The Authenticity Debate: FURY'S Final Battle Scene and Its Real-Life Inspiration - #shorts #short

[anamericancelt]

He found solace in acting until he was cast to play as himself in To Hell and Back, reliving the war made his ptsd worse. He scared the set crew as he insisted on carrying a loaded gun on him. In a final, desperate attempt to kick his drug addiction, he locked himself in a motel room. He came out 7 days later freed from his addiction. He died in a plane crash not long after. He was the most heavily decorated US soldier in history, earning nearly every medal.
There is a song about him. To Hell and Back by Sabaton.

[basil]

To quote him
“How close are the enemies?”
Audy:”STAY ON THE PHONE I’LL LET YOU TALK TO EM”

[toddburks]

This is not to detract from Audie Murphy but the questions of the authenticity is that in Fury the lone tank is surrounded by infantry with panzershrecks. The tank in Fury would have been toast in about 30 minutes or less.

[glaxoaxe]

Big difference between "holding them off" and mowing down hundreds of NPC's running around like buffoons on a Hollywood set.

[fishingthelist]

Audie Murphy was the only actor in Hollywood tough enough to play Audie Murphy.

[louisebebell]

Don’t forget the guy called in an artillery strike on his own position we’re he said the famous quote “if you just hold the phone I’ll let you talk to one of the bastards”

[JFDA]

It's not the overall battle that people have an issue with, it's the scene where the Germans are using Panzerfausts that seem to have little effect on the Sherman. Even though it was established (correctly) earlier in the film that these weapons could easily destroy a tank.

[patrickmannion]

No WAY that a soldier who just lost dozens of fellow comrades would pretend not to see the guy hiding underneath the tank.

[BlackJuck]

Murphy was 5’4” and 112 pounds and is still, not only the most decorated ww2 soldier, but is to this day the most decorated US soldier IN HISTORY.

[farrdawgjoker]

Murphy was a very small man but with a huge heart. Quote General Patton

[mrxyzk]

A real hero with no super power ability, just courage ability

[wwm]

Audie Murphy was a *tiny* guy. Was refused entry into the Marines on account of his small size, and the Army only reluctantly took him. Went on to become the most decorated American soldier of WWII and later spoke openly of his PTSD when PTSD was a taboo subject and advocated for treatment programs.

[survivr]

Murphy deserved that Medal of Honor for fighting off A WHOLE GERMAN ATTACK for a hour. Again, he deserved the medal

[jerralddownie]

He lived in Burbank Ca in a nondescript bungalow and was a very quiet man who enjoyed a cup of coffee most every day

[robertsherrill]

The movie Fury was actually based on a Russian KV1 tank that held off hundreds of Germans for so many days before finally being destroyed.

[Jackson]

He also was calling in artillery strikes to try and hold off the enemy tanks

[frankrives]

I read a biography on Audie Murphy. The stand he took that earned him the Medal of Honor was amazing. No less impressive was that while at Anzio, he repeatedly volunteered for night patrols, which meant slipping behind enemy lines to collect intel and kill a German or two. He went night-after-night. He said he didn't expect to survive the war and thought it was better he took the risks rather than one of his comrades.

[lucasz]

I had to look up this guys story and it is insane.

Orphaned as a teen, got inspired to enlist after Pearl Harbor. Wasn’t old enough so he forged his birth certificate. He was initially underweight but made it in the Army. Then became one of the most decorated WW2 soldiers. Credited with 241 kills. He has every combat award possible for the Army, and French + Belgian medals for heroism.

After the war he went on to have an acting career. Then in his final years he had some financial troubles, but refused to take deals from cigarette / alcohol companies because he didn’t want to set a bad example

What a life, o7

[wolfeyes]

All movies are a bit exaggerated, but there were plenty of battles like this!

[snapdragon]

Audie Murphy's fight with the Germans was quite different than the ending battle of Fury. He was not a tanker nor was he fighting from inside a tank during his Medal of Honor action.