Band of Brothers | E02 Day of Days - REACTION!

[@Salguine]

When this series is over, you feel like you've been on an extraordinary journey with these guys.

[@janeathome6643]

I think that's why this works and The Pacific didn't, because it tried to be all things to all people. This is one company's experience, and that focus makes for great storytelling.

[@skull2205]

Just wait to put names to those veterans. For me was moving to know the real face of Winters, Lipton, Guernere, just to mention a couple of them

[@Combatpzman]

Jane at Home This series was based on one book, so it was more focused. The Pacific follows several books, so it’s more divided. Having read all three of the main books from the two series, I can see why it happened. Band of Brothers was a unit history, while the Pacific was based on memoirs, which inherently meant it would be fractured more.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

I'm not certain about Lipton,but Winters, Guernere, & " Shifty "Powers are gone, now.

[@abcdefbcdefg8352]

@Bryan Ott its not like they're enjoying a great mini series or anything, just the pure profiteering, greediness and maybe they're even baby raping nazis, or even hitler's spawn, AMIRIGHT BRRUUUTHER???????!?!?!?

[@Horse2021]

"Is he sleeping?" There is an old military adage that goes "Never stand when you can sit, Never sit when you can lay down, and never stay awake when you can sleep"

[@darksnap89]

still holds out. many live by that rule

[@josephramirez3046]

They also say that in The Pacific

[@chrisg8767]

Also, if you remember the first episode they're handing out airsick pills before takeoff. After the jump a lot of the guys who took them complained that the airsick pills had made them sleepy. They also questioned why they'd gotten them because (at least according to the book this series is based on) they'd never used airsick pills in any of their training up to that point.

[@luketimewalker]

Great one !

Joseph Ramirez Yup, Capt. Haldane.

[@nokta7373]

Apparently the depiction of the action against the German position is extremely accurate and based on the after-action report, down to Popeye getting shot in the butt to the random guy getting killed while asking for directions in the middle of a fight. The two tanks you see rolling in the end are supposedly the first two tanks that made it out of the beaches and were a "thank you" from the higher ups to the Easy Company for the map that Winters was able to recover. Also, I appreciate how right before the action where they engage the Germans they show you a bunch of German soldiers and they humanize them. Instead of showing just the good Americans killing the bad nazis, they give those people a story showing you that, especially in the regular army, they weren't all nazi fanatics, but most were just regular young men who got caught up into the meat grinder just like the Americans.

[@kevinhewitt163]

That is true and you Ser in later episodes and on the books that the men of Easy company learn this and tell you in the interviews this very fact

[@kevinhewitt163]

From what I have read the Germans were also ordered not to take any paratrooper prisoner as well

[@zainahmed6502]

Couple of things were different in the book though. - The actual assault took over 3 hours. - In reality, the Germans trenches were not as fortified. There was no wooden barrier at the edges, or any bunkers. - Compton, Malarkey and Guarnere had to crawl through an open field to get to their ambush positions. - Compton did not accidentally drop a grenade in the trench, the guy was an All-American catcher at UCLA. In reality, he threw the grenades at retreating Germans and the explosion blew their heads off. - It was Guarnere who missed the Germans running away, not Lorraine. - Winters actually wounds the two man machine-gun crew who are assembling the gun, and they take them as prisoners. In fact they took 12 prisoners during the assault. - John Hall joins the assault after the second gun is taken, and gets killed shortly after. - Easy lost 4 men, two were wounded and took 12 German prisoners. - The "random guy" who got killed asking for directions is named in the book to be: Warrant Officer Andrew Hill of Regimental HQ.

[@REVAN2338]

Having been in that field. The executed it perfectly, you wouldn't know it from looking at it now. (Only thing roaming that field 10 years ago was horses) but the hedge rows and everything was spot on.

[@WolfhoundMercenary]

@@zainahmed6502 Compton actually does hit a german with a well-timed grenade that explodes on impact in this scene (they just didn't show it in this reaction). I don't think that's really connected to him dropping it - because that was a completely different grenade alltogether.

[@rangerscloud]

There is a monument in France where Lt. Meehan's plane crashed with the names of the soldiers that lost there lives on that night.

[@GodOfWar221]

Yep, I've been to that memorial. I really appreciate the love that the French people gave to these men. I've also seen the sight of the Brecourt Manor 105's. It's a farmer's field now..so you can't actually walk on the site..but there's a memorial to the men of Easy Company, and Richard Winters..and also Winter's drawing of what the battery looked like from his memories. It's really cool.

[@rangerscloud]

@@GodOfWar221 you're very lucky. I some day hope I can visit there and also Omaha Beach. Definitely on top of my bucket list.

[@therickman1990]

I've been to the monument on the dike in the Netherlands about the battle depicted in episode 5 'Crossroads'

[@gordongordon4434]

@@GodOfWar221 These memorials will keep the knowledge of these men and what they went through for a long time. Unfortunately those born 20 or more years after what it was all about will never understand the price the U.S. paid to help keep them free.

[@masonblack3461]

@Jack Cade what a stupid thing to say. Those men fought fascists so why would liberals pull down a monument to people who fought fascists? The Confederacy wasn't fighting fascism or tyranny, they were fighting for the right to continue owning and selling slaves. They don't deserve to be memorialized, they deserve to be learned from as examples of how not to be decent human beings. It's funny what a bit of education can teach you. You should try it some time.

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

90% unaccounted doesn't mean 90% casualties. Most were simply scattered across the peninsula. But all 17 men on the plane including Meehan the company commander were killed. Really enjoying your reactions to this. Can't wait to see Carentan!

[@zainahmed6502]

Another fact not shown in the show: Geroge Luz and Harry Welsh's plane starts to go down as they are jumping and the Pilot and Co-Pilot parachute with the men

[@dirus3142]

Simon Peg's character was in that plane.

[@hejda7972]

When the Easy was pulled of the line and went back to England, men The had taken 65 casulties including 22 kille in action

[@crogeny]

Note the contrast between Winter’s map-reading and navigation skills in this episode and Sobel’s inability to read a map in Episode 1.

[@spandanmukherjee7013]

Sobel was stupid but I kinda feel bad for him

[@MysterClark]

Especially considering they were dropped in the wrong place. Sobel couldn't figure it out on their home territory. I know I've heard they were a little unfair to Sobel in this series but I think it's still better off they ended up with Meehan or Winters.

[@clash5j]

Sobel was a horrible leader and would have probably gotten them all killed. The men didn't like him, for the most part, but several members of Easy Company later credited him with getting them in to the best shape of their lives. Something that would greatly aid them in the years to come

[@MisterMac4321]

Once he was moved out of a command position, Sobel turned out, by all accounts, to be a very good supply officer for the battalion. It's important to appreciate that in modern warfare logistics is often just as important as proficiency in combat, so even if he wasn't popular with the troops his contribution was still important.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Lt. Sobel, you cut that fence and get this God damn platoon on the move!

[@deanhibler3117]

The thing to remember, this is not fictionalized at all. There were a few artistic licence taken with some minor things, but this really happened.

[@Drummer4President]

I’m so proud of Kat! I was expecting much more turning away. Well done. It only gets harder but that was a great reaction! 🖤

[@hornetgags]

The actor you recognised is Andrew Scott. He played Moriarty in Sherlock, was also in Spectre (James Bond) and the priest in Fleabag.

[@adlerzwei]

Missed me?

[@pandamaci1515]

Correction the Hot priest lol just teasing

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

And on one season of Strike Back.

[@killiansred1000]

One comment from Kat, “So many planes!” Here’s a staggering statistic of the production volume the US provided in WWII. The Willow Run plant was able to produce a B-24 heavy bomber every 63 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

[@Matej_Sojka]

Easy company being a textbook case, this will not be the first time you will see that. As much as WWI is considered first industrial war, by WWII especially USA only had theoretical knowledge of how to fight such a conflict. And there is a good reason why Winters and Easy was held in high regard, Winters could think on his feet and Sobel trained them to ridiculous high standards but they did not have to deal with his BS in combat.

[@RedKytten]

@The Rothchilds I really feel for Sobel. Even though they credited him and his pushing and training as something that kept them alive, no one from the unit went to his funeral after the war. In fairness though, neither did his ex-wife or daughter.

[@treerat7631]

Winters was a very good officer

[@Glisern]

The biggest reason for trenches being built the way they are is because of what you saw with the grenade. The biggest killer, besides shrapnel, is the pressure wave. A trench diverts that pressure around corners which significantly lowers the pressure, making it easier to survive, or dissipating it completely.

[@Autechltd]

That and to prevent defilade fire if one section of the trench was taken.

[@yannhollister9091]

This is the kind of series once you've seen it all you will remember all your life about it, it's this good 😧🤧

[@samporter7018]

Its one of the greatest shows I've ever watched

[@07foxmulder]

“Jesus Christ. Fuckin’ twice.” That’s always been my favourite line from this series. Always makes me laugh.

[@davepascoe6093]

Mine is "Yeah, now that you mention it. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't fucking exploding from Kraut artillery, but yeah... Frank... other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne."

[@ClosedGame75]

I have a lot of favourites, but one that always gest me giggling, partly because for some reason I just like Malarkey so much and because I feel so intensely sad for him about the way he changes over the series, is actually from episode 2, where he's making something for the guys to eat in the back of the truck, and Buck replies to him stating that they are doing good on the food-front: "What the hell do you know about cooking; you're Irish." Having lived in Ireland for a while, I know how grossly unfair that is to the Irish :D

[@MrHws5mp]

With WWII grenades, the fragmentation pattern could be really random, especially the Allied 'pineapple' types. The casing was supposed to split up evenly into similar-sized pieces of shrapnel, but in practice, due to the low quality castings used, you often got one big piece that was very lethal and went a long way, and a shower of splinters that were more likely to wound that kill. There were many cases where a grenade went off right next to somebody and they got away with it, and others where the big fragment hit somebody theoretically outside the danger zone and killed them.

[@luketimewalker]

oh wow

[@philipcoggins9512]

@@luketimewalker The allied grenades were generally more reliable than the German or Japanese grenades, but all typically suffered from similar problems. Japanese grenades had a problem where they would detonate when the soldiers would arm them.

[@Hibernicus1968]

The German stick grenades were concussion grenades only -- though they could be converted to fragmentation grenades by the addition of a metal sleeve that was designed to fragment. The reason the grenades were not fragmentation types was that they were meant to be "offensive" grenades, as opposed to "defensive" types like the US Mk. 2 pineapple grenade or the British Mills bomb. Of course, either type of grenade could be used offensively or defensively, but those are the general terms used. The difference is an "offensive" grenade like the German stick grenade, because it didn't throw fragments, and because you could throw it farther (thanks to the stick), you could throw it and then immediately charge the position you threw it at because you would be well outside the lethal blast area. With the "defensive" type of grenade, you had to take cover immediately after throwing it, because it DID throw fragments, and you couldn't throw it far enough to outside the range where those fragments could kill or wound.

[@Hibernicus1968]

@@philipcoggins9512 Once the Germans starting getting pushed back on the eastern front, they were known to booby trap their own grenades and leave them behind for advancing Red Army troops to use. Their grenades didn't use a pin and lever (or spoon as it's sometimes called) the way allied grenades did. Both the German grenade types -- the Stielhandgranate (stick grenade) and the Eihandgranate (egg grenade) -- required you to unscrew a cap, which was attached to a cord, and then pull it. That activated a friction igniter (a match, basically) that started the fuze burning. That meant you couldn't hold the grenade like you could an allied grenade after you pulled the pin -- those didn't start the fuze until a spring flipped the spoon off after you'd thrown it. With the German grenades, pulling the cord started the fuze burning, and you had to get rid of it. The German grenades were supplied with 4 second fuzes, but a 1 second fuze was available if the grenade was to be attached to a trip wire and used as a booby trap. Retreating German soldiers would occasionally substitute the 1 second fuzes and leave a few grenades behind, as if they'd been forgotten in the haste to leave. Red army soldiers attempting to use the captured grenades would blow themselves up the instant they pulled the cords.

[@Chris-uk7gy]

Thanks for the info Darren!

[@cindypats7693]

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” -Heraclitus

[@rangerscloud]

This series might be one of the most historically accurate World War 2 docuseries. There's a site online that tells you what happened to every member of Easy company during and after the war. Popeye Wynn was indeed shot in his butt, that was not added in there for comical relief.

[@mithroch]

Indeed... as was Popeye's apologies for getting hit. In the documentary... Winters remarks on how extraordinary it was to him that Popeye's instincts were to immediate apologize for getting injured... that the thought of not being able to contribute to the fight was more distressing than actually being injured.

[@coast2coast00]

It's so accurate that it's notable when the show gets something wrong.

[@jonttul]

He was not, watch the band of brothers documentary and you'll see Popeye himself telling he was injured by a grenade in front of him that he says "knocked his butt over his shoulders" Nothing about actually being hit in the ass.

[@rangerscloud]

@@jonttul that also had happened to him, but it wasn't what wounded him. "knocked his butt over his shoulders" is another way of like he had the wind knocked out of him. If you look online of all reports from easy company, you'll see him being wounded by gunshot not grenade.

[@witchking008]

How bout Blithe he didnt die to his wound

[@anttisaksi5735]

Both of my granddads fought in the II WW for 5 years. 5 years of this shit :( There is no way that I can ever understand how they felt. But forever grateful for their sacrifices and keeping Finland independent.

[@BadgerBJJ]

My uncle was a tank Sgt with Patton from just after D Day through the Battle of Bulge, liberating the German concentration camps and into Berlin.

[@BadgerBJJ]

My other Uncle Al lost both legs, but never spoke of where or how.

[@stevecooke2893]

​@@BadgerBJJmy grandad lied about his age and signed up at 14. He fought through North Africa and up through Italy. He ended up in a trench that took a mortar, he was the sole Survivor, plastered with shrapnel down one side. He had nightmares for 2 decades later, but he too would never discuss it unless it was a fellow serviceman, we only found out at his funeral. I think those who had it rough are the ones who don't talk, understandable I suppose

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

I was taught about this engagement during my time in the Army. I attended the US Army's war college and it was the subject of a lecture as the perfect example of a smaller unit attacking and destroying a larger force.

[@samporter7018]

One of the greatest shows I've ever watched just the music to the opening credits gives me nostalgia to the point of being emotional just an incredible cast amazing production value its perfect

[@Wrekage18]

I think it's so cool that the two of you are watching Band of Brothers. It's my favorite miniseries of all time. Can't wait for the rest.

[@mpelina]

I can empathize with Kat’s anxiety during intense war movies or series like this. My wife is the same way and even gets heart palpitations. That said, this series was one of the rare exceptions in that you really feel the humanity of Easy Company and I think you’ll really like it.

[@MysterClark]

My wife can't even watch it. She made it through the first episode but we had to stop part way through the second. She can't stand scenes in movies where there is a possibility of someone getting shot out of no where. I think we stopped shortly after the guy got hit crawling in the field. It really stinks because I think otherwise she would've liked the show. She misses out on so many good movies/shows.

[@jameswg13]

Another great reaction to this. Also it's crazy how accurate they managed to get it all. You will get very attached to people.

[@green_acres_7240]

Just discovered you guys- really appreciate your sincerity- I can say that you have some extremely emotional events coming in future episodes- this was just a taste- I can honestly say that I believe this series is the greatest series ever filmed. I get extremely emotional watching this series as I find the sacrificing of oneself for another person the most moving thing in all humanity and this is on full display in BOB.

[@Evan056]

Waiting a week for an episode was tough, lol. This series is fantastic and really gives you a ton of emotions to digest. I love that you guys are doing a great job with these!

[@tkaki6029]

I’m so happy you’re doing this series. Eps 3-8 are super intense. 9 is legendary, beautiful and sad. So excited to watch you watch these.

[@godfroi10991]

They still teach this action to Officers Training at West Point. Dick Winters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and was later Promoted to Major and was put in command of the Battalion. He did this with only 13 men, facing 50 Germans who were well dug in. Incredible Men... It's awesome to see that these hero's are being remembered.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

The beginning of Lt. Speers legends and his balls of steels !

[@aussiejed1]

8:03 In the interviews and book, they talk about how that first day during the first assault at Brecourt Manor they took risks they would never after. Including climbing a tree. 10:00 Remember this is based on a true story. Joe Toye really did have two grenades go off next to him in that engagement and was not wounded. As Guarnere said, "lucky bastard".

[@nickmitsialis]

Also know that the Germans at Brecourt were artillerymen not infantry--their job is to maintain the guns and keep them firing so they're skills as riflemen are going to 'secondary' to that. Winters also said he took the firefight to the trenches because most of the Germans had bolt action rifles and he had the M1 Garand, an 8 shot semi automatic rifle, allowing to fire and reload much faster.

[@jonnyvep5497]

i love the fact that you guys actually understood 1.) who LT meehan was and 2.)when he died. i first watched this show when i was like 12 and had to watch it 10 times before i even realized that LT meehan was the guy in the tent with winters when they realized they were dropping on normandy. or even that it was his plane that was engulfed in flames in the beginning of the episode. now granted i was a kid and your adualts but alot of other reactors dont realize how LT meehan died as quickly as you two figured it out. sooo i respect your guy's attention to detail

[@ericdraven7857]

I watched the series a few years ago and it got me interested in WWII. Learning more about it helped me get promoted in the military. It's a great series.

[@wendypekrul9115]

Thank you for posting these. I began watching BoB for the first time on the day it premiered here in the States - the evening of Tuesday, the 11th of September, 2001. Yeah - that's right. It was a welcome respite from the day's news. Anyway, I've watching it at least 15 times since, most recently with my son. I still find new things in it each time, but what I've never been able to recapture is the visceral experience of watching it for the 1st time. This helps me do so, and it is powerful. So, thanks.

[@clairealderwood1928]

I’m glad the both of you are watching this series. My father and all my uncles served in WWII. They never ever talked about it. Each time I’ve re watched it I wonder what their experiences were like. Now when I hear the music, I tear up.

[@nercksrule]

I wonder how long it will take everyone to realize the identity of the actor playing Private "Bull" Randelman. This show jumpstarted the TV careers of so many actors, and he's my personal favorite from this series.

[@fearthekilt]

I felt as I knew each and every member of easy. I mourned the loss of the fallen as would have a friend. Never has a series had the character development or captured the emotions of war and the comradery that is created in situations of extreme distress. I salute every one of those men that served and I commend the actors that portrayed them for truly honest and well done performances.

[@Gab1s16]

This is awesome! First time I've ever seen anyone react to this amazing series! It's so worth it!

[@zainahmed6502]

The real Joe Toye was truly a bad ass. Throughout his service, he earned a Silver Star (for this assault), Two Bronze Stars and FOUR Purple Hearts. Despite having severe trench foot and a two fresh wounds, he snuck out of the hospital to go and fight in the front lines at Bastogne. His children never knew their father was a war hero, he never talked about his experiences. They mostly found out after the TV series came out. Joe had sadly passed away by that point. . www.frankdeangelis.com/Staff%20Sergeant%20Joseph%20Toye.htm

[@johnjaycee]

my dad went in the army at 18 in 1939 mobilised from the territorial army,went through the blitz on the island of dogs,he became ill and when he came out of hospital his mates had all been sent to Salerno in Italy ,he was sent to Scotland to train commandos at a camp for d day (pt and unarmed combat)then was in Dover for d day.he said most did not know it was d day till a few hours before the went in as they had spent months getting on and off ships in full kit the navy cooks gave them a good breakfast and a rough sea gave them sea sickness the rest he never said.

[@Dragon227]

It’s very telling that you are both so moved emotionally watching this series. Love all your reviews.

[@ronaldminch9420]

A really great reaction and review . Many of us here have watched Band of Brothers and most felt the same way watching you . I look forward to more reactions / reviews of it .

[@paulhewes7333]

Easy Companies assault is considered a literal text-book assault and is taught to this day by the US Army as an example of a small unit attack on an entrenched position.

[@lordpappanqui]

Correct.

[@MrSmithla]

One of THE greatest mini-series EVER. I watched your reaction videos out of order, so I saw the end before this. Your poor girlfriend! I’m sorry, I didn’t catch her name. When you look at her sweet face during the last couple of episodes, its striking. She went on an emotionally draining journey. I’m not at all surprised she opted out of The Pacific.’ She was an absolutely wonderful contributor but I think, like any normal person, you simply run out of ways to describe and feel death and loss. You’re a lucky man. I wish you two all the happiness and peace that there is.

[@llamalad98]

This is the most keen I've been to see your reactions for a series. You're honestly one of the best channels with this kind of stuff. I can't wait to see the rest of your thoughts on this series. Love you guys. Keep up the good work ❤️

[@dezinguy]

Seeing your faces and reactions to the scenes in the show reminds me of how I felt when I first saw this series, and first saw Saving Private Ryan. Thanks for letting us be a part of that journey with you. I know you both said that Kat doesn't usually watch these types of movies or shows, but in this instance, it's watching a bit of history, and I think we should all see these things like this here and there to remind us of what people went through to preserve freedom, and also to help us not repeat these awful moments in our history. Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Stephen Ambrose and all of the men of Easy Company did a great job of giving us a feel for what those men went through in 1944 and 1945.

[@dougmoodie8713]

First saw this when it aired with my parents, dad was British 6th airborne, 9th battalion. With the jump scene my mum asked dad if it was really that bad, he said no, it was worse. Out of 650 men in his battalion only 150 made it to the RV, they still took the Merville battery and only 65 were left standing afterwards, including my dad. So proud of him.

[@Darkest209]

The show is a rollercoaster of feelings. Grabbing you by the heartstrings by showing you a moment in a person's life. Showing us just how basically human we all are. How caring and loving we can be, or how the pain and angry we suffer can make us lash out at those that are on our side. Only to be joking or clowning around while smack in the middle of something so truly scary. Humor is an odd creature. Humor helps us deal with the hard facts of life and the universe. We really are very tiny things, in a tiny moment, in a glorious picture that would be lacking if each of us weren't apart of it. So we might as well enjoy the trip and have a few laughs.

[@aikighost]

Thanks for the great reaction Kat and Sonny. Cant think of 2 nicer people Id like to watch this with. I appreciate your perseverence tough the "tough stuff", but I think the people who were actually there deserve our remeberance.

[@tomyoung9049]

this whole series is so powerful. The emotions it keys, the depiction of chaos in war.

[@fear3682]

I’ve gone to Normandy twice first time was 4 years ago we spent a little time there but the 2nd was last year for the 75th anniversary. Our tour guide was a decorated member of British military and had so many interesting facts. We went all over Normandy for 5 days and we actually went where the battle against the artillery guns took place

[@TheOrioles93]

Winters did find a quiet piece of land somewhere. Hershey, PA. Lived there until he died.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Dude. Shhh. Don't tell them who survives. You're undermining part of the whole premise of the series.

[@noveltybobel]

I love how much you talk about it after the show ends. Most Reactors just say 'hey, thanks for watching, see ya next time' as soon as the episode ends. I like hearing your opinions and having a debate about it. Very cool vids

[@bryanburton6087]

Most reactions I watch I find myself scrolling through the comments while the Reactors give their analysis. (Most don't give much of one anyways but there are a few good ones out there) You two are good. I really enjoy listening to and watching you talk. Concise and thoughtful. And this series will definitely inspire some thoughtful questions. Thanks again for another great reaction. Peace

[@operative2136]

There's nothing wrong with being uncomfortable watching the violence in a series like this. It's a sign that you have a great sense of empathy and humanity. It also means you'll appreciate the struggles and the sacrifices of the people on screen that much more, and that is a very good thing. If you can take anything away from this series, it is a strong appreciation for the cost of war and the sense that it should never be undertaken lightly.

[@gordongordon4434]

Band of Brothers is an extremely accurate movie. When Steven Ambrose was doing studies for his book he was put in touch with Dick Winters and started asking him questions. Winters them pulled out diaries that told day by day what went on and being the efficient man he was he added the men and what they did. Saving Private Ryan was also filmed on a lot of the same locations as BOB. They constructed the villages and reused them in the different films just changing things around. Now a little story of after their training in Toccoa Ga, they were to go to Fort Benning in Columbus Ga. to their jump school. They marched from Toccoa to Atlanta which was around 120 miles away before they boarded a train to Benning. If many people today walked 50 miles they would be down for a couple of days.

[@Bklyngurl85]

The episodes become more and more intense. And whats incredible is that it all happened. There were real people who experienced this. You will get to know each member of Easy Company and grow attached to them and their experience. Enjoy the journey!

[@ianfowler9505]

And a lot of them are going to get wounded or die. But getting to know them through this is worth it.

[@kanpai44]

I have come to greatly enjoy your viewing of this series. The story of these men is absolutely incredible. Thank you for watching it and sharing it with your audience

[@rostikskobkariov5136]

11:56 I really like that guy to! He’s moriarty from Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch series)

[@jonathangill6584]

Hey Kat, it’s good to hear that I’m not the only one who has anxiety that can be triggered by what we see on tv/film. Not that I’m glad you have anxiety! But you know what I mean. Sometimes I just feel like people can’t relate to me in that regard. So I just want you to know that I relate and I feel for you.

[@KatSonny]

You have no idea how much that means to me. Thank you 🦄♥️

[@golfr-kg9ss]

Easy's assault of the guns at Brecourt Manor is quite extraordinary. Normal military doctrine says the attacker should out number the defender by 3 to 1that's how much of an advantage the defender has. Yet at Brecourt 12 men attacked an artillery position defended by 48 to 60 men. No wonder so many medals were given out for such a small action.

[@PaulBradshawMedia]

Excellent reaction again. You’re both extremely watchable AND your English is exceptionally good and puts my own language skills to shame. Kudos to you both I look forward to your next vid 🙌

[@stephenweaver7631]

German stick-grenades were of the concussion-type, were as US Army grenades were fragmentation. Joe was able to survive because most of the blast went up into the air. German stick-grenades were very useful in enclosed places like rooms, cellars , and vehicles.

[@Thom4s_11]

finally good reaction video about miniseries which opened my eyes about WW2 ;-)

[@MrSmithla]

I just recalled an anecdote from the book that I’d like to share. The producers on the old John Wayne movie “The Longest Day” made a bigger deal about this but one of the paratroopers in this episode is holding a small object, called a ‘cricket’ that was issued to the Airborne. It was a little noise-maker that allowed for non-verbal challenge & response. It was either one click challenge, two click response or vice-versa. The problem was that the exact same noise was made by the German bolt-action rifles. Apparently the, I want to say, Division Chaplain, was born in Germany and spoke HEAVILY accented English. He went to the officer of the unit he’d jump with in great terror, “Captain, vat do I dew? If I speak, our own men vill shoot me?” He jumped, apparently, with DOZENS of the crickets strapped all over himself in case some got lost or swept away. He survived without incident. I have suggested you and sweet Kat react to the documentary and went back and watched some of it. I had forgotten, but you recall the hill the troopers had to run up every day in training, Currahee? It became a sort of unofficial battle cry, for the unit? When the Commander of the British Red Devils Airborne wished to toast Easy Company for helping them get out of danger following the failed drops into Holland, he raised his glass with a lusty ‘Currahee!’ In whatever Native American language it is it’s meaning is ‘We Stand Alone Together.” I had forgotten that but it’s a full-circle kind of situation.

[@TheIronDuke9]

4:30 - Horses? I read a journal written by one of the Germans who was at the invasion and he wrote that he knew the war was lost when he witnessed the allies landing and was amazed that they brought no horses with them. He was shocked that the entire allied invasion force was mechanized while until then other than on the front lines horses had still been widely used by forces fighting in Europe and he realized that his military could never compete with the technological might of the Allied invasion

[@MrSmithla]

I’ve mentioned that this series is based on Stephen Ambrose’s book of the same name. In the book when discussing their training base one of the volunteers, upon arriving at Tocoa took one look at the small mountain, Currahee, and commented “I’ll bet for graduation we have to run up that hill!” Little did he know that he and the unit would be running up that hill within a few hours and most every day that followed.

[@loganinkosovo]

Thank You for doing this reaction. I've never understood all the marvel stuff. These are real people, they did these things and this is what really happened to them. They are the real Super Heroes.

[@REVAN2338]

The shakey camera thing was a purposeful stylistic choice Spielberg made with private ryan that carries over into this series. Its an attempt to replicate war reporters footage from the era. I think the effect works rather well at putting you right into the situation. Which of course is very anxiety inducing and rather emotional. Great reaction as always!

[@CMCustom112]

I was too excited to wait for you guys to watch along with you. Im on episode 10. The series is as good as I remember. Pretty tough to get through later on with some tears. Ill be watching your continued reviews, but I'm moving on to the BOB: Pacific. Haven't seen that series yet.

[@JulietteReacts]

Excited for you to see ep3. One of my favourites!

[@boondock8374]

So happy your reacting to band of brothers, one of my all time favourite shows, you’ll love the emotional rollercoaster, enjoy 👍

[@baddabeer4862]

My grandfather was a tanker.... it paid for his doctorate to become the doctor in his town. He never wanted to be a doctor until he got patched up by medics. His last tank (of three) was made into a memorial outside a base in West Virginia. He delivered thousands of kids and was a house doctor to the whole town.

[@baddabeer4862]

At 80 he developed Alzheimer’s and only certain people would trigger memories. He was always nice and told me the truth. After he died, my grandma said I looked like his younger brother and he would occasionally call me his name. He died in France

[@mcm95403]

In 2001 I made friends with an older gentleman, very soft spoken. Turned out he, in his words "got a European vacation in 1944 courtesy of the United States Army". Band OF Brothers had just completed and we talked about it for a while. He said between Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, this was as close as you could get to showing the reality of how it really was. The assault on the guns at Brecourt Manor is still taught as textbook teamwork. When they threw the grenades in that attack they threw them so hard and so far that they exploded in mid-air above the Germans where there was no protection form the blast. The fragments killed everyone under them.

[@lawrencewestby9229]

As the Prussian field marshal von Moltke posited, no plan survives contact with the enemy. The airborne drops on Normandy were planned in detail but in the actual event they ended up being very chaotic. The heavy flak caused many of the aircraft commanders to signal the troopers to drop earlier than had been planned so that very few landed where they were supposed to. Fortunately, the troopers were well trained, if you remember from the first episode everyone was to memorize the maps and terrain of the entire area. There was also a lot of mixing of troopers from different platoons and companies at first as seen by Hall joining with Easy company. It was the adaptability and good leadership of the junior officers and NCOs in the field that led to the success of their missions.

[@ShawnTheDriver]

Oh shoot I'm so glad you guys are watching this! You're going to LOVE this omg!

[@cameronkedas3334]

My great grandfather was in the same division of these guys in E Co. 101st Airborne division. He was a ww2 vet.

[@edm240b9]

I hope you guys watch the Pacific, just as amazing and well done. Fun Fact: Luger pistols were HIGHLY sought out after by Allied troops throughout the war. The Luger P08 was standard issue in WWI and gained a reputation for being a reliable and well liked weapon. Since many soldiers had a relative that fought in WWI, many guys going over had already heard about the Germans with the Luger and wanted one for themselves.

[@fester2306]

The signal cricket noise makers were used when speaking wasn't advisable. There was another airborne unit that had a German-born US citizen as a surgeon. He asked what he was supposed to do. His commander said "When you land, don't open your mouth." He was seen on his plane with a cricket strapped to each arm and each leg, and he had more in his pockets. This story is in the author's book D-Day, I think.

[@GhostEye31]

Do you know his name?

[@fester2306]

@@GhostEye31 The author? Stephen Ambrose. The doctor? No, I don't. I haven't read it in a few years.

[@fester2306]

Found it. Dr. Samuel Feiler. And he wasn't a surgeon, he was a dentist. He was a German Jew that escaped Berlin in 1938. My memory appears to be going. :)

[@gcountry100]

Fun Fact: The battle to secure the artillery is still studied at West Point and other Officer training courses as an example of a near perfectly executed attack. Live the content, keep it up! Edit: Just got to the part where that fact was on the screen lol

[@MrSmithla]

On a historical note, the assault on the German artillery is actually taught at West Point. The instructors challenge future Army leaders with the same scenario. The series is based on a famous book which I read. In the account of the trooper who climbed up the tree bef

[@andreraymond6860]

In the first few moments of the episode we see a paratrooper sleeping. They were given anti-nausea pills before takeoff which reportedly had the side effect of making the men sluggish. Many fell asleep. I am sure they woke up right quick when the flack started. John 'Cowboy' Hall was played by British actor Andrew Scott (familiar especially because of his role in Sherlock as Moriarty).

[@masonblack3461]

Fun fact: the actor walking through the forest with Winters also played the part of James Moriarty in Sherlock.

[@TheAmpharosFreak]

I had the pleasure of meeting some of the men of easy company. I won’t say who so I don’t spoil the series for you two. Those men and all the other allied soldiers in ww2 are heroes to me. We wouldn’t have the western world we have today without them.

[@celestialtony5623]

Their was a saying in the Army never trust a man who doesnt smoke or drink.

[@loganinkosovo]

Actually it was General Sheridan who famously said "A Soldier who won't Fuck won't Fight." General Hooker took it to the extreme. His proclivity for surrounding himself with prostitutes got his name used as a a euphemism for those who ply that trade.

[@patrickholt2270]

It was a very long day for them, taking off in England late at night, dropping in Normandy in the early hours, then having to navigate and find each other and fight all day before they could catch their breaths once the Army caught up to them from the beaches. They found more of each other over the next two days. They weren't all lost as casualties. They were lost mapwise, because the airdrop had been so chaotic, when the pilots were paniced by the anti-aircraft artillery.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Really enjoying your reactions. I know this show can be incredibly difficult to watch, even more so when you understand it’s about actual people. I sincerely feel this program (and the Pacific) should be watched so we can remember those men & the sacrifices millions of people around the globe made during those terrifying years.

[@MarcHdz78]

The two of you show true emotions! Great reaction!

[@claudec2588]

Very good reaction video. Just to have a frame of reference, how old are you guys? My grandfather fought in the First World War. He never talked about it. He lied about his age and enlisted when he was 16. Fought in the trenches in France. Was injured and eventually discharged when he was still just 19.

[@Jiibay7796]

I believe they are both 29 if I remember right?

[@KatSonny]

28 and 29 👍

[@claudec2588]

@@KatSonny Thanks for the reply. I remember when I was a teenager thinking being in the army might be interesting and as I mentioned my grandfather served and I have an uncle who was a career soldier. I didn't enlist and if I had there was no active war at the time. Knowing what we know now it's hard to get your head around the idea of enlisting knowing you're going to war. I suppose if all your friends were doing it for many it would be simple to just go along with the crowd. Then try to get your head around the truth of the situation that war is not the antiseptic thing as portrayed in most Hollywood movies. All those teenagers who never saw home again. :(

[@KatSonny]

@@claudec2588 Yeah, it can be a sad reality for many, we believe that as well. It was a different time back then, and the wars and battles we are facing now, are very different from back then. I (Sonny) also thought about signing up when I was in my teens, especially because both my father (and his father before him) served and continue to serve to this day. But I ended up not doing it, because I wanted to focus on getting and education instead, and yeah, no big wars/threats that made me or others go "we have to sign up to protect our country and our freedom!" Thank you for sharing!

[@JaayCeez]

1:05 hahahah I can't believe this quarantine has turned me into one of those neighbors hahaha. At 2 am I'm moving tables and boxes from end to the other 😅 still got half of my room done while the other half is just filled with shot that meeds moving that I only now do between 9PM and 3AM 😂... Safe to say neighbors hate me, especially when the drill comes out 😂😂.

[@rogerperkins899]

The expressions of these people are fascinating. The gulf between those who go and those who stay is insurmountable. What did you expect? Music?

[@jakerocinante1133]

This was historically accurate, including the final dialogue at the end, I saw an interview with Winters on the history channel. His final words were with tears in his eyes “and I kept it”. Kat you need to fortify yourself because some of the later episodes are far more intense than this one was, and the tug and play a tune on your heart strings.

[@juggnuttz]

i know this is a late comment, but the part around 5:40 about being born in one area and fighting for another. for my family it was the opposite. my great grandmother came to America from Germany after the First War, with my grandmother and 2 of her 3 sons (great grand mothers, grandma was like 4yrs old at the time), all between like 4 and 10 years old. my 2 great uncles who were born in Germany, fought for the US in WWII. and their brother that stayed behind (theres a real messed up story as to why he wasnt allowed to come over) in Germany, had to fight for the German Army and was later taken as a POW by the Russians...

[@cameronvincent3122]

The jeep driver that joined them was one of the names listed at the end that won an award.

[@daddynitro199]

The Volksdeutsche soldier Malarkey actually encountered on D-Day was not from 100 miles away from Malarkey, but rather a few blocks away in the same city. They changed it in the series because they thought the audience would not believe the coincidence.

[@boosuedon]

Well done guys! Very little "Hollywood" here. These episodes are recreations of actual events! These soldiers were so incredibly brave, well trained and focused. Awe inspiring!

[@rogerlee1941]

In case you didn't know: the guy who flew the airplane that Winters was in, is the same actor who plays Varys the Spider from GOT

[@glassfireactual9207]

Ive been watching for 19 years and not know

[@rogerlee1941]

@@driezzy because it was a very small role, so no one was paying any attention to it

[@ender3360]

As a US Army paratrooper, I would always pass out before jumps because of all the adrenaline. Anytime I got a little bit of rest time, my body was shut down to conserve energy, until it was time to you go... And then you went.

[@dawidpolak1233]

I LOVE see your face when ppl die its so sweet and passion its feel that pain

[@cryhavoc38]

The best miniseries ever aired. BOB is definitely worth a watch if you have not watched it in it's entirety.

[@gordongordon4434]

Michael Cudlitz who played the part of Denver (Bull) Randleman, has also been in several good movies over the past 18 years. I first took notice of him being I see very few movies in the AMC series The Walking Dead he portrayed Abraham Ford who was a tough military style character.

[@stevenwright6573]

This is the greatest WW2 film ever made. The interviews with the real survivors is haunting. The fact it really happened will make you weep and appreciate what people did to liberate humanity across the planet. So much suffering, but good won.

[@dumpsterdawg]

Home improvement = Neighbors moving Great reaction as always 👍👍

[@KatSonny]

They just moved in.. 😭 But thanks buddy!