Here's a little fun fact about the movie Dunkirk for you. In the movie there is a civilian character by the name of Mr. Dawson who pilots a small yacht that gets strafed by Luftwaffe planes. Mr. Dawson is based on a real person by the name of Charles Lightoller who took his personal boat the "Sundowner" and assists in the evacuation. Now Lightoller was a WW1 veteran who had recieved a Distinguished Service Cross for defeating a Zeppelin in 1 on 1 combat with his ship. Now if the name hasn't wrung a bell yet, Lightoller was already fairly well known before even WW1 as Second Officer Charles Lightoller, the highest ranking crew member to survive the sinking of the Titanic.

If I remember right, Castle Colditz, the final POW camp he was kept in, was also the site of an escape attempt where the prisoners built an actual glider in the attic. The camp was liberated by the Allies before they had the chance to try it, but I i think it coincides with the period when he was a prisoner there.

@darthrevan4933

8 ай бұрын

One guess as to who’s idea it was

@raptormaster666

8 ай бұрын

@@darthrevan4933 Sadly not Bader's, but twas a racing driver from the 1930's, Tony Rolt, so you know, equally mad lads. Gods I wish it had been used though. Americans fighting the Germans around the town when suddenly a glider erupts from the castle, and a British motorcyclist informs the Americans "Hi guys! What took you so long? Mind if I join in, there's another several hundred POW's in the castle."

"No Bullets Fly," the animated history version. You NEED to react to it. Honor in the sky. A German pilot refused to shoot down a helpless B-17 bomber because it would have been dishonorable, instead escorting it out past the European coastal German antiaircraft batteries at the risk of his own life.

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

I know that story, it's one of the best ones, not just for the fact that the guy would have been an ace if he had taken the shot, but also because if they ever found out it was him blocking the AA they would have killed him for it most likely.

@lurkingedge

8 ай бұрын

@OldManReacts Ayup. Actually seeing it, though, even just in cartoon form, really drives home what happened.

38:36 This. Thank you so, so much for saying this. I've been fighting against a wonderful slurry of mental health issues my whole life, and only when I got into the workforce did I start having problems getting people to help me work around or through them. I've been told everything from "Try to know your audience better" to "I know you just took a full week of PTO, but..." to "Stop asking so many questions, it's slowing everyone else down" to "Oh, that and your work performance are two separate issues." And absolutely everyone I've told that last one two has agreed, those people were wrong. I'm glad I finally found a company where I can work in my field of study and actually have people at my back with all the mental crap, but it took a long time to get there, and the shift between how mental health is treated and accommodated in schools/universities and the workforce is staggering. I wish more people would stand up and say more things like this, because the insane ideas some companies have about mental health just aren't true. Hopefully something will give soon and we can push everyone in the right direction, but until then thank you for your words of encouragement here. It doesn't happen as often as it used to, but it's always a good feeling when someone says all the things I just keep reminding myself for months on end. Vindication is a fantastic drug. :3

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

I actually have a problem with numbers and names, which people sometimes slap me around in the comments for. It's been getting worse over the years. I use self deprecating humor and I own it, and even with me having those issues my 9-5 has put me in a major position of influence because they know that I'm going to do the job right, calling myself a brick all the way through.

As much as it pains me to admit as a fraction American person, the Spitfire is probably one of the greatest planes that ever existed period. The sound alone of that Merlin engine is just *chefs kiss* Edit: I remember reading somewhere a long time ago about that Messerschmitt story an RAF pilot told at a school and now I know who told that story. This man is an absolute Chad

@nickschnider9191

8 ай бұрын

I'm personally partial to the P-51. However I can't say anything bad about the spitfire. Actually if someone asked if I would take a spitfire I'd say yes before they could even offer an alternative

@raymurray3401

8 ай бұрын

I mean there’s a reason why if you ask someone to name off as many WW2 fighter planes as they can they’ll almost always start with either the zero, the mustang, or the spitfire. As those 3 were the most effective and well known fighter planes with the BF-109 normally being forgotten due to it not having a well known nickname.

@nickschnider9191

8 ай бұрын

@@raymurray3401 haha I would mention the mosquito but that's because of the fat electrician video

@ImprovmanZero

8 ай бұрын

No definitely the Misquote is

@Ratkill9000

8 ай бұрын

P51 Mustang was better, only because it had the updated Merlin engine that wouldn't cut out during certain maneuvers where it would on the early Spitfires.

Two things I liked from the book on him was that the Germans found his crashed aircraft and the broken prosthetic leg, and fixed it, so in addition to the one the British dropped, he had three of them. The second was he demanded that he be able to go on walks through the German countryside (let that sink in for a minute), and when he was granted them, he would load his legs with food that he'd bring back into camp.

@goldenfuntimefoxy5700

8 ай бұрын

Absolute fucking legend borderline anime protagonist

22:00 I can’t help it, this man literally had to deal with: “I have plans that I cannot let you know, because the haters will sabotage me.” During WORLD WAR FREAKING 2. Personal opinion, get the names of every petty little shit-stain who shat on him, and punish them by knocking them down a few ranks and making them lose some of their medals. (if they have any) “Oh, you got the purple heart? Did you lose both your legs? No? Then get the fuck outta here with that bullshit, you didn’t earn jack shit.” (I don’t know what the British purple heart is, and I’m feeling too toxic and dis-respectful to even bother looking it up now, fight me.)

With how much you appreciate the country helping the army out at dunkirk. I believe you would like to watch the documentary called the New York boat lift. On 9/11 a bunch of ferry operators made trip to surrounding area to get people off the island since all other modes of transport were closed. If I remember correctly they moved like 2million people in less than 12hrs

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

Seen it, loved it :)

I really recommend his film it is brilliant piece of cinema.

Should do the fat electricians Marine Corps birthday, Toys for Tots, the battle of Tarawa

Thank you for your insight. My family is a bunch of ministers, not military, and what I learned about major battles in US history was glossed over. We never covered (much) of what happened before the US got involved in WWI or WWII. I forget that WWII started in the 1930s, not the 1940s. Love Fat Electrician for his story-telling, but also am learning so much from reactions by other military members. BTW, thank you for your service.

Chubby Electron Guy comes through for us once again with another outstanding video. Glad ya had fun with it, Old Man :D

22:20 "Fuckin Lieutenant Dan is flying a Spitfire, fuck your couch, okay?" @OldManReacts 2023 Perfect quote. Also yeah, for some reason some people have it in their head that if they can't rise up on their own, all they have to do is pull other people down and they'll look better. On a semi-unrelated note, fuck them and the psychosis they rode in on.

4:02 Because we’re Veterans, it’s just who we are 😏

You could say they dont have a leg to stand on.

Don't want to talk about Japan's unit 731 either I take it. We did some fucked up shit in the war - the axis redefined fucked up.

If he had not been an arrogant baddass he would not have achieved what he did, in fact he would not have survived. He missed out the story of when he was captured, Gallant took Bader to his airfield & let him sit in his plane, & Douglas asked him if he could take it for a spin, of course this was refused, but the 2 men became friends for life.

If you want to know more about "The Little Ships" at Dunkirk, the charecter Mark Strong played was a real person called Charles Lightoller, he was the highest ranking officer to survive the sinking of the Titanic, a WW1 Destroyer Captain, who sank a U-Boat, and drove off a Zeppelin raid.

I'd suggest looking into The Battle of Castle Itter, also called The Last Battle of WWII, for members of the Wehrmacht, and an SS officer, doing some good, or my personal favorite, the story of Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown if you haven't already.

@danielrupp7578

8 ай бұрын

Wonderful Sabaton song about it 😊

@kimballblack2668

8 ай бұрын

There’s both a great Sabaton song about it, with corresponding Sabaton History video, and there’s a hilarious Wendigoon video on it.

@JaegerValk-feeney

8 ай бұрын

“No Bullets Fly” is the name of the Sabaton song. Absolute banger of a song.

@danielrupp7578

8 ай бұрын

@@JaegerValk-feeney also The Final Battle the Germans and Americans fighting to save French POWs from SS in a castle....

The spitfire didn't win the battle of Britain that was the hurricane

Maybe it's worth noting? The metal legs is only the original Star Fox from 1993 and Star Fox 2 from 2017 (if you look at the box art, you will observe that the original team has even been upgraded with new prosthetics that look much more natural, but are still obviously prosthetics). They are shown with the same prosthetics in Star For 64, but every game from then on has them in ordinary boots except Falco, who has some kind of metal cyber-whatsits.

One of the people that took part in the evacuation at Dunkirk was Lightholler one of the officers to survive the sinking of the Titanic. The movie A Night To Remember is basically about him.

This story is just the epitome of: Haters be hatin'. You do you and ignore the rest.

Easy, he looses his legs theennn he kicks ass period

I really want to know his actual tally of planes he shot down or took out of the fight. It has to be higher than 22. Because there ain't no way there was someone on the ground who was able to identify him in the sky and keep track of him the whole time during a battle all the time

I know this is old and all but one of the captains at Dunkirk was Titanic's second officer

@whovianhistorybuff

Ай бұрын

2nd officer actually, Charles Lightoller was going to be 1st officer but a last minute addition of Henry Wilde as chief officer meant he was bumped to 2nd officer. One thing that I did notice is that a lot of the footage he uses in this video is taken from the movie Reach for the sky, a movie made about the Bader's life and the actor who plays him (Kenneth Moore) also played Charles Lightoller in the 1958 Titanic movie A Night To Remember.

@ironburger1323

Ай бұрын

@@whovianhistorybuff thanks for the correction

He is the imperium Version of FU.

The enemy pilot was more respectful to this man than many of his own countrymen.😢

To hate on someone is only to highlight your own weakness.

The costal town just up the way from my town still has one of the boats anchored in harbour that sailed for Dunkirk, if you eant to check the cockle boats of leigh on sea for pictures and there story it is rather epic, paid £3-4 and given corned beef sandwichs for the entire rescue

Can you imagine if he had a butler, what he'd have to call him?

15:30 actually, it was admitted by the designers of the Star Fox cast that it was just a visual design choice and they were not in fact missing their legs. It's a myth.

The operation leg thing is like well since we're in the naberhood yes I kn that's spelled wrong lol

A *lot* of people in the German military were quite nice folks. It was the Waffen-SS that seemed to select for violent psychopathy. Heck, Erwin Rommel had served in WWI and seemed to have no hard feelings toward the opposing countries despite how the Treaty of Versailles neutered Germany. Apparently, he was also rather unusual for *paying* the local laborers he conscripted. Seems he thought slavery rather gouache.

5:45 Anyone else’s mind immediately jump straight to the conclusion that old man was about to say he has an extra large box of condoms before he finished his sentence, because now I’ve unfortunately realized just how far in the gutter my mind actually is lmao.

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

.... Wut.

Do a barrel roll! 🐰

"The Spitfire won the battle of britain..."- Excuse me, WHAT? Sir, while I must say the Spitfire is a marvelous plane- which I hate to say from my german heritage- I am very much onboard with the general consensus that the plane that really won the Battle of Britain was the Hurricane. Which- with it's 12 guns is the most american british plane. #teamhurricane

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

I have a thing where names get flipped. It sucks. Watch me long enough and you'll notice a trend of me being a brick. I actually cited a completely different war for the Russian Baltic fleet.

My grandad was at Dunkirk, he was in the royal Warwickshire regiment (aka the Antelopes). Most of his regiment were wiped out, my grandad was severely injured saving someone and was lucky to make it out alive (he had most of his upper left side blown away) the Royal Warwickshire regiment was later renamed and became the royal regiment of fusiliers. There is a museum in Warwick (UK) dedicated to the regiment. My grandads medals are in there. So Dunkirk has a special significance for me.

@linnettsamuel5026

Ай бұрын

My Grandad was at Dunkirk too,he was saved and his friend was shot as he pulled my Grandad into the boat. He told us the guy was called Reginald. He took that as his middle name in honour of that brave man and his eldest son did also. Ironicly he survived the 1 and 2 World Wars ,only to fall down stairs in 1960 and become blind.🎉

@linnettsamuel5026

Ай бұрын

Forgot to add his family came from Birmingham, so he might have been in the same regement😂

@lextex3280

Ай бұрын

@@linnettsamuel5026 respect to your grandad, I'm glad he made it home, sorry about him losing his sight. they were built different, the things they went through, physically and mentally is unreal. My grandad was from Warwick, which isn't far from Birmingham, so they could have been in the same Regiment.

0:53 For some reason I am compelled to press the like button. Not quite sure why.

Bf 109 and the zero are my personal fav they just idk look so clean like i like the mustang and spit fire but idk thos bf amd zeros got my heart tbh

i have a FE STEAL shirt, and i love it! it's a nice shirt, the print looks good. i like wearing it when i go shopping cuz people really eye me haha

Adolf Galland was one of the better luftwaffe aces. And person. Another good guy was Franz Stigler. This is a guy who is trained by a commander that said that if you ever shoot down a parachuting enemy and I find out about it, I will come find you and shoot you myself. Franz Would later find a B-17 bomber that was so badly damaged that it was very unlikely it was going to get back to base. He could’ve shot it down right then in there earning knights cross but instead he escorted it to safety and got it out of danger. He would later find the pilot of that b 17 through Adolf Galland, and they would become firm friends until they left on their final journey together, less than a year apart Sabaton, as a song called no bullets fly about that incident. I personally like watching the yarnhub version, and then watch the collaboration between yarnhub and Sabaton

In any conflict there are those who fight for ideology and those who fight for country. It can be a mixed bag but generally those who fight for their country, the people and homes they love, are going to be less likely to go down the route of true evil in methods and reason. The nazi's were ideological for the most part, which is why the SS was pretty evil as both intelligence and warfighting capability, whereas the general soldier just wanted to get the fighting done and go home. Looking at the German military you saw a considerable difference in respect for enemy in the navy, who generally were more traditional in terms of fighting posture and methods. Even some sailors on Bismarck gave a moment's pause for the victims of the HMS Hood as she went down. Respect on the seas is necessary for survival in any nation. Love of country and respect for their trade made them different from the evils of their national ideology. Japan was similar. Some of the various survivors were abused both immediately after being picked up by Japanese escort forces and by intelligence people later on during confinement. Many POW's reported that the actual Japanese Navy officers and crews were generally less harsh and more considerate of their prisoners. It wasn't a regulated thing, but no military can be perfect across its entire length in a war as hard as WWII.

It was the Hurricane pilots, including a number of Canadians in No. 1 Squadron, who shot down the most aircraft. Indeed, 55% of German planes were shot down by Hurricanes, compared with 42% for the Spitfires.

in looking up my ancestry I learned I had a great grand uncle that was part of the Wermacht and participated in the eastern front Wermacht rebellion in late 1945 when they understood how bat 💩 crazy the Socialist Working Party was

The Spitfire is THE legendary fighter of WW2. It was better earlier than anything we had, and held the line until we caught up with the P-51. We do have the legendary fighters of the Pacific, with the Navy's F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat, and my favorite, the Marines' F4U Corsair. Only a Marine wearing a Corsair could score an air to air kill with his prop and get away with it.

if theres any peer to the spitfire its the p51 mustang or f4u corsair

Hope you see this but have you seen the fat electrians video on the pigeon guided bomb project

They say he actually was hit by one of his own aircraft?

how the hell are amputees not in the Airforce America would be the most dominate Airforce for the future I swear to God this is untapped potential that buff in G force resistance should not be forgotten

Im curious have you seen the two jeremy clarkson ww2 documentaries he made on the Victoria cross and operation chariot?

@OldManReacts

8 ай бұрын

Actually no I haven't!

@messi10airjordan23

6 ай бұрын

Would highly recommend both those documentaries. I think you'll find them extremely interesting, although they are longer, so some other reactors split them into multiple parts. Either way, definitely would love to see your reaction to those documentaries (but I understand that you have a lot of reaction requests).@@OldManReacts

Quake bang out

I always watch Darkest Hour before Dunkirk. Goes hand in hand. Imo.

You should do his Wake Island video..

The Good times rhymes with warcrimes shirt sending idea DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!

DO A BARREL ROLL!!!

My question is why didnt they use both tactics against the germans at the same time?

My Grandfather was sent to the camps because he refused to "just follow orders " To clarify he didn't join willingly and was liberated when the Americans stormed the camp.

You need to watch "operation Boatlift" it will bring you to tears unless you haven't seen it yet. It has to do with 9/11.

Old man react, you should listen to the fat electrician about the torpedo boats.

Please keep the star trek poster up

Hate to burst the proverbial bubble, but the idea that civilians in pleasure craft saved the British Army at Dunkirk is a bit of a myth. Not completely, there were some who did that, but most of the civilian boats that came to assist the British Army were simply requisitioned by military personnel. Some were freely given, a couple might've been bought, most of them were just stolen. But the story that the British people themselves partook in the evacuation was just such a great propaganda piece that newspapers at the time were not going to dissuade people of the notion that it was nearly all civilians.

You're room feed is to loud, video to quiet.