Band of Brothers Episode 10 'Points' REACTION!!
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- As the Germans surrender, it appears that the hard days for Easy Company are over as they are stationed in Austria. But they soon learn that those solders without enough service points will be sent to fight in Japan. Here's our reaction to the series finale of Band of Brothers.
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What an incredible series!!! So grateful to have watched it. Thank you to all the soldiers who served and never forget those we have lost. Hope everyone celebrating in the States has a safe Independence Day.
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Any chance you guys will react to the documentary?
May be finished with the airborne story, there is another show called the pacific which tells the marines stories against the Japanese.
Ahead legendary epic «The Pacific» !
If you can, I would suggest watching the hbo show "We Stand Alone Together" . it is the documentary about the making of the show Band of Brothers (not for reaction, but for the interviews it contains). It's posted in it's entirety on youtube with millions of views. It is primarily interviews with the soldiers , and is where most of the interviews in the series originated.
even 20 years after seeing it for the first time, it sill is powerful in emotions.
Of all tee-shirt you wore Sherry, the one for Curahee was the best.
"Grandpa said 'no'. But I served in a company of heroes"
Tears every single time.
Don't you dare be fooled, EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of them were heroes
when you see the stuff men do next to you in combat, its difficult to impossible to call yourself a hero in the face of such men.
If anyone asks you why that generation is known as the greatest, just say Easy Company.
You're literally everywhere. I see you write this on every single reaction of this episode. Cracks me up, i look for your comment lol
"I thought those guys were ten feet tall. I still do." Stephen Ambrose, author "Band of Brothers "
This series caused a huge movement to have Richard Winters' Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Winters himself wanted nothing to do with it, and indeed remained incredibly humble in the face of his vastly increased recognition after the series aired, until his death in 2011 at age 92. Shortly before, he agreed for a 12 foot statue of himself to be erected in Sant-Marie-du-Mont, as long as it was dedicated to all the junior officers of the D-Day landing. It was finished and unveiled the following year.
Wouldn’t expect anything less from him. Sounds like an incredible person.
@@NikkiStevenReact There is a documentary on it. react to it, please.
Hes military tactis and strategic execution of his battle plans in 2nd or 3rd episode, where they ambush German positions, is still taught in military academy's till this day! Im a Canadian but some of the old american warriors just blow me away man, d day was a combined Canadian, American and British assault, but those boys on Ohama beach got chewed up, we may not agree with all wars, but we should always have the soldeirs backs and welcome them back home after. If you have time, please check out Canadas highway of heros, its a highway that fallen soldiers travel when they get back and 1000s of people line the sides of the road to pay respects
@@NikkiStevenReact Hey I'm watching The Tomorrow War on my Xbox it's good.Infinite,Wrath of Man,Nobody and Unhinged are good to.
@@NikkiStevenReact Hey I'm also watching The Superdeep on my Xbox it has a USA version which I'm watching it starts off in black and white but goes into color after 5 min I'm not shure if it's about zombies or what yet.
"You're one hell of a fine soldier, Shifty. There's nothing more to explain."
Major Winters: We salute the rank, not the man.
Captain Sobel: We were on a *BREAK*
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
LOL
I was drinking a coke when I read this comment, now there's coke everywhere...
@@bigd8924 "drinking", sure.
@@waibhavkrishnaChandra started off drinking coke, ended up snorting coke
Omggg....😂😂
Served in the 101st airborne. The men of Currahee are legends. The last line Maj. Winters said about the company of heroes, always and will forever get me to tears. Sadly in 2014 the Currahee disbanded. I am honored to have served in the same division as these men.
Legends indeed.
Thank you 💖
The company is still there in the 101st Airborne today
Hi, I served in 3rd Field artillery regiment reserves in Ireland, thanks for your service, I saw the lovely statue of Major Winters near Utah, beach and saw his personal equipment in Dead man's corner near Carentan. I've been to all the Dday beaches, Brecourt Manor, Carentan, bloody gulch, a lot of cemeteries, American, British, Canadian and German.
To be honest with you, I have noticed that this is happening in every country, I am from the UK and served in the Royal air force and 2/3 of the squadrons I served on, in fact all but one have been disbanded and dissolved. Horse waves of the British Army have been merged with valiant and courageous regiments with history as rich as can be have been completely swiped away.
This gives me great sadness for the legacy. How are the young people coming into the forces supposed to enrich themselves and have anything to live up to, I think we both know that this is planned. But if you also noticed it’s the same with the rest of all our societies in the west
That end quote. Tears every time
Absolutely
literally every time
There is one inaccuracy that I feel I have to point out, because the real story is actually far more meaningful than what the show did.
When the german commander is surrendering and offering his sidearm, Winters actually took it, and kept it until his death. The important thing was, that sidearm was never fired once during the war when it was handed to Winters. And Winters made sure that luger was never fired in his lifetime as a symbol.
Doesn't he tell that story in the doc?
@@deuces_shoeless he does. That's where I learned it ☺️
It was actually a different general. Winters received the formal surrender of several German officers at the end of the war.
And to be completely correct it wasn't Luger, it was Walther PP.
@@deuces_shoeless He talks about it in We Stand Alone Together (which is on YT) .. a documentary which features all the real life guys from the show.
One of the single best creative decisions in film/TV history was having a German General deliver the message to the audience you were expecting from the Ally side about being a group of brothers in combat, deserving of peace and harmony. Puts into perspective the human side of war and in the end we're not all that different. Now that's how you actually subvert expectations.
True
It’s my single favorite moment of the entire series. It’s absolutely beautiful
It's also heartwarming to see that the General actually survived opening the Ark of the Covenant back when he was still a Colonel.
Yes, that's the same actor, Wolf Kahler.
@@agp11001 Thank you for that. I was wondering who was the actor who played the German General in BoB. He was very convincing. Love that scene.
Richard Winters was a very humble man. Per his wishes, his death wasn't announced here in PA until after his funeral, because he didn't want people to make a fuss over him.
I didn't find out until after his death that my dad had flown in bombing runs over Berlin, late in the war. He was a volunteer, and he knew it had to be done, but he wasn't overly proud of having to kill the people he was fighting against.
He deserved the fuss tho. To pay your respect to a man who sacrificed so much. They all deserved it.
And THAT is why Band of Brothers is one of the best miniseries of all time.
That ending quote of Winters (“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?”) always, ALWAYS gets to me not only because it’s objectively moving in its humble truth, but because I’m also around your ages and both of my own grandfathers also fought in the war. I can remember asking them similar questions as a kid and having them both kindly redirect me in that same loving but humble way. They’re both gone now, but given their combat experiences (one in the Pacific and one in Europe), I totally get it.
Have you heard the quote of his about the pistol he was given by a surrendering German Officer.
I met Shifty Powers in France in '04 during the 60th anniversary of D-Day. We got to tour a few of the French battlefields depicted in this show. The tree Lipton climbs in episode 2 during a battle is still there. The locals celebrate D-Day by wearing American military uniforms of the time, some of them even driving old US army jeeps. A very surreal, amazing experience from the people we met, to the natural beauty of Normandy, to the history...one of the best things I've ever gotten to do.
"no....but I served in a company of heroes ." No matter how many times I hear it, I get choked up every time.
I was actually crying and I have seen it a few times
Probably an inspiration for the title of the critically-acclaimed WW2 RTS game.
My father was friends with the son of Alton Moore who actually showed him Hitler's photo album when they were kids back in Wyoming.
That is awesome
From D-Day...to Hitler's Eagle's Nest...Nothing was ever easy for Easy Company...it's bitter sweet to end. Currahee!
The actor who played Buck Compton, Neil McDonough, became friends with Buck Compton and kept in touch after the filming of Band of Brothers. Neil's son has a nickname, "Little Buck", in honor of Compton. Sadly there are no more members of Easy Company still alive. The last surviving member of Easy Company died in 2019.
Ed Shames, who was a Lieutenant with Easy, is still alive at 99 years old.
@@rhysevans4253 Sadly Bradford Freeman passed away on July 3rd 2022, he was 97.
For me as a German it was difficult to watch this series. But the speech by the German general at the end showed that men simply fought on both sides. War sucks. And I'm glad that our two great nations are allied today.
Amen Brother 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
What cuts deep in that particular episode for me is the scene where Grant gets shot by one of his own (so to speak, as he was a replacement from another company, but from the same division). But as Winters said, it was due to them having weapons, alcohol and too much time on their hands. You put those three things together, there's bound to be trouble from within, no matter what flag you fight for.
I would love to see a WW2 movie shown from the German perspective. Really feel like there are a number of interesting stories from the other side.
@@paddydahunter9252 No doubt they would've also experienced similar hardships as the Allies did. That is with regards as to what happened to Grant in this episode. I'm sorry, but the whole thing with Grant and his encounter with a drunken replacement, it makes me wonder if the Germans ever had the exact same issues with intoxicated young soldiers with far too much time on their hands.
@@GreyDoofus88 no doubt they did and I’d like to hear those stories told. They probably didn’t have as much free time as the allied soldiers did being as they were on the defensive so probably not as many incidents.
Even to the end, Major Winters never took credit for himself, it was all placed upon his men!!
Hi Steven. I want to say that you’re the best editor of any reaction channel I’ve seen. You take more care to both include the important story moments AND the moments that affect you two. It has to take more time and effort on your part. Just want you to know it doesn’t go unnoticed.
I really appreciate that. I do put a lot of time and effort to make the best videos possible. Thank you for the huge compliment.
I happen to agree! Very well edited!
@@NikkiStevenReact Have to back this comment. I've been watching your reactions since Game of Thrones and you guys come off as so genuine and seem actually interested in the shows you watch which is such a breath of fresh air compared to other reaction youtubers.
Agreed.
It’s true, so many other reactors skip the parts I care about or cut out the audio
That last line "Grandpa were you a hero in the war?"
I will answer for you sir, yes your grandfather was a hero. I was in tears watching that and I have watched this series 3 times I believe.
Just wanted to remind you to watch We Stand Alone Together after this . That's when you hear from all the men who are still alive at that time, please don't miss it, thanks.
THIS
We lost Major Winters in 2011, in May 2014 the Richard D. Winters leadership memorial was unveiled in Normandy. Nikki talked about the people, In Holland they still hold liberation parades, they also have families who adopt the allied graves at the cemeteries there. The waiting list to adopt a grave has thousands of families who sometimes wait decades to do so.
omg
How many times do young people walk by elderly folks and dismiss them because of their age. You never know what they've lived through.
They’re mostly all gone now but when I was younger I used to tell myself if I got impatient with an elderly slow driver that he might have fought and won WWII so give him some slack.
oh man
Already at the end ): Really hope you guys do The Pacific next!!
agreed!
Ditto!
Yes they definitely should. And they should also look into "the fallen of WWII" mini docu right here on youtube as well. Maybe as a closer ?
All this HBO though, makes me wonder when The Sopranos and The Wire are coming
I watch this every year between Memorial Day and June 6. Last time I watched it, I just sobbed through most of it. The sacrifices these men and so many others made for a worthy purpose… I’m crying now just thinking about it.
Episode 9 is so hard. But I watch it because I think it’s the least I can do.
And yes, I sob and sob at the end of Ep 10 when the men are identified. Of course, I’ve watched it so many times now, I know them all by heart. I feel like they’re my friends. Then I realize they’re all gone now, and I cry some more.
Greatest Generation.
I love the reveal at the end where we see the surviving 101st soldiers along with the incredibly moving quote from Winters.
I appreciate that you covered Shifty Powers saying goodbye to Major Winters.although I served in a peacetime army, saying goodbye to a friend(s) you served with can be a punch in the gut .
Not only does the quote, "But I served in a company of heroes", always makes me cry, but so does the part where Winters tells what happened in each man's life after the war. It feels like good-bye.
My father who is 94 was drafted at the end of the war in the German army. He was captured , became a POW at 17 with the Americans. We immigrated to the US in 1954.he is still around, mom dies in April at 91.Thank God we made it too the US. You guys did a great job on BOFB.
If you want to see the German soldiers side you should watch "Generation War". It's tells the German side of the war. It is about 5 friends. Two brothers who go to serve as soldiers on the eastern front, a girl who serves as a nurse, an actress who stays in Berlin and a Jewish young man who gets taken away by the SS. It is very well made and it is definitely worth a watch if you are interested in the German perspective.
while i completely agree, i do want to add that Generation War isnt quite on the same level as historical accuracy as BoB or Pacific. Not that that devalues it in any way, just something to keep in mind. Its a bit more fiction than the other two.
I recently saw "Generation War," though the Holocaust is not heavily featured in the series. It shows how war changes a person.
"But I served in the company of heroes....." Gets me every time.
I will never, NEVER forget this show and the men of the 101st airborne. I salute you heroes, you will never be forgotten.
"When you talk to an officer, you say 'sir'."
My Grandfather and 9 of his Brothers served in World War II. Some in Europe and Some in The Pacific. Our Family we're only two generations out of Switzerland and still spoke and understood High German at home. Of the 12 boys 10 served. One was too young and the other was too old. A lot of the men of that generation were just amazing people that came back and build us the best standard of living the country has ever known.. Most of them are very humble men. I had one of my grandpa's brothers who had been a Ranger have a lot of beers at a Family Reunion for him to literally say two or three sentences about it. That generation were amazing people.
A friend of mine is the son of a World War I veteran. His Uncle also served in the war as a member of the 101st airborne and was actually at Bastogne. He used to get drunk in the years after the war and would fly his private airplane Up on one wing tip down South Tacoma way just above the street lights, Herein Tacoma, Washington which has been a military talent for over a 100 years. If you all want something really good read the book by Stephen Ambrose, "Band Of Brothers." You won't waste your time doing so, You'll get a lot more out of it than the series it'll be just like the series plus more.
"....but I served in a company of heroes".
Soo powerful. Also, great timing on the final episode for 4th of July :)
Happy Fourth guys! So glad to be with you as you covered this stunning series!
You too Nick. Thank you.
The last member of Easy Company Bradford Freeman passed away July 3rd 2022. All of these incredible men are gone and they will always be our Greatest Generation May they all rest in peace.
I was never a WWII buff, or a military enthusiast, or anything of the sort. But as soon as I saw this series it became one of my favorite things ever put on film. I'm a tremendous cynic and not at all a sentimental person, but don't think I have ever had as much admiration for anyone as I have for those men. To this day, I marathon this series every Memorial Day weekend. An absolute masterpiece and a wonderful reaction series from you two. Thank you.
Im not a man who cries, but dammit if the last 10 minutes of this episode makes me cry every time
I'm a simple man. I see a reaction video for Band of Brothers, I watch. Especially from Nikki and Steven. : )
Thanks Robby
I served in Germany from 89 to 92. As soon as I got in country, deja voo! I really felt that I had been there before! Especially where I was stationed, western Germany near France and Luxembourg. I wasn't homesick. Isn't that uncanny? I got deployed to Desert Storm (follow-on forces) in August of 91. NO deja voo there! The desert is featureless and empty. Had some hairy times there. Got injured in an accident. But made it back to Germany in December of 91. Christmas was special that year, I was happy and thankful to be back in Germany. I was on profile (physical restrictions) for the rest of my time there. I came back to the states in April of 92.
Everyone who reads this, please never forget: It doesn't matter what conflict, our veterans who lived through battle carry the scars every day of their lives. I am honored to have called a WWII veteran one of my dearest friends. I knew him from age 84 to 95. He still regularly 'fought the Gerries (Germans)' in his nightmares. Don't think it just ends. He once told me that he tried to live as good of a life as possible to honor the men who didn't make it. God bless each one of them, and if you know combat veterans, don't just verbally thank them for their service, mow their yard, or cook them a meal, but most of all, visit them.
The part about "You may keep your sidearm, Colonel" was Winters' way of telling the German Colonel "I accept your surrender, but you can keep your dignity."
Just a suggestion, but take a bit of a break before hitting "The Pacific"
I would also recommend "Taking Chance" as a good movie to review. Looks at what the country does for it's fallen, and how the populace reacts as well. Good movie, no action, but very emotional!
I second that.
Never saw all of “The Pacific.” I was a young teenager, too much sex, parents weren’t comfortable with it. Might have to find it again.
Extremely emotional movie....
More tissues will be needed.
@@FreemanicParacusia Watch it bro its incredible.
The Pacific doesnt even compare to this series. Not nearly as good.
My great grandpa was born in Israel exiled into Germany 🇩🇪 married my great grandmother & came over in 1937 when it was still an option… I watched a special on Pearl Harbor the soldiers felt disgraced when they learned it was a sneak attack as Japanese culture believes in warning your enemy before a war so they can prepare.. imagine being an American soldier there, imagine being a Japanese soldier there no imagine being an American/Japanese soldier… the survivors of Pearl Harbor gathered there & planted cherry blossom 🌸 trees together… we were in Japan for a few years when I was a kid, Dad in the Navy & those trees are just as mystical & magical & beautiful as they say ❤️
Some others background in the series. Sobel had hard times after the war, with his marriage and with his mental stability. His attitude and personality kept apart his family and wife (even though he was a good father), he tried to kill himself but was blinded, and spent the last 2 decades tragically in a VA home where he died of malnutrition and neglect. Lipton, the after-war glass manufacturer, did well in life but tragically died soon after you see him interviewed for the tv series in 2001. Guamere and Toye who both had their legs damaged during the artillery strikes both had long and happy lives with family after the war, and died within a year of each other in 2014-2015. Gordon who was injured during the war used to organize the EZ company reunions afterwards. McGrath, one of the background soldiers that wasn't really focused on, partook in the battles with EZ and never took a hit and fought in all their battles. A silent hero.
If you enjoyed this watch ''Pacific'' Similarly shot but about the japanese pacific fight in ww2. Your genuine appreciation of the men that fought and the honour this show tried to portray is now showing how horrible war is, may man kind try and learn. But with the thousands lost in the middle east I fear it doesn't.
Check out Hacksaw Ridge it's an amazing movie and true story.
I feel like there's a missing part of my soul every time I finish a good series like this. This is definitely one of the best mini-series that I've ever seen and it was such a good starting point to educate myself about WW2. I'm so glad that it accurately paints the reality of war - it's not much fun, it's brutal, there's a lot of psychological and physical pain, it's exhausting, death is unavoidable, etc. Yet, the bond formed from these dark experiences is exceptionally tighter than that formed from benevolent experiences. Bravo and thanks to the thousands that made this show possible, to educate people on the horrifying events of WW2. This series has consumed me emotionally for the past few weeks, and I honestly need a break before I continue on to The Pacific.
Sergeant Edward Shames was given a battlefield commission in 1940 after the invasion of Normandy. He stayed in the Army until 1973 and retired a as a Colonel. He was portrayed in a minor role of Episode 7-The Breaking Point.
By contrast, Sergeant Carwood Lipton was given a battlefield commission in Feb 1945 (7 months before Japan surrendered), as shown in Episode 8-The Last Patrol. Lipton served in the Army Reserve until 1953. He served during the Korean war, but never served in the Korean theater.
One of my old units was 82nd Airborne. Some people never got hurt. But when we got back 1 soldier shot himself and two more got drunk and played chicken on dirt bikes both hit each other and died.
I've watched many watch-a-longs for the Band of Brothers series, but yours was the best! I can't wait for you to do The Pacific, but we know you'll need time to recompress after this. You guys are fantastic. Thanks for doing this!
Most of the action, the things said, the smallest events even, were taken from the first-hand accounts and interviews of the men of E-company. They wrote very little into the script that did not come from those who were there. It told the story as best as possible to help everyone understand what the war was like and its massive importance and to show the character of those who stepped up to basically save the world (not an exaggeration), while not making it feel like a Hollywood movie, nor like a documentary. This is what made Band of Brothers SO great... and many say one of the best television productions ever made. Any high school that doesn't show this series in its history classes are doing a HUGE disservice to our next generations. Huge.
Next up: "Masters of the Air", also a Speilberg/Hanks production, comes out later this year in 2023 -- a mini series of similar length, that will follow the men of the Mighty 8th squadrons -- basically a Band of Brothers from the perspective of those who fought through the bravery and sacrifices through thousands missions of the air campaign. Again, from just one microcosm of a group who made a huge difference -- representing one mere link in the chain of SO MANY lives devoted to the entire war effort in all roles throughout the world, but will allow you to see it from the perspective of the air corp. I PRAY it's is not Hollywood prettied up, poorly acted, poorly directed and with unrealistic dialogue like so many movies that are fed to the masses today, but is as realistic as possible like the precious gem of a production as Band of Brothers. Let's hope. Great reaction. Thanks for sharing.
My grandpa was in Korea with the US Marines when the Chinese army blew through the North Korean border. I asked him the same question when I was around 7 or 8 and he gave me the same answer. Band of Brothers came out a year or so later. He was a very quiet and reserved man the rest of his life and rarely talked about his experience besides saying that it was very cold, much like how these men talk about Bastogne. I miss him very much.
Best mini-series of all time!
So good
Best TV of all time, period.
The Pacific is better imo, but BoB is amazing.
That you didn't expect the camps to eventually show up, actually surprises me.
Because when I first watched this series, that was something I was waiting for.
I'm from Norway and I've grown up learning about WWII, even before I started school. My mothers father had to escape to Sweden during the war, so I've learned local and national WWII stories for as long as I can remember.
Make sure to pass that knowledge on as much as possible.
Never Again, Never Forgotten.
Same here. I'm from Denmark. I grew up listening to stories and to the adults talking about it.
Since the filming of this mini series all the soldiers from EASY COMPANY have passed away with Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey being the last of them on September 30, 2017 at the age of 96.
Winters wrote a book about his experiences in the war, I have it:
Winters, D., Kingseed, C.: "Beyond Band of Brothers: The war memories of Major Dick Winters", 2006.
Please go on to “The Pacific” after this, another superb learning experience! 👍❤️
Brother I said same thing now for weeks and the people in the comments bashed me..... I believe most people have no idea about the pacific.....band of brothers was the army side and pacific was the marines...."hooah" to all my vets ..
@@eddiedaves9457 WARNING: SPOILER QUOTE: "We're dirty, raggity-assed marines. But there's a reason for it." Yup, they went through hell, and too many times their RnR wasn't the civilised world of a Paris or the English shires as the European war had, just a bunk on another dot in the pacific. Heroes all.
@@eddiedaves9457 People bashed you for recommending The Pacific? What did they say? 😠 That pisses me off because it’s so important to watch, the men who fought there don’t get nearly as much recognition.
@@neilgriffiths6427 brother I respect all branches well beside air force..lol .jk ..
@@falsenostalgia-shannon just ingnorence....which is a level of intelligence that denies the truth...
These WERE the Avengers. You guys need watch Ron Livingston’s Diaries (behind the scenes) training.
My great uncle served in the Pacific with the Marines and survived those island battles. There's a Life Magazine photo of him helping rescue a child from a cave on Saipan. He made it through all that and was never wounded. He came home to Texas and was living down near the border where he taught little Mexican children who had immigrated to the US how to speak English. He was in a small plane flying home to see his parents (my great grandparents) and the plane hit power lines and crashed... killing all on board. This was only a few months after he got home. My wife and I named our son after him. There is so much that I would have loved to have asked him.
Private Albert Blithe, portrayed in episode 3, suffering from temporary hysterical blindness, also made the Army a career. He died in 1967 while still serving on active duty in the Army. He attained the rank of Master Sergeant.
As stated in the miniseries, Ronald Spiers stayed in the Army and retired a Lt Colonel in 1964.
i have re-watched this series at least 3 or 4 times since 2003, every a couple years i watch it again, this series is entirely real, everything you watched it happened, there are places in Bastogne in Belgium were you can still see their foxholes, they are still there..
Its one of the most immersive series you can see, the Pacific is also very good, but be aware, the Pacific is more heavy and hard to watch in my opinion.
An bittersweet ending to an amazing series. to the fallen and those who survived that terrible war, I salute you 😔 to all the soldiers serving now, and to all our veterans, thank you. Thank you for all that you do and all you've done...
With this amazing reaction series down, I'd love to recommend The Last Kingdom for reconsideration 🤞
Berchtesgaden and the Eagle's nest are very real. The Eagle's Nest is now the Dokumentation Obersalzberg museum, which chronicles the Nazi era so no one will ever forget what happened. Its a haunting place, to be honest. (I went there during my college years while I was finishing my PhD in history). Though it does have a rather pleasant cafe attached to it. The view is astonishing.
The people of Berchtesgaden -- who live there now -- are some of the friendliest, most open, and welcoming people I have ever met. When I told them why I was in their town, no one... not one person... was reluctant to tell stories about the town, about what the people who lived there during the war did, and how they felt it was their duty to never allow such things to happen again.
Sure why should they feel guilty over the crimes of their ancestors... thats more of an American thing
“The greatest generation” my grandpa and three great uncles served in WWII. My grandma operated a drill press in a factory for the war effort.
That ending is a real tear-jerker
Now watch "we stand alone together". It is a great documentary follow on.
If you don’t tear up at the end there… You’re a fucking robot!
I really enjoyed this journey with you guys!
I've rewatched this show almost once a year for 20 years, but your reactions made it feel new again, you both have such a big heart, and your reactions are very real and emotional.
Great reactions, guys, think we all leaned - and felt - such a lot watching this series. I've been to Berchtesgarden - it is gorgeous, although we couldn't get to the Obersalzburg where the Eagles Nest was because the elevator only runs in high summer (...and the Eagles Nest itself was demolished after WWII). Worth a trip for the beauty of the town and mountains, the sense of history. People very friendly and English speaking. Nearby Salzburg in Austria is stunning as well. Anyway, Happy July 4th, I hear Americans have a bit of "do" today... :)
Yeah I went in 1985. My sister had married an Austrian (still married) his father was in the SS. Walked all the way up to Eagles Nest and back down, I was 10. Still strong in the memory, beautiful scenery.
Oh wow. Good to hear that it’s a nice place after all that.
Same. I'm from Slovenia and we had a school trip to Salzburg snd Berthtesgarden and it really is a gorgeous town. It also has a fascinating salt mine.
@@NikkiStevenReactit is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. The view from the top of the Eagles Nest is insane. There is a restaurant at the top now but I believe there are still some of the rooms inside the mountain. The gold elevator ride was eerie and creeped ne out a little. I remember thinking when I got to the top and looked out over the alps that I would never see such a stunning view again in my lifetime, but there was also a heaviness in the air that made me uneasy the whole time we were there. It's weird seeing the top covered in tourists and tables with umbrellas knowing what it used to be.
@@rhysevans4253 there is still a building there. There is a restaurant inside and I think there remains some of the structures inside the mountain.
I was going to advise you to not jump directly into the Pacific. It is it's own beast and you should go in fresh. You should also be warned that the Pacific War was an entirely different kind of war and the show reflects that.
Well said. No need to jump in right away. Also, maybe don’t wait to long. I mean. The Pacific in the summer is probably the right time to watch it.
FYI - A majority of the actors either met their real-life counterparts or family members to get the personal details. A great series - documentary is the BBC - Battlefield on CZcams. Lastly, civilians get caught up in the war. More civilian Frenchman 2X, died on D-Day (6/6/44) than Allied soldiers.
For anyone who's interested, I highly suggest checking out the 10 year anniversary interviews that Ross Owen and BlackSky radio did with a bunch of the actors and some of the real surviving veterans at the time (including Babe, Guarnere, and winters). The most entertaining interviews were James Maddio (Perconte), Rick gomez (lusz), and Captain Dale Dye (Colonel Sink and served as technical advisor). They recently posted a video of a reunion that some of the UK actors did to celebrate 20 years since the show.
In real life Winters actually kept the Luger the German colonel surrendered to him
You should see on CZcams when the show won the Emmy Award and all the men were together in a hotel watching the award and are part of the show. Also watch Tom Hanks interview after the Memorial Service for Winters. Next see The Pacific which will show a different war that was brutal physically and mentally on the men.
Carwood Lipton stayed in the Army Resrves and resigned as a 1st Lieutenant. Buck Compton stayed in the Reserves, eventually transferring to the Air Force Reserves as a CID investigator, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Edward Shames stayed in the Army Reserve, retiring as a Colonel and the last surviving Easy Company officer. Even Foxhole Norman Duke stayed in the Army Reserve, retiring as a Colonel. Lester Hashey ended up getting out and re-enlisting, retiring as a First Sergeant. And of course, Albert Blithe re-enlisted, staying in an Airborne capacity until his death in 1967, as a Master Sergeant. Quite a few Easy Company men did stay in some capacity. Sobel even stayed in the National Guard, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. I'd say the biggest example is Speirs as he stayed in an active duty capacity almost until Vietnam and was involved in the early planning of that war, via Laos.
Scott Grimes, who played Donald Malarkey in Band of Brothers is the Voice of Steve from American Dad and he's got an amazing singing voice! Sings all Steve's songs. On CZcams if you look up "Scott Grimes sings "Daddy's Gone" at SDCC" you can see and hear him sing a little. Don't have to make a video out of it but it's a good watch.
Happy 4th of July everybody.
Great reaction guys👍
The actors actually had to go through a boot camp to get ready for this series.
Just in case nobody put this up:
The actor who plays the German General surrendering to Lipton, is called Wolf Kahler. He is German, born in the city of Kiel, and he was 5 years old during the events pictured in this episode. He also played alongside(well, technically speaking, against) Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones as the officer named 'Dietrich' in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I know this is an older post but still.... I watch this series from start to finish every Memorial weekend, as a veteran myself its so humbling to see what these men and women went through. I got to go to Germany for two weeks for training in 2009 and the one full day we had off I decided to rent a car and drive to Bastone to walk the Battle of the Bulge site. It was pouring down rain but still just being there had me choked up. My best friend from active duty actually got to meet Maj Winters, it was right after the show had came out and he was touring bases... incredible!! Thanks you two!!
Watch "The Pacific" It's just as powerful and emotional.
The German soldiers fighting in Europe were very young, I've been to the German cemetery in Normandy and many were 16-17 years old, meaning they were 11-12 when the war started. So no they didn't know, nor were they responsible... The Waffen SS however was the military branch of the nazi party that organized the holocaust. Also, the older generations of Germans that didn't serve were aware of what was happening, they might not be guilty nazis, but the Nazi party was democratically voted in power, and too many didn't stand up when they saw what was happening, long before the war. They might not have participated, but they didn't stand up against an obvious evil.
i like the comment and i get what you are saying but TECHNICALLY the Nazi party wasn't Democratically voted into power. Hitler lost the Chancellor election and the Nazis only won like 1/3 of the Parliament. They gained enough seats where they had the leverage where Von Hindenburg who defeated Hitler in the Presidential election had to appoint him to Chancellor to form a government. Then the Nazis used the false flag of the Reichstag Fire to give Hitler dictatorially powers.
There is a great difference between the SS Divisions from the first time to the WaffenSS Units. The first SS Units were constructed out of volunteers, the WaffenSS in the last war years are formed mostly out of conscripted men.
Best Reaction videos I have seen on the internet. In some cases I enjoy watching your reaction videos as much as the show itself. You are both so honest, real, humble, and sincere. I feel like I know you, you are both such good people. Please keep the videos coming!!!
Band of Brothers is a show that keeps giving and giving. Discovered and appreciated again and again. One of the best shows ever!
Words can never express the appreciation and gratitude I feel for all those that have fought and died in the name of freedom and peace for all. Love from Canada. 💕
At the end they did not say what happened to Captain Sobel. After the war he became an accountant.
He was called back to serve during the Korean War. I don't know if he served in combat. He Transferred
to the Army National guard and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1970, Sobel shot himself in the head with a small-caliber pistol in an attempted suicide. The bullet entered his left temple, passed behind his eyes, and exited the other side of his head. Both of his optic nerves were severed by the shot, leaving him blind. Soon afterward, he began living at a VA assisted-living facility in Waukegan, Illinois. He died there of malnutrition on 30 September 1987. No memorial services were held for him.
They rigged the lottery for shifty so he could go home
The Pacific is the next step
Then "Generation Kill" in Irak; and back to WWII with "Masters of the Air" that will be released in November I believe.
Band of Brothers has been one of my favourite shows since it came out. I was 10 and I watched it with my parents, and I feel like these men have been with me my whole life. Ever since I was a kid I've been interested in learning about both world wars. It's so crazy to me that people in different parts of the world know so little about it all, but then I realise my parents are both interested and I grew up in northern France where we had German bunkers in every field and tunnels under cities that were used for the war, etc, so it was all real to me from the day I was born. And the men of Easy Company will always be my heroes
TV shows that I recommend you watch next:
- Rome
- Strike Back
- Spartacus
- The Wire (but reacting to it will prove tricky)
and Hell on Wheels, so underestimated. Its about the building of the transatlantic railroad, uhmmm, and soo well done. Not at all as boring as I just made it sound...
You guys should check out "Generation War"! Great German mini series in the German POV following 4 friends that took different directions in the war!
Nikki we are talking Thousands of years of history in Europe where we are talking less than 20 years of Nazi history. These places were beautiful before the Nazi government took over and are beautiful today. The whole reason the German military wanted these places was because of the beauty in these places.
Just rewatched this was a great series. I knew a gentleman who served as an infantryman in the German army during the war. In many cases, German soldiers went door to door looking for men and boys of fighting age. The gentleman I knew told me that they came to his door and told both he and his brother come with us now or we shoot you here. My friend and his brother with no choice went. My friend survived and came here. Unfortunately, his brother died on the Russian front.
This series premiered the on September 9, 2001. Two mornings later the world was in chaos. I’ll admit seeing the return of the Series on 9/16/2001 made it more powerful and the emotion and tears flooded me. I hadn’t cried in years. I was a wreck for months having a Dad who served honorably in both Korean and Viet Nam Wars. Every single episode something hit me that horrible fall and winter..
Actually saw my Dad show emotion watching this while hooked to oxygen and fading into eternity after being stoic during that rest of the week of 9/11. Hit him hard knowing his Dad was in demotions and was a translator who marched at the front of Patton’s Army and broke the siege of Bastogne.
If by "these places" you mean these towns and villages, those have seen the same kind development as the rest of post-war Germany and Austria. Of course strong efforts been made to teach the public and especially the following generations about the horrors of the Third Reich, that it may never happen again, and to get over centuries of wars, fighting and "national revanchism". While these efforts might not have been absolutely thorough in every part of society, you won't find much sympathies for Nazis in places like Berchtesgarden.
If you were talking about buldings and structures like Hitler's "Eagle Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus), many of these places still do exist. That includes many of the concentration camps. Usually these buildings and structures are used as museums or memorial places today to educate people and ensure that the crimes of Nazi-Germany are not forgotten (nor trivialized).
And if were asking if these towns and cities were destroyed, well, that depends. The Ruhr Area, a large industrial center of Germany, has was exposed to many carpet bombings. So were cities like Dresden, Cologne, Berlin of course, basically every major cities. The scars are still visible today as the many of the historic structures in these cities were destroyed, and the "construction sins" of the often hastily attempted rebuilding during the post-war years and the "Wirtschaftswunder" era still influence the city centers to this say. Smaller cities and towns like Berchtesgarden were usually spared though (unless they became a battlefield).
Very well put man. one thing i really love about Dresden today (my parents live there), is that there was made a very big effort to restore and repair the historical buildings to lessen the "construction Sin" the city had to bear^^
while you think about that consider this: you come back and there are civilian employers that tell you that "you arent qualified" to do even the most basic of jobs.
True story.
To fight for your country, come back, and get treated like that is a disgrace and should be a felony for those employers.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 But you have to wonder how could they not be qualified? They've learned to do hard, dangerous work under extremely stressful conditions with a diverse group of people you often barely know, oftentimes with little or no guidance
@@nickmitsialis Because that's what the communist ideology that infiltrated the US post-WW2 does; it uses its soldiers in wars, and then tosses them away like pieces of trash. Too many commies in this country, the ungrateful pigs they are.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 Indeed; it seems while Easy Company's 'Great War' was mainly fought on a physical realm, we in this generation are entangled in a culture war fought on political grounds, and the scary thing is the enemy is gaining ground at an alarming rate.
I just binged your series.
As i was watching your reactions, i saw it was how hard for you. But i knew that you had to go through it. You had to see it in order to appreciate the connection that these soldiers have. We only saw it. They lived it.
Thank you for letting me tag along on your journey of discovering Band of Brothers.
I was there in 2009 for a Army training exercise, we went to the Eagles nest, its a restaurant / Museum you can see where the soldiers broke the mantles to get the gold and silver or to take souvenirs. the communities below the mountain are amazing and the architecture is amazing.