shot down 10 aircraft.... hell, do your research!
@DogWalkerBill
@DogWalkerBill Жыл бұрын
Excellent story!
@Desertduleler_88
@Desertduleler_88 2 жыл бұрын
I have several aviation prints with Rall’s signature on them. One of the best German fighter pilots of WW2.
@thetruth9775
@thetruth9775 Жыл бұрын
So amazing on how these former enemies become friends. People are people.
@inkycat7167
@inkycat7167 2 жыл бұрын
This guy got literally 9 lives
@robmiller1964
@robmiller1964 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much from little New Zealand!
@akondofswat209
@akondofswat209 2 жыл бұрын
This is why you don't waste your ammo on the fuel tanks...
@pedrojuliancereceda8301
@pedrojuliancereceda8301 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly for your videos.
@jphamalainen7892
@jphamalainen7892 2 жыл бұрын
Illu Juutilainen never had single bullethole in his plane + 90 kills.
@stscc01
@stscc01 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but he did fly in another period of WWII...
@cowboywoodard2569
@cowboywoodard2569 2 жыл бұрын
Damn good video young man!!,The hand of faith
@kellybreen5526
@kellybreen5526 2 жыл бұрын
Hartman also was shot down multiple times. He also scored many of his victories at very close range and crashed as a result of being hit by debris from his victims. On the flip side of things, for most of the war, when Allied pilots were shot down it was a trip to the stalag.
@lancerasmussen6182
@lancerasmussen6182 2 жыл бұрын
actually was hartman ever defeated in aerial combat? i believe he never lost a wingman either
@kellybreen5526
@kellybreen5526 2 жыл бұрын
@@lancerasmussen6182 You could be right, but he still had to crash land or bail out multiple times. I think there are a quite a few pilots from all sides who were not shot down by another fighter, but who still ended up getting knocked down by collision or flak. Kain - flying mishap, Bader, mid air collision, Tuck, flak. All I am saying is that if Hartman had been an Allied pilot his first crash would have meant captivity. I think he scored about 25 kills per crash. Which puts him or puts the Allied pilots in about the same class. They were all quite remarkable.
@lancerasmussen6182
@lancerasmussen6182 2 жыл бұрын
@@kellybreen5526 he did get captured by the Russians once, but managed to escape by punching one of the guards and jumping from the vehicle. Eventually making it back to his own lines. Of course the allied pilots were good, but never flew anything like the number of sorties the Germans did.
@kellybreen5526
@kellybreen5526 2 жыл бұрын
@@lancerasmussen6182 Exactly. The war experience for our aircrew was completely different from what the Germans experienced. From a skill point of view I would be very reluctant to say that the Luftwaffe had better pilots simply based on the number of aircraft that they managed to shoot down. That isbthe point that in my view gets missed. Johnson onlybhad his Spitfire damaged once by an enemy fighter, and many of his sorties resulted in no contact with the enemy. Most of his flying was deep behind enemy lines, and unlike Hartman escaping to friendly lines, for most of the war there was that pesky moat protecting Britain but also dooming our aircrew to captivity if they went down. I would also add that the eastern and western fronts were also apple and orange affairs. Not a few pilots who were extremely effective on one front would get killed in short order on the other.
@traxel14
@traxel14 2 жыл бұрын
@@kellybreen5526 He had at least 352 confirmed "kills", if he had been shot down every 25 "kills" that means that he had to bail out or crash-land at least 14 times. Your invoice can't be true! How could you even think up such garbage without even ever reading about this pilot?
@TheJackHood
@TheJackHood 2 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show that you can the be best at something, and you'll still have bad days, just can't let them keep you down
@el_Contra
@el_Contra 2 жыл бұрын
maybe he just wasn't that good at landing... just saying
@el_Contra
@el_Contra 2 жыл бұрын
just kidding... it was a good story.
@6XCcustom
@6XCcustom 4 ай бұрын
Günther Rall was good, but flew on the eastern front against pilots who could barely take off and land, let alone fight many consider Hans-Joachim Marseil to be the world's best fighter pilots ever
@cesarefiderio1634
@cesarefiderio1634 3 ай бұрын
Complimenti per il video, filmato molto esaustivo e allo stesso tempo istruttivo. Le grandi pagine della storia, vanno sempre e comunque ricordate. Per evitarne...IL RIPETERSI!!!
@robertbruce1887
@robertbruce1887 11 ай бұрын
An incredible pilot, incredible surviver, & a likeable guy ( he even became friends with American pilot that shot off his thumb) Always wished he hadn't lost his thumb.
@Tiagomottadmello
@Tiagomottadmello 2 жыл бұрын
Great vídeo !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@janehill9764
@janehill9764 2 жыл бұрын
erich hartmann, the greatest ace of all time, with 352 kills, was NEVER shot down...
@stscc01
@stscc01 2 жыл бұрын
One of the myths that never seem to die. Erich Hartmann had been shot down not only once, but several times during his career. He had a number of crash landings, but survived them all without major injuries. He obviously had a little bit more luck than Günther Rall when it came to crash landings. Toliver/Constable have written a very good book about Erich Hartmann and his life after being released by the Soviets 10 years after the war... I was lucky enough to meet Erich Hartmann at two occasionns as a kid (I was born some 50 km away from his home at Weil im Schönbuch in Germany). He was an impressive personality, as are most of the fighter pilots, then and now...
@janehill9764
@janehill9764 2 жыл бұрын
@@stscc01 i am sorry. you are right. i read erich hartman's book, the blond knight, years ago. and i forgot that hartman HAD been shot down and HAD several crash landings. i dont know why there is a myth that hartman was never shot down.it's puzzling.
@stscc01
@stscc01 2 жыл бұрын
@@janehill9764 the myth exists since social media have taken over from books as historical reference... *lol* One of my favorite channels on KZbin, Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles (which I highly recommend!) even made a video on this matter...
@janehill9764
@janehill9764 2 жыл бұрын
@@stscc01 thanks. i'll check greg out.
@stscc01
@stscc01 2 жыл бұрын
@@janehill9764 jep, he has one of the best channels for aircraft on KZbin, very in-depth and he always mentions his sources, really impressive!
@AM-kb3jv
@AM-kb3jv 2 жыл бұрын
臨場感ある素晴らしい動画でした。
@LancelotChan
@LancelotChan 2 жыл бұрын
It's always a bit relieving to see that some fighting on the german side did not support the nazi regime but were forced / brainwashed to do so.
@010bobby
@010bobby 2 жыл бұрын
RIP Gladiator...
@joelex7966
@joelex7966 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this subject fairly
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@waynevaughan9325
@waynevaughan9325 Жыл бұрын
A very brave man.
@shamfilmpresents6309
@shamfilmpresents6309 2 жыл бұрын
Rip sir..great soldier..
@jibeco
@jibeco 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding TJ. Very nice job. thanks.
@hansfyhrqvist7734
@hansfyhrqvist7734 8 ай бұрын
Germany had the greatest fighter aces both in World War I and World War II. Of course the main factor was their enormous talent, and also their training and aircrafts.
@derekstocker6661
@derekstocker6661 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be in touch with Gunther just before he passed away, he had his war story published entitled "My Log Book" in 2006.This is a wonderful read and he signed it for me along with his wartime photo. He was always such a happy man and nothing was too much trouble for him and his book is an outstanding account. RIP Gunther. Not forgotten.
@bigc208
@bigc208 2 жыл бұрын
I have a signed copy of his book. The guy must have had an angel on his shoulder looking out for him.
@jeffblacky
@jeffblacky Ай бұрын
My grand uncle was in the 4th SS and the 12th SS as a anti tank gunner He was wound 7 times and had a gold wound badge Rall should at least have a silver
@dams77600
@dams77600 2 жыл бұрын
very interesting
@rafehr1378
@rafehr1378 2 жыл бұрын
What a man, damn. Says an American veteran who's been under fire.
@philipperenwart4053
@philipperenwart4053 2 жыл бұрын
Time index 10:09 "the slower FW 190" ? Slower ?
@electriclute
@electriclute 2 жыл бұрын
Pease do a video about Hans von Werra the german pilot POW who made an incredible escape from Canada to Germamy and continued fighting . Only POW to successfully escape from north america .
@colinheaton2679
@colinheaton2679 2 жыл бұрын
Hardy Kruger played him in the 1950's film "The One That Got Away"
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this idea! I'll definitely be doing one on him.
@samkangal8428
@samkangal8428 2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing .He looks like he was a nice guy .
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
What do nice guys look like? He fought for the Nazi's, the most evil regime in the history of the world, invading sovereign foreign countries and murdering millions upon millions of people. Is that being a, "nice guy"?
@samkangal8428
@samkangal8428 2 жыл бұрын
@HighTechOilCo It's normal to fight for the Country ya come from ,it's random ,not a choise . He was a pilot ,not a SS guard ,and i guess that independant from your political wrong or right side you can be a nice or a bad guy . It's not just good vs evil .
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
@@samkangal8428 - What does a nice guy look like? The evil of Nazi Germany was never seen before or since. They invaded sovereign foreign countries, (a war crime), and killed millions of people. That's being the aggressor. That's being on the wrong side. That is committing evil. That *is wrong* and there is no excuse for it. We must learn from the mistakes of history or be doomed to repeat them. To glorify the evil actions of Nazi Germany, or somehow gloss them over, means that 65 million people died in W.W.II for *no reason*. We learned *nothing*.
@rastapopoulos7870
@rastapopoulos7870 2 жыл бұрын
@@HiTechOilCo "Such evil was never seen before or since"... eeehm Colonialism very much???
@mmouseav8r402
@mmouseav8r402 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he thought about the government he was fighting for, knowing what they were doing and what his wife did for the Jews. Didn’t that create a conflict of interest for him?
@windex7934
@windex7934 2 жыл бұрын
Is it more or alot of aces fought against the Soviet
@TJ3
@TJ3 2 жыл бұрын
It certainly seems that is correct.
@emergencynurse02
@emergencynurse02 2 жыл бұрын
You know Rall Wrote a book, called "My Logbook" it might be rare now in the English printing. I have a signed copy....worth the read ...! Thanks for the video.... BTW I fly Il 2 as well
@HiTechOilCo
@HiTechOilCo 2 жыл бұрын
But...but...all the kids say, "The victor writes the history". They couldn't be wrong, could they? lol :)
@preston7847
@preston7847 2 жыл бұрын
Good video keep them coming!!! You could get more fans with P R O M O S M.
@larryrobertson3310
@larryrobertson3310 2 жыл бұрын
that was a great story !!
@siggevibes
@siggevibes Жыл бұрын
Makes me think that these people lived their life not so long ago in something that feels like it was so long ago, and after all, that likely most watching this were alive at the same time as these people. At least for a brief moment. That it wasn't all that long ago that these things happened.
@zernanmedina2546
@zernanmedina2546 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great story!
@VonRammsteyn
@VonRammsteyn 5 ай бұрын
My favorite character from WW2. Humble as they do not come!
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