I've learnt a lot about world wars and conflicts in past few years (thanks to internet) more than what I learnt in schools for decades. The truth about all sides, their history, ideas, ideologies,tactics, strength and alliances without bias, not what we leart in schools written by the winning sides. And its astonishing, mesmerizing, captivating and inspiring like in this movie.
a thinking man , my respects we are few 👍 which makes us dangerous to those who prefer their citizens asleep and entertained incapable of critical thought 💪
Holy Cow, we live in a time never dreamed of. At our fingertips is so much history that was lost to time. Thank you to our Estonian brothers and sisters no matter where you fought. Losing one's country is also happening across the world. And today we must once again fight against those who promote war for profit...
Yes IDF fight for the existence of tiny Israel and a tiny minority of Jews across the world get harassed. Please please stand with Israel, it’s truly a remarkable country with so much technology culture historical places. Wonderful nature reserves museums universities. It’s just an amazing country, not that there aren’t others that also are wonderful, but there’s something magical about Israel and the Jewish nation.
Yes IDF fight for the existence of tiny Israel and a tiny minority of Jews across the world get harassed. Please please stand with Israel, it’s truly a remarkable country with so much technology culture historical places. Wonderful nature reserves museums universities. It’s just an amazing country, not that there aren’t others that also are wonderful, but there’s something magical about Israel and the Jewish nation.
This language in the movie sounds so much like Finnish, well sounds very Slavic to me, not that I understand any of it, just a few words here or there.
Old Brit here. - Met many former German prisoners who had continued to live in our part of Britain (Scotland) on release . (Variety of nationalities surprised many). We are now fifty years on. These guys have passed and I am now older than they were. Older British Vets my late father included seemed to bare no grudges,both sides felt they had been unlucky as a generation. For us youngsters it was fascinating to have such experienced people around you.
As a veteran of the EDF and the son of an Estonian who served in the Four Helmets of Steel, I salute the Czech producers of this outstanding historically accurate movie showing the experiences of Estonians during WW2. Bravo well done, Thank You!
My father was conscripted, ajateenija in the Estonian Army Artillery in 1940 in Tartu. This was during the tense time of Soviet bases, then he was transferred to the Estonian Airforce as a motorized dispatcher in Tallinn. I recall my father telling me before he died that they were ordered by the Estonian Military command not to resist the Soviet Russian invaiders in June 1940. He said that Soviet soldiers confiscated his motorcycle and submachine gun. The Estonian military was automatically made apart of the Soviet military. Then when the Germans broke their alliance with the Soviets and attacked he was forced into the German military, Being treated as a 2nd class person my father fled got over the Gulf of Finland and joined the Finnish Army Valila Battalion Paiarei Division which eventually became JR200 and also took part with ERNA. I served in the US Army Military Police, in Honduras,Germany,Italy, USA. In my father's memory, as he did not live to see Estonian Independence reinstated,and I never got to meet my paternal grandparents, I was asked and volunteered to join the then-fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army Military Police to develop it ,which I did for 2.5 years 1995-97. I was the Provost Marshall of Tallinn and Paldiski. I also assisted with the Kaitseliit as well.
@Jurgen1989ify Thank you. My father was conscripted, ajateenija in the Estonian Army Artillery in 1940 in Tartu. This was during the tense time of Soviet bases, then he was transferred to the Estonian Airforce as a motorized dispatcher in Tallinn. I recall my father telling me before he died that they were ordered by the Estonian Military command not to resist the Soviet Russian invaiders in June 1940. He said that Soviet soldiers confiscated his motorcycle and submachine gun. The Estonian military was automatically made apart of the Soviet military. Then when the Germans broke their alliance with the Soviets and attacked he was forced into the German military, Being treated as a 2nd class person my father fled got over the Gulf of Finland and joined the Finnish Army Valila Battalion Pajari Division which eventually became JR200 and also took part with ERNA. I served in the US Army Military Police, in Honduras,Germany,Italy, USA. In my father's memory, as he did not live to see Estonian Independence reinstated,and I never got to meet my paternal Grandparents, I was asked and volunteered to join the then-fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army Military Police to develop it ,which I did for 2.5 years 1995-97. I was the Provost Marshall of Tallinn and Paldiski. I also assisted with the Kaitseliit as well.
@@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJVQue bela história essa do seu pai! Aqui no Brasil também temos belas histórias sobre os soldados brasileiros que lutaram contra o nazismo e fascismo na Itália tivemos a famosa tomada de Monte Castelo .Abraços
Fabulous movie. What an incredible trial of hardships. I knew a guy that was an officer in the Latvian Army and fought on the Finnish side when Russia invaded Finland. He got a job as an engineer working for Messerschmidt during WW2. His recollections were worthy of a book.
Many ppl like history from many perspective and for many different reasons. For me seeing the Leopard (Dot44/Erbsentarn) camouflaged uniforms in action, matching the terrain like it did in this movie was amazing.... and for that I thank you. Greeting from Alaska ands Happy Yule! was
Brilliant film. Stumbled on it by accident! All he wanted was to be a free man in his own country. Sad these small countries had to take one side or the other which often split their loyalties to themselves.
I don’t know if it’s a brilliant film, but it’s one I won’t soon forget. It will stay with me. I don’t know if it’s the bright, almost happy narration throughout that maintains the same tone despite the arduous journey of this young man. Perhaps it’s the bizarre ending, which finds this Estonian in Vietnam, accompanied by Memphis blues music, fighting as an Australian soldier. And I cannot understand all the hostilities between various parties that occurred thru til the end of May when the war in Europe ended on the 8th. All that said, thanks for making this remarkable film available. And kudos to the cinematographer- excellent work.
@@fifthbusiness1678Many European volunteers who had fought in the German and Finnish armies,against the Soviet Union during WW2,later fought in the American,British,Australian and South African armies during the Cold War.
Valió la pena verla, excelente película, como decía mi padre en vida: "Uno sabe donde nace, pero nunca donde muere", el protagonista me acuerda a mi tío en vida que me contaba que paso mucho trabajo y hambre como soldado en la Guerra Civil Española y también ver morir a unos de sus amigos de la infancia en las trincheras durante las refriegas.
Mnohokrát vám děkujeme🙏! Chci tento film pustit svým českým přátelům a říct jim, že Estonci nebyli nacisté, ale bránili svou malou vlast v jiné podobě! Estonců je tolik, kolik lidí žije v Praze!
@@MilanMinka je vidět že o tom nic nevíš sám dělám vojenskou historii a dost se zajímam o estonské ss oni za to nemohly a bylo pochopitelné že šli k němcum po tom co jim sověti před valkou a během dělali měli na vyběr sověti nebo němci tak prosím nepiš k něčemu čwmu nerozumíš není ss jako ss
@@paveldostal6744 ano, proste chudiatka co nemali na vyber... je mi jedno aky dovod mali aby sa pridali k nakcom, ked potom pachali svinstva tak ako oni. A je mi ulpne jedno preco sa k nackom pridala aj ss galicia a banderovsky zlocinci, ktorych zase po rokoch oslavuju. U nas pachali naj zlociny ake mohli, tak netrep ze to bol nieco co sa da ospravedlnit a nehladaj za tym nejake vznesene ciele. Moj dedo mal trt spolocny s bolsevikom, ked ho tie prasce ktore obhajujes tlacili do vagona, tak sa mi tie tvoje sracky, ako robis historiu ani nesnaz podsuvat. A pekny zvysok vecera ti prajem.
We should not be complaining about anything. We live in the good times, for certain. My grandfather and his brothers lived through those times in Poland, they related many horrible stories from their experiences to me. One would not believe what they lived through.
Great film. It looks like they even used live ammunition on the set, during the scenes of them early on at the firing range, of course. If you zoom in, the ammo the guy is giving to the soldier doesn’t look like blanks. Also, blanks have more muzzle flash and don’t generate much recoil when firing. In the scenes where they shoot the Kar98k bolt action, you can clearly see the rifle recoil and shooter react as if they are shooting live ammo.
My father knew one veteran of Estonian Legion who had served in Alfons Rebane's battalion and had made it to the U.S. In late 90s he visited us in Estonia and told his story, it was very similar to this one.
@warproductionscz Alright, as I couldn't find your contact information, I'll just write here fragments he told, maybe not exactly in the same order. He was born in 1926. In 1943, at the age of 17 he was in the army already. Once a bullet had grazed the back of his head, he had a scar there. When the war ended, Alfons Rebane had told his men: "Men! I have brought you out from 11 encirclements, and this one is the 12th." They dumped all their weapons, badges and military symbols and started moving to the west. They moved at nights, through forest, holding each others' hands. When somebody let the other's hand go, that part of chain was lost. At one occasion they (I don't know how many of them) had crossed a river on a raft with Russian soldiers, without symbols but still wearing German uniforms, but Russians didn't care, probably they didn't even notice. On the other side of river they were even provided a soup. In a farm they saw a pig and wanted to cook it but the only weapon they had was Panzerfaust, so they just blew the pig. When he was alone, Russians captured him and wanted a watch from him. That time Russians hunted Germans for wristwatches, some 'hunter' had arm full of watches. But he didn't have one, he took his boots off and showed that he really didn't have one, and then he was let go. Later he got to farm where a lady gave him plain clothes and a watch. Finally he swam across a river to American side, and the Americans took his watch away. Later he was a guard at Nuremberg trials where he guarded Rudolf Hess. He escorted Hess, chained to his hand. At some documentary it was said that Estonians were not present in court hall, so I don't know where exactly did he escort Hess, but these were his memories.
it was beautiful movie that showed the depth of human life during war..and as estonian this is indeed harsh the biggest pain is the knowledge that half of estonians were in german army and others were in russian army and brothers, fathers, friends killed each other.
It's funny that both were counted by Russians as demographic losses of Soviet citizens during the war. In fact, they were right. This soldier is also enrolled in the number of 26.6 mln Soviet losses.
i really y enjoied ;well done movie about war,resilience,survival,hope.A lesson for our times(BOlogna, Italyoctober 2024).We now understand while they fought and why they agreed to Nato ;the bad part is that my fellow countrymen do not understand....CM,Md,PhD.;Anesthesia.
Worth a watch. Possibly the worst job in the world is to be a soldier in wartime. Few people want to kill another human and nearly all of us do not want to die. Thanks to the filmmakers for telling this story and making it available for us.
As a Finn only thing I can say to Eesti people... Kiitos... Aitäh... You paid unimaginably high price for you freedom and many even helped us to keep ours. It always pains me to see fellow finns looking down upon estonians, knowing what they went trough. What price they paid. And we, who remained independent feel all high and mighty laughing at "poor soviet estonians" as the mood felt to be good 20+ years ago or so.
GREAT FILM!!... MANY MANY THANKS!!!.....Excelente pelicula..y excelente la ambientación ...( armas..trajes..etc etc)...MUY Buena pelicula...muchas grácias amigos!
It was a beautiful homage from the Czech authors to the Estonian men, whose only option after our silent surrender to the Russians in 1940 was to fight their return in a foreign uniform. And whose martyrdom after the surrender of Germany was precisely in the so-called "Czech Hell", as the Czech insurgents understandably had no idea who those men in SS uniforms were and why they were there. The historical experience of Estonia and Czechoslovakia is the same and it is a warning to everyone who thinks that it is better to surrender to a violent usurper and bury your head in the sand. Freedom is a precious fruit and must always be fought for and protected. It is enough for bad people to win if good people do nothing. Let's remember that today. Because one of the initiators of World War II is trying to start a third one today. Once again, my thanks and my respect to the makers of the film. Above all, for understanding what happened.
I have many MANY WW2 movies and as far as I remember this is the first one that mentions the conscription into the SS. A historical fact often forgotten.
Docela by mne zajímalo, co se stalo, že se z toho stal celovečerní snímek. Já kdysi věděl, že se chystáte něco takového točit, ale původně jsem myslel, že to bude krátkometrážnmí filmeček. 🙂
Zdravím Vás, myslím, že jsem už odpovídal na Facebooku, ale pro jistotu odpovím ještě zde. Film byl na začátku období Kovidu plánovaný skutečně jako krátkometrážní. Následně, když bylo jasné, že to období bude delší a naše činnosti v rámci veřejných akcí klubu vojenské historie budou ještě nějaký čas omezené, rozhodli jsme se vytvořit pěti dílnou sérii, ze které následně složíme celovečerní film. Metráž nám dala nakonec lehce ke dvěma hodinám, takže cesta byla otevřená. Z epizod seriálu, který již dříve vyšel na youtube, jsme si vzali zpětnou vazbu a části, kde měli diváci výtky jsme lehce upravili, pokrátili a nakonec vše spojili do tohoto výsledku. :)
❤Film který so zaslouží aby byl shlédnut...aby svět se konečně vzpamatoval, ruské zrůdy nepatří do tohoto světa....každý kdo bojoval proti ruským zrůdam si zaslouží respekt i úctu...
@@pikulinromanpikulin4241 во первых ты отвечал Чеху а тронул Поляков, во вторых Немцы не истребляли Чехов, во третьих сношение памятников это дело без разумных политиков и части общих людей
@andrzejzuger914 виноват, спутал чеха и поляка. Чехи исправно работали на третий рейх, зачем их уничтожать. Лидице не в счёт? Поляки чтят память погибших во имя их освобождения, Войнов красной армии, а памятники сносят только их политики.
HI! Nice job with that movie! Greetings from Estonia. My grandfather told about his story. It's similar to your movie. Have you offered this movie to television? l may help you with it. How can l contact you?
There were also local pogroms against Jews in Poland. The authorities looked at it negligently. When the Jews rose up against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto and were exterminated, the Polish underground structures did nothing to help them, but only watched silently from afar. When the Nazis retreated from the Soviets, Polish partisans in the AK did not practically fight against the Germans. In addition, the Germans supported the AK partisans with weapons, hoping that the AK would hinder the Russian advance. The Poles brutalized the German civilian population of Silesia. There is a published book available for purchase on Amazon: Der Tod sprach polnisch: Dokumente polnischerGrausamkeiten an Deutschen 1919-1949. You need to know the history of your country correctly.
v podstate mas kus pravdy, zato teraz si to tou vojny chtivou "vladou" vynahradzate, ako by ste uz ani tych nemcov na kolaboraciu nepotrebovali, vystacite si aj sami
I've learnt a lot about world wars and conflicts in past few years (thanks to internet) more than what I learnt in schools for decades. The truth about all sides, their history, ideas, ideologies,tactics, strength and alliances without bias, not what we leart in schools written by the winning sides. And its astonishing, mesmerizing, captivating and inspiring like in this movie.
ua-cam.com/video/HBA0xDHZjko/v-deo.html watch this
a thinking man , my respects we are few 👍 which makes us dangerous to those who prefer their citizens asleep and entertained incapable of critical thought 💪
They did a good job with this film and it is worth watching .
What a great movie and a wonderful surprise. I had no idea, glad I clicked on it! WOW!
Wow, well done... greatv story that shows the madness of war... Thank you for sharing!
Holy Cow, we live in a time never dreamed of. At our fingertips is so much history that was lost to time. Thank you to our Estonian brothers and sisters no matter where you fought. Losing one's country is also happening across the world. And today we must once again fight against those who promote war for profit...
🙏🙏🙏🇪🇪
Yes IDF fight for the existence of tiny Israel and a tiny minority of Jews across the world get harassed. Please please stand with Israel, it’s truly a remarkable country with so much technology culture historical places. Wonderful nature reserves museums universities. It’s just an amazing country, not that there aren’t others that also are wonderful, but there’s something magical about Israel and the Jewish nation.
Yes IDF fight for the existence of tiny Israel and a tiny minority of Jews across the world get harassed. Please please stand with Israel, it’s truly a remarkable country with so much technology culture historical places. Wonderful nature reserves museums universities. It’s just an amazing country, not that there aren’t others that also are wonderful, but there’s something magical about Israel and the Jewish nation.
This language in the movie sounds so much like Finnish, well sounds very Slavic to me, not that I understand any of it, just a few words here or there.
These young boys sure had it miserable in the war, far from home, injured captured etc.
So good to find such a brilliant film, thank you!
This was one of the best WWII movies I've ever seen in my 55 years.
malo widziales
Come and see, movie will be interesting you
Just watched it. 58 here. That was excellent for sure
have you watched "come and see" ?
An excellent film. All acting was superb. A nightmare to wake up from.
Old Brit here. - Met many former German prisoners who had continued to live in our part of Britain (Scotland) on release . (Variety of nationalities surprised many). We are now fifty years on. These guys have passed and I am now older than they were.
Older British Vets my late father included seemed to bare no grudges,both sides felt they had been unlucky as a generation.
For us youngsters it was fascinating to have such experienced people around you.
@@philiprufus4427 Thank you for your memories.
As a veteran of the EDF and the son of an Estonian who served in the Four Helmets of Steel, I salute the Czech producers of this outstanding historically accurate movie showing the experiences of Estonians during WW2. Bravo well done, Thank You!
Thank you very much. We always appreciate such comments. May we ask where your father served you?
My father was conscripted, ajateenija in the Estonian Army Artillery in 1940 in Tartu. This was during the tense time of Soviet bases, then he was transferred to the Estonian Airforce as a motorized dispatcher in Tallinn.
I recall my father telling me before he died that they were ordered by the Estonian Military command not to resist the Soviet Russian invaiders in June 1940. He said that Soviet soldiers confiscated his motorcycle and submachine gun.
The Estonian military was automatically made apart of the Soviet military. Then when the Germans broke their alliance with the Soviets and attacked he was forced into the German military, Being treated as a 2nd class person my father fled got over the Gulf of Finland and joined the Finnish Army Valila Battalion Paiarei Division which eventually became JR200 and also took part with ERNA.
I served in the US Army Military Police, in Honduras,Germany,Italy, USA. In my father's memory, as he did not live to see Estonian Independence reinstated,and I never got to meet my paternal grandparents, I was asked and volunteered to join the then-fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army Military Police to develop it ,which I did for 2.5 years 1995-97. I was the Provost Marshall of Tallinn and Paldiski.
I also assisted with the Kaitseliit as well.
@Jurgen1989ify
Thank you. My father was conscripted, ajateenija in the Estonian Army Artillery in 1940 in Tartu. This was during the tense time of Soviet bases, then he was transferred to the Estonian Airforce as a motorized dispatcher in Tallinn.
I recall my father telling me before he died that they were ordered by the Estonian Military command not to resist the Soviet Russian invaiders in June 1940. He said that Soviet soldiers confiscated his motorcycle and submachine gun.
The Estonian military was automatically made apart of the Soviet military. Then when the Germans broke their alliance with the Soviets and attacked he was forced into the German military, Being treated as a 2nd class person my father fled got over the Gulf of Finland and joined the Finnish Army Valila Battalion Pajari Division which eventually became JR200 and also took part with ERNA.
I served in the US Army Military Police, in Honduras,Germany,Italy, USA. In my father's memory, as he did not live to see Estonian Independence reinstated,and I never got to meet my paternal Grandparents, I was asked and volunteered to join the then-fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army Military Police to develop it ,which I did for 2.5 years 1995-97. I was the Provost Marshall of Tallinn and Paldiski.
I also assisted with the Kaitseliit as well.
@@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJVQue bela história essa do seu pai! Aqui no Brasil também temos belas histórias sobre os soldados brasileiros que lutaram contra o nazismo e fascismo na Itália tivemos a famosa tomada de Monte Castelo .Abraços
@@kleversonsousa6169 INFELIZMENTE MILHOES MORRERAM PARA TOMAR O OSSO DO BIGODINHO E ENTREGARAM O OSSO AO BIGODAO.
I enjoyed this film very much! Thank you!
What a surprise, what a really good film and story. Yes a masterpiece.
Fabulous movie. What an incredible trial of hardships. I knew a guy that was an officer in the Latvian Army and fought on the Finnish side when Russia invaded Finland. He got a job as an engineer working for Messerschmidt during WW2. His recollections were worthy of a book.
Many ppl like history from many perspective and for many different reasons. For me seeing the Leopard (Dot44/Erbsentarn) camouflaged uniforms in action, matching the terrain like it did in this movie was amazing.... and for that I thank you. Greeting from Alaska ands Happy Yule! was
Couldn’t agree more. What a great piece of film. Eastern Front 1944 , that’s the stuff!
This is a really great movie
Brilliant film. Stumbled on it by accident! All he wanted was to be a free man in his own country. Sad these small countries had to take one side or the other which often split their loyalties to themselves.
Smutne to są zbrodnie estońskich ss manów
I don’t know if it’s a brilliant film, but it’s one I won’t soon forget. It will stay with me. I don’t know if it’s the bright, almost happy narration throughout that maintains the same tone despite the arduous journey of this young man. Perhaps it’s the bizarre ending, which finds this Estonian in Vietnam, accompanied by Memphis blues music, fighting as an Australian soldier. And I cannot understand all the hostilities between various parties that occurred thru til the end of May when the war in Europe ended on the 8th. All that said, thanks for making this remarkable film available. And kudos to the cinematographer- excellent work.
все хотят, как гриться,нет её, кроме как
Fighting with criminal nazis. Ok. No patriotism in that. Only crimes.
@@fifthbusiness1678Many European volunteers who had fought in the German and Finnish armies,against the Soviet Union during WW2,later fought in the American,British,Australian and South African armies during the Cold War.
Valió la pena verla, excelente película, como decía mi padre en vida: "Uno sabe donde nace, pero nunca donde muere", el protagonista me acuerda a mi tío en vida que me contaba que paso mucho trabajo y hambre como soldado en la Guerra Civil Española y también ver morir a unos de sus amigos de la infancia en las trincheras durante las refriegas.
a very moving film, it shows the inhumanity of man against his fellow man, god bless all who suffered, peace and love from the uk, x...
Superb film, thanks for that
They should look into the 11th Nordland Div. They have an awesome story all the way to the Battle of Berlin. Good Movie bravo. Look forward to more.
Not bad. Thank you. New Englander, USA.
Gratulálok a filmhez. Szavak nélkül is megértettem a mondanivalóját.
The close camera work gives real authenticity to the battle scenes.👏🏻
Mnohokrát vám děkujeme🙏! Chci tento film pustit svým českým přátelům a říct jim, že Estonci nebyli nacisté, ale bránili svou malou vlast v jiné podobě! Estonců je tolik, kolik lidí žije v Praze!
What did we learn? NEVER EVER give your guns away for good words....
Is that what WE learned? Sorry, but that’s not something I took away from this film. But hey … close to 30 people already agree with you!
Everyone has a different POV. Nice WE !
Very well done lads!! Since i saw the movie ,,1944`` i´`m looking for another one like this
This is really a masterpiece, great work War Productions 😁👌❤️ !!!!! Please make more WW2 movies like this. 🙏😁
Gut gemacht.
Habe selbe ehemalige Stellungen angeschaut und gefilmt im Baltikum.
toto nie je film, majstrovske dielo z ww2, ale pateticka sracka o dobrych mierumilovnych ss vrahoch a vojnovych zločincoch. väčši grc som ešte nevidel
a true story,as opposed to most of the hollywood bs which is churned out !
@@MilanMinka je vidět že o tom nic nevíš sám dělám vojenskou historii a dost se zajímam o estonské ss oni za to nemohly a bylo pochopitelné že šli k němcum po tom co jim sověti před valkou a během dělali měli na vyběr sověti nebo němci tak prosím nepiš k něčemu čwmu nerozumíš není ss jako ss
@@paveldostal6744 ano, proste chudiatka co nemali na vyber... je mi jedno aky dovod mali aby sa pridali k nakcom, ked potom pachali svinstva tak ako oni. A je mi ulpne jedno preco sa k nackom pridala aj ss galicia a banderovsky zlocinci, ktorych zase po rokoch oslavuju. U nas pachali naj zlociny ake mohli, tak netrep ze to bol nieco co sa da ospravedlnit a nehladaj za tym nejake vznesene ciele. Moj dedo mal trt spolocny s bolsevikom, ked ho tie prasce ktore obhajujes tlacili do vagona, tak sa mi tie tvoje sracky, ako robis historiu ani nesnaz podsuvat. A pekny zvysok vecera ti prajem.
I cried for my Estonian brother while watching 😢.
What a beautiful surprise to find this, thank you.
❤💯
Excellent movie. Very moving....2nd time I've watched it.
Talk about stuck between a rock and a hard place
Estonia was pulled in all directions and none of them were good.
Heartbreaking film
Thank you very much!
We should not be complaining about anything. We live in the good times, for certain.
My grandfather and his brothers lived through those times in Poland, they related many horrible stories from their experiences to me. One would not believe what they lived through.
They, all, emigrated from Poland to various parts of the World. My side immigrated to the US.
Felicitări ptr . Film ,
Tradu în ROMÂNĂ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
GRACIAS X ESTA MOVIE . Fenomenal ❤
BEST EUROPEAN MOVIE ! REAL .AS IT WAS ! WELL DONE !!!
Great film. It looks like they even used live ammunition on the set, during the scenes of them early on at the firing range, of course. If you zoom in, the ammo the guy is giving to the soldier doesn’t look like blanks.
Also, blanks have more muzzle flash and don’t generate much recoil when firing. In the scenes where they shoot the Kar98k bolt action, you can clearly see the rifle recoil and shooter react as if they are shooting live ammo.
Thank you for your comment. It's exactly as you write. ☺️
Muy buena película, gracias por los subtítulos en español
My father knew one veteran of Estonian Legion who had served in Alfons Rebane's battalion and had made it to the U.S. In late 90s he visited us in Estonia and told his story, it was very similar to this one.
Tnak you. :) If this story was written, would it be possible to share?
@warproductionscz Alright, as I couldn't find your contact information, I'll just write here fragments he told, maybe not exactly in the same order.
He was born in 1926. In 1943, at the age of 17 he was in the army already. Once a bullet had grazed the back of his head, he had a scar there.
When the war ended, Alfons Rebane had told his men: "Men! I have brought you out from 11 encirclements, and this one is the 12th." They dumped all their weapons, badges and military symbols and started moving to the west. They moved at nights, through forest, holding each others' hands. When somebody let the other's hand go, that part of chain was lost.
At one occasion they (I don't know how many of them) had crossed a river on a raft with Russian soldiers, without symbols but still wearing German uniforms, but Russians didn't care, probably they didn't even notice. On the other side of river they were even provided a soup.
In a farm they saw a pig and wanted to cook it but the only weapon they had was Panzerfaust, so they just blew the pig.
When he was alone, Russians captured him and wanted a watch from him. That time Russians hunted Germans for wristwatches, some 'hunter' had arm full of watches. But he didn't have one, he took his boots off and showed that he really didn't have one, and then he was let go. Later he got to farm where a lady gave him plain clothes and a watch. Finally he swam across a river to American side, and the Americans took his watch away.
Later he was a guard at Nuremberg trials where he guarded Rudolf Hess. He escorted Hess, chained to his hand. At some documentary it was said that Estonians were not present in court hall, so I don't know where exactly did he escort Hess, but these were his memories.
@@kristo1981 thanks share this, wonderful
@@izharrock6098 See my previous reply.
Excelente película...
Buen trabajo...
Paz a los caídos y desaparecidos... De todos los bandos en conflicto...
Y la vida continua...
Awesome Work !!
Great film ,woow everything was period correct and very well done
it was beautiful movie that showed the depth of human life during war..and as estonian this is indeed harsh
the biggest pain is the knowledge that half of estonians were in german army and others were in
russian army and brothers, fathers, friends killed each other.
It's funny that both were counted by Russians as demographic losses of Soviet citizens during the war. In fact, they were right. This soldier is also enrolled in the number of 26.6 mln Soviet losses.
i really y enjoied ;well done movie about war,resilience,survival,hope.A lesson for our times(BOlogna, Italyoctober 2024).We now understand while they fought and why they agreed to Nato ;the bad part is that my fellow countrymen do not understand....CM,Md,PhD.;Anesthesia.
Mega dobrej film hoši je vidět že jsem si dali hodně záležet
Mnohokrát děkujeme! :)
Worth a watch. Possibly the worst job in the world is to be a soldier in wartime. Few people want to kill another human and nearly all of us do not want to die. Thanks to the filmmakers for telling this story and making it available for us.
As a Finn only thing I can say to Eesti people... Kiitos... Aitäh... You paid unimaginably high price for you freedom and many even helped us to keep ours. It always pains me to see fellow finns looking down upon estonians, knowing what they went trough. What price they paid. And we, who remained independent feel all high and mighty laughing at "poor soviet estonians" as the mood felt to be good 20+ years ago or so.
AmasA absolute Masterpiece.
Отличный 👍 фильм! Спасибо операторам и всем кто снимал этот фильм!!!
Thank you very much! :)
Vraiment un excellent travail. Merci à vous de la restitution historique.
Muy buena historia,me encantó ,nació para legionario y tendrá siempre hermanos
GREAT FILM!!... MANY MANY THANKS!!!.....Excelente pelicula..y excelente la ambientación ...( armas..trajes..etc etc)...MUY Buena pelicula...muchas grácias amigos!
great work. love it!
Excellent, thank you.
Docela pěkný film, dík.
Megahea film ühest Eesti mehe jutustusest❤
fajny film. Wiele się dowiedziałem o losie Estończyków w tych ciężkich wojennych, czasach.
Music- piano and cello./..who wrote it?
Very good film.
It's very easy to be judgemental in the safety of your own house.
Gripping story, and excellent movie👍🏻
Very much reminded me of the French “malgré-nous” fighting in the Werhmacht during WW2.
great movie
Niesamowita praca! Dziękuję bardzo za Twoją pracę! Powodzenia w przyszłości!🤝🏻😁👍🏻
It was a beautiful homage from the Czech authors to the Estonian men, whose only option after our silent surrender to the Russians in 1940 was to fight their return in a foreign uniform. And whose martyrdom after the surrender of Germany was precisely in the so-called "Czech Hell", as the Czech insurgents understandably had no idea who those men in SS uniforms were and why they were there.
The historical experience of Estonia and Czechoslovakia is the same and it is a warning to everyone who thinks that it is better to surrender to a violent usurper and bury your head in the sand. Freedom is a precious fruit and must always be fought for and protected.
It is enough for bad people to win if good people do nothing.
Let's remember that today. Because one of the initiators of World War II is trying to start a third one today.
Once again, my thanks and my respect to the makers of the film. Above all, for understanding what happened.
A very good film....
Really great......
For life, for freedom, and for future
Very good production.
Très bon film et super belle histoire bravo . Très touchant l'acteur et belle mise en scène
Pěkný film 👍
I have many MANY WW2 movies and as far as I remember this is the first one that mentions the conscription into the SS.
A historical fact often forgotten.
A great film 😊
Moc pěkné
5+ film👍👍👍👍🇪🇪
Great movie...❤ it..
:) Naprostá špička! Děkuji za film!
De las mejores películas que vi en mi vida...... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Посмотри сводки с фронта Украины и России...
Опять Запад против России
Thank you for your efforts, for a wonderful film. 🖤
That was indeed a masterpiece!
Better understanding of the experiences which soldiers go through when it seem you are walking alone.
story of a life born into crazy times, that needed to be told... and remembered. well done.
Thank you very much! :)
Hyvä Eesti ❤
Lot of worse places to end up than Australia. These are some of the reasons we m here, an Aussie of Latvian descent.
Väga omapärane film! Aitäh!
.... respect x
فلم حربي جميل جدا
Muy buenos los capítulos
Docela by mne zajímalo, co se stalo, že se z toho stal celovečerní snímek. Já kdysi věděl, že se chystáte něco takového točit, ale původně jsem myslel, že to bude krátkometrážnmí filmeček. 🙂
Zdravím Vás, myslím, že jsem už odpovídal na Facebooku, ale pro jistotu odpovím ještě zde. Film byl na začátku období Kovidu plánovaný skutečně jako krátkometrážní. Následně, když bylo jasné, že to období bude delší a naše činnosti v rámci veřejných akcí klubu vojenské historie budou ještě nějaký čas omezené, rozhodli jsme se vytvořit pěti dílnou sérii, ze které následně složíme celovečerní film. Metráž nám dala nakonec lehce ke dvěma hodinám, takže cesta byla otevřená. Z epizod seriálu, který již dříve vyšel na youtube, jsme si vzali zpětnou vazbu a části, kde měli diváci výtky jsme lehce upravili, pokrátili a nakonec vše spojili do tohoto výsledku. :)
@@Jurgen1989ify jj. Na googlu jsem před nějakou dobou začal používat pseudonym kvůli agresivním severoaZijským zombie.
Отличная картина, очень снят круто🤝! Соответствует событиям!
Es waren gute Kameraden, nicht so wie die Italiener oder Rumänen. Meine Achtung.
❤Film který so zaslouží aby byl shlédnut...aby svět se konečně vzpamatoval, ruské zrůdy nepatří do tohoto světa....každý kdo bojoval proti ruským zrůdam si zaslouží respekt i úctu...
Доблестные поляки, кто вас освободил от немецкого рабства?
@@pikulinromanpikulin4241оскарбляешь Поляков, а отвечаешь Чеху
@@andrzejzuger914оскорбление - это когда и чехов и поляков спасли от немецкого истребления, а они сносят памятники советским воинам.
@@pikulinromanpikulin4241 во первых ты отвечал Чеху а тронул Поляков, во вторых Немцы не истребляли Чехов, во третьих сношение памятников это дело без разумных политиков и части общих людей
@andrzejzuger914 виноват, спутал чеха и поляка. Чехи исправно работали на третий рейх, зачем их уничтожать. Лидице не в счёт? Поляки чтят память погибших во имя их освобождения, Войнов красной армии, а памятники сносят только их политики.
BEAUTIFUL !
miks se kinos pole?
Very nice move
a most unenviable position to be in & today,Estonia is part of NATO,which is not real freedom either !
You are so right
Nice to see Estonian ww2 movies which is not muchheard about. Language is nice as history bond us together.
WONDERFUL! SOUL TOUCHING!
HI! Nice job with that movie! Greetings from Estonia. My grandfather told about his story. It's similar to your movie. Have you offered this movie to television? l may help you with it. How can l contact you?
Hi, thank you very much. We haven't considered a TV offer yet. If you have a contact, we would be very happy to have it. :)
@@warproductionscz How could we talk in private?
Щикарные леса у них:шастал не один день,НО побрит и подстрижен,исподнее с "нуля",одежка не обтрепалась,сам не покусан...Красота.
Tylko Polska spośród podbitych przez Hitlera krajów nie stworzyła kolaboranckich oddziałów . Dlatego dumny jestem z moich rodaków.
Baltic nations never like germans, but after 1 year under soviet ocupation germans were treated like liberators.
@@AJARVISTEPolacy też byli pod sowiecką okupacją, ale nie traktowali wojsk Hitlera jako wyzwolicieli.
There were also local pogroms against Jews in Poland. The authorities looked at it negligently. When the Jews rose up against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto and were exterminated, the Polish underground structures did nothing to help them, but only watched silently from afar. When the Nazis retreated from the Soviets, Polish partisans in the AK did not practically fight against the Germans. In addition, the Germans supported the AK partisans with weapons, hoping that the AK would hinder the Russian advance. The Poles brutalized the German civilian population of Silesia. There is a published book available for purchase on Amazon:
Der Tod sprach polnisch: Dokumente polnischerGrausamkeiten an Deutschen 1919-1949.
You need to know the history of your country correctly.
v podstate mas kus pravdy, zato teraz si to tou vojny chtivou "vladou" vynahradzate, ako by ste uz ani tych nemcov na kolaboraciu nepotrebovali, vystacite si aj sami
@@MilanMinkaRządy zależne od USA już tak mają i to w całej EU.
Unbelievable! These people became heroes nowadays. I didn't expect it will happen so soon. They ask Russians to prove it once again.
Kiedy będą polskie napisy?