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@@djsourcream2668 Ok so let me explain the history of the Shock Trooper in short term. Shock troopers were mainly equipped with light armor and a PPSH-41. Essentially the stormtrooper of 1941-1945 Russia.
@@terminal8531 Oh, okay, that's what you meant. In the star wars universe shocktroopers are a special type of stormtrooper that have heavier armor and carry heavy blasters. In A New Hope, Leia specifically says to Luke " aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?". She uses the term stormtrooper specifically. So when you said shocktrooper, I thought you meant a star wars shocktrooper, not a russian one.
For those who were curious what became of Sergei he lived a pretty good life it seems. He did not stay in the military as he was a heavy chainsmoker from a very early age (who can blame him) but he got a law degree and lived in the Urals and passed away from a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 54. Sergei, you absolute badass /
And why in the cursed one?If you're talking about Ukraine, then the United States has been cursed for a long time, because it has invaded the Middle East many times, so let's not have double standards and Russophobia, OK?
Imagine actually being in this kids shoes. Imagine if when you grew up, you didn't have memories of going to school, but memories of war, bombs, gunfire, death and bloodshed, if that was how you grew up. Imagine fighting side by side with men that were terrified to do the same thing that you were, when other kids are afraid of the dark. Seriously, this is an unbelievable feat, I never knew about this story, I'm glad that I now do. What an absolute badass.....
Just think about the amount of positive effect this kid had on the moral of the unit, but it's double edged sword, if he actually got killed it would impact the unit even more in the negative context
A possibility could also happened that the soldiers who had witnessed this , could either be extremely demoralized or have the extreme urge to win as to avenge him
I think it would be the other way around. If he died, those men would stop at nothing to brutally murder every last german they could find. If he died, I would want nothing but vengeance.
I’ve got a feeling it was because, if say, a new soldier struck him, or did anything to him, the soldier could be charged with “ Assaulting a superior officer”
I understand the joke but I just want to say this for the sake of history and to give these children attention as well. During the U.S Civil War there was between 250,000 and 420,000 males (both sides combined) thag were under the age of 18 who got involved in the conflict. Including It's estimated that around 100,000 Union soldiers were 15 years or younger. The youngest soldier in the entire conflict would be "Edward Black" who was only 8 years old. He would also be considered the youngest casualty (wounded). The youngest soldier killed during the conflict would be "Charles Edwin" who would be hit by an enemy shell during the battle of Antietam. He died from his wounds 3 days later at the age 13. Keep in mind that a musician was also considered a soldier. There was 80,000 - 100,000 Musicians in the war. But it is not guaranteed that these numbers were mostly those under 18, among these musicians were also grown men. Majority of these minors weren't forced but rather volunteers due to the mind set of "Adventure, Fun, and Glory" The youngest noncommissioned officer would be "Johnny Clem" who became a sergeant at the age of 13 after he shot a Confederate Colonel. Also keep in mind that many minors would lie about their age meaning a minor who claims to be 18 but was really let's say...16 could've taken that secret to his grave when killed.
If I remember right the US had a 13 year old boy in its ranks during WW2, granted he lied about his age, but I'm not sure how you mistake a middle schooler for a high school senior.
he could have told his grandkid in the '90s that whined about walking to school that back in his day when he was on his way to school he had to every morning stop the german warmachine.
I know he had at least two children and lived to see the birth of his grandchildren. So I have no doubt, even if they didn't hear it from him, he would have at least told his children, who pass along those stories. They know their grandpa.
@@alexsoklakov7454 Depends on the person. Some people revel in it, other are scared by it. For a more extreme example of revelry, think about Mad Jack Churchill.
Adult to a 9 year old American: "A BB gun? No! You'll shoot your eye out!" Adult to a 6 year old Soviet: "Here's a pistol. For the motherland, comrade!"
At first... when I was hearing "young soldier" , "Adopted" , "father was a major", "war" I was first thinking that this might be related to violet evergarden
It’s beautiful how deeply rooted our survival brings us together. It breaks my heart knowing so many children shared the same childhood as this little soldier.
Here is a clarification, children couldn't be conscripted in the red army. These were often orphans who joined on their own will. They often were given the role of distributing munition and few ever touched a gun. The uniforms were often resized by custom tailors to fit the child or teen. Their age would often be exagerated in documents.
"Hey, Alexandr. This kid's onlyfour years old. He doesn't know what he's getting himself into!" "The documents say he's 40. Good enough for me, Romanov."
Yes, that is true. And the Soviet Union and Russia does not try to hide it. There was even a scene when a child had a pistol and shot a German machine gunner at point blank range.
Kid soldiers are more ruthless, there’s plenty of them it’s not a uncommon thing In certain parts of the world, and back then they had honor and actually took responsibility instead of playing victim, kids or teens would run away from home in the civil war or to fight in ww1 and ww2 or lie about age, they didn’t care they just needed man power
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad and same kids where trying to get STDs to get out of war we should not glorify or use child soilders Sergey is example of extreme situation and definitely should not be normalised by stupidity of "BACK THAN"
Damn...What a great kid. Probably the bravest kid in history. If it weren't for that heart attack, he could've lived to this year. Just imagine all the stories he could've told and the honor he would've received in today's time. It would've been amazing, especially since he was so young back then.
@@LeCommieBoi That’s a possibility! My money, however, is in the fact that the Soviets needed every man they could get during WW2. After the war, they could afford to be more selective again and needed men back into civilian life to rebuild the economy. But I’m not a historian, so that’s my best guess.
Sergey: at the age of 5 Saw his mother was shoot dead, 10 year old brother hanged, lost everything he has it, and got his final revenge without knowing at the age of 10. Mother Rússia is pround of her little soldiers
The story of Sergei Aleshkov is one of my favorite World War II stories. It goes to show that even a kid can make a big difference during a dark time in history.
This was adorable to see how the soldiers took the boy in and loved him like their own son. Maybe some of them did have sons waiting for them back home or their sons were sent to war too on other regiments.
They fought for their survival against the war machine of the third reich, they had no choice but to fight against the nazis as if they won, they would have exterminated us, and the possibility of their victory was actually not that small, at least in 1941/42. It makes sense that every one had to be involved and at that time no one was joking, Stalin’s order to fully mobilise makes sense and is justified
Not only is he not a boomer (the literal term stemming from the term “baby boom”), but Russians don’t have a word for boomers, or what came before them, since the birth rate didn’t skyrocket the way it did in the US.
When Hitler heard of the amazing feats the Soviet 6 year old solider did, he ordered all boys 6 years and younger to die to prevent anyone else becoming a solider. He then decided to create his own, so as to outmatch the Soviets, and to show who the real superior being is. He lost.
A lot of Soviet units had such children in their roster, so called battalion's sons/daughters. Most of them was orphaned and had no one to take care of them. Sergei was one of the youngest, that's why his story is relatively known. As strange as it may sound, children provided soldiers with emotional anchors amidst the carnage they were experiencing every day.
*Interesting fact from the movie, the young soldier hid under some trees when he saw a Gemran patrol coming his way and to make matters worse, a snake hung low near the little boy yet he stayed still and quiet, knowing that being bitten would have been preferable to being found by the Germans and captured or shot.*
Even taking into consideration the horrors Sereja been through, I am pretty sure that he had a great childhood! He had a huge family of all the squad members. They were also the perfect role models for the boy! Pretty sure he grew up to be a real wise and kind man!
I've been told, some of the least appreciated (by civilians) lads are the forward observers, forward air controllers, Aka FO, often some of the closest to the enemy, making sure our lads in contact have support, regularly in a spot where if they get pinned they're on their own.. Big respect, you should sleep sound knowing you've done your duty.
@@bnap3221 all armies commited those. Japan did in China, France did in Algeria, Germany did in Poland, Russia did in Germany, USA did in France...and the list goes on. Another times, another conflicts, another armies, another rapes. Yesterday, today, tomorow. Mass rape is a weapon of fear as well as a "troop relief and cohesion factor" Torture, rapes, hangings, fire, blood, fear, hate, blind patriotism... war shows, indeed, the most cruel and scarest kind of violence we're capable of.
@@bruhman5385 Obviously every army didn’t commit the biggest mass rape in history. Only the red army did. Rape of Nanjing was around 20.000 women. The commie mass rape in Germany was over two million women.
@@bnap3221 The ,,2 million raped women" is nothing but a myth with no evidence written by an infamous west German feminist in the 90s. If you seriously think that rapes which happened after capture of Berlin were worse than Nanjing massacre in which women, children, infants and elderly had been tortured, raped, had their heads and limbs cut off (all for that exists an astronomical amount of photo evidence) you need to open a history book and stop being an apologist of Imperial Japan. Not to mention that number of German civilians killed by Soviets is merely around 500 thousands, while the number of Soviet civilians killed by Wehrmacht is estimated to be around 19-21 million people.
The Red Army's advance into Germany is swift and brutal. In mere months, we have reached Seelow Heights - the last line of defense before the German capital. We outnumber the Germans ten to one! Wave upon wave of our infantry are unleashed upon them to clear the way for our armor. Once we have control of Seelow, we will begin the march to Berlin. There, we will ensure that every sacrifice is repaid in blood.
The youngest soldier of the Polish Army was Stefan Wesołowski (9) and he came from a noble family. He knew his ancestors' duty and took an active part in many fights. He was not a mascot, but a regular soldier. I'm not proud of it, because we should protect the children, but there were times when every "neighbor" wanted to slaughter us, so praise for the heroism of the youngest. I remember him because he died in the year I was born in 1987.
Meh, when a peace time come they were oppressed their people for the sake of their bidding and making their political figure more rich meanwhile thir people start to begin too poor.
Soldier: “I’m doing my part!” Other soldier: “I’m doing MY part!” Another soldier: “I’m doing my part!” Kid soldier: “I’m doing MY PART, TOO!” Rest of the soldiers: **laughter**
Nikolai: Aigh, WE NEED BACKUP Sergei: ok ill get my friends. "Later in the russian kindergarten" Sergei: hey i need help. Everyone on the school: *Okay*
I asked my opa one time ''what was it like to be a young man was it hard for you'' and he replied with the most painful answer I had ever heard he said ''when I was 17 they conscripted me into the army when I was in my late 20's I was released from my p.o.w camp he said I never got to be a young man'' those words still stick with me to this day his brothers his family all taken from him by the war his only saving grace was he was to be sent to Stalingrad but his train was so late he was re assigned to czech and before people start hurling insults he was a machinist and he had no damn choice in the matter.
Well it does actually but in terms of the story i guess it makes sense .What i mean is you cant have a bunch of kids fighting in a war because of obvious reasons
- Orphaned due to war - Adopted by a military official - Served his part for the unit - Got wounded by the enemy - Survived the war - Blonde Real life Violet Evergarden?
This was so wholesome and , sad as his back story was, I really liked it. It's literally a perfect hero back story that sounds like it came from a movie plot.
Most movie plots are real life events with spins put on them. Reality is often more strange than fiction. Right now as we speak there is someone going through a cinematic event and we’ll never know about it.
"Lieutenant Sergei, I saw 3 German scouts earlier on the village, should we kill them?" "Of course, why not? But first we need to let them speak "googoogaagaa".
Soviet Commander: "What! We can't send a 6-year-old kid to war!" 6-year-old: " Comrades, we must stand strong and protect the Motherland from this barbaric horde of Fascist invaders." Commander: "...get this man a rifle."
What about Momcilo? At age eight his farmhouse was burnt down by the Austria-Hungarian army. This was during world war one. He found a local Serbian regiment, told them what happened, then was taken into the regiment while they avenged the loss of his family. At age ten he received a war wound and could fire a rifle. He survived WW1, served in WW2 and later married and became a graphic designer. Also, he was meet some of his siblings who survived.
Brest fortress is another story and the boy that escapes at the end of it is not supposed to depict a real person. And definetly not Seryozha who lived nowhere near brest.
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“Aren’t you a little short to be a shocktrooper?”
- Comrade Leia
Didn't she say stromtrooper instead of shocktrooper.
@@djsourcream2668 Ok so let me explain the history of the Shock Trooper in short term. Shock troopers were mainly equipped with light armor and a PPSH-41. Essentially the stormtrooper of 1941-1945 Russia.
@@terminal8531 Oh, okay, that's what you meant. In the star wars universe shocktroopers are a special type of stormtrooper that have heavier armor and carry heavy blasters. In A New Hope, Leia specifically says to Luke " aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?". She uses the term stormtrooper specifically. So when you said shocktrooper, I thought you meant a star wars shocktrooper, not a russian one.
@@djsourcream2668 Alright then glad to help
@@terminal8531 well yeah but og stormtroopers came form germany in ww1
Nikolai: "I'm not THAT old to fight!"
Sergey: "I'm not THAT young to fight!"
There's a video about his father's story here th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
@@blacktemplar2377 you fool!
I've memories the rickroll link
@@blacktemplar2377 people beware that a rickroll link always end with XcQ remember that
@@tristan203 You save me, I am forever in your debt.
@@sineese6593 I personally remember "dQw4w"
“Aren’t you a little young to be a soldier?”
Sergei: “Yes, yes I am.”
Phineas and Ferb?
This line is so nostalgic
Mom, Sergei is a soldier
“Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today”
*begins construction of a 1:1 scale replica of Stalingrad for re-enactment*
Alright carry on then
For those who were curious what became of Sergei he lived a pretty good life it seems. He did not stay in the military as he was a heavy chainsmoker from a very early age (who can blame him) but he got a law degree and lived in the Urals and passed away from a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 54.
Sergei, you absolute badass
/
Nice that he didn't see USSR collapse :troll:
Damn Russia could use a man like him these days.
And why in the cursed one?If you're talking about Ukraine, then the United States has been cursed for a long time, because it has invaded the Middle East many times, so let's not have double standards and Russophobia, OK?
Almost saw the end of the U.S.S.R :(
@@kosh6739 russia invaded it too 😂
"When I was your age, Little Timmy, I WAS A LIEUTENANT OF THE RED ARMY AND NOT SPILLING MILK ON THE CARPET"
DAMMIT TIMMY
and spilling vodka
GOD DAMNIT TIMMY, UR DRINKING ALMOND MILK AGAIN?
@@snowballin7416 WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I DRANK VODKA
I DON'T FUCKING CARE THAT IT WAS SLIPPERY ON THE OUTSIDES I AM GETTING MY BELT
German officer: "We would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for that meddling kid!"
The legend of Sergei-doo
Bruh ahahaha
Sergei dooby dooooo!
Sergei-doo where are you!?
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Imagine actually being in this kids shoes. Imagine if when you grew up, you didn't have memories of going to school, but memories of war, bombs, gunfire, death and bloodshed, if that was how you grew up. Imagine fighting side by side with men that were terrified to do the same thing that you were, when other kids are afraid of the dark. Seriously, this is an unbelievable feat, I never knew about this story, I'm glad that I now do. What an absolute badass.....
Not only that the war would be over before he is even 18. Imagine all the ptsd and trauma he would face and no therapy etc like no a days.
@@m200dreamer7
He probably have a tough mentality to survive a genocide without going insane
I think seeing his mother and brother murdered at age 5 sealed his fate
@@josephmountford2292 yeah, that undoubtedly sparked the fire of revenge in the poor kid.
@@josephmountford2292 and also, from a more practical point of view, left him with no other means of survival..
Just think about the amount of positive effect this kid had on the moral of the unit, but it's double edged sword, if he actually got killed it would impact the unit even more in the negative context
Probably why they kept him in the rear.
A possibility could also happened that the soldiers who had witnessed this , could either be extremely demoralized or have the extreme urge to win as to avenge him
I think it would be the other way around. If he died, those men would stop at nothing to brutally murder every last german they could find. If he died, I would want nothing but vengeance.
Stalin: Every Russian man woman and children will do there part in the war effort
This kid: Ight bet
When this kid was born, he named his parents and grandparents.
He went to crank some nineties
‘Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’💢💤💌❣️💟💞💝
And whenever she had picked one🥧🍰🎂🍪🍩🍨🍤
and when you are going😇🤬🤮🤧🤢🤕🤒
That is young to be lieutenant and that is an impressive track record for someone so young
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I’ve got a feeling it was because, if say, a new soldier struck him, or did anything to him, the soldier could be charged with “
Assaulting a superior officer”
@@harrymorris2361 I wonder if it actually happened
Great name
@@cross-san7585 thanks
US recruiter talking to 16 year old: sorry son, you’re not old enough yet.
Russian recruiter (talking to 6 year old): you get your own platoon!
Well atleast the US recruit got 2 moms
@@piyushprasad2878 stromg wahmen
"And you, you get a Tank Platoon!"
I understand the joke but I just want to say this for the sake of history and to give these children attention as well. During the U.S Civil War there was between 250,000 and 420,000 males (both sides combined) thag were under the age of 18 who got involved in the conflict. Including It's estimated that around 100,000 Union soldiers were 15 years or younger. The youngest soldier in the entire conflict would be "Edward Black" who was only 8 years old. He would also be considered the youngest casualty (wounded). The youngest soldier killed during the conflict would be "Charles Edwin" who would be hit by an enemy shell during the battle of Antietam. He died from his wounds 3 days later at the age 13. Keep in mind that a musician was also considered a soldier. There was 80,000 - 100,000 Musicians in the war. But it is not guaranteed that these numbers were mostly those under 18, among these musicians were also grown men. Majority of these minors weren't forced but rather volunteers due to the mind set of "Adventure, Fun, and Glory"
The youngest noncommissioned officer would be "Johnny Clem" who became a sergeant at the age of 13 after he shot a Confederate Colonel.
Also keep in mind that many minors would lie about their age meaning a minor who claims to be 18 but was really let's say...16 could've taken that secret to his grave when killed.
If I remember right the US had a 13 year old boy in its ranks during WW2, granted he lied about his age, but I'm not sure how you mistake a middle schooler for a high school senior.
Imagine this kid, now a grandparent, telling his grandkids about his adventures
I have to disapoint you but I searched him up and he died in the 90's :(
@@BossTwan-kk6bp he could’ve gotten at least kids in that time period
he could have told his grandkid in the '90s that whined about walking to school that back in his day when he was on his way to school he had to every morning stop the german warmachine.
I know he had at least two children and lived to see the birth of his grandchildren. So I have no doubt, even if they didn't hear it from him, he would have at least told his children, who pass along those stories. They know their grandpa.
imagine the german solder was dumbfounded when they capture sergei
I can imagine him just absolutely flexing on his class with his uniform, gun and medals.
Not really. Child-soldiers dont usually flash what they done at war. First of all - war is traumatizing experience
@@alexsoklakov7454 Depends on the person. Some people revel in it, other are scared by it. For a more extreme example of revelry, think about Mad Jack Churchill.
Lmao
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"Bro, your aim sucks! You can't even hit a target point blank!"
"You died to a 6 year old with binoculars."
Danm son! 😂
Are you winning son?
Same thing was said to me after one LoL match. Common thing down there.
That COD on a nutshell well it there own fault as everyone is running around not checking around LMAO
get the thot police
"You can't bully me, I fought in the war. Respect your elders!" - Sergei in college.
His classmates would be afraid of him
@@hunterofdarkness8329 he will said i killed soildier of the mustache man
@Kung fu Jesus nah the funny mustache man that who ever saw him shall raise his right hand
There is no college in russia
@@grumogus really?
Adult to a 9 year old American: "A BB gun? No! You'll shoot your eye out!"
Adult to a 6 year old Soviet: "Here's a pistol. For the motherland, comrade!"
What part of America do you live in?!? Everyone I know learned to shoot rifles at 6 at oldest
yas
@@plasmawolf7960 California
@@mrlodgereal you poor soul. I live in upstate ny.
@@mrlodgereal oof
"The Soviets enrolled them all. And not just the men, but the women, and the children too" - Historian Anakin Skywalker.
Lol
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I never understood how idiots dress up as him for comic con after he betrayed his people & slaughtered millions of children.
🤣🤯 we will watch your career with great interest 😉
"Hey kid, want a present?"
"Okay!"
*Hands him a browning pistol*
"Don't tell your dad."
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"Go to bed, you're no good to us cranky."
"But I'm not tired."
And then he led the hellfish
When this kid was shot, German soldiers were severely wounded.
@@TheRealTacoJohn Can't believe there are legs in that gag, I thought it was just a goofy Abe Simpson senility moment.
Good night grandpa.
you know this must be good when even the bots watch it
"I fear no man"
"But that thing?"
*points at kid*
"It scares me"
Heavy?
Da.
Having been shot by a child soldier in Africa, I can say that is exactly how I feel.
Poor kid,all he knew was war and made him and he was a badass kid,fearless.
In a way...sorta like a Spartan in the real world or from Halo Spartan
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And why is that poor?
@@isaacyang265 maybe cause children should never have to experience war? War is not a game dude, it’s horrible and it changes your life forever
he has a backstory of every shonen protagonist ever
No no, every Shonen HAVE his backstory
The other way around. The boy was first, Japanese anime characters came later.
The Soviet Union, precursors to Anime itself
At first... when I was hearing "young soldier" , "Adopted" , "father was a major", "war"
I was first thinking that this might be related to violet evergarden
@@printersappreciationassoci8567 was going for Tanya Degurechaff but this works too
"Every Russian man, woman, and child will do their part in the war effort." -Joseph Stalin
Damn, this man wasn't kidding
Do you know why? Because all USSR civilians survival depended on it. Search for german plan OST
Wow he wasn't kidding
@@tsarnicholasii66 Boi I thought u were dead
I'd love to see this "oldest and youngest warriors" series but for every country that participated in WWI and WWII
it would be great!!
Let them hear it! It would be fantastic to see that as a series
Nikolai tgat fought in ww2 for the soviets
Poland would definitely be the 8 year old nurse who participated in the Warsaw uprising.
Yeah, including Costa Rica
Anyone else reminded about the time grandpa Simpson was telling Bart how he was a lieutenant in ww1 when he was 4 years olds
Yes
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The Russian movie “Soldier Boy” is a heart warming portrayal of Sergei Aleshkov. Your video closely reflects the film version.
Youuuuuuuuuu
Really good movie
@@abelrefasa3382 I understood that reference.
He was a communist.
@@larryoconnor7094 And? So were a lot of soldiers on the Russian front of WWII? Does that disqualify their sacrifice?
It’s beautiful how deeply rooted our survival brings us together. It breaks my heart knowing so many children shared the same childhood as this little soldier.
Here is a clarification, children couldn't be conscripted in the red army. These were often orphans who joined on their own will. They often were given the role of distributing munition and few ever touched a gun. The uniforms were often resized by custom tailors to fit the child or teen. Their age would often be exagerated in documents.
"Hey, Alexandr. This kid's onlyfour years old. He doesn't know what he's getting himself into!"
"The documents say he's 40. Good enough for me, Romanov."
Yes, that is true. And the Soviet Union and Russia does not try to hide it. There was even a scene when a child had a pistol and shot a German machine gunner at point blank range.
@@vegitoblue5000
What scene?
@@vegitoblue5000 you gotta tell us. what scene?
imagine how the countless sergeants in red army felt when they learned they outranked by a 6 year old kid
Lol probably happy bc the officers were the first to be executed. Lol
He's using hax i'm gonna report him
probably pay 2 win
@@andrewkappler5503 Learn history first and then say your things
Bruh
Crazy. At six years old, many kids play soldier. This one did it for real.
At 6, I was playing GI Joe's action figures from Mattel.
A gun shoots unlimited gasoline and a second gun shoots a cool fire ball.
Kid soldiers are more ruthless, there’s plenty of them it’s not a uncommon thing In certain parts of the world, and back then they had honor and actually took responsibility instead of playing victim, kids or teens would run away from home in the civil war or to fight in ww1 and ww2 or lie about age, they didn’t care they just needed man power
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad oh comeone glorifying brainwashing young people and sending them to their death
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad and same kids where trying to get STDs to get out of war we should not glorify or use child soilders Sergey is example of extreme situation and definitely should not be normalised by stupidity of "BACK THAN"
he even got a real gun, shame on us that play airsoft gun in the age of 6
Damn...What a great kid. Probably the bravest kid in history. If it weren't for that heart attack, he could've lived to this year.
Just imagine all the stories he could've told and the honor he would've received in today's time. It would've been amazing, especially since he was so young back then.
He got a heart attack due to his constant smoking, which was pretty common at the time.
@@SuperKlondike64 Thanks for the info. I didn't know about it. But my point still stands.
@@maxthecharacter1296definitely and if he did he would prob be the some of the last veteran of ww2 to live after the 2020s and 2030s
The irony of him being too frail to continue military service after the war. What a tragic life, but also what a hero.
It might even be what he endured during the war that made him too frail for post-war military service
@@LeCommieBoi That’s a possibility! My money, however, is in the fact that the Soviets needed every man they could get during WW2. After the war, they could afford to be more selective again and needed men back into civilian life to rebuild the economy. But I’m not a historian, so that’s my best guess.
Pretty sure that mine fucked him up in the long run
@@aldo1871 8:00 didnt it say he ended up without a scratch
@@agooddemoman8603 yea but there’s still energy from the blast that could’ve hurt his brain internally
Sergey: at the age of 5 Saw his mother was shoot dead, 10 year old brother hanged, lost everything he has it, and got his final revenge without knowing at the age of 10.
Mother Rússia is pround of her little soldiers
Sounds like Goblin Slayer’s origin story.
@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý spammer
@some dumbass on the Internet i did
"for mama?"
"no"
"for papa?"
"no
" *FOR THE MOTHERLAND?* "
" *YES* "
*grabs nearby PPSH 41*
lol ye
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You adorn that anti furry flag well friend!
*U R A*
That kid saw more things in his childhood than an average person's whole life.
Died before Soviet union collapse,true Soviet patriot.
he died in 1990 and soviet union collapse 1991 coincidence? Probably.
@@Jebu911 It's like Soviet Union was doomed to fall after his death
@@randomvideos3190 its more like he had seen the future....and didn't want to live in it specilly 90's russia
I have a little brother the same age as Sergei and I couldn’t imagine him doing the stuff this child accomplished.
Same
Humans will be fundamentally different. This guy could do it your brother probably can not. And that is the beauty of humanity.
Yeah. People back then were built very different. Guess a desperate war will do that
My brother is the same age and he can’t even speak
Hard times create strong men as the saying goes
"HANS! WE ARE GOING TO DIE!"
"Calm down, the T-34 is gone now!"
"It's not that, there's a six year old with a pistol and he knows how to use it!"
@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý you think we are dumb? You are obviously a fake account
@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý fake.
@Pinnedby Linus tech tips There was the 6 year old Sergei, who joined the Red Army, as seen in the video and then there's this "6 year old".
@Pinnedby Linus tech tips Yeah idc, anyways, did you know that there was a 6 year old in ww2?
Everyone aiming at head level:
The boy : *goblin laughter*
The story of Sergei Aleshkov is one of my favorite World War II stories. It goes to show that even a kid can make a big difference during a dark time in history.
@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý bro shut up who are you
@@shadowkiller7510 your mother
@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý you scammer
This was adorable to see how the soldiers took the boy in and loved him like their own son. Maybe some of them did have sons waiting for them back home or their sons were sent to war too on other regiments.
"Sir we are losing"
"By what?"
*BY A CHILD*
Perfect Cell: "You're a CHILD!"
It's all fun and games until Germans call techno and tell him he's an orphan
@@mctlp2323 you didn't need to put that emoji there
@@SwagTinCommander ok
When Stalin said he wanted every pair of hands for the defence of the motherland. He REALLY wasn't kidding.
@Just Dope shut up bot
They fought for their survival against the war machine of the third reich, they had no choice but to fight against the nazis as if they won, they would have exterminated us, and the possibility of their victory was actually not that small, at least in 1941/42. It makes sense that every one had to be involved and at that time no one was joking, Stalin’s order to fully mobilise makes sense and is justified
KIDding lol
Stalin: Every hand shall defend the Motherland!
Apes: *Has hands*
Stalin: 👀
@@nikitagukassov9781 They should have
The only boomer capable of saying "back in my time" with respect.
Well he was 6 in 1941 which means he was born in the 1930s s o he is not a boomer. A boomer was born between 1945 and 1965.
@@Lupinthe3rd. well a slightly older boomer
@@ananglophile4764 ah yes makes sense xd
@@ananglophile4764 No, my grandparents call their younger friends boomers. Don’t get it twisted, they don’t want to associate with that crowd.
Not only is he not a boomer (the literal term stemming from the term “baby boom”), but Russians don’t have a word for boomers, or what came before them, since the birth rate didn’t skyrocket the way it did in the US.
When Hitler heard of the amazing feats the Soviet 6 year old solider did, he ordered all boys 6 years and younger to die to prevent anyone else becoming a solider. He then decided to create his own, so as to outmatch the Soviets, and to show who the real superior being is.
He lost.
Alfred Zech a 12year old german boy who singlehandedly saved 12 soldiers lives. Not as young as the russian kid but still pretty impressive.
German Baby: kills 30 Russians and used 1 bomb
It was the other way around remember the brown shirts or maybe the American boy scouts are the true rip-off of both?
My man got owned by the Soviets
It's wholesome that he was loved by his unit
A lot of Soviet units had such children in their roster, so called battalion's sons/daughters. Most of them was orphaned and had no one to take care of them. Sergei was one of the youngest, that's why his story is relatively known. As strange as it may sound, children provided soldiers with emotional anchors amidst the carnage they were experiencing every day.
Well, except the part were the nazis butchered his hometown...
Shows that Family is not always blood type.
Liberian Child Soldier: "I- I can't believe I shot someone!!"
Sergei: "first time?"
Sergei: more
^___________________________^
that kid never even shot anyone lol
@@SpidaMez shhh
@@SpidaMez shhh
Everyone: wow can you guys believe that a 83-year-old fought in the Soviet Army
The Soviets: You ain't seen Nothing yet
At this point the Soviets we both Cruel and Meme.
@@silverhawkscape2677 How was this cruel?
Soviet Union in ww2:if you're a living creature you're fighting for the motherland whether you like it or not
@@NishiMiyamura literally anyone who could hold a gun was conscripted in the army lol
@Just Dope JUST STOP JUST STOP!!!!!!
I love that they keep adding in characters they’ve done in the background or focusing on it and not referencing it
*Interesting fact from the movie, the young soldier hid under some trees when he saw a Gemran patrol coming his way and to make matters worse, a snake hung low near the little boy yet he stayed still and quiet, knowing that being bitten would have been preferable to being found by the Germans and captured or shot.*
that’s from the movie bro
@@jeeeyouuu1053 though it could be based on real life events
@@Imnotsmg4bob nah it didn’t happen that was added by the director so the beginning wasn’t just him eating berrys in a forest
@@jeeeyouuu1053 eh, I'll edit it as a "based on the" movie fun fact then
@@Imnotsmg4bob Did you know that Germans used people for Blitzkrieg
"Imagine dying to a 6 year old lmao"
- Sun Tzu probably
Lol 😂
Plot twist: he actually a pro but he just smuff them
sun tzu said that!
@@sakitaru64ツ No, but it'd be funny if he did lmao.
Edit: 3 weeks later I finally understand what you mean
Sun ztu has a quote for everything
It wasn't Sergey's mother that saved him. It was his neighbor.
But before she could join him she got shot by german soldiers
If Warpath wants to claim historical accuracy, they might want to put the landing gear on the Stukas...
lol i just noticed
This child and what he went through reminds me of “it takes a village to raise a child” expect with him it was regiment
@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý Ah, shut up.
"Heya, is that a 6 year old over there hans?"
"Yeah, think so!"
"Were gonna die to a 6 year old with a pistol."
comrade
Hi comrade
@@AnshuOP69 I am an Indian and I hate bts
God I hate communism
@@communist_pride so?
'How old are you?'
'6 years'
'Where did you get that pistol?'
'The general gave me it'
*faints*
Even taking into consideration the horrors Sereja been through, I am pretty sure that he had a great childhood! He had a huge family of all the squad members. They were also the perfect role models for the boy! Pretty sure he grew up to be a real wise and kind man!
Imagine being part of the most dreaded force in Europe and training for the Fatherland only to be killed by a 6 year old Soviet boy
Such is the pointlessness of war.
Your choice of words to describe war criminals that target civilians is super freaky.
@@Void_Wars Every country involved in the war targeted civilians......
@@Void_Wars Everyone focused on civilians
@@Void_Wars A good chunk of Germans weren’t Nazi’s some were even from Ukraine.
“SIR WERE BEING FLANKED WHAT DO WE DO!?”
“I wanna take a nap”
Yup
Thats cheating!
“Can hab pistol?”
“To fight Germans?”
“Yees”
**fights Germans like a chad**
@Arizona ranger he was a 6 yo so he a smol Chad
@vepoli even bigger twist. That pistol last owner was a German pioneer in Stalingrad.
@@6pointman582 Bigger twist that kid was john wick son accidentally traveled back to the past and he was adopted
I've been told, some of the least appreciated (by civilians) lads are the forward observers, forward air controllers, Aka FO, often some of the closest to the enemy, making sure our lads in contact have support, regularly in a spot where if they get pinned they're on their own..
Big respect, you should sleep sound knowing you've done your duty.
The Soviet’s took “Scraping the Barrel” more seriously than anyone else, good god
You gotta do what you gotta do
Ah damn, this Germany player must have grinded Soviet manpower, so the Soviet player had to scrap the barrel
They didn't though. No child or woman was force conscripted into the army
@@dwarow2508 if you didn't get it it was a hoi4 joke/reference
@@dwarow2508 woman were kinda allowed whan the germans were really close to Moscow
“What do we do for a gift?”
“Eh, give the six year old a pistol”
LOL
“Wow thats a great idea”
In 1944 he would have been 9, a much more responsible age /s
@@karapuzo1 is it sarcasm? Because technically that is right, 9 is a much more responsible age
@@user-po3hz1bz4g okay?
From the oldest soldier to the youngest, the history of the red army is so fascinating
Agreed
It was the biggest rape army in history
@@bnap3221 all armies commited those.
Japan did in China, France did in Algeria, Germany did in Poland, Russia did in Germany, USA did in France...and the list goes on.
Another times, another conflicts, another armies, another rapes.
Yesterday, today, tomorow.
Mass rape is a weapon of fear as well as a "troop relief and cohesion factor"
Torture, rapes, hangings, fire, blood, fear, hate, blind patriotism...
war shows, indeed, the most cruel and scarest kind of violence we're capable of.
@@bruhman5385 Obviously every army didn’t commit the biggest mass rape in history. Only the red army did. Rape of Nanjing was around 20.000 women. The commie mass rape in Germany was over two million women.
@@bnap3221 The ,,2 million raped women" is nothing but a myth with no evidence written by an infamous west German feminist in the 90s. If you seriously think that rapes which happened after capture of Berlin were worse than Nanjing massacre in which women, children, infants and elderly had been tortured, raped, had their heads and limbs cut off (all for that exists an astronomical amount of photo evidence) you need to open a history book and stop being an apologist of Imperial Japan.
Not to mention that number of German civilians killed by Soviets is merely around 500 thousands, while the number of Soviet civilians killed by Wehrmacht is estimated to be around 19-21 million people.
Brave young comrade. You did great work! Thank you for shining bright with a red flame.
Imagine training for years for the war just to get no scoped by a 6 year old.
,,Yo you are so trash bro my grandmother shots better then you''
Top 10 worst way to die
Imagine joining the Waffen SS just to get 360 no scoped by a 6 year old who proceeds to teabag you and fortnite dance on your bleeding corpse
Getting fortinte vibes from this comment
COD but in real life
"So long as you live the heart of this army cannot be broken" -Victor Reznov
Makes sense, he died in 1990 and soviet union collapsed in 1991
The Red Army's advance in to Germany is swift and brutal
@Just Dope No this one is in higher quality th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
TH-cam replies always full of spamers
Was*
@@blacktemplar2377 nice try
The Red Army's advance into Germany is swift and brutal. In mere months, we have reached Seelow Heights - the last line of defense before the German capital. We outnumber the Germans ten to one! Wave upon wave of our infantry are unleashed upon them to clear the way for our armor. Once we have control of Seelow, we will begin the march to Berlin. There, we will ensure that every sacrifice is repaid in blood.
The youngest soldier of the Polish Army was Stefan Wesołowski (9) and he came from a noble family. He knew his ancestors' duty and took an active part in many fights. He was not a mascot, but a regular soldier. I'm not proud of it, because we should protect the children, but there were times when every "neighbor" wanted to slaughter us, so praise for the heroism of the youngest. I remember him because he died in the year I was born in 1987.
Imagine going to military school surrounded by people twice your age and you nor only have more medals than your teacher, but outrank them.
That would be a little embarrassing
@@joemontague8394 For the teacher.
this kid 100% pulled rank to avoid doing homework.
@@DJScootagroov *SERGEY I demand your homework immediately*
*flashes medal*
*Ahh what did you say?*
He grew up on the battlefield. Conflict and victory were his parents.
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@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý FAKE
@Pinnedby Sìmpļē Hîštorý We ain't dumb enough to know your tricks.
“Like most of the children who fought alongside the Red Army soldiers, Sergei Aleshkov was driven into the war by circumstances”
War has that effect it seems
Explain circumstances
@@kingactive8169 Yes
My grandfather fought at 17
@@kingactive8169 Family Murdered by Ambitous Facists in front of his eyes
Absolute legend, after watching the oldest and youngest solider you really see how important every life was against the fight against evil
"How can this baby be a ranked officer?"
"Communism, comrade. It is given to everyone equally!"
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Well...i mean... Stalin's son also fought in WW2 as a simple infantrymen, so yea..
@@lovepeace9727 he proudly fought and died
Meh, when a peace time come they were oppressed their people for the sake of their bidding and making their political figure more rich meanwhile thir people start to begin too poor.
Even children included if you try hars enough.
Stalin: "I will use every man, women, and child to defend the motherland...I'm not kidding about the child part."
Lol
Yeah, Stalin was that kind of person
Hitler would do the same.
Hitler: "Write that down, write that down!"
And it became true. Children are here fighting
Soldier: “I’m doing my part!”
Other soldier: “I’m doing MY part!”
Another soldier: “I’m doing my part!”
Kid soldier: “I’m doing MY PART, TOO!”
Rest of the soldiers: **laughter**
I get the reference😂
@@RealSaboTabby a fellow Vivziepop fan, I see (and a fan of Loona nonetheless). 👍
“They’re doing their part! Are YOU?”
@@princessmarlena1359 Finally someone that notices😁 People keep thinking that my profile name is referring to the K-pop band named Loona.
Would you like to know more?
Nikolai: Aigh, WE NEED BACKUP
Sergei: ok ill get my friends.
"Later in the russian kindergarten"
Sergei: hey i need help.
Everyone on the school: *Okay*
Hello
@some dumbass on the Internet good, just makin netherite armor on minecraft
wow stupid :)
@@Yoshikage.. Hi.
@Anti furry Patrol *do it and succesfully capture you* challange accepted
I asked my opa one time ''what was it like to be a young man was it hard for you'' and he replied with the most painful answer I had ever heard he said ''when I was 17 they conscripted me into the army when I was in my late 20's I was released from my p.o.w camp he said I never got to be a young man'' those words still stick with me to this day his brothers his family all taken from him by the war his only saving grace was he was to be sent to Stalingrad but his train was so late he was re assigned to czech and before people start hurling insults he was a machinist and he had no damn choice in the matter.
From an 87 year old sniper to a 6 year old lieutenant. Crazy
Dad: GO TO YOUR ROOM SERGEI
Sergei: No. YOU GO TO YOUR ROOM, DAD!!!
Dad: ok :(
This enraged Sergei who punished him severely
@@Sharkbait229 This enraged dad who punished him severy
@@tristanasbreuk8137 this enraged sergei to punish his dad severely
I can imagine him being 10 smoking a cigarette while drinking vodka telling other kids in school war stories like an old man.
It doesn't matter how old your age, to defend your own country.
- *Sun Tzu: Art of War*
Well it does actually but in terms of the story i guess it makes sense .What i mean is you cant have a bunch of kids fighting in a war because of obvious reasons
@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý th-cam.com/video/t9eybY9qFfY/w-d-xo.html
A kid who fought for his country he didn’t know any better all he knew was to defend his mother land that’s mad respect right there.
"We need everyone's help"
"Even children?"
"E v e r y o n e ."
LOL
"Even the fetuses?"
"E v e r y o n e"
Even monkey? Yes let’s give this one a sniper
SNIPER MONKE
@@tsarbomba8233 yes
And “E V E RY T H I N G”
- Orphaned due to war
- Adopted by a military official
- Served his part for the unit
- Got wounded by the enemy
- Survived the war
- Blonde
Real life Violet Evergarden?
I was just thinking that! 👍
Cronge
@@comradekenobi6908 Crenge
except violet evergarden was a killing machine
@@frankren515 No doubt about that
This was so wholesome and , sad as his back story was, I really liked it. It's literally a perfect hero back story that sounds like it came from a movie plot.
Like the protagonist in the movie "come and see", althought the boy is older there, 12-13...
Great movie.
Would recommend to watch.
Most movie plots are real life events with spins put on them. Reality is often more strange than fiction. Right now as we speak there is someone going through a cinematic event and we’ll never know about it.
Some person whose a pre-teen or teenager: I’m too young to die in battle!
Sergei: Uhh, u think???
Привет, this brought tears to me.
My grandparents fought for us.
@Just Dope You and that video are being flagged.
@@andyfriederichsen his grandparents are criminals
bacot stfu
@Just Dope stop spamming, mate.
@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý SPAM
That has to be The Most Brave Child in History
@Pinnedby Śīmpļē Hīşťôřý I’m a big fan
@@sonofkarma5461 don't dial that phone number, seriously
Yes
every platoon everytime they get a new 2LT: _"ugh, why do they keep handing out new officer commissions to babies"_
the russians: *_hold my vodka_*
Sergei: And I dare someone to say googoo-gaga. Right. Moving on.
"Lieutenant Sergei, I saw 3 German scouts earlier on the village, should we kill them?"
"Of course, why not? But first we need to let them speak "googoogaagaa".
@Alice Euceda vodka lol?
@Alice Euceda spy
I was concerned about a 6 year old in the army but he's mostly a letter boy and moral booster with some keen eyes. That makes me feel better.
Kid: I wanna be a soldier when I grow up!
Stalin: Why wait? (Hands him a rifle, bayonet, manual, uniform)
Lol
All jokes and facts aside, this was probably the most cutest story in wars other than family
"Family" ~ Dom or something
@@MajorCrits404 “family is everything” - Dom Torreto
Cute AND badass,
"There is no way this child could hurt us.. right, Gunter? Hanz? Why are they running away fr-"
I love how much the animation improved, especially since the characters' side profile doesn't look weird anymore.
Soviet Commander: "What! We can't send a 6-year-old kid to war!"
6-year-old: " Comrades, we must stand strong and protect the Motherland from this barbaric horde of Fascist invaders."
Commander: "...get this man a rifle."
Tanya Degurechaff: finally a worthly opponent, our battle will be legendary!
>Real Russy Federation Hours
Everybody yelling in German until a 6 year old boy gets powers
Tanya was 11 years old.
I hate that I understood this reference.
What about Momcilo? At age eight his farmhouse was burnt down by the Austria-Hungarian army. This was during world war one. He found a local Serbian regiment, told them what happened, then was taken into the regiment while they avenged the loss of his family. At age ten he received a war wound and could fire a rifle. He survived WW1, served in WW2 and later married and became a graphic designer. Also, he was meet some of his siblings who survived.
Russia really have badass people. In 80, they're still fighting. Even a damn 6 years also take the job.
No, Russia dont want that but the kid want that.
I've watched this video 5 times and every time I have had happiness shine into my heart. Every cloud has a silver lining
Haystack: *moves*
Seryozha: S U S
There’s actually a movie about him. It’s called the Fortress of War/The Brest Fortress.
Brest fortress is another story and the boy that escapes at the end of it is not supposed to depict a real person. And definetly not Seryozha who lived nowhere near brest.
I see a movie about him here in youtube. I not remember the title, i think it is the young soldier. It is russian movie of 2018.
@@alexey2446 I think it's "Soldier Boy"
1940 6-year olds: *I AM HIT, OH IT HURTS!*
2021 6-year olds: *I AM HIT, HE IS A CHEATING HACKER!*
fax.
@@samfriendsyt1353
Probably, we should add the curses too to keep it very real eh?😏
"Da" (yes)
@@sunburnteggandstuff Ja(german version)