No Bullets Fly - Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler - Sabaton History 016 [Official]

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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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@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

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! Cheers!! If you would like to gain early access to our Sabaton History episodes and actively support this awesome project that we are so passionate about, you can do so by joining our Patreon community. There are some pretty cool perks when you become part of the Patreon family. Find out more and join here 👉 www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

@kerlongsjorlejov1945 5 лет назад

The song that started this adventure by introducing me to you guys. This is just awesome.

@sgtRedFireFox 5 лет назад

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

@johnchristian434 5 лет назад

Beautiful almost sounded like a fictional story but it was real made me cry👏👏👏

@michaelf.bender3718 5 лет назад

@@kerlongsjorlejov1945 their cover of Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" started the adventure for me and introduced me to Sabaton!

@michaelf.bender3718 5 лет назад

How about Soldier Of 3 Armies and Lauri Allan Torni?

@SixWingZombi 5 лет назад

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.

@bernardtuinenburg8746 5 лет назад

I wonder if they would ever do a song about my great great great great grandfather, Michiel de Ruyter

@adenkyramud5005 5 лет назад

@@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

@kriegwhatever 5 лет назад

@@bernardtuinenburg8746 "RAID ON THE MEDWAY" sounds like a legit Sabaton song title

@flare9757 5 лет назад

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.

@adenkyramud5005 5 лет назад

@@flare9757 must be a crazy feeling remembering all of that... btw for the empire!

@PiscatorLager 5 лет назад

By far my favorite story on the Heroes album

@freiherrbaronvonschaefer 5 лет назад

hello there

@miyamotomusashi805 5 лет назад

Look who's here.

@MilsurpMikeChannel 5 лет назад

As far as I am concerned, I consider much of your work the "official" videos for Sabaton's songs :).

@kerlongsjorlejov1945 5 лет назад

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.

@kerlongsjorlejov1945 5 лет назад

@@MilsurpMikeChannel You can say that.

@submarineinthesky8946 5 лет назад

Sometimes it takes more courage to spare a life than to take one.

@TheCanonApologist 5 лет назад

This is beautiful.

@tankmaster6562 5 лет назад

The American bombers took between 300.000 to 600.000 civilian lifes in Germany.

@submarineinthesky8946 5 лет назад

@@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.

@tankmaster6562 5 лет назад

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.

@submarineinthesky8946 5 лет назад

@@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.

@TheGreatThicc 5 лет назад

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

@Dosudro 5 лет назад

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.

@bennytsai4065 5 лет назад

i heard they were became fishing buddies after that...

@devinaschenbrenner2683 5 лет назад

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

@brucegoldy4973 4 года назад

That's beautiful

@Numberyksi 4 года назад

@@devinaschenbrenner2683 Damn... i havent seen the interview. but now i really have to try find it out.

@TheIfifi 5 лет назад

"True heroism isnt knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one." -Tolkien

@flare9757 5 лет назад

TheIfifi Not true enough.

@willblucat3335 5 лет назад

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."

@jordonburk284 4 года назад

@@willblucat3335 Well you are TECHNICALLY correct, which as we all know is the best kind of correct.

@Numberyksi 4 года назад

@@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 ?

@willblucat3335 4 года назад

@@Numberyksi The original English version of the book uses courage, not heroism, they can be used similarly, but have different meanings in English.

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 5 лет назад

Those interviews with Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler are fantastic! May their souls rest in peace.

@IIARROWS 5 лет назад

I don't understand what Franz answers about what he felt when they met. Anyone can help me?

@lojzek91 5 лет назад

I understood it as "I felt happy like I never was... It wasn't easy."

@IceLordCryo 5 лет назад

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.

@terrorcop101 5 лет назад

Here here and amen.

@alexandrah9824 5 лет назад

#RESPEKT ja LG Alex aus Deutschland

@MonsterhunterFTWWTF 5 лет назад

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.

@SuperMrDeathlord 3 года назад

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.

@Daidan0 2 года назад

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"

@randomlyentertaining8287 3 года назад

"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."

@Cosmopean Год назад

@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.

@MDMetal 5 лет назад

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.

@jabiliuson1270 5 лет назад

mine too, just a sweat full of testosterone, definitively not crying

@harbl99 5 лет назад

It's really dusty, that's all. "They will never understand."

@csears0824 5 лет назад

I'll stand with.

@flare9757 5 лет назад

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.

@stephenroberts4895 4 года назад

Every time I listen to “No Bullets Fly” and the story behind it, I often get a bit teary-eyed. Just an amazing story.

@thomasveerman4532 5 лет назад

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.

@luistruemmler8008 5 лет назад

Thomas Veerman really glad that im not the only one many manly tears were shed due to this story

@americanpanzer4163 5 лет назад

Step 4: Become Dehydrated Step 5: Drink Water Step 6: Cry More Step 7 : Repeat Steps 4-7

@thomasveerman4532 5 лет назад

@@americanpanzer4163 somewhere in in there should probably be a step to give a short salute

@americanpanzer4163 5 лет назад

@@thomasveerman4532 that is Step 3.5 to be done while Crying

@RAIDERZNATION100 5 лет назад

Im glad im not the only one. Such a good song.

@osmacar5331 5 лет назад

How sabaton gets their ideas Pär: Am gonna do an internet

@PilotTed 5 лет назад

Lol

@PilotTed 5 лет назад

Well I'm going to do a book... wow

@ericolsen5592 5 лет назад

Am gonna do an internet

@alexandrah9824 5 лет назад

RU-vid!! x:)🤘Ww two by Indy

@spazbauer 5 лет назад

Dammit i shouldnt have read that while drinking fanta

@lukum55 5 лет назад

“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

@xr88yu 3 года назад

Good quote.

@Darkrunn 5 лет назад

*many kids voices* It's the code of the air, Charlie Brown! *piano music*

@Civic-mw4jj 5 лет назад

Lmao

@jesusisherelookbusy 5 лет назад

[sees ME 109 outside cockpit window] "Good grief..."

@kyriss12 5 лет назад

Bang bang Red Baron bang bang.

@Pingu4708 4 года назад

Dammit, snoopy must’ve time travelled again!

@thesunskimmer5348 3 года назад

Lmao

@ghr501able 5 лет назад

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.

@noobster4779 5 лет назад

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.

@javanbybee4822 5 лет назад

@@noobster4779 its called war, the germans bombed london and killed innocent civilians

@harbl99 5 лет назад

@@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

@csears0824 5 лет назад

We can judge quite comfortably now can't we

@dryalga4000 5 лет назад

"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

@hopefulwarrior4953 5 лет назад

After they finally met Charlie and Franz stayed friends until their deaths. Such a touching story.

@bernardtuinenburg8746 5 лет назад

They also died only a few months apart

@p3chv0gel22 3 года назад

@@bernardtuinenburg8746 8 Months, to be precise

@miyamotomusashi805 5 лет назад

This is one of my favorites war stories. I'm planning on reading the Higher Call soon.

@quintusantonius9375 5 лет назад

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.

@countrytownify 5 лет назад

You won’t regret reading it. It’s an amazing story.

@chasemathis2016 5 лет назад

Just do it. You'll thank yourself.

@pontiacfan76 5 лет назад

Exellent book you will not be disappointed.

@Lonewolf8012 5 лет назад

Its an Amazing book, i had the audio book at first, i loved so much i got the hardcopy aswell.

@nathanaelhavlik4293 4 года назад

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.

@corneliusmaze-eye2459 3 месяца назад

That would be very inappropriate. You don't award your own medals to people of other nations.

@ArkadenUniverse 2 месяца назад

@@corneliusmaze-eye2459 that happened in WWII tho. Audie Murphy got 1 Belgian medal and 3 French medals - as an American

@sovietapples6122 5 лет назад

I did a history report on this story and got called a neo nazi. Respect to both pilots.

@sovietapples6122 5 лет назад

Yep

@mikatu 5 лет назад

people don't understand that most Germans fighting in the war weren't nazis

@flare9757 5 лет назад

The bulk of the German Military were just following orders and fighting for their home.

@joseph3982 4 года назад

Are you serious?

@eggdrasilwarthog6507 4 года назад

@@mikatu Well most of them where to a larger or lesser degree complicit with the nazis

@Scorehound 3 года назад

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.

@SeanLewis-df3ht Год назад

couldn't agree more

@6tony1gray4 Год назад

They are modern day bards

@flare9757 5 лет назад

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.

@kevinmoore2474 3 года назад

Rommel would have had a chance to had the assassination attempt on hitler thatbhe was involved with was succesful

@Ometecuhtli 2 месяца назад

1. Assassination attempt on Hitler is succesful 2. Hitler replaced with an actually competent general. 3. Allies: Oh sh....

@ArielKahane 5 лет назад

Charlie Brown became a pilot to avenge Snoopy's death at the hands of the Red Baron

@thenexus8384 2 года назад

Wrong war but great comment

@Ometecuhtli 2 месяца назад

Well Hitler became Hitler because of what happened in WWI so the story checks out.

@Metalisalearning77 5 лет назад

Loved much of Sabatons discography but "Heroes" is one album that can have lumps in my throat due to real stories mentioned here

@p3chv0gel22 3 года назад

Well, every Sabaton Song is about real Stories But i know, what you mean. "Heroes" is something Special

@panzerwafflez7228 5 лет назад

Now if only enemy fighters treated me like this in War Thunder in my B17... ;-;

@NIkonEX- 3 года назад

PanzerWafflez lol

@ZaHandle 3 года назад

@William Jacobs plot twist: he was listening to no bullet fly at the time

@BenersantheBread 5 лет назад

"-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...

@charliespurr7325 3 года назад

Lol I commented this just a few seconds ago.

@northernleigonare 3 года назад

@Kabuki Kitsune one is a BF109

@ForkLefts 2 года назад

I almost cried Yeah that's a lie, i cried

@Death_Korps_Officer 5 лет назад

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.

@siristheslayer1923 5 лет назад

Don’t forget about Bull

@borisborkovic8894 2 года назад

Dont forget cliffs of gallipoli

@bodavidson2804 3 года назад

"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

@Zakatak-mf4iq 5 лет назад

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.

@Ben-ny5xz 5 лет назад

This is such a touching story, and that is why I love this song. Thanks again guys!

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

You're very welcome! Thanks a lot for the support!

@littlegamer00 3 года назад

@@SabatonHistory make a song about the B-2

@FlightSimHistorian 5 лет назад

The B-17G we used to keep at my local air museum has been modified and repainted to resemble "Ye Olde Pub".

@bernardtuinenburg8746 5 лет назад

I thought the Pub was a late model B-17 E, but I'm not quite sure

@FlightSimHistorian 5 лет назад

@@bernardtuinenburg8746 hence the modifications. removal of the chin turret under the nose for one.

@TurboSeth 3 года назад

Erickson collection Madras Or?

@tejesedeny 5 лет назад

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.

@pontiacfan76 5 лет назад

The book is awesome.

@tejesedeny 5 лет назад

@@pontiacfan76 I don't think it's sold in my country, not even in English, but I'll buy it somewhere if I can.

@pontiacfan76 5 лет назад

I think I still have it someone is boring it from me right now.

@kyriss12 5 лет назад

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.

@Nuclear_Gandhi 5 лет назад

Wow, Peanuts is more intense than I remembered

@TheSingleTrucker 5 лет назад

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!

@Psycho_Yoshi 5 лет назад

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!

@Mandilore89 5 лет назад

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!

@peterroberts7832 5 лет назад

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

@lvd8122 5 лет назад

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.

@lavrentivs9891 5 лет назад

@@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.

@bernardtuinenburg8746 5 лет назад

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

@quintusantonius9375 5 лет назад

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.

@patt0riz0r 5 лет назад

4:44 Me-262: Don't mind me. Just doing some testing.

@vegasspaceprogram6623 5 лет назад

Im not the only one who noticed

@Skyhawk1998 5 лет назад

Called 109s 190s and showed a 262 instead of a 109 at one point. Whoopsie.

@flare9757 5 лет назад

Pilot: “BF-109s incoming.” Gunner: “That is not a BF109, THATS NOT A BF-109 AT ALL!”

@wm565 3 года назад

Franz Stigler did end up flying Me-262s, just not during this incident.

@Brettbren 3 года назад

*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.*

@JJ-kl7eq 5 лет назад

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.

@kglguy 5 лет назад

You can have a like for that. Well played.

@TheTaintedWisdom 4 года назад

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.

@siimkruusmann3695 5 лет назад

YEAH, FINNALY NO BULLETS FLY, you can do night witches next

@plutotheplanet5341 5 лет назад

The women who personally pissed Hitler of? Hell yeah!

@jvtagle 5 лет назад

What Battlefield 5 should’ve done

@howardbaxter2514 5 лет назад

Pluto, the planet both the Night Witches and Night Swallow pissed Hitler and the Germans off.

@MrWildcat28 5 лет назад

Anyone else wanna see Hearts of Iron next? I’ve read a little about it and I really wanna learn the full story ^_^

@Austin1723 5 лет назад

I've always wanted them to cover that one

@omegraptorch3624 5 лет назад

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.

@AHappyCub 5 лет назад

@@omegraptorch3624 I support this

@adenkyramud5005 5 лет назад

@@omegraptorch3624 holy fuck now I want to play that game... this would probably be the best game of the last decade God dammit

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

Its closer than you think

@michaelt.5672 4 года назад

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.

@ryannoonan6594 5 лет назад

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!!!

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

Awesome! Sounds a little grim though. Home just in time for the Great War..

@ryannoonan6594 5 лет назад

@@SabatonHistory didn't quite think of it that way but is does 😂

@MilsurpMikeChannel 5 лет назад

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.

@Kay2kGer 5 лет назад

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

@profharveyherrera 5 лет назад

You are right, war is never a black and white issue, old grudges may even spark new conflicts

@GhostRider659 5 лет назад

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.

@EradWir 5 лет назад

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.

@MilsurpMikeChannel 5 лет назад

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.

@Tres_24 5 лет назад

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!

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot for your wise and kind words! You're absolutely right that the humanity in war is often forgotten

@loganb7059 3 года назад

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.

@brentlareaux8419 4 года назад

"True courage is not knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one"

@weeb3244 5 лет назад

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

@Frozen_Angel 5 лет назад

Franz Stigler = hero. It was the perfect album for a song about him to be included.

@HrkeksRapid500mg 5 лет назад

The photo at 14:35 is just so pure. Look at them having fun with those little planes.

@Nonameisback999 5 лет назад

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

@homefront1999 5 лет назад

2:28 " *YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING!* "

@MrSasioo 5 лет назад

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?

@maximaldinotrap 5 лет назад

How about Aces In Exile.

@Kamina.D.Fierce 4 года назад

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.

@EJStormful 3 года назад

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.

@RAIDERZNATION100 5 лет назад

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.

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

Cool! Lots of people reading that book here!

@mihkeltarvis8729 5 лет назад

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!

@p3chv0gel22 3 года назад

No. WE are crying. Everyone together

@thurin84 5 лет назад

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!!!!!!!

@AmyHerstein Год назад

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.

@chriskuemmerle462 5 лет назад

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!

@jimdude7782 3 года назад

To be completely honest stories like these is what prevents me from losing all hope in humanity

@SignedWithBlood 5 лет назад

I read the book based on this song, just because Sabaton did too. Quite the read, amazing story, great song.

@ArisztidZ 5 лет назад

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.

@cynicaloptimist970 5 лет назад

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!

@Bexora_bc 5 лет назад

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.

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

We have a reaction video from the daughter of Franz Stigler that will go up on Sabatons facebook page this week!

@Bexora_bc 5 лет назад

@@SabatonHistory😍😍 I can't wait to see it!!!!

@gfdx3214 2 года назад

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

@SabatonHistory 2 года назад

Thank you for your message, we are glad you enjoyed it.

@lavatun 3 года назад

"A hero need not speak for himself, for when he is gone the world will speak for him."

@Thomas.Wright 2 года назад

And that goes double, when instead they sing songs about his deeds.

@lavatun 2 года назад

"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."

@EIBBOR2654 2 года назад

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.

@erika_itsumi5141 5 лет назад

YES!!!!! I actually requested this one. Thank you so much for doing this one

@timetellersunion3711 4 года назад

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

@olivierpelletier9643 3 года назад

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.

@Dalroi1 5 лет назад

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.

@mikepack1845 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video! Haven't heard the song yet so I'm going to have to listen to it!

@johnchristian434 5 лет назад

You've got a lot to catch up on

@nathanielmiller6530 5 лет назад

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.

@skipskip600 5 лет назад

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.

@SabatonHistory 5 лет назад

it Is a very emotional story after all..

@Calvin_Coolage 5 лет назад

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.

@iclisious 5 лет назад

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.

@rd_YT-qb1vh 2 года назад

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

@thenexus8384 2 года назад

Franz had honor and show it, the ones who called him a traitor had no such thing

@goji-0045 Год назад

He was a true soldier with honor

@tomernst1185 4 года назад

Man, if i had a history teacher like Indy Neidell, i would have loved the subject. What a great storyteller.

@SabatonHistory 4 года назад

He is everyones history teacher!

@riderstrano783 5 лет назад

Both of those men deserved to be remembered as and honored as heroes

@B1smarkk 5 лет назад

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

@SheriffsSimShack 5 лет назад

Do I may ask if the intro of the song is resembling an aircraft engine starting? Its so similar to the sound of a catching engine after the flywheel spooled up.

@eviltwinzak 3 года назад

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.

@winkieblink7625 3 года назад

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.

@aragon991 5 лет назад

this song actualy made me buy the book and it is a great book to read

@Battleship009 5 лет назад

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.

@bernardtuinenburg8746 5 лет назад

In 1995 I met Charlie Brown and he told me the whole story about his first encounter with Franz Stigler. That's the reason why I just love the book and the song

@pokegirl302 5 лет назад

I love hearing WWII aviation stories like this, my grandfather never really talked to anyone about his time on his B-17. We only have his purple heart and the story behind it.

@30769s 5 лет назад

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!

@pemithmithsara7632 4 года назад

“ if you kill a killer the number of killers remain same” ~batman

@YataTheFifteenth 3 года назад

If you kill multiple killers then the number of killers decrease.

@Rhaegarion 3 года назад

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.

@khorgor 5 лет назад

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

@nadams01_65 5 лет назад

This is amazing! I actually did a school project years ago on their story

@halometallicalover27 5 лет назад

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!

@buckduane1991 2 года назад

Happy Anniversary! Dec 20, 2021 - 78 years to this day, and not forgotten!

@dto5814 5 лет назад

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.