The 6 Year Old Red Army Lieutenant of WW2 (Youngest Soldier of the War)

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During the Great Patriotic War against the Germans from 1941 to 1945, the Soviet Union mobilized all of its resources to defend the Motherland. Over 34 million people bore arms during the four years of the conflict, including women, old men, and youngsters. It is estimated that thousands of children under the age of 16 years old fought in the ranks of the Red Army. One of them was Sergei “Seryozha” Aleshkov, the youngest soldier of World War Two.
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[@atrociousbean4096]

Y’all got any beans?

[@johnd.rockefeller4041]

Bean.

[@cffrfgbfbfbf6941]

*Bean.*

[@atrociousbean4096]

Bean.

[@sydurrahman5635]

Beans green's potatoes tomatoes

[@_Cleveland_]

"Bro, your aim sucks! You can't even hit a target point blank!" "You died to a 6 year old with binoculars."

[@legoclonetrooper]

Danm son! 😂

[@BlueBl_xx]

Are you winning son?

[@mszalans4817]

Same thing was said to me after one LoL match. Common thing down there.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

That COD on a nutshell well it there own fault as everyone is running around not checking around LMAO

[@aluminium5738]

get the thot police

[@XNIExodus]

"When I was your age, Little Timmy, I WAS A LIEUTENANT OF THE RED ARMY AND NOT SPILLING MILK ON THE CARPET"

[@dealwithitdoge9534]

DAMMIT TIMMY

[@redactedcanceledcensored6890]

and spilling vodka

[@snowballin7416]

GOD DAMNIT TIMMY, UR DRINKING ALMOND MILK AGAIN?

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@snowballin7416 WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I DRANK VODKA

[@FrustratedCat33]

I DON'T FUCKING CARE THAT IT WAS SLIPPERY ON THE OUTSIDES I AM GETTING MY BELT

[@Violent2aShadow]

Adult to a 9 year old American: "A BB gun? No! You'll shoot your eye out!" Adult to a 6 year old Soviet: "Here's a pistol. For the motherland, comrade!"

[@plasmawolf7960]

What part of America do you live in?!? Everyone I know learned to shoot rifles at 6 at oldest

[@gracejudedescallar8217]

yas

[@mrlodgereal]

@@plasmawolf7960 California

[@plasmawolf7960]

@@mrlodgereal you poor soul. I live in upstate ny.

[@ADMICKEY]

@@mrlodgereal oof

[@robertwilson522]

Imagine this kid, now a grandparent, telling his grandkids about his adventures

[@BossTwan-kk6bp]

I have to disapoint you but I searched him up and he died in the 90's :(

[@tangerinepaint3643]

@@BossTwan-kk6bp he could’ve gotten at least kids in that time period

[@Jebu911]

he could have told his grandkid in the '90s that whined about walking to school that back in his day when he was on his way to school he had to every morning stop the german warmachine.

[@girl1213]

I know he had at least two children and lived to see the birth of his grandchildren. So I have no doubt, even if they didn't hear it from him, he would have at least told his children, who pass along those stories. They know their grandpa.

[@sven9900]

imagine the german solder was dumbfounded when they capture sergei

[@blackegret666]

Nikolai: "I'm not THAT old to fight!" Sergey: "I'm not THAT young to fight!"

[@blacktemplar2377]

There's a video about his father's story here kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@tristan203]

@@blacktemplar2377 you fool! I've memories the rickroll link

[@sineese6593]

@@blacktemplar2377 people beware that a rickroll link always end with XcQ remember that

[@randomthings4815]

@@tristan203 You save me, I am forever in your debt.

[@everby9998]

@@sineese6593 I personally remember "dQw4w"

[@sketchygetchey8299]

US recruiter talking to 16 year old: sorry son, you’re not old enough yet. Russian recruiter (talking to 6 year old): you get your own platoon!

[@piyushprasad2878]

Well atleast the US recruit got 2 moms

[@swizzy6010]

@@piyushprasad2878 stromg wahmen

[@mandalortemaan7510]

"And you, you get a Tank Platoon!"

[@colleen9026]

I understand the joke but I just want to say this for the sake of history and to give these children attention as well. During the U.S Civil War there was between 250,000 and 420,000 males (both sides combined) thag were under the age of 18 who got involved in the conflict. Including It's estimated that around 100,000 Union soldiers were 15 years or younger. The youngest soldier in the entire conflict would be "Edward Black" who was only 8 years old. He would also be considered the youngest casualty (wounded). The youngest soldier killed during the conflict would be "Charles Edwin" who would be hit by an enemy shell during the battle of Antietam. He died from his wounds 3 days later at the age 13. Keep in mind that a musician was also considered a soldier. There was 80,000 - 100,000 Musicians in the war. But it is not guaranteed that these numbers were mostly those under 18, among these musicians were also grown men. Majority of these minors weren't forced but rather volunteers due to the mind set of "Adventure, Fun, and Glory" The youngest noncommissioned officer would be "Johnny Clem" who became a sergeant at the age of 13 after he shot a Confederate Colonel. Also keep in mind that many minors would lie about their age meaning a minor who claims to be 18 but was really let's say...16 could've taken that secret to his grave when killed.

[@dylanhaugen3739]

If I remember right the US had a 13 year old boy in its ranks during WW2, granted he lied about his age, but I'm not sure how you mistake a middle schooler for a high school senior.

[@brittislove]

For those who were curious what became of Sergei he lived a pretty good life it seems. He did not stay in the military as he was a heavy chainsmoker from a very early age (who can blame him) but he got a law degree and lived in the Urals and passed away from a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 54. Sergei, you absolute badass /

[@yunglacez2955]

Nice that he didn't see USSR collapse :troll:

[@SinoLegionaire]

Damn Russia could use a man like him these days.

[@kosh6739]

And why in the cursed one?If you're talking about Ukraine, then the United States has been cursed for a long time, because it has invaded the Middle East many times, so let's not have double standards and Russophobia, OK?

[@NachtEule71]

Almost saw the end of the U.S.S.R :(

[@damianh4510]

@@kosh6739 russia invaded it too 😂

[@diverzant8786]

Just think about the amount of positive effect this kid had on the moral of the unit, but it's double edged sword, if he actually got killed it would impact the unit even more in the negative context

[@Jebu911]

Probably why they kept him in the rear.

[@thebronyhoodpony5627]

A possibility could also happened that the soldiers who had witnessed this , could either be extremely demoralized or have the extreme urge to win as to avenge him

[@bestleesinna7702]

I think it would be the other way around. If he died, those men would stop at nothing to brutally murder every last german they could find. If he died, I would want nothing but vengeance.

[@Joe_Mama661]

"Hey kid, want a present?" "Okay!" *Hands him a browning pistol* "Don't tell your dad."

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[@brendanyeo6260]

“Aren’t you a little short to be a shocktrooper?” - Comrade Leia

[@djsourcream2668]

Didn't she say stromtrooper instead of shocktrooper.

[@terminal8531]

@@djsourcream2668 Ok so let me explain the history of the Shock Trooper in short term. Shock troopers were mainly equipped with light armor and a PPSH-41. Essentially the stormtrooper of 1941-1945 Russia.

[@djsourcream2668]

@@terminal8531 Oh, okay, that's what you meant. In the star wars universe shocktroopers are a special type of stormtrooper that have heavier armor and carry heavy blasters. In A New Hope, Leia specifically says to Luke " aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?". She uses the term stormtrooper specifically. So when you said shocktrooper, I thought you meant a star wars shocktrooper, not a russian one.

[@terminal8531]

@@djsourcream2668 Alright then glad to help

[@person7597]

@@terminal8531 well yeah but og stormtroopers came form germany in ww1

[@eliteonline7674]

"I fear no man" "But that thing?" *points at kid* "It scares me"

[@Jimmy2003MLPFIM]

Heavy?

[@spencergacker9553]

Da.

[@VadulTharys]

Having been shot by a child soldier in Africa, I can say that is exactly how I feel.

[@mayankanand1153]

That kid saw more things in his childhood than an average person's whole life. Died before Soviet union collapse,true Soviet patriot.

[@Jebu911]

he died in 1990 and soviet union collapse 1991 coincidence? Probably.

[@randomvideos3190]

@@Jebu911 It's like Soviet Union was doomed to fall after his death

[@user-rl8hf8kt1r]

@@randomvideos3190 its more like he had seen the future....and didn't want to live in it specilly 90's russia

[@xxxgoblinslayerxd6975]

Stalin: "I will use every man, women, and child to defend the motherland...I'm not kidding about the child part."

[@cassiemounts6476]

Lol

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

Yeah, Stalin was that kind of person

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Hitler would do the same.

[@kvnrthr1589]

Hitler: "Write that down, write that down!"

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

And it became true. Children are here fighting

[@CliffCardi]

“Aren’t you a little young to be a soldier?” Sergei: “Yes, yes I am.”

[@agentorang9917]

Phineas and Ferb?

[@hazeldiez7778]

This line is so nostalgic

[@haoviet8388]

Mom, Sergei is a soldier

[@CliffCardi]

“Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today” *begins construction of a 1:1 scale replica of Stalingrad for re-enactment*

[@craigthemonke794]

Alright carry on then

[@willivers4249]

"Every Russian man, woman, and child will do their part in the war effort." -Joseph Stalin Damn, this man wasn't kidding

[@DMlTREl]

Do you know why? Because all USSR civilians survival depended on it. Search for german plan OST

[@tsarnicholasii66]

Wow he wasn't kidding

[@easternbloc5529]

@@tsarnicholasii66 Boi I thought u were dead

[@maxthecharacter1296]

Damn...What a great kid. Probably the bravest kid in history. If it weren't for that heart attack, he could've lived to this year. Just imagine all the stories he could've told and the honor he would've received in today's time. It would've been amazing, especially since he was so young back then.

[@SuperKlondike64]

He got a heart attack due to his constant smoking, which was pretty common at the time.

[@maxthecharacter1296]

@@SuperKlondike64 Thanks for the info. I didn't know about it. But my point still stands.

[@michaelmccarthy4892]

"Go to bed, you're no good to us cranky." "But I'm not tired."

[@TheRealTacoJohn]

And then he led the hellfish

[@ernestov1777]

When this kid was shot, German soldiers were severely wounded.

[@michaelmccarthy4892]

@@TheRealTacoJohn Can't believe there are legs in that gag, I thought it was just a goofy Abe Simpson senility moment.

[@NichtIchSage]

Good night grandpa.

[@bradleymasters1456]

you know this must be good when even the bots watch it

[@BusterScruggsss]

Stalin: Every Russian man woman and children will do there part in the war effort This kid: Ight bet

[@ernestov1777]

When this kid was born, he named his parents and grandparents.

[@griddy922]

He went to crank some nineties

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

‘Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’💢💤💌❣️💟💞💝

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

And whenever she had picked one🥧🍰🎂🍪🍩🍨🍤

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

and when you are going😇🤬🤮🤧🤢🤕🤒

[@lolipopplayzzz7825]

This was adorable to see how the soldiers took the boy in and loved him like their own son. Maybe some of them did have sons waiting for them back home or their sons were sent to war too on other regiments.

[@icespyda]

It’s beautiful how deeply rooted our survival brings us together. It breaks my heart knowing so many children shared the same childhood as this little soldier.

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Looks like AKs aren’t the only Soviet Idea that African Rebels are using right now

[@tsarbombawithinternetconne875]

Bruh

[@johnrandolph1989]

LOL DUDE BWAHAHA!😂

[@depressedbrownsfanisgettin5551]

yessir

[@dblundz]

OOF nice one

[@justnamedjoy]

🤣

[@c1lancy]

"You can't bully me, I fought in the war. Respect your elders!" - Sergei in college.

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

His classmates would be afraid of him

[@josefgachamusic5050]

@@hunterofdarkness8329 he will said i killed soildier of the mustache man

[@josefgachamusic5050]

@Kung fu Jesus nah the funny mustache man that who ever saw him shall raise his right hand

[@grumogus]

There is no college in russia

[@raider7876]

@@grumogus really?

[@StiffsCompany]

Even taking into consideration the horrors Sereja been through, I am pretty sure that he had a great childhood! He had a huge family of all the squad members. They were also the perfect role models for the boy! Pretty sure he grew up to be a real wise and kind man!

[@KyriosMirage]

If Warpath wants to claim historical accuracy, they might want to put the landing gear on the Stukas...

[@starspace352]

lol i just noticed

[@Cruzader79]

German officer: "We would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for that meddling kid!" The legend of Sergei-doo

[@enfield3963]

Bruh ahahaha

[@Bigstarrocker9]

Sergei dooby dooooo!

[@Weezerand...]

Sergei-doo where are you!?

[@biko9824]

Certified Bruh Comment of the Day™ goes to this comment. Congratulations!

[@Jebu911]

Quote by Hans and Hans in the haystack

[@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876]

"for mama?" "no" "for papa?" "no " *FOR THE MOTHERLAND?* " " *YES* " *grabs nearby PPSH 41*

[@iamwarranted4502]

lol ye

[@user-mu8vy1bn8e]

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[@kenzderreck3237]

????

[@Bashambar]

You adorn that anti furry flag well friend!

[@fegelein2398]

*U R A*

[@vegitoblue5000]

When Hitler heard of the amazing feats the Soviet 6 year old solider did, he ordered all boys 6 years and younger to die to prevent anyone else becoming a solider. He then decided to create his own, so as to outmatch the Soviets, and to show who the real superior being is. He lost.

[@Jebu911]

Alfred Zech a 12year old german boy who singlehandedly saved 12 soldiers lives. Not as young as the russian kid but still pretty impressive.

[@Eli-jc5ki]

German Baby: kills 30 Russians and used 1 bomb

[@reginaldgemini8607]

It was the other way around remember the brown shirts or maybe the American boy scouts are the true rip-off of both?

[@SirRandolphII]

My man got owned by the Soviets

[@gravedigr12]

I asked my opa one time ''what was it like to be a young man was it hard for you'' and he replied with the most painful answer I had ever heard he said ''when I was 17 they conscripted me into the army when I was in my late 20's I was released from my p.o.w camp he said I never got to be a young man'' those words still stick with me to this day his brothers his family all taken from him by the war his only saving grace was he was to be sent to Stalingrad but his train was so late he was re assigned to czech and before people start hurling insults he was a machinist and he had no damn choice in the matter.

[@theoreoman4597]

"Imagine dying to a 6 year old lmao" - Sun Tzu probably

[@pranavdube6720]

Lol 😂

[@ricefarmer-kr4yv]

Plot twist: he actually a pro but he just smuff them

[@Spy64theWolf]

sun tzu said that!

[@theoreoman4597]

@@Spy64theWolf No, but it'd be funny if he did lmao. Edit: 3 weeks later I finally understand what you mean

[@Ttegegg]

Sun ztu has a quote for everything

[@stopsign2594]

"Sir we are losing" "By what?" *BY A CHILD*

[@MrAlex_Raven]

Perfect Cell: "You're a CHILD!"

[@mctlp2323]

It's all fun and games until Germans call techno and tell him he's an orphan

[@SwagTinCommander]

@@mctlp2323 you didn't need to put that emoji there

[@mctlp2323]

@@SwagTinCommander ok

[@PANCERNY87]

The youngest soldier of the Polish Army was Stefan Wesołowski (9) and he came from a noble family. He knew his ancestors' duty and took an active part in many fights. He was not a mascot, but a regular soldier. I'm not proud of it, because we should protect the children, but there were times when every "neighbor" wanted to slaughter us, so praise for the heroism of the youngest. I remember him because he died in the year I was born in 1987.

[@louisfk9880]

Some person whose a pre-teen or teenager: I’m too young to die in battle! Sergei: Uhh, u think???

[@Ricky-ce3jo]

"HANS! WE ARE GOING TO DIE!" "Calm down, the T-34 is gone now!" "It's not that, there's a six year old with a pistol and he knows how to use it!"

[@david36051]

@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý you think we are dumb? You are obviously a fake account

[@samfriendsyt1353]

@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý fake.

[@NavrajThapa2002]

@Pinnedby Linus tech tips There was the 6 year old Sergei, who joined the Red Army, as seen in the video and then there's this "6 year old".

[@niggleabductor]

@Pinnedby Linus tech tips Yeah idc, anyways, did you know that there was a 6 year old in ww2?

[@radu8547]

Everyone aiming at head level: The boy : *goblin laughter*

[@MegaKaiser45]

"The Soviets enrolled them all. And not just the men, but the women, and the children too" - Historian Anakin Skywalker.

[@michael9260]

Lol

[@user-fi2vc7ei8v]

69th like

[@jfsmith0942]

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[@devilpupbear09]

I never understood how idiots dress up as him for comic con after he betrayed his people & slaughtered millions of children.

[@A-man-Capitals301]

🤣🤯 we will watch your career with great interest 😉

[@kurotsuki7427]

I was concerned about a 6 year old in the army but he's mostly a letter boy and moral booster with some keen eyes. That makes me feel better.

[@The_belligerant_servo_skull]

I've been told, some of the least appreciated (by civilians) lads are the forward observers, forward air controllers, Aka FO, often some of the closest to the enemy, making sure our lads in contact have support, regularly in a spot where if they get pinned they're on their own.. Big respect, you should sleep sound knowing you've done your duty.

[@yeettheheat]

I can imagine him just absolutely flexing on his class with his uniform, gun and medals.

[@alexsoklakov7454]

Not really. Child-soldiers dont usually flash what they done at war. First of all - war is traumatizing experience

[@Minecraftian2345432]

@@alexsoklakov7454 Depends on the person. Some people revel in it, other are scared by it. For a more extreme example of revelry, think about Mad Jack Churchill.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Lmao

[@warpatato]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý This account is so cursed.

[@USSCYT]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý God, what an awful attempt at spam.

[@takakocaesar579]

he has a backstory of every shonen protagonist ever

[@bondbond8260]

No no, every Shonen HAVE his backstory

[@shaftoe195]

The other way around. The boy was first, Japanese anime characters came later.

[@yuugagazamee6020]

The Soviet Union, precursors to Anime itself

[@printersappreciationassoci8567]

At first... when I was hearing "young soldier" , "Adopted" , "father was a major", "war" I was first thinking that this might be related to violet evergarden

[@Toblerown_ch]

@@printersappreciationassoci8567 was going for Tanya Degurechaff but this works too

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

I love that they keep adding in characters they’ve done in the background or focusing on it and not referencing it

[@sm1522]

Absolute legend, after watching the oldest and youngest solider you really see how important every life was against the fight against evil

[@kingkermit7323]

Everyone: wow can you guys believe that a 83-year-old fought in the Soviet Army The Soviets: You ain't seen Nothing yet

[@silverhawkscape2677]

At this point the Soviets we both Cruel and Meme.

[@dwarow2508]

@@silverhawkscape2677 How was this cruel?

[@NishiMiyamura]

Soviet Union in ww2:if you're a living creature you're fighting for the motherland whether you like it or not

[@kingkermit7323]

@@NishiMiyamura literally anyone who could hold a gun was conscripted in the army lol

[@technoimperialist9509]

@Just Dope JUST STOP JUST STOP!!!!!!

[@senpaihentaithehentailord2073]

That is young to be lieutenant and that is an impressive track record for someone so young

[@andyfriederichsen]

@Just Dope Don't spam links. We know you are using an alt account to artificially increase the views to the videos on your other account.

[@harrymorris2361]

I’ve got a feeling it was because, if say, a new soldier struck him, or did anything to him, the soldier could be charged with “ Assaulting a superior officer”

[@senpaihentaithehentailord2073]

@@harrymorris2361 I wonder if it actually happened

[@cross-san7585]

Great name

[@senpaihentaithehentailord2073]

@@cross-san7585 thanks

[@ein7813]

A kid who fought for his country he didn’t know any better all he knew was to defend his mother land that’s mad respect right there.

[@loszhor]

8:27 What a gift giver!

[@barsustun3243]

imagine how the countless sergeants in red army felt when they learned they outranked by a 6 year old kid

[@andrewkappler5503]

Lol probably happy bc the officers were the first to be executed. Lol

[@tzarvogtccxii7033]

Depressed lol

[@niviera7807]

He's using hax i'm gonna report him

[@schizophreniagaming1187]

probably pay 2 win

[@generalkenobi6687]

@@andrewkappler5503 Learn history first and then say your things

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Imagine actually being in this kids shoes. Imagine if when you grew up, you didn't have memories of going to school, but memories of war, bombs, gunfire, death and bloodshed, if that was how you grew up. Imagine fighting side by side with men that were terrified to do the same thing that you were, when other kids are afraid of the dark. Seriously, this is an unbelievable feat, I never knew about this story, I'm glad that I now do. What an absolute badass.....

[@m200dreamer7]

Not only that the war would be over before he is even 18. Imagine all the ptsd and trauma he would face and no therapy etc like no a days.

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

@@m200dreamer7 He probably have a tough mentality to survive a genocide without going insane

[@josephmountford2292]

I think seeing his mother and brother murdered at age 5 sealed his fate

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@@josephmountford2292 yeah, that undoubtedly sparked the fire of revenge in the poor kid.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@@josephmountford2292 and also, from a more practical point of view, left him with no other means of survival..

[@matthewesposito5177]

Brave young comrade. You did great work! Thank you for shining bright with a red flame.

[@MCVillager461]

I've watched this video 5 times and every time I have had happiness shine into my heart. Every cloud has a silver lining

[@KingAsaBeatz]

Liberian Child Soldier: "I- I can't believe I shot someone!!" Sergei: "first time?"

[@raindoset5408]

Sergei: more

[@gebermotta2558]

^___________________________^

[@SpiderMez]

that kid never even shot anyone lol

[@KingAsaBeatz]

@@SpiderMez shhh

[@jerinimo8917]

@@SpiderMez shhh

[@soyjackz]

"Heya, is that a 6 year old over there hans?" "Yeah, think so!" "Were gonna die to a 6 year old with a pistol."

[@AnshuOP69]

comrade

[@communist_pride]

Hi comrade

[@communist_pride]

@@AnshuOP69 I am an Indian and I hate bts

[@iambadsupport4104]

God I hate communism

[@AnshuOP69]

@@communist_pride so?

[@72tadrian65]

Thank you for this amazing story! The stories like this might change the world…

[@user-pr4vf2lp4k]

Thank you for sharing this story!

[@oneaboveallferrarifan2725]

Poor kid,all he knew was war and made him and he was a badass kid,fearless.

[@GhostChild808]

In a way...sorta like a Spartan in the real world or from Halo Spartan

[@senatorcatotheelder7530]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý scam

[@tundrazzr3659]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý Thank you simple history, I watch all your video. Please do one on the Alamo.

[@isaacyang265]

And why is that poor?

[@oneaboveallferrarifan2725]

@@isaacyang265 maybe cause children should never have to experience war? War is not a game dude, it’s horrible and it changes your life forever

[@GrayFox_74]

“SIR WERE BEING FLANKED WHAT DO WE DO!?” “I wanna take a nap”

[@logansaunders2459]

Yup

[@stalinistpotato4329]

Thats cheating!

[@haunter3411]

I love your vid thx for making them I have learned so much

[@JohanKlein]

If that story is impressive enough then have a look at Alexander Alexandrovich "San Sanych" Kolesnikov. He became a son of the regiment at 12, but he actually hang a lot with the recon troop becoming a recon-sabateur himself. Ended up highly decorated (even by adult standards) and severely wounded a few times. His story is depicted in the film "Это было в разведке" (or "that happened in the reconnaissance"). There was a quite strong scene in the film when he came to the mess hall with all his awards at his chest making the elder soldiers who had ridiculed him earlier feel really awkward.

[@bingchillundstalhelm]

'How old are you?' '6 years' 'Where did you get that pistol?' 'The general gave me it' *faints*

[@Setantacu]

Anyone else reminded about the time grandpa Simpson was telling Bart how he was a lieutenant in ww1 when he was 4 years olds

[@kimjong-il1547]

Yes

[@johnpauld.pallan9546]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý bot

[@savagedannym5056]

yep

[@ndturtle5538]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý cmon you can make it more believable than that 😂

[@Alvaro-Garcia]

Thanks for a new and so interested video.

[@xumo4732]

I love how much the animation improved, especially since the characters' side profile doesn't look weird anymore.

[@ananglophile4764]

The only boomer capable of saying "back in my time" with respect.

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

Well he was 6 in 1941 which means he was born in the 1930s s o he is not a boomer. A boomer was born between 1945 and 1965.

[@ananglophile4764]

@@Lupinthe3rd. well a slightly older boomer

[@_Observer_961]

@@ananglophile4764 ah yes makes sense xd

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

@@ananglophile4764 No, my grandparents call their younger friends boomers. Don’t get it twisted, they don’t want to associate with that crowd.

[@SideWays8Productions]

Not only is he not a boomer (the literal term stemming from the term “baby boom”), but Russians don’t have a word for boomers, or what came before them, since the birth rate didn’t skyrocket the way it did in the US.

[@francoquispe656]

I'd love to see this "oldest and youngest warriors" series but for every country that participated in WWI and WWII

[@mrbrazilian7172]

it would be great!!

[@Pommezul]

Let them hear it! It would be fantastic to see that as a series

[@dageneral7708]

Nikolai tgat fought in ww2 for the soviets

[@andro7862]

Poland would definitely be the 8 year old nurse who participated in the Warsaw uprising.

[@mieszkothemigrantmercenary2808]

Yeah, including Costa Rica

[@thuhtetaung6655]

US kid:Marched for equity. Russian kid:legendary ability,brilliant leadership,fight for country.

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

Amazing video, the quality of the animation only gets better everytime! 💗🤞✨

[@zakiducky]

The irony of him being too frail to continue military service after the war. What a tragic life, but also what a hero.

[@LeCommieBoi]

It might even be what he endured during the war that made him too frail for post-war military service

[@zakiducky]

@@LeCommieBoi That’s a possibility! My money, however, is in the fact that the Soviets needed every man they could get during WW2. After the war, they could afford to be more selective again and needed men back into civilian life to rebuild the economy. But I’m not a historian, so that’s my best guess.

[@aldo1871]

Pretty sure that mine fucked him up in the long run

[@agooddemoman8603]

@@aldo1871 8:00 didnt it say he ended up without a scratch

[@aldo1871]

@@agooddemoman8603 yea but there’s still energy from the blast that could’ve hurt his brain internally

[@georgekaragiannakis6637]

The Russian movie “Soldier Boy” is a heart warming portrayal of Sergei Aleshkov. Your video closely reflects the film version.

[@abelrefasa3382]

Youuuuuuuuuu

[@tokreds2]

Really good movie

[@aegis6485]

@@abelrefasa3382 I understood that reference.

[@larryoconnor7094]

He was a communist.

[@aegis6485]

@@larryoconnor7094 And? So were a lot of soldiers on the Russian front of WWII? Does that disqualify their sacrifice?

[@Oreo_man1234]

This is my favorite old/new time channel to watch

[@TheKohakuEverythingChannel]

"Hans, the 6 year old is looking at us!" 'So? he is a child!" *HE HAS A PISTOL AND HE KNOWS HOW TO USE IT*

[@ComicalRealm]

Crazy. At six years old, many kids play soldier. This one did it for real.

[@38thirtyeight]

At 6, I was playing GI Joe's action figures from Mattel. A gun shoots unlimited gasoline and a second gun shoots a cool fire ball.

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

Kid soldiers are more ruthless, there’s plenty of them it’s not a uncommon thing In certain parts of the world, and back then they had honor and actually took responsibility instead of playing victim, kids or teens would run away from home in the civil war or to fight in ww1 and ww2 or lie about age, they didn’t care they just needed man power

[@apotato5567]

@@outdoorvideoswithbrad oh comeone glorifying brainwashing young people and sending them to their death

[@shivanshna7618]

@@outdoorvideoswithbrad and same kids where trying to get STDs to get out of war we should not glorify or use child soilders Sergey is example of extreme situation and definitely should not be normalised by stupidity of "BACK THAN"

[@firelordazula386]

he even got a real gun, shame on us that play airsoft gun in the age of 6

[@dementia__gaming]

“What do we do for a gift?” “Eh, give the six year old a pistol”

[@ryvjaydenabello2601]

LOL

[@iron4517]

“Wow thats a great idea”

[@karapuzo1]

In 1944 he would have been 9, a much more responsible age /s

[@pohorex6834]

@@karapuzo1 is it sarcasm? Because technically that is right, 9 is a much more responsible age

[@pohorex6834]

@@user-po3hz1bz4g okay?

[@parkerbeebe4383]

War changes every aspect of a person and this 6 year old shows that war makes you mature quickly but still had the aspects of a child by keeping the soldiers morals up

[@markedwards6455]

I served during the Cold War.. When the Soviet Union was our greatest threat.. But I believed in knowing my enemy, so I read whatever I could find in the base Library, first hand accounts by Red Army soldiers and civilians.. and the lesson I cam e away with, was that the Soviet government was my enemy, our enemy.. But the average Russian human being was not.. I never "hated" the Russians.. something that surprisingly, the Air Force encouraged.. "hate" is a useless emotion that can drive you to tragic mistakes.. and we didn't do "mistakes" This young man.. is an inspiration.. after all the horrors he endured, survived.. he accepted the soldiers as his new family.. and he didn't fight to kill for it's own sake.. he put himself in harm's way to HELP his new family get through, to survive.. He worked to lift spirits amidst the horror they all faced.. He fought FOR life... not simply to take it. To my mind that makes him the greatest kind of hero.. One I can respect... even if he was in the Red Army.. and I was in a Nuclear Missile Wing.. That we never had to fight the Russians is one of the greatest non events in History.. One I am still grateful to God that cooler heads prevailed.. May those saner voices be heard again in the current events.. and there be no hot war.. God Bless everyone and may we never know another world war..

[@Loup-mx7yt]

Here is a clarification, children couldn't be conscripted in the red army. These were often orphans who joined on their own will. They often were given the role of distributing munition and few ever touched a gun. The uniforms were often resized by custom tailors to fit the child or teen. Their age would often be exagerated in documents.

[@bearmarco1944]

"Hey, Alexandr. This kid's onlyfour years old. He doesn't know what he's getting himself into!" "The documents say he's 40. Good enough for me, Romanov."

[@vegitoblue5000]

Yes, that is true. And the Soviet Union and Russia does not try to hide it. There was even a scene when a child had a pistol and shot a German machine gunner at point blank range.

[@garlkurzer]

@@vegitoblue5000 What scene?

[@adviksingh6181]

@@vegitoblue5000 you gotta tell us. what scene?

[@silverhawkscape2677]

When Stalin said he wanted every pair of hands for the defence of the motherland. He REALLY wasn't kidding.

[@tristan203]

@Just Dope shut up bot

[@nikitagukassov9781]

They fought for their survival against the war machine of the third reich, they had no choice but to fight against the nazis as if they won, they would have exterminated us, and the possibility of their victory was actually not that small, at least in 1941/42. It makes sense that every one had to be involved and at that time no one was joking, Stalin’s order to fully mobilise makes sense and is justified

[@ggbroggbro545]

KIDding lol

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

Stalin: Every hand shall defend the Motherland! Apes: *Has hands* Stalin: 👀

[@AReyes-uw6qf]

@@nikitagukassov9781 They should have

[@eneiliobelanger3766]

this is amazing

[@vipervision]

I love Säkkijärven polkka, thanks for adding it!

[@typicalperson6389]

“Can hab pistol?” “To fight Germans?” “Yees” **fights Germans like a chad**

[@dominikroszak4033]

@Arizona ranger he was a 6 yo so he a smol Chad

[@6pointman582]

@vepoli even bigger twist. That pistol last owner was a German pioneer in Stalingrad.

[@Gmer-ez9wx]

​@@6pointman582 Bigger twist that kid was john wick son accidentally traveled back to the past and he was adopted

[@Panzerbaguette1944]

Imagine being part of the most dreaded force in Europe and training for the Fatherland only to be killed by a 6 year old Soviet boy

[@revanofkorriban1505]

Such is the pointlessness of war.

[@Void_Wars]

Your choice of words to describe war criminals that target civilians is super freaky.

[@marcusyoung2870]

@@Void_Wars Every country involved in the war targeted civilians......

[@vitoremanuel4374]

@@Void_Wars Everyone focused on civilians

[@spencergacker9553]

@@Void_Wars A good chunk of Germans weren’t Nazi’s some were even from Ukraine.

[@imakeplaylists159]

This kid deserves a movie made about him… he truly lived an epic life

[@NAME-yg8sl]

There's a movie already, it's called Soldier Boy

[@lostmorals6759]

this video made me smile with genuine joy, teeth and all. thank you. my cat recently died and ive felt like crap since i found out.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Soldier: “I’m doing my part!” Other soldier: “I’m doing MY part!” Another soldier: “I’m doing my part!” Kid soldier: “I’m doing MY PART, TOO!” Rest of the soldiers: **laughter**

[@TheRealMarx]

I get the reference😂

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@TheRealMarx a fellow Vivziepop fan, I see (and a fan of Loona nonetheless). 👍

[@juliusquasar1565]

“They’re doing their part! Are YOU?”

[@TheRealMarx]

@@princessmarlena1359 Finally someone that notices😁 People keep thinking that my profile name is referring to the K-pop band named Loona.

[@50calM82A1]

Would you like to know more?

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

Kid: I wanna be a soldier when I grow up! Stalin: Why wait? (Hands him a rifle, bayonet, manual, uniform)

[@enclavesoldier770]

Lol

[@leoflorida95]

We need a movie about this. That poor boy, he suffered so much

[@user-bu2wd2rm1s]

If you want a more true story about this boy, watch the movie "солдатик".

[@excellentboi1673]

2:18 I think I've seen this man before

[@seages7511]

It wasn't Sergey's mother that saved him. It was his neighbor.

[@krazyhistoryfan997]

But before she could join him she got shot by german soldiers

[@NoobNoobNews]

Imagine going to military school surrounded by people twice your age and you nor only have more medals than your teacher, but outrank them.

[@joemontague8394]

That would be a little embarrassing

[@kyle333halfevil]

@@joemontague8394 For the teacher.

[@DJScootagroov]

this kid 100% pulled rank to avoid doing homework.

[@localcrackhead4038]

@@DJScootagroov *SERGEY I demand your homework immediately* *flashes medal* *Ahh what did you say?*

[@theodorehazel6920]

this is an example of no matter our history no matter who we are and what has happened to us we can all find out calling no matter how young or old brave or fearful it will find is

[@johnpaolobas1036]

Love your videos!! Please make a simple history video about the F-22 Raptor thanks

[@mpcrauzer]

Sergey: at the age of 5 Saw his mother was shoot dead, 10 year old brother hanged, lost everything he has it, and got his final revenge without knowing at the age of 10. Mother Rússia is pround of her little soldiers

[@snipingflute4346]

Sounds like Goblin Slayer’s origin story.

[@AnshuOP69]

@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý spammer

[@AnshuOP69]

@some dumbass on the Internet i did

[@RebelRenegade76]

The Soviet’s took “Scraping the Barrel” more seriously than anyone else, good god

[@josephstalin2526]

You gotta do what you gotta do

[@Hellenic_Empire]

Ah damn, this Germany player must have grinded Soviet manpower, so the Soviet player had to scrap the barrel

[@dwarow2508]

They didn't though. No child or woman was force conscripted into the army

[@Hellenic_Empire]

@@dwarow2508 if you didn't get it it was a hoi4 joke/reference

[@josephstalin2526]

@@dwarow2508 woman were kinda allowed whan the germans were really close to Moscow

[@artemshevtsov6062]

This is seriously one of the most wholesome videos out there

[@nuttmc4803]

I dont think a child losing his parents and seeing the horrors of war is wholesome

[@artemshevtsov6062]

@@nuttmc4803 no but seeing how the soldier adopted him and raised him as one of their own, jumping into rivers and giving him presents That warmed my heart

[@jamesp8459]

That is an amazing story!

[@Yoshikage..]

Nikolai: Aigh, WE NEED BACKUP Sergei: ok ill get my friends. "Later in the russian kindergarten" Sergei: hey i need help. Everyone on the school: *Okay*

[@Yoshikage..]

Hello

[@Yoshikage..]

@some dumbass on the Internet good, just makin netherite armor on minecraft

[@PANZERFAUST90]

wow stupid :)

[@Type90-IIMwithinternetaccess.]

@@Yoshikage.. Hi.

[@fanartalexis6921]

@Anti furry Patrol *do it and succesfully capture you* challange accepted

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

*Interesting fact from the movie, the young soldier hid under some trees when he saw a Gemran patrol coming his way and to make matters worse, a snake hung low near the little boy yet he stayed still and quiet, knowing that being bitten would have been preferable to being found by the Germans and captured or shot.*

[@jeeeyouuu1053]

that’s from the movie bro

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

@@jeeeyouuu1053 though it could be based on real life events

[@jeeeyouuu1053]

@@Imnotsmg4bob nah it didn’t happen that was added by the director so the beginning wasn’t just him eating berrys in a forest

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

@@jeeeyouuu1053 eh, I'll edit it as a "based on the" movie fun fact then

[@JV-bj4kx]

@@Imnotsmg4bob Did you know that Germans used people for Blitzkrieg

[@churmybro412]

What a lad, RESPECT

[@dipshree6222]

I love this so much

[@CJ_1406]

Imagine training for years for the war just to get no scoped by a 6 year old.

[@Mare172]

,,Yo you are so trash bro my grandmother shots better then you''

[@stopsign2594]

Top 10 worst way to die

[@redbarrelentertainment]

Imagine joining the Waffen SS just to get 360 no scoped by a 6 year old who proceeds to teabag you and fortnite dance on your bleeding corpse

[@cooldownboi3890]

Getting fortinte vibes from this comment

[@TioPika-Pau]

COD but in real life

[@derpthing3707]

"We need everyone's help" "Even children?" "E v e r y o n e ."

[@porky162yearsago9]

LOL

[@SwagTinCommander]

"Even the fetuses?" "E v e r y o n e"

[@tsarbomba8233]

Even monkey? Yes let’s give this one a sniper SNIPER MONKE

[@mrdrip9980]

@@tsarbomba8233 yes

[@mrdrip9980]

And “E V E RY T H I N G”

[@rikijett310]

Godspeed Leautenant Sergei!!!! Great job little comrade!!