Sabaton No bullets Fly REACTION by Songs and Thongs

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Songs and Thongs

Songs and Thongs

Күн бұрын

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@2727rogers
@2727rogers Жыл бұрын
This video should be shown in schools all around the world. The kind of stories Sabaton tell are perfect to get you interested in History.
@joacimfrobom7057
@joacimfrobom7057 Жыл бұрын
I agree, and to teach humanity. It’s so importent in the World we have to live in today❤️. I have listen to ’ Christmas Truce ’ and ’ No bullets fly’ about 20 times and they always makes me cry because the humanity is so beautiful 😍❤️❤️.. Thanks for your reaction, loved it❤️.
@biglew1161
@biglew1161 Жыл бұрын
@@joacimfrobom7057 the thing that impresses me about Saboton is that they don't limit themselves to whos heroes they sing about. EVERYONE gets recognized.
@Avi-rn6ei
@Avi-rn6ei Жыл бұрын
Me and my history teacher were massive sabaton fans and as a voluntary essay we analyzed the lyrics of "Great War" by sabaton. It was so cool bc we had a lot of metal heads and openminded ppl in class. Discussing the power of music in history is an amazing way of bringing knowledge closer to us. We also discussed how a metallica concert was practically inhancing the fall of the ussr by bringing crowds together. The live video of that concert gave me goosebumps. 10/10 best history lessons i had
@2727rogers
@2727rogers Жыл бұрын
@@Avi-rn6ei This is proof that there are great teachers out there if they are just given the chance. I was lucky enough to have some of those as well when I was in school. You will always remember them and be thankful for them.
@Avi-rn6ei
@Avi-rn6ei Жыл бұрын
@@2727rogers im definitely thankful for the years with him. We had great young teachers and even the older were pretty nice (only few "bad" teachers). The school really made an effort to create a nice growing environment for kids. Every memory no matter if good or bad made this place special. I hope the next generation cherishes them as much as we did
@bushman9222
@bushman9222 Жыл бұрын
Must have watched over 50 reactions to this song and even after that many views I still end up in tears. Such a powerful story brilliantly told by Sabaton. Take it easy you two.
@richardjosephus6802
@richardjosephus6802 Жыл бұрын
Wait till you watch 1916
@bushman9222
@bushman9222 Жыл бұрын
@@richardjosephus6802 I have done Richard. Several times in fact, and you're not wrong. Same outcome. Damn those Swedes.
@davidmair7497
@davidmair7497 Жыл бұрын
​@Bushman You and everyone else my friend.😢😢😢So sad but at the same time so dam good. Never let them be forgotten. Going to see them in Glasgow tonight. If they play this I can see 20,000 people crying tonight.😢❤
@bushman9222
@bushman9222 Жыл бұрын
@@davidmair7497 Hi David. As you say 'damn good' at the same time as being so sad. They played my home town Cardiff 2 days ago but am housebound due to medical condition so was obviously unable to go. Life's a beach.
@davidmair7497
@davidmair7497 Жыл бұрын
@@bushman9222 Sorry to hear that. I'll shout and sing twice as loud tonight for you. Probably clear the arena right enough. Get well soon.
@jovitatheren-stigler304
@jovitatheren-stigler304 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful reaction - thank you
@jenspfennig9226
@jenspfennig9226 Жыл бұрын
@Songs and Songs: Hope you saw this one and know who the lady is ❤
@nadhirahsani5275
@nadhirahsani5275 Жыл бұрын
Hello again, Madam Stiegler. As always, you're part of an irreplaceable gem ever produced in mankind history. Your father's pride live within you
@ElGreco291
@ElGreco291 Жыл бұрын
Great again to read your name! Grüße aus Regensburg!
@NightNineActual
@NightNineActual 9 ай бұрын
I have recently learned about this story and seeing your comment on each video has made my day better
@isaiahwelch8066
@isaiahwelch8066 Жыл бұрын
@Songs and Thongs: Hey guys! What the video doesn't say is that for the longest time, Charlie Brown wasn't believed about what happened. Many of the veterans who he spent time socially drinking with doubted his story -- until he was able to find the After-Action Report about the incident. Given the classified nature of the incident, he had to wait at least 40 years for the reports to be de-classified. At which point, he was able to convince an Air Force magazine (in World War II, the US Air Force didn't exist yet, being known in the war as the US Army Air Corp, or USAAC) to write an article about what happened in December 1943. It was because of that article that Franz Stigler wrote to Charlie, which led to their first meeting. But that's not the only thing that happened. One year, receiving word of a reunion of the 378th Bombing Group, Charlie's unit during the war, Charlie invited Franz to go with him. Unsure of what Charlie's aircrew and fellow aviators would think, Franz reluctantly agreed to go -- only to be surprised to be made an honorary member of the 378th that day. What's more, he met the surviving crew members of the _Pub,_ Charlie's plane, and was thanked over and over again for what he had done. When he had said he had done nothing special, one wife told him, "Look around you, Mr. Stigler. All of these wives, children, and grandchildren are here, because of you. Without what you had done, none of these families would exist." Even after receiving an award, Franz Stigler continued to be a modest man.
@ianfrood
@ianfrood Жыл бұрын
Great now I'm crying again.........
@Denozo88
@Denozo88 Жыл бұрын
One part in thr books tells a lot about stigler. He got hate from his fellow germans who called him a traitor. His fellow canadians called hima nazi and his response was they will never understand. Stigler didn't care about what everyone else thought just what charlie thought of him.
@christiansjolander86
@christiansjolander86 Жыл бұрын
How dare you speak emotional facts!
@Kurahaara86
@Kurahaara86 Жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@ohauss
@ohauss Жыл бұрын
@@Denozo88 Quite the contrary - his fellow Germans didn't know he let a bomber go, so they couldn't possibly call him a traitor. He got hate in Germany because fighter pilots were seen as a high-and-mighty elite who deemed themselves something better, but now, in turn, were made responsible for the loss of the war - and not the least the bombardments which they'd been expected to prevent. The "traitor" thing was an isolated occurence not by his "fellow Germans", but by some of his fellow surviving Luftwaffe aces. By the time the story became public, he had long moved to Canada and the German general public had long moved beyond such concepts and had just begun or was about to begin rehabilitating deserters.
@Bonovin
@Bonovin Жыл бұрын
Sabatons new relesed song? " 1916 " Tribute / cover of Motorhead . Bring tissues. Greetings from nwAse Swden
@miafranlund6982
@miafranlund6982 Жыл бұрын
Def tissues when watching!!!!!
@damonbryan7232
@damonbryan7232 Жыл бұрын
As a combat vet. The hardest thing to keep alive. Is your humanity. After seeing and doing so many horrific things.
@PrinsPrygel
@PrinsPrygel 2 күн бұрын
Yeah. It is said that a man will find God at the bottom of a foxhole. I would say that I lost God at the bottom a foxhole.
@anime4life209
@anime4life209 Жыл бұрын
one of the biggest reasons he didn't shoot down Charlie's plane was because he remembered what his one commanding officer once told him: "it's fine to shoot down an enemy, but if i ever hear of you shooting a man in a parachute, i will shoot you myself". Franz, upon seeing the horrible and helpless state of Charlies plane, just couldn't bring himself to do it and likened it to being no different than shooting a man in a parachute and as such spared them and instead helped them.
@JariJuslin
@JariJuslin Жыл бұрын
Ayup. There's no honor in killing an enemy that cannot fight back. In the heat of the battle this often gets forgotten, except when it doesn't.
@anime4life209
@anime4life209 Жыл бұрын
@@JariJuslin yup. the Red Baron also had the same view. he detested anyone who would take advantage of a downed, but alive, pilot and kill them anyway. he would even go so far as to have dinner with captured POWs so as to get to know them. it's one of the many reason he was so well respected, even liked, by his enemies. he was a true gentleman and honorable fighter despite the danger he posed and being public enemy #1 to the allies.
@Wrathlon
@Wrathlon Жыл бұрын
@@anime4life209 There is a reason that, when finally shot down, the Australian soldiers who retrieved his body were told "Careful, this man is a hero".
@anime4life209
@anime4life209 Жыл бұрын
@@Wrathlon yup. it's also the reason why everybody on both sides of the war were utterly pissed off when they found out his grave was defiled by a group of people after the war. he may have been a foe to them, but that didn't necessarily mean he was their enemy. a foe and an enemy are/can be COMPLETELY different things.
@venomau5speedz
@venomau5speedz Жыл бұрын
You forgot the end part of what he said: “You play by the rules of war”
@CoffeeMatt10
@CoffeeMatt10 Жыл бұрын
12:58 this is my favourite part about this story… of all the people in all the world to be a Sabaton fan and hear this song, what are the chances of it being the grandson of the German pilot who on that day chose mercy over a medal… it brings the whole story full circle.
@Crazael
@Crazael Жыл бұрын
When Sabaton were playing in Brazil, they played the song Smoking Snakes and were actually able to meet one of the last veterans of that unit.
@sinenomis
@sinenomis 11 ай бұрын
@@Crazael and Brazilian Army Band "adopted" and adapted the song so that they can play it!
@AnikaJarlsdottr
@AnikaJarlsdottr Жыл бұрын
seeing him salute and then bank away is such a powerful image, knowing this was the last time they would see eachother for nearly 50 years... chills. "a true soldier doesnt look towards his enemies with hatred, but back at his home with love" - I dont remember who said it but it has always resonated with me.
@speedy761
@speedy761 Жыл бұрын
Its this kinda war stories that makes a man cry, it gets me every time
@anderswiik7432
@anderswiik7432 Жыл бұрын
I saw a picture somewhere of like 25 offspring of the surviving crew from that bomber.Moms,dads and children that would never been born into this world if Franz didn't show the mercy that he did.
@konstantineorfanos249
@konstantineorfanos249 Жыл бұрын
Who'd ever guess that metal music could bring a person to tears so easily. I've never cried more from music than I have with Sabaton and Nightwish songs.
@weybye91
@weybye91 Жыл бұрын
Franz Stigler (the BF 109 pilot) his commander had told his pilots he would shoot them himself if they ever shoot down a pilot in a perachute, strigler saw saw the B17, and basiclly used the same logic, they were all men in parachutes
@jenspfennig9226
@jenspfennig9226 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reactions to this great Sabaton song ❤. You were wondering why Franz did not shot B17 down: As a young pilot he had a superior officer who threatened his pilots to shoot them, if he ever saw them shooting at a guy hanging on a parachute. Franz saw the badly damaged B17 as a parachute for its crew.
@darthkevin95
@darthkevin95 Жыл бұрын
-"How did the plane survive this much?" These things were definitly namend "Flying Fortress" for a reason. The amount of punishment they could take was insane.
@meteerbil2078
@meteerbil2078 Жыл бұрын
Seen this many times. Get tears in my eyes every time...
@BrandonSwinney-j2v
@BrandonSwinney-j2v 6 ай бұрын
I tear up just thinking about the story, especially the part where franz's grandson hears the song and immediately calls his mom. Just that moment where the guy's listening to his favorite band's new album, and realizes "wait, this is about grandpa"
@dougne12476
@dougne12476 Жыл бұрын
Hi Songs and Thongs ..... Thanks for this reaction, this song is amazing ... Don't be surprise, sometime Jovita Theren-Stigler react to this song ...... Frantz Stigler is a "Ace", have 28 victory, survive around 500 war missions, shout down 17 times and his one of the first pilot on Me 262, the first reaction fighter in history. Respect guys.
@Oddball_The_Strange
@Oddball_The_Strange Жыл бұрын
Ive listened to this song countless times and i still get teary eyed and choke up damn near every time.
@tribblefluffer
@tribblefluffer Жыл бұрын
If this doesn't bring the tears, you're not human.
@sohansarkar-yu2jh
@sohansarkar-yu2jh Жыл бұрын
And girl's out there crying for titanic thinking we don't have feelings
@Ephoros
@Ephoros Жыл бұрын
I must have heard this song a thousand times. Still get the chills when i hear it.
@MrFrikkenfrakken
@MrFrikkenfrakken Жыл бұрын
Your reactions are always content well worth the time to watch. Amazing that humans can be so vile and brutal to each other but can also be merciful and compassionate no matter the circumstance. Thanks for spotlighting a good song.
@BenersantheBread
@BenersantheBread 4 ай бұрын
One thing that isn't mentioned in this video is that not only did Franz not shoot Ye Olde Pub down, he also escorted it over the Atlantic wall of expert anti-air gunners so it wouldn't be shot down by them. If they'd decided to shoot regardless he would've died along with the Pub. And if anyone had learned what he had done he would've likely been executed. His bravery wasn't just in showing mercy, he actively risked his life to save those of the enemy.
@marinamucic908
@marinamucic908 Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize you never saw this one! It's such an amazing story, I think most of us were in tears watching this, wonderful example of humanity. Now you need to watch their latest song 1916 (Motörhead cover) Great reaction as always
@785boats
@785boats Жыл бұрын
Always a history lesson with Sabaton. Not only tales on large scales. But like this one, right down to the story of a single person in the present day, with the meeting of his daughter meeting the story tellers. Sabaton.
@tn_bayouwulf2949
@tn_bayouwulf2949 Жыл бұрын
There is soooo much inspiration you can find, by cultivating an interest in history. Sabaton demonstrates that very well. It's the story of us all!
@brotheralaric7177
@brotheralaric7177 Жыл бұрын
The Fan was the grand son of Franz , this guy must be really proud of his grand Dad, it's not always we have a historical hero in family . the sheer will, courage and just " no, not today" .
@jmetallover
@jmetallover Жыл бұрын
A great reaction to a great story. Nice to know that you can still find humanity in the midst of Insanity. If this song was a teary eyed offering , well their new song 1916 ( cover of Motorhead's hit ) will tear out your heart.
@geirydp
@geirydp Жыл бұрын
Lovely reaction. I’ve seen this video some 50 times and I still tear up 😅 . Sabaton are amazing by bringing these untold stories to light. Thank you guys 👍
@fire780
@fire780 Жыл бұрын
What can you say they are the best. and you can learn some history when you listening to them. :)
@markwilson3697
@markwilson3697 7 ай бұрын
Stigler's first commanding officer was a gentlemen's pilot who told those in his command that if he ever heard of them shooting at defenseless piolets (parachuting) he would personally kill them. stigler seeing the B17 damaged as it was held his fire and tried to get them to land. After being refused he escorted it, flying along side where he knew AA fire would come from, back to the coast of the English channel before heading back to base
@PetterVessel
@PetterVessel Жыл бұрын
That was a great reaction video! I just love this song, and the story too. Sabaton just released an emotional tribute to Motorhead's 1916! I love that song/video so much.
@elvwood
@elvwood Жыл бұрын
Darn it, got me crying again too! So good. I got to see them live for the first time on Friday, and their show is even more brilliant in person. They really know how to connect with the crowd, while telling these big stories through music (and stagecraft - they actually have people acting out some of the parts). If they ever come your way, I firmly recommend going!
@Jarzze61
@Jarzze61 Жыл бұрын
1916 Mötorhead cover by Sabaton....🤘🇫🇮👍🥹❤️
@erickorbegozo5001
@erickorbegozo5001 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! No words that Hope is still alive! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😎. Greetings from Perú, l’m so happy ur back my friends!!!!
@garyrobb5341
@garyrobb5341 Жыл бұрын
I wasn’t easy for Franz. Some people called him a Nazi and some Germans called him a traitor. As you see, it was worth it. Great reaction. ❤
@strahlberger
@strahlberger Жыл бұрын
My Grandmother born 1920 had to work at Focke Wulf in Bremen during WW2. She told me how she worked at the office and always when the Air raid Alarm started she had to run outside and jump into the trenches to hide and afterwards went back inside and keep working. Quite Crazy.
@SongsandThongs
@SongsandThongs Жыл бұрын
Wow that is crazy. Thanks for sharing with us ❤
@zessonateacloud
@zessonateacloud Ай бұрын
I think this song is perfect to explain Sabaton to someone. Stories of real people wrapped in awesome music.
@markbaldock6895
@markbaldock6895 Жыл бұрын
Check out the history on this song! The history will put you in tears. The grandson of the German pilot heard the song, told his mum who then reached out to the band, who then visited the family. The family gave Sabaton thier full heart felt blessing and gratitude
@Lonewolf8012
@Lonewolf8012 5 ай бұрын
I can highly recommend the book that this song is based upon called *A higher call*, it is one of the best books, if not the best book i have ever read.
@LauraJdogmom
@LauraJdogmom 4 ай бұрын
I just finished that book. You are right--it's terrific.
@-Griffin-
@-Griffin- Жыл бұрын
The sabaton "animated version" with YARN-HUB colaboration are the Best, here all of them=> - Lady of the Dark: The most decorated woman soldier in History - The Red Baron: Most know Ace of all time (80 victory, WW1) - The First Soldier: The most brave french soldier in WW1 - Night Witches: the most know female Bomber regiment of WW2 - No Bullet fly, you just did it ;)
@anime4life209
@anime4life209 Жыл бұрын
Unkillable soldier: the Doomslayer of soldiers. no matter what happened to him he just would NOT die. shot through the eye and multiple body shots, plane crash, explosions from grenades (he actually TORE OFF two of his fingers due to an explosion when the medical team refused to do so so he could get back into the fight as quick as possible) etc. he just would NOT die. to put the cherry on the cake, he said, and this is a DIRECT quote: "Frankly, i enjoyed the war."
@jimilgenfitz6998
@jimilgenfitz6998 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, guys for covering this song/story! 💖🤘
@Nem01
@Nem01 2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed your reaction. Appriciate it.
@siggedrake
@siggedrake Жыл бұрын
like your new haircut Charlene (dont know how you spell your name). The video.. no comments.. it's perfection.. Try the motorhead cover 1916 by sabaton next..
@Lordithemaster641
@Lordithemaster641 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of reaction I expect from this song. Nicely done!
@stevenhopwood8195
@stevenhopwood8195 Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this video quite a few times and it get me teary eyed every time. Love this story. ❤️🤘🎸🎻🇦🇺
@samdavidowicz
@samdavidowicz Жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for using my request! This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs if only for the story itself. PS - just call me Sam. It's easier lol. Also, sorry about making you guys cry. It gets me every time as well.
@cristianroth8524
@cristianroth8524 3 ай бұрын
I watched the video countless times, yet the moment Franz salutes the bomber and flies away still gets me.
@thor9517
@thor9517 Жыл бұрын
I love that song. Such a good man were forced to fight in a such terrible war and they still managed to save their humanity. RIP
@tapsavaan1671
@tapsavaan1671 Жыл бұрын
I'm from metal-land (Finland (my favorite Finnish metal-band is ensiferum))) greetings!! When others want me to say somethong good of our neighbour, i always say SABATON!
@tristandodd4806
@tristandodd4806 Жыл бұрын
I first heard the story back in history class. I cry every time I listen to this
@g.gordon8117
@g.gordon8117 Жыл бұрын
Such a good reaction to a great story. Sabatons' new one, 1916, is their best yet. Tribute to Motorhead and Lemy. If you look close in it, you will see nods to a lot of their songs
@Razgriz85
@Razgriz85 Жыл бұрын
B17 was called the Flying Fortress for a reason. Also, you can find the full interview/meeting between Brown and Stigler, which I recommend.
@adammccoy5166
@adammccoy5166 Жыл бұрын
Slight correction... They did not "almost scrape the trees" they tore the shongles off of rooftops
@Thescottishguyreacts
@Thescottishguyreacts Жыл бұрын
Beautiful story and makes me cry every time. They bring history to life
@doomsigma
@doomsigma Жыл бұрын
Ah man - I know this story, but never put 2 and 2 together when I first heard this song quite a long while back. Seeing the video brings it home and it does hit hard. 😭
@bishopsteiner7134
@bishopsteiner7134 Жыл бұрын
this is why History IS interesting, despite the butchery your Secondary School teachers likely made of it.
@Coolengineer30
@Coolengineer30 9 ай бұрын
When, they start going woahoh woah in the song at 8:08, really send chills down my spine. Amazing, amazing, amazing song.
@LordMekanicus
@LordMekanicus Жыл бұрын
I would imagine that on the day Charlie passed, the harrowing howl of a Bf-109 could be heard circling in the distance: Franz had come to bring his brother home.
@jasonmarshall7572
@jasonmarshall7572 Жыл бұрын
I love the Code of the Air and what that means. They say the Red baron in WW1 followed such a code there was a story once spoken that the Red baron freed one of his enemy pilots so they can meet back in the sky's as two warriors to battle again in the sky not sure if this was ever proven but i'd like to imagine he would of done this being one who follows strict codes of conduct when facing his enemies in the sky. That and he only counted his kills in the sky.
@SollowP
@SollowP Жыл бұрын
This goes back to a unwritten rule when it came tor areal combat: If the plane is put in a state where it isn't a threat anymore, you stop shooting at it. It isn't a threat anymore, you're wasting bullets and whatever damage you might inflict is totally uncalled for and unnecessary. This goes for it being shot down as well. If the crew has been forced to evacuate with parachutes, you DO NOT shoot the escaping crew.
@shawngrothe2686
@shawngrothe2686 Жыл бұрын
Like others said, 1916 was just released by Sabaton, a Motörhead tribute.
@lentrax2991
@lentrax2991 Жыл бұрын
To remember. In war. That you and your adversary are human and can be better than those you are fighting in the name of. *That* is what humanity can be.
@Crazael
@Crazael Жыл бұрын
That ending always brings tears. I recommend it to every reactor I see who does anything by Sabaton.
@jongomez894
@jongomez894 8 ай бұрын
The Sabaton song that always gets me is The Price of a Mile
@TJKlownttv
@TJKlownttv Жыл бұрын
Sabaton and Yarnhub have a movie coming out this year I just can't wait
@mathiasnilsen8608
@mathiasnilsen8608 Жыл бұрын
You have to check out their new song 1916, another masterpiece by the m
@clashof6d
@clashof6d Жыл бұрын
1916 official music video should be next or then "Father" since they are pretty new and amazing.
@mike28003
@mike28003 Жыл бұрын
German pilots during WW2 looked at themselves as carring on the chivalry of the tutonic knights basicaly dont kick a man while hes down.the german pilot Franz Stigler wa originally trying to get brown to fly to Sweden which was neutral so as not to risk having to fly all the way back to england.
@MsElias64
@MsElias64 Жыл бұрын
Thank's. Old history no bad.👍
@daviekuklatv
@daviekuklatv Жыл бұрын
Wow have not checked in in quite some time, awesome cool new haircut nice change from the real long
@dac2007
@dac2007 Жыл бұрын
Impossible not to cry with this one!
@DJRaffa1000
@DJRaffa1000 3 ай бұрын
3:12 for the cold Air that froze the guns. It has been reported that the air temperature was around -60°c (-76°F) due to the exrtreme altitude where the Bombers flew at the time
@merrax
@merrax Жыл бұрын
I must have seen reactions to this video about 15 times at least, and I tear up every time... ❤
@JariJuslin
@JariJuslin Жыл бұрын
The thing is. Sabaton is here to tell stories. And you got the story 110%. In the end it doesn't matter if you don't remember anything from the actual music - the song ended up touching your hearts and souls regardless. And that's what matters.
@avanhinuar
@avanhinuar Жыл бұрын
thanks guys, i love the new look is nice
@baronvonjerch
@baronvonjerch Жыл бұрын
I always tear up singing along to this song, I love this song! Though what I find interesting is that, throughout all the reactions I've watched, no one ever commented on the fact that this story was kept secret for 40 years. To me at least that's a huge deal.
@Thescottishguyreacts
@Thescottishguyreacts Жыл бұрын
Always gets me when stigler breaks down saying “it wasn’t easy”
@phsjockstrap
@phsjockstrap Жыл бұрын
Love seeing I am not the only one to tear up
@yurifoxx3983
@yurifoxx3983 9 ай бұрын
Awesome reaction❤
@davidsuttles101
@davidsuttles101 Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! I can relate to this…as a former Army attack helicopter pilot with combat experience, many times I could have fired on “combatants” and would have been justified but, it wouldn’t have been right…thank you!
@agnieszkazuk
@agnieszkazuk Жыл бұрын
Great reaction to yhis great video! Very emotional! :-)
@andibuletten6206
@andibuletten6206 8 ай бұрын
I was also a soldier . And every soldier is human and has to make desicions.
@iBeReaper
@iBeReaper Жыл бұрын
Christmas truce is a good one as well
@sagebooker
@sagebooker Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the 100th time I saw this, and I shed tears again
@gryphonosiris2577
@gryphonosiris2577 Жыл бұрын
The Boeing B-17 was a truly durable airframe, but 4735 crews never came home. The average life span of a one these air crews was 11 missions. The Airframe was commonly referred to as being 'over-engineered', and that did save a lot of lives, but sadly not enough. Later when fighter escort was able to cover them all the way along their mission, but also pro-active ground attack on German aerodromes and airfields helped improve their survival rate.
@sephuris5555
@sephuris5555 Жыл бұрын
Some folks either don't know or forget even the Germans had a code of honor in the sky.
@Myomer104
@Myomer104 Жыл бұрын
An explanation of the Knights' Cross: it was awarded to pilots who shot down 30 "points" of enemy planes in one day. The important details are that Franz had already earned 27 points, and bombers were worth 3. Stigler, as mentioned, refused to shoot down Ye Old Pub because he saw it as equivalent to a parachute. The reason he subsequently flew escort for the crippled bomber was that he realized their course would take them over multiple German anti-air artillery positions that would not be so kind. He reasoned that allowing the Americans to be shot down like that would be equivalent to having shot them down, himself, and he would not let that happen.
@BrandonSwinney-j2v
@BrandonSwinney-j2v 9 ай бұрын
on the bit about what the bomber crew were thinking, at one point Franz tried to signal the bomber crew to land in Sweden (neutral territory), but they thought he was trying to tell them to land in Germany
@nero756
@nero756 Жыл бұрын
so much for the unsung(?) heroes of time (sry if my english is not on point its not my native kanguage) sabaton does a great job of honoring EVERYBODY not all germans are bad guys and not all allies are good guys
@metalheadssweden4296
@metalheadssweden4296 Жыл бұрын
Sabaton History brings you the historical background to all Sabaton songs www.youtube.com/@SabatonHistory/featured This is the background of the song. No Bullets Fly kzbin.info/www/bejne/goS4aHubmbeJfbs&ab_channel=SabatonHistory
@HellBrYnger
@HellBrYnger Жыл бұрын
"he risked his live two times that day, to save an unknown enemy" means the Atlantic wall, splattered with Anti Air nests in two rows, speculation says the people on the ground didn't shoot at them because they thought something along the lines of "hah! that 109 wants to finish that bomber over the ocean! let them drown!"
@ab3fan
@ab3fan Жыл бұрын
If your interested there is a book about this battle, it is called A Higher Call.
@notsureyou
@notsureyou Жыл бұрын
Imagine being one of those rookie B24 crews and Seeing "Ye old pub" come in and land 😨
@diosyntaxa
@diosyntaxa Жыл бұрын
With all the wars and violence in the world, this story and the one behind Christmas Truce are two that restore some of my faith in humanity
@FrogmanAnime
@FrogmanAnime Жыл бұрын
Guys, all I’ll say on this matter is go watch the full yarnhub only video or the Sabaton history video of the same name with Indy Neidell(I think that’s how it spelt), to get the full story. There’s a lot more stuff that is missed during the song that is actually in the yarnhub video. I hope you enjoy it.. This is my favourite Sabaton music video.
@leechowning8728
@leechowning8728 Жыл бұрын
Flying Fortress. That is what they use to call that plane. Not for her guns, or her bombs, but because she would survive things that no other bomber... or honestly any other airframe of the time... could imagine. Look up the story of a B-17 that landed without a tail... and another where the tail, blown free of a B-17 managed to glide to a landing.
@leechowning8728
@leechowning8728 Жыл бұрын
PS, Jovita, his daughter, searches new reactions to this song. While she does not always comment, and it has been a little since I have seen her, know that she still does thank you for keeping his story alive. Considering the state of the world, now more than ever we need those reminders that we are all one people. That wars are not the end, and that sometimes it is nice to see the killing stop. Safe skies, friends.
@calibadgerdude6082
@calibadgerdude6082 Жыл бұрын
What was that plane made of? Piss, vinegar, and an all around bad attitude. They didn’t call the B-17 the “Flying Fortress” for nothing. That was one seriously tough bird, designed to take a beating and keep on flying and heavily armed enough to give intercepting fighters second thoughts about attacking it. An iconic bomber of WWII, there’s lots of tales of those things flying home in a condition that most planes would have long since given up and crashed. Don’t get me wrong a lot of them were shot down, it was by no means invulnerable, but a lot of them survived and brought their crews home as well.
@josryg
@josryg Жыл бұрын
great reaction as always from you two. i would recomend checking out sabatons new song 1916, great song, its a metalhead cover btw. and you might want to have a napkin nearby
@justitia257
@justitia257 Жыл бұрын
E' una storia Bellisima. Coraggio, Onore e qualcosa che dobbiamo ritrovare, ma che vive nei nostri cuori. Buona Notte Meravigliose Anime, Meravigliosi Spiriti. Ciao. Vi voglio bene
@karimhicks8376
@karimhicks8376 Жыл бұрын
We all must remember, that, if we forget our past, we are destined to repeat it!!!!! We must never ever forget the 2nd world War, and the cacrifices made, so you & I can live in freedom, not in bondage!! That you & I won't be put to death because of our eye color, our hair color, our religion, our birthplace, or our skin color. Or our mental faculties.
@Freiherr_von_Elnere
@Freiherr_von_Elnere Жыл бұрын
And now "Night Witches" from SABATON animated Video you will love it to Greetings from Germany 🙋🏼‍♂️
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