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Very good commentary. I used them to rewatch the series, each episode followed by your commentary. Perhaps another series to review could be Ken Burns' The Civil War. It is another series that was and is one of the greatest ever made.
Have you made a breakdown of 'Deadwood'? It's probably the best interpretation of a wild-west, gold-rush-founded town, ever made. And @ahseaton8353 had a great suggestion in Ken Burns' 'Civil War'.
Like every episode of Band of Brothers, there are fictional elements, omissions, and embellishments in episode 10 but I will only highlight a few: 1) Contrary to what is shown in Band of Brothers, Berchtesgaden was captured in the afternoon of May 4, 1945 by the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division with the French 2nd Armored Division arriving later that afternoon and the 101st arriving in the morning of May 5. 2) Members of the 7th Infantry Regiment and the French 2nd Armored Division claim to have reached the Eagle's Nest hours before members of the 101st, and many historians accept these claims (e.g., National WW2 Museum). 3) There is no evidence that members of Easy Company killed an unnamed commandant of unnamed concentration camp. What is shown in Band of Brothers is strikingly similar to the killing of Franz Ziereis who had been commandant of Mauthausen. Like the commandant in Band of Brothers, Franz Ziereis was hiding out in a mountain cabin when U.S. soldiers, who had been given a tip, went to the cabin to arrest him. Franz Ziereis was shot three times trying to escape.
I cried 20 years ago when I watched episode 10 and the names of the individual soldiers came on screen. And I cried again just listening to you talk about the episode. We owe so much to all the men and women who stood up to the evil that threatened to take the world. Forever grateful.
I didn’t pick up on one detail the first couple of times I watched the series. In the tenth episode, when Capt. Sobel is called out for not saluting Maj. Winters, he’s reminded that “You salute the rank, not the man”. Contrast this with the scene in the first episode, where, as he passes by 1Lt Winters, Winters, despite his strong antipathy toward Sobel, still renders a proper salute. It’s a small detail, but I think it bookends the series nicely.
That scene reminds me so much of a bad situation that while I was not involved sadly I was close to and had to see back in the 70s when I was in the USAF. At the time I was an A1C and my supervisor was a female MSgt. At the time I saw this happen, I was not privy to the details. I found out about 3 months later the whole story. Basically, two Air Force Officers had their sights on the same female. One was a Captain and the other a 1Lt. The Lt was the one she married. Over some time she left the Lt and started living with the Capt. One day I walked to our small break room got a Coke out of the machine and walked outside to sit and drink it. The entire area I was in was designated a no-saluting area by what was then called the Base Commander, today called the Mission Support Wing Commander. The Lt was walking and crossed paths with the Capt who called him out for not saluting him. I had already stood up but was not in the position of Attention. The Lt told the Capt he did greet him properly but that salutes were prohibited. The Lt then walked away. I sat back down and finished my Coke. Neither of those Officers was assigned to my Squadron, but both did a lot of business with us. I later found out from my 1st Sgt our Commander a full Colonel had said that Capt while eligible to be promoted to Major was not going to have his name put to the board. That Capt tanked his career and lasted about another year before separating from the USAF. Scuttlebutt on the base was that wife left with him, but I was never able to confirm any of that.
In fact not only was Shifty badly injured in the truck accident, his Luger pistols and more importantly all his back pay was stolen. Such lack of respect shown by the creeps who followed the real heroes makes one’s blood boil.
I have the box set of many DVDs but I can tell you that out of every movie I have seen in my life this one has made me cry so many times, I feel as if I know all of them and felt the pain and loss of members of Easy company with the on-screen actors, even now looking at the real band of brothers talking about the things they saw and experienced I can name them all by their faces and I can cry just thinking about the hell they went through, I for one never took much notice of the "YANKS" in the war thinking they did not do much, but after the box set I feel different the guys of easy company were the bravest men I have ever seen as a lady in her 70s now I say this, I for one will never forget easy and the real band of brothers..xx
I've watched 'Band of Brothers' many times over the years, as I also think it one of the best series ever produced for television. My father was a WWII vet - he was on a sub-chaser in the Atlantic, and while this show was about a specific unit, I imagine it captures what every veteran of the war felt and experienced. Thanks for the fantastic breakdown of the series. :)
I was at the gym when I last watched the finale. I’m not ashamed to say that I broke down crying mid-set when Winters explained the fates of the men of Easy. Rest in peace you brave and noble men. The world thanks you.
Imn glad I watched this back as Freshman in High School. I'm glad to be in the military in the boots of these men and I hope I could follow in their footsteps
Very well said. I can't agree with you more. One of the best television shows ever, and best depiction of WWII - albeit just one of countless realms of the war where service bravery and sacrifice was put forth - but oh how brilliant of a production and how exquisitely told! Yes, they are completely worthy of the title, the Greatest Generation. I have never doubted that label, ever. The sacrifices of that generation is not lost on some of us who know exactly what they accomplished. --a grateful gen-x'er
Slight correction, the letter Winters cites from is from Mike Ranney, one of the E-company sergeants that rebelled against Sobel. It's Ranney's grandson who asked the question. Not Winters writing his Granny. It's a mistake I see many make. in the interview he asks the interviewer: "Do you remember the letter Mike Ranney wrote me, you do? Remember how he ended it?
Thanks for the correction on that. I didn't spot that nor did I even notice in the subtitles. To be honest I was holding back the tears at that point! But thanks for the info!
I own the box set of the Band of Brothers series. I still become intensely emotional every time I see it and since it came out I have watched it over and over; I believe the closing interview "... I served with a Company of Heroes ..." with Winters is amongst the most memorable moments in movie history. For me this series is the best ever.
I enjoyed this series and bought the box set. I have no idea how it was filmed but it came across so realistic. The emotions of the individual members of the men was heart breaking at times yet so human. It is the most impressive of all the war films I have seen. Magnificent.
Oh man. I watched BoB on TV when it aired. I later bought BoB on DVD; watched it maybe half a dozen times over the years, and I sob every bloody time at this ending. I start blubbing at the baseball scene when Winters is telling us what happens to them all…then when the real Winters talks about that letter…I’m an utter wreck.
Excellent. One comment. In Winters last interview I think he said his friend said "I served in a company of heroes" not "in the company of heroes." Small change, but it makes a big difference.
For years, I thought he had said "in the company of heroes." However, it meant the same to me as "in a company of heroes." Perhaps it is a quirk of my regional dialect of English, but sometimes when someone is in a group or an association of a person or group, we'll say "in the company of.." or "in their company." It is particularly common in among older people. So when I heard what I thought was "I served in the company of heroes", it was Winters saying he had the privilege of serving with a group heroes. The overall meaning was the same to me.
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed revisiting this amazing show with your insights. I found it a little funny but very relatable that at the end of every episode review you said something along the lines of "this to me is one of the best episodes", because they really are all some of the best. I wish you had mentioned when reviewing Shifty's lottery that it was rigged (the helmet only had one piece of paper in it) and how much appreciation the guys had for him- it was a really touching blink and you'll miss it moment. I'll definitely check out your reviews of other series, though I share your sentiment that none can top this one.
Excellent way to close the series. Unlike most long series that leave everyone sort of lost, this one gave us a real closure; knowling how the men felt and thinks about their future yet to come. The basefall game was a good way to close. Loved the commentary from the actual men who went through this was wonderful, gave a good closure and made them all more real. Loved this series and have watched it 3 times now, once when it first aired and two other times including this past week. Thank you for all of this. I won't forget it - ever.
The 101 st airborne was a special group. But so was every person, man or woman who contributed to our victory in World War II. They all occupy a special place in my heart.
Without saying where exactly it is I’ve been to Mr Winters gravesite and it seems like I’m not alone with stopping to say a prayer for him. I think I met him once at a fellow Easy company home nearby. It never occurred to me who he was but don’t bring up being “rescued by Patton”. It’s why I remember it.
As a kid in the 60's and teen in the 70's I always was around men from WW2. Didn't give them lip, fearing retribution. Wanted their stories, but most didn't talk much about it. After I served my 4 1/2 years in the military they told me much more, I guess they felt a bond with me as a fellow military man.
But whoever wrote the script screwed up. They had the General say "Fuchsholen"", what a German would say for fox holes, as in te den of an actual fox. The German for foxhole is Schützenloch, or shooting hole. I love the series, especially the speech, but that one word really annoys me. Even worse, I watched the series again when I was in Berlin. The Germans typically dub everything into German rather than using captions. Normally, it's pretty well done. But for some insane reason they rewrote the General's speech completely even though it was already in German! And it is truly bizarre. Not even faintly like the original, and devoid of all the meaning of the original.
born 1946 just after the world war, Didn’t realise just what those young men went through, even playing as a kid playing war games Tommy’s and Jerries. It’s only later on when you’ve lived and experienced life do you appreciate what they went through. They were Heroes to me. Would i have done the same ???? who can tell. I did have tears in my eyes at the final episode, because i’d been with them on their journey through hell, but not experienced their horror. WW1,and two have always been fascinating for me, and always will be, the horrors that took place. Such courage takes many paths, and i Salute every one who gave their lives, for US for our freedom today.
I watched this series I don’t think it could have been any better. It’s still better than the Pacific and Masters of the Air both of which were top notch WW2 epics. I don’t think it will be ever be bested.
Yes today it is very very different. In fact for political reasons many, if not most of the senior Third Reight homes were destroyed very soon after the war ended.
Totally agree, BoB is both THE best depiction of WW2 & also one of THE Best EVER Cinematic /TV Masterpieces ever made. Must have rewatched it a dozen times now. 2nd for me as a favourite is the Original Series of Vikings (not Valhalla), as it beats the Last Kingdom & others into a cocked hat. Love the fact that it blended historical figures with the mythology beliefs religion in a way not done before.
The Liebgott episode really happened. Capt. Speirs told Liebgott and two others to find the Commandant and "take him out." Liebgott actually interrogated him for over a half hour and became convinced they had the right guy. They kidnapped him, drove him to the side of a road, and shot him twice.
You might rather enjoy HBO's 'From the Earth to the Moon'. A dramatization of the space race, centered around NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programmes.
Berchtesgaden - The first syllable - you'd be close if you just said Bear (without pronouncing the r) The next syllable is chtes - ch in German in this word sounds like the K in keys You just draw out the fricative part of it.
I think that every American should watch this show, just to see what "the greatest generation ever" sacrificed for our nation. And in particular, the last couple of generations, that have appeared to have lost the meaning of being American. It would be in everyone's interest if they did. God bless all those men and women..... and God bless this nation, that it finds it's way back to Greatness and humility.
They could have made a whole episode on Ronald Speirs. He Killed a drunken sergeant who would have cost lives, and German prisoners since there release was not practical. His heroic deeds during periods of intense fighting were amazing. That he fought in Korea including additional combat jumps is unimaginable. Then to become the commander of the prison holding one of the last Germans that ran their side of the war. You know when Winters was getting his book published, there was some reluctance on the part of the publisher to talk about Speirs exploits. So, Winters contacted Speirs directly and asked him about if he really did those killings, Speirs response, "of course I did"
Leibgot wasn't Jewish - another inaccuracy in the book. He was raised Catholic and raised his 8 children Catholic. His parents were Austrian migrants to the USA. Changes Ep 10 a bit ...
I'm profoundly disagree with this unnecessary and rather vapid commentary. With great respect, the last episode is a feature which is perfectly understandable as a work of art and doesn't need facile voiceover which presumes that the viewing public are unable to treat that episode as what it is - a last episode. Do please consider voiceover in nature programmes. This one doesn't cut the mustard.
I find it unsettling and unjust that the I company replacement who drunkly shot Grant and the British men and probaly unarmed Germans was rekeased so quickly There are war crimes and there are war crimes but thus one was unforgivable
@@roguehart okay i see it now the uniform but i find it weird that hes standing guard whats funny is ppl say that its weird that its his 2nd war alot men served in more than one war including ww1 and ww2. several men served in ww2 and korea but thats not that weird they were only 5 years apart. my grandmothers oldest brother served in post war korea and than in vietnam.
Germans serving with allies wasn't so strange. They were working to de-Nazify Germany. The Allied Armies couldn't be everywhere. They needed the Germans to help keep order and eventually do these things on their own.
He's a German MP. The huge camps that contained all the POWs and Surrendered Forces were guarded and administered by armed Germans officers and men under Allied supervision. It was thought it would be easier for them to obey Germans.
I watched the first episode and stopped. There is no war movie that can ever capture the real horror of what our WW2 Vets went through. God bless them all. Watch the real footage, not the Hollywood version. How people buy into all this crap amazes me. Some things should never be dramatized on the screen. War is one of them. Remember, this is nothing more than a bunch of kids, reading from a screenplay that was written by people who have no idea of what really happened. They never came close to the real thing. They pretend to know, but they do not know. These are actors and writers who go home after the shoot and go partying. They are play-acting. There is one exception however, Oliver Stone. He was a Viet Nam Vet who experienced firsthand the real horror of war. Tom Hanks and Spielberg? They have fresh bread flown in from France. And you all paid for it.
The American idealisation of war, the military. and homoerotic masculine bonding is endlessly fascinating to historians, psychologists and sociologists. This video series is no less bizarre or blatantly warmongering than some other American war movies, but the stench of the faux patriotism thanking "the great generation" with the syrupy music "for their sacrifice" is both ahistorical and typically american in giving so much credit to essentially american intervention for 1 year and a half at the tail end of the war, once the Russians had already lost 10+ million men and had bled the Germans dry. The real heroes of European conflict in WWII are the Russians. But american hegemony and postwar economic and cultural colonialism has perpetuated this false myth of "the americans won the war." Series like Band of Brothers continue in this false vein.
Absolute twaddle you spout. Everyone knows that the USA was just part of winning the war. The Soviets were the most significant part of the Allies. No one part of the Allies could have defeated the Germans. It was the collective effort that did for the Germans.
I loved this series and I loved the interviews with those "band of Brothers" who were still with us. I can not watch this series without feeling the overwhelming emotion of it and the immense admiration that I have for all those of the "greatest generation" who did so much for all of us. We are all better off for what these people did for us and for having lived among us. God bless each and every one of them and God bless all those who helped defeat Fascism and Nazism. Their sacrifice must never be forgotten and we must never allow Fascism to grow.
also it wasnt uncommon for career men to fight in more than war. some men even fought in ww1, ww2 and korea. many men fought in korea and vietnam my uncle did. many many men fought in ww2 and korea cause they were so close together
The commandant was killed. Speirs told the men to "take care" of him. Liebgott questioned him for about a half an hour and became convinced that he was the man they were looking for. They loaded him in the jeep, stopped by the side of the road, and shot him twice.
I enjoyed your view on the series. It was such a tremendous series. I kind of have a hard time rewatching it because it can be scary, gut-wrenching, or sad. Still a huge fan.
From the time it came out to now I rewatch it every year or so. Last year for the first time I looked up the men to see if any of them were still alive. Sadly they all have passed. Over the years I have had the pleasure of talking to several ww 2 veterans. Some shared a story or 2 with me. After all the time that passed all the emotion still came out like it just happened.
Your breakdowns are amazing man I love your channel and your coverage of band of brothers had me rewatching the show for the 5th time and appreciating all the finer small details, thankyou brainpilot❤
@@BrainPilot I´m from Belgium and visit Bastogne, Eindhoven and Normandy. The attention for detail is amazing and I can watch Band Of Brothers week after without it become boring. To me it's the best thing that ever came to a screen.
@@BrainPilot I also know that they got a toy cricket and every click should be answered by 2 clicks, following by the words "flash" reply "thunder" and reply again with "welcome" because some Germans could say Flash perfect but they couldn't say thunder or welcome without giving away their German accent.
Thanks for tuning into the breakdowns of Band of Brothers! I'm going to be covering more classic TV series on the channel. Let me know in the comments if there are any specific shows you'd like to see episode breakdowns on!
Thanks for doing this series!
Very good commentary. I used them to rewatch the series, each episode followed by your commentary.
Perhaps another series to review could be Ken Burns' The Civil War. It is another series that was and is one of the greatest ever made.
Have you made a breakdown of 'Deadwood'? It's probably the best interpretation of a wild-west, gold-rush-founded town, ever made. And @ahseaton8353 had a great suggestion in Ken Burns' 'Civil War'.
Great video. As far as classic TV series, The Sweeney should be top of the list.
Like every episode of Band of Brothers, there are fictional elements, omissions, and embellishments in episode 10 but I will only highlight a few:
1) Contrary to what is shown in Band of Brothers, Berchtesgaden was captured in the afternoon of May 4, 1945 by the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division with the French 2nd Armored Division arriving later that afternoon and the 101st arriving in the morning of May 5.
2) Members of the 7th Infantry Regiment and the French 2nd Armored Division claim to have reached the Eagle's Nest hours before members of the 101st, and many historians accept these claims (e.g., National WW2 Museum).
3) There is no evidence that members of Easy Company killed an unnamed commandant of unnamed concentration camp. What is shown in Band of Brothers is strikingly similar to the killing of Franz Ziereis who had been commandant of Mauthausen. Like the commandant in Band of Brothers, Franz Ziereis was hiding out in a mountain cabin when U.S. soldiers, who had been given a tip, went to the cabin to arrest him. Franz Ziereis was shot three times trying to escape.
I cried 20 years ago when I watched episode 10 and the names of the individual soldiers came on screen. And I cried again just listening to you talk about the episode. We owe so much to all the men and women who stood up to the evil that threatened to take the world. Forever grateful.
Amen
Agreed
I didn’t pick up on one detail the first couple of times I watched the series. In the tenth episode, when Capt. Sobel is called out for not saluting Maj. Winters, he’s reminded that “You salute the rank, not the man”. Contrast this with the scene in the first episode, where, as he passes by 1Lt Winters, Winters, despite his strong antipathy toward Sobel, still renders a proper salute. It’s a small detail, but I think it bookends the series nicely.
That scene reminds me so much of a bad situation that while I was not involved sadly I was close to and had to see back in the 70s when I was in the USAF. At the time I was an A1C and my supervisor was a female MSgt. At the time I saw this happen, I was not privy to the details. I found out about 3 months later the whole story. Basically, two Air Force Officers had their sights on the same female. One was a Captain and the other a 1Lt. The Lt was the one she married. Over some time she left the Lt and started living with the Capt. One day I walked to our small break room got a Coke out of the machine and walked outside to sit and drink it. The entire area I was in was designated a no-saluting area by what was then called the Base Commander, today called the Mission Support Wing Commander. The Lt was walking and crossed paths with the Capt who called him out for not saluting him. I had already stood up but was not in the position of Attention. The Lt told the Capt he did greet him properly but that salutes were prohibited. The Lt then walked away. I sat back down and finished my Coke. Neither of those Officers was assigned to my Squadron, but both did a lot of business with us. I later found out from my 1st Sgt our Commander a full Colonel had said that Capt while eligible to be promoted to Major was not going to have his name put to the board. That Capt tanked his career and lasted about another year before separating from the USAF. Scuttlebutt on the base was that wife left with him, but I was never able to confirm any of that.
Yes... and in that same episode, Sobel ignores his salute! Great point
In fact not only was Shifty badly injured in the truck accident, his Luger pistols and more importantly all his back pay was stolen. Such lack of respect shown by the creeps who followed the real heroes makes one’s blood boil.
That’s why - by the Vietnam War - those crumbs were called REMFs…
I have the box set of many DVDs but I can tell you that out of every movie I have seen in my life this one has made me cry so many times, I feel as if I know all of them and felt the pain and loss of members of Easy company with the on-screen actors, even now looking at the real band of brothers talking about the things they saw and experienced I can name them all by their faces and I can cry just thinking about the hell they went through, I for one never took much notice of the "YANKS" in the war thinking they did not do much, but after the box set I feel different the guys of easy company were the bravest men I have ever seen as a lady in her 70s now I say this, I for one will never forget easy and the real band of brothers..xx
I've watched 'Band of Brothers' many times over the years, as I also think it one of the best series ever produced for television. My father was a WWII vet - he was on a sub-chaser in the Atlantic, and while this show was about a specific unit, I imagine it captures what every veteran of the war felt and experienced. Thanks for the fantastic breakdown of the series. :)
Agreed
I was at the gym when I last watched the finale. I’m not ashamed to say that I broke down crying mid-set when Winters explained the fates of the men of Easy. Rest in peace you brave and noble men. The world thanks you.
It was such a powerful moment in the show!
Imn glad I watched this back as Freshman in High School. I'm glad to be in the military in the boots of these men and I hope I could follow in their footsteps
Very well said. I can't agree with you more. One of the best television shows ever, and best depiction of WWII - albeit just one of countless realms of the war where service bravery and sacrifice was put forth - but oh how brilliant of a production and how exquisitely told! Yes, they are completely worthy of the title, the Greatest Generation. I have never doubted that label, ever. The sacrifices of that generation is not lost on some of us who know exactly what they accomplished. --a grateful gen-x'er
Slight correction, the letter Winters cites from is from Mike Ranney, one of the E-company sergeants that rebelled against Sobel. It's Ranney's grandson who asked the question. Not Winters writing his Granny. It's a mistake I see many make. in the interview he asks the interviewer: "Do you remember the letter Mike Ranney wrote me, you do? Remember how he ended it?
Thanks for the correction on that. I didn't spot that nor did I even notice in the subtitles. To be honest I was holding back the tears at that point! But thanks for the info!
good to know this - always find that quote confusing
I think the correct situation is reported in Ambrose book.
I own the box set of the Band of Brothers series. I still become intensely emotional every time I see it and since it came out I have watched it over and over; I believe the closing interview "... I served with a Company of Heroes ..." with Winters is amongst the most memorable moments in movie history. For me this series is the best ever.
Yeah it truly is an incredible series!
Two words : thank you.
I enjoyed this series and bought the box set.
I have no idea how it was filmed but it came across so realistic. The emotions of the individual members of the men was heart breaking at times yet so human. It is the most impressive of all the war films I have seen.
Magnificent.
Oh man. I watched BoB on TV when it aired. I later bought BoB on DVD; watched it maybe half a dozen times over the years, and I sob every bloody time at this ending. I start blubbing at the baseball scene when Winters is telling us what happens to them all…then when the real Winters talks about that letter…I’m an utter wreck.
Excellent. One comment. In Winters last interview I think he said his friend said "I served in a company of heroes" not "in the company of heroes." Small change, but it makes a big difference.
For years, I thought he had said "in the company of heroes." However, it meant the same to me as "in a company of heroes." Perhaps it is a quirk of my regional dialect of English, but sometimes when someone is in a group or an association of a person or group, we'll say "in the company of.." or "in their company." It is particularly common in among older people. So when I heard what I thought was "I served in the company of heroes", it was Winters saying he had the privilege of serving with a group heroes. The overall meaning was the same to me.
It is served in a company of heroes, watch with subtitles
@@bigmapguy2884 I know that. I was discussing how it didn't matter to me before I knew I had misunderstood what was said.
Sounded like Winters said "I served in the company of heroes ".
It’s my understanding that letter was written by Mike Rainier, not Winters.
Thank you very much!
I really enjoyed revisiting this amazing show with your insights. I found it a little funny but very relatable that at the end of every episode review you said something along the lines of "this to me is one of the best episodes", because they really are all some of the best.
I wish you had mentioned when reviewing Shifty's lottery that it was rigged (the helmet only had one piece of paper in it) and how much appreciation the guys had for him- it was a really touching blink and you'll miss it moment.
I'll definitely check out your reviews of other series, though I share your sentiment that none can top this one.
Excellent way to close the series. Unlike most long series that leave everyone sort of lost, this one gave us a real closure; knowling how the men felt and thinks about their future yet to come. The basefall game was a good way to close. Loved the commentary from the actual men who went through this was wonderful, gave a good closure and made them all more real. Loved this series and have watched it 3 times now, once when it first aired and two other times including this past week. Thank you for all of this. I won't forget it - ever.
The 101 st airborne was a special group. But so was every person, man or woman who contributed to our victory in World War II. They all occupy a special place in my heart.
What a tremendous job covering these episodes, sir. Well done!!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the videos!
Without saying where exactly it is I’ve been to Mr Winters gravesite and it seems like I’m not alone with stopping to say a prayer for him. I think I met him once at a fellow Easy company home nearby. It never occurred to me who he was but don’t bring up being “rescued by Patton”. It’s why I remember it.
BrainPilot: Thanks so very much for this 10 part video series. Bravo!
Glad you enjoyed the breakdowns!
Ive seen BoB multiple times. I always get a little choked up during the baseball scene
Yeah it's such an emotional moment!
One nitpick, the quote from Maj. Winters at the end was from a letter from Sgt. Ranney.
The ending will always be my favorite part. Thanks for the tribute to Easy Company. 1st episode will always be my favorite.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@BrainPilot love your channel! Great work you're doing here.
As a regular old artillery man some of my favorite marching songs were about the hundred and first
100%%% The Greatest Generation, we owe them everything.
As a kid in the 60's and teen in the 70's I always was around men from WW2. Didn't give them lip, fearing retribution. Wanted their stories, but most didn't talk much about it. After I served my 4 1/2 years in the military they told me much more, I guess they felt a bond with me as a fellow military man.
Great breakdown of this. You can find the interviews in its entirety by searching we stand alone together.
Was a beautiful speech by the German General.
But whoever wrote the script screwed up. They had the General say "Fuchsholen"", what a German would say for fox holes, as in te den of an actual fox. The German for foxhole is Schützenloch, or shooting hole. I love the series, especially the speech, but that one word really annoys me.
Even worse, I watched the series again when I was in Berlin. The Germans typically dub everything into German rather than using captions. Normally, it's pretty well done. But for some insane reason they rewrote the General's speech completely even though it was already in German! And it is truly bizarre. Not even faintly like the original, and devoid of all the meaning of the original.
He drank once earlier in the series when he told Garnier that he wasn't a quaker.
I own only two sets of DVDs, LOTR and Band of Brothers.
My dad showed me this show and it’s by far the best
Yeah it's an amazing series!
born 1946 just after the world war, Didn’t realise just what those young men went through, even playing as a kid playing war games Tommy’s and Jerries. It’s only later on when you’ve lived and experienced life do you appreciate what they went through. They were Heroes to me. Would i have done the same ???? who can tell. I did have tears in my eyes at the final episode, because i’d been with them on their journey through hell, but not experienced their horror. WW1,and two have always been fascinating for me, and always will be, the horrors that took place. Such courage takes many paths, and i Salute every one who gave their lives, for US for our freedom today.
I watched this series I don’t think it could have been any better. It’s still better than the Pacific and Masters of the Air both of which were top notch WW2 epics. I don’t think it will be ever be bested.
Sadly, the Eagles Nest is very inaccurate and Berchtesgaden is not even similar to the real town. Regardless, it was a wonderful show!
Yes today it is very very different. In fact for political reasons many, if not most of the senior Third Reight homes were destroyed very soon after the war ended.
Outstanding series, emotional, funny, sad, it had everything. Have watched it 4 times now over the last few years and gets better each time. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
It does doesn't it!
Would love to see you analyze The Flame Trees of Thika....one ofmy all time favorite regarding the colonial period within Kenya...
Totally agree, BoB is both THE best depiction of WW2 & also one of THE Best EVER Cinematic /TV Masterpieces ever made.
Must have rewatched it a dozen times now.
2nd for me as a favourite is the Original Series of Vikings (not Valhalla), as it beats the Last Kingdom & others into a cocked hat. Love the fact that it blended historical figures with the mythology beliefs religion in a way not done before.
The Liebgott episode really happened. Capt. Speirs told Liebgott and two others to find the Commandant and "take him out."
Liebgott actually interrogated him for over a half hour and became convinced they had the right guy. They kidnapped him, drove him to the side of a road, and shot him twice.
I've always admired the series of Band of Brothers.
Yeah it's such a good show
Great job, for the whole series.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the videos!
@@BrainPilot more than once, thank you very much.
You might rather enjoy HBO's 'From the Earth to the Moon'. A dramatization of the space race, centered around NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programmes.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Berchtesgaden - The first syllable - you'd be close if you just said Bear (without pronouncing the r) The next syllable is chtes - ch in German in this word sounds like the K in keys You just draw out the fricative part of it.
I watch this series a least once a week so I never forget what these men (including my two brothers=in=law) did so we remain free.
A great end to the best miniseries. It was great to find out who was who in the interviews and what happened to them after the war. /
Great, great job. Thanks 🙏
Great comments. The man you describe as a German Solider was really a German Policeman..
Yes they were the greatest generation. True heroes ❤❤
I think you'd have a great time with Mr. Robot.
Those photos of winters and Nixon weren't from tacoa they were from there previous time in the army before the airborn
One of the best tv shows ever made
I think that every American should watch this show, just to see what "the greatest generation ever" sacrificed for our nation. And in particular, the last couple of generations, that have appeared to have lost the meaning of being American. It would be in everyone's interest if they did. God bless all those men and women..... and God bless this nation, that it finds it's way back to Greatness and humility.
What a Classic Series
It really is!
pretty close to my feelings thanks
Excellent indeed!
thanks for doing this
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome! Check out generation kill next. Not by the same people but was a good show too
A great appraisal of the TV Series. Maybe the truth is different ?
Glad you enjoyed the video!
4:50 - Not true... Winters took a sip of alcohol in the truck in Bastogne. ;)
Band of Brothers ending explained: War ended.
It is well documented that Liebgott was Catholic, not Jewish.
WOW !
Tha Pacific?
Awesome breakdown
Glad you liked it!
They could have made a whole episode on Ronald Speirs. He Killed a drunken sergeant who would have cost lives, and German prisoners since there release was not practical. His heroic deeds during periods of intense fighting were amazing. That he fought in Korea including additional combat jumps is unimaginable. Then to become the commander of the prison holding one of the last Germans that ran their side of the war. You know when Winters was getting his book published, there was some reluctance on the part of the publisher to talk about Speirs exploits. So, Winters contacted Speirs directly and asked him about if he really did those killings, Speirs response, "of course I did"
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Leibgot wasn't Jewish - another inaccuracy in the book. He was raised Catholic and raised his 8 children Catholic. His parents were Austrian migrants to the USA. Changes Ep 10 a bit ...
Yeah that is true!
@@BrainPilot include it in your video - c'mon!
I'm profoundly disagree with this unnecessary and rather vapid commentary. With great respect, the last episode is a feature which is perfectly understandable as a work of art and doesn't need facile voiceover which presumes that the viewing public are unable to treat that episode as what it is - a last episode. Do please consider voiceover in nature programmes. This one doesn't cut the mustard.
I find it unsettling and unjust that the I company replacement who drunkly shot Grant and the British men and probaly unarmed Germans was rekeased so quickly
There are war crimes and there are war crimes but thus one was unforgivable
This documents the sad fact: WWII is no longer history. It is entertainment.
It's just a film 😂😂
thats not a german soldier that hes working with its a british soldier
The old soldier? He's German or Austrian part of the "Feldengendarmerie"
@@roguehart y would a german soldier be standing guard with the americans i thought he was british
@@roguehart okay i see it now the uniform but i find it weird that hes standing guard whats funny is ppl say that its weird that its his 2nd war alot men served in more than one war including ww1 and ww2. several men served in ww2 and korea but thats not that weird they were only 5 years apart. my grandmothers oldest brother served in post war korea and than in vietnam.
Germans serving with allies wasn't so strange. They were working to de-Nazify Germany. The Allied Armies couldn't be everywhere. They needed the Germans to help keep order and eventually do these things on their own.
He's a German MP. The huge camps that contained all the POWs and Surrendered Forces were guarded and administered by armed Germans officers and men under Allied supervision. It was thought it would be easier for them to obey Germans.
I watched the first episode and stopped. There is no war movie that can ever capture the real horror of what our WW2 Vets went through. God bless them all. Watch the real footage, not the Hollywood version. How people buy into all this crap amazes me. Some things should never be dramatized on the screen. War is one of them. Remember, this is nothing more than a bunch of kids, reading from a screenplay that was written by people who have no idea of what really happened. They never came close to the real thing. They pretend to know, but they do not know. These are actors and writers who go home after the shoot and go partying. They are play-acting. There is one exception however, Oliver Stone. He was a Viet Nam Vet who experienced firsthand the real horror of war. Tom Hanks and Spielberg? They have fresh bread flown in from France. And you all paid for it.
The American idealisation of war, the military. and homoerotic masculine bonding is endlessly fascinating to historians, psychologists and sociologists.
This video series is no less bizarre or blatantly warmongering than some other American war movies, but the stench of the faux patriotism thanking "the great generation" with the syrupy music "for their sacrifice" is both ahistorical and typically american in giving so much credit to essentially american intervention for 1 year and a half at the tail end of the war, once the Russians had already lost 10+ million men and had bled the Germans dry. The real heroes of European conflict in WWII are the Russians. But american hegemony and postwar economic and cultural colonialism has perpetuated this false myth of "the americans won the war."
Series like Band of Brothers continue in this false vein.
Absolute twaddle you spout.
Everyone knows that the USA was just part of winning the war.
The Soviets were the most significant part of the Allies.
No one part of the Allies could have defeated the Germans.
It was the collective effort that did for the Germans.
I loved this series and I loved the interviews with those "band of Brothers" who were still with us. I can not watch this series without feeling the overwhelming emotion of it and the immense admiration that I have for all those of the "greatest generation" who did so much for all of us. We are all better off for what these people did for us and for having lived among us. God bless each and every one of them and God bless all those who helped defeat Fascism and Nazism. Their sacrifice must never be forgotten and we must never allow Fascism to grow.
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also it wasnt uncommon for career men to fight in more than war. some men even fought in ww1, ww2 and korea. many men fought in korea and vietnam my uncle did. many many men fought in ww2 and korea cause they were so close together
IDK Why but both of my favorite TV series are military based, MASH & B O B and both had a dramatic final episode!
The Pacific presented a far more difficult trial by fire.
The commandant was killed. Speirs told the men to "take care" of him. Liebgott questioned him for about a half an hour and became convinced that he was the man they were looking for. They loaded him in the jeep, stopped by the side of the road, and shot him twice.
I enjoyed your view on the series. It was such a tremendous series. I kind of have a hard time rewatching it because it can be scary, gut-wrenching, or sad. Still a huge fan.
Glad you enjoyed the videos!
Happy to watch and stick through this series.
Il oved this show and go back and watch it a few times a year,
Yeah it's an amazing show!
From the time it came out to now I rewatch it every year or so. Last year for the first time I looked up the men to see if any of them were still alive. Sadly they all have passed.
Over the years I have had the pleasure of talking to several ww 2 veterans. Some shared a story or 2 with me. After all the time that passed all the emotion still came out like it just happened.
If the scene with the German General's speech was real, it would be interesting to find out who the General was.
Your breakdowns are amazing man I love your channel and your coverage of band of brothers had me rewatching the show for the 5th time and appreciating all the finer small details, thankyou brainpilot❤
Thanks a lot, I appreciate that!
I thought it was the best series and I found it good
Totally agree!
DARK MATTER IS WROTH YOUR BREAKDOWN
I'll be doing a full breakdown when it concludes next week
Great channel
Thanks!
I remember the first time I saw the show and it still gives me goosebumps after seeing it more then 50 times.
Yeah it's incredible isn't it!
@@BrainPilot I´m from Belgium and visit Bastogne, Eindhoven and Normandy. The attention for detail is amazing and I can watch Band Of Brothers week after without it become boring. To me it's the best thing that ever came to a screen.
@@BrainPilot I also know that they got a toy cricket and every click should be answered by 2 clicks, following by the words "flash" reply "thunder" and reply again with "welcome" because some Germans could say Flash perfect but they couldn't say thunder or welcome without giving away their German accent.
Shifty did not win the chance to go home the 101st Airborne Easy Company set it up so we could go home