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- Band of Brothers | Part Ten - Points
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Rest in Peace Helen McCrory
Yes sad news wonderful actress
Yes RIP!!!!!
100%, I hope her husband, Damian Lewis, and the whole family are coping with the sorrow and reflecting on the light she brought to their lives.
Wow, I've been reacting to Peaky Blinders, just watched one last night and had no idea that she had died. She looked great in that episode, too. So elegant.
@@31Mike which episode ?
Winters: "We salute the rank, not the man."
Sobel: "We. Were. On. A. BREAK."
But before that, he was desperately trying to PIVOT! away from the situation.
@@31Mike 😂
Winters ate his sandwich
@@-BuddyGuy Some of it, he had to throw most of it away...
@@-BuddyGuy Confiscated army bread...CONTRABAND!
Webster wrote that Speirs smashed the face of that replacement with the butt of a rifle and said, “I’ve killed better men than you!”
Its the best tv show ever made in my mind. I watch it every couple of years or so. The show gave the real soldiers justice in telling their story.
At 9:30 the german soldier is from the Feldgendarmerie. An equivalent to military police. They were the only german armed forces that were never disarmed. They were immideatly employed by the allied forces to help keep the peace.
A lesson unlearned in later wars...
They made a documentary that accompanied the mini-series called “We Stand Alone Together” that I think you would enjoy watching.
It's on the Blu-ray
@@satnav1980 And HBO has it.
It’s also here on CZcams.
This!
Maj. Winters did in fact take and keep the pistol , also many of his items (Uniform, 1911 pistol ect..) are on display in Gettysburg, PA along with other E/506th items from other troopers.
It's a common tale of an officer allowing a surrendering officer to keep his personal weapon as a sign of respect. General Grant (or Chamberlain) is often said to have refused to take General Lee's sword. That's not entirely true either. (It was never asked for and never offered. Swords were not discussed in the terms of surrender.) Just one of those cool ideas that get thrown into a story without much basis in fact.
“We stand alone together” it’s the little documentary with all the real guys, it’s on CZcams and no other channels react to it for some reason!!!
This!
Only if you guys actually enjoyed this series and were invested then yes, 100% I agree with this comment. It's an incredible documentary with so much insight and it feels like you are watching the actual show come to life. ... but if you guys kind of just one off watched Band of Brothers, enjoyed only some of it etc then don't worry about it.
The Eagle's Nest is now an educational center and a history museum dedicated to the crimes of the Nazi regime. It also has a small restaurant. I've been there and its a fascinating and horrifying place. And the view is simply amazing.
I’m sure it’s a fascinating place to visit and I’m glad it is now being used as a tool for education on the dark history of the nazi regime
@@TBRSchmitt Everyone who fought on the German side wasn't a Nazi. The Nazi's were a political party albeit the dominate political party in Germany. A lot of the German soldiers were volunteers or conscripts that went to war to serve their country. On another note do The Pacific next.
@@deathrattle5869 yes yours is go away and never come back.
@@deathrattle5869 Its the truth. Historian Paul Hanley's quote -- "People often forget that the first country the Nazis conquered was Germany" -- is a true fact.
@@deathrattle5869 About 10 million people joined the Nazi party, out of a population of about 60 million. German soldiers were mostly not Nazis (except SS soldiers, who were true believers), but were forced - albeit often willingly - to fight for their country. Yours is clearly the shitty and irrelevant comment. You have my disgust.
That last sentence hit hard..."Grampa, were you a hero in the war ?...Grampa said no...But i serve in the compagny of heroes..." True leadership...
My mom and dad delivered Franklin Perconte's newspaper up until the day he passed. He called the house once and asked me to ask them to hold onto his papers while he was on vacation. #legend.
Staff Sgt Charles E. Grant survived that headshot but he still suffered some paralysis on the left side of his body, most particularly his left arm. He died in 1985 from a stroke.
BTW, Alton More did stole Hitler's photo album. When he died, his family put it up for auction and Stephen Ambrose's brother bought it. That's why Stephen decided to write his book Band of Brothers. That photo album in that scene is the same photo album the real Alton More stole.
A favorite line of mine from this episode is when major Winters is being interviewed by major general Chapman, the commander of the 13th Airborne Division, and the general says, "the bastards took your company away" in regards to his being promoted in the episodes "Crossroads". Chapman was a company commander in World War 1, so he knew how tight the bonds with the men could be who had seen combat together.
That line from Winters at 15:11 makes me instantly cry every damn time
You aren't alone.
every fucking time
Yup 😢
Great reaction. My stepfather (RIP) was a fighter pilot in North Africa and Italy in WWII. Those guys were truly a generation apart - the "Greatest Generation"... selfless and gritty.
The Pacific is sort of like a companion to this series which you should watch. I think that it is a little more brutal and harder to watch, but its also a very good show.
@@MiniAl3737 I mean, war is gory. And the pacific front was way more brutal than the european front because japan couldn't give less shits about Geneva treaties.
@@MiniAl3737 What parts did you think were over the top? I hate gore but I never thought that when I watched it. It was pretty realistic.
@@MiniAl3737 I am not a big fan of gore either, but based on Eugene Sledge's book and others if anything it was toned down for the show. The Pacific theatre saw some of the most brutal fighting in history including the Eastern Front and WW1 (especially Okinawa whose combat was similar to trench warfare)
@@MiniAl3737 Yes the truth is neccessary
@@MiniAl3737 I don't think it was over the top at all, it was a disgusting, brutal, and absolutely deadly environment compared to Europe. Both theatres were awful, but there was no honor or respect in any regard between the Japanese and the Allies, and if anything, it was toned way down compared to real life. I haven't fought in any wars or been in any sort of conflicts at all really, but I have been able to see first hand the brutality of war through footage and the men themselves who fought, and it...is very much worse than any show I've seen.
This series is so good I make a point of watching it every year on Memorial Day weekend to remind myself of the sacrifice men and women make to protect us as well as outstanding examples of leadership, honor, commitment, duty, and comradery.
Staff Sgt. Albert Leon Mampre was the last surviving member of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion “Currahee,” 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He passed away on May 31, 2019.
RIP to all of these men, and our undying thanks to the greatest generation.
Edward Shames is still alive.
@@catherinelw9365 - Wow, you're right! Good to know, thanks!
@@Mr.Ekshin Shames is the last surviving “officer” while Bradford Freeman is the last surviving “enlisted” member of Easy Company.
wikiofbrothers.fandom.com/wiki/PFC_Bradford_Freeman
With your observations on how well the actors played the real life soldiers - the great thing was a lot of the main actors were able to spend time with the veterans and ask them about their experiences, or in the case of the soldiers who were KIA or had died before the series began, relied on shared stories or for example, in David Webster's case, detailed journals.
Some of the actors are very physically similar to the men they were playing as well.
My uncle was in the infantry in Europe when the Germans surrendered. He was getting prepped to go the pacific theater when we dropped the bombs on Japan and he was told the war was over. They were so relieved. So instead of heading straight into battle with another enemy they got to go home and get on with their lives.
the reveal at the end that the veterans who've been talking before each episode are the actual people in the show was genius
The man at the end making the speech was a Wehrmacht General - NOT a Nazi. Most of them thought Hitler was insane and a threat to Germany. They did their duty as any solider would under command.
That’s just not true the vast majority of the wermacht took part in Nazi atrocities
The Pacific is a must watch, it follows the 1st Marine Division in the various battles of the Pacific Theater
I would agree that it should be watched. But at the same time, I'll say that I think that BoB is a whole lot better. That's not to say that The Pacific isn't good in it's own right, though.
I greatly look forward to "Masters of the Air", and I really wish that they'd do a series about the carrier war, specifically focusing on the USS Enterprise, a truly heroic carrier in US history.
@@31Mike I wouldn't say BoB is a whole lot better. They are vastly different stories. Tom Hanks said they have "different DNA". BoB was about the brotherhood of war, which is much more pleasant and feel-good than the theme of The Pacific, which is the dehumanization of war. I loved them both for what they are, respectively.
@@catherinelw9365 I certainly understand and respect your opinion of it and I can't disagree with it because not only are the shows different, but everyone watching them is different with different tastes.
That said, I do believe (for me), BoB is a whole lot better. But again, that's just for me and my tastes. That's not to say that I don't like The Pacific a lot, because I do. But where I can (and do) watch BoB 2 or 3 times per year, I watch The Pacific once every couple of years... though I feel like I've watched it a whole lot more in this past year because I'll watch every reaction to it that I come across and I don't do that with things that I don't much care for (Star Wars Episodes II and III for example).
Of course I'll also admit to a bit of an Army Bias, having served in the Army and therefore I can relate to it a tiny bit more.
All of that said, I wholeheartedly agree that they should watch The Pacific next. Hacksaw Ridge, too. Then Midway (both the 1976 version and the 2019 version). I'd even say they should watch "Isoroku" (also titled "The Admiral") for a Japanese perspective.
@@31Mike I couldn’t get through the newer version of Midway - the writing was abysmal. The older one was ok but a bit cheesy. I agree on Hacksaw Ridge - great film and Desmond Doss was a true hero.
I haven’t seen Isoroku, I’ll have to check it out, as Yamamoto was an interesting man. I always felt a tinge of regret over the fact that we shot him down.
@@catherinelw9365 I agree on both Midway movies, though I grew up on the first one and can't dislike it lol. The newer one is probably more appealing to younger audiences that don't tend to like movies made before their birth, so that's one reason I'd suggest that one. Also, I suggest either of them (or both), to get some of the history around the battle of Midway, which is also a reason to watch Isoroku (which is a Japanese movie, so you have to read the English subtitles if you don't understand Japanese), and I agree about Yamamoto. I've always had an interest in learning about him, so I was glad to discover the Japanese movie (which I've watched 3 or 4 times).
I can't say that I felt sad for him being shot down, though. But in watching Isoroku, you do tend to begin to idendify with him and come to learn more about him so at the end of the movie, you can definitely feel a bit of sorrow for him and his family. But at the same time, being American and identifying more with America, that sorrow is a bit checked.
If they don't watch any of those movies though, Hacksaw Ridge is a definite MUST see movie. Reaction or otherwise. Such a great and inspiring (and at times funny) movie.
I don't think the German that Janovic was on duty with at the crossroads was a Nazi. I think he was just a regular German army soldier. Not all the German combatants were Nazis.
I think same with the General giving the speech to his men as well. Just part of the German army and not Nazis
Benji... he was a German MP (military police).
Exactly. SS and Waffen SS units were Nazis. Most other units were not
Thanks, guys. You're a nice couple and it was nice to go through this series with you. I'll be checking in on you for more.
Peace -
Do the documentary that accompanied the miniseries....'We Stand Alone Together'
There were 2 types of German soldier, the Wehrmacht (regular German army) and the Waffen SS (fanatical Nazis) and they hated each other. The checkpoint soldier was Wehrmacht.
There were 2 occassions near the end of the war where the Wehrmacht fought alongside US soldiers against the SS. The more famous battle was at Castle Itter where the Wehrmacht disobeyed orders to retreat and stayed to protect the town and former prisoners from SS reprisals - they were heavily outnumbered and requested help from American soldiers who answered the call.
The other was Operation Cowboy, where the Wehrmacht requested assistance in exchange for surrender to the US soldiers if they helped save the famous white Lipizzaner horses from being destroyed by the SS. The SS didn't want the horses to be captured by the advancing Red Army so were under orders to destroy all the horses at a stud in Hostau. So the US forces joined with the Wehrmacht to fight off the SS and save the horses.
I believe that was Patton who led the US forces in rescuing the Lipizzaner horses. I saw a Lipizzaner performance years ago, and at the end, they all did a salute to General Patton's memory for saving the horses. I also read a history of the rescue, (The Perfect Horse), and it was quite a grueling evacuation for the poor horses, and the men who had to find safety for them. Poor creatures were starving, exhausted, injured - and were at risk at being slaughtered for food. It wasn't just the SS who were going to kill them. Some men from the Russian army had already killed and eaten some.
As a former Paratrooper, I can honestly say this series is the definitive representation of the life of a Combat Paratrooper.
82nd All American!!!
Served during WW2?
There's 'Generation Kill' if you're interested, it's really really good (and they have a marine playing himself).
Generation Kill was really good too....I didn't like the first episode too much. Glad I gave it a shot and continued it. Band of Brothers I've seen a million times. The Pacific was good but to me it was a watch once or twice thing.
They also have one of the marines playing a different character, Eric Kocher.
Every Memorial Day I start up episode one and power watch it. It's something that should always be remembered. Great job guys.
Winters actually accepted the gun.
Thanks guys. This one always hits me emotionally
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." St. Crispin's Speech, famously known from Shakespeare's Henry V. If you want to tackle that, I highly recommend Kenneth Branaugh's 1989 film adaption. As for The Pacific mini series; for some reason or another I wasn't able to get through all of that one. And me a former military brat(USAF).
when you surrender and give your parole they usually let the officer who surrendered be allowed to keep his sword or sidearm
In real life, the scene where Dick Winters refused to accept the German officer's handgun was totally inaccurate. In one of the interviews with Winters, he actually pulls out the Walther PP that was in fact surrendered to him and made the comment that he had never fired the pistol after all these years. What happened to that pistol after Winter's death would be interesting to know.
Some fun facts about the Eagle's Nest:
1. You can still visit the compound today as it is a big tourist attraction in Southern Germany near the border with Austria
2. The gold elevator was massive, but Hitler was notoriously claustrophobic so he would go up the elevator alone even though it could fit like 15-20 people at once.
If you're ever in Germany or Austria, I would recommend a visit because it's a beautiful place with a beautiful view
Thanks for reacting to this series. You both did a fantastic job!
Thank you for watching and supporting!
The airport near me has a WWII Weekend every year. I actually got to meet Dick Winters and shake his hand once when I was there. Hershey, PA (where he lived) is only a one hour drive from my house.
I read the book by Stephen Ambrose right after this mini came out. The series did a great job of capturing the book but there are so many little details that are amazing to read. If you watch The Pacific, which is the other mini produced by Spielberg and Hanks, read the books by E.B. Sledge too.
If you don't at least tear up a little at the very end with Winters almost breaking down, you have no soul. I've watched this series several dozen times probably and I STILL tear up during the ending interviews, but now is more about the fact that all those men have died. As another WWII movie said, "We may never see their like again."
I was an Army Brat, my father was a career Soldier, (M.P.) I spent two tours in Germany with my parents, my sister was born in Wiesbaden. I served in Heidelberg myself... Yes, I've seen a Death Camp, (Dachau) and I've been to Bavaria; especially Munich, Augsburg, Bad Tolz, Garmisch and Oberammergau (where they hold the world famous Passion Play every 10 years). It is, I think, one of the most beautiful places in the world...but it can't hold a candle to Austria, (especially the Tyrolean Alps around Innsbruck) I've been on the Zugspitz, And seen Neuschwanstien Castle... (the castle that Disney used for the template for his fairy-tale castle at all his parks world wide). You should put them both on your bucket list... you won't be sorry.
I already watched reactions of this episode so many times, and every single time I tear up
I've loved watching you guys reacting to this series! It's certainly one of the best TV series ever made and stands as a wonderful testament to what our forebears went through. Looking forward to your reactions to The Pacific!
Trivia tidbit: The German general that addresses his men in this episode was played by Wolf Kahler, who also played the chief German officer, Dietrich, in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (as well as many other German officers in films over the years). I like to think that Spielberg cast him in this so he could finally play a German soldier that wasn't completely evil or a caricature!
Hilter's home in Austria is still there today, and open for tours.
Shifty got hurt on the way home and was delayed, EZ company got home before he did.
Wow that’s crazy!
Not only that, but if I remember right (either from the book Band of Brothers or from Beyond Band of Brothers), while he was in the hospital, he had all of his back pay stolen. I could be remembering that wrong, but that's what sticks in my mind. I think he had a Lugar and some other captured items that he was taking home that were also stolen.
@@31Mike I think you’re right.
@@barreloffun10 I also remember that Spiers had sent all of his 'loot' to his girl in England, and she wound up getting married to someone else and kept everything that he'd sent. So he essentially got nothing, or very little (if he sent some stuff back to the States).
@@31Mike yep.
Y’all keep up the great work. Y’all are awesome
Awesome, thank you!
One of my favorite series of all time and knowing that it's based on real history makes it even better.
Not every German soldier was a Nazi. The main military force and the SS were two totally different branches. Most had no idea about the camps and such; they thought they were defending the homeland and that was all.
There was actual a fight towards the very end of the war where US soldiers aided German Wehrmacht troops hold a castle with political prisoners against a force of German SS troops.
The older German soldier with the metal collar who mentions his Second War is an MP.
Fun Fact: The German General adressing his men is played by Wolf Kahler, who also portrayed Oberst Dietrich, the German officer who got his face melted off in the climax of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Had some uncles who served in this war, thankfully they all came home. But some were never quite the same. Both my parents talked of going thru those times on the homefront side, though not alot. Perhaps some of the memories were not ones they wanted to recall with us.
I had the honor of meeting Sergeant Johnny Martin
although I wasn't aware of his specific or record at the time I recognized him by his paratrooper tattoo on his forearm.
the scene in episode 1 where they're having mail call on the Airfield I bought jumped out of my chair when they yell SERGEANT MARTIN as I was an Army Sergeant as well.
I was working in a Lake Havasu City AZ auto parts store at the time
He was a construction contractor and was working on a project in Lake Havasu City
I am named after my Uncle Sam Pickle who was in Able company 506th PIR
Really do sincerely love your guys' opening music. Super chill.
an important note, not all German soldiers were nazis, a lot just fought for their country
Starting on D-Day, my son and I start watching this series, one episode a night, it has been 10 years. When we go to to Hershey Park, PA, and we pass Major Dick Winters Bridge.
I know this isn’t American. But in the 20’s the Royals held a jubilee for the surviving Canadian veterans of Ww1 on the anniversary of Vimy Ridge. It was reported after that royal family complained of the noise and racket along with about half of the Royal silverware disappearing
Oh man it’s been awhile- but Winter’s line at the end there always gets me on a personal level.
Great reaction, as always. Sorry to see the series end, but fun to revisit this last episode, which I had mostly forgotten.
I will always remember starting this series and watching it while in New York on business for a couple of weeks right after 9/11, which only added to the emotional impact of the whole show.
Thanks for the support! Wow that definitely must have been an emotional time to watch this!
Most of the German soldiers, especially in the Wehrmacht wouldn't have been Nazis, a lot of them would've been conscripts. If you want to read a few books written by German soldiers I'd recommend Panzer Commander by Hans von Luck or Fueher Folk and Fatherland by Douglas Gagel.
Truly an exceptional series. The ending of the 10th episode always brings up the question "WHOS PEELING ONIONS OVER HERE?!"
After this you should watch The Pacific. Not as good as Band of Brothers but also very good. And way more brutal like it surely was in there...
One of the best things ever put to film
Great reaction run on the series, you two are easy to listen to and always have a good sensible discussion of reasonable length at the end whereas many reaction channels leave you with very little in that regard. Looking forward to the run on The Pacific when it comes. I have both series DVD's on my bookshelf so i wake up every morning and remember them and why they exist. Thanks again.
That last part by Major Winters gets me every time
I've seen this series probably 30 times and still, the very end with Dick Winters saying he served with a company of heroes always makes my eyes wet. Every time.
Great reviews guys. Really enjoyed your reactions!
Seeing the smiles on your faces watching the wrap up of one of my fave series made me so happy :)
Fantastic series. Thank y’all so much for doing this.
Highly recommend The Pacific, amazing series focusing on the Marines and the Pacific Campaign
If you wanted to know how the point system was calculated:
On May 10, 1945, two days after the unconditional surrender of Germany to the allies on V-E Day, the War Department announced a point system for the demobilization and discharge of Army and Army Air Force enlisted personnel. The point system, called the Adjusted Service Rating Score, had the objective of achieving equity in the demobilization. Soldiers were given one point for each month of military service and one additional point was given for each month of overseas service. Each battle star or decoration earned a soldier 5 points. Soldiers were awarded 12 points per dependent child up to a maximum of three children. A total of 85 points was needed for eligibility. Soldiers who had earned that number of points were to be demobilized as soon as transport back to the United States was available. Women in the Women's Army Corps (WACs) were eligible for demobilization with 44 points.
The reason why the points system was created and utilized was because towards the end of the war and after, the U.S. needed troops to be stationed abroad while the bulk of the main military was demobilized. It was a logistical nightmare considering that the war was over and not as many troops/personnel were needed at the time.
The German General addresses his men by the familiar plural pronoun for 'you' "euch" (oich) instead of the formal pronoun "Sie" (Zee). Liebgott translates his sentence as, "I'm proud to have served with each and everyone of you."
the part with the sideram was changed a bit in reality, the surrendering German was a Major like Winters. The sidearm that he offered as his formal surrender was a Walther PP (a long-barreled version of James Bond’s famous Walther PPK), which Winters accepted and afther a closer check it was realized, this pistol had never been fired, In an interview for HBO, Winters showed the pistol and recounted the German’s surrender and said : There was no blood on it. That’s the way all wars should end: with an agreement with no blood on it. And I assure you this pistol has never, never been fired since I’ve had it and it will not be fired.
You guys are great really enjoyed re-watching this series through you. May I recommend Master and commander with Russell Crowe if you've not seen it I think it may surprise you how authentic it feels, like a week in the life of a sailor in the royal navy during the Napoleonic war. Great story and actions scenes
THE PACIFIC here we come !!!
Now, Eagle Nest is a tourist attraction.
About your reaction to US troops along side German troops, there is something even stranger.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Castle_Itter
The Battle of Castle Itter was fought in the Austrian North Tyrol village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the European Theater of World War II.
Troops of the 23rd Tank Battalion of the 12th Armored Division of the US XXI Corps led by Captain John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr., a number of Wehrmacht soldiers led by Major Josef "Sepp" Gangl, SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt Siegfried Schrader, and recently freed French prisoners of war defended Castle Itter against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division until relief from the American 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division of XXI Corps arrived.
12:50 Not all soldiers and officers were Nazi's.It was a regular German Soldier General,not a Nazi General,there is a difference.
Not all Germans were evil in WW2
9:40
Actually, Americans and German Wehrmacht soldiers fought together in a battle against the SS. It's called the Battle of Castle Itter. There were actually some famous people there, including Prime Minister Daladier, the Prime Minister of France when WW2 broke out.
Watch the win of the Emmy Award for this show on CZcams. The men were in a hotel watching it and they were on TV. You should see The Pacific next. It is great and different as it is based on memoir books of marines who fought there.
The „golden plated elevator“ is simply a polished brass plated elevator and still functioning.
Greetings from Germany, nice work you did with that good Series. Not every Soldier in German Army was a N*zi. There were also simple Guys witch where drafted. Former Farmers, Workers, Teachers, Students and so on. They only fought because of Orders. Sure, there were a lot of cruel things and People (i don't call them Soldiers). But not all. I believe it was so in all Sides.
It's always important that when it comes to war, the every day soldier on either side, is essentially the same. All they are trying to do is make it home alive and hopefully in one piece. They are told who to hate and kill but when the war is over, that stuff just fades away for many and they see them as fellow humans.
I see your point. But then I remember what I know about soviet "every day soldiers" and what they did to women in Poland, Prussia, Ukraine, Belerus, their own Russia and in Germany when they were on the move and for 45 years after the war. I could be wrong. But I believe not a single of their victims seen justice.
So here's crazier details about the replacement that was arrested.
The replacement they caught actually murdered some British officers alongside those Germans. They caught him attempting to rape an Austrian girl. Basically, it was way worse than the episode actually revealed.
Even crazy fun fact that wasn't depicted in the show. When Colonel Sink showed and demanded a report from Speirs, they explained everything. After Colonel Sink left, they asked Speirs what he had said.
Speirs: "I told him what happened. He (Sink) said, 'I would have shot him.'"
Speirs really admired Grant. So when he was shot, it was very personal to him as well as the rest of the company.
Just goes to show how much Sink supported/respected the men under his command's decision making.
Blood was rushing. Tension was high. But no one killed the replacement. Even for Speirs, it wasn't worth shooting the guy. They all had enough of killing at this point.
I cry every time I watch this and watching you react is no different. Horrible and beautiful. Thanks for doing this on your channel
My father was a combat engineer in Germany so late in the war that he only had time to be shot at once. He always thought it was funny that no German admitted to being a N*zi. Well not exactly nobody, a 9 year-old boy and 13 year-old girl were happy to tell the US soldiers that they were. My father always said, "It was Hitler and those two darn kids that caused all the trouble.":
Someone wrote a comment about his mother or grandmother, who was a young girl in Germany, whose little brother gave the Sigheil to a bunch of American soldiers driving by, and they gave him a chocolate bar. He shouted, "Heil Hitler!" and they all burst out laughing. She started crying, though, because she thought they were going to shoot them. Poor kid was brainwashed.
Maj. Wintes' successful assault on the German 88 mm guns on D-Day was used as a textbook example of how to accomplish a mission at the Military Academy at West Point.
winters actually accepted the pistol. he found out that it hasnt been fired and still has not been fired till his death.
The German soldier working alongside the American at the checkpoint is a Feldgendarmerie, a military policeman identified by the Gorget around his neck. Following the German surrender most of the German Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Kiegsmarine etc., were disbanded and kept as prisoners of war until they could be processed and sent home. However, the Feldgendarmerie was the exception and were maintained as a unit by the allies, allowed to keep their weapons and authority as military police, except that they were following the rules of the allied occupation forces. This was done because of the overwhelming need to both maintain order following the collapse of the German Government, and due to the huge number of German POWs that needed to be guarded and processes. The Allies simply didn't have enough men to do this by themselves, so the logical choice was to keep the German Military Police intact to assist. The Feldgendarmerie were officially disbanded and surrendered their weapons etc., in June of 1946 as there was no longer a need for them by that point.
You kept referring to the German soldiers as 'Nazi Soldiers'. Not all of the soldiers were Nazi's. "Nazi" refers to a political party "The Nazi Party". Sure, there were German soldiers who were Nazi's. But in general, the 'rank and file' were just members of the German military.
The general German Military (in many instances) were against Hitler's actions. Look up and react to the Tom Cruise movie "Valkyrie" and you'll get an idea of what some in the German military thought of Hitler.
As a former Paratrooper I'm partial to Band of Brothers, but The Pacific is also pretty good. We Stand Alone Together, the documentary about Easy Company, is great.
You guys have to watch we stand alone together the documentary on easy company
what a show...have it and the Pacific on blu ray at home and I watch band of brothers once every year.
Have you considered doing/watching "the pacific" next? :)
Yes and episode one will be next Tuesday!!
@@TBRSchmitt Just prepare yourself. The Pacific is grim and can be tough to watch
@@TBRSchmitt Yay! So excited to watch it with you both!
The Wehrmacht were not Nazi's at all. They hated the Nazi's more then anything. But chose to defend their country and families.
One thing that annoys me about this, is in real life, when the colonel gave Winters the gun, Winters accepted it, and on later inspection, found that it had never been fired. That German Colonel had gone through all of WW2 without firing his weapon.
Now that you finished Band of Brothers, you know what you should watch next?
Band of Brothers.
No. The Pacific
This is accurate with how many times we tend to rewatch this show.
Please, please watch the documentary that goes with this! I don't see why people don't, it's so amazing!
There were also German soldiers (who simply fought for their country) and then there were fanatic genocidal SS troops. It’s also interesting when you watch “Valkyrie”. So as much as both countries were at war, at the field level, there were also simply soldiers just fighting a war for their country and not all necessarily were Nazis.
Remember General Paton died from a drunk the same way, head on Collision And snap his neck. Must suck going through multiple wars redefining tank battles only to die from a DUI.
There was a difference between a German soldier and a nazi. Not to say that there were not German soldiers that supported nazi goals and initiatives, just that there were that were some that were only caught up in nationalist pride. Others saw it simply as doing their duty. That’s how Malarkey stumbled across a German soldier from Oregon.
It’s telling that in Germany it is illegal to display a swastika but in America it’s just ill advised.
The film Valkyrie brilliantly shows how a group inside the “party” wanted to end the war from within by assassinating adolph. It’s one of those ‘sorta mostly accurate’ historical films and, as adolph was not assassinated, you can prob already tell how it ends.
@@thomast8539 Ever heard of a draft.
@@thomast8539 Well when your own life is on the line 99% of people won't act. You were not in the same situation as them.
@@thomast8539 Ok, keyboard warrior. Your smug self righteousness is contemptible.
@@thomast8539 I’d like to know... save what, exactly... no holds barred. What your point. My point was splayed out pretty thoroughly.
What exactly is the meaning of your...
‘Retort’?
After all, other Anglo ethnicities committed similar atrocities during the war... so... Save exactly what?
Have you ever considered what it would have been like being a young German male at this period in history?
They lost everything after the bullshit of WWI and were considered the laughing stock of the global community.
Before you cast your f’n stone, remember thy target.
If I may suggest, a few years before Band of Brothers HBO did a mini series called "From the Earth to the Moon" (again with involvement from Tom Hanks). Every bit as good, but in a different way.