The German Officer who Died Saving the Enemy (WWII)

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@Simplehistory 3 жыл бұрын

@bm952 3 жыл бұрын

Intresting

@bunniwastaken 3 жыл бұрын

nvm 2nd

@nakajima4058 3 жыл бұрын

wap

@damiendarkstar7278 3 жыл бұрын

Hi!

@Gavinchisponsarinchi 3 жыл бұрын

First

@oryan4395 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa was captured during the "battle of the bulge." He was a sniper so that means certain death. The German who captured my grandpa threw his sniper rifle into a ditch so no one would know that this American P.O.W. was infact a sniper. My grandpa never knew this German's name, but was sure he had saved his life by hiding his rifle.

@mamavswild 3 жыл бұрын

That’s fukkkn awesome

@Baconnoodles 3 жыл бұрын

What a legend, both your grandpa and that german

@adamfirli4159 3 жыл бұрын

If that german not save your grandpa you will be never born

@oryan4395 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamfirli4159 yes sir. He had other close calls in the war as well. My grandfather on my mom's side also fought in world war II, but he fought against the Japanese for the US Navy. He also had a close call. I'm very fortunate to be here haha.

@nkazuyaaa 3 жыл бұрын

@@oryan4395 how old is he now

@autorunexe9716 3 жыл бұрын

Germans: *are actually normal men and human beings* Movie and Game Directors: "Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way"

@lasombra1469 3 жыл бұрын

I miss how call of duty 2 allowed you to play as any faction including Germany

@marshalmarshall2109 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, easier to paint your rivals black than acknowledge that these things are complicated. Like how people guarding the camps kept killing themselves.

@ManuelTorres-xn7jh 3 жыл бұрын

When people think of the german army they think about the waffen S.S

@spumeman 3 жыл бұрын

@@ManuelTorres-xn7jh both did horrible things so? aw come on guys I WASN'T READY FOR A DISCUSSION

@marshalmarshall2109 3 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Kirchgessner does it make you uncomfortable?

@BrandonHanson 3 жыл бұрын

That German Officer truly needs more recognition in history. We need to bring more of subjects like this to see above the actual war itself.

@sebastianwendl603 3 жыл бұрын

But from every nation, this should be a mini series. There must have been at least one person like this from every fighting country. And those people need so much more recognition. Because these stories are something to learn, an example to follow. Unlike basically everything else in war

@ottersirotten4290 3 жыл бұрын

The Grandma of a friend of mine was saved by german medics, was a red Army Soldier att. There are way more Storys of that kind than Hollywood makes one think there were

@AntonioSilva-ff5nr 3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@aleksander8497 3 жыл бұрын

There were no doubt many German soldiers and officers worthy of recognition from WW2

@weirdboi3512 2 жыл бұрын

like erwin rommel

@History-Secrets 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, I know this story.. I visit the Hürtgen forest often, and it's a very mysterious place.. The mix of horror and sadness that you feel when walking through the tall pine trees.. The story about Lengfeld always fascinated me. The first time I learned about it was when I was a kid, visiting the cemetery.. There are so much more beautiful stories like this.. No matter what uniform we are wearing, we are all human.. War is sad. Rest In Peace all innocent and young soldiers who died in war, no matter what side!

@bedrockbottom3197 3 жыл бұрын

Wow history secrets your here love your videos and I learn so much from you!

@cyrosubod2317 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect you in here wow

@timmclaughlin232 3 жыл бұрын

AMEN to that, there were many honorable men on both sides......

@alliesandaxis3402 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hi there

@VunderGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Some are more human than others tho.

@magnagermania9311 3 жыл бұрын

Never forget these heroes, that care more for human lives than their ideology. Rest in peace, we'll remember you.

@cultofmalgus1310 3 жыл бұрын

my grandfather was awarded a Bronze Star for ignoring his orders and instead taking up refuge to protect a Chinese orphanage from the Japanese.

@epicstuff7522 3 жыл бұрын

lol nah

@predragzivkovic490 3 жыл бұрын

I cant remember it, they killed 1milions of my country men

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo26 3 жыл бұрын

@rc59191 3 жыл бұрын

@@cultofmalgus1310 he deserves something higher than a bronze star for that.

@jarnvag1564 3 жыл бұрын

“The fate of the US soldier is unknown” Yeah I’m pretty sure someone doesn’t just casually survive something like that when they’re left without medical care in the mud and blood

@randomminer9098 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@nicholasbrassard3512 3 жыл бұрын

And in a mine field

@Werebitch_Lanoire 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to guess it is unknown on account of it being unknown whether or not the medics made a second attempt at saving him, & it being further unknown, if so, whether or not they succeeded.

@theunremarkablysophisticat8856 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Desmond Doss

@tacticalfall4505 3 жыл бұрын

@@Werebitch_Lanoire me too

@perryjohnson3801 3 жыл бұрын

Damn the quote “No man hath greater love than he who layeth his life down for his enemy.” Hits pretty hard

@mitchellbarton7915 3 жыл бұрын

It's from the Bible.

@jamesp8459 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Desmond Doss saving 75 U.S marines and 2 Japanese Empire soldiers too. Both died but it's the thought that counts.

@ElBandito 3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellbarton7915 It's even better than the original Bible quote.

@XXNerdzillaXX 2 жыл бұрын

So true. These types of stories get me right in the feels.

@ElBandito 2 жыл бұрын

@@yurisv7315 Nope, original quote was, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

@scheie5268 3 жыл бұрын

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war" -- General Douglas MacArthur.

@lemmdus2119 3 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine’s grandfather was saved by a German medic and the medics commanding officer during the Bulge. Another great story is the field hospital in a church during D Day. American and German medics and docs helping everyone.

@midmichiganrr24gp9 3 жыл бұрын

Had grandparents in Germany during the war and they fled to the USA fleeing the Soviets. However according to my grandparents there was mutual respect between Germany and the USA as the us had a large german population at the time.

@nicholasbrassard3512 3 жыл бұрын

@@midmichiganrr24gp9 same with my grandparents, except mine came to canada :p

@thesmuggest6680 3 жыл бұрын

@@midmichiganrr24gp9 Well if they stayed on the eastern side, then I don't think you'd be here today. Amen to you friend.

@alejandrolozano4919 3 жыл бұрын

There alway. Enemy try to save another enemy. It rare to see but having a bit humanity. No matter who they are. But still There a lot to be found of those story.

@9volt0 3 жыл бұрын

yarnhub has a video about the church hospital one, it was an amazing story indeed

@sunnybang4575 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P The German officer who died by stepping on a mine trying to save 1 enemy U.S soldier who stepped on a mine...

@sydneyhudnall3566 3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the same officer who set the mines up...

@kutteknugen 3 жыл бұрын

@@sydneyhudnall3566 he where probably not the one who issued the order LOL he probably just carried it out

@michaelst9575 3 жыл бұрын

@@kutteknugen Who cares? ^^ Germans always were the good people.

@bbqBaconNinja 3 жыл бұрын

@@sydneyhudnall3566 they set the anti-tank mines, not the anti-personnel mines.

@Marinealver 3 жыл бұрын

... and both died.

@adrianlie94 3 жыл бұрын

"War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other" - Niko Bellic

@adamgross1157 3 жыл бұрын

Niko😂😂😂

@heph9322 3 жыл бұрын

GTA IV

@mr.hohenzollern5709 3 жыл бұрын

Let's go bowling

@systemical1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow someone actually mentioned GTA IV in this. It's a dark game.

@systemical1 3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.hohenzollern5709 Ok, man. We go bowling, see you there next hour.

@mcwildstyle9106 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: The Battle of Hurtgen Forest was the most brutal battle of the war on the Western Front (until the Battle of the Bulge). It was even called The Death Factory.

@redaug4212 3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly what I would call a fun fact...

@coltJAltman 3 жыл бұрын

Peirson: ALRIGHT MEN, CHARLIE 1 IS UP SH!TS CREEK AND WE'RE THE PADDLE!

@user-ff9xb7ds9y 3 жыл бұрын

the "empathy for the enemy" is my favourite kind of story

@alexm7627 3 жыл бұрын

That quote on his grave mark is a variation of what Jesus said but its actually apropriate since Jesus Himself died saving his enemies

@TheBlightMonkey 3 жыл бұрын

It shows why war is stupid. Violence ain't nothing to be afraid of, but war makes you commit it against people you don't know, who have never done anything to you. You're killing each other so that the fat cats at the top can benefit.

@mr.randomyt1097 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlightMonkey amen

@juicedrinkingknight8207 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlightMonkey this is why I don't want anything thing to do with war, considering the one the US is at this point for oil. I'm not throwing my life away or anyone else's life for fucking fuel.

@alexm7627 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlightMonkey sometimes war is a necessary unfortunate event as in the case of ww2 but yeah i guess alot of times its due to fat cat greed, sinful nature at work in my view

@1337platinuman 3 жыл бұрын

I love when human decency breaks the mentality of war

@CHRF-55457 3 жыл бұрын

Christmas truce :p

@sebastianwendl603 3 жыл бұрын

Happens so rarely. But the fact that it happened makes life a little better. Especially as a German, it is nice to know that not everybody followed this maniac and his ideology. That at least some people still had some human decency.

@ottersirotten4290 3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianwendl603 just becouse its rarely shown in Hollywood movies, doesnt mean it happenes rarely

@Panzer-535 3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianwendl603 one of my favorite stories is the Charlie Brown/Franz Stigler incident. Stigler, a double Ace in the Luftwaffe saved and escorted Charlie Brown's severely damaged B-17 out of German airspace. "A Higher Call" is a book that tells the perspective of both Brown and Stigler, and i would 100% recommend reading

@grigoris.7732 3 жыл бұрын

To my dying day, I will continue to believe that most people are good and kind.

@brendaturner6831 3 жыл бұрын

I have no words, this is a true man. Someone who sees his fellow human suffering and wishes to help, even though he is an enemy and it was a danger to his own life.

@PixelTrain1 3 жыл бұрын

whats sad is that theres probably even more people that died trying to save an enemy but didn't get recognized for it

@marianotalavera8494 10 күн бұрын

✝️ 😓 🤝 God knows... John 1:1 📖 🛐

@thepuffin4050 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds of a story my mom told me about a relative who was a kid in the Second World War. He and his family were hiding from the firefight taking place in his village. Eventually, the family moved across the village to another house away from the fight. At that house, the kids were allowed to play inside the courtyard of the house with a ball. At one point, the boy kicked the ball too hard and it landed outside the courtyard walls. He ran out to grab it and picked it up, then heard a shout in German. Looking up, he saw a German soldier standing quite a ways away from him. The soldier told him to follow his directions exactly. The boy was scared and confused, but obeyed the soldier's orders. The soldier directed him where to step to get back to the courtyard gate. The kid had been standing in the middle of a minefield.

@enalche2 3 жыл бұрын

Simply wow

@JV-bj4kx 3 жыл бұрын

Not all heroes wear capes

@lindawhite4881 3 жыл бұрын

@@JV-bj4kx crazy huh? Some have death head pins hanging off them.. but true

@cmcphotography1 3 жыл бұрын

@@lindawhite4881 Well, there were forced conscripts and men that were deceived by Hitler's ideology

@a.k8185 3 жыл бұрын

That soldier got morals.

@MrStealYourGirl_ 3 жыл бұрын

_"They are not our enemy. They are just brave soldiers like us, fighting a war we were dragged into. Through the eyes of the innocent, the only enemy is us... We fight for a victory we cannot win without a sacrifice, without a war, without a loss, without a spark of hope. A hope that someday we'll enter as soldiers and return as normal people, to our families waiting for us at home ... but most importantly, to the people we faught with. Scary thing is, that soldier you were shooting at during the war was also trying to fight for freedom, but not for his ... but for his county. And I'm sure that young man had a family too."_ -DarkPrince

@nightowl8157 3 жыл бұрын

Nice speach...it make me cry😢😭😭

@Juan-qz8ij 3 жыл бұрын

Every war is a civil war because every men are brothers

@user-pi4fm4ix8v 3 жыл бұрын

@@Juan-qz8ij We all came from adam and eve

@sebastianwendl603 3 жыл бұрын

@@Juan-qz8ij True words. But a few politicians, seeking political power always manage to get these brothers (and sisters, of course) to fight each other.

@yeetersonpeterson2765 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-pi4fm4ix8v no, we all came from the Big Bang

@colbyf7530 3 жыл бұрын

This shows that humans are not made for war, but made to love and be loved

@lucagimrom4787 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah im sure when we were monkeys we were supposed to be loving each other

@_Young_jedi 3 жыл бұрын

Dumb af we are made for war

@devinwatkins8953 3 жыл бұрын

War is in our nature like chips and other primates go to war lol however. What this story does show is that up bringing and how your raised and the choices you make to decide your destiny means alot.

@imberus5801 2 жыл бұрын

Aha... Humans are made for both situations, just look at the war crimes commited by both sides

@gennericrapperalt2120 2 жыл бұрын

@@_Young_jedi how

@mamavswild 3 жыл бұрын

I came across Friedrich’s monument when I was in Germany walking around the Hurtgen area just searching for history. It’s a beautiful stone and tells the story, on the bottom ‘from the men of the 12th Infantry division’. I wasn’t expecting it so I got suddenly emotional. I looked around the spot and the place where the minefield was is a park, with walking paths. It’s beautiful now.

@paleoph6168 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't actually save the enemy soldier, but he did what he could and that is good.

@jplanqua2742 3 жыл бұрын

You're right, he would, and tried to save him. He failed and paid way too much for his act.

@acidicvial 3 жыл бұрын

It's the thought that counts.

@reaperhunter7297 3 жыл бұрын

Ik that was wholesome ngl

@reltihfloda7419 3 жыл бұрын

Atleast he tried

@tryingtogetksubscribersw-el7oz 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he din't even care about his life he just wanna save the american soldier

@tuannguyenhuy77 3 жыл бұрын

Respect to this German officer. May him rest in peace

@44sleek25 3 жыл бұрын

@Xterenix indeed

@rewardunkind4541 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of world leaders want war why don’t they fight each other in person like hitler vs Stalin Roosevelt and church chill

@user-gr5me8xw3p 3 жыл бұрын

May him rest in peace in Valhalla!

@roskcity 3 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Kirchgessner I saw you in walking dead video lol.

@emperorantarctica6210 3 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Kirchgessner Hitler was elected because the German economy was crushed by the treaty of Versailles. The people picked him because they wanted a better future. War is not caused by one entity. War is caused by poor management, the people, and leaders.

@switzerland3438 3 жыл бұрын

"don't fight a Battle if you don't gain everything by winning" -erwin rommel

@EonFigure 3 жыл бұрын

They got that quote from John 15:13 "No man has greater love than this: that he should lay down his life for his friends." This is an incredible and beautiful story, even in wartime, this officer retained his humanity and showed compassion. Thank you Simple History for sharing this story with us.

@bernardorios9948 3 жыл бұрын

It is sad that Friedrich Lengfeld attempt to save his enemy from dying, but his legacy moves on. 5:52. 😔.

@zaid1169 3 жыл бұрын

@Marsel Ongker Well you know he tried he even died trying to save him and thats enough for me to give him all of my respect

@macromicro1715 3 жыл бұрын

Not a lot of happy endings in mass bloodshed, but this guy tried, in its own way it at least says he died as a man, not a dog.

@imperiumCirca41 3 жыл бұрын

@@macromicro1715 You are gonna live forever

@zvir7493 3 жыл бұрын

“I want to kill this enemy, but not like that.”

@flack2998 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Ethcleanser 3 жыл бұрын

With honor and rage or no deal.

@aZakthatAttacks 3 жыл бұрын

War isn't cut and dry, isn't black and white but but an ugly shade of gray and has only one description "DEATH!". There is no understanding it.

@faselfasel2864 3 жыл бұрын

The main reason most soldiers shot at the enemy is not because they want to kill them or hate them, but because they want to stop them from killing them or their comrades. If that dude is unable to kill you or fight back, you've accomplished that. That's why fighter pilots would shoot down the planes, but not the parachuting pilots. And if they did, it was heavily frowned upon.

@GarkKahn 2 жыл бұрын

@@faselfasel2864 even germans threatened their pilots with execution if they shoot at the parachutes

@Geradzts 3 жыл бұрын

0:04 *"Private, what are you doing?! Enemies are shooting at us and you are talking to air?! Get into cover right now, private!"*

@theguide1192 3 жыл бұрын

Damm bro you got the whole squad laughing 🤣

@mohamedwassimahmed6645 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@beHaski 3 жыл бұрын

Cringe

@Nothing71560 3 жыл бұрын

the most underrated comment

@MoskusMoskiferus1611 3 жыл бұрын

The Best Comedy right here

@ShadowCammando24 2 жыл бұрын

Another incredible story of Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown. Charlie was a captain of a B-17 that got severely damaged and Franz being a German ace could have easily shot them down but decided to escort the badly damaged plane to safety. Years later they met again and became close friends until their deaths. Truly an incredible story of honor.

@jaywerner8415 3 жыл бұрын

"No man hath graeter love then he who lay his life down for his enemy" Thats deep.

@theguide1192 3 жыл бұрын

That's Jesus words yooo and amen And god bless that man and you

@jaywerner8415 3 жыл бұрын

@@theguide1192 Why thank you kind sir, god bless thee as well.

@Nikos-o-gamer 3 жыл бұрын

Jay Werner its than not then and the irony is that I am not English or American

@Nikos-o-gamer 3 жыл бұрын

U now because u know English and im learning this language

@jaywerner8415 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nikos-o-gamer English is hard.

@tootaashraf1 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how Roosevelt said "The young die while the old talk" or something among those lines.

@sgauden02 3 жыл бұрын

"There is some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."

@kaydommerdich6708 3 жыл бұрын

A fact only few people want to hear: the most german soldiers weren't the monsters they are shown as

@LoganAppel 2 жыл бұрын

well they weren’t nazi’s. they were just soldiers.

@XXNerdzillaXX 2 жыл бұрын

True.

@kosipisakii 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe on western front. Those sent to east were mostly bastards. However I'm sure not all of them.

@aidanbiton4105 2 жыл бұрын

not true. a good 50% maybe more were absolute savage barbaric and inhumane.

@youraveragepasser-by7367 2 жыл бұрын

@@aidanbiton4105 where did you get that percentage from? Lmao

@Skyypixelgamer 3 жыл бұрын

The ad soldier at the beginning: hey guys can you not shoot me for a few seconds I have to get done with a ad

@maryjoygelizon4268 3 жыл бұрын

The germans: oh sure thing bro we gotta get our ads in anyway aswell

@Skyypixelgamer 3 жыл бұрын

@@maryjoygelizon4268 perfect lol

@butters1273 3 жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman: My voice is the best. SH Narrator: Hold my... " NOVEMBER 22ND, 1963."

@pepperjack2473 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@riktorrag6980 3 жыл бұрын

it took me a second to realize what happened on November 22nd 1963 XD

@butters1273 3 жыл бұрын

@@riktorrag6980 no worries, glad you got it!

@LeadsTheFallen 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it

@sweeper7127 3 жыл бұрын

When he said that message at the end “No man hath greater love than he who layers down his lie for his enemy” it ran chills down my spine bro..

@petewhitmore7668 3 жыл бұрын

No man has greater love than he who lays down his own life for this enemy. Well that made my spine shiver ngl.

@stavrosmerodoulakis6597 3 жыл бұрын

that made me drop a tear, what a man! such an honorable man..

@DARKSTARZ1997 3 жыл бұрын

There's Are No Enemy In The War Only Human With Different Ideology And They Fight For Saving Their Home

@jakkaphatkaewthong3352 3 жыл бұрын

You shut up

@misfitgaming2935 3 жыл бұрын

It's true sadly

@clarkmirkbell880 3 жыл бұрын

How is the name of the girl on your photo?

@cpteapl9557 3 жыл бұрын

"They need to know that not all of us were like him" LONG LIVE OUR SACRED GERMANY

@shanemize3775 3 жыл бұрын

Just incredible! Stories like this are what we need more of in these troubled days. Very well done video telling the story of this selfless and courageous officer. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you and your team, my friend!

@blahlbinoa 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great idea for a new concept album for Sabaton. Forgotten Heroes!

@Panzer-535 3 жыл бұрын

i'll second that

@mamavswild 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I’ll try it’s that...I would love an album like that!

@falkus7yt293 3 жыл бұрын

Ah you have a great taste of music, I see...

@imghost3689 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@plumbus3308 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@unlondonbobby3336 3 жыл бұрын

0:41 having the Simple History Narrator call you “Commander” is way more satisfying and badass than it should

@oliversherman2414 3 жыл бұрын

As a guy from a country that won the war (Britain) it just makes my day to see that everyone on all sides showed human decency. We're all human beings and deserve recognition

@oliversherman2414 3 жыл бұрын

Well we were an active participant in the Allied Powers

@howdoichangemyusername9802 3 жыл бұрын

@@oliversherman2414 our enemies don’t deserve anything that isn’t death. When’s the last time Taliban spared the life of an American troop? Nazis or other, it doesn’t matter. They deserve to suffer.

@thesouthernhistorian4153 3 жыл бұрын

@@howdoichangemyusername9802 clearly you are to brainwashed to understand that every person has humanity and reasoning

@howdoichangemyusername9802 3 жыл бұрын

@@thesouthernhistorian4153 yes, I'm sure these people that imprisoned people based on religion are capable of higher reasoning.

@howdoichangemyusername9802 2 жыл бұрын

@Aziz • it doesn’t matter if they’re army or terrorists

@mannamedisaak3316 3 жыл бұрын

May he Rest In Peace Möge er in Frieden ruhen

@thekaiseroftheeast3895 3 жыл бұрын

"Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand! Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo26 3 жыл бұрын

@xmlash234 3 жыл бұрын

Hey look, reinforcements!

@thekaiseroftheeast3895 3 жыл бұрын

@@xmlash234 I love your profile picture :)

@vuncelantenweid2556 3 жыл бұрын

Lyrics from the german national anthem?

@thekaiseroftheeast3895 3 жыл бұрын

@@vuncelantenweid2556 Ja

@sterkriger2572 3 жыл бұрын

"With Lt. Lengefeld I lost the best superior I ever had. In the previous hard weeks he meant much to me and gave me a lot of inner strength. He was an exemplary company leader and he claimed never more from us as he was willing to give by himself. Led by him I was on patrol straight into the american forward outposts. When the american observation ammunition detonated on trees with a flogging bang and we got the impression that the enemy broke into our positions he never said "Go and check" but "Follow me". Words of Soldat Hubert Gees about Leutnant Friedrich Lengfeld

@henryng914 3 жыл бұрын

"After the game, both the pawn and the king go into the same box" this is my favorite quote

@dWFnZWVr 2 жыл бұрын

That is such a powerful quote: “no man hath greater love than he who layeth down his life for his enemy”.

@Spartan265 3 жыл бұрын

RIP sir. You won't be forgotten.

@thehighscalls 3 жыл бұрын

We are all humans, it's just politics and leaders makes us fight each other.

@Bary____Grengon 3 жыл бұрын

Wise words

@User-1147 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@jackargie1092 3 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Stefanski ???

@youravaragemexican1293 3 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Stefanski wydm

@youravaragemexican1293 3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@william8019 2 жыл бұрын

One of your best ones yet. Thank you

@sentientweetabix2228 3 жыл бұрын

The animation style of simple history just gets better each video, could it get any better? The animation also just has some charm to it.

@joemama-lo3ou 3 жыл бұрын

I read up on this brave man a long time ago, glad to see you finally covered him. He deserves it.

@lightninghawk5981 3 жыл бұрын

I wish ww2 games and movies would show Germany’s side of the story (events and incidents like this) instead of just presenting them as Hitler fanatics with undying loyalty

@posham219 3 жыл бұрын

Cod 2 had an event where German soldiers treating American wounded and surrendering to British

@einfach8421 3 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Kirchgessner which stalingrad? The older ones or the one released in 2013?

@einfach8421 3 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Kirchgessner Ok ok got it. I already watched the 2013 film when it was released so might try the 1994 one since you recommended it. 👌

@jackietang3789 3 жыл бұрын

I would recommend the miniseries Generation War (2013)

@passierebos368 3 жыл бұрын

@@einfach8421 It actually is on KZfaq, just search for it. Stalingrad Film/Movie I belive. Though only in German but I think there are subtitles. Cheers ^^

@caye3712 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, in the sponsor when Simple History called me commander, it warmed my heart

@Patriot_041 3 жыл бұрын

He was thinking that this would be on simple history 70 years later

@ytuser2272 3 жыл бұрын

I read about this. I couldn't believe it when I first read it, but still, it's a remarkable story

@epicstuff7522 3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@clintmannion5598 3 жыл бұрын

Remarkably stupid more like it

@bigmoniesponge 3 жыл бұрын

@@clintmannion5598 how

@bigmoniesponge 3 жыл бұрын

Also a bot reply above me.

@rubyhillman1859 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigmoniesponge Report these bots every time you see them

@matheushenriquedesousasilv8382 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh the combat animations are getting perfect, congratulations man

@user-zy5po1sp4w 3 жыл бұрын

"Human is still human, with human heart, doesn't matter how cruel they are." - Johan Farma(1996)

@Ulysses_S_Grant1870 3 жыл бұрын

Germans: do good stuff *History movie* I will pretend I did not see that*

@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085 3 жыл бұрын

“History” Movie

@MuditHyanki 3 жыл бұрын

Movies like The Pianist (2002) & The Keeper (2018) would be exceptions to that but yeah pretty much true for most of the other movies.

@donkeedic4451 3 жыл бұрын

Check the movie Nak*d among the wolves...

@scyhlertan6346 3 жыл бұрын

Do keep in mind that this is only one guy out of a minority that did good deeds during the war,however,the rest willingly fought for a anti-Semitic and racist regime.

@xxxmobilegamingxxx1359 3 жыл бұрын

@@scyhlertan6346 Lol did you live there in those times? You don’t know how it was...

@davidmckab7527 3 жыл бұрын

Desmond Doss: "Who are you?" German officer: "I'm you but I'm German and I respect the wounded allied soldiers"

@DyslexicMitochondria 3 жыл бұрын

Desmond the moon bear "How did I get here" The end

@epicstuff7522 3 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria Hey man I watch your videos. Love you content

@trentonshipp2875 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t Doss save several Japanese soldiers on Hacksaw Ridge?

@coleslaw3531 3 жыл бұрын

@Mr.Explain r/whoosh

@arifcso6633 3 жыл бұрын

@@trentonshipp2875 Yes he did save some some I think 3 or 5

@ArxInvicta 3 жыл бұрын

Huge respect for Simple History that they cover all sides and not just show the good and heroic acts of the Allies. Thank you for that!

@civatateo4222 3 жыл бұрын

I like how they prolong the melancholic music at the end. It's a well done, informative little video.

@MeleeTiger 3 жыл бұрын

It's these kind of stories from the wars that always leave me choked up...

@snoopdoge4462 3 жыл бұрын

“Wait, where’d the American go?” “Fucking despawned. AGAIN.”

@Gualberto_Villaroel_Oficial 3 жыл бұрын

smh he probably ragequit 😞😞😞

@jesssssss9938 3 жыл бұрын

He probally got disconnected because the server was laggy

@jackietang3789 3 жыл бұрын

The game crashed on him

@itsyaboiwan6416 3 жыл бұрын

He prolly was picking up another weapon in the game store

@mrcocoloco7200 3 жыл бұрын

You guys come on.

@IronDragon-2143 7 ай бұрын

The greatest act of kindness, compassion, and mercy any man can show is a man who gives his life to try and save his enemy's.

@sir.sherman-8925 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Good animating, keep it up bro!

@dimmich7438 3 жыл бұрын

This is the Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown incident, but with an unhappy ending and on land

@OiOi-Jim 3 жыл бұрын

We literally use your videos in our History class, keep it up!

@euphoric1006 3 жыл бұрын

I love how they immediately go back to fighting. 3:44

@Fischbroetchen2k 3 жыл бұрын

An old friend of the family was a soldier in the Wehrmacht stationed in france 1944. He was a gunner on an MG42 and was hit in the neck/shoulder and heavily wounded, while his assistant gunner was rendering first aid the position was taken by US soldiers and the "battle" was pretty much over, but instead of just shooting him and his friend, their medic helped stabilize his condition and the americans told them to just leave with another german soldier that managed to surrender. He always told me when I was young how grateful he is and how much he regrets picking up a rifle in the first place. (After being released his friends who where not wounded where able to get him to a field hospital and after being released from medical care, he deserted and hid until the end of the war with one of the guys, he straight up refused after that to ever touch a gun again.)

@luissantiago5163 3 жыл бұрын

This'll be interesting. Have a nice weekend everyone!!

@jantimmer5558 3 жыл бұрын

You too!

@petcontheboss8847 3 жыл бұрын

You too

@stomper1234 3 жыл бұрын

Same to u

@rockyyninja9149 3 жыл бұрын

You too❤️

@alexanderodonnell988 3 жыл бұрын

You to mate, stay safe

@Smileyface-qi2ie 3 жыл бұрын

6:10 Those long pauses after these heroic stories are just... Wow... I love it

@rabidpandamotovlogs1389 3 жыл бұрын

Love the ending images in your videos.

@Miamcoline 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice and simple story.

@markuswithak9123 3 жыл бұрын

Got to love those people like the German lieutenant. Can only imagine how often that happens.

@zaidanmujahid6567 3 жыл бұрын

If the enemy is not fighting you anymore,He is no longer your enemy until he shoots you again

@jimtaylor294 3 жыл бұрын

A moment in history especially worthy of note :D . Come to think of it: It was said by one Staff Sargent I knew in the RLC: "Doesn't matter what language it is; you can always tell when hardened soldiers are crying for their mothers." (he discovered that whilst assisting a rescue attempt of a Tank Crew, who were trapped in their upturned & burning vehicle)

@noscoperz2083 2 жыл бұрын

What an honerable man, even tho they were our enemy they still had lives and believed in their cause, this shows he knew how tragic it would be to have a man lose his life slowly so he gave his own, what a man😔😔

@alexm7627 3 жыл бұрын

That quote on his grave mark is a variation of what Jesus said but its actually apropriate since Jesus Himself died saving his enemies...

@wirelessone2986 3 жыл бұрын

That's good

@Spartan77 3 жыл бұрын

Well said my friend, well said.

@timlevis3630 3 жыл бұрын

Why, was he at war?

@alexm7627 3 жыл бұрын

@@timlevis3630 yeah the greatest of all, the war between good and evil

@baguette7851 3 жыл бұрын

Based

@israelvazquezplascencia883 3 жыл бұрын

Not all Germans were evil, and still here I am, seeing my classmates thinking the evil they ALL are. Rest easy sir. 💔

@gustavabensberg4260 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they do be thinking that they are aliens

@fabanano6158 3 жыл бұрын

@GoiabeiraDeBuceta 3 жыл бұрын

Let your classmates think so.

@aizatjunaidi69 2 жыл бұрын

Just because the german invade to many country thats why your classmate think the german were evil

@Kp-qj3ms 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this memorial video of absolutly greatness👍

@Complete_Stranger7050 3 жыл бұрын

Officer: *Helps enemy* Anouncer: Betrayal.

@mustafahakansandk7747 3 жыл бұрын

33 dislikes are from people who mixed the buttons because of the tears filling their eyes.

@asdnetwork4268 3 жыл бұрын

ANTIFA would down vote

@balistixmapping197 3 жыл бұрын

@Kochi Rajavu Bruh

@burningphoenix6679 3 жыл бұрын

@@asdnetwork4268 Trump supporters are more likely to dislike considering good Germans in WW2 aren’t people they like.

@asdnetwork4268 3 жыл бұрын

@@burningphoenix6679 very true. Republicans and Antifa have a lot in common.

@tommiiitommiii4544 3 жыл бұрын

@@burningphoenix6679 I’m a Trump supporter and I liked

@Brutusoogabooga 3 жыл бұрын

Been a subscriber since 2018, its crazy to see how the animation improves

@controlledby4865 3 жыл бұрын

We need to be like him always helpful and not a waste.

@linuxhelpresource 3 жыл бұрын

When humanity triumphs, we all win. Thank you for sharing this touching story. It shows that good people were trapped in the ugliest of conflicts.

@londonmcd 3 жыл бұрын

listen to teacher 😵🔫 listen to simple history ☑️✅

@ishantgaming 3 жыл бұрын

As I teenager I tried taughting my friends that Germans were also humans and were fighting for their country not Nazis they always laughed at me. Now let me show this to them.!

@koencagurangan3256 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your friends have been exposed to too much allied propaganda, my friend Show them stuff about Franz Stigler, the German ace that spared a B17 that was barely staying in the air if those don't convince them that not all Germans were Nazis, then nothing will

@kennet7837 3 жыл бұрын

teaching*

@midmichiganrr24gp9 3 жыл бұрын

Watch "the greatest story never told" and see it from the german view.

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44 3 жыл бұрын

@generalfred9426 3 жыл бұрын

@@koencagurangan3256 Operation Valkyrie was an attempt to make peace with the Western powers and focus on the Soviet Union it wasn't anything about goodwill. Those people you mentioned are exceptions and I agree that they should be remembered. However, for the vast majority of the Wehrmacht they supported Hitler and the Nazis and/or were at the very least complicit with the atrocities. Also the 'good' Nazis who chose to defy Holocaust orders or events like the one in the video were never killed or even punished so most of them did have a choice.

@moonshinetheleocat1235 3 жыл бұрын

Props to the animated dude who's suffering PTSD... and immediately gets right back to shooting.

@kidnappedmona8587 3 жыл бұрын

"War is when the young are fooled by the old and willing to kill each other" - Niko Bellic (GTA 4)

@supercalifragilistic5010 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pfp whats the sauce?

@kidnappedmona8587 3 жыл бұрын

@@supercalifragilistic5010 pixiv

@jonathandover6827 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly stolen, as always..

@nielswereldchannel 3 жыл бұрын

Words can not describe the respect i have for this man.

@smabdullah8418 3 жыл бұрын

A moment of silence at the end of the video shows how much we respect these heroes, those who risk their lives in order to save other lives without the regard of friend or foe♥️ respect!

@kyleshiflet9952 3 жыл бұрын

I know I love that too

@xevolution94 3 жыл бұрын

I'm living in Hürtgen Forest. Thanks for this video!

@hazee5147 3 жыл бұрын

Warpath is rlly good tbh, I love the animated ppl and map thats cool bro

@robbabcock_ 3 жыл бұрын

I hope his courage and compassion are remembered for as long WWII is studied.

@linkieloos 3 жыл бұрын

War always brings out the the worst in many But it can also bring out the best in a few

@TheReaper-ep2cq 2 жыл бұрын

This shows that if you take off your uniform you could see that the enemy could be just like you. A person just fighting for his friends, family, and country. War brings out the worst in us, but it also can bring out the best.