Band of Brothers - Episode 8 The Last Patrol - Group Reaction
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- Plans always seems more simple than what actually occurs. We see a visually outstanding portrayal of when small details and in the moment decisions lead to deadly outcomes. Let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments and leave a like and subscribe! Be sure to stick around after the reaction for the discussion, This is Band of Brothers Episode 8! The Last Patrol!
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Major Winters is the best.
A great, great man
Major summers is better tho not so cold.
@@Morrison64 118 vs 1 like, the people have spoken.
He has a monument here in Normandy, France.
I just love Band of Brothers. It was made at the end of the '90s and still watching it today, feels like it was made with passion , dedication, and huge respect for the veterans that survived or the ones that have died. This is how a show should be made and I am sad that we are not seeing similar shows nowadays. Love your reaction as well guys
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are working on a new WWII mini series focusing on the 8th Air Force and should be out on Apple TV in 2021.
This info is a downer: the real Lt. Jones (Collin Hanks) was not discharged after the war and died in a car accident in Germany in 1947. He was 23.
Omg image surviving ww2 and then dying in a fucking car accident
@Lord_haven111 Paton dying early has had so many consequences for the planet.
@@REVAN2338 Patton dying was God's way of preventing that idiot from starting WW3 before WW2 was even over.
You guys are about to reach 'Why We Fight', my absolute favorite and emotional episode. Can't wait!
Yup. Next one is going to be rough guys. No spoilers, but have Kleenex, and prepare yourself, you'll probably also going to need to talk for a bit afterwards.
Bring tissues
i can't hear that beethoven piece without having flashbacks to this episode anymore
The interviews in episode ten are at the end. You won't get spoiled.
Yeah, I was wondering about that suggestion... as if they had a choice.
I think they were suggesting a separate reaction for the interviews. Which is a good idea
@@Strider91 Yeah, I commented on the previous episode they should do a second reaction to the Episode 10 interviews.
@@Strider91 Love that idea!
I assume that Colin Hank's character was real. If so, he graduated from West Point in the same class as the son of General Dwight D Eisenhower who graduated on June 6, (D-Day).
Thank you for letting Suraj give his thoughts about the previous episode. This IS largely a reaction channel, and hearing what you have to say is why people click on these videos.
Agree!
Get ready for 9. Toughest one of all
“How do you prepare yourself....mentally? Each man must do that himself”
-Major Winters
This has probably been cleared up, but just in case anyone is curious the Commissioned Officer Ranks in the US Army (in ascending order) are: 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General.
Those are the ones that really matter. Technically General of the Army is a 5-star General Rank above General (4-star) and even then there have only ever been eight people given that Rank, (three Civil War guys, four during WWII, and one during Korea) and finally a 6-Star General of the Armies of the US which has only been awarded twice, one to John J. Pershing who was the lead General for the US during WWI and was awarded to him later and the other was posthumously awarded to George Washington himself as it was decided at some point that he should always be the most senior military officer in the USA.
During WWII the Enlisted Ranks for the Army were very slightly different than today and were: Private, Private First Class, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Technical Sergeant, First Sergeant, Master Sergeant.
Furthermore, there were Technician Ranks that were equal to Corporal (Technician 5th Class), Sergeant (Technician 4th Class), and Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Class) in pay grade and general experience and acknowledgement, but weren't given the leadership duties as their jobs were generally, as they're named, more skilled technical or specialized work (anything from radio technicians and mechanics to clerks and typists) than typical more direct combat, management and/or tactics focused enlisted NCOs -- and I believe Corporal and above are the people that would be the Non-Comissioned Officers (NCOs) back then like it is now, though I'm not certain as it may have started at Sergeant during WWII and I'm unsure.
There are also Warrant Officers that are a special case that fall between Enlisted and Comissioned Officers in the chain of command, but that is a different kettle of fish and not really relevant to this show much. But basically they're usually NCOs that are given a WO rank by warrant instead of commission due to being very experienced in some area of their job enough to warrant (no pun intended) a higher rank with a leadership and usually training or mentoring role within their focused area.
@Octopus Pershing was promoted to the rank equivalent to what is now a 6-Star General. At the time, he still wore 4 Stars because he was the first to be promoted to that level, but was a "General of the Armies" and is considered a 6-star General along with Washington by modern military record. Though Washington still outranks him because by law no one can outrank Washington ever.
Nailed it.
They didn't give Lipton an Honorable Discharge. He was given a Battlefield Commission. That means he changes from enlisted (Sergeant) to officer(2nd Lieutenant). Usually officers had to go through West Point or have a college degree to be an officer.
they did give Lipton an honourable discharge. you have to be discharged as an enlisted men to get a battlefield commission.
@@jayantakarmakar8745 Exactly right. The total time in service includes officer and enlisted time, but the two are separate for pretty much everything else. OCS/OTS graduates get discharged at the end of training and get a DD214 as enlisted, then begin a new term of service as a commissioned officer effective the next day.
Don’t they call it green to gold?
@@RedFox0909 That's a nickname for a specific program to put enlisted personnel through officer training. The person has to apply, get approval from leadership, be selected by a board, then go to training. Lip's promotion was just straight up selection for promotion by his leadership because he was an outstanding soldier and leader. I don't think that sort of thing happens nowadays...at best it's extremely rare.
Great reactions everyone. To give you some context about what it means to get back to the frontline, I’ll give you a story that happened while I was deployed to Iraq. Our company conducted patrols in the city every day and night, one of my buddies got his foot hurt one day (non-combat related) and he couldn’t go out on patrol anymore. He had to wear a cast for a few weeks and would see us off everyday. During a bad patrol, everyone was visibly strung out and he saw this, without thinking about it twice he started cutting off his cast and I had to stop him, he was a vehicle gunner and wanted to replace one of us gunners each day to let us rest.
He felt like he was letting us down and wanted to be there to support us, and I could 100% understand his reasons and would have done the same. It was because I knew what they were going through and I wanted to be there to help them, being in a war zone and so far from home, this was your family, and you’d always want to be there for them.
Once his foot healed he got back on patrol and we gave him shit about his vacation time-off and being well-rested, because that’s just what we do 🙂 great reactions again!
Did the same to our battles down in Afghanistan, we always gave shit but its just banter.
Many of the actors spend an exorbitant time with the specific soldiers they had to portrait. They even become close friends sometimes. That's why they seem so authentic. You guys have to watch the documentary and making of Band of Brothers!!!!
Despite BoB being one of the most expensive shows ever made, Damian Lewis (Winters) spoke of changing into their costume in the back of a moving truck in transit between sets. It was not a comfortable experience for them. There was little coddling. They also shot episodes back to back. (i.e. at the same time) The Bastogne forest set was shot in studio (for control) with fake snow and fake trees. Many other sets were built on location in Britain and Ireland. They shot battle scenes in abandoned factories slated to be torn down. They used every trick in the book to save money.
They didn’t do any of that to save money. They got a huge budget to work with but you can’t just take pyrotechnics/explosives, ammunition, firearms and all the rest across different countries just for authenticity. They filmed all combat and airborne training scenes in England wile scenes mostly in the last episode were filmed in Switzerland. As for the cast, they all agreed and did go through period correct training just for the roles. They practiced how to jump out a C-47, firearms training, combat training and lived like soldiers within the training. Throughout that entire time they stayed in character too. Getting changed in the back of a truck was nothing more then part of production. Production was done in 3 years according to a quick search
@@fazsum41 dale dye, colonel sink, trained the actors in a boot camp
I'm looking forward to getting to the end of this so I can finally find out who won the war
to be fair to them- they didn't know when the war would be over or how to win it. they didn't have the advantage of looking back and analyzing their mistakes, not as we do. They did what they could until it worked. Also- I would prepare for the next episode, it's a hard one.
Have the Kleenex ready.
Exactly. They actually thought they will be going next to Japan. Then more of them will die. But fate is kinder to them and Japan surrendered after suffering 2 nukes.
I feel like The Normies wouldn’t even be able to handle Generation Kill lol
think they would relate a lot more to it.
The things they say would probably offend them to no end. But i want them to watch it
@@fazsum41 Those were my thoughts exactly lol. My dad served 23 years in the Army and can tell tons of stories similar to GK. Just goes to show how true it is to reality.
Generation Kill is so underrated.
I think it's important to point out that Colonel Sink is very aware exactly what he's asking of the men. When he says he's proud of them, he means it, and he realizes that ordering them to go across the river again will likely result in more deaths seeing how the Germans would be ready for them this time. The reason he's bringing out how proud Command is of them is him basically appealing to their sense of duty. He sympathizes with the men, but as a the CO of the entire regiment it's his responsibility to pass on orders coming down from the top, especially if they're 'bad news' like having to make a night raid, or informing them they're surrounded and have to stand their ground during the Battle of The Bulge.
In the book by Stephen Ambrose he provides a more in depth reason why soldiers left the hospital early. It wasn't to get back into the fighting or necessarily because they wanted to support the guys, it was because while in hospital there is a certain amount of time you can spend there before you get reassigned to a different company/battalion/regiment and a lot of the guys didn't want to go to was with guys they didn't know and who weren't as well trained as the members of easy. It was more that to prevent being sent to a different group with people who didn't care about you and you didn't care about you would rather leave a little early from the hospital. As for Webb he went into was with a plan to do the bare minimum, he wasn't prepared to put in extra effort, it's also why he remained a private throughout the war declining promotions.
Technically, the Afghan and Iraq wars are still happening, since no official surrender or peace treaty has ever taken place. It’s why they’re listed as our longest running wars.
I wouldn't even say the Afghan was is "technical." We still have troops there who are still fighting.
We aren't at war against the Iraqi government anymore. That ended years ago.
The Iraq operation is over. All combat troops are pulled out.
@@Shadowman4710 from what I understand, there are about 80k troops acting as a police force and training the Afghani government forces. I don't recall any current major fighting occurring there.
There are people born post-9/11 that are being deployed to fight in Afghanistan still. The children of soldiers that fought in the initial invasion are fighting the same war still, in some cases. It's... pretty insane.
The next one will be a big schock for all of you.
IKR - they are NOT ready for that episode - i predict some wet eyelashes
I thought Major Winters would make it through. But he gave his life for the company and I was so sad for his death.
@@jesterssketchbook 10 bucks at least 2 of them cry
Wanna bet Pat will be his usual self during those scenes?
@@JoeKerr019 5 bucks marketta has to leave lol or at least says "i cant look" and hides her eyes
Watching everyone cringe during the shooting across the river, I want to say that the tracers weren't on every bullet. Usually the tracer bullet is set between every 3 or 4 ordinary bullets in the machine gun belt. So when you see that lit up shot going across the air there are 3-4 more between them. In other words, a true field of fire. The tracers just made it easier to aim at your target at night.
Baseball was not shut down during WW2, Pres. Roosevelt famously sent a letter to the baseball commissioner to keep playing to give the folks at home morale and continuity. Many ballplayers served in the war however, including the superstars like Ted Williams, who was a fighter pilot! He also left the Red Sox to fight in Korea in the early '50s, also as a fighter pilot.
FUN FACT: Malarkey is played by Scott Grimes who is the voice of Steve Smith on American Dad and he also sings as Steve.
i was waiting for this comment. I commented it a couple of episodes ago. he is an awesome singer/actor.
Holy Crap! He is Gordon Malloy on The Orville too! And apparently married to Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi on AOS, Second in command in the Orville).
@@TheAes86 he was married to her for about 2 months then she asked for a divorce, then Covid happened and they tried to give it another shot, but she asked for again for a divorce.
@@BiggySn1p3r So what you're saying is ....
She's available!
@@TheAes86 yeah he is. I’m a big fan. I think they broke for the second time. They announced the divorce and got back together for awhile and now I think they broke up again.
Note: Cobb is sitting in the back of the Military Police jeep.
The following scene, where a drunken Cobb baits Webster and calls him "college boy," is also only part of the story. Cobb actually got drunk after a "daytime scrounging mission" with another private, during which they were shot at by Germans and the other trooper got hit in the knee. They drank a bottle of schnapps each, and when Cobb was reprimanded by 1st Lieutenant Jack Foley (not Sgt. Martin) for his drunk and disorderly behavior he became violent and charged at Foley. Cobb was arrested and later court-martialed.
Actually they invaded Russia early summer and had planned (Hitler anyways) to blitzkrieg to the Caucasia's (Army group south) because Germany and now Europe which they controlled were desperate for Oil. They planned for it to be over in a few months. It didn't go that way and they got stuck in Russian winter without proper gear. Napoleon also went in early summer, marched and captured Moscow, but Russian forces just moved and it was the march back that Napoleon got caught in the Russian winter with summer clothing and starved coming out. (it's an over simplification but that is the gist of it)
No, you pretty much got it. The main difference between Napoleon's plan and Hitler's is that Napoleon never had any intention of conquering Russia. He wanted to bring the Russian Army to battle, destroy it and then force the Tsar to the bargaining table, as he had done in his previous campaigns (except Spain-which was IMHO his biggest mistake). After the bloodbath at Borodino, where Kutuzov abandoned the field and pulled back beyond Moscow, the Russian army simply decline to face him again and he had to leave. That's where the real nightmare started, as the Russians began picking off his army a bit at a time on the retreat.
@@Shadowman4710 You got it exactly. Forcing Napoleon to go back on the Smolensk road from which they both came and had already picked it clean of all food lead the French army into desperate measures on the way back. I believe the Horses were the first to go. Scorched Earth Tactics works well when an army is needing to live off the land. Caesar got a taste of that in Gaul. It's been a while since I have thought about the Napoleonic Wars. It's fun to talk about them again with someone who is actually knowledgeable about them.
There are no spoilers in the interview part of the finale, I don't know why somebody told you that. For the finale, they also have ending interviews, where they reveal who is each of the old men talking. Watch it regularly, there are no spoilers.
Relevant Officer ranks:
O6 - Colonel
O5 - Lieutenant Colonel
04 - Major
O3 - Captain
O2 - 1st Lieutenant
O1 - 2nd Lieutenant
E.g. O1 = Officer Rank 1
List of ranks, Okay no problem. (U.S. Army) Enlisted: ("E" means enlisted) Private E-1, Private E-2, (no rank markings). Private First Class (PFC) E-3, 1 stripe, (Corporal, E-4, 2 strips but currently only in the artillery ). In the regular army an E-4 wears an eagle chevron, ( in WWII they had a "T" for technical under the stripes). The specialist pay grades continue up to E-7 with a rocker above the eagle increasing by one with each grade. Specialists do not have command authority. Sergeant E-5 (buck sergeant) three stripes, Platoon Sergeant E-6 three stripes with one rocker beneath, Sergeant First Class E-7 with two rockers beneath, Master Sargeant E-8 with three rockers beneath. (or 1st Sergeant, same pay grade, but different authority) same as above but with a diamond between the stripes and the rockers. Sergeant Major (as above but with a star between the stripes and the rockers, and command sergeant major with a wreath around the star). Commissioned officers: (commissioned by congress) US Army: 2nd lieutenant (O-1), etc., 2nd lieutenant, gold bar, 1st lieutenant, silver bar. Captain, two silver bars, Major, gold oak leaf, Lt. Colonel, silver oak leaf, Colonel, eagle, Brigadier General, one star, Major General, two stars, Lieutenant General, three stars, General, four stars. (and in wartime General of the Army, five stars). Look it up on youtube if you're actually interested. (and "O" means officer and is the pay grade).
Jackson's death is definitely the hardest death for me to watch, even now. Him screaming "I don't want to die" is tear jerking.
When you finish Band of Brothers, you should definitely watch The Pacific- same production: HBO, Hanks/Spielberg and equally well done.
I just wanna inform you guys that all of the 101st airborne had to be volunteers due to the nature that the would usually fight surrounded with no back up. So, the did not force anybody to join them but paid the volunteers twice more than others soldiers.
After you finish this series, you should react to Generation Kill (HBO).
I was going to suggest the same thing. Two vastly different wars and very well depicted on both counts.
Dexter Fletcher (Sgt. Martin) is now a well established director in his own right: With movies like "Eddie the eagle" and "Rocket man", as well as finishing "Bohemian Rhapsody" when Brian Singer was fired. According to IMDB he might be directing the third Sherlock Holmes movie.
Dale Dye (Col. Sink) has a long career in the military, fighting in Vietnam among other things. He was the military instructor for "Platoon" and since that for numerous war movies and tv series, such as as "Band of brothers".
www.imdb.com/name/nm0245653/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Love the look Winters gave everyone when he finished basically saying "let's not and say we did" for the second patrol. Even though he's doing the right thing he's really hesitant to look them in the eye like he's thinking "I know who I am, I know I'm lying to a superior here just go with it please don't question me on this."
Near the end of the Viet Nam deal, there were stories of Platoon Commanders getting orders to cut through 2000 meters of jungle and set up ambush sites (after which their guys would be smoked and sleeping) and the Lieutenants would just go in 700 meters and dig in. No one wanted to write a letter to the folks when everyone knew they were getting out.
This was the CGI era tbh. Phantom Menace, Matrix, ID4, Armageddon, Spider-man, LOTR, Harry Potter, Pearl Harbor, AI.
Yeah for movies, sure, not really yet for TV. There was no Game of Thrones back then yet. Or Chernobyl, if we're going by mini-series standards.
"No plan survives contact with the enemy."
for the comment on the costumes, props, sets, training for actors ect. ... The guy who played col. Sink in BoB is one of the military advisors for the show his name is Dale Dye his company is the top military consultant to Hollywood, think he was a captain in USMC before he retired and made the company ... and worked with Hanks on Saving private ryan and so on
Spiers mentions Liptons battlefield commission at the end of the previous episode, this was when the paperwork for that finally came through.
You have to watch the pacific after this its amazing aswell!!
One of my fav shows ever
Don't forget November 11th, Veteran's Day, coming up pretty quick great time for a shout out for these guys! Thank you for sharing this series with us!
The team of actors that worked on this actually went to an Army Training Camp and used many similar training methods as those used by Easy Company and a lot of the “detonations” are real controlled explosions with the cast set to run on certain paths as the ground below them exploded. Obviously everything is done safe but they did want to immerse the actors in the environment as much as possible.
All the other Taccoa men would leave the hospital early to get back to the company. Webster being gone so long is what he was “supposed” to do.
I was not lieutenant Spears that gave the order for the second patrol it was Colonel Sink 27:05.
Normies, yall talked about the Actors being immersed the rolls and the set. One thing that contributed to their immersion was boot camp. Dale Dye, who played Col. Sink, has been technical advisor on numerous movies and he runs a kind of mini boot camp for actors to familiarize them to military life. He did this in "Saving Private Ryan", "Platoon", and other movies.
Re. Chris's question immediately after the episode ends - war IS business as usual.
2nd lieutenant (lowest rank officer) then 1st lieutenant, then captain, then major, then lieutenant colonel, then colonel, then the 4 ranks of general.
Be prepared for episode 9. It’s a very tough one.
With grandparents on both sides serving in ww2, enjoying your thoughts on this series, thanks normies! Glad its educational for ya too
BOB is a truly as close to old warfare and its nice that The Normies are learning more about how war is just another dark part of the human experience.
Attempt #58: of trying to get The Normies to check out Symbionic-Titan or Primal.
Both made by Genndy Tartakovsky, the guy who made Samurai Jack.
Tartakovsky*
@@Ratchet2431 ... holy fuck, that’s 58 times I spelt it wrong. Shit!
Jackson would have had massive internal injuries from the percussion of the blast. Also, He took a fire blast to his face. It would have severely burned his airway which would then close off from swelling.
After you read books about wars from all of human history from numerous different perspectives, you tend to come across a certain pattern about humanity that can be summed up with a nice quote I found from The Legend of the Galactic Heroes:
When it comes to repeating missions with same goals/locations, the same teams/squads/platoons are used over and over. It's safer that way. They will know how to react/what to look for in these areas. NFG's are more likely to make mistakes.
Trivia, the voice of the wounded German calling from across the river.....was Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks' also plays Bull's cigar....
The goal was not to go to Russia in winter! The planned moment to invade Russia was March 1941, but the Italian Duce Mussolini started a war with Yugoslavia and Greece and the Italians got beaten their ass, so the German allies had to intervene on their behalf! This delayed the full scale invasion to late May/June and through the german strategy, the lines were spread out far and thin and Russian partisans plus the first mass shootings and burials delayed the progress further, so they arrived just in late autumn roughly 30 miles away from Moscow, but heavy rains which created a sea of deep mud resulted in no further progress and getting supplies became harder and harder. In December, the cold and snow arrived with the Germans having not the proper equipment to face it, so thousands died of hypothermia and infections... the harsh Winter gave the Sowjets enough time to equip their army with just enough stuff to throw waves and waves of soldiers, tanks and airplanes at the Germans and beat them slowly back, which is one of the reasons for the heavy Russian casualties (estimated 9 Million + soldiers and around 20 Million civilians; around 1/4 of their entire USSR population)
Additionally, „the Fuhrer“ had beaten France in just over a month in 1940, which they couldn‘t do in 4 years in WW I, so all high ranking military Leadership that offered doubt about an attack on France got replaced so there were basically only „yes-sayers“ in high ranking offices and people that wanted to gain esteem, power and influence no matter the casualties
Webster's memoir is a great look at his attitude - he could have been an officer but he was determined to stay an enlisted man, do what he was told, and not volunteer for anyone. It's why h didn't do what the others did. It wasn't because he was shirking or anything. The others didn't shun him, he felt it was just different because the others had gone through Bastogne and he didn't.
Just a trivia in the DC justice League animated serie when they go back in time against Vandal Savage, the green lantern fight with the easy company
@@Fordo007 Of course DC didnt use the name of the real men and created their own fighter for the company but the howling commando was created in 63 while easy company first issue was in 59.
The guys left the hospital to return to the line so they didn't get reassigned to another company. They wanted to stay with Easy. Webster was always kind of an outsider.
Webster's book was the main, or major at least, source for Stephen Ambrose's book which the series is based on
Brace yourself for #9 going to be a rough 1 to watch. FYI- Webster also wrote a book after the war "Parachute Infantry" about his time in the war deff a good read. as for you all being not being good on your history , well thats why shows like this were made to show how it was and with hopes of sparking a intrest to learn more. if you want to learn about history in a fun way you should check out the Band "Sabaton" and then there youtube channel "Sabaton History" you will learn alot about events.
•Winters is now a major, which is the appropriate rank for battalion commander.
•Lipton received his battlefield promotion and field commission last episode, so now it's official.
•Fair warning, the next episode is the hardest emotionally to go through, Don't watch it before bed. My family has an annual Band of Brothers marathon in Memorial Day and we always say not to end the day with Episode 9.
Colin Hanks has a small cameo in That Thing You Do (1996) which was directed by Tom Hanks; first credited role according to IMDB.
Not normally my type of thing, but god That Thing You Do is one of my guilty pleasures.
Major Winter's should have a monument just for his diamond balls. Technically what he did at the end of the episode would've gotten him at best arrested, at worst shot.
Officer ranks (lowest up) are second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, general of the army
Any of you guys realize that Lt. Lipton was the “Bad Boy” in a boy band?
this is what happens. brass tries to get as many ribbons, medals, commendations, and promotions before its all over. they had my ass fencing off minefields and doing security for photojournalist in iraq.
Additional info - Cobb (the drunk), is seen in the background later in this episode being escorted away by MP's. His alcoholism would lead him to eventually attacking Lt Foley, and he was discharged shortly after VE day. They kinda glossed that over a little bit.
LOVE that y'all did this miniseries. One of the best.
Baseball never stopped. Even during WWII.
It wasn't Speirs who wanted them to go back in. It was Sink.
One of the sources they used for writing the show was Webster's unpublished memoirs.
"Easy" Company was the "assault" arm of the battalion. They were the ones assigned to attack.
I'm loving these reactions and can't wait to see your emotions go for a ride next episode. After you finish the series I hope you watch History Buffs' review of the series and learn about some of the inaccuracies. There are many, but they don't really take away from the overall story. It's a classic series that I believe will be watched for decades and should be required viewing in history classes along with Schlinder's List.
Fair warning to you guys, next episode will be much tougher than either this episode or Breaking Point. I won’t spoil why, but be aware of it.
Webster and his family were very rich... he could have gotten as an officer or gotten himself some rear echelon job but he chose to be on the front lines... chastising his mother for attempting to convince him not too. Tho he did this to experience the front lines intending to write a book.
There was no guarantee in coming back from an injury that the army would send you back to your original unit. You might be re-assigned to another company or battalion and not see your buddies again. Also, the new guys would be treated as badly as green replacements. Kenyon Webster got lucky and rejoined Easy company where he had an even chance of regaining status.
Guy's seriously, good luck in the next episode
@@clarktf well I don't have their patreon so gonna have to wait till next week
We love your disclaimer and I’m sure the comments were going a little bonkers but good job addressing it
The infatuation with super weapons was mostly Hitler. He was the driving force behind huge artillery pieces on railroad cars, stationary artillery in cliffs in France, giant troop transport planes, giant tanks that could roll over other tanks like regular tanks could roll over cars, etc... All impractical. The only practical advanced weapons the Nazis had were V2 rockets, planned transcontinental V3 rockets (too late) and jet engine Messer Schmidt fighters (too little and too late. (Watch a documentary called Nazi Super Weapon's...which I think is still on Netflix.)
As far as Russia, there had been a non-aggression pact. Hitler decided to break that and open up a 2nd front.
I've been in the Army so long that it surprises me when an adult doesn't know rank structure. Chris, you can Google "Army ranks" if you want. And you and Marketa get better.
As far as Lipton's battlefield commission, you guys had me confused. When an enlisted soldier is made an officer, he's discharged from his enlisted contract and then given a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant.
Private, Sargent, Lieutenant, Captain, Major.
Colonel and finally General. There are some other ranks in between and sub-ranks but that the general list.
i always wondered when they were talking to Col. Sink at the river if they weren't scared of being sniped from the other side?
I never liked this episode as much as others. Webster was not really mistreated by others in real life, when he came back to Easy, everybody welcomed him back and were happy to see him again. Also the thing Liebgott and Webster never happened, Webster was manning the .30 cal machine gun during the raid.
After you see the entire show you should see the video of when it won the Emmy Award. The men were in a hotel watching and Major Winters was on the stage.
next episode is fucking tough, be ready to cry...
15:40 I’d be willing to bet the guys on the first roster volunteered to take the second mission before anyone could suggest other people. It’s part of that hyper- responsibility that Webster hasn’t developed yet.
That whole mission seemed sloppy because the mission itself was sloppy. It was a dumb mission that did nothing of value other than give the Colonel bragging rights. That's why Winters said fuck it to the second one. What Winters did there was some real shit. That solidified his place as the man.
Lipton was given a battlefield commission to 2nd lieutenant which makes him an officer. It's a rarity for someone without a college education, which is why Colin Hank's character graduated from Westpoint a 2nd lieutenant automatically.
Not only did regular life stop and women enter the work force during WW2 but Americans had to ration necessities and regularly had to do air raid drills. They were a part of the war effort in ways we haven't been since despite all the wars we've been in since.
The next episode is a tough one. Ready yourself.
I think Marketa was really spot on on this. Even if there is a lot of comradery involved in treating new recruits and people who were in the hospital recovering, its still really toxic behaviour and a kind of pressure from the group.
AFTER THIS PLS REACT TO THE PACIFIC😁
My grandma operated a drill press got the war effort
24:13 disagree all you want, there is a lot of CGI, most of the air drops are cg, the planes in background shots, all of the parachutes in the background and sky shots, the actors are on Blue screen stages for the jumps. Loads of Cgi in band of brothers.
It's about to get real.
Best of the best of the Americans yes. there are several British and polish units who did the whole 5 years
Honestly, this show should just be required viewing for all Highschool history classes, at least in the US. If you want an American perspective on D-Day+ in Europe, there is no substitute for this masterpiece.
I think the Bastogne and Breaking point episode was shot inside an airplane hangar.
This was the first tv series i ever got into. So glad people are finally doing reactions to this spectacular series that realllyyy hits deep on every level of production and showing how real war is. With everything goin on in the states now, I hope we can rize above this dictatorship we have now
Oh brother! Silly.
You guys should react to one of my all time favourite shows, Generation Kill. A bit more of modern warfare, it shows the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq from the perspective of the Recon Marines!
Episode 9. Good luck. Iv watched that episode so many times... still cry.
Super a další seriál bude Maniac: Protože Markéta nemá ráda válečné filmy;)
Should be shown in every high school history class