Playing with a Broken Neck - The Remarkable Story of Bert Trautmann

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Bert Trautmann was born October 22, 1923 in Bremen, Germany. Blue-eyed and blond haired, Trautmann was the product of a tumultuous political climate within the post-World War I country. He grew up surrounded by Nazi-ideology, including blaming the Jews for the country’s economic problems and believing certain Germans, such as himself, were members of the “master race.”
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[@TodayIFoundOut]

Now that you know all about the guy who played with a broken neck check out this video and find out about The Origins of the Neck Tie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYXLcqOffq1qmq8

[@dannythomas9583]

This guy's life would make an amazing movie.

[@mrrevan813]

I'd watch that and buy the DVD!

[@Stu_Yorkie]

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[@darkbluecraft25yt19]

*you're wish is now granted*

[@EA_SET]

@@Stu_Yorkie kzbin.info/www/bejne/amfSnqiNbbmpjpo

[@iambradleymiller]

The Keeper Movie was made couple of years back

[@jap8418]

Yes bald man, fill me with wisdom.

[@stefanhoen1494]

Information, not wisdom.

[@feliciabradt7085]

As a german i want to thank you for that video. In school and anywhere else we just hear from the bad and horrible storys about what germans did. We hardly hear from someone like him. Thanks again. (sorry for my english^^')

[@tronwah]

Felicia Bradt the story of Bert trautmant should be told in both German and British schools. Gives a real insight to rebuilding the relationship between Germany and Britain post world war 2

[@bekahnavarro]

My best friend is German & my husband is half. But, they were born and raised in America. It must be a much different feeling if you live in Germany. Thanks for that insight. Not everyone lumps an entire country together.

[@bobhope4288]

Your english is far superior to a vast number of native english speakers. Take pride in both your linguistic skills and your heritage. The only thing Germans have to be ashamed of is the same thing Americans have to be ashamed of, who they voted into office.

[@LonelyCinderella123]

Most people have natural empathy for other humans. Nazi Germany obviously wasn't full of sociopaths. What is needed for genocide to happen is not some type of "natural evilness", but rather indoctrination that the enemy is less than human. I'm sure Bert is a typical example of someone escaping such indoctrination. When he realized the Jewish man he had gotten to know was not less than human but a fellow human, his attitude towards him changed.

[@amojak]

indoctrination is the root of all wars really as without it how would a leader mobilise the masses? This is why religion is so very dangerous but at the same time also viewed as useful by those in power for the reason outlined.

[@GatorScientist]

How about a video on why people proclaim "First" or even "Second". What's the point?

[@Silkendrum]

It's their only accomplishment in life.

[@cyn1x62]

Third!!!

[@theinternetstolemysoulbuti2740]

ゲーター 科学者 Weeb weeb weeeeeb

[@GatorScientist]

The internet stole my soul but it gave me Overwatch ~ Was there some point to that I am missing?

[@cyn1x62]

Sixth!!!!!

[@brokeneyes6615]

Holy shit, don't know if I should say badass for still playing or lucky SOB for not dying while playing.

[@DeetsterB]

Fabulous story!! Thank you for sharing it, Simon! As always!

[@ALMX5DP]

Fantastic story about German and British history so connected through one individual! We could all stand to learn a thing or two from Bert in this most tumultuous time.

[@FrostingCat]

Broken neck story starts at 8:12

[@stefanhoen1494]

No shit

[@MrBerndderboss]

And nowadays players go down when you barely touch them. Shame.

[@sean..L]

Thanks for all the interesting context!

[@edbadyt]

Bert or Bernt, was a legend. I'm proud he did so much for the UK as I'm sure Germans are proud of him.

[@happysad2]

Kurt Angle: I wrestled with a broken neck Bert Trautmann: Hold my pilsner

[@popcornpretzel6720]

That is truly a remarkable story. Thank you for sharing it with us! You guys could make a great podcast, I'm sure :)

[@Josh-bb3xi]

This was legitimately very interesting. That isn't to say that I'm normally uninterested in the subject matter you explore, but that this time, I was very strongly fascinated. Thank you.

[@Hunter-dr2cr]

Spot on video. Thank you for sharing.

[@iddan1205]

Hate is learned, not inherited. Don't hate them,teach them.

[@Fraza]

Fascinating, awesome video mate!

[@paulocarmona1197]

There is also a similar story abouta Portuguese keeper( João Azevedo)who played for Sporting CP a decisive match of the Lisbon championship against hated rivals Benfica with a broken arm in 1946, which they went on to win by 3-1.

[@juliestockmeyer5871]

Thank you Simon! I knew there were many heroes after WW2, and now I know of one more!

[@gcfournier3386]

Marvelous tale.

[@bekahnavarro]

Corey Taylor, lead singer of the rock group Slipknot, actually played shows for awhile before it was discovered he had to fractured cervical disks. That might be an interesting story to cover, although that would have made a great bonus fact.

[@redhotz21]

I have never heard of this guy but what a fascinating story!!!!

[@cheaterman49]

Great video, I was wondering where it was going for the first part but the ten mins flew by :-)

[@dukevandine]

Amazing, thank you

[@troll216]

Eye opening.

[@stefisha]

What an astonishing man!

[@KurosakiYukigo]

I just thought of a question that's been on my mind for many years and would be perfect for your channel: Who exactly does the voices for robotic phone trees? I.E. the "push 5 to speak to X department."

[@jamiekrutzfeldt3522]

And that woman voice

[@WardOfSouls]

blalo'u There have been literally hundreds of people who have recorded phone trees like the one you mentioned. In some large companies, they even have their own staff member who will record the internal use phone trees for the company. In the case of public facing phone trees, however, it is not unusual to hire a professional voice actor to do the recordings.

[@The_Other_Ghost]

Hal does.

[@nezZario]

Look up Allison Smith. "Allison Smith is one of the most prevalent telephone voices in North America, having voiced platforms for many enterprise telcos and thousands of private companies alike.". She is probably the most recognizable automated voice on the other side of the phone. These are called IVR's, by the way -- Interactive voice responses. But, for example, it could be anyone. At my company, we just use one of our employees. I've hired a well-spoken Englishman to do some for a private IVR voice prompt. But there are a a handful of people that do a HUGE amount of prompts, like Allison, and have put out prompts so it's easy to put together a huge amount of words. (Like recording, "one", "two", "three", .. up to "twelve", the "twenty", "thirty", etc, then "thousand", and "hundred" you can now have the same voice say 0-999,999) edit: Oh geez, I'm going down a rabbit hole. Check this out if you're interested about Allison. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKfLhX6YpbqDaZI

[@HappysMomo]

This IS a remarkable story!

[@elecendyseven]

that was a really cool story thanks 😊

[@nintenster]

Amazing history lesson and speaks a lot to some aspects of todays political climate. Part of the magic of sports that it can wash away hate, and that the people you fight against are just indoctrinated kids who need to be shown the truth.

[@patsflysfan2]

Kurt Angle wrestled with a broken freakin' neck.

[@StuffCraigLikes]

patsflysfan2 Won a gold medal with a broken freakin' neck. Oh it's true. It's damn true.

[@Emerje1]

I wondered how far I'd have to go through the comments to find this reply.

[@robertt9342]

patsflysfan2 while Angle's participation in his particular sport was more dangerous with his injury, the injury suffered here seems significantly worse.

[@burkezillar]

His "autobiography" is a fantastic read, even non-football fans would enjoy it. It's written in such a way where his life story is told in parallel to the events of the time. It even comes with a little letter from himself giving a recap on his life, everything is "unbelieveable!". He seemed like such a nice man and it's a shame he's no longer with us.

[@jamiekrutzfeldt3522]

What a awsome dude

[@radiantcat540]

Have you guys considered doing a video on Spontaneous Human Combustion? It's one of those really interesting things you can hardly find any reliable and definitive info on (at least for me)

[@mikekuppen6256]

It´s usually to do with people falling asleep smoking and setting their clothes on fire, if I remember correctly, though sometimes shortcircuiting devices are to blame. Basically the hands and feet tend to remain relatively unscathed because they don´t contain enough fat to serve as fuel and aren´t covered in cloth which otherwise tends to serve as a wick. I´d like to see a proper explanation though!

[@darkwinter6028]

Victor Agata - The "spontaneous" part is an error - something starts the fire. As the other commentator mentioned, what feeds the fire is fats and body oils being thermally rendered and flowing into the fire. In order for this to happen, conditions have to be just right; which is why it's such a rare phenomena.

[@radiantcat540]

se7en Spontaneous Human Combustion is an actual phenomenon that has documented cases and evidence that differentiates it from just being set on fire, one of the plausible explanations being the one mike kuppen mentioned above. Unless you're some evangelist ghost buster brony... in which case I apologize for suggesting those things aren't real.

[@darkwinter6028]

Victor Agata - the reason (probably obvious if one thinks about it, but...) there's so little good evidence is a: it requires just the right circumstances to occur, so it's rare; b: much evidence goes up in smoke, literally; and c: any witnesses probably wouldn't stand around watching, they'd put the fire out! And as for that last point; little ponies are too real; you can find them in the kids isle at your local Walmart, Target, etc... look for the small box with a colorful vinyl figurine in it. 🦄

[@radiantcat540]

Dark Winter Haha well true enough =P I admit there's some kind of lack of detailed documentation, but there's about as much documentation as the Bermuda triangle (ship goes in, some transmissions, ship gone), and they did make a video of that, also there's plenty of theories that are worth considering and probably some information I haven't discovered (which I often find in videos from this channel). I personally think it's more than enough to make a video on =P

[@ukwerna]

NICE ONE!!!!

[@GlamourNNail]

Very interesting story! I may have to check out that book. Your description of his injury made me cringe! It's crazy that he was ok after that!

[@Jumpingmelonz]

Here's a thought: Are human the only creatures to have a preference to one limb over another (left handed vs right handed)?

[@illiteratethug3305]

no, polar bears have beenproven t have a dominant limb

[@nadendas]

Don't quote me, but I think I heard that most cats prefer their left.

[@alexadam2233]

My brother had a very similar thing happen to him while playing rugby in college. He broke it after taking a hit from the front and back at the same time and the coach kept him playing despite his clearly not being okay. After that he suffered another injury after not catching himself after being dropped off 2 other men's shoulders (normally you land on your feet) he buckled at the knees and smashed his head off the ground causing his neck to break way more. He is still alive it's a miracle

[@anthonyciccariello8089]

Awesome

[@schismo]

I rarely comment on KZbin videos, but I have to. This was an exceptionally good video. Thank you.

[@johnsummers9660]

It's sad to me how much we've forgotten the importance of forgiveness, patience and grace when assessing the past acts of certain individuals. This is something every human should find difficult, especially given the circumstances in this video, but should always strive for these ideals even though it may sometimes seem impossible. Though there are somethings that should perhaps not be forgiven. Despite my grandfather's and grandmother's German heritage, My grandfather had an abiding hatred for Germans due to his experiences in WWII. He was with the Army Corps. of Engineers and that meant he was among the first Americans to see what the nature of these concentration camps truly was. He never spoke much, if at all, about the experience and after I grew older an became truly aware of what his job was in the U.S. Army, it breaks my heart every time I think about it. Every single time I have to think about what he went through.

[@tawon1984]

This guy was a beast ⚽️💪👍

[@molly234]

Topic Question: Origin of phrase "Extra Extra Read All About It"

[@ahettinger525]

"Extra" ment an additional printing of the newspaper for a highly important story that happened after the original printing. Since running an extra printing in a day is very expensive, it would only be done in the most important stories. So if there was an "extra" you would want to "read all about it." It was that important of a story.

[@DuckSwagington]

"Oh yeah Trautmann, you can't use a Radio, so we're going to train you as a Paratrooper, one of the most Elite Units in the Wehrmact" (Even though the Falshimjager were under the control of the Luftwaffe.) Also, the Einsatzgruppen were a sector of the SS, not the SS as a whole.

[@Sketch1994]

Dislocated vertebrae holding the two halves of a broken one wedged...I slept 2-3 hours more yesterday and I still can't straighten my back!

[@roseonthemove]

Love this video and a peek at Simons chest hair ☺️

[@berelborisute]

Can you do a video on those sunspots and lines in those old camera footage

[@carsonking5549]

Top geezer.

[@antiisocial]

Ouch

[@lukyli]

Oh wow I didn't know he is from my home town

[@FitzyyLives]

Hey simon. Why do you hear noise in a speaker near your phone right before you get a text or a call. I hope you understand what i mean. Its as of the speaker is being used as a medium and you hear the text coming in right before you get the notification.

[@truemoyyed2093]

#ThanksSimonize ☺️

[@browolf]

i'd like to see a video on how personalised american car number plates work vs british ones

[@jclar3565]

This is an important study because it really shows that many of the soldiers perhaps the majority really didn't know how bad some of the atrocities were that were going on around them. I think there's a lot of guilt in Germany to this day and perhaps some peace of mind can be found by just examining the truth

[@WeirdExplorer]

Not sure where to submit a question, so here you go: Is it healthy to hang upside down? Its commonly touted in yoga and other disciplines as being good for you, I remain skeptical but haven't found a lot of reputable information on it.

[@illiteratethug3305]

A youtube video about Manchester City that doesn't have 1000s of deluded rags in the comments with the same, basic 2 or 3 snide remarks. Keep parking the bus Jose, cheaper than sleeping tablets.

[@johnwalters4792]

The film watch the film

[@machitoons]

_reads title_ H o w t h e f u c k

[@thanksfernuthin]

You couldn't find photos or videos of the guy?

[@gunslingingbird74]

On a similar, but different, sports injury story, how about doing one on the rugby player from New Zealand in the 70's who had his scrotum ripped open during a particularly violent scrum, went out and got some ice, and then came right back in the game? I can't remember his name, but he's an All Blacks legend whom the rugby federation all but erased from the books because of a disagreement they had with him.

[@finnhanke]

Good Video, but the Einsatzgruppen were called SD not SS. The SS was called SchutzStaffel

[@garretware6220]

Please do a show on this: Why do British people pronounce the "R" sound when it's not there and ignore it when it is?

[@davidmarshall3683]

Garret Ware It's not all British people who do it's a part of received pronunciation which is a south English accent, I can't remember the complete story but I'm fairly sure it had something to do with higher class pronouncing it with the silent r like in bath in the 1800's and it just catching on because of people wanting to be like them , while traditionally in England it was pronounced without it and that's why the northerners never adopted it.

[@garretware6220]

david marshall thank you

[@Ezox2408]

when do we pronounce 'r's where there arent any. we dont ignore it when it though haha its just that after hundreds of years, people start being 'loose' with the language and its easier for the tongue to make the last part of the the R sound. thus the letter became less and less pronounced throughout time. but this is a particular accent nonetheless and although a large amount of people do it, its only like 20% of people near me who omit the R entirely or mostly

[@teethgrinder83]

Garret Ware You cant claim British people speak a certain way because there are far too many dialects (and even languages like Gaelic and dialects/languages like Doric)-we are maybe a small island but our cultures are very different when it comes to language Edit-small but significant spelling mistake

[@teethgrinder83]

david marshall RP was practiced by the upper class and landed gentry in England-that's why it was adopted since they were the demographic most likely to have radio and then TV Edit-spelling mistake yet again-iPad isn't responding well lol

[@kurtiscoleman7529]

when your good at what you do people forget what

[@Zeldon567]

Damn.

[@ksuma715]

The backstory of this German dude is waay more interesting then the title if this video

[@crespoo0]

Incredible amazing history! You don't hear about those stories in the museums here in Germany.

[@wrestlinbulldog]

I would like to see a video of Douglas MacArthur.

[@easy_eight2810]

Totally didn't came from the trailer "The Keeper" Oh boy, this vid is gonna be hot soon

[@erictaylor5462]

I think the Title, "The Former Nazi Who Became an English Knight" would have gotten more clicks.

[@SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu]

yes!!!! finaly Birmingham city finaly got into one of your videos!! not for a great reason, but i'll take it

[@AidanMillward]

Jack Deveney tomorrow: the incredible story of Obafemi Martins' last minute winner against the Arsenal in the Carling Cup final 😆

[@SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu]

yes, yes, YES, do that next mr whistler

[@Ezza724]

Jack Deveney yes bluenoses here fa cup final get in KRO 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️🔵

[@AidanMillward]

I'm a Walsall fan, but blues are my other team since all mums side are bluenoses.

[@GEWB2105]

Quite the interesting life

[@DuluthTW]

Great story - especially since he eschewed Nazism. Thanks for sharing!

[@AllenSimpsonDGR8]

NVR_2ND. Fascinating. These are excellent short stories, and since I don't have to read and you do such an excellent job telling them with pictures...maybe I should just give you the 30+ Terabytes of content that is my verbatim, IRT, IRL autobiography yet to be assembled. Organizing is not my strong suit.

[@AllenSimpsonDGR8]

...and thousands of pages of ideas and notes; not unlike my Twitter stream.

[@notasian7620]

WHY DONT DOGS GET TIRED OF BARKING?!?! ITS BEEN 8 HOURS STRAIGHT! 0___0

[@genericdave8420]

The bit where he was captured seems to have different versions, My favourite though is:- "However, a few days later, he was captured in a barn by two American soldiers. Deciding that Trautmann had no useful intelligence to give them, the soldiers marched him out of the barn with his hands raised.Fearing he was about to be executed, Trautmann fled. After evading his captors, he jumped over a fence, only to land at the feet of a British soldier, who greeted him with the words "Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea?".

[@dealsaver]

Question: Can fireworks produce an unstable atmosphere to spawn rain showers?

[@ffeellixisfine7277]

Doc, I got a pain in my neck...Oh its just a crick...

[@kingofopossums]

PLEASE do a video on Joe Crow Medicine!! One of my all time favorite stories.

[@official_peura5192]

c'mon city

[@39ocean]

Well. I was expecting a good story with a title like that, but I wasn't expecting me to gain respect for a former Nazi. I'm glad that I learned about him! Thank you for making this video!

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

You should get schooled about Ivan Mauger... broke his leg in a Speedway crash, braced it with a wrench, raced on and won the Final.

[@CuddyTG]

Okay but Kurt Angle won a gold medal with a BROKEN FREAKING NECK

[@hollyvolk7728]

Why do Americans call their high school years freshman, sophomore, junior and senior? As opposed to years 9,10,11&12 like we do in Australia and other places in the world? Also why on earth is year 11 called junior year? Shouldn't year 9 be called junior because they're the youngest group in the high school? Makes no sense to me, please explain this haha

[@petergray2712]

holly volk Actually there is little documentary evidence why Americans use these terms. But freshman, junior and senior are used in other countries; only sophomore (which means "knows nothing" in Greek) is unique to the USA.

[@pumbar]

Freshman is used in the UK.

[@9littlefoot971]

holly volk we use both 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade and the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years... they're interchangeable.

[@goldmegaman1000]

holly volk we use both

[@bigblueassbaby9074]

Goldmegaman1000 i

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

He's one lucky guy...

[@darkbluecraft25yt19]

I'm here because of the movie called *"The Keeper"*

[@CasualWatcher279]

For the love of English, it isn't soccer it's football! Dammit man!

[@cxc7368]

Oliver Hust I feel your pain

[@timmcc6899]

Nope, its soccer, just like 'football' here is rugby league. Deal with it.

[@dullfuture9283]

I don’t understand the argument. It can have different names in different places around the world, can it not?

[@beriorgar]

am i the only one who noticed simon's band-aid is finally gone?

[@mikekuppen6256]

I want a video about Simon´s injuries.

[@johannesvonsaaz3987]

Holy fuck

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

WTF are people doing kicking INSIDE THE GOAL BOX?

[@dullfuture9283]

First Last wdym it’s the most common place to score a goal...

[@contingenceBoston]

Damn. What a gangster.

[@beanbeetle]

The info on the Einsatzgruppen is inaccurate. The SS (Shutzstaffel) were specifically Hitler's personal body guard. While most of the Einsatzgruppen were undoubtedly SS, not all SS troops were members of Einsatzgruppen. The Orpo police forces were also instrumental in their operations in the Eastern Front massacres for which they are most famous.

[@iambradleymiller]

A good reason why Manchester City FC is the best team 💙💙💙

[@adinameissner2271]

Good work by that Rabbi, what he wrote is still very true.

[@Gojiro7]

I wasn't expecting the video to be about nazi's but its nice to see a story of someone who didn't let their childhood brainwashing make them blind to the horrors of that ideology and made strides to be better then that for both himself and the world ^_^

[@godswill2260]

"A" activating event..."B" belief...."C" consequences or emotional reaction?

[@automan9319]

how does snapping fingers make noise

[@krashd]

Watch yourself do it in slow motion and you will see where your middle finger and base of the thumb slap together making a noise.

[@TheInselaffen]

"Are we the baddies?"

[@brando_handle]

Uhh naming the video after a small soccer event in his life rather than the other crazy things that happened to him is.... uhh interesting

[@PizzaRatJC]

Kurt Angle won olympic gold with "a broken fucking neck"!

[@cameronbeddallsandlan9966]

Mcfc