Thumbs up. If i live to be 96 i hope i'm as lucid as this man. His memory is excellent. But i believe his war experiences have something to do with that. Traumatic events have a way of creating powerful and lasting memories.
Considering what he went through, he is in great shape mentally, physically and emotionally. And i agree that trauma is a powerful thing... and to be so normal after all that is quite something.
Thanks Peter. Yes he did, although his wife battled major depression but he is healthy and happy today. Feel free to check out the upcoming episodes for his story post war, or the following video: ua-cam.com/video/-5zhmvKStuM/v-deo.html
Very uncomfortable interview... the guy asking deep hard questions?? So easy hmm. This is not a movie amc stuff. It’s more than you imagine. Unreal naive
I disagree. I think you would be surprised how men of today could rise to the occasion in desperate times. What our troops endured in Iraq and Afghanistan was no picnic but they did their jobs extremely well. No, nothing in combat since WWII can compare to the Eastern front in my opinion.
Russian movie SEMIDARKNESS: In the winter of 1945. The war is coming to an end. In a remote northern village, a brigade of captured Germans (PWO) is building a tower for a radio beacon. The villagers - women and old men whose husbands and sons are fighting or died at the front-meet the prisoners with understandable hostility. The story of the relationship of completely different, hostile people who need to find a common language is a parable about how a person can remain a person, despite the fatal turns of world history. ua-cam.com/video/bsfIvk8Pltw/v-deo.html
What an excellent memory Mr Scherer has. What a story. Probably one of the most comprehensive war-story interviews I've seen or heard.
OMG!! That man, at 96, having experienced hell in earth, has an aura about him that defies logic. What a story!
SHAMEFUL
@@dannythacker1029 could you elaborate?
This is great. My dad recently turned 92, too young for WW2 in Britain.
Thank you so much Melanie ,he is 2 months younger than my dad ,tuff as old boots .
Thumbs up. If i live to be 96 i hope i'm as lucid as this man. His memory is excellent. But i believe his war experiences have something to do with that. Traumatic events have a way of creating powerful and lasting memories.
Considering what he went through, he is in great shape mentally, physically and emotionally. And i agree that trauma is a powerful thing... and to be so normal after all that is quite something.
Jesus... I can't even begin to imagine what this guy went through....
Truly amazing! Clearly has a guardian angel. It's a miracle he's still alive.
It’s amazing what this man has survived.
What an affable chap. Respect.
Sent into Hell but managed to survive. Hope he had a peaceful life after that experience.
Thanks Peter. Yes he did, although his wife battled major depression but he is healthy and happy today. Feel free to check out the upcoming episodes for his story post war, or the following video: ua-cam.com/video/-5zhmvKStuM/v-deo.html
Amazing people
Thank you
A tough time in life for so many people
INDEED
Such a treasure he is
Indeed he is:)
I recommend a book by Victor Gregg ‘rifleman’ British ww2 soldier captured and in Dresden when it was bombed.
Very good book
Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war during the Dresden firebombing, he addresses it in one of his novels
@Melanie Willard this video label says Episode 1. But it is Episode 2.
Noted! Thanks!
@@melaniewillard5335 Very Welcome!
Very uncomfortable interview... the guy asking deep hard questions?? So easy hmm. This is not a movie amc stuff. It’s more than you imagine. Unreal naive
This is a real man,unfortunately the men of today aren’t good enough to clean his shoes,the fight has been breed out of are men in today’s society,
I disagree. I think you would be surprised how men of today could rise to the occasion in desperate times. What our troops endured in Iraq and Afghanistan was no picnic but they did their jobs extremely well. No, nothing in combat since WWII can compare to the Eastern front in my opinion.
Russian movie SEMIDARKNESS: In the winter of 1945. The war is coming to an end. In a remote northern village, a brigade of captured Germans (PWO) is building a tower for a radio beacon. The villagers - women and old men whose husbands and sons are fighting or died at the front-meet the prisoners with understandable hostility. The story of the relationship of completely different, hostile people who need to find a common language is a parable about how a person can remain a person, despite the fatal turns of world history.
ua-cam.com/video/bsfIvk8Pltw/v-deo.html
Still delusional after 96 years.
Feel sorry for you....
@@theoderich1168 I feel sorry for you to