BAND OF BROTHERS REACTION PART 1 (Currahee)
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Band of Brothers is an acclaimed 10-part television miniseries (first aired in 2001) about World War II, co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Much of the action of the mini-series centers on the exploits of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division and one of its early platoon leaders, Richard Winters. It is based on the book of the same name written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose.
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England didn’t get invaded, Germany had to be in control of the air space around Britain for them to be able to do a land invasion. The Royal Air Force stopped that from happening.
Yup. They need to watch The Battle of Britain, then Dunkirk, and they'll be caught up:)
Yeah, I flinched when I heard that. Mainland England was never invaded. The Germans did occupy the channel islands though.
Thank God there were others
I'd chalk it a bit more up to the English Channel stopping the Krauts, but the RAF did spank the Luftwaffe quite readily.
Thank God...I thought it was more revisionist history and wokism.
Saving Private Ryan was a fictional story taking place within historical events. This is a true story. These characters are real people. And it all follows a historical course. There are things here and there that are a bit off. Otherwise, this is as accurate as you can get.
I just finished the band of brothers podcast that was released in September for the 20th anniversary. Check it out!
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Wasn't Private Ryan in the 501st in SPR?
@@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469 Yes he was, I don't remember what company he was assigned to though.
@@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469 the concept of SPR was based on the real life Niland brothers; there were also a group of brothers from Germany who encountered a similar situation but I forgot their name
someone else will know though
You will never forget the names of these men for the rest of your life. This has a profound effect on everyone who watches it.
Exactly.
Drama queen
Especially dick Winters. I've visited his grave on memorial day. Might make it a tradition
@@Mossgiel Cancer lord.
@@Mossgiel Frankly, I'm offended by your pronoun. 😜
Biggest difference between this and Saving Private Ryan:
Saving Private Ryan, and Fury, were fictional stories and fictional characters in the setting of and surrounded by historical events. Band of Brothers is based of the real men of Easy company and their experiences. In fact, the men being interviewed at the beginning of each episode are the actual men being portrayed in the show. Most of what you see happening in this series actually happened.
Another thing, these men are dropping into Normandy the night BEFORE the landings on the beach.
Most of band of brothers is a lie, several people were not actually killed, I went to Ft. Benning and lots of people's photos are hanging, Spears was a legend for all infantry
I’d much rather parachute the day before than be in the first wave at Normandy tbh
Yeah, you get a lot more from knowing they were real people.
Actually the story of Private Ryan was Loosely based on a true story. But it wasn't as dramatic
@@backstabingpike (Spoiler) Umm, a bit of a stretch from BoB getting the fate of a character in Ep 3 wrong (a true screw up, but based on interviews with his comrades who lost track of him) - and making some minor changes in detail to keep the narrative flowing - to "most of Band of Brothers is a lie". BTW, since you're supposedly a stickler for accuracy, it's "Speirs".
For the "letters", it was an act of mutiny that was going on. The one who was kicked out of the company was the main instigator of the whole thing and Winters strongly recommended that they don't go through with it because him and Sgt. Ranney talked to Lt. Winters about their plans for mutiny. As for the one who was busted back down to private, Ranney, he was a "co-conspirator" of the mutiny. For the sake of time in the show, he was demoted but in reality, he too was transferred out of E Co. but got transferred back a few days before the invasion. As for the rest, they kept their rank because they only followed suit and well....it's kinda hard to find over 10 NCOs to replace them RIGHT before the invasion so they got off without much punishment. That's the oversimplified version of events lol.
Ooh okay that makes more sense
And that kids, is why, if you eeeever muitiny, you never put something written down that serves as evidence the higher-ups then cannot ignore, no matter how hard they might want to try (or not).
I believe the man kicked out was the ranking NCO, the one busted was next senior.
In fact, Ranney was sent to the 101st Airborne Pathfinders before pleading by letter to be accepted back into EZ company, which he did - and the Pathfinders were the unit of the "wrong Ryan" in Private Ryan. Their captain, who saves the day when the wall caves in in Neuville and there's a face-off with a whole bunch of Germans, introduces himself and his unit. Just realized/read about that last week.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
I think Ranney and Harris were the main conspirators according to Winters memoirs
The real life Captain Sobel was sticking with grief after the war and tried to kill himself with a .22 cal pistol to the temple. The shot didn't kill him it passed through his head and severed his optic nerves and blinded him. He spent the remainder of his life in a VA hospital. Many years later his son linked up with a number of the Easy Company veterans and they thanked him for his father's teaching and hard ways. It saved a lot of men in combat.
While I'm here... fun facts if you care to know them...
*The real Sobel was, in fact, Jewish, which is actually an important detail to know about him because it had an impact on how he acted in his role. Anti-Semitism was rampant in the 40's, not just in Europe, but in the US also. Sobel felt like he had to be extra good and work extra hard to be taken seriously. Not only did he ride his men hard and drive them up that mountain, but he prided himself on the fact that he could run up that mountain faster than anyone else. To a man, the real men of Easy Company, all agree that they hated Sobel. And to a man they all agreed that nobody could have prepared them for war better than he did.
*Currahee is a Native American word that means "Stand Alone". It was fitting for these men who were expected to drop into enemy territory completely surrounded by the enemy and cut off from the main army. Also, the documentary "We Stand Alone, Together" is fantastic.
*The court-martial that was depicted on screen was actually just one of several attempts that Sobel tried to undermine Winters. But, it would have been too much to show them all. So they focused on this one incident. But it's true that the NCO's had had enough of Sobel and tried to turn in their stripes.
*Nixon was right. The weather did clear up. The invasion could have gone as scheduled, but it would have been too difficult to un-postpone.
"he prided himself on the fact that he could run up that mountain faster than anyone else" - the book says he was weaker than most of his men.
You notice when they are loading the planes? Lt Winters is helping each man from his platoon up off the ground and making eye contact with them. You have a real combat leader there ♥
My favorite scene in the episode... Great leader great officer.
My winter went on to become a lt colonel by wars end he later on served as a colonel till his retirement
My favorite part of the episode as well.
Easy Company's deployment to England was for training and the assembly point for D-Day invasion of France. England was bombed by the Germans, but never invaded.
training/staging
You're going to love the series. I had the great honor to meet Malarkey, Compton, Garner, and Spears back in 2006 during a mini public reunions. They are awesome
Wow. What an honor.
They hired actors who looked like the actual soldiers. David Schwimmer is almost a spitting image of Cpt. Herbert Sobel. Him, Ron Livingston (Lt. Nixon) and Scott Grimes (Pvt. Malarkey) were the most famous cast members at that time (Friends, Office Space, and ER, respectively). This series jump-started the careers of many actors you'll recognize throughout the series.
Retired Marine captain Dale Dye (who portrays regimental commander Col. Robert Sink) was the historic and military advisor for the series and put the actors through a 2 week boot camp to get them into the mindsets of their characters.
Scott Grimes went to ER a year or two later.
Malarkey looked nothing like Scott Grimes and apparently his family admitted to Scott they were pissed off when they heard he was cast because he wasn’t as good looking as their Dad/Grandad. They loved his performance in the end though
You had nobodies back then....Micheal Fassbender, Tom Hardy and Simon Pegg
@@danielkinn782 Stephen Graham, James McAvoy, Dominic Cooper, Eion Bailey, Jason O’mara. The list is endless.
FAQ
Thank you for letting us know England wasn't invaded.
We are aware the characters and story are based on real soldiers of Easy company who are the people interviewed in the beginning of the episodes
Oh that really was Michael Fassbender?
The two Sgts that got punished out of the group were considered co conspirators while the others just followed suit.
Nix is not Kyle Chandler lol. But in my defense I have confused those two actors my entire life lol
Yes, that was Michael Fassbender.
I was going to say, anyone you "think" looks like so-and-so IS so-and-so. Tons of young soon-to-be stars in this. Look out for Tom Hardy and James McAvoy towards the end.
England was the staging point for the invasion.
Movie suggestion:
"We we're soldiers"
Vietnam movie starring mel gibson as a badass army captain. Very intense movie, the cooked legs scene will make u react 😳😳
England wasn't invided by land, but they were air bombed severely (people had to go down and cram inside underground subway tunnels to escape the bombings, my grandfather among them) and it nearly got invaded had the allied not rallied to invade Europe in time, so you weren't that far off.
I love when Sobel failing to salute back comes back around later on in the series ''We salute the rank, not the man.''
A cool story. Camp Toccoa was torn down after the war. A local resident bought all of the wood that had been barracks, and put it in storage. They're now rebuilding this camp as a museum, and using the original wood to rebuild the barracks. History Underground has some great videos about this. Also, the top of Curahee had been covered in disgusting graffiti. History Underground also organized a clean up to clean it up as a tribute to the heroes that trained there. Interesting videos. Enjoy the rest of the series, you'll love it!
2:15 A lot of the actors in BoB were just starting out in their careers; David Schwimmer was the best known actor at the time. There will be more familiar faces as the series goes on.
7:05 For what it's worth, the training cadre of today's elite military units pull the same kind of mind games that Sobel did, because it works. He was not a good combat leader, but a lot of Easy company vets agreed that the training Sobel put them through helped make them one of the toughest units on the European front. (He was also pettier than was shown; in real life, he had Winters up for court-martial TWICE, and it was only after the second time that the higher-ups decided to move him out.)
14:00 Ah, British humor at its finest.
16:43 What the sergeants did was, technically speaking, mutiny, as a soldier needs to follow the orders of their superior officer without question, regardless of order given or the character of the officer who gives that order. The punishment for this was (and, I believe, still is) execution by firing squad, so Col. Sink (head of the regiment) wasn't kidding. The sergeants thus got off lightly. Very lightly.
Out of five men who volunteered for the paratroops, four would either be washed out or rejected. These men were thus the cream of the crop.
Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy.
I should have you shot is a running theme with Sink. These men would not have been put on a firing squad. They did not mutiny in theater, it came in the form of protest and resignations. They could have all ended up in Leavenworth. And there is a responsibility for a ranking NCO or an officer to raise concerns about leadership if it is needed. Did they commit mutiny? yes, technically they did, but it's how they did it that matters.
@@dirus3142 the American public would have had Sink's head on a platter if he actually had them shot, war or no war. Eddie Slovik was the only American soldier executed during by the the US military, and even that was highly controversial.
Being part of Currahee and meeting some of the members from Easy Co was one of the greatest chapters of my life. I will never forget what it meant to have both the WWII and Vietnam veterans from the 506th come to speak to us when we were officially stood back up. Some of the Vietnam guys even came back to see us off when we deployed. The sense of brotherhood was felt by all. "We Stand Alone, Together". Currahee.
"Currahee" is a Cherokee word that means, "stand alone". That's why the 506th PIR took it as their motto.
The only disappointment I'm having lately with these reaction videos of Band of Brothers is how little many of the reviewers know about World War II. I don't believe it's their fault but it feels like it hasn't been taught. Much of the world as it is today is almost directly tied to this war. You see more of this in the first episode and it does change for the better as the subsequent reactions go on. The main thing is that BofB is not an accompanying story to Saving Private Ryan, which is not a true story. Band of Brothers is based on real people and real situations. You really couldn't write a better story.
I was taught but 15 years ago. It's hardly knowledge that comes up daily. I also don't remember all the geometry I was taught.
@@Diegesis Don't let them get you down.
You are most very correct, this isn't the type of info accessed on need on a daily basis so can easily fall into memory disrepair.
But, you're doing what you're doing now. And being most very respectful about it too.
You've got folks in your comment section that have been there, done that, peacetime and war. If you have questions, just ask. We appreciate folks wanting to learn about "our" world.
Semper Fi.
@@Diegesis Can you recall if you were taught more than the dates and other basic facts? I think that unless someone took an AP history class or attended a school that offered classes on World War II, you're only given a general overview of the conflict in the average US middle school/high school classroom.
@@j-on-da-web24 yeah it's basically on this date America went to this location and won won or lost this conflict. Now memorize that for the test next week.
I'm thirty two now. Much more interested in the topic and am now watching band of brothers.
@@Diegesis Sounds about right. Well, good for you. Stories from the Greatest Generation need to be passed on. There has to be more emphasis on the human aspect of that conflict, and from the individuals I've met or encountered online, there's been a surge of interest in preserving as many World War II veterans' stories as we can.
When Cpt. Winters is helping them into the plane gets me every time. He’s Showing them respect and shaking their hands as he helps them up.
It also had to be hard on Winters, wondering which of these men he would ever see again.
Her reaction when “Ross” comes around the platoon during inspection is PRICELESS. My wife had the same reaction hahahahhaha
"The Eyes of The World are Upon You." chills in that last message from Eisenhower.
I'm gonna love all the spotting of actors. We already got the "that looks like Michael Fassbender!"
Then when the episode starts with Tom Hardy banging that chick lol
And pointing out the wrong person as Simon Pegg about 5 seconds prior to the actual Simon Pegg making an appearance 😂
The UK was never invaded but the air war continued after the fighter war of the Battle of Britain. The bombing, called the Blitz, devastated many English cities and the fighters were still chasing German fighters over English airspace. The best scene was Winter pulling up his troops to enter the c-47's and the launch over the channel. My father, who lived in occupied Holland and as a child saw a similar armada as Amsterdam was a major wheeling point for allied bombers against Germany. It was called the 1000 plane raid. The final scenes made me cry as we knew the fate of some of the soldiers. It was so moving.
The speech: "Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force:
"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.
The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations1 have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory.
I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.
Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/dwighteisenhowerorderofdday.htm
Eisenhower's full speech. Bless you.
A videogame, Medal of Honor Frontline, was my introduction to that epic speech.
The guy at the start talking about how 4 guys in his town committed suicide had nothing to do with social pressure. Most suicides dealing with failed enlistment back then was mostly to do with men failing the initial medical, then when they were declared unfit to serve when all of they’re buddies were off to training I could imagine those left behind feeling a huge wave of guilt for not being able to enlist with they’re friends. This is the main reason American men committed suicide after the declaration of war was made on Japan and Germany. Hope this helped to put that into perspective guys. Love the content, keep it up ❤️❤️
Guilt and shame for not doing there part. Being emotionally crushed because they were told they were not good enough to defend their nation. As men have an instinct to do. They were told they were not full men. This is not toxicman bullshit, this is culturally, and instinctual ingrained in the majority of men through out the world. A man being told he is not good enough, is different than a man being told he is a cowered because he refuses to enlist.
@@dirus3142 I never mentioned anything about “toxicman bullshit”…. I think your barking up the wrong tree here mate. I also never mentioned people who refused to enlist. All I mentioned was specifically the people who were declared what was known as ‘F4 unfit to serve’ upon enlisting.
This is THE BEST mini series ever put to screen. Ever. Hands down.
This was the show that got me into WW2 history. It’s so well put together and holds you attention. You become invested in the characters, you can put yourself in their shoes as they are relatable.
I hope we're doing The Pacific next
Gotta do Pacific after BoB
19:38: "Tom Hanks going in smashing the beach, then they're going to drop behind it".
Actually, the airborne went in first. They parachuted in several hours before the beach invasion.
Though Captain Sobel was not a leader the men wished to follow in combat, several paratroopers have said that it was Sobel's discipline that helped the men survive during the war.
This series is a must watch for all Americans, such an incredible look into the worlds darkest hours and the men who gave everything to defend the light. God bless all who serve 🇺🇸
Lmfao I'm guessing you didn't serve, and what light? You mean the millions of people who were killed and then all the racisms all the black soldiers who got hung in there uniforms at home after fighting the dark? 🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@backstabingpike you mean the only 200 black servicemen that died in the war………
@@backstabingpike plus lost your sources of the blacks who were “hung in their uniforms”
Aint a country like the US , who have made more War in the World , and they continue , dont learn S...
@@DDSRdds Ah yes blame the men who fought and not the ones who actually start wars got it
Ryan in Saving Private Ryan was in the 501st Airbourne parachute regiment. Easy Company was in the 506th parachute regiment and both were in the 101st Airbourne Division.
Easy company became world famous and you will find out why, and in the 1990's there was a book called Band Of Brothers written about them.
@12:05
No, England was never invaded. But they faced the threat of it and there were plans to invade, but they never came to pass. They were severely bombed however, and beat the germans in the battle for air superiority, fending off any real chance for invasion.
As for the question why they were in England can answered shortly like this: In the US they trained to be soldiers and paratroopers (boot camp) but in England they trained for the actual war, specifically operation Overlord. They had many lectures about the enemy, their weaponry, the terrains they'd be fighting in, the French and English people and culture and of course combat and jump drills.
The whole compass thing and figuring out that they were to drop in Normandy is a funny detail because the level of secrecy surrounding this invasion was insane! They weren't actually allowed to bring compasses to training jumps.
I could write on and on about this operation because it's utterly fascinating but this comment is long enough.
So finally, great upload on your part. BoB is one of my absolute favorite series. It's fun "watching" it with you.
You guys are gonna make me go back and rewatch this .This show is EPIC !!!One of the best shows I've ever seen.
She was right. Ryan is technically on those planes with the airborne about to drop while Miller and his guys prepare for landing on the beaches
In saving private Ryan, when they find Ryan, the guy he is with that also introduces himself is part of 506th easy company
@@kingstonnelson8922 Actually, Ryan was in Baker Company.
Ryan wasn't a real person
No kidding. I was just saying what he said in the movie.
The Army airborne was an experiment that only had 1 year to perfect before the airborne first jump into Italy in 1943. Even then that was the 82nd airborne. Normandy would be the 101st’s first jump, one hell of a way to begin a legacy.
Then they traded in their parachutes for helicopters. You get a more kick ass sound track with them any way.
And what men the 101st had, for the division's baptism by fire!
i think that every child should get this in history education so every one knows how tough it was back then and how lucky we are for living in freedom
"Promote the problem away" is a tactic of many big organizations. They often don't want it to be their problem, and kick it down the road to be someone else's
There is some of that kicked upstairs thing going on here, but Sobel actually was good at training so it is not entirely promoting incompetence. It's more he would not have been competent as a field commander so lets put him where he is competent ie the training school at Chilton Foliat.
Basically the whole deal with Sobel being a prick to Winters is that Sobel saw Winters as a threat, so when he got promoted he made him Mess officer to put him in his place and make him know it.
Sobel was a prick and a shit leader, but he was a excellent Trainer of men, and made Easy Company what it was and got them through the war.
Yes you have to do the Pacific, then Lone Survivor, then American Sniper, then 12 Strong, then 13 Hours, then U-571, then Only the Brave. All these selections are based on true stories and u-571 on actual events based rolled into 1 movie.
Don't forget Generation Kill
And "Das Boot"
And so many more. The problem with U-571 is the change from the real fact that it was a British operation and had nothing to do with the American forces.
Skip U-571. Oustside of the WWII setting it has nothing in common with reality. Piss poor movie.
You've got to be kidding. Saying U-571 is based on a true events is a huge exaggeration. Quite a misleading statement.
10:05 it’s called fragging. It was a real problem in Vietnam. Troopers would do it to get a new CO if the one they had was gonna get someone killed.
This is my favorite mini-series of all time. I was always into the history of WW2, and this came out at the perfect time for me.
Just want to point out, as per your speculation about the missed drops of paratroopers: this series is based completely on the real thing, these are real people, this is their story (abridged and adjusted for the series). All the events you'll see ins this series are pretty historically accurate.
If you like this, Generation Kill is another really good war series based on true events, set during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. By far one of my favorites. Probably one of the most accurate depictions of military life in modern war.
THIS!!!! Generation Kill was awesome. Definitely my favorite military based series or movie. WE LOVE YOU FRUITY RUDY!!!
New subscriber. I watch all Band of Brothers reactions I can find. Enjoy.
Part of the reason everyone misdropped was that it was pure chaos, winds pushed soldiers miles away, it was dark, pilots panicked and had the soldiers jump too early, Normandy was a logistical nightmare but they still did the job. When Operation Market Garden happened, eisenhower lined up the pilots across from the paratroopers in their planes and told them to look in their eyes because theyre the ones theyre dropping in, and to get it right this time
You guys are great reactors, and you will not regret starting Band of Brothers. 10 episodes of the best TV ever made. Buckle up for a crazy ride. You will cry. It's unavoidable. The talking heads at the start of each episode are the real veterans who are portrayed on the show. They only reveal their names on the 10th episode so you don't know who survives until the very end.
Everytime a new mobie reactor watches this series i always say this show must be watched in middle school/ highschool history class. We got way too many brainwashed teens out here disrespecting the flag and country
Counterpoint: 'Black Hawk Down', Hoot: '...They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the man next to you. That's it. That's all it is.'
It's too late.
As a certain KGB defector in one of his interviews put it, "The demoralization is thorough and complete (speaking of the U.S.). You can put the truth in front of their faces, and they will deny it."
I'd say the people fought and died for the right for people to do with the flag what they want - otherwise they'd be in an authoritarian country much like Nazi Germany. The brainwashing of American kids pledging allegiance to the flag is already weird enough as it is thank you very much. Notice how all the characters in this show are white? I wonder why.....
@@wuthebest Can you elaborate on bringing up the race argument? Admittedly, as a non American I find the cult of the flag a bit weird, but it seems strange to drag racism into this conversation. All the characters were white, because that was the reality in those days. Regiments were segregated and there were no all-black Airborne units. Was it fair? No. But members of the 'coloured' units left a glorious page in the history. Look up the 'Black Panthers', 761st Tank Batallion and the most decorated unit in US Army's history that is 442nd Infantry Regiment composed almost exclusively from Japanese Americans. Are we suppose to sacrifice history and, by extension, achievements of these soldiers, on the altar of modern sensibilities?
@@wuthebest I'm sure if these men witnessed someone disrespecting the flag they would stand up and say something.
And maybe you dont see any black guys in this series is because the men of the 101st airborne was pretty much white. But I see Jews, Italians, nexicans..
Everything has to be "oh poor black folks " right.. shut up fool
What's even crazier than the bat cluster bombs, is they were also working on GPS bombs in WWII; AKA the "Guided Pigeon System". They were an early anti-ship smart bomb that used conditioning and the power of democracy to guide them.
A pigeon was conditioned with snacks to peak at pictures of ships, then placed into the seeker of a guided bomb unit. When released over the target, it would then peak at the ship it saw which would send electric signals and steer the bomb towards it. The bombs were surprisingly effective in tests, with something like a 90% hit rate.
It was however possible for the pigeon to get confused, which is where the democracy comes in. The solution was just to put an additional 2 "seekers"(AKA pigeons) in the bomb nose, the bomb would compile/compare their pecks so they'd basically "vote" on the target and if one was wrong the other 2 would correct the bomb.
It was extremely effective, especially for the time and was so good the US military almost adopted it in the 50's. Luckily for the flying rat population however, by that time technology had progressed to the point electronics could achieve the same result and the military went that route.
Today is as close to 1980 as 1980 was to the start of WWII.
Mind. Blown.
if you like this series, i can absolutely recommend "The Pacific" which is also from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg and it covers the pacific theater of WWII. Also Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are currently working on a mini-series called "Masters of the Air" which covers the US 8th Air Force in Europe and is scheduled to the released next year on Apple TV. Happy holidays
Really enjoying the reaction vids to these fantastic war movies.
Just wanted to say, after reading all the other comments regarding the actors being at the start of their career, another important casting decision was finding actors who were identical to the actual soldiers from E Co. If you Google some of the names, you can see just how much Schwimmer looks like Sobel, Lewis like Winters, or Livingston like Nixon.
Also, in regards to comparing BoB to Fury or Saving Private Ryan; what you'll see in this series is based on what actually happened or said, with some changes for the sake of storytelling and pacing, whereas Fury and SVP were fictional accounts based or inspired by historical accounts (ie- Fury was a fictional tank and crew, but there are plenty accounts of 'last stand' crews). This series is based on actual veteran accounts and memories, so most of what you'll see is actual history, though some will not be accurate as again this is based on what the actual soldiers can remember after some 50 years or so.
After you've completed BoB, you could watch the 'sequel' series The Pacific, though many including myself find it harder to establish a connection to the characters like you do in BoB, it does tell the stories of Marine accounts in that theatre extremely well. In addition, I suggest Midway and Dunkirk. Both tackle historical events and manage to somewhat accurately tell their stories as well as keep you entertained.
Funny thing about Sobel is all of the men of Easy in real credit him with making them the best and most functional unit that they became. Which is why Winters had such an easy time leading them in the field. Sobel was the perfect, hard ass instructor. Winters was the perfect combat leader
I remember when this was being made, a friend from work was in it and would be there from sunrise to sunset each day on set, aswell as doing regular work, he loved it, no matter how long the day was hard, it was the comradery of everyone, the attention to detail, it was something we never forgot.
Just a minor correction. Saving Private Ryan was based around Omaha Beach, the deadliest of all beaches on D-Day. What these guys did was mostly in support of Utah, capturing crossroads, gun emplacements and the like. It's not exact, but it could be said that since the airborne were far more successful around the Utah landings than any other beach, it was taken quicker and with far fewer casualties (easily the lowest of all beaches).
You didnt learn that D-Day was launched from England while watching Big Bird? Dude....
Some of the Airbourne Veterans when they went on Holiday would have a fear of landing because they never did it in the Airbourne, only take off and jumping out of the plane.
Gotta remember that property is not so silly as in the US. In Germany for example you can just... walk on a huge field, it's no big deal, you're not trespassing.
I look forward to watching this series with you. A lot of emotions ahead. Love your channel guys!
Glad you enjoy it!
cough... cough ummmh... England didn't get invased :|
This series is so great that they literally play it on repeat at Airborne School while you're waiting to jump and even then it doesn't get old
YES TY CHAD XD. That is Michael Fassbender
I think I said in past comments I am a 20year Vet, 1978-1998 Desert Storm Vet , 75th Rangers I waited till you watched all 10 before watching with you, I will comment on each... Watching all today one after the other. Lets Start!!! One thing to Note, This is very accurate and based on the lives of true real people. Please lets HONOR our Vets Please.
England prevented being invaded thanks to the Royal Air Force holding off the German luftwaffe and preventing Germany from achieving the necessary air superiority needed to stage the invasion codenamed by the Germans as operation Sealion. The air battle culminated on what was called “Adler-tag” (Eagle day) when Germany staged a massive air assault and was fought off. After that day the Luftwaffe was depleted on resources and manpower, and even more so with the pressure in the east in Russia as well as the threat in Africa and allies going for the “soft underbelly” of Europa, through Italy (where Monte Cassino is which is where Guarnere lost his brother in the episode).
The kid that didn't dress out for PT was quitting the program. It was an all-volunteer outfit and if someone decided they couldn't go through with it, they'd be transferred out to the regular infantry.
Something else for perspective, in the first training "jump" (parachute out the plane), that would also be the first plane ride for most of those young men at that time. For some, it would also be their first time seeing an airplane. Lots of folks in the rural areas didn't have planes coming around until later in history.
Having been on a ww2 bomber recently. The military planes of this time were not made for comfort. They were so loud on the inside that you can’t even talk to each other. Hence the hand signs and the tapping on the shoulder. You can not hear anything because of the roar of those piston engines. It is also extremely bouncy and it is hard to walk around on them because you are being tossed around so much. Remember this is probably the longest flight these soldiers as this was the 101st airbornes first time into combat. This was the second jump for the 82nd airborne. The pills they gave them was to help them cope with the extremely bumpy night flight over the English Channel. Which is known for its storms and bad weather which delayed the invasion in the first place. This was also the biggest joint operation for the Allies up to this point in WW2. You have British, American, Dutch, Free French, Norwegian, Polish, Belgian and especially Canadian, air, ground and sea forces working together at night in bad weather. We truly don’t understand something like this because it will be 80 years in 2024 since this particular event took place, while operations where going on in the Pacific and in the Soviet Union.
The private in the beginning refused to run Currahee because he couldn't handle the training so he quit the airborne. Band of Brothers follows E Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division through their WW2 experience. E Company was one of nine rifle companies in the 506th. The entire regiment went through brutal physical training in order to force people to quit. The 506th started out at Toccoa Georgia with over 8000 men ending up with around 2000 (all volunteers) by the time they were done training in Georgia leaving nothing but the best of the best.
"England got invaded." Oh my lord. RIP history class. Hahahahaha
The only part of England that was invaded were the Channel islands. The Island of the UK itself was never touched by the German jackboot. Bombs, yes but German soldiers never landed in mainland England. Thanks to the pilots who fought the Battle for Britain, which was fought between the twos (Germany and UK) air forces.
Currahee is a Native American word meaning “Stand alone” it is also the motto of the 506th regiment
The guy with his head in his hands at Jump School was quitting. He's was pushed past his breaking point, so he'd get sent to regular infantry. Airborne is specialized and they demand a certain mental and physical toughness, which Jump School helps weed out.
For the punishment, its likely either they were the most senior sergeants and/or they were the ones who came up with the idea for the letters and convinced the others to sign as well. Remember when the major was transferring Sobel he said "these couple of sergeants managed to convince all the other NCO's...", so it's probably the latter.
Also when they were in England it wasn't "late in the game", its just keeping sharp while they wait for the eventual invasion of Europe. At that time, basically all of England was a massive training area, and *no one* had an issue with it (unless they cut their fence) because the English had gone through hell and back with the German bombing during the Blitz, so the U.S. soldiers being there were a God send to maybe have a chance to defeat the Germans.
SO many great actors in this, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, James McAvoy...
England wasn’t invaded. It acted as the springboard for the invasion of Europe. The Battle of Britain was an aerial battle where the Germans tried to get air supremacy over the island before they could launch a sea invasion. Needless to say, the Germans lost that battle. In the years prior to the invasion, hundreds of thousands of vehicles, fighters, bombers and millions of men from many different counties were gathered to prepare for the invasion of France. Also, the guy who refused to go on the run was “washing out”, similar to how only a fraction of the volunteers for the navy seals make it. All these men had already completed basic training and this was a specialized school of training that not everyone completed. If you or the military decided that you couldn’t hack it, then you were busted down to the regular army. That scene was there to show the audience that the training was so difficult that some men gave up.
This is my hands down favorite show. I hope you both enjoy it as millions of us have
Currahee is indeed Native American, or at least derived from Native American language. It’s a Cherokee word meaning “Stand Alone” or “Stand Alone Together.” Currahee was the name of the mountain they ran during training, and it became the motto of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
The only British territory that the Germans occupied during World War II were the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. Both of which were located near the coast of Normandy. The Germans did plan an invasion of Great Britain that was code named Operation Sea Lion, but this was cancelled after the Luftwaffe failed to achieve air superiority against the Royal Air Force during the Battle Britain.
Was stationed with the 101st airborne. These men are legends and heroes within the 101st.
I’m a former paratrooper myself. Just wanted to mention one thing (out of the hundreds of things I could)… the doors of the aircraft are typically opened about 10 minutes before the jump actually commences. That’s now. I assume it was pretty close to the same back in the 40s but I don’t know for absolute certain.
13.55….that is one of my favourite moments. I love that little interaction between Winters and the old man❤. My Nan was a land girl during ww2 and these kind of sights of GIs were quite common.❤
Ross from friends is one of the most iconic characters in tv history and David Schwimmer ran through that and WAS his Band Of Brothers character. Amazing performance.
Saving Private Ryan was actually partially based around one of Donald Malarkey's friends, Fritz Niland, who lost 3 brothers in the war. As the last child in the family, the Army sent him home. (There was no real battle to pull him out of combat, he already knew about his brothers)
When the NCO's were protesting, the Major didn't want to get rid of them all, since he couldn't replace them all. He got rid of one to show them his power and their wrongdoing, he reduced the rank of one other for the same reason, and got rid of Capt. Sobel to give them their need. He reassigned Sobel because he wanted to look like he was doing good by Sobel and giving Sobel what seems like a better assignment. (he was not doing this because Sobel was so good) At the end of the war, Capt. Sobel was still a captain.
As I watch this again (as well as watching band of brothers again), it's crazy to think that now only ONE MEMBER of easy company is still alive.
If I recall correctly, the two sergeants that lost their stripes were the two senior-most sergeants in the company. The top sergeant got busted down to private and transferred out. The number two just got busted to private.
As an old Ranger with 132 parachute jumps, 82 Freefall. Two hip replacements. Lucky I had an officer LT Chris Hansen who was as good as Winters.
As a Veteran I can state unequivocally that this is The Best War Series ever done. Having said that I also will say that the 1st 15 minutes of Saving Private Ryan is The most realistic example of Combat footage I’ve ever seen. In all the War movies ever made there’s one thing even with all the Special Effects that they can’t do is pump in the SMELL of combat. Of course if they ever do nobody will ever go see a war move again. And just for the record, Airborne School was absolutely nothing compared to Air Assault School.🤣
You have to keep in mind that these guys are double volunteers, they have volunteered for the army and are now volunteering for Airborne. They have already completed basic training, some are already soldiers. Winters had already been an army training officer while waiting to for a place in the Airborne. Up until they complete training they can washout or quit and go back to the regular army.
When you're done band of brothers and the Pacific you HAVE to watch a documentary called "He has seen war" it's the real guys from BOB and the Pacific and they're families. Its about what they faced when they come back home after the war is over. SO GOOD !!!
"Why does that guy look like Michael Fassbender..?"
maybe because it is him. 🤣
Hahaha the iconic “No Jump Tonight.”
My platoon use to say that when our missions in Afghanistan got canceled.
But we in it shall be remember’d
We few, we happy few
We band of brothers
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother
-Old English Writer Dude
My dad and I got this when it first came out on VHS. Binged the whole thing the same day.
You're in for a ride, and alotta tears.
"I thought it was Michael Fasbender."
Ne in my head: This is Michael Fasbender. Oh boy wait until you see all the young stars. * *Evil Laughter begins* *
I'll never get tired of seeing first viewers' reaction to Captain Sobel being, "Is that ROSS?!"
Thanks so much for this. You guys are going to love Band of Brothers.
This first episode really hits home for me. I'm currently in the military and we have a commander like cpt sobul.. I would absolutely not deploy with this man.
Thanks for taking my request 👍🏼
Great reaction guys loved it. I know this is a little bit of an older video but I thought I give y'all my take/insight on the punishment Colonel Sink gave the NCOs. What they did when resigning their positions as Non-Commissioned Officers is considered a form of mutiny and had they done this during peacetime they all would have been punished; but as Colonel Sink points out they're just about to launch a very important invasion and Sink couldn't afford to sack all of his NCOs and look for replacements. Not only did Sink not have time to do this but even if he did the new NCOs wouldn't have time to get to know the men properly and integrate into the unit before D-Day. But Sink couldn't let this act of mutiny go completely without punishment so he decides to only discipline some, and he chooses them in a fair way. The men that resigned were: Assistant Squad Leaders ranked Corporal, Squad Leaders ranked Sergeant, and Platoon Sergeants ranked Staff Sergeant. The to men that Sink punished (Harris & Ranney) were Staff Sergeants the highest ranked among those that resigned, so they were seen as the leaders of the mutiny therefore most deserving of punishment. So Sink bumps both down to Private and transfers one out of the unit. Now you're probably wondering why did didn't transfer both well in real life he did. Harris was transferred and that was it for his association with Easy Company. Ranney on the other hand was transfered out and later reassigned to Easy Company either right before or right after D-Day I can't remember which. So in the interest of saving time the film makers just keep Ranney around so the didn't have to reintroduce him later.
The paratrooper regiments were all volunteer. The soldier who decided not to dress and run up Curahee had decided to quit and go back to regular service due to the severity and harshness of Sobel's methods.
Btw England never got invaded since we won the Battle of Britain therefore claiming our airspace over the Germans and also our navy was too large for the Germans to risk a crossing without air superiority.
According to the Wki of Pedia on Currahee:
"The name appears to be derived from the Cherokee word ᏊᏩᎯ () meaning "stand alone.".Well, as a paratrooper, you DO stand alone! ^^
16:01 - Donnie - "We could be lined up against a wall and shot"
Chad - "We havent been like that since the Revolution"
Eddie Slovik - "Hold my Beer" - January 31, 1945 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Slovik
The reason for so many British actors is that it was all filmed in England apart from the scenes in Austria later on. Damian Lewis as Winters is one if the stars in this and is also British. Of course these characters are not fictional and these things actually happened.
I worked in several VA hospitals and nursing homes as a student, I’m now a pharmacist, back in the 1990s. There were many wwii vets alive then, and people from that generation. They went through the Great Depression and wwii, and then saw a man walk on the moon and computers invented. We now have people who need safe spaces in college and become mentally unhinged at the slightest offense real or imagined, and think they have ptsd from the normal stresses of life. Soft times make soft people.