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Fun fact: Major Cain VC, was the former father-in-law of the famed Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson. He even did a documentary on Major Cain's actions in his episode of the Victoria Cross. I recommend checking it out if you would like more information on this. But as always, great video by Yarnhub!
I watched it a couple weeks back and was laughing my ass off when Jeremy said Cain simply forgot to mention to his daughter that he got the Victoria's Cross.
The reputation of the Para's was immortalised in this combat. A high ranking German officer remarked that the street fighting was on par with that of Stalingrad, but there is not a lot you can do when you're clean out of ammunition and facing a couple of SS Divisions. If only Nijmegen bridge had been taken in time (another Airborne unit had that responsibility).
For Nijmegen, the problem also was that the armor didn't advance fast enough to reach the paratroopers in time, right? I can't remember if it was a Historiography video, or Baz Battles, or whatever, but someone made a video about Market Garden, and showed how the armored thrust got delayed from the very start. (could've even been Jeremy's documentary, actually) Which REALLY did not help out the paratroopers, who needed to hold out much longer than initially planned.
that was the whole problem with op market garden, if nijmegn bridge had been taken then what about the next pocket of troops, or the pocket after that, they went several bridges too far
@@fatmanbatman9374 82nd took to long to move forces to the bridge and sat on the groosebeek heights shelling the reichswald and sent only a small detachment to secure the bridge which by that point had been reinforced by a much larger german force
Its was doomed from the start. 1. Montgomery refused to believe that 30 Corps (If memory service correctly) so he refused to put a backup in place for his men. 2. It was WAY too ambitious on the allies part. There was no way to grab and hold the bridges for that long.
Just here before most comments to express my utmost appreciation for the content you’re consistently pumping out and the actual research and effort you put into these, nothing to say other than that and I just wanted to say it before this gets lost in the comments so thanks!
The willpower and dedicated of Major Cain to keep going despite all his injuries is amazing. Thanks for sharing another great story of someone I hadn't heard of before. Animation is top notch, like always. That brief shot from the alleyway looking out was a nice change in perspective and the head-on view of the tank (StuG) approaching down the street was impressive. Same goes for the shot of Major Cain standing with his rifle over his soldier over the narration of him having been awarded the Victoria Cross -- the slight change of focus was neat to see.
Meanwhile, somewhere in arnhem. There is a commando holding an umbrella stabbing tank crews through the peepholes. Respect to the British soldiers of WW2 in both europe and asian campaigns
I showed this channel to my friend who is a graphic designer and he couldn’t even begin to tell me the level of hard work it would take to create videos like these on a weekly basis. Great work, YarnHub!
Since this is made in the Unreal Engine (iirc) then like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (which was animated in a different program), the more videos they make, the faster they can make them because they can build an animation library on top of stock assets and animation. On top of having one of the best drag and drop asset browsers of any non-inhouse software in any industry. The hard work they put in today spells easier work tomorrow.
I wonder how much of this story is true... Hip firing a fcking mortar at a fucking tiger. Ain't no way. from this.... th-cam.com/video/anlaOcpi8JA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-6jAtfLa_V5oCVyB&t=164 a fcking knee mortar is gonna fuck you up if you fired it on the knee. If you hipfired the thing.... no way. It's too ridiculous how can your body withstand the recoil. And..... every tank is always depicted as a tiger.. allied soldiers would misidentify the panzer 4 h with it's similar boxy structure as a tiger. No way man.
My great uncle Ted was there in the 2nd South staffs and he too found himself in the river crossing. Another great 2nd south staffs was a Sgt Baskeyfield VC, he earnt his posthumously at Oosterbeek. God bless them.
His Victoria Cross was called _"the finest VC ever awarded"_ General Eisenhower or General Patton (can't remember which) called the resistance of the South Staffordshire Reg. _"the bravest action of the war"_ Thank you for everything, Grandad/s ❤ 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿
In 2019 The Wife set us up with the Stephen Ambrose Band of Brothers tour. One of the days was spent in Arnhem and Oosterbeek. It is so beautiful now, that it's hard to imagine the destruction that took place back then. The Airborne Museum Hartenstein is something to see. Its displays would make Disney Imagineers stand and applaud. Also spent time paying respects at the Airborne War Cemetery. While unsuccessful, it's just incredible what these young men did.
I dont play it alot but I jump in from time to time. It is not the kind of game that you can play for hours/days. It is more of a once or twice in a week type of game and if you play it like that it is realy fun.
I really like the way he improvised, using the mortar as a handheld weapon. He saved the day for his troops even though they lost the battle. Too bad he didn’t save a final round for Montgomery.
@@steveperreira5850 I did not realize until I did some deeper reading just how many Allied soldiers of multiple nations hated Montgomery (I thought in the past that it was just some petty feud between him and Patton). Canadian war hero Leo Major actually refused to accept a Victoria Cross from him. Seems like it was a competition between Monty and Mark Clark for who could be more hated (some American WWII vets and their sons/daughters still trash Clark to this very day).
Well done again Yarnhub I must say you went really cinematic with the tanks. Especially that StugIII at around 6:20 . Even adding the gun recoil. Attention to detail :)
Well to be honest, I don't think that Major Cain really started to make a difference until he mounted a mortar to his hip. THAT weapon was the real MVP of this video!
AWESOME story. I hadn't heard that one before. Going up against Stugs and Tigers with a spring loaded anti tank weapon is amazing. Using a mortar as a hand held weapon fired from his hip is beyond priceless
@ I had a chance to check out Arnhem bridge while on leave and the small museum next to it. My relationship to John Frost is very small from a family tree perspective. It was humbling for me to see the family name and our small accomplishments in various places in military history.
I am currently living in Renkum (a small town nearby Arnhem) and on my way to Arnhem through Oosterbeek and I know this history and places. Amazing work from Yarnhub to tell the story of the brave defenders!
Yeah it was "weak" and shouls have been used at weak spots, the lower bottom side plates and such, not at the front unless there was no other way and a blast from the front did dazzle the tank crews for a few seconds which could be crucial for infantry to retreat safely.
The PIAT was not a good weapon. But it was 100% better than nothing. You could knock the track off of a tank with it- all you had to do was just hit the tracks in the right spot. Easier said than done.
Jesus, this man is another embodiment of too angry to die. To be able to fire mortar like that, and hit the target. Props for another great animation and story telling Yarnhub!
"Don't have a tank? Use an anti tank gun, don't have an anti tank gun? Use a piat, don't have a piat? Use a broken mortar tube. But by no means stop shooting at those tanks" - stolen quote
You can see the loathing in his eyes at the 6:45 mark, looking for any other armoured victims to hunt down. I also love the way he straightens up in front of the burning Tiger as if he is standing at attention, honouring his fallen panzer victims.
Hi my dad Bill Harrigan witnessed Major Cains actions at Arnhem as as a young Lance corporal who was finally left for dead picked up and treated by the Germans and then escaped being mia for 6 weeks. He would not say much about Arnhem except it was carnage and chaos after the second wave went in .
He was firing a mortar from the hip?...respect! Major respect since he wasn't knocked 10 feet backwards per shot AND still managed to hit his heavily armored targets.
After Major Cain VC passed away, his daughter never even knew he was a Victoria Cross recipient. To quote Jeremy Clarkson, his then son-in-law, "he never even thought to tell her". What a bloke, such pride he should bring to many a Manxman. Rest in Peace Sir, rest well.
Bob Cain was Jeremy Clarksons father in law. However Clarkson didn't know anything about his heroism or his VC until years after Bob Cain had died as Bob Cain hadn't even told his daughter about it. Clarkson has made a stunning documentary about the Victoria Cross which features Bob Cains story, its probably the best documentary on TH-cam
I love this channel! You guys make history easy to learn, exciting, and the animation is amazing! Thank you for the content! Can’t wait to see your next vid!
Some of the minor details you guys throw in absolutely blow me away. Ive been a war buff since i was 10 and today is the first time ive heard that glider crews had to link arms on landing. Im not sure if ive just overlooked it in the past but im not sure any media ive seen has added that detail and im really surprised because it makes a lot of sense with that landing. Not sure how that slipped by all these years but thanks for your dedication to detail!
Here in Holland this man is celebrated as the mortar man for using a mortar after running out of rockets. Many civilians helped him spotting the tanks but after the defeat these same civilians were found and tortured by the Germans as examples.
That's jeremy clarsons father in law if I'm correct because he did documentarys about the vc and the greatest raid its pretty interesting and Kanes eardrums had popped and there was a goo as jeremy described it My dad made me watch it because he was in the RTR and loves things about tanks and the military
The computer graphics have definitely come a long way in the last 3 years! Your channel is very popular with other channel makers and is the yardstick they measure theirs against. My parents were born in Holland in March, 1940. I honour those men who eventually liberated my family.
I believe I've already asked this but can you do an animation over the B-17, or Lancaster tail that got blown off, but flew and landed because of how perfectly the tail was cut? But if not that's fine, because of how amazing each history animation you guys make.
I believe the Projector Infantry Anti Tank or Piat for short used a spring to launch the projectile. It was not fun to cock it and had a fairly short range so kudos to anyone who used it.
I have a suggestion. I know the battle i will say its not in the timeline you usually do, but it was a naval battle where 1 side had only 1 ship and the other side had 240 ships and the 1 ship won. If you are interested, its the battle of Aceh in the year 1569.
Hah! Got it right! Osterbeeck. My father was a glider pilot. He flew 2 missions in Market-Garden, 1 to Eindhoven, 1 to Nijmegen, won the DFC and a battlefield promotion to 2nd lieutenant for staying on the tow to deliver his antitank weapon and crew after his tow plane was hit...
I’m so thankful for these historical Channels like Yarnhub, Simple History, and The ArmChair Historian. They actually teach you the important and interesting parts of history rather than the boring political parts and unimportant parts.
Salute to Major Cain . Folks . I read a book full of short summaries of all the individual Victoria Cross recipients . Absolutely astounded. Anything frove bravery to frenzied madness were common themes . Good reads .
Fantastic artwork. Do we still make men like these, or did we throw the mould away in 1945? Seriously, our village postmaster in Little Haywood was an Arnhem veteran, who lost a leg in the battle. A lovely man; he met his death one summer afternoon on an English cricket pitch, playing his beloved game. A powerfully hit ball struck him full on the heart, killing him on the spot. And you wonder about the ironies of life.
YEA BOIIIII NOTIF GANG!!! Just in time too! Looking great on your bgs and character animation, Yarnhub!!! Absolute stonk of deliciousness from storytelling! Will be waiting for the next one!
The PIAT was the bazooka equivalent of the Sten gun , it was a cheap , easy to use weapon , but had reliability issues , which sometimes had fatal consequences for the user
If you've ever tried to cock a PIAT, you know just how impressive this truly is. It takes a lot of strength to pull that spring back. You literally have to stand up to cock it. Of course that was less than ideal but it made up for it in the fact that it could be fired from enclosed positions unlike most other launchers of the time.
Major Cain was actually the former father-in-law of Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, who made a documentary episode about him. He never met Cain in real life and he didn't find out about his story until he started reading up on the war
The animation is always getting better and better every single time you guys post a video. The texture, the animation, everything. Really looking forward to that Magellan animation movie collab!
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It’s Jeramy Clarksons father in law isn’t it?
@@evepayler1461 Nah, he would’ve used a comically large hammer to defeat the tanks
@@evepayler1461 It is !
Noice 😎
Luv ur vids and im a fan of war stories
Fun fact: Major Cain VC, was the former father-in-law of the famed Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson. He even did a documentary on Major Cain's actions in his episode of the Victoria Cross. I recommend checking it out if you would like more information on this. But as always, great video by Yarnhub!
I watched it a couple weeks back and was laughing my ass off when Jeremy said Cain simply forgot to mention to his daughter that he got the Victoria's Cross.
5 quid for Sten Smg
That's really cool
Hi did a war stories on him
The video is on youtube, search for:
Jeremy Clarkson's The Victoria Cross: For Valour
6:20 this is definitely BD energy
Ah Iron here
What's a BD?
Idk
Ooh it’s iron!!!!
@@winchesterchua3311 Bad Dragon
Nah he's probably talking about the movie "Breakdown" back in 2016
“We're being overrunned! Retreat!”
Cain: “If fighting is sure to result in victory then you must fight...! Sun Tzu said that”
"And I think he knows a little bit more about fighting than you do pal cause he INVENTED IT!"
What is the point of running. Only to die few decades later.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHH"
To the left!
MAGGOTS!
The reputation of the Para's was immortalised in this combat. A high ranking German officer remarked that the street fighting was on par with that of Stalingrad, but there is not a lot you can do when you're clean out of ammunition and facing a couple of SS Divisions. If only Nijmegen bridge had been taken in time (another Airborne unit had that responsibility).
For Nijmegen, the problem also was that the armor didn't advance fast enough to reach the paratroopers in time, right?
I can't remember if it was a Historiography video, or Baz Battles, or whatever, but someone made a video about Market Garden, and showed how the armored thrust got delayed from the very start. (could've even been Jeremy's documentary, actually)
Which REALLY did not help out the paratroopers, who needed to hold out much longer than initially planned.
The 82nd took the Nijmegen bridge, but 30 Corps took too long
that was the whole problem with op market garden, if nijmegn bridge had been taken then what about the next pocket of troops, or the pocket after that, they went several bridges too far
@@fatmanbatman9374 82nd took to long to move forces to the bridge and sat on the groosebeek heights shelling the reichswald and sent only a small detachment to secure the bridge which by that point had been reinforced by a much larger german force
Its was doomed from the start.
1. Montgomery refused to believe that 30 Corps (If memory service correctly) so he refused to put a backup in place for his men.
2. It was WAY too ambitious on the allies part. There was no way to grab and hold the bridges for that long.
"Sir, that's a StuG and a Tiger! You're outnumbered!"
*I like those odds.*
Ello there
"No no no. You have the numbers all wrong. I have them outnumbered"
*Two Steel tanks are nothing against his giant Platinum balls*
Ohh. The soviet army corp’s DEFINITELY like’s those odds.
lol its another fairy tell story by British to hide their failure
Just here before most comments to express my utmost appreciation for the content you’re consistently pumping out and the actual research and effort you put into these, nothing to say other than that and I just wanted to say it before this gets lost in the comments so thanks!
Thanks !
Hi yarnhub
@@Yarnhub how are you
@@Yarnhub habiendo destruido XD? esa conjugacion esta mal en español xdddddddd
The willpower and dedicated of Major Cain to keep going despite all his injuries is amazing. Thanks for sharing another great story of someone I hadn't heard of before.
Animation is top notch, like always. That brief shot from the alleyway looking out was a nice change in perspective and the head-on view of the tank (StuG) approaching down the street was impressive. Same goes for the shot of Major Cain standing with his rifle over his soldier over the narration of him having been awarded the Victoria Cross -- the slight change of focus was neat to see.
Meanwhile, somewhere in arnhem. There is a commando holding an umbrella stabbing tank crews through the peepholes. Respect to the British soldiers of WW2 in both europe and asian campaigns
Bloody hell I just laughed to hard
@@cjclark2002 it’s actually true as well
@@J03130 that makes it even funnier
And their radio inaudible due to bagpipes on top of the tank.
Major Digby Tatham-Warter, from my home town.
I showed this channel to my friend who is a graphic designer and he couldn’t even begin to tell me the level of hard work it would take to create videos like these on a weekly basis. Great work, YarnHub!
Since this is made in the Unreal Engine (iirc) then like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (which was animated in a different program), the more videos they make, the faster they can make them because they can build an animation library on top of stock assets and animation. On top of having one of the best drag and drop asset browsers of any non-inhouse software in any industry.
The hard work they put in today spells easier work tomorrow.
Da comrade Stalin
@Albert Speer Hello Stalin, my lord. Will you grant me some farmland?
Tiger: i fear no man, except that.. thing.
***points at Mr.Cain***
Tiger: it scares me.
lol, the only creeture that a tiger is scared of. a man with a very unstable mortar
No! I'm not talking about that freak alright?! Is not here he is?! How do I turn this thing off?!" *Stug knocks down a tripod as it drives off
"WHERE'S OUR ANTI-TANK?!"
Major Cain: "I am the anti-tank!!"
"WHAT KIND OF TANK DEFENSE IS THIS?"
Major Cain: "I AM THE DEFENSE.
*"That's why when all the animals are together it's called Zoo!"* - The Soldier, TF2
"Unless its a farm!"
Why you here tank?
@@StrikerTheSlacker I'm a history nerd. :V
me too. hello there sun tzu
@@Tankdestroyer467 silencio papulince
He was a soldier
He was a leader
He was courageous
He was hard fought
But he didn't know...
...He was a bridge to far.
*too far
Wait...no fcking way
I HAVE "A Bridge too Far" IN DVD, now I gotta rewatch it XD
🗿🍷
Facing tanks alone is one thing
But hip-firing a mortar, that's a whole different story
I wonder how much of this story is true...
Hip firing a fcking mortar at a fucking tiger.
Ain't no way. from this.... th-cam.com/video/anlaOcpi8JA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-6jAtfLa_V5oCVyB&t=164 a fcking knee mortar is gonna fuck you up if you fired it on the knee. If you hipfired the thing.... no way. It's too ridiculous how can your body withstand the recoil.
And..... every tank is always depicted as a tiger.. allied soldiers would misidentify the panzer 4 h with it's similar boxy structure as a tiger. No way man.
German Army: We'll stage a counter attack with infantry and tanks!
Cain: Perfect
How are you doing after 2 years
Finally a Manxman getting the attention he deserves! His tale is well known over here since it came out! All respect to him!
"Arnhem road bridge" still stands in Arnhem and it's still one of the mostly used bridges in the city. It's now called "John Frost bridge"
My step dads family were from Arnham eindhoven area of the Netherlands
My great uncle Ted was there in the 2nd South staffs and he too found himself in the river crossing. Another great 2nd south staffs was a Sgt Baskeyfield VC, he earnt his posthumously at Oosterbeek. God bless them.
Is it me or does Major Cain look like a character in Goldeneye 007 on the N64
Lmao
Major Caine was played by Micheal Caine in the movie a Bridge Too Far
@@agniteyt
No it was his brother Co.
@@rolfagten857 wasn't it Sean Connery
E
3:25
"Complete loathing and hatred of tanks"
Yeah, I feel that.
What do Tigers fear most?
Allied tanks?
Self-propelled guns?
Aircraft?
No. They fear Robert Henry Cain
So so true
His Victoria Cross was called _"the finest VC ever awarded"_
General Eisenhower or General Patton (can't remember which) called the resistance of the South Staffordshire Reg. _"the bravest action of the war"_
Thank you for everything, Grandad/s ❤
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿
In 2019 The Wife set us up with the Stephen Ambrose Band of Brothers tour. One of the days was spent in Arnhem and Oosterbeek. It is so beautiful now, that it's hard to imagine the destruction that took place back then. The Airborne Museum Hartenstein is something to see. Its displays would make Disney Imagineers stand and applaud. Also spent time paying respects at the Airborne War Cemetery. While unsuccessful, it's just incredible what these young men did.
In Heroes and Generals we have a name for this exact type of player:
The *AT Rambo*
Dam you still play that game holy hell give yourself a medal.
Hollycrap grandpa
I dont play it alot but I jump in from time to time. It is not the kind of game that you can play for hours/days. It is more of a once or twice in a week type of game and if you play it like that it is realy fun.
@@jakobc.2558 I miss H&G, I used to be a very active member of the Dirty Dozen if you’ve ever heard of them.
@@jakobc.2558 Wrong
I’ve learned something new today.what a chad that man,major Robert Henry Cain
I really like the way he improvised, using the mortar as a handheld weapon. He saved the day for his troops even though they lost the battle. Too bad he didn’t save a final round for Montgomery.
@@steveperreira5850 I did not realize until I did some deeper reading just how many Allied soldiers of multiple nations hated Montgomery (I thought in the past that it was just some petty feud between him and Patton). Canadian war hero Leo Major actually refused to accept a Victoria Cross from him. Seems like it was a competition between Monty and Mark Clark for who could be more hated (some American WWII vets and their sons/daughters still trash Clark to this very day).
Well done again Yarnhub
I must say you went really cinematic with the tanks. Especially that StugIII at around 6:20 . Even adding the gun recoil. Attention to detail :)
Germans: Our tanks armor is amazing! No americano or englander can ever break into it!
This one dude with a PIAT: *SWING WONG YOU'RE WRONG!*
Well to be honest, I don't think that Major Cain really started to make a difference until he mounted a mortar to his hip. THAT weapon was the real MVP of this video!
*DISGRUNTLED PIAT NOISES*
He brought back the unit type “Hand Cannon”.
It probably was painful trying to hip fire a mortar.
@@andrewgreeb916 yep the recoil is huge and if I use it, I will be yetted to 2m or 6 feet
@@unnumberedcost2522 but what if, you put bipods on the ground tho? But still hold on it.
@@dinonuggiesguy4847 hmm maybe
"Sir, we're outnumbered... by tanks!"
Cain: "Good, more to destroy."
AWESOME story. I hadn't heard that one before.
Going up against Stugs and Tigers with a spring loaded anti tank weapon is amazing.
Using a mortar as a hand held weapon fired from his hip is beyond priceless
John Frost was my grandpas cousin. He was also one of his teachers while he was at hardwick hall for para training in 1946.
WOAH... that's crazy
@ I had a chance to check out Arnhem bridge while on leave and the small museum next to it. My relationship to John Frost is very small from a family tree perspective. It was humbling for me to see the family name and our small accomplishments in various places in military history.
And the animation looks top level well done yarnhub and yarnhub team 😀!
I am currently living in Renkum (a small town nearby Arnhem) and on my way to Arnhem through Oosterbeek and I know this history and places.
Amazing work from Yarnhub to tell the story of the brave defenders!
Soldier: “Were outnumbered!”
Caen: *Fires Piat* “or are we?”
* Vsauce theme plays *
No British soldier would ever refer to the PIAT as "trusty", lol. Thing was a nightmare.
I could already tell when it's ammo was faulty and some rounds bounced off. 😂
Yeah it was "weak" and shouls have been used at weak spots, the lower bottom side plates and such, not at the front unless there was no other way and a blast from the front did dazzle the tank crews for a few seconds which could be crucial for infantry to retreat safely.
We have to keep in mind that it was spring loaded and has a big projectile drop, unlike recoilless rifles.
The PIAT was not a good weapon. But it was 100% better than nothing. You could knock the track off of a tank with it- all you had to do was just hit the tracks in the right spot. Easier said than done.
That still didn’t stop this man from soloing tanks
"I was well brought up sir!"
What a British thing to say!
Brave man...soldiered on against overwhelming odds!
Jesus, this man is another embodiment of too angry to die.
To be able to fire mortar like that, and hit the target.
Props for another great animation and story telling Yarnhub!
That's one tough cookie! RIP MAJ Cain...
These brave men are honored everyday in Arnhem with lights on the bridge :)
It’s always nice to see tanks that aren’t as famous like stugs even though they were the most effective tank destroyer of the war
And well-rendered, even populated by Wehrmacht regulars instead of panzer korps!
Ngl this is the first time i've seen a Stug
@@satriamarshall312 yeah the only way someone in the states can see one i know of is going to bovington in the us so this an acceptable substitute
"Don't have a tank? Use an anti tank gun, don't have an anti tank gun? Use a piat, don't have a piat? Use a broken mortar tube. But by no means stop shooting at those tanks" - stolen quote
Tiger: I fear no tank, but that thing over there-
*points to Major Cain*
-it scares me
7:33 I'm turning this to my wallpaper
You can see the loathing in his eyes at the 6:45 mark, looking for any other armoured victims to hunt down. I also love the way he straightens up in front of the burning Tiger as if he is standing at attention, honouring his fallen panzer victims.
Hi my dad Bill Harrigan witnessed Major Cains actions at Arnhem as as a young Lance corporal who was finally left for dead picked up and treated by the Germans and then escaped being mia for 6 weeks. He would not say much about Arnhem except it was carnage and chaos after the second wave went in .
He grabs his trusty piat
piat fails to pen multiple times, explodes in his face
maximum trustiness achieved
He was firing a mortar from the hip?...respect! Major respect since he wasn't knocked 10 feet backwards per shot AND still managed to hit his heavily armored targets.
its bullshit sadly
After Major Cain VC passed away, his daughter never even knew he was a Victoria Cross recipient. To quote Jeremy Clarkson, his then son-in-law, "he never even thought to tell her". What a bloke, such pride he should bring to many a Manxman.
Rest in Peace Sir, rest well.
This man was the very epitome of fearless in battle.
Bob Cain was Jeremy Clarksons father in law. However Clarkson didn't know anything about his heroism or his VC until years after Bob Cain had died as Bob Cain hadn't even told his daughter about it.
Clarkson has made a stunning documentary about the Victoria Cross which features Bob Cains story, its probably the best documentary on TH-cam
I love this channel! You guys make history easy to learn, exciting, and the animation is amazing! Thank you for the content! Can’t wait to see your next vid!
Thank you for the heart!
I'm going to be completely honest, when I saw the thumbnail and the title I thought it was a German tank destroyer that had only one crew member.
Same! And considering thier 1-7 kill ratio I was getting excited
Some of the minor details you guys throw in absolutely blow me away. Ive been a war buff since i was 10 and today is the first time ive heard that glider crews had to link arms on landing. Im not sure if ive just overlooked it in the past but im not sure any media ive seen has added that detail and im really surprised because it makes a lot of sense with that landing. Not sure how that slipped by all these years but thanks for your dedication to detail!
It was in The Longest Day, everyone's introduction to going into action in gliders 😀 Here at the 1:55 mark th-cam.com/video/G_hG8HuX3go/w-d-xo.html
After all those badassery he did, i won't be surprised if Major Cain rocket jumped across the whole river with a mortar
Here in Holland this man is celebrated as the mortar man for using a mortar after running out of rockets. Many civilians helped him spotting the tanks but after the defeat these same civilians were found and tortured by the Germans as examples.
😢
Wow, I don't think even Rambo could beat this Major!
That's jeremy clarsons father in law if I'm correct because he did documentarys about the vc and the greatest raid its pretty interesting and Kanes eardrums had popped and there was a goo as jeremy described it
My dad made me watch it because he was in the RTR and loves things about tanks and the military
Tanks in yarnhub videos are the best I’ve ever seen
One of the most insanely impressive examples of gallantry I've yet come across. Very well done video too!
Kane: “Tell me: am I the Tiger or are you?”
Tiger tanks: “you are…”
Damn this is getting me hyped already keep up the good work mate pumping out week after week and than always good content
Dude stop breaching containment
@@Noname-ur4ct hehe was bored in site 19 sorry
@@Scp--uo4hq you peanut
@@31oannamphong66 guys who called mtf e-11... *snaps neck*
@@Scp--uo4hq joke on you, i am a su 152 so i don't have a nek
Sir is even holding mortar like a rocket launcher so freaking awesome something I haven't seen even in movies
I bloody love the quality and effort put into these animations and videos! Keep it up! ❤️
The computer graphics have definitely come a long way in the last 3 years! Your channel is very popular with other channel makers and is the yardstick they measure theirs against. My parents were born in Holland in March, 1940. I honour those men who eventually liberated my family.
06:35 not to complain about the animation (its amazing) but the soldiers finger seems to be clipping the rifle and hes not holding it properly
Soldier: Sir, they have multiple tanks coming our way.
Major Cain: *Good, it's a fair fight now.*
This Major Robert Cain is the father in law of The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson
Sir we need to fortify this position.
Cain: I am the fortification
I believe I've already asked this but can you do an animation over the B-17, or Lancaster tail that got blown off, but flew and landed because of how perfectly the tail was cut? But if not that's fine, because of how amazing each history animation you guys make.
I think its a b17 not a Lancaster
It woudl be great to watch
Btw i think it was B-17
@@dzban02 yes it would be a very good video, and also yes its a B-17
no there was a b-17 tail that flew after being cut off yes, but I also think there was a British bombers tail too.
@@americanhat3766 1 thats what i just said, 2 idk
Also a B29 flew without tail too
I believe the Projector Infantry Anti Tank or Piat for short used a spring to launch the projectile. It was not fun to cock it and had a fairly short range so kudos to anyone who used it.
I have a suggestion.
I know the battle i will say its not in the timeline you usually do, but it was a naval battle where 1 side had only 1 ship and the other side had 240 ships and the 1 ship won.
If you are interested, its the battle of Aceh in the year 1569.
Günther Lütjens wet dream
@@auntieh.4784 did NOT understand
@@Nymecente no shit sherlock homie, but I can tell that she did understand that
@@chekyorwalet1468 i get it now...
Now im thinking yt comment section gives mental retardation
Hah! Got it right! Osterbeeck. My father was a glider pilot. He flew 2 missions in Market-Garden, 1 to Eindhoven, 1 to Nijmegen, won the DFC and a battlefield promotion to 2nd lieutenant for staying on the tow to deliver his antitank weapon and crew after his tow plane was hit...
German: My commander said there's no point for fighting, we want to surrender...
British: Go to hell!!!
German: Okeh...
I’m so thankful for these historical Channels like Yarnhub, Simple History, and The ArmChair Historian. They actually teach you the important and interesting parts of history rather than the boring political parts and unimportant parts.
Ah yes, the Story used to scare young panzers to sleep
Having such badassery that one can HIP-FIRE A MORTAR is a victory in its own right.
Foolishness, Sherman, Foolishness...
Salute to Major Cain .
Folks . I read a book full of short summaries of all the individual Victoria Cross recipients .
Absolutely astounded.
Anything frove bravery to frenzied madness were common themes .
Good reads .
*Arnhem* more like *Arson*
Fantastic artwork. Do we still make men like these, or did we throw the mould away in 1945? Seriously, our village postmaster in Little Haywood was an Arnhem veteran, who lost a leg in the battle. A lovely man; he met his death one summer afternoon on an English cricket pitch, playing his beloved game. A powerfully hit ball struck him full on the heart, killing him on the spot. And you wonder about the ironies of life.
Jeremy Clarksons ex wife's father.
The VC was well earned. Fantastic soldier.
YEA BOIIIII NOTIF GANG!!! Just in time too!
Looking great on your bgs and character animation, Yarnhub!!! Absolute stonk of deliciousness from storytelling! Will be waiting for the next one!
6:37 my mans griping that riffle like there’s a pistol grip
The animation was mindblowing! You blew my expectations thank you for making such good videos :)
1:24 look at that detail. It really does get better with every single video.
I find myself addicted to this channel!! I love these animations about all these remarkable soldiers and the absolute bravery they have shown.
4:55 isn't that the Call of Duty MW3 campaign scene reference where Yuri gets pulled to the helicopter from Price?
Awesome Bit Of Bravery 👍 from Perth Australia 🙃
My father was 60 kms away from this battle, in the village of Bredevoort. He was 4 years old.
Great video! Congrats on 400k subs by the way
Thank you!
The PIAT was the bazooka equivalent of the Sten gun , it was a cheap , easy to use weapon , but had reliability issues , which sometimes had fatal consequences for the user
If you've ever tried to cock a PIAT, you know just how impressive this truly is. It takes a lot of strength to pull that spring back. You literally have to stand up to cock it. Of course that was less than ideal but it made up for it in the fact that it could be fired from enclosed positions unlike most other launchers of the time.
Major Cain was actually the former father-in-law of Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, who made a documentary episode about him. He never met Cain in real life and he didn't find out about his story until he started reading up on the war
This is by far one of the most metal stories I've ever heard about WW2. This needs to be a movie.
Love it love it love it!!! Such a treat to wake up to breakfast with Yarnhub!! Amazing as always.
This man HIP-FIRED a mortar-tube against SS Panzers?!
Thank you, Yarnhub! These are the stories we are truly missing out on.
The animation is always getting better and better every single time you guys post a video. The texture, the animation, everything. Really looking forward to that Magellan animation movie collab!