When a Tailgunner and Sabotage Saved a B-17

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It’s July 30th 1943 in the skies over Germany and a B-17 named Tondelayo is under attack. In the back is tailgunner Michael L Arooth. Mike as he is known to the crew is ready as the German Me 109s and FW190s come in.. Sometimes 4 at a time. Mike fires away at the mass of German fighters as do the rest of the formation as today there are 186 Flying fortresses and 123 P-47 Thunderbolts in a raid upon German factories.
Getting hit by heavy fire, many of the crew bail. Mike fought on battling the Germans and lack of oxygen. In the end though the plane would have been brought down if it weren’t for the actions of an unknown munitions worker who was forced to work for the Germans.
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[@Jakub1989YTb]

That one round may not have exploded the wing, but it sure did exploded many of our hearts. May these stories and their heroes never be forgotten.

[@paulgeorge7557]

You sir just said it all

[@arandomcommenter412]

My heart has in fact exploded and I am using the last of my blood supply to write this comment.

[@DoggosGames]

@@arandomcommenter412 Me too!

[@lanfrancoadreani9212]

If a 20mm Shell explodes in your Heart chances are you are gonna have a bad day

[@jelly.212]

Cringe comments exploding here

[@Jakub1989YTb]

That poor person surely had only one chance to put one message into one round. That one round may have missed and ended in a ground, lost somewhere in Europe. It's a miracle that the mechanics found it. Makes this story that more magical.

[@HalIOfFamer]

Obviously we don't know the conditions this one was working in, but from other similar cases of Germans using slave labor, it was relatively easy to slip a bunch of bad components past their not so vigilant inspections. In Poland when it fell the small arms factory in radom was supplying components and whole weapons to the resistance. What I am getting at is that if he/she wrote a bunch of messages at home and then slipped them into the factory, they could have been put in every single dud shell quite easily. Especially if the explosive filler was solid, a little scroll could easily be mistaken for explosives.

[@reaganmasuda]

@@HalIOfFamercould’ve been produced in Oskar Schindlers factory. It’s known that he didn’t want for any of the products to be useful for the Germans.

[@sthrich635]

It might have been other German labour camps but Schindlers' factory was actually unlikely to be the culprit according to accounts on how Oskar Schindler ran his camp. He aimed to avoid any troubles or eyes from his SS superiors, so most of his inmate's "products" were actually bribed or bought from legit factories using Schindler's own wealth and connections. Even a slight suspicious from the German Army would doom his entire camp inmates, where in the eyes of Schindler every single inmate was a human being, each with their dreams and hopes, rather "just a number". Still in a way his factory did "sabotage" the German industries by not actually adding anything to the war effort. And all in all, despite how post-war claims on the sabotage efforts by the enslaved populations by the Germans, it was actually very difficult to perform actual sabotage on German equipment and ammunitions. Mainly due to the quite short life expectancy for the inmates, especially near the end of war, so hardly any time to understand to production process to successfully sabotage undetected. In addition, those inmates tend to be unskilled workers with hardly any manufacturing experience since those that did were drafted into factories early on and usually worked to death already. As such even those brave enough to sabotage ends up being amateur and spotted and usually lead to the execution of him and other inmates in the group. Most of the reliability issue of German late war equipment actually stems from the German's own overengineered design being too demanding for the subpar quality replacement material that Germans decided to use as resources dwindled, rather than many pro-German WW2 fans claiming how the German tank and guns design were "the best" and only let down by "sabotage of lesser races".

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

​@@reaganmasudawas he known to have slave labor factories in Czech regions?

[@dizo-jp2td]

If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus Is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9

[@Historybuffm8]

I remember my dad telling a story about someone who sabotaged the shells and saved a B-17. I can’t believe that story would be featured in this video. God, Yarnhub really do an amazing job with this content.

[@itsalmostfun8567]

ill leave a like for youre luck

[@Playlost]

lol did u notice 8:48 theres suddenly a gun not bent even tough it was

[@nzfoy3568]

@@Playlost k

[@ju-yuanchueh8444]

​@@Playlost maybe from a different bomber?

[@JanKonecny8]

​@@Playlostyes

[@Indoor_Carrot]

That message hit harder than the shell ever could. That person did that without knowing it actually helped.

[@СергейВампир-л6в]

После заключения соглашений в Осло (1993) возникла Палестинская автономия (Газа тогда была ее частью), и израильтяне начали поэтапный уход с оккупированных территорий. Это повлекло не только самостоятельность, но и разрыв части хозяйственных связей. Поэтому за первые три года частичной независимости ВВП сектора Газа упал на треть. Потом связи стали восстанавливаться, и к концу 1990-х жизнь вроде бы наладилась. Но в 2000-м началась интифада Аль-Акса (общепалестинская война арабов против евреев), и хозяйственные выгоды отошли на задний план. В 2005-м, чувствуя, что ситуация зашла в тупик, Израиль осуществляет так называемое одностороннее размежевание - эвакуирует из сектора еврейских поселенцев и выводит войска. После чего в Газе происходит политическая мутация. В 2006-м на последних свободных выборах там побеждает ХАМАС. А в 2007-м Газа под его руководством отделяется от остальной Палестинской автономии, в которой власть удержал менее радикальный, чем она, ФАТХ. Все функционеры ФАТХа, кого хамасовцы не успели убить, бежали через Израиль к родным палестинам, а Газа превратилась в де-факто отдельное государство, всепоглощающей идеологией которого стала борьба с Израилем на уничтожение. ХАМАС действовал совсем иначе. Он сразу объявил всех евреев врагами, войну против них назвал священным джихадом, а всю политическую программу свел к очень простой и понятной всем формуле - уничтожение Израиля и израильтян. Нападения на Израиль, ракетные и наземные, происходили теперь регулярно, но это уживалось с сохранением некоторых хозяйственных связей. Накануне нынешней войны Израиль бесплатно поставлял в сектор 70-80% потребляемой там электроэнергии и снабжал Газу нормальной питьевой водой - качество местной очень низкое. Из Израиля туда поступали также еда, медикаменты и топливо для местных предприятий. Во-первых, Израиль не мог перекрыть границу Газы с Египтом, и именно через нее в Газу неформальным порядком проникало довольно много всего. Поэтому ракеты там все равно производились, и в огромных количествах, а бункеры по-прежнему сооружались, нравилось это Израилю или нет. Спору нет, сначала интифада, а потом приход к власти ХАМАС резко ухудшили жизнь в Газе. По мнению Международной организации труда, к 2020-му подушевой ВВП там был на 40% ниже, чем в 2005-м. Но дело даже не в таких подсчетах, которые применительно к Газе достаточно умозрительны. Движение Газы к сегодняшней катастрофе было довольно последовательным. Другим системообразующим фактором стала деятельность UNRWA, Агентства ООН для помощи палестинским беженцам. Его финансируют в основном страны Запада, а многочисленных работников (это тысячи учителей, врачей и других служащих) оно набирает на месте. Именно в активе UNRWA очевидные успехи образования и медицины в Газе. Но попутно оно избавило ХАМАС от многочисленных невоенных забот, по существу сделавшись его гражданским подразделением. Никакого контроля со стороны западных спонсоров над ним нет. Обучение в школах подчинено идеологии ХАМАС и осуществляется в атмосфере исступленных идеологических накачек. Третий важнейший фактор - демографический взрыв. Население Газы за последние 70 лет выросло в восемь раз и достигло 2,1 млн. Сейчас рождаемость идет на убыль, но новый народ уже возник. Совместима ли нынешняя его численность с крошечной территорией (360 кв. км) - вопрос к специалистам, которые, по-моему, не знают ответа. Четвертый фактор - внешнее финансирование военной машины ХАМАС. В первую очередь, иранское. Но средства, поступающие из Катара и других стран, не прямо, так косвенно, идут на те же цели. Поэтому у режима ХАМАС есть редкое преимущество. Он не нуждается в домашней экономике, которая бы его содержала. Его гражданские потребности оплачивает ООН (а до недавнего времени также Израиль), а военные - боевые товарищи извне. Из этого вытекает пятый фактор - любая хозяйственная деятельность в секторе Газа, не завязанная на агрессию, в глазах режима выглядит чем-то вроде необязательного приложения. Больше половины рабочей силы - безработные, получающие от ООН и других спонсоров убогое, но достаточное для пропитания пособие. А те, кто где-то занят (их 250-300 тыс.), либо служат в частях ХАМАС и других боевых организаций (только их суммарно около 50 тыс.), либо трудятся в военном строительстве и кустарной военной промышленности, либо обеспечивают хамасовскую машину необходимыми ей услугами. Тех, кто вне этой системы, просто меньше. Кто-то из них бежит из Газы (примерно по 10 тыс. в год), кто-то пытается выбраться в Израиль, кто-то барахтается в остатках местной экономики. Важно, что режим без них всех легко может обойтись. Три предварительных вывода 1. У режима ХАМАС нет не только идейных, но и материальных мотивов для какого-либо мирного перерождения. Он вполне гармоничен, опирается на семидесятилетнюю местную традицию и может быть либо уничтожен, либо сохранен таким, как есть. Перевоспитать его, комбинируя давление и уступки, невозможно. 2. Сектор Газа как целое и его жители порознь не имеют никакого опыта мирного существования за собственный счет. Имеющиеся у большинства из них навыки нацелены на отправление идеологических и боевых практик, а не на труд обычного типа. Предоставить их самим себе в надежде, что они как-то справятся, нереалистично.

[@cardeja12]

Great comment!

[@davidoiu562]

i can't believe that you guys went from simple 2D animation to a cod vanguard cutscene, just beautiful

[@asordidlobster]

If it was cod vanguard it probably would have me-262s flying out of the clouds in 1943 lol. That game's campaign is atrocious.

[@silverbullet3699]

​@@asordidlobster the game in general is atrocious

[@simonsterritt]

Ok

[@davidoiu562]

@@asordidlobster i was talking about the graphics, they are beautiful but yeah the historical accuracy is just

[@obvious-troll]

@@asordidlobster it would also have cheap Marvel gags

[@CzechThunder]

i am from Czech Republic and this feels extremly honorable for my country and the Czech heroes from WW2

[@mace8873]

In that case, do yourself a favor and read up on Sgt. Josef Frantisek. In case you haven't heard of him, he was a countryman of yours and in this Dane's view, one hell of a guy, I'd wish I could've bought him a beer! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Franti%C5%A1ek

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

"This is all we can do for you now" I'm not crying, you're crying 😭

[@kingping3933]

🥺🥺😞

[@buca8213]

I’ve heard of people getting “chills” when hearing stuff and never really knew what it meant. I sure do now

[@wa1ksoft1y]

Hold me

[@Jakub1989YTb]

We all are.

[@lukaskolembus6935]

even though my Czech nation could not fight, it could still oppose and sabotage the Germans . Sláva Československu!

[@Nobody54545]

What an incredible act of courage! An unknown hero risking their lives to save people they would never meet. I wish there were more stories like this. Amazing video as always!!

[@garlicdemon1]

The impact of civilians during the war was always underrated, glad to see some recognition be given to those who couldn't fight on the battlefields, but fought nonetheless.

[@frankensteinsgarage9632]

So true

[@JohnSmithEx]

The impact ON civilians was also significant. These bombs were not falling only on factories, but also on houses, with women and children inside.

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

@@JohnSmithEx Indeed so. As someone once said, in war it isn't so much a matter of who's wrong ir right, but who's left. Better never to start, but sadly, humanity never seems to learn.

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

@@JohnDavies-cn3ro and that's why the whole Nuclear Deterrent thing was made. Just love to know that at the flick of a wrist, a couple mispressed buttons, and a single sneeze we could all go up in nuclear fire.

[@rankovasek1987]

Most of Yarnhub videos had me so moved that I was nearly crying. This one sure did explode me into tears

[@slayitwithfire5698]

Imagine being that Czech, your face and name most likely forgotten to the world, but that single action of sabotage lands them a place in the history books. Your story is short, and yet still honored nonetheless.

[@tinycockjock1967]

At the tomb of the unknown soldier in Moscow there lies an inscription. Translated it reads the following: “Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal.” It fits perfectly here as well.

[@pzdmc4d]

I´m Czech, and except for the current policy, I´m proud of my family, my grand mom served at 311. Coastal Squadron RAF as WAAF and my grandpap served in North Africa and Dunkirk 1944-45. Most of people forgot here as we lost, the state 360.000 people in 6 years, which can´t be measured with the next era in any way. Most of the loved of my grandparents were gassed.

[@hallamhal]

Great bravery doesn't always happen on the battlefield, if he'd been caught the punishment would have been severe

[@morrispowell1524]

Devine intervention,

[@putrid.p]

And depending on how many shells they sabotaged there's a good chance they ended up being caught and murdered for it.

[@CKC_Productions]

“This is all we can do for you now…”🇨🇿❤️ Man that round hit me hard.😭

[@bohemiacountry2917]

I see what you did there

[@bohemiacountry2917]

As a czech that hit hard too 🇨🇿❤️

[@livelongapple2936]

​@@bohemiacountry2917 for me too

[@danielwer55]

"to je vše, co pro vás nyní musíme udělat" Thank you Yarnhub for this story. i am gonna share your videos to my friends. Love from czechia 🇨🇿 ❤

[@bohemiacountry2917]

@Roniixx yea that was weird watching for me seeing my people to be shot. For me that kinda ruin the start of the movie

[@17tomashavlin]

Being from Czech Republic this makes me extremly proud of the people that risked their lives during the war as part of the resistance or helping by means of sabotage like this…. Its great shame so little is actualy being taught about our own history in schools…. Stories like this and many others should be reminded so they are not forgotten….

[@dong7474]

Seeing the animation in the Tesla video, to this, is just insane. The quality has jumped so significantly over the years, it’s hard to imagine it’s the same channel. The message from the Czech manufacturer has me almost in tears. The fact they took a shot in the dark, and added the message to a shell, and actually have it be READ is just.. it gives me goosebumps.

[@ShadeRaven222]

Who gives af about quality. I watch the big lez show and it's waaay better than anything on Netflix 😅

[@razmazerz]

It's a complete miracle on How that specific one bullet with a message inside could been shot by surviving german fighter plane, and stuck perfectly intact inside fuel tank of a surviving bomber who's crews are willing to examine the bullet one by one. I mean it could've been 10 bullet and those message would never known.

[@kosmaskepler6211]

Greetings from Czech Republic! 🇨🇿 I heard stories from my great-grandfather Weapons/ammo manufacture was done in my country (as well as others) under/for the nazi regime. Stepping out of the line, dissobeing orders would get you, or your loved ones killed. Guns were tested during manufacture by Germans(or their supporters) and each worker could be back-tracked by serial number and punished if he made "a mistake" during manufacture. Therefore guns needed to be realible "just enough" for couple of shots, or magazines, before they jam, so they pass testing. Many people were caught, many innocent people died. "That was all we could do for you back then."

[@stl3414]

We know now.......their sacrifice was not in vain.

[@mtbwithjure7809]

Respect to all Who were serving and are serving in the military. Respect to yarnhub for making animations like this and keeping the stories alive. ❤

[@scottb8434]

Masterful storytelling and animation. You guys are simply the best at what you do. Thank you!

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

It's uncanny. You've never failed. Every single Yarnhub video I watch reduces me to tears. With the video almost over, I thought this was going to be the first exception. Then you got me at the end with the unexploded shells and then the note... Edit: I got to thinking- "This is all we can do for you now." I wonder if the person who wrote that note ever had any idea just how much they did do with that seemingly small and courageous act of resistance. Did they too, survive the war? Was their brave act discovered, resulting in their execution? Or did they live for many years after, wondering from time to time if anybody ever got their note?

[@Kexa_the_Scribe]

Those acts of sabotage were very common in the Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren (Czechia). In fact, it got so bad that the germans had to shift most of the manufacturing back to Germany.

[@Xer0280]

I'd like to think that the grandchild of whoever did this will watch this video and show them this.

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

@@Kexa_the_Scribe The Germans made the same mistake in France, and other occupied countries. It never seemingly occured to them that oppressed people might not take thweir servitude lying down......

[@Daniel.E.S]

Amazing story. It's so wonderful to see that you guys keep up the very important duty to educate people about history, in these days, as the last generation that lived in those times is coming to an end, people are forgetting the events that occurred in WW2. Thank you guys❤️

[@shaneabreu9271]

Heroes can be found anywhere hope exists. Whomever this hero was likely was not alone and their courage saved more lives than we will ever know with certainly. To them, I say thank you for your service.

[@RickMiddleton-1]

The detail and effort all of you put into every story is nothing short of amazing!! I myself am an Army Desert Storm Veteran, and my Father is a Vietnam Navy Veteran who served on an Aircraft Carrier. Each and every one of these brave heroes depicted in these videos are memorialized for eternity within these wonderful video retellings of their heroism and sacrifice. My hat is off to all of the great and talented people on the Yarnhub Team!!! You allow our history to always remain alive and in our minds!! Thank you for making this for us all.

[@musketeer5023]

I remember similar story of sabotage that happened at Malta. During one raid a bomb hit a church full of people but it didn't explode. Instead a bit of sand fell out of it with a piece of paper with message in Czech: "Greetings from the workers of Škoda factory, Plzeň."

[@adamsmith9032]

That person who sabotaged those rounds may never know their actions saved lives, but that is what a true sacrifice looks like, willing to risk everything to save the lives of others. you will be remembered for your sacrifice.

[@elementxxrider]

I am always afraid history of these brave men is forgotten, victims to the sands of time and the lack of reading willingness of modern generations. And because of that, your videos make me really happy for there's still someone that is willing to remember and not allow them to be forgotten. Thank you. As a small suggestion: would you do a story about the Mexican squadrons 101 and 201?

[@CoffeeMug2828]

the thought of hopelessly watching your brothers burn and fall to the ground while you just stay still on your cockpit and keep your aircraft steady sends shivers down my spine.

[@frederik7411]

Great video, and thanks to all the men that were fighting for the country❤

[@afmo500]

This really hit me. This is truly heroism. I hope they survived to see the end of the war, but somehow, I doubt it.

[@RadicalKattastrophe]

did...did you watch the end? Unless your talking about the Saboteur. Then all lived.

[@williamromine5715]

​@@RadicalKattastrophe I'm pretty sure he meant the saboteur. I wondered the same thing. This happened in '43, so the odds would be against the person.

[@afmo500]

@@williamromine5715 Yep, talking about the saboteur here.

[@ltsBorrowed]

I wonder how many duds the Czech put messages in. The fact this could have been the only message, and it just so happened to hit them and be found is astonishing

[@SpaceMaybe]

Hey guys, great video! Just wanted to let you know that there was one small mistake around the 8:48 mark, there are two operational machine guns instead of 1, figured I'd let you know and it really is great seeing you come so far -Your Friend, Space

[@eyo8766]

Nonsense. He was such a GOAT that he was able to unjam the broken 50 cal for a second /j

[@garygenerous8982]

I caught that too but even with that small error the video is phenomenal as usual.

[@thomasstejskal4244]

everyone does mistakes and if it tells the story it doesn't matter to it that they are people risking their life's fighting even when seriously injured

[@SpaceMaybe]

@@thomasstejskal4244 yes yes, I'm just pointing it out, still is amazing work as usual

[@TheGhastlyGuardian]

I was going to say the same, good eye!

[@biorop638]

R.I.P. the graphic cards, but their sacrifice was not in vain. Thanks to the Yarnhub team for another amazing masterpiece and much excitement.

I'm from the city where this sabotage most likely hapenned (like many other similar sabotages of bombs and ammo). Here in Pilsen, where the Škoda factory was the largest weapons manufacturing plant in Europe before ww2, we celebrate the bravery and liberation by the American army (we liberated the city mostly ourselves, but thanks to the germans being pushed to the front, keeping smaller garisson) every may. I invite you guys to visit, feel free to reach out. I'm guiding incoming international students through the city a few times every semester and if you'd like to see the plant where these sabotages hapenned, as well as the capital city of Beer, you're all from this great community very welcome!

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Leaving a message in a sabotaged ammo is amazingly brave. Respect !

[@thatcringyplaneguy]

I hope that the brave person who made those bullets survived the war and lived a happy life and I salute them 🫡

[@andrewreynolds912]

I can't imagine, when I first saw that message from the dud ammunition that was made on purpose it shocked me how much risk they did to help win the war, I wonder who the person that manufactured that ammo was...dude seriously this hit me like bricks

[@lordkreigs1978]

I used to run a history page on Facebook before they shut it down as a hate speech because silly me I talked about the Nazi party. What was I possibly thinking. I wish I had known of this story back then, so I could’ve written about it, this is absolutely incredible!

[@pyrotection]

The movement of all the planes in these massive scenes are like clockwork! So good.

[@ryansepanek]

That’s my grandfathers brother. My grandfather was Peter Arooth. Thank you for making the video, it’s wonderful.

[@justinmarshall9618]

no he wasnt

[@lolxdani9996]

God bless the unknow czech hero, he truly make something incredible, more like unbelievable, but with this kinda fantastic end

[@fankeek]

you guys deserve so much more attention it makes me mad! 71k views in six hours? that's criminal for something that makes me feel so many emotions. Amazing work as always guys. and my roommate thought this was a game trailer haha. the quality is amazing. thank you!

[@Craig52-zq1bt]

When I went to work in the Union Pacific Signal Design department, my boss was a B17 pilot, the guy that sat next to me was a B29 tail gunner and the guy behind me was a Pershing Missile tech. I was Army Security Agency electronics tech.

[@HarveyAndToddTheWraith]

When I saw that note (before it was said it's in Czech) I was like "Is that in Czech?", so I pause the video, read it. This is really heart touching (I'm happy to be Czech). Btw is there posibility you could do some video about Czech pilots?

[@hebijirik]

Same here, I paused and went back just like you.

[@shadow1249]

yeah like Karel Janoušek

[@X-Prime123]

Wow, I didn't expect that twist near the end. That person or persons were heroic too, risking their lives to make duds. No name, no glory, just heroism, doing whatever they could to help out. And it sure made a difference.

[@zaved2008]

The Sabotage part just made my eyes a little moist..An Unsung Hero.

[@kurt5673]

Actually burst into tears at the reading of that message Extremely well put together production of an incredible story

[@snickersmyknickers5120]

The sound design is absolutely amazing, I wouldn't be surprised if you guys went to an actual airfield to record them.

[@coffeecocaine8878]

This channel always brings a smile at the end of the week, showing the best and brightest of humanity's courage during horrific times. Along with the guys that record the vets stories in person, yall bring their stories into visceral cinematics, keep up the good work, never let these men's deeds go unsung.

[@therailfanman2078]

Gotta love these Boeing bombers. There's just something amazing about them. Keep up the good work guys!

[@touchofgrey5372]

May God bless that czech man or woman! I wish I could give a thousand thumbs UP!

[@Simon_Wahl]

Wow! These keep getting better and better! The voiceovers are incredible, the animation flawless (I noticed you have a new 3d model for the bf 109, looks really good), and everything about it is incredible! This is also Video No. 2 of asking for Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the most decorated Stuka pilot of the war. Keep it up, you deserve every single like, Cheers!

[@rajath275]

The amount of risk that forced labourer took to do what he/she thought was right. That is a direct pass to heaven.

[@me-fp6bf]

I truly must be watching a high budget movie at this point. I felt like I was in the story this time. Truly amazing!

[@2persons]

A son of a B-17 Navigator sends thanks and love for keeping the memory his plane alive.

[@Hmebrickstube6000]

Your Animation always gets better ❤️

[@ondrapatek3145]

Amazing story! I will forever respect the brave young crews that brought freedom to Europe and to us. Greetings from the Czech republic! :-). We will not forget!

[@nick24488]

"This is all we can do for you now" Brave legend

[@Orc-icide]

Was not expecting the emotional rush of a shell with a rolled up note in it.

[@japs7424]

Damn.. why this one hits hard, its the real drama of the past. What a beautiful story

[@Spitfiresammons]

the B-17 animation looks so bloody fantastic.

[@nick6779]

If you know your WW2 trivia you will recognize that when Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939,shortly before the beginning of the war, the main fruit to be had from this invasion was the immediate occupancy for Germany of the immense Skoda Works network of munitions & armaments production factories, which,at the time,were the largest & most efficient armaments developer in Europe,if not, the world.Seeing at the end of this video that the note left by saboteurs was in Czech, tells me that though Hitler had the Skoda Works,the Nazis had not fully conquered the Czech spirit of resistance all the years from the German invasion to a few years later when the story of Tondelayo in this video occurred.Imagine where else these freedom loving Czech resistance saboteurs saved Allied troop & civilian lives during that war, where Skoda Works munitions were being fired on the seas, the desert in Africa,& the entire European Continent by the Nazis.My hat off to all these brave heroes who mostly will never be identified personally as to who they were & what they did at the threat of execution if discovered

[@A_Senitent_Ford_F150]

Many GPUs have died for this. So beautiful, so worth it.

[@Haneson]

As a czech I am deeply amazed and honored by this story (and video;-)

[@Jakub1989YTb]

Moments like this make me proud to be Czech.

[@friktionrc]

Not just the German invasion…post war you country and your peoples survived the Russian rule…I remember studying this in history at school and growing up in the 1980s/1990s remember seeing news on TV especially to wards the end when you were fighting for freedom….if I remember rightly, it’s the Czechs that helped begin the process for other countries to fight for independence under Russian / communist rule (that and a a more moderate Russian leader in Gorbachev (sorry if I spelt his name wrong) who appeared more open to thawing the Cold War. I for one hope we never return to that period in time.

[@РусланМамитов-з7ф]

Хорошая история. Спасибо неизвестному герою.

[@yuenin5318]

could you consider doing more naval combat stories as well? i love them the most, could be naval marine action, artillery duels, large fleet engagements in ww1 or ww2, etc! 4:25 that was really realistic feeling!

[@Richthofenweber]

My gosh Yarnhub, mad respect from 2d animations to 3d then full on cinematic videos.Thanks I started watching when you made the first video thanks. all the love to the people who script animate and others.

[@Richthofenweber]

Hmmm yes a scam I am usually un- lucky so no thanks

[@grahammoffitt-gy4bp]

It was not on this particular account, but I remember searching for history related videos 3 years ago, and finding videos from this channel. I loved watch Simple History, and saw the video and clicked on it. The most recent video on the channel at the time was when Franz Stigler saved Ye Olde Pub, the original. I can proudly say that I was one of the first 10,000, if not less, subscribers of this channel. It has been amazing to watch this channel grow, and that I've been along for the ride. I'm looking forward to what's to come !

[@miguellowe2407]

Wow! I never saw that ending twist coming. Salute to the Czechs!

[@chris.76256]

What a fantastic story, we have to respect these men of steel, and the quality of these videos, keep the great stories coming guys!

[@tykobes4132]

This story should be made into a movie

[@larrym.9524]

This story could easily be made into a movie. What an emotional ending it would be.

[@Hi-lb8cq]

I miss my grandfather...he served with the 464th bg 779th bs out of Italy he was a top turret gunner and flight engineer on a B-24 during ww2

[@sean-zl6dy]

I’ve watched nearly every video from you guys and this is my favorite. The storytelling and improved animation are just incredible

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

Greetings from the UK, I was looking at the trailer of " Mighty Eighth " and this came up in the recommendations. I've watched numerous documentaries and films about the Eighth Air Force and our own Bomber Command and I have to say this up there with the best of them for getting an insight into the courage and horrors of the air war. I am now pleased to say I'm a subscriber to your channel.

[@Yarnhub]

Thanks and welcome!

[@johnathanward9179]

8:42 Found a continuity error, the left-hand side gun that was bent temporarily fixed itself.

[@maddog4u31757]

And when the guy lowers his face to look at the round, his face shifts. Other than those, I didn't spot anything else. Great video

[@antonioperez2623]

That very touching story. One anonymous brave act by a prisoner of war. Its by God's grace this happened.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

This is why I've given up on most TV. The quality and storytelling here is first rate. 👌

[@StarlordStavanger]

Comparing the animation from videos from two years ago to now is insane! Keep up the great work!!

[@philtkaswahl2124]

These little acts of quiet defiance from even among those imprisoned and enslaved are really compelling. Who knows how many they ultimately ended up saving.

[@rRjLleE]

This is a such a sad story, and the animation lets me be immersed in the world of Yarnhub. Imagine what it would be like to watch this in VR. 10/10

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

That Czech Weapons maker was a real angel! Thank Yarnhub for bringing this story forth!

[@Paludion]

I swear I'm not tearing up when I heard the message read to the bomber crew, it's just dust !

[@firestorm165]

There are multi million dollar films out there that don't even come close to the quality of production and storytelling we are seeing here today. Your team has every right to be proud of what you're accomplishing Also as our unknown Czech hero had a lot to offer this time around it seems like a good opportunity to recommend the Battle of Lake Baikal 16th of August 1918

[@an-2254]

this is like a movie it is crazy how fast their animation skills has developed, I get so interested in each of their stories. I am such a big fan of all of your stories.

[@Swit14]

as a czech guy, im proud of my people not putting the explosives in

[@HornetCinematics]

Huge respect to these Airmen.

[@YesimBritish999]

These animations just keep getting better and better

[@Benetkabc2nd]

This makes me even more proud to be Czech

[@Halogamething]

How are you not at a million subs? With awesome animation, editing, and great storytelling you guys should be way past 1 mil. We need to get you there before 2024

[@ЛевГригорьев-б6л]

Это один из немногих каналов в ютубе, где за 9 месяцев набралось больше просмотров, чем подписчиков! Если бы не героическая борьба союзников в небе над Германией с Люфтваффе, эти стервятники Гёринга были бы на Восточном фронте и мой отец мог бы не вернуться с фронта, и нацисты могли бы победить мою страну. Родиться в Советском Союзе -- не великое счастье, особенно сейчас, когда моя родина -- Российская Федерация -- подло напала на Украину, другую бывшую республику СССР, однако я благодарен от всей души американским, британским и другим союзным летчикам за их героическую борьбу с нацизмом, который для жителей Советского Союза был страшнее и смертельней коммунизма. Надеюсь, что помощь США и ЕС поможет сегодня украинцам отстоять свою независимость и государственную целостность от новых фашистов, на сей раз с Востока!

[@nottrxnched8123]

Its so sad seeing people you’ve known going down helplessly. May these men rest in piece.

[@theodoremamalis6358]

The state of your animation and voice acting is incredible. Its the first time I see a video of yours and the expressions on a characters face are actually transmitting emotions. Yoy are all doing a fantastic job! Thank you for sharing this amazing story.

[@alternax9751]

At 8:48 there’s a little error, both machine guns are working when only one should be firing since the other one is bent and broken.

[@Brucedakat]

Incredible like always! Amazing stories, amazing animation, and amazing storytelling! Keep up the great work!❤

[@celiagorleski2716]

My dad was a B17 pilot stationed in England later in the war. He flew 35 nighttime missions over Germany. Missions were safer then because they had escort fighters. He called them his little buddies. They were P51s. He told me more about his missions in his golden years.

[@koopatroopa7968]

1:46 Thank goodness you put in some more Star Wars references, I find a lack of them disturbing.

[@EllAntares]

It's StarWars original series as a whole thing are a reference to WWII

[@girl1213]

Czech POW: This is all I can do for you. I hope it will be enough. Tondelayo Crew: It was enough. Whoever you were, you saved our lives.

[@rauss_]

In memory of the graphic cards who gave their lifes to bring us this one. Damn, this was one of the best films.

[@privatepilot4064]

One of the best episodes you’ve done! You’re getting better and better! My heart was pounding through the entire video! I felt like I was on that bomber while I watched the video! Great job!

[@tutelooo]

Soooo cool! This chanel deserves more attention! Storytelling: 100/10 Graphics : 100/10 Voice: 100/10 Atention to details 100/10 Guys! You were made for this ! you are awesome ! Thank you for doing these types of videos!

[@Yarnhub]

Thank you!

[@nikdo1233]

I'm proud to be Czech even more ❤️