@@Syrup_Johnson All wars are pointless. Edit: Because there is a lot of people that missinterpent what i said. It is injust for milions to die because some few decited to start a war to expand their borders. And i'm not talking about the wars for indipendence and i don't mean that a country shouldn't fight for its freedom in case of an invasion. No. Theese wars started from an agressor, there whouldn't be a need for an indipendence war if some agressor DIDN'T START A WAR FROM THE FIRST PLACE. So consequently, all wars are pointles because there is no point IN STARTING this chain reaction, of invasion and then deefence or independence war. Yes there is, OBVIOUSLY, a point and reason in defending yourself and/or fighting for your freedom, there is no HUMANE reason or point in INVADING one another, INITIALY. The only reason that wars START is because some countries want to controll or take natural resourses from other countries. So that, in a colective point of view, from a HUMANITY point of view, is against our inteligence as a species, aka, we have inteligence, we should be able to grow better than this.
@@someoneelse7247 even as a German I have to say its necessary. Not like many Americans fight there war to secure their foreign policy. I'm speaking about protecting the once who can't help themselves. Our current fight in Mali is a good example.. And one thing America should be ashamed of was not bringing order to Liberia back in the day. It was your old colony.
My grandfather fought in WWII. He never really talked about it but I remember he once said he "Didn't risk his life to be disrespected by young kids" and that said a lot.
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi He was referring to my parents generation that were protesting the vietnam war and being disrespectful of veterans like himself. WWII was a war we had to fight. All soldiers of that war shouldn't be disrespected IMO.
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi No human wants to go to war, only politicians, generals (whom aren't on the battlefield) and companies that profit from war. People should disrespect politicians, not soldiers forced to fight against their will. The draft was a horrible policy. People should have the right to choose to fight or not.
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi Vietnam was terrible, a clash of ideologies that ended with the deaths of people. But people who blame the vets are just irritating, because they were drafted and thought they were serving their country, their people and their families. However, the opinion presented by you sort of makes sense.
@The smart Dinosaur that'll create a massive problem because people are selfish pricks and some will wish to stay "independent" and start a war about it. And people would literally kill to be in charge of it all. Humans are too shitty for it to work
Your great uncle did not "fought at Stalingrag", he was one of those who tried to occupy our country which lead to huge amount of deaths. This city still has some ruined buildings in the memory of our fallen soldiers and the crime committed by german murderers including the one from your family
@@qwertyui-hi7ixWhy should his grandfathers uncle be blamed for those who wanted to occupy the country. If anything, he saw it as fighting for his country as the Russians did at Stalingrad aswell. He was a soldier, who was brave to fight for what he saw was right even though now we all know is wrong. Most of those soldiers who fought for Germany in WW2 where brainwashed (Know offenses to your grandfathers uncle commenter)
@@mustardpower7123 There was pain and death but I think calling it meaningless is really disrespectful to all that was lost. Maybe "needless" or "unnecessary" is a better word for what you meant.
@@mustardpower7123 During situations of pain and death the true face of people is revealed. And that also means that there is much space for greatness. Maybe the great people might be a big minority but they shine brighter than it would have been ever possible during peace times. Also during those times when the virus is raging in several countries there are people that sacrifice much and show how great they are. An italian priest, for example, gave his respirator to a much younger person who wouldn't have made it otherwise. He knew he wouldn't make it himself without the respirator but it was a true act of selflessness. He died shortly after but the young person survived. Those people might be rare but they exist. And those are deeds that deserve high praise and respect. Showing compassion and mercy in times which leave not much room for it makes it even more remarkable.
@@Assmaholic419 The Allies pushed for young women to work full days of backbreaking work, tortured prisoners of war, and internned Japanese citizens in concentration camps. Each side did wrong. Neither were the good guys. If Germany won, I wonder if you would have the same ideas?
To hear the German speak English in the same accent as my great-grandfather brought back so many memories. Our family had emigrated before WWI even, but they spoke German in the house. They were from Pomerania as well.
@@martialartmaniac5001 Through his blatant disregard for human life and sucking up to dictators that brutalize their own people? Ya know. The basic stuff the entire world understands except for his supporters.
You fight because the county that you represent has indoctrinated you that you are fighting for freedom and honor and that the country and the people you are fighting are evil and that God is on your side. Your supposed enemy believes the same about you and your country. Mainly you fight because people are shooting at you.
@@aurothelarper that's not true at all. Most officers especially these days never see combat. Not to mention the politicians who start all these wars, who've never had to worry about their family being affected by them
@@alexgrant191 Time cant heal the wounds of the millions of victims of this german soldiers actions. Goes for the german society as a whole, in the early 20 century. And i would advice not to use the "good old nazi tactic" of claiming they where only pawns in Hitlers game. "Only following orders".. We have heard it all to often. Yet not nearly enough, as many nazies wherent even prosecuted for their crimes against humanity. This german soldier has to live the rest of his life with the consequences of his actions. And they where his actions. He was a murderer, who where part of the nazi machinery. They wherent prisoners of Hitler these people. They idolized Hitler, they handed him the power. Many of these soldiers fought in Berlin to the very end. Even the youth. Long after the war was lost. Its true they feared the soviet soldiers more than the english ones. Because the soviet soldiers where ruthless.. Its why many germans commited suicide before the soviet army reached Berlin. They feared facing justice. Cowards. And i suspect its no different with this old nazi you seem to think time has healed the consequences of his actions.
It started as a horrible fight against eachother on a battlefield, and it ended with a forgiving handshake in a restaurant. Truly wholesome and heartwarming. It's one of those things that give me back faith in humanity.
My great uncle was at D-Day and became the warden for a German POW camp. He treated the captured well, after the war one of those he had at the camp would write each other regularly and in the 70s he and the German met again in person, as friends and allies.
@Mark Kenny Engage your brain, man, before you open your mouth. In what real sense are you "losing your freedom" in the way the continent lost its freedom under Nazi occupation? Don't make nonsensical equivalences. Your birthright, and all of our birthrights, is to live in peace, not in a state of war. And since it's plain you're referring to Brexit, do you think there would have been a WW2 if an organization like the EU had existed in 1939? Grow up!
@@TheWatanabeShowJapan08no matter how far we go, no matter how much we see, the one always waiting patiently, is death, at least he could meet his old friends again
My Father served in the US Army during the Reconstruction in Germany and was impressed with it's beauty....Mother joined him but stayed in Luxemburg. They returned to Germany along with Switzerland many times. This foray in Europe ignited a passion for travel by many stationed there. My Father is 94 today and I'm grateful to be spending the day with him.
Cherish it. I know I am replying a year late, and I know it may be too late, but cherish what you have and cherish I am far too young to get personally involved in any of this, but my great-grandfather was a Luftwaffe soldier who never came home. Even today, I can feel my grandmother's suffering from this.
@@Mooncake69420 Not for the people fighting against true evil like Hitler. War is not a waste of time. Soldiers who fight it do so to either fight for their government or do so to take down evil regimes that would try to infringe on the freedoms of others. All this 'Make love not war' talk is horseshit. I would have liked seeing you pansies try to talk down and love the true evil nazis of WW2 and theor devil incarnate that led them.
@@imaran1303 You're right. War IS often justified. Our modern, Western, pacifist norms just don't get that anymore. They tried appeasement with Hitler, and that made the war worse. Military intervention in Germany was justified, and it would have helped in other places since. Not always, of course. Germany's war was unjustified. But we cannot just say "war is evil".
@Eric Chambers well it depends at what time in the war and what unit if it was an SS or wehrmacht soldier from 1939 to maybe 1942 they would very likely trust in Hitler and believe they are doing what is right for the country as losses (not casualties I meant losing a battle) where small and on the whole until late 1942 the germans were holding out pretty well but if you get into mid/late 1943-1944 things would prolly start to change especially in areas like the North African campaign or the eastern front were troops had either had suffered great defeat as in the north African campaign or had suffered both extremely heavy casualties and defeats as in the eastern front which by 1944 the germans were definitely on the fall back so in that case it would still be likely that a good amount of SS soldiers would be loyal though some wehrmacht elements and even some SS would probably be having doubts in Hitler by then and by 1945 most units had pretty much lost hope in the war I mean of course they still fought hard even then but especially in the case of volksturm units and other hastly thrown together forces and many wehrmacht units would probably have realised by then that Hitler's dream were a bunch of horseshit and the war was probably lost for them I mean when an alliance from the western front is steadily making it's way from the west and the Soviets are steamrolling through the east do you really think anyone at that point in time that wasnt a nazi fanatic really thought they could come out of the war victorious or that they could even stop half the enemy's I mean by late 1945 most German units were probably more concerned of the fact that they should better surrender to the Brits or the Americans then the Soviets because the Soviets would probably just either kill you or send you off to a tough labor camp then the thought of a strategic defense for the fatherland and Hitler
"More than that, we are brothers" honestly, the humanity that these two amazing men have almost brought me to tears. One of these men fought for good, the other fought for evil, but they both are good in their hearts, such is the nature of humanity.
@@expiringdate3898 I agree that time can heal a lot. Yet I don`t think that time can heal anything, but it can definetely can cover up and numb the pain. I`ve talked to some war vets too and if you really dig a bit and they are willing to talk about it, you can still see that they are still heartwounded.
@Mr. Devor Liquid and Snake kind of brothers ;d but seriously, it may sound nice and feel good stuff but it's not true and formalities, for hteir war may be over. Ours is not, they do not have to live in this world much longer, the absolute devastation that the Allies and their banks have now done to the world. All Lieds. I can barely speak their name without cursing, they deserve a fate worse than death.
Protect WW2 veterans at all cost. These men are the last witnesses of the war. Once they die we will only be left with history books. No more new stories, that’s it.
We live in their last years and days of their valuable life ..In their mind they have many bad experiences that this war caused to everyone and soldier and citizen. So we must protect them at all cost and show them not only the great respect that they deserve as old wise men-women, but also our great love and compassion on their last time on this earth..These Great Old VETERANS will remain always in our Hearts as Victims and Survivors of WWII
@@panzer-baconanimation517 I think hes talking about how well he speaks for his age. Some elderly people have difficulty speaking. (E.g. other veterans in the video)
The respect between the regular British, American and German soldiers back in the war was already there. If the Germans found dead British men they gave them a respectful funeral with the British flag etc.
I feel so sorry for these people that they had to go through loads of war and fighting. I'm so glad they managed to reunite and share how it felt. When they are all gone... We should still give a big thank you for saving the world on your side, even if in history it was an axis power. Everyone, from no matter where, deserves equal respect as to others. Thank you. Even if your German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, American, or British in the war. Everyone is EQUAL ❤
My grandfather served for the Navy in WWII, he lost a few brothers in the war and died aged 83. March 30, 1925 - September 12, 2008 May all brothers in arms rest peacefully in heaven; not all were lucky to go home... ❤️🙏🏻
These men were never bad or evil people, nor were they really enemies of each other. They were just following orders. And doing what they believed was the right thing.
@@Pipes570 if you picked up a rifle and fought for the Nazis you were a Nazi. It works that way for every other army, so I don't see why the Wermacht get an exception.
this is the kind of new coverage that we need . its hard to say we should come togeother and resolve differneces . but after such a long time . both opposing sides had to see friends die . the memories of those will stick with them and both sides usually decide that war was pointless and that we all are after the same life
@@cinemaniak1055 you’d be surprised, a good proportion of people on all sides thought their enemies deserved to die, but most minds changed after really killing a soldier
@@xrg4291 nearly everyone did in this war even Russia killing there own if they even turned back nearly every and I mean every country in ww2 committed crimes
No, he is right, true British blood is Anglo-Saxon blood, the true Germans also have Anglo-Saxon blood--hence why it's called the aryan race (the pure race) and why the government encouraged the procreation of blonde people with blue eyes.
"Why do you want to kill the enemy?" Soldier 1 - "Because if I don't, soldier 2 will kill me." Soldier 2 - "Because if I don't, soldier 1 will kill me." The illogical and sad nature of war.
It's not illogical, it was the truth. You wonder what happened to the guys who spared their enemies? A lot of them were quickly betrayed. This happened numerous times in WW2.
@@waco4443 It's analogous to a mathematical double negative - both integers are unnecessary. As the old adage goes - the only winning move is not to play.
@Rasmus Johansson I don't think you'll find a single person alive who will defend 100 million civilian dead. It's important to remember that Communism and Socialism are theories and you can support them or draw ideas from them without endorsing the actions of everyone whos ever used the label. Nazis used evolutionary principles in their genocide but no one seriously critiques evolution by talking about nazis.
@@baseballcentral5355 and how many deaths can we attribute to Capitalism hm? Market failures, privatized healthcare, privatization of essentials like food and water, austerity, how many people are dead in capitalist nations because the government refused to do anything? It goes both ways you know
I live in Germany. And in July 2015 I moved to a new appartment. I had a neighbor he was 93 years old. When I moved in, I was carrying my stuff down to the basement, then the guy came and introduced himself. His basement was next to mine. When I shook his hand I noticed that two of his fingers were missing. Couple of days later I was working out in my basement, he noticed me training there and told me that he was also doing a lot of exercises when he was young because he was in the army in WW2. He told me about his hand that he lost both fingers while being a POW in a russian camp. He was repeating "I lost my fingers to Ivan". In his age he was still smoking cigarettes and drank shots of Korn in his basement. He even invited me there to drink a couple of shots with him. He was very kind and said that he was living in this building since 1957. 1 year later this man died because he drank some kind of chemical washing liquid. Apparently he confused the bottle with the bottle of water. So sad. Edit: Thanks for the thumbs up guys. Apparently some of you find this story interesting and want to know more about him. I cannot tell you more about his war experience because he wasn't talking about it often and I didn't want to ask, it could have made him feel uncomfortable. But I can tell you more about him. He was very often in his basement because his wife was always yelling 😄 You could hear her even from downstairs. He had a radio, a carpet, a lot of tools,a refrigerator in his basement. It felt like a second apartment. There he was drinking some shots, smoking his cigarettes. He was very chatty. Sometimes it was too much. When I came back from shopping, holding 5 heavy bags in both hands, climbing the stairs to the 3rd floor, he would still ask me something or start a conversation, so I had to stop in the middle of the stairs. Sometimes I thought, come on man let me just go up. But he just wanted to chat a little that's why it never really bothered me. About his death: I came back from work and an ambulance was in front of our building. Another neighbor told me, because he was mentally confused he drank some kind of liquid what you use fora washing machine. He mixed it up with water, because the bottle was cold...He must have put it in the refrigerator thinking it's water
Today, in preparation of visiting Normandy, i am showing this to my 11 year old son. In my opinion this is basic stuff in everyones education. We can learn so much from these men.
@Horatio Nelson my bad.i was confused tho.coz US was there in Normandy beach too.so you mean the soldier which I've been thiking US is actually British army?
You just quoted it. Most people wont even respond because the quote seems obvious these days. Spoiler alert: Most of us think like that. We live in an age where every single person has access to near instantaneous communications across the entire world. Thus we hear the majority of what people think about topics such as war. It's no surprise that most people fear or hate the concept when actually pressed into the prospect of them being directly involved. The average person today does not hate the citizens living in a opposing foreign country, they hate the ideals and politicians. Back in the day the average person would only hear about the evil people in the evil enemy country, and so they would be impassioned to go to war. Those days are past. You hear quotes like "war is in our nature" or "war never changes", but the past four decades have been unlike any other in Human history. It's entirely possible that we have changed our nature and are too cynical to realize it
Did u see the German soldier’s reaction to “we are brothers”. It literally shocked him. Guy was stunned for about 3 seconds. Such forgiveness and rejoice in that one scene.
Yes. I saw it too. It really stunned him. I don't want that generation gone. So much to admire in them and learn. My grandfather was a vet of WW2 also. He was the best influence in my life and a great father figure. I miss him. There just aren't people like them anymore. I don't want to think of them as history. They had real ideals, bravery, logic, dedication, and wisdom to boot. Something that is lacked of now.
Very good, we need young people like you. We must not forgot what happend. WW2 has my interest also, and i know a lot about it. Its good to tell people what happend
lee van cleef Acting as enemies gets us nowhere, a lot of the British and American people see the brotherhood with Russians. It is a shame our governments do not. We fought together brother.
@@Shervin86 No, I would discourage it. I did not have this option at the start, drafted in 1959 and served for almost 9 years. It did give me the educational opportunity and eventually great professional freedom.
That's not true. There will always be people that will show humanity. Even if they get less and less. Not long ago an italian priest who was suffering from the corona virus gave away his respirator because there weren't enough and a young man seemed to not make it. So the priest gave his own single chance to survive to the young man. He died himself but the young man survived. Those people even exist today, it's just the darkest and most dire situations that give those people the chance to really show what remarkable persons they are. We are just lucky enough to not face such times for a very long time now. But they will come again. Sadly.
No. Justicar Tiberius gave a good example, and then you have to remember all the frontline nurses and doctors working tirelessly to battle the virus. There are people out there who show humanity, you just have to look in the right places. :)
@@sarina3081 Exactly. Many were forced to fight for their country regardless of Hitler's ideologies. They feared for their lives had they declined to join the army. You couldn't say No and go about your business back then.
@@Sara3346 Oh come on, you don't mean to tell you're grand kids "Back in the twenties, I... I helped my country... by staying indoors." Absolutely not XD, you'll be saying "I remember that disease from the twenties, horrible thing that was"
We are the last generation to be able to speak to these soldiers and who experienced WW2.
Maybe the generation who will tell tales of our WWIII experience as well
@@obayrafi2632 nah too many nukes.
@@bg3622 well you see sonny, my 9th eye came about around 1200 years ago back when I became a fucking radioactive goul
I will tell my kids my civil war story if California ever gets independent because if America tries to annex it back i wont let it go without a fight.
@@bg3622
Einstein predicted WWIV to be fought with sticks and stones.
The German guy was really trying his best. Speaking a non-native language at that age must be rough.
Yeah.
Gotta give him his respect and credit.
Have no idea how hard that is...
@@mrmrdavid600 just the Prussian one is already amazing...but I think that anyone with the time and patience can speak more that only one lenguage
Cyril Gigee why are you saying it like that. He’s basically fluent wtf
I wish they would have communicated via translators because the German guy surely couldn't put into words what he felt meeting the other person.
The germans advice, "look at the cemeteries and be reminded to keep the peace." Those are deep words.
@@outsidein4459 Not say no to military service, say no to pointless and unjust wars.
@@Syrup_Johnson All wars are pointless.
Edit: Because there is a lot of people that missinterpent what i said.
It is injust for milions to die because some few decited to start a war to expand their borders. And i'm not talking about the wars for indipendence and i don't mean that a country shouldn't fight for its freedom in case of an invasion. No. Theese wars started from an agressor, there whouldn't be a need for an indipendence war if some agressor DIDN'T START A WAR FROM THE FIRST PLACE. So consequently, all wars are pointles because there is no point IN STARTING this chain reaction, of invasion and then deefence or independence war. Yes there is, OBVIOUSLY, a point and reason in defending yourself and/or fighting for your freedom, there is no HUMANE reason or point in INVADING one another, INITIALY. The only reason that wars START is because some countries want to controll or take natural resourses from other countries. So that, in a colective point of view, from a HUMANITY point of view, is against our inteligence as a species, aka, we have inteligence, we should be able to grow better than this.
@@someoneelse7247 you couldn't be more wrong
@@ooobabelookingood929 Why? Do you think killing people sometimes is for good?
@@someoneelse7247 even as a German I have to say its necessary. Not like many Americans fight there war to secure their foreign policy. I'm speaking about protecting the once who can't help themselves. Our current fight in Mali is a good example..
And one thing America should be ashamed of was not bringing order to Liberia back in the day. It was your old colony.
My grandfather fought in WWII. He never really talked about it but I remember he once said he "Didn't risk his life to be disrespected by young kids" and that said a lot.
Wow
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi He was referring to my parents generation that were protesting the vietnam war and being disrespectful of veterans like himself. WWII was a war we had to fight. All soldiers of that war shouldn't be disrespected IMO.
@@monty4336 no ww2 veterans are legends and heroes and and have my absolute respect, not soo sure about Vietnam 🇻🇳
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi No human wants to go to war, only politicians, generals (whom aren't on the battlefield) and companies that profit from war. People should disrespect politicians, not soldiers forced to fight against their will.
The draft was a horrible policy. People should have the right to choose to fight or not.
@@IbrahimMohamed-kw7vi Vietnam was terrible, a clash of ideologies that ended with the deaths of people. But people who blame the vets are just irritating, because they were drafted and thought they were serving their country, their people and their families.
However, the opinion presented by you sort of makes sense.
"now we are Friends". " No , now we are brothers". Brought Tears to My eyes
Me to man....pffff
Nah...*clears throat* not me man. *wipes eyes*
@Gappie Al Kebabi tf are you talking??
Andre Nico Evangelista He's talking about the muslim invasion of Europe!
Why would that bring tears to your eyes. Weak asses
"Were are now Friends"
"No, were more than that, we are Brothers"
That makes me cry
Hey you stole my avatar 😁
@@BATTLESCARS75 No u 😑😂
If only they knew that before they fought bankster wars that their fathers also fought. The world would be a million times better place.
*Brother In Arms*
We are more than brothers
- Dumbledore
These two veterans said the most important thing. "Don't go to war".
@The smart Dinosaur that'll create a massive problem because people are selfish pricks and some will wish to stay "independent" and start a war about it. And people would literally kill to be in charge of it all. Humans are too shitty for it to work
I make my own luck north korea could be a good example.
Germany had to tho only if stupid hitler didnt attacked the soviets
They say that only those who haven't been to war will ever ask for it.
But if u don't go to war in a situation when your country is being destroyed you would die
As someone who's Grandfather fought at Dunkirk for the UK and who's great uncle who fought at Stalingrad for Germany, this is beautiful to watch
May I ask a question. What happened to him at Stallingrad. The majority who surrendered died from the Soviets so I’m just curious.
As am I
Dunkirk - bravest retreat in the history.
Your great uncle did not "fought at Stalingrag", he was one of those who tried to occupy our country which lead to huge amount of deaths. This city still has some ruined buildings in the memory of our fallen soldiers and the crime committed by german murderers including the one from your family
@@qwertyui-hi7ixWhy should his grandfathers uncle be blamed for those who wanted to occupy the country. If anything, he saw it as fighting for his country as the Russians did at Stalingrad aswell. He was a soldier, who was brave to fight for what he saw was right even though now we all know is wrong. Most of those soldiers who fought for Germany in WW2 where brainwashed (Know offenses to your grandfathers uncle commenter)
"We are friends.."
"We are not... We are more than that... We are brothers"
*This is enough to make a grown man cry*
@who else likes memes what does garfield have to do with that xDD
*[Visible Confusion]*
It's MA'AM
Mam
who else likes memes I like cereal
"Now we are friends!" - "We are more than that, we are brothers." - Legends, Heroes, Men of Honor.
@octoberfire13 There's no greatness. There was only meaningless pain and death.
@@mustardpower7123 There was pain and death but I think calling it meaningless is really disrespectful to all that was lost. Maybe "needless" or "unnecessary" is a better word for what you meant.
What an astonishing thing to say. I am in awe of that man. A bright light in a very dull world.
@@mustardpower7123 During situations of pain and death the true face of people is revealed. And that also means that there is much space for greatness. Maybe the great people might be a big minority but they shine brighter than it would have been ever possible during peace times.
Also during those times when the virus is raging in several countries there are people that sacrifice much and show how great they are.
An italian priest, for example, gave his respirator to a much younger person who wouldn't have made it otherwise. He knew he wouldn't make it himself without the respirator but it was a true act of selflessness. He died shortly after but the young person survived.
Those people might be rare but they exist. And those are deeds that deserve high praise and respect.
Showing compassion and mercy in times which leave not much room for it makes it even more remarkable.
Hero* that really should be singular.... not calling a fucking nazi a hero.
How can anyone be angry at this German solider? He was 18 years old, literally just a kid who grew up under propaganda.
everyone grew up under propaganda, the good ones and the bad ones. But its your choice to deside who were the "good" ones and who where the "bad" ones
Herr Wahnsinn pardon?
@@herrwahnsinn4229 you know they brainwash young girls to get pregnant at 16 right
@@Assmaholic419 The Allies pushed for young women to work full days of backbreaking work, tortured prisoners of war, and internned Japanese citizens in concentration camps. Each side did wrong. Neither were the good guys. If Germany won, I wonder if you would have the same ideas?
@@GHProductionss I most likely wouldn't say a thing because I most certainly get caught and maybe put in jail
To hear the German speak English in the same accent as my great-grandfather brought back so many memories. Our family had emigrated before WWI even, but they spoke German in the house. They were from Pomerania as well.
do u live in SC-Brazil?
LMAO. She said "Pomerania" not "Pomerode".
@@Travis1.979 Oh, and I'm from SC-Brazil by the way.
@@Travis1.979 Imagino q tu seja tbm.
“Look at the cemeteries, and be reminded to keep the peace.”
- German Soldier
FijiStar Productions 69th like 😏
Until certain groups make it so hard the peace others, that you would rather die to stop them
Well, had they heeded their own adivce in the right time .... hypocrites....
Its Paul Golz who said this.
@Cod Almighty here's my quote for that.
"Once you taste it, you'll either love it or hate it.
But when you don't know how it tastes like, you guess."
These two veterans shows more humanity than entire governments nowadays
@@Guar_dian Ok Boomer.
Luis Garcia please explain how President Trump doesn’t show humanity?
@@LAGN11 ok minor
@@LAGN11 We need to build a wall jefe.
@@martialartmaniac5001 Through his blatant disregard for human life and sucking up to dictators that brutalize their own people? Ya know. The basic stuff the entire world understands except for his supporters.
4:46 -Now we are friends...
-We are more than that - we are brothers...
You are not my friend. You are my brother, my friend. -Pasha biceps
In arms
Lies
He gave up his faith and allegiance
Brothers in arms
"now we are friends"
" we are more than that, we are brothers"
That was powerful
"In war, You Do Not Fight Because You Hate What Is Infront of you, But Because You Love What Is Behind"
Then why would a country attack another ?
Pepsi that’s not the people fighting making the decision.
@@Silverado-pq6xe almost every war leader was once a fighter
You fight because the county that you represent has indoctrinated you that you are fighting for freedom and honor and that the country and the people you are fighting are evil and that God is on your side. Your supposed enemy believes the same about you and your country. Mainly you fight because people are shooting at you.
@@aurothelarper that's not true at all. Most officers especially these days never see combat. Not to mention the politicians who start all these wars, who've never had to worry about their family being affected by them
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
- G.K. Chesterton
“Wtf I never said that” - that guy
Tbh
What does that say about the Germans...
Why not both?
@@mr.s9783 Hate is a terrible fuel for war. Love is stronger.
@@Matthew-tl2ng Hating evil is a natural result of loving good.
Such a legendary meeting.
"We are friends"
"No, we are BROTHERS"
That's the meaning of humanity.
@Stoven Berg fr tho
@Stoven Berg 😂
100% & shows that time really can heal old wounds. And in the end we have to realise he was only 18 - nothing more than a pawn in Hitler’s sick game!
@Stoven Berg when the joke somehow gets serious
@@alexgrant191 Time cant heal the wounds of the millions of victims of this german soldiers actions. Goes for the german society as a whole, in the early 20 century. And i would advice not to use the "good old nazi tactic" of claiming they where only pawns in Hitlers game. "Only following orders".. We have heard it all to often. Yet not nearly enough, as many nazies wherent even prosecuted for their crimes against humanity.
This german soldier has to live the rest of his life with the consequences of his actions. And they where his actions. He was a murderer, who where part of the nazi machinery. They wherent prisoners of Hitler these people. They idolized Hitler, they handed him the power. Many of these soldiers fought in Berlin to the very end. Even the youth. Long after the war was lost.
Its true they feared the soviet soldiers more than the english ones. Because the soviet soldiers where ruthless.. Its why many germans commited suicide before the soviet army reached Berlin. They feared facing justice. Cowards. And i suspect its no different with this old nazi you seem to think time has healed the consequences of his actions.
It started as a horrible fight against eachother on a battlefield, and it ended with a forgiving handshake in a restaurant. Truly wholesome and heartwarming. It's one of those things that give me back faith in humanity.
*"now we are friends,we are brothers"*
-a living Legend
4:46
Make a game out of that phrase
My great uncle was at D-Day and became the warden for a German POW camp. He treated the captured well, after the war one of those he had at the camp would write each other regularly and in the 70s he and the German met again in person, as friends and allies.
I'm your Six Six Sixth like
Not very long
"I will accept him... Whatever words I am needing, they will come."
You just can't be more human then this.
MadEzra64 than
@@johnfisher8401 no u
MadEzra64 sorry for correcting something that needed some correcting because I am a correcting stud boy
@@johnfisher8401 oh stop it. it's f*cking youtube comment, and you knew exactly what MadEzra64 meant so there's no point correcting.
Good comment but its not human to be nice
"Don't go to war,, because it doesn't get you anywhere.". Such wise words from such lovely gentlemen.
If you want peace, prepare for war because there will always be someone that wants what you have.
@@ScragNath yep
@@steveguild871 true indeed
@Mark Kenny Engage your brain, man, before you open your mouth. In what real sense are you "losing your freedom" in the way the continent lost its freedom under Nazi occupation? Don't make nonsensical equivalences. Your birthright, and all of our birthrights, is to live in peace, not in a state of war. And since it's plain you're referring to Brexit, do you think there would have been a WW2 if an organization like the EU had existed in 1939? Grow up!
@@ScragNath "Si vis pacem para bellum" - some Roman senator about 200 years ago
Update: Harry Read passed away on December 14, 2021, at age 97
RIP (1924-2021)
What about Paul?
@@deantheperfect
I noticed Paul Golz died on October 2, 2021 :(
I almost forgot to add this in
@@TheWatanabeShowJapan08no matter how far we go, no matter how much we see, the one always waiting patiently, is death, at least he could meet his old friends again
RIP to those two soldiers
oh my GOD they are died GOD bless they're souls 😢😢
“I hope we're friends.”
“We have always been, we are brothers.”
"I hope we are friends."
"We ar- we are more than that- we are more than that.. we are brothers."
It says it right in front of you all.
@@_af_2821 okay buddy
They were young warriors indoctrinated by old bureaucrats into fighting one another. They share a bond beyond borders and beliefs
@@_af_2821 k.
@@dimbrightman They didn't ask, they were pulled and did their duty. They had no choice.
“I do know this. I will accept him. I will accept him.” Is so sweet
John Lawrence Well your pfp is presumably of your nose, so..
John Lawrence and who asked
Leo Calm Down Leo Calm Down personally I think he’s a pompous self-righteous idiot
Respect is the foundation for peace!!!
I was your 1 thousandth like bro we chillin also yeah that made me feel good
"now we are friends..."
"we are more than that - we are brothers..."
I'm really touched, believe me.
@Just a jihadist
Uncle Sam
Brothers from another mother
Hans Dampf trump finna kick him out 💀
My Father served in the US Army during the Reconstruction in Germany and was impressed with it's beauty....Mother joined him but stayed in Luxemburg. They returned to Germany along with Switzerland many times. This foray in Europe ignited a passion for travel by many stationed there. My Father is 94 today and I'm grateful to be spending the day with him.
Cherish it. I know I am replying a year late, and I know it may be too late, but cherish what you have and cherish
I am far too young to get personally involved in any of this, but my great-grandfather was a Luftwaffe soldier who never came home.
Even today, I can feel my grandmother's suffering from this.
“Don’t go to war because it’s an absolute waste of time”. That really stuck with me
Not for the people that sell weapons. For them it's the ultimate payday.
@@Mooncake69420 Not for the people fighting against true evil like Hitler. War is not a waste of time. Soldiers who fight it do so to either fight for their government or do so to take down evil regimes that would try to infringe on the freedoms of others. All this 'Make love not war' talk is horseshit. I would have liked seeing you pansies try to talk down and love the true evil nazis of WW2 and theor devil incarnate that led them.
@@imaran1303 shut your uneducated trap
@@imaran1303 You're right. War IS often justified. Our modern, Western, pacifist norms just don't get that anymore.
They tried appeasement with Hitler, and that made the war worse. Military intervention in Germany was justified, and it would have helped in other places since.
Not always, of course. Germany's war was unjustified. But we cannot just say "war is evil".
Lol
Not all Germans at that time nor the people who fought for Germany were "Nazis". These men have my respect & admiration in the highest regard.
Its pretty dumb that this still has to be pointed out
@@theunusualdispenser9474 I whole heartedly agree. Damn near a century later & the fog of propaganda remains thick.
I agree it is extremely tragic, that this point has to be brought up over and over. Mind you people are really starting to get it.
@Eric Chambers well it depends at what time in the war and what unit if it was an SS or wehrmacht soldier from 1939 to maybe 1942 they would very likely trust in Hitler and believe they are doing what is right for the country as losses (not casualties I meant losing a battle) where small and on the whole until late 1942 the germans were holding out pretty well but if you get into mid/late 1943-1944 things would prolly start to change especially in areas like the North African campaign or the eastern front were troops had either had suffered great defeat as in the north African campaign or had suffered both extremely heavy casualties and defeats as in the eastern front which by 1944 the germans were definitely on the fall back so in that case it would still be likely that a good amount of SS soldiers would be loyal though some wehrmacht elements and even some SS would probably be having doubts in Hitler by then and by 1945 most units had pretty much lost hope in the war I mean of course they still fought hard even then but especially in the case of volksturm units and other hastly thrown together forces and many wehrmacht units would probably have realised by then that Hitler's dream were a bunch of horseshit and the war was probably lost for them I mean when an alliance from the western front is steadily making it's way from the west and the Soviets are steamrolling through the east do you really think anyone at that point in time that wasnt a nazi fanatic really thought they could come out of the war victorious or that they could even stop half the enemy's I mean by late 1945 most German units were probably more concerned of the fact that they should better surrender to the Brits or the Americans then the Soviets because the Soviets would probably just either kill you or send you off to a tough labor camp then the thought of a strategic defense for the fatherland and Hitler
@Eric: Please also check "Bromberger Blutsonntag"... and dig deeper into history material next time, please...
War does not determine who's right
Only who's left
Underrated.
Edit: Not exactly underrated any more.
@@gamerdragon9928 Well I didn't see the comment anywhere else, and what I meant is that the comment is underrated.
@@Disciple_JK oof
@@gamerdragon9928 dead meme
@@Disciple_JK what, you egg?
"More than that, we are brothers" honestly, the humanity that these two amazing men have almost brought me to tears. One of these men fought for good, the other fought for evil, but they both are good in their hearts, such is the nature of humanity.
Lol. I'm going to assume you're under 13 years old
@@wonderfulgray incorrect 😄
He didn't know that at the time.
The evil guys won
Boys after shooting and trying to kill each other
"We are brothers"
@@expiringdate3898 Amen
Brothers in Arms in war that neither wanted to fight.
@@expiringdate3898 I agree that time can heal a lot. Yet I don`t think that time can heal anything, but it can definetely can cover up and numb the pain. I`ve talked to some war vets too and if you really dig a bit and they are willing to talk about it, you can still see that they are still heartwounded.
Victims of people more powerful than themselves trying to get what they want like a child throwing a tantrum and having the means to do so.
actually the soldiers don’t hate each other it’s the government and their forced to fight and protect their land
4:46 *“We are friends” “We are more than that, we are brothers”*
Beautiful!
That was so wholesome
I don't know why, but I disagree to that quote
Of course you dont
@@dewolf123 I disagree with your opinion.
*We are not friends... We are more than that. We are brothers.*
@Mr. Devor Liquid and Snake kind of brothers ;d but seriously, it may sound nice and feel good stuff but it's not true and formalities, for hteir war may be over. Ours is not, they do not have to live in this world much longer, the absolute devastation that the Allies and their banks have now done to the world. All Lieds. I can barely speak their name without cursing, they deserve a fate worse than death.
@@herrwahnsinn4229 so are you German or something...
@Mr. Devor skyrim guard was using his freedom of speech to ask him if he was German I don't see a problem
@@herrwahnsinn4229 History class must have been fun for you
@@Mr.Edgeworth Yes to think that I believed US lies for a very short period of time, until I was about 12-13, then realized propaganda.
My great-grandpa served in WWII as an engineer in Northern Africa, but was at the beaches on D-Day. He was lucky enough to survive.
My great grandfather was a major at el alamein leading the royal engineers, what was his name?
@@oliverorchard2296my grandfather was also in Afrika but on the other Side haha
Q: “What do you want young people to take away from this?”
A: “Don’t go to war because it doesn’t get you anywhere.”
- Wise words for 2019
Mr152008 war brings innovation
Damian 2000 nah We humans like war
isn't that just common sense?
@@captainkidney8577 fucking thanks god I found a dude with a brain!
Say the people who supported their country going to war despite multiple peace offerings from Hitler
"Are you crazy? you want me to shoot with a pistol to a TANK?" i love this guy
Me too you can really see that he tried really hard to speak english
Tom Hanks: observe
*_Tom Hanks_*
*Wants to know your: LOCATION*
GamerkiddoCody Saving Private Ryan right?
Tom Hanks moment 😁
"Why do we have to learn history?"
These men will tell you why.
Only one of the topics of history is what I am learning, nazis, the rest is bs
@@theoneabovemost7865 that is bullshit
@@theoneabovemost7865 kinda agree lol
We learn history to prevent such an event like WW2 to happen again.
@@rockabady2345 yeah but most of what is teached in school is absolutely useless
This is powerful stuff. You made this big voluptuous aboriginal cry….imagine what these men have seen. Truly incredible.
Protect WW2 veterans at all cost. These men are the last witnesses of the war. Once they die we will only be left with history books. No more new stories, that’s it.
We live in their last years and days of their valuable life ..In their mind they have many bad experiences that this war caused to everyone and soldier and citizen. So we must protect them at all cost and show them not only the great respect that they deserve as old wise men-women, but also our great love and compassion on their last time on this earth..These Great Old VETERANS will remain always in our Hearts as Victims and Survivors of WWII
What about Vietnam or the Hellish conflict occurring in the middle east?
Elijos C vietnam veteran are like 50 years old only
@@pas5294 well they still know the horrors of war very well
Elijos C vietnam was televised unlike ww2
German veteran: we are friends
British veteran: we are more than that, we are brothers.
That was amazing
who am I timestamp? i cant find it
@@alhps1254 4:46
It's true too, Britain has a lot of German heritage.
I am german
😁
"Soldiers fight not because they hate what is in front of them, but because they love what is behind him."
-Someone who I forgot the name of
Try telling that to Imperial Japan, or any crusader in history. lol
That is not why Germany and Hitler were fighting. Read about the whole war and what Hitler was doing
Ah yes, the sad emotional quote from the man who name is "Someone who I forgot the name of"
adolf hitler
You didn’t even get the quote right
Saying that these men were “enemies” couldn’t be farther from the truth. They were enemies of each other’s nations, not of each other.
Just pawns swept like a leaf in the wind 🌬️
And that right there is the beauty and the horror of it all.
The English veteran is very well spoken and doing amazing for his age
Declan Rogers harry read?
@@panzer-baconanimation517 I think hes talking about how well he speaks for his age. Some elderly people have difficulty speaking. (E.g. other veterans in the video)
We used to be special. Now we barely have an identity
@@ENGLISHMURPHY I believe you meant you unless you have other people typing this comment for you lol.
@@tarrahforcier477 I have no idea what you are trying to say.
German veterans are so underrated and unappreciated, this is a breath of fresh air
Exactly. A lot of them would of fought out of fear of what would happen if they didnt go to fight.
Ur joking right.
@@soundofeighthooves Bullshit
@@soundofeighthooves found a nazi sympathizer
They fought for Nazi that's why
"Now we are friends.."
"We are more than that.... we're brothers."
- Former enemies.
@Rare Pepe true
The respect between the regular British, American and German soldiers back in the war was already there. If the Germans found dead British men they gave them a respectful funeral with the British flag etc.
@@taxandria1941 Wow , the Germans did that WW2 ? Those are not bad guys then
@@rooseveltingudam6354 Unironically correct
@@rooseveltingudam6354 there were no bad guys on the frontlines just men following orders
I feel so sorry for these people that they had to go through loads of war and fighting. I'm so glad they managed to reunite and share how it felt. When they are all gone... We should still give a big thank you for saving the world on your side, even if in history it was an axis power. Everyone, from no matter where, deserves equal respect as to others. Thank you. Even if your German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, American, or British in the war. Everyone is EQUAL ❤
My great grandpa died in WW2 and I wanna say thank you for your relatives service.
1927-1945
Damn he died at a young age in sorry fot ur great grandpa he served his country and now he is at a better place in heaven
My grandfather served for the Navy in WWII, he lost a few brothers in the war and died aged 83.
March 30, 1925 - September 12, 2008
May all brothers in arms rest peacefully in heaven; not all were lucky to go home... ❤️🙏🏻
The British one Harry read is my great grandad
@@IMP-vi6je We searched the whole fatherland and didn’t find who asked for your insensitive attitude either.
@@GreyThunderBricks No way
These men were never bad or evil people, nor were they really enemies of each other. They were just following orders. And doing what they believed was the right thing.
Except one was a Nazi
officialmonty and hitler
Willow Rose Finally. Someone who knows there fucking facts. Instead of believing every single German soldier is a Nazi.
@@Pipes570 if you picked up a rifle and fought for the Nazis you were a Nazi. It works that way for every other army, so I don't see why the Wermacht get an exception.
@@kaijuslayer3334 not how it works buddy
They should have just let him speak German and get a translator
yeah i agree
Ja, dann hätte ich ihn perfekt verstanden.
Yes, then i would understand him perfectly.
I'm from Deutschland 😂
Tod-durch-B-11 I was able to understand 3 words you said in German
He said some sentences in german
@@Synshii Which words?
We need too preserve these interviews and stories. God bless them for when he’ll they went through. Change their whole life
“Now we are friends.”
“We are more than that, we are brothers.”
That got me 😭
TinLizzie1927 we need to make sure our veterans can live as long as possible so things like this can still happen.
Agreed.
TinLizzie1927 soy boy
4:45
You are not my friend. You are my brother, my fren
“We are friends now.”
“We are more than just friends, we are brothers.” Damn that hit me right in the feels 👏🏻🙏
Stop it get go
he actually said we are in France but yes
Sureeeee
"War is where the young are tricked by the old to fight"
- Niko belic
Where
I'm 14 and this is DEEP
Word up
Imagine some normie not knowing who Niko Bellic is and while searching him up expects him to be a Yugoslav partisan or something
@@sirloserlot5084 cringe
this is the kind of new coverage that we need . its hard to say we should come togeother and resolve differneces . but after such a long time . both opposing sides had to see friends die . the memories of those will stick with them and both sides usually decide that war was pointless and that we all are after the same life
Both sides didn’t want to be there shooting each other either, no one in their right mind would ever want to be in such a position
@@cinemaniak1055 you’d be surprised, a good proportion of people on all sides thought their enemies deserved to die, but most minds changed after really killing a soldier
How can you be mad at him he was 18 years old just fighting for his country
Well, there's english arrogance for you
Also nazis killed millions of innocent jews
bananaman xp11 the allies committed war crimes too
He ha no choice to fight for his country.
@@xrg4291 nearly everyone did in this war even Russia killing there own if they even turned back nearly every and I mean every country in ww2 committed crimes
"Once i was almost hit by a grenade while eating a sandwich"
"Oh, i threw that grenade"
@Pelayo Hardeway it's a J O K E
@@wanker3283 dude, he doesnt know.
Stop being such a asshole.
@@wanker3283 Forget i said anything, i cant bother getting into an arguement on fucking youtube..
@@wanker3283 funny
Wtf did I just witness in the reply section
“we are more than that, we are brothers”
we cant take this for granted
No, he is right, true British blood is Anglo-Saxon blood, the true Germans also have Anglo-Saxon blood--hence why it's called the aryan race (the pure race) and why the government encouraged the procreation of blonde people with blue eyes.
And they didn't want war with Britain; they wanted to be allies.
@@Tomos_J-J ok then
👎👎👎👎👎
@@Anakkost92 lol what
These men’s words should be listened to now more than ever…
Yes! I'm reading the comments from 5 years ago and keep thinking about todays situation.
"Why do you want to kill the enemy?"
Soldier 1 - "Because if I don't, soldier 2 will kill me."
Soldier 2 - "Because if I don't, soldier 1 will kill me."
The illogical and sad nature of war.
JulianShagworthy that’s deep
It's not illogical, it was the truth. You wonder what happened to the guys who spared their enemies? A lot of them were quickly betrayed. This happened numerous times in WW2.
This is very logical.
@@waco4443 It's analogous to a mathematical double negative - both integers are unnecessary. As the old adage goes - the only winning move is not to play.
The world is a stage New World Order is about to kick wars were created by the people running this world to lower our vibrations
The story of what happened to Golz's family is terribly depressing.
Daiko Lirae thats soviets for you....
Yeah it's terrible, and imagine what happened to other families or people humans are monsters
Rasmus Johansson
More than 100M people died because of communism.
@Rasmus Johansson I don't think you'll find a single person alive who will defend 100 million civilian dead. It's important to remember that Communism and Socialism are theories and you can support them or draw ideas from them without endorsing the actions of everyone whos ever used the label. Nazis used evolutionary principles in their genocide but no one seriously critiques evolution by talking about nazis.
@@baseballcentral5355 and how many deaths can we attribute to Capitalism hm? Market failures, privatized healthcare, privatization of essentials like food and water, austerity, how many people are dead in capitalist nations because the government refused to do anything? It goes both ways you know
I live in Germany.
And in July 2015 I moved to a new appartment. I had a neighbor he was 93 years old. When I moved in, I was carrying my stuff down to the basement, then the guy came and introduced himself. His basement was next to mine. When I shook his hand I noticed that two of his fingers were missing. Couple of days later I was working out in my basement, he noticed me training there and told me that he was also doing a lot of exercises when he was young because he was in the army in WW2. He told me about his hand that he lost both fingers while being a POW in a russian camp. He was repeating "I lost my fingers to Ivan". In his age he was still smoking cigarettes and drank shots of Korn in his basement. He even invited me there to drink a couple of shots with him.
He was very kind and said that he was living in this building since 1957.
1 year later this man died because he drank some kind of chemical washing liquid. Apparently he confused the bottle with the bottle of water. So sad.
Edit:
Thanks for the thumbs up guys.
Apparently some of you find this story interesting and want to know more about him.
I cannot tell you more about his war experience because he wasn't talking about it often and I didn't want to ask, it could have made him feel uncomfortable.
But I can tell you more about him. He was very often in his basement because his wife was always yelling 😄
You could hear her even from downstairs.
He had a radio, a carpet, a lot of tools,a refrigerator in his basement. It felt like a second apartment.
There he was drinking some shots, smoking his cigarettes. He was very chatty. Sometimes it was too much. When I came back from shopping, holding 5 heavy bags in both hands, climbing the stairs to the 3rd floor, he would still ask me something or start a conversation, so I had to stop in the middle of the stairs. Sometimes I thought, come on man let me just go up. But he just wanted to chat a little that's why it never really bothered me.
About his death:
I came back from work and an ambulance was in front of our building. Another neighbor told me, because he was mentally confused he drank some kind of liquid what you use fora washing machine. He mixed it up with water, because the bottle was cold...He must have put it in the refrigerator thinking it's water
Awww rip:(
Fuck9ng ivan :(
rip
Oh das ist schlimm :(
:(
Today, in preparation of visiting Normandy, i am showing this to my 11 year old son. In my opinion this is basic stuff in everyones education. We can learn so much from these men.
The moment he said "I will accept him" melted my heart. What a pure soul he is
The British soldier looks 30 years younger than he is
German soldier: "Now we are friends"
US soldier: " we are more than friends.we are brothers "
That brought tears
He was English
@@adamender9092 he knows English
@Horatio Nelson yes.why?
@Horatio Nelson my bad.i was confused tho.coz US was there in Normandy beach too.so you mean the soldier which I've been thiking US is actually British army?
"He who sheds blood with me will forever be my brother"
"War is young men dying and old men talking." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lol another American
@@lukemcgahanjennings5972 ok
What’s wrong with FDR?
@@lukemcgahanjennings5972 and?
FDR talking about himself
After that long of time since the war ended it shows how far the soldiers have come. How peace brokers with time is almost poetic.
“Don’t go to war, because it doesn’t get you anywhere.” If only we all felt that way. Hopefully one day.
I already think like that😂
Beau Peterson „suppose they gave a war and no one showed up“
Power and greed will always be the issue to stop this from happening
You just quoted it. Most people wont even respond because the quote seems obvious these days. Spoiler alert: Most of us think like that.
We live in an age where every single person has access to near instantaneous communications across the entire world. Thus we hear the majority of what people think about topics such as war. It's no surprise that most people fear or hate the concept when actually pressed into the prospect of them being directly involved. The average person today does not hate the citizens living in a opposing foreign country, they hate the ideals and politicians. Back in the day the average person would only hear about the evil people in the evil enemy country, and so they would be impassioned to go to war. Those days are past.
You hear quotes like "war is in our nature" or "war never changes", but the past four decades have been unlike any other in Human history. It's entirely possible that we have changed our nature and are too cynical to realize it
Beau Peterson I know a tomato president and a 4” tall Korean boy that don’t think like that :(
Did u see the German soldier’s reaction to “we are brothers”. It literally shocked him. Guy was stunned for about 3 seconds. Such forgiveness and rejoice in that one scene.
Yes.
I saw it too.
It really stunned him.
I don't want that generation gone.
So much to admire in them and learn.
My grandfather was a vet of WW2 also.
He was the best influence in my life and a great father figure.
I miss him.
There just aren't people like them anymore.
I don't want to think of them as history.
They had real ideals, bravery, logic, dedication, and wisdom to boot.
Something that is lacked of now.
@@truesoulghost2777 why you typing like your writing a poem
@@tomato9866 maybe he is
@@absolutegamert2889 or maybe he isn't
Or maybe he is
As Niko from GTA IV would say: *"War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other"*
Niko? Have never played GTAIV
That game was riddled with underappreciated lines.
"Life is a game, Mr. Bellic. We may pick the game, but we may not change the rules."
@AleksSDF ight
@@sloth0708 That is so true
@@JostVanWair he was talkiang about the war that followed the fall of yugoslavia i think
It’s good to get these interviews in while we can. They will be invaluable in the future for showing how to overcome differences
“We are friends”
“No, we are brothers”
That hit me, strong man. I respect any Vet. All my respect !
The German dude seems like he's full of energy still cos of the way he speaks and moves his head real quick side to side.
Dude..... He is Germanic
Probably the effects of Scho-Ka-Kola.
Yeah he's german
Incredible how we will be the last to be able to have an eventual occasion with him!
The way the german cant look the other soldier at the eyes says a lot .. from my point of view
I’m only 23 but world war 2 fascinate’s me and have the up most respect for these gentlemen!!(British and German)
At 23 in WW2, you would have been an old guy.
SugarTomAppleRoger yeah, av read stories about boys lying about there age because they were too young to serve
Very good, we need young people like you. We must not forgot what happend. WW2 has my interest also, and i know a lot about it. Its good to tell people what happend
@lee van cleef russia would not have survived without American aid even stalin admitted that
lee van cleef Acting as enemies gets us nowhere, a lot of the British and American people see the brotherhood with Russians. It is a shame our governments do not. We fought together brother.
I love watching old ww1 and ww2 veterans tell their story,cuz no matter how much movies portrait it.their story's are always way more detailed
“Now we are friends, no now we are brothers” enough to make a grown man cry
My father was a German Soldier that fell in Russia in 44. I served in North Africa, Congo and Vietnam, history never changes, we just change sides.
Ich freue mich darüber, dass Sie heute noch leben!
Schön gesprochen!
Having experienced it first hand and losing your father... would you tell your child to also join the military? Genuinely?
@@Shervin86 No, I would discourage it. I did not have this option at the start, drafted in 1959 and served for almost 9 years. It did give me the educational opportunity and eventually great professional freedom.
@@gibbs-13 ich danke dir sehr
"War does not determine who is right. Only who is left."
- Bertrand Russell
Yes
you said it wrong. The actual quote is "In war it doesn't matter whos right, but only who's left"
how about the ppl who are middle? :(
Sorry for my stupidity but can someone explain the meaning of the quote
Itigz 1 Whats left = what's remaining. Total destruction is an outcome of war.
That almost made me bursting with tears. Greatest respect for the brave heart and forgiveness.
Next:
Australians and Emus reunite.
holding back tears... it was so powerful
And turn them into feather hats
The Emus are too tough for that
We just have to remember, the times those brave men spent together
Best one I've seen
"We were enemies, but now we are brothers" We ll should learn from this guys. Bless them.
what time is that part?
@@seannjefferson ending, watch the whole video mate, you wont regret it
4:45
German vet says: we are friends now
Brit vet replies: we are more than that, we are brothers.
What should we learn exactly !
To fight someone and after 75 years you tell him his like your brother ?
*Imagine Hitler and Stalin reuniting in this kind of situation.*
Fist fight in 3.....2.....1
*The fatherland vs the motherland boys and girls!*
@@mauricioaguilar7227 that would be a good domestic violence
Mark Os i mean what domestic violence isn’t good?
The gulag
Bruh
Hearing These Legendary Men speak, Is very Moving.
I feel like the WW2 veterans will be the last humans to know what it truly means to show humanity.
Sad but true
That's not true. There will always be people that will show humanity. Even if they get less and less.
Not long ago an italian priest who was suffering from the corona virus gave away his respirator because there weren't enough and a young man
seemed to not make it. So the priest gave his own single chance to survive to the young man. He died himself but the young man survived.
Those people even exist today, it's just the darkest and most dire situations that give those people the chance to really show what remarkable persons they are.
We are just lucky enough to not face such times for a very long time now.
But they will come again. Sadly.
Then your feelings are pretty arrogant ;d
No. Justicar Tiberius gave a good example, and then you have to remember all the frontline nurses and doctors working tirelessly to battle the virus. There are people out there who show humanity, you just have to look in the right places. :)
The only thing the young generation know today is complain.
dude it’s gonna be sad when there’s no more WWII vets :(
yeah no one can recall WWII as vividly as veterans. i love them. they fight because they love their country. not because they hate their enemy
@MRivenda Yet what did they fight for?
then there's gonna be WW3 vets - us!
@@ameyrathore5583 that means we will be fighting against each other
But we shall honor their contributions with dignity
“Forgive your enemies but never forget their names”- John F Kennedy
Best comment.
Mindblowing comment
@@jaroslavdudas7227 *very poor choice of words*
@@moai6275 😥
@@moai6275 John D Eadneddy
these two veterans are Legendary... Respect!!!
imagine if they time travelled back and actually recognised each other
"oh hi there"
*Shoots each other*
That would be very sad
@@idontgetjokes4614 That made me sad
Realistically, both would likely be killed then because each guys friend would think that they would kill each other and try to save their friend.
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No one will know the fear that went through these soldiers that day. May them all RIP
No, they didn't have fear.
They had fear after the battle, or in the battle when they got their limbs shot of and crying
@@lolkaslolpez4823 Courage is not the lack of fear, but the ability to act in spite of it.
@@gabrielc7861 it reminds me about "courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the knowledge that there's something more important than fear".
I know that fear, when i was 12 i saw a big spider on a wall.
Its not fear, its HORRORS
"I will accept him."
Something our generation needs to learn to do
Now some anti-fa fuckhead try and beat him up.
Our generation? Millennials and Gen Zs are the most inclusive generations so far
Unless you're referring to another generation?
Actually, people need to learn to accept that isn't everyone who agrees with then.
@@pixy8897 uhh what?
Thats cool but nobody asked
“We are more than friends, we are brothers” and queue tears 😭
Next: Australians meet Emus
Toilet paper meet Australian
Underrated
Republic Commando lol, dis guy.
Savage 😂
Republic Commando I can’t believe that we lost to fucking emus
They weren't enemies until their respective leaders told them they were.
This sounds like The Boss words in Metal Gear 3
@@adrielzzz3148 !
Idk man, I'm pretty sure the ideologies of Naziism and liberty can't coexist and are naturally opposed to one another.
@@mr.s9783 not all German's were Nazis tho. Alot of them had to fight for their country with no choice.
@@sarina3081 Exactly. Many were forced to fight for their country regardless of Hitler's ideologies. They feared for their lives had they declined to join the army. You couldn't say No and go about your business back then.
"Sorry for almost shooting you... I am a good guy now."
"Okay, I believe you"
A just a pancake reference here?
@@RaverRacer Have you tried subscribing to Just a Pancake?
@@KevinEontrainer381 Darkness within darkness awaits you!
@@JesterSpecter That is not very epic
No.
My grandpa was a soldier in WW2 and lived happily until 100,5 yrs old ❤ he was my bestfriend 😊
I was shocked when they immediately attacked each other with their walkers.
And to think they both still fit in their uniforms, and still had them on under their clothing. Guess War never changes.
Timestamp?
Wandering Eclipse it’s not really in the video. Reference to Family Guy
Austin Huber that’s hilarious but disrespectful :P
@@WanderingEclipse wooooooosh
This deserves much more recognition than it’s actually had
I agree
In 70 years I get to tell my future generation about the time we got stuck in quarantine and did absolutely nothing. lol
If by nothing you mean keeping people safely away from us than sure.
Sara3346 Bruh, relax 😂
*Because that's what heroes do*
@@Sara3346 Oh come on, you don't mean to tell you're grand kids "Back in the twenties, I... I helped my country... by staying indoors." Absolutely not XD, you'll be saying "I remember that disease from the twenties, horrible thing that was"
Hahaha same here lololo😂
Remarkable gentlemen, fighting for their country and families. The greatest generation lives on in hearts and mind forever.