Shot Down Over Nazi Territory: The Unbelievable Story Of Jim Moffat | War Story

Jim Moffat of the Royal Canadian Air Force was shot down over occupied Belgium in WW2. As the only survivor from his plane he endured an unbelievable fight for survival. From evading the Gestapo to fighting with the French Resistance, this is his incredible story.
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  • @leoarc1061
    @leoarc106121 күн бұрын

    A man who doesn't give up his people even after his nails were removed. That's a proper man. That's a proper leader.

  • @missasinenomine

    @missasinenomine

    21 күн бұрын

    Or woman. Violet Scabo of SOE.

  • @mky45lg
    @mky45lg20 күн бұрын

    You think you're tough? The mental strength of the people in this video makes me just want to look at the ground. It doesn't matter what nationality. Tough as nails.

  • @frenchartantiquesparis424

    @frenchartantiquesparis424

    14 күн бұрын

    Well I know you are trying to give them compliments that they deserve, but I bet you would tough as nails if you had to be, in that type of situation to survive war.

  • @terryyakamoto3488

    @terryyakamoto3488

    9 күн бұрын

    @@frenchartantiquesparis424 I met a man recently who was 100 years old and served in RAF ground crew in the UK in the later stages of the war. He started going on about the youth of today being pathetic etc, I stated that it's better to have that than war. He just looked at me without agreeing. I think he'd have a different perspective if he'd faced combat or the gestapo like the above heroes

  • @otacon5648

    @otacon5648

    Күн бұрын

    @@terryyakamoto3488I’m 36 so neither ‘youth’ or old but todays young people and especially the youth are walking garbage. There’s maybe less than 5% that would stand and fight, while the others run for a ‘safe space’ or just take a picture and tweet about what’s happening. Pathetic.

  • @duniagowes
    @duniagowes11 күн бұрын

    "and that's the only thing I really feel good about now, about the whole damn war." ⁣ ⁣ What a closure. Very good documentary.

  • @murrayscott9546
    @murrayscott954620 күн бұрын

    Never have so many owed so much to so few - Churchill.

  • @robertdelacruz2951
    @robertdelacruz295121 күн бұрын

    This is a truly excellent documentary. I'm always glad to see the exploits of the Canadians recognized; they were neglected too much for so long. Bravo!

  • @svenneff

    @svenneff

    20 күн бұрын

    Canadians were a major part of the war effort yet, they hardly get any recognition. :(

  • @jugbywellington1134

    @jugbywellington1134

    15 күн бұрын

    @@svenneff No true. You need to read more widely. You also need to remember that men from different parts of the British Empire were often put on the same ship, squadron etc. and may not have been singled out.

  • @davidjackson2690

    @davidjackson2690

    14 күн бұрын

    Not by us who read.

  • @thefreestylefrEaK
    @thefreestylefrEaK20 күн бұрын

    Happy to see Mr. Moffat lived a short distance from me in Colborne Ontario. Many of our small towns in Canada have pictures of our war veterans hung up on light posts down the main streets in celebration of them prior to Remembrance day. Lest we forget.

  • @MrDlt123
    @MrDlt12320 күн бұрын

    Of course the Airmen were very brave, but it's nice to see the additional stories of the resistance and their efforts to assist and repatriate allied Airmen.

  • @franceyneireland1633
    @franceyneireland16335 күн бұрын

    To those Veterans interviewed, Thank you for your service.

  • @EclecticWarrior58
    @EclecticWarrior5816 күн бұрын

    Good documentary, covered two subjects which are generally not given the attention and kudos they deserve, the Typhoon and Canadian fighting men.

  • @gregeva1276
    @gregeva127616 күн бұрын

    The guy who spent £500 pounds in two weeks on leave, good on him. What brave men, never to be forgotten.

  • @bhut1571
    @bhut157120 күн бұрын

    Dad was a Lanc pilot in the RCAF. I still have his issue $ in case he went down over Europe. Fortunately he was held back in Canada in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Because not only did he have his commercial pilots licence, but was an aerocraft maintenance engineer by '37 and had been a Sgt in Essex Tanks. Thank Good he didn't have to fly a full stint. Yet sadly his plane went down in '50.

  • @bhut1571
    @bhut157120 күн бұрын

    Vive La Résistance from Canada.

  • @drmarkintexas-400
    @drmarkintexas-40021 күн бұрын

    🏆🙏🎖️🤗 Thank you for sharing this

  • @Bgwizard
    @Bgwizard21 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing a Hero from Canada's story with us! Never heard enough about our heroes! ps is it possible to contact the gentlemen in the video? I'm reaching out to Canadian figures and want to share their stories too!

  • @mattmatt6572

    @mattmatt6572

    16 күн бұрын

    If any of them are still alive they are pushing 100 these have to be older recordings. My gp was in the Corp in ww1 he died 5 years ago at 92

  • @mikemoreno8843
    @mikemoreno884321 күн бұрын

    Does anyone know the year when these interviews were conducted?

  • @Hbomb406
    @Hbomb40621 күн бұрын

    Should be 2 different videos. Both are top notch.

  • @kennethduval6769
    @kennethduval676920 күн бұрын

    Outstanding documentary. ❤

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid358721 күн бұрын

    Thanks....it was thrilled watching documentary about brave men and women,those practiced brave attitudes

  • @etiennenobel5028
    @etiennenobel50289 күн бұрын

    Powerful stuff. Very moving.

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek17 күн бұрын

    I can watch this type of content for as long as I live. I have so much respect, admiration, gratitude for the generation those brave men who had to fight and risk their skin, cause someone had to. God bless those brave men, and women, cause a lot of women went in the war effort. I hope something like a World War will never happen. Not just a world war, but war. Such a concept that a country requires you to come on board, even if you don't believe in it. Please more of this stuff.

  • @jameswebb4593
    @jameswebb459316 күн бұрын

    A big thankyou to the Canadians for relating theses stories , as you get nothing from the British.

  • @rhonda8231
    @rhonda82318 күн бұрын

    Those were such amazing men!!! It is so nice to see the Canadians, they all had such good hearts.

  • @emmsar1317
    @emmsar13179 күн бұрын

    brilliant movie

  • @davidjackson2690
    @davidjackson269014 күн бұрын

    There is NO DOUBT the French Resistance was full of Ultra Brave men and women, but DeGaulle was an arrogant coward who ran when the first shots were fired.

  • @leethomson9695
    @leethomson969518 күн бұрын

    Wow ❤ thank you to all of the vets and service men that are still over there that didn't make it home❤

  • @AltCtrlSpud
    @AltCtrlSpud21 күн бұрын

    Who else is missing Terry Davis a little extra today?

  • @flyingsword135
    @flyingsword13519 күн бұрын

    The sad truth is most French actively and happy collaborated with the na...zis. It wasn't the Germans who put the French Jews on the trains to the camps.

  • @user-dd9tc4zz8j
    @user-dd9tc4zz8j12 күн бұрын

    We never went in bright moonlight. ‘Why?’ Geez.

  • @ezralindsey4902
    @ezralindsey490214 күн бұрын

    Talk about a lover scorned.

  • @shockmonkeyradio7128
    @shockmonkeyradio712819 күн бұрын

    A harrowing experience that will make your nose hair grow wild forever after.

  • @bhut1571
    @bhut157120 күн бұрын

    Agree with one comment. This should be two separate vids. I almost missed the second.

  • @eveletts636
    @eveletts6366 күн бұрын

    They shall not grow old

  • @gibson617ajg
    @gibson617ajg14 күн бұрын

    It would be fantastic if Vera could make it over to the UK again one day - I was at East Kirkby when she flew with the City Of Lincoln over RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire. They flew over 'Just Jane' who had her Merlins purring - longing to join them in the air, which she will eventually. Imagine a 'vic' of three flying over the old airfields of Lincolnshire again......

  • @ChristopherWHerbert
    @ChristopherWHerbert21 күн бұрын

    All these mentions of the Geneva Convention. That go as misunderstood, because many countries either attended the meetings and never signed any agreement to comply, Otherwise the documents were taken back to their own countries after the conferences (there were several Geneva Conferences as such over a period of time - years). However the final documentation was never signed or ratified by many of the countries involved. If indeed those countries did send representatives to the Conventions or conference meetings. There countries who did not in reality make the Geneva Convention agreement legal in their own counties includes Japan, Germany and the United States of America.

  • @user-jw8ec1ug1z
    @user-jw8ec1ug1z9 сағат бұрын

    Long live Canada 🇨🇦

  • @Uvray
    @Uvray14 күн бұрын

    Amazing human stories. Frightening that we can be drawn into doing such things to fellow human beings by governments and the psychopaths in power.

  • @AJ-bz7wq
    @AJ-bz7wq16 күн бұрын

    Fantastic ! Many thanks

  • @Mtlmshr
    @Mtlmshr21 күн бұрын

    I was born in Montreal but moved to California in 69 and became an American Citizen in 84 but in my heart I will always be a French Canadian even though I don’t sound like one!

  • @maplerice6226
    @maplerice622620 күн бұрын

    too many adverts guys

  • @wisconsinfarmer4742
    @wisconsinfarmer47426 сағат бұрын

    French resistance. How could one not answer this call. Fine folks. Most touched by the American flyer who let the young German pilot go

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy121 күн бұрын

    censor stories strikes again!!!!!

  • @slartybarfastb3648

    @slartybarfastb3648

    21 күн бұрын

    I've never had issues commenting on War Stories videos. What are you trying to say?

  • @wsc1955

    @wsc1955

    21 күн бұрын

    KZread wants to protect us adults.. Lol

  • @wsc1955

    @wsc1955

    21 күн бұрын

    I think its KZread blurring out scenes.

  • @Peter-MH

    @Peter-MH

    21 күн бұрын

    All YT channels censor - that’s why you see so many phantom replies. Only the one posting the comment can view it

  • @Peter-MH

    @Peter-MH

    21 күн бұрын

    @@slartybarfastb3648you can always leave a comment, but log out YT and view the page again, and often it’s not visible to others if certain words or phrases are included.

  • @stephensullivan8340
    @stephensullivan834017 күн бұрын

    You really need to translate it. These subtitles are ridiculous.

  • @peterwiebewall5608
    @peterwiebewall560815 күн бұрын

    I absolutely love these war stories, but I hate the bl..dy French (not the French people) with English subtitles. Who can read that fast?

  • @jimmungai1938
    @jimmungai193817 күн бұрын

    My mom had a cat named Buster

  • @williammoore841
    @williammoore84121 күн бұрын

    You can always know a British produced WW2 documentary Montgomery flying a spitfire won this war with the Russians and American were in a supporting role.

  • @maplerice6226

    @maplerice6226

    20 күн бұрын

    Yet this video is about a Canadian Airman ....

  • @bhut1571

    @bhut1571

    20 күн бұрын

    So, you didn't watch the whole thing and read Eik's comment?

  • @davidgray3321

    @davidgray3321

    8 күн бұрын

    I don’t think so, Montgomery had a big ego, as did the US generals, and any informed person knows that.

  • @vincenthigginbotham8729

    @vincenthigginbotham8729

    7 күн бұрын

    And no mention of the poles the flyers they had

  • @martinwhite5076
    @martinwhite507615 күн бұрын

    In these day's of Russiaphobia, I'd like to hear more of the Soviet effort to rid Europe of Nazism during ww2 after all they lost some 28 million citizens for their troubles.

  • @terryyakamoto3488

    @terryyakamoto3488

    9 күн бұрын

    Putin's Russia and the Soviet Union are two entirely different animals

  • @martinwhite5076

    @martinwhite5076

    9 күн бұрын

    @@terryyakamoto3488 yes Mr Yakamoto My point precisely! However, the Russian population are the same people, without whose sacrifice during ww2 victory could have been completely different? I don't think any vaguely intelligent western observer can but notice that the establishment of Europe, US & UK are whipping up anti Russian sentiment, alongside arming Ukraine to the teeth to fight a war that they cannot ever win in the long term.. We're being lied to regards Putin's popularity, neither Biden nor Sunak could dream of achieving support anywhere near to that enjoyed by Mr Putin... Like Israel, Ukraine cannot win the war being strategised for them in London & Washington... This could really be the final nail's in the coffin containing NATO..

  • @vincenthigginbotham8729

    @vincenthigginbotham8729

    7 күн бұрын

    Yes the Russians drove the Germans out at that time but now they have replaced by attacking Ukraine and murdering civilians

  • @bobvisser8689
    @bobvisser86899 күн бұрын

    THIS MAKES ME WANT TO CRY. GOD BLESS

  • @SLjansvrensb.
    @SLjansvrensb.16 күн бұрын

    Stop watching when misuse God's Name

  • @chadrichardson1687

    @chadrichardson1687

    12 күн бұрын

    Which God was it?

  • @JB-rt4mx
    @JB-rt4mx21 күн бұрын

    🩲🧤🧢 privacy please

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