How US Shermans Became German

[@Yarnhub]

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[@medicinemanvids]

Epik new vido

[@unqualified_engineer]

Kaboom boom

[@Lawyer3532]

Amazing vid

[@Challenger2MBT]

I already do.

[@noahsawesomevids422]

Awesome 😎

[@panzerlite8108]

I'd love to see the faces of his unit watching a guy who left with a panzerfaust and motorcycle return with 2 Panthers and 12 captured Sherman tanks.

[@bosslikeryt651]

An 60 Americans and 20 more Germans😂

[@pedrocortes9326]

​​@Boss liker yt don't forget the 2 wrecked shermans he left behind in town. One destroyed by his Panzerfaust and another by a shot from one of the Panthers

[@M4A1BestGirl]

The Wehrmacht were not the only ones who used captured tanks. Virtually every Axis country had at least one captured tank. Their intent was to take it apart and see what made it so special. In the case of the M4 Sherman, it was extremely versatile and somewhat inexpensive, making it perfect for invading a foreign country who's tanks were arguably much better, but could not be rolled off the assembly line as quickly. Although the Sherman suffered massive casualties against Germany, it was able to delay them long enough for reinforcements to arrive.

[@panzerlite8108]

@@M4A1BestGirl Dawg. It's supposed to be a HAHA funny comment. You don't need to provide a history lesson. Additionally, I've been invested in the Second World War's history for 14 years. I know about this.

[@garretth8224]

​@@M4A1BestGirl High tank losses, but it had a high crew survival rate.

[@randomdeadpool]

Hermann the german Sherman

[@jayman0079]

​@Lord Cheese i don't know if you got the joke

[@karroarmado9272]

No its called auto team rebalance

[@Alloy682]

Herman Irwin the german Sherman

[@KanJonathan]

There was actually a "Herman the German" exist during WWII, who work AVG as mechanic in China, naturalized as American after the War, find a job at GE and help them to R&D the J-79 turbojet engine.

[@elkomako9762]

My real name is literally German 😂😂

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

As a former usaf officer (pilot), this man exemplifies the qualities of an excellent leader. Decisive, commanding, and brave. Good on him, glad he lived a long life.

[@josephmaghema1160]

He just served under the wrong gouvernement. They were few German officers who weren't that evil in their heart. I bet that some Nazi officers would just had the Americans lined up and shoot

[@austinwhite3132]

Truly men of valor of both sides

[@Wiiguy13]

Thank you for your service

[@ajnoah1921]

You so brave 🫡

[@charlesakira264]

thank you for your service!!

[@13vex]

3:01 the animation quality is so top notch. You can tell they have passion when a simple “he walked away” looks like THAT

[@DonMomos1]

👌 6:35 hi

[@アドルフヒトラ]

this is not animation it's real colorized footage from 1945 stop spreading misinformation

[@mat_jas]

i love the non-biased, factual appreciation of a great officer. Amazing video!

[@ark66]

PLEASE GAMING COMMUNITY REQUEST TO DEV A GAME OF THIS NATURE!

[@thatonetanker1436]

I constantly am blown away by your talent, you mad lads animate these amazing videos every week! I don’t know how but you all have my deepest respect for your commitment to your job, keep it up!

[@paulgeorge7557]

Me too

[@FurbieSlayer.]

I agree these animations are so good!

[@tungabunga4107]

The evolution of your animation is insane. I remember when they were still 2d animations 😂

[@Adam-np9xj]

The Vintage days

[@nathandei1674]

*I remember when they produced 1 Dimensional animations*

[@5skdm]

Same lol

[@Enzo_Gaming00]

I do too

[@Enzo_Gaming00]

@@nathandei1674 no they were 2D 1D is a single pixel

[@sam-bf4lt]

This is got to be one of the craziest war stories I have ever heard! Great animation!

[@macleunin]

Mark felton also told this story, it’s worth checking it out

[@ZeroNitroMan]

@@macleunin Ah yes, the wikipedia historian.

[@sam-bf4lt]

@@ZeroNitroMan true

[@carl5381]

not as crazy as the Wermacht soldiers that helped some Americans fight off the Waffen SS at Castle Itter in Austria

[@Elite_Maskman]

9:22 The t-posing American soldier: "I'M UNSTOPPABLE YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!"

[@BrenoAgmL]

lmao

[@Jumbatato]

Light work, no reaction. 🗿

[@Random-hatter]

They know he is too powerful to mess with

[@TellenJones]

What a legend.

[@cesarreyes1395]

Imagine he slowly descended towards the sky

[@paleoph6168]

4:40 Such a cute cat, it is no wonder Erwin is lucky!

[@Blitz9H]

If I recall correctly, these Shermans were incorporated into the ranks of Frundsberg. Same WSS division that had seen action in and around Arnhem, Normandy, and the Russian Front.

[@FishingWithSails]

Correct. These 12 Shermans made up 13th Kompanie of the 10th SS Pz.Rgt.

[@conall1916]

I've been following your channel ever since "When the 101st Airborne saved Friend and Foe", and I'm truly taken aback, by the quality of the animation over these last two years. Its truly a marvel that this has happened. The quality of storytelling has always been the same, Superb. Looking so forward to the stories you bring to us in the future and Thank you all for starting this channel.

[@iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194]

I’ve been here since the red baron video truly insane how much better it looks

[@5skdm]

I have been following since Lightoller, and i agree, the animation has improved exponentially

[@raymartcarreon6069]

The first I remember is that haunted oven thingy

[@chrispierce2239]

Ive been following since their first video

[@danielpark7821]

Is no one noticing how they animated the distortion caused by the heat coming off the engine radiators of the panthers? Phenomenal as always

[@Wolfpackhunter]

The Americans must have been very disappointed when they realised it was only 2 panthers

[@monsoon8238]

3:02 that shot is just... wow, that could totally be a wallpaper..

[@woofgocats8633]

reminds me of something from a battlefield game

[@heh1488]

​@@woofgocats8633 Battlefield 1?

[@ME262MKI]

5:58 i love this scene, Bachmann running at the side of the Panther, like a big dog (or in this case a big cat) and his owner

[@MisterDvm]

Tank commanders sure are built different haha

[@envitech02]

Holy shit! That was some insane story backed by top tier animation! There were heroes on both sides. At the time Germany was being closed in on both sides. The Wehrmacht soldiers were just doing their job defending their Fatherland. Great job Yarny!.

[@catinthehat906]

Seems odd that the Americans would have put all their tanks in a line in one street rather than distributing them in defensive positions around the town.

[@catinthehat906]

@@to1tu_sr7_34b Never underestimate your enemy- they were complacent and paid the price.

[@charleshaacker9568]

If you note the date, this was near the official end of the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German push to reach Antwerp and continue the war. The Ardennes region up until Dec 16, 1944 was a rear area, where exhausted and depleted units were resting, replenishing, and taking in green new soldiers and tank crews. The veterans were dead or incapacitated, so in the absolute chaos of the sudden attack on a wide front, the cooks and clerks were fighting for their lives along with the infantry. Those of you who experienced Tet will know what it's like. The green crews in those Shermans made mistakes that they would not have made just a few days or weeks later. If the Germans didn't know in advance, they figured it out in a hurry. They almost broke out.

[@randomdeadpool]

American Sherman: Good morning fellow Sherman! German Sherman: Guten Tag! American Sherman: wait a minute? There's an impostor among us!

[@RogalDornHimself]

Good morning in German would actually be Guten Morgen but still a funny comment

[@blahblahblah898]

that's such a underrated comment bro

[@randomdeadpool]

@@RogalDornHimself Das ist wahr... habe nicht daran gedacht, was für eine Enttäuschung für jemand (ich) der in Deutschland lebt 😂

[@upper4921]

Sus

[@Firehazzerd_99]

Guten tag means good afternoon I think you ment to say was guten morgen for you know good morning.

[@eskimoflip8165]

Prima ausgearbeitet. Großartiges Ereignis und eine wahre Heldentat von Erwin Bachmann. Dankeschön für den Film ❤

[@rustin9938]

the graphics look so damn awesome. The way they glide on the icey road in the intro, just everything really. Great work

[@Beckernoodles]

You guys are awesome, each episode the animation improves x1000

[@dietmar604]

My grandfather was involved in this incident. He was a Sdkfz 251 driver in the Frundsberg Division. He is sadly not among us anymore to tell the tale

[@dev6923-yd1tg]

and my grandfather was erwin rommel

[@Alguien644]

​@@dev6923-yd1tgmy grandfather was mao zedong

[@dev6923-yd1tg]

@@Alguien644 my great grandfather was bismarck

[@Jaderabbit9]

@@Alguien644 and I'm the child of crossing between Saddam and Bush breed😩..

[@pradippal7887]

​@@dev6923-yd1tg😂😂😂

[@tadodes9382]

The animation on this channel is phenomenal. I like how you did at 2:48 the heat haze from the engine of the first panther tank.

[@musicalbiohazard3207]

9:55 Real Erwin Bachmann jumpscare

[@RaccoonSmuggler]

The animation quality is absolutely crazy. The old animations felt comfy and simple, with a bit of crudeness for spice, but this new one cuts like a knife. Even the air being heated up from the tank’s engine, wow. It must have taken ages to render this. Great job Yarnhub!

[@facenoise465]

It must have been incredible for Erwin Bachmann's grandchildren when they hear this story from him when he was still around.

[@Athrun82]

There was a similar event earlier in the war in Italy. A German officer scouted a small Italian town with a handful of soldiers. He realized he stumbled upon a platoon of Sherman tanks and tried to destroy one. He missed with his Panzerfaust but quick thinking enabled him to catch the majority of the crews outside of their vehicles. He captured 5 Shermans (or 4 to be precise as 1 had managed to escape and ended in a ditch out of town)

[@theodorephillips-sabadell631]

The animation, sound effects and narrative are spot on, Great Work!

[@SomeoneJustPassBy]

Beginning: *A Motorcycle* End: *12 Shermans and 2 Panthers* German Commanders: *What da fak how?*

[@suloei9635]

I really appreciated this video especially because you mention the village of Herrlisheim which is in Alsace (France) and in Alsace we are often told this kind of story of the second world war when we are little and especially during the commemoration of the capitulation of Germany.

[@tow3lie773]

Just purely awesome work you do. Swear you have up the animations/GFX so much since the last video. I couldn't believe this was a real story till I looked it up for myself. Keep up the great work😉👍

[@jacksonlee6760]

This channel has gotten to the point where it makes things more interesting, higher quality and more frequently than war documentary programs. Great work as always!

[@AlreadyTakenTag]

Would be interesting to see a video about the Tiger 2 captured (and apparently driven around a bit) by soldiers of the US army. Tiger 332 if I remember correctly. This was during the winter battles of 1944-1945. Unfortunately there might not be enough material on this matter to make a full video.

[@TonedVirus3]

could make a short out of it if not

[@caradog1081]

I thought it was Tiger 131 that was captured?

[@uneverjack158]

They have occasionally have done these stories as just a KZbin short, perhaps it could be good for a short if there isn’t much behind it

[@OriginallyEasy]

​@@caradog1081Tiger 131 was captured by the British in North Africa, while Tiger 332 was captured by the Americans during the Battle of the Bulge.

[@GetDougDimmadomed]

​@@caradog1081 131 was a Tiger 1, not a Tiger 2

[@cuppa_coffee_nyc]

By God the animations are getting good. From the hazy view in front the tanks due to the heat to the looks ans expressions on the German soldiers faces. Absolutely incredible!!

[@PlagueRichterian2]

9:24 the guy in the back was asserting dominance 💀

[@jacplac97]

The story alone is incredibly crazy, but the fact the mad lad lived till 2010 is just insane.

[@markmulder9845]

These were getting better and better for a while now. This one... holy shit. The animation has gotten so much better and the camera angles. This looked freaking awesome.

[@yanniquillopo2370]

The animation is getting even more realistic as time goes on. It's amazing how the quality keeps improving and you guys still keep uploading every week. Keep this up, you might end up making movies.

[@kristoffermangila]

Great video, as always. BTW, for those interested, a Sherman tank in Wehrmach service is designated Pzkpfw M4-748 (a), the "a" meaning Amerika.

[@manuelyanez1511]

What a marvelous piece of history!! And, as usual, the story teller made everything better... Thank you!

[@peroklinkon]

Everyone is joking around till Herman the german Sherman rolls around the corner

[@Lesocialist]

This video was incredible. History, Narration and Animation are Things i could see for hours

[@TheEDFLegacy]

At first I thought this was the Battle of the Bulge, and the clandestine unit that took Shermans and other US gear to attempt to confuse the Allies at the beginning of the operation. I completely forgot about this. I heard about it, but never really understood the context of how it all played out. Great video! Really gives me a visual on how utterly brave and insane that commander was.

[@wickr]

These videos are absolutely amazing. Getting the visual with the story really gives that immersive experience. Fantastic work!

[@avixs1543]

Holy shit bro left with a pistol and a bike and came back to base with 20 more men, 60 captured US tanker crew, 12 shermans and 2 panthers. that is legendary

[@BruceWayne_213]

I have been waiting for this story of Beutepanzer Sherman for age now! Finally you made it! How good to watch this video at 8am while taking my breakfast here in Nordrein Westfalen Germany.. Now this is one of my next favorite next to Wittmann story. Can‘t wait for the goat Kurt Knispel.. Thank you Yarnhub! 🙏🏼❤️

[@emreyurtseven23]

I love Yarnhub's neutral approach on history, as it is never as simple as one side being evil and the other being good. So kudos to you guys for telling soldiers' tales from all sides.

[@NoobWarsGames]

I love that too, not just telling stories of "brave" american soldiers and being biased that the germans sucked at war.

[@gasperpoklukar8372]

WW2 was as close as it gets to one side being evil and the other good. That is not mutually exclusive with the fact that interesting stories from both sides can be told.

[@Enfinityyy]

@@gasperpoklukar8372 plus not all of the Germans were “evil”. They were following orders and had nationalism for their country. Even the Allied powers committed war crimes, just over brushed due to them being the victors

[@gasperpoklukar8372]

@@Enfinityyy Evil or not, if you are serving a genocidal regime, you are complicit in its crimes. We established at Nürnberg that "just following orders" isn't an excuse. Allies commited war crimes for sure but it was not military policy like with the Wehrmacht and I also don't remember them commiting industrialised genocide.

[@AmericanImperialMenswear]

​@Gašper Poklukar if we're talking western allies I agree, but the Soviets were a major inspiration for said industrialized genocide. They pioneered gas vans etc

[@Snazzee11]

How many people does it normally take to make these animations, is it a large team? Either way, it looks great! Keep up the good work. Glad to see how much you all have improved.

[@Yarnhub]

It’s about 35 person weeks to produce this end to end. So yeah it’s a lot of work.

[@deniajames]

Can you also tell us about ancient war history, mideval, Roman I'm so interested in history

[@shaundonnelleilano3697]

Tbh, this might be my favorite video This guy just captured 12 shermans

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

Yeah, he better not step on that stuffed yarncat anymore, he could’ve become a true war criminal 4:49 Also, I know I shouldn’t be rooting for the Germans here but honestly, something is so cool about seeing a leader, running alongside his tank in battle

[@Teoras]

Its crazy how not only the animations have improved over the years, but also how you guya find such interesting stories. Easily one of my favorite channels on youtube :)

[@mikulaszach2652]

Guys, It's just crazy, how far you've come with the animation and even the direction. The overall quality of your films is getting better with every other video. Usually there's an exclusion ratio between quality and quantity, but Yarnhub doesn't give a damn and takes both of these elements to the max level. Seriously, guys, It's amazing. Keep it up, we love you and your work!

[@KommandantRez]

My heart sank at this part 3:19 I almost cried.

[@triadwarfare]

The teddy bear is unbelieveably detailed, kinda like FurMark.

[@friedpotato184]

Sherman: Alright, Time for another mission. German panther: Hello my fellow ally! Sherman: *Ally...?*

[@MegaKaiser45]

Thank you, YarnHub. This is one of my favorite of your videos already.

[@survivr2017]

Such a great animation as always. I had never known 12 tanks of American steel had turned into German tanks. This is a great video

[@PrograError]

Imagine the look of the allied forces that meet or hear them...

[@survivr2017]

@@PrograError yeah, would be crazy.

[@TrueMortalGaming]

the Germans started doing it in WW1 with captured British Tanks in 1917

[@U.N.S.R]

3:03 great battlefield thumbnail

[@CaliPepper]

9:23 That one American soldier in the background T-posing to show no fear towards his enemy

[@reinyfrost3753]

for real

[@atlas9852]

This story is such a blast to watch. I love the whole idea of a lone commander and 2 tanks prowling the streets of a deserted city. Such an awesome visual!

[@oldcomrade_5825]

your animation keeps getting better and better with every video! soon enough you guys are practically gonna have live action videos!

[@Tanquista120]

1000% better than anything on Netflix . I LOVE your videos. What an amazing story!

[@randomheadphoneguy4383]

Your videos are amazing,I’ve watched pretty much all of them and a new one every week makes my week. Keep up the great work!!!

[@augustuswayne9676]

It's good to hear a German story . We don't hear those to often .

[@multipl3]

Your tank modelling has gone next level!! So damn good!

[@L3M1N1US]

this channel gives me chill

[@williamcarter1993]

holy shit these animations are pristine, right down to the architecture of building walls and the particular features of handheld weapons

[@ultrarobot9047]

It's impressive that he started from 2d and videos that doesn't look very animated to suddenly smoke effects mist, dust, detail these videos have improved so much

[@michaelhowell2326]

You guys even nailed the engine exhaust! Every episode is so damn good. Never just "eh".

[@folgore1]

Great vid and impressive animation! I saw another video about this incident earlier, but seeing the incident reenacted in this video made the surrender of such a large American force to a smaller German force much more understandable though not less embarrassing.

[@Broskisunited]

Glad the cameraman always come back in one piece after each video

[@Autser1]

Damn, the channel has come a long way. It’s changed so much in a span of 4 years. It went from 2d to 3d and now hyper realistic 3d. I love it, keep the good work up

[@claytonmerle976]

Dang solid video. It's interesting that he passed away in 2010. I graduated highschool in 2011 and the internet wasn't that big a thing yet at the time so I would never had known about him without your video. Thanks!

[@Snekkxvii]

Never heard this story before now, and so glad you guys are able to bring these stories to life with such quality animations!

[@KenjiMapes]

Well done YarnHub!🙂👍 I love these computer animated history exposés. Absolutely phenomenal. I really enjoyed your Adolf Galland’s & Hans-Joachim’s vids as I’m a huge history & military history buff. My favorite historical periods are the Roman Empire & WW2 but specifically the European Theatre regarding the latter. Anyway, as a US Army veteran & former tanker, I have a biased affinity towards tanks or panzers so I really enjoyed this one. Even though I’m pretty well versed on the Wehrmacht & have read several memoirs like Otto Carius’, Hans Von Luck’s, etc & know most of the panzer aces & commanders, I was unaware of Obersturmführer Erwin Bachmann. What an incredible story. Glad he survived the & had a long life where he only just passed away in 2010. Sadly, renegade Panzer Ace Kurt Knispel who was by all accounts a very decent & honorable man died 10 days before WW2 ended after having survived years of some of the bitterest & most savage fighting. So tragic. Well done & the animations keep getting better & better. I really, really…REALLY love all the different camera angle shots from the close-up POVs of varying viewpoints on various objects like from Bachmann’s view to a tank round’s flight and all the rotating panoramic shots, zooms & close-ups. You get put into the action like a proverbial “fly on the wall.” It’s visually beautiful but the minutiae makes it emotional, powerful & cathartic. For example, the small action of Bachmann stepping on the cat toy makes the action seem so real & reminds us of the strange juxtaposition & dichotomy of the horrors of war & the humanity of it all as the cat toy is a simple but robust vestige of domestic life that is shattered by war. Get me? Maybe I didn’t explain it well.🤷‍♂️. Anyway, The multitude of small details like flying snow from Bachmann’s boots as he’s running to the ballistic airwaves from the tank round penetrator’s flight adds real depth to the realism of it all. Freaking Brilliant. Keep up the amazing work👍🙂 Thanks for this great episode.😁🤘

[@TS-ln5ix]

3:01 this could easily become the start of a psychological horror ww2-theme game, a silent hill-like, where you're a german soldier fighting alone in a war-torn, abandoned town, fighting both the allied and hallucinations, facing his past mistakes, regrets and autrocities (make him a SS or something) with multible endings

[@Dominos0123]

Sounds like a game i would enjoy

[@Goon685]

There’s a WW1 horror game that has a soldier with shell shock traverse a super hell trench that has a creepy dark tone to it.

[@Cupcakesfilledwithwhipcream]

I only remember the german soldier screaming for help as the creature tears him apart​@@Goon685

[@okbamtheman]

Wow the detail on their breathing is amazing

[@underworldgameshd69]

“You were supposed to destroy the Germans, not join them.”

[@rb240tuner]

Dude your animation has improved a lot! I kinda miss your old animation from a year ago but this looks more realistic and all have to say is great job!

[@weirdpringleschip]

This animation is getting more and more realistic every video, keep it up bro 👍

[@nfsfan0946]

I cannot believe the Frickin Detail to these Videos! 😱✨

[@Noble_76]

Ok I know the guy is German but gotta respect him for taking 12 Sherman tanks that's impressive in my opinion

[@FuxxMajor]

I am also a German. It's ok to like us =)

[@Noble_76]

@@FuxxMajor trust me on my bucket list is how to learn German and I said what I said cause there is those few that will get upset if you respect an enemy

[@wardrm5598]

@@FuxxMajor Germans have been some of the best warriors in history! No shame. 👍🏻

[@minativerma8054]

​@@AddSomethingCreativeHere what about ë

[@grantbourgeois8131]

I have to say, these animations have really gotten better

[@hyakuichi461]

Respect for the hard work you put on the video graphics

[@Mr.Crow_Bar]

Yarn hub never fails to amaze me with their visual effects and storyline

[@anthonyhamburg8885]

My family has a strong German heritage. On my dad's side I have a great cousin that was in wehrmacht and my great grandfather was in the Marines and fought in pacific. His nickname was herman the german. At this time America had alot of people with German heritage. Alot of time there was respect and resolve.

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

America's German heritage has been forgotten, but it was incredibly important before WW1. German language only became unpopular then. German immigration of revolutionaries to the U.S. was encouraged by the German states after the failed revolutions of the mid 19th century because it was easier to send them here than deal with them in Germany.

[@DonDon45-i5h]

most white people in usa are of german heritage

[@pill_popin_pigeon4759]

the animation quality is simply stunning, amazing work!

[@jerrylim6722]

He successfully survived the QTE and went on to completely cheese a raid encounter with just 2 Panthers an 1 Panzerfaust.

[@puskapasi]

Your animations are extremely good. You’ve gotten so far from where you started!

[@Cadet4]

I just like how the the tank move like in 6:24 (it moves just like how AI did).

[@yuppeproductions]

3:01 holy shit

[@RobertDecker417]

A new Sabaton song to make me cry, and a new Yarnhub video to make me smile. Fuck yeah today is great

[@saurav0110]

My salute to you n ur channel for showing heroes other than US n UK

[@ignacedionisi788]

Your animation skills are getting better every time with more realistic graphisms and movement, this time I actually felt the fast motorcicle drifting on the slippery frozen road. Good job.

[@cjgsfhomie]

Dang the scene in 3:01 is so epic dude!. It feel like rdr2 trailer lol

[@chris.76256]

Ooh, ive been waiting for this video, im expecting great quality as always. Keep it up!❤

[@Abvchef]

you've come real far from the first video, well done Yarny well done

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

Damn, i havent watched in a while tbh, but this new style is crazy. I remember the very firsr video. This channel is always aiming for improvement and keeps revolutionizing the style

[@DC-ru5rd]

I love how the animation has got so much better over the years bravo. First it was 2d then 3d and now 3d with all these details it feel like a movie. Thank u for all the great videos keep up the good work

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WAKE UP!!! NEW YARNHUB VIDEO JUS DROPPED!!!!!!