My Dad was in Czechoslovakia in May of 1945! He was hanging out with some guy named Patton since late July of 1945 and they ended up touring a bunch of different European countries until they finally ended up in Czechoslovakia...
My grandfather was the first GI to scout the Ludendorff bridge. My wife and I will be in Remagen at the end of the month to see the remains and visit both the museum and the Friedhoff in Birnbach to honor the German officers who were executed for losing the bridge.
@@stephenhooper7362 the quote was “to honor” not in honor of as you stated. Taking the time to hear the stories of those German officers was an incredible experience. Our tour guides father was himself a POW at the Rhine Meadow camps. You could sense a lot of emotion in his voice when he talked about his father’s experiences. We are allies now and when visiting a foreign country in the manner in which we did and at the places we did, it is important to show respect and act with dignity. Be careful where you place you “” when you quote someone, my friend. If you don’t like what I have to say and the method in which I choose to honor my grandfathers sacrifice and experience, go elsewhere. 🇺🇸
What a Great Film and one helluva Cast, like another said on both sides of the Story. The End credit's show back in those days. That the Military advisors at that Time were actual former Member's of the Unit's involved. This is just FGI Sake, but it also made for Outstanding Film's. At least that's My POV on the Old One's on that Era. THANK You for Sharing. PS. I'D of liked too of made a brief Ugh Comment about some of the Actor's in this Film 📽️🎥. But too do so would leave a lot of Great People out, & sadly too do so. Would be very unappreciated or just not even 😢😮😅 Fair to Them. Because as I'm Now Remembering it was at that given or particular Time? That they weren't, very Well known as I Now Recall. YFI after all it was in the Mid 1960's that the Release Date was. Thanks again. Sorry I was So futile in My Humble Comments.
Not a great movie. There was a bridge and Germany is a country. Very few other accurate things about this movie. The movie Major's second attempt should have been follow me not point a rifle. Full on Hollywood BS. We took this bridge.
He did. At 2:45. Major: "We gotta take the bridge." Lt.:"Says who?" Major: "Shinner." He was talking about Brigadier General Shinner, the man who gave the order to take the bridge.
One of the worst WWII movies I've ever seen. One of the few I fell asleep watching it. This was typical Viet Nam types trying to look like WWII GI's but not very good at it......
Not really. It looks like that in the movie for dramatic effect. In reality the General's job is to command, the same as the Major's. Their job is to see that the job gets done, not do the job themselves. That's why they have Company Commanders and Platoon Leaders. The Lieutenant is the Platoon Leader and the job comes down to him leading the attack across. The Lieutenant in turn has NCO's directing squads of men in their jobs. If the Generals, Colonels and Majors are doing the job of Captains and Lieutenants than they're not doing their own job.
@tamer1773 You never give a command unless you are willing to do it YOURSELF! LEADERS lead! Men follow because they know you will/would do it yourself. While that General would probably lead if he had to, those men know that the major wouldn't. ETA: Many majors were COMPANY commanders and as such, led in BATTLE back then! Lieutenants were Platoon Leaders and Captains/Majors were Company Commanders. You had LC or Colonels as Battalion Commanders.
Una escena en notarse la locura llevada en su máxima expresión con la toma de ese puente deben ser sacrificados unos pocos para salvar a muchos. Una lógica un tanto retorcida para quien deba verla en una situación de ese tipo.
@@Eric-kn4yn Easter 1945 8th Armored Division got orders for Berlin and maps. But then later were told to wait because Soviets were supposed to get it first.
Anyone who has actually visited Remagen quickly realises that the Hungarian location used for the film bears little resemblence to the actual Remagen/Rhine site.
Why..? It was well acted, had decent battle scenes, the Germans were portrayed as human beings rather than the corny Hollywood stereotype villains etc etc. It’s a decent film.
@kljmaq I don't think the acting was that good at all. It's as if the director dealt in the same style of acting as in The Longest Day and The Battle of the Bulge. Not to my liking, even for the time these films were made.
The guy who actually crossed the bridge was Lt. Hugh Mott. He was later the chief of police in Nashville TN.
そうでしたか❗️日本での文献では オハイオ❓出身の伍長さんと書いてた本が有りました。指揮官を追い越してしまったとか(^ω^)🚶🏃
I doubt he acted like these soldiers also.
In 1968 the KGB thought that with Americans in Czechoslovakia they would get WW3. But it turned out to be the Remagen Bridge film crew.
My Dad was in Czechoslovakia in May of 1945! He was hanging out with some guy named Patton since late July of 1945 and they ended up touring a bunch of different European countries until they finally ended up in Czechoslovakia...
That's not true, the Soviets suspected that the weapons were gonna be used by the Czech rebels because they had info of a possible uprising
@@illyrian44 😂😂😂😂😂🇨🇿
Film crew had to pack it up and move to spain..to be safe
@@richardwhite9975 Spain?! Germany i believe!
Great movie and a good cast on both sides of the bridge.
My grandfather was the first GI to scout the Ludendorff bridge. My wife and I will be in Remagen at the end of the month to see the remains and visit both the museum and the Friedhoff in Birnbach to honor the German officers who were executed for losing the bridge.
remember their Spirits sir😊❤❤❤
Holy smoke, that's amazing.
“In honor of”
That’s hilarious.
@@stephenhooper7362 the quote was “to honor” not in honor of as you stated. Taking the time to hear the stories of those German officers was an incredible experience. Our tour guides father was himself a POW at the Rhine Meadow camps. You could sense a lot of emotion in his voice when he talked about his father’s experiences. We are allies now and when visiting a foreign country in the manner in which we did and at the places we did, it is important to show respect and act with dignity. Be careful where you place you “” when you quote someone, my friend. If you don’t like what I have to say and the method in which I choose to honor my grandfathers sacrifice and experience, go elsewhere. 🇺🇸
@@jesusmartinez1358 his is with me every single day. Thank you for the kind words.
At 0:11, the major wears the patch of the 9th Armored Division, which was officially nicknamed 'The Phantom Division', in honor of its WWII service.
There are so many really good WW2 films and this is definitely one of them.
Great movie, it’s on the list of classic films I want my 17 year old son to watch.
Who give af
@@fraserreid9586 Rude.
Clean, fresh uniforms straight from central casting
"That is an order" - did anyone think it was a suggestion? I guess they could, but it does seem a bit redundant.
The General hat a communion with the good idea fairy.
When Lt Kimmerman asked “what if it blows up in my face?” He received no reply. Later he did receive the DSC.
Lt Timmermann
Movies from this time were more cynical.
What a Great Film and one helluva Cast, like another said on both sides of the Story. The End credit's show back in those days. That the Military advisors at that Time were actual former Member's of the Unit's involved. This is just FGI Sake, but it also made for Outstanding Film's. At least that's My POV on the Old One's on that Era. THANK You for Sharing.
PS. I'D of liked too of made a brief Ugh Comment about some of the Actor's in this Film 📽️🎥. But too do so would leave a lot of Great People out, & sadly too do so. Would be very unappreciated or just not even 😢😮😅 Fair to Them. Because as I'm Now Remembering it was at that given or particular Time? That they weren't, very Well known as I Now Recall. YFI after all it was in the Mid 1960's that the Release Date was. Thanks again. Sorry I was So futile in My Humble Comments.
Great movie
great soundtrack .
Not a great movie. There was a bridge and Germany is a country. Very few other accurate things about this movie. The movie Major's second attempt should have been follow me not point a rifle. Full on Hollywood BS. We took this bridge.
top movie is always fresh .....unit citation gets me every time
This actually happened in Winter - March. Yet look at the green leaves on the trees; filmed in Summer.
In another country but hey....
March is the beginning of Spring.
Why didn't the Major just say it was an order from the General ?
方針が変更に、で 上層部からの命令変更と理解できるのでしょうね？
Because then the men would ask the major if he could reason with the general (which would waste more time)
That's not how it works. All orders come from above, in a perfect world, but an order from a commanding officer is an order.
He did. At 2:45.
Major: "We gotta take the bridge."
Lt.:"Says who?"
Major: "Shinner."
He was talking about Brigadier General Shinner, the man who gave the order to take the bridge.
A Lt. talking to a Major like that??
في الحرب العراقيه الايرانيه عندما يكون هجوم عسكري يخرج الفلم بلتلفاز من اقوى الافلام الحربيه😊
star wars aah sounds
dont ask anyone to do somethin you wont do yourself
That doesn't look like a gold oak leaf on the 'Major's' helmet.
those are the goofiest cannon sounds ever recorded
Tub it is not the real world is it
😃🤙🤙
One of the worst WWII movies I've ever seen. One of the few I fell asleep watching it. This was typical Viet Nam types trying to look like WWII GI's but not very good at it......
Because of course you could do better.
Pink Floyd was right. The general ordered charge forward, from the rear. A real officer leads his men into battle
Not really. It looks like that in the movie for dramatic effect. In reality the General's job is to command, the same as the Major's. Their job is to see that the job gets done, not do the job themselves. That's why they have Company Commanders and Platoon Leaders. The Lieutenant is the Platoon Leader and the job comes down to him leading the attack across. The Lieutenant in turn has NCO's directing squads of men in their jobs. If the Generals, Colonels and Majors are doing the job of Captains and Lieutenants than they're not doing their own job.
True.. But some did lead... many who did died .
@tamer1773 You never give a command unless you are willing to do it YOURSELF! LEADERS lead! Men follow because they know you will/would do it yourself. While that General would probably lead if he had to, those men know that the major wouldn't.
ETA: Many majors were COMPANY commanders and as such, led in BATTLE back then! Lieutenants were Platoon Leaders and Captains/Majors were Company Commanders. You had LC or Colonels as Battalion Commanders.
@@Sparky0627 Good point... Never ask someone to do anything you yourself would not do nor are doing. Lead.
Una escena en notarse la locura llevada en su máxima expresión con la toma de ese puente deben ser sacrificados unos pocos para salvar a muchos. Una lógica un tanto retorcida para quien deba verla en una situación de ese tipo.
😂Russia believed that Germans on purpose leftvthe bridge intact for Americans to cross and get to Berlin before the Russians .
Americans didnt want berlin too costly
They got some of Berlin and Eastern Germany. They were happy.
@@Eric-kn4yn Easter 1945 8th Armored Division got orders for Berlin and maps. But then later were told to wait because Soviets were supposed to get it first.
@@Eric-kn4yn The Battle of Berlin was indeed a bloodbath.
M 1 very easy to handle throw around very easy to use in confined space
COLD BLOODED GENERAL * LIKE THEM ALL *
FRAG THE LEUIE ** ANGEL *
Anyone who has actually visited Remagen quickly realises that the Hungarian location used for the film bears little resemblence to the actual Remagen/Rhine site.
Indeed. I've been there (Remagen).
Hungarian? Czechoslovakia.
0:59 That never would have happened.
Yep, no saluting in a combat zone
Why wouldn’t it? Genuine question.
@@kljmaq Snipers. If you were looking through a scope, which would you choose? The one doing the saluting or the one being saluted?
@@williamwilson6499 Ah, interesting.
@@kljmaq That's also why rank is now discretely on the chest in subtle camo color.
Shameful
This was not a good movie, IMO.
Why..? It was well acted, had decent battle scenes, the Germans were portrayed as human beings rather than the corny Hollywood stereotype villains etc etc. It’s a decent film.
It's decent...just not memorable.
There is no shame in that.
@kljmaq I don't think the acting was that good at all. It's as if the director dealt in the same style of acting as in The Longest Day and The Battle of the Bulge. Not to my liking, even for the time these films were made.
At least the characters are interesting, unlike say Saving Private Ryan.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Terribly overrated film.
In 2024 this plays like an SNL sketch. Very corny.