"sir, we need more granates now!!!". "Da vatt??" "The granates!!" "I am not familiar with zname of those munitions soldier" "Sir, we are pinned down and need granates to rush the machine gun nest" "there must be a standardized name for the appropriate munitions needed for such a maneuver soldier." "Da mothafuhrer, stielhandgranate SIR!" "Yes... Yess. v shall bring forth 10 crates of stielhandgranate to your position soldier."
Fun fact, although the potato masher grenade was the most popular in video games and films it wasn’t the most common, the egg grenade was the more common especially among specialists who didn’t like the bulky design of the longer masher
I'm not surprised given the potato masher unique design is uniquely tied to Germany and sticks out in a visual medium like movies. When you think of it when WWII came around the potato masher design drawbacks became more apparent. The wood handle and concussive force made sense when thrown from a shell hole in No Man's Land into an enemy trench. Not so great in open fields during the blitzkrieg. The concussive force still works in urban warfare but the wood handle would have been unnecessary bulk to have while navigating in rubble and bombed out buildings.
On this day, 80 years ago, on December the 20th 1943, a pilot by the name of Charles "Charlie" Brown was in his B-17F, Ye Old Pub, whose mission was to bomb the Focke Wulf plant in Bremen, Northern Germany. After being shot at by flak, FW-190s, and 109s, Ye Old Pub's three engines, hull, and rear were shot up, along with tail gunner, Sam “Blackie” Blackford. Ye Old Pub went in a steep dive. After being passed out, due to the oxygen tanks being shot up. Charlie and his co-pilot, Spencer “Pinky” Luke, managed to bring the Flying Fortress back up. But, Charlie accidentally flew over a Luftwaffe airfield. Catching the attention of a German pilot by the name of Oberleutnant Franz Stigler, who got in his BF-109 G-6. He was just one kill away from earning Germany's Knight's Cross. After catching up to the Fortress, he was about to press the trigger when he realized the tail gunner was dead. ‘This was no threat.’ He thought. ‘If I shoot this plane down, it will be on my conscience for the rest of my life.' He flew over to the side and witnessed the injured crews in the fuselage. Charlie turned for a quick gaze and looked again as he saw a German BF-109 flying in formation with the damaged warbird. Franz gestured that they land in Germany, he refused. Franz then told them to land in neutral Sweden, the same response was given. No. German AA crews saw the Flying Fortress, but refused to fire as it would risk the life of one of their own men. Awhile later, still flying escort for Ye Old Pub, Franz attempted to get Charlie’s attention and tell him to land in Sweden. Charlie then ordered his turret gunner, Sergeant Bertram “Frenchie” to aim his guns at Franz. Franz gave Charlie a respectful salute, and headed home. Two P-47s would soon group up with Ye Old Pub and guide the Fortress home. Charlie and his crew were surprised at the encounter with the sympathetic German. The story remained top secret until 1989 when Charlie began his search for the German pilot who had spared his bomber. In 1990, he got a letter that read that they were the pilot who had escorted Ye Old Pub. They finally met in person and were interviewed about this seemingly unimaginative story. Franz gifted Charlie a book, the inscription read "In 1940, I lost my only brother as a night fighter. On the 20th of December, four days before Christmas, I had the chance to save a B-17 from her destruction. A plane so badly damaged, it was a wonder that she was still flying. The pilot, Charlie Brown, to me, is, for me, precious as my brother was. Thanks, Charlie. Your brother, Franz." Franz Stigler never got the Knight's Cross, but as he always said, he got something better. Charles “Charlie” Brown (October 24, 1922-November 24, 2008) Franz Stigler (August 21, 1915-March 22, 2008) "No man hath greater love than he who layeth his life for his enemy." Videos about this story: Yarnhub: th-cam.com/video/SQe4roNR8Nc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZIK57pagF8zt-phg C-bass Productions th-cam.com/video/TSluTZGxdY0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=IY89P-GzIy8Ukv6L NEVER2YUNG4AVIETNAMFLASHBACK: th-cam.com/video/_lp9-cN_Oog/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MmXkPJXg24jWhR-q
Eine wunderschöne Geschichte, und es ist wohl mehrfach während des 2.Weltkriegs passiert! Es ist auch meine Lieblings Folge der TV - Serie Navy CIS,als Gibs Vater der Mustang Pilot war,mit seinem Lahm geschossenem Vogel, von einem deutschen Messerschmiidt Piloten in die richtige Richtung seines Heimat Flugplatz gelotzt wird, und dieser gute Mann nach dem Krieg in die U.S.A Auswandert,und Gibs Senior treffen möchte, weil er im Sterben liegt. Greetings from Germany, Good Bye
The Gestreckte Ladung reminds me of the Nammo Scalable Hand Grenade - stacking multiple Nammo grenades together to form one huge stick for extra power, same concept as the Geballte as well.
Technologically the weakest point of virtually any grenade is the fuse. Overall a wooden handle is both cost effective and durable and typically the material isn’t strategically vulnerable (it doesn’t even require a big tree.) I’d be a bit surprised if there isn’t some place building them today.
Stick grenade also didn't have a safety lever, meaning it had to be thrown once fused and it couldn't be held or defused by placing the safety pin back.
It’s no different from releasing the spoon and pulling the cord… once triggered the grenade, there’s no going back and no defusing lol. You can’t even defuse a grenade lmao. The stick grenade is just like any grenade with a spoon and pin.
I've heard somewhere that many of these grenades failed to work because the troops forgot to install the detonator before deploying. Originally, there was a reminder to put in the detonator painted on the head, but later versions didn't have this feature.
I have the M17 version of the Eierhandgranante which has the raised metal band for grip, as the 1914 version would often fall out of pockets too easily. It uses the same friction fuse device as the stick grenades but instead of a handle it’s a large loop of wire, which could get caught on objects and accidentally arm the grenade.
Ah, the ol’ potato mashers! My cousins used to make dummy replicas of those and play with them, back in the ‘70s. They could have made active versions, but the ATF would’ve had a bone to pick with them.
Despite the pros being outweighted by the cons the stielhandgranate was a very unique grenade to look at. The potato masher design gave it a distinct appearance despite being less common than the egg grenade.
I'd say in the future, advances in technology could bring it back, especially with lighter materials like a plastic handle Alternatively, perhaps the stick part could be used as a range extender (like say, a pelota racket) for existing egg grenades as a much cheaper alternative to grenade launchers.
Love the channel and I am a subscriber for quite a while. But it would be easier if, when the text refers to pounds or ounces, there was a small text on the screen with the unit in metric system
Come on. The Restaurant of the World is using the Metrik System. The USA will one day hopefully experience some Evolution. 😅 (Don't get offended. It's a joke)
Stick grenade = better for throwing BUT you can carry MORE pinepaples Therefore carry ONE reuseable stick Design a collar at the top of the stick and redesign the bottom of the pineapple Slot the pineapple into the collar Throwing motion, but keep hold of the stick grenade flies off and is primed
There was another disadvantage to the stick grenade. The "egg," "lemon," and "baseball" shaped grenades weren't obvious. In fact, American forces have grenade pouches integrated into their ammunition pouches. Not at all overly obvious in a chaotic combat environment. But the big stick stuck in a Wehrmacht soldier's belt stands out. An allied soldier could certainly note to take him out first... if he kept his head enough to take notice of it.
I suggest people to go watch MHV's videos about the argument. Simple History's videos are packed full of mistakes and misconceptions. For example: the M39 Eirhandgrenate was way more common and better than the M24 Stielhandgrenate, so much so the M43 Stielhandgrenate was not a "simplification", it was an improvement (not to mention the soldiers detaching the stick for being pointless). And the Germans were not the only country coming up with "stick grenades" during WWI: Russians had the RGD-12 and RGD-14; the Austrians had the Rohr Handgrenate. Both developed before the Stielhandgrenate.
Good video and explains a lot on that grenade would be really hard to get that ball on a rope to activate the grenade and throw compared to the Mills and Pineapple grenade which you just take out the pin. Anyway hard to even picture.
I 3D printed a stielhandgranate replica last year but never got around to finish it(sanding+gluing the parts the parts together and painting it). Mainly due to procrastination and partly because the work didn't feel worth it when I couldn't share it on online fearing it will trigger the authorities into busting my door down. I found the pieces yesterday while packing so I brought them home. I gave them to my nephew who currently has a interest in WW1 and 2. And hours later...I discovered this video. Another coincidence.
Call it a dumb idea but I absolutely think they should bring these back I mean, if im gonna die by grenade, I wanna die from the most stylish, and well manufactured (you know the germans make good stuff) grenade possible. The wood finish on the handle is timeless.
Obsolete by end of World War 2? Switzerland used Stickhandgrenades until the early 1990‘s -> HG 43. I was trained on that grenade in 1991. 1992 we were issued a new model the HG 85. This was than a design as you know it like the other standard hand grenades.
WW2 was not the end of stick-type grenades as states, China used their own types up until the 1980s, the Vietcong used stick-type grenades at times in the 60s, etc
unscrew a cap and pull a lanyard threaded through a hollow handle, in comparison to just pulling a pin and releasing a trigger? sounds like another case of german engineering.
I wonder if the reason the US favored the egg grenades was because of baseball. Surely, every G.I. that fought in WWII must have learned to pitched either in their childhood or in middle school, plus baseball would have been a popular army pass-time for the soldiers.
Quality keeps getting better
Honestly the eyes and teeth are kinda scary
@@jamesmiller4054 Dully noted, thnx for the feedback :)
Quality keeps getting better but still no metric system!
@temuzel974 also noted, thnx for the feedback
Exactly jamesmiller4054
3:57 why is that sound so satisfying
This is a stielhandgranate! You put the stiel in your hand and granate!
ZIS IS A FLAMMENWERFER, IT WERFS FLAMMEN
"sir, we need more granates now!!!". "Da vatt??" "The granates!!" "I am not familiar with zname of those munitions soldier" "Sir, we are pinned down and need granates to rush the machine gun nest" "there must be a standardized name for the appropriate munitions needed for such a maneuver soldier." "Da mothafuhrer, stielhandgranate SIR!" "Yes... Yess. v shall bring forth 10 crates of stielhandgranate to your position soldier."
Ummm gazoonthite?
this is a stug
IT STUGS
Soviet grenades inspired by the Stielhandgranate are still in use
Allies: Potato masher run!
Captain K: Don’t do that.
0:08: "Vosi! Granata! Granata!" 🤣🤣
(in *correct* German: "Vorsicht! Granate! Granate!")
Sounds a lot like the "Southpark-German". Had a good laugh.
@@EngelDerVerdammnisHahaha you nailed it. I was laughing cuz it reminded me of something but couldn't figure it out
sounds like japanese trying to speak german. - Pantsaa Hoooa! (Panzer vor!) - in Girls and Panzer.
I genuinely had to pause for a few seconds to figure out what he was trying to say xD
Fun fact, although the potato masher grenade was the most popular in video games and films it wasn’t the most common, the egg grenade was the more common especially among specialists who didn’t like the bulky design of the longer masher
I'm not surprised given the potato masher unique design is uniquely tied to Germany and sticks out in a visual medium like movies. When you think of it when WWII came around the potato masher design drawbacks became more apparent. The wood handle and concussive force made sense when thrown from a shell hole in No Man's Land into an enemy trench. Not so great in open fields during the blitzkrieg. The concussive force still works in urban warfare but the wood handle would have been unnecessary bulk to have while navigating in rubble and bombed out buildings.
I've found 2 eggs grenades from magnet fishing. Didn't even recognise the first as a grenade, they are very small compared to other grenades
I really like the eye redesign and the new mouth movements. I truly want to see more of this.
Ok I thought the people were gonna look a lot different at the beginning but now that I saw they kept the old art style I’m at peace
On this day, 80 years ago, on December the 20th 1943, a pilot by the name of Charles "Charlie" Brown was in his B-17F, Ye Old Pub, whose mission was to bomb the Focke Wulf plant in Bremen, Northern Germany. After being shot at by flak, FW-190s, and 109s, Ye Old Pub's three engines, hull, and rear were shot up, along with tail gunner, Sam “Blackie” Blackford. Ye Old Pub went in a steep dive. After being passed out, due to the oxygen tanks being shot up. Charlie and his co-pilot, Spencer “Pinky” Luke, managed to bring the Flying Fortress back up. But, Charlie accidentally flew over a Luftwaffe airfield. Catching the attention of a German pilot by the name of Oberleutnant Franz Stigler, who got in his BF-109 G-6. He was just one kill away from earning Germany's Knight's Cross. After catching up to the Fortress, he was about to press the trigger when he realized the tail gunner was dead. ‘This was no threat.’ He thought. ‘If I shoot this plane down, it will be on my conscience for the rest of my life.' He flew over to the side and witnessed the injured crews in the fuselage. Charlie turned for a quick gaze and looked again as he saw a German BF-109 flying in formation with the damaged warbird. Franz gestured that they land in Germany, he refused. Franz then told them to land in neutral Sweden, the same response was given. No. German AA crews saw the Flying Fortress, but refused to fire as it would risk the life of one of their own men. Awhile later, still flying escort for Ye Old Pub, Franz attempted to get Charlie’s attention and tell him to land in Sweden. Charlie then ordered his turret gunner, Sergeant Bertram “Frenchie” to aim his guns at Franz. Franz gave Charlie a respectful salute, and headed home. Two P-47s would soon group up with Ye Old Pub and guide the Fortress home. Charlie and his crew were surprised at the encounter with the sympathetic German. The story remained top secret until 1989 when Charlie began his search for the German pilot who had spared his bomber. In 1990, he got a letter that read that they were the pilot who had escorted Ye Old Pub. They finally met in person and were interviewed about this seemingly unimaginative story. Franz gifted Charlie a book, the inscription read "In 1940, I lost my only brother as a night fighter. On the 20th of December, four days before Christmas, I had the chance to save a B-17 from her destruction. A plane so badly damaged, it was a wonder that she was still flying. The pilot, Charlie Brown, to me, is, for me, precious as my brother was. Thanks, Charlie. Your brother, Franz." Franz Stigler never got the Knight's Cross, but as he always said, he got something better.
Charles “Charlie” Brown
(October 24, 1922-November 24, 2008)
Franz Stigler
(August 21, 1915-March 22, 2008)
"No man hath greater love than he who layeth his life for his enemy."
Videos about this story:
Yarnhub:
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C-bass Productions
th-cam.com/video/TSluTZGxdY0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=IY89P-GzIy8Ukv6L
NEVER2YUNG4AVIETNAMFLASHBACK:
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Sabaton has a song dedicated to this story titled: "No Bullets Fly"; gives me chills and a man-tear of pride every time I hear it.
yap wall
flying fortresses that went to massacre defenseless women and children from the sky
Eine wunderschöne Geschichte, und es ist wohl mehrfach während des 2.Weltkriegs passiert! Es ist auch meine Lieblings Folge der TV - Serie Navy CIS,als Gibs Vater der Mustang Pilot war,mit seinem Lahm geschossenem Vogel, von einem deutschen Messerschmiidt Piloten in die richtige Richtung seines Heimat Flugplatz gelotzt wird, und dieser gute Mann nach dem Krieg in die U.S.A Auswandert,und Gibs Senior treffen möchte, weil er im Sterben liegt. Greetings from Germany, Good Bye
The Gestreckte Ladung reminds me of the Nammo Scalable Hand Grenade - stacking multiple Nammo grenades together to form one huge stick for extra power, same concept as the Geballte as well.
8:35 bro is unlucky
Certation stick grenades did not fall out of favor after WW2. The Korean and Vietnam wars saw them used.
China and Rusdia ans Japan had/hsve these too but just little different
Technologically the weakest point of virtually any grenade is the fuse. Overall a wooden handle is both cost effective and durable and typically the material isn’t strategically vulnerable (it doesn’t even require a big tree.) I’d be a bit surprised if there isn’t some place building them today.
Stick grenade also didn't have a safety lever, meaning it had to be thrown once fused and it couldn't be held or defused by placing the safety pin back.
☠️
It’s no different from releasing the spoon and pulling the cord… once triggered the grenade, there’s no going back and no defusing lol. You can’t even defuse a grenade lmao. The stick grenade is just like any grenade with a spoon and pin.
0:08 i like it how they add a voice
Though its not german
@@Gurumeierhans Yes it is. He is supposed to say "Vorsicht Granate!".
Just has a terrible accent ;)
@@Punkrock1life Really? I can´t hear it :D
Sounds more like "mumblemumble Granataa"
Probably used a english TTS voice
Yes, but one that sounds absolutely atrocious xD Like South Park-German
I've heard somewhere that many of these grenades failed to work because the troops forgot to install the detonator before deploying.
Originally, there was a reminder to put in the detonator painted on the head, but later versions didn't have this feature.
I'm pretty sure you are confusing these with russian stick granades
I have the M17 version of the Eierhandgranante which has the raised metal band for grip, as the 1914 version would often fall out of pockets too easily. It uses the same friction fuse device as the stick grenades but instead of a handle it’s a large loop of wire, which could get caught on objects and accidentally arm the grenade.
the white writing reminded the user to insert the fuse/detonator so many did not do this and threw harmless grenades
Very iintresstin,thank you for this Video and greetings from Germany.
Ah, the ol’ potato mashers! My cousins used to make dummy replicas of those and play with them, back in the ‘70s. They could have made active versions, but the ATF would’ve had a bone to pick with them.
Could probably make “firework launchers” that look like them
4:31 unscrew and throw. Got it
8:36 why is this animation so funny though 🤣🤣🤣
That’s a cool intro there!🤩👍🏻
Despite the pros being outweighted by the cons the stielhandgranate was a very unique grenade to look at. The potato masher design gave it a distinct appearance despite being less common than the egg grenade.
I'd say in the future, advances in technology could bring it back, especially with lighter materials like a plastic handle
Alternatively, perhaps the stick part could be used as a range extender (like say, a pelota racket) for existing egg grenades as a much cheaper alternative to grenade launchers.
Love the channel and I am a subscriber for quite a while. But it would be easier if, when the text refers to pounds or ounces, there was a small text on the screen with the unit in metric system
Come on.
The Restaurant of the World is using the Metrik System.
The USA will one day hopefully experience some Evolution. 😅
(Don't get offended. It's a joke)
I think call of duty world at war veterans should know how evil these German grenades are. 😂
Improvement in the animation! I loving it!
loved the boot grenade at 8.45 lol
Normal people: that’s a stick grenade
Tf2 players: that’s the caber
40k ork players: is a stik bamba u gitz
Stick grenade = better for throwing
BUT you can carry MORE pinepaples
Therefore carry ONE reuseable stick
Design a collar at the top of the stick and redesign the bottom of the pineapple
Slot the pineapple into the collar
Throwing motion, but keep hold of the stick
grenade flies off and is primed
0:00 what language is that
The language is Germany
@ nah
Grandpa would get PTSD flashbacks any time he saw the potato masher in our kitchen
My condolences to your grandpa.
@sleyking123 I was joking
Is the potato smasher good enough to be used on raw potatoes?
8:35: He just accepted his fate and scream one last time besides just grab it and throw it. But eventually he will die anyway...
Cool video, bro! Well done! From Russia- with love(from: Far East, Khabarovsk)!
I've seen this channel grow since i was 7 or 8 yr
Great video!
There was another disadvantage to the stick grenade. The "egg," "lemon," and "baseball" shaped grenades weren't obvious. In fact, American forces have grenade pouches integrated into their ammunition pouches. Not at all overly obvious in a chaotic combat environment. But the big stick stuck in a Wehrmacht soldier's belt stands out. An allied soldier could certainly note to take him out first... if he kept his head enough to take notice of it.
Sir potato masher get down😂
Another great video
M24 Stick Grenade and its Important Role in World War II
I'm a magnet fisher in the UK and have found 2 live egg grenades a month apart.
"Potato Masher! RUN!!!!"
I suggest people to go watch MHV's videos about the argument. Simple History's videos are packed full of mistakes and misconceptions.
For example: the M39 Eirhandgrenate was way more common and better than the M24 Stielhandgrenate, so much so the M43 Stielhandgrenate was not a "simplification", it was an improvement (not to mention the soldiers detaching the stick for being pointless).
And the Germans were not the only country coming up with "stick grenades" during WWI: Russians had the RGD-12 and RGD-14; the Austrians had the Rohr Handgrenate. Both developed before the Stielhandgrenate.
Endlich Mal auf deutsch, danke
5:35 gebeutelte Ladung
(Gebrochenes)
Ja stimmt schon, man kann es sich ja ein wenig zusammen reimen.
Good video and explains a lot on that grenade would be really hard to get that ball on a rope to activate the grenade and throw compared to the Mills and Pineapple grenade which you just take out the pin. Anyway hard to even picture.
Vorsigt granata 🗣️ 🤣
I 3D printed a stielhandgranate replica last year but never got around to finish it(sanding+gluing the parts the parts together and painting it). Mainly due to procrastination and partly because the work didn't feel worth it when I couldn't share it on online fearing it will trigger the authorities into busting my door down.
I found the pieces yesterday while packing so I brought them home. I gave them to my nephew who currently has a interest in WW1 and 2. And hours later...I discovered this video. Another coincidence.
Call it a dumb idea but I absolutely think they should bring these back
I mean, if im gonna die by grenade,
I wanna die from the most stylish, and well manufactured (you know the germans make good stuff) grenade possible.
The wood finish on the handle is timeless.
Hear me out:
Stick grenade, but with regular pin and lever on top.
Best of both worlds.
Tf2 Demoman: And that's what you get for touching that!
i love the m24 grenade. but some people dont realize...technically the most common german grenade of the war WAS the 'egg' grenade
4:43 Please don't use real eyes. It looks weird.
These types of grenades, will always be known to me as the "potato masher"
Perfection!
good video, not a question i asked but still interesting
Very interesting
The stick grenade is the best grenade.
Obsolete by end of World War 2? Switzerland used Stickhandgrenades until the early 1990‘s -> HG 43. I was trained on that grenade in 1991. 1992 we were issued a new model the HG 85. This was than a design as you know it like the other standard hand grenades.
Boom Sticks!!
very nice!
You should do a video about the soveit IS tanks next plz
There is big room for improvement of the German of cartoon soldiers!
That the way i like started my morning stick grenade at pinay.
Could you make a video about Hemant Lakhani?
But what if we use them as a club rather than throw them?
Tf2: say no more
GRANADAAAA!
Vorsicht! Granate! 😂
Dude, that’s gumpowder
3:13
Americans trying to use measurements also normal-thinking people can understand challenge (impossible)
WW2 was not the end of stick-type grenades as states, China used their own types up until the 1980s, the Vietcong used stick-type grenades at times in the 60s, etc
Those German soldiers eyes in the beginning💀
The eyes
I have one and Zolja
unscrew a cap and pull a lanyard threaded through a hollow handle, in comparison to just pulling a pin and releasing a trigger? sounds like another case of german engineering.
Why we dont have this today
Love the German pronunciation 🎉
I kid you not. Watching this on the mobile app got me a hugo boss advertisement.
0;08 in German:Gernada
Stuff that exploded im assuming
DEMOS BE USING THESE AS A MELEE
Team fortress 2 gang rise up! Simple history made a video about the Ullapool Caber!!!
That was cursed at least the opening scenes pls just stick with the black dot eyes
That German soldiers teeth man… 😬
Take cover!!!!
please dont have the Sclera for the eyes
Just screw a stick up a modern day M67 to get more range and stop it from rolling
I wonder if the reason the US favored the egg grenades was because of baseball. Surely, every G.I. that fought in WWII must have learned to pitched either in their childhood or in middle school, plus baseball would have been a popular army pass-time for the soldiers.
This is the first simple history video where a char3chter other then the narrator said something that's no gibberish
:40. They throw 12 grenades and not 1 exploded? That sucks.
ngl this looks a bit like a scratch project at the start
That teeth animation is horrendous
Incendiary and Explosive nerds where you at?
POTATO MASHER, RUN!
On sniper elite V2 I aim for the grenade on the German soldier took out four of them
Can you guys do Chernobyl?
Granate with e not granata is this italo 😂 Handgranate
the stick grenade
I prefer to carry m39 egg grenades
Who else is going to try and build one?
I don't like the eyes
If the charge could only last a few seconds would the receiver of the grenade have any time to throw it back? This always seemed like boomer lore.
There were definitely some instances of people throwing back grenades, but those people had nerves of steel.