Band of Brothers Episode 10 'Points' REACTION!!
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- As the Germans surrender, it appears that the hard days for Easy Company are over as they are stationed in Austria. But they soon learn that those solders without enough service points will be sent to fight in Japan. Here's our reaction to the series finale of Band of Brothers.
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What an incredible series!!! So grateful to have watched it. Thank you to all the soldiers who served and never forget those we have lost. Hope everyone celebrating in the States has a safe Independence Day.
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Any chance you guys will react to the documentary?
May be finished with the airborne story, there is another show called the pacific which tells the marines stories against the Japanese.
Ahead legendary epic «The Pacific» !
If you can, I would suggest watching the hbo show "We Stand Alone Together" . it is the documentary about the making of the show Band of Brothers (not for reaction, but for the interviews it contains). It's posted in it's entirety on youtube with millions of views. It is primarily interviews with the soldiers , and is where most of the interviews in the series originated.
even 20 years after seeing it for the first time, it sill is powerful in emotions.
Of all tee-shirt you wore Sherry, the one for Curahee was the best.
"Grandpa said 'no'. But I served in a company of heroes"
Tears every single time.
Don't you dare be fooled, EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of them were heroes
when you see the stuff men do next to you in combat, its difficult to impossible to call yourself a hero in the face of such men.
If anyone asks you why that generation is known as the greatest, just say Easy Company.
You're literally everywhere. I see you write this on every single reaction of this episode. Cracks me up, i look for your comment lol
"I thought those guys were ten feet tall. I still do." Stephen Ambrose, author "Band of Brothers "
"You're one hell of a fine soldier, Shifty. There's nothing more to explain."
This series caused a huge movement to have Richard Winters' Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Winters himself wanted nothing to do with it, and indeed remained incredibly humble in the face of his vastly increased recognition after the series aired, until his death in 2011 at age 92. Shortly before, he agreed for a 12 foot statue of himself to be erected in Sant-Marie-du-Mont, as long as it was dedicated to all the junior officers of the D-Day landing. It was finished and unveiled the following year.
Wouldn’t expect anything less from him. Sounds like an incredible person.
@@NikkiStevenReact There is a documentary on it. react to it, please.
Hes military tactis and strategic execution of his battle plans in 2nd or 3rd episode, where they ambush German positions, is still taught in military academy's till this day! Im a Canadian but some of the old american warriors just blow me away man, d day was a combined Canadian, American and British assault, but those boys on Ohama beach got chewed up, we may not agree with all wars, but we should always have the soldeirs backs and welcome them back home after. If you have time, please check out Canadas highway of heros, its a highway that fallen soldiers travel when they get back and 1000s of people line the sides of the road to pay respects
@@NikkiStevenReact Hey I'm watching The Tomorrow War on my Xbox it's good.Infinite,Wrath of Man,Nobody and Unhinged are good to.
@@NikkiStevenReact Hey I'm also watching The Superdeep on my Xbox it has a USA version which I'm watching it starts off in black and white but goes into color after 5 min I'm not shure if it's about zombies or what yet.
Hi Steven. I want to say that you’re the best editor of any reaction channel I’ve seen. You take more care to both include the important story moments AND the moments that affect you two. It has to take more time and effort on your part. Just want you to know it doesn’t go unnoticed.
I really appreciate that. I do put a lot of time and effort to make the best videos possible. Thank you for the huge compliment.
I happen to agree! Very well edited!
@@NikkiStevenReact Have to back this comment. I've been watching your reactions since Game of Thrones and you guys come off as so genuine and seem actually interested in the shows you watch which is such a breath of fresh air compared to other reaction youtubers.
Agreed.
It’s true, so many other reactors skip the parts I care about or cut out the audio
Served in the 101st airborne. The men of Currahee are legends. The last line Maj. Winters said about the company of heroes, always and will forever get me to tears. Sadly in 2014 the Currahee disbanded. I am honored to have served in the same division as these men.
Legends indeed.
Thank you 💖
The company is still there in the 101st Airborne today
Hi, I served in 3rd Field artillery regiment reserves in Ireland, thanks for your service, I saw the lovely statue of Major Winters near Utah, beach and saw his personal equipment in Dead man's corner near Carentan. I've been to all the Dday beaches, Brecourt Manor, Carentan, bloody gulch, a lot of cemeteries, American, British, Canadian and German.
To be honest with you, I have noticed that this is happening in every country, I am from the UK and served in the Royal air force and 2/3 of the squadrons I served on, in fact all but one have been disbanded and dissolved. Horse waves of the British Army have been merged with valiant and courageous regiments with history as rich as can be have been completely swiped away.
This gives me great sadness for the legacy. How are the young people coming into the forces supposed to enrich themselves and have anything to live up to, I think we both know that this is planned. But if you also noticed it’s the same with the rest of all our societies in the west
Major Winters: We salute the rank, not the man.
Captain Sobel: We were on a *BREAK*
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
LOL
I was drinking a coke when I read this comment, now there's coke everywhere...
@@bigd8924 "drinking", sure.
@@waibhavkrishnaChandra started off drinking coke, ended up snorting coke
Omggg....😂😂
There is one inaccuracy that I feel I have to point out, because the real story is actually far more meaningful than what the show did.
When the german commander is surrendering and offering his sidearm, Winters actually took it, and kept it until his death. The important thing was, that sidearm was never fired once during the war when it was handed to Winters. And Winters made sure that luger was never fired in his lifetime as a symbol.
Doesn't he tell that story in the doc?
@@deuces_shoeless he does. That's where I learned it ☺️
It was actually a different general. Winters received the formal surrender of several German officers at the end of the war.
And to be completely correct it wasn't Luger, it was Walther PP.
@@deuces_shoeless He talks about it in We Stand Alone Together (which is on YT) .. a documentary which features all the real life guys from the show.
That ending quote of Winters (“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?”) always, ALWAYS gets to me not only because it’s objectively moving in its humble truth, but because I’m also around your ages and both of my own grandfathers also fought in the war. I can remember asking them similar questions as a kid and having them both kindly redirect me in that same loving but humble way. They’re both gone now, but given their combat experiences (one in the Pacific and one in Europe), I totally get it.
Have you heard the quote of his about the pistol he was given by a surrendering German Officer.
Already at the end ): Really hope you guys do The Pacific next!!
agreed!
Ditto!
Yes they definitely should. And they should also look into "the fallen of WWII" mini docu right here on youtube as well. Maybe as a closer ?
All this HBO though, makes me wonder when The Sopranos and The Wire are coming
For me as a German it was difficult to watch this series. But the speech by the German general at the end showed that men simply fought on both sides. War sucks. And I'm glad that our two great nations are allied today.
Amen Brother 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
What cuts deep in that particular episode for me is the scene where Grant gets shot by one of his own (so to speak, as he was a replacement from another company, but from the same division). But as Winters said, it was due to them having weapons, alcohol and too much time on their hands. You put those three things together, there's bound to be trouble from within, no matter what flag you fight for.
I would love to see a WW2 movie shown from the German perspective. Really feel like there are a number of interesting stories from the other side.
@@paddydahunter9252 No doubt they would've also experienced similar hardships as the Allies did. That is with regards as to what happened to Grant in this episode. I'm sorry, but the whole thing with Grant and his encounter with a drunken replacement, it makes me wonder if the Germans ever had the exact same issues with intoxicated young soldiers with far too much time on their hands.
@@GreyDoofus88 no doubt they did and I’d like to hear those stories told. They probably didn’t have as much free time as the allied soldiers did being as they were on the defensive so probably not as many incidents.
One of the single best creative decisions in film/TV history was having a German General deliver the message to the audience you were expecting from the Ally side about being a group of brothers in combat, deserving of peace and harmony. Puts into perspective the human side of war and in the end we're not all that different. Now that's how you actually subvert expectations.
True
It’s my single favorite moment of the entire series. It’s absolutely beautiful
It's also heartwarming to see that the General actually survived opening the Ark of the Covenant back when he was still a Colonel.
Yes, that's the same actor, Wolf Kahler.
@@agp11001 Thank you for that. I was wondering who was the actor who played the German General in BoB. He was very convincing. Love that scene.
That end quote. Tears every time
Absolutely
literally every time
From D-Day...to Hitler's Eagle's Nest...Nothing was ever easy for Easy Company...it's bitter sweet to end. Currahee!
Just wanted to remind you to watch We Stand Alone Together after this . That's when you hear from all the men who are still alive at that time, please don't miss it, thanks.
THIS
And THAT is why Band of Brothers is one of the best miniseries of all time.
My father was friends with the son of Alton Moore who actually showed him Hitler's photo album when they were kids back in Wyoming.
That is awesome
How many times do young people walk by elderly folks and dismiss them because of their age. You never know what they've lived through.
They’re mostly all gone now but when I was younger I used to tell myself if I got impatient with an elderly slow driver that he might have fought and won WWII so give him some slack.
oh man
Richard Winters was a very humble man. Per his wishes, his death wasn't announced here in PA until after his funeral, because he didn't want people to make a fuss over him.
I didn't find out until after his death that my dad had flown in bombing runs over Berlin, late in the war. He was a volunteer, and he knew it had to be done, but he wasn't overly proud of having to kill the people he was fighting against.
He deserved the fuss tho. To pay your respect to a man who sacrificed so much. They all deserved it.
Even to the end, Major Winters never took credit for himself, it was all placed upon his men!!
I met Shifty Powers in France in '04 during the 60th anniversary of D-Day. We got to tour a few of the French battlefields depicted in this show. The tree Lipton climbs in episode 2 during a battle is still there. The locals celebrate D-Day by wearing American military uniforms of the time, some of them even driving old US army jeeps. A very surreal, amazing experience from the people we met, to the natural beauty of Normandy, to the history...one of the best things I've ever gotten to do.
"no....but I served in a company of heroes ." No matter how many times I hear it, I get choked up every time.
I was actually crying and I have seen it a few times
Probably an inspiration for the title of the critically-acclaimed WW2 RTS game.
The actor who played Buck Compton, Neil McDonough, became friends with Buck Compton and kept in touch after the filming of Band of Brothers. Neil's son has a nickname, "Little Buck", in honor of Compton. Sadly there are no more members of Easy Company still alive. The last surviving member of Easy Company died in 2019.
Ed Shames, who was a Lieutenant with Easy, is still alive at 99 years old.
@@rhysevans4253 Sadly Bradford Freeman passed away on July 3rd 2022, he was 97.
Just a suggestion, but take a bit of a break before hitting "The Pacific"
I would also recommend "Taking Chance" as a good movie to review. Looks at what the country does for it's fallen, and how the populace reacts as well. Good movie, no action, but very emotional!
I second that.
Never saw all of “The Pacific.” I was a young teenager, too much sex, parents weren’t comfortable with it. Might have to find it again.
Extremely emotional movie....
More tissues will be needed.
@@FreemanicParacusia Watch it bro its incredible.
The Pacific doesnt even compare to this series. Not nearly as good.
Check out Hacksaw Ridge it's an amazing movie and true story.
That last line "Grandpa were you a hero in the war?"
I will answer for you sir, yes your grandfather was a hero. I was in tears watching that and I have watched this series 3 times I believe.
Please go on to “The Pacific” after this, another superb learning experience! 👍❤️
Brother I said same thing now for weeks and the people in the comments bashed me..... I believe most people have no idea about the pacific.....band of brothers was the army side and pacific was the marines...."hooah" to all my vets ..
@@eddiedaves9457 WARNING: SPOILER QUOTE: "We're dirty, raggity-assed marines. But there's a reason for it." Yup, they went through hell, and too many times their RnR wasn't the civilised world of a Paris or the English shires as the European war had, just a bunk on another dot in the pacific. Heroes all.
@@eddiedaves9457 People bashed you for recommending The Pacific? What did they say? 😠 That pisses me off because it’s so important to watch, the men who fought there don’t get nearly as much recognition.
@@neilgriffiths6427 brother I respect all branches well beside air force..lol .jk ..
@@falsenostalgia-shannon just ingnorence....which is a level of intelligence that denies the truth...
I appreciate that you covered Shifty Powers saying goodbye to Major Winters.although I served in a peacetime army, saying goodbye to a friend(s) you served with can be a punch in the gut .
If you want to see the German soldiers side you should watch "Generation War". It's tells the German side of the war. It is about 5 friends. Two brothers who go to serve as soldiers on the eastern front, a girl who serves as a nurse, an actress who stays in Berlin and a Jewish young man who gets taken away by the SS. It is very well made and it is definitely worth a watch if you are interested in the German perspective.
while i completely agree, i do want to add that Generation War isnt quite on the same level as historical accuracy as BoB or Pacific. Not that that devalues it in any way, just something to keep in mind. Its a bit more fiction than the other two.
I recently saw "Generation War," though the Holocaust is not heavily featured in the series. It shows how war changes a person.
We lost Major Winters in 2011, in May 2014 the Richard D. Winters leadership memorial was unveiled in Normandy. Nikki talked about the people, In Holland they still hold liberation parades, they also have families who adopt the allied graves at the cemeteries there. The waiting list to adopt a grave has thousands of families who sometimes wait decades to do so.
omg
If you enjoyed this watch ''Pacific'' Similarly shot but about the japanese pacific fight in ww2. Your genuine appreciation of the men that fought and the honour this show tried to portray is now showing how horrible war is, may man kind try and learn. But with the thousands lost in the middle east I fear it doesn't.
They rigged the lottery for shifty so he could go home
I love the reveal at the end where we see the surviving 101st soldiers along with the incredibly moving quote from Winters.
I was going to advise you to not jump directly into the Pacific. It is it's own beast and you should go in fresh. You should also be warned that the Pacific War was an entirely different kind of war and the show reflects that.
Well said. No need to jump in right away. Also, maybe don’t wait to long. I mean. The Pacific in the summer is probably the right time to watch it.
Now watch "we stand alone together". It is a great documentary follow on.
"When you talk to an officer, you say 'sir'."
Happy Fourth guys! So glad to be with you as you covered this stunning series!
You too Nick. Thank you.
Watch "The Pacific" It's just as powerful and emotional.
Im not a man who cries, but dammit if the last 10 minutes of this episode makes me cry every time
Best mini-series of all time!
So good
Best TV of all time, period.
The Pacific is better imo, but BoB is amazing.
The Pacific is the next step
Then "Generation Kill" in Irak; and back to WWII with "Masters of the Air" that will be released in November I believe.
I'm a simple man. I see a reaction video for Band of Brothers, I watch. Especially from Nikki and Steven. : )
Thanks Robby
I watch this every year between Memorial Day and June 6. Last time I watched it, I just sobbed through most of it. The sacrifices these men and so many others made for a worthy purpose… I’m crying now just thinking about it.
Episode 9 is so hard. But I watch it because I think it’s the least I can do.
And yes, I sob and sob at the end of Ep 10 when the men are identified. Of course, I’ve watched it so many times now, I know them all by heart. I feel like they’re my friends. Then I realize they’re all gone now, and I cry some more.
Greatest Generation.
Suggest the follow-up series, "The Pacific." NOT as good as "Band of Brothers" but still good.
Equally as good, but different, but equally as important.
I actually prefer The Pacific to BoB. I think they’re both fantastic.
@@Notsosweetstevia i dont think its anywhere as good but its better at learning individual people and their view on things where there wasn't as much in band of brothers
Another good one for fans of these to see, Generation Kill. Modern times tho so a little bit different, set on the 2003 invasion of iraq from the perspective of usmc recon battalion
@@gyderian9435 I liked that that series didn’t shy away from showing when things went wrong. Civilian casualties.
These WERE the Avengers. You guys need watch Ron Livingston’s Diaries (behind the scenes) training.
My father who is 94 was drafted at the end of the war in the German army. He was captured , became a POW at 17 with the Americans. We immigrated to the US in 1954.he is still around, mom dies in April at 91.Thank God we made it too the US. You guys did a great job on BOFB.
I've watched many watch-a-longs for the Band of Brothers series, but yours was the best! I can't wait for you to do The Pacific, but we know you'll need time to recompress after this. You guys are fantastic. Thanks for doing this!
An bittersweet ending to an amazing series. to the fallen and those who survived that terrible war, I salute you 😔 to all the soldiers serving now, and to all our veterans, thank you. Thank you for all that you do and all you've done...
With this amazing reaction series down, I'd love to recommend The Last Kingdom for reconsideration 🤞
Not only does the quote, "But I served in a company of heroes", always makes me cry, but so does the part where Winters tells what happened in each man's life after the war. It feels like good-bye.
i have re-watched this series at least 3 or 4 times since 2003, every a couple years i watch it again, this series is entirely real, everything you watched it happened, there are places in Bastogne in Belgium were you can still see their foxholes, they are still there..
Its one of the most immersive series you can see, the Pacific is also very good, but be aware, the Pacific is more heavy and hard to watch in my opinion.
In real life Winters actually kept the Luger the German colonel surrendered to him
"But I served in the company of heroes....." Gets me every time.
Happy 4th of July everybody.
Great reaction guys👍
That you didn't expect the camps to eventually show up, actually surprises me.
Because when I first watched this series, that was something I was waiting for.
I'm from Norway and I've grown up learning about WWII, even before I started school. My mothers father had to escape to Sweden during the war, so I've learned local and national WWII stories for as long as I can remember.
Make sure to pass that knowledge on as much as possible.
Never Again, Never Forgotten.
Same here. I'm from Denmark. I grew up listening to stories and to the adults talking about it.
I will never, NEVER forget this show and the men of the 101st airborne. I salute you heroes, you will never be forgotten.
"....but I served in a company of heroes".
Soo powerful. Also, great timing on the final episode for 4th of July :)
One of my old units was 82nd Airborne. Some people never got hurt. But when we got back 1 soldier shot himself and two more got drunk and played chicken on dirt bikes both hit each other and died.
Can you react to "The Pacific". Its the sister series to Band of Brother and focuses on the Marines in the Pacific theatre. Its got a different tone to Band of Brother but is just as great. Thanks.
Great reactions, guys, think we all leaned - and felt - such a lot watching this series. I've been to Berchtesgarden - it is gorgeous, although we couldn't get to the Obersalzburg where the Eagles Nest was because the elevator only runs in high summer (...and the Eagles Nest itself was demolished after WWII). Worth a trip for the beauty of the town and mountains, the sense of history. People very friendly and English speaking. Nearby Salzburg in Austria is stunning as well. Anyway, Happy July 4th, I hear Americans have a bit of "do" today... :)
Yeah I went in 1985. My sister had married an Austrian (still married) his father was in the SS. Walked all the way up to Eagles Nest and back down, I was 10. Still strong in the memory, beautiful scenery.
Oh wow. Good to hear that it’s a nice place after all that.
Same. I'm from Slovenia and we had a school trip to Salzburg snd Berthtesgarden and it really is a gorgeous town. It also has a fascinating salt mine.
@@NikkiStevenReactit is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. The view from the top of the Eagles Nest is insane. There is a restaurant at the top now but I believe there are still some of the rooms inside the mountain. The gold elevator ride was eerie and creeped ne out a little. I remember thinking when I got to the top and looked out over the alps that I would never see such a stunning view again in my lifetime, but there was also a heaviness in the air that made me uneasy the whole time we were there. It's weird seeing the top covered in tourists and tables with umbrellas knowing what it used to be.
@@rhysevans4253 there is still a building there. There is a restaurant inside and I think there remains some of the structures inside the mountain.
Nikki we are talking Thousands of years of history in Europe where we are talking less than 20 years of Nazi history. These places were beautiful before the Nazi government took over and are beautiful today. The whole reason the German military wanted these places was because of the beauty in these places.
Sadly these Hero's are gone now. The WWII generation at best estimates, out of 16 million who served, there are only 500,000 left, are passing at a rate of 1000/day. At that rate, by veteran's day 2022, the last of the greatest generation will be gone.
Now get in the Pacific series! You wont be disappointed
while you think about that consider this: you come back and there are civilian employers that tell you that "you arent qualified" to do even the most basic of jobs.
True story.
To fight for your country, come back, and get treated like that is a disgrace and should be a felony for those employers.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 But you have to wonder how could they not be qualified? They've learned to do hard, dangerous work under extremely stressful conditions with a diverse group of people you often barely know, oftentimes with little or no guidance
@@nickmitsialis Because that's what the communist ideology that infiltrated the US post-WW2 does; it uses its soldiers in wars, and then tosses them away like pieces of trash. Too many commies in this country, the ungrateful pigs they are.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 Indeed; it seems while Easy Company's 'Great War' was mainly fought on a physical realm, we in this generation are entangled in a culture war fought on political grounds, and the scary thing is the enemy is gaining ground at an alarming rate.
"We Stand Alone Together" is a definite must watch as a companion to this series, so I hope you'll watch it.
"Why we fight" is an amazing episode, but the Allies didn't fight the Axis because of the horrible ridiculous racism. That's the heartbreak of the last episode. NOW we know, they didn't
Well, the reason the UK and France declared war on Germany, was the fact that the UK were allies with them. It wasn't really out of the good of their hearts. Likewise, the entire reason the USA ended up in the war, was beacuse Japan attacked first, and Germany then declared war on the US. It really had nothing to do with fighting for a greater cause or something like this.
Onto The Pacific now hopefully! Very similar, a lot more gory and harder to watch in some parts. But I'm sure you'll enjoy it just as much!
The German soldiers fighting in Europe were very young, I've been to the German cemetery in Normandy and many were 16-17 years old, meaning they were 11-12 when the war started. So no they didn't know, nor were they responsible... The Waffen SS however was the military branch of the nazi party that organized the holocaust. Also, the older generations of Germans that didn't serve were aware of what was happening, they might not be guilty nazis, but the Nazi party was democratically voted in power, and too many didn't stand up when they saw what was happening, long before the war. They might not have participated, but they didn't stand up against an obvious evil.
i like the comment and i get what you are saying but TECHNICALLY the Nazi party wasn't Democratically voted into power. Hitler lost the Chancellor election and the Nazis only won like 1/3 of the Parliament. They gained enough seats where they had the leverage where Von Hindenburg who defeated Hitler in the Presidential election had to appoint him to Chancellor to form a government. Then the Nazis used the false flag of the Reichstag Fire to give Hitler dictatorially powers.
There is a great difference between the SS Divisions from the first time to the WaffenSS Units. The first SS Units were constructed out of volunteers, the WaffenSS in the last war years are formed mostly out of conscripted men.
TV shows that I recommend you watch next:
- Rome
- Strike Back
- Spartacus
- The Wire (but reacting to it will prove tricky)
and Hell on Wheels, so underestimated. Its about the building of the transatlantic railroad, uhmmm, and soo well done. Not at all as boring as I just made it sound...
If by "these places" you mean these towns and villages, those have seen the same kind development as the rest of post-war Germany and Austria. Of course strong efforts been made to teach the public and especially the following generations about the horrors of the Third Reich, that it may never happen again, and to get over centuries of wars, fighting and "national revanchism". While these efforts might not have been absolutely thorough in every part of society, you won't find much sympathies for Nazis in places like Berchtesgarden.
If you were talking about buldings and structures like Hitler's "Eagle Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus), many of these places still do exist. That includes many of the concentration camps. Usually these buildings and structures are used as museums or memorial places today to educate people and ensure that the crimes of Nazi-Germany are not forgotten (nor trivialized).
And if were asking if these towns and cities were destroyed, well, that depends. The Ruhr Area, a large industrial center of Germany, has was exposed to many carpet bombings. So were cities like Dresden, Cologne, Berlin of course, basically every major cities. The scars are still visible today as the many of the historic structures in these cities were destroyed, and the "construction sins" of the often hastily attempted rebuilding during the post-war years and the "Wirtschaftswunder" era still influence the city centers to this say. Smaller cities and towns like Berchtesgarden were usually spared though (unless they became a battlefield).
Very well put man. one thing i really love about Dresden today (my parents live there), is that there was made a very big effort to restore and repair the historical buildings to lessen the "construction Sin" the city had to bear^^
You guys should watch “The Pacific” it’s almost a different Band of Brothers season
You should watch the Pacific next. It’s not as good as this one but it’s still excellent. A lot tougher to watch though.
1000 times this
I agree; it’s not a “Band of Brothers but in the Pacific”, but like you said, still very, very good. I think some folks (myself included) were expecting a recreation of BoB and so lost interest early in the series when it first aired. And like you also referred to, it’s absolutely fucking brutal (like the real war was in that theater). So glad I gave it a dedicated watch a few years back. It absolutely stands on its own legs and has moments of emotional impact that rival a lot of Band of Brothers’, in my opinion.
(Sorry to hijack your post, I just have a lot of feelings about these series lol)
I'd strongly recommend The Pacific. It's a very different experience with a different focus on the effect on the individual. If y'all need a movie, I'd love to know your thoughts on Life is Beautiful.
If you start The Pacific, Nikki, I highly recommend you fortify your emotions by any means necessary lol.
Completely different tone than Band of Brothers... but I'm glad that this side of the war's story is also told, as we tend to focus on the European side of things.
If you don’t tear up at the end there… You’re a fucking robot!
Watch the Pacific next!!! Great series "different feel then BOB!!
Not only is this series a much watch for anyone...its a much watch annually.
You should see on RUclips when the show won the Emmy Award and all the men were together in a hotel watching the award and are part of the show. Also watch Tom Hanks interview after the Memorial Service for Winters. Next see The Pacific which will show a different war that was brutal physically and mentally on the men.
Y'all should watch "The Pacific" next. Just as good as BoB and made by the same creators
The actors actually had to go through a boot camp to get ready for this series.
FYI - A majority of the actors either met their real-life counterparts or family members to get the personal details. A great series - documentary is the BBC - Battlefield on RUclips. Lastly, civilians get caught up in the war. More civilian Frenchman 2X, died on D-Day (6/6/44) than Allied soldiers.
Idk if you guys already talked about this in this video(I'm commenting early) or have already watched the show and recorded vids for it but will you guys be watching The Pacific? It's just like Band of brothers but obviously about the Marines against the Japanese Empire
Please also watch Midway. It's a bit more action than drama, but it's based on the most critical battle in the Pacific. Also, remember to use subtitles because they also show the Japanese perspective
The part about "You may keep your sidearm, Colonel" was Winters' way of telling the German Colonel "I accept your surrender, but you can keep your dignity."
Also, just to clarify, the US didn't fight to stop the Nazi's treatment of minorities. The US and Canada often refused to take in these very same minorities before the war. So the actual reason the USA ended up fighting the germans, were the fact that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and shortly afterwards Germany declared war on the US. So it wasn't exactly a "fight for good", even if we think so retroactively.
A really Great series. Now time for "The Making Of" Band of Brothers. Then maybe you two will watch The Pacific
Is The Pacific equally as good as this? :)
Hello from France
That strange to see all this actors so young before they become famous. Damian Lewis, Simon Pegg, Andrew Scott, James McCavoy, Colin Hanks, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, Ron Levingston, Neal McDonough, Michael Cudlitz, Donnie Wahlberg or David Schwimmer in a very different role than usual or his character from Friends (a good instructor but bad in the field)
I liked the scene with german soldiers, specially this with the general. Dick Winters think "that exactly what i say to my men in this place". Yes all germans soldiers were not nazis.
Think I'm definitely in the minority but I felt really let down by The Pacific. I was probably expecting too much after Bob. I think I need to re watch it
I felt the same way. Somehow, I didn’t feel a connection to any of the characters in the series. It’s well done, but it just wasn’t as good, somehow.
@@beatmet2355 yes totally agree, just couldn't connect to them. Will definitely give it another go before masters of the air is released. Can't wait for that!
BoB was about the brotherhood of war. The Pacific is about the dehumanization of war, which is a much more difficult theme. It's certainly not "feel good" like BoB. If you don't compare the two, you will find that The Pacific is a magnificent portrayal of the brutality of war on its own. The Marines had a much different experience than those men who fought in Europe. I had a hard time with The Pacific at first, then I read the memoirs by Leckie and Sledge, and felt a connection to them. Now I love it as much as BoB. Give it another try!
@@catherinelw9365 thank you, I didn't know about the memoirs. I will look them up then give it another go!
Just a point about some of the soldiers not knowing why they were fighting. I watch young people today that evidently can't find the US on a world map .. or know what continent France is on. I really get tired of excuses made for ignorance. My mom was born in 1921 and when she was in High School in 1937 she had a history teacher that explained that a war was coming .. what the Japanese were dong .. what the Germans were doing ..and what would most likely evolve that that. You see .. this was the opposite of ignorance .. this was intelligent use of news, history, government, society, commerce .. so for those NOT ignorant they were well aware of the 'why' of the war.
As much as I would like for you guys too see the Pacific it with absolutely crush Nikki’s heart.
But it will also show the real horror of war!
@@MrBandholm yes it absolutely would. It's good that folks are actually learning some truth about what those guys sacrificed.
My combat time in Iraq in 2003-2004 wasn't anything compared too what WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets faced.
So I know the Pacific and Hacksaw Ridge are on the list, I also suggest "Darkest Hour" - Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill and it is a masterpiece. Also Dunkirk as well. And if you're into really good documentaries, "The World Wars" 3 part series is an absolute masterpiece and so is World War 2 from space which is on youtube as well.
You guys should check out "Generation War"! Great German mini series in the German POV following 4 friends that took different directions in the war!
There was a definite boundary between the German Regular Army (Wehrmacht) and the "special groups" like the SS and the Einsatzgruppen Mobile Killing Units. The camps and the roundup of persons for extermination was by the special groups, while most of the actual warfighting was by the Wehrmacht. There were actual SS combat units though, and many prisoner executions were carried out by them such as at Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. In the early episode the young man from the U.S. who went to Germany and then was impressed into service was just a typical Wehrmach soldier and not a member of the Nazi Party or the SS. Considering the time and the only real availability to information by the typical German being the propoganda machine of the Nazis, most were either ignorant of what was happening, or chose to BE ignorant like in Episode 9.
That ending is a real tear-jerker
I dont want to be an irritating person but please consider watching The Pacific aswell as it's the sequel to Band of Brothers, also produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
"There is nothing that can compare to what they went through together..."
PACIFIC FANS: *Whistles*
Happy 4th of July! Loved your reactions to Band of Brothers. I had a Grandfather in both campaigns and look forward to when you react to the Pacific. I want to thank all who served our country. God Bless.
Austrian here, grandfather 1 served in the german army, got hit by shrapnel and sent home just before stalingrad went down, grandfather 2 fought against the germans in the austrian resistance. So how much did people know?
If you were in the SS, Moustache guys personal army, then you knew. if you were in the normal army you did not. Most people were lead to believe that the jews were deportet - moved by train out of country to live somewhere else basicly just housed somewhere else. Few knew that those trains usually stopped in camps were jews were made to work but compassion was little as basicly all people were made to work for the war effort, women, children even (from regular germans too)
If you were a german living back then speaking up or not enlisting was actually a death sentence of its own, if you opposed the party in any way you were locked up and most of those people ended up in camps themselves and were usually the first to be executed.
So no most people did not know what happened, much less the full extend of it, some day the british dropped notes our of planes trying to tell the germans whats going on with the jews, but most people couldnt believe it and thought its british propaganda to weaken the war effort.
And no, most germans did not participate voluntarely but no choice.
that being said there were some amazing psychological studies done on the leaders and high ups in the SS ion how one can become such a deranged evil being. The results were way more shocking - everyone can become such a person and none of the SS people, be it high ranking officers or low tier soldiers doing the actual killings in camps, were psychologicly damaged, sick or otherwise abnormal, they head perfectly normal healthy human psyche and what made them commit those awefull acts was nothing more than circumstance and can happen to anyone - as proven by later experiments with prisoner, school kids and voluntary students.
If you want to see the full horror, just keep in mind that the russians did all of this too, as did the chinese and japanese, surpassing the death count of the germans by a long shot, and that such camps still exist today in a few areas around the globe most prominently in china.
A great read which covers nearly every aspect of the European theatre of operations of WW2 and the rise of the Nazis and Hitler is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L Shirer. I strongly recommend it.
Watch the documentary We Stand Alone Together. It’s amazing.
Next gotta be "The Pacific"! From the Pacific side of the war. Produced by Tom Hanks as well like Band Of Brothers.