I love this video's tone when showing the French. People assume since the French surrendered and were wimps but they would not and did not go down without a fight. I always love reading about the French Troops that came back to liberate their homeland from Germany, such patriotism and perseverance makes me smile.
What made me smile was learning of the Operation Squabble (on this very channel), where a lone British Beaufighter crew flew a dangerous, daring mission... to give hope to the French in occupied Paris. 🙂
@@dark-zm9dc ils étaient*. Le gouvernement d’époque, français comme britannique, était vraiment composé d’idiots incompétents, se disants qu’ils avaient gagné la guerre et que rien ne pouvait arriver.
@@hansla8608 they are slow to adapt heavy tank, not until they encountered T-34 and KVs that the Germans finally realise they need better tanks, although they just over engineered it. Guderian and Some Marshalls, suggest that Panther Tanks and Panzer IV long Barrel are enough but Hitler insist on something outrageous so the Tiger Tank is born.
If you ever feel overwhelmed, remember that the commanders on Char B1s had to load/fire the 47mm gun and give orders to the Driver/75mm Gunner, 75mm Loader and Radio Operator and still managed to be extremely effective in combat.
@@gabutman6144 That was only part of it. The Germans had better communication between units and used their tanks better than the French in most situations. It's not that French tanks were bad, they were just outmaneuvered completely by the Germans.
I might be wrong but didn't french tanks have no radios? They were meant to communicate with eachother by waving flags from the top hatch, which is kind of hard when you are getting shot at.
@@justahamsterthatcodes yes they were, with the exception of the char b1 that does have radio but what's the point of that if you unable to communicate with other tanks that doesn't even have one in the first place
One can only imagine how different the battle of France would have been if instead of spreading the tanks out over the entire frontline, they would have formed more armored battalions to be able to repell the German war machine.
It might have turned into a great victory, had the French Armee de Le Aire had gotten their American deliveries of fighters and attack bombers a half year earlier.
@@jinglejangle3287 organisation and strategy was on their side, but if the frneh hadn't overly relied on the maginot it may not have been such a success
@@jinglejangle3287 - France had 100 divisions in active service...but they were not placed right. Nobody thought the Maginot line was penetrable and nobody thought armored vehicles could transit the Ardennes. Plus, as mentioned, de Gaulle's recommendations for the use of tanks were ignored. If France and the British Expeditionary Force had attacked early on, Germany would have likely sued for peace in the west. At the beginning of WWII in Europe, the Luftwaffe would have struggled against the combined Air Forces of the British Empire and France.
Thanks Yarn for giving me an opportunity to talk about Billotte's crazy life: Son of a WW1 veteran and General, his father was one of 13 generals to die in 1940, some days after his rampage in Stonne. He got badly injured during the battle of France and went into captivity. He escaped and joined the USSR where he was held captive until Barbarossa when he became Free France's ambassador in Moscow. He joined the prestigious 2e DB and was among the first men to enter Paris in 1944. After the war he became minister in France and helped shaping the country in the worshipping of the resistance. He also was one of few to politically contest the use of torture in Algeria and was almost one of the only leftists in the government. He even was France's represent in NATO...
@@SCLHP666 it happened during WW1 too. British had 100k soldier, Francec had millions. And first 2 months of WW1 were the most deadly of all the war. No one was confident for WW2, except hitler
@@SCLHP666 that what happen when you're brave, and not coward at the first shot to beg for artillery support. That what happen when you wage war and not just invasion, that what happen when you are ready to do what has to be done even If it mean fight at 9 against 2000 juste to allow someone to live one more day
Exactly the French army contrary to internet memes were very brave and put up a hell of a fight (Without the French holding the line at Dunkerque the British would’ve never been able to evacuate their army.) The high command leadership let them down and refused to modernized their tactics.
Every ww2 history channel documentary be like: Hitler - French bad - T-34 very good (we won't mention KV) - Tiger and Panther - Better T-34 - Maus - P1000 Ratte - END
The day After Billotte's success, another B1 bis nicknamed "Riquewihr" went towards Stonne. The german soldiers were hidden into the ditch, so the driver put his caterpillar in, and drove forward. When the soldiers inside the village saw the blood painted tank they fled, thus leaving the village for the french army. Two times a single french tank managed to liberate an entire village.
@@scootergrant8683 BFVK 1551718 is saying much much bullsh*t, everytime I spoke with him he said bullsh*t like B1 bis was a sh*tty tank or that the battle of Bir-Hakeim wasn't important (which of course wasn't true and historians are clearly saying the opposite). These two times, I destroyed him with historical sources and facts then, he blocked me after saying "play World of Tanks and you'll know that I'm right" he's an idiot. Don't believe what he says, most of the time, it's bullsh*t.
People always say this channel has quality over quantity but all I see is a fine balance between both. Since the videos aren't that far apart yet still AMAZINGLY good.
This is our curse pretty much. Our leaders back then were old folks who believed it was still WW1 and bickered between one another while the german war machine advanced.
This is a direct quote from Hitler after 1,700 french forces defeated 30,000 strong German and Italian divisions in Libya: “You heard what Koch just said. Bir Hakeim is new evidence of the thesis I always defended: the French are, after us, the best soldiers in Europe. Even with its current birth rate, France will always be able to field a hundred divisions. After the war, we will absolutely have to build a coalition which may contain a country capable of military exploits such as Bir Hakeim wich stun the world”
Ridiculously bad. The Phony War was a huge missed opportunity that resulted in the entire WW2 we ended up having. The French could have advanced straight into Germany while they were busy in Poland. But they didn't. And they ignored Gaulle's warnings about the importance of tanks, thus losing to inferior Panzer 1's because of their sheer numbers and speed.
that and not having radios in every tank, and only one person in the turret which was the tank commander : aiming, firing, reloading, leading the tank, spotting the ennemy and generally being responsible for the tank's awereness. If he was tank squad leader he'd also have to take tactical decisions, man the radio (if there was one) or wave the tiny flags out of the back of the turret to signals the following tanks the orders.
There is an other b1 bis famous for the battle of Stonne. The B1 bis called "Riquewihr" but mostly known as "the butcher of Stonne". It was nicknamed like that because when it arrived at the entrance Stonne, german soldiers were waiting for him in the ditch along the road. Since, it was impossible to shoot them, Lieutnant Doumercq decided to put the tracks in the ditch and ran over the soldiers. When it entered Stonne, the tracks were covered with blood and guts.
It's a shame how cruel history has been. At the beginning of the war the French had some of the best tanks in the world, and when the M4 Sherman first came out it was one of the best tanks in the world, but history says the French were weak and useless, and the Sherman was a death trap. Neither could be farther from the truth. The other thing that modern-day Americans have forgotten is that if it wasn't for the French, there wouldn't be a United States of America. You should really look into the hardships the French volunteered to take on in order to help us defeat the British. It's shameful how we have forgotten them as our original ally.
I always viewed WW1 as an interest payment from.us to France for USA I dependence. WW2 we paid off the balance due. Remember when came to help France during their revolution the USA pussed out hard.
Stonne was a bloody battle, and the Eure was not the only Char B1 getting fame: Another, led by Lt. Doumercq, got famous when the commander met an infantry column and ran over them, the tank tracks turning red and triggering panic and routing among the remaining german forces present that day. A panzer III also did a number on french tanks at some point, but I don't remember its name. As for the Eure, when it got back to base, the repair crew counted 140 shell impacts on the tank, none penetrating. Other Char B1 were not that lucky however, as at short distance the armor is insuffisiant to stop AP shells.
En complément le récit par Billotte lui-même : "" Il est presque 6 heures du matin, ce 16 mai 1940. L’opération de contre-attaque se déroule pour reprendre le village de Stonne. Les fantassins du 3e bataillon du 51e régiment d’infanterie suivent les chars. La troupe progresse d’ouest en est. Billotte dirige son char lourd B1 bis « l’Eure » (No 337, en tête de sa compagnie. À bord, quatre hommes forment l’équipage normal du char. Le conducteur René Durupt, tient les commandes. Comme il convient sur ce type de char, celui-ci est aussi pointeur et tireur du canon de 75 mm ainsi que tireur à la mitrailleuse basse. Pour sa part, la tourelle est armée d’un canon de 47 mm SA 35 et d’une seconde mitrailleuse (les 2 mitrailleuses sont des Châtellerault M, 7,5 mm). Cette opération offensive prend de court les hommes du régiment d’élite « Grossdeutschland » et de la 10e panzerdivision présents à Stonne. Le char surgit dans le village par son extrémité ouest, à travers les herbes. Crevant les grillages des jardins, il rattrape la route devant l’église. Il tourne sur sa gauche pour suivre la route principale lorsqu’il se trouve face à face avec une colonne de blindés ennemis à 50 mètres devant lui. La route légèrement descendante et la hauteur de son char lui donnent l’avantage d’une certaine élévation. Il peut voir l’ensemble des engins de la colonne répartie en deux rangs, car certains sont placés sur la partie droite de la route quand les autres utilisent dans le même sens sa partie gauche. L’ennemi se trouve de face, un Panzer IV en première ligne. Cet ensemble de chars est immobilisé, la plupart des soldats allemands étant occupés au pillage des maisons du village ; ce point nous fut précisé par le pilote de char Guy Loizillon, (41e BCC, char « Villers-Marmery », No 374). Heureusement, le blindage du char B1 bis, en alliage spécial d’acier-chrome-molybdène-cadmium est très épais, supérieur à celui des chars ennemis. Son blindage atteint 60 mm Sous une pluie nourrie de projectiles (cent quarante impacts) son épiscope détruit, et utilisant les seules fentes de visées, le char B1 bis fonce droit devant. Billotte ordonne à Durupt, son pilote : « Tu prends les pairs, je prends les impairs ; ». Le pilote oriente correctement le char et fait feu. Billotte utilise son canon et sa mitrailleuse sous tourelle : un obus perforant d’engagé dans le canon, il ouvre le feu. Tous deux tirent immédiatement à vue sans aucun réglage et neutralisent les uns après les autres les treize chars allemands. Billotte précise (« Le temps des armes », P. Billotte) : « En une dizaine de minutes, les chars de tête de la colonne ennemie se taisent à tour de rôle ; je vois fuir les chars de queue... » Au passage il détruit encore des pièces antichars des mitrailleuses et de nombreux fantassins ennemis. Poursuivant en avant, il traverse le village. Après deux cents mètres de ligne droite, il suit le virage à gauche et continue dans la pente donnant vers les Huttes d’Ogny au loin. Cent mètres à peine, puis les tankistes s’aperçoivent que d’importantes troupes ennemies sont massées dans la plaine en contrebas. Le char « l’Eure » fait alors demi-tour et remonte à Stonne qu’il retraverse totalement dans l’autre sens. Après tant d’émotions, son équipage, réalise à la vue des épaves l’ampleur de l’exploit qu’il vient d’accomplir. »
Décidément après la ligne maginot après les 9 soldats français contres 3000 italiens et également Dunkerque et maintenant ça j'arrive à croire que le général allemand avait raison le soldat français et l'un des meilleurs du monde... ont ces faits humilié et pourtant même la on n'ai héroïque les américains et les anglais devrait prendre de la graine au lieu de nous traité de lâche.
It depends because the endamin another B1 came back and destroyed several pz but is not known. There is a battle where 1B1 fired all of its shells so 160 and all its bullets so 3000. And rather than leaving after destroying several dozen panzers and cannons, Rolled on the infantry which was hidden in sliced and killed 50 people. It was after 5 hours that the Germans brought back an 8.8 and told him to destroy the engine. There are plenty of stories like that that are not known. this tank etiat too funny
This thing was a monster for early-war German Panzer 1's, Panzer 2's, and Panzer 3's (and even the short-barreled Panzer 4's) to face. If France had more of them and/or used them more effectively Germany would have lost in 1940.
@@ennui9745 I highly doubt since Luftwaffe had clear control of skies and Germans had 88mm Flak guns that could punch through any tank at the time like butter.
Great to hear about this. Reminiscent of Tiger Tank ace Michael Wittmann when he took out an entire British armored column in Villers-Bocage in 1944. The French get a lot of crap about dropping their guns and running away, but people have to know how brutally they suffered in WWI at Verdun, and other battles. In 1940, it wasn't the french soldier's fault they were being led by 80-year old generals who used WWI tactics like bayonet charges to fight a modern Blitzkrieg war that employed tanks. Most of their high ranking officers were miles behind the fast moving front, and took hours or days to make decisions, while most of the German generals like Rommel rode up front with his troops. When led by competent officers they French soldier could fight as good as anyone. The French held up Rommel's offensive in North Africa for several days with a stubborn defense at Bir Hakim. So its great to see this French tanker prove they could fight well and successfully when given the opportunity .
Dunkirk evacuation miracle was made possible by the French army fighting under impossible conditions. They saved the Brits from total anihilation. The battle at Bir Hakeim was similar.
@@jean-louislalonde6070 And the survivors of the Belgian army, as a Frenchman, I do not forget the bravery of the Belgian soldiers who stood up with the French soldiers at Dunkirk to gain time.
@@ryansecorde7138 so did everybody else at the onset of the war. But mobility and speed make for a hungry beast; it runs out of steam, if you don't keep it fed.
@@notalemon2899 Americans, Canadians, Biritsh, that never had a world war front fought on their soil while France shares a direct border with the main antagonist of both world wars : You guys hiding?
@@parodyclip36 as soon as Britain declared war Canada came to help also fun fact during ww1 Canadians never captured a single German instead they would kill them on the spot but they changed the policy I think during the Geneva convention
The Char B’s hull cannon was never meant as an anti-tank gun, it was an anti-fortification weapon. The upper cannon was meant as a defence against tanks, so it’s the other way around.
Yep. The 47mm turret mounted gun was a high velocity antitank gun , and the 75mm hull gun was a howitzer meant to fire high explosive shells. It was still enough to dismantle a Panzer III at close range.
@@lephaytheo3098 Even APHE didn't help out much since the gun was very low velocity and, worse, fixed to the hull. It was nearly impossible to properly aim at and hit moving targets
@joaogomes9405 it was low velocity but hadn't that much of a lower penetration (around 70mm for the 47mm and around 65mm for the 75mm) and for moving target I would argue that hiting a moving target is realy hard alltogether. And that at 50m the hull rotation speed was able to get a good enough Travers speed and since the guner of the 75mm was also the driver he could relatively effectively aim
The French don't get near enough credit for their tank development. They've really churned out some of the best and most aesthetically pleasing looking tanks.
*Cue my mandatory comment on the increasingly excellent production value of Yarnhub videos* Not just the animation, everything improves with every episode and it's unbelievable. Is this channel ever gonna plateau? Why aren't we at 1 million yet!! People say that Yarnhub is an example of quality over quantity but in reality, a weekly schedule suggest that this channel is a _large quantity of high-quality property... hippity hoppity_ Thx Yarnhub
Hello everyone. Never forget that it was the French who invented and created the first real tank and alone ancestor of all current tanks: The RENAULT FT17 put into service in 1917, with its mobile turret, its crossing possibilities and its engine technology, crew, cannon and tracks. On the ground the Renault FT17 is the real winner of WW1! The French produced thousands of them between 1916 and the end of WW1 in 1918, which they launched by the hundreds on the battlefields in front of their infantry to cut into pieces the German and Austrian lines. The German newspapers spoke of "The fear of the tanks" to explain the defeat of Germany. Moreover, the US army arriving in 1918 bought hundreds of Renault FT17 tanks and was inspired by them for its first real US tank. The so-called tanks before the Renault FT17, the French Saint-Chamond and Schneider, the English Mark? They were not real tanks but guns mounted on tracks and surrounded by metal plates. In 1940 The French simply had the best medium and heavy tanks in the world! It's just that they didn't have enough, France having prepared far too late for the new war against the fascist dictatorships, however inevitable given their aggressiveness (it reminds us of today's free Europe threatened again by the facists Russians and their megalomaniac mafioso dictator from another time) because of major internal social problems and strong pacifist fundamentalist lobbying... And especially the French staff was very badly inspired, leaving its tanks in small unit in support of the infantry, instead of grouping them like the Germans in large armored regiments in strategic link with the modern bombing planes of its Air Forcer (which France also lacked :p)... If, as in WW1, the French had prepared in time for WW2 and therefore the French and British allies had been able to contain the lightning attack of the Germans in June 1940, and therefore France remained a free country and fought like in WW1 until the end with all its means, I would have loved to see the French tanks in 1945! In my opinion the French tanks in 1945 would have been monsters largely at the level, and undoubtedly better, than the German Tigers and the best Soviet tanks...
I love hearing of the French in WWII and their will to fight, though its usually overshadowed by the ever comical "Hehe france flag is white like surrender flag". I hope to see a bit more about France and the fight they kept up for the years of the war
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When the initiative and nerve of one man made a difference. A pivotal turning point in his life gaining him notice for advancement opportunities. Among other experiences he became France's Minister of Defense 1955-1956. A very informative video.
I would like to add a few details about Pierre Billotte's incredible career: Captain Pierre Billotte was wounded and taken prisoner on 12 June 1940. He escaped from the prison camp on 1 February 1941 and managed to reach the USSR (where he was interned because the USSR and Germany were not at war at the time). After 22 June 1941, Billotte became a Free French representative in Moscow. He was then appointed General de Gaulle's Chief of Staff and Secretary to the French National Defence Committee in London. In August 1944, Colonel Billotte landed in Normandy with General Leclerc's 2nd French armoured division and took part in the liberation of Paris (he convinced German General Dietrich von Choltitz to spare Paris). At the end of the war, Billotte was a general and commanded a French infantry division. He was one of France's representatives at the UN in 1946. After leaving the army, he became a member of parliament and then minister of Defence in the 1950s, and mayor in the 1960s and 1970s. In politics, he supported a rapprochement between the United States and Western Europe (Atlanticism) and was in favour of French Algeria, while denouncing t.orture during the Algerian War (1954-1962). Pierre Billotte died in 1992.
I've watched Military History Visualized's video on this, so i know. It's good to see it again. 1:01 Billotte riding on Char B1 bis looks like a badass.
@@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025 Ah yes, a stolen comment, because I knew there was someone who commented the same thing and I already check and he has 200+ likes, so what?
Someone out there has a video on a kv1 with 22 kills in one battle, and yes it's animated Btw the kv1/kv2 should never lose to the garbage tanks it typically faced
@eqw alle I mean if they get that many kills they probably would earn my respect . To put it to perspective, an allied soldier burying a Nazi Soldier, it’s usually something they did in battle The KV2 probably did
@@APersonOnTH-camX Burying after battle may be a thing. I think esp americans had especial burying detail, so it wasnt no big deal. But there are at least several examples when the germans buryied allied KIA with full military honors, and a nice grave with that. "Here is buried an unknown english leutenant fighter pilot"
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I was waiting for you to talk about Stonne! You should also have talked about Stonne's Butcher but it is not very family friendly, so i'll tell the story : After the battle the germans came back in the night and dug trenches to avoid being shot by tanks. a second B1 came the next day and when it saw it couldn't shoot the germans, it did something awful : It buried it's tracks in the trenches and reduced the german soldiers to mash. When the other soldiers saw the blood covered tank they shat themselves and ran away!
Incompetent leadership plus underbuilt armor force does that. French had better tanks but too few of them in comparison plus no will at large to fight it out. Had they had a couple thoudand char 1s and generals with balls plus a people willing to fight. Germany would have been bigged down in France.
as a guy who had played WoT this hurts.... t4 is a pain but at least I killed people in THE char B1 bis and char B1 ter oh and I got 10 kill... artillery is a pain
Some little correction : The 75mm hull gun is considered to be a low velocity anti bunker weapon (with APHE "munition de rupture" originaly concieved for anti fortification role) while the 47mm turreted gun is the one that was doctrinaly tasked with AT role.
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Yarnhub has done it again. Bringing back to life another episode of the war that changed the world a second time. I was shouting "F*cking A!" before we reached the two and a half minute mark. Excellent work! Kudo's!
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Yup
Thanks for the heart man
yep
Im sick of this kind of comments
Yes it is
When you see a German backwards cycling down a ramp, you know the video’ll be good
Good to see Hanz is back with his stunts
Lol
hanz hör auf mit dem fahrrad zu spielen
Indeed.
They only post about 1 vid per week but the quality is getting better by every vid
I love this video's tone when showing the French. People assume since the French surrendered and were wimps but they would not and did not go down without a fight.
I always love reading about the French Troops that came back to liberate their homeland from Germany, such patriotism and perseverance makes me smile.
What made me smile was learning of the Operation Squabble (on this very channel), where a lone British Beaufighter crew flew a dangerous, daring mission... to give hope to the French in occupied Paris. 🙂
We very love our country but our government is very bad in strategy and they lost war and the French people are considering to a big band of loose...
My father was in the BEF, at Dunkirk, fought alongside the French in North Africa - he had nothing but respect for them.
@@dark-zm9dc ils étaient*.
Le gouvernement d’époque, français comme britannique, était vraiment composé d’idiots incompétents, se disants qu’ils avaient gagné la guerre et que rien ne pouvait arriver.
@@charakiga oui malheureusement si ont avait un gouvernement moin c*n et des stratégies à jour ont ne passeraient pas pour des lâches faibles
0:45 A rare sight of hans high on pervitin and riding a bicycle backwards down a plank
Swagger
Thats weird i know he should get heavy injured.
Hans is too lazy to think that a Char B1 is gonna destroy ZE PANZER
lol
hanz hör auf mit dem fahrrad zu spielen
0:45 are we gonna ignore that hans cycled down in a reverse direction
i dont see aything wrong
I see him its the first tricks lol
This is perfectly normal what are you talking about
i think it’s a easter egg.....
maybe to E.T. idk.
Hes just having a little fun
I can't imagine how the Germans were terrified to see a single French tank destroying their whole company
Quite. Likely part of what spurred them to develop bigger and better guns and armor on theirs.
@@hansla8608 they are slow to adapt heavy tank, not until they encountered T-34 and KVs that the Germans finally realise they need better tanks, although they just over engineered it. Guderian and Some Marshalls, suggest that Panther Tanks and Panzer IV long Barrel are enough but Hitler insist on something outrageous so the Tiger Tank is born.
@@razorsharpview9090 and outrageous it was.
@@razorsharpview9090 well most t34 where destroyed by short 50mm panzer 3 ... Very poor quality armor
@@intselec2184 I don't thing so.Most got destroyed by stukas or 88mm cannon
If you ever feel overwhelmed, remember that the commanders on Char B1s had to load/fire the 47mm gun and give orders to the Driver/75mm Gunner, 75mm Loader and Radio Operator and still managed to be extremely effective in combat.
I'd really like to know how it worked in reality. Seems like impossible task for commander to do all that. Same goes for many other tanks.
This poor configuration of the crew is also why the France tanks was so bad at dealing with the Panzer divisions
@@gabutman6144 That was only part of it. The Germans had better communication between units and used their tanks better than the French in most situations. It's not that French tanks were bad, they were just outmaneuvered completely by the Germans.
I might be wrong but didn't french tanks have no radios? They were meant to communicate with eachother by waving flags from the top hatch, which is kind of hard when you are getting shot at.
@@justahamsterthatcodes yes they were, with the exception of the char b1 that does have radio but what's the point of that if you unable to communicate with other tanks that doesn't even have one in the first place
the most impressive part is he resisted making a single war thunder reference
2:48
Hey
@@Scazoid yep
funny how I got a war thunder ad before the video
@@tylerkim1554 funny right?
@@Scazoid eh, theres several movies that have the exact same scene too. its not like warthunder invented this trope
One can only imagine how different the battle of France would have been if instead of spreading the tanks out over the entire frontline, they would have formed more armored battalions to be able to repell the German war machine.
It might have turned into a great victory, had the French Armee de Le Aire had gotten their American deliveries of fighters and attack bombers a half year earlier.
No one listened to De Gaulle in the 30' about the use of the armor, the disaster was clearly evitable.
German tactics were innovative and their training superior, in fact they managed to win even with inferior tanks.
@@jinglejangle3287 organisation and strategy was on their side, but if the frneh hadn't overly relied on the maginot it may not have been such a success
@@jinglejangle3287 - France had 100 divisions in active service...but they were not placed right. Nobody thought the Maginot line was penetrable and nobody thought armored vehicles could transit the Ardennes. Plus, as mentioned, de Gaulle's recommendations for the use of tanks were ignored. If France and the British Expeditionary Force had attacked early on, Germany would have likely sued for peace in the west. At the beginning of WWII in Europe, the Luftwaffe would have struggled against the combined Air Forces of the British Empire and France.
2:49 nobody gonna talk about the war thunder trailer "victory is ours" reference
Ah, no wonder it looked familiar..
Good eye!
we have the same pic
@@troylayton744 ey
I recognised it!
Thanks Yarn for giving me an opportunity to talk about Billotte's crazy life: Son of a WW1 veteran and General, his father was one of 13 generals to die in 1940, some days after his rampage in Stonne. He got badly injured during the battle of France and went into captivity. He escaped and joined the USSR where he was held captive until Barbarossa when he became Free France's ambassador in Moscow. He joined the prestigious 2e DB and was among the first men to enter Paris in 1944. After the war he became minister in France and helped shaping the country in the worshipping of the resistance. He also was one of few to politically contest the use of torture in Algeria and was almost one of the only leftists in the government. He even was France's represent in NATO...
What a life this lad had
Thanks for posting more on this amazing guy
This guy is a legend.
chad
What a mad lad
It is good to see videos that show that the French army could and did fight, and fight hard.
in WW2 french army had more casualty than Americans on the western front
@@zzaronn that's what happened when you get overconfident.
@@SCLHP666 it happened during WW1 too. British had 100k soldier, Francec had millions. And first 2 months of WW1 were the most deadly of all the war.
No one was confident for WW2, except hitler
@@SCLHP666 that what happen when you're brave, and not coward at the first shot to beg for artillery support.
That what happen when you wage war and not just invasion, that what happen when you are ready to do what has to be done even If it mean fight at 9 against 2000 juste to allow someone to live one more day
Exactly the French army contrary to internet memes were very brave and put up a hell of a fight (Without the French holding the line at Dunkerque the British would’ve never been able to evacuate their army.)
The high command leadership let them down and refused to modernized their tactics.
2:54 that just goes to show the evolution of the animation of this channel
I love the reference to the Victory is Ours video from War Thunder
@@kungphu7680 it was pretty good
@@kungphu7680 I KNEW IT LOOKED FAMILIAR
Is anyone else amazed by the amount of quality history content on TH-cam? Especially when compared to growing up with the history channel?
Despite TH-cam's censorship
History channel is an embarrassment
And it's more impartial. You don't get as much of the chest thumping about how my country was better/more important than yours bs.
Yes
Every ww2 history channel documentary be like: Hitler - French bad - T-34 very good (we won't mention KV) - Tiger and Panther - Better T-34 - Maus - P1000 Ratte - END
Salute to the French tank master, Captain Billote !!!!
Rest in peace !!!!
The day After Billotte's success, another B1 bis nicknamed "Riquewihr" went towards Stonne. The german soldiers were hidden into the ditch, so the driver put his caterpillar in, and drove forward. When the soldiers inside the village saw the blood painted tank they fled, thus leaving the village for the french army. Two times a single french tank managed to liberate an entire village.
"Le Boucher de Stonne" one of my favorite war stories.
Thank you both David and BFVK 1551718 for these amazing war recounts. Merci à tous.
@@scootergrant8683 BFVK 1551718 is saying much much bullsh*t, everytime I spoke with him he said bullsh*t like B1 bis was a sh*tty tank or that the battle of Bir-Hakeim wasn't important (which of course wasn't true and historians are clearly saying the opposite). These two times, I destroyed him with historical sources and facts then, he blocked me after saying "play World of Tanks and you'll know that I'm right" he's an idiot. Don't believe what he says, most of the time, it's bullsh*t.
Commander there is B1 bis in front of us
* Panzerlied stops *
B1 bis more like B1 bias
German officer: just go around it
*Erika starts playing*
@@phamanhtai2824 more like take some pervitin and ignore pain and fear!
@@phamanhtai2824 but that change nothing
@@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361 Yes, it does. Char b1 has one significant weakspot on left side which even 37mm can penetrate.
When you tell a french kid his tank is ugly
Then he starts ruining your squad
I think it’s a beautiful tank
Char b like a melody in my head
Well, *FUCK*
This tank is not ugly >:(
At least this tank still looks miles better than the Russian ugly T-28 (similar heavy tall tank hence the comparison)
People always say this channel has quality over quantity but all I see is a fine balance between both. Since the videos aren't that far apart yet still AMAZINGLY good.
I also appreciate the closed captions and how the background music doesn't overwhelm the voice narration like how some other history channels do.
Let's Not Forget The Easter Eggs: *Hanz Rolling Down a Ramp Backwards and The Heroic Fritz Diving In His Tank*
This is the only channel who prefers quality over quantity
Yup
And they still manage to upload every week.
Mustard is also quality over quantity, but this has quantity too! :D
This comment reminds me of kurzgesagt
Bro, What about Mustard?
Panzer company : Nooo you were suppose to surrender
Char B1 : Haha little panzer go boom
"we didn't even scratch them"
"Ricochet"
"That one bounce"
"we didn't penetrate their armor"
"we're done for get out"
Edit: My god the reply
WoT spotted
Certified wot moment
War Thunder is better
War thunder master race boooiiiii
@@davidkq5872 i think every game is good, they have their own advantages :) 👌
13 kills in a day?
Now that’s tanking.
That’s french bias
Zinoviy Kolobanov
*Slavic laughing*
No, that's battle rating of 2.3 in warthunder
Thats called broken, pls nerf
-War thunder player, maybe
Dude got so much silver lions and research points
There is that meme of the French waving the white flag due to WW2. The thing is, if I recall correctly, France had good soldiers, but bad leadership.
This is our curse pretty much. Our leaders back then were old folks who believed it was still WW1 and bickered between one another while the german war machine advanced.
This is a direct quote from Hitler after 1,700 french forces defeated 30,000 strong German and Italian divisions in Libya: “You heard what Koch just said. Bir Hakeim is new evidence of the thesis I always defended: the French are, after us, the best soldiers in Europe. Even with its current birth rate, France will always be able to field a hundred divisions. After the war, we will absolutely have to build a coalition which may contain a country capable of military exploits such as Bir Hakeim wich stun the world”
Ridiculously bad. The Phony War was a huge missed opportunity that resulted in the entire WW2 we ended up having. The French could have advanced straight into Germany while they were busy in Poland. But they didn't. And they ignored Gaulle's warnings about the importance of tanks, thus losing to inferior Panzer 1's because of their sheer numbers and speed.
French and British
that and not having radios in every tank, and only one person in the turret which was the tank commander : aiming, firing, reloading, leading the tank, spotting the ennemy and generally being responsible for the tank's awereness. If he was tank squad leader he'd also have to take tactical decisions, man the radio (if there was one) or wave the tiny flags out of the back of the turret to signals the following tanks the orders.
There is an other b1 bis famous for the battle of Stonne. The B1 bis called "Riquewihr" but mostly known as "the butcher of Stonne". It was nicknamed like that because when it arrived at the entrance Stonne, german soldiers were waiting for him in the ditch along the road. Since, it was impossible to shoot them, Lieutnant Doumercq decided to put the tracks in the ditch and ran over the soldiers. When it entered Stonne, the tracks were covered with blood and guts.
Oh god that sounds horrifying but thanks for sharing!
Nazi tanks did the same thing to Allied troops in fox holes.
Every tank did that to enemy soldiers. Not just the Germans.
@@ArcticWolf00Alpha0 This is true, but it is still horrifying to picture.
brutalllllllllll
that primer ignition animation is just...breathtaking
It's a shame how cruel history has been.
At the beginning of the war the French had some of the best tanks in the world, and when the M4 Sherman first came out it was one of the best tanks in the world, but history says the French were weak and useless, and the Sherman was a death trap. Neither could be farther from the truth.
The other thing that modern-day Americans have forgotten is that if it wasn't for the French, there wouldn't be a United States of America.
You should really look into the hardships the French volunteered to take on in order to help us defeat the British. It's shameful how we have forgotten them as our original ally.
Well said dude. Greetings from here in France.
Oi I'm British and that never actually happened plus do u want a baguette and tea
W
merci
I always viewed WW1 as an interest payment from.us to France for USA I dependence. WW2 we paid off the balance due. Remember when came to help France during their revolution the USA pussed out hard.
You guys went from 2d cardboard blobs to full on pro animators. Amazing.
The cat stays the same
Last time I was this early, the maginot line was still an effective border between France and Germany
Wow
Last time I was this early, the first cavemen fought against each other
last time i was this early, this joke wasnt overused
(/s)
Last time I was this early Earth was still an Fire ball
It always was why do you think the germans used the ardennes
Stonne was a bloody battle, and the Eure was not the only Char B1 getting fame:
Another, led by Lt. Doumercq, got famous when the commander met an infantry column and ran over them, the tank tracks turning red and triggering panic and routing among the remaining german forces present that day.
A panzer III also did a number on french tanks at some point, but I don't remember its name.
As for the Eure, when it got back to base, the repair crew counted 140 shell impacts on the tank, none penetrating. Other Char B1 were not that lucky however, as at short distance the armor is insuffisiant to stop AP shells.
Panzer Company: You're surrounded!
Char B1: I like those odds.
the German tigers know the feeling
good, now we can fire at every directions
Forth and fear no darkness.
Imagine the Armchair historian and Yarnhub do a collab both of their animations are amazing
Agreed laddie....
En complément le récit par Billotte lui-même :
"" Il est presque 6 heures du matin, ce 16 mai 1940. L’opération de contre-attaque se déroule pour reprendre le
village de Stonne. Les fantassins du 3e bataillon du 51e régiment d’infanterie suivent les chars. La troupe progresse
d’ouest en est. Billotte dirige son char lourd B1 bis « l’Eure » (No 337, en tête de sa compagnie. À bord, quatre
hommes forment l’équipage normal du char. Le conducteur René Durupt, tient les commandes. Comme il convient
sur ce type de char, celui-ci est aussi pointeur et tireur du canon de 75 mm ainsi que tireur à la mitrailleuse basse.
Pour sa part, la tourelle est armée d’un canon de 47 mm SA 35 et d’une seconde mitrailleuse (les 2 mitrailleuses sont
des Châtellerault M, 7,5 mm).
Cette opération offensive prend de court les hommes du régiment d’élite « Grossdeutschland » et de la 10e
panzerdivision présents à Stonne. Le char surgit dans le village par son extrémité ouest, à travers les herbes. Crevant
les grillages des jardins, il rattrape la route devant l’église. Il tourne sur sa gauche pour suivre la route principale
lorsqu’il se trouve face à face avec une colonne de blindés ennemis à 50 mètres devant lui. La route légèrement
descendante et la hauteur de son char lui donnent l’avantage d’une certaine élévation. Il peut voir l’ensemble des
engins de la colonne répartie en deux rangs, car certains sont placés sur la partie droite de la route quand les autres
utilisent dans le même sens sa partie gauche. L’ennemi se trouve de face, un Panzer IV en première ligne.
Cet ensemble de chars est immobilisé, la plupart des soldats allemands étant occupés au pillage des maisons
du village ; ce point nous fut précisé par le pilote de char Guy Loizillon, (41e BCC, char « Villers-Marmery », No
374). Heureusement, le blindage du char B1 bis, en alliage spécial d’acier-chrome-molybdène-cadmium est très
épais, supérieur à celui des chars ennemis. Son blindage atteint 60 mm Sous une pluie nourrie de projectiles (cent
quarante impacts) son épiscope détruit, et utilisant les seules fentes de visées, le char B1 bis fonce droit devant.
Billotte ordonne à Durupt, son pilote : « Tu prends les pairs, je prends les impairs ; ». Le pilote oriente correctement
le char et fait feu. Billotte utilise son canon et sa mitrailleuse sous tourelle : un obus perforant d’engagé dans le
canon, il ouvre le feu. Tous deux tirent immédiatement à vue sans aucun réglage et neutralisent les uns après les
autres les treize chars allemands. Billotte précise (« Le temps des armes », P. Billotte) : « En une dizaine de minutes,
les chars de tête de la colonne ennemie se taisent à tour de rôle ; je vois fuir les chars de queue... » Au passage il
détruit encore des pièces antichars des mitrailleuses et de nombreux fantassins ennemis. Poursuivant en avant, il
traverse le village. Après deux cents mètres de ligne droite, il suit le virage à gauche et continue dans la pente
donnant vers les Huttes d’Ogny au loin. Cent mètres à peine, puis les tankistes s’aperçoivent que d’importantes
troupes ennemies sont massées dans la plaine en contrebas. Le char « l’Eure » fait alors demi-tour et remonte à
Stonne qu’il retraverse totalement dans l’autre sens. Après tant d’émotions, son équipage, réalise à la vue des épaves
l’ampleur de l’exploit qu’il vient d’accomplir. »
Décidément après la ligne maginot après les 9 soldats français contres 3000 italiens et également Dunkerque et maintenant ça j'arrive à croire que le général allemand avait raison le soldat français et l'un des meilleurs du monde... ont ces faits humilié et pourtant même la on n'ai héroïque les américains et les anglais devrait prendre de la graine au lieu de nous traité de lâche.
merci gars!
I believe his Eure's final tally at the end of the day was 11 pz3's, 2 pz4's, and 3 Pak38's.
As well as receiving 106 non penetrating hits.
Actually its 146 hits
It depends because the endamin another B1 came back and destroyed several pz but is not known. There is a battle where 1B1 fired all of its shells so 160 and all its bullets so 3000. And rather than leaving after destroying several dozen panzers and cannons, Rolled on the infantry which was hidden in sliced and killed 50 people. It was after 5 hours that the Germans brought back an 8.8 and told him to destroy the engine. There are plenty of stories like that that are not known. this tank etiat too funny
This thing was a monster for early-war German Panzer 1's, Panzer 2's, and Panzer 3's (and even the short-barreled Panzer 4's) to face.
If France had more of them and/or used them more effectively Germany would have lost in 1940.
@@ennui9745 I highly doubt since Luftwaffe had clear control of skies and Germans had 88mm Flak guns that could punch through any tank at the time like butter.
@@AFT_05G That's a good point with the 88s
everybody is talking about high and drunken hans, but nobody is talking about fritz, taking a brave dive into his panzer. 2:26
Fritz should receive the Iron Cross.
@@cepv_2305 he received another kind of cross.
@@cosmindranca7299 lmaoooo I actually get it lol
Hans to the rescue Kapitan
He did a man dive bomb
Great to hear about this. Reminiscent of Tiger Tank ace Michael Wittmann when he took out an entire British armored column in Villers-Bocage in 1944. The French get a lot of crap about dropping their guns and running away, but people have to know how brutally they suffered in WWI at Verdun, and other battles. In 1940, it wasn't the french soldier's fault they were being led by 80-year old generals who used WWI tactics like bayonet charges to fight a modern Blitzkrieg war that employed tanks. Most of their high ranking officers were miles behind the fast moving front, and took hours or days to make decisions, while most of the German generals like Rommel rode up front with his troops. When led by competent officers they French soldier could fight as good as anyone. The French held up Rommel's offensive in North Africa for several days with a stubborn defense at Bir Hakim. So its great to see this French tanker prove they could fight well and successfully when given the opportunity .
Ha yes bir hakeim the soul reason the brits manage to win el alamein and had a Big influence over the whole War
Dunkirk evacuation miracle was made possible by the French army fighting under impossible conditions. They saved the Brits from total anihilation. The battle at Bir Hakeim was similar.
@@jean-louislalonde6070 And the survivors of the Belgian army, as a Frenchman, I do not forget the bravery of the Belgian soldiers who stood up with the French soldiers at Dunkirk to gain time.
internet: NOOOOOOO you can't fight the germans, french surrender
Billotte: hehe, le tank goes boom boom
@@ryansecorde7138 so did everybody else at the onset of the war. But mobility and speed make for a hungry beast; it runs out of steam, if you don't keep it fed.
RUN HANS RAN!
@Mike Wazozki Americans,soviets,Canadians and British who never surrendered during the war: *I really have to carry you guys?*
@@notalemon2899 Americans, Canadians, Biritsh, that never had a world war front fought on their soil while France shares a direct border with the main antagonist of both world wars : You guys hiding?
@@parodyclip36 as soon as Britain declared war Canada came to help also fun fact during ww1 Canadians never captured a single German instead they would kill them on the spot but they changed the policy I think during the Geneva convention
The Char B’s hull cannon was never meant as an anti-tank gun, it was an anti-fortification weapon. The upper cannon was meant as a defence against tanks, so it’s the other way around.
Yep. The 47mm turret mounted gun was a high velocity antitank gun , and the 75mm hull gun was a howitzer meant to fire high explosive shells.
It was still enough to dismantle a Panzer III at close range.
@@TheLoxapac technichaly it meant to fire APHE shell, much better than pure HE against fortification and good enough against tanks
@@lephaytheo3098 Even APHE didn't help out much since the gun was very low velocity and, worse, fixed to the hull. It was nearly impossible to properly aim at and hit moving targets
@joaogomes9405 it was low velocity but hadn't that much of a lower penetration (around 70mm for the 47mm and around 65mm for the 75mm) and for moving target I would argue that hiting a moving target is realy hard alltogether. And that at 50m the hull rotation speed was able to get a good enough Travers speed and since the guner of the 75mm was also the driver he could relatively effectively aim
The turret only held 1 person. Forcing the commander to load and shoot the gun himself.
The French don't get near enough credit for their tank development. They've really churned out some of the best and most aesthetically pleasing looking tanks.
4:03 the expression he did is gold
3:13 “ahhhgg they are so noob Lol”
*Cue my mandatory comment on the increasingly excellent production value of Yarnhub videos*
Not just the animation, everything improves with every episode and it's unbelievable. Is this channel ever gonna plateau? Why aren't we at 1 million yet!!
People say that Yarnhub is an example of quality over quantity but in reality, a weekly schedule suggest that this channel is a _large quantity of high-quality property... hippity hoppity_
Thx Yarnhub
Wow, 2:49, I didn't expect that segment to keep going on and on, surface imperfections, atmospheric particles, global illumination!
Hello everyone.
Never forget that it was the French who invented and created the first real tank and alone ancestor of all current tanks: The RENAULT FT17 put into service in 1917, with its mobile turret, its crossing possibilities and its engine technology, crew, cannon and tracks.
On the ground the Renault FT17 is the real winner of WW1!
The French produced thousands of them between 1916 and the end of WW1 in 1918, which they launched by the hundreds on the battlefields in front of their infantry to cut into pieces the German and Austrian lines. The German newspapers spoke of "The fear of the tanks" to explain the defeat of Germany.
Moreover, the US army arriving in 1918 bought hundreds of Renault FT17 tanks and was inspired by them for its first real US tank.
The so-called tanks before the Renault FT17, the French Saint-Chamond and Schneider, the English Mark? They were not real tanks but guns mounted on tracks and surrounded by metal plates.
In 1940 The French simply had the best medium and heavy tanks in the world!
It's just that they didn't have enough, France having prepared far too late for the new war against the fascist dictatorships, however inevitable given their aggressiveness (it reminds us of today's free Europe threatened again by the facists Russians and their megalomaniac mafioso dictator from another time) because of major internal social problems and strong pacifist fundamentalist lobbying...
And especially the French staff was very badly inspired, leaving its tanks in small unit in support of the infantry, instead of grouping them like the Germans in large armored regiments in strategic link with the modern bombing planes of its Air Forcer (which France also lacked :p)...
If, as in WW1, the French had prepared in time for WW2 and therefore the French and British allies had been able to contain the lightning attack of the Germans in June 1940, and therefore France remained a free country and fought like in WW1 until the end with all its means, I would have loved to see the French tanks in 1945!
In my opinion the French tanks in 1945 would have been monsters largely at the level, and undoubtedly better, than the German Tigers and the best Soviet tanks...
"German invades France on bicycle"
*French use reverse Uno card*
everyone talking about Hans riding his bicycle backwards, meanwhile im sat here impressed by the German diving into his turret at 2:25
Everyone was distracted by Hanz on a bike reversing down a ramp.
Mario be like:
@@stormtrooper51ru Super Hanz Bros: world 2
@@The_Stumbler Super Hanz Bros: Panzer II
His name is Günter
Always loved the vintage pre-war look of the Char b1
What did you expect from a 1930 tank ? It was alrady an "old tank" in 1940
The fact that YarnHub uploads videos of this quality every week is mind boggling
Panzer:you're surrounded
Char b1:great! we can shoot in all directions!
This is by far an underrated channel, the animation and narration should be right up there amongst the best war channels on youtube.
It's incredible how the channel went from minimalistic, but well done 2d animation to very fluent semi-realistic 3d animation
'Our Char can take out 13 panzer easily, but the german always have 14'
-France Tank Commander Probably
I present to you, the b1 TER!
There's a similar joke the Germans had about the M4 Sherman while in Tigers. " we can take out 10 Sherman tanks but theres always a 11th one"
@@kelbyschultz1877 Who said that? Not many tigers on the western front so you could probably pinpoint who said it init
@@laurikotivuori1585 I don't remember his name. It was on a world of tanks episode I believe
What if there is a tiger or a panzer
The most impressive thing is the german soldier cycling a slope backwards at 0:46
You see a couple weird things in these clips..I saw a German solider in a Billy Cart going down a slope in one
Lol
The tank commander be like : LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A WORLD OF PAIN
both for the enemy, and the commander
Post Scriptum players: "Hey, I have seen this one!"
Surely Post scriptum players would avoid it and flank it with their great teamwork. They surely are respectfull gentlemans and listen to others
German side Post Scriptum Player : Hey dis you see the * boom* ... ?
War thunder players: *PTSD*
The only historical youtube channel that will go down in history
I recommend you also the Eastory channel, their videos about the daily evolution of western front are amazingly detailed and unique.
Why thank you
I will check it out
3:13 French soldier: we’re hit! Oh no, anyway I started blasting
Oh baby a triple oh yeah
Thank you guys for finally doing this one, it is one of my most favorite stories from the battle of france!
"We outnumber you 13 to 1!"
"I'll fight with one hand behind my back if you want a fairer fight."
"i like those odds" works too
2:50 this must be the most Detailed & Satisfying scene You've animated to far
Its inspired by the IS-2 Scene in War Thunder's "Victory is Ours!" Trailer, so you know where they get their references from :D
The members of Yarnhub are hardcore Warthunder fans. They take a lots of inspiration from that game. Even a memes generate from it.
I love hearing of the French in WWII and their will to fight, though its usually overshadowed by the ever comical "Hehe france flag is white like surrender flag". I hope to see a bit more about France and the fight they kept up for the years of the war
Вот уж действительно век живи - век учись! Спасибо за хорошо подготовленный материал, отличную анимацию, историческую справку и русские субтитры! Всех благ вам!
2:51 I love that shot. Reminds me of War Thunder's trailer
It's the same scene as the trailer
Victory is our
3:13 the " 'tis nothing but a scratch" look got me laughing, well done
When the initiative and nerve of one man made a difference. A pivotal turning point in his life gaining him notice for advancement opportunities. Among other experiences he became France's Minister of Defense 1955-1956. A very informative video.
those T-34 like scenes are AMAZING
For few seconds I lost focus of reality and I thought I'm in the battle
The quality is so great well done
I would like to add a few details about Pierre Billotte's incredible career:
Captain Pierre Billotte was wounded and taken prisoner on 12 June 1940. He escaped from the prison camp on 1 February 1941 and managed to reach the USSR (where he was interned because the USSR and Germany were not at war at the time). After 22 June 1941, Billotte became a Free French representative in Moscow. He was then appointed General de Gaulle's Chief of Staff and Secretary to the French National Defence Committee in London. In August 1944, Colonel Billotte landed in Normandy with General Leclerc's 2nd French armoured division and took part in the liberation of Paris (he convinced German General Dietrich von Choltitz to spare Paris). At the end of the war, Billotte was a general and commanded a French infantry division.
He was one of France's representatives at the UN in 1946. After leaving the army, he became a member of parliament and then minister of Defence in the 1950s, and mayor in the 1960s and 1970s. In politics, he supported a rapprochement between the United States and Western Europe (Atlanticism) and was in favour of French Algeria, while denouncing t.orture during the Algerian War (1954-1962).
Pierre Billotte died in 1992.
"france's future is bleak"
german solider on a bike: LOOK'AT ME GOOOO!
Hanz On a Bike*
2:48 repeating "Victory is Ours!" trailer, bravo!
Amazing video! Thank you so much
German tankers: are expertly trained for nearly anything that comes there way
fat Renault f1: *unfortunately history wont see it that way*
Not a Renault tank.
@@tonyz7216 renault was the manufacturer im pretty sure
@@siko9799 Renault was the main producer. But it was not a Renault design.
@@tonyz7216 it was a joint effort of 7 different companies, Renault made the final assembly and provided the engines.
Because of these animations, I learn history and want to be better on my animation studies :D
I've watched Military History Visualized's video on this, so i know. It's good to see it again.
1:01 Billotte riding on Char B1 bis looks like a badass.
is no one gonna point out that Yarnhub referenced "Victory is Ours!" from war thunder at 2:48?
flawless animation yet again!
Another Stolen Comment
@@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025 Ah yes, a stolen comment, because I knew there was someone who commented the same thing and I already check and he has 200+ likes, so what?
Any War thunder Player: This isn't rigged at all
Great video, brilliant animation and commentary 👏👌
3:36 °Tankfully, it's nothing Billotte and crew can't handle .." 🙂
Everyone: *focused*
0:46 The One "How did he pass bootcamp" guy:
Probably something to do with his incredible balance and ability to see behind himself without looking.
I'd like to see the story of the lone KV-2 who's crew stood it's ground for 24 hours get animated. I think it was at Raseiniai
Someone out there has a video on a kv1 with 22 kills in one battle, and yes it's animated
Btw the kv1/kv2 should never lose to the garbage tanks it typically faced
@@tnix80 this channel did that video. Look.
@eqw alle I mean if they get that many kills they probably would earn my respect . To put it to perspective, an allied soldier burying a Nazi Soldier, it’s usually something they did in battle
The KV2 probably did
He already did raseiniai. It was a KV1
@@APersonOnTH-camX Burying after battle may be a thing. I think esp americans had especial burying detail, so it wasnt no big deal. But there are at least several examples when the germans buryied allied KIA with full military honors, and a nice grave with that. "Here is buried an unknown english leutenant fighter pilot"
The scene inside the panzer's barrel is amazing
My brain in 3AM : imagine how good the animation if this channel has millions of subscriber
I didnt expect a video including my favourite armored baguette!
Yes! The B1 Bis! My favorite tank of the war!
@@orcabeast8006 funny thing is that most of them have gone into battle without the turrets due to the difficulties in manufacturing those
@@gooey9351 wait!? Really? I’ve never heard about that before!! I’m gonna look into that some more
@@orcabeast8006 i am not sure but go on and prove me wrong or confirm it
Thank you mr Yarnhub for your war channel which is the only one to illustrate the wars as ready and in detail your videos are getting better and better and the details are accentuated, being a war enthusiast you made my day, I have want to cry because I was waiting for a gas that could have made a chain like you. Continue like this and aim for excellence in order to be the best chain in this area. God bless you
I think I'm not alone in saying that every video your animating skills get better!
This story has earned a bit more respect that the old char B1 deserves.
god dang this animation keeps getting better and better keep it up!
Everyone is talking about Hans driving a bike backwards and a German diving into his tank turret, but at 4:19 there's a cat on the building...
Thats their mascot if u didnt know
Ye man
Finally someone else saw the Kitty Cat!!!!
@@robertsettle2590 dude. That cat is always in the other videos, its a mascot for cryin out loud
@@robertsettle2590 first time seeing it? Its in every video
Germans: "One baguette? Wth can this do to us?"
*two hours later*
"THAT BAGUETTE HAS BALLS OF STEEL"
B1: "heheyeah boi."
*picture a baguette with steel balls attached to it* Yeah that's why the French have the longest "baguettes" in europe
@@ommsterlitz1805 I need to go get some bleach right now...
I was waiting for you to talk about Stonne!
You should also have talked about Stonne's Butcher but it is not very family friendly, so i'll tell the story :
After the battle the germans came back in the night and dug trenches to avoid being shot by tanks. a second B1 came the next day and when it saw it couldn't shoot the germans, it did something awful : It buried it's tracks in the trenches and reduced the german soldiers to mash. When the other soldiers saw the blood covered tank they shat themselves and ran away!
Can we all appreciate the brilliant animation we get every time!
*When you had a 13 killstreak but still lost the match*
Incompetent leadership plus underbuilt armor force does that. French had better tanks but too few of them in comparison plus no will at large to fight it out. Had they had a couple thoudand char 1s and generals with balls plus a people willing to fight. Germany would have been bigged down in France.
as a guy who had played WoT this hurts.... t4 is a pain but at least I killed people in THE char B1 bis and char B1 ter oh and I got 10 kill... artillery is a pain
Whoever made Char B1 is a genius a creative guy!
Some little correction :
The 75mm hull gun is considered to be a low velocity anti bunker weapon (with APHE "munition de rupture" originaly concieved for anti fortification role) while the 47mm turreted gun is the one that was doctrinaly tasked with AT role.
2:49 Damn, this just looks like a scene straight out of a movie
It's a War Thunder trailer reference i think. "Victory is Ours"
@@flyer_452official9 yeah
Instead the gunner had missed.
guys, what about the german soldier doing bike acrobatics down a ramp? Yarnhub small pearls of humour are precious!!Thx Yarnhub for everything!!
Is it me or something is different??
Oh it's the animation its getting better every video 😁 I hope it gets better and better every video
Me: Watching A Yarnhub Video!
Yarnhub: Uploads a new video!
Me: *Uh another video! Well I guess I'm gonna click on this notification!*
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Ok
Yarnhub has done it again. Bringing back to life another episode of the war that changed the world a second time.
I was shouting "F*cking A!" before we reached the two and a half minute mark. Excellent work! Kudo's!
B1: bonjour
Germans: no please, just don’t...
1:53 when you go solo to the enemy capturing the base in World of tanks
I love how you emphasized the event using animation making it for me easier to imagine the place and etc. Animation looks good bro, keep up. Fr.Ph🇵🇭
HOLY FUCK, HOW DID YOU GUYS GO FROM 2D ANIMATIONS TO MAKING ANIMATIONS THAT LOOK BETTER THEN SOME THAT HAVE BIGHER BUDGETS THEN MOST TV SHOWS