Band Of Brothers Podcast | Episode 9 Why We Fight (with Ross McCall & John Orloff) | HBO Max

Ross McCall, who portrays Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Liebgott, Jr., and the episode’s writer, John Orloff, join host Roger Bennett to discuss this sobering, powerful installment of the series, which depicts the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp. McCall and Orloff reveal the unrelenting weight and responsibility they felt while creating the episode, and its enduring legacy some 20 years on.
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[@your_royal_highness]

Went poking around to hear more about Liebgott post-war. What a tragedy. So many of these men understandably were broken.

[@acarerdogan4590]

40:47 His imitation of the Winters' angry voice about Holocaust deniers is bone chilling. Never forget.

[@iluvlafferty]

Ross McCall's acting in this episode was outstanding. His character really goes on a journey in episode 9. Such a dynamic contrast in how cheerful Liebgott is when chatting to Webster about his future plans and how devastated he becomes halfway through the episode after witnessing the concentration camp. Important to note that his behavior in episode 10 towards the German commander is due to the horrors he endures in 'Why We Fight'. Brilliant character + actor.

[@connorcelano544]

McMcalls narration of the German commanders speech, it being a projection of what Winters may have said to his own men, is easily the most poignant conclusion to the entire story. Band of Brothers is not the same without that final narration, it just isn't. The perfect consecration of finding humanity in war.

[@thomast8539]

Most viewers are so fixed on Nixon looking for booze, that they overlook such a subtle moment when Nixon is in the German widow's home. It is all played in facial expressions and no dialogue. The notion doesn't escape Nixon that the dead German officer is, in a way, his mirror image and the widow represents his soon to be ex-wife. He takes a brief look at the picture of the dead officer, then drops it partially by accident, partially because he no longer gives a damn. She casts a disapproving look upon him and he just glares at her. Even as he is leaving, the widow's dog barks at him and it reminds him that his ex-wife has claimed his own dog back home and he smirks at the thought of it. Later, of course, he gets his eyes opened to the grim reality that the whole war is so much bigger than his own personal issues. When he locks eyes with her once again at the camp, there is no longer disdain in his eyes, just disbelief at the enormity of the senseless suffering and she is no longer haughty, but ashamed.

[@kkpenney444]

Right, the dog was quite the touch. Poor Nix.

[@apedosmil06]

I don’t know if this has ever been mentioned by anyone connected to the show but I always wondered if the woman’s red coat was some kind of callback to Schindler’s List

[@iammanofnature235]

@@apedosmil06 _I don’t know if this has ever been mentioned by anyone connected to the show but I always wondered if the woman’s red coat was some kind of callback to Schindler’s List_ Of course it is...what is shown in Band of Brothers is an almost entirely fictionalized version of the liberation of Kaufering IV, which was actually found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 with Easy company arriving on April 28.

[@simonvirus6417]

Thomas, great detail. It's small moments in life that make's it worth fighting for . From Australia

[@LethalSaliva]

Whoa, I never thought of it that way.

[@thecincinnatikid6227]

My father as a member of the 101st was there at the camp which I have photos that he took there. The comment that Webster made to the German baker that “tell me you couldn’t smell the stench”, my father mentioned you could smell the stench from mikes away.

[@alexanderednie1205]

The most powerful episode of television ever made. Should be required viewing for all high school students

[@valeriyav2149]

Ross McCall is so charismatic, it's always a pleasure to listen to him. Liebgott is one of my favorite characters in BoB but the real guy is also such a mystery - from the theories about his origins to the fact that he never spoke about his war experiences afterward.

[@tinajbrown1867]

I heard this story my entire life growing up. We didn't watch WWII movies in my house when I was a kid, too much for my dad. My very first WWII movie was Saving Private Ryan. I cried from the beginning to the end because I finally understood my father. My husband is Air Force and is a huge WWII buff. He bought Band of Brothers, and I just couldn't watch it. My father was the artillery support to 101st Airborne, under Patton. He was one of the ones that Easy Company said they didn't need help from when Patton and his men showed up. He fought alongside them from Bastogne to the end. He was thus with them here when they liberated Kauffering Concentration Camp. When my husband got to this episode, he came and asked me to come watch it, at least the part where they liberated this camp. I watched in awe and tears as the story I grew up hearing was played out before my eyes. In 2012 I took my father back to Germany for the first time since the war. I took him back to Bastogne. His picture is in the War Museum now, as well as the Nuts Cafe. He got to sign the BBBB book, the Battling Bustard's of the Bastion of Bastogne. It was a huge honor to witness this. Then I took him to Remagen where he and the rest of Patton's men took the Rhine. Next, I took him to Kauffering and that was a day I will never forget. He didn't talk about the war much until I was older, he never choked up talking about it until he got to this, Kauffering, and he choked up every single time. When you see this episode, it is almost exactly like he described it.

[@AmberPearcy]

Leibgott! Another one of my favorites. (They all are-just like my children.haha) I’m so sad we’re nearing the end. I so hope you will continue with “Pacific” next. Thank you!!!

[@arslors]

At least were getting Damian Lewis next week

[@faker3033]

There is a scene at the end, it's not a very famous scene from band of brothers but i think many will know which one i mean, where Liebgott translates the surrender speech of a german general, at first you can hear him mocking the general a little bit while translating, at least that is what i felt, but after a while he becomes serious and actually listens to what the generals says, you can see in that moment he realized that the germans were also just another band of brothers.... great scene, great acting

[@kylesanders953]

One of my favorite scenes. It humanizes the enemy, and in that moment the audience realizes that in victory or in defeat they were all soldiers following orders and trying to survive. It's a great scene.

[@chrislyman7328]

I tell ya, from Beethoven’s music (maybe the saddest music he wrote) through the camp scenes, this episode broke my heart. And that an advanced society like Germany could descend into such murderous cruelty should be a warning to all of us to keep our dark sides in check. This episode just thundered with truth, and I am grateful to everyone involved.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

civilization is overrated

[@simonvirus6417]

Chris, just dont ever wear the collaborators, Covid mask and you will be true to your word.

[@HighwayLand]

11/11/2022 and I just now got done watching episode 9 for like the 30th time. 21 years later and Band of Brothers is still the greatest miniseries ever created, and it's episode 9 and 10 that are the most emotional of the bunch. You honestly forget that you are watching something created by hollywood.

[@garethgazz9332]

I wish we knew more about Liebgott after the war. I heard a story (no idea how true it is) that one of the guys tried to call him up about a reunion, but Liebgott's father answered, and when he realised it was an old army buddy on the phone he said "What did you do to my Joey?" and hung up.

[@98animeaddict]

His family never really knew he went to war and they only knew about it because Band of Brothers premiered. As for his father I think their dynamic is really close because Liebgott's mother left him and his siblings at a young age in a park of some sort? because she had mental problems (I read it in an old newspaper) so he was much closer to his father I believe. And he did not return to his family immediately after the war and spent 3 years in Oakland.

[@sharonmc5192]

Every time I watch this episode, I shed a tear at the cruelty of human beings to their fellow humans. The shock on Pvt. Janovec and Pvt. O'Malley's faces as they enter the camp and the bit where the Jewish prisoner salutes Perconte breaks me every time.

[@iammanofnature235]

It was specifically written for dramatic effect rather than historical accuracy.

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

I think that the direction of our country currently is bringing more attention and longing for Band of Brothers. These men fought for freedom for the World while we seem to be heading back down the same road albeit taking a different route. I believe BoB should be required watching in every High School in America. Lack of historical knowledge is a primary driver of the current cultural narrative we face today.

[@iammanofnature235]

_I believe BoB should be required watching in every High School in America. Lack of historical knowledge is a primary driver of the current cultural narrative we face today._ Unfortunately, many people have come to believe that what is shown in Band of Brothers is historically accurate. While some parts of the miniseries are somewhat accurate others are not. For example, the Liberation of Kaufering IV shown in episode 9 is almost entirely fictional. Kaufering IV was actually found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 with only a handful prisoners found alive and about 500 bodies. Easy company didn't actually arrive until April 28. And then there is the liberation of Berchtesgaden and the Obersalzberg shown in episode 10, which were actually liberated by the 3rd Infantry Division on May 4, 1945 with Easy company again arriving the following day.

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

@@iammanofnature235 honestly, I’m not sure if what you’re saying is correct or not but giving you the benefit of the doubt, I think you missed my point. The series never claimed to be a documentary and I wasn’t inferring it was an exact historical representation of what happened nor did anyone involved. My point of arguing it should be shown in High Schools was to simply give historical context and show what these young men did in defense of freedom world wide. Their sacrifices, sufferings and fortitude. Most “kids” today have little to no understanding of WW2, it’s significance on our current culture and what these men and boys endured over a several year period. The vast majority (at least of the 506) being voluntary soldiers. I feel like we’ve lost our sense of history in the US. I do appreciate your insight and plan to further research your points. So thank you.

[@iammanofnature235]

@@ApocalypseNowWithEli _My point of arguing it should be shown in High Schools was to simply give historical context and show what these young men did in defense of freedom world wide._ This can be done using historically accurate materials, and there is plenty of it available. Presenting fictionalized versions of historical events to students as part of their history curriculum is fraught with problems. _honestly, I’m not sure if what you’re saying is correct or not but giving you the benefit of the doubt_ The information is readily available to anyone seeking historical accuracy. The sources that I primarily used are: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The National WW2 Museum The U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum Arlington National Cemetery Internet Movie Database

[@briangregory6303]

@@ApocalypseNowWithEli Schindler's List isn't a documentary either, but should be required viewing as well since we had Holocaust deniers among the "freedom fighters" at our nation's Capitol on January 6.

[@simonvirus6417]

All masked up like complicit, collaborator's. Evil, Sheeple.... just like many camp guards in WW2. Scary how a society can fold so easily due to Propaganda. FOOLS

[@josephr.6081]

Roger Bennett, I have listened to all of these podcast up to here so far. And, I'm thinking to myself this guy is one of the best interviewers I've ever heard. And I'm 60 years old. Seriously, the setups, introductions and questions are exceptionally well-researched, thought-out and truly inspired.

[@Flavorful_Chunt]

And he cares, truly.

[@dirks4093]

Ross McCall, one of my favorite actors in the amazing Band of Brothers series. Great interview/discussion. Loved it. Of all of the emotions (inspiring, thrilling to sobering and sad) this series instills in all of us every time we watch it, it is missing the real men of Easy Co. who have now all left us and knowing we are losing so many men & women of the Great Generation every day, is the emotion that hits me the most. I love this series. I think I own about 300-400 movies on blu-ray/dvd, and if i ever had to run out off my house in a fire and could only grab one movie, it would be none other than my beloved Band of Brothers Blu-ray Box Set. It is ALL of humanity represented in one amazing work of art.

[@DeLawrence97]

You know how you realize this show deserves all the praise it got and sitll gets? Every single episode of this podcast has as much character and story as the damn series itself. Every actor, producer, director brought to light some new perspectives, be it stories from the sets and how some of the best moments in the series came to be, or just their interaction with the real people they portrayed. I've noticed one common denominator in these 9 podcast episodes? The humility and respect of the whole crew are REAL. It's not for show, it's not for publicity...this is just raw, pure respect for the events, the people involved and their legacy. Bravo!

[@iammanofnature235]

_this is just raw, pure respect for the events, the people involved and their legacy. Bravo!_ Except parts of Band of Brothers are not historically accurate, like the liberation of Kaufering IV shown in episode 9.

[@DeLawrence97]

@@iammanofnature235 I am well aware that they took some creative liberties to dramatize the series and that they got some things wrong. But that still doesn't detract from my statement.

[@bradroberts2841]

@@DeLawrence97 _I am well aware that they took some creative liberties to dramatize the series and that they got some things wrong. But that still doesn't detract from my statement._ How does this jive with _pure respect for the events, the people involved and their legacy?_ Kaufering IV was actually found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945. So I guess it's their legacy and their people who should be remembered.

[@DeLawrence97]

@@bradroberts2841 I am talking in broad terms, not nitpicking this and that. I am saying that they and I respect the fact that those soldiers participated in WW2 combat and as such deserve it. That is their legacy. What is so hard to understand? Did I mention at any point that the series was 100% accurate and deserves praise for it? No...then wtf is your point? I was saying that GENERALLY SPEAKING, the crew involved showed massive respect and humility towards those soldiers and their feats...IN GENERAL. If BoB was marketed as a documentary, I would understand being upset...but it's a drama and as such, there's room for creative licence.

[@bradroberts2841]

@@DeLawrence97 This is what you said: _It's not for show, it's not for publicity...this is just raw, pure respect for the events, the people involved and their legacy. Bravo!_ This is not some generalized statement, it is very specific. It is very hard for some people to admit they were wrong and/or held erroneous beliefs. You obviously believed what you saw in Band of Brothers is an accurate portrayal of events, sadly there are a lot of people who do. With that I shall leave you...further discussion would be pointless and will likely end in an exchange of insults. Have a wonderful day.

[@alagaesia241]

I've been re-listening to the previous episodes NONSTOP waiting for the new ones to come out. Thank you for this absolute treasure of a podcast. I can't count the number of times I burst into tears listening to the guests' stories, and it's heartwrenching in the best way to hear about the impact these men and this production has had on their lives. I'm so hoping the final episode is given to Damien Lewis.

[@helzapoppin9810]

Yeah, that moment when Leibgott - a Jew as far as the series is concerned - having to tell the Jewish prisoners they have to go BACK IN to the camp is absolutely gut-wrenching and one of the most poignant moments of the entire series. An epic choice by Ross to add that touch of him breaking down. It informs the entire series - young men having to do something they don't want to have to do, purely out of duty and dedication, and no matter the personal cost. Absolutely brilliant.

[@doom3798]

lieb is one of my absolute favourites, ross did an absolutely fantastic job playing him the entire show. one of the most memorable performances for sure. never wouldve guessed that wasnt his natural accent!

[@Bawookles]

I really don't want this podcast to end. Please keep going and keep interviewing people involved. Please!

[@kroganbaby6163]

Man I really wish you guys would have Spielberg talk about the series at some point.

[@kamrongrant]

Not often I look forward to a youtube video/podcast but these have had me waiting each week to see them pop up in my feed! And I look forward to re-watching them many times over, as we all do the BoB series itself XD

[@heynowls3058]

Wish Episodes were longer. Roger is the perfect host! Want more!

[@johnbeauvais3159]

The thing that I always really enjoy about Band of Brothers is that a lot of the actors weren’t super big, at least comparatively, so you could really enjoy them and identify the actors as their role. Of course years later I’m going “why is Leibgott in White Collar?” I had no idea he was actually Scottish

[@brovold72]

I'll watch BoB with people in their thirties and they of course recognize everyone (besides Schwimmer) from subsequent roles.

[@ChrisOler]

Had a British colleague and she talked about the war with her Mom. Before the camps were found and it all went public, the war fatigue was really setting in thick in the UK. Then...the camps, and no one talked about how the war had been going on too long after that. They knew why it had to be finished and any doubt was gone.

[@kkpenney444]

Welp, best part of my week now over. Thank you Rog Bennet for making it so. And to all the other actors, directors, writers and producers contributing. Thank you, thank you. I watched Band of Brothers with my elderly mother for the first time in January. So sadly, she passed away 2 months later. My beloved father, a Marine in the Pacific, left us just before COVID hit. Re-watching, reading about the BoB, and now listening to these podcasts have been the few bright spots in the past 2 years. Because frankly, the present is terrifying me so I cling to the hope that we can still be a different country because we once were.

[@JoshDeCoster]

John Orloff nailed this episode, got it as right and accurate as it possibly could be. One of the most important pieces of TV in history

[@iammanofnature235]

_got it as right and accurate as it possibly could be_ Total nonsense. Kaufering IV was found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 with Easy Company actually arriving on April 28. And there were only a handful of prisoners found alive along with about 500 bodies. Colonel Edward Seiller of the 12th Armored Division took control of the camp on April 27 and he is the one who ordered civilians from the Landsberg am Lech area to bury the dead. What is shown in Band of Brother is a complete fiction. 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._

[@jeffreym.keilen1095]

This episode tears my heart out. Makes me cry like a baby. When Leibgott had to tell the captors they were not allowed any more help from us realy opens the flood gates. My broken German really catches his pain to deliver that distressing address.The reality at the concentration camp is something every person should watch. It is something that never should have happened. As a 3rd generation American-German, it hits wicked hard. Be hyp to history. Do not repete the bad parts.

[@NormieNerddom]

This episode has even more meaning now. Even 80 years on, evil people are doing the exact same thing.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

I wish the Spielberg audition tapes were on you tube.

[@jamesbarker2567]

If Only!!

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Next week!!!!! I cant wait. I hope its 5 hours long. No 10 hours long. I cant wait. This is the best podcast in the universe... Roger I love you, I cant wait until that open on episode 10 .......

[@yatesmassey1535]

This is actually the first episode I was able to watch.

[@LethalSaliva]

Me too

[@jamesbarker2567]

@@LethalSaliva Me To Just About More Than Episode 8

[@foxja1]

Joe was Jewish technically. His parents were Jewish but raised the kids Catholic so ethnically he is Jewish and while not practicing, the concentration camp experience did deeply upset him as he knew that it could of been him or his family.

[@iammanofnature235]

The liberation scenes shown in Band of Brothers are completely fictionalized. The camp shown in Band of Brothers is Kaufering IV (Hurlach) which was actually found and liberated on April 27, 1945 by the 12th Armored Division with Easy company actually arriving on April 28. And there were only a handful of survivors (those who been able to hide) along with about 500 bodies. Liebgott was used as a German language translator in the days after the camp had been liberated but the scenes in Band of Brothers never happened. 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._

[@istiles1]

Excellent interviewing Rog. I didn't see 'BoB' until it was on the History Channel [just couldn't afford HBO]. Got it last month [on sale, of course] & FIRST thing I did was watch 'Band'. I watched two episodes a night for five straight nights, even watched the intro & final credits for each episode - and was sad to note that my most British of last names, Stiles, was no where to be seen. Oh well. Anyway, each episode has its tragedy & heart break, each episode building, building, building until the end of this episode. It broke my heart. This is why art is so important. This is why. And now, as a Marine veteran, I'll watch 'the Pacific' without edits & commercials. I've read the writings of the main characters, so I know what's ahead, as well as having spoken to Marine combat vets. [and as an aside, I'll add that my best friend is a Nisei, his mom was interred & dad fought in the 442 RCT in Italy.] Then I guess I'll need to watch 'Generation Kill' to finish off the war series from HBO. Thank you for your great work, Rog. & one last comment - I tend to root for the Blue side of Mersey because of you, but I adopted Bournemouth when they reached the EPL. Hopefully they'll be back next year. So many of the Cherries remain in the EPL & have critical roles on their new teams - Nathan Ake, Callum W, Ryan Fraser, Aaron Ramsdale, et al. Up the Cherries!

[@davedalton1273]

In fairness, Schindler's List was the introduction to the Holocaust for countless millions of young people, as well as many others. So, let's not diminish THE greatest film of all time that focused on the annihilation of nearly an entire people. Having said that, I revere Band of Brothers and have watched too many times to count.

[@LiebeNachDland]

Interesting. Always liked the cold opening of the episode with some of that Beethoven. Well, of course, ironically, Liebgott is a german name. It means "love God" or "love to God" in German. There were, I'm sure, Germans fighting for Germany with that name.

[@nonamegame9857]

There were actual incidents of some of those of the Jewish faith that fought for Germany. There are even a number of reports right here on KZbin attesting to that fact. Of course they didn't do it in the open, they had German sounding names and would make up false histories.

[@michaeldalzell6670]

As a veteran, I’ve been to Somalia 🇸🇴, Kuwait 🇰🇼, an Iraq 🇮🇶, I’ve seen the modern day version of many scenes from BOB. We watched this movie many times while in Kuwait 🇰🇼. Episode 9, reminded me of things I saw in Somalia 🇸🇴

[@robalberto1583]

I didn't know they couldn't bring themselves to talk about the liberation they assisted in. It's a testament to the horrors they confronted. The one thing after everything they saw and participated in. And Winters being the leader to bear the brunt of those memories. Wow powerful stuff.

[@buddystewart2020]

Certainly an impactful episode. I recently watched an interview with Winters and he was asked about removing German citizens from their homes to provide housing for his staff and he said it didn't bother him one bit. He'd seen what the German army had done to people all over the continent, and he had no problem doing that. Ross McCall really did an outstanding job on this series.

[@alexamerling79]

Most powerful episode.

[@indycarcomplainer2304]

What an amazing podcast series this has been! Thank you!

[@richardcaves3601]

This is the best episode of the series. It encapsulated what almost every soldier who was part of the liberation of Germany, felt after seeing the camps. The episode also accurately portrayed the reaction of German citizens on being shown them. Finally, it shows well the attitudes of soldiers as the war drew to a close.

[@RuachEden]

Thank you, for this series!

[@whos-the-stiff]

Another fantastic BoB episode to entertain me during my lunch break. Thanks HBO and Roger.

[@terrykrall]

This has been a great podcast! As interesting as the series! Thank you!

[@mrquirky3626]

Great episode again, Roger. I've always imagined that the hardest job in the entire making of this brilliant and important mini series was the set design team that had to go through all of the footage and photos of the real concentration camps and try to realistically replicate that for the show. That could not have been easy. It's one thing to go through old pictures of war wounds so the makeup department can realistically portray shrapnel and bullet wounds on the characters, but the amount of time they would have had to spend researching actual concentration camp victims to get it right must still stick with them today.

[@mikemorgan8895]

Another great depiction of a hero. I hope you get interviews with Scwimmer and Damien Lewis.

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

This Podcast is so good and such a fantastic idea. Wish I would have thought of it. As someone who has watched the entire series 249 times (almost 250!) I’m well versed and could literally discuss the show, characters (actors and real life) as well as the cinematography angle for hours. So hit me up! There’s always been one thing about the show that is nearly perfect in every aspect that’s always bothered me however. In Episode one when Sobel asks private Gordon why “he’s there” and he responds “I want to to be in the airborne sir! Sobel says he doesn’t believe and gives him 15 minutes to the top and back of Curahee. That’s a six mile round trip with half being up hill. (3 miles up, 3 miles down!) Which as far as I know is physically impossible for any human to do. I mean the 4 mile minute in itself is a crazy achievement. So I’ve always wondered if that was an error in the script, overlooked in the editing or Sobel just giving Private Gordon an impossible task to make a point. I believe earlier in the episode in fact 23 minutes to the top “might have been good enough for the rest of the 501 but not easy company”. So not sure how the Private could ever come close to 15 minutes up and down the mountain. Edit: or Does he say 50 minutes? Can anyone provide a link to the script?

[@stellangios]

So much time can pass after a show comes out, part of you can end up thinking, ya know, the actors are actors and may fondly remember making something but they've probably moved on. Maybe some Band of Brothers actors have, I'm sure. But I've absolutely loved hearing from the guys who were so changed by their experience and carry it with them. It's different for a viewer, but it still reminds you how worthwhile watching it was/is and that no matter how long ago you watched, you're probably still carrying along, too.

[@readmore4178]

I love this podcast.

[@FuryOfCalderon]

Not just Poles, other Slavs too.

[@orcanimal]

Fantastic!

[@davidgladstone5261]

The biggest surprise of BOB, I only learned from watching these podcasts. I have watched BOB from the day it opened on HBO, and I can't count how many times I've seen it, but it can't be less than 60 times, it might be many more, but to find out that Joe Liebgott and Doc Roe were Brits gobsmacked me. I have always been good at voices and accents, I was sure nobody could ever fool me. Somehow I heard, back in 2001 that some Brits were in this and I told my late best friend, "Well, I'll suss them out; nobody can fool me!" When I found out some years later that Damian Lewis was an Etonian Brit, I was so pissed that he was able to totally fool me, it was hysterical. If I ever meet him, I know I will tell him how much I was shocked to find out he wasn't an American. How can any Brit say 'huh' like that or 'hang tough' like that? I'm still in awe. But Liebgott and Roe?? OMG! I'm so impressed by their performances, I'm just stunned as I write this. The last straw would be to find out that Webster was a Brit because we have similar accents!:] Another great episode. I just want to point out that one other series did similar scenes with such authenticity, War, and Remembrance, from 1987, shot at Auschwitz. That's a series, I'd tell everyone to watch and one which should be taught in school, because it was so truthful and respectful of the truth of war. Also the camaraderie of all the actors, who were together for several years. Again, plaudits, Roger, for your infectious love of this series and everything you have all shared, which only deepens my respect and love for this series and all those men who served and suffered in any of our wars. The music by the way, has always been one of my favorites because its emotion reaches into your guts, and yanks them out of you, no matter who you are, and shows you what being human really is. The late String quartet of Beethoven # 14 in C sharp minor, Opus 131.

[@lupoteodoro]

the best episode

[@hildakj]

Does this have to end? I feel like there is so much more to learn from all of these people!

[@michaelalongi6829]

Yonkers in my home town!!!!!!

[@redjeag]

7 days is so long waiting for the next one

[@nonamegame9857]

May I suggest that you learn some patience. 7 days out of the entirety of your life is such a minuscule part of that life.

[@MichaelLeopold1]

Hits home

[@jamesbarker2567]

Really Does

[@jeanrenecarvalhocourcy1340]

Hey guys. I have heard that the extras who portrayed the prisioners in the concentration camp were terminal patients. Is there any true to it? Any source I could check it? Or is it just rubbish?

[@AlphaLeader42]

Coordinates are for the Dachau Concentration Camp

[@sourabhtripathi0986]

10:42 who is he talking about?

[@robertarbuckle8493]

A great listen....wondering who have got the crappy American accent.. Loved Ross shouting "cmon the Celtic..."

[@DualStupidity]

McCall was fantastic, I loved Liebgott, but I can clearly in my mind hear him saying the line, "I love tah read", in a very non-American manner. His accent held up most of the time though.

[@paulcochrane1028]

Fastest episode ever!

[@LobstersLobsters]

@1:57 HEY CONSCRIPTS

[@simonvirus6417]

Roger Bennett, Ross McCall, that was the best dialogue between two engaged, sincere men of any interview or Podcast i've ever heard. I especially Ross found it satisfying that your personal knowledge of the series, ( and i'm sure this part of history ) of the part Ross played. The obvious genuine , bond and respect both of you guys have towards all the BOB series and the events that real, human individuals went through in ww2 is truly the greatest compliment one can give. As a WW 2 tragic, and an Australian the saying "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, " We look around today and the new tyrants, dictator's and peddler's of lies and true evil ( big tech, YT, Left leaning lunatics, MSM. etc ) we see how easily whole society's adhere to this propaganda, as is the case with this war on humanity, as many simply with the enslaver's uniform which today is the face mask of the Cowardly, Complicit, Covid , collaborator's Moron Mask and in doing so they disrespect ALL the sacrifices that men payed for in blood, mental torture, and the like to allow our Nations peoples the freedoms we all enjoy. ( D ) Great stuff boys, From AUSTRALIA

[@marclorrimar2485]

YES!!! " BAND OF BROTHERS" could have been about Iraqis, Afghanis, Koreans, Salvadorans, Nicaraguans .... Chinese, Russians, Iranians etc.etc. ....!!!!!

[@MalrickEQ2]

That should be a series actually. Each season/year is from a different point of view (different conflicts too if needed).

[@musicofnote1]

Mr. McCall did a terrific job as an American (Jew) who spoke German. But don't deceive youself. As good as his German pronunciation was, it was still heavily accented. Most specifically when he told the KZ prisoners they needed to go back into the camp. But that's to be expected. I've been living in Switzerland since 1977. My German is good. But it's still accented. A second generation German speaker will have some accents or even make some mistakes. See Sandra Bullock. Great German, but she still says wrong articles. My kids only heard English for their first 6-8 years. They both have a good command of the language, but speak it with a Swiss accent. Which is fine. It's understandable. So actually, in terms of reality, Mr. McCall's accent is more realistic.

[@dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900]

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[@LobstersLobsters]

@1:57 HEY PUTIN

[@iammanofnature235]

*Reality Check:* contrary to what is shown in Band of Brothers, Kaufering IV was actually found and liberated by the 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion of the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 and only a handful of prisoners were found alive, along with about 500 bodies. Colonel Edward Seiller of the 12th Armored Division took control of the camp on April 27 and he was the one who ordered civilians from the Landsberg area to bury the dead. Easy company of the 101st actually arrived on April 28, the day after the camp had been liberated, but for _"dramatic purposes"_ Easy company is shown liberating the camp.

[@foxja1]

Yes but the translation story is true as they did bring Liebgott in to translate

[@iammanofnature235]

@@foxja1 It's possible that Liebgott was used as a German language translator but what is shown in Band of Brothers is a complete fiction.

[@tonyperkins8591]

If it wasnt for you guys history wouldnt have been taught. 3 uncles omaha, Philippines, korea and 101st airborne when i went to school kids didnt even know, kids nowadays wont even have a slightest clue

[@LobstersLobsters]

@1:57 HEY RUSSIA

[@JonnyJin]

dislikes must be from holocaust-deniers

[@nonamegame9857]

And there are those that want to repeat it. Don't forget that in the 1930s there was a large German American Bund here in the states that did not magically disappear after the war. How somebody could support what Germany did is so far beneath my level of understanding & and to want to repeat it is completely and utterly sickening.

[@iammanofnature235]

Or perhaps they know that the liberation of Kaufering IV shown in Band of brothers is almost completely fictional.

[@davedalton1273]

Yes, you're probably right. Unfortunately, they are always with us.

[@iammanofnature235]

@@davedalton1273 Fun fact: the camp shown in Band of Brothers is Kaufering IV, which was actually found and liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 and there were only a handful of prisoners found alive, along with about 500 bodies.

[@jonathanfeika83]

Is this broadcast a movie or what?

[@kkpenney444]

It's a 10 part HBO mini-series. Best ever.

[@SantomPh]

calling Ross McCall an Englishman.....er.....ghh!

[@undisturbednaturalworldd3102]

whats the point ?????

[@bigwezz]

What the point of what? What are you even asking?

[@matsfogelberg5990]

Nerver miss an opportunity to shutup. It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're stupid than open your mouth and proove it

[@agent_w.]

bring back the synder verse

[@AvidanTheExpositor]

more shovelled autoplay garbage

[@dirtyharrydefeatsislamblmt6900]

Band Of Brothers Podcast | Episode 9 Why We Fight (with Ross McCall & John Orloff) | HBO Max

[@heynowls3058]

Wish Episodes were longer. Roger is the perfect host! Want more!