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  • @rippersix293
    @rippersix293 Před 3 lety +790

    Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Sobel was the initial company commander of the legendary ‘Easy Company’, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War Two. He was a controversial figure and portrayed as a drill Instructor in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by David Schwimmer. As a consequence, Sobel is better remembered as Captain Sobel, as the depiction caused much debate.
    Sobel was a harsh drill instructor and strict disciplinarian. He was constantly berating his recruits and punishing them for minor infractions. He was also known to be petty and vindictive, earning the hatred of many of his men. He also trained his men intensely and at an extreme rate, pushing their limits but hardening them into top soldiers. Sobel himself was extremely fit and in recognition for his ability as a physical trainer, was promoted to Captain. His company became the finest of the Battalion.
    However, after advanced infantry training in England his pronounced lack of understanding of basic infantry combat tactics, poor map reading and panicking in unforeseen circumstances worked against him. He was subsequently removed from command of Easy Company, which hit him hard.
    On 06 June 1944, D-Day, Sobel parachuted into Normandy as part of Regimental HQ Company. He earned the Combat Infantry badge and the Bronze Star Medal. He was later reassigned to command and supervise the training at Chilton Foliat Jump School, England.
    In contrast, Sobel had a good reputation as a civilian and family man. When he returned to the United States in 1945, he married an attractive woman. They had three boys and a daughter who died several days after birth. He worked as a mid-level credit manager in downtown Chicago. He was a staunch Republican who wore a suit every day and a clean white shirt. His son, Michael, didn’t recall a single day when his father was sick or stayed at home from work. Mrs. Sobel worked too. Every morning, Sobel got up early and made her breakfast. Every evening after work, he made a cocktail for his wife. Michael remembers him as a loving and attentive father. He never heard him swear or loosing his temper. On Sunday mornings Sobel made pancakes and welcomed every neighborhood kid who strolled by. Sobel saved money, making it possible for all three sons to attend college.
    He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and served many years in the Army National Guard. He retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In the 1960s, he met Major Clarence Hester, who was Sobel's first Company Executive Officer. Hester found that Sobel was still very bitter over the lost command of Easy Company and showed indications of mental problems from his war experience.
    At the height of the Vietnam War, Sobel became estranged from his family due to political views. One of his sons turned into a longhaired Berkeley student who was arrested during a war protest in 1968, which hurt Sobel and strained the family’s relationship.
    In 1970, Sobel shot himself in the head with a pistol but survived. The bullet entered his left temple (which was strange, for he was right handed) but severed his optic nerves, blinding him for life. He was later moved to a VA facility in Waukegan, Illiniois, but their living conditions were poor. Sobel and his wife divorced soon after. It is not clear who filed for divorce. He resided there, reportedly living in a semi-vegetative state, for his last 17 years. He died of malnutrition on 30 September 1987 at age 75. No funeral or memorial service was held and no family members were in attendance when he died.

    • @philippemorgan6167
      @philippemorgan6167 Před 3 lety +221

      pretty sad. thank you for the information.

    • @bigbowlowrong4694
      @bigbowlowrong4694 Před 3 lety +91

      Sometimes you bite the world, sometimes it bites you

    • @covodex516
      @covodex516 Před 3 lety +223

      What a heartbreaking end to his story. He might have come across as an asshole, but he surely didn't deserve that. You gotta keep in mind, he wasn't an asshole just out of pure hatred for his men, he wanted them to become the best. And as you wrote, he was right in doing so. Poor guy. But thank you for the insight, it means a lot to me to hear those details. For me, he was a hero just like his fellow men.

    • @Jrobs124
      @Jrobs124 Před 3 lety +7

      Wow!

    • @SP-pn7xx
      @SP-pn7xx Před 3 lety +72

      Very tragic. It seems that Sobel's biggest flaw was taking himself far too seriously, to the point of pushing people away :(

  • @physicns
    @physicns Před 2 lety +62

    I appreciated how LTC Sink addressed Sgt Grant by name when he gave him the pint.

  • @marka5478
    @marka5478 Před 4 lety +77

    George Luz's imitation of Capt. Sobel sounds like a muppet.

  • @kyawthu755
    @kyawthu755 Před 4 lety +484

    Now we parachute from planes at extreme heights for recreation

    • @robertmartin9549
      @robertmartin9549 Před 4 lety +10

      Kyaw Thu they are still LEGS. If you have never stood in the door in the middle of the night and stared into the abyss at 1200 feet and UNASSEDTHE airplane you will always be a LEG.

    • @IIBloodXLustII
      @IIBloodXLustII Před 4 lety

      @@robertmartin9549 What the hell is a LEG?

    • @strikerdelta
      @strikerdelta Před 4 lety +2

      @@IIBloodXLustII It is short for "straight legged infantry" i.e. those who have never bent their knees landing after a combat parachute jump.

    • @bushwahhhinc.5762
      @bushwahhhinc.5762 Před 4 lety

      *space

    • @82ndAbnVet
      @82ndAbnVet Před 3 lety +4

      @@RoKBottomStudios Knees are fine, my back is FUBAR thanks to a tree landing on Sicily DZ. How the hell the Air Force missed that giant , glow in the dark sandbox is beyond me, but they did, on all 3 passes no less!

  • @Darthbelal
    @Darthbelal Před 6 lety +1108

    Does anyone else notice that Sobel looks scared as hell when preparing to jump? That's some great acting on whoever was playing Captain Sobel.....

    • @DisposableHeroDayZ
      @DisposableHeroDayZ Před 6 lety +233

      David Schwimmer.

    • @PumpkinHoard
      @PumpkinHoard Před 6 lety +311

      Ross

    • @thomaswilkinson3241
      @thomaswilkinson3241 Před 6 lety +29

      Yeah, great act and very convincing.

    • @TheTyGuy1819
      @TheTyGuy1819 Před 6 lety +120

      Well let’s be honest if you had to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, You would be scared too. Hell I’d shit myself lol

    • @willn8664
      @willn8664 Před 6 lety +70

      During airborne school I was actually more scared of the 250ft tower than jumping out of a plane. Maybe it's just me.

  • @crossloveslife
    @crossloveslife Před 4 lety +474

    The one where Ross is scared to jump

  • @MTkr19
    @MTkr19 Před 2 lety +13

    Hats off to David Schwimmer for the acting. You can smell Ross' fear through the TV screen.

  • @lostandnotfound927
    @lostandnotfound927 Před 2 lety +117

    Winters fearlessly leading the men out of the plane this early on is great plot shadowing

    • @jonnybirchyboy1560
      @jonnybirchyboy1560 Před 2 lety +4

      Thank god for Winters

    • @dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900
      @dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900 Před rokem

      @@jonnybirchyboy1560 THANK G-D INDEED FOR WINTERS AND ALL LIEUTENANTS LIKE HIM , 🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️🕎🙏👍❤️🌹, (SOBEL , something else)

    • @dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900
      @dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900 Před rokem

      @@jonnybirchyboy1560 THANK G-D INDEED FOR WINTERS AND ALL LIEUTENANTS LIKE HIM , 🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️🕎🙏👍❤️🌹, (SOBEL , something else)

  • @tomservo5347
    @tomservo5347 Před 4 lety +197

    If Sobel about went to pieces just jumping-imagine him in a combat situation. At least Colonel Sink realized this-and wouldn't have without the NCO mutiny. Worth a few chevrons that one can always get back instead of their lives which is irreplaceable.

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 Před 4 lety +2

      Tom Servo true Col Sink realized it but the cost is Lt Meehan
      If sobel wasnt reassigned he will be in the plane Meehan was on

    • @tomservo5347
      @tomservo5347 Před 4 lety +1

      @@witchking008 Lots of variables and 'what if's' though.

    • @gregcroon6768
      @gregcroon6768 Před 4 lety +7

      In reality, even if Sobel hadn’t been relieved, his time as commander of Easy company would have come to a quick ending. Many an incompetent or dangerous officer was lost due to fratricide in the middle of a fire fight. I think you get my drift. I remember my WWII father telling me about that as he also taught me that a good officer leads from the front and always takes care of his men. You see that clearly in Winters.

    • @seanassociateproductions1691
      @seanassociateproductions1691 Před 3 lety +8

      Except Sobel jumped into Normandy and was awarded a bronze star for bravery in combat, I’m pretty sure the mutiny was an eye opener for him.

    • @battaglino77
      @battaglino77 Před 3 lety +3

      @@seanassociateproductions1691 Sobel did jump into Normandy, but not as a combat leader as he would've hoped for. Colonel Sink had him train rear echelon and non combatant personnel, and then he ran logistics with headquarters in Europe for the regiment.

  • @flisko123
    @flisko123 Před 4 lety +206

    whats the goddamn holdup mr sobel

  • @3DArchery
    @3DArchery Před 4 lety +62

    Seven years on Jump status. First jump was a C123 in 1981 and I was the "Man in the Door", nervous and excited at the same time. Served in the 509th Airborne as a grunt and then went to the 101st Airborne as a Pathfinder. Even got the chance to jump from a C47 in Honduras. Earned my "Master B;asters", which i still cherish to this day! Airborne!

  • @davidhutchinson5233
    @davidhutchinson5233 Před 3 lety +27

    Any refusal at the door and you are OUT of the airborne. THAT is a true statement even today from what I understand.

    • @adonisguy3243
      @adonisguy3243 Před 2 lety

      I would prefer regular infantry over airborne infantry

  • @longtabsigo
    @longtabsigo Před 3 lety +13

    Only had 3 jump refusals in 26 years of jumping. “Show me a man who will jump and I’ll show you a man who will fight!” Few things are as mighty on thee battlefield as a pissed off paratrooper.

  • @buckwheatusfeatus4825
    @buckwheatusfeatus4825 Před 2 lety +11

    Dale Dye one of the best character actors I've seen. You can recognize him in lots of movies.

    • @rithvikmuthyalapati9754
      @rithvikmuthyalapati9754 Před 2 lety +2

      And he was one hell of a Marine too

    • @qr5452
      @qr5452 Před 2 lety

      @@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 yeah but we wont5hold it against him that he was a crayon eater. He is one of the good crayon eaters

  • @simontide6780
    @simontide6780 Před 2 lety +5

    I like how Easy men treat each others almost equals as friends than ranks. One of the sign of great combat unit.

  • @danielwyvern8892
    @danielwyvern8892 Před 3 lety +9

    I served with 37th armored regiment in Germany in the early 70s. They were the first in to relieve the 101st at Bastogne. Creighton Abrams commanding. Basking in reflected glory. 😇

    • @CC-8891
      @CC-8891 Před 2 lety +1

      Courage Conquers! I was with 1st battalion [Bandits] 37th Armored for my first tour in Iraq as a Cavalry Scout. We were stationed on Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas. This was 2008. I stayed with them until 2012.

  • @carlhicksjr8401
    @carlhicksjr8401 Před 4 lety +117

    I admit it. That first jump the jumpmaster had to damn near throw me out. But after that, I was good. Did 15 of them, well 20 really [you don't count jump school jumps].

    • @swaghauler8334
      @swaghauler8334 Před 3 lety +14

      Was listening to an Airforce guy talking about his Tech Sergeant(?) during training. Apparently, this Sergeant tells the guy's training company (IDK what MOS) they had to get into chutes and ride in the C130 but jumping was optional. So this guy says: "The pilot took the plane up to 5k or 10K feet and pulled up SHARPLY, dumping us out like so much garbage. That's the day I learned my Tech Sergeant was a Liar!"

    • @carlhicksjr8401
      @carlhicksjr8401 Před 3 lety +4

      @@swaghauler8334 And it wasn't the last time a sergeant lied to you, was it? WAS IT? 😆😆

    • @swaghauler8334
      @swaghauler8334 Před 3 lety +4

      @@carlhicksjr8401 I was in the Army. ANOC (which I never attended... only reaching BNOC) was a "Master Class" in sugarcoating and twisting the truth for those below you.
      This poor fool though the "Chair Force" would somehow be different from the "lower services" (Army, Navy, and Marines) treatment of enlisted. He was wrong! :)

    • @SouthernFriedCyanide
      @SouthernFriedCyanide Před 3 lety +2

      @@swaghauler8334 well technically...he wasn't lying since they didn't have to jump 😂😂😂

    • @ReviewWingsDSP
      @ReviewWingsDSP Před 2 lety +1

      I’m a five jump chump but I’m air assault all day. Thanks for your service brother

  • @GalderIncarnate
    @GalderIncarnate Před 2 lety +3

    "How do you expect to slay the Huns with dust on your Jump Wings?" lol

  • @carrabellefl
    @carrabellefl Před 2 lety +31

    The thing most memorial about my first jump from the C-130 is how quite the world became when the parachute opened. My fourth jump was from a Huey and I heard the ripple of the of the rubber shroud packing bands.

    • @sundarpichai940
      @sundarpichai940 Před 2 lety +2

      It's not the same, but I noticed the exact thing when I first went parasailing. On the boat, it's loud and chaotic with the sound of the boat, the water, the people talking, the music .... But once you're up there, everything is almost silent with just the light rustling of the chute

  • @mackgiver875
    @mackgiver875 Před 2 lety +53

    Can you imagine how terrifying it would be if Sobel was the one who green lit your equipment check?!?

    • @potestoniko
      @potestoniko Před 2 lety +21

      actually if he were the one to check the gear, It would put my mind at ease, as he was a total perfectionist for everything related to that, but if the man was to lead my unit in combat, that would be a totally different story and I would be the first one to get scared shitless

    • @megajimmyfive
      @megajimmyfive Před 2 lety +6

      This man had a better eye for uniform and gear than anyone else. He could see microscopic dust particles on clothes. It'd be good to have him check it

    • @LoudaroundLincoln
      @LoudaroundLincoln Před 2 lety +5

      I quite agree with the others here. His inept field skills are no impediment to the rest of his military skills.
      Not everyone is cut out for front line duty. That's why the vast majority of most modern militaries aren't made up of front line soldiers. There's so much more to it than that.
      I knew an old boy who was in the British army from 1940 until the wars end. He was basically a postman. Still had some bullets fly at him in Greece and Egypt though.

  • @andrewgiordano5275
    @andrewgiordano5275 Před 3 lety +31

    Amazingly these guys packed their own chutes. The riggers came later.

    • @freebeerfordworkers
      @freebeerfordworkers Před 2 lety +4

      I've read that the French had personal chutes which they not only had to pack themselves but care for like any other piece of their equipment. Don't know if it's still the same now.

    • @codygreene9067
      @codygreene9067 Před 2 lety +2

      4-25 airborne. Now we have Arctic paratroopers that get to jump AND freeze their fucking asses off.

  • @xenojester13
    @xenojester13 Před 4 lety +170

    I went to Jump school in the Summer of 2000, with a few guys from AIT (couple of us even went to Basic together) - I was nervous until we hooked up and started to the door. My friend Ryan was in front (1st man out the door) I was right behind him. He went, and I was like, well shit, he did it, I'm doing it. 100+ jumps later, still get a bit nervous haha, but wouldn't say scared. Static line hook ups still the same, just yellow now (think they upgraded this after I got out) Jump out of CH-47's, black-hawks, C130's, C17's and (if you go to Korea, Hot air Balloons) and typically 1200 feet AGL vs the 1000 they used to in this series. But ultimately not much has changed. PLF's still the same, same checks, same shuffle lol .. all these years later! Also a little trick if you get dragged, pop just 1 of your risers on the ground, it will deflated the chute.

    • @johnboy2349
      @johnboy2349 Před 4 lety +2

      Just curious, did they still use CH-47s as part of your training?

    • @xenojester13
      @xenojester13 Před 4 lety

      John Boy not in jump school just C141and C130. Didn’t jump a Chinook till I got to first group. Most of our jumps there were out of CH47.

    • @johnboy2349
      @johnboy2349 Před 4 lety +2

      @@xenojester13 Thanks for that. I have been wondering about the wisdom of maintaining paratrooper units. Can that type of tactic be used like in the past? Just asking out of curiosity.

    • @xenojester13
      @xenojester13 Před 4 lety +2

      John Boy no, not really with ground based weapons and anti aircraft technology. You can use it for QRF operations and to get outside of a theater of operation with equipment (means trucks supplies etc all get airdropped). As for an actual combat jump behind enemy lines that’s more a HALO / HAHO thing for special operations forces and maybe LARS units etc. This is why hardly any “combat jumps” were conducted in Afghan, you can just land in Bagram haha!

    • @jsdzx
      @jsdzx Před 4 lety +8

      William Ryan , I went to jump school summer of 01. It’s uncanny how much didn’t change over all of those years. I was so pumped up on my first jump, no fear whatsoever. My second jump however scared shitless.
      40+ later jumps weren’t the problem. For me that was the easiest part. What this doesn’t show is the long hours to prep for a jump. The weight of your ruck sack, weapon, secondary and primary chute that you carry on the ground and walk to the flight line. It doesn’t show a missed drop zone mark and the march after you land carrying that shit all over again.
      As much as I remember my first jump, my worse jump stands out. Missed the mark at the Normandy drop zone at Ft. Bragg. Felt like at eternity just to make it to a parachute drop point. I was so beat down I didn’t have on my helmet... a major no no. I remember thinking, “ I wish a mfer would say something after all of this” lol. Sorry for the long post just strolling time great horrible fun times.

  • @tomservo5347
    @tomservo5347 Před 3 lety +6

    I know the 101st had it's share of glory, but now it's time for someone to shed light on the 82nd which jumped into Sicily and North Africa years before under the frontline leadership of 'Slim Jim' Gavin-who studied the tactics and organization of the Luftwaffe's 'Fallschirmjager' units and wrote the book on US airborne doctrine. His forces were scattered all over Sicily and with bits and pieces of other scattered units integrated them into his own (even regular Army infantry) and went toe to toe with German paratroopers who were elite soldiers.

    • @bloodybones63
      @bloodybones63 Před 2 lety +4

      Wasn't Gavin, at 35, the youngest major general ever at that time?

  • @HandGrenadeDivision
    @HandGrenadeDivision Před 2 lety +5

    Favourite character in the series was Dusty Jumpwings. I wish they would have showed more of him.

  • @madmaxmax5032
    @madmaxmax5032 Před 4 lety +33

    It’s a great series enjoyed watching it I served and 82nd airborne and we did it a little differently than it was portrayed we did the real thing it was a blast I miss my brothers B-1319 FA

    • @robertmartin9549
      @robertmartin9549 Před 4 lety +2

      Mad max Max 101st here. Love you guys. Miss my brothers.

    • @nameeman1562
      @nameeman1562 Před 4 lety +1

      @@robertmartin9549 101st don't even count as real paratroopers anymore

  • @DeffoNotToucan
    @DeffoNotToucan Před 3 lety +5

    Colonel Sink seems like a really likeable leader.

    • @roelmartinvandervelde9407
      @roelmartinvandervelde9407 Před 2 lety

      Sink also had a keen eye for movies, after the war he became an advisor to film directors.

  • @stevefowler2112
    @stevefowler2112 Před 2 lety +17

    I was 0311 (Rifleman) in The Corps and then made it through a weekend pre Recon selection run by 2nd Recon Battalion at Lejeune in '75 and was sent to BRC (Basic Recon Course) and then in quick succession to Pre Combat Diver School and then Jump School at Benning...after BRC and Pre Combat Diver School, Jump School was a really fun relaxing three weeks and the chow halls at Benning were like three star restaurants. I put on 7 lbs in 3 weeks.

  • @markothwriter
    @markothwriter Před 3 lety +7

    This is pretty damn accurate. And there is not such thing as a refusal in the aircraft. Okay, maybe there is, but it's 1/million. Dale Dye did a great, great job. He was acting above his pay grade.

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 Před rokem +1

      Right? His acting amazed me, yet I never hear anyone mention it. So cheers.

  • @ericscottstevens
    @ericscottstevens Před 3 lety +6

    0:15 The Sobel blank stare, sometimes it seems he is looking at Winters like I am going to get you, or he is just over his head in the moment.

    • @Supersquigi
      @Supersquigi Před 2 lety +1

      Definitely dreading the jump, I don't think sobel ever really portrayed envy of Winters until he had to salute him at the end. Even when they were both promoted in the first episode, I felt he only made him take mess duty as a way to lighten his own load.

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 Před rokem

      @@Supersquigi Yeah, no, he was seriously threatened by Winters' excellence. They hated each other.

  • @eligiomallari7605
    @eligiomallari7605 Před 6 lety +184

    Lol captain sobel is scared af

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 5 lety +19

      As I would be

    • @JasonFahy
      @JasonFahy Před 4 lety +42

      Still jumped, though.

    • @pugsly4489
      @pugsly4489 Před 4 lety

      @Where Is Waldo i was so hungover my first jump i fell asleep in the plane

    • @leevin7546
      @leevin7546 Před 4 lety +6

      @@pugsly4489 I vomited just reading your comment

    • @82ndAbnVet
      @82ndAbnVet Před 3 lety +24

      We all were scared as fuck on our first jump. The thing is, he still did it. Hate the man for being an asshole to his troops, but don't disrespect him because he's human. He also made a combat jump, so yeah, he was scared, he conquered his fear of death and did the deed.

  • @truckertim2958
    @truckertim2958 Před 2 lety +2

    “Are those dusty jump wings”?😂😂

  • @thesnowmexican763
    @thesnowmexican763 Před 2 měsíci

    Sobel reminds me of Johansen from Heartbreak Ridge "Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act, so just do it right and enjoy the view"

  • @AnimePrayer
    @AnimePrayer Před 2 měsíci

    Former german paratrooper here:
    Believe me boys, on the first jump everyone is nervous like Sobel!
    When you stand at the door, see he wide world and the depth under your boots you will sweat.
    Maybe you scream while jumping, but when you touch mother earth, i swear you, you can't wait that the plane land and pick up you again!
    Always jumped out of a C160 'Transall'.
    Glück ab, to all para's all over the world!

  • @alanreynolds2287
    @alanreynolds2287 Před 2 lety +1

    "....Hopefully under deployed canopies..." Sorta like when they told us right before they dropped us in the ocean that barracuda are attracted to the white sox we wore....

  • @craemac
    @craemac Před 2 lety +7

    The first jump is easy. Following jump are more nerve wracking because now you know what you didn’t know before….

  • @psalmtone2008
    @psalmtone2008 Před 5 lety +282

    It's amazing how Georgia looks absolutely nothing like Ireland.

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 5 lety +6

      It doesn't? I wouldn't know.

    • @cqtaylor
      @cqtaylor Před 5 lety +75

      They were training in the U.S. before deployment.

    • @r3d5ive87
      @r3d5ive87 Před 4 lety +55

      They’re not in Ireland

    • @eoghancarpenter8546
      @eoghancarpenter8546 Před 4 lety +8

      Was this filmed in Ireland?

    • @Ryan-0413
      @Ryan-0413 Před 4 lety +16

      That’s because this is set at Camp Tacoma, Currahee

  • @zacharyfett2491
    @zacharyfett2491 Před 3 lety +4

    It’s crazy to think we’ve been jumping the same way in the military since the 40’s. A few minor differences here and there, but essentially the same.

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Před 3 lety

      How many other ways do you think there are to get from 'the door to the floor'?
      Gravity hasn't changed in the 80 or so years of military parachuting.

    • @zacharyfett2491
      @zacharyfett2491 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JammyDodger45 Gravity hasn't changed??? Well, no shit. You think maybe I was talking about static-line jumping? And the equipment check? And the jump commands?
      "Gravity" 🙄

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Před 3 lety

      @@zacharyfett2491 - wow, a billion users on YT and I've met the dumbest.
      My life is complete, I can now retire my YT account.
      Thank you

    • @rithvikmuthyalapati9754
      @rithvikmuthyalapati9754 Před 2 lety +1

      The paratroopers were created by the US during WW1. The first-ever paratrooper jump was going to be deployed in Germany between 1918-1919. Of course, this never happened due to the Wednesday Armistice being signed prior to deploy date.

  • @82ndAbnVet
    @82ndAbnVet Před 3 lety +12

    What, not packed in like sardines so tight that the safety has to walk across your ruck sacks to get to the front of the plane? Gotta love C130's.

  • @raylast3873
    @raylast3873 Před 3 lety +11

    Science: Jumping out of a plane is perfectly safe
    Also Science: unless you accidentally land in a tree, then you‘re dead
    Me: ok then, guess what I‘m never doing

    • @rawdawg15
      @rawdawg15 Před 3 lety

      that's why you pull the little strap hanging down to turn away and watch the wind sock

  • @resolute123
    @resolute123 Před 4 lety +25

    The airborne was still developing during WWII for the US Army and by the time the 101st were jump qualified, the US Army already had a combat airborne division with the 82nd. I know initially paratroopers used football helmets till they developed an adequate retention strap for the M1 helmet for airborne use, but by the time Easy Company was being qualified as paratroopers, was it SOP to use the football helmet initially and then transition to a full combat dress? Any insight would be appreciated.

    • @foodank_atr817
      @foodank_atr817 Před 2 lety +1

      I don't know about that but I was surprised to learn that at a certain point in time paratroopers jumping out of both sides of the plane at once was a new idea.

  • @sittichoke5475
    @sittichoke5475 Před 2 lety +1

    2:22 that guy has more experience from 82nd Airborne

  • @claudemaassen2963
    @claudemaassen2963 Před 2 lety

    Allright, I have to watch this series again.

  • @Rick_Sanchez_C137_
    @Rick_Sanchez_C137_ Před 2 lety +4

    The episode where Ross and C47’s relationship isn’t going well, so they “take a break” from their relationship….. at 1000 feet…..

  • @papaGimis22
    @papaGimis22 Před 3 lety +9

    when you go for the 1st time to school as a kid
    Mom: GET READY,EQUIPMENT CHECK
    Me looking like Sobel

  • @mountrushmore6425
    @mountrushmore6425 Před 3 lety +6

    5 jumps in one day? Not possible. I was exhausted after two jumps in one day and all the things you need to do to get ready for each jump.

    • @jecal2855
      @jecal2855 Před 3 lety

      Casual

    • @kwiklot5114
      @kwiklot5114 Před 2 měsíci

      absolutely possible, and happens more than you think.

  • @StatikTronik
    @StatikTronik Před 3 lety +1

    This was the moment when one of the strongest bond in history between some men was created

  • @boodits
    @boodits Před rokem

    I could picture Captain Sobel reciting inside his mind "unagi"....lol

  • @roy6907
    @roy6907 Před 3 lety +2

    Crazy part was that the US Airborne was the safest of all of the airbornes too

  • @Blueboy0316
    @Blueboy0316 Před 4 lety +35

    What's with the look on Sobel's face after he lands and is reeling in his parachute?

    • @beemoney19
      @beemoney19 Před 4 lety +20

      I always read this as his perfect little fantasy that he is a brilliant leader of men is continuing to slowly, steadily wear down under the grind of more challenging training that he himself must now endure for the first time. Its no longer just "infantry" drilling and PT. Early in the episode he takes pride in random contraband searches, sudden PT announcements, and berating his men for weakness. But then the men rally together, including Winters leading them in song up Currahee. You can see it start there, as he watches them continue to run past, at first he wants to punish them for standing up to his behavior. But then his brain switches back on and he realizes they are actually responding well. When they get to England it gets worse, as he struggles under pressure during maneuvers and field training. Suddenly Mr. Hi-oh Silver appears to be incompetent. He gets lost and starts to panic because he's embarrassed, rather than realize mistakes can happen, its best if they happen during training when he can learn from them before lives are at stake, and move on. Because he's entire being is built on the idea of yelling and berating his men for inadequacies, he can't allow himself to ask those same men for help or even try to relate his challenges to theirs. This scene here, with the look of frustration as the most terrifying moment of his life ends with an awkward fight with his own chute, is the first big crack in the psyche of Sobel. David Schwimmer is incredible. (Also, yes, he may have in fact shit himself)

    • @Whatisright
      @Whatisright Před 4 lety +1

      ​@@beemoney19 It's a crazy thing to think about how he made great soldiers, but did not have the capacity or ability to lead them. Because of his rank they followed his command, but they didn't respect him, and even less so when they realized he'd only get them killed. I agree with what you said that his self worth is built on belittling the people he trained. I'd add that it isn't so much having to ask them for help when he screws up, it's that he's not one of them. They bonded on their hatred of him, pushed each other to get things right so he'd be off their backs, came together one failed. All the things he demanded of them, he himself couldn't put forward and it showed in the worst ways. That realization he has is a mix of, "I'm not one of them, and I can't do this." Then there's the whole thing with Winters. His ego was going to cost them a great commander in Winters just before they literally jump into the deep end. I think if he asked for help when he screwed up they'd respect and maybe like him more. You acknowledge you messed up but is willing to reach out. It'd show he trusts them to act when he can't. That's what good leaders do or so I've been told. If they can't do, they delegate to someone that can.

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Whatisright The problem is since they expanded the Army so much during the war they didn't have experienced officers leading men into battle. Sobel before failing at all of these exercises had never even exeperienced simulated war scenarios before. He was qualified in drilling soldiers because that's what he learned during his days at the military academy. But was straight up inept at actually being a war time officer.

    • @82ndAbnVet
      @82ndAbnVet Před 3 lety +2

      @@Whatisright There is a saying in life, "Those who can, do, those who can't, teach" Sobel was a teacher, Winters was a doer.

    • @ottokarl5427
      @ottokarl5427 Před 3 lety +1

      Just to add to the previous comments: Those parachuts are extremly expensive. I think they were made from pure silk. So butchering your landing and destroying the chut could get you in quite some trouble.

  • @perfectionbox
    @perfectionbox Před rokem

    I'd probably be queasy in the plane, but then I'd tell myself "this is what we're here for" and get on with the jump.

  • @mpetersen6
    @mpetersen6 Před 2 lety +1

    I've asked former paratroopers why anybody would jump out of a perfectly good airplane. The answer was always jump pay.

  • @RevBoose
    @RevBoose Před 2 měsíci

    “Yes, I joined the Army and became a paratrooper BECAUSE WE WERE ON A BREAK!!”

  • @r1singthorn4451
    @r1singthorn4451 Před 2 lety +1

    I like the fact they are wearing American Football helmets on that jump great historical little detail there. 👌

  • @Opnwindo
    @Opnwindo Před 2 lety

    My Father was in 11th. Airborne. Under General Lemnitzer. I have Lemnitzers signature on copper indentation. And the first Dive flag ever made.

  • @Anthonynightlife24
    @Anthonynightlife24 Před 2 lety

    The 82nd airborne needs light shunned upon them

  • @julesmasseffectmusic
    @julesmasseffectmusic Před 2 lety

    urban legend of the Gurkhas, so probably not a legend.
    When told they were parachuting into ta mission they objected to height of the drop 5k foot drop and wanted it to be half that, until the CO said "your parachutes wont work" and their response was
    Oh We get parachutes, that's fine then.
    Another favourite was that when white officers pissed them off they stole their shoelaces whilst they slept.

  • @stevekaczynski3793
    @stevekaczynski3793 Před rokem

    On D Day there were reportedly nine refusals to jump on the part of US airborne troops and at least 35 other uninjured paratroopers returned to England aboard C-47s. (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_airborne_landings_in_Normandy).

  • @ronniebishop2496
    @ronniebishop2496 Před rokem

    That Sobel was just as tough as any of them. Crazy though.

  • @fila6243
    @fila6243 Před 2 lety +1

    My very first jump I was number one. Master sgt took a look at me and hooked up in front of me said follow me out. No problems after that lol!

  • @tanhelmet
    @tanhelmet Před 2 lety

    Dale Dye is a legendary BadAss.

  • @Robi2009
    @Robi2009 Před 2 lety +2

    Col. Sink was more down-to-earth than Cpt. Sobel

  • @VersusARCH
    @VersusARCH Před 2 lety

    0:06 When did that drop take place? Wasn't the USAAF roundel changed to exclude the red circle in the middle by that time?

  • @therealunclevanya
    @therealunclevanya Před 2 lety

    One Thousand, Two Thousand, Check canopy! or as I did it, One Thousand, oh feck!

  • @daveyboy_
    @daveyboy_ Před 4 lety +4

    For some reason i want a tall frosty

  • @melonfarmers1
    @melonfarmers1 Před 2 lety +1

    Were there any casualties during the training jumps back then?

    • @scoopvfx
      @scoopvfx Před měsícem

      Yes, even during practice jumps after being assigned to units it wouldn’t be uncommon for men to die in such circumstances. I mean they even sing a song about malfunctioning during a jump and dying

  • @cheefussmith9380
    @cheefussmith9380 Před 2 lety

    Schwimmwr such a great actor

  • @Shogun459
    @Shogun459 Před 2 lety

    There is also the Book "Curahee". Good read, guy wrote what happened.

  • @juanmonge8
    @juanmonge8 Před 3 lety +2

    A “Roman candle “is when the chute doesn’t open

  • @KeishinB237
    @KeishinB237 Před 3 lety +1

    Jumping out of a plane is one if the safest things a man can do, so long as he follows proper procedure!

    • @jamesbutler8821
      @jamesbutler8821 Před 2 lety

      ...or if your pilot misses the drop zone, or the powers blow off unsafe weather conditions to give a go for the jump, or if your rigger screwed up packing your chute, or if the guy behind you pushes you out too close to the guy in front of you, or the guy behind you follows you too closely or if if if if. Went on about 50 jumps in my time in the 82nd, saw two guys burn in, heard about others, don't think I had a single jump where there was not someone screaming medic, or just screaming on the DZ. My favorite jump was a 'fun' jump we did on a day off-- plane was not jam packed, no equipment, jumped at about 2000 feet, which was a glorious amount of chute time. Landed softer than a feather hitting a pillow though experience made me expect an impact like jumping off a two story building at 20 mph..

    • @KeishinB237
      @KeishinB237 Před 2 lety

      Sorry for the 2 month old reply, the quote I made was from Medal of Honor: Airborne in reference to the tutorial in jumping out of a plane. Thought it was fitting.

  • @resolute123
    @resolute123 Před 3 lety +2

    So anyone can tell me the airborne training at this time? I know they didn't have a proper M1 helmet for airborne training, so they want with football helmets for the time being. I understand they are starting light and working up to wear full battle rattle, but why didn't they simply use the M1 helmet for their first jump? Thoughts on this?

    • @kaplanr
      @kaplanr Před 3 lety

      Football helmets were still leather. Same company though, Riddell. It was a dedicated parachutist's helmet. (airbornejumpjacket.com/2013/06/14/us-airborne-riddell-paratrooper-training-helmet/)

    • @demonprinces17
      @demonprinces17 Před 3 lety +2

      Football stye helmets gave more protection, tanker helmets also based on the design.
      This was new so trying all sort of stuff

    • @lordfaladar6261
      @lordfaladar6261 Před 2 lety +1

      they didn't have a safety strap that wouldn't hang the soldier if the lines fouled up on it

  • @BABYYSARA3831
    @BABYYSARA3831 Před 2 lety

    DAKOTA AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE JUMP AT LABUAN AIR FORCE.
    SEMUA IKUT MACAM AKU.. AKU YANG MULAKAN SEBUT KERAHHII.. BAHASA HOLLAND.

  • @ianbent0n
    @ianbent0n Před 2 lety +1

    Dude loves guaranteeing things. Should work for Men's Warehouse

  • @Shogun459
    @Shogun459 Před 2 lety

    Some day there is going to be and 82nd and 101st Orbital Troopers. But I'm sure they will have a better tag than that.

  • @MikeRoberts1964
    @MikeRoberts1964 Před 3 lety

    0:25...Al Capone joins the Airborne.

  • @josephaulisio9281
    @josephaulisio9281 Před 2 lety +1

    The training SGT. made a lot of guarantees

  • @dsgodfater28
    @dsgodfater28 Před 3 lety +5

    The look on sobels face is priceless

  • @1903A3shooter
    @1903A3shooter Před 3 lety +1

    interesting history of Sobel.

  • @cshq177
    @cshq177 Před 2 lety

    As he was the Senior Jumper, he would have been the first ouy of the Aircraft.

  • @portee9113
    @portee9113 Před 3 lety

    Woulda been cooler if they yelled "STANDS ALONE" in response.

  • @albdamned577
    @albdamned577 Před rokem

    Sure, we're 5000 ft up and you'll be free falling but don't worry, you'll have your football helmet!

  • @Spacegoat92
    @Spacegoat92 Před 4 lety +9

    I'm just impressed that the parachutes were able to hold the weight of men with their iron balls...

  • @forbeshutton5487
    @forbeshutton5487 Před 3 lety +1

    Jumping out of a plane is about the most un-natural thing you can do. I did it once to get a girl (it worked BTW). But I'll never do it again without taking at least my own body weight of the plane with me.

  • @sarahjames927
    @sarahjames927 Před 4 lety +3

    That’s got to be so disorientating ...

  • @lifeisa.smalllesson4607

    Together we stand alone!!

  • @edtherockhound9944
    @edtherockhound9944 Před 3 lety +8

    When I was in basic I went to Benning and I was in easy company. We called it echo but all new it was easy and it was

  • @Ralph1826
    @Ralph1826 Před 4 lety +2

    Seriously how did sobel who was obviously scared af became a captain!!

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 Před 4 lety +1

      US went from peace time to suddenly in the thick of fighting in World War II so they suddenly needed a lot more officers and soldiers then before so you make officers out of people who otherwise wouldn't have been so in peace time.

  • @johnspence8141
    @johnspence8141 Před 2 lety

    They landed a lot harder than that...like jumping from a 12 foot high height. No air brakes back then. If you didn't bend/lean properly, almost certainly a broken ankle.

  • @inhocsignovinces1081
    @inhocsignovinces1081 Před 2 lety

    Airborne patch on headgear on left for enlisted, right side for officers.

  • @stevespencer8904
    @stevespencer8904 Před 4 lety +13

    Sobel, company commander is 6 in line. Not even a paratrooper teaching others how to jump. Winters goes first. True leadership.

    • @Rabhadh
      @Rabhadh Před 4 lety +11

      That's nothing to do with leadership, thats jump doctrine. The lt jumps in the middle of the stick because it was assumed to be more survivable

  • @NickTheNewbie
    @NickTheNewbie Před 2 lety

    Where the hell did Luz get that second beer from? Does he have a stash of filled pint glasses sitting under the table?

    • @andrewomahony9260
      @andrewomahony9260 Před 2 lety

      I have wondered this for 19 years...if I were Toye I would have asked for a fresh one.

  • @darylloberes4760
    @darylloberes4760 Před 2 lety

    Sobel is afraid of heights after he fell down from a building side stairs when him and joey was trapped at the rooftop of the building

  • @u.s.paratroops4633
    @u.s.paratroops4633 Před 2 lety

    I did a jump from a C-47/DC-3 (USFS) June 6th, 94'.

  • @Theakker3B
    @Theakker3B Před 6 lety +11

    What is the patch they all seem to have? It is not the 101st Airborne patch.

    • @goreoproductions6955
      @goreoproductions6955 Před 5 lety +3

      Michael Akkerman looks like the patch of the 506th PIR

    • @celticjay2306
      @celticjay2306 Před 5 lety +14

      Michael Akkerman Oh. Yes that patch.. Military history tells us that the patch you speak of is to commemorate the size of the testicles belonging to Ronald Speirs.. I tried to ask Mr. Speirs about the patch once. But he just looked at me, and asked me if I wanted a 🚬..
      I then watched him walk into a liquor store. . BUT THE MOST AMAZING THING WAS.. AFTER HOOKING UP AN I PHONE.. THE SON OF BITCH CAME BACK..

    • @Theakker3B
      @Theakker3B Před 5 lety +11

      Shut the fuck up.

    • @Theakker3B
      @Theakker3B Před 5 lety +2

      I wasn't asking for a joke response, I was looking for a legitimate answer. And good luck with that haha

    • @Theakker3B
      @Theakker3B Před 5 lety +4

      But it doesn't matter because I recently found out that it's a General HQ Reserves patch, basically what state-side troops wear who have not been assigned to a combat unit yet. So go fuck yourself :D

  • @MillermaticS
    @MillermaticS Před 3 lety +1

    The first jump was easy. The one after that kinda shook me a little.

  • @I_Like_Turtle390
    @I_Like_Turtle390 Před měsícem +1

    Today's jump school is a joke

  • @thomascoca5064
    @thomascoca5064 Před rokem

    What beer is that?

  • @jediroya6810
    @jediroya6810 Před 3 lety

    Is that meant to be the same soldier who served in The Pacific, think his name was Sledge? Or just accidentally they happened to use the same actor?

    • @matth7952
      @matth7952 Před 3 lety +1

      No, if you think a little about it they look kind of similar but that’s not him. This one portrayed Herbert Sobel (Played by David Schwimmer), the original CO of Easy Company. The Pacific portrayed Eugene Sledge (Played by Joe Mazzello), I believe he was a Corporal. Sledge was a Marine, Sobel was a Paratrooper. Hope this helps!

  • @nathanwile499
    @nathanwile499 Před 2 lety

    One of the people in the screenshot kinda resembles Chicago cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo.

  • @canopyfields
    @canopyfields Před 3 lety

    The biggest bullies are the biggest cowards

  • @fencius
    @fencius Před 4 lety +10

    How did I never notice the football helmets before?

    • @robertmartin9549
      @robertmartin9549 Před 4 lety +2

      Patrick Flaherty that use to be standard equipment. Don’t know why because we always landed on our ass.

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL Před 4 lety +1

      Robert Martin Helmet is there because if you bumb your head you won't damage the plane.