When you see a German backwards cycling down a ramp, you know the video’ll be good

0:45 A rare sight of hans high on pervitin and riding a bicycle backwards down a plank

I can't imagine how the Germans were terrified to see a single French tank destroying their whole company

When you tell a french kid his tank is ugly Then he starts ruining your squad

*YOUR QUALITY OF ANIMATION IS GETTING BETTER THAN BEFORE*

the most impressive part is he resisted making a single war thunder reference

I love this video's tone when showing the French. People assume since the French surrendered and were wimps but they would not and did not go down without a fight. I always love reading about the French Troops that came back to liberate their homeland from Germany, such patriotism and perseverance makes me smile.

One can only imagine how different the battle of France would have been if instead of spreading the tanks out over the entire frontline, they would have formed more armored battalions to be able to repell the German war machine.

If you ever feel overwhelmed, remember that the commanders on Char B1s had to load/fire the 47mm gun and give orders to the Driver/75mm Gunner, 75mm Loader and Radio Operator and still managed to be extremely effective in combat.

0:45 are we gonna ignore that hans cycled down in a reverse direction

It is good to see videos that show that the French army could and did fight, and fight hard.

Salute to the French tank master, Captain Billote !!!! Rest in peace !!!!

2:54 that just goes to show the evolution of the animation of this channel

2:49 nobody gonna talk about the war thunder trailer "victory is ours" reference

Panzer company : Nooo you were suppose to surrender Char B1 : Haha little panzer go boom

Stonne was a bloody battle, and the Eure was not the only Char B1 getting fame: Another, led by Lt. Doumercq, got famous when the commander met an infantry column and ran over them, the tank tracks turning red and triggering panic and routing among the remaining german forces present that day. A panzer III also did a number on french tanks at some point, but I don't remember its name. As for the Eure, when it got back to base, the repair crew counted 140 shell impacts on the tank, none penetrating. Other Char B1 were not that lucky however, as at short distance the armor is insuffisiant to stop AP shells.

This is the only channel who prefers quality over quantity

13 kills in a day? Now that’s tanking.

The French don't get near enough credit for their tank development. They've really churned out some of the best and most aesthetically pleasing looking tanks.

There is that meme of the French waving the white flag due to WW2. The thing is, if I recall correctly, France had good soldiers, but bad leadership.

Commander there is B1 bis in front of us * Panzerlied stops *

You guys went from 2d cardboard blobs to full on pro animators. Amazing.

Great to hear about this. Reminiscent of Tiger Tank ace Michael Wittmann when he took out an entire British armored column in Villers-Bocage in 1944. The French get a lot of crap about dropping their guns and running away, but people have to know how brutally they suffered in WWI at Verdun, and other battles. In 1940, it wasn't the french soldier's fault they were being led by 80-year old generals who used WWI tactics like bayonet charges to fight a modern Blitzkrieg war that employed tanks. Most of their high ranking officers were miles behind the fast moving front, and took hours or days to make decisions, while most of the German generals like Rommel rode up front with his troops. When led by competent officers they French soldier could fight as good as anyone. The French held up Rommel's offensive in North Africa for several days with a stubborn defense at Bir Hakim. So its great to see this French tanker prove they could fight well and successfully when given the opportunity .

Always loved the vintage pre-war look of the Char b1

Is anyone else amazed by the amount of quality history content on KZfaq? Especially when compared to growing up with the history channel?

Panzer Company: You're surrounded! Char B1: I like those odds.

The most impressive thing is the german soldier cycling a slope backwards at 0:46

This is by far an underrated channel, the animation and narration should be right up there amongst the best war channels on youtube.

Thanks Yarn for giving me an opportunity to talk about Billotte's crazy life: Son of a WW1 veteran and General, his father was one of 13 generals to die in 1940, some days after his rampage in Stonne. He got badly injured during the battle of France and went into captivity. He escaped and joined the USSR where he was held captive until Barbarossa when he became Free France's ambassador in Moscow. He joined the prestigious 2e DB and was among the first men to enter Paris in 1944. After the war he became minister in France and helped shaping the country in the worshipping of the resistance. He also was one of few to politically contest the use of torture in Algeria and was almost one of the only leftists in the government. He even was France's represent in NATO...

The day After Billotte's success, another B1 bis nicknamed "Riquewihr" went towards Stonne. The german soldiers were hidden into the ditch, so the driver put his caterpillar in, and drove forward. When the soldiers inside the village saw the blood painted tank they fled, thus leaving the village for the french army. Two times a single french tank managed to liberate an entire village.

En complément le récit par Billotte lui-même : "" Il est presque 6 heures du matin, ce 16 mai 1940. L’opération de contre-attaque se déroule pour reprendre le village de Stonne. Les fantassins du 3e bataillon du 51e régiment d’infanterie suivent les chars. La troupe progresse d’ouest en est. Billotte dirige son char lourd B1 bis « l’Eure » (No 337, en tête de sa compagnie. À bord, quatre hommes forment l’équipage normal du char. Le conducteur René Durupt, tient les commandes. Comme il convient sur ce type de char, celui-ci est aussi pointeur et tireur du canon de 75 mm ainsi que tireur à la mitrailleuse basse. Pour sa part, la tourelle est armée d’un canon de 47 mm SA 35 et d’une seconde mitrailleuse (les 2 mitrailleuses sont des Châtellerault M, 7,5 mm). Cette opération offensive prend de court les hommes du régiment d’élite « Grossdeutschland » et de la 10e panzerdivision présents à Stonne. Le char surgit dans le village par son extrémité ouest, à travers les herbes. Crevant les grillages des jardins, il rattrape la route devant l’église. Il tourne sur sa gauche pour suivre la route principale lorsqu’il se trouve face à face avec une colonne de blindés ennemis à 50 mètres devant lui. La route légèrement descendante et la hauteur de son char lui donnent l’avantage d’une certaine élévation. Il peut voir l’ensemble des engins de la colonne répartie en deux rangs, car certains sont placés sur la partie droite de la route quand les autres utilisent dans le même sens sa partie gauche. L’ennemi se trouve de face, un Panzer IV en première ligne. Cet ensemble de chars est immobilisé, la plupart des soldats allemands étant occupés au pillage des maisons du village ; ce point nous fut précisé par le pilote de char Guy Loizillon, (41e BCC, char « Villers-Marmery », No 374). Heureusement, le blindage du char B1 bis, en alliage spécial d’acier-chrome-molybdène-cadmium est très épais, supérieur à celui des chars ennemis. Son blindage atteint 60 mm Sous une pluie nourrie de projectiles (cent quarante impacts) son épiscope détruit, et utilisant les seules fentes de visées, le char B1 bis fonce droit devant. Billotte ordonne à Durupt, son pilote : « Tu prends les pairs, je prends les impairs ; ». Le pilote oriente correctement le char et fait feu. Billotte utilise son canon et sa mitrailleuse sous tourelle : un obus perforant d’engagé dans le canon, il ouvre le feu. Tous deux tirent immédiatement à vue sans aucun réglage et neutralisent les uns après les autres les treize chars allemands. Billotte précise (« Le temps des armes », P. Billotte) : « En une dizaine de minutes, les chars de tête de la colonne ennemie se taisent à tour de rôle ; je vois fuir les chars de queue... » Au passage il détruit encore des pièces antichars des mitrailleuses et de nombreux fantassins ennemis. Poursuivant en avant, il traverse le village. Après deux cents mètres de ligne droite, il suit le virage à gauche et continue dans la pente donnant vers les Huttes d’Ogny au loin. Cent mètres à peine, puis les tankistes s’aperçoivent que d’importantes troupes ennemies sont massées dans la plaine en contrebas. Le char « l’Eure » fait alors demi-tour et remonte à Stonne qu’il retraverse totalement dans l’autre sens. Après tant d’émotions, son équipage, réalise à la vue des épaves l’ampleur de l’exploit qu’il vient d’accomplir. »

Learning history from school is never been so interesting as watching your videos. The Easter egg is so fun to discover and the animation is getting better, but keep the animation style also the narration is very "loud and clear" I love it.

Last time I was this early, the maginot line was still an effective border between France and Germany

internet: NOOOOOOO you can't fight the germans, french surrender Billotte: hehe, le tank goes boom boom

Thank you mr Yarnhub for your war channel which is the only one to illustrate the wars as ready and in detail your videos are getting better and better and the details are accentuated, being a war enthusiast you made my day, I have want to cry because I was waiting for a gas that could have made a chain like you. Continue like this and aim for excellence in order to be the best chain in this area. God bless you

When properly supported these tanks are absolute monsters. Unfortunately the logistical issues and communication issues proved to be their undoing

There is an other b1 bis famous for the battle of Stonne. The B1 bis called "Riquewihr" but mostly known as "the butcher of Stonne". It was nicknamed like that because when it arrived at the entrance Stonne, german soldiers were waiting for him in the ditch along the road. Since, it was impossible to shoot them, Lieutnant Doumercq decided to put the tracks in the ditch and ran over the soldiers. When it entered Stonne, the tracks were covered with blood and guts.

People always say this channel has quality over quantity but all I see is a fine balance between both. Since the videos aren't that far apart yet still AMAZINGLY good.

god dang this animation keeps getting better and better keep it up!

Oh your animation is just Amazing i never seen such a quality for an historic vidéo animation Congrats it’s perfect, and perfectly sum-up this battle i couldn’t hope better Congrats

4:03 the expression he did is gold

everybody is talking about high and drunken hans, but nobody is talking about fritz, taking a brave dive into his panzer. 2:26

"We outnumber you 13 to 1!" "I'll fight with one hand behind my back if you want a fairer fight."

I had no idea this channel existed. It literally took one video to pull me in. Excellent history telling. How can you make animations this long, this good?

"German invades France on bicycle" *French use reverse Uno card*

that primer ignition animation is just...breathtaking

I love how you emphasized the event using animation making it for me easier to imagine the place and etc. Animation looks good bro, keep up. Fr.Ph🇵🇭

I have read several accounts of this and found the animation very worthy of the heroic circumstances. Subbed.

"we didn't even scratch them" "Ricochet" "That one bounce" "we didn't penetrate their armor" "we're done for get out" Edit: My god the reply

Imagine the Armchair historian and Yarnhub do a collab both of their animations are amazing

It's a shame how cruel history has been. At the beginning of the war the French had some of the best tanks in the world, and when the M4 Sherman first came out it was one of the best tanks in the world, but history says the French were weak and useless, and the Sherman was a death trap. Neither could be farther from the truth. The other thing that modern-day Americans have forgotten is that if it wasn't for the French, there wouldn't be a United States of America. You should really look into the hardships the French volunteered to take on in order to help us defeat the British. It's shameful how we have forgotten them as our original ally.

Great vid! You ARE getting better. Lots better! Keep it up. Me and my son love your channel! Greetz from Holland.

The tank commander be like : LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A WORLD OF PAIN

I believe his Eure's final tally at the end of the day was 11 pz3's, 2 pz4's, and 3 Pak38's. As well as receiving 106 non penetrating hits.

Yarnhub has done it again. Bringing back to life another episode of the war that changed the world a second time. I was shouting "F*cking A!" before we reached the two and a half minute mark. Excellent work! Kudo's!

Thanks for telling another story I'd not heard before. Graphics are just incredible.

Panzer:you're surrounded Char b1:great! we can shoot in all directions!

The fact that YarnHub uploads videos of this quality every week is mind boggling

When the initiative and nerve of one man made a difference. A pivotal turning point in his life gaining him notice for advancement opportunities. Among other experiences he became France's Minister of Defense 1955-1956. A very informative video.

Omg this animation was absolutely beautiful great job

2:50 this must be the most Detailed & Satisfying scene You've animated to far

Post Scriptum players: "Hey, I have seen this one!"

I love the commentary and the animation! Keep up the good work

I would like to add a few details about Pierre Billotte's incredible career: Captain Pierre Billotte was wounded and taken prisoner on 12 June 1940. He escaped from the prison camp on 1 February 1941 and managed to reach the USSR (where he was interned because the USSR and Germany were not at war at the time). After 22 June 1941, Billotte became a Free French representative in Moscow. He was then appointed General de Gaulle's Chief of Staff and Secretary to the French National Defence Committee in London. In August 1944, Colonel Billotte landed in Normandy with General Leclerc's 2nd French armoured division and took part in the liberation of Paris (he convinced German General Dietrich von Choltitz to spare Paris). At the end of the war, Billotte was a general and commanded a French infantry division. He was one of France's representatives at the UN in 1946. After leaving the army, he became a member of parliament and then minister of Defence in the 1950s, and mayor in the 1960s and 1970s. In politics, he supported a rapprochement between the United States and Western Europe (Atlanticism) and was in favour of French Algeria, while denouncing t.orture during the Algerian War (1954-1962). Pierre Billotte died in 1992.

The Char B’s hull cannon was never meant as an anti-tank gun, it was an anti-fortification weapon. The upper cannon was meant as a defence against tanks, so it’s the other way around.

3:13 French soldier: we’re hit! Oh no, anyway I started blasting

love this video! thanks for making one about one of the best tanks of world war two!

Hello everyone. Never forget that it was the French who invented and created the first real tank and alone ancestor of all current tanks: The RENAULT FT17 put into service in 1917, with its mobile turret, its crossing possibilities and its engine technology, crew, cannon and tracks. On the ground the Renault FT17 is the real winner of WW1! The French produced thousands of them between 1916 and the end of WW1 in 1918, which they launched by the hundreds on the battlefields in front of their infantry to cut into pieces the German and Austrian lines. The German newspapers spoke of "The fear of the tanks" to explain the defeat of Germany. Moreover, the US army arriving in 1918 bought hundreds of Renault FT17 tanks and was inspired by them for its first real US tank. The so-called tanks before the Renault FT17, the French Saint-Chamond and Schneider, the English Mark? They were not real tanks but guns mounted on tracks and surrounded by metal plates. In 1940 The French simply had the best medium and heavy tanks in the world! It's just that they didn't have enough, France having prepared far too late for the new war against the fascist dictatorships, however inevitable given their aggressiveness (it reminds us of today's free Europe threatened again by the facists Russians and their megalomaniac mafioso dictator from another time) because of major internal social problems and strong pacifist fundamentalist lobbying... And especially the French staff was very badly inspired, leaving its tanks in small unit in support of the infantry, instead of grouping them like the Germans in large armored regiments in strategic link with the modern bombing planes of its Air Forcer (which France also lacked :p)... If, as in WW1, the French had prepared in time for WW2 and therefore the French and British allies had been able to contain the lightning attack of the Germans in June 1940, and therefore France remained a free country and fought like in WW1 until the end with all its means, I would have loved to see the French tanks in 1945! In my opinion the French tanks in 1945 would have been monsters largely at the level, and undoubtedly better, than the German Tigers and the best Soviet tanks...

2:51 I love that shot. Reminds me of War Thunder's trailer

*Cue my mandatory comment on the increasingly excellent production value of Yarnhub videos* Not just the animation, everything improves with every episode and it's unbelievable. Is this channel ever gonna plateau? Why aren't we at 1 million yet!! People say that Yarnhub is an example of quality over quantity but in reality, a weekly schedule suggest that this channel is a _large quantity of high-quality property... hippity hoppity_ Thx Yarnhub

Great video, brilliant animation and commentary 👏👌 3:36 °Tankfully, it's nothing Billotte and crew can't handle .." 🙂

I was waiting for you to talk about Stonne! You should also have talked about Stonne's Butcher but it is not very family friendly, so i'll tell the story : After the battle the germans came back in the night and dug trenches to avoid being shot by tanks. a second B1 came the next day and when it saw it couldn't shoot the germans, it did something awful : It buried it's tracks in the trenches and reduced the german soldiers to mash. When the other soldiers saw the blood covered tank they shat themselves and ran away!

everyone talking about Hans riding his bicycle backwards, meanwhile im sat here impressed by the German diving into his turret at 2:25

'Our Char can take out 13 panzer easily, but the german always have 14' -France Tank Commander Probably

I recently subscribed. This channel is so amazing!!!

The scene inside the panzer's barrel is amazing

"france's future is bleak" german solider on a bike: LOOK'AT ME GOOOO!

those T-34 like scenes are AMAZING

Amazing video! Thank you so much

Yet again I am enjoying your work. Everyone who works with you deserves a beer on me. WELL DONE AGAIN YOU’ALL

3:13 the " 'tis nothing but a scratch" look got me laughing, well done

It's incredible how the channel went from minimalistic, but well done 2d animation to very fluent semi-realistic 3d animation

First time I ever heard of this tank. Amazing what can be done with good leadership, bravery and a decent weapon. Bravo.

Вот уж действительно век живи - век учись! Спасибо за хорошо подготовленный материал, отличную анимацию, историческую справку и русские субтитры! Всех благ вам!

Everyone: *focused* 0:46 The One "How did he pass bootcamp" guy:

Any War thunder Player: This isn't rigged at all

Damn those animations are getting better and better 👌🏻

I hadn’t heard of this!! Thanks 🙏🏿

is no one gonna point out that Yarnhub referenced "Victory is Ours!" from war thunder at 2:48? flawless animation yet again!

Because of these animations, I learn history and want to be better on my animation studies :D

I really love your animations they so good. Big fan!!

0:45 “Captain, Hans is high on Pervitin again !”

German tankers: are expertly trained for nearly anything that comes there way fat Renault f1: *unfortunately history wont see it that way*

For few seconds I lost focus of reality and I thought I'm in the battle The quality is so great well done

One of my favorite tanks of WW2 is the chare B1 bis because it's like a franch tiger tank I also love your videos nice job keep up the amazing work 👏👍

0:46 a man riding his bicycle backwards while waving at everyone

I love hearing of the French in WWII and their will to fight, though its usually overshadowed by the ever comical "Hehe france flag is white like surrender flag". I hope to see a bit more about France and the fight they kept up for the years of the war

2:48 repeating "Victory is Ours!" trailer, bravo!

I've watched Military History Visualized's video on this, so i know. It's good to see it again. 1:01 Billotte riding on Char B1 bis looks like a badass.

Even the Char B1 had a striking history, thank you for the story!