No Bullets Fly - Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler - Sabaton History 016 [Official]
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2019
- Heroism isn’t always measured in blood or danger. Sometimes, to spare your foe is the honourable thing to do. A dramatic example comes in the shape of the American Charlie Brown and German Franz Stigler. Brown was flying his heavily damaged B17 ‘Flying Fortress’ bomber home after a demanding bombing run on Bremen when Franz Stigler in his fighter plane caught sight of its tail. This story is about the encounter between the two enemies and the song that Sabaton wrote about it, called ‘No Bullets Fly’.
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Hey all! I hope you all enjoyed the short bits of ‘the Red Baron’ that we showcased last week in our 15th episode! We continue the series with our take on ‘No Bullets Fly’, about a very remarkable encounter between two enemys. This has been requested a lot, and here it is! About that: we record our episodes in group If you ask (or in some cases demand) that we do ‘this song next’, you should know that we can’t take your preferences into account. We will get to all the other songs eventually. Instead, use your energy to ask a meaningful question in the comments!
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The song that started this adventure by introducing me to you guys. This is just awesome.
Yes I love this story and even though they they were at war they still found the humanity in each other and the book is just amazing
Beautiful almost sounded like a fictional story but it was real made me cry👏👏👏
@@kerlongsjorlejov1945 their cover of Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" started the adventure for me and introduced me to Sabaton!
How about Soldier Of 3 Armies and Lauri Allan Torni?
Can you imagine being a Sabaton fan and then suddenly hearing your grandpa's old war story sung at you? That had to be the coolest moment of that guy's life.
I wonder if they would ever do a song about my great great great great grandfather, Michiel de Ruyter
@@bernardtuinenburg8746 write his story down, send it to them and maybe it will happen. If it's a spectacular story then they'll probably cover it one day, but they can only cover stories they know of so let them know lol
@@bernardtuinenburg8746 "RAID ON THE MEDWAY" sounds like a legit Sabaton song title
How about having a song sung to you that matches a story that a Veteran told you almost 6 years ago. I cannot imagine how that kid must feel.
@@flare9757 must be a crazy feeling remembering all of that... btw for the empire!
By far my favorite story on the Heroes album
hello there
Look who's here.
As far as I am concerned, I consider much of your work the "official" videos for Sabaton's songs :).
Hey, look we have here. You really helped me out with the songs that I listened to when I began to listen to Sabaton. Good to see you around here, King.
@@MilsurpMikeChannel You can say that.
"True heroism isnt knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one." -Tolkien
TheIfifi Not true enough.
Not to seem like a jerk, but the line is "True courage isn't knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one."
@@willblucat3335 Well you are TECHNICALLY correct, which as we all know is the best kind of correct.
@@willblucat3335 Im not Native English speakers, so ... i cant see any difference on your sentence and between original on this threahd... ,can you plz explain what is what you mean ?
@@Numberyksi The original English version of the book uses courage, not heroism, they can be used similarly, but have different meanings in English.
Sometimes it takes more courage to spare a life than to take one.
This is beautiful.
The American bombers took between 300.000 to 600.000 civilian lifes in Germany.
@@tankmaster6562 I don't doubt it. War is when someone figures out reasons to make perfectly good people kill each other. It's little moments like this (franz stigler sparing the d00d) that make me proud of humanity.
You are right, but in saving a 10 soldiers he unleashed a hole bombing crew to citys and factorys. And please don't understand me false, the 10 soldiers have also family and loved ones but they are soldiers and knew the risks they take by signing up for the air force.
@@tankmaster6562 'spose I can't deny that. Still, I suppose a big picture vs little picture sort of thing. One bomber or not, the wheels of the war machines would keep on spinning, and planes would keep on going down, cities would keep on being leveled. Franz knew this pretty well and tried to get them to land, then tried to get the crew to land in neutral sweden where they'd be interned. But Charlie Brown in company either refused or didn't understand frantic hand signal, and Franz Stigler's honour kept him from shooting down a damaged bomber, which would be no better than shooting wounded men.
Those interviews with Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler are fantastic! May their souls rest in peace.
I don't understand what Franz answers about what he felt when they met. Anyone can help me?
I understood it as "I felt happy like I never was... It wasn't easy."
You could feel just how much it meant to Franz to learn that Charlie survived. The pure emotion transcends antiquated video formats. A true hero.
Here here and amen.
#RESPEKT ja LG Alex aus Deutschland
Fun fact for those who don't know:
A clip from an interview they did together shows both of them tearing up quite a bit and Franz said "I love you Charlie" (as a brother, obviously) and they stayed really good friends until their deaths
Yeah, I've seen that interview and when the clip of Franz showed up, I teared up again as it refreshed my memory. Such a powerful story.
i heard they were became fishing buddies after that...
Because of seeing that interview i can't sing along to that song without crying. It makes it personal and tangible. Not something that you just read about
That's beautiful
@@devinaschenbrenner2683 Damn... i havent seen the interview. but now i really have to try find it out.
How sabaton gets their ideas
Pär: Am gonna do an internet
Lol
Well I'm going to do a book... wow
Am gonna do an internet
UA-cam!! x:)🤘Ww two by Indy
Dammit i shouldnt have read that while drinking fanta
I'll be real, I started tearing up when Indy talked what the people around Franz Stigler said about him. How he was a traitor; a Nazi. Those cold-hearted people will never understand... A man who sacrificed glory, in order to save a helpless enemy is a special kind of breed of individual. I know I wouldn't be able to make the same decision. I don't think many people could; that's why Stigler is a hero amongst heroes for me.
Respect.
I feel like you can see when he says it faith in humanity die. :( Aholes gonna be aholes i guess, RIP Stigler a true hero.
it's because the german military during wwii gets stereotyped into being all nazis. when really not all of them were. it was really more like 10% actually were. and the remainder weren't officially in the party or followed their beliefs. it's an example of guilty by association. and most soldiers in wwii didn't serve willingly. they were more or less drafted into the military.
or in more simpler terms. "all nazis were german but not all germans were nazis"
"They'll never understand."
-Pretty much every veteran when a non-veteran criticizes them for something they did in war.
Also if I remember right, Stigler got his feelings about shooting at men in parachutes at least in part from one of his commanding officers from Jagdgeschwader 27, Gustav Rödel, during his time fighting in North Africa who told his men, "If I ever see or hear of you shooting at a man in a parachute, I will shoot you myself." hence why Stigler said, "To me, it was just like they were in a parachute. I saw them and I couldn't shoot them down."
@uNnHkP8mza calling the evil ones incompetent is doing a disservice to the war and the victims of the Nazi atrocities. The problem is that the evil ones were way too competent, if they had been incompetent I'd have a lot more relatives.
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ― G.K. Chesterton
Good quote.
Step 1: Watch the video
Step 2: Try not to cry
Step 3: Cry a lot
Honestly No Bullets Fly can move me to tears any day of the week.
Thomas Veerman really glad that im not the only one many manly tears were shed due to this story
Step 4: Become Dehydrated
Step 5: Drink Water
Step 6: Cry More
Step 7 : Repeat Steps 4-7
@@americanpanzer4163 somewhere in in there should probably be a step to give a short salute
@@thomasveerman4532 that is Step 3.5 to be done while Crying
Im glad im not the only one. Such a good song.
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
You're a good man, Franz Stigler.
RIP Aviators. Brothers. Heroes. Foes. Friends.
My eyes just started sweating a bit.
mine too, just a sweat full of testosterone, definitively not crying
It's really dusty, that's all.
"They will never understand."
I'll stand with.
It is a shame that more German Soldiers did not get a chance to be real people, and show how human they were. The German Wehrmacht should not be remembered as Nazis, but rather as Soldiers following orders and fighting for their home.
Every time I listen to “No Bullets Fly” and the story behind it, I often get a bit teary-eyed. Just an amazing story.
*many kids voices* It's the code of the air, Charlie Brown!
*piano music*
Lmao
[sees ME 109 outside cockpit window]
"Good grief..."
Bang bang Red Baron bang bang.
Dammit, snoopy must’ve time travelled again!
Lmao
After they finally met Charlie and Franz stayed friends until their deaths. Such a touching story.
They also died only a few months apart
@@bernardtuinenburg8746 8 Months, to be precise
Stigler deserves a US medal in my book, just for him. As an American, I hold Stigler in very high esteem. He did what very few people would there. He fought for his country bravely, though the ones running it were wrong. He did his duty, and showed mercy where it could not be expected.
That would be very inappropriate. You don't award your own medals to people of other nations.
@@corneliusmaze-eye2459 that happened in WWII tho. Audie Murphy got 1 Belgian medal and 3 French medals - as an American
It's nice to see honorable men still act honorably even in moments of war and when the moment and benefits of acting dishonorably seem like the easiest thing to do.
Well i wouldnt call bomber crews honorable. There job itself consisted of dromping bombs mainly on civilians who cant defend themself.
There is a reason bomber crews found by german civilians often ended up dead.
@@noobster4779 its called war, the germans bombed london and killed innocent civilians
@@noobster4779 -- "As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual, nor I against them. They are ‘only doing their duty’, as the saying goes. Most of them, I have no doubt, are kind-hearted law-abiding men who would never dream of committing murder in private life."
-- George Orwell
We can judge quite comfortably now can't we
"A good soldier is never supposed to disobey his orders, no matter what. And yet, there are extreme times when a soldier must remember a higher duty and must be a good human being instead.
People make mistakes regardless of rank, you need te courage to disobey an order you believe is wrong, especially when lives are at stake. In war it's the only way you can live with yourself....once the bloodshed is over." - Admiral Juzo Okita, Spacebattleship Yamato 2199
"-it would have been the same as shooting a parachute. I just couldn't shoot."
*No Bullets Fly's intro starts*
Damn onion cutting ninjas...
Lol I commented this just a few seconds ago.
@Kabuki Kitsune one is a BF109
I almost cried
Yeah that's a lie, i cried
This is one of my favorites war stories. I'm planning on reading the Higher Call soon.
It's totally worth it. My first time reading the book, I finished super quickly (2-3 days) just because it's so fascinating and the author makes the story easy to follow.
You won’t regret reading it. It’s an amazing story.
Just do it. You'll thank yourself.
Exellent book you will not be disappointed.
Its an Amazing book, i had the audio book at first, i loved so much i got the hardcopy aswell.
"He knew that they were dead men, unless HE helps them......"
That bit tears me up. That's when he decided to do more than just let them get away
I did a history report on this story and got called a neo nazi. Respect to both pilots.
Yep
people don't understand that most Germans fighting in the war weren't nazis
The bulk of the German Military were just following orders and fighting for their home.
Are you serious?
@@mikatu Well most of them where to a larger or lesser degree complicit with the nazis
The ole girl kept her human crew alive, those that she could. Steigler wasn't a nazi. He was an Airman in the Wehrmacht. He was defending the skies and citizens below. Sometimes those two get confused when describing Germans in the war. Great story and vid, Sabaton!
Charlie Brown became a pilot to avenge Snoopy's death at the hands of the Red Baron
Wrong war but great comment
Well Hitler became Hitler because of what happened in WWI so the story checks out.
Sabaton is costing me a lot of money... Every time I learn an amazing story because of their songs, I end up buying a book associated with the subjects of their songs. Best damn rock band on Earth. Instead of doing songs about women, guns, violence, sex, drugs and evil, here we have a band that writes songs that honor humanity - the sacrifice, the courage, the valor and the humility of us. I've learned so much about our history and the brave men, women and heroes that shaped our civilization I feel like I'm back in school. It's amazing. They're amazing.
couldn't agree more
They are modern day bards
Now if only enemy fighters treated me like this in War Thunder in my B17... ;-;
PanzerWafflez lol
@William Jacobs plot twist: he was listening to no bullet fly at the time
No bullets fly was the first Sabaton song that made me cry. The other song that had done that aswell was the Lost Battalion. Such powerful stories of bravery, sacrifice and human beings.
Don’t forget about Bull
Dont forget cliffs of gallipoli
Loved much of Sabatons discography but "Heroes" is one album that can have lumps in my throat due to real stories mentioned here
Well, every Sabaton Song is about real Stories
But i know, what you mean. "Heroes" is something Special
I remember meeting a veteran who was a member of a bomber crew who remembered a story of one of the aircraft in his bomber wing. He didn’t have specifics or names, but the story matches up exactly. It is amazing how... human two combatants can be during a war.
It is important to remember that the vast bulk of the German Military during WW2 were not Nazis. They were just soldiers fighting for their country. I believe that Stigler was not in the minority, but rather in the majority, except that he got a chance to prove it. Most of the German Military did not get these chances.
Rommel would have had a chance to had the assassination attempt on hitler thatbhe was involved with was succesful
1. Assassination attempt on Hitler is succesful
2. Hitler replaced with an actually competent general.
3. Allies: Oh sh....
It's amazing enough that this even happened, but the fact that they both survived the war, AND met each other in person, against all odds, is incredible. Ok top of that, they became really good friends, and died within a few months of each other. In way the idea of them being "lost brothers" rings really true, it's as if fate destined them for it.
The B-17G we used to keep at my local air museum has been modified and repainted to resemble "Ye Olde Pub".
I thought the Pub was a late model B-17 E, but I'm not quite sure
@@bernardtuinenburg8746 hence the modifications. removal of the chin turret under the nose for one.
Erickson collection Madras Or?
This is such a touching story, and that is why I love this song. Thanks again guys!
You're very welcome! Thanks a lot for the support!
@@SabatonHistory make a song about the B-2
*The humanity shown by these two gentlemen is nothing short of beautiful. May they rest in peace knowing that their legacy lives on in this excellent song.*
This is a great reminder that not all Germans in WW2 were monsters, it shows us it was the people in command and even some in command were honorable. This does give me hope in human character. Another great video Sabaton History!
In all honestly, I think a large number of Germans weren't monsters in Nazi Germany. I think they were told to follow orders without question or else be punished! Most of them didn't have a choice! That's why post Nazi-Germany, family members of former Nazi high command are DESPISED. Almost every German I ever met hate the Nazi Party than anyone else!
Most of the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe forces had no idea about the Holocaust so yeah saying that all the German forces were genocidal monsters is just wrong
Yeah, but waht the German army did in the east shows that there still was a lot of hatred and disregarded for human lives within the German people at the time.
@@lvd8122 Yeah, many years of hatred and propaganda, being told that the peoples in the east are subhuman, will have an effect on most people. Didn't hurt that german soldiers had access to pervitin (a form of amphetamin) either.
Officers in the german army were being threatened that if they didn't carry out their duties, their families would suffer in the concentration camps. They really had no choice but to obey
Wow, Peanuts is more intense than I remembered
Referring to Franz Stigler as a Nazi through and through would be utterly absurd. Someone loyal to the cause of the Nazis wouldn't hesitate to take a kill, let alone one that would garner praise.
Sparing an enemy is merciful.
Sparing an enemy that literally just bombed your *home?* That's nigh unthinkable.
Doing all that, then risking your *own* life escorting them to safety, knowing that if anyone ever found out his life might be forfeit?!? That's only about the single *furthest* descriptions of the actions of some heartless Nazi.
I always like to hear stories of humanity in terrible wars. Thank you very much for this, awesome episode as always. It's so cool the two pilots could meet finally.
The book is awesome.
@@pontiacfan76 I don't think it's sold in my country, not even in English, but I'll buy it somewhere if I can.
I think I still have it someone is boring it from me right now.
That’s one of the reasons I’m so fond of the ww1 Christmas truce.
Also the one about the slide and axis units that teamed up to fight off a bunch of starving wolves.
4:44 Me-262: Don't mind me. Just doing some testing.
Im not the only one who noticed
Called 109s 190s and showed a 262 instead of a 109 at one point. Whoopsie.
Pilot: “BF-109s incoming.”
Gunner: “That is not a BF109, THATS NOT A BF-109 AT ALL!”
Franz Stigler did end up flying Me-262s, just not during this incident.
Finished the book about a month ago and the story is amazing. Im glad to see Sabaton made a song in tribute of Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown.
Cool! Lots of people reading that book here!
And this shows what many seem to forget about World War 2... There soldiers on both sides. Not every German soldier was a nazi or part of the SS. In fact many people, soldiers and civilians alike, just conformed to the regime at power, for refusing could have dire consequences. Soldiers at the front lines more often than not weren't even aware of what was going on back at home.
Franz Stigler was just a soldier doing his duty and doing what he deemed right. Hearing that he was called both "traitor" and "nazi" makes me sad. It shows how blind some people were (and still are) even after the war had ended.
I salute Pär, Indy and everyone involved in the making of the songs and the episodes on this channel. They show again that you just want to tell a story. Whag people will make of it is up to them. Keep up the great work and all the best wishes to you guys!
Thanks a lot for your wise and kind words! You're absolutely right that the humanity in war is often forgotten
I read "A Higher Call" before I discovered Sabaton, and was ecstatic to discover they had a song covering this event. Stories like this are why I enjoy studying history: even though they were on opposite sides of a terrible conflict, some men still showed incredible kindness to others, even though nobody would have expected them to do so.
I love the visualizations included such as the snowflakes in the beginning of the video. You can always count on this channel to be a Stigler for detail.
You can have a like for that. Well played.
The paintings of the wounded B-17 with the Bf-109 alongside it always strike a chord with me.
An instrument of death turned into a guardian and saviour.
I like the story, but I can also see why even 40-50 years after it happened, some Germans could be mad at Stigler. We were never bombed whereas hundreds of thousands of people died from B-17 and Lancaster bombs in Germany. My grandparents pretty much never forgave the Japanese because my great uncle (grandpa's brother) was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and POW for most of the war... He weighed 90lbs when his camp was liberated... I can see how some Germans in the 80's and 90's, still with tangible connections to the war would be angry with Stigler since Brown did finish his tour. Stigler acted honorably in the moment... But I can see the other side.
indeed, its just so difficult to be in this situation. duty to protect your homeland from bombing civilians, but also your personal honor and chance to suffer from PTSD. war sucks
You are right, war is never a black and white issue, old grudges may even spark new conflicts
I'm from Germany and I've spent some time on that time in history, and from what I've read, there's a difference between the American day bombing and the mostly British night bombing in that the Americans were at least aiming at industrial and military targets, whereas the British were just aiming at cities, and killing and dehousing civilians was actually a stated goal for them.
I don't mind Stigler letting a crippled B-17 go. It'd be a different story with a Lancaster.
Its not like shooting him the B17 down would have acomplished anything than kill 10 guys the bombs were already gone the bomber was probably beyond repair and the dead would be useless as other american would just take their place.
This was Brown's first mission, and he ended up finishing his tour meaning he flew at least 24 more missions. It took around a year and many resources to train a pilot (just ask the Japanese after Midway about loss of well trained pilots can do)... again, I am saying I can see why some, especially those with a tangible connection to the war, could be mad.
The story of this song is honestly one of the most wholesome and heartwarming stories I've heard before, may franz and Charlie rest in peace, god rest their souls
Anyone else wanna see Hearts of Iron next? I’ve read a little about it and I really wanna learn the full story ^_^
I've always wanted them to cover that one
That song could easily be made into a video game: You start of as a german soldier, eager for war at the beginning. But then he sees the horrors of the eastern front, the horrors of the Holocaust and then fights in the battle of Berlin, helping the civilians. THe game then ends with our now old protagonist standing in Berlin, watching the Reunification of East and West Berlin.
@@omegraptorch3624 I support this
@@omegraptorch3624 holy fuck now I want to play that game... this would probably be the best game of the last decade God dammit
Its closer than you think
When I was in high school, I knew it all (read young, arrogant, and stupid), and had the privilege of interviewing a World War II veteran named Frank as a history-class project. Frank had fought in Europe and earned his Purple Heart there, so I suppose that in my infinite brilliance, I subconsciously expected that he'd hate the Germans. I'm ashamed to admit I was, at the time, ready to sympathize with him if he had. So much for a deep intellect on my part.
Fast-forward from the week I got the assignment in class to my interview. One of the stories he told that stands out for me is that a German soldier approached him and some comrades, unarmed, so that he could surrender to them. He was all of about fifteen or so years old, Frank said, and "he just wanted to go home." He was hoping that the Americans would show him some compassion. Somehow, Frank's story penetrated my brain, and I've never forgotten about it. It resonated with me in a way I cannot lay a finger on, and several years later, when I read A Higher Call, I thought of him and the lesson his words had managed to teach me. I think that his story made me more open to accepting that human is human, regardless of political cause or who is on whose side during war. Charlie and Franz were heroes, but more importantly, you can see something simpler in their story: good people. I am therefore very glad that you've written this song. It needed to be written and should always be remembered by soldiers, by politicians, and by people like me who started off fairly obtuse and have the decency to realize that they can always learn something if they open up to it. Maybe I can't undo what a little prig I was, but I could improve, and I very much hope that I have.
YEAH, FINNALY NO BULLETS FLY, you can do night witches next
The women who personally pissed Hitler of? Hell yeah!
What Battlefield 5 should’ve done
Pluto, the planet both the Night Witches and Night Swallow pissed Hitler and the Germans off.
"True courage is not knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one"
2:28
" *YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING!* "
I just got told the day I get home from deployment and I'll be back in the states just in time for the Great War, then this releases just out standing, nice job guys!!!
Awesome! Sounds a little grim though. Home just in time for the Great War..
@@SabatonHistory didn't quite think of it that way but is does 😂
Frans Stigler is 100% right with his response to those that called him a trader or a Nazi. They could never understand. Unless you have served time in the military as a career or in combat, you could never understand. Military life is a different world, as different as night and day. It is that way with every military throughout the world. As long as I've served, there is no way that I or any military member can really describe that life, the pride, the miserable times and places, the hurt, the joy, the mind numbing monotonous boredom broken by shear moments of panic and fear, the hate thrown at you, how you feel so out of place in a room full of people and so much more that could fill many books. Everyone's experience is their own but shared with many and it is what brings us together. Someone once told me that those that make a career out of military life, or spend time in combat, you can adjust to civilian life but you can never really fit in to that life. He was right, he was a neighbor and served as an SS Soldier, an NCO during WWII. As seen here, even enemies that have seen the horrors of war can become closer than family.
The photo at 14:35 is just so pure. Look at them having fun with those little planes.
Franz Stigler = hero. It was the perfect album for a song about him to be included.
4:36 in the book ‘A Higher Call’ there is a note at the bottom of the page when it gets to this part. The Fw190 pilot here is killed. A few days earlier his first child, a daughter, had been born.
That page hit me like a gut punch.
In a lot of war stories it’s so easy to forget that the enemies are human beings too. Just about every death is a tragedy.
"A hero need not speak for himself, for when he is gone the world will speak for him."
And that goes double, when instead they sing songs about his deeds.
"Look to the fallen dead for what may lie ahead of your journey. Be it doom or glory, those that have gone before you will leave lessons in their wake."
Loved the story in this song so much, that I bought Adam Makos's "A higher call". Gotta admit, I haven't read something that great in a long time. Nice video as always. Keep it up!
P.S: How about Inmate 4859 next?
How about Aces In Exile.
I actually discovered this song in an AMV. I listened to it a bunch but eventually got curious and looked up the story... The next day i drove to a bookstore and bought the book. I got home... I read 300+ pages nonstop on the first day and the rest on the second. I have since re-read the book many times. It is my favorite book and war story. Thank you Saboton for bringing me to this great story.
I tear up every time I read "A Higher Call". To anyone who hasn't read it, please do. It gives the backstory necessary to truly show (to the highest degree possible without actually BEING Franz Stigler) why he did what he did, and how much it meant to both of them
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!
No.
WE are crying. Everyone together
Such a shame Franz Stigler died 6 years before the Heroes album came out with this song on it. Still, a hell of a good innings to reach that age.
To be completely honest stories like these is what prevents me from losing all hope in humanity
Sabaton was never just the sound of awesome music. When you learn the stories behind the music it makes listening that much more meaningful. You guy truly are the best!
The tail gunner, Hugh 'Ecky' Eckenrode, sadly was the only casualty, being decapitated by a 20mm cannon shell. I hope he and the other crew members of Ye Olde Pub aren't forgotten. Another thing to note is that Stigler's brother was killed just the day before this incident.
damn! id heard of the story online, but, damn! i never knew the details of how rough they had it. those b-17s were built tough. ye old pub brought her boys home.
herr stigler may have been on the wrong side of history, but he was on the right side of humanity.
thank you for bringing renown to these brave men!!!!!!!
I'm impressed by that story and by the fact, sabaton adopted this in a song, which came to ears of Stigler s grandson, a fan from sabaton. What a touching form to honor the wonderful grandfather of Mr. Stigler Jr.
No Bullets Fly is my favourite song of the entire Album, and one of my favourite songs overall
It has such a good mix of good music and a fitting story with it's own sense of epicness
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This is one of my favorite WWII stories.
Along with that, I can imagine Stigler's grandson replaying this song a bazillion times at top volume, going to school and saying "SABATON WROTE A SONG ABOUT MY GRANDAD!!!" Well, ok, I know that, if I had been that kid, that's what I would have done.
This is one of the most emotional hidden stories about bravery, camaraderie and respect. I am very glad to hear it had a happy ending! Congratulations for telling these stories Sabaton! and props to Indie - you seemed a lot more emotionally expressive in this episode.
it Is a very emotional story after all..
Wow! What an amazing story! ❤ You guys are awesome and i'm sure the families you write about are speechless at the quality of honor you give to their relatives.
We have a reaction video from the daughter of Franz Stigler that will go up on Sabatons facebook page this week!
@@SabatonHistory😍😍 I can't wait to see it!!!!
God I love this story.
This is a story I heard about long before they made a song, and i take pride in that, whenever I tell anyone about it, they're always astonished.
I actually wrote an essay about ethics and morality where this story was a big part.
And then... Sabaton makes a f**king song about it!
I thought I was gonna have tears in my eyes...
Thank you for this, Sabaton!
I watched your animated story video (No bullet fly) and learned about this event. I was curious to know more about the story of Charlie Brown and Frantz Stigler and read the whole story on the net. I almost shed a tear. I love how you find and tell stories of past war events. Some people think youre gratifying war but not at all. You sing history as it is and that is great. Some things such as this honorable action from Frantz should not be forgotten. It shows that humanity still existed even during those times.
One passage of the story I liked is the fact that Frantz's superior once told him "If I ever see you shoot on a pilot in parachute, Ill shoot you myself" ...this reflection crossed Frantz mind when he saw that crippled bomber and thats why he did not shoot it down.
And to think that they found each other and became best friends until their death ....wholesome.
I discovered my physics professor at the university was a Sabaton fan when while chatting about ww2 and we were both trying to one up each other with stories of courage, chivalry and valor from both sides. I noticed a pattern in the stories and asked him if the knew of a band called Sabaton. He chuckled and confirmed. At 67yo this man was a LEGEND. He sadly passed away in 2019. This is one of the stories we shared.
I read the book based on this song, just because Sabaton did too. Quite the read, amazing story, great song.
YES!!!!! I actually requested this one. Thank you so much for doing this one
Calling a soldier that is not killing a wounded enemy, that is not able to defend himself, a traitor is something people should be ashamed of. WW2 was a crazy conflict with a ton of amazing stories, thanks to Sabaton to creating great songs from those stories and thanks to Indy for telling the stories behind the songs. Grüße aus Deutschland and keep being awesome
Thank you so much for this video! Haven't heard the song yet so I'm going to have to listen to it!
You've got a lot to catch up on
I‘m a german and think these people who call him a Nazi are stupid but the ones who call him a traitor are way worse! He didn’t betray anything, he just knew it was wrong to shoot it down and that was the right thing to do
Franz had honor and show it, the ones who called him a traitor had no such thing
He was a true soldier with honor
This story truly shows that the definition of a hero is not a person who advances their overlords aims but instead is about the retention of one's humanity in awful situations.
Happy 78th Anniversary Charlie and Franz!
So I found out while reading “A Higher Call” Today, I found out my grandma’s brother, “Michael Buffalino” has a sad connection to Franz Stigler, when he was shot down during a raid, I don’t blame anyone, I understand it’s following orders, and a similar fate may have happened to German bombers, many pilots never thought of killing a human, just a machine, so I don’t blame anyone, but it’s a sad, but cool, to know that Franz is intertwined in my family’s history. Jesus bless you all and stay safe
4:44 they call it a Messerschmitt 190 but that’s for sure a Messerschmitt 262. Not sure it that was actually pictures from the encounter or random pictures but either way someone messed up.
Both of those men deserved to be remembered as and honored as heroes
I can't believe you guys are doing this song. No Bullets Fly is the song that introduced me to you guys. And I am so happy that you guys are doing this song here with the story. I am really happy.
Resist and Bite and White Death are my most favorite songs but this one is the very first and a special one for me.
Of course we're doing this song! Thanks for the support Evert!
And another great episode of Sabaton history! This is so good project and even better song from my favorite Sabaton album. Thank you so much
I was ecstatic to see that you did a video for this story. It's always been one of my favorites, and it always brings me to tears.
You guys are the best. Keep up the kick-ass work!
My great grandfather was in the 379th and even met franz and Charlie at a reunion in the 90s
Happy Anniversary! Dec 20, 2021 - 78 years to this day, and not forgotten!
this is my all time favourite story from WW2! Thank you for covering it!
Also thanks Sabaton for making this song all those years ago!
This whole event is so amazing!! I love the videos of both pilots talking about it.
Yes, it's awesome that we got to use that! It really adds a layer that we can't usually see when talking about these stories.
The plane is shot up like Swiss cheese, without 2 engines. A tail, no front bombing cover. All the 10 guns are Frozen....unable to work...
Charlie is in a jam. It’s quite a story. Only the loss of 1 man. Amazing story. And thinking they are up 5 miles and freezing and have lost oxygen.
Amazing story.
Man, if i had a history teacher like Indy Neidell, i would have loved the subject. What a great storyteller.
He is everyones history teacher!
This is the kind of TRUE valor that brings a tear to the eye of even a man as hard as I. May they both forever Fly where no bullets fly and no shadows fall.
The BEST video on this channel TO DATE. Love it.
Thanks!
The story had me emotional when i first read about it. Sabaton is doing the world a favor as well as making history interesting. Sabaton is undoubtedly the greatest band ever for me. Indie Nydel is equally appreciated by me for the finer details. Thank you so much for everything.
Thank you so much for this inspiring message and for your support 😎 Rock on!
One man's honor was more important than glory.
This is amazing! I actually did a school project years ago on their story
I have the book A Higher Call after I first listened to No Bullets Fly after a few times and when I read the part where they first "meet" I get the song going through my head.
How fucking awesome would it be to have Sabaton write a song about your grandfather. The Stiglers should be proud of what Franz did. He was able to see humanity in the awful hell of war. GodSpeed Franz.
So much respect for this. One thing I have noticed with a lot of these stories is the amount of respect each side had for their fellow soldiers on both sides and across the front lines. There are many atrocities associated with 5he wars and we have seen the raising monuments honoring enemies in certain battles, enemies becoming friends later. There are humans in these major events and humanity has shone through in our darkest hours.
this song actualy made me buy the book and it is a great book to read