Both nurses were from Bastone. They were home for Christmas. Renee was killed trying to rescue the wounded, and the other nurse survived and lived until 2015. They, both, were called the Angels of Bastone. The town has honored them with a monument. Also, the paratroopers returned her body to her parents wrapped in a parachute.
My grandpa hated the song Silent Night until his death in 2022. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge & he could hear Germans singing that song during Christmas.
Rest in peace to your Granpa and thanks for his service that’s such a shitty thing that the war ruined a Christmas song for him. A thing that should remind you of joy and happiness was twisted to bring him misery
For sure. One of my favorite things in the World is sharing my passions with other people, whether it be film or music and knowing they will love it is a kind of high vicariously through them and anticipation.
My uncle Milo fought in this battle, outside St. Vith. He was a heavy machine gunner (like Smokey, the character who was shot and paralyzed in this episode). Milo and his squad were encircled and cut off behind enemy lines on the morning of December 16th. They evaded in the woods and snow until Christmas Eve, when they were discovered by Germans. They scattered, and Milo lost track of his men (he was a staff sergeant in charge of a heavy machine gun squad). He went on alone and reached friendly lines that same day. He hooked up with a lieutenant and a squad of men, and went right back into battle (not happily, mind you). He was eventually evacuated with trenchfoot and frostbitten feet. He wrote the story of that Christmas Eve when he got home, and I still have the original typewritten copy with his handwritten copyright. It's one of my greatest treasures.
@@John_Locke_108 He's been a leader for quite a while. Back in Episode 1, practically the first thing Sobel says is commenting on Lipton's new sergeant's stripes.
Every episode of this show is powerful and emotional, but this was the first one that really made me cry. I’ve never experienced anything close to the horrors of Bastogne, but something about Eugene’s actions and reactions really speaks to me. He’s clearly disassociated, but rather than completely freeze the way Blythe does, he keeps doing the job over and over (even if he has to be nudged a little every now and then). This episode is absolutely brutal but somehow also beautiful. It’s probably my favorite of the series. Fun fact - it was apparently hot as hell in the warehouse where they shot this, which makes the acting and filmmaking that much more incredible.
I've watched this series well over 50 times by now. Every time I end up picking up on some small detail I missed. This time around I realised that Roe's grandma was a healer who healed everyone magically from illness in the mind to cancer and he saw the same thing in Renae saying her hands heal people.
I think he admired his grandma and her "gift" and that led him to admire Renee when he saw the same in her. But when he referred to it as a gift, Renee rejected that - saying that God would never give such a painful thing. Eugene probably never considered that side of it with his grandma ... that her ability to alleviate the pain of others brought her pain and she did it anyway. He saw that and experienced that himself though. Love this episode.
Really admire the medics & incredible job they did treating wounded soldiers in such extreme conditions & with little medical equipment too, actor who played Eugene Roe did a terrific job of portraying what medics go through & emotional & mental toll it takes on them & that gunfire battle scene in the snow was visually stunning & they did a great job of making the injuries & blood look so realistic.
The whole "et toi?" and "pour vous!" thing brings a tear to my eye, Such different cultures, but connected by a shared languge. And how his "toi" is meant with warmth and camaraderie, and her "vous" with dignity and affection.
Those were P-47 Thunderbolts. It was a case of mistaken identity and friendly fire. The lemon powdered snowcone was simply that. Their MRE’s would sometimes have lemon powder for making lemonade. He simply took snow and sprinkled the powder on top of it.
One of my favorite episodes of BoB, and just utter heartbreak at Renee’s death. The Angels of Bastogne, both named and unnamed, the civilians who stepped up and helped others in their direst moments, should inspire us all.
Been both to Belgium and the Netherlands in my travels, I was always moved to tears whenever I saw an American cemetery in those countries. To see their graves so well tended and cared for. Just shows you how truly grateful we need to be for that generation. For two beautiful countries to honor the fallen of the foreign soldiers like that. It made me proud to be an American, but also moved to know that our soldiers fell and bled on soil worth fighting for. I will always be grateful for these countries to honor our dead like that - as if they were their own.
Thank you for leaving in more of the interviews in the beginning! Those add so much to every episode, just really brings home that this was real and not just for entertainment. It's sad that we're now in a time where firsthand accounts aren't really available anymore, kind of like when the last Titanic survivor died. Great reaction guys, as always!
Loved the symbolism at the end. Eugene pulled her head scarf out with wanting to help Babe, he was going to put it back but realized Renee would have done the same thing and he used it to help Babe cause that is what she did for the soldiers ❤❤
The “NUTS” story is truly one of the most American WWII story of them all. A German delegation arrived under a flag of truce and demanded the unconditional surrender of the 101st Airborne and other allied elements holding out at Bastogne. Gen. McAuliffe was acting commanding at the time and was informed on the German delegation’s arrival. To which he asked an aide, “So are they surrendering to us?” The aide replied, “No sir. They want US to surrender to them.” McAuliffe went without missing a beat with his famous “Aw, nuts!” The staff thought that was the perfect response and made that the official response to the German demands. The delegation was dumbfounded and confused to the complete amusement of the Americans witnessing the event to the point that the German translator asked on whether the answer was negative or affirmative. At this, Colonel Joseph Harper of the 327th PIR (the officer delivering the McAuliffe’s reply) quoted “Strictly negative! In plain English, Go to Hell.” The choice of “Nuts” was chosen as an inside joke of the 101st Airborne because General McAuliffe was known to have been very clean with his mouth and never swore.
Over the past week or so, the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden was commemorated, which was depicted in the last episode. While US and NATO paratroopers parachuted into the Netherlands as part of the tribute, Princess Anne (who filled in for King Charles III) made a speech to those who attended the commemorative ceremony at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, including one 99-year-old veteran. A particularly moving moment of the ceremony occurred when local schoolchildren placed flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers, which apparently has been a tradition since the war's end. *By honoring their courage and sacrifice, we all ensure that they are never forgotten.*
Just some additional info about trench foot: It's also called immersion foot syndrome and happens when your feet are cold and wet for a long period of time without being able to dry. It got the name "trench foot" because it was such a huge problem in the trenches during World War 1, where the soldiers would have to sit in the muddy trenches in all types of weather and had very little relief from the elements. Basically what happens is the cold and moisture causes the decay of skin and tissue, at which point it can increase the risk of infection, where gangrene sets in. In order to stop the spread once gangrene sets in, they usually have to amputate the affected area. That's why Doc Roe tells Toye he could lose his foot if it turns gangrene. All this from some cold, wet feet.
Korea, January, 1973. I was an infantry platoon leader in A Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment. Ask any grunt who served in Korea back then what he best remembers, and he will reply: "The D**n Cold." The guys in this episode of BoB, shivering in their fighting positions, huddled together, remind me sooooooooo very much of Korea and that ground--frozen like concrete. Could not dig any holes; we just settled into holes already dug since 1950. Sorry, I digress. In Korea, an edict was sent down from 2nd Inf Division HQ that if any soldier had frostbite, his platoon leader would receive an Article 15 punishment (which would end his career). I have a picture of us moving along a frozen dirt road across the hills. Every time we stopped for a breather, everyone had to remove their boots and socks. The platoon sergeant inspected the feet of half of the platoon; I inspected the feet of the other half. We all changed socks, placing the ones we took off around our necks or waists. Never had a case of frostbite in our platoon. There's a scene in "We Were Soldiers" where a lieutenant is doing the same thing. It seems to be a small thing, not dramatic, so most Hollywood films don't show that sort of thing. But a soldier removed from the firing line for trenchfoot or frostbite is as surely a loss of firepower as a soldier evacuated for a bullet wound.
Respect to you sir. My father was Marine Corp & served in Korea... wound up in a half body cast from a mine that exploded under his truck. Never found out much about his service however, he passed away when I was 10.
my father was never in real combat but served in the Irish Army infantry.. later in the Royal Air Force. he was very particular about his feet. He always gave my mother pedicures from the day he married her to his death and taught us children to take care of our feet as well. Whenever the nurse checks my feet she comments they are the best kept pair of feet she has ever seen. thanks Dad. lol.
My father was in Korea in 52'. I was with him at a Drs' visit when he was asked what he remembered about it and all he said was "the Cold" as his voice broke. Broke my heart
Thank you for another great reaction. For me ep6 is really one of the best BOB episode. It's also my fave ep, doc. Roe really worked hard... Also if you happen to read the book.. the Easy men really respect doc. ROE... especially during bastogne. Easy company said that doc. Eugene Roe is one of the "HEART OF EASY" considering that his the only Medic who served Easy throughout their journey and it was actually stated in the book that the men felt doc. Roe really deserves a medal on how well he worked hard saving all of them in bastogne... I even remember reading Malarkeys book and i remember him talking about doc.Roe.. "If you happen to see doc. Roe, he will just sit by himself and you can totally tell his losing it. Doc. Roe witnessed more death than any of the men so who could blame him if his just seating from behind, not saying a word"-Donald Malarkey. Not sure about the exact word malarkey used... its been so long since ive read the book... but that statement really broke my heart and i didnt forget it since then.... doc. ROE... Roe was helping anyone he could, no matter the situation. He ran out into the open during a German artillery strike. He ran out into the open without weapons and dragged a wounded man back. Roe was described as the most dependable, caring person in Easy Company. Malarkey even recommended him for a silver star but the citation was set aside and forgotten about. He was known for getting to anyone who needed help, even if they weren’t sure how he got there. Easy company said that... "its amazing how He was always there when we needed him"... and one thing more the miniseries didnt shw is the fact that... Roe was also injured in his jump into Holland. He landed on barbed wire and cut open his leg. He received another purple heart for that..
"There's a lot of sh*t and it's heading this way..." Well, it's here. Imagine being the only one in the middle of this chaos trying to save lives, while everyone around you is trying to end them...The Belgian nurse was a real person, Renee Lemaire. "The Angel of Bastogne." I dated a nurse once, it takes a certain kind of soul to do. Let alone in a War zone...
One thing I liked about this episode is how Winters saw that Rowe was starting to break and talk him out of it and even give him a break away from the line.
They filmed this episode and most of the next one indoors in a massive hangar, the snow is all fake, some trees are real, the exploding tree's are styrofoam. Winters shaving himself is a way for a leader to appear well taken care of and makes him look like he's not worried. If you think you and everyone else is gonna die tomorrow, you wouldn't bother shaving
Augusta Chiwy, raised in the Congo, was in Bastogne where her father's family was from. Both she and Renee have been greatly recognized and honored for their roles as the Angels of Bastogne.
I almost died a decade ago from hypothermia in Sweden, when I was 18 and it was the worst feeling I've ever had in my life, your brain just stops working, you can't speak and your muscles feel paralyzed. Still get nightmares about it.. So I can't imagine that + being shot at bombed at the same time, awful times.
It's crazy how cold they made these episodes feel considering this was filmed on a soundstage that that was actually like 70 degrees. Also "Smokey" Gordon (the machine gunner shot through both shoulders and paralyzed) eventually recovered and many years later returned to Bastogne as part of a tour. He found the fox hole he was shot in and still at the bottom was the coffee cup he dropped when he got shot.
Hearing the veterans talk about the cold, they weren't kidding. December 1944 was one of the coldest on record in Belgium. It was so cold, the lubricant oil in their weapons froze. I remember one story of a GI in an M8 Armored Car having to drop trou in the middle of battle and whizz on his .50cal so it'd function properly. The reason everyone seems kind of paranoid here is because of Operation Greif (Griffen). English-speaking SS officers would use captured American uniforms and equipment to sneak behind enemy lines to conduct espionage and sabotage missions. It was an overall failure due to many of the men being found out and captured, but Allied forces weren't sure who to trust in the early days of the Battle of the Bulge.
@@ronweber1402 that was a huge reason. Many german soldiers who did speak english could not do so in an american accent. The few they could find there were not enough uniforms and weapons to pass as american. Last they did not speak proper american english and were at a loss when trying to relate to american phrases and sayings.
I'm grateful you react right after the episode is finished. We get your most raw and honest reaction. Same as when I'm with my friends and we're all sitting there together, feeling all the emotions and jumping right into our thoughts. I think some of the best insights come when you're fresh in your first emotions. After some time or even rewatches its easier to zone in on more nuanced things and stuff we might have missed, but I reallly appreciate y'alls willingness to jump right in for us so we get those initial raw thoughts as we would with our friends. Especially since I think so many of us think of y'all 4 as our internet friends and part of our online communities we make for ourselves. So thanks guys!!
I’m hoping the rest of the series doesn’t get limited to Patreon subscribers only for a while. A couple of others have done that either here or for episode 10. 😒. 🤞🏻I m also looking forward to following these guys to the end of the series 🤞🏻
The very first time I watched this episode, it stayed with me. For so many reasons, but the biggest being the overall immersion, tone and atmosphere. It truly does make you feel like you're there in the forest, freezing and anxious with every second. I remember watching this later on, with my girlfriend at the time and she was on the edge of her seat throughout. Completely invested and taken by this episode. It hits in a very different way and executed brilliantly which is expected by BOBrothers. Easily one of my favourite episodes in Television, and 23yrs old no less.
The nurse was a real person. She is referred to as the angel of bastogne. You can look her up. Also, I recently heard that it was really hot the day they filmed this episode. The acting is so good you would never know.
According to History Professor Jared Frederick, the character of the nurse, Renée, may have been inspired by the real life character Renée Lemaire, Lemaire was from the Bastogne area, her parents owned a hardware store there, throughout much of the war, prior to this moment, she had been a nurse in Brussels, where she helped take care of the wounded. She just happened to be going home to see her parents in Bastogne for Christmas 1944, and little could she have realized that this battle would erupt in her front yard. He further states there's no evidence to suggest that she interacted with Doc Roe. Renée did lose her life during German bombing of Bastogne, but she was not in the Church basement, she was actually in a store basement that wasn't too far away. A building had caught fire, and she was taking part in an effort to evacuate men who had taken refuge in that building, an aid station in the basement of the Sarma Store. She was able to pull six men out of the fire and when she went back in to get a seventh, she lost her life. She was 30 years old. Her body was later delivered to her parents wrapped in a white parachute.
Believe it or not.. they were in fact not cold at all they were sweating like crazy. They filmed these two episodes in an airplane hanger and in BTS video you hear a lot about how hot it was. Great job by the actors and set designers making FEEL cold. Great work all around.
Very much appreciate you guys leaving more of the veterans commentary for the reaction. Their thoughts & words paint a picture for us that mere script writing cannot. One of my great uncles was at Bastonge, but unfortunately I never heard of his experience. These men of that generation are my heroes & Eugene Roe & Desmond Doss' exploits are just exemplary & reflect the strong ethic those men held.
And throughout the whole episode it showed that both the Germans and the allies walked into each other’s lines. Like when the medic and the soldier fall into a German foxhole. Or when the German soldier was going to the bathroom NEAR the company’s command post.
My dad was pulled off the line for trench foot in late October 1944 in Holland. 2 weeks later his entire unit was killed. He suffered survivors guilt the rest of his life.
Those old style helmets were dual function. There was the outer helmet then a helmet liner. The helmet could be used for cooking and shaving. My dad's helmet was something my sister and I played with when we were kids. We each had one with the liner. Typically, they would cook in ammo cans though. You saw that in episode 2 when Winters told Guarnere he wasn't a Quaker. Malarky was cooking in one. By the time I enlisted in 1974, they weren't issuing the liners.
you're absolutely right about this series being so exhausting after watching every episode.. just knowing that it was a part of history and seeing the real person talking about their experiences during the war.. I've watched this series a bunch of time now too and it still hits me every time.. my grandpa would sometimes tell us some of his experiences, although we're on the pacific theatre i could feel his unease and he would just sometimes breakdown in tears of what he saw.. awesome episodes and reaction guys..
This episode and the next one imo are the best in the series just because of the intensity and emotions throughout. Can’t wait to see y’all’s reactions to the next episode
The "altoid tin" was carried in a pouch on a soldiers web belt. It contained a "Carlisle" bandage which is a compress bandage. Some also contained sulfa powder which would be sprinkled on a wound. It did not contain morphine. That was in the parachute first aid kit which was a second pouch issued when they jumped into Holland. That is why Roe asked if they still had it from Holland. It was a single dose syrette. Also the reason Roe didn't have any supplies was because the 326th AB Medical Company (the division field hospital) had been captured on December 20. In addition to over 200 doctors and medics being captured, practically the entirety of the division's medical supplies were also captured.
Most of the 326th became victims of the Malmédy Massacre, where SS troops gunned down American POWs and dumped them in a mass grave in their drive to Antwerp.
@@benschultz1784 that would be impossible since Malmedy occurred on December 17, 1944 and the 326th was captured on December 20, 1944. Plus the recorded accounts of the members of the 326th says otherwise.
5:00 Diamond Dave: *Appreciating the work that medics do* Me: *checks if they watched Hacksaw Ridge, they did* It is always good to be reminded of all the different aspects of the work, and how different is across the battlefields.
I binged the DVDs with buddies in high school to break my BOB Cherry. I remember feeling amped up, like we wanted to find our WWII. There was a lot of wow, or oh my god. Think we were inspired more than anything on the first watch.
Little known fact is that the Germans used timers in some of the rounds so they would detonate in the trees. This would not only utilize the tree wood as extra shrapnel but also the fallen trees would create issues not allowing motorized units to get by. Then they would wait and allow for a false sense of security. Let the medics and others start helping the wounded and get guys out of the holes and the BOOM second barrage would come.
Guernere’s problem is that he has an STD or a UTI. Remember in the last episode when he’s standing in Winters’ office and is asking the officers if they knew where “Lulu’s” was. Apparently it was a house of “ill repute” and one of the ladies gave him a “thanks for stopping bye present”.
Episode 6, 7 and 8 are my favorite. Cant wait for the rest. They are so heavy, so well made and its just pure perfection in honoring the soldiers and showing of what they all sacrified and went through..
The comment on the cheerleaders running their fingers through Buck Compton's hair is referring to his time playing baseball at UCLA, where he was selected as an all-conference and all-American team member as a catcher. Among his team mates at UCLA was Jackie Robinson. Buck and Nixon never got along as Nix had a real visceral dislike for "jocks."
ABSOLUTLY felt exhausted after each episode! Knowing my grandfather and his brothers all fought in WW2. I will compare the feeling of watching this to each episode I watched of CHERNOBYL. THE BEST WORD I CAN THINK OF FOR THIS SHOW AND CHERNOBYL IS IMMERSIVE! But that what makes watching shows like this so important! Thanks as always for a great reaction and discussion.
The M1 steel helmet was a 2 piece design. The steel shell, andm a separate, removable liner, that had the adjustable suspension. You could remove the shell, and, use it to carry water, cook, just about anything you could think of.
One thing you notice on the rewatch is Lipton in the background of this episode. It's one little way the team showed they really cared about the whole story, not just what was on screen.
Breaks my freaking heart, these men and their families. Today's kids aren't taught about their sacrifices. These men would be shelled in the Battle of the Bulge. I live in Montgomery County Texas, or Mexico if you will. Nationalism is a great thing, we should all stop being ashamed.
I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman (Medic) in Vietnam (3 Tours). I had 4months of basic medical training and two months of combat medical training when I was assigned to the Marines. The army medical training is similar. They don't just say you're a medic. There are not enough men that volunteer to be a medic. Tests are taken while you are in training. If your test shows an aptitude for medicine, then they ask you to volunteer or just send you to school to be a medic. If you are not good at it they send you back to infantry. Most medics that have been in combat can do the job as well as or better than some doctors or nurses. One of our instructors in school told us there are 3 rules for a Hospital Corpsman to remember. 1. Good men will die. 2. Doc can’t save everyone. 3. Doc will go through hell and back to break rules 1 and 2. According to the Geneva Conventions medics are not to carry offensive weapons. I never carried a weapon. During times not in combat the medic is supposed give first aid lessons to his whole platoon frequently. So, anyone can take over basic first aid if the medic is killed. They can carry a pistol for their own protection and the protection of the one they are working on. One of my tours in Vietnam I was on a ship on the Co Chien River in the Mekong Delta. Me and another corpsman were the only medical personnel on board. Being the only medical person onboard I did everything medical. If you were on a ship or with the Marines, you were called Doc. We were taught that during combat conditions we were to be on opposite ends of the ship. The 2 corpsmen we replaced were together during a fire fight and they both got killed. You never remember all the ones that you have treated but you never forget the ones you can’t save.
1) Renée Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, known as the Angels of Bastogne, were volunteer nurses at the aid station of the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division which was located in an abandoned storefront. There is no evidence that Renée Lemaire ever met "Doc" Roe and her association with the 101st was minimal, if at all. 2) In addition to the 101st, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division with 40-50 operational tanks and some tank destroyers, Combat Command Reserve of the 9th Armored Division with about 12 operational tanks, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (assigned to the 101st), 58th and 420th Armored Artillery Battalions, 755th and 969th Field Artillery Battalions (with 155mm howitzers), 35th and 158th Combat Engineer Battalions, and many other smaller units were in Bastogne.
It was nice of their c.o to leave his warm covered tent,wearing his fur lined coat and gloves to visit his men in adequate clothing in freezing temperatures.
The medic in this episode might be my favorite character in the entire series. I don't know if its the southern accent, or his unwavering concern for the other men, but everything about him exudes comfort and dependability, two things you definitely want from the guy patching you up.
35:20 - The supplies problem with the allies was because all the supplies came from Normandy, only at the end of November 1944, the port of Antwerp was open to navigation 5/7 weeks after being liberated (the Germans mined the entrance of the shipping to the port), so, the supply lines were stretch (the biggest French ports of Calais and Le Havre were only liberated after the German surrender)
Fun fact during WW1 the germans french and english that were in the trenches did a couple hours ceasefire for christmas and everyone met in No Mans Land to exchange gifts, food, and drinks to celebrate the holiday.
Shaving in the cold, you do whatever it takes to maintain a normal way of life to keep your sanity. If the little things like shaving that gets you through hard times
If you're interested, for personal viewing, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans did a Band of Brothers 20th anniversary symposium with cast and writer discussion panels. Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLfTt9Iv9fryWiQhEOcGo9MESMDn1zgVS2.html And cast members run a podcast channel, started in 2021, called We Happy Few 506 on UA-cam. www.youtube.com/@WeHappyFew506/
All the scenes in the woods were filmed in a big airplane hangar with snow made from a mix of water and paper and they could vary the mix to make different types of snow. The actors were all sweating because they were wrapped up as if it was winter but it wasn't very cold and they had to add the cold breath later. Ps, in real life the black nurse lived into her 90's.
The conditions the soldiers had to endure on both sides must have been horrendous. Trench foot was a real issue in both world wars with the standing, walking and sleeping in snow, water and ice 24/7 it caused untold foot problems. Also as mentioned the uniforms and equipment were just made of basic materials and in a few standard sizes so most uniforms were ill fitting, boots were either too big or too small, blisters, friction rubbing, itching, chafing etc. that alone would have been so uncomfortable without the hours spent in trenches. And to top it all off most of these soldiers were so young and frankly naive as to what they were walking into. This is such a powerful show and should be required viewing in schools (obv 15/16+ age groups).
During that winter temperatures went sometimes down to -28 celcius in the night there in the forest. During finnish winter war in the north the temperatures occasionally dropped to -40 celcius.
This was apparently one of those times when the facts got a bit tweaked for effect. There is no evidence that Medic Roe ever met Renee, and Easy Co. wasn't even in that sector where that town was. But it's been speculated that Hanks, Spielberg, etc. wanted to shine a light on the heroism of the real Renee Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, the Congo born Belgian nurse. A very heavy episode.
Their M2 helmet, and the regular M1, are two separate pieces. A steel helmet, and a plastic insert that has all of your suspension. You can take the two pieces apart and cook in the metal shell, though I've heard that they were discouraged due to it weakening the metal. But personally, what can they do to you? Shave your head and send you to Bastone?
I say this every time and I know that every episode is just amazing but this is one of my favorite episodes. It’s really sad but it’s still a favorite. This one and the next one, but they’re both really tough. What am I talking about? They’re all tough.
Both episodes 6 & 7 are done like a huge climax, being the biggest and most challenging part in the whole show. Episodes 8 & 9 are like the aftermath. While episode 10 is like the complete wrap up.
Winters was asked why he kept shaving even during Bastogne, and he said something along the lines of "If I ever stopped shaving, that would tell the men that we really were in trouble"
Since y'all are from the US and into WW2 stuff, may I recommend a more secret gem of a war movie about one of the most deadly snipers of WW2 who also was a woman? "Battle for Sevastopol" (7/10 imdb) 2015 biographical war movie. Great fight scenes and a story that is on par with our boys from easy company. Small sad side fact of this movie: _The film, a joint Russian-Ukrainian production, was released in both countries on 2 April 2015_ *That hits different now* 💀 I really enjoy these Band of Brothers of yours, same as many other ones. ❤ Oak often looks like he dies inside from watching what happens to the poor soldiers. I appreciate that. 😐
as a side note. the german army at this time was at the same problem with ammo and stuff. the things they get from the alies helped them but the thing was to rushe ther in cut them off and take a big ammunition storage and fule storage behinde bastone. bothe side some times run closeer as they know the fog was to deep. some germans and even some alies toke the uniforms of the other side and tryed to sabotage behinde the front or steal stuff.
Technically, I suppose episode 9 is my "favorite" but that's overall and for a lot of different reasons. This episode is certainly my favorite to watch though. Thank you so much for doing this one. It's my favorite show/storytelling. Love all you guys. Thanks to you and your team for this channel!!
Both nurses were from Bastone. They were home for Christmas. Renee was killed trying to rescue the wounded, and the other nurse survived and lived until 2015. They, both, were called the Angels of Bastone. The town has honored them with a monument. Also, the paratroopers returned her body to her parents wrapped in a parachute.
She pulled 7 men out of the burning church and was killed when she went in for an 8th ❤😭
The monument is just on the edge of town towards the Bastogne war museum. Simple and understated for those heroes.
@@bcbdarts I'm a bit mad they didn't show that in the episode. She was not only a very caring nurse, she was a courageous hero!
Renée Lemaire and Auguste Chiwy. Their names need to be said and remembered.
@@shoehead65 My apologies. You are correct. These two women deserve to be remembered and celebrated.
My grandpa hated the song Silent Night until his death in 2022. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge & he could hear Germans singing that song during Christmas.
Rest in peace to your Granpa and thanks for his service that’s such a shitty thing that the war ruined a Christmas song for him. A thing that should remind you of joy and happiness was twisted to bring him misery
My grandpa also fought in WW2, he drove a tank. Oddly enough, his nickname was Babe also. So that detail sticks with me.
Full of admiration for Mason not giving anything away as we go along. Must be so hard! Fantastic series, great reactions.
For sure. One of my favorite things in the World is sharing my passions with other people, whether it be film or music and knowing they will love it is a kind of high vicariously through them and anticipation.
Even after her death, Renee is still patching up soldeirs.
Yup. My eyes always get a little moist when he uses it to patch up Babe.
My uncle Milo fought in this battle, outside St. Vith. He was a heavy machine gunner (like Smokey, the character who was shot and paralyzed in this episode). Milo and his squad were encircled and cut off behind enemy lines on the morning of December 16th. They evaded in the woods and snow until Christmas Eve, when they were discovered by Germans. They scattered, and Milo lost track of his men (he was a staff sergeant in charge of a heavy machine gun squad). He went on alone and reached friendly lines that same day. He hooked up with a lieutenant and a squad of men, and went right back into battle (not happily, mind you). He was eventually evacuated with trenchfoot and frostbitten feet. He wrote the story of that Christmas Eve when he got home, and I still have the original typewritten copy with his handwritten copyright. It's one of my greatest treasures.
19:28 that was Lipton. Not winters. 😊
@@John_Locke_108 He's been a leader for quite a while. Back in Episode 1, practically the first thing Sobel says is commenting on Lipton's new sergeant's stripes.
Every episode of this show is powerful and emotional, but this was the first one that really made me cry. I’ve never experienced anything close to the horrors of Bastogne, but something about Eugene’s actions and reactions really speaks to me. He’s clearly disassociated, but rather than completely freeze the way Blythe does, he keeps doing the job over and over (even if he has to be nudged a little every now and then). This episode is absolutely brutal but somehow also beautiful. It’s probably my favorite of the series.
Fun fact - it was apparently hot as hell in the warehouse where they shot this, which makes the acting and filmmaking that much more incredible.
When we get to the part when Doc Roe is saying the prayer of St. Francis, it makes me tear up…him trying to hang on to his faith.
And now the honeymoon is over, the heavy part of the show starts now, buckle up.
I've watched this series well over 50 times by now. Every time I end up picking up on some small detail I missed.
This time around I realised that Roe's grandma was a healer who healed everyone magically from illness in the mind to cancer and he saw the same thing in Renae saying her hands heal people.
I think he admired his grandma and her "gift" and that led him to admire Renee when he saw the same in her. But when he referred to it as a gift, Renee rejected that - saying that God would never give such a painful thing. Eugene probably never considered that side of it with his grandma ... that her ability to alleviate the pain of others brought her pain and she did it anyway. He saw that and experienced that himself though. Love this episode.
Really admire the medics & incredible job they did treating wounded soldiers in such extreme conditions & with little medical equipment too, actor who played Eugene Roe did a terrific job of portraying what medics go through & emotional & mental toll it takes on them & that gunfire battle scene in the snow was visually stunning & they did a great job of making the injuries & blood look so realistic.
This episode and next episode were the most impactful for me. The battle at Bastogne, battle of the bulge, was just brutal. Such brave men and women.
Its crazy how they filmed this and the next episode inside a studio hall. I would never have guessed, it looks so realistic.
Really worth checking out some of the making-of once they’ve finished 🤞🏻
Part of episode 9 was also filmed there but the forest was made to look like summer.
The whole "et toi?" and "pour vous!" thing brings a tear to my eye, Such different cultures, but connected by a shared languge. And how his "toi" is meant with warmth and camaraderie, and her "vous" with dignity and affection.
Next episode is the best of the series in my opinion. And maybe the best piece of war filmmaking I’ve ever seen
I visited the woods outside Bastogne, looking down on Foy, in 2017 and the foxholes are still there. Must have been Hell on Earth.
That must have been really emotional.
Those were P-47 Thunderbolts. It was a case of mistaken identity and friendly fire. The lemon powdered snowcone was simply that. Their MRE’s would sometimes have lemon powder for making lemonade. He simply took snow and sprinkled the powder on top of it.
One of my favorite episodes of BoB, and just utter heartbreak at Renee’s death. The Angels of Bastogne, both named and unnamed, the civilians who stepped up and helped others in their direst moments, should inspire us all.
Been both to Belgium and the Netherlands in my travels, I was always moved to tears whenever I saw an American cemetery in those countries. To see their graves so well tended and cared for. Just shows you how truly grateful we need to be for that generation. For two beautiful countries to honor the fallen of the foreign soldiers like that. It made me proud to be an American, but also moved to know that our soldiers fell and bled on soil worth fighting for. I will always be grateful for these countries to honor our dead like that - as if they were their own.
Thank you for leaving in more of the interviews in the beginning! Those add so much to every episode, just really brings home that this was real and not just for entertainment. It's sad that we're now in a time where firsthand accounts aren't really available anymore, kind of like when the last Titanic survivor died. Great reaction guys, as always!
Loved the symbolism at the end. Eugene pulled her head scarf out with wanting to help Babe, he was going to put it back but realized Renee would have done the same thing and he used it to help Babe cause that is what she did for the soldiers ❤❤
The “NUTS” story is truly one of the most American WWII story of them all. A German delegation arrived under a flag of truce and demanded the unconditional surrender of the 101st Airborne and other allied elements holding out at Bastogne. Gen. McAuliffe was acting commanding at the time and was informed on the German delegation’s arrival. To which he asked an aide, “So are they surrendering to us?” The aide replied, “No sir. They want US to surrender to them.” McAuliffe went without missing a beat with his famous “Aw, nuts!” The staff thought that was the perfect response and made that the official response to the German demands. The delegation was dumbfounded and confused to the complete amusement of the Americans witnessing the event to the point that the German translator asked on whether the answer was negative or affirmative. At this, Colonel Joseph Harper of the 327th PIR (the officer delivering the McAuliffe’s reply) quoted “Strictly negative! In plain English, Go to Hell.”
The choice of “Nuts” was chosen as an inside joke of the 101st Airborne because General McAuliffe was known to have been very clean with his mouth and never swore.
THANK YOU! I have been trying to figure out what “nuts” means in this context for over 20 years.
Over the past week or so, the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden was commemorated, which was depicted in the last episode. While US and NATO paratroopers parachuted into the Netherlands as part of the tribute, Princess Anne (who filled in for King Charles III) made a speech to those who attended the commemorative ceremony at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, including one 99-year-old veteran. A particularly moving moment of the ceremony occurred when local schoolchildren placed flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers, which apparently has been a tradition since the war's end. *By honoring their courage and sacrifice, we all ensure that they are never forgotten.*
Just some additional info about trench foot: It's also called immersion foot syndrome and happens when your feet are cold and wet for a long period of time without being able to dry. It got the name "trench foot" because it was such a huge problem in the trenches during World War 1, where the soldiers would have to sit in the muddy trenches in all types of weather and had very little relief from the elements. Basically what happens is the cold and moisture causes the decay of skin and tissue, at which point it can increase the risk of infection, where gangrene sets in. In order to stop the spread once gangrene sets in, they usually have to amputate the affected area. That's why Doc Roe tells Toye he could lose his foot if it turns gangrene. All this from some cold, wet feet.
The Germans were using artillery shells that burst at treetops, raining down splinters of wood. That's why he has splinters in his leg
Korea, January, 1973. I was an infantry platoon leader in A Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment. Ask any grunt who served in Korea back then what he best remembers, and he will reply: "The D**n Cold." The guys in this episode of BoB, shivering in their fighting positions, huddled together, remind me sooooooooo very much of Korea and that ground--frozen like concrete. Could not dig any holes; we just settled into holes already dug since 1950.
Sorry, I digress. In Korea, an edict was sent down from 2nd Inf Division HQ that if any soldier had frostbite, his platoon leader would receive an Article 15 punishment (which would end his career). I have a picture of us moving along a frozen dirt road across the hills. Every time we stopped for a breather, everyone had to remove their boots and socks. The platoon sergeant inspected the feet of half of the platoon; I inspected the feet of the other half. We all changed socks, placing the ones we took off around our necks or waists. Never had a case of frostbite in our platoon. There's a scene in "We Were Soldiers" where a lieutenant is doing the same thing. It seems to be a small thing, not dramatic, so most Hollywood films don't show that sort of thing. But a soldier removed from the firing line for trenchfoot or frostbite is as surely a loss of firepower as a soldier evacuated for a bullet wound.
Respect to you sir. My father was Marine Corp & served in Korea... wound up in a half body cast from a mine that exploded under his truck. Never found out much about his service however, he passed away when I was 10.
my father was never in real combat but served in the Irish Army infantry.. later in the Royal Air Force. he was very particular about his feet. He always gave my mother pedicures from the day he married her to his death and taught us children to take care of our feet as well. Whenever the nurse checks my feet she comments they are the best kept pair of feet she has ever seen. thanks Dad. lol.
My father was in Korea in 52'. I was with him at a Drs' visit when he was asked what he remembered about it and all he said was "the Cold" as his voice broke. Broke my heart
I've seen cast interviews where they talked about how hot and sweaty they were filming the Bastogne episodes indoors. They faked shivering.
Ya I saw that too and it was shot inside a sound stage so why wouldn't they have set up some industrial strength air conditioners?
This is my favorite episode. The three titles I've earned in life that I am most proud of: Dad, Husband, Doc.
Thank you for another great reaction. For me ep6 is really one of the best BOB episode. It's also my fave ep, doc. Roe really worked hard... Also if you happen to read the book.. the Easy men really respect doc. ROE... especially during bastogne. Easy company said that doc. Eugene Roe is one of the "HEART OF EASY" considering that his the only Medic who served Easy throughout their journey and it was actually stated in the book that the men felt doc. Roe really deserves a medal on how well he worked hard saving all of them in bastogne... I even remember reading Malarkeys book and i remember him talking about doc.Roe.. "If you happen to see doc. Roe, he will just sit by himself and you can totally tell his losing it. Doc. Roe witnessed more death than any of the men so who could blame him if his just seating from behind, not saying a word"-Donald Malarkey. Not sure about the exact word malarkey used... its been so long since ive read the book... but that statement really broke my heart and i didnt forget it since then....
doc. ROE... Roe was helping anyone he could, no matter the situation. He ran out into the open during a German artillery strike. He ran out into the open without weapons and dragged a wounded man back. Roe was described as the most dependable, caring person in Easy Company. Malarkey even recommended him for a silver star but the citation was set aside and forgotten about. He was known for getting to anyone who needed help, even if they weren’t sure how he got there. Easy company said that... "its amazing how He was always there when we needed him"... and one thing more the miniseries didnt shw is the fact that... Roe was also injured in his jump into Holland. He landed on barbed wire and cut open his leg. He received another purple heart for that..
"There's a lot of sh*t and it's heading this way..." Well, it's here. Imagine being the only one in the middle of this chaos trying to save lives, while everyone around you is trying to end them...The Belgian nurse was a real person, Renee Lemaire. "The Angel of Bastogne." I dated a nurse once, it takes a certain kind of soul to do. Let alone in a War zone...
One thing I liked about this episode is how Winters saw that Rowe was starting to break and talk him out of it and even give him a break away from the line.
To clarify:
-At the time, The Congo was a Belgian colony
- A dell is a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf.
I look forward to these reactions. The interviews are so powerful and moving! They did an amazing job recreating everything!!
They filmed this episode and most of the next one indoors in a massive hangar, the snow is all fake, some trees are real, the exploding tree's are styrofoam.
Winters shaving himself is a way for a leader to appear well taken care of and makes him look like he's not worried. If you think you and everyone else is gonna die tomorrow, you wouldn't bother shaving
There is an amazing documentary on the black nurse in Bastogne called Searching For Augusta that you should react to after Band of Brothers
Augusta Chiwy, raised in the Congo, was in Bastogne where her father's family was from. Both she and Renee have been greatly recognized and honored for their roles as the Angels of Bastogne.
@@docbearmb thank you for posting her name. a lot of the comments have had trouble with that.
I almost died a decade ago from hypothermia in Sweden, when I was 18 and it was the worst feeling I've ever had in my life, your brain just stops working, you can't speak and your muscles feel paralyzed. Still get nightmares about it.. So I can't imagine that + being shot at bombed at the same time, awful times.
It's crazy how cold they made these episodes feel considering this was filmed on a soundstage that that was actually like 70 degrees. Also "Smokey" Gordon (the machine gunner shot through both shoulders and paralyzed) eventually recovered and many years later returned to Bastogne as part of a tour. He found the fox hole he was shot in and still at the bottom was the coffee cup he dropped when he got shot.
Hearing the veterans talk about the cold, they weren't kidding. December 1944 was one of the coldest on record in Belgium. It was so cold, the lubricant oil in their weapons froze. I remember one story of a GI in an M8 Armored Car having to drop trou in the middle of battle and whizz on his .50cal so it'd function properly.
The reason everyone seems kind of paranoid here is because of Operation Greif (Griffen). English-speaking SS officers would use captured American uniforms and equipment to sneak behind enemy lines to conduct espionage and sabotage missions. It was an overall failure due to many of the men being found out and captured, but Allied forces weren't sure who to trust in the early days of the Battle of the Bulge.
I'm sure that even if they were fluent English speakers most could not hide their German accent.
@@ronweber1402 that was a huge reason. Many german soldiers who did speak english could not do so in an american accent. The few they could find there were not enough uniforms and weapons to pass as american. Last they did not speak proper american english and were at a loss when trying to relate to american phrases and sayings.
They were all executed because they were considered spies, and spies are not covered by the Geneva convention...
I'm grateful you react right after the episode is finished. We get your most raw and honest reaction. Same as when I'm with my friends and we're all sitting there together, feeling all the emotions and jumping right into our thoughts. I think some of the best insights come when you're fresh in your first emotions. After some time or even rewatches its easier to zone in on more nuanced things and stuff we might have missed, but I reallly appreciate y'alls willingness to jump right in for us so we get those initial raw thoughts as we would with our friends. Especially since I think so many of us think of y'all 4 as our internet friends and part of our online communities we make for ourselves. So thanks guys!!
impatiently waiting for episode 7!
I’m hoping the rest of the series doesn’t get limited to Patreon subscribers only for a while. A couple of others have done that either here or for episode 10. 😒. 🤞🏻I m also looking forward to following these guys to the end of the series 🤞🏻
The very first time I watched this episode, it stayed with me. For so many reasons, but the biggest being the overall immersion, tone and atmosphere.
It truly does make you feel like you're there in the forest, freezing and anxious with every second.
I remember watching this later on, with my girlfriend at the time and she was on the edge of her seat throughout.
Completely invested and taken by this episode. It hits in a very different way and executed brilliantly which is expected by BOBrothers.
Easily one of my favourite episodes in Television, and 23yrs old no less.
The nurse was a real person. She is referred to as the angel of bastogne. You can look her up. Also, I recently heard that it was really hot the day they filmed this episode. The acting is so good you would never know.
Renee Lemaire, and Augusta Chiwy, for those who do not know the names of the nurses portrayed in this episode.
According to History Professor Jared Frederick, the character of the nurse, Renée, may have been inspired by the real life character Renée Lemaire, Lemaire was from the Bastogne area, her parents owned a hardware store there, throughout much of the war, prior to this moment, she had been a nurse in Brussels, where she helped take care of the wounded. She just happened to be going home to see her parents in Bastogne for Christmas 1944, and little could she have realized that this battle would erupt in her front yard.
He further states there's no evidence to suggest that she interacted with Doc Roe. Renée did lose her life during German bombing of Bastogne, but she was not in the Church basement, she was actually in a store basement that wasn't too far away. A building had caught fire, and she was taking part in an effort to evacuate men who had taken refuge in that building, an aid station in the basement of the Sarma Store. She was able to pull six men out of the fire and when she went back in to get a seventh, she lost her life. She was 30 years old. Her body was later delivered to her parents wrapped in a white parachute.
The nurses, Renée and Augusta, were both home from nursing school for the Christmas holiday when the attack came and volunteered to help.
It still blows my mind that the snow filled forest is a set. They made it all look SO real
This is one of my all time favourite episodes of television, followed closely by the next episode.
episode 6 + 7 has some of my favorite writing in a series that's already written masterfully.
Believe it or not.. they were in fact not cold at all they were sweating like crazy. They filmed these two episodes in an airplane hanger and in BTS video you hear a lot about how hot it was. Great job by the actors and set designers making FEEL cold. Great work all around.
The prayer Doc says, the scene of Babe calling to Jullian & the look btwn Eugene & Renée when they lose the solider remain etched in my mind.
Very much appreciate you guys leaving more of the veterans commentary for the reaction. Their thoughts & words paint a picture for us that mere script writing cannot. One of my great uncles was at Bastonge, but unfortunately I never heard of his experience. These men of that generation are my heroes & Eugene Roe & Desmond Doss' exploits are just exemplary & reflect the strong ethic those men held.
And throughout the whole episode it showed that both the Germans and the allies walked into each other’s lines. Like when the medic and the soldier fall into a German foxhole. Or when the German soldier was going to the bathroom NEAR the company’s command post.
My dad was pulled off the line for trench foot in late October 1944 in Holland. 2 weeks later his entire unit was killed. He suffered survivors guilt the rest of his life.
Those old style helmets were dual function. There was the outer helmet then a helmet liner. The helmet could be used for cooking and shaving. My dad's helmet was something my sister and I played with when we were kids. We each had one with the liner. Typically, they would cook in ammo cans though. You saw that in episode 2 when Winters told Guarnere he wasn't a Quaker. Malarky was cooking in one. By the time I enlisted in 1974, they weren't issuing the liners.
you're absolutely right about this series being so exhausting after watching every episode.. just knowing that it was a part of history and seeing the real person talking about their experiences during the war.. I've watched this series a bunch of time now too and it still hits me every time.. my grandpa would sometimes tell us some of his experiences, although we're on the pacific theatre i could feel his unease and he would just sometimes breakdown in tears of what he saw.. awesome episodes and reaction guys..
This episode and the next one imo are the best in the series just because of the intensity and emotions throughout. Can’t wait to see y’all’s reactions to the next episode
The "altoid tin" was carried in a pouch on a soldiers web belt. It contained a "Carlisle" bandage which is a compress bandage. Some also contained sulfa powder which would be sprinkled on a wound. It did not contain morphine. That was in the parachute first aid kit which was a second pouch issued when they jumped into Holland. That is why Roe asked if they still had it from Holland. It was a single dose syrette.
Also the reason Roe didn't have any supplies was because the 326th AB Medical Company (the division field hospital) had been captured on December 20. In addition to over 200 doctors and medics being captured, practically the entirety of the division's medical supplies were also captured.
Most of the 326th became victims of the Malmédy Massacre, where SS troops gunned down American POWs and dumped them in a mass grave in their drive to Antwerp.
@@benschultz1784 that would be impossible since Malmedy occurred on December 17, 1944 and the 326th was captured on December 20, 1944. Plus the recorded accounts of the members of the 326th says otherwise.
@@kevinfrank5527 I thought I heard they all died
5:00 Diamond Dave: *Appreciating the work that medics do*
Me: *checks if they watched Hacksaw Ridge, they did*
It is always good to be reminded of all the different aspects of the work, and how different is across the battlefields.
Hey guys. What's happened to episode 7? Have been waiting for that to see your reaction to Spears' run and it's showing as unavailable?
I binged the DVDs with buddies in high school to break my BOB Cherry. I remember feeling amped up, like we wanted to find our WWII. There was a lot of wow, or oh my god. Think we were inspired more than anything on the first watch.
Little known fact is that the Germans used timers in some of the rounds so they would detonate in the trees. This would not only utilize the tree wood as extra shrapnel but also the fallen trees would create issues not allowing motorized units to get by. Then they would wait and allow for a false sense of security. Let the medics and others start helping the wounded and get guys out of the holes and the BOOM second barrage would come.
Guernere’s problem is that he has an STD or a UTI.
Remember in the last episode when he’s standing in Winters’ office and is asking the officers if they knew where “Lulu’s” was. Apparently it was a house of “ill repute” and one of the ladies gave him a “thanks for stopping bye present”.
DON’T WATCH WITH SUBTITLES! They accidentally spoil the interviews in a later episode!
Episode 6, 7 and 8 are my favorite. Cant wait for the rest. They are so heavy, so well made and its just pure perfection in honoring the soldiers and showing of what they all sacrified and went through..
The comment on the cheerleaders running their fingers through Buck Compton's hair is referring to his time playing baseball at UCLA, where he was selected as an all-conference and all-American team member as a catcher. Among his team mates at UCLA was Jackie Robinson. Buck and Nixon never got along as Nix had a real visceral dislike for "jocks."
ABSOLUTLY felt exhausted after each episode! Knowing my grandfather and his brothers all fought in WW2. I will compare the feeling of watching this to each episode I watched of CHERNOBYL. THE BEST WORD I CAN THINK OF FOR THIS SHOW AND CHERNOBYL IS IMMERSIVE! But that what makes watching shows like this so important! Thanks as always for a great reaction and discussion.
The M1 steel helmet was a 2 piece design. The steel shell, andm a separate, removable liner, that had the adjustable suspension. You could remove the shell, and, use it to carry water, cook, just about anything you could think of.
Episodes 6&7 are two of the most emotionally intense & wrenching things on film
One thing you notice on the rewatch is Lipton in the background of this episode. It's one little way the team showed they really cared about the whole story, not just what was on screen.
Breaks my freaking heart, these men and their families. Today's kids aren't taught about their sacrifices. These men would be shelled in the Battle of the Bulge. I live in Montgomery County Texas, or Mexico if you will. Nationalism is a great thing, we should all stop being ashamed.
I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman (Medic) in Vietnam (3 Tours). I had 4months of basic medical training and two months of combat medical training when I was assigned to the Marines. The army medical training is similar. They don't just say you're a medic. There are not enough men that volunteer to be a medic. Tests are taken while you are in training. If your test shows an aptitude for medicine, then they ask you to volunteer or just send you to school to be a medic. If you are not good at it they send you back to infantry. Most medics that have been in combat can do the job as well as or better than some doctors or nurses. One of our instructors in school told us there are 3 rules for a Hospital Corpsman to remember. 1. Good men will die. 2. Doc can’t save everyone. 3. Doc will go through hell and back to break rules 1 and 2.
According to the Geneva Conventions medics are not to carry offensive weapons. I never carried a weapon. During times not in combat the medic is supposed give first aid lessons to his whole platoon frequently. So, anyone can take over basic first aid if the medic is killed. They can carry a pistol for their own protection and the protection of the one they are working on.
One of my tours in Vietnam I was on a ship on the Co Chien River in the Mekong Delta. Me and another corpsman were the only medical personnel on board. Being the only medical person onboard I did everything medical. If you were on a ship or with the Marines, you were called Doc. We were taught that during combat conditions we were to be on opposite ends of the ship. The 2 corpsmen we replaced were together during a fire fight and they both got killed. You never remember all the ones that you have treated but you never forget the ones you can’t save.
"Is that Winters?" "Yeah, I believe that's Winters." Character was called "Lip" (1SG Lipton's nickname) literally a second before.
This was a great reaction ✌🏽💪🏽💯👍 I grew up watching band of brothers
I love ww2 history so much
1) Renée Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, known as the Angels of Bastogne, were volunteer nurses at the aid station of the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division which was located in an abandoned storefront. There is no evidence that Renée Lemaire ever met "Doc" Roe and her association with the 101st was minimal, if at all.
2) In addition to the 101st, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division with 40-50 operational tanks and some tank destroyers, Combat Command Reserve of the 9th Armored Division with about 12 operational tanks, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (assigned to the 101st), 58th and 420th Armored Artillery Battalions, 755th and 969th Field Artillery Battalions (with 155mm howitzers), 35th and 158th Combat Engineer Battalions, and many other smaller units were in Bastogne.
It was nice of their c.o to leave his warm covered tent,wearing his fur lined coat and gloves to visit his men in adequate clothing in freezing temperatures.
I believe that unbelievably all this was filmed in indoor sets!
The medic in this episode might be my favorite character in the entire series. I don't know if its the southern accent, or his unwavering concern for the other men, but everything about him exudes comfort and dependability, two things you definitely want from the guy patching you up.
35:20 - The supplies problem with the allies was because all the supplies came from Normandy, only at the end of November 1944, the port of Antwerp was open to navigation 5/7 weeks after being liberated (the Germans mined the entrance of the shipping to the port), so, the supply lines were stretch (the biggest French ports of Calais and Le Havre were only liberated after the German surrender)
episode 6 & 7, is the best of BEST!
Fun fact during WW1 the germans french and english that were in the trenches did a couple hours ceasefire for christmas and everyone met in No Mans Land to exchange gifts, food, and drinks to celebrate the holiday.
Shaving in the cold, you do whatever it takes to maintain a normal way of life to keep your sanity. If the little things like shaving that gets you through hard times
Winters said in his memoirs that he shaved in that cold because he was an officer and needed to look like it.
If you're interested, for personal viewing, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans did a Band of Brothers 20th anniversary symposium with cast and writer discussion panels. Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLfTt9Iv9fryWiQhEOcGo9MESMDn1zgVS2.html
And cast members run a podcast channel, started in 2021, called We Happy Few 506 on UA-cam. www.youtube.com/@WeHappyFew506/
Yeah that ❤
All the scenes in the woods were filmed in a big airplane hangar with snow made from a mix of water and paper and they could vary the mix to make different types of snow. The actors were all sweating because they were wrapped up as if it was winter but it wasn't very cold and they had to add the cold breath later. Ps, in real life the black nurse lived into her 90's.
The conditions the soldiers had to endure on both sides must have been horrendous. Trench foot was a real issue in both world wars with the standing, walking and sleeping in snow, water and ice 24/7 it caused untold foot problems. Also as mentioned the uniforms and equipment were just made of basic materials and in a few standard sizes so most uniforms were ill fitting, boots were either too big or too small, blisters, friction rubbing, itching, chafing etc. that alone would have been so uncomfortable without the hours spent in trenches. And to top it all off most of these soldiers were so young and frankly naive as to what they were walking into. This is such a powerful show and should be required viewing in schools (obv 15/16+ age groups).
NUTS!!! Thats GD Right!!! We NEVER leave the line!
I want to reccomend a show. Sweet Tooth is criminally underrated
During that winter temperatures went sometimes down to -28 celcius in the night there in the forest. During finnish winter war in the north the temperatures occasionally dropped to -40 celcius.
One of my favorite episodes in the series. Can’t wait for the reaction to episode 7
The 101st was NOT alone in Bastogne. They were supported by two full battalions of tank destroyers, and, Combat Command C from the 10th Armored.
This was apparently one of those times when the facts got a bit tweaked for effect. There is no evidence that Medic Roe ever met Renee, and Easy Co. wasn't even in that sector where that town was. But it's been speculated that Hanks, Spielberg, etc. wanted to shine a light on the heroism of the real Renee Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, the Congo born Belgian nurse. A very heavy episode.
Their M2 helmet, and the regular M1, are two separate pieces. A steel helmet, and a plastic insert that has all of your suspension. You can take the two pieces apart and cook in the metal shell, though I've heard that they were discouraged due to it weakening the metal. But personally, what can they do to you? Shave your head and send you to Bastone?
Major Winters (Damien Lewis), was married to Aunt Polly (PB) (Helen McCrory)
I say this every time and I know that every episode is just amazing but this is one of my favorite episodes. It’s really sad but it’s still a favorite. This one and the next one, but they’re both really tough. What am I talking about? They’re all tough.
The guy (Smokey) that was paralyzed after getting shot through his spine actually made a full recovery after the war. He was even able to walk again.
Both episodes 6 & 7 are done like a huge climax, being the biggest and most challenging part in the whole show. Episodes 8 & 9 are like the aftermath. While episode 10 is like the complete wrap up.
General McAuliffe was known by his staff not to cuss. So "Nuts!" is the closest you're going to get from him
Winters was asked why he kept shaving even during Bastogne, and he said something along the lines of "If I ever stopped shaving, that would tell the men that we really were in trouble"
hope you guys will react to The Pacific and Masters of the Air as well
Since y'all are from the US and into WW2 stuff, may I recommend a more secret gem of a war movie about one of the most deadly snipers of WW2 who also was a woman?
"Battle for Sevastopol" (7/10 imdb) 2015 biographical war movie. Great fight scenes and a story that is on par with our boys from easy company. Small sad side fact of this movie:
_The film, a joint Russian-Ukrainian production, was released in both countries on 2 April 2015_ *That hits different now* 💀
I really enjoy these Band of Brothers of yours, same as many other ones. ❤ Oak often looks like he dies inside from watching what happens to the poor soldiers. I appreciate that. 😐
as a side note. the german army at this time was at the same problem with ammo and stuff. the things they get from the alies helped them but the thing was to rushe ther in cut them off and take a big ammunition storage and fule storage behinde bastone. bothe side some times run closeer as they know the fog was to deep. some germans and even some alies toke the uniforms of the other side and tryed to sabotage behinde the front or steal stuff.
Technically, I suppose episode 9 is my "favorite" but that's overall and for a lot of different reasons. This episode is certainly my favorite to watch though. Thank you so much for doing this one. It's my favorite show/storytelling. Love all you guys. Thanks to you and your team for this channel!!
Keep reacting to stuff you guys like because we enjoy it so much more as viewers.
The last castle would be an amazing one for you guys to react to I haven’t seen many people react to it and it’s a great film