BAND OF BROTHERS Episode 9 Breakdown & Ending Explained

[@BrainPilot]

What's your favourite episode of Band of Brothers? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

[@jojo_inthemitten36]

This one.

[@rotempeer-raviv4859]

This one. And 1. And 2. And 7. And 10. And 3. All ten of them.

[@Dej24601]

1 - for its expert way of establishing a large group of distinct characters, succinctly setting the mood/tone of the time and efficiently covering a lot of time. 5 - for its unique structure, and revealing inner character, and delving into the human toll of the events. 6 - for its unique focus on aspects of war which are often overlooked or underplayed. 7 - for its special dramatic scenes and the masterful use of sound. 9 - for its delicate and profound handling of several crises and topics, and the perfect choice of several different pieces of classical music to augment scenes. 10 - for its balance of tragedy and celebratory aspects.

[@pearlrawson8636]

This was such an amazing series! I had so many favorite shows, but probably when they got to the camps was my most favorite. Those prisoners crying and hugging out soldiers still makes me cry. They waited so long to be rescued from Hitler.

[@rotempeer-raviv4859]

No matter how much appreciation he recieved and continues to recieve for his performance, Ron Livingston can never be overappreciated in my mind for this role, especially in this episode.

[@jojo_inthemitten36]

Agree!

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah he was so good in the series!

[@geraldgrover1292]

Agreed

[@Nappy1One]

I enlisted in 1975 and shipped to Germany for my active duty post (hat tip to all my 32 AADCOM brothers and sisters) in 1976. I had viewed the BBC series "World at War" in its entirety before leaving. The episode "Genocide", as I remember it, had a card with the words "Why we fight" on it before introducing the viewer to the WW2 black and white film of liberated concentration camps. Wartime images of the camps as they were found and some of the clean up American troops participated in shall never be effaced from my memory. I did not leave Germany before I paid my respects at Dachau. These memories far exceed the impact for me of the images of episode 9, though "Band of Brothers" did do an excellent job of depicting the shock of battle hardened troops seeing this devastation for the first time.

[@Dej24601]

Best regards to you. On a visit to the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, I was able to view some of the footage shot by Allied forces as they discovered/liberated different camps; there were some done by the US, some from Britain and some from the Soviets. Difficult viewing but important. I read that director George Stevens documented the liberation of Dachau, among other major events, and worked to put together film used at the Nuremberg Trials. When he started work on the 1959 film “The Diary of Anne Frank”, he went to look at the footage he shot, and was overcome with emotion after 1 or 2 minutes, and had to put the film away. Director Frank Capra did the 7 part series shot between 1942 and 1945 “Why We Fight” (admittedly propaganda, but intended to explain, encourage and bolster US involvement, which was tenuous until the bombing of Pearl Harbor.)

[@daftgowk1]

World at war, required viewing when i went to school in 80s Scotland, along with reading victor and warlord magazines of course. I vividly remember the stories from friends who went on school trip to Auschwitz. Proud of my grandad and his fellows, saved our souls only for the voters down south to turncoat in recent years and betray us all to fascism, and let pensioners die in carehomes that they fought to save in ww2 when they were kids. Nuff said

[@markfaggion841]

I was there in 76and got in 77. William O Darby concerned is where I was stationed

[@Nappy1One]

@@markfaggion841 I was at Cambrai-Frisch Kaserne in Darmstadt, BRD.

[@Dej24601]

Nixon was definitely involved and had made significant contributions - he was in the Intelligence unit, developing strategy, working on maps, planning actions.

[@mccormack944]

One of very few 101st members to have three combat stars on his jump wings, and has a bronze star and Purple Heart. He may have never fired a shot, but he made 3 combat jumps, where he could’ve landed in the middle of a firefight just like any other guy, was wounded to receive the Purple Heart, and from my understanding although it’s hard to verify for sure, he got the Purple Heart on d-day, because he took the maps winters found at brecourt manner, and ran them several miles to Utah beach on his own to get that intelligence of all the gun emplacements up the chain as soon as possible. And think, being d day, that several mile run, would’ve been completely behind enemy lines, on his own. It’s also my understanding that’s why he is on a tank at the end of episode 2, whoever he gave the map to was so thankful, they sent 2 tanks to reinforce the 101st. In my opinion a highly overlooked or underrated member of the unit, having fired a shot or not.

[@Dej24601]

@@mccormack944 wow! Thank you for that incredible information. And it was clear that all the guys respected one another, and were aware of the different types of contributions each made to the overall effort. It must have been difficult for the writers to narrow down what would be the content for each episode. As viewers, we have to remember that we are seeing only a select few moments out of several year’s experiences during the war. Winters and Nixon had trained to be officers before Currahee, which is why they were in more leadership positions there. Their backgrounds, education, personal strengths and talents helped place them in the positions for which they were suited.

[@billmmckelvie5188]

What you've missed is that a lot of Cancer patients participated in the movie as the survivors in the camp!

[@akhmunraa2493]

You'd need them ofcourse, but wouldnt be an easy task to convince their families and friends

[@johndittmer8488]

FYI, Ludwig van Beethoven was actually a quarter Dutch, hence the "van" in his name. His paternal grandfather came over the Flemish part of Belgium to Germany.

[@TheJorgealonso690]

I`ve only watched BoB recently, and I am ashamed for doing it so late. It became one of my favorite shows of all time. Thanks for this Breakdown. It was wonderful to see the episode being analyzed and explained.

[@gbarberis7402]

Nixon was my favourite character in the show great sense of humor but sometimes dark and realist.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah he was a great character in the show

[@oldunemployeddude6160]

Nixon was a drunk who never fired his weapon the entire war.

[@terryvallis1436]

Just like a real soldier!

[@petermitchelmore2592]

This reminds me of a high school visit to the Imperial War Museum, in which they were showing army archive footage of a concentration camp. In addition to the horror of the state the few survivors were in, what really struck me was how upset so many people were at the same time.

[@johnschuh8616]

What the film could not impress upon on us was the stench that must have been in the sir every a considerable distance away. Even for men who were familiar with the smell of death would have been overwhelmed,

[@bradroberts2841]

@@johnschuh8616 What is shown in Band of Brothers is fictional version of the liberation of Kaufering IV. In reality, there were only about 6 prisoners, who had hidden in the muck of the latrine, found alive along with about 500 bodies when the camp was liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945.

[@iamza.]

Ugh when he has to tell them to go back in and breaks down kills me every time.

[@jojo_inthemitten36]

Same here.

[@bradroberts2841]

It is a gut-wrenching moment, but it is also completely fictional.

[@iamza.]

@@bradroberts2841 and knowing that makes it even more impactful every time it's watched

[@bryanbell7816]

I think you're doing a good job. Please keep up the good work.

[@Kosmonavt77]

Perfect way to start my day. Thank you.

[@gileliezer1]

Great video! There were a few shots fired by french soldiers on the ride when Leibgot and Webster were talking.

[@jocarter2848]

This was such a surprised when I first saw this episode in 2004/5. I got out of my chair and cheered as Nixon ordered the Germans to clear the Death Camp. I just hoped this actually happened.. The whole episode was such a mix of the ending of he was. It was mind blowing and has been One of my favourite. However the ending in Hitler's mountain home was well deserved and again I cheered as Easy Company deserved after what they had been trough. Excellent nd complex script captured the reality of wzr. Thank you Easy Company

[@bradroberts2841]

First off, the liberation scenes shown in Band of Brothers are completely fictional. The camp depicted in Band of Brothers is Kaufering IV which was one of 11 labor sub-camps of Dachau located in Landsberg region of Germany known as the Kaufering Complex. Contrary to what is shown in Band of Brothers, Kaufering IV was actually found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 with some units of the 101st arriving on April 28 and Easy Company arriving on April 29. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: _As US armed forces approached the Kaufering complex in late April 1945, the SS began evacuating the camps, sending the prisoners on death marches in the direction of Dachau. Those inmates who could not keep up were often shot or beaten to death by the guards. At Kaufering IV, the SS set fire to the barracks killing hundreds of prisoners who were too ill or weak to move._ _When the 12th Armored Division and 101st Airborne Division arrived at Kaufering IV on April 27 and 28, respectively, the soldiers discovered some 500 dead inmates. In the days that followed, the US Army units ordered the local townspeople to bury the dead._

[@LexieAssassin]

My maternal grandpa was a jeep driver in the Pacific, and he never fired a shot in combat either. Also had the dubious distinction of being issued basically every Allied weapon at one time or another. Grand, Carbine... Thompson and/or Grease Gun, I think?

[@paczkmacik]

Ugh, aight, gotta rewatch it again this month

[@rcy11]

Not a lot people mentioned this, of course I love the actors of the soldiers in this amazing BOB shows. But this episode was something else, those actors of Jews were underrated, my heart was so in pain watching them

[@akhmunraa2493]

I cried a lot just after Leibgott announced "ACHTUNG BITTE, ACHTUNG BITTE"....😢

[@johnschuh8616]

Sheer horror. But I am prompted to think what impression Andersonville made on the Union troops who first encountered it?

[@andromeda331]

So well done.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it is!

[@jaredscroggins9410]

I’m thinking that the German officer was probably the commandant of that camp.

[@Stnkynuggz1252]

The nazis had flair that they made the jews wear - Ron Livingston Office Space

[@michaelmendershausen3618]

The unit that liberated the Kaufering concentration camp at Landsberg was not the 101st, it was the 413th regiment of the 103rd Cactus Infantry Division. The 101st relieved them the next day.

[@bradroberts2841]

Nonsense. Kaufering IV was liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945.

[@michaelmendershausen3618]

@@bradroberts2841 I've done a lot of research for a story and you're wrong. But I'm not going to argue with you on this point. Let others reading decide for themselves. Or you could do some more research.

[@michaelmendershausen3618]

@@bradroberts2841 I checked. A Hellcat element of the 12th Armored division was assigned to the Cactus Division when the 103rd Infantry Division liberated the camp. The 12th Armored Division doesn't lead but accompanies various infantry units as it did with the 411th regiment of the 103rd Infantry Division. So, a tank unit was there as a supporting unit, but did not do the liberating.

[@bradroberts2841]

@@michaelmendershausen3618 *You are very confused. It was soldiers of the 134th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion of the 12th Armored Division who stumbled onto Kaufering IV while looking for a disabled tank. Colonel Edward Seiller of the 12th Armored Division's Military Government took control of the camp and he is the one who ordered civilians to bury the dead.* *The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the U.S. Army list only the 12th Armored Division and the 101st as being the liberating units of Kaufering IV:* _As US armed forces approached the Kaufering complex in late April 1945, the SS began evacuating the camps, sending the prisoners on death marches in the direction of Dachau. Those inmates who could not keep up were often shot or beaten to death by the guards. At Kaufering IV, the SS set fire to the barracks killing hundreds of prisoners who were too ill or weak to move._ _When the 12th Armored Division and 101st Airborne Division arrived at Kaufering IV on April 27 and 28, respectively, the soldiers discovered some 500 dead inmates. In the days that followed, the US Army units ordered the local townspeople to bury the dead._ *The 103rd Infantry Division is listed as having liberated one of the other 10 camps of the Kaufering Complex:* _The 103rd Infantry Division and the Liberation of Kaufering_ _As the 103rd moved into Bavaria, its troops uncovered one of the Nazi subcamps attached to the Kaufering camp complex in the Landsberg area._ _Recognition as a Liberating Unit_ _The 103rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985._

[@bradroberts2841]

@@michaelmendershausen3618 For whatever reason YT blocked my reply, so I will try again. You are massively confused. The 134th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion of the of the 12th Armored Division stumbled onto Kaufering IV while searching for a disabled tank. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the U.S. Army list only the 12th Armored Division and the 101st as being the liberating units of Kaufering IV: _When the 12th Armored Division and 101st Airborne Division arrived at Kaufering IV on April 27 and 28, respectively, the soldiers discovered some 500 dead inmates. In the days that followed, the US Army units ordered the local townspeople to bury the dead._ The 103rd Infantry Division is list as having liberated one of the other 10 camps of the Kaufering complex: _The 103rd Infantry Division and the Liberation of Kaufering_ _As the 103rd moved into Bavaria, its troops uncovered one of the Nazi subcamps attached to the Kaufering camp complex in the Landsberg area._ _Recognition as a Liberating Unit_ _The 103rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985._

[@N0die]

Sounds like Winters & Nixon enjoyed a connection barely anyone could have in current year

[@Scaramanga7]

Nixon would have been talking about Operation Varsity, crossing the Northern Rhine.

[@jackcade68]

Really felt that people needed you to explain that to them did you?

[@JacobTemplar]

Cover generation kill next

[@JacobTemplar]

I meant to say please 😆

[@GlennDavey]

"Spoilers for World War 2 and the Holocaust"

[@spookerredmenace3950]

can you still buy Vat69?

[@towelie2523]

jup, its pretty cheap actually

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@towelie2523 been looking for it here in Ontario Canada for a while,,

[@FINALLYOUTAFTER7]

17:02 not true. It was way more.

[@miriamcohen7657]

Liebgott was a Jew, no matter what some people in his family did.

[@simonpierre8283]

He was a cathloic

[@PiotrKoodziesjki]

Mozart was German. Hitler was Austrian. Just to addmit.

[@RoyADane]

Correction: Mozart was Austrian. He was born in Salzburg.

[@Dej24601]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 at Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg, then in what was called the ‘Holy Roman Empire’, now called Austria.

[@johnschuh8616]

Austria-Hungary was an empire very tolerant of Jews. Budapest was greatly beloved by Jews. It was an empire brought together by faith, a common opposition to Islam.snd its greatest leader Prince Eugen of Savoy. If only Napoleon had been content with that great commander, personal wealth and fame. Then France would been the great countest nation in Europe.

[@kirkandrew7853]

Interesting how I have read 3 or 4 books from Easy company and none of them mention any camps

[@nickharmer9722]

Episode 9 breakdown!? You know this shit is over 20 years old, right? We've had 2 decades to "break it down ", we dont need YOU! 😂😂😂

[@jojo_inthemitten36]

How rude. I watched every episode multiple times when they originally aired, and I have thoroughly enjoyed these recaps. Your comment is especially disrespectful, given the main subject of this episode.

[@nickharmer9722]

@@jojo_inthemitten36 I've seen BoB in its entirety at least 4 times, and I stand by my comment. Why don't we do a breakdown of "The Godfather" since we're making break-down videos about movies & shows that are OLD AS FUCK! So long ago that people already figured this shit out, making these videos worthless, boring & redundant. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jojo_inthemitten36]

@@nickharmer9722 Heavy Spoilers channel just did, so apparently there is some kind of demand for these reviews of older films and series.

[@richeaton5752]

@@nickharmer9722 ...worthless, boring & redundant Is that why you clicked on the thumbnail???

[@kevinstreeter6943]

I just recently watched it on Netflix.

[@Hoplophile1]

Certainly one of the most memorable episodes, but there is a glaring inaccuracy. The opening scene supposedly happens on April 11, 1945. Later when we flashback to that same scene where the members of Easy Company are watching the residents of Thalen clear debris while listening to Beethoven, Nixon remarks "Hitler is dead." In fact, Hitler would not kill himself until April 30, nearly 3 weeks later.

[@kristinab3838]

The worst historical inaccuracy of the whole show! Blithe's death is second.