Band Of Brothers 1x10 FINALE REACTION!! "Points"

[@BlindWave]

Watch our Reactioon to the Band of Brothers Documentary "We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company" a week early at www.patreon.com/blindwave Raw Rider Patrons can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwavellc.com/band-of-brothers-1x06-full/ This video were published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the episode being covered here wouldn't exist. #SAGAFTRAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong Support the Entertainment Community Fund for struggling strikers HERE: entertainmentcommunity.org/

[@JeffKelly03]

“No. But I served in a company of heroes.” It gets me every. Single. Time.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Nearly brings me to tears. Every. single. time

[@joshuaortiz2031]

It's hard to call yourself a hero when so many guys you knew and served with were KIA. Survivor's guilt is a real thing.

[@staceyp.9964]

Yep,every damn time, powerful.

[@joshuawells835]

Same

[@andrewday3603]

Same here. Michael Kamen’s music also helps the tears fall.

[@Joellebee_]

Two lines make me cry every time I watch this episode. “My friend, Lew, died in 1995.” And “But I served in the company of heroes.” So glad y’all watched this and loved it!

[@OllieV__nl]

I don't think anyone needed affirmation that that was Bill Guarnere.

[@ryanhampson673]

That's why they never showed him before the other episodes. That accent could only be one guy lol.

[@Ausl0vich]

@@ryanhampson673 He gets interviewed in episode 2, saying how he thought he'd never make it past D-Day.

[@ryanhampson673]

@@Ausl0vich oh duuuurrr...Must have missed that part lol

[@MrZomBie775]

​@@ryanhampson673 It was really quick to be fair, I didn't make the connection until the ending either lol

[@Scufflegrit]

That’s a testament to the actor’s work, too.

[@daddynitro199]

Sgt Grant survived his head wound, made it back to the states, where he eventually opened a tobacco shop in San Francisco. He lived til 1984.

[@shl4878]

There's a photo of Lewis Nixon waking up the morning after celebrating with Hermann Goering's champagne - you should definitely look it up. Not only does he look stunningly hungover, he also is the spitting image of Ron Livingston.

[@JeffKelly03]

I had never looked up pictures of the real Nix before but holy shit, you're right, Livingston looks so much like him.

[@doriandery]

@@JeffKelly03 Yeah casting did a wonderful job. Most of the actors bear resemblances to the real life vets. In one of the episodes of the Band of Brothers podcast Frank John Hughes (who plays Guarnere) talks a bit about meeting the veterans and how the actors realized they were "ghosts", and how the vets were walking around amongst ghosts of their younger selves.

[@chaost4544]

Thank you for that information. That photo is really hilarious and it makes me wonder how much alcohol he brought back with him. It looks like he took a big chunk of what was in the Eagles Nest 🤣

[@jeffking887]

Check out a picture of Joe Liebgott and Ross McCall.

[@dawnfallon6812]

@@doriandery Yep. Casting purposely tried to find people who looked similar to their real life counterparts. I remember the story of the real life Winters poking his head into a truck, then having to retreat because he saw a truck full of ghosts from the past.

[@jmacmall]

I watch Band of Brothers a couple of times every year. It's a great reminder of the sacrifices made and the toll of war. The crew and cast sought out to make living, breathing documents, and they succeeded. I'm so glad y'all reacted to this. I hope The Pacific is soon to follow.

[@iammanofnature235]

Band of Brothers is filled with embellishments, omissions, fictional elements, and factual inaccuracies.

[@itzbp9949]

Hater much?

[@samuelshireling9245]

You’re right… it probably didn’t capture how horrible the war actually was at all. I’m sure it was so much worse than anyone could write in fiction.

[@itzbp9949]

@@samuelshireling9245 don't listen to that Moron mate there's always one idiot that tries to ruin everything

[@jmacmall]

@@iammanofnature235 that's how depictions, made by people who weren't there, usually go. It's not a documentary. Welcome to film and television. P.S. it's told from the POV of specific men. No one ever has 100% of the story in situations as dire and chaotic as these.

[@Iymarra]

One person that never gets mentioned is Sobel. He retired a Lt Colonel, but tried to commit suicide with a handgun in 1970. He blinded himself completely, went into VA assisted living and died of malnutrition in 87. There were no memorials held for him.

[@MoviesAndTvShowsAreSubjective]

damn

[@0saintclark0]

That's sad. As much as he was a dick and not suited to field command it was his intense training regimen that made them as tough as they were.

[@njebei]

One thing I always think about is how many guys went straight from civilian life, put into leadership positions, and had to learn on the job. Winters was clearly a better leader but also had the advantage of having responsibility slowly added to him. He also had the opportunity to learn from Sobel what not to do. Sobel's insecurities were evident from the first episode but what if he started out as a first lieutenant and gradually promoted to give him confidence? That's how it normally works in an army but you can't do that in a mass mobilization. The responsibility brought out the worst in him and the men of Easy Company never forgave him.

[@iammanofnature235]

Herbert Sobel was the VA Veteran of the Day on May 23, 2023.

[@pseudohacker]

Is it possible this episode is inspiration for the movie “scent of a woman”?

[@Onlytheclouds]

You’re one of the only channels I’ve seen who didn’t cut the ending into a million pieces. It’s one of the most moving pieces of film and I appreciate the way you guys edited and let the end roll.

[@buddystewart2020]

Yeah, the rest of it they cut to hell and gone but yes, the ending they kept very much in tact, which I'm grateful for.

[@doriandery]

The Pacific is very different from Band of Brothers but (I think) equally as good. The challenge is there isn't a single company that fought in all the major campaigns of the Pacific Theatre unlike Easy in the ETO, so you can't really follow a single group through the war as we could in BoB. The Pacific instead focuses on the perspectives of three individual Marines from separate companies and their experiences (and yes it's based on a couple of books). It's also much more brutal... Band of Brothers really focuses on the brotherhood and bonds that form between men who fight together. The Pacific is about the brutality of war and how it can completely strip men of their humanity and sanity. Very, very different, but very, very good. I really, really hope you guys get around to it at some point!

[@iluvyummywaffles]

Very true. Hopefully after Apple does Mastera of Air they do a Navy perspective and the could follow the Big E (Enterprise) since it made it through the entire war from beginning to the end

[@BOO66IOU]

I hope they do a job on masters of the air if it's near as good as BOB then it will be great. I didn't enjoy the Pacific as much character development wasn't as good for me.

[@ariochiv]

It's good, but it's extremely dark. I can't rewatch it like I do with Band of Brothers.

[@liamboyd9682]

@@BOO66IOUthat’s because it’s not about character development, it comes from combat memoirs written by the veterans themselves rather than someone gathering these stories and creating a narrative out of it like Band of Brothers.

[@acdragonrider]

The Pacific May be my favorite tbh

[@Easy_Skanking]

Out of all the horror and emotional wrenching events we've seen in the show, this episode hits me the most personally. My grandfather served in the Army Air Corp in Europe as an aircraft mechanic. After the war ended, he was helping fly wounded back to England and the plane went down into trees shortly after takeoff. He was burned terribly and died three days later. Seeing the soldiers in this episode dying after it's over is just another level of tragedy in the Hell of war. I always think of the lost opportunity for me to know him, and for my dad to grow up with a father. This show's quality is so present in the many ways they conveyed the weight of the original events. It's a masterful job.

[@briangus182]

Ron Livingston (Captain Nixon) posted a series of videos from their "boot camp". And the cast still gets together in reunions just like Easy Company did.

[@briangus182]

@pluto6347 I saw it on KZbin several years ago, and they have talked about the reunions on making of band of brothers discussion panels

[@gking920]

Man the last set of interviews at the end is so amazing. This series has such a special place in my heart

[@launchsquid]

In my opinion, Band of Brothers remains the absolute best miniseries ever made.

[@huracan200173]

Chernobyl is pretty close there too. But I agree with you. Band of Brothers along with The Sopranos paved the way to the world of streaming services we have now. They realized there was a niche not being exploited there.

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

Had the pleasure of talking with Wild Bill a bunch - my boss grew up on the same block as him. Funny as hell, and never let the missing leg slow him down one damn bit. I may misremember some of the specifics, but one story he told was in the 50s or 60s in the summer time. No AC in South Philly then, so he had his front door open with just the screen door closed. Some guy was drunk or high and barged in yelling or something. Wild Bill got up out of his chair, no crutch, hopped over and grabbed his rifle off the mantle and the guy turned and ran. Cops caught him like a block away trying to get in someone else's house.

[@lawrencewestby9229]

One of the lines that struck me was when the general is interviewing Winters and it came to when Winters became the battalion XO and the general says, "The bastards took your company away." That general had once been a company commander in his younger days so he knew how attached a company commander could become to his men, and vice versa. In the previous episode when Nixon looks at the photo of the Wehrmacht oberst (colonel) in the woman's house, the frame had a black band on it which most likely indicated that the officer was deceased.

[@Polymathically]

It's been over 20 years since I first watched Band of Brothers, and it's still one of the best shows ever. The scenes with them playing baseball, the narration, and the reflections of the real men of Easy Company are the perfect ending. I'm so glad you guys finally got to experience it.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

There were Japanese holdouts that refused to surrender for DECADES after the war. One of them didn't come back until 1974.

[@SSgtJ0hns0n]

And there were a pair of Japanese ex-soldiers in their old age found still living In Indonesia in the 80s, but they technically deserted after the end of WWII by joining up with the local resistance against the Dutch colonists during the war of Indonesian independence before settling down in peace.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Private John Janovec wasn't the only victim of a car accident after the war was over. Lieutenant Henry Jones, played by Colin Hanks in Episode 8 was also killed in one.

[@itzbp9949]

Damn that's sad I didn't know that

[@MeatballCereal]

And, not in the series at all other than a couple of mentions.... Gen. Patton.

[@_Ten_]

This show is so good. I'm glad you guys watched it.

[@GrenzerKuK]

The German officer in the photo of the house that Nixon barged into looking for whiskey in episode nine had already died in the war - the photograph had a black mourning band across the corner which signified he was dead. That's why the woman was so obviously offended when she came into the room to find that Nixon had smashed it - giving him that glare of quiet fury. He clearly felt embarrassed by his action in that moment which is why the scene later on where he encounters her in the camp is so powerful.

[@iammanofnature235]

The photo is of German actor Wolf Kahler who is seen in episode 10 giving a speech to his men.

[@ChrisCrossClash]

@@iammanofnature235 Not wasn't the guy in the photo.

[@iammanofnature235]

@@ChrisCrossClash How do you know?

[@ChrisCrossClash]

@@iammanofnature235 Just read the original users comment the actor in the photo is dead in the episode, so how can it be the same guy, just check the credits if you want to fine out.

[@iammanofnature235]

@@ChrisCrossClash Are you serious? It's completely fictional. And it's not going to be in the credits...it's just a photograph.

[@Andrew-qu7lq]

In the whole series, the most savage and visceral moment to me was when Spiers pistol whips the soldier and says "When you speak to an officer, you say Sir!"

[@DGKenpachi]

This is probably my most favorite series/mini series I’ve ever watched. Try to find time to watch it at least once a year. Such great acting and cinematography that really holds up years later.

[@theflapjack_1236]

that german speech just gives me chills everytime

[@JeffKelly03]

I'm also glad that Ted Lasso won the poll; as great as Band of Brothers is, it's obviously *very* heavy content. Lasso will make a nice palate cleanser for you guys. Deals with some serious issues but overall, it's absurdly feel-good and lighthearted.

[@johncox6321]

My father was a career soldier, WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation for Japan, he served two tours of duty in Korea (he was one of the Chosen Frozen, the Chosen Reservoir campaign) and in Vietnam. He was an M.P..I remember when we kids got our Halloween candy, we were not allowed to eat our Tootsie Rolls around dad, it would trigger his PTSD.😢 I served in the 101st back in the 70's, the 501st was the only unit on Ft. Campbell that was still on jump status... They had a campus close to Divarty, by the airfield with the Air Cav. troopers and the Pathfinder school. We called it the Geronimo Hilton...I remember asking around and found out that Jimi Hendrix was in the unit...there were still a few old hands there that remembered hanging out with Jimi.😊

[@SteveJc-po8mb]

Best mini series ever made. The silence at the end by you all is deafening… and how everyone reacts; it’s when it all becomes so real hearing from those portrayed

[@Бојан-з9д]

There is a German show called Generation War. Original German title is Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter. It shows the German perspective on the eastern front. People often call it the German Band of Brothers. And also a Russian movie called "Come and see" which shows the Soviet perspective. Both are great.

[@Mr--H]

I've seen both. Come and see.. Goddamn, that's a hard movie to watch, fuck. Getting goosebumps just thinking about that movie.

[@Бојан-з9д]

Yeah. There is no glory in that movie, only the absolute horror of war. @@Mr--H

[@markyochoa]

The beginning of them playing baseball all the way to the end never fails to make me cry.

[@lucazanut7114]

Dick winters 1918-2011 Carwood Lipton 1920-2001 Donald Malarkey 1921-2017 Bill Guarnere 1923-2014 Babe Heffron 1923-2013 Shifty Powers 1923-2009 John Martin 1922-2005 🌹Rest in Peace🌹

[@Scham_WCAN]

I try and watch Band of Brothers once a year, around the winter holidays, just to remember the worst things. I think it is important, especially for that time of year, to remember the worst we as people are possibly able to be. At the same time, the best we can try to be. It is truly an amazing show, with so much resonance in the modern day, love it so much and have done for a while. Thank you guys a Blind Wave from front to back for watching this, it means everything to those who have and I hope it means more people who haven't have watched it to commit to it.

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Truly an achievement by HBO. Thanks so much for reacting to this Wave Crew!

[@ladycplum]

Rather tragic sidenotes on Bull and Luz. They both died rather tragic deaths. Luz worked as a handyman into old age. When he was 68 he was working on an industrial dryer that slipped it supports and fell on him. He was killed instantly. Bull was in an Arkansas nursing home when he contracted a treatable MRSA infection through a surgical graft he had. But it appeared he was in one of "those" nursing homes where the supposed caregivers really couldn't care less, as the infection went untreated and he died of sepsis. For these men to have been through what they had been through, and to die such preventable deaths, is extremely upsetting.

[@spaulagain]

Incredible show. Brings me to tears every time I rewatch it. The ending of the final episode feels like you're watching family members life stories.

[@mimic1984]

Truly a masterpiece of storytelling..it beautifully honors the heroes of this story.This was my first time watching this show, and I will definitely watch it again.

[@iammanofnature235]

1) The camp liberation and associated scenes shown in episode 9 are fictional. The camp depicted in Band of Brothers is Kaufering IV which was actually liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945, with some units of the 101st Airborne Division arriving on April 28 and Easy Company arriving on April 29 (with the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and 36th Infantry Division arriving on April 30). And there were only about 7 prisoners found alive along with about 500 bodies. 2) Easy Company did not liberate Berchtesgaden nor were they the first to reach the Eagle's Nest as shown in episode 10. The 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division is credited with the liberation of Berchtesgaden on May 4, 1945, and members of the French 2nd Armored Division are credited with being the first to reach the Eagle's Nest in the early morning of May 5. Easy Company arrived a few hours later. 3) Also, in episode 10 members of Easy Company did not kill an unnamed commandant of an unnamed concentration camp. This is based on the shooting of Franz Ziereis who had been commandant of Mauthausen. He had tried to hide out at his mountain hunting cabin but was spotted and reported. On May 23, 1945, U.S. Army soldiers attempted to arrest him, and he was shot three times trying to escape. He died the next day in a U.S. Army hospital. No members of Easy Company were involved.

[@yeeetster106]

Am I the only one that thinks sobel being forced to salute winters is one of the most satisfying things ever done on a tv show?

[@TheEmptyCanvasKid]

Didn't expect Calvin high as a kite in this series, but it's appreciated as always! Just puts everything 10 notches up. It brings up a whole new game of what is he thinking in all this what they are thinking. Thanks, keep up the good work

[@josephagundez5336]

I've watched this series at least 20 times and the ending still makes me tear up.

[@davidwalsh7128]

Loved rewatching with you guys. Great job. Thank you...

[@katkag.1799]

The Pacific is equally as good as Band of Brothers, also based on books. Brutal, but necessary to watch and remember and learn from history. The cast in The Pacific is amazing, so is the cinematography and music. You should definitely watch and I cannot wait to watch your reaction and review.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

Blithe, the guy with the stress blindness, went to Korea also. He did not die when the show said. He actually died in 1967. Great reaction / review. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

[@indycarcomplainer2304]

I’ve watched so many reaction videos to this series, and it never gets old to see how it impacts the younger generations, as it does me. It’s beautiful. Thank you guys…

[@huracan200173]

This is where men cry. Not romantic stuff no no. Brotherhood and sacrifice. That's what gets us. What an amazing series.

[@Ronka79]

I cried a through each of the 10 episodes; probably will sob the hardest watching the documentary next week. I never did get to watch this when it first aired, not having HBO, but always wanted to. Glad this show won a poll and that I finally had the opportunity to watch it (with you @blindwave). This will stay with me. And, I will need some time after watching this series, but I do hope at some point to watch The Pacific. I think it will hit me extra hard, having a grandfather that served during WWII in the Pacific.

[@WraithWTF]

30:05 The Japanese soldier Calvin is referencing was likely Shoichi Yokoi, one of the last 3 Japanese holdouts to be found after the war had ended in 1945; he was found in the jungle of Guam in Jan 1972. He had known the war was over since the early 1950s, but stayed in hiding because he was afraid of being captured and the resulting disgrace. The other 2 holdouts who lasted longer were Hiroo Onoda, an intelligence officer in the Japanese Imperial Army who continued fighting a guerilla war on Lubang Island in the Philippines until March 1974, and Teruo Nakamura, a soldier who hid out on his own (mostly; there were other holdouts, but he went his own way in the 50s) on Morotai Island in the Dutch East Indies until Dec 1974. Onoda was originally sent to Lubang Island to do anything possible to hamper enemy activity on the island, and to not surrender under any circumstance. The unit he was attached to basically got wiped out in early 1945 (Feb I believe), Onoda and 3 others survived and took to the hills, where they spent the next 25 years conducting guerilla actions like burning crops and attacking police units. One of the other 3 (Yuichi Akatsu) surrendered in 1949, while the other 2 (Shoichi Shimada and Kinshichi Kozuka) were killed in shootouts with local police and search parties that were looking for them in 1954 (Shimada) and 1972 (Kozuka). In Mar 1974, after his location was found and verified with photos, the Japanese govt tracked down his former commanding officer and sent him there to formally relieve Onoda of his duties so he could return home. When he surrendered, he still had his functioning Arisaka Type 99 rifle, a decent supply of ammo, several grenades, his sword, and a dagger. He wrote an autobiography (No Surrender: My 30-Year War) that's pretty decent, though he leaves out some pretty key things (like the fact that he killed several civilians on Lubang Island during his guerilla campaign).

[@FrenchieQc]

Glad you finished this, and glad to hear you'll watch the docu as well, it's well worth it!

[@mimic1984]

War takes a toll even on the purest and bravest hearts. I salute these men and every past present and future men and women veterans.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Very much enjoyed tagging along in this journey with you guys. Not many words to say on this that hasn’t already been spoken, they were men of the Greatest Generation who stepped up to do what was needed. Fantastic writing, casting & cinematography. --y’all mentioned “The Pacific”, Dunkirk, Schindler & Private Ryan, have a couple of suggestions that would tie in perfectly. Based on true events (which to me are just more impactful); “The Darkest Hour” & “Unbroken”. Both amazing films that are on the same high standard as BoB. For an excellent WWI film, I highly suggest “The Lost Battalion” which is the true story of an American unit completely surrounded & cut off. Really enjoyed your commentary & the sincerity you brought. I appreciate that. Looking forward to the documentary on the Easy Co. men, God bless.

[@rustynix993]

I’m SO glad I got to experience this with you guys.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Sobel's life after the war is the darkest by far. I don't recommend looking it up. You don't wish that kind of fate for anyone.

[@FreyaofCerberus]

Thus concludes the finest historical tv series ever made, possibly one of the great shows ever made. It's over twenty years old now and still looks amazing, the emotional moments still hit just as hard. It truly is a masterpiece and something everyone should see at least once in their life. Thanks for watching it :)

[@FreyaofCerberus]

@@iammanofnature235 Well yeah. Of course it isn't 100% historically accurate. Concessions have to be made in order to make a coherent and compelling narrative. It is however very historically authentic, an important distinction. The tactics, technology and stories are all real. It gives the audience a way to experience what the men of Easy company went through during the war. Did the director make mistakes? Sure but that doesn't detract from the overall experience or quality. If a few factual errors means that you can't enjoy what is objectively an excellent show then that's more of a you problem than anything else.

[@FreyaofCerberus]

@iammanofnature235 And I know you are a boring contrarian who apparently has nothing better to do than hang out in the comment section of a reaction video to a show you apparently hate. Unlike you I have better things to do than continue this exchange.

[@iammanofnature235]

*From the National WW2 Museum:* The 7th Infantry Regiment of the US 3rd Infantry Division got there first at about 1600 on the afternoon of May 4. They took Berchtesgaden without firing a shot. While the 7th Regiment fanned out through town, a platoon advanced up the mountain to Obersalzberg. When they arrived at the Berghof, Hitler’s home, they discovered the entire area was heavily damaged by a bombing raid conducted by the RAF on April 25. ... The French 2nd Armored Division arrived a little later that afternoon. Early the next morning, the French made the trek all the way up to the Eagle’s Nest, which was untouched by Allied bombing, and made the most fantastic discovery of all: a wine cellar that contained an estimated half million bottles of the finest wine, champagne, and cognac imaginable. Amongst the cache were thousands of bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, one of the most expensive wines in the world. In 2020, buying a bottle of late vintage Chateau Lafite Rothschild would set you back about $1000. ... Last to arrive to the party was the 101st Airborne; they arrived in Berchtesgaden on the morning of May 5. They may have been last, but they were there to stay the longest. The 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR was the lead element of the 101st to arrive, and the officers and men began by securing the finest billets in town. Col. Sink, commander of the 506th, met with the commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ID, and informed him that the 101st was relieving them. SHAEF ordered the 3rd ID men in Berchtesgaden back to their area of operations in Salzburg, Austria.

[@moviewryter1985]

Best production in the history of anything ever made for TV. ...mostly because it's based on real events, portraying real people, doing extraordinary things that directly effected the freedoms that we all enjoy today.

[@iammanofnature235]

_mostly because it's based on real events, portraying real people, doing extraordinary things that directly effected the freedoms that we all enjoy today._ There are many embellishments, omissions, fictional elements and factual errors in Band of Brothers. Examples: 1) Renée Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, known as the Angels of Bastogne, were volunteer nurses at the aid station of the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division. Renée Lemaire does not appear to have ever met Doc Roe (Eugene Roe) and she did not die in a church as shown in episode 6. And Yes, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division with about 75 tanks and 18 tank destroyers plus the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion with 18 more tank destroyers were in Bastogne with the 101st, but that is not mentioned. 2) The camp liberation and associated scenes shown in episode 9 are fictional. The camp depicted in Band of Brothers is Kaufering IV which was actually liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945, with some units of the 101st Airborne Division arriving on April 28 and Easy Company arriving on April 29 (with the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and 36th Infantry Division arriving on April 30). And there were only about 7 prisoners found alive along with about 500 bodies. 3) Easy Company did not liberate Berchtesgaden nor were they the first to reach the Eagle's Nest as shown in episode 10. The 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division is credited with the liberation of Berchtesgaden on May 4, 1945, and members of the French 2nd Armored Division are credited with being the first to reach the Eagle's Nest in the early morning of May 5. Easy Company arrived a few hours later. 4) Also, in episode 10 members of Easy Company did not kill an unnamed commandant of an unnamed concentration camp. This is based on the shooting of Franz Ziereis who had been commandant of Mauthausen. He had tried to hide out at his mountain hunting cabin but was spotted and reported. On May 23, 1945, U.S. Army soldiers attempted to arrest him, and he was shot three times trying to escape. He died the next day in a U.S. Army hospital. No members of Easy Company were involved.

[@moviewryter1985]

@@iammanofnature235 I should have added, "..and it's perfectly accurate from start to to finish, in every single scene," so as to make all your effort you took in your response worth your time. Instead you took my statements as hyperbole, and are telling me 4 cases I had already learned or read somewhere in my own studies. Still, does not diminish one bit my admiration for this amazing mini-series, again, based on real people, and real events.

[@iammanofnature235]

@@moviewryter1985 I didn't pick you out because I thought your statements were hyperbole, you're actually number 2 of 3 that I selected because it's obvious that you actually believe what you posted. The fact remains that there are embellishments, omissions, fictional elements and factual errors in Band of Brothers and Easy Company is given credit for things they didn't do. And there are some people who want to perpetuate the myths for their own selfish reasons.

[@ryanhampson673]

In the series its rumored that Spiers shot the German POW's on D-day but in the church with Lipton , Spiers hints it's a rumor he used to his advantage. When Stephen Ambrose was writing the book he heard the stories about Spiers and was reluctant putting it in the book for fear he would be sued for libel. Ambrose called Winters up and asked him about it. Winters called Spiers and told him about what Ambrose felt. Spiers said why would he sue someone over something that was true. Spiers actually did shoot the POWs that day and he personally confirmed it to Winters.

[@TheGirlonfire25]

I mean, this show always makes me emotional, but watching the baseball game and the final words from the members of Easy with you all had me losing it. I'm so glad you reacted to this. My grandpa died at age 98 in March, and he loved this show and found it to be a great dramatization of the war. He served in the Army from 1943-1963, with the 28th infantry division, 112th infantry regiment, F company, fighting through France in July 1944 and through Europe til the end of the war. We treasure all of his stories. I look forward to the doc (and can't wait for whenever Apple finally releases Masters of Air.

[@jacencarter96]

I went on a band of brothers tour throughout Europe last year and it was an amazing experience going to all the battlefields they fought on. The foxholes are still in the forest outside bastogne and it was silent when I was there. It was a crazy experience

[@hafor2846]

Looking at Calvin I can really see why the Dark stream was delayed. Get well soon!

[@ReveredDead]

It absolutely gives me life knowing Winters had a long and peaceful life. He asked and God had delivered. I love it.

[@traupman84]

I watched this along with you guys. Obviously finished before the pause but I think this is the greatest mini series ever produced.

[@tharukaepaarachchi6110]

The baseball scene always kicks me in the feels... every time. Such a great show and great discussion/reactions guys☺

[@DarthDimadome]

FYI, the German officer who surrendered to Lipton in this episode is also Dietrich from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@autumnwolf9305]

Both of my grandfathers served in this war. 1 in the Pacific and 1 in Europe. They were both highly decorated and never referred to themselves as heros…but they were.

[@MrTech226]

Guys Next is the documentary, "We Stand Alone" in which this mini-series is based.... Year later during 2002's Emmy Awards, Band of Brothers won Best Miniseries. Both Hanks and Spielberg had Richard "Dick" Winters do the acceptance speech as his men, surviving members of Easy Company, 506th, 101st Airborne sitting at nearby hotel simulcasted. Everyone, celebs, directors, and producers gave them a major standing ovation winning Best for saving the world from a madman. By the way, Winters lived a long life. He lived to be 92 until 2011.

[@WolfNationChannel]

Would've probably not watched this if not for Blindwave, amazing show & soldiers 😭🫡

[@jasonmcclean2066]

Welcome back, guys! I’ve been waiting for this finale!

[@phraggers]

The Pacific is basically: take band of brothers, take out all the happy moments, add more horror and suffering. I watched it once, I thought it was fantastic and well made but I don't think I can ever watch it again, same applies to Schindler's List, I've only watched it once and doubt I will ever watch it again but would put it near the top of my best films ever made list

[@michaelstach5744]

I compare TP to watching episodes 7 and 9 of BOB over and over.

[@davidhall7811]

The german officer in the photo on the last episode was already dead, thats what the black ribbon on the photo frame meant.

[@leonelsjanofwipper3418]

The last Japanese soldier surrendered on some remote island in 1976. Pacific is based on three books. Two of them I read: Helmet for my pillow by Leckie and With the old breed by Sledge. Dunkirk is a typical Nolan film. Meaning it plays with time. The soldier story plays out over a week, the boat owner story plays out over a day and the fighter pilot story is an hour. And they all come together at one point.

[@justinm4497]

Pacific..... much, Much more savage, remember the germans would surrender, the japanese would not. but its something everyone should watch.

[@justinm4497]

changed the soldiers much more drastically than in the european theatre and understandably so.

[@2383Scorpio]

Glad to do the reaction for the finale of Band of Brothers. Great emotion experience for the real Easy Company and the surviving members of Easy Company were alive at the time of the airing or Band of Brothers. The real Lt. Lipton would pass away a month after the finale of Band of Brothers and most soldiers of Easy Company were no longer with us including Guarnere whom the show not mentioned what happen after the war, Speirs, Compton, Winters and Malarkey, but they lived in our memories for the sacrifices they made for their country.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Four grown men crying. I've been waiting for this moment! Great reaction, guys.

[@tonyholder122]

I watch this entire show at least once a year.. incredible

[@Timmichanga361]

Yeah Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks should make a show about The Pacific(2008) depicting that side of the war.

[@UnRu1eD]

The Greatest Generation and my Great Grandfather was apart of it. Rest in Peace Sergeant Major William Braddock. He was at Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He was also on the First Wave of Iwo Jima. Many Many more battles through out ww2 and Korea.

[@somthingbrutal]

tom hanks produced another great history mini series based on the Apollo program From the Earth to the Moon

[@IrwinM.Fletcher]

”For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother” Gets me every time.

[@chaost4544]

30:30 there's been a couple of instances where Japanese soldiers took decades to surrender.

[@atomicwest995]

PACIFIC. It’s brutal and psychologically harsher. But equally rewarding in the end.

[@MrTech226]

Guys Hitler's private retreat, Eagle's Nest is now museum/restaurant today. It is open for the public. It has summer's hours. It has a website.

[@Jargolf86]

The Quality of "The Pacific" ist not only on the Level of BoB, its even a bit above! But more gnarly, thanks to the Japanese Fanatism. So Buckle up Boys!

[@CaesiusX]

30:40 I am not certain, but I thought I saw a black ribbon (denoting his passing) on the photo of the German officer in the house Nixon happened upon that *Aaron* mentions here.

[@FrenchieQc]

Points were awarded according to the following formula: - One point for each month in service in the Army - One additional point for each month in service overseas - Five points for each campaign (See list below) - Five points for a medal for merit or valor (Silver Star for example) - Five points for a purple heart (awarded to all soldiers who were wounded in action) - Twelve points for each dependent child up to three dependent children Campaigns: Egypt-Libya 11 June 1942 - 13 February 1943 Air Offensive, Europe 4 July 1942 - 5 June 1944 Algeria-French Morocco 8 - 11 November 1942 Tunisia 17 November 1942 - 13 May 1943 Sicily 9 July - 17 August 1943 Naples-Foggia 9 September 1943 - 21 January 1944 Anzio 22 January - 24 May 1944 Rome-Arno 22 January - 9 September 1944 Normandy 6 June - 24 July 1944 Northern France 25 July - 14 September 1944 Southern France 15 August - 14 September 1944 North Apennines 10 September 1944 - 4 April 1945 Rhineland 15 September 1944 - 21 March 1945 Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945 Central Europe 22 March - 11 May 1945 Po Valley 5 April - 8 May 1945

[@ArturttleistZuh]

I came back here cause I've been missing these BOB reactions! At 10:27 since no one's talking about this scene... I want to share what really happened... The series didn't mention it but Liebgott was sent by Captain Speirs with Pvts. Wayne 'Skinny' Sisk and the other one is Not Webster! Webster wasn't even there with them it was originally 'Don Moone' and 'John Lynch' (but they weren't in the series) to eliminate a Nazi who Spiers believed was the commander of the concentration camp they found at Landsberg. Liebgott interrogated him for about 30 minutes and confirmed that he was the man they wanted. They then drove him to a Ravine and Liebgott shot him twice, but only wounded him. He tried to shoot him as he was escaping up a hill, but his gun jammed. In the series Webster was the one who refused to shoot the german, but in reality it was Moone... so Sisk shot the German officer through the back just like in that series. Also I kinda didn't like how they fabricated Liebgott's life after the war... In the series they said he returned to San Francisco and drove his cab But that didn't really happen... He never drove a cab and didn't go back there after the war and if I'm not wrong there was a time where he went missing for more than a year until he married and had 8 children and he later became a barber... He didn't talk about his war years, and sadly he didn't attend any of the Easy company reunions. He died on June 28, 1992 at the age of 77. Guess he just wanted to leave all of his memories in the war behind...🥺 Another sad part about this is that Sisk( the one who shot the german) after the war... One of the things that haunted him was him shooting that german officer.. He actually wrote a letter to Winters writing how much he regretted the killings he did during the war, how it haunted him so much and that includes the german officer! He regretted killing that officer so much...😢

[@aljosapetkovic69]

The guy that shot the German on the road, also shot a British Major "he was some limey might have been a major or something", i honestly thought Spears was gonna pop him first time watching. Great reaction as usual guys, not a dry eye in the room!

[@somthingbrutal]

A bridge to Far is well worth watching as it covers the whole Arnhem campaign which this shows only shows easy companies part of the battle

[@RogueOstriches7]

The last man to surrender in WWII was a Japanese soldier, Private Teruo Nakamura. He would finally hand himself in on the 18th of December 1974.

[@mestupkid211986]

In a separate interview, Winters confirms via letter from Sparky Speirs that he did, in fact, shoot those prisoners.

[@jamesmanclark6178]

Winters yelling inspiring Blythe to fight was in Carentan, France.

[@laurabogar3956]

To answer to question about the German officer's photo Nixon threw to the ground. The photo frame had a black band around the one corner of it. This signified that the officer had already died in the war.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Lt. Hiroo Onada, the last hold out, surrendered on March 9, 1974, in the Philippines, where he had hidden for 29 years.

[@emwungarand]

There was a group of three Japanese in the Philippines who fought on until 1970 something. Well, the final guy was alive until then.

[@alexv6324]

The Pacific miniseries is rightfully very brutal. Personally, I think Band of Brothers being based on one book about one company tells a bit more of a cohesive story. I think because people had kind of hard time keeping track of everyone in this show, they tried to focus on 3 individuals instead, but because they also focused on 3 guys whose service spanned the entire Pacific campaign from different units, we don't get to stick with any one particular person or company as much as I would have liked. It did introduce me to one of my favorite books, Eugene Sledge's memoir, With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. Apple TV is releasing the next follow-up in the Spielberg and Hanks produced WW2 miniseries about the 8th Air Force in Europe called, Masters of the Air, assuming the stick with the book title which is also very good. They finished filming and its in post-production. Its supposedly coming out late this year, but they have yet to release a trailer. There were some clips in an Apple sizzle reel a few months back though.

[@ExUSSailor]

The last surviving E Company veteran, Bradford C. Freeman, passed in July, 2022.

[@Darkhyron]

The Pacific it's about the cruelty of war, and how men's transform in a different person I like so much I own the bluray with the two series

[@johannesbowers7467]

Berchestgarten is an amazing ski lodge these days...

[@mammamiia08]

Generation War is an excellent view of WW2 from the german side if you guys want to watch some of that. It's relatively unknown but deserves so much more! It made me cry like BoB did 💔

[@markhackett2302]

The BBC documentary series "The World At War" goes from the 1930s (technically before that), but IIRC the US version is voiced by Sigourney Weaver, but the UK version is voiced by Sir Lawrence Olivier (though I may be getting it mixed up with "Walking With Dinosaurs", a BBC series that is voiced in the UK by Kenneth Brannaugh), but it does change the feel of it. The World At War was done in the 70s because many of the people interviewed were old and dying off, so the feeling was doing it while people were alive).

[@philb2085]

Japanese soldier, Hiroo Onoda remained in the jungle on Lubang Island near Luzon, in the Philippines, until 1974 because he did not believe that the war had ended!!!

[@tigertomk]

Fum fact if it hasn't been brought up yet, the German general is the same actor in raiders of the lost ark.

[@rollomaughfling380]

30:11 Um, try *_29_* years after the war ended, and it was on Lubang, Philippines, not Guam. Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda. If you want to understand the extremes of the mentality of a Japanese Soldier in Hirohito's era, look no further. He and his friends (while they were still around) lived off the land, and raiding local Filipino farmers and fishermen, but no one could catch him. A volunteer envoy from Japan finally found him, and tried to talk him down. Onoda wasn't having it. The guy had to fly back to Japan with a photo of the pair and convince the government, and Onoda's original Commanding Officer, who was running a book shop at the time, to fly down to the Philippines and officially relieve him of duty. I strongly suggest you guys react to *_The Pacific_* in light of this.