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- Considered the "most incredible story of all time" by many people.
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You are at the end. Nothing more exists beyond this. Promise.
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OK, we lied, there's more....
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☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎
![วันเกิดเธอ (TO YOU) - PHUWIN [ OFFICIAL MV ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ROx1Bj3T0Y/mqdefault.jpg)
4:15 a Like button bottom of your throat.
Well done!!! I think you are the only person to guess correctly! Wes made this one tough!
I still didnt see it... Hahaha 😆
@@MrBallen i still can’t see it where is it??
I don't get it what's it all about?I cant see anything lol
Wow I still can't see it and I have been really good at spotting them lately. Nice job!
This guy's son was the ambassador to Russia. He was such a badass that his family became well respected in both the US and Russia. Respect Jumpin Joe.
Legend!
@@MrBallen forever
@@MrBallen You have to be made out of tungsten with a 380mm cannons mounted on your arms to scare the Nazi's wait know im talking about scaring them LITERALLY TO DEATH AND A HEART ATTACK AT THE SAME TIME ( idk if this is true but i bet some germans/nazi where pulled into the war unwilling maybe idk if this is true but i bet some of them didn't want to be as brutal as they did but they were forced to )
Absolutely. Respect!!
@mrballen
During WWII, my great grandfather was stuck in a tank for about 2 days after he lost a battle somewhere, not quite sure where exactly. Eventually, he started to lose it from isolation and dehydration. He shot off a round at a passing rabbit, which obviously alerted nearby nazis. He was captured and brought back to one of the camps. However, he had learned German back in school, and he managed to convince the nazis he was a German spy sent to spy on the americans. One nazi whacked him in the knee with the butt of his gun, and my grandfather shouted "Ack!", like a German. That convinced the nazis he was German and he escaped. Probably the greatest moment in my family's history
Edit: Forgot to mention! After his tank went down, he actually dragged a fellow soldier out of the tank, but since he was temporarily blinded by the grenade, he had no clue who it was. When his vision came back, he realized the dude's legs were blown off and had died. It was at that point when he climbed back into the tank and hunkered down.
Really cool! We should hope to live up to the level of courage of our grandfathers and fathers. Their stories need to be told in every classroom
Your grandapa finessed the germans salute
im not even kidding this excact thing happened to my great grandfather. sorry for my english btw im british but moved to switzerland so i kinda forgot how to speak english lol
Smart Man
@CAMARI wow! sadly my great grandpa has passed away, but i'll ask my gradpa if he know's anything about that!
Am I the only one who NEVER spots the "secret messages" because I'm so intrigued by his storytelling?!😅
Thank you for saying this. I've always meant to ask, but I'm so sucked into these stories I just hurry onto the next. :)
No, not the only one lol
I do the same
Same
Not even close
Joseph is that real life franchise action star that survives every inconceivable survival situation
“Sir, it’s an ambush!”
“How many are there?”
“Just Joseph.”
“I thought you said it was an ambush! That’s a massacre!”
Just goes to show how legendary this man was.
The bad-assery was strong in this one
@@dcnation1558 yeah
it's like they say, one war, one Joseph....
@@robbybee70 That's true
Death: "Your time has come"
Joseph: "No"
Death: "Ok..."
Lol im wheezing
I’m dead
Death: "ok, how about now?"
Joseph: "still no, asshole."
Death: "fine! I don't want you anyway! ☹"
This is how to be immortal
Death: "Aight. Nobody survives swimming 2 miles down a half frozen river."
Joseph: "Sonnovabitch, say what?"
Death: "....Raincheck?"
The story about the female Russian tank driver who Joe hooked up with was also pretty badass. Lost her husband to the war so she sold all her possessions to donate a tank to the red army and demanded she drives it herself. Mariya Oktyabrskaya was her name.
thank you for naming another hero
Legend
A true bad ass hero
oh yea i remember too! she was there for propaganda then became very important to soviet tankers
@@KAT-hs3xh did she die? when the tank was damaged?
How have I never heard this incredible story before? There are lots of heroes in war, but this man's name should be known by every American.
And why has nobody made a movie about this incredible story?
@@lastboyscout1065 Sounds kinid'a like a scene in the Longest Day. A soldier stuck to a tower by his chute, enemy fire.
Your not the only one mate
Was this the same soldier who used enough rifles and grenades to hold off an entire Nazi battalion from sieging a city? I feel like that guy had just as crazy of a life. If it was the same guy, it was kind of brushed off as not being very impressive in the early part of the video...but yeah, some guy did that. Any gun he found, he would use against Nazis, and any grenades, he would consistently lob in random areas where the Nazis were nearby so they retreated.
This guy invested all his skill points in health.
Laughs in defense
nah he put them all in luck
And luck
Nah he put all of it on stealth, regeneration, and *LUCK*
No shit, gone tank mode that year😂
Joseph's headstone probably reads, "He is already planning his next escape."
That or "I lived bitches."
@First Last “Just napping” 😂
This comment seriously made me lmao! Gold! Pure gold. lol
Lmao brilliant
If he were a true Christian, he already has that taken care of.
"He liked it so much, he did it again" to an OSS Mission. Man think he is the main character and he ain't wrong.
Ahhh you see he was simply grinding that stage for a rare monster part
@@spookieboogi6161 lmao
Pretty much destiny 2. Grinding a mission till you get an exotic
@@wolfedout4099 endless grind for that exotic gun
@@sauviel6296 *and you never got it*
I did 4 tours in Iraq. Was wounded 3 times and received various awards and decorations. All of that is nothing compared to what Joseph went through. He and all who served in WWII are the greatest Americans to ever live. God bless them all.
Thank you for your service❤🇺🇸
@@annettejohnson784 You're welcome!!
Amen
@@spiritthingw😂😂😂
👍glad you are here. Thanks brother
So. He parachuted, battled, took out enemies like skittles, was captured, escaped, (repeat and repeat), swam frozen rivers, but got caught up in paperwork.
Perfect.
It just shows the power of the bureaucracy.
the paperwork is what made this so believable xD
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sounds about right
🤣🤣
Not only did he survive like hell, he called them “sons of bitches” while doing it. A true hero.
Well said.
Yasssss
LOVED his country
Show Joe the world today he so valiantly fought for , he would change sides in an instant
They don't make them like that anymore
This man is just a real life spartan from Halo. He never dies, only goes missing.
TECHNO NEVER DIES
@@tawt4574 I like the Brawl stars pfp
@@chiby4861 this feels like the story of how gabi gets to eldia island
I was the 69th like on this comment
Also named John. First thought in my mind after watching this
My grandfather dropped out of Texas A&M and enlisted during WW2 because he was afraid he’d be drafted into the army and he wanted to go into the Air Force. He was a navigator in a B24 Liberator Bomber. He flew 24 missions over Germany while stationed in England. We still have his air force journal where he documented what the target was, flack coverage, altitude, ships lost, mission duration, and temperature. We had it printed into a book of sorts so that we always have it. He was fortunate enough to hear James Stewart speak at a meeting of sorts to discuss an upcoming mission. He had a stutter and a great sense of humor. When going over logistics they were told that a 15% loss of ships was expected. James Stewart (while stuttering) said “Well we just aren’t willing to lose 15% sir.” May God bless our veterans. They have seen things we couldn’t even fathom. 🇺🇸 ❤️
This guy was literally a character in a game who was played through the story and always survived.
Jimmy Patterson
Literally, a JoJo's refrence
@@starplatinumzahand8174 how
He's literally a main character
@@D00DM00D No cap soon or later a videogame or movie just has to be made about this guy. He's such a main protagonist
Bro... So nice to hear a crazy event I have never heard about. This dude was a TANK!
Never heard of u but if you do mr ballen style content I’ll check I out
YESSSS URMAKER IM A PATREON HELL YEAH BROTHER
@@emilypassaro1847
Omgosh! Agreed! This guy was amazing! I love his POW picture. I’ll bet they didn’t turn their back to him!
right on!
When you're awarded an AK-47 from the guy that made the AK-47, you know without a doubt you're the man.
You'd think Mikhail Kalashnikov would have had his actual name mentioned.
@@cliffordrandell735 that thing must be worth a fortune
@@MONOLITH211 I never thought about it but I bet so. If the gov didn't seize it from his family
Dumb hetero guns.... i'm the man cause i have an awesome guy and are happy and nice, thanks.... ♥ BE LOVE NOT WAR....
And not just any AK-47. It was specially made, a unique example. Pretty amazing. I wonder if his son still has it.
What a man, my hero....I'm Jewish and this one affected me immensely.....thank you for covering this one John, appreciated.
My grandmother was from this part of France, I remember her telling us about this American soldier stuck at the top of a church. We even went there when we were kids, I never realized the rest of his story was even more amazing. Thanks
No, I think the guy your grandmother was talking about was probably THIS guy . . . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(paratrooper)
@@michaelhill2844 you are right !!! Thanks a lot !
Why hasn’t anyone made a film about this man. It’s amazing how much courage some people have. A true hero.
This wasn't heroism. This was pure madness and a man who accepted death to liberate everyone and everything from pure evil. A man who a job to him would've been suicide to someone else. This man is a real man amongst men.
Would be a great tv mini series, like on HBO.
And then people would say it's 'unrealistic'
Nobody would believe the story, he would be an irl marry sue
Yeah, wouldn't make for good viewing if the protagonist is good at everything. See the recent remake of Charlie's Angels
Give him the Medal of Honor, he was practically captain America
I'm pretty sure this guy would kick captain America's ass with one leg tied up behind his back lol
@@randomdoodles hahaha
@@randomdoodles more like he would be cought and escape after accidentally getting knocked over by Captain America's shield throw.
This man was a real life cod soldier
America didn’t do shit for him. It was the soviets that came to his aid
After all the terrifying and depressing stories of evil and hopelessness, this video is a breath of fresh air. God bless Joseph and the infantry
When Joseph goes to the liquor store, the cashier shows HIM their id card.
Best comment. 🥇
We see where mike arriaga spends most of his pension check- a little rehab never hurts mike
This man deserves a movie, what an unbelivable story
No one would believe it esp if directed by Michael Bay. WOW.
Right like how is this not already a thing
It’s called band of brothers
@@scottobrien3470 Yeah. I don’t remember an episode with him though. I could be wrong
JoJo's bizzare adventure part 2
I am positive if history had been taught with this level of storytelling, I would have passed all through school.
Thats what I'm saying too though 😅😂
Thanks for this story John. It made me remember my great grandad, his name was Joseph , he got captured by the nazis 3 times, and he got out all 3 times,and went back to fight, even tho the 3rd time he actually got shrapnals from a grenade that hit him, but he just went on like a machine. He lived a long and happy life till age 85 and I look at him as one of the best role models ever. He was a wonderful loving person, and had a lot of friends even at his old age. I feel lucky that I could know him for a little bit as I was growing up.
My grandfather who lived to 81, fought alongside the British, Canadians, and French (He was American) on D-Day. He later fought in the bloody and exhausting battle of the bulge which he was shot twice. He saved two people, and due to the brutality of the fighting, he dug a whole in the snow to save himself and possibly the two other people. He was awarded Purple Heart but never told my father who he’d been very close with until he was on his death bed.
It may have been possible that our cousins we have in France, fought in the resistance. My brother was able to trace them into France around Normandy so good for us and you.
This guy is like the real Captain America! He even ran into Black Widow.
I love this channel. No bs all true & he doesn't lure you in with fake story lines to gain an audience his life amazes me... He is an American Hero...
@@hopehodge2201 he embellishes a little, but of course he would, he’s a story teller, and he’s a damn good one at that.
@@osha_t4 Yea I can tell some of the details are really far fetched, but I believe the full story.
Nope B J Blazkorwics captain America can't hold a torch to B J
what a gigachad
This one made me cry.What a guy,what an incredible soldier. No ones made a movie of this yet?!
Exactly. How is this not a movie
They made this a movie stupid
@@jarednoll9699 keyboard warrior calling me stupid. I obviously didn’t know it was
Hollywood said it would be too far fetched
@@jarednoll9699 You're getting "To Hell and Back" mixed up. That's about 1LT Audie Murphy of the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
There are films (Great Escape) inspired BY Joseph Beyrle's life and exploits. But there are no films about his life directly.
Reminder that Hollywood considered Audie Murphy's exploits incredibly super human (taking on a full German frontal assault of an SS Armored Company on a burning M10 with just the .50 to hold them off with, while directing artillery fire with his field telephone, covering the withdrawal of his platoon... Alone. This, occurring in Southern France. Or grabbing an enemy MG42 and rushing another MG42 position with supporting infantry, by himself, and destroying the position plus its support, all because one of his few surviving friends took a fatal wound to the skull and toppled into the once previously occupied enemy foxhole).
Now imagine hearing of Joseph Beyrle's life and exploits. Hollywood in the late 40's, going into the 50's, before Marvel and DC became mainstream superhero entertainment, would be considered an outright fabricated Department of War propaganda piece.
OSS: “If you’re captured you will almost definitely not survive.”
Joseph Byerly: “ *So you’re sayin there’s a chance* “
Edit *** Thanks for the 1K!! Most likes I’ve ever gotten!!
Also Joseph Bryerly: Bet.
Also Joseph Byerly: you thought
One in a million you won't survive.
Joseph: so your saying theres a chance!
hahaha yes
@Ocasional Visitor His journey in war & life was Nothing short of a series of blessed miracles 🕊️✝️
My grandmother was a German nurse during the war and my grandfather was an American soldier. They have an incredible love story, which is about the only good thing to come out of WWII I suppose. 2nd to this guy, what a total badass!
Your grandmother was fighting for the right side... US troops were forbidden to marry German women after the war ((but could marry Japanese women), where consequently 11 million of those women and children were raped by Allied forces. Meanwhile, the greatest crime in human history committed by Jewish Bolsheviks goes unpublished and unpunished!
What is the story of your grandparents?
@@ix3755 My grandmother was a nurse in Germany and my grandfather was an American soldier stationed in a barracks across a small river from her and her crew of workers. They were both freshly 18. Her crew and his crew befriended each other and snuck out to hang out regularly, and my grandfather really liked my grandmother and asked her out on a date three times, to which she firmly said no. My grandmother eventually struck a deal with some friends where she would work on a cargo ship, and every stop they made she got to live somewhere new for a few months. She traveled the world like that, saw so many places and did so many incredible things over the next nearly four years. My grandfather finished his deployment in Germany and came back to the states, where he got stationed in the US in New York. The cargo ship carrying my grandmother was set to finally make its ways to the states and dock for a while in New York. When she got off the boat one of the first people she ran into was him, and he told her “after all these years and all this coincidence of being in the same place together again and you still won’t go on a date with me?” And it made her laugh. They went out together that weekend and have been together ever since. They’ve been married now for 60+ years, have three kids and six grandkids and 3 great grandkids, built businesses, built a home, and achieved all their dreams together. They’re amazing
Man, I can’t even imagine how his parents felt after he came home after thinking he was dead and then to hear his insane story about what he went though. I think instead of a plaque he should have a statue because that is some amazing stuff he did and endured. What a complete and utter badass!
Agreed 👍
Absolutely he should have a statue, and it should be in DC, and people who see it could read about him on a plaque in front of it. I still can’t believe we’ve never heard of him before now.
They'd just find a reason to tear it down.
@@aprillewis1940 beat me to it ;p
Idk about a statue. he didn't cause a movement or massive change, he was an individual that went through a lot of shit in war. i'd say multiple plaques, but not really a statue.
Joseph was the father of my high school english teacher. Joseph's son was US Ambassador to Russia. Rest in peace Mrs. Schugars.
Bro tell us more about his son(your teacher) and does your teacher has kids, Joseph's grandchildren
@@Tussinette he confused him the the US Ambassador to Russia simple mistake as a dyslexic I read it thag way too
It's written correctly , if someone doesn't understand it, you must look up pronouns , verbs, adjectives and understand why they work the way they do.
Yea, we know...MrB said as much in the video.
Uh wow! Where did you go to high school at?! Did she talk about him (her father) ever? 😲
Joseph: *Escapes POW camp•
Moments later: *liberates the camp with a Soviet tank battalion while yelling sons o’ bitches*
WaW mission
I can almost hear him in a voice Ive never heard saying you son's o bitches. This man deserved so much more than he was probably ever given. He deserves to be a name like Patten whenever WW2 is talked about. It's time Hollywood immortalize him in a movie.
"Excuse me"
*Gunfire*
"I'd like to speak to the manager"
*Tank round loads*
I hear *eat my metal* b4 the *SOBs*
Lmao
Just saw your “ Iced Coffee Hour “ interview.
First.. Thank you for your service!
2nd. Sometimes it takes someone who’s creative to understand a new method .. and thats you.
The “brethren” that ostracized you are sticking to tradition.. Thats what they know is successful. It is very difficult to change a tradition, but that change has to start somewhere, with someone.. and thats you. Your work is a new paradigm for alot of people. Some of those people don’t realize it.. yet.
I can’t speak for your community, but I can speak as a Veteran, you are helping those who have been on the same path as you. . Thats more powerful than criticism.
Keep improving, Keep Motivating.. maybe this is your new Mission? And you know how to prepare and overcome Obstacles.
Good Luck
Andrew
USN, USNR.
He is without a doubt the luckiest unlucky man I’ve ever herd of.
*heard
@@eeeeee38093 wrong *haerd
@@fistedmelon2787 🤣🤣
why unlucky tho?
@@ryuzaki6865 What would you call it if all that crap happened to you?
“...began his war for the liberation of the people of Europe.” that line struck such an emotional cord in me.
Yeah, it actually makes you believe in real life heros, at least for me personally. After being exposed to all the corruption and apathy in the world, the fact that an entire army or country/state would recognize him because he decides to undertake this enormous selfless endeavor only protagonists in movies are seen doing, it kind of takes your breath away.
In two seconds I read the plaque and had to hold back tears.
Boss level.
Okay but this guy’s life story could literally be a movie. I’d definitely watch it
Same
Could be a brilliant movie 🤞
Bro, fr.
Captain man when he first became captain boi
That movie would be like 5 hours long. I'd still watch it.
WOW 😮.. This guy is the definition of unstoppable 👍🏼.. Incredible story and I would love to hear some of the stories he had...Thank you for your service sir 🙏.. Wherever you may be 🙏😇
Joseph: gets caught by Nazis and escapes.
Joseph: “wana see me do it again”
You gotta improve your English
I just realised this is a jojo reference
@@kingmystery8425 yeah lol
@@qasimalam2574 especially the part where everyone thought he was dead.
Lmaoo
Nazi: your time has come
This guy: you don't seem to know who you're talking to
"who are you"
"a nazi officer, you murdered my entire platoon"
"do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"
This man was a friend of my father’s and I actually got to meet him in person as a youngster and heard his stories first hand.
I sense some cap
ight turtle burger ight
@@nayel6382 you noticed that in every one of mr ballens stories there's that one guy who knew the person and was a family friend
@@katherinei2928 Do u really recon that Katherine Ingleton bro
My dad is the CEO of Nintendo and Mewthree is real and is coming out in the next game I swear.
My grandfather was a POW in one of the camps. He and a few others dug out and escaped shortly before the war Russians liberated the camp. I wish I knew more about his experience.
This man survived on the phrase “Friendly fire will not be tolerated”
strong comment game right here
Of all Joseph's badassery, him going in and stealing his arrest photo from the POW camp, he just liberated and destroyed, is my favorite bit of, "f@ck you," in his story. What an absolute legend.
:)
I know right! 🗿🇺🇸🎭🎯🎲🎲🎰🍀🌿🕵🗒📝📜🏆🕰⏳⌛
My thoughts exactly LOL
Bro I swear this guy is playing videogames irl
Yeah, that one cracked me right up.
I was born and lived my whole Life in Berlin and even we are taught about this dude... what an amazing story....
A true American hero, remarkable !
@@artifactman660 GI Joe!
He definitely made an impression, damn!
Thats awesome
Really? Thats amazing. Dont be ashaned of your german heritage though. The germans truly were remarkable during ww2. First jet fighter firdt stealth fighter the bell the tiger tank so on and so forth.
This guy should have been rewarded the medal of honor. Many of us would have probably given up but this guy didn't.
The real heroes rarely make it to the history books 💔
I am an amateur WWII historian and after reading about his deeds, I spoke to Mr. Beyrle on the phone on one occasion and we talked for at least 30-40 minutes about what he had done since WWII. He was the only American serviceman to serve in the Soviet Army and when he was recognized by the US for his exploits and heroism, Russia also presented him with four of their military service medals he had earned. I regret having never had the chance to have met him in person.
Cap
Who’s Mr. Beryle?
@@Broken_Cracka That is the man Mr Ballen is talking about
@@Broken_Cracka You've just watched a whole MrBallen episode about him!
Couldn’t get a better
WW11 Account,
Than the one about
Mad Jack !!! 🤛🏽
I cannot imagine the determination it takes to give zero information after being tortured constantly 😧 these kind of dudes are fucking badasses
Holy shit, if this was a film people would say it's "unrealistic".
Why isn't this a movie? Him and the German resistance..I don't think many people know about the German resistance either!! This would definitely be an amazing movie!!
@@janinelemonides3705 I know I didn't really until this video and I decided to look into it more. So many incredible stories during this period that rarely get a spotlight like they deserve.
Ever heard of call of duty? I wouldn't be surprised if the premise of their one man army wasn't based off Joseph.
@@janinelemonides3705 Epic Movie!👽🤖👾🦠👀
@@janinelemonides3705 Yeah, well, plenty of people in the German military were also not fond of Nazism and, in fact, only 7% of the German population were actual Nazi party members. If you also account for the fact that even some Nazi party members were actually opposed to what the Nazis were doing, such as Schindler, who was officially a member of the Nazi party, it's easy to imagine just how unpopular the Nazis were in the minds of most Germans.
Wow. What a man! Can't believe you fit that whole story into 12 minutes. I bet the book's an incredible read.
It is a tale of the busiest guardian angel ever.
Funny,i like that!😇😇😇😇
😂😂😂 True that!
After he finally got home his angel quit🤣
@@everythingnotfunandgames8328 Good one!🤣🤣🤣
this man was an allied bullet and bomb magnet but it worked out for him
while being tortured its reported that he told the interrogator "You`d better just f*cking kill me"
Like Pam Poovey?
.
Really
He was so defiant that even his interrogators feared him.
The nazi be like: *MF WE ARE TRYING TO*
Joseph: *Shows up at a POW camp*
Nazis: "Vy do I hear boss music?"
Joseph: I'm not trapped here with you, you're trapped here with me.
More like: "Warum hör ich Boss Musik?"
@Colton Leib What do you mean?
@@silvercandra4275 he spelled why wrong lol
@@JustDatSam Lol. He spelled it phonetically to emphasize how it would be pronounced by Joe since Germans pronounce W's as V's.
What an incredible story this is. Should definitely cover more war stories like this man. So incredibly fascinating.
That man was like a machine & also has to be one the fortunate most luckiest man alive constantly dodging death by this own allies
Even Chuck Norris takes his hat off when this man walked into the room.
This comment says all you need to know about how much of a badass Joseph was
This man taught Chuck Norris how to round house...
Legend has it.... He named Chuck Norris!
@@joelharris8766 Y'all killin me 🤣🤣🤣
This man adds the third S on the term BADASSS
Mr Ballen could literally be talking about anything and I’d watch it in a heartbeat.
he could be talking about what he had for lunch and id still watch it
Totally! But honestly some stories are too scarey for me!
What if he was talking about his ballsack?
haha thank you!
@@MrBallen you’re welcome. You’re doing an awesome job!
So this guy is like the Ultimate Soldier. He never gave up and kept going. A real hero.
What make these stories so convincing and moving is the grounded, matter of fact delivery. Terrific stuff, thats really well produced.
God Bless this man and all those like him. Your service is appreciated as well, MrBallen from an Army vet.
Thank you for your service, sir!
"They were not my friends or fellow american soldiers, that was not my country at all but you can be sure, that was my fucking war."
Sick quote
Jumping at 800-1500 ft hurts. I can imagine how 400 feet feels.
That makes no sense you would die instantly at 800-1500ft lol
@@tryfindyourfreindssoul9853 He's talking about the parachute jump
Airborne!
@@Tyunmklo1 parachute jumps are not 100% safe .. My training stated the 24 out every 1000 jump results in death.. That did not included other sorts of injuries.
Yup. Even with a full canopy and light winds, you still hit the ground with the equivalent force of jumping off a garage roof. That's why we do PLF's and get smoked if we're caught doing a "Standing Landing".
If this story is the best in all of history,Mr.Ballen is the best storyteller of all time ❤❤❤
There needs to be a movie made about his life if there isn't one yet.
This is crazier than most film plots.
Agreed!!
Goggle Canadian Leo Major, far more incredible story !
that an amazing ass movie
They did make a movie about him. They titled it Rambo, First Blood.
@@quantumpotential7639 probably was the original idea lmao
Can you imagine being this dudes grandson. Those stories would be nuts to hear from the man himself
“So how did you escape so many times ?”
Joseph : YES
🤣
9:12 - Badass incarnate. Even defiant during his mugshot by freaking Nazis!
His "defiant" POW photo might be the very best part of this. He is all slack jawed and truly pissed off
The fact that people have the audacity to dislike this.
th-cam.com/video/37tQzUsaV5g/w-d-xo.html
They're Nazis obviously
They're just.. disliking what the Nazi's did
@@Scout_io yeah but that's not how like/dislike works. If this were a vid in favor of nazi's then yeah, but it's not. Either way dislikes are better than nothing.
@@cherryvoid5238 you a nazi?
How many times have you escaped the nazi’s
Joseph: yes
@Jonathan Thao
That was funny!
🤣👌
hahaha
😂
@@ahashdahnagila6884 I
This reminds me of my grandfather. He was in the Norwegian Navy in WW2 and survived a bombing in England. Then went to N Africa and was a POW. Then the ammunition ship that saved him was blown up and he survived in a lifeboat for 7 days. He wrote a book "Jon's Odyssey." It's amazing. He was my favorite person in the world. ❤
wow! i had a great uncle survive submarines in both WWII and WWI, and i thought that was a lucky enough path! This sounds like a book I should find and read! Thanks for sharing!
Grand daddy's little girl LOL!
Grand daddy's little girl LOL!
Former army MP here - had airborne in my contact. Cutting living in Normandie. I can't imagine Joseph's plight. What a badass
This guy survived so many near-death experiences that his story further convinces me that some people are actually angels sent down for a specific purpose and are therefore incapable of dying until that purpose is complete!
This would make since for me since I believe god is real and can say wether you die or not I think it was meant to be not just random stuff and that nothing created everything
maybe not angels but protected by angels to complete his purpose
There are angels here in the flrsh who do not know. There r angels here in the flesh who do know. There are angels unseen as described in scripture ready to put their hand on ur shoulder when u need it most. U just gotta look for them or call to.them n a true moment of need. I have had a few wild yet absolutely calming experiences in my lowest most desperate hrs that blew my mind and let me go from hoping God was real to wanting to believe to believing 2 KNOWING. Its all legit and any narrative otherwise is to rob u of knowing that u r a child of God. With the power to effect this reality and the metaphysical realms through prayer. No other being can do this, we r more than we know....4 now. Godspeed and Godbless, this gentleman def had Godspeed and bleesing.
Okay,I am not gonna tell you truth about religions and gods,but 50% was luck and 50% was skill and work,which helped him to not die.
Yea I agree...thats was an incredible story
Title should be: Joseph WAS Call of Duty. That plot armor came in clutch.
A true Rambo
I was thinking the same thing bro
100%
This. 100
American patriot i see you in live chat stream's on so many good channels that i had to leave a comment. you seem like a good person 😁💖🤍💙🗽
When I googled “The most incredible story of all time”, the story of John Ballen popped up everywhere.
American ingenuity at its its finest. Improvise and overcome .
It is done, he is ingraved in the internet now
hahaha thanks
That’s too rad
@YoucancallmeKnighthawk Ah c'mon, why be like that about a lighthearted comment. This community is one of the shockingly best on YT, i'd like to see it stay that way.
This guy hears about death and says: "Oh, I know that guy. Yeah, we're good friends. We go way back."
I had read about Joseph Beyrle around 3 years ago and still couldn't comprehend his insane survival skills. So great to see the story being covered here. I think Mr Ballen could cover Simo Häyhä someday. He has a record of killing over 500 Soviet soldiers as a sniper during the Winter War.
Mad jack is equally as cool of a figure when it comes to ww2 figures; I'd love to see videos on either for sure
And all with simple iron sights... dude was an absolute UNIT
@ give the guy some respect even if you don’t believe in his story he still served in wwII
@ Japan forced the U.S. to enter the war. The Germans killed around 6 million Jews during their time in WW2.
@ corrupt government? The US only joined because they attacked them first also how can you not respect him? Would you rather want the nazis to win?
This guy's stories are fascinating. The people he speaks of are truly amazing.
If by amazing you mean sketchy, demonic and privileged than yahhh ooookaaayyy....🤦🤦🤷🤷
@@riotgrrrl5924 still it’s pretty amazing
I guess MARVEL missed this guy because he didn't wear a cape.
Whut?
That’s exactly what I’m thinking!
I'm with Bron (GoT) on this one, capes are impractical.
most marvel characters don’t wear capes
@@sleep0x You are quite right of course, but I did have a bit of a chuckle. I decided you are probably the kind of guy who is really good at physics or some such - that kind of very logical mind set. :)
Wow!!!! Joseph needs a biographical film making about his warime adventures. What a legend!😮
I was all teary for Joseph's parents. Imagine believing your child was dead, only to have him walk through the door fine and dandy 10 months later!
My grandmother received the telegram telling her my uncle was killed in 'Nam. He called her a week later. He'd been shot but was alive. He was so awesome. I miss him.
@@danajessop2835 I bet she must have thought it was a prank call at first? I'm glad he came home safe to her though!
In spite of making it home, I'm sure no one who saw him again would have called him "fine and dandy" after his return, having gone through all of that. That sort of language, even though well-meaning, is actually pretty flippant. He was ALIVE, but make no mistake, he was forever changed. He wasn't the same man who went to war. Even today, soldiers who never see even an hour of combat return from Boot as a completely different person than the one who left. This being so, I'm sure he was as close to being a stranger to his loved ones as I would be by the time he returned. I know what you meant though, and the sentiment you intended to communicate, but one should be clear about such things. I'm sure the nightmares and spontaneous memories haunted him for the rest of his life. To say he was "fine and dandy"? Not an especially appropriate description.
@@marcialavine1272 If you knew what I meant and understood the sentiment then why pick the comment apart like I've said something absolutely offensive and terrible? Honestly, its just not necessary. I wasn't being malicious or rude with what I was saying, I was just appreciating how much of a shock it must have been for the parents who had mourned their son for all that time thinking he was dead. I'm sorry it offended you so much, it wasn't intentional!
@@gleadhill79 You left yourself open to interpretation by the choice of language you used. The fact that I understood your intent doesn't negate the fact that I had a different interpretation of that language. In this day and age when language is very routinely, openly, and intentionally misconstrued and then relayed by strangers to others, it may be of benefit to you to be informed of a correctable weakness in your written speech. The next time you wish to convey your thoughts might actually be of great import that you not be misunderstood, or have your thoughts open to intentional or unintentional misinterpretation. Wouldn't you rather be informed of this now, in a relatively unimportant conversation than when it might actually matter to you? I said your choice of words was flippant, and it was, to one person I know who has been affected by combat and made it home alive. They did not return as "fine and dandy". They thought you should know.
Whenever you see a WW2 vet if they talk about the war they usually recall intense violent combat with a smile and almost like they're telling a story of a prank they did in highschool. Men of that generation were just built better.
Yep.
They certainly were!
no. they weren't built better. they were fighting a "just" war, unlike korea, vietnam, afghanistan, iraq, and all the other stupid wars we've had since 1945.
Im not sure where you got this idea, but this definitely is not the case. PTSD is real now and it was real back then too. It just went by a different name: _shell shock._ Back in high school my entire senior class spoke to WWII vets and every single one of them carried some form of trauma from combat. Multiple kids got chewed out by veterans that day for asking dumbass questions like "how cool was it to kill nazis?"
These were men who were forced to kill their fellow man, or risk being killed themselves. These are men who watched their brothers die in front of them. None of them "recalled violent combat with a smile". War is hell dude, and it will psychologically effect even the toughest men.
Yeah,they truly were The Greatest Generation.I think my dad was 17,18 when he went to war,but he would only talk about funny things that happened to him even though he was in combat and wounded in action. Dad never complained,his generation was modest and never shirked their duty. Unlike today you didnt broadcast your achievements telling the world how wonderful you are and whipping out your cell phone every 10 minutes to take a selfie. Well,there were no cell phones back then 🤪
This guy: Gets bombed by his own countrymen, gets caught like 5 times trying to escape, gets beaten in every interrogation session, swims a river in Poland in fricking January and fights with the Soviet Army
Also this guy: *Tis but a scratch*
It's nothing but a mere flesh wound
All of this just for a blood
Is this guy even a human at all???
rasputin and this guy would be friends probably
It’s just a flesh wound
2:21 AM & I’m ready for the strange, dark & mysterious bedtime tale in story format
Death: "Your days are numbered."
Joseph: *fought for the British, the United States, the Russians, the German Resistance, the return to the gold standard of money brigade, and assembled his own squad of mismatched POW's escaping from multiple pow camps*
Death: "Nevermind, have a nice day." *HEAVY BREATHING*
Credit: Robby Bee
This guy's story would take up an entire mini-series.
This guy was nearly killed by Germans, his own allies, starvation, and nature he is one of the toughest ww2 soldier I have ever heard
There's mad jack that's also a badass
And Desmond doss
Your stories NEVER cease to amaze me!!
Okay so I know we have Veterans Day and memorial day, but there really should be a day dedicated to our heroes that were beaten, tortured and worse and still were silent for their country, I can't even comprehend what many people lived through! So we should have a
"Joe Beyrle" Day!! Or just call an American Hero Day!! We have many stories of American men and women doing astounding things for this country, not only should we have a day for it, there should be a whole school class taught about it ❣️❣️❣️
Yep I'm proud to be an American, how about y'all??
@mrballen, thank you for your Service!! I don't know about everybody else but I have military in my family and cannot express the debt of gratitude that we owe to our soldiers regardless of any political BS!!!!
I hope his guardian angel got a great retirement package after all that
Definitely needed it
I think his guardian must be short on favors to call in.
He must be totally relieved that joe is finally gone now..lol
Yeah man
His guardian angel is now the CEO of Guardians of God Ltd.
Joseph: exists
Grim Reaper: imma sit this one out
yea i didn't bother because I already had my popcorn it wasn't gonna go to waste
he is the joestar of rl
What a hero. Guys like that are the reason why action movies exist.
i'm surprised theirs not a movie about this guy.
@@masonmax1000 Damn Right
Action ww2 movie directors don't have time to spend 5 minutes to find any ww2 badass and make a movie based on him, that's why nearly all of those movies suck and look like propaganda
@@gamergrill4933 nah this badass dont have time to tell his story to lame ass directors
Found your channel a few months ago and absolutely love it!! I think this story is my favorite.
"You will be tortured and will likely be executed"
Joseph: "At last a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary"
Ti lung is that you??
hehe
Seriously though that's amazing he was so "nuts" Alot of people make fun of "crazy people" but really this guy is living proof we actually do need this person. Thank you for your service 🙏
Even his mugshot was like, "come at me bro"
Funny name
I know right!
😄
Haha.
time stamp pls
This dude is like an 80s action hero where we’re going “oh come on!” every time they make it out alive 😳
exactly!!
Lol, so true!
Real life Chuck Norris , the awesome 80's synth music playing every time he takes on the Baddies with his motorcycle rockets.
Yes! We'd be walking out of the theater! This guy is seemingly unreal! A real life true hero!🏅
Well said Jenna
Old School Military: "Give me ALL the most dangerous missions"
Current Military: "This bottled water gave me a tummy ache and Im offended"
This dude gonna get to Valhalla and tell Odin "You're in my seat"
Yes!
Exactly. No doubt in my mind.
😂
YEP!
Odin: sorry dad ill move
Why isn’t there a movie about this man
Was hes not American
Wait nvm
Nobody would believe it , I guess. Total movie material!
Let’s make one!!!!!
Alex Jovanovich not me lmfao
If these incidents happened separately to a dozen different men I’d still think it was amazing. Just his sheer luck and unflappable bravery is extraordinary. God bless him and my grandfather (who was in the U.S. Army and is now buried in Italy after killing some nazis). Men back then were cut from a different cloth
To God be the glory ! Incredible people during that war, and amazing brave women also. Can you imagine the women of today being that brave😒me either
@@nostaIgiaholic it’s also why you didn’t just type that in German
They really were, my dad was in Vietnam War his uncle WW2. Selfless heros
@@leahhuntz6236 My dad was as well. 173rd. Selfless heroes is great description
@@nostaIgiaholic 🤡