Band of Brothers Reaction "Bastogne" 1x6 REACTION

[@jameswg13]

The nurses name was Renée Lemaire also known as the angel of Bastogne , she was stuck in Bastogne visiting her parents but then volunteered at the aid station/ field hospital. She was killed December 24th 1944 aged 30. Died during the German bombing of the town, she managed to save 6 sounded soldiers from the collapsed basement but died in the fire while trying to save a 7th. The doctor in command of the post recovered her body and sent her remains back to her parents wrapped in a silk parachute.

[@TacShooter]

Thanks for the back-story! It didn't even occur to me that she might have been a historical personality. Renee Russo in Tin Cup would say that is evidence of my latent sexism.

[@wijnantann]

I'm from Belgium, every 2 years we go to Bastogne and stand in silence in the freezing woods, even now bullets can still be found. There are a lot of museums of Easy company and a yearly parade where chestnuts are thrown into the crowd to remember the answer of McAuliffe to the Germans' request to surrender "Nuts". Also don't forget the thousands of civilians the Germans killed during this siege (for example they took 800 civilians to a place in Malmedy and shot them in the head)! Love your reactions!

[@jaybee2530]

The character of the nurse was based on a real person called Renée Lemaire. On the night the Germans bombed the town she was able to save six people from the building, but unfortunately she died trying to save the seventh. There is now a plaque at the building in Bastogne where she died to remember her by. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renée_Lemaire

[@felipeaquitral]

And the other nurse, the congolese girl (here named "Anna"), was also a real nurse named Augusta Chiwy. She survived the bombing and died in 2015.

[@devinrivers5808]

@@felipeaquitral Wow thank you for sharing that information 👍🏿

[@WickedKingLycoan]

@@felipeaquitral: Thank God. I Hope That She Lived A Wonderful Life.

[@eTraxx]

Bastogne was where many roads crossed. When they refused to give up Bastogne they therefore kept control of that intersection and blocked the movement of the German army

[@ksbsnowowl3569]

Yeah, the purpose for the 101st being at Bastogne is clearly laid out at the end of the previous episode (ep 5). Bastogne is at the intersection of 7 major roadways. The Germans wanted to capture it so they could move their tanks easily throughout the area. The Germans’ goal was to cut off the US Forces from the British Forces, and eventually move to capture the port city of Antwerp.

[@mikek5958]

@@ksbsnowowl3569 Yeah, that was the only deep water forward supply port the Allies controlled at the time. If the Germans took control of Antwerp this would have been a much different story.

[@chsflyer2814]

The reason Eugene did not carry a weapon is that the Geneva Convention prohibited medical personnel from carrying firearms. They were also supposed to be given special status during combat and avoided as targets but that didn’t always happen. During Bastogne the Germans would wait a few minutes after an artillery barrage and then fire again when they figured medics would be out of their foxholes tending the wounded.

[@TommyGlint]

The Geneva Convention only states that they “shouldn’t” carry weapons. Not that it is illegal. It is illegal to shot at a medic wearing clear insignias. They do however forfeit that protection IF they use any weapon in an offensive way (that is; beyond protecting the wounded in their care).

[@Asticek]

Actually under geneva convention medics are allowed to carry fire arms: light individual weapons, usually m1 carbine or 1911 pistol in that time of ww2 for self defence purposes, but if a medic knowingly fire his weapon first he might stop being classified as a medic its bit complicated to when or where ... but it nutshell thay can be armed but not to shoot unless they or their patients are fired upon (since to open fire on a medic wearing clear insignia can be considered war crime) and they act in self defence or defence of the patient

[@felipeaquitral]

Also, the Geneva Conventions were like "rules for fair play", a manual to "not be a dick in war"... but, in war, pretty much every side turns out to be a dick sooner or later. Both the Axis and the Allies did terrible morally questionable shit to each other and to civilians.

[@Asticek]

Catherine like yes and no its bit tricky GC not forbid them to carry weapons just state they should not, there been lot of additonal protocols added to GC about the subject over the years etc. what the GC forbids is medic using his weapon in a offensive manner. During World War II, for example, Allied medics serving the European and Mediterranean areas usually carried the M1911A1 pistol while those serving the Pacific theater carried pistols or M1 carbines. When and if they use their arms offensively, they then sacrifice their protection under the Geneva Conventions Its lot of things lot of reading lot of protocols,manuals etc. did a study on the matter in uni ... interesting subject

[@dukerollo1116]

My dad was a medic in Vietnam and only carried a pistol for defense

[@leftygambinoTenno]

Unfortunately the nurse died. One of the doctors recovered her body and wrapped her in a parachute and brought to her parents. She is buried in bastogne. Her tombstone has the named "The Angel of Bastogne".

[@missingnola3823]

This episode makes it hard for me not to think of my grandfather. He was a medic in the army. Went in at Omaha beach on D-Day, was at Bastogne (not clear if part of siege or relief); was wounded in Belgium when he ran out to help some guys who were shot and a mortar exploded close by, peppering his back with shrapnel, some of which remained for the rest of his life (you could find it with a magnet). He died when I was young, but I remember if you got a scrape, booboo, or owie, you went to my grandmother as the sight of blood would make the man faint. I didn't understand why until I was much older and he was long gone.

[@neilgriffiths1503]

Just to answer your question. The Germans had counter attacked with a massive force built up in secret. No one expected a winter attack. The 101st were rushed in to hold a section of the battlefield that was a hub for many roads. They had to hold the position or 2 whole Army's could have been flanked by German tank formations. They could not retreat or advance the could only hold possition. Love your commentary and you both 💜

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

In the European theater most combatants respected the Geneva Conventions against shooting "unarmed" medics rendering aid. In fact two medics Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright both of the 101st airborne set up an aid station in a church at Angoville-au-Plain and saved wounded soldiers from both sides during a pitched battle that lasted for 3 days. At one point a German commander actually stopped an attack on the church because the men were treating both sides. Two German soldiers that had been stationed at the church before the battle came out of hiding and surrendered so they could help tend to the wounded. No one from either side was allowed to bring weapons into the church. In the Pacific it was a totally different story the Japanese were not signatories to the Geneva Conventions and specifically targeted medics to lower morale.

[@cheeseninja1115]

as well the Japanese really didn't understand surrendering as they thought they would be killed either way so that is a big reason they were so harsh on their prisoners and never surrendered even when they were the last man.

[@philipcoggins9512]

The Japanese did sign the Geneva Conventions, they just didn’t care...

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

@@philipcoggins9512 They signed but failed to ratify it therefor they weren't bound by its strictures. Parties to a treay are only considered true signatories if they follow the treaty regardless of its ratification because the signature is an expression of intent to follow the treaty.

[@pappykozzmo3165]

Band of Brothers is by far the BEST series about WWll EVER....

[@danielpicciotti2473]

Pacific is right up there with it.

[@Easy_Skanking]

@@danielpicciotti2473 "The Pacific" is just so brutal, it's difficult to enjoy. There's not as much opportunity to explore who the people are as there was in "Band of Brothers". They are both damn realistic in the portrayals of war, though.

[@Kasino80]

@@Easy_Skanking I couldn't get into The Pacific. I tried, but something in the first episode threw me off.

[@Easy_Skanking]

@@Kasino80 I think it is not nearly as good as BoB. Whether the real story doesn't translate to screen well or the writers didn't quite pull it off, but it just doesn't suck the viewer in. It's a difficult watch.

[@drewjude2282]

Sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I would love any help you can offer me!

[@boosuedon]

Bastogne was a crossroads town with several different main highways passing through it. Given the surrounding terrain of hills, valleys and forest the Germans could not move their armor and support vehicles through that entire area unless they held Bastogne. The German advance was on a very strict time table due to limited supplies including gas for their armor. The 101st threw a huge wrench in that time table by holding Bastogne and thereby bringing that whole section of the German advance to a halt.

[@prettylilmiss7109]

101st Airborne Division is Famous for the Battle of The Bulge and of Bastogne. 101st is the Only Division at that Time to be Award the Presidential Unit Citation as a Full Division. So when you Hear Screaming Eagles, Those are The Boys of 101st Airborne Division.

[@AndrewAHynd]

The girl, actually both of them, were based on real people. Renee Lemaire died in a bombing on Dec 24th. She is known as the 'Angel of Bastogne.' and there are memorials to her there. While there is no known interaction between her and Doc Roe as shown in the show, they included it to show her, and her story. The other girl, Anna, is based on Augusta Chiwy, who survived the bombing on the 24th. She was blown through a wall, but was otherwise unhurt. She worked as a nurse the remainder of the war, and passed away in 2015. Was recognized by both the American and Belgian gov'ts in her lifetime for her work done during the battle.

[@lenardclowry2242]

This applies to all armies in all wars: there are never enough medics, and the medics never have enough supplies.....

[@lathspell87]

Yall should read about the Battle of the Bulge... just amazing. These guys were the only American forces who held their ground when all other Allied forces were pushed back. They were surrounded on all sides until Patton's armored division came to relieve them.

[@deannacrownover3]

I hope you all have been heeding my repeated warnings! Since it's already recorded we'll see if y'all got handkerchiefs or not! (Oh, it gets harder from here.) No. She didn't survive, that's why he took her head scarf as a Memento and then had to use it as a bandage in battle. He lost even that little bit of her, all he has is her memory.

[@ImitationBrand]

My guess is she would want that scarf used as a bandage so even in death she can still help the wounded.

[@deannacrownover3]

@@ImitationBrand She's been memorialized by this recounting and now the whole world will remember her heroism! I'm sure you're 100% correct!

[@apaheus]

Bastogne was a transportation hub that the Germans were trying to take so they could move further west to counter the Allied invasion. The 101st(and others) were suddenly thrown into a defensive mission with no time to resupply. After they made it to Bastogne the Germans surrounded the city very quickly and cut off resupply. Airplane drops were hampered due to the cloud cover and fog for days.

[@AndrewAHynd]

As well, a lot of the foxholes in this episode and the next are still there. There are a lot of KZbin videos showing them, and showing Easy's position. At 10:55 when Smoky Gordon is shot and paralyzed, like 50 years later, they went back, recognized his foxhole, and in fact, found the coffee mug that he spilled when he was shot.

[@unqualifiedgamer6252]

both, It was a super cold winter that year, AND they didnt have enought clothing

[@Wolverines9999]

Most of them still had clothing from the initial invasion of France summer clothing. Many accounts in other documentaries verify the dead were stripped and their clothing was used at Bastogne. The brave 101st were thrown this fight with short notice and never had the chance to properly supply.

[@robertn800]

Hard to watch. My Father was a Medic & in the Battle of the Bulge. He never really talked about the war & I was a teen when he died & never knew much about the WW2 so didn’t ask about it. After he died, my Mother showed us the Bronze Star he got & a letter that the government wrote with it- he got it for covering a wounded soldier with his own body during a battle & saved him. After my Mom died, my Sister found a box that had a small old album in it with photos he took. I haven’t seen it in awhile, but I remember photos of snow covered forests, Hitler’s home Eagle’s Nest and a few pictures of people from a concentration camp who were still wearing their striped uniforms at Dachau. I wish now I had talked to him about the war & what he went through. Regrets….

[@ariochiv]

For those unaware of the strategic situation in the Battle of the Bulge: the Germans launched a surprise counteroffensive through the Ardennes forest in a weak point between the British and American force, hoping to drive to the sea, capture the port city of Antwerp, divide the two allies and potentially surround and destroy a large portion of the Allied army. Because of the difficult terrain of the forest, roads and railways were key for German tanks and supplies to move, and this is why holding the crossroads town of Bastogne was critical in slowing down the offensive. The 101st Airborne's determined defense of Bastogne, and Patton's timely counterattack, prevented what could have been a disaster for the Allies.

[@rileyandmike]

Great show. The black nurse in this episode went on to be the first black female Dr in France after the war You will hear about “The Pacific” & “ Generation Kill”, but check out “Kilo Two Bravo” it has a perfect score on rotten tomatoes and I trained several of the guys in the real event

[@hellowhat890]

7:55 interesting point you bring up. Medics are trained in shooting just like everyone else. But they prioritize wounded above all else so they have the bright red cross patch and in combat, they try to save wounded without carrying weapons so the enemy may see them as non-combatants. Basically, "Hey, see my red cross patch? Im a medic! Let me save the wounded. I am unarmed. Please don't shoot me!" Unfortunately, some situations do not allow medics a free pass or easy out. Remember in Episode 4: Replacements, the medic who tried to save the lieutenant who got sniped was also hit by enemy fire. Or in Saving Private Ryan, you had about three medics trying save someone on the D-day beach landing but they were still being shot at. And as a final note, some have already recommended it. But please watch Hacksaw Ridge. It is based off a true story of a real soldier who was conscientious objector to fighting in the war but he wanted to serve as a combat medic to save lives. It is the story of Desmond Doss. He refused weapons training. He was a man who never fired a weapon but single handedly saved over 70 lives in battle. And this was in the Pacific where the Japanese specifically targeted medics because they showed no mercy and often preferred to give themselves and the enemy a quick death.

[@davidmacy411]

Hard not to love the Battered Bastards of Bastogne.

[@oteroair]

shortly after the battle of the bulge, my dad was leading an advanced reconosants unit through the snow in white uniforms armed with hand held automatics...they walked right up on the same kind of German unit. only because they were both elite units both sides knew they would all be dead if one man fired, they both held up one hand after standing there a while and slowly backed away from each other, at that point just surviving was mission.

[@alphaomega7191]

This is the point where all the character work in the earlier episodes begins to pay off because there is a real sense of horror as people you think are going to be fine begin to suffer some terrible tragedies. Fair Warning - The next episode actually makes this one look bright and hopeful and it's heavy going in parts. It's also why they don't identify the people who speak about their pasts in those videos because if you knew who was who it would remove the very real sense of danger that is absolutely hammered home in the next episode. When you get to the church choir scene in the next episode you'll truly understand because it's made horrifically clear just how much these people have sacrificed. This episode was good but 7 and 9 are as good and ironically as bad (in showing the true tragedy of war) as anything ever put on film and 8 and 10 are excellent counterpoints to that.

[@chuckcarles8288]

I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman (Medic) in Vietnam (3 Tours). I had 4months of basic medical training and two months of combat medical training. The army medical training is similar. Those two medics in the fox hole should never be close to each other during combat. One of my tours in Vietnam I was on a ship in the mekong delta. Me and another corpsman were the only medical personnel on board. We were taught that during combat conditions we were to be on opposite ends of the ship. The 2 corpsmen we replaced were together during a fire fight and they both got killed.

[@edkinj]

I love love seeing y’all do this. It’s cool to see Eastern European opinion on the Americans part of the war. Much love keep up the great work y’all are awesome .

[@SSIronHeart]

12:35 When the German started to sing reminds me of the Christmas Truce of 1914. "Its Christmas. The war wont be won or lost on a single night."

[@rileyandmike]

This is NOT a spoiler, but episode 7 of Band of Brothers has one of the greatest lines in TV History “Speirs get yourself over here”!

[@moose2577]

You gotta all cap SPEIRS! Lol

[@613and802]

Get going forward!

[@QuayNemSorr]

...he came back!

[@jimirayo]

Even a Hollywood writer couldn't make up what Speirs did. Legend!

[@felipeaquitral]

Uh, yeah, that *IS* a spoiler. Why the hell you people can't restrain yourselves for a second and not post stuff about later episodes until the reactors *reach* those specific episodes? Is it some kind of pathological and uncontrollable urge or are you just dumb?

[@alexspeedy3485]

You should react to The Pacific. It's like Band of Brothers but it takes place in the pacific theater during WW2.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Be warned tho' that it is much 'darker'. The Western Front in Europe was, for all its horrors, a relatively 'clean' theatre. There were abuses and atrocities without doubt but the memory of it is largely unsullied. The Pacific theatre was vile and barbarous, with the codes of valorous combat mostly set aside for the sake of expediency and victory. In Band of Brothers it is not too hard to identify with and like the heroes of Easy Company. In the Pacific, well, most of the characters are not men you would want to sit next too knowing what they have done. They were largely the same men in both theatres of course but what circumstances wrote on their souls was very different.

[@brianraymen3085]

And is just as savage if not worse, but still a damn good series .

[@gryphon9507]

One of the things that helped the 101 defend Bastogne was the Germans never mass attacked on all fronts. They would attack in one sector, then another, then another. In doing so the men that got attacked held the position and allowed other defenders to come from neighboring sectors and push the Germans back out. When they finally could be resupplied by air and get artillery support, they higher ups felt that they needed an edge and supplied them with VT proximity fused artillery shells. Proximity fuses use radio waves to detonate the shell in the air at the same height over ground every time and is devastating to soldiers in the open. Before Bastogne these fuses were so top secret they were only allowed use by the Navy over water for anti-aircraft cannons, so the duds couldn't fall into enemy hands and be reverse engineered. They were that effective.

[@HemlockRidge]

In the Pacific Theater, Medics (Army) or Navy Corpsmen (Marines) did NOT wear any insignia to indicate what they were, and were always armed. The Japanese would make a point to kill them, to prevent them from aiding the wounded.

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

The Geneva Conventions didn't protect civilians in WWII that protection wasn't added until 1949. The general rule during WWi and WWII in the Western Europen theater was governed by the Hague Convention of 1907. This sitpulated that if a town offered no resistance of any kind they were to be spared. But, if they defended themselves in ANY way the town and its inhabitants were considered fair game. This included if combatants from either side set up the defence.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

I absolutely love how they took what is considered the 101st defining moment... and made it about the medic... because the real enemy was the environment there

Nah, it was still the Germans. The environment wasn't shelling them with artillery. But it was definitely harsh as hell.

[@Dularr]

During this part of the war, the Allies were still landing supplies in Normandy and having to truck them to the German boarder. Or air drop them from England. There issued winter cloths were probably still in England. With resupply clothes could be anywhere. Atlantic, sunk by U-boats, England, waiting to be unloaded in Normandy, stuck on a road outside of Paris because they ran out of gas. Like General Patton said give me 400,000 gallons of fuel and the war will be over.

[@Embur12]

One of the coldest winters on record. They were rushed in to Bastogne so fast, they didn't have winter clothes or enough ammo.

[@budmeister]

I believe this is what made the 101st Airborne legendary.

[@fortunatus1]

It was actually the 101st Airborne that saved Patton's army in the Battle of the Bulge. They held the bulk of the German forces in place allowing Patton to retreat and regroup. If the 101st had failed or retreated with Patton, the German army would have decimated the US army.

[@TheBruceGday]

Not Patton. Patton was not in command of the forces around Bastogne. Bastogne was US 1st Army. Patton commanded US 3rd Army. So Patton did not retreat and regroup, then come back to relieve Bastogne. My grandfather was with the 35th Infantry division in Patton’s 3rd Army. When the Battle of the Bulge began and all the retreating happened, the 3rd Army was in France around Nancy and Metz. They were engaged with and fighting the Germans there. When the Allied high command found out about the German offensive, the northern shoulder of the ‘bulge’ was given to the command of Montgomery. In the south, Patton disengaged from the Germans in France, turned his army 90*, and moved several hundred miles to relieve the 101st and elements of 10th armored. The assertion that the 101st saved Patton’s butt, covered his retreat so that he could regroup and come back is inaccurate. His was a totally different unit brought in for reinforcement. The airborne comment that they did not need relief is more bravado than truth. Sure, they held strong. But to throw back the Germans you needed more men and tanks...Patton in this case.

[@leepagnini6273]

As other have told you, the white nurse died but the black nurse survived and lived until she was 94, her name was Augusta Chiwy.

[@CaptainRednose]

1:48 Captain Winter shaving was more of a "motivation" to his troops. Despite how painful shaving his face, he still followed the "regulations" of keeping a clean and clear face. Really, to see an officer adhere to "Army Regulation 670-1" (The United States Army's rules of appearance) during the coldest and wintery battle of WW2 meant a lot to the lower enlisted.

[@J.Leistikow]

If you like band of brothers. They made a similar short series about the other theater of the war. It‘s called „the pacific“ and takes obviously place by the us vs. japan in the pacific.

[@daddynitro199]

The Americans didn’t think there would be a winter counteroffensive, and the place the airborne was billeted had very little in the way of winter clothing, ammunition or food. Europe’s wettest summer in a century was followed by its coldest winter in a century. So, it was both a frigid winter and a lack of supply that complicated things for them. My great uncle Gerald lost toes in the bois jacques, while my other great uncle lost toes in the Aleutian Islands.

[@dirus3142]

The 101st did not have winter gear. The temperature dropped below zero at night. Cant get a record of the actual temperature, but soldiers report grease freezing, and the need to keep engines warm by running them for several minutes every half hour. They could not have fires on the line because the Germans would spot them. I'm sure hypothermia, and frost bite was a prolific cause of casualties.

[@DorkKnight99]

Next episode you get to meet Captain America.

[@brucechmiel7964]

They already did. Rattatatatat

[@russelllapua4904]

Who was a Scot lol

[@brucechmiel7964]

Russell Lapua Ronald Spiers was the Lt. that shot those POW’s after the beach head was a established back in episode 2. You see him a couple of times throughout the show but Bastogne is where he made his mark in the show.

[@brianpedersen4714]

Ronald Spiers.

[@brucechmiel7964]

Brian Pedersen damn autocorrect. I didn’t even notice. Thank you.

[@patrickholt2270]

Both. They lacked winter clothes, and it was a very cold winter. "War is the only proper school of the surgeon", according to Hippocrates. It may be intense and horrible, but a person may learn a lot very quickly about how to treat wounds. Some chose to be medics, especially those with a religious objection to fighting. I think not carrying rifles was a question of focus. You can either pay attention to fighting and killing, or you can pay attention to saving lives. Plus, a big weapon gets in the way when you have to carry a stretcher.

[@j.benjamin3782]

It was both - that winter was extremely cold in Europe...and they didn't have winter clothing.

[@TacShooter]

I served in Alaska and I can't imagine soldiering in that kind of cold without cold weather gear.

[@bernhardtsen74]

kickass production units!most of the explosions are filmed indoors!

[@moose2577]

Yeah! All the forest shots were in a big warehouse. They filmed the latter episode scenes first(shifty and the deer, and O'Keefe saying it's quiet) before they added all the "snow"

[@barryfletcher7136]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne They were in reserve when the German attack began and they had NOT been supplied with cold weather gear. That was also why they had almost no ammunition. The Airborne Divisions were not really expected to be used until the weather improved during the spring.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

There isn't any evidence that Roe ever even talked to the woman... but they felt her story was too important to leave out and I personally don't find changes like that bad

[@athanakop7775]

The nurse was killed. Walter 'Smokey' Gordon a machine gunner who was shot and paralysed survied and recover.

[@dukerollo1116]

Back in the day medics only carried handgunsMy dad was a Vietnam medic and only had a handgun. Its Its fairly recent that medics sysryed carrying rifles

[@barryfletcher7136]

The islamics use the red crosses as targets.

[@dabegmister]

This show is pretty historically accurate what you're seeing and all these episodes is what a hundred first Airborne went through this show is filmed almost like a documentary it is absolutely amazing

[@ShinobiSan888]

To answer the question that medics aren't targeted. We are the #2 priority after Officers to take out by the other side. Morale is super important, and knowing what a target you have on your back, you just have to do your duty, no matter what you face.

[@jameswg13]

The other nurse Augusta Chiwy managed to survive the bombing luckily being in an adjacent building at the time. She died in 2015 in her 90's. Her and renée even wore army uniform at times so they could go out into the field and rescue wounded

[@sgtanderson7051]

At bastogne the German artillery intentionally aimed at tree tops so that the splinters tear into our soldiers below.

[@griz6282]

“They don’t attack the medics” “Yeah, right…” Lol

[@Embur12]

It was Hitlers last big push to try and split the allied advance in two. They attacked when the weather was really bad so the air force couldn't destroy the German Army.

[@baddabeer4862]

A weapon actually slowed down a medic. That wasn’t their role. They had to ignore fire and retrieve injured. If they engaged, they lost seconds or minutes.

[@baddabeer4862]

Those pounds of ammo and a weapon could carry medical equipment.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

It was both. It was I believe still is tho coldest winter recorded in the area... and they didn't have time to grab Winter clothes

[@dustinforbes1788]

Shout out from Louisiana ⚜️🇺🇸

[@ariochiv]

Actually, and perhaps surprisingly, the vast majority of soldiers who are wounded in combat do survive.

[@barreloffun10]

These days.

[@oteroair]

Blyth died of his wound in the hospital... dad was with Patton's 3rd army, they marched 100 miles to rescue 101st

[@phillydelphia8760]

No he didn't chap. That's a well known error on the show makers part. He was shot in the shoulder. The people Stephen Ambrose talked to for the book, thought he was hit in the neck. He served in Korea and I think died in the late 60's because of a health issue unrelated to his wound.

[@lawrencedockery9032]

Just giving you guys a heads up, you're in for a rough one next episode.

[@SidViicious]

@ thats probably for the best.. for some reason youtube commentors just can't seem to grasp the concept of spoilers

[@willskid1014]

episode 9 is rough, if you know what I mean.

[@lionhead123]

@JohnnyGotHisGun its history. can't spoil history. btw, Hitler kills himself in the end.

[@Simonsays90]

@@lionhead123 you can spoil it in the context of a dramatic narrative. Besides, many people have heard of the Battle of the Bulge, less people know that it was towards the end of the war, and even fewer people know that it was effectively Germany's last ditch attempt to stop the allies on the western front. Point is, unless your a WW2 buff, you probably wouldnt specifically know whats coming

[@lionhead123]

@@Simonsays90 until you're told.

[@lazymansload520]

From what I understand they were going to get winter clothes but the German army cut them off before they could.

[@TheNewThrone]

I'm not 100 percent sure but I think in most cases medics do have weapons but in bastogne supplies were so limited that guns and ammo were given to front line soldiers first. I may be wrong though

Sean, back then, they did not carry weapons. They were considered non-combatants by the Geneva Convention.

[@TheNewThrone]

@ oh okay thanks for letting me know 😊

[@briansjohnson17]

My 1st vid of her was watching Saving Private Ryan. Watched this series a bunch. She is stunning

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Dammit, good lady! When I have watched this in the past, it has been with mates of mine, some of whom were soldiers who have seen their own wars. So, as emotional as this series is, the 'rules' apply regardless. Watching your reaction to it gives we stoic men 'permission' to cry with you.

[@steveo3190]

To answer yours guys question why the medics weren't armed with a pistol or rifle. It is cause of Geneva convention agreement says medics shouldn't be armed in conflict. It was signed by many nations but in ww2 the Germans and Italians followed this unlike the Japanese

[@samesame2505]

NUTS!!!!!

[@barryfletcher7136]

Gen. McAuliffe actually said "Balls to that!", which was deemed too obscene for public consumption so it was changed to "Nuts!".

[@jlinkous05]

I know you've finished this series, so thanks (and sorry) for watching episode 9. The death camps transcend any one country's nationalism.

[@0Cruik0]

When you apply a Tourniquet you write T-Time on the persons forehead so the doctor knows how long they've had the Tourniquet applied.

[@grega8586]

The "M" in this episode was to let the doctors know morphine had already been applied, so they wouldn't administer too much.

[@aweebunny]

Next comes "Breaking Point". Ka boom boom boom

[@Nasse83]

Attacking civilians was a common tactic used by both sides, famous examples of this are the blitzs, bombing of German cities and of course Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

[@usmcrn4418]

I’m an Army Critical Care (ICU) Nurse with two years in Iraq.. I can kinda identify with this episode. 😐

[@mohamedelfky114]

i can make it doc save the mrophine he is a real bro

[@eaguillen2924]

Most reactors to this are males. I found myself getting more watery-eyed than normal because it was more emotional to the female reactor. What I'm trying to say is thank you for powering through this. Those of us who are too detached from emotions can be given moments of being human again.

[@eaguillen2924]

@ yes, I was going to write All reactors to this are male, but I remembered her reactions to bob and pacific.

[@handsomestik]

The Battle of the Bulge , last gasp for the German army. Waiting on Patton

[@oteroair]

they had to hold the cross roads.

[@Alfaqwad]

The next episode is one of my favorites. That and Carentan

[@BIGDTFC]

I love u guys keep the reqctions comming!

[@Reptile4570]

Civilians did have much in the way of protection, is you got in the way you died.

[@teomarkezic8987]

the germans make an offensive in ardenes to capture antwerpen

[@fasiapulekaufusi6632]

That nurse didn't survive.

[@bevertecivantello7543]

4th. Was waiting for this one :D

[@oldman9843]

Love you two

[@gravitypronepart2201]

What are your names and where are you from? I enjoy your BOB reactions. You sound like your from Serbia or somewhere around there.

[@ksbsnowowl3569]

They stated in their Chernobyl reaction that they live in Bulgaria.

[@TheHomiesReact]

Larry and Ellie from Bulgaria:)

[@gravitypronepart2201]

@@TheHomiesReact Larry and Elle, I'm Ray.

[@liamwright4674]

Are you going to do the Pacific next ?

They said they will do it. I wish they would hurry up and finish BoB - waiting for episodes 8, 9 and 10 in Patreon!

[@TheHomiesReact]

Today or tomorrow:D

The Homies Yay, thanks! ❤️👏🏻😁

[@liamwright4674]

@@TheHomiesReact Awesome if you have the time you should also check out Hacksaw Ridge its about Medal Of Honor Recipient Desmond Doss who was a conscientious objector

[@twentypdrparrott694]

Thin wool socks an maybe one spare pair.

[@mordeberk3961]

Много сте яки продължавайте!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMacRiada]

Well, Bonjour y’all.

[@mr.invisable6919]

How can freedom loving people let these men and women down? I can't. I won't.

[@NiamhCreates]

No, sorry, the nurse did not survive.

[@resnullius]

My fav Part... :(

[@reneboydindincocamas9797]

first.

[@esdeath1397]

Second

[@АртемМельников-в5у]

Watch please "Checkpoint" and "Eyes", from Likozor Nightmare. It's very good short movie

[@Makentaker]

You must look Warhammer Death of hope part 1 and 2, Anarchy Reigns and Angels of death )))

[@Androssi709]

You guys should react to dark and the haunting of hill house

[@TheHomiesReact]

It's on the list :D

[@Androssi709]

@@TheHomiesReact nice! You guys are amazing as reactors!

[@aarongrisham9880]

i am here just to hear you say "welcome back to our channel" and "band of brothers" 😅😅