Apologies for the reupload guys. There were some issues with the video. I'll get the next up ASAP due to your wait! Poor James McAvoy! And can they not fake out killing Nixon, please? It's too sad to contemplate! I feel Germany drawing ever closer and it's all getting rather tense!
The plan to invade holland by Montgomery was a very bold and dangerous plan. But the biggest reason it failed is because either the intelligence was either way off or they said it was mostly old men and kids to give the allies more confidence. In not sure witch but it led to the biggest loss for the allies for the entire war
Biggest reason it failed was because there were two veteran elite SS Panzer divisions from the Eastern Front resting and refitting in Holland. Due to faulty intelligence the Allies dropped basically right on top of them.
I actually had the honor of meeting and talking to Bull Randelman several times. He was a very humble man. Very Soft spoken. I knew he had served in Easy CO 101st 506 PIR. I knew some of what they had done, but not to the extent of it. He didn't talk much about it. He played off the seriousness of his injury, stating so many more were hurt far worse than I was. I was even at his funeral. He's Buried in Texarkana Texas. I live in Longview, TX only about a hr and a half car ride away. I told him I was in the Navy, He said I have no idea how you guys do what you do on those ships, and not be afraid of combat at sea. He would not accept any personal praise for his actions. He would always turn it and praise you and not himself. He was a genuine caring man. It was a honor to be able to meet him.
Such quiet men are worth their weight in gold, but history doesn't always get the chance to remember them. Thank you for sharing, and for your own service.
It had less to do with sensibility and more to do with "shit, shit, how do I carry all this stuff that I'm going to need while fighting completely cut off behind enemy lines and unable to be resupplied?". Paratroopers would thus end up strapping things all over their bodies. Their uniforms had additional pockets to carry gear, they'd tie items to their arms, legs or wherever they could just to be able to carry as much as they possibly could. The standard infantryman carried a bandage as well, but it was in a pouch which hung from his cartridge belt. The paratrooper bandage was a little larger because, in addition to a bandage, each paratrooper also had a syrette of morphine and a tourniquet, while the standard infantryman only carried a bandage. Probably more information than you cared to know about WWII bandages. ;)
Gotta love the story behind the Leg Bag too. Paratroopers needed a lot of stuff right? Can't carry a bag on your back, because of the parachute, solution? Make a bag that straps around the soldiers leg! Until he jumps out of the aircraft and the wind shear tears it off of him, leaving a lot of soldiers without any equipment or ammunition. Hence the scene in this episode about where to secure your weapons and ammo!
Juliette Reacts Its actually called a battle/field dressing, we still use them in the military today. I'm in the Royal Australian Navy and the ones we have are made in Israel.
4:18 Fun fact, that elderly gentleman sitting at the table with the flag in hand is the REAL "Babe" Heffron, a member of the 101st and a character shown in this series.
Found your channel by accident. Im a huge BoB and ww2 buff, and stumbled on to you by accident. Glad i did.....Your such a sweetheart. I always get emotional watching band of brothers and even more so watching you react the same way that I do. So glad you find as much appreciation in this greatest generation as i do....cheers!
I know this old. But I love these reactions. It's awesome that you show love for these men that fought, bled, and died for their country. They sacrificed everything. May their sacrifice never be forgotten. British and the United states. Thank you for showing compassion for these men
I know this has been 3+ years ago but I'm continually enthralled by your emotion and commentary about these episodes. You're very detailed about what you see has happened and even what might have been. Your emotion is the best! I feel every tear. I'm watching every one I just wish I could see entire episodes with you. Please know I appreciate your content.
It broke my heart when the little boy's father says "He's never tasted chocolate." Which is kind of funny as Major Winters chose Hershey, Pa to live out his days!!
Really? That's sweet (haha). I've gotta say, I once tried some Hershey chocolate and it was the worst I've ever tasted. Not that it's a reflection of all American chocolate, I'm sure! And if I was a poor 1940s Dutch boy I'm sure I'd have been delighted by it!
@@JulietteReacts No that's how all American Chocolate tastes. It's due to the way it's made, it contains butyric acid (which is also found in parmesan cheese). To those not used to it, it tastes like vomit. The reason it was made that way was to increase shelf life, which isn't as much of a factor these days with refrigeration.
@@JulietteReacts Here's a video detailing it in a much better way than I can in a youtube comment typed up on n my phone: ua-cam.com/video/J44svaQc5WY/v-deo.html
That look bull gives that local girl in the barn says so much. Because she made a noise, he ended up having to kill that German and almost got them all killed. If you notice, in a later episode when they're in bastogne, the scene where they're discussing everyone's wounds, it shows bull thinking about that wound he got, I'll bet his mind went back to the barn.
Travis Allen Annoyingly I've already seen the first series of The Expanse - I'm sorry! What incredible show. I'd like to check out the books. And I need to catch up with the show.
Fear not the chocolate scene gets me every time even though I've watched the series umpteen times and worn the kit, fired the weapons , gone to Normandy and met the veterans too. :o)
As this young woman watches and reacts to this series i see a young woman falling in love with a group of men now old enough to be her grandfathers......Its special
I can't remember the history at the moment and can't look it up right now, I wonder if the Germans razed this particular village after this battle, or left it intact.
Its not fair, the Americans like to say the Market Garden as "Montgomery's personal plan" but it had a huge amount of American influence and changes before it was put in place. It turned into one of the biggest disasters of the War. The Americans like to pass the blame onto Montgomery.
Oh girl, you would look gorgeous with victory rolls! I'm watching your reactions 3 years after they were posted, but I hope you successfully got them done one day!
Ahh that's so lovely, thankyou! I've actually been properly trying to do it recently. I bought a tool which helps. I've definitely not got the hang of it but it's been fun. imgur.com/a/C5ZqWF4
I don't know if anyone ever answered you, but the thing tucked into their helmet band are bandages. They tucked them into the band of their helmet so they could grab them more easily.
I'm fascinated by those 1 on 1 moments in any war movie or show, because they all have them, but it is a matter of when and how they utilize them. They are obviously a reminder of how basic and gruesome a conflict such as this really is, but often times they also serve to remind the audience that it's not all black and white, meaning calm or bloodlust, it's also about the inner battle to keep one's sanity and, to some degree, humanity. That Nixon fake out though lol, that is a 1 in a million shot, but the guy lived to tell the story, and if you noticed, he kept the helmet the rest of the episode, and you could see the dent the bullet left. Important lesson with this show: no matter how calm the scene, be prepare for an explosion at any second. I'm really sorry for people with anxiety...
Since this series follows Easy company, an American unit, the British fight at Arnhem only get a small mention at the end. But they're story should also be told. At Arnhem lay the third bridge that was to be secured by the British 1st Airborne supported by Polish paratroopers. One Division, 10 000 men, were supposed to hold the bridge for two days until the armored spearhead reached them. Only a single battalion, around 800 men got through the German lines to take the bridge. Under lieutenant colonel John Frost, the British held the bridge for four days while surrounded and under constant pressure from the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions. The Allied tanks never even got close to Arnhem and after four days of relentless fighting with no ammunition left and only a 100 men still fit to fight Frost, and what was left of his battalion, finally surrendered.
Keep n mind that even tho the British fighting in this part of the war is heroic also, this is the story of Easy Company in this particular battle and no slight to British forces is intended but to show Easy company and its troops recollection of this battle.
@@Matthew_Calmert Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg also did a series on the Pacific. Trouble is, the general public gets bored of war stories all the time, so the producers have to pick and choose who they will do the stories on, and when to release them.
I just found these reactions and I'm really happy you did them for such an excellent series. I know this is a bit late as its been a few years since you uploaded these videos, but if you're at all curious about the larger Operation Market Garden, I would highly recommend 'A Bridge Too Far'. It's an excellent movie that covers the entire operation and has a massive all-star cast, for its time (mid 70s). Of course like all movies it does take some historical liberties for the sake of making a movie, but overall it does a really good job of portraying the operation.
lNeonLightzl Thanks so much! It's been so difficult with the hardware situation. My laptop needs a new battery and I'm not sure they even sell it anymore. 🙄 It has steadily been charging to a lower capacity and now it's down to 8% max. Wouldn't be surprised if it can't charge at all by next week and I'll be fucked. 😬 Sorry for the rant - I've just had a frustrating day. 😉 One day I'll build a PC and everything will be beautiful! I'm glad you enjoyed this ep and hopefully I'll try to record the others before I'm laptopless!
It's fine, I just realized you've posted a bunch of game of thrones reactions. Time to binge! :D P.S. really admire your ability to even put out content with a dying laptop, you're awesome!
Operation Market Garden was a failure from the start. Day drops ensured that the Germans would be able to figure out where the paratroopers and their supplies were landing and what their goal was, the radios were not made for the low sea level and woody terrain of Holland, the British ignored the warnings from the Dutch Resistance out of pure distrust, the RAF were unwilling to drop the gliders closer to the bridges needed to be captured because of the high risk terrain (despite having done similar drops in Normandy), and XXX Corp was forced to progress on a single elevated highway that subjected them to numerous ambushes that led to the 1st British Airborne being cut off and divided. It's estimated over 15,000 casualties were suffered by the Allies over those nine days. In the end, Field Marshal Montgomery did what he did best and shifted blame onto the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade and their general, Stanislaw Sosabowski.
I just found these videos and they are awesome, you are a very compassionate person, and it shows in these reactions beautifully. Thanks and keep these great reactions going! P.S. Lots of Allied soldiers didn't like Montgomery, Leo Major, possibly Canada's most distinguished soldier, refused a Distinguished Conduct Medal from Montgomery on the basis of Monty being too incompetent to hand out any medals.
Marines InSpace What a wonderful compliment, thank you so much. That’s fascinating. I can’t wait to read the book and do some research after I’ve finished the series.
Interesting comment on Leo Major / Montgomery there, didn't know that. Must read up on that. I've mixed feelings on 'Monty'. He had some qualities. His organisational ability and the way he could inspire the rank and file and secure the equipment they needed was laudable, he never froze in the front of the enemy and his planning was solid, if unspectacular. The big downsides were his arrogance, his inability to admit mistakes and his inflexibility. His mistrust of ideas not his own and his mania for methodical, slow battle plans meant many a time a chance for breakthrough escaped him. His unusually slapdash planning of Market Garden (the backdrop to this episode) is unforgivable. It wasn't surprising most other officers ended up despising him over his desperate hunger for self-promotion. But then again he did win victories. Plodding, fumbling, sometimes costly victories but victories nonetheless. His slow-but-sure approach was probably born of the horrific waste of lives he saw in WW1, an understandable hang-up amongst most Brit officers. I really wish we'd had better generals in the UK in that war, but we certainly could have had worse. By the way, if you get the chance listen to the archive 1969 BBC recording of him on Desert Island Discs, his clipped arrogance is pretty amusing!
The thing on his head is a bandage/med kit so paratrooper can help their fellow troopers that get hit or on themselves if they need to. A lot of troops had them until end of Battle of Bulge in December of 1944 to January of 1945. :) happy to help you with Ww2 Military things :)
The girls having shaved heads started in france and even happened in my country of Norway, I understand the anger but the children were also treated horribly growing up. One of the singers in Abba is a german baby born from a norwegian woman she and her mother were treated horribly so she moved to sweden.
That's so interesting. Agreed, I get the anger but also who knows the circumstances of the intercourse. Even if it was consensual (which I imagine couldn't be fully determined considering the German army were literally occupying their country) perhaps the women were surviving the only way they could. 🤷♀️ And the children were obviously entirely innocent. So awful!
@@JulietteReacts Well many of them got access to a lot of things many did not have because of rationing and many were seen arm in arm with german soldiers. One woman was the girlfriend of an SS officer which was wideley known and in many cases they were even given german identity papers to show the germans they were not a threat since they were the girlfriend of german officers or soldiers. Men who worked with the germans were shot on the spot and in my country I am sad to say many Norwegians enlisted in the german army. And there are even pictures of german ss uniforms with Norwegian symbols on it. Here is one picture of those traitors notice the Norwegian flag on the german uniform under the eagle on the arm, my grandfather who fought for the allies was furious with these guys and wanted them all shot. www.waffen-ss.no/Bakke.jpg
Hey Juliette, so glad you made it. I was " Chomping at the bit " to see this series. Had to wait for the release of the D.V.D.s though. I'm liking your insightful reactions. You get it. Richard Winters wrote his own book. It's a good read.
There were actually a lot of love stories between German soldiers and women from the countries they occupied. By the end of the war over 12mio Germans fought on the front, and a lot of them were just impressionable young men, who were "fighting for their country". They weren't necessarily the stereotypical Nazi going around murdering everybody. In some places(especially in Western Europe) there wasn't much tension between the occupiers and the occupied, so young people fell in love, and even married. But a lot of those young women had to pay a heavy price for their love after the war.
Dunno if anyone has answered yet, but you ask about what's attached to some of their helmets... it's a first aid pack. (Oh duh, didn't even look at that last comment. LOL) Truly loving these BoB vids.
Awesome video mate, I love band of brothers and I can't wait for you're next video on it and I think it is a med kit on that boys helmet and sorry for taken so long to watch the video I just remembered about it right now lol
The thing on his head actually looks like a mid to late 90s British First Field Dressing if I remember correctly when the pre-Israeli style FFD's were on issue to us. They were green coloured with a v cut into the wrappin to make it easier to open. I think you can just about make out the v on the one attached to his helmet.
Quick note about the US ration chocolate that they gave to the little boy...in case nobody mentioned it...it may have been made in a Hershy's factory, but it was not the same as actual Hershey bars. It was not sweet, and was formulated so that it would survive in the field and NOT be eaten too quickly by the troops. It tasted more like baker's chocolate, was heat resistant and many soldiers referred to it as "Hitler's secret weapon". Of course, it still makes sense that the boy would still be amazed...he must have been barely walking when the Nazis took the Netherlands, and living out in the country, of course it is highly likely he never tasted chocolate of any kind.✌
@@JulietteReacts well...Hershey's bars are distasteful to Europeans for very different reasons. The main reason I have heard is that Hershey's regular old milk chocolate bars is way way way too sweet for most Europeans since European milk chocolate is not nearly so sweet.
Hooked/subbed watching you watch..lol, this series, hope all is getting better in your world, and continue to watch this amazing show. It's always good to see the younger generation appreciate what was sacrificed to have the lives we have today. Not just thanking this shows look at the Americans, but to all allied forces/countries. Best of luck and Happy safe holidays from Indiana USA. ;)
The sister series to this is The Pacific. Same deal but obviously set in the Pacific theater and following the US Marines (Semper Fi) 1st Division (Big Red One) weapons platoon through their ordeals from Guadalcanal all the way to Japan's surrender. It focuses on real life characters such as Robert Leckie (who became an author "Helmet For My Pillow" which the series is based on), Eugene Sledge (also an author, "The Old Breed") and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. John Basilone. This is extra interesting for me because i was a machine gunner and Basilone is well known to me from training. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg created it as well.
Interesting little bit of history, the officer who was shot in the neck, Lieutenant Robert Brewer, survived his wounds and went on after the war to have a long career working for the CIA eventually retiring from the US Army at the rank of Colonel.
What they did to those women is something that happened all over Europe, whenever an area got liberated. Everyone suffered under German occupation, some people collaborated with the Germans and snitched out their fellow countrymen, making matters even worse. Obviously those people were despised by everyone, and were totally ostracized, if not murdered, after the war ended. Point is, people hated the Germans and anyone who could be deemed a "collaborator", and they wanted revenge. But obviously, since that's how things tend to go, they went too far sometimes, and this is just one example. There were women who slept with the soldiers to get extra food or luxuries or whatever, or were just too afraid of the Germans to reject their advanced, or were just straight up raped. Then there were some who just actually grew to like one of the German soldiers, that can happen after all, foreign occupiers or not, in the end all soldiers are just people, not all of them are evil, and they were living in close proximity with the local civilians. ing the Germans.
That thing on his helmet is either A compression bandage or a gauze bandage (I realize I’m late to the party and the question might have been answered already)
They didn't shave the heads of female collaborators in the Netherlands to my knowledge. This was a thing in France after the liberation of Paris, but they transferred this kind of scene to the Netherlands for dramatic purposes.
You asked what was on his helmet in this episode. It's a bandage. A lot of the guys would do this so that if they needed it, it was immediately available.
The next series you should react is the Pacific. It was made by the same people that made Band of brothers and it is very similar. It follows a group of marines in the pacific theater of WW2.
Hey there. Found your channel today and so far enjoying it. Band of Brothers all the way. I don’t know if you only react to series but if that is not the case I recommend musical “Hair”.
The only reason they signed at being under British command is that they don't know how the British go about things and aren't really eager to risk their lives for commanders that they don't know. Montgomery was a hell of a general and he's known here in America too but those guys didn't know him lol.
Regarding the women who slept with the germans. They filmed it so that you feel something for these people because they are people. More importantly not all the germans who fought were Nazis. Some didnt even want to fight for the Nazis but had no choice. The world is and always has been a horrible place. Lastly the majority of the forces the allies fought in France were conscripts of conqured nations.
I always felt bad for the girls who were publicly stripped and shorn. I can't help but think many had no choice when the Nazis had control of their homes.
This has been very interesting seeing your reaction to Band of Brothers can't wait until you get to episode 6 and 7 for me they were hardest to watch/best episodes
I think they mischaracterised Cobb. I've read that he was pretty friendly but had a drinking problem and got court martialed for refusing to go on patrol and taking a swing at an officer. Dunno if it's true or not though.
@John Cornell I'd ask by what metric? And being "successful", whatever that means, has no bearing on his being a knobhead. He was pro-Apartheid, pro-Communist China, and from all accounts he was a conniving little shit who couldn't let go of a grudge, and who whined and cried until he got his way. No matter how many people died to do so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery#Lack_of_tact
lol they sighed with good reason when hearing the operation was under General Montgomery, the operation turned out to be a failure. Not to bash the British, but if operational command had been given to General Patton, things might have gone differently.
You should watch the movie " A bridge too far" it gives a fairly good understanding on operation market garden and has a heap of big name actors in it, including Sean Connery and Anthony Hopkins to name a couple. It would be pretty cool if you did a reaction video on that too
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Apologies for the reupload guys. There were some issues with the video.
I'll get the next up ASAP due to your wait!
Poor James McAvoy! And can they not fake out killing Nixon, please? It's too sad to contemplate!
I feel Germany drawing ever closer and it's all getting rather tense!
The item on the head is a shell dressing. Basically a large bandage.
I don’t wanna be the jerk of the comment section or did you leave out the stereotypical scene because your British?
Juliette Reacts watch the documentary too
The plan to invade holland by Montgomery was a very bold and dangerous plan. But the biggest reason it failed is because either the intelligence was either way off or they said it was mostly old men and kids to give the allies more confidence. In not sure witch but it led to the biggest loss for the allies for the entire war
Biggest reason it failed was because there were two veteran elite SS Panzer divisions from the Eastern Front resting and refitting in Holland. Due to faulty intelligence the Allies dropped basically right on top of them.
I actually had the honor of meeting and talking to Bull Randelman several times. He was a very humble man. Very Soft spoken. I knew he had served in Easy CO 101st 506 PIR. I knew some of what they had done, but not to the extent of it. He didn't talk much about it. He played off the seriousness of his injury, stating so many more were hurt far worse than I was. I was even at his funeral. He's Buried in Texarkana Texas. I live in Longview, TX only about a hr and a half car ride away. I told him I was in the Navy, He said I have no idea how you guys do what you do on those ships, and not be afraid of combat at sea. He would not accept any personal praise for his actions. He would always turn it and praise you and not himself. He was a genuine caring man. It was a honor to be able to meet him.
Such quiet men are worth their weight in gold, but history doesn't always get the chance to remember them. Thank you for sharing, and for your own service.
The thing on his helmet is his first aid kit
nick barion Thank you! I had no idea. In hindsight, it seems like a sensible place to put it so it's to hand all the time.
It had less to do with sensibility and more to do with "shit, shit, how do I carry all this stuff that I'm going to need while fighting completely cut off behind enemy lines and unable to be resupplied?".
Paratroopers would thus end up strapping things all over their bodies. Their uniforms had additional pockets to carry gear, they'd tie items to their arms, legs or wherever they could just to be able to carry as much as they possibly could.
The standard infantryman carried a bandage as well, but it was in a pouch which hung from his cartridge belt. The paratrooper bandage was a little larger because, in addition to a bandage, each paratrooper also had a syrette of morphine and a tourniquet, while the standard infantryman only carried a bandage.
Probably more information than you cared to know about WWII bandages. ;)
Gotta love the story behind the Leg Bag too. Paratroopers needed a lot of stuff right? Can't carry a bag on your back, because of the parachute, solution? Make a bag that straps around the soldiers leg! Until he jumps out of the aircraft and the wind shear tears it off of him, leaving a lot of soldiers without any equipment or ammunition. Hence the scene in this episode about where to secure your weapons and ammo!
Juliette Reacts Its actually called a battle/field dressing, we still use them in the military today. I'm in the Royal Australian Navy and the ones we have are made in Israel.
Field dressing.
4:18 Fun fact, that elderly gentleman sitting at the table with the flag in hand is the REAL "Babe" Heffron, a member of the 101st and a character shown in this series.
No fucking way!
@RahSNAFU yes, it is ...
Found your channel by accident. Im a huge BoB and ww2 buff, and stumbled on to you by accident. Glad i did.....Your such a sweetheart. I always get emotional watching band of brothers and even more so watching you react the same way that I do. So glad you find as much appreciation in this greatest generation as i do....cheers!
I know this old. But I love these reactions. It's awesome that you show love for these men that fought, bled, and died for their country. They sacrificed everything. May their sacrifice never be forgotten. British and the United states. Thank you for showing compassion for these men
I know this has been 3+ years ago but I'm continually enthralled by your emotion and commentary about these episodes. You're very detailed about what you see has happened and even what might have been. Your emotion is the best! I feel every tear. I'm watching every one I just wish I could see entire episodes with you. Please know I appreciate your content.
Thank you so much ❤️
It broke my heart when the little boy's father says "He's never tasted chocolate." Which is kind of funny as Major Winters chose Hershey, Pa to live out his days!!
Really? That's sweet (haha). I've gotta say, I once tried some Hershey chocolate and it was the worst I've ever tasted. Not that it's a reflection of all American chocolate, I'm sure!
And if I was a poor 1940s Dutch boy I'm sure I'd have been delighted by it!
When I read that Winters lived in Hershey, I immediately thought maybe he went into business with the chocolate industry? LOL no
truth, though American chocolate was higher quality in the 40's. @@JulietteReacts
@@JulietteReacts No that's how all American Chocolate tastes. It's due to the way it's made, it contains butyric acid (which is also found in parmesan cheese). To those not used to it, it tastes like vomit. The reason it was made that way was to increase shelf life, which isn't as much of a factor these days with refrigeration.
@@JulietteReacts Here's a video detailing it in a much better way than I can in a youtube comment typed up on n my phone:
ua-cam.com/video/J44svaQc5WY/v-deo.html
So glad you are doing a reaction to band of brothers! Nobody else is doing it even though it's such an amazing tv-show :D
-Madmoe- Thankyou ! I thought I'd be posting these for no one but it does seem to have die-hard fans - and I can see why!
-Madmoe- yes no one else has awesome
That look bull gives that local girl in the barn says so much. Because she made a noise, he ended up having to kill that German and almost got them all killed. If you notice, in a later episode when they're in bastogne, the scene where they're discussing everyone's wounds, it shows bull thinking about that wound he got, I'll bet his mind went back to the barn.
"A blonde Sean Astin" that is so accurate!!!
Loving the reactions to Band of Brothers, can't wait for the rest of them! Suggestion to add to the the shoe lid, "The Expanse".
Travis Allen Annoyingly I've already seen the first series of The Expanse - I'm sorry! What incredible show. I'd like to check out the books. And I need to catch up with the show.
Fear not the chocolate scene gets me every time even though I've watched the series umpteen times and worn the kit, fired the weapons , gone to Normandy and met the veterans too. :o)
As this young woman watches and reacts to this series i see a young woman falling in love with a group of men now old enough to be her grandfathers......Its special
Fun fact: at 4:16, the old man in the corner waving a flag is the real Private Edward "Babe" Heffron making a cameo in the series.
That's awesome!
RIP
The guys with the orange armbands are Dutch resistance members
I can't remember the history at the moment and can't look it up right now, I wonder if the Germans razed this particular village after this battle, or left it intact.
@@kbanghart They destroyed it unfortunately I believe.
Payton Thornberry Eindhoven was not destroyed, it still exists today lol
@@uninterruptedrhythm4104 I dont think you understand how time works.
@@paytonthornberry1382 It wasn't destroyed completely but heavily bombed within the next few days by German aircraft.
Its not fair, the Americans like to say the Market Garden as "Montgomery's personal plan" but it had a huge amount of American influence and changes before it was put in place. It turned into one of the biggest disasters of the War. The Americans like to pass the blame onto Montgomery.
Oh girl, you would look gorgeous with victory rolls! I'm watching your reactions 3 years after they were posted, but I hope you successfully got them done one day!
Ahh that's so lovely, thankyou! I've actually been properly trying to do it recently. I bought a tool which helps. I've definitely not got the hang of it but it's been fun. imgur.com/a/C5ZqWF4
Rewatching your reactions to these, they are so great! Thanks
Thankyou ❤️
I don't know if anyone ever answered you, but the thing tucked into their helmet band are bandages. They tucked them into the band of their helmet so they could grab them more easily.
I'm fascinated by those 1 on 1 moments in any war movie or show, because they all have them, but it is a matter of when and how they utilize them. They are obviously a reminder of how basic and gruesome a conflict such as this really is, but often times they also serve to remind the audience that it's not all black and white, meaning calm or bloodlust, it's also about the inner battle to keep one's sanity and, to some degree, humanity.
That Nixon fake out though lol, that is a 1 in a million shot, but the guy lived to tell the story, and if you noticed, he kept the helmet the rest of the episode, and you could see the dent the bullet left.
Important lesson with this show: no matter how calm the scene, be prepare for an explosion at any second. I'm really sorry for people with anxiety...
Just came across your reaction videos. Love 'em
"It's gonna make me cry"
Me, knowing the old man is about the say the little boy has never tasted chocolate before: "oh ya, it's gonna."
Since this series follows Easy company, an American unit, the British fight at Arnhem only get a small mention at the end. But they're story should also be told. At Arnhem lay the third bridge that was to be secured by the British 1st Airborne supported by Polish paratroopers. One Division, 10 000 men, were supposed to hold the bridge for two days until the armored spearhead reached them. Only a single battalion, around 800 men got through the German lines to take the bridge. Under lieutenant colonel John Frost, the British held the bridge for four days while surrounded and under constant pressure from the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions. The Allied tanks never even got close to Arnhem and after four days of relentless fighting with no ammunition left and only a 100 men still fit to fight Frost, and what was left of his battalion, finally surrendered.
Read a Bridge to Far by Cornelius Ryan to see how it really was.
Necramonium great film
Keep n mind that even tho the British fighting in this part of the war is heroic also, this is the story of Easy Company in this particular battle and no slight to British forces is intended but to show Easy company and its troops recollection of this battle.
I'd love a sort of "Band of Brothers" for other perspectives. Based on real units.
@@Matthew_Calmert Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg also did a series on the Pacific.
Trouble is, the general public gets bored of war stories all the time, so the producers have to pick and choose who they will do the stories on, and when to release them.
I just found these reactions and I'm really happy you did them for such an excellent series. I know this is a bit late as its been a few years since you uploaded these videos, but if you're at all curious about the larger Operation Market Garden, I would highly recommend 'A Bridge Too Far'. It's an excellent movie that covers the entire operation and has a massive all-star cast, for its time (mid 70s). Of course like all movies it does take some historical liberties for the sake of making a movie, but overall it does a really good job of portraying the operation.
This made my day!!! I've been checking everyday haha. Cheers on another great reaction :)
lNeonLightzl Thanks so much! It's been so difficult with the hardware situation. My laptop needs a new battery and I'm not sure they even sell it anymore. 🙄 It has steadily been charging to a lower capacity and now it's down to 8% max. Wouldn't be surprised if it can't charge at all by next week and I'll be fucked. 😬
Sorry for the rant - I've just had a frustrating day. 😉
One day I'll build a PC and everything will be beautiful!
I'm glad you enjoyed this ep and hopefully I'll try to record the others before I'm laptopless!
It's fine, I just realized you've posted a bunch of game of thrones reactions.
Time to binge! :D
P.S. really admire your ability to even put out content with a dying laptop, you're awesome!
Juliette, at 6:37 It's a small medical kit. All American paratroops had one on their helmets like that
Just found your channel thanks to Band of Brothers.
I enjoy watching your reaction.
Btw you look beautiful!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍
I love your reactions to this serie. I have practically been checking everyday for the upload.
I just love watching your reactions to this show! You are amazing 😍
Operation Market Garden was a failure from the start. Day drops ensured that the Germans would be able to figure out where the paratroopers and their supplies were landing and what their goal was, the radios were not made for the low sea level and woody terrain of Holland, the British ignored the warnings from the Dutch Resistance out of pure distrust, the RAF were unwilling to drop the gliders closer to the bridges needed to be captured because of the high risk terrain (despite having done similar drops in Normandy), and XXX Corp was forced to progress on a single elevated highway that subjected them to numerous ambushes that led to the 1st British Airborne being cut off and divided. It's estimated over 15,000 casualties were suffered by the Allies over those nine days. In the end, Field Marshal Montgomery did what he did best and shifted blame onto the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade and their general, Stanislaw Sosabowski.
I just found these videos and they are awesome, you are a very compassionate person, and it shows in these reactions beautifully. Thanks and keep these great reactions going!
P.S.
Lots of Allied soldiers didn't like Montgomery, Leo Major, possibly Canada's most distinguished soldier, refused a Distinguished Conduct Medal from Montgomery on the basis of Monty being too incompetent to hand out any medals.
Marines InSpace What a wonderful compliment, thank you so much.
That’s fascinating. I can’t wait to read the book and do some research after I’ve finished the series.
Interesting comment on Leo Major / Montgomery there, didn't know that. Must read up on that.
I've mixed feelings on 'Monty'. He had some qualities. His organisational ability and the way he could inspire the rank and file and secure the equipment they needed was laudable, he never froze in the front of the enemy and his planning was solid, if unspectacular. The big downsides were his arrogance, his inability to admit mistakes and his inflexibility. His mistrust of ideas not his own and his mania for methodical, slow battle plans meant many a time a chance for breakthrough escaped him. His unusually slapdash planning of Market Garden (the backdrop to this episode) is unforgivable. It wasn't surprising most other officers ended up despising him over his desperate hunger for self-promotion.
But then again he did win victories. Plodding, fumbling, sometimes costly victories but victories nonetheless. His slow-but-sure approach was probably born of the horrific waste of lives he saw in WW1, an understandable hang-up amongst most Brit officers. I really wish we'd had better generals in the UK in that war, but we certainly could have had worse.
By the way, if you get the chance listen to the archive 1969 BBC recording of him on Desert Island Discs, his clipped arrogance is pretty amusing!
It is one of the best mini series I ever watched. Even if they are heartbreaking they are good. You’ll enjoy the next episodes.
The thing on his head is a bandage/med kit so paratrooper can help their fellow troopers that get hit or on themselves if they need to. A lot of troops had them until end of Battle of Bulge in December of 1944 to January of 1945.
:) happy to help you with Ww2 Military things :)
The girls having shaved heads started in france and even happened in my country of Norway, I understand the anger but the children were also treated horribly growing up.
One of the singers in Abba is a german baby born from a norwegian woman she and her mother were treated horribly so she moved to sweden.
That's so interesting. Agreed, I get the anger but also who knows the circumstances of the intercourse. Even if it was consensual (which I imagine couldn't be fully determined considering the German army were literally occupying their country) perhaps the women were surviving the only way they could. 🤷♀️
And the children were obviously entirely innocent. So awful!
@@JulietteReacts Well many of them got access to a lot of things many did not have because of rationing and many were seen arm in arm with german soldiers.
One woman was the girlfriend of an SS officer which was wideley known and in many cases they were even given german identity papers to show the germans they were not a threat since they were the girlfriend of german officers or soldiers.
Men who worked with the germans were shot on the spot and in my country I am sad to say many Norwegians enlisted in the german army.
And there are even pictures of german ss uniforms with Norwegian symbols on it.
Here is one picture of those traitors notice the Norwegian flag on the german uniform under the eagle on the arm, my grandfather who fought for the allies was furious with these guys and wanted them all shot.
www.waffen-ss.no/Bakke.jpg
Hey Juliette, so glad you made it. I was " Chomping at the bit " to see this series. Had to wait for the release of the D.V.D.s though. I'm liking your insightful reactions. You get it. Richard Winters wrote his own book. It's a good read.
All though emotional heavy, you are going to love the rest of the episodes I think.. Greetings from Greece!
Love the channel and love your BoB reactions, keep up the great work and commentary, gorgeous
There were actually a lot of love stories between German soldiers and women from the countries they occupied. By the end of the war over 12mio Germans fought on the front, and a lot of them were just impressionable young men, who were "fighting for their country". They weren't necessarily the stereotypical Nazi going around murdering everybody. In some places(especially in Western Europe) there wasn't much tension between the occupiers and the occupied, so young people fell in love, and even married. But a lot of those young women had to pay a heavy price for their love after the war.
He does look like Sean Astin's big brother.
Close to the end of the series, they actually put up the names of the guys being interviewed in the beginning.
Still happy that someone finally does a reaction to this series, I look forward to the next episode!
Dunno if anyone has answered yet, but you ask about what's attached to some of their helmets... it's a first aid pack. (Oh duh, didn't even look at that last comment. LOL) Truly loving these BoB vids.
The things on their helmets are compression bandages
Awesome video mate, I love band of brothers and I can't wait for you're next video on it and I think it is a med kit on that boys helmet and sorry for taken so long to watch the video I just remembered about it right now lol
The thing on his head actually looks like a mid to late 90s British First Field Dressing if I remember correctly when the pre-Israeli style FFD's were on issue to us. They were green coloured with a v cut into the wrappin to make it easier to open. I think you can just about make out the v on the one attached to his helmet.
Sean Astin? Yep, he sure does.
Quick note about the US ration chocolate that they gave to the little boy...in case nobody mentioned it...it may have been made in a Hershy's factory, but it was not the same as actual Hershey bars. It was not sweet, and was formulated so that it would survive in the field and NOT be eaten too quickly by the troops. It tasted more like baker's chocolate, was heat resistant and many soldiers referred to it as "Hitler's secret weapon".
Of course, it still makes sense that the boy would still be amazed...he must have been barely walking when the Nazis took the Netherlands, and living out in the country, of course it is highly likely he never tasted chocolate of any kind.✌
Ooh, interesting. Thanks for that. Honestly, when I first tasted Hershey's my reaction wasn't too far off "Hitler's secret weapon", ha!
@@JulietteReacts well...Hershey's bars are distasteful to Europeans for very different reasons. The main reason I have heard is that Hershey's regular old milk chocolate bars is way way way too sweet for most Europeans since European milk chocolate is not nearly so sweet.
Hooked/subbed watching you watch..lol, this series, hope all is getting better in your world, and continue to watch this amazing show. It's always good to see the younger generation appreciate what was sacrificed to have the lives we have today. Not just thanking this shows look at the Americans, but to all allied forces/countries. Best of luck and Happy safe holidays from Indiana USA. ;)
The sister series to this is The Pacific. Same deal but obviously set in the Pacific theater and following the US Marines (Semper Fi) 1st Division (Big Red One) weapons platoon through their ordeals from Guadalcanal all the way to Japan's surrender. It focuses on real life characters such as Robert Leckie (who became an author "Helmet For My Pillow" which the series is based on), Eugene Sledge (also an author, "The Old Breed") and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. John Basilone. This is extra interesting for me because i was a machine gunner and Basilone is well known to me from training. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg created it as well.
Interesting little bit of history, the officer who was shot in the neck, Lieutenant Robert Brewer, survived his wounds and went on after the war to have a long career working for the CIA eventually retiring from the US Army at the rank of Colonel.
"it's like a bloody dalek"🤣🤣🤣
That Eindhoven shot looks just like Arnhem as I remember it....
4:06 the thing on his head is a first aid kit. The paratroopers would usually attach the kit on the helmet or on the suspenders
That chocolate scene 😄
That really gets me
“He never tasted chocolate” part OMG Webster was awesome
It wasn’t CGI. It was current paratroopers on training jumps!
What they did to those women is something that happened all over Europe, whenever an area got liberated.
Everyone suffered under German occupation, some people collaborated with the Germans and snitched out their fellow countrymen, making matters even worse.
Obviously those people were despised by everyone, and were totally ostracized, if not murdered, after the war ended.
Point is, people hated the Germans and anyone who could be deemed a "collaborator", and they wanted revenge.
But obviously, since that's how things tend to go, they went too far sometimes, and this is just one example.
There were women who slept with the soldiers to get extra food or luxuries or whatever, or were just too afraid of the Germans to reject their advanced, or were just straight up raped.
Then there were some who just actually grew to like one of the German soldiers, that can happen after all, foreign occupiers or not, in the end all soldiers are just people, not all of them are evil, and they were living in close proximity with the local civilians. ing the Germans.
A hard situation for everyone. I can't blame them for being angry at the women, but at the same time it didn't help matters either.
Bull was a good NCO. He took care of his men.
8:56 Speaking of Sean Astin, you should watch the film Memphis Belle if you haven't already. It's like Band Of Brothers but in a plane.
That thing on his helmet is either A compression bandage or a gauze bandage (I realize I’m late to the party and the question might have been answered already)
"This isnt going as expected" Thats Market Garden
*Knock knock*
Allies: Who's there?
Hohenstaufen
@John Cornell The Americans held the Ardennes, and wasn't it patton who relieved them? And Monty who planned market garden?
They didn't shave the heads of female collaborators in the Netherlands to my knowledge. This was a thing in France after the liberation of Paris, but they transferred this kind of scene to the Netherlands for dramatic purposes.
LOL no m8 they did....trust me I am dutch
4:06 "What's on his head?" That is a medical kit.
You asked what was on his helmet in this episode. It's a bandage. A lot of the guys would do this so that if they needed it, it was immediately available.
Professor X and Magneto in the show
If you like the guy that plays "Bull", check out Southland. It was a TNT TV series. Same actor plays John Cooper. He was sooooo good in that show
Also was awesome in the The Walking Dead
The next series you should react is the Pacific. It was made by the same people that made Band of brothers and it is very similar. It follows a group of marines in the pacific theater of WW2.
I see everyone blaming Montgomerys plan, but no one mentions that Eisenhower chose Operation Market Garden as a plan for action.
Hey there. Found your channel today and so far enjoying it. Band of Brothers all the way. I don’t know if you only react to series but if that is not the case I recommend musical “Hair”.
The pack on the helmet is likely a field dressing if I remember correctly.
The only reason they signed at being under British command is that they don't know how the British go about things and aren't really eager to risk their lives for commanders that they don't know. Montgomery was a hell of a general and he's known here in America too but those guys didn't know him lol.
Just to note that the Germans excelled at "local counterattacks". Somehow they scraped up the men, and hit back at a critical location.
5:54 Can I imagine going through my life with you??? Absolutely....I should be so lucky.
I love your reactions!!! Keep it up
Ethan Fortner Sure will! :)
Trauma field bandages are strapped to the helemts
Regarding the women who slept with the germans. They filmed it so that you feel something for these people because they are people. More importantly not all the germans who fought were Nazis. Some didnt even want to fight for the Nazis but had no choice. The world is and always has been a horrible place. Lastly the majority of the forces the allies fought in France were conscripts of conqured nations.
The pouch on the helmet is a pressure bandage
Update on when the next episode will be out?
In the middle of a War zone you don't really think. Those are your brothers you go. Operation Iraqi Freedom vet 2009 I turned 19 there.
I always felt bad for the girls who were publicly stripped and shorn. I can't help but think many had no choice when the Nazis had control of their homes.
lily chris Agreed. I semi-understand why people would feel betrayed ...but I imagine many women were just trying to survive.
Right. Or they were raped and were wrongly held responsible for being raped.
field bandage every soldiers carries one
regarding the Sean astin comment i thought the same thing haha
This has been very interesting seeing your reaction to Band of Brothers can't wait until you get to episode 6 and 7 for me they were hardest to watch/best episodes
I agree, Bastogne and Breaking point are the two hardest epesodes to watch.
Pretty sure that thing on that guy's helmet is a battle dressing.
I think they mischaracterised Cobb. I've read that he was pretty friendly but had a drinking problem and got court martialed for refusing to go on patrol and taking a swing at an officer. Dunno if it's true or not though.
kirkistief that’s brought up in Ep 8
@@CosplayingHistoryNerd do you remember the specific scene? Id like to go back and watch it again.
I love this video!!!
Technically, Bull got hit by “spall”.
I’m loving these ww2 miniseries! Ya gotta try The Pacific maybe, just as good as BoB. Keep me coming :D
nikkishocker1 first ep of The Pacific will be posted on May 10th :)
"How dare you sigh at that!"
Well. Montgomery was a bit of a knobhead.
@John Cornell I'd ask by what metric? And being "successful", whatever that means, has no bearing on his being a knobhead. He was pro-Apartheid, pro-Communist China, and from all accounts he was a conniving little shit who couldn't let go of a grudge, and who whined and cried until he got his way. No matter how many people died to do so.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery#Lack_of_tact
it is a trauma feild bandage on the helmet
It’s a field dressing
i really wish young professor X lasted longer
What is on the helmet is a first aid pack
lol they sighed with good reason when hearing the operation was under General Montgomery, the operation turned out to be a failure. Not to bash the British, but if operational command had been given to General Patton, things might have gone differently.
blond sean astin is exactly what i thought
He has a med kit. Bandages
You should watch the movie " A bridge too far" it gives a fairly good understanding on operation market garden and has a heap of big name actors in it, including Sean Connery and Anthony Hopkins to name a couple. It would be pretty cool if you did a reaction video on that too
i think the thing on his helmet was a bandage
WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE SERIES??? I'm dyin ova hea