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Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. In the infancy of space technology Yuri made the first perilous trip beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Hero of the Soviet Union, his bravery and endearing spirit captured the admiration of the world he was the first to orbit.

Charles Lightoller, The most senior officer to survive the Titanic who also fought Zeppelins, U-Boats and rescued over 100 men from the beaches of Dunkirk while dodging enemy fire. Please help us to make more films like this by supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Apologies to Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for the end credits

Their incredibly brave actions on that day saved many men, both American and German. We recommend Paul Woodadge's book, "Angels Of Mercy" which we used as a source for this video. You can check out Paul's youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA Please support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub You can also follow us on https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub and https://www.instagram.com/therealyarnhub/

Tom Hudner put his plane down in the mountains to save his friend Jesse Brown. Jesse was the first African American US Navy pilot and his stricken F4U Corsair was in the mountains. Here Tom, in his own words talks about the events of that day in 1950.

Billy the Kid, a name that resonates today. Was he a victim of circumstance, or a ruthless outlaw? Loved and despised by many, he was a divisive character. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Ruthless criminal or folk hero? If you like our videos please consider supporting us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Also please subscribe on youtube and follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/therealyarnhub https://www.reddit.com/r/YarnHub/

Butch O'Hare was the son of Easy Eddie who worked for Al Capone. Eddie paid the ultimate sacrifice to inspire his son to be a better man. Butch went on to become a national hero through his actions of extreme bravery, risking his own life to defend his shipmates on the USS Lexington.

Ned Kelly, the original iron man. His last stand at the age of 25 has become legendary. An outlaw who became a cultural icon for Australia, personifying the pluckiness of the Australian people. We're very sorry to all Australians for our narrator's terrible Aussie accent. Please forgive us and consider supporting us on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Ned Kelly's armor photo in the end credits sourced from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ned_kelly_armour_library.JPG

James Riley and his crew were shipwrecked on the West coast of Africa. In order to save himself and his men he took the difficult decision to become slaves in order to survive. Years later he wrote a book on his journey that influenced many including Abraham Lincoln. Thanks to Juusoz who features as an extra in this episode for his patronage. You too can feature as an extra in our videos. See https://patreon.com/yarnhub for details

Lt Glenn Rojohn of the 8th Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress on a raid over Germany. What happened next is a story of bravery and skill that defied the odds. You can read more in Cyndi Rojohn's excellent book, "The Piggyback Flight Pilot's Journey" published by Fulton Books. Also please check out the 100th Bomb Group's excellent site https://www.100thbg.com for more historical references on this and other stories of daring and heroism. We would also like to thank Benson's Grandpa and Holden Hathcock, our patreons that sponsored this video and appear as extras. If you too would like to appear as an extra in one of our videos, please check out our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub

Maria Oktyabrskaya, legendary tanker of the Soviet Union. After her husband was lost in battle, Maria sold her possessions to pay for a tank and drove to the front line to avenge him. We'd like to thank @The Tank Museum for supplying us with the T-34 footage at the end of this video. If you too would like to appear as an extra in one of our videos or would like to support us, please check out our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub

T E Lawrence. Archaeologist, spy and writer. This man who rallied the Arabs to defeat the Ottoman Empire, documenting his account in the Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Huge thanks to @Sabaton for giving us permission to do the cheeky cameo at the end. Thanks too to our patron Holden Hathcock who features as an extra in this video. If you want to be an extra please see our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub We usually give the music to our patrons but we liked this music so much, we plan to publish it on a special YouTube video in the coming days. Please comment below on what you think of this one!

The music from our recent film Lawrence of Arabia. The film with narration can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMsd3NOmupw If you like our music please consider becoming a patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub where we put the music for all our videos.

Not Michael Knight but Helge Meyer "a loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless". With the help of the US forces he took a standard Camaro and turned it into an armored lifeline for those in need in the former Yugoslavia. Thanks to Helge for supplying us with the reference photos at the end of this video and for putting us straight on some of the points in the text. Any errors or embellishments are our own. Thanks also to our Patreons, Benson's Grandpa who features in this video as well as Onyx, Falcon02 and Holden Hatchcock. Please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub

Jumpin’ Joe Beyrle was a legendary member of the 101st Airborne. Parachuting into action in France, Joe was athletic, tough and determined, He never let something like being captured stop him. Escaping 3 times including a trip to Berlin, he eventually got free and found the Red Army, joined up and liberated the camp he was previously held in. We’d like to thank Benson's Grandpa for the patronage in this video who plays the commander in the C-47. If you would like to appear in our videos, or just to support us, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Also please follow us on reddit at https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub

We tell the stories of extraordinary people in some of the key events of history. If you are seeing this video on our channel page that means you haven't yet Subscribed. Please Subscribe to Yarn hub to get our animated history videos sent straight to you as soon as they are released. Thanks for your support.

High in the skies above Rumania, David Kingsley and the crew of the B-17 on which they served found themselves in extreme peril. Jumped by successive waves of BF-109s the crew had no choice but to bail, but when all the parachutes could not be found, Kingsley made an unbelievably brave decision. Thanks to our Patreons Jon Quinn and Bensons Grandpa who both feature as extras in todays video. Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub where we also have an option for you to appear as an extra in a future video.

Desmond Doss, Medal of Honor recipient and conscientious objector. Overcoming adversity and ridicule from his comrades, he eventually won their respect through is actions. He shunned any kind of weapons and still performed unbelievable acts of bravery in the pacific campaign. Most of the information in this video was sourced from Desmond Doss - Conscientious Objector by Frances M. Doss and is available on Amazon. Thanks to our Patreons Jon Quinn and Bensons Grandpa who both feature as extras in today's video. Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub where we also have an option for you to appear as an extra in a future video.

Chief Joseph Medicine crow was the last person to complete all four feats required to be recognized as a Crow War Chief. Fighting in the liberation of France and in the push to Germany, his amazing deeds earned him recognition from the French, the Americans and the Crow Tribe. If you want to find out more about Joe Medicine Crow we recommend you take a look at the Custer Museum site http://www.custermuseum.org/medicinecrow.htm Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub where we also have an option for you to appear as an extra in a future video.

Bazooka Charlie, the brave young Major Charles Carpenter who attached bazookas to his L-4 Grasshopper. Fed up with seeing German tanks from the air and not being able to do anything, Charles fitted out his Grasshopper spotter plane with a bazooka upgrade. Follow the Major's journey to help liberate Europe and the discovery of Rosie the Rocketer in recent years and it's restoration by the Collings Foundation Please comment below if you would like to see more like this or something else. Thanks to Jon Quinn and Benson's Grandpa for sponsoring this video on Patreon. They both appear as extras in this and other videos. If you too would like to be an extra in a future video, then please check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Please also check out https://www.warhistoryonline.com and the Collings foundation site https://www.collingsfoundation.org/ where you can donate to keep planes like Rosie flying.

Fray Bentos a new high tech weapon at the time was a Mark IV tank that got stuck on the enemy lines. The crew battled for several days bravely defending from the German onslaught while under fire from the British who were trying to stop the tank falling into German hands. Captain Donald Richardson, despite being injured, bravely led his crew to safety and they became the most highly decorated tank crew at the time. In recent years Fray Bentos' last stand became the inspiration for the story Fury. Huge thanks to @The Tank Museum for the footage and the photos at the end of this film. Please let us know in the comments what you think of the video. Thanks also to Benson's Grandpa for sponsoring this us on Patreon. He appears as an extra in this video. If you too would like to be an extra in a future film, then please check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub

Night Witches. Undetected, unexpected, stealth perfected. Russian night time flight perfected. This is the story of the legendary 588th Night Bomber Regiment. We couldn't think of a better way to do this story than with music from @Sabaton Thanks to everyone @Sabaton for allowing us to animate a version of Night Witches and use their epic music in the process. It was an absolute honor and a labor of love. We're huge fans of everything they do. Please look at their channel here https://www.youtube.com/c/Sabaton?sub_confirmation=1 Don’t forget to visit Sabaton’s official store at https://store.sabaton.net and Sabaton’s official website at https://www.sabaton.net Follow Sabaton: • Facebook: http://smarturl.it/SabatonFacebook • Twitter: http://smarturl.it/SabatonTwitter • Instagram: http://smarturl.it/SabatonInstagram • Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SabatonSpotify • Apple Music: https://sabat.one/AppleMusicSabaton • YouTube: http://smarturl.it/SabatonYouTube • Sabaton History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaG4CBbZih6nLzD08bTBGfw • Website: https://www.sabaton.net • Sabaton Store: https://sabat.one/ytdshop • Facebook (Sabaton Store): https://smarturl.it/SabatonStoreFacebook • Instagram (Sabaton Store): https://smarturl.it/SabatonStoreInsta

The Dam Busters, RAF 617 Squadron. Heroes in Lancaster bombers in a secret night time raid over Germany. Armed with a new top secret weapon these brave young aviators pit themselves against the seemingly impenetrable German defences to strike a blow for victory in the German industrial heartland. Thanks to our Patreon - Charles Scheinblum who appears as an extra in this video at 01:34. If you too would like to be an extra in one of our future videos, please take a look at our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Please let us know what you think of our video and follow us on https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub or on instagram at https://instagram.com/therealyarnhub Thanks to all of our viewers for your support.

Hiroo Onoda - The holdout Japanese soldier who refused to believe that Japan had surrendered. Loyal servant of the Emperor, he kept true and faithful to his orders to never surrender and to keep on until his commanding officer returned.... in 1974 ! Thanks to our Patreon - Charles Scheinblum who appears as an extra in this video at 02:32. If you too would like to be an extra in one of our future videos, please take a look at our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Please let us know what you think of our video and follow us on https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub or on instagram at https://instagram.com/therealyarnhub Thanks to all of our viewers for your support.

Pool and his crew took command of 3 Shermans and in just 81 days managed to achieve an amazing number of victories as they rolled across Europe as part of the 3rd Armored Division. If you would like to find out more about the 3rd Armored Division please take a look at their excellent site https://www.3ad.com Many thanks to Richard Cutland of Wargaming for helping us with the spearhead commentary. You can check out Richard's Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/wgchallenger he also has excellent podcasts, The Finest Half Hour https://anchor.fm/thefinesthalfhour and Tank Nuts https://anchor.fm/world-of-tanks Please become a Patron to help us make more videos like this https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/therealyarnhub and on reddit https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub Also let us know in the comments below what you think about this video. Thanks for all your support.

December 20th 1943, a badly shot up B-17 struggled to stay in the air, at the controls Charlie Brown. Passing low over a German airfield, it was spotted by Franz Stigler who raced to intercept, just one victory away from receiving the Knight's Cross. What happened next would be called one of the most incredible acts of kindness between enemies. Thanks to Adam Makos for allowing us to use the footage of the first meeting of Stigler and Brown. You should also read the full story in the book 'A Higher Call' by Adam Makos & Larry Alexander. We received many requests to do this in our new style. We hope you like it. Twitter @yarn_hub Facebook https://www.facebook.com/therealyarnhub Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheRealYarnhub

The Flying Tigers. First rate American pilots who in search of adventure went to help the Chinese break Japanese air superiority. Under the command of Claire Lee Chennault they were one of the first to strike back against Japan after the attack at Pearl Harbor. On Christmas day 1941 Bill Reed took part in a major battle that was to mark the change of tide in the domination of the air over Burma and China. To hear more of Major General Fred Chiao's story you can see an interview with him here https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/4475 Also to find out more about this incident and others, the book The Flying Tigers by Sam Kleiner is an excellent read. Please support us on Patreon so we can make more videos like this. https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub

Neel Kearby in his P-47 Thunderbolt the “Fiery Ginger IV” was close to beating the record for victories. Many considered the Thunderbolt inferior to the nimble Japanese planes. But in the hands of Kearby and his friend Bill Dunham , it’s excellent diving capability and heavy guns proved to be deadly. The newer P-38s and P-51s were being replaced and Kearby knew, if he could beat a 26 victory record then the resulting press coverage could save his beloved P-47 to the end of the war. Bill Dunham witnessed the downing of Kearby but went on to commit an incredible act of chivalry in the otherwise incredibly tough Pacific Theater. Huge thanks to our Patron, Ace, who appears at 04:02. If you would like to appear in our videos please consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Thanks to all our other patrons for helping us continue to make videos like this. Red Barons: Joel Richard, Kevin Chiao, KP, Richard Gardner, Francis DiStefano, Wren Darkcloud, Chris Davis, Elijah Ecclesia, Omar Al Mousa, Sami Leskinen, Jordan, Alan Samanta, Chase Feola, Falcon02, Onyx, Holden Hathcock Calico Jacks: DC, Nathan Dafoe, UBERDEATH, CodyHawk Caster, Farhod, Jim Kaspar, Charles, Ben Large, Zin Zinussan50, Ian Neville, Storm Heg, Alyssa, Mr Dinkelwinkel, Trish Short, Lewis, Jurrian Tromp, Benson Adams, Samuel Chew,Juusoz We sourced most of this information from the excellent book, Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI by John Stanaway and also this article from War History Online https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/air-force-hero.html Please also consider following us: https://www.reddit.com/r/yarnhub https://facebook.com/therealyarnhub https://instagram.com/therealyarnhub

In the closing chapters of the war the German fortress city of Cologne needed to be taken. Ordered to get to the Rhine, Eagle 7 a brand new Pershing tank, went up against the might of the German Panther. Adam Makos wrote the excellent book Spearhead which details the war from the view of the crew of Eagle 7, and it's gunner, Clarence Smoyer. If you like the video, please subscribe to support the channel. Please also consider support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub or take a look at our merch at https://teespring.com/stores/yarnhubstore Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2020, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

Lauri Törni also known as Larry Thorne had an incredible military career that spanned across 3 nation's armies. His life was defined by fighting communism. As a born fighter and a highly skilled soldier this was something he excelled at. Thorne became one of the first green berets and served in Vietnam where he made his final battle. A hero to the Finns and the Americans, he was laid to rest in Arlington cemetery. Thanks to our Finnish friend Mikko who added the "choice" phrases in the video. If you like the video, please subscribe and support the channel. Please also consider support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub or take a look at our merch at https://teespring.com/stores/yarnhubstore Most of the references for this story came from the book, “Born a Soldier” by J Michael Cleverley. Any errors or omissions in the story are our own. Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2020, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

Castle Itter in Austria was the setting of one of the strangest battles of WW2, where an unlikely group fought together to stop the SS from terminating French VIP's. Please SUBSCRIBE to our channel and support us: https://teespring.com/stores/yarnhubstore https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub https://reddit.com/r/yarnhub https://instagram.com/therealyarnhub The book, “The Last Battle” by Stephen Harding accurately lays out the details of this incredible battle where The Americans, The French, The Wehrmacht and an SS Officer fought together to defend the lives of French VIPs. Any errors or omissions in the story are entirely our own. Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2020, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.