He found solace in acting until he was cast to play as himself in To Hell and Back, reliving the war made his ptsd worse. He scared the set crew as he insisted on carrying a loaded gun on him. In a final, desperate attempt to kick his drug addiction, he locked himself in a motel room. He came out 7 days later freed from his addiction. He died in a plane crash not long after. He was the most heavily decorated US soldier in history, earning nearly every medal. There is a song about him. To Hell and Back by Sabaton.
This is not to detract from Audie Murphy but the questions of the authenticity is that in Fury the lone tank is surrounded by infantry with panzershrecks. The tank in Fury would have been toast in about 30 minutes or less.
Also the SS soldier seeing a survivor of the tank crew that just mauled his boys and he just leaves him there. Not sure about you, but I'd be pretty pissed off right then.
@@XXelpollodiabloXX seeing how young and norman-like this SS youth is! I doubt he will be pissed at seeing his most brutal SS comrades getting their comeuppance. Most likely he is looking for a way to slip away when nobody is looking.
Yes, to be fair panzerfausts where pretty rare. Got to remember the movie is...well a movie. The heavy gunfire probably happened but I doubt that many rocket propelled grenades where flying in ww2.
Don’t forget the guy called in an artillery strike on his own position we’re he said the famous quote “if you just hold the phone I’ll let you talk to one of the bastards”
It's not the overall battle that people have an issue with, it's the scene where the Germans are using Panzerfausts that seem to have little effect on the Sherman. Even though it was established (correctly) earlier in the film that these weapons could easily destroy a tank.
@@miketannernot true, smaller target but carrying the weight of kit if look at averages smaller guy will tire alot quicker and be slower bc frame wasn't built for that weight. Is smaller target though
They wouldnt have been close alot of German units at this point where just full of randoms not people who'd been fighting together for years like allied units, + he wasn't a threat anymore and he would've known he'd get executed on the spot which is different to killing eachother in a battle
Hindsight and onlooker effect is a thing. I thought I learned CPR and thought I could help anyone in need but when I saw someone actually lying on the ground white as paper foaming at their mouth, I could not step up. Lots of people around but it wasn't me who did the cpr. This young double S dude reflects Norman's innocence(kinda euwgh 🤢 on the director's part especially choosing essess for this) that he lost during the movie, but he just might be a reinforcement from other unit, and might be a green fella not knowing what to do when faced with the real circumstances.
Audie Murphy was a *tiny* guy. Was refused entry into the Marines on account of his small size, and the Army only reluctantly took him. Went on to become the most decorated American soldier of WWII and later spoke openly of his PTSD when PTSD was a taboo subject and advocated for treatment programs.
@@joshuajoaquin5099 that's not only the half of it dude he saw a lot of his friends killed in previous engagements. In fact he ordered his entire platoon back while he took on the Germans. He repeatedly took German positions spearheading the attack. He is the highest and most decorated soldier in World WAR for a reason and it's because of multiple multiple multiple actions on his account
Kinda looked like the German soldier was making a brief inspection, he could’ve played dead or tried hiding and he might’ve survived…..but ofc, movie, gotta make it dramatic for the viewers lol
They were probably going to drop the grenades anyways. No to time to do anything useful with the tank, so clearing it out with shrapnel is the best bet.
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends.
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends.
@@rustomkanishka it is well known that young men that had to take over as head of the family while still extremely young make the best soldiers for exactly this reason. They think of the other soldiers around them as their responsibility. If you ever find yourself reading about the early life of the Congressional medal of Honor or Victoria Cross recipients make a note of how many lost their Dad early.
Audie Murphy's fight with the Germans was quite different than the ending battle of Fury. He was not a tanker nor was he fighting from inside a tank during his Medal of Honor action.
It wasn’t his tank destroyer. He hopped on it cause of the 50 cal on top. The smoke etc shielded him from the incoming German troops. Amazing Soldier. Was rejected by the marines. Etc cause of his small stature. He was the original LionHeart.
@@austinlancaster7982 I heard it was a man. Like not the size of a man in the fight but the size of the fight in the man. Which describes Audie Murphy to a T.
@@austinlancaster7982 I'd never heard it as cat either, but I suppose the it fits. I considered it in reference to betting on dogfighting, & I've never heard of underground cat fighting rings being a thing. Then again, I bet you could find that sorta thing somewhere. Thailand. Vietnam maybe. *unnecessary comment; no response required. Good day to you.
When he was charged with attempted murder, he became the only man to have ever successfully used the defense of "If I wanted him dead he would be dead." His record effectively removed any doubt that anyone might have had of that statement.
Sgt Fury was a well known comic book in the 60's/70's, one of them had fury on the top of his disabled tank taking on an entire german regiment just like pitt did in the movie "Fury".
I loved Audie Murphy as he portrayed himself in To Hell and Back. I wish it would be reshot but in how Steven Spielberg made Saving Private Ryan or how he and Tom Hanks shot Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
His PTSD also caused him to become addicted to prescription drugs, his reaction was to have someone lock him alone in a hotel room for days until he got it all out of his system. Badass through and through
This is fake bro War daddy was a real tanker His crew painted fury on barrel The tank is in a museum again was taken out for the movie I don't know why he lied for clicks
@@deathjack2032 there link for you check yourself, the details he stares are false for the event of Fury And his dates are off as well Allies had control of France completely by then, In September they were in Belgium for the market garden operation so there were countless errors on this UA-camr Real ww2 guys know this ;)
I read a biography on Audie Murphy. The stand he took that earned him the Medal of Honor was amazing. No less impressive was that while at Anzio, he repeatedly volunteered for night patrols, which meant slipping behind enemy lines to collect intel and kill a German or two. He went night-after-night. He said he didn't expect to survive the war and thought it was better he took the risks rather than one of his comrades.
Fun fact: During making the movie, where Murphy acted himself, director decided to cut out some scenes, thinking that people won't believe that actually happened. Even tho, everything was absolutely true, and Murphy just reenacted his actions from the battle.
Damyr In reality the only one who knew the truth was Audie as who else would know. I am just saying at his size he could of hid in the tank. Germans could have seen the Calvary coming and taken a covered. There was no camera no living witnesses. Right?
@@Jominycrocket0 You are so wrong about your point. Those who doubt what happened with Audie Murphy and also those who dislike, detract or hate him for whatever reason need to truly get an education for this would be a subject where not only are you wrong about his exploits, you are likely to be blown away by the actual truth of the bravery of this man. Just like Sargeant York, another man from deep in Appalachia, USA...His heart ♥ was indomitable. York and Murphy had true grit, and a lot of the Grace of God. A human being when tested beyond some threshold are capable of unimaginable, fantastical and unbelievable acts of bravery, courage and add any adjective. Every nation has their own Audie Murphy. I feel like watching one of his films now, thank you very much.
I didn't see a clear comparison, either. Mr. Murphy had an infantry platoon (20-30 soldiers) and an immobilized M10 tank destroyer. Fury had one immobilized tank. Not taking anything away from Mr. Murphy's service. What he and his men did was extraordinary. That's why I questioned the authenticity of Fury. At some point, don't you radio command, or find someone with a radio, and tell them you alone are unable to complete the assigned mission? Command could then make adjustments to their plans. I just don't see one Sherman going off to do battle all alone. The Red Army story I believe. Not one step back, Comrade!
Given how many panzerfaust the German unit is seen carrying, and given how they are attacking Fury from all directions, the final battle would have been over in mere minutes.
Perhaps, but if it was that late into the war, not many Veteran troops remained and this was shown by how they marched in file singing loudly in territory where enemies were nearby. You combine fresh recruits with a hail of gunfire and explosions, and you get the end result of the film due to the panic they would have faced until they realized it was one tank.
@@Noob3rt123 doesnt matter how experienced they are, if they surround your tank with multiple panzerfausts its over. The volkssturm sucked as a fighting force but still managed to destroy a lot of tanks
@@PrvnCoke did you even watch the movie bc if so you would see they only had 4 panzer Faust and they will only able to get panzerfaust of trucks mid battle, 4 panzer Faust that’s not a a lot so German soldiers had to wait for right time to fire
Sorry but the American Goverment is a shit Show you bombed lybia to the ground and Hillary only says ,,we came we saw he died“ how is a killer Hillary or Putin… 1 week before the end of the war in Europe your Country throw the Bunker Busters to destroy the roofes and the second wave was White phosphorus Dresden was Full with Refugees from East prussia etc 100.000 Deaths my Grandmother saw a mother holding his toddler completly burned Orioles melted down the streets… weeks later Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Test your new toys… but when it comes to Aces i think Erich hartmann shoot down Minimum 50 Planes more down then all of your fighter Aces in the pacific and Europe together dont get me wrong i dont want to mock Any soldier from both sides i want to mock goverments and since the USA was founded no day without war really? And Why is the Land of freedom Not for assange and snowden? And all of your war Movies are unrealistic af but i think every American wants to See Tom Hanks challeging a Tiger with his 1911😂😂👍
There's a similar story about a soviet tank that got its tracks damaged and was stuck in a bridge that the germans wanted to cross. Instead of fleeing the soviet crew stayed and delayed the germans for hours. Apparently no one in the tank survived and the story was told by the germans. I wonder how many stories of bravery have been forgotten because no one was left to tell or the survivors are gone.
@@bernhardtbruzzel5 Thank you for clarifying that. I read about it years ago and I couldn´t remember the details. One thing I´m sure of is that Hollywood will never make an accurate movie about that.
There was a British bomber pilot who was awarded the Victoria Cross on the recommendation of the German Uboat captain whose sub he sunk with his plane in flames. There were no allied witnesses but the testimony of the German captain was aaccepted and the pilot was awarded the VC postumously.
The thing many arm chair history's forget is the way Fury was made, it was a composition of different stories rolled into one tank crew. There were several details in the movie (Easter eggs as Disney kids say) where I recognized the story or photo that came from or that came from. If you are well versed in late war knowledge, go back, watch the film, and see how many historical Easter eggs you can find.
Murphy ended up being the most decorated american in WWII, and probably the most decorated man ever to receive accomodations in battle.... unlike most generals who rack up their medal count from a bunker 100miles away
@Yulis Nobody can say who the most "decorated" soldier ever has been, and it's ridiculous to make the claim. Murphy was often presented as the "most decorated" US soldier, but that was probably his movie studio pushing it to publicize their movies. That said, I have three questions for you: 1) what medal was "made justvfor him"?, and 2) if that's true, the guy was so badassed they created a medal just for him and you somehow think that's a negative?, and 3) which Russian do you claim is the most decorated soldier?
@Yulis You also can't say he's the most decorated soldier in history because you don't know that. That aside, that's a pretty impressive record. Too bad he fought for a country led by one of the most evil regimes in modern history. All that genocide and war crime stuff kind of tarnishes all those medals.
Nah that honor goes to Dan Daily. Won two MoHs and was recommended for a third. Dude held off a whole army during the Boxer rebellion. Most dont know who he is. But most are familiar to his rallying cry at Belleau Wood, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" That said, Murphy is a legend and earned himself undying glory. For WWII, he was the most decorated.
Murphy was a one man combined arms defense for a bit there, as he was also calling in indirect fire missions. I believe he later said that while standing on the burning tank, he knew he was in danger but it was the first time he’d been warm in weeks. Max level Chad.
I belive it was also Murphy who requested fire support from an artillery battery and when they asked "how close are they to your position?" he said "Go ahead and ask your fucking self!" while hanging the radio out of the tank
No , he actually replied with : If its my time to die , its my time. All i ask is.. if i have to give these bastards my life.. WE GIVEM HELL BEFORE I DO !!!!!!!!!
yeah it's the 'hold the phone' response. he'd bbeen correcting artillery fire and the man on the other end realized he was calling it down closer and closer to himself, eventually calling the strike down on his own head.
@@waders480yes, it is because he goes on to say. An enemy left with no escape will raise his morale and fight to death, when left with no hope. If left with the possibility of retreat, the enemy will take it every time. In russian, there is a saying that hope dies last.
I respectfully disagree, with sun tzu. With modern weapons, I say completely the encirclement and slaughter your enemy so they cannot regroupt to fight again.
When I was a kid I had no idea he was a war hero before he became an actor and I thought he's was great at acting in fact he was favourite actor for awhile then when I was much older I found about who he really was and what he had done ,here's some details Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 - 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition,Murphy enlisted on 30 June 1942 in Dallas. During his physical examination his height was recorded as( 5 feet 5.5 inches )(1.66 m) and his weight as 112 pounds (50.8 kg).in stature he would have been the kind of guy that might get sand kicked in his face on the beach by a bully, however that would have been a major mistake for any man to provoke Mr. Murphy,
There is a new zealander who won the victoria cross twice in ww2 most people have never heard of him at all its a shame because he was every bit as brave as Audie murphy
I was only born in 1958 , and Audi Murphy is a Legend to me , and he's not the only one , those who made it back alive (my Dad) and those who didn't . They made my world a better place . I am eternally grateful .
This wasn't the only amazing thing that tiny man did. He was 5'4" and had to fight his way into the military. He had a ton of other heroic incidents and has been called the real life captain America.
An choose military roles in acting. Not sure how this affected his PTSD, but he is a legend. A hero. The brilliant Medal of Honor Frontline has a god mode cheat called Audie Murphy mode.
Murphy also lost a big chunk out of his hip in the battle. This dude was the original badass. When he realized he was addicted to pills, he locked himself in a hotel room until his withdrawal symptoms were gone.
His last surving sibling died a few months ago. His niece lives seven houses down from me. He is my brother inlaw's second cousin twice removed. His story is well worth a read.
Germans were highly organised and usually are very adept in combat given that they have years of experience ahead of the Americans who entered the war later. Audie Murphy’s lone act of sheer courage and fighting tenacity against all odds truly is a miraculous act of self sacrifice to stave off the German attack.
Fury the story was actually inspired by Fray Bentos. A French tank in ww1 that became stuck in a mud crater and for over 24 hours the crew held position returning fire from inside the tank. Audie Murphies story inspired other things
They should mention that he played himself in the film "To Hell and Back" (1955) about his war experiences. I remember seeing it as a kid with my dad. Not in 1955 but on TV years later and my dad told me he was the real guy and it made a big impression.
My mom told me he was in the military, since then every time someone mentions his military experience, I think of all the other actors who served as well.
@@meine.alte_Seele There were a lot of actors...some who were actors before the war like Jimmy Stewart Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda... and others like Steve McQueen Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin who went into acting for exactly the same reason Murphy did...
Murphy didn’t command the tank, rather he was an infantryman who after his platoon was ambushed, called for his men to withdraw to the trees behind them while he mounted the top .50 cal MG on a damaged M10 that was part of the column. He maintained his position on the flaming M10 until he forced the germans to retreat. Either way still a great story of bravery.
I had to look up this guys story and it is insane. Orphaned as a teen, got inspired to enlist after Pearl Harbor. Wasn’t old enough so he forged his birth certificate. He was initially underweight but made it in the Army. Then became one of the most decorated WW2 soldiers. Credited with 241 kills. He has every combat award possible for the Army, and French + Belgian medals for heroism. After the war he went on to have an acting career. Then in his final years he had some financial troubles, but refused to take deals from cigarette / alcohol companies because he didn’t want to set a bad example What a life, o7
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends. He didn't want to be a hero and he didn't want any medals. He just didn't like anyone hurting his brothers.
@@benjamintherogue2421 I don't see many people coming back and celebrating their medals, it's more "how many families did I destroy for this piece of tin"
Audie Murphy is one of my heroes. My niece went thru special training in the army dedicated to him. I was so proud. I ran out and bought his biography, and his movies, and sent them to her. She didn't realize what a great ear hero he really was. A true American hero!
The SGT Audie Murphy Club, which I think is what you're talking about, is not really special training. The top 2 - 3 % of non commissioned officers get recommended and then they go through a board (which is a lot of studying which may be where you got the training idea from its a big time investment) But definitely be proud of your niece if that is what you're talking about it's only the top NCOs
@DeusVult I think what she meant was the "Murphy" training. I did it in AIT. Which has nothing to do with the award, which one of my DS got while I was at AIT. So as a reward we spent a Sunday doing the Murphy. It's a mile 100 pull ups 200 push ups 300 squats.
Audie Murphy was in the 3rd Infantry Division and now anyone sent to the 3rd ID has to watch a movie about him and pass a knowledge test as part of inbound processing.
I was just a kid in Central Texas when I knew Mr. Murphy. He was the nicest, quietest, kindest man though he was famous. We were also attracted to him because he wasn’t much bigger than most of us were, and he didn’t look very old. Some of the boys would tell him that they were going to quit school to be like him because we knew that he had quit after fifth grade so school obviously wasn’t necessary. He would always tell us that he hadn’t wanted to drop out but that he had to for his siblings. (I didn’t know until later that they were orphans and he was the man of the house.) He would always say he wished he had graduated and make them promise that they would finish school. We kids really liked to be around him when we could (although we must have drove him crazy) because we didn’t get candy very often, but he would give us peppermints. I knew he was special because of the way folks would treat him and talk to him and about him, but I would never have known that from just being around him because he was so modest. He would always have time for our questions because we were in awe of him being a movie star and would ask him about his movies, Hollywood, and if he knew different movie stars. As an adult, I was always amazed at how unassuming he was while being very famous. Most of all, though, I was saddened at thinking about the demons he had to be living with. I have to add that he was responsible for me eating a ton of mostly overripe bananas (we were poor) and drinking prodigious amounts of milk although I didn’t like to drink it plain. (Often I would double up by drinking banana milk: mashed up bananas and sugar mixed into a glass of milk.) When we would complain, Mom would remind us that Mr. Murphy got big enough to be a solder by eating bananas and drinking milk - and we would suddenly want more. 😂 Though he was small, Audie was a big, big man, and he has always been an inspiration to me.
thats a cool tidbit on Murphy. if i recall correctly, my grandma found he is a cousin of mine by marriage. and theres some.dovuments she has or found on him...now i need to find out what she has.
There was also a situation in ww1 wherein a british tank got stuck in the mud and survived for a few days and only 3 crew members died they fought off german attacks for a few days even though most of the tank guns were facing the wrong way so they had to use their hand guns the tanks name was frey bentos Edit: It was a mark IV tank that was stuck in the mud of pasccendale (probably mispelled that) and 2 died the driver and another crew member they spent 3 days and 2 nights inside the tank fending off the germans the main guns were pointing downwards due to its position they had to fight with whatever they had and some people think its the real inspiration of fury
Sorry but the American Goverment is a shit Show you bombed lybia to the ground and Hillary only says ,,we came we saw he died“ how is a killer Hillary or Putin… 1 week before the end of the war in Europe your Country throw the Bunker Busters to destroy the roofes and the second wave was White phosphorus Dresden was Full with Refugees from East prussia etc 100.000 Deaths my Grandmother saw a mother holding his toddler completly burned Orioles melted down the streets… weeks later Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Test your new toys… but when it comes to Aces i think Erich hartmann shoot down Minimum 50 Planes more down then all of your fighter Aces in the pacific and Europe together dont get me wrong i dont want to mock Any soldier from both sides i want to mock goverments and since the USA was founded no day without war really? And Why is the Land of freedom Not for assange and snowden? And all of your war Movies are unrealistic af but i think every American wants to See Tom Hanks challeging a Tiger with his 1911😂😂👍
Ah i know that real Story, it was feom the Real Event called battlefield 1. 100% pure true scientificly proofen facts. But some conspiracy idiots still say its a Video game
It's also worth mentioning that Murphy is the only soldier in U.S. history to receive two medals of honor. As well as being awarded damn near every medal for valor we have.
Sabaton wrote a song about him. Eabaton asked him family for his diary so some of the words in the song is Audies own words. The song is called TO HELL AND BACK
This scene could also be related with the Fray Bentos tank in WW1, where it got stuck in mud and had to fight of germans with its guns while later the crew one by one fled and abandoned the tank back to the british trenches
Fury is more based on the tank immobilised in the First World War. Murphy was an infantry officer. He wasn’t part of the M-10 crew. He saw the knocked out and burning M-10. He did use its AA machine gun and abandoned the vehicle shortly before it blew up, but the most significant aspect of the defence was his accurate artillery direction. That is not taking anything away from Murphy, but in terms of causing casualties and suppressing movement artillery has been and continues to be the true firepower on the battlefield. The only movie to ever get artillery right is A Bridge Too Far. They even get the clang of the casings right.
Visited his grave when I was on a trip to the US a few years back , I’d read so much about his heroism , I thought he’d earned a few minutes of my personal respect . Glad I did .
more info on audie: Audie Murphy was born on a sharecropper's farm on June 20,1925. Audie Murphy grew up in a tiny town in Texas and dropped out of school in 5th grade. He had 11 siblings and some of them may have enlisted in the US military. Audies father left and his mother died when he was just a teenager, he became an actor in 1948 and was in many action movies like a time for dying, 40 guns apache pass, Arizona raiders, Apache rifles, and many more. Audie Murphy participated in around 40 movies in his lifetime. In 1962 he became a songwriter, he tried to join the US army in the fight against Germany in 1942 and was initially turned down for being underweight (112 pounds) but he later got in that same year by falsifying his birth certificate with the help of his sister. Audie Murphy was assigned to the legendary 15th regiment 3rd infantry division after going to basic training in camp wolters texas. He was stationed in North Africa, and was inspired to join because of his close friend, he also joined to escape a difficult life, Audie Murphy was 17 when he enlisted. He was in many military campaigns during the second world war. Audie Murphy is known as an amazing hero for many reasons but what he did in holtzwihr is the main reason he is recognized today as a hero. Audie Murphy was in a town near Holtzwihr when a large group of enemy german infantrymen swiftly ambushed him, he climbed onto a burning tank and immediately took advantage of the deadly machine gun mounted on the top of the tank. Audie Murphy took out 20 german soldiers and later that day he led a successful counter attack while wounded and out of ammo. The first time that he had seen combat was during the invasion of Sicily, after that he was in many other battles such as, the battle of Anzio, liberation of Rome, and the invasion of southern France. Audie won many medals and awards for his actions near holtzwihr and earned himself the title of the most decorated soldier of ww2, he won around 28 medals including the Medal of Honor.
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I think the night battle with L G Pool is closer to the final fury battle. Pool was a Ssgt and his tank had run out of fuel. They fought the rest of the day and all through the night against a battalion of SS until refuel could arrive in the morning
In Murphy's case, he called in artillery fire on the German positions, causing the tanks to move away while the German infantry took cover. Then he used the fifty cal to hold off the Germans, then counterattacked with his own unit.
My dad is buried at Arlington about 4 rows from Murphy. Right next to the Tomb of the Unknowns. Murphys grave is surrounded by velvet ropes. Pretty cool.
They lived Loved Laughed Cried Suffered Persevered LIved & Died They all were special and had a unique strong to tell MAY they Rest In Peace ❤️🙏 or Keep on living in the next live
He didn’t ‘just’ win the Medal of Honor; he won ALL the medals for bravery the US had, most more than once, plus medals from Belgium and France. He was known as the most decorated soldier of WWII and all the kids wanted to see him play himself in the movies. A short, quiet, unassuming man with little formal education, he was a true American hero.
I haven't read all of the comments in this clip. But it was James Cagney who got Audie Murphy into movies because he heard of his heroics. The 2nd most decorated soldier was also a actor. His name is Neville Brand.
He found solace in acting until he was cast to play as himself in To Hell and Back, reliving the war made his ptsd worse. He scared the set crew as he insisted on carrying a loaded gun on him. In a final, desperate attempt to kick his drug addiction, he locked himself in a motel room. He came out 7 days later freed from his addiction. He died in a plane crash not long after. He was the most heavily decorated US soldier in history, earning nearly every medal.
There is a song about him. To Hell and Back by Sabaton.
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@Yulis but... How?
@@yulis6055 Absolute bullshit lmao
@Yulis it isn't
@Yulis And your life story is pure shat just like whats coming from your puny keyboard. Sorry, not sorry commie.
Audie Murphy was the only actor in Hollywood tough enough to play Audie Murphy.
And he had his auto-biography movie toned down because he didn't think audiences would believe the real story.
Honestly I think Tom Holland might boyish enough to actually do Audie Murphy Justice in a remake
Only because Chuck Norris declined the role. 😂
@@Brian30607 even Chuck Norris knew not to take that role.
Yeah and it worsened his PTSD
Not a good idea
This is not to detract from Audie Murphy but the questions of the authenticity is that in Fury the lone tank is surrounded by infantry with panzershrecks. The tank in Fury would have been toast in about 30 minutes or less.
honestly, it would've ended at the PAK40 scene if not before
Also the SS soldier seeing a survivor of the tank crew that just mauled his boys and he just leaves him there. Not sure about you, but I'd be pretty pissed off right then.
Always thought that. You see them literally marching with them and they never got used.
@@XXelpollodiabloXX seeing how young and norman-like this SS youth is! I doubt he will be pissed at seeing his most brutal SS comrades getting their comeuppance. Most likely he is looking for a way to slip away when nobody is looking.
Yes, to be fair panzerfausts where pretty rare. Got to remember the movie is...well a movie. The heavy gunfire probably happened but I doubt that many rocket propelled grenades where flying in ww2.
Big difference between "holding them off" and mowing down hundreds of NPC's running around like buffoons on a Hollywood set.
To quote him
“How close are the enemies?”
Audy:”STAY ON THE PHONE I’LL LET YOU TALK TO EM”
@Rodrigo Rodriguez The writing skills of a 11 yold.. congratulations
@@ZUPYNinGAMEpretend it's a bad German accent
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@@ZUPYNinGAME your skull is thicker than the frontal armor of a Maus
Don’t forget the guy called in an artillery strike on his own position we’re he said the famous quote “if you just hold the phone I’ll let you talk to one of the bastards”
Holy shit
It's so famous most of us just heard it now lmfao reach at its finest
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@Charged x5 just because you're an internet dwelling trog who lives under a rock doesn't mean the rest of us are.
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All the panzerfaust in the previous scene be looking like John cena in the final battle
It's not the overall battle that people have an issue with, it's the scene where the Germans are using Panzerfausts that seem to have little effect on the Sherman. Even though it was established (correctly) earlier in the film that these weapons could easily destroy a tank.
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Murphy was 5’4” and 112 pounds and is still, not only the most decorated ww2 soldier, but is to this day the most decorated US soldier IN HISTORY.
Soliders of small stature have it easier in modern combat. Smaller target, can move quicker and for longer
I'm pretty sure Heinz Ulrich Rudel is the most decorated ww2 soldier.
@@miketanner I feel like longer legs make running better tho bigger strides
@@miketannernot true, smaller target but carrying the weight of kit if look at averages smaller guy will tire alot quicker and be slower bc frame wasn't built for that weight. Is smaller target though
smaller guys are the most active and smaller guy always are the most courageous. They have something to prove unlike a tall dude.
Murphy was a very small man but with a huge heart. Quote General Patton
A short man from Texas, a man of the wild
not too short tbh, a very short man would make that garand look huge.
And balls of steel
Smaller target.
No WAY that a soldier who just lost dozens of fellow comrades would pretend not to see the guy hiding underneath the tank.
They wouldnt have been close alot of German units at this point where just full of randoms not people who'd been fighting together for years like allied units, + he wasn't a threat anymore and he would've known he'd get executed on the spot which is different to killing eachother in a battle
Random kids .not men
Hindsight and onlooker effect is a thing. I thought I learned CPR and thought I could help anyone in need but when I saw someone actually lying on the ground white as paper foaming at their mouth, I could not step up. Lots of people around but it wasn't me who did the cpr.
This young double S dude reflects Norman's innocence(kinda euwgh 🤢 on the director's part especially choosing essess for this) that he lost during the movie, but he just might be a reinforcement from other unit, and might be a green fella not knowing what to do when faced with the real circumstances.
Lots of stories from WW1 and WW2 of guys helping out the enemy. They were humans and most didn’t want to be there, especially towards the end
@@MNZGamin except for a battalion of SS troops.
A real hero with no super power ability, just courage ability
Like the bear Jew from inglourious
Murphy deserved that Medal of Honor for fighting off A WHOLE GERMAN ATTACK for a hour. Again, he deserved the medal
Yessir 😅
An hour is a long fight. Reloading himself? Good lord was with Audie.
wo why they didn't give it?
@@ARC7IT3CT He did. Did you not watch The video?
@@iamsuperior.45 ahh right thanks
Audie Murphy was a *tiny* guy. Was refused entry into the Marines on account of his small size, and the Army only reluctantly took him. Went on to become the most decorated American soldier of WWII and later spoke openly of his PTSD when PTSD was a taboo subject and advocated for treatment programs.
Cuz he realized there ain't no glory in war, that there ain't no glory in killing your white European brothers in blood.
man holding off the German attack in an hour with the M10 still burning will make you go nuts
@@joshuajoaquin5099 that's not only the half of it dude he saw a lot of his friends killed in previous engagements. In fact he ordered his entire platoon back while he took on the Germans. He repeatedly took German positions spearheading the attack. He is the highest and most decorated soldier in World WAR for a reason and it's because of multiple multiple multiple actions on his account
He was also underage at the time as well i believe
This dude was the real life CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Kinda looked like the German soldier was making a brief inspection, he could’ve played dead or tried hiding and he might’ve survived…..but ofc, movie, gotta make it dramatic for the viewers lol
Did you watch the movie?
@@skankhunt4220 I’m not referring to the guy that survived, I mean wardaddy
They were probably going to drop the grenades anyways. No to time to do anything useful with the tank, so clearing it out with shrapnel is the best bet.
As a Marine, I have to admit we screwed up when we told him he couldn’t join the Marines because he was too small.
God works in mysterious ways. He was needed here. He could’ve been useful elsewhere but he was *needed* here.
He also was calling in artillery strikes to try and hold off the enemy tanks
Artillery crew asked himhow close the Germans were. He said, "Hold a minute, I'll let you talk to them!".
@@anamericancelt6534 yeah they even have that line in "To Hell and Back", that movie is great
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends.
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends.
@@rustomkanishka it is well known that young men that had to take over as head of the family while still extremely young make the best soldiers for exactly this reason.
They think of the other soldiers around them as their responsibility.
If you ever find yourself reading about the early life of the Congressional medal of Honor or Victoria Cross recipients make a note of how many lost their Dad early.
Audie Murphy's fight with the Germans was quite different than the ending battle of Fury. He was not a tanker nor was he fighting from inside a tank during his Medal of Honor action.
Yeah idk why he portrayed it like this, I hate when people twist real stories like this, annoys the hell out of me
The tank commander was using an M2 while outside the turret like Murphy.
@@anamericancelt6534 yeah but he made it sound like Audie was a tank commander
It wasn’t his tank destroyer. He hopped on it cause of the 50 cal on top. The smoke etc shielded him from the incoming German troops. Amazing Soldier. Was rejected by the marines. Etc cause of his small stature. He was the original LionHeart.
@@chasemaynard3055 How?
He lived in Burbank Ca in a nondescript bungalow and was a very quiet man who enjoyed a cup of coffee most every day
He literally asked the director of his biography movie to tone it down because he thought the audience wouldn’t believe the real story.
Audie Murphy is the perfect example of "it's not the size of the cat in the fight, but the size of the fight in the cat"
I was just thinking that!
its dog... but whatever
@@austinlancaster7982 I heard it was a man. Like not the size of a man in the fight but the size of the fight in the man. Which describes Audie Murphy to a T.
@@austinlancaster7982 I'd never heard it as cat either, but I suppose the it fits. I considered it in reference to betting on dogfighting, & I've never heard of underground cat fighting rings being a thing. Then again, I bet you could find that sorta thing somewhere. Thailand. Vietnam maybe.
*unnecessary comment; no response required. Good day to you.
It's dog instead of cat
When he was charged with attempted murder, he became the only man to have ever successfully used the defense of "If I wanted him dead he would be dead." His record effectively removed any doubt that anyone might have had of that statement.
I think he did that because guy beat a dog but I could be wrong
Also makes it even more credible is that the guy was suffering from ptsd
Sgt Fury was a well known comic book in the 60's/70's, one of them had fury on the top of his disabled tank taking on an entire german regiment just like pitt did in the movie "Fury".
And he looked like a little teen-age kid, even years later, in war movies.
I loved Audie Murphy as he portrayed himself in To Hell and Back. I wish it would be reshot but in how Steven Spielberg made Saving Private Ryan or how he and Tom Hanks shot Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
nope Hollywood makes to many remakes an they ruin them
leave it be no one can play Audie Murphy but Audie Murphy
To hell and back the song?
@@senseishu937
The film
@@senseishu937 CROSSES GROW ON ANZIO
Nobody but Murphy could ever play Murphy
His PTSD also caused him to become addicted to prescription drugs, his reaction was to have someone lock him alone in a hotel room for days until he got it all out of his system. Badass through and through
E
Just because it gets out of your system doesn’t mean it hasn’t affected your brain and it’s over then and there ….
This is fake bro
War daddy was a real tanker
His crew painted fury on barrel
The tank is in a museum again was taken out for the movie
I don't know why he lied for clicks
@@ShortReviewerRetroGamesbro what 😂 this is based on a true story
@@deathjack2032 there link for you check yourself, the details he stares are false for the event of Fury
And his dates are off as well
Allies had control of France completely by then,
In September they were in Belgium for the market garden operation so there were countless errors on this UA-camr
Real ww2 guys know this ;)
So glad he was on our side. Audie Murphy was the man of men. Great actor loved his movies. He was a true war hero. Well deserved off all his medals.
Bruh most if not all of the battle scenes in the movie are full of inaccuracies how is this news 😂
I read a biography on Audie Murphy. The stand he took that earned him the Medal of Honor was amazing. No less impressive was that while at Anzio, he repeatedly volunteered for night patrols, which meant slipping behind enemy lines to collect intel and kill a German or two. He went night-after-night. He said he didn't expect to survive the war and thought it was better he took the risks rather than one of his comrades.
Fun fact: During making the movie, where Murphy acted himself, director decided to cut out some scenes, thinking that people won't believe that actually happened. Even tho, everything was absolutely true, and Murphy just reenacted his actions from the battle.
Same thing happened with Hacksaw Ridge.
Damyr
In reality the only one who knew the truth was Audie as who else would
know. I am just saying at his size he could of hid in the tank. Germans could have seen the Calvary coming and taken a covered. There was no camera no living witnesses. Right?
Director didn't cut out scenes....Audie Murphy never did the scenes because he didn't think people would believe them.
@@Jominycrocket0
You are so wrong about your point. Those who doubt what happened with Audie Murphy and also those who dislike, detract or hate him for whatever reason need to truly get an education for this would be a subject where not only are you wrong about his exploits, you are likely to be blown away by the actual truth of the bravery of this man.
Just like Sargeant York, another man from deep in Appalachia, USA...His heart ♥ was indomitable.
York and Murphy had true grit, and a lot of the Grace of God.
A human being when tested beyond some threshold are capable of unimaginable, fantastical and unbelievable acts of bravery, courage and add any adjective.
Every nation has their own Audie Murphy.
I feel like watching one of his films now, thank you very much.
The movie Fury was actually based on a Russian KV1 tank that held off hundreds of Germans for so many days before finally being destroyed.
I didn't see a clear comparison, either. Mr. Murphy had an infantry platoon (20-30 soldiers) and an immobilized M10 tank destroyer. Fury had one immobilized tank. Not taking anything away from Mr. Murphy's service. What he and his men did was extraordinary. That's why I questioned the authenticity of Fury. At some point, don't you radio command, or find someone with a radio, and tell them you alone are unable to complete the assigned mission? Command could then make adjustments to their plans. I just don't see one Sherman going off to do battle all alone. The Red Army story I believe. Not one step back, Comrade!
I love Audie Murphy he was one hell of a great soldier and actor
Given how many panzerfaust the German unit is seen carrying, and given how they are attacking Fury from all directions, the final battle would have been over in mere minutes.
Perhaps, but if it was that late into the war, not many Veteran troops remained and this was shown by how they marched in file singing loudly in territory where enemies were nearby.
You combine fresh recruits with a hail of gunfire and explosions, and you get the end result of the film due to the panic they would have faced until they realized it was one tank.
@@Noob3rt123 doesnt matter how experienced they are, if they surround your tank with multiple panzerfausts its over. The volkssturm sucked as a fighting force but still managed to destroy a lot of tanks
yea, in the real life situation they had unmounted troops to support the tank until it was disabled
@@PrvnCoke did you even watch the movie bc if so you would see they only had 4 panzer Faust and they will only able to get panzerfaust of trucks mid battle, 4 panzer Faust that’s not a a lot so German soldiers had to wait for right time to fire
Sorry but the American Goverment is a shit Show you bombed lybia to the ground and Hillary only says ,,we came we saw he died“ how is a killer Hillary or Putin… 1 week before the end of the war in Europe your Country throw the Bunker Busters to destroy the roofes and the second wave was White phosphorus Dresden was Full with Refugees from East prussia etc 100.000 Deaths my Grandmother saw a mother holding his toddler completly burned Orioles melted down the streets… weeks later Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Test your new toys… but when it comes to Aces i think Erich hartmann shoot down Minimum 50 Planes more down then all of your fighter Aces in the pacific and Europe together dont get me wrong i dont want to mock Any soldier from both sides i want to mock goverments and since the USA was founded no day without war really? And Why is the Land of freedom Not for assange and snowden? And all of your war Movies are unrealistic af but i think every American wants to See Tom Hanks challeging a Tiger with his 1911😂😂👍
“IF YOU JUST HOLD THE PHONE, I’LL LET YOU TALK TO THE BASTARDS!”
Truly a selfless hero.
Not many here will get the quote - but yes, truly a selfless hero
LOL I KNOW THIS QUOTE HAHA
I found a new level of respect for solders in tanks after watching Fury. Such a good movie.
It's so realistic because the guy that played the Murphy-like character in the film Fury was also an actor!
In his book he said standing on that burning tank was the first time his feet were warm in days😊
There's a similar story about a soviet tank that got its tracks damaged and was stuck in a bridge that the germans wanted to cross. Instead of fleeing the soviet crew stayed and delayed the germans for hours. Apparently no one in the tank survived and the story was told by the germans. I wonder how many stories of bravery have been forgotten because no one was left to tell or the survivors are gone.
It was KV tank its still debated if it was a KV1 or 2 but most likely a 1. He held the road to Raseinei.
@@bernhardtbruzzel5 Thank you for clarifying that. I read about it years ago and I couldn´t remember the details.
One thing I´m sure of is that Hollywood will never make an accurate movie about that.
@@alejandroxrev yeah no problem.
There was a British bomber pilot who was awarded the Victoria Cross on the recommendation of the German Uboat captain whose sub he sunk with his plane in flames. There were no allied witnesses but the testimony of the German captain was aaccepted and the pilot was awarded the VC postumously.
Yes, KV2 at the crossroads
Movies like this are always about a true story
The thing many arm chair history's forget is the way Fury was made, it was a composition of different stories rolled into one tank crew. There were several details in the movie (Easter eggs as Disney kids say) where I recognized the story or photo that came from or that came from. If you are well versed in late war knowledge, go back, watch the film, and see how many historical Easter eggs you can find.
Murphy ended up being the most decorated american in WWII, and probably the most decorated man ever to receive accomodations in battle.... unlike most generals who rack up their medal count from a bunker 100miles away
Fury has nothing to do with Audie Murphy. Dude was a platoon leader. Like 50 people not a tank. THIS IS A LIE
@Yulis Nobody can say who the most "decorated" soldier ever has been, and it's ridiculous to make the claim. Murphy was often presented as the "most decorated" US soldier, but that was probably his movie studio pushing it to publicize their movies. That said, I have three questions for you: 1) what medal was "made justvfor him"?, and 2) if that's true, the guy was so badassed they created a medal just for him and you somehow think that's a negative?, and 3) which Russian do you claim is the most decorated soldier?
@Yulis You also can't say he's the most decorated soldier in history because you don't know that. That aside, that's a pretty impressive record. Too bad he fought for a country led by one of the most evil regimes in modern history. All that genocide and war crime stuff kind of tarnishes all those medals.
Nah that honor goes to Dan Daily. Won two MoHs and was recommended for a third. Dude held off a whole army during the Boxer rebellion. Most dont know who he is.
But most are familiar to his rallying cry at Belleau Wood, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"
That said, Murphy is a legend and earned himself undying glory. For WWII, he was the most decorated.
@Yulis says the nazi. Lol
Murphy was a one man combined arms defense for a bit there, as he was also calling in indirect fire missions. I believe he later said that while standing on the burning tank, he knew he was in danger but it was the first time he’d been warm in weeks. Max level Chad.
How does he even walk with balls that big?
@@BuddinGHPwheelbarrow
The fact that the tank gets hit by an Antitank missile and he continues for one hour fighting without the enemy using another Antitank blows my mind😂
To hell and back has that as an ending and it's crazy because he actually did that.
I belive it was also Murphy who requested fire support from an artillery battery and when they asked "how close are they to your position?" he said "Go ahead and ask your fucking self!" while hanging the radio out of the tank
Another one of his exploits that has been in film multiple times. Dude was truly a mad unit
Actually he replied with. HOLD THE PHONE AND ILL LET YOU TALK TO ONE OF THE BASTERDS
No , he actually replied with : If its my time to die , its my time. All i ask is.. if i have to give these bastards my life.. WE GIVEM HELL BEFORE I DO !!!!!!!!!
yeah it's the 'hold the phone' response. he'd bbeen correcting artillery fire and the man on the other end realized he was calling it down closer and closer to himself, eventually calling the strike down on his own head.
It was him calling fire support on his own position that won him the MOH!
When your army surrounds the enemy, leave an outlet. Don't press a desperate foe. - Sun Tzu
Is that an actual Sun Tzu quote? I can’t tell these days😂💀
@@waders480 there's a simple solution for your problem. Read the book. I know. I won't hold my breath.
@@deep5468the greatest victory is the defeat of one's ego.
@@waders480yes, it is because he goes on to say.
An enemy left with no escape will raise his morale and fight to death, when left with no hope. If left with the possibility of retreat, the enemy will take it every time.
In russian, there is a saying that hope dies last.
I respectfully disagree, with sun tzu. With modern weapons, I say completely the encirclement and slaughter your enemy so they cannot regroupt to fight again.
It was actually a combination of events, but the final battle of Fury is mostly based on the tank called Fray Bentos in World War 1.
When I was a kid I had no idea he was a war hero before he became an actor and I thought he's was great at acting in fact he was favourite actor for awhile then when I was much older I found about who he really was and what he had done ,here's some details Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 - 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition,Murphy enlisted on 30 June 1942 in Dallas. During his physical examination his height was recorded as( 5 feet 5.5 inches )(1.66 m) and his weight as 112 pounds (50.8 kg).in stature he would have been the kind of guy that might get sand kicked in his face on the beach by a bully, however that would have been a major mistake for any man to provoke Mr. Murphy,
"Gather round me and listen while i speak of a war where hell is six feet"
And all along the shore, where cannons still roar
They're haunting my dreams, they're still there when I speak
Most people over the age of 50 know Audie Murphy's story. Not just a movie cowboy, the most decorated soldier of WW2.
There is a new zealander who won the victoria cross twice in ww2 most people have never heard of him at all its a shame because he was every bit as brave as Audie murphy
@@bigblue390 no one under the age of 50 knows anything but mustache man bad now days
Most decorated soldier in American history.
I was only born in 1958 , and Audi Murphy is a Legend to me , and he's not the only one , those who made it back alive (my Dad) and those who didn't . They made my world a better place . I am eternally grateful .
Wardaddy was a real person but the tank had a different name in real life his tank was named "In The Mood"
This wasn't the only amazing thing that tiny man did. He was 5'4" and had to fight his way into the military. He had a ton of other heroic incidents and has been called the real life captain America.
"A short man from texas, a man of the wild."
“Thrown into combat where bodies lay piled”
"Hides his emotions his blood's running cold"
@@getgoodbudy101just like his victories his story unfolds
"Bright, a white light, if there'd be any glory in war"
"Let it rest, on Men like Him!"
Honestly while the final battle in Fury is unrealistic you have to admit it’s is extremely well done and is graphic, intense, emotional, and shocking
There is a scene in the movie Platoon were Bunny (Kevin Dillon) “You're hanging out with Audie Murphy here my man!” So now I know who this man is.
Yep
"How close are they?"
"Give me a minute I'll let you talk to the bastards!"
😅😅😅😂 gaaaaddaaam
Audie Murphy is the guy who chases Chuck Norris in his bad dreams
An choose military roles in acting. Not sure how this affected his PTSD, but he is a legend. A hero. The brilliant Medal of Honor Frontline has a god mode cheat called Audie Murphy mode.
You forgot that he also destroyed the entire Reichstag from his machine gun all the way from France
I did a report on him in school. Dude was a bad ass. "To Hell and Back!!"
CROSSES GROW ON ANZIO
WERE NO SOLDIERS SLEEP AND WHERE HELL'S SIX FEET DEEP
Fury may not have done him well but Sabaton has, with a song immortalizing him aptly named 'To Hell And Back'
Great song.
Dang that song is about him? Should've known 😅
Even better. The lyrics are partly taken from a poem Murphy wrote himself. Fixed typo.
@@michaelpettersson4919 Where hell is 6 feet deep...
@@Fiz0110 The Death does wait, there’s no debate, he charged and attacked, going
T O H E L L A N D B A C K
Murphy also lost a big chunk out of his hip in the battle. This dude was the original badass. When he realized he was addicted to pills, he locked himself in a hotel room until his withdrawal symptoms were gone.
Dude fought single-handedly to hold back the enemy for an hour on a vehicle that was literally on fire. What a goon.
His last surving sibling died a few months ago. His niece lives seven houses down from me. He is my brother inlaw's second cousin twice removed. His story is well worth a read.
My grandpa got to meet him a couple times when he was in the Army. My grandpa said Murphy was a very down to earth and kind person
Germans were highly organised and usually are very adept in combat given that they have years of experience ahead of the Americans who entered the war later. Audie Murphy’s lone act of sheer courage and fighting tenacity against all odds truly is a miraculous act of self sacrifice to stave off the German attack.
Fury the story was actually inspired by Fray Bentos. A French tank in ww1 that became stuck in a mud crater and for over 24 hours the crew held position returning fire from inside the tank. Audie Murphies story inspired other things
They should mention that he played himself in the film "To Hell and Back" (1955) about his war experiences.
I remember seeing it as a kid with my dad. Not in 1955 but on TV years later and my dad told me he was the real guy and it made a big impression.
And sabaton dedicated a song for him with the same name
My mom told me he was in the military, since then every time someone mentions his military experience, I think of all the other actors who served as well.
My dad would.always, " played himself in the movie" how bad ass Is that
@@meine.alte_Seele There were a lot of actors...some who were actors before the war like Jimmy Stewart Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda... and others like Steve McQueen Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin who went into acting for exactly the same reason Murphy did...
@@wildfire160 👍😁
The OG Murph. The only guy badass enough to play himself in a movie.
That's insane
His book, To Hell and Back is one I read every 5-6 years.
As well as Rudy Reyes
Murphy didn’t command the tank, rather he was an infantryman who after his platoon was ambushed, called for his men to withdraw to the trees behind them while he mounted the top .50 cal MG on a damaged M10 that was part of the column. He maintained his position on the flaming M10 until he forced the germans to retreat. Either way still a great story of bravery.
I had to look up this guys story and it is insane.
Orphaned as a teen, got inspired to enlist after Pearl Harbor. Wasn’t old enough so he forged his birth certificate. He was initially underweight but made it in the Army. Then became one of the most decorated WW2 soldiers. Credited with 241 kills. He has every combat award possible for the Army, and French + Belgian medals for heroism.
After the war he went on to have an acting career. Then in his final years he had some financial troubles, but refused to take deals from cigarette / alcohol companies because he didn’t want to set a bad example
What a life, o7
When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, he replied, "They were killing my friends.
He didn't want to be a hero and he didn't want any medals. He just didn't like anyone hurting his brothers.
medals are worthless, no one does anything for a medal, they get them for doing what comrades should do for one another
@@Max-js1mx The false whore of fame, as Rollo May would say.
@@Max-js1mx Medals are not worthless. They're not why anyone does anything important, but that doesn't make them unimportant.
@@benjamintherogue2421 I don't see many people coming back and celebrating their medals, it's more "how many families did I destroy for this piece of tin"
Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte: “Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war”
He won more battles than he lost.
Audie Murphy is one of my heroes. My niece went thru special training in the army dedicated to him. I was so proud. I ran out and bought his biography, and his movies, and sent them to her. She didn't realize what a great ear hero he really was. A true American hero!
The SGT Audie Murphy Club, which I think is what you're talking about, is not really special training. The top 2 - 3 % of non commissioned officers get recommended and then they go through a board (which is a lot of studying which may be where you got the training idea from its a big time investment)
But definitely be proud of your niece if that is what you're talking about it's only the top NCOs
Ears everywhere are in his debt.
@DeusVult I think what she meant was the "Murphy" training. I did it in AIT. Which has nothing to do with the award, which one of my DS got while I was at AIT. So as a reward we spent a Sunday doing the Murphy. It's a mile 100 pull ups 200 push ups 300 squats.
He was great in trading places
My grandpa walked out of fury he was literally in the 2nd armored division in the Vietnam war .
Audie Murphy was in the 3rd Infantry Division and now anyone sent to the 3rd ID has to watch a movie about him and pass a knowledge test as part of inbound processing.
I was just a kid in Central Texas when I knew Mr. Murphy. He was the nicest, quietest, kindest man though he was famous. We were also attracted to him because he wasn’t much bigger than most of us were, and he didn’t look very old.
Some of the boys would tell him that they were going to quit school to be like him because we knew that he had quit after fifth grade so school obviously wasn’t necessary. He would always tell us that he hadn’t wanted to drop out but that he had to for his siblings. (I didn’t know until later that they were orphans and he was the man of the house.) He would always say he wished he had graduated and make them promise that they would finish school.
We kids really liked to be around him when we could (although we must have drove him crazy) because we didn’t get candy very often, but he would give us peppermints.
I knew he was special because of the way folks would treat him and talk to him and about him, but I would never have known that from just being around him because he was so modest. He would always have time for our questions because we were in awe of him being a movie star and would ask him about his movies, Hollywood, and if he knew different movie stars.
As an adult, I was always amazed at how unassuming he was while being very famous. Most of all, though, I was saddened at thinking about the demons he had to be living with.
I have to add that he was responsible for me eating a ton of mostly overripe bananas (we were poor) and drinking prodigious amounts of milk although I didn’t like to drink it plain. (Often I would double up by drinking banana milk: mashed up bananas and sugar mixed into a glass of milk.) When we would complain, Mom would remind us that Mr. Murphy got big enough to be a solder by eating bananas and drinking milk - and we would suddenly want more. 😂
Though he was small, Audie was a big, big man, and he has always been an inspiration to me.
Thank you for your very long story.
You have a Murphy trait, unselfishness.
Stay safe!
thats a cool tidbit on Murphy. if i recall correctly, my grandma found he is a cousin of mine by marriage. and theres some.dovuments she has or found on him...now i need to find out what she has.
Amazing!
That was lovely to read my friend. Well done for putting the story over so succinctly.
Thanks for those lovely memories. Take good care, friends
There was also a situation in ww1 wherein a british tank got stuck in the mud and survived for a few days and only 3 crew members died they fought off german attacks for a few days even though most of the tank guns were facing the wrong way so they had to use their hand guns the tanks name was frey bentos
Edit: It was a mark IV tank that was stuck in the mud of pasccendale (probably mispelled that) and 2 died the driver and another crew member they spent 3 days and 2 nights inside the tank fending off the germans the main guns were pointing downwards due to its position they had to fight with whatever they had and some people think its the real inspiration of fury
Sorry but the American Goverment is a shit Show you bombed lybia to the ground and Hillary only says ,,we came we saw he died“ how is a killer Hillary or Putin… 1 week before the end of the war in Europe your Country throw the Bunker Busters to destroy the roofes and the second wave was White phosphorus Dresden was Full with Refugees from East prussia etc 100.000 Deaths my Grandmother saw a mother holding his toddler completly burned Orioles melted down the streets… weeks later Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Test your new toys… but when it comes to Aces i think Erich hartmann shoot down Minimum 50 Planes more down then all of your fighter Aces in the pacific and Europe together dont get me wrong i dont want to mock Any soldier from both sides i want to mock goverments and since the USA was founded no day without war really? And Why is the Land of freedom Not for assange and snowden? And all of your war Movies are unrealistic af but i think every American wants to See Tom Hanks challeging a Tiger with his 1911😂😂👍
Battlefield 1?
Bro please learn what punctuation is. Use some periods man.
Ah i know that real Story, it was feom the Real Event called battlefield 1.
100% pure true scientificly proofen facts.
But some conspiracy idiots still say its a Video game
@@ZZubZZeroits better to read it all at once
It's also worth mentioning that Murphy is the only soldier in U.S. history to receive two medals of honor. As well as being awarded damn near every medal for valor we have.
Sabaton wrote a song about him. Eabaton asked him family for his diary so some of the words in the song is Audies own words. The song is called TO HELL AND BACK
Sabaton Intensifies
He wasn't thinking like that in the act. That's why many U.S. soldiers turn transexual or off themselves.
A short man from Texas
@@Xx_Rd_Drgn_xX A man of the wild
Thrown into combat
Where bodies lie piled
@@HUNK1998 Hides his emotions, his blood running cold
@@TeamQuiltzYT*just like his victories, his story unfolds*
For those who don’t know him, read his history and watch his war movies and westerns. The guy is a true legend and was fearless!
This scene could also be related with the Fray Bentos tank in WW1, where it got stuck in mud and had to fight of germans with its guns while later the crew one by one fled and abandoned the tank back to the british trenches
Fury is more based on the tank immobilised in the First World War.
Murphy was an infantry officer.
He wasn’t part of the M-10 crew.
He saw the knocked out and burning M-10. He did use its AA machine gun and abandoned the vehicle shortly before it blew up, but the most significant aspect of the defence was his accurate artillery direction.
That is not taking anything away from Murphy, but in terms of causing casualties and suppressing movement artillery has been and continues to be the true firepower on the battlefield.
The only movie to ever get artillery right is A Bridge Too Far. They even get the clang of the casings right.
Audie Murphy was a badass Texan.
Proud to call him a fellow Texan.
Hell yea my dude
Visited his grave when I was on a trip to the US a few years back , I’d read so much about his heroism , I thought he’d earned a few minutes of my personal respect . Glad I did .
Where is his grave?
@@MJ-cb8nl Arlington cemetery in Virginia
He was 5' 4" and the single most decorated soldier in WWII
Murphy ended up playing himself in a movie later.
more info on audie:
Audie Murphy was born on a sharecropper's farm on June 20,1925. Audie Murphy grew up in a tiny town in Texas and dropped out of school in 5th grade. He had 11 siblings and some of them may have enlisted in the US military. Audies father left and his mother died when he was just a teenager, he became an actor in 1948 and was in many action movies like a time for dying, 40 guns apache pass, Arizona raiders, Apache rifles, and many more. Audie Murphy participated in around 40 movies in his lifetime. In 1962 he became a songwriter, he tried to join the US army in the fight against Germany in 1942 and was initially turned down for being underweight (112 pounds) but he later got in that same year by falsifying his birth certificate with the help of his sister. Audie Murphy was assigned to the legendary 15th regiment 3rd
infantry division after going to basic training in camp wolters texas. He was stationed in North Africa, and was inspired to join because of his close friend, he also joined to escape a difficult life, Audie Murphy was 17 when he enlisted. He was in many military campaigns during the second world war. Audie Murphy is known as an amazing hero for many reasons but what he did in holtzwihr is the main reason he is recognized today
as a hero. Audie Murphy was in a town near Holtzwihr when a large group of enemy german infantrymen swiftly ambushed him, he climbed onto a burning tank and immediately took advantage of the deadly machine gun mounted on the top of the tank. Audie Murphy took out 20 german soldiers and later that day he led a successful counter attack while wounded and out of ammo. The first time that he had seen combat was during the invasion of Sicily, after that he was in many other battles such as, the battle of Anzio, liberation of Rome, and the invasion of southern France. Audie won many medals and awards for his actions near holtzwihr and earned himself the title of the most decorated soldier of ww2, he won around 28 medals including the Medal of Honor.
Brave German soldiers there! 😎👍💪🍀💙🐺
@@wolfganggugelweith8760 against one Texan
@@sunofpeter2 Them Texans are some wild sumbitches..I served with 2 guys in my unit and I'm from Tennessee and we were nicknamed the 3 amigos while we were in the Marines...I thoroughly believe if this country ever came under attack, Tennessee and Texas will fight side by side till the end..I got mad respect for Texas!💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸
Murphy was a brave young man. He died in a plane crash on the side of Brushy Mountain near Catawba, Virginia
I think the night battle with L G Pool is closer to the final fury battle.
Pool was a Ssgt and his tank had run out of fuel. They fought the rest of the day and all through the night against a battalion of SS until refuel could arrive in the morning
In Murphy's case, he called in artillery fire on the German positions, causing the tanks to move away while the German infantry took cover.
Then he used the fifty cal to hold off the Germans, then counterattacked with his own unit.
Medal of Honor, 2 silver stars in 3 days, and more medals than you can shake a stick at. One brave son of a gun.
My dad is buried at Arlington about 4 rows from Murphy. Right next to the Tomb of the Unknowns. Murphys grave is surrounded by velvet ropes. Pretty cool.
Has he seen inglourious basterds@@WhizzingFish12
Gotta love it! "Murphy REFUSED to give up".
yeah i doubt they would take prisoners in the mid of a fight xD
They lived
Loved
Laughed
Cried
Suffered
Persevered
LIved & Died
They all were special and had a unique strong to tell
MAY they Rest In Peace ❤️🙏
or Keep on living in the next live
Audie Murphy became a Hollywood superstar landing leading role in several movies.
I liked how you covered his life after the war. I think it helps to tell peoples stories and not reduce them to a single event
He didn’t ‘just’ win the Medal of Honor; he won ALL the medals for bravery the US had, most more than once, plus medals from Belgium and France. He was known as the most decorated soldier of WWII and all the kids wanted to see him play himself in the movies. A short, quiet, unassuming man with little formal education, he was a true American hero.
You don't "win" the Medal of Honor. You receive it. Getting it isn't winning anything - most awardees never live to make it to the ceremony.
@@REALfish1552Exactly. They arent won. They are earned.
I haven't read all of the comments in this clip. But it was James Cagney who got Audie Murphy into movies because he heard of his heroics. The 2nd most decorated soldier was also a actor. His name is Neville Brand.
The movie is all but authentic!