First Time Watching BAND OF BROTHERS 1x5 | "Crossroads"

Join us for an emotional journey as we experience Episode 5 of BAND OF BROTHERS, titled "Crossroads," for the first time! In this reaction video, witness our genuine reactions and heartfelt discussions as we delve deeper into the lives of Easy Company during the aftermath of the D-Day invasion. From intense combat scenes to poignant moments of camaraderie, this episode offers a gripping portrayal of the realities of war. Don't miss out on our raw and unfiltered reactions as we immerse ourselves in this powerful series!
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Reaction
29:11 Recap/Outro

[@kristymcdowell6185]

“We are paratroopers. We’re supposed to be surrounded”. I love that quote from Winters. It’s about to get REAL. love y’all ❤❤

[@DaKidsReact]

Winters was different! We appreciate you & your support! Much love💙

[@immortaltyger1569]

I'll say it again: you two guys are among the finest "reactors" I've seen to Band of Brothers. You're able to put yourself in their places and verbalize what these guys are feeling.

[@hottomek7423]

Not only that but they recognize what is going on in the show!! Most people are just watching to watch. These two know whats up! In every reaction!

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you & this message! We try our best to do so in order to experience the shows how they are “meant” to be experienced. Much love & excited to bring the rest of the series to you all💙

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

Winter never used the word ‘I’ in that report he was writing about what happened at the crossroads. He wanted all credit to go to his men.

[@doylelilly7615]

The guy yall thought was Jimmy Kimmel was Jimmy Fallon. You will see cameos of big stars now that were basically just starting when this miniseries was filmed.

[@jimbobmcdougal6983]

Every time i watch band of brothers I forget he’s in there lol idk how

[@DaKidsReact]

I (swizz) was close! That caught us off guard seeing him

[@willkulczyk8099]

@@DaKidsReact he was playing his real life ancestor in the show the guy driving the jeep was his grandfather IRL i belive

[@SIickTurtIe]

@@DaKidsReactthe new guy they were hazing in the truck ride was none other than a young Bane himself, Mr. Tom fuckin Hardy 💪🏾 And in the previous episode, the replacement that stripped himself of the unit medal at the bar was a young professor X, James Mcavoy

[@IntoTheWhite04]

​​@@SIickTurtIethat wasn't tom hardy I'm afraid. Doesn't appear yet

[@Jenkins2488]

This episode is an absolute masterclass in cinematography. The cuts from the typewriter to what is being put to paper are brilliant. My fav of the series as to how it was directed.

[@DaKidsReact]

Amazing! That was so well done, we really enjoyed this episode.

[@williamosgood3565]

Tom Hanks wrote this episode that centers on Winters.

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

Sorry for a third comment but as for Meehan, the guy who led Easy before Winters, his plane was shot down in episode two. They didn’t officially find it until 1949 and his remains weren’t returned until 1951.

[@DaKidsReact]

RIP Meehan🙏🏾

[@josephcjohnson9966]

You guys ain't ready for the next couple episodes. Love your reaction can't wait for next one.

[@DaKidsReact]

Next few episodes were hard to watch! Watching ep 9 tonight for Patreon & can’t wait🔥 we appreciate you & your support💙

[@braize6279]

Funny thing about Jimmy Fallon there. The jeep he is driving has a manual transmission. Jimmy living in the cities most all his life, and rarely ever driving, had no idea how to drive the jeep. There are actually extras pushing the jeep to move it along for him. The character Jimmy is playing, is Lt George Rice. This guy is a war hero, and was nominated for the Medal of Honor. Rice made about eight supply runs to the troops who were surrounded in Bastogne. He could have easily been captured at any time, but he made the runs anyway. He only stopped because he was eventually ordered to as the Germans closed in.

[@colesmith7754]

Logistics boys can be heroes too.

[@paulhewes7333]

When Winters was promoted, he was basically put in command of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Regiment. Instead of running just E Company, he was running several full companies. He was the Executive officer of the Battalion, but when the 101st moved into the battle near Bastogne, he was basically the de facto commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion. Colonel Strayer, the actual commanding officer, was very busy working with Colonel Sink running the 506th regiment.

[@alexcraven925]

9 companies to be exact, remember in Episode 3, Perconte said “we’re the 5th of 9 companies…Able through Item”. Obviously the show focuses on Easy Company, but after his promotion he had to manage/lead 8 more companies so he wasn’t able to focus his full attention on Easy anymore

[@billrab1890]

​@@alexcraven925Winters ended up running 2nd battalion which left him in charge of three companies. Dog, Easy and Fox. Colonial Sink was running the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment which was made up of three battalions each made up of three companies.

[@billrab1890]

This is a great series but the one thing I don't like about Band of Brothers is that it gives the false impression that Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division single handedly fought the war or had it tougher than everyone else. The entire 101st Airborne Division plus elements of the 10th Armored Division held Bastonge. The 101st alone had three infantry regiments plus a glider Regiment each one with 9 companies including an "Easy Company" and at the onset of the siege of Bastonge of the 506th Regiment 1st Battalion which was Able, Baker and Charlie companies were extended the furthest out and at one point was cut off from the rest of the 101st. The Battle of The Bulge was the largest battle ever fought by the US Army or any branch of the US military in their history. Multiple divisions were involved in brutal combat with over 600,000 US Soldiers fighting in the battle all suffering just as much as the men you're seeing in this show. These men deserve to be honored but remember this show is a representation of a much larger effort that actually took place.

[@paulryan826]

@@billrab1890 if you want to take that view, how about the 420,000 British troops lost in the war, the 8-10m Russian troops and 1m or so from other nations... I think they may have also contributed? The things depicted in the show happened to Easy company, there isn't anything false here bar some small changes here and there to help the story along. The show is a masterpiece and Easy company was a company of heroes as many others were

[@stevensantiago8978]

Easy was walking right into the Ardennes Offensive, this was Hitlers last major offensive on the western front which came to be known as Battle of the Bulge, because the Germans pushed the allied forces back far enough to create a bulge in the line. It was costly for the American forces but it also depleted quite a bit of Germanys remaining armies

[@xboxman1710]

So when Lt Heyliger was shot he and Captain Winters were I believe inspecting the checkpoints along the line. When they came to this checkpoint and the soldier yelled "Halt" Lt Heyliger froze because he couldn't remember the password, the best thing he could think of in that moment was "It's Moose" hoping the soldier would recognize him. He would survive his injuries and would later remark he still couldn't remember what the password was.

[@centimarsiosolas6971]

I always feel sorry for Winters during the subway scene...when he realizes that the German soldier he shot was a youth.

[@DaKidsReact]

Definitely felt bad during that scene. It was a great representation at how PTSD can alter you when returning to “normal” lifestyle.

[@billbliss1518]

Winters obviously had no choice. My grandfather fought in Africa when US troops landed in Morocco in 1942, then Sicily, and finally France, until he was wounded In 1944 and pulled back from the front lines. Toward the end, when Hitler was drafting teenagers, my grandpa shot a 14 year old German kid who was charging at him with a bayonet. Haunted him forever, but if he didn’t make that shot, I wouldn’t be writing this.

[@immortaltyger1569]

You're right: when he was writing up that report after fighting, he had to remember everything that he saw or did - whether he wanted to or not.

[@thatautistrob]

I love watching y’all low-key look up the history while watching. It makes my heart smile when people get into history, especially World War II.

[@DaKidsReact]

Appreciate the love!! We knew going into this series we were going to take things a little more seriously because we could learn a lot from it. We enjoyed every bit of this series. Happy we jumped into!

[@wittay]

Dude, I do that all the time where I'm like "that's that one dude, what show do I know him from?" My wife gets annoyed because I end up on IMDb every time we watch something together. Also, this episode has my favorite line from the whole series: "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."

[@DaKidsReact]

We can see how it can be annoying BUT you just need to know in that moment🤣 That line hit bc you can see the mindset he has about constantly being surrounded by the enemy.

[@wittay]

Right? Like it'll bother me, where do I know that actor from? So I pull it up and it turns out I remember them from like one episode of Northern Exposure in 1992 and I'm like WTF, why does my brain work like that?

[@stephenmanuel1120]

Easy Company did not know it at the time, when they marched into the woods around Bastogne, this was the beginning of "The Battle of the Bulge", the largest land battle in the history of the US Army. Over 600,000 US soldiers took part when combined with British and Canadian Troops, 1 million allied troops took part.

[@DaKidsReact]

🤯

[@colinhyden7733]

No backspace on those old typewriters, even before liquid paper. Even with the emerging electric typewriters we used to have to slide the cradle back and type over the words with x’ s to strike out errors.

[@itzbp9949]

You guys are very thorough with your discussuon which is much appreciated. Some reactors dont take much note of what they're watching sometimes. I first watched this show when i was 13 as history always interested me especially ww2. Definitely hits different watching it as an adult at age 24. Anyways love from the uk 🇬🇧

[@catdude5567]

The story is that Moose forgot the password. When he didn't give it, he got shot.

[@DaKidsReact]

That scene was sad to watch! If that’s true, then it makes sense & is respected bc you never know who the envy is during the night!

[@FrenchieQc]

For the rest of his life, he said he never remembered what the password should have been that night.

[@scottishzombie]

Love the reactions, fellas. As you saw, this one was directed by Tom Hanks, who has a personal hobby of collecting typewriters; kind of why it was so prominent in this episode. :)

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you & your support💙 The addition of the typewriter gave it an intense feel!

[@biffmarcum5014]

Winters actually talked about this battle saying he never ran faster than that day and it was like everyone else was in slow motion. He said the kid was actually closer to him than the episode shows. The kid smiled at him and he shot the kid.

[@doylelilly7615]

Without spoiling, Crossroads/ bastone was the beginning of the BATTLE OF THE BULGE. Buckle up for the next few episodes.

[@DaKidsReact]

CRAZY!! Can’t wait to bring them for yall! Watching ep 9 tonight!

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Winters suffered a lot of flashbacks. In his autobiography, he mentions being triggered one day years later, diving into a ditch and crawling along it because in his mind he was back in the war.

[@DaKidsReact]

That’s so sad to hear😢

[@stevem7192]

This episode is the ONE with Tom Hanks, he's one of the Red Devils in the briefing scene. He is NOT the French soldier executing the guys later, fyi.

[@tenjed4224]

As you saw, they were heading into the mouth of hell and did not know it, as they entered Bastogne. Yes, the allies eventually made their way through. But it gave Hitler the time needed to build up reserves for a final push that became known as the Battle Of The Buldge - which several top actors and many who served in WW2 were in the film named after the action. As well, check out The Best Years of Our Lives which tells the story of 3 soldiers returning home from war and the troubles each faced getting readjusted. As is seen in this series, Band Of Brothers, those psychological pains of war never leave people, even when they get home.

[@harryrabbit2870]

The SS was supposed to be "racially pure" and Poles were considered "inferior" by the nazis. Nobody in the SS would be Polish; it was a lie told to keep from being shot on the spot. SS troops were the fanatics of the German Army. They were hated by Allied troops so no quarter would be given to them. In addition, soldiers generally hate escorting prisoners to the rear especially because of all the walking involved. Killing prisoners has been one of the evils of war forever. Knowing that, Winters has Liebgott drop his ammo.

[@mulrich]

The SS, or Schutzstaffel, were the security force of the Nazi party, with the Waffen-SS forming a paramilitary wing. They were NOT part of the Wehrmacht, the German military, in any way and was in open competition with the Wehrmacht. Many of the old guard in the army resented the Waffen-SS, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, would've preferred the SS replaced the Heer entirely. You are correct that Poles were not allowed in, though, and the two guys saying they were Polish was a blatant lie.

[@krisfrederick5001]

The last SS defending the Reichstag were French

[@BrokeSpike]

A lot of soldiers would also kill prisoners and use the excuse that they were trying to escape.

[@JohnnyWad309]

It's simply an aspect of war. Killing prisoners is sometimes necessitated by the situation. It was done by both sides and has been for all of humanity. It's not an 'evil' of war. War is not something noble or glorious, it involves the violent destruction of your enemies, the destruction of their equipment and infrastructure, and the conquest of their territory. Also, the primary reason for wanting the prisoners returned would be for intel they could provide.

[@m4_sherman]

@@krisfrederick5001so? It’s a known fact that the French even had their own Nazi government in the form of Vichy France.

[@tekay44]

My dad was there. They never got a good nights sleep again.

[@DaKidsReact]

Can’t even imagine what they went through, the shows don’t do it justice!

[@tekay44]

you guys get it, well done. these guys were just the best.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

12:37 the SS were the elite of the elite in the german military. They lied to the Americans saying they were polish in order to avoid being captured. Either way, this op took some balls to get done

[@DaKidsReact]

Wow so they tried to slip their way out of a harsher punishment for being SS🤔 this episode was definitely a great one.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

@@DaKidsReactyep they were trying to weasel their way out. Also yall are killing it and picking so much up that I didn’t get until I watched like 10 times over. Keep it up

[@krisfrederick5001]

This is the episode when Tom Hanks literally takes the reigns in the series...the machine gun typing is...becoming more introspective with Winters. Long before PTSD was even taken seriously. General Patton famously addressed it with the back of his hand on a soldiers face. Oh and if any of you come across any bacon sandwiches, let me know. Currahee ♠

[@SwaggFace]

Yall boys both got dreads shheshhh🔥

[@geeemm8028]

Winters was 27 years old in 1944. Dang, I was working minimum wage in an insurance office when I was that age in the 1990s.

[@teamamerica5987]

Excellent reaction fellas!

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you💙

[@opheliabelleu8025]

You were close - Jimmy Fallon! Great job with the reactions, guys. This episode is kind of the calm before the storm. It amps up.

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you & your support💙 i (swizz) was close lol This was definitely only the start & gonna be finishing up the series this week🔥

[@SMC-phuku]

I just love watching you guys react to a show i watched many years ago. you are very genuine in your reactions. brace yourself for the next 2 episodes. Some of the best tv ever made, you will feel everything that easy company, especially Doc, goes through.

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you & happy you’re enjoying our reactions💙 The next two episodes definitely hit the heart & we weren’t expecting what happened to happen! Can’t wait to bring those to you all😢🔥

[@JohnB1199]

This is my favorite episode of the series. Been waiting patiently for it. Enjoying your guys attention to detail.

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you💙 this was a great episode & can’t wait to bring these next ones!

[@w0000ticus]

super excited to get through this on my lunch, thanks for what I assume will be another great upload

[@Seventhkeyblade]

Seriously, the best part about react channels is rewatching a show with people who haven't seen the show. Add lunch or dinner to the mix and it's perfect!

[@DaKidsReact]

Hope you enjoyed it! Much love💙

[@frankz5103]

What’s crazy is most the actors are in their 30, most of the soldiers at the time were in their mid 20s at most.

[@jjmaker]

great job again guys...keep it up it's about to get real

[@DaKidsReact]

We appreciate you & your support💙 watching Ep 9 tonight!

[@user-sz9my7oz7r]

According to Winters, when he went to ask Libegott to drop his ammo it was actually a more tense confrontation in real life, and he was worried that Joe would start firing at him

[@ADR199E]

Ayyyyy I got the SAME TOKYO TIE DYE SHIRT!!!! you got great TASTE!!!! 🤙🏽👏🏽👌🏽👍🏽🤌🏽

[@whythetechnot5655]

love that you guys are reacting to this. i was a paratrooper with the 82nd for 2008 to 2012. if you want someone to explain a bit more whats going on in the show hit me up.

[@DaKidsReact]

We are glad we started this & getting to see what these men went through! WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE🙏🏾💙

[@whythetechnot5655]

@@DaKidsReact thanks bros!

[@jameschance6829]

every time you guys say jawn I feel like im home haha. Im from the Philly suburbs.

[@DaKidsReact]

🤣 It won’t be the last you hear of it either!

[@timlois]

The told @DaKidsReact I thought they had to be from Philly or maybe Baltimore with all that jawn talk!

[@tracysmith3248]

If I remember correctly, this was one of the coldest winters in years - temperatures down to -25 F. And to not have their winter gear as they head out… changes how you see the next few episodes.

[@DaKidsReact]

I couldn’t even imagine being in condition like that and having to focus so heavily on everything that’s going on. It’s truly amazing how much these soldiers overcame.

[@caras2004]

That area had the worst winter storm in 40 years.

[@rhiahlMT]

LOL, 6 grand would've bought a house back then. So, the gambling was lucrative, of course only if you won. Jimmy Fallon. He really wanted to be a part of the series. There was a guy that brought in supplies like this so a good spot for him. Easy Company was the strike company for their battalion. Thanks to Sobel's training. All of the 101st went through this. The reason Easy Company was used was because they had a really tight bond. They started reunions right after the war and kept in contact. Primarily because of Dick Winters.

[@DaKidsReact]

That’s amazing to hear that they stuck so closely after the war was over. The only people that could really understand what they went through was them. But Sobel’s training definitely had them in tip-top shape and created really close bonds. Can’t wait to bring you guys more!

[@andrewwestman2407]

So pumped for episode 6

[@MrRaposaum]

The Germans barely fired back in that rear assault, firstly because of the surprise. After that, it becomes a death sentence to have all the squads out in the open. Soldiers that are lying or crouching behind cover have more accuracy and are way harder to hit. It's an unwinnable fight and you lose less men by making then run to next cover than to order them to all fire back, in that situation. The thing is they had no choice either way. A second German company joined the one being slaughtered, but by the time Easy company got reinforcement from the other companies in the battalion too and they were all in ideal positions, so their second company got quickly defeated too.

[@Dej24601]

The guy driving the jeep with supplies at the end was Jimmy Fallon.

[@calemorgan3982]

The first kid Winters shot was supposed to be the lookout. He was laying there not watching and that allowed them all to run up on them like that. Luckily for Winters and the men and unlucky for the Germans that kid wasn't doing his job.

[@bg7606]

Fellas, I'm 60-years-old and my uncle fought with Patton at Bastogne. 101 st entire division was there, not just one company. Like 7500 or so men. So we're elements of the 10 armored and scattered other units. The entire Battle of the Bulge was a 60 mi long front and involved hundreds of thousands of men. Easy company wasn't the only unit surrounded at Bastogne and not the only ones w little weapons clothing or ammo. I love this series but too many people watching it who don't know World War II history would think that easy company won the war in Europe single-handed. And that's really far from the truth

[@frankz5103]

IMO I don’t think many ppl do. They just happen to have a very good book and series made about them. If a book and series about a company in the 82nd were optioned it would have done just the same.

[@DaKidsReact]

The show can definitely portray that the Easy company is the reason why the won was won. It’s such an emphasis on what this company did and their accomplishments. Comments like these are what we need to be informed that it was a much more bigger operation that was in place that helped win the war. Appreciate the information!

[@bluebird1239]

Good insights and reaction to S1E5. If you want to see another excellent series where a couple of the main characters have PTSD ('shell shock") after the first world war, watch Peaky Blinders (England TV series, 2013 to 2022). They come back to England for a life of crime and bring their PTSD and flashbacks with them. 12,151 people reviewed Peaky Blinders and gave it an 8.32 rating out of 10. Look forward to your next reaction.

[@DaKidsReact]

I (swizz) watched S1 &2 of peaky blinders & loved it! The sly & real feel to it was amazing to see! We appreciate you & your support💙

[@lkr9892]

LETS Gooo! My favorite episode

[@thedude1316]

I hope you continue your journey and watch The Pacific and Masters of the Air.

[@ryanw3658]

Walking into Faust’s frozen hell

[@robtintelnot9107]

Id be the dude hiding behind buildings to smoke my cigs. No way would I be handing them out to everyone. My smokes are worth more to me than your sanity. 😂

[@DaKidsReact]

🤣🤣 We can see how smokes would be necessary!

[@johnwriter8234]

Tom Hanks directed this episode ( he loves old typwriters)

[@alexfilma16]

And visiting Epstein’s island.

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

Forgot the guy Jimmy Kimmel was play is named George Rice. He made eight trips between the ammo dump and the paratroopers with the eighth trip being AFTER the Germans had surrounded them he was going to make a ninth trip but was ordered not to by his CO. He was put in for a Medal of Honor but got a Silver or Bronze star.

[@J4ME5_]

Fallen

[@mulrich]

​@@J4ME5_ or Fallon, even.

[@J4ME5_]

@@mulrich awe ya got me

[@mulrich]

@@J4ME5_ sorry, open goal. 😉 Have an excellent day!

[@J4ME5_]

@@mulrich oh its all good, I asked for it

[@mark-be9mq]

Easy surprised the Germans & Easy called artillery as they retreated but the Germans redponded with their own & Easy took casualties & had to take cover.

[@buckyc.9069]

Every time i see this episode, i gotta go to the kitchen, fire up my Geirge Foreman grill, n have me a couple bacon sandwiches. Sometimes jus cant help myself.

[@DaKidsReact]

🤣🤣 It’s now a tradition for you

[@Rufus6540]

This is my favorite episode because it's handled so well and covers a lot of ground. Nobody knows how Winters got that far out in front of everyone but he did it. This was a textbook assault on the German position and they did incredibly well in terms of casualties inflicted versus taken. Also, in the celebration with the British Airborne troops, Tom Hanks (who directed this episode) played a British paratrooper. "We're Airborne, Captain, we're supposed to be surrounded." is a great line too.

[@darkphoenix4568]

Yes guys. That is Jimmy Kimmel. Most of these actors that you see in this series, you may know well.

[@mark-be9mq]

Great stuff, guys

[@DaKidsReact]

💙

[@connermurphy1146]

The youtuber Operations Room has a video showing exactly how this engagement went down and its honestly very accurate. also yall some good reactors, you mfs actually care and pay attention.

[@DaKidsReact]

Appreciate the love!! We will definitely have to take a look at that!

[@SwaggFace]

Sheeshhhh W content 🕺🏽🔥

[@DaKidsReact]

Appreciate you bro & happy birthday again💙

[@randyronny7735]

It could have easily been Winters shot when Moose was hit. If that would have happened, it would have changed Easy Company for the rest of the war. Jimmy Fallon could not drive a stick shift, so they pushed the jeep while he drove.

[@danbobway5656]

They were SS, which is basically like the "true believers" in Aryan BS. I don't think they were polish, tho polish and other European men were forcefully conscripted

[@aspect57]

Shit bout to get Bastogne....

[@epidemic612]

The best is yet to come. Not sure if you are criers, but you made need tissues for the last few episodes

[@DaKidsReact]

Ep 7…. Definitely some heartfelt episodes!

[@corbinhbucknerjr558]

When an infantry unit is holding a position, the coordinates of the position are zeroed in on by friendly artillery. When the Germans got flanked, they started pulling back and called in that they were abandoning their positions and pulling back. That way, when the Americans occupy the position or pursue the retreating Germans, the German artillery will drop a strike right on top of them. Standard Infantry procedure. Also, the Waffen SS had a lot of volunteers from countries other than Germany. The SS typically was made up of volunteers, so Polish or not, those Polish SS soldiers were every bit as nasty as the German SS troops, and they would serve side by side.

[@DaKidsReact]

Thank you for the information, we didn’t know that at all. The calling In artillery on retreating forces past positions is really affective especially if forces are pushing up aggressively. You guys are teaching us a bunch of history, we really do appreciate it!

[@davemac1197]

Also, by 1944-45, the SS were not an all-volunteer service of Nazi fanatics, but were taking conscripts from Eastern Europe, mostly from the RAD (state labour service), and also navy and air force recruits were were redundant as those services had lost so many ships and aircraft. Additionally, because Hitler did not trust the army (Tom Cruise had just tried to bomb him in the July 1944 plot shown in the 2008 film 'Valkyrie'), so he was trying to build up the SS to eventually replace the army. For that reason, many army officers transferred to the SS to further their careers. Not that career development was a pimary concern in the middle of a war, but if you could gain promotion above company commander, you're statistically less likely to be killed on the front lines, the further up the command chain you go. By the end of the war, only about half of the SS officers on their register had an NSDAP (Nazi Party) membership number on their record, which shows how much it had changed from the original all-volunteer service from within the party as it had began in the 1930s.

[@leftygambinoTenno]

Lets go!!

[@ryanw3658]

Setting up reliable and altruistic support networks for veterans is the only way to maybe help with CPTSD

[@sonnyburnz]

Satur-night-night Live...🤣💀

[@oboogie2]

It wasn't Jimmy Kimmel, but it was Jimmy Fallon.

[@naped_na_dwie_nogi]

There were no Poles in the SS because Poland was the only country that did not collaborate with the Germans. their ranks were joined by: Albanians Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Spain Netherlands India Latvia Norway Romania Serbia Swedes Switzerland Ukraine Hungary Great Britain Italy USSR

[@mikecarson9528]

Jimmy Fallon. He's related to the guy that did those ammo runs. I'm not a huge fan. Like him better than Kimmel, but I can respect his family connection.

[@MachivelianBear]

Jimmy Kimmel LMAO.

[@frandeig66]

You asked who the SS were... They were Nazi Germany's most notorious elite soldiers. They were also ideological fanatics and sworn to Hitler personally. they were considered to be some of the best troops on the Nazi side. And they were utterly brutal. In addition, they were often better trained and equipped than other military units. They were eventually charged with committing many war crimes against allied troops and ordinary civilians.

[@DaKidsReact]

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[@davemac1197]

True at the start of the war, but as manpower shortages became a problem for Germany and after the July 1944 bomb plot to assassinate Hitler (per the 2008 Tom Cruise film 'Valkyrie'), Hitler distrusted the army and was trying to expand the SS to eventually replace them. So the SS were taking volunteers from other countries and conscripting from eastern Europe - mostly from the RAD (state labour service) in Romania and Bulgaria. Also, as the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine had more recruits in training than they had aircraft and ships for them to man, many such units were used as replacements for the SS by giving them new uniforms and telling them "you're in the SS now." Many army officers also transferred to the SS to further their careers. By the end of the war only half of the SS officers on the register had NSDAP (Nazi Party) membership numbers on their record, so even half of the SS were not necessarily 'Nazis'. The German battalion involved in the 5 October penetration of the Allied lines in the Easy 506th sector was a mixed battalion battlegroup called Kampfgruppe Hansmann under an SS officer from the XII.SS-Armeekorps, recently evacuated from the Kurland pocket in Estonia, on the Eastern Front. The companies consisted of survivors of numerous training units based in the Netherlands and thrown against the British Airborne at Arnhem the previous month. There was an SS training company, an artillery battery from 84.Infanterie-Division acting as infantry, a naval cadet basic training company, and a fallschirm (parachute) panzer company from the 'Hermann Göring' training regiment. The Easy Company trooper checked one uniform and assumed the whole battalion were SS.

[@30AndHatingIt]

Fallon

[@Zseventyone]

Know your Jimmies. Smart left guy, don’t pretend like you knew either.

[@DaKidsReact]

lol it happens we don’t watch the shows they host..

[@Zseventyone]

@@DaKidsReact I don’t watch em either but I’m aware. ;)

[@jaybrown4246]

Jimmy Falon

[@Gruber122]

i have always wondered Why the massive incompetence in the SS companies... were they just untrained?

[@davemac1197]

The answer in this specific instance of the 'crossroads' incident involving Easy/5056th PIR on 5 October 1944, is that the German battalion was not only not entirely SS and a mixed battalion battlegroup, but it was also composed of remnants of various training units that had fought the British Airborne at Arnhem the previous month. This battlegroup was known as Kampfgruppe Hansmann, after the name of the SS officer from XII.SS-Armeekorps (12th SS Army Corps) who commanded it. The constituent elements of the battalion were: a) a detachment from the XII.SS-Armeekorps signals battalion 112. b) a company from SS-Panzergrenadier training bataillon 4 (the training and replacement unit for 4.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Polizei', so-called because they recruited from the German police). c) a battery from the army Artillerie-Regiment 184 (part of 84.Infanterie-Division) acting as infantry. d) a company from Schiffsstammabteilung 14 (a naval cadet basic training unit). e) a company from the Fallschirm (parachute) panzer training regiment 'Hermann Göring' (the training unit for the Luftwaffe's only panzer division that was fighting in Poland and had its training regiment in the Netherlands). All of the original units were battalions that were training units based in the Netherlands and sent up against the British Airborne as part of an ad hoc division called Division zbV von Tettau (zbV + for special deployment), and General Hans von Tettau was the operations officer for the WBN (armed forces command Netherlands). He was in charge of the defence line along the river Waal when MARKET GARDEN landed a British Airborne Division behind his line. These units were basically destroyed by the British during the airborne battle of Arnhem and the remnants had to be collected together into these mixed ad hoc battlegroups. Many of them were later formally incorporated into SS units by being given new uniforms and told "you're in the SS now!" After the airborne battle was over and the British 1st Airborne evacuated across the river Rijn on 26 September, the Germans reorganised for the static warfare that persisted over the Winter months. They brought in the XII.SS-Armeekorps evacuated from the Kurland peninsula in Estonia on the Eastern Front, and also a new division, the 363.Volksgrenadier-Division mentioned by Colonel Sink in one of the opening scenes of the episode. The XII.SS-Armeekorps was brought in to command both 363.VGD and Division von Tettau. On 5 October, the Germans planned a big counter-attack by II.SS-Panzerkorps in the estern sector of the 'island' between Arnhem and Nijmegen, aimed at retaking the Nijmegen bridges. It had 10.SS-Panzer, 9.Panzer (army not SS), and 116.Panzer-Divisions under command. In the west, there was a major attack by 363.VGD to support it, and from the north over the river a number of battalion-sized diversionary attacks. The Kampfgruppe Hansmann attack over the ferry crossing from Renkum was the diversionary attack that hit the Easy Company sector of the 506th's front. The hope was that all of these attacks would join up and evict all Allied forces from the Nijmegen 'island'. It failed, and the Allied lines either held, or quickly restored like the Easy/506th sector. Why were they incompetent? Most of them were just kids, and untrained or part-trained recruits. Just before MARKET GARDEN, in the first week of September 1944, the Germans had a crisis on the western front as it had collapsed entirely in France and the Allied armies were sweeping into Belgium, and it looked like the Netherlands would be liberated next within days, threatening the 'fatherland' itself. The Germans therefore implemented the 'Valkyrie' Plan to mobilise the Reserve Army and put training and replacement units into the front lines, using them to create a number of defence lines along the major rivers and canals in the Netherlands. The 'Valkyrie' Plan was first used by von Stauffenberg's July 1944 bomb plot to assassinate Hitler and take over the government in a coup, as shown in the 2008 Tom Cruise film Valkyrie, and that film does a good job of explaining how the Reserve Army worked.

[@Baelzar]

That was Jerry Seinfeld not Jimmy Kimmel, jeez you guys.

[@aurorathekitty7854]

This show is about to get real. You haven't seen nothing yet

[@DaKidsReact]

JUST watched ep 9 last night & MAN…..

[@seth.willis.]

Jimmy Fallon

[@LadiesmanB007]

Next couple episodes are rough. 9 is the worst though

[@DaKidsReact]

We JUST watched 9 last night & you ain’t lying😢

[@Zseventyone]

They were SS. The worst of the Germans. This was an epic success.

[@zillatattoo]

Got a penny?

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Never seen a filter over any of these 100's of BoB I've watched. What's up with that? I wouldn't watch a second of this series here like this, other than the 3 seconds I just watched. Won't be back fellas.

[@timlois]

Well....bye

[@DaKidsReact]

People don’t use filters bc they show 5 seconds of the show before cutting the screen & skip to the next scene. We show more than 15s at a time & it’s to avoid copyright. Regardless, we knew going into reacting we wouldn’t fit everyone’s preference so🤷🏾

[@Onlytheclouds]

You guys were right. That was a young Jimmy but Fallon not Kimmel. I hate Kimmel now he’s become a pawn.

[@DaKidsReact]

We were close😬

[@FaceYourInnerFear]

no, real bacon, turkey bacon is disgusting.

[@DaKidsReact]

Ahhhh man not the “real” bacon🤢🤣

[@JohnnyWad309]

It was Jimmy Fallon.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

At this point in the war the Germans were pulling in old men, young boys and any foreign nationals that would fight. You saw a Polish group that was severely under trained with no experience. They never had a chance even though they had numbers.