Thank you for your kind reaction

As a combat vet. Thing I learned. The hardest thing to keep alive is your humanity.

Don’t be surprised is Junita (Stieglers daughter) writes a few words around your reaction, she usually do that to people who’re reacting to this video!!

HE RISKED HIS LIFE TWO TIMES THAT DAY TO SAVE AN UNKNOWN ENEMY

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That's the thing about Sabaton - they might be doing songs about war, but really they are songs about humanity in extremis. Also, I agree, _1916_ (music video) would be a good next stop!

Franz wrote a book A Higher Calling. He just needed one more kill to get Knights Cross one point for fighter shot down and three points for bomber. Franz was trained in North Africa and he’s commanding officer said would kill anyone shooting a parachute .

I also highly recommend "The First Soldier" Animated Story Video, "The Lady of the Dark" Animated Story video, "The Christmas Truce", "Soldier of Heaven", "To hell and back" and "1916.

Excellent reaction guys. Much more To that story and there are excellent documentaries about it. Next I would suggest 1916. It is a new release and a tribute not only to all soldiers but also to .motorhead.

Sabaton - 1916 ✌

I think it's time for Christmas Truce ⚡

NIGHT WITCHES video is a must about females fighter pilots love this band I would of paid attention in history class if they taught it

Their new song is their best. I's called 1916. I couldn't hold back the tears.

Every Sabaton song is about true stories from history (mainly relating to war). They do heavy research using primary or secondary sources deemed reliable and I think the works of respected historians. So everything they describe as they sing is accurate

Awesome reaction. Welcome to the metal family... 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Always shed some tears when I hear this one! So many more great Sabaton songs to come (Christmas Truce and En Livsrid I Krieg [live with english subs] are both quite wonderful and emotional. I also really love the guitar rift in The Valley of Death from their latest album (a song about the Bulgarians fight against the British in WW1)

Thanks for a great reaction!

❤❤ Hey B&B great reaction, loved this whole thing as well, song, story, visuals as well when first heard it. Please do SABATON- CHRISTMAS TRUCE, will not disappoint ❤❤ take care guys..

night witches animated story is another good one

One thing i found when i read the book and they alluded to it in the video was Franz was trying to show that he was trying to escort them by flying to the front right of the B-17 because thats how the germans escorted their bombers but the crew misunderstood and wanted to shoot him down, only near the end did Franz remember that the Americans escort to the front left which is why he changed position.

Other video with same animation is "Night Witches" - Sabaton if you want to check that out too.

I cannot recommend highly enough the book about Franz & Charlie, A Higher Calling, which not only tells the story of this event but it also shows what Franz went through, and why he did this (and other things), he was most definitely not a fan of the Nazi party just like many of his fellow pilots. Please do Christmas Truce by Sabaton. Bonus hint, ALWAYS play Sabaton videos until the end. Great job!

You should definitely look up photos of the B-17. You'd wonder how it kept flying. They don't call them flying fortresses for nothing- In an interview, when Franz was lining up the shot, he saw the tail gunner bleeding profusely and couldn't do it. Franz tried to get them to land in Germany and surrender, but Charlie refused. He then tried to get them to head towards neutral airspace, but Charlie refused again. So Franz escorted them to safety. He flew close enough to them so they wouldn't be hit by ground weapons. What a guy! After the war, he moved to Canada. When this story was made public in the 80s, Franz was called a traitor by his fellow Germans and a nazi by his fellow Canadians. Upon visiting a WWII party hosted by Charlie, he felt out of place. However Charlie told him "All of these people are here and alive because of you." Because Franz spared them, those men went on to have families and be happy.

The only part ill give the luftwaffa credit for was hermin Goering is said to have told all command that if he heard of any of their men shooting a pilot that was in a parachute hed personally shoot the person that did it himself. As a world war 1 pilot he felt that it was ungentlemanly to shoot a man that couldnt defend himself.

There is a great interview of both of them. Charlie said the same day they shot down multiple planes and obviously threw bombs on the city and Franz already had a good record as an flying ace and he also killed that day, but when he saw the face of one of them he said he just couldnt shoot, it reminded him of his brother he lost. There is a difference doing your "job" and shooting down a plane or looking straight into the eyes of a terrified person. They both said about each other they were doing their job and there was never a grudge for killing people on the opposite side. Iam sure you can find that short documentary other members of the B17 crew also are interviewed. Its jsut 10 minutes long. Very moving story and a great reminder of humanity and that love can always beat hate. Franz also gets to see pictures of about 20 people that live today because of his act and there was a ceremony on the memorial day of that event were he got a medal. Very moving

"If i catch wind that you shot a man in a parachute, i will shoot you myself." that was what Franz' own commanding officer said to him. Franz, after seeing the horrific and utterly helpless state of Charlies plane, likened it to that same scenario and as such couldn't bring himself to shoot Charlie down. it wouldn't just be dishonorable, it would also simply be outright inhumane.

Another good one by Sabaton is Fields of Verdun, its about the largest and bloodiest battle in human history until the Battle of Stalingrad in WW2 took it's place. It's also about my homeland of France, so I'm a little biased.

Check the christmas truce or ballad of bull or the red baron or the first soldier,thank you for your reaction

Salute to Stiegler and Brown, true warriors of the air

The greatest Stories told and untold of war, are those where lives were saved. And that gives me a little flickering hope for humanity.

Thanks for your great reaction video guys! 🤘😎

The story of the Nightwitches and the Lady of the Dark are also awesome.

🤘 Sabaton 🤘 singer 🤘 Joakim Brodén 🤘

I don't remember if I told you but dire straits try salt and of swing & brothers in arms both live showing different modes of music 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Go and definetly check out The Animated Version of Sabaton - Night Witches. Talk about GIRL POWER!

love the way that this band are prepared to put their own music secondary to tell a story that matters, don't get me wrong their songs are excellent, but i just think about people who have died rather than a song i have just heard, kudos Sabaton :)

I don't know if you guys will see this, but Franz Stigler refused to shoot the bomber down when he saw the crew trying to save their own. He said "For me it would have been the same as shooting at a parachute". In reference to his commanding officer who said: "If I hear of one of you shooting a man with a parachute, I'll shoot you myself". So he tried to motion for Brown to fly to neutral Sweden, but Brown didn't understand and continued to fly for England. Stigler kept his mouth shut of the incident till Brown came looking for him.

The sad part of this is, that when the story became public, Franz Stigler received Letters from Germany calling him a traitor, and some of his Canadian Neighbours called him a Nazi...In another interview Franz told the story, when his former Sqadronleader spoke to the pilots and telling them, that he will execute the one himself, if he gets aware that someone was shooting at Parachutes. Maybe this was another reason why Franz was seeing the crippled B17 as a Parachute

Very nice Animation from sabaton.

More Sabaton!

The songs of sabaton that brings tears to my eyes (Christmas truce,1916 and no bullets fly) the songs that made me think these are my people if I could have met I would given them a hug and salute (lady of the dark, to hell and back)the rest of them lots of love for them hell Im thinking about getting a tattoo for them

Sabaton is the greatest band on the planet and as I have a learning for military history and tactics they are my perfect band plus there music is the greatest. I have had family that served in the British Armed Forces during WW2 and beyond, I myself tried to join the British Army but due to me suffering from Psoriasis I was turned down. I have been a fan of Sabaton for many years and for them telling true stories of military battles and stories of heroic men and women who went through hell and to tell their stories of courage and heroism is incredible and also humbling. British Sabaton Fan 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Next 1916......motorhead cover

I subscribed to your channel after watching your Mike Tyson- and Rammstein-reactions. 😇👍 You should really consider watching and reacting to "Sarah Brightman: Fleurs du mal (live from Vienna Cathedral in 2008)". 😎👍💯 Best regards from Denmark 😊

I think you'll also love to see Sabaton's Night Witches

14:40 Yeah, he risked A LOT. First by coming close to the bomber, who could have shot him. Then when Brown refused to change his flypath, Stigler escorted him across the Flak (anti-aircrafts gun). Once again, a huge risk. If the flak saw the US bomber but not the german fighter plane, they would have shot. Even if his plane was seen, it was not 100% guaranteed the flak wouldn't shoot anyway to destroy the bomber. And then when returning to base, if someone had somehow identified his plane escorting an enemy, he would have been deemed a traitor and shot down.

For me as a German, im so thankfull for People like Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown, because our Goverment will Teach us Germans that every German in the Years betweet 1930 and 1945 was a Nazi. Im thankfull that German Soldiers like Franz Stigler who sayd to his fellow Pilots in his Squadron, "If i see someone of you shooting an Enemy Pilot on a Parachute, unable to fight back, killing them, i swear you i will shot you down!" , show the Enemy that not all People in Germany are or were Bastards and only have to fight for the wrong Side.

My dad was a bombardier in a B-17. They flew out of Italy over Germany and Poland. Scary stuff when one is 20 years old. Hope you could consider reviewing Blue Man Group's (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zs92dbubt8i6nGQ.html) cover of Donna Summer's 1977 "I Feel Love". Annette Strean (of Venus Hum) is the vocalist for this high energy video (and the video has the paint drums at the end). Enjoy your work. Thanks

There are a lot of good Sabaton Songs ans Videos Night Witches, Christmas Truth, Lady of the Dark …..

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This song always makes me cry, I just love the humanity of it. I hope that I would do the same in he’s position, but I’m not sure I would. I meen it’s WAR and they are bombing your citys. Maby he hade seen throu Hitler and was tired of all the killings❤️. Thanks for your reaction and for a good crying😭.

They got one info wrong. They actually were faking over a village in Germany. “As they nearly scraped the rooftops as they did, the people look up in awe as the B-17. I feel horrible for ecky because he got hit in the neck as his head hanged barley from his shoulders by a flap of skin. But they did go over a forest. After they nearly crashed into the village.

Please check out Christmas Truce by Sabaton next.

I can definitely reconmend 1916 from them

React to Lost Battalion by Sabaton. That is a great one too

Next time watch ''En livs tid i krig Live from gothenburg'' !

Er riskierte sein leben Zweimal an diesem Tag Um einen unbekannten Feind zu retten

Sabaton & friends create better movies (and stories) than Hollywood.

how this plane after so much damage still flying?

Try nomy can't help falling in lov cover elivs song

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