*BAND OF BROTHERS* is going to BREAK ME (part two)

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Original Series: Band of Brothers

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[PaulJohnson-zvhl]

I love they included the angel of Bastogne in this episode. Her kindness was legendary.

[giacomodibos]

Renée Lemaire (1914–1944) was a Belgian nurse who volunteered her service at an American military aid station during the Siege of Bastogne in December 1944. She was killed during a German air raid on Christmas Eve in 1944.

She is also know as 'The angel of Bastogne'

[BlairKillgallon]

Fun fact about Winters mad dash across the field to the dike in episode 5. He didn’t actually have any kind of a head start. The platoon all started running at the same time but Winters just covered the ground so much faster than the rest of his men that he had time to empty two full clips and a grenade into the SS troops before they caught up with him. He was an absolute machine and he’s honestly one of my favourite people I’ve ever had the pleasure of learning about.

[jeniafru]

The character Jimmy Fallon plays is 2nd Lt. George C. Rice, a Supply Officer from the 10th Armored Division. His own unit badly mauled in the battles around Bastogne, he knew that the 101st airborne, coming to reinforce the line, was going to be short on supplies and would likely end up surrounded. He asked the officers of the 506th regiment (that Easy company was part of) what they needed most, and found that rocket launchers, mortars and all types of ammunition were the critical shortages. He then drove to the town of Foy, where the remaining supplies were, and loaded the jeep with cases of hand grenades and M1 ammunition. The jeep was turned around and the stuff was passed out to the paratroopers as they marched. On his next shuttle, Rice got back to the moving battalion with a jeep and a truck overloaded with weapons and ammunition. The materiel was put alongside the road in five separate piles so that the men could pick up the things they needed as they went by. Eventually he himself made eight supply runs to Foy, to bring the paratroopers ammunition, food, equipment, anything that could be useful, all while the Germans were closing in. His eighth and last run was actually made after the Germans had already encircled the 101st, meaning he could have been captured at any time. He only stopped because his own commanding officer ordered him to do so. He was awarded the Bronze Star for this.

P.S

Fun fact is that Jimmy Fallon couldn't drive the stick gear jeep, so there were actually crew members pushing the jeep in the driving scenes.

[ghengriff]

Eugene “Doc” Roe went from D Day till the end of the war In Europe never firing a weapon but rather, treated and held the sick, wounded or dying men of Easy Company, a true healer like his grandma.

[tarinindell]

"I love the choice to have her in that, like angelic lighting"

Well, the two nurses were indeed known as the Angels of Bastogne.

[DirtnapJack]

Both nurses were based on real life women. Renee Lemaire was home for christmas when the bulge broke out and couldn’t leave so she volunteered to treat wounded. Augusta Chiwy survived the bombing that night (got thrown through a wall if i remember correctly). She passed only about 10 years ago and is buried near Lemaire in Bastogne.

[Cauldronbrn]

The use of her head wrap as a bandage at the end was beautiful. Even after death she was still saving lives.

[devildham]

1:25 Band of Brothers has a young EVERYBODY in it. The casting director really killed it, SO many phenomenal character actors as well as future stars!

[jakesanchez]

3:10 the people of the Netherlands really care about American soldiers. They’ve got an American military cemetery where some of our men (including people like General Patton, and some men of Easy company) are buried there now. They do this “adopt a grave program” where families of the city the military cemetery all “adopt a grave” of a fallen American soldier. They learn about the men who died, bring flowers on days like Memorial Day, and connect with the families who are here in the United States and they form a bond with them. It’s incredible for what the do for our fallen men. There’s a waiting list for people to adopt a grave, and some are passed down generations in families. There’s a video of an older women from that area who describes a story about an American who slept in there house, and they later found out the guy who slept in the house later died fighting. That family takes care of his grave.

5:41 as said the LT survived, but not every Easy company guy knew he survived. The LT who was shot later went on to work for the CIA later on in his life, and one easy company guys who saw him got shot but didn’t know he survived. Later on in life that guy who saw him got shot also saw him later on in the pentagon while the LT was working for the CIA. It really freaked him out because he didn’t know the LT survived lol.

The guy Fallon is playing is Lt. George C. Rice. Rice knew that the 101st was going to be short on supplies and would likely end up surrounded, so he made eight supply runs to bring them ammunition, food, blankets, anything that could be useful, all while the Germans were closing in. His eighth and last run was actually made after the Germans had encircled the 101st, meaning he could have bee captured at any time. He only stopped because his own commanding officer ordered him to do so.

He was nominated for the Medal of Honor for this.

[corycody]

I appreciate how you use the 506ths Distinctive Unit Identifier to cover your curses. It’s a nice touch.

[rustywarrior]

Just a comment on the "unnecessary destruction of property". James Holland a WW2 historian and has written an excellent book about the Sherwood Rangers who fought in Holland alongside their American colleagues at Eindhoven had this to say: "The absolute mantra of British tank men was to fire and fire and fire and keep firing... It is something that American writers just simply cannot resist. They have to be gung-ho, macho, square-jawed, with great teeth, and the British have to talk like this and say, ‘Well, I’m sorry old fruit, I can’t do that because I’m about to have my tea.’ And it’s just so annoying because British people weren’t like that. They were just like Americans. And I can absolutely guarantee that if an American had jumped on his tank and said, ‘You need to blast that thing, ’ he’d have gone, ‘Roger, Wilco, ' boom, boom, boom, and that would have been the end of that house. This is just, it’s a great scene this, but this dialogue is just so ridiculous that it’s not true "

Even with this and some of the other "errors" to enable more coherent story telling, Band of Brothers is an absolute masterpiece and I take my hat off to everyone who fought and continues to fight against oppression and tyranny.

[VonKraut]

The scene where she never wanted to see another wounded man, and then the truck pulls in and she runs out to help really parallels with the last scene with the bandage in my mind. How he was going to put it away and then realize that she was all about helping people and she would have used it to help Babe. Very sad, but very beautiful.

[mikecarson]

" Awe Skinny - you got blood all over my trousers!" Skinny: "I'm real sorry Frank!" The dialogue is priceless..

[sethheasley]

Episode 7 is the toughest one from a combat standpoint. Episode 9 is the toughest from another. But it's worth it for Episode 10.

[brucechmiel]

The scene were Winters runs ahead of the company, isn’t exactly how was done. They all ran at the same time with winters of the such a great shape. He was actually able to out, run the entirety of his company, get to the ridge, and empty his weapon. He was actually reloading by the time the others caught up to him. That’s what the after action report actually says the film production thought that the scene was so unreal that no one audience would actually believe it. It turns out truth as much strange and affection. There’s a reason why these people he’s here. I stand out above all others and Wyomi films about them in the first place they do incredible things that we would never believe unless we actually saw it.

[darinfoat]

From a behind the scenes perspective, one of the most impressive things about episode 6 (and 7) is that almost all of the forest scenes were shot indoors on soundstages. There's a great short documentary on the DVD set showing how they constructed their fake forest. If I hadn't seen that I probably never would have thought that they weren't actually outdoors. This is an incredibly well written and acted series. But all of the technical work was impeccable, too.

[jeffreytalayumptewa]

Bastogne is one of my favorite episodes because it focuses on the medic. When the screen is black and you hear an explosion then the yell for medic is truly how it can feel at times. I was an army medic for 9 years during OEF. It truly does take a certain type of person to be able to handle the chaos of war and yet still be focused enough to care for a person in need. Side note I love your channel and watching you when you stream on twitch.

[joshuadempsey]

I love the mirroring of Doc caring for Babe, then Babe helping Doc when he was frozen with stress/fear, and then Doc helping Babe again right at the end. The chemistry between Doc and the men on screen is phenomenal.

[choomah]

Camouflaged chutes make sense for landing, not for the falling.
The enemy are going to know you're jumping in, but it makes their search for you that little bit harder if you're not landing with a giant white flag in a field or forest.