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Earlier this year I met a retired USN pilot and he met Erich heartman but the thing is he did not know who he was. Erich never went around telling people his accomplishments and he never told story's of his exploits. It was only after the fact when he realized who he was. I was told Erich was more of a "no you talk" it seems to me he was very humble and a great person regardless who he served for.

When you get charged with a war crime for being too good at your job.

No one in history can ever even match Ace of Aces, Erich Hartmann. + R.I.P. Forever.

Erich Hartmann - Commodore of the JG71 - called the F-104 garbage Because of this statement, in 1966 Strauß forced Hartmann in early retirement 116 German Pilots died, because the F-104 was real garbage Bubi Hartmann - The Ace of Aces

"If your opponent appears to be going down, leave them be.Gentlemen we're sportsmen, not butchers" - Manfred Von Richtofen

This guy is so good that the most dangerous thing that happened to him was friendly fire

2:13 When you are so good the enemy sends a friend request

This man success has 2 main reason. 1st he was a very Intelegent and Talented man. 2nd he was a very disciplined man that obeyed by his own rules of engagement. Were 2 very simple rules if followed with precision the result was in 99 % of the cases a good day for "you",and not a "pleasent " one your opponent. 1st rule : Always,but Always attack with the sun behind you. 2nd rule : don't engage in Dogfights because its a waste of time,fuel, Ammunition and ultimately can be your demise. Go always for your target,and after the job done full throttle on your way home. That's why this guy was so Efficient in his line of work. The most Efficient and Effective Fighter Pilot in History of Air Warfare..

The Russians were basically calling Erick a hacker in a Battlefield lobby for being too good at shooting shit down.

My father served as a radar engineer on F86s under Erich „Bubi“ Hartmann at Bundeswehr Luftwaffe JG71-Richthofen in the late 60s. Dad often told stories about Erich Hartmann and I literally inhaled all kinds of books about him throughout my entire childhood. I had the tremendous honor of meeting him as a young boy in 1988, when we were on vacation in the area around Erich Hartmann’s last known address. We didn’t call ahead, just rang the bell, the door opened up, and after just two or three seconds of recognition time he asked my dad „Rolli, bist Du das?“ ... that was the first time I have seen my dad cry. ... We had a wonderful afternoon and I will never forget this experience.

My Uncle also an Iron Cross Holder was a fellow officer and POW in Siberia where they where held for over eight years after the war. He said Bubbi Hartman was a tough guy and we stuck it out together.

I went to highschool with his grandsons. They were a real couple of tough young guys. The oldest said he was going to be a fighter pilot. The youngest ended up having his own hot tub business.

“May some disagree, but we need more history about Axis like these” - Stalin

"Are you sure you're a German?" "да- Ja."

Howard Cooke from Duxford's Me 109 "Black 6" team interviewed Erich Hartman in the early 1990's. He remained a humble Luftwaffe veteran, a gentleman and knight of the skies right up until he passed away. Respect to him, Gunther Rall and Rudolph Stiglitz, all 3 were honourable pilots.

This animation is beautiful, especially that end scene of Hartmann flying through the clouds *chefs kiss*

Margrit Waltz, a legendary ferry pilot with 900 transatlantic ferry flights, had Hartmann as her flight instructor when she was a 17-year-old student pilot on Cessna 150. She said that with Hartmann as her instructor, circuit patterns in the Cessna 150 were made with very tight turns and often pulling up to 4G’s… One heck of an experience for a PPL student pilot!

My favorite quote by Hartmann: „All of my achievements aside, what i am the most proud of, is that ive not even once, lost a wingman“

I really love stories of chivalry between friends and foes. It's like they have a total respect to each other

Yet another brilliant video! You guys are amazing. Thank you for these wonderful stories so brilliantly narrated

Im actually an Commercial Pilot student here in Stuttgart, Germany and one of my Teachers (the oldest here wich served in the German Luftwaffe) actually was a good friend of Erich Hartmann. They were in the same Squadron and he told us lots of story’s about him. Fun thing is I flew gliders on the same place Hartmann started his career. I was told he was a real modest man although he became alcoholic in his later years. But the pictures of my Teacher besides Hartmann and their Kommodore who became later NATO General (Steinhoff) are out of this world. My teacher between the ace of the aces and a Me262 Pilot turned NATO General. And I talk to them on a daily bases

I love this channel because it gives respect to all sides of the war. You call us Germans, and you tell the story of our country from the perspective of real people, rather than who they fought for.

Another tale of excellence. Hartman was not a falcon, but a kite (scavenger): he always chose his prey by its teeth.

What an inspiring story of a supremely talented pilot's victory against all odds.

Good animation, nicely narrated with tons of dictionary, there are no minuses in every Yarnhub videos

The code of the knights of the air is one of the most beautiful things I've ever known about warfare. Having a man whose allies you just downed salute you must be an unimaginable feeling.

If I remember correctly Hartmann was actually charged with destroying expensive Soviet aircraft as well as strafing a bread factory, although the bread factory charge was made up if I'm correct.

I encountered Hartmann in the USA, during the era of anti-Vietnam-war protests in the 1960s. It was at an air show-- think it was Dayton but it might have been Cleveland (I was a little kid then). He was a guest of the aviation publisher Len Morgan, who was a hero to me for enriching my life with items no one else would publish. I was willing to put aside memories from the war (I had lost some relatives), and was interested in what he had to say about air combat. He said his key to victory was his eyesight--he was sure of victory if he saw his enemy first. He also said the the Focke-Wulf FW 190 was a better plane than the Messerschmitt 109 (which, by the way, had a side-hinged cockpit canopy, not a sliding one), but that he could fly the Messerschmitt better. (It was also better at high altitudes because of its engine.) I forget the exact wording, but in response to a question, he cast aspersions on the contemporary antiwar protesters, and Morgan said "That's right," ending forever his hero status with me. The US had fought a war against people like Hartmann to preserve the right to freely speak out--Hartmann may have been an honest warrior, but he was fighting for the most evil regime that ever existed on Earth, and I felt he had no right to speak out against people exercising freedoms he had fought to destroy. But he did show what kind of person Len Morgan was, so I am grateful for that. I am still grateful to Morgan for publishing what he did, but he is no hero to me--I think you can be grateful to someone whom you don't like. Like Hartmann.

Something worth to mention here is when Hartmann was to be given the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds from Hitler himself. The guard outside told Hartmann to leave his side arm outside before meeting HItler. Hartmann threatened to decline to Knight's Cross by replying to the guard,"If the Fuehrer doesn't trust his soldiers, then maybe he should stick the Knight's Cross up his ass!" Hartmann was pretty drunk that day and even wore Hitler's hat. Hartmann impression of Hitler is he thinks Hitler is a disturbed man.''' Edit : @Yarnhub, it would be nice if you guys also make a video about Hans Joachim Marseille, The star of Africa. The german pilot who achieved 17 kills in a single day, triple ace. Hartmann himself admitted Marseille is a better pilot.

"He who sees first already has half the victory." ~Erich Hartman ” I never cared much for dogfight. I would never dogfight with the Russians Get the highest altitude and if possible come out of the sun…. Ninety percent of my attacks were surprise attacks." ~Erich Hartmann All the top aces of WWII avoided dog fights where possible, and developed ambush tactics. They thought dog fighting was a dangerous and low-yielding thing to do.

Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed; including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, a destroyer, two cruisers, one Soviet battleship, 70 landing craft, 4 armoured trains, several bridges and nine aircraft which he shot down.

A fine tribute to one of our best. As usual, your animation is beautiful. Thanks also for using "victory" instead of "kill". This not only mirrors the German term "Luftsieg", but also expresses a difference of attitude.

Man what a kick in the teeth, The guy was an honorable pilot. Only to be charged with war crimes by the vengefull soviets. Very glad he lead a peacefull life afterward.

“Pilots expect their planes to perform, the 109 expects its pilot to perform”

What an amazing pilot.

Hartmann didn't waste ammo. Illushin Il-2 Sturmoviks were well armored - except for the rear of the engine oil radiator. A few hits there would start an oil leak. No huge explosions or roaring fire, the engine would simply run for a few more minutes, then seize-up and the plane would go down.

Fun fact: eric used to paint a black tulip on the propeller, this made Soviets recognize his plane and avoid combat with him,later he took a normal plane and gave his plane to a another pilot Soviet nickname for him was( black devil )

Baron Manfred von Richthofen literally guided him whenever he flies!

5:11 you can’t blame that infantryman for shooting at hartmann, according to his biography he says that german base has been raided by soviets six days before hartmann was there, and they spoke perfect german and lied about how they escaped from the soviet pow. They then pulled out smg’s, and killed six men

The animation is superb. Great job. Looking forward to longer videos

Haven't seen this and I already know this is going to be an amazing video

All those pilots had opportunities So they are aces

We all really appreciate your contents and i always watches it with full of excitements as i curiously looks at the title and the thumbnail of the video thinks what another amazing story would be told and i really likes your videos and keep it up and good luck for you and your team🤗👨‍🏫❤❤

1:14 There are pilots like you in every generation. And I've felled every last one of them."

He didn't start combat until 1942. Making his 352 kills even more incredible.

A great story and excellent material for a feature-length film. I especially like the animation of air combat with faithfully recreated plane models.👍

Got a chance to see his plane in person, really cool experience!!💯💯

The man, The Legend, The Myth, portrayed beautifully by our fellows folks at Yarnhub, absolute masterpiece guys keep it up

Manfred Von Richtoffen would be Proud, And He Still Flew after the war Ended, IN A FECKING JET, Props To Hartmann, May he Fly Amongst The Legends Like The Exiled Polish And Czechoslovakian Divisions, The Red Baron, Voss, and Charlie Brown with Franz Stiegler, May you go down in History Respected!

Regardless of friend or foe, soldiers like him deserve a salute of respect!

Now that you did the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen) and the Black Devil (Erich Hartmann), you must now do the Night Ghost, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the highest scoring night fighter pilot.

What I love about Yarnhub is that he looks at the bravery and skill of every soilder rather then just one side. Everyones know the majority of the heros of the Allies but almost nobody knows anything about the heros of the Axis. After all, we are all people and I really appreciate that he's telling their stories as well.

Hartmann - tactics of the jackals

The SVT rifles at 5:55 are a nice touch.

I thought the closest eric hartman came to death was when he was forced to fly the f-104 starfighter

It’s crazy that everytime they upload the content gets better and better. Over the two years I’ve been subscribed to them it always gets me excited to see a new notification pop up

I remember reading that his approach with the IL-2 was to get in close and below so that he could shoot up the oil cooler - one of the few vulnerable spots on that flying tank.

Hartman never committed any wars crimes ….. he was a warrior , respect 🙏

2:00 Little flaw here The 109 canopy opens to the side, not the back

I’ve found yarnhub amazing at being able to captivate their audience while teaching history, even some of the war stories I’ve heard before are shown in different points of view and elaborating more on them. Ive binged watched every video on KZfaq and look forward to every new upload!

Hey Yarnhub, not to be nitpicking or anything, but at 1:58, when it shows Hartmann bailing out, that’s not how a Bf109’s canopy opens. It shows it being slid back, but the canopy would actually open to one side.

350+ . 😮😮😮😮 Now that a record and never gonna be broken

I hope his great grandson doest end up grinding in War Thunder

One of the aces who is an inspiration for Yellow 13, the legendary fictional ace pilot from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. Even Yellow 13's Su-37 livery pays tribute to Hartmann's plan with its grey and yellow camo. Their personalities are also similar: extremely talented pilots who nevertheless are humble about their achievements and pride themselves over their ability to keep their wingmen safe. Erich Hartmann really needs more appreciation. Thank you for making a video about him, Yarnhub. :)

this guy gives DEATH FROM ABOVE a whole new meaning

What an amazing pilot. And from what I have read and heard a courageous and a good man. Not a Nazi. Nice work.

Just by looking at the title I can tell this is going to be a good one

When will this Ace get his own Sabaton song?

I look forward to every new KZfaq you publish. Unlike other simulators your KZfaqs tell a compelling story; awesome.

My grandfather flew a few raids against Ploesti when he was based in Foggia, Italy with 37Squadron flying Wellington MkX. I have his logs on these missions which are incredible. He was awarded a DFM on a mission and survived the war. Brave man, who rarely spoke about it afterwards.

His cautious tactic was described by himself as "see-decision-attack-walk", which meant: always try to spot your opponent first, do a lightning-fast analysis of the chances, perform an attack and move away to assess the situation.

Yarnhub, you are really getting on point with these aerial animations! As a humble student pilot I can say that everything seems more and more real and immersive. I was amazed at the shots and angles of the aerial scenes. You definitely managed to picture what it is to fly an airplane. The bailing-out scene with the parachute silk movements when opening was amazing! Also the crash landing scene with the way the plane floats in an unstable way before touching the ground was just so realistic! All these small details (like the prop ramming the ground in this sunflower field) are what make your videos so enjoyable to me! And you keep producing these at such a rate! This channel is a kid’s dream, thank you for the stunning work.

1:08 THIS SCENE IS SO EPIC! Edit: The animators are so talented keep the good work YarnHub!

What a hero, what a personality!!! R.I.P!!!

Without watching the video, can tell it is gon be an interesting 1.

I love yarnhub the content your team puts out is amazing I just wish that other people had the view.

Excellent work Sir

Beautiful, history will give a place in tite to this youtuber! Thank you.

Cool, you have managed to animate the hoses on the pilots face mask. Not sure when this upgrade was implemented, but this was the first time I have noticed. Good job.

some years ago, when I was still in early high school, I got around to reading about Hartmann and was fascinated about his stories. The book I read didn't have his picture, though, and I didn't look him up in Google, so I never really knew about his physical appearance. A roommate in my dorm later brought a manga series called "Kaiser Z" (or "Tenchuu no Hasha Z" in its original Japanese title if you wanna look it up), and in that manga, was my first ever impression of Erich Hartmann. Basically Steve Jobs, with thicker beard and shades, and a scar on his left eye. I remember it being a fun read, and I'm on my way to get the entire series bought.

After returning to freedom in 1955, Erich Hartmann reentered the military and became an officer in the West German Air Force, where he commanded West Germany's first all-jet fighter unit, Jagdgeschwader 71 “Richthofen”,which was equipped with the F-86 Sabre jets. Erich had JG 71's Sabres painted with the same black tulip design used by him on the Eastern Front. JG 71 eventually transitioned to the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter against Hartmann's objections. He considered the Starfighter to be an unsafe aircraft and there were allegations of bribery in the what came to be known as the Lockheed Scandal. Lockheed had bribed the West German Minister of Defense $10 million to insure the purchase of 900 F-104 fighters. The F-104 was adopted and its operational record bore out Hartmann's fears as there were eventually two hundred and eighty two crashes resulting in one hundred eighteen German pilots being killed in non-combat accidents. Erich refused to be a “good soldier”and tow the line. Eventually, his criticism got him into trouble with his superiors. General Werner Panitzki, successor to General Josef Kammhuber as Inspekteur der Luftwaffe, said, ‘Erich is a good pilot... but not a good officer.’ Hartmann was forced to resign his commission in 1970. In 1971, the US government bailed out Lockheed to the tune of $195 million dollars. In 1995 and 1996, a resulting U.S. Senate investigation revealed that Lockheed had also bribed the Netherlands,Italy and Japan. Erich Hartmann continued flying and instructing in civilian life and eventually passed away in 1993 at the age of 71.” I like F-104 Starfighters and I don’t like Nazism but Herr Hartmann was correct and followed his convictions. He was an honorable aviator and a faithful officer and he deserves respect. There were many Germans that fought in WW2 that did not realize where Hitler was taking them until it was too late. Hartmann did not like Hitler, considering him an ignorant bigot. The Colonel was loyal to his men and his country- like many Germans he was grieved and shocked with what Nazism became as Hitler went mad with power. “I must say that during the war I never disobeyed an order, but when General Seidemann ordered Graf and me to fly to the British sector and surrender to them so as to avoid the Soviets, with the rest of the wing to surrender to the Soviets, I could not leave my men. That would have been bad leadership.” -Colonel Erich Alfred Hartmann 1922-1993

I admire the acts of chivalry that were demonstrated by all of the opposing air war combatants. People should read "A Higher Call." which tells of a Luftwaffe pilot escorting a severely damaged B-17 out of enemy airspace.

"The black tulip is the most terrifying thing over the battlefield" - Kim Jong Un

Hartmann was like the Second World War version of myself. Both took first place, German, skilled in air combat, and had started our careers on the eastern front. Only thing is that I died, and he survived the war.

I never believed that a machine like the Bf-109 would be so beautiful

I'm impressed that the tulip is Hartmann's cowling in this animation.

"Don't let the group [government] speak for the people. Let the people speak for the people." Hartmann might've been a fighter ace for the Nazis, but his accomplishments are still admirable.

The Soviets: ( locks Hartmann in prison) Years later Also the soviets: unbans him

Ein großer Mann, und Ausnahme Pilot ❤ der seine Frau Uschi immer in einem Herz auf seine Flugzeuge gemailt haben wollte. Leider sind beide bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen, RIP, Ruhe in Frieden .

May his soul rest in eternal peace. He was one hell of a champ.

Ah yes. The beauty of G E R M A N S T E E L.

The animation just keeps on getting better and better, can't wait to see the next video!

Those loops he drum rolls are superlative 🎉🎉🎉

Excellent video. Thanks a lot

Your dogfighting animations are simply exquisite. Makes you feel the awesome grace and tension at the same time

This guys voice is better than David's atembraughs

The "Blond Knight of the East", the greatest air ace of all time, Erich Hartmann!! Hats off!!

The P-52 might have been the Cadillac of the sky, but the BF 109 was the Mercedes of the skies. Reliable and a sturdy design, that through minor upgrades could keep competing with the new Allied planes. Also damn Eric was extremely skilled, like there's not even a competition for his nr. 1 spot, the second best ace of all time, was another Luftwaffe pilot, with 301 victories. The best Allied ace was a Russian, with 66 victories. The Luftwaffe was just extremely well trained, and their planes was amazing, compared to the enemy, at least at the start of the war.

Not the what i had in my mind about saying The Red Baron's reboot, but clearly the one we would all like to watch!