How to UPSET a NAZI Interrogator 

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"If you knew all the answers, why ask me the questions?"

It's a damn good thing that there are people going around and interviewing these veterans on camera. Because we are on the razor's edge of WWII passing out of living memory.

Ah, the ancient technique of "trolling"

His hair game is on point, rocking a faux hawk at 100.

The original “posting your IP address to intimidate you” tactic.

Gotta have some big balls leaving the paper empty

His body is, obviously, not in a great shape and his voice is terrible, but I'm really amazed at how well his mind seems to be at this age

Thank you sir for your great service & sacrifices you made for our freedom that we all enjoy today & take for granted everyday! 😊

I met a ball turret gunner a few years ago. He still had ptsd after all these years. His wife was comforting him as he was telling me about how horrible it was to sit in that turret while getting shot at and how horrible the flak was. He said he never got shot down, but his plane was shot up plenty of times, including having its tail almost severed.

They wanted confirmation on their intelligence!

God bless you Sir, thank you for your service 🙏🏽 ❤️

I can't believe Shrek was a nazi :(

"Don't you want your family to know you're safe?" "By the looks of it, I'm far from safe right now."

“There was this German guard: Shrek”

Bless this old man 🥹

I am so proud of these brave Veterans. Thank you Sir for your Service to our Country! GOD bless

Frenchman, British & Italian were captured fighting for the resistance. The Frenchman is taken, tied up & interrogated. He lasts half an hour. Next the British guy is taken, tied up & he lasts an hour. Finally the Italian is taken, tied up & interrogated for hours. Eventually he comes back and the other two want to know how the Italian resisted so long. “How am I supposed to talk with hands tied?”

Grandpa said the same thing. Their file on him even knew about schooling. Mind you this was long before computers. Amazing 😮

Thank you for keeping us safe. Sorry you were treated so badly!

Amazing, My dad told me the same exact story. He was a B-24 Tail Gunner, Shot down 9 missions in, and a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III. He told me they marched him in and laid out his whole like just to show him that they already knew he didn't know any important information. My father passed on in 1998.

I've heard this before that the Nazis had a lot of personal information on many prisoners, right down to grade school records. I've never known how they got all of this information and how they transmitted it all back to the enemy.

This is actually a really good example of how torture is used. A lot of people think it’s “hurt them while asking them questions until they give you the answer you want” which always results in the same old “people lie to make the torture stop.” In reality, torture is conducted by asking many questions where you already know the answers with one or two snuck in that you don’t know. That way you can tell when they’re lying, but the victim doesn’t know which questions are unknown so they have to tell the truth to avoid punishment

"all but two of the Germans in the 139 cases we investigated had been kicked in the testicles beyond repair. This was standard operating procedure with our American investigators."

Sir thank you and all veterans for your service. God bless and save everyone!

*”Don’t you think we already know all this?!”* _Then what do you need me for?!_ 😂❤

Pilots and crews that go into enemy territory get counter interrogation training for this exact reason.

What a privilege to hear the testimony of Lester Schrenk direct exchange...with the axis of evil that would be DEFEATED. Honored.

I met a US Navy Veteran of Iwo Jima . . He said somerthing I' ll never forget . . None of us were there fighting because we wanted to , we were there because we needed to fight . . then he said thats one thing that the young people of today need to understand .

"B-17? What's a B-17?" (maintains eye contact)

So if an enemy 50 years ago could find that out what do you think they can do now in the World? LOL

Thank you, Sir, for serving America. You are a hero & now you are my hero. Sending you blessings of abundance and joy. You are so worthy!

God bless you, sir! Thank you! Thank you so much for your service to our country… God bless you always, and forever! You veterans will always be in my heart…❤

"But sir you know so much about me you already know the answers so you write them down and I'll sign that" lol.

Imagine the level of knowledge the government has if the nazis were this capable in the 40s.

This man is a treasure ...

Brave. Very brave man...i knew a AF man ended up in the Naxi camp..he would never talk about it...he lived tiil 95.

Thank you for your service.

❤ my grandaddy was a ball turrett gunner on a B17 named Rattlesnake Daddy! He's been gone almost 3 years and I miss him every day. I'm so glad this gentleman survived the war as well. Thank you for your service, sir.

Sir Lester Schrenk, thank you for your service. God bless you.

I am lucky to state that I met this WWII Veteran. Wonderful man! Great storyteller. What an honor. A hero, and part of the Greatest Generation. Thank you for your service, Mr. Schrenk.

He looks tougher than an old leather boot. GOD bless him.

Amazing folks these guys. I had two uncles that served in WWII, one under Patton. Hats off to you sir.

My Grandfather Was a Captain in the SS and He Helped a Czech Mother and Her two Kids from Death..!!!

Met Les at the 80th D-Day anniversary and he's still as sharp as ever!

"I'm Lance-Corporal Hugh G Rection, I was flying a Y-Class freighter called the Ebon Hawk, loaded with proton torpedoes."

Boy, this is giving me flashbacks from SERE school. I can’t imagine actually having to live through a situation like that.

Glad to see these interviews are happening before it's too late. My grandfather was in the RAF and passed a few years back and did several interviews. That generation was tough as hell.

bless your heroic heart!!! Thank you for being a real man!!!

The German fit of rage when he couldn't understand why you didn't fill out all the paperwork

Thank you Sir, for your story, service, and your bravery

as a german i agree, i would also fly into a rage if i politely asked you to fill something out and you gave it back blank.

This fella right here has seen a lot. God bless you sir!

Talk about being a badass. Thank you for your service hero. My hero passed away in September. He was 99, a WWII Navy Veteran, and a total badass yet a God fearing man. ❤️

That’s insane how that German officer was able to find out all the info on the Airman. Especially with the technology and the means of getting info at that time. Imagine what they would do now with the amount of information readily available at the touch of a button.

Europa The Last Battle.

Schrenk seems like a chilled guy

My brother was a RAF fighter pilot. He had intense (and scarily realistic) training on what to do if captured and interrogated. The Number1 rule was to say Nothing other than 'name, rank and serial number', no matter what. Even the most innocent 'Yes' ( 'So, this is your name, rank etc?' 'Yes' ) could be used in edited propaganda videos, and they showed him what would happen; 'So you knew that the school you bombed was full of children?' 'Yes'... EDIT: To add context, the Army is sent on exercise to find the downed enemy pilot, so the hunt is on, in the hostile countryside. Once captured (and you Will be captured even if it takes a few days ) then the 'enemy pilot' is handed over to the Intelligence Officers who will carry out the interrogation as part of their training too. It's all done as realistically as possible. Because it can seem ultra-real, there is a doctor on hand who can step in, who says 'I am a Doctor. I cannot be impersonated. Are you OK to continue, Sir?' That gives the pilot a way out if it gets too much, though they all try to make it until the end of the exercise. It's grim stuff, especially if carrying an injury from escaping the hunt.

We owe this man and everyone else that has sacrificed for their country so much. Agree or disagree with what the military does but the men and women in it have fought, bled, and died so we can have that right to disagree. That earns more than a paycheck and college tuition in my book. Their sacrifice not only should also earn our respect but our eternal gratitude as well. All veterans should be treated like the heros they are,not left to deal with their mental and physical scars by their lonesome when their service comes to an end.

They gave him a sheet to fill out that sounds evil, definitely worse than waterboarding.

Thank you for your service is not even enough for what these soldiers went through. There will be a special place for them in heaven ✝️

Thank you for your bravery and service to our country !!!

“B-17? Y’all taking vitamins??” 😂

true “at least we’re not speaking german heh” soldier moment

This gentleman right here is has one of the strongest hearts I’ve ever seen!

I heard a story about a prisoner in Germany, badly wounded, he hadn’t heard someone speak with an American accent for over a year. One day he heard English spoken with American accent he bout lost it hearing that sound and was rescued.

Thank you for your service sir. Thank you for your sacrifice...God bless.

God bless you sir, may God always keep you in His hands❤❤❤ Thank you for your service 🙏

Thank you for your military service! You guys are the bravest of the brave🇺🇸

God Bless you sir for your service 🙏🙏

Thank you for your service we appreciate everything you've done and sacrificed

Loyalty at its finest! Thank you sir on behalf of myself and my children. May this country return to the way it was when you were in that B-17 🇺🇸

I have upmost respect for veterans what you guys went through and seen Thank-you so very much and God bless you all!

Thank you to that Man for his service

Thank each and every one of you heroes for your honourable service to our country. None of your sacrifices of time, sense of safety, the best years of your young lives, and your time, blood, sweat, and tears, will never be forgotten, nor was any of it in vain.

Thank you god bless

If they knew so much about us in 1940 how nuch do you think they know now.

All young people should take a course that is teach by an old veteran

Bless you sir and all that have fought for my family and I to live in a free America I just pray it stays that way ❤ America Rocks

Thank you for your service. I appreciate the freedom I have because of you and all who serve.

Thank you, Sir, for your service. God Bless America 🇺🇸 ❤

Thank you for your service from a fellow veteran.

It would be interesting to know how the Germans already knew so much personal information about someone who was just a simple airman!

I was a prisoner for many years as well, they used to put me through these interrogations every certain time, I would always return them the paper blank and they would get pretty mad at me School was a crazy place no doubt

Thank you for your service, Sir🇺🇸🇺🇸

The Greatest Generation !! May God Bless and Keep Him Always 🙏

RESPECT. Thank you for your service.

I love hearing vets tell their war stories…. Thank you for your service

Thank you Sir for your service

It is amazing that pre computer they came up with all that information so quickly

Thank you sir for your service and your loyalty to our country. Your generation is and will forever be the bravest , fearless and most honorable to ever have lived! Truly the best generation. I thank you as well as my children and entire family. For in all reality, you and and all the soldiers who fought and fight are the reason we live in freedom today!!! Much much much love!!!

Thank you SO much to everyone who puts these types of interviews on here! Were on the razors edge of ww3 and i think this kind of content helps those on any of the firing squads understand the severity of their actions! STOP WAR!!!

God bless you Sir and thank you for your service 🇺🇸🌺🕊️

Thank you for your service!❤

And they were good enough to release him

God bless you and all who served.

Schrenk is a german last name. History is just so amazing. Thank you for your service!

Bless your ♥! They simply DO NOT MAKE EM LIKE THIS ANYMORE. This is awesome!

God bless you and your service. I am sorry so many asshats hae destroyed what you have fought to protect. Much respect to you sir.

And also, Thank You, Welcome Home and We Will Never Forget!