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Great reaction. We're always happy when there are tears or goosebumps

Welcome to the world of Sabaton.. .you have soooo many great songs to go thru. Christmas Truce is very powerful and my all time favorite christmas song :)

@React to the World: Hey guys. First, thank you for reacting to this. Veterans and history buffs alike appreciate reactions like this. Having said that, this is a true story. As to why Franz Stigler didn't shoot down the Pub, the B-17F, it's simple: Franz was told by his training officer in the Luftwaffe, the German air force, that if he ever shot a man who was helpless in a parachute, that the officer himself would shoot Franz. The reason for this is, a pilot or aircrew member that had parachuted out of a plane was no longer a combat threat. And Franz saw the Pub that December day as helpless as a man in a parachute. That's why he didn't fire. That being said, there's a bit more to the story. After Charlie and Franz met each other, there was a reunion of the 378th Bombing Group, Charlie's US Army Air Corp. (USAAC) bomber unit. (Note: In World War II, the US Air Force didn't exist yet. As such, the US Army commanded the planes the US flew in Europe, including both fighter commands and bomber commands. After the war was when the USAAC became known as the US Air Force.) Franz hesitated to go, thinking he wouldn't be welcomed. How how wrong he was, as Franz was recognized for his actions that day by the 378th Bombing Group. And when Franz asked what he had done to deserve such recognition, a wife of one of the aircrew still alive looked at him and said, "Mr. Stigler, look around you. The men you saved have families. Children and grandchildren, of every man here, that wouldn't exist today, had you decided to shoot down the Pub. Every one of these people, Mr. Stigler, are alive today, because of you." And what is mostly an irony in this story is that while he lived in Canada, Franz Stigler was called a Nahtzee (can't use the actual word, because KZfaq) by Canadians, while Germans who fought in the war called Franz a traitor. Yet Franz, both as a combat fighter pilot and as a human being, acted with honor, humility, courage, and integrity. May he rest in peace, and may we all learn the lessons he demonstrated with his life.

Heard that Stigler was invited to a reunion or the Pub Squadron, and attended, but told Charlie he didn't belong there. Charlie pointed to the relatives of the people he saved and said "they are here because of you"

Christmas truce will make you cry more 😅

Sabaton also have a story chanel where they go more indepth about the history behind their songs

As mentioned below, the book "A Higher Call" tells the story of both pilots, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It explains, in his own words, why Oberleutnant Stigler did what he did, and all of the challenges he faced as a loyal German who was not a supporter of the Nazi's during the war. It also, importantly, explains how Charlie knew that the Stigler letter was genuine (details Charlie had never told anybody, Franz knew). I wish I had met both of these men. Heroes all.

Other than that he was a really honorable man, Franz Stigler was an ace with 28 confirmed kills. He was shot down 17 times, of which he had to save himself 6 times with a parachute. He was also one of the first jet pilots in history.

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.

Its a documantry out on YT..where frans meet the men he saved and their children and grandchildren.

Exactly my reaction when I first heard this song. I believe I've watched it a hundred times by now. Never fails to choke me up. It's beautiful! I would recommend Night Witches (animated story video).0Also a very interesting and powerful true story. Lady Of The Dark is another one. Well, they have a lot of goodies. Thank you, both. Have a great weekend!

Aahh yes, the first hit of Sabaton. I can highly recommend "Night Witches" "Soldier of heaven" "Unkillable Soldier" "Father" "Royal Guard" and "Carolus Rex"

The song gets me every time. EVERY TIME I hear it, I'm tearing up. The real story from WW2, their meeting 40 years later, and the band meeting Franz's daughter and grandson... It's a real tear jerker.

Adam Makos authored an historical account of this event in his book titled "A Higher Call." I highly recommend it as it is an excellent read. Adam Makos is an outstanding author who often deals with the experiences of WWII veterans in his books.

Yes more Sabaton 🤘

I never listened to Sabaton before, just didn't like this type of music. But then I found out it was true stories and I listen all the time. The fact that Tommy is adorable helps.

Welcome to the history Metal Masters of Sabaton. This is what they do, they write all their songs about real historical events in war history. They do their homework and research about every event they write about. And the best part - THEY NEVER TAKE SIDES.

Please do more Sabaton...They are my favourites

This song came to be becouse of i do belive it was Pär the bassist in Sabaton read the book *A higher call* I have read that book which i in returned found out becouse of this song, i highly recommend that book.

They just dropped 1916, a cover/tribute to the Motorhead song. EXCELLENT

Stormtroopers will make your heads bop! Or Father will make your skin crawl

Wonderful story. It's a great example of gallantry in war. A romantic side story: The German pilot at one point in the war was billeted with a German family. He was 28. They had a 14-year-old daughter. He treater her with utmost propriety and respect, being a total gentleman, but they really hit it off. In a few weeks they became close friends. Then the war separated them. After the war he emigrated to Canada. His wife died, and when he was over the worst of the grief, he remembered the 14-year-old. She would be 24, he realized. So he wrote her a letter, saying he was single now and would she care to explore the idea of marriage? He wondered if she would, and even if she remembered him. Her response was clear: After getting his letter she took the very next plane to Canada. Very romantic. True story.

Soldiers perspective you have a En Livstid i Krig live from Göteborg/Gothenburg, the story is from the 30 year war, The swedish version is a must on this one but this live have subtitles.

Welcome to history the Sabaton way. Best history teachers in the world. So many incredible songs. Keep tissues near you when watching Sabaton. I suggest Christmas truce next and then En livstid I krieg live from Gothenburg. Excellent reaction. Made me hit the subscribe button😀

See you guys have found one of the great treasures of Sweden, found a great start too. 🤘😎 Sabaton is always worth a listen just for the story alone, probably my favorite band so the music is awsome too if you ask me 😁

Sabaton makes song based on famous events or battles in war. I recommend Shiroyama. It’s about the Japanese battle of Shiroyama, which was the final battle and last stand of the samurai. They’ve also done song about the Russian Night Witches, the Spartans last stand, and “To Hell and Back” which is about Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated soldier in history, and his battles with PTSD after the war

History is so much different from the human perspective. If you can put a face and name to many of the people who fought those specific battles or took action when it counted, the stories are not just a stories in a book anymore, they jump off the pages and hit you in the feels. That is the magic of Sabaton.

Theres so many i recommend from sabaton, Great War, Night Witches, and the one ive been listening as of late “The Red Baron” a pilot whose legacy and impact on aviation are still present today 105 years after his death.

Check out the live version of En Livstid I Krig and turn the subtitles on cause its in swedish. Rock on folks!!!

The Sabaton way... never glorify the killing, only the bravery

As others have written, welcome to the world of Sabaton, you need to see the music video called; Christmas truce and the one called; Night witches, but awesome video guys! 😊

I love that you're going down the Sabaton rabbithole, John and Lulu! It's a history lesson every time and they're the most passionate band out there! Their production is out of this world! They even have a history channel telling the back stories of their songs here on KZfaq! Next you should watch "Christmas Truce"! I can't wait for you to react to that song, the music video and the story!❤

one Stigler instructor stated that he personally kill if any one of is battalion shoot any parachuter

my favorite song Sabaton ever did was Uprising. It's a about the Warsaw Uprising during WW2. My great grandfather died in Warsaw because the Allies abandoned Poland and the Soviets allowed the Nazis to slaughter the resistance before taking the city themselves. Everytime I hear it I'm filled with anguish and pride. Highly recommended.

Love the reaction and that you did this - hope to see more sabaton reactions 🙂

You are the best! What reactions you have to Sabaton’s music. You are amazing. 🇸🇪👍🏼🇸🇪

The humanity of this song is so beautiful, I cry like a baby everytime I hear it.❤️❤️❤️

Shows the actual care for one another. There is a video of a wwII veteran returning a Japanese flag to the family from which he obtained the soldier he took it from

This story is so heart warming .

So glad you've found Sabaton. (A Sabaton is the foot armour of a knight's suit of armour). The vast majority of these guys songs cover war and usually are based on historic facts. Enjoy the journey. ❤

Really enjoyed your reaction to this video. Would absolutley love to watch some more reactions to Sabaton from you guys. Been reading some of the commens and there are some great recommendations down there but ill leave a few of my own aswell. And just to touch on what other people said, one of the most notable aspects of Sabaton's music is their lyrical content, which revolves around historical events, particularly military history. Sabaton's stage presence is also worth mentioning. Sabaton is known for their energetic and enthusiastic live performances, which often include historical imagery, props, and pyrotechnics. So would definatley recommend watching some of their live performances aswell as their cinematic masterpieces. Recommendations for future reactions: SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg) This should be the live performance which is best, it is also in Swedish (there is an english version but not as good) but has English lyrics. SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) SABATON - The Price Of A Mile (Official Lyric Video) Those are some great recommendations and ill add a few honorbale mentions aswell, it's hard to not put them all on the list above because they are in my opinion all great. SABATON - 40:1 SABATON - Ghost Division (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) (Should be the video posted by the channel "Nuclear Blast Records") This is the live version from Woodstock SABATON - BISMARCK (This is almost like a movie, and well has a story line to it if you follow along) SABATON - To Hell And Back If you have seen and read through this comment thank you and I hope to see some more Sabaton reactions from you guys, you are amazing keep up the good work!

I've heard before that the base Franz Stigler was at. The commander and specifically said that if he finds out that if any pilots kill someone thats parachuting down. That he would shoot that person himself. I guess Franz thought that since the B-17 was defenseless.he applied the same logic

Sabaton are like the bards of old, they keep the history alive and sing of acts from the heat of battle the world over.

Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown are 2 sides of my absolute favorite WWII story. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend you read Adam Makos' book, "A Higher Call" which tells the full story.

yeah, watch Christams truce! you will love it!

He didn't shoot him because Stigler followed something like pilot codex. It's forbidding for example shooting on the crew of the plane which jumping out from plane (plane is too damaged to survive). Some pilots followed it

Franz Stigler also went on record saying that he was taught by his Luftwaffe chief that if he ever heard of anyone from his squadron shooting at someone in a parachute he'd shoot them himself. Stigler thought to himself in this situation, "With how badly this bomber is damaged they might as well be treated as if they are in parachutes." So essentially, the Luftwaffe just had "good" morals in that respect.

Check out Tommy Johansson. He is a part of this band. You will not regret it.

The B-17 was a helluva airframe. It could take impossible amounts of damage and keep flying; one nearly had the tail cut off by the wing of a German fighter and still was able to limp home.

And there you are. THIS is sabaton. Pick almost any of their songs and you will learn of events that are truly profound. I recommend, in this order; Dreadnought Bismarck (official music video) The Red Baron Soldier of Heaven Price of a Mile Christmas Truce The Lost Battalion 82nd All The Way Father Attack of the Dead Men The Ballad of Bull All epic songs, but if you listen in this order you will find that many of these reflect and enhance each others stories. After that, three are SO many more!

Fantastic reaction guys! Sabaton makes the perfect songs about history. You should definitely react to more especially lady of the night. Stiglers commander said if he found out that any of his pilots were seen to shooting down parachuters as they were helpless parachuting in he would personally kill them himself. Stigler told people what his commander said and when he saw the injured allies in the B17 he realised that they were helpless and saw that they were just like any parachuter but were in desperate need of help. If you watch back the video he is pointing in a particular direction trying to get them to land in neutral Sweden or Switzerland (sorry I can’t remember exactly which one it was) as he didn’t believe the bomber would make it all the way back.

welcome to the sabaton army, Check out Christmas truce, Night Witches, To hell and Back, and Bismarck just to name a few. great reaction, enjoy watching you both

🇸🇪 Swedens music 🇸🇪

Read the book A Higher Call. Which is what this story came from.

If you want to know about the best collaboration, listen to their song "Battle of Castle Itter"

This is how you learn history! Trough stories of real people. And the stories are still being written ;)

War ethics . Respect your enemie. Help injured. Every war has its end

Need to do the video for NIGHT WITCHES A Female pilots it's a good story you will love it if history was like this I would of paid attention in school

Great reaction!! And an awesome 🎵, you should do night witches - animated story video next ⭐️⭐️

Unbelievable group! They have there own history channel on KZfaq. They are great and their music have helped me thru bad times. To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy) helped me fight back my demons.. Bismarck Screaming Eagle Christmas Truce En livstid i krig (use English Subtitles)

Hey react to world. The reason franz stigler didn’t shoot them down was that his commander told him and others to never shoot a man parachuting down and the commander made sure to get his point across. To stigler the badly damaged bomber was the same as a man parachuting so he didn’t shoot at them and they couldn’t shoot him because of the frozen guns.

Thanks for reacting to the song as for the German pilot I've heard his commanding officer told his pilots not shoot pilots who bailed out and popped their parachutes as there was no honor in that since the pilot was unable to defend himself and apparently he saw the bomber in the same way it's defenceless as it's gun emplacements couldn't protect the plane so was it any different than a man in a parachute? I myself actually had the same thoughts again thanks so much for reacting to the song

Check out Sabatons Soldier of Three Armies, it's about the craziest most insane soldier to ever exist.

Christmas Truce and Bismarck music video rest i like live versions….. specially En livstid i krig from Gothenburg

In my old days i read that he fired his gun out before he landing. I am from sweden and we heard of this

Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun, which was formed in 1999. The band's songs are inspired by various historical wars. Even the band name is military inspired, as Sabaton is also the name of the part of the armor that covers the foot. Everyone in the group Sabaton loves history, so all the music they make and sing about really happened. To help them, they have three historians, who partly look for interesting history, but also fans around the world send in war stories that have happened in their countries, then the historians take and look for facts about what has happened and Sabaton thinks that is interesting, they make music of the story. Sabaton has 100 employees and Sabaton takes care of everything, they have no outsider to fix and charge a fortune for it. By booking gigs, selling tickets and booking hotels themselves, costs are kept down and ticket prices are not too high. 12 lorries are used to transport the stage equipment and instruments. Sabaton manages the actual sales of souvenirs, shirts and records. Thanks to Sabaton doing this themselves, they have a large audience and many gigs. Several famous bands around the world have had to stop playing, because others take care of everything for the bands and then the cost afterwards for the tickets becomes so expensive that people stop going and the bands don't get gigs.

yep, i cried.

Because I am from Poland, I recommend first "40:1" and "Uprising" and of course many more great songs from the genius band "Sabaton".

i recommand too watch night witches from them its a super good song

Ciao Belli, Great reaction

SABATON = BEST STORYTELLERS IN HUMAN HISTORY PERIOD ^^

Franz Stigler is even greater hero if you realize, that when this event happened, he only needed 1 more bomber to shoot down, and he got the greatest award of Iron Cross. Only 1 more bomber. And that one was an easy target.

The fact that Stigler would receive mail from Germany. After the story went public. Calling him a traitor. Even 50 years later. Then also received mail from other Canadians calling him a na zi thug and worse. Makes you question humanity. Fun fact; Ye Olde Pub is only 1 of 10 B-17 still flying as a Warbirds Museum.

As a former Army attack helicopter pilot with combat experience, who now flies jets, I can relate. I could have fired on so-called “combatants” and would have been justified but, it wouldn’t have been moral. There is a code of the air between aviators…

The march of the dead men is also vary good

You should follow your Sabaton music reactions with the corresponding Sabaton history channel reaction.

I recommend Bismarck and Christmas Truce from them

Story is of Even Enemies can show respect

You might also like the animated story version of "Night Witches" - the true story of **female** Russian pilots during WWII. Maybe react to it? (yes - shameless request).

One Of The Many WW2 Miracles And By The Grace Of God Which Kept THat Bomber In The Air

Let's go give us more Sabaton, but some other bands on hold :D

Sabaton History brings you the historical background to all Sabaton songs. Link is on the story behind "No Bullets Fly" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grmFaquWybi6d40.html&ab_channel=SabatonHistory

Sticker’s Training officer told any pilot he trained if he ever heard they shot at a downed pilot he would kill them himself. Sticker felt ye olde pub was effectively downed already so he did as he was taught to do and gave them an escort to safety. It’s not right to hit an enemy that can’t hit you back

If two are on radar, you should definetly, take a reaction to Sabatons "Girl / Woman Power" -songs, and definetly their animeted versions: Lady Of The Dark & The Night Witches. Specialy considering the fact that The Night Witches - 588 Night Bommers, were all female squadron, (in 2nd WW) flying completely outdated, slow, lifetreahtningly rickety ride aicrafts, made out of plywood and canvas, The Polykarpov - Cropduster or Sawing machine, but enabling one the most vexing, annoying, irritating and bone chilling, harrasment night bombardement barrages in whole warfare history!

"Night Witches" next?

ALL of Sabaton's songs are about true events

you certainly have a rabbit warren of Sabaton music to explore, I left a list in comments on your last reaction to them.

Sabaton are the band that make me cry more often than any other - if you had told me ten years ago that it would be a power metal band writing songs about war that most made me cry, I would have laughed, but they are not just writing about war, they are writing about (and celebrating) humanity in extreme circumstances. They have so many powerful songs it's hard to know what to suggest - a couple of favourites: _Christmas_ _Truce_ (official music video) and _Night_ _Witches_ (animated story video). For the latter (and actually any of the animated videos) make sure it's the _story_ video, because there's also a music video which skips the story element. There is an animated video for Christmas Truce too, but this is the exception - watch the official music video first! Sabaton's video selection is confusing....

You will also like The Night Witches. These days we are flooded with silly boring Hollywood crap (and politics). Women empowerment and all that (you know the kind; one single 18 year old, 3 feet high girl destroying 50 grown men without breaking a sweat). But if Hollywood really, really cared they would make a movie about these incredibly brave women. Such an inspiring story. The courage of these girls and women is absolutely mind-boggling. Great reaction as always !

Salute to Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown.

Only 24% of bomber aircrew survived the war.

Goddddammmmmmit it's raining again...

The Movie Memphis Belle

10+ albums of Sabatonic Metal to go. History taught with Metal.

Bremen , mi Home Town :) i now Aircraft Faktory ..... I now the Story , the German Pilot fly by the side , and escort them back to tho Nordsee.

You want another Sabaton style story song, then I got one for you and it's from WW2, called Night Witches it talks about the soviet female bomber who fly planes I can described as meant for WW1 to bomb Germans invading their homeland.

En livstid i krig by Sabaton. This song is so god and emotional and the lyrics hits you right in the heart. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jaijZqpitdzdloE.html

yarnhub makes animations that is history oldest piece off history he's based off the year that event happend was 1851