SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | MOVIE REACTION | Arab Muslim Brothers FIRST TIME WATCHING

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | MOVIE REACTION | Arab Muslim Brothers FIRST TIME WATCHING
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[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

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[@user-ob9ms8oc4m]

This story of private Ryan is fictional. Hacksaw ridge is based on a true story

[@denisescutt1865]

My Dad a British soldier survived Dunkirk. Rest in peace dear Dad . I miss you xx

[@Jetz316]

My grandfather survived the Battle of the Bulge. RIP

[@jaelynn7575]

My grandfather was 97 and just died a few days ago. Three of my four grandparents fought in WWII, one Navy, one South Pacific and a grandmother was an airplane mechanic in the British Royal Air Force.

[@oldscratch2610]

may he rest in peace, my great grandfather died 11 years ago when i was 8 and unfortunately i never got to hear any of his stories in the war

[@moegreen5760]

I read that when this was in theaters, ww2 veterans had to leave because the opening scene was so realistic. One veteran said “I could smell the diesel fuel”

[@SargNickFury]

I don't know about any veterans leaving, didn't see that. I know of veterans who avoided it. But I was in a theater opening night and we did have several teenage girls run sobbing from the theater....after 15 minute intro was over you could hear nothing but sniffling, sobs, and a pin drop.

[@norwegianblue2017]

I saw it in theaters and you could tell who the veterans were in the audience. Didn't see anyone leave though. Everyone was dead silent in the theater. People had full tubs of popcorn on their laps, untouched.

[@laurielabella3073]

I don't doubt it a bit I saw in the theater. Every man over 50 was bawling . As were their wives and children. One of the most humbling experiences of my life.

[@2Old2Care]

This movie is a tear jerker. It gets me everytime when the guy reads the letter from President Lincoln.

[@Svensk7119]

The one that gets me is when he speaks to wife. "Tell me I lived a good life. Tell me I'm a good man."

[@hededcdn]

That is General Marshall, dude.

[@lawsonj39]

Yeah, and when the mother collapses on the front porch. She doesn't even have to be told. She knows.

[@deadbydeeznuts4294]

@@hededcdn That is the Hateful Eight, dude

[@willblood7082]

Veterans of the invasion of Normandy, both US and Germans, say the opening sequence of D-Day is the most realistic they have ever seen.

[@robkoenig3355]

It’s called sole surviving son, if you are the last of your family and all of your sibling are killed, the last member of that family will be sent home to preserve their family continues and isn’t wiped out due to war

[@BrianAbbot-pk5mf]

About 70 million people died in this war. I hope it never happens again.

[@edited1325]

It will, unfortunately.

[@dmytryblyzniuk8211]

Tell this to Putin

[@johnishikawa2200]

@dmytryblyzniuk8211 : Putin has nothing to lose . But do his generals all want to die ? With their families ? Will they follow that madman off the cliff ?

[@dmytryblyzniuk8211]

Yes but only this asshole can take decisions for using nuclear weapons it’s a big problem

[@dingus6317]

TPTB are gearing up for another one, this is about depopulation of European Christians

[@theblackbear211]

The Balloons above the ships were called "Barrage Balloons" - they had steel cables hanging below them - this made it difficult for an enemy aircraft to fly in low and strafe (machine gun) the ships.

[@WoosterCogburnn]

By the grace of god, both of my grandfathers made it back home from that nightmare!

[@bwilliams463]

So did mine. One served in a non-combat executive position, the other was a a Sherman tank commander on Iwo Jima. When I was growing up, he would tell me war stories that his own children never heard from him. As I got older, he revealed more and more horrific details of his experience. We must never forget them.

[@TheDylls]

MY great-grandfather. Utmost respect to all of them. Unfathomable heroics

[@WoosterCogburnn]

@@bwilliams463 Both of my grandfathers were in Europe. One drove a tank in Patton’s 4th AD, the other was a paratrooper in the 82nd and the 101st Airborne. That was definitely the greatest generation. To go through what they did and be able to come home and live normal lives, is truly amazing!

[@tcsam73]

Both my grandfather's served in WWII. One was stationed state side, he was Army Air Corps. He would say when he wasn't fixing engines, it was his job to make sure nobody suck in and stole the air base. My other grandfather was a Navy cook, he served in the Pacific. He spent a large part of the war in a hospital in Hawaii. He contracted Scarlet Fever and it messed him up badly. It enlarged his heart and about 30 years later, it basically blew up in his chest.

[@meggo329]

I'm glad ❤

[@thomasnelson6161]

My grandfather paid for the land that me and my cousins live on from the wages he earned in this war. He landed somewhere in north Africa (maybe in your country) and fought the germans up into Sicily, and Italy. He recieve a bronze star and purple heart for his service.

[@tcsam73]

This is one of the few movies that make me tear up. The scene at the end where he's at the grave and he looks at his wife and asks her to tell him he's a good man always makes tear up. It's a beautiful scene.

[@roxannekean6025]

This is loosely based on the five Sullivan brothers, who were all lost on one ship. After that, they stopped allowing close kin to serve together. When they contacted Mrs. Sullivan about 5 of her sons dying--her neighbors, who lived a quarter mile away, could hear her screaming for hours. They are looking for Ryan because he is the last son alive--and to keep the family line from being completely wiped out, they want to save the son who carries the family name.

[@iKvetch558]

It is a fictionalized version of the story of the 4 Niland Brothers...though the movie does mention the Sullivans in the context of how it impacted the Nilands/Ryans.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

ROXANN - You are misinformed. The movie isn't based on the Sullivans and siblings can serve together, as I and my brother did during the Vietnam War, upon request to do so.

[@roxannekean6025]

@@Nomad-vv1gk Then they changed the rules again. My husband lost his two great uncles on the USS Arizona. That ship had dozens of men who were related to each other.

[@WhodatLucy]

Based on Niland brothers

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

Habibi Brothers - When Capt. Miller mentions the number of personnel killed, he is only giving the number of people in his unit, not the total number dead that day. A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded. In the ensuing Battle of Normandy, 73,000 Allied forces were killed and 153,000 wounded.

[@willrogers3793]

10:00 Those balloons are called “barrage balloons”, they were used a lot in World War Two. At that time, bombing aircraft were not very accurate unless they dived to drop the bomb or flew very low to drop the bomb. So to protect special targets from bombing, many of these balloons would be set up, and anchored to the ground with strong metal cables. This meant that the enemy planes could no longer dive on the target or fly low, because they would risk running into the cables and crashing. They could still drop bombs from above the balloons, but they would be too high for there to be a good chance of hitting the target. It was a clever idea at the time, but modern weapons have made it obsolete.

[@Svensk7119]

The part where the German overpowered the Jewish soldier in hand-to-hand combat finally made me not regret never having been to combat.

[@steelfactor9461]

it's one of the scenes which still makes me uncomfortable

[@Svensk7119]

@@steelfactor9461 Absolutely. To me, as well.

[@lao5960]

During the premiere watch they had vets from ww2 and they walked out during the opening scene of the D-Day invasion, it was so real they had to walkout because it brought back such bad memories and the scene was so real.

[@strapkovic]

My grandfather stormed the beaches of Normandy. His coat had a drawing of Mickey Mouse flipping ppl off. I still have the coat. Unfortunately my silly aunt tried to mark it out with black marker but you can still see Mickey Mouse’s finger shooting the bird. He made it home from WWII then fought in the Korean War. Received 2 Purple Hearts and a Medal of Honor. He died before I was born. I wish I had gotten to know him. No one really knew him in our family though even his 4 daughters. My mother said he was a quiet man rarely ever talked. I’m sure it was from all the horror he saw and experienced in war

[@JPMadden]

I had three great-uncles who served in WW2. One was a medic. I was told that he landed on D-Day and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, but he was freed after only 1-2 months. He died when I was young, so I didn't get to know him. It's likely that heavy drinking shortened his life, and I've wondered if he self-medicated because of the war. From studying history, I know a little about Algeria's struggle for independence from France. But I suspect most of your viewers know less. I would enjoy videos about your country.

[@superstardeejay2468]

When you meet an old man in the street, think for a moment, they have seen things we will never have to see, it doesn't matter what war, or for what cause, always treat them with respect because they they fought for what they believed in.

[@lindaadcox8274]

My dear late neighbor Bob landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day. He said this was the only movie to portray it accurately. I miss him very much.

[@gregorygant4242]

That was America's finest generation not like current , entitled, lazy, ungrateful one America has today , especially the women !

[@thomasnelson6161]

That guy yelling because an explosion went off by his ear would have been my grandpa. Thats how he got his purple heart.

[@DanielGerber-pj3fc]

My uncle land on Omaha beach and was killed in France in Ww2 I set here with you and watched this movie. I was in during Vietnam and I cried like a baby watching this with you. May we never do this again as humans we owe it to our us.The movie was very realistic. Thank you my friends for allowing me to share this with you.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

You do know there are wars in Ukraine and wholesale massacre of civilians being carried out in Gaza right now don't you.

[@tyguenot1394]

It was D-Day, June 6th, 1944. The day the allied forces invaded main land Europe to take it back from the Germans. And yes, Algerians (your great grandfather's and grandfathers) fought with the Allies against Germany. It is the only time in history when we all came together, from across the entire world, to fight a true evil.

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

might happen again sooner than we think with Russia, China, and the whole Middle East thing going on right now.

[@meanlean3095]

They were only world wars because Great Britain brought the world to the war to free the world yet again 🇬🇧

[@keymaker2112]

Ah yes, WWII when we allied with the greatest evil in world history (Communism) to kill the 2nd greatest evil in world history (Nazism), despite the fact that the United States has killed more innocents than the Nazi's ever did (60,000,000 + aborted, with substantially worse justification), which, I guess makes us the 3rd most evil country in world history? There were no, "good guys," in WWII, just, "Our Guys," and, "Their Guys." Life isn't Star Wars.

[@JK-xt7ro]

lol

[@joshdavis3743]

Well Vichy France (which included Algeria) did fight on the side of the Nazis.

[@BrianAbbot-pk5mf]

Both of my grandfathers fought in this war, and an uncle. They all survived.

[@civwar054]

The character cried when he was handed the Hitler knife was Jewish, and seeing the reality of that made him release all the pent up emotions.

[@kylesummers1565]

One of the Greatest Movies ever made. Peace, Love!!

[@SunnyGrandma]

I have only watched this movie once. My father fought in WWII on a destroyer escort in the South Pacific. He said this was the most realistic war film ever made. The anxiety was constant, during battles and not knowing when the next one would start.

[@reinhartwarrior443]

22:36 Bro's called WW2 Bazooka an RPG 🤣🤣 still good reaction guys 👍

[@JK-xt7ro]

Rocket-propelled grenade. Bazooka fires rocket-propelled grenade.

[@Snipergoat1]

The Bazooka literally was a first generation RPG.

[@iKvetch558]

Saving Private Ryan is incredibly realistic in most every way, with a very few exceptions...such as bullets not being able to kill you more than a few inches underwater, and flamethrowers not really exploding that way in 1944. One thing to know, pay no mind at all to that man who took off his helmet on the beach at 4:14 and then got shot in the head...that next shot would have killed him even if he had kept his helmet on. The helmets of WW2 would almost never stop a bullet, except under very very rare circumstances. The movie is not a true story, and it differs from the actual history of D-Day in many ways...but the basic plot is loosely based on the 4 Niland Brothers, one of whom served with the 101st Airborne Division. However, when 3 Nilands were reported dead, no mission was sent to get the last brother, and it turned out that one brother that had been thought dead had actually only been captured. There really was a Company C of the 2nd Rangers that landed on Omaha Beach, but they were commanded by Captain Ralph Goranson, and they did not land quite where it was shown in the film. Probably the most important historical thing that Spielberg got wrong is that he had the boats that carried the Rangers to the beach being driven by Americans...they were not. On D-Day, the boats that carried the US Rangers to the beach were driven by UK sailors of the Royal Navy. There are many other things in the film that are not accurate to the real history of D-Day, but that one really fails to honor some of the men that fought and died at Omaha Beach, so it is definitely the one most worth noting.

[@segovax2852]

In 1998 when the movie was released in theaters. Many WW2, including D-Day, Vets had to leave due to PTSD.

[@MrDellasc]

My dad was an F4-Corsair Carrier pilot in the pacific, and his brothers fought in Europe, one as a B17 gunner and the other in the 101st, who was burned by a German flame thrower in the battle of the Bulge. They all survived the war, but none of them talked about it. When my dad died in 2018, they had a full military funeral with a fly by. They grew up in the depression, and were tough as nails. I wished I could’ve gotten them to talk about their experiences in the war, but they didn’t want to talk about it, which means they saw some bad shite. When the Great Recession of 2008 happened, and people were saying how bad the economy was (and it was) my dad said, “You guys don’t know what a bad economy is, when people start eating zoo animals and cats and dogs, then you can talk to me”.

[@AlexBizzar]

The opening: it's not a gatling gun being fired from the bunker(s). That's the MG42. It's one of the fastest firing machine guns ever built, and if I'm not mistaken, it would fire a 7.62 round. So imagine an AK firing 3x the speed with the same size rounds. It was a feard weapon when it was firing, but it's strength made it its own weakness. Because it fired so fast, the barrels would need to be replaced quite frequently so that they didn't melt/warp. "Funny" enough, the goal with modern machine guns isn't about firing speed, but more about control, weight, accuracy, and easy of use (like for cleaning, replacing parts, care, etc.).

[@iKvetch558]

Great comment...the only thing even the tiniest bit off is the caliber of the MG-42 round...it is 7.92x57mm, but you were darned close. Does not change the impact of your comment, just letting you know for trivia "fun fact" purposes, and because the real round is even a bit more damaging than you remembered.👍

[@CT439]

Noice! Thanks for making a rainy evening in London much better, I appreciate you guys. thanks very much!

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Our pleasure!

[@GorillasAndGardens]

My granddad was a glider pilot at Normandy. My grandpa was a mechanic for bombers stationed in Morocco. My grandma was a Marine during WW2 and worked on ammunition. My great-grandma was a nurse in the Army during WW2.

[@okccuster]

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) is a true war story and one of the greatest also.

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Coming up tomorrow inchalah.

[@abducteeofearth1703]

@@HABIBIBROTHERS717 I was about to suggest the same movie and decided to scroll through the comments to see if someone else had suggested it. 🤲 or 🙏 I don’t care and neither does God.

[@fmfdocbotl4358]

i been on a tour of Hacksaw ridge, being there put me in awe of Mr Doss

[@oteroair]

WW2 Movies, Hacksaw Ridge, Fury, Thin Red Line, Letters from Iwagima, The Big Red One, Paton, Band of Brotherd series, Enemy At The Gates, Shindlers List, Australia, Pearl Harbor, Midway, A Bridge To Far, Force 10 From Naverone, Charlot Grey, The Great Escape, Bridge On the River Kuwi, The Great Raid, Flowers of War, Empire of the Sun, Flags of our Fathers, The Longest Day, The Dirty Dozen... And a comedy called Kelly's Heros.

[@noborderssports5434]

the 2 guys that supposedly said look i washed for supper, actually were saying they were polish and were forced into service.

[@TheDylls]

My Canadian ancestors took Juno. Not as heavily defended as Omaha, but apparently we pushed so far forwards that we had to pause and wait for allies on our flanks to catch up

[@philmakris8507]

FUBAR- F**CKED UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

Habibi Brothers - You mentioned body armor. Weight was a big issue. Both Americans and Brits did use it a bit. At Okinawa some troops sported the first fiberglass versions. Flack jackets were worn by most bomber crews, that's body armor, but they weren't infantry and weight not a big issue. During World War II, flak jackets and steel helmets were worn by US Navy personnel on aircraft carriers during battle, since the ships and especially their flight decks offered little protection for their crew. The jackets were supposed to protect against shell fragments and heat. It wasn't until the Vietnam War, and the invention of Kevlar which is lighter in weight and more effective than fiberglass, that you see American service personnel wearing Flack jackets routinely in the field.

[@iaustins_]

Great video guys!

[@johnathancoker8671]

interesting fact the balloons u see over the beach were ment to prevent enemy airplanes from strafing the beach. basicaly the balloon lifts heavy cables that will get caught on planes entangling them. and back in the 1940s no one realy had body armor. this movie was rated one of the most realistic of all american war films. Fury and We were Soldiers are also realy good

[@patticriss2238]

I enjoyed the time spent with the two of you today. Thank you.

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Our pleasure!

[@planethoth1238]

Thank you brothers for reacting to this Alhumdulillah

[@kwantoon]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece. Next on your list should be Band of Brothers, you will not be disappointed.

[@kristisumner720]

First off I just want to say I really enjoy your channel ! This movie is almost 3 hours . I can't believe you only did a 38-minute reaction . You could have easily got a 1 hour reaction

[@gacchan]

So excited you guys are doing movies now

[@eliasshaikh2065]

If you guys are interested in historic films, you should watch the 1984 movie THE KILLING FIELDS which is the true story of an event in mid-1970’s Cambodia, and one of the main actors was an actual survivor/refugee.

[@tycotrucking101]

Thanks for a great reaction guys.. 👍

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Our pleasure!

[@Svensk7119]

The Marines have a saying about storming a beach. If you live through the first thirty seconds, you live forever. The fire is directed towards the men landing. The men already past that are less likely to be shot.

[@monkeyweather]

Amazing movie, and I'm glad you guys watched it. Subscribed, from California

[@kaecake9575]

Love to you from Dinétah (Navajo Nation)🕊️ Many Code Talkers helped the US Military cross many parts of Germany and Iwo Jima, Okinawa

[@DSmith264]

Great reaction. Very engaged and sincere..well done 👍.

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Thank you so much! ♥

[@richardmodglin3900]

Enjoyed watching you guys react to this movie.

[@forex_shark6042]

When Tom Hanks said he lost what sounds like a relatively small amount of guys from his squad compared to what it looked like on the beach, that was because there were many different squads there not just his. The number of dead he gave was just from his small group.

[@janetmaddock3941]

D day omaha beach Americans fighting thier way on sure in france against german fortifications on the cliffs above

[@Victoriant1]

My step-grandpa ( my real one passed away in Cuba before I was born) had a Purple Heart from being in the war but he fought in Okinawa and he described exactly as you saw in the movie Hacksaw Ridge and that was before you could see it in a movie. It was a massacre as the7 were coming in just like in this. He was a famous boxer at the time, I have flyers that were in the news advertising he would be at certain galas with other boxers of the time it’s really cool. Nevertheless, he became a US citizen coming from pre communist Cuba and he wanted to serve for his new country. He was a very sweet yet tough man. He left to the war with a record of 0-60 undefeated in his Golden Gloves time in Cuba and his professional time in the US, he came back from the war not only injured in battle but with an enormous hernia and a split bicep. He never was the same again. When he went back to boxing he started losing fights after all his injuries but we’re unbelievably proud of him. Love you my Abuelito in the sky 🙏 My daughter named her son Doss after Desmond Doss from Hacksaw Ridge.

[@giveupnow000]

Thanks!

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Thank You For Your generosity as always ❤️

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

The machine guns that the Germans were using against the American soldiers in those landing boats are the MG42. They had the highest rate of fire in ww2, at 1200-1400 rounds a minute. The extra scary part of them was the fact they were so much cheaper to produce than most of the machine guns used by both sides. It also fired the same caliber as the bolt action rifles the Germans were using, 7.92X58 caliber. So, they could issue so many of them to their own troops which caused so many deaths. To try and fight the psychological fear those machine guns caused, the Allies propaganda told their troops that yes, those guns fired fast, but they fired wildly and with little accuracy. Most found out quickly that wasn’t true.

[@Crewski]

So in this movie private Ryan was with the 101st Airborne there’s a TV Show made by the same people called Band of Brothers that follows the 101st Airborne If u liked saving private ryan You will definitely like Band of Brothers

[@ravleow9748]

I think the thing with Uppham that really irritates people is he's like a mirror. We all want to heroically run in and save our buddy. But for those of us who have never known war like this, there's a part of us that worries we would be too afraid. And Uppham as a character shines a light directly on that fear, and so he is enraging.

[@reedusurrights2547]

Bro love this channel just found it

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@xJ0LLYR0GERx]

The two soldiers that were surrendering that got shot at 6:30 were saying they aren't German they were forced to be here. Which is true large numbers of people on the seawall were forced to be there by threat of death.

[@TheRealUncleDutch]

I actually got to have a beer and gummi worms while sitting on one of those tanks at the very end with one of the guys who owns and operates it at a reenactment years back. That aside, this film plus the stories of my grandfathers who were on both sides of the conflict and actually became chummy were and are the reason i became so invested in the history of the world wars. May the memory of those who fought, worked, lived, and died in those times never fade from our memory, and after this you guys can work towards that as well, inshAllah. ❤

[@Qishqildaq]

THAT kind of men of duty we as Muslim UMMA MUST have to save Islam and Palestine !!!!

[@maximalwest2797]

Fighting for Death Punishments for Apostasy and Blasphemy which are the Cause of so much Pain and Grief! You Muslims just cant Imagine a Free Life..... cant you?

[@WhodatLucy]

I saw this at theater full of WWII old soldiers .. we all cried

[@AmericanPatriot4-19-95]

Im Christian and I love you're reacting. SUBSCRIBED 😊❤

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

love you too.

[@AmericanPatriot4-19-95]

@@HABIBIBROTHERS717 thank you and I'll get a little something to y'all on payday 😉

[@HABIBIBROTHERS717]

@@AmericanPatriot4-19-95 ❤

[@exituscaeli959]

Hey guys! Enjoy your reactions and point of view. Hope you can visit the States some day.

[@lettucebee8425]

FUBAR isn't german. It's a military term that means 'f***ed up beyond all recognition'. Fantastic piece of work that set the bar for history movies

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The opening scene Ryan goes to the grave of his brother, at the end he's at the grave of Capt. Miller's grave. His family is directly behind him at the first grave site, at the end, his family remains at a respectful distance, except for his wife who has no idea who Miller is. Ryan went home and never told anyone about that day in Ramell. The opening scene Ryan goes to the grave of his brother, at the end he's at the grave of Capt. Miller's grave. His family is directly behind him at the first grave site, at the end, his family remains at a respectful distance, except for his wife who has no idea who Miller is. Ryan went home and never told anyone about that day in Ramell. Spielberg researched small details, for instance, Pvt Jackson's right thumb has a black mark on it. That's actually a bruise that many U. S. riflemen had caused from getting their thumb caught in the loading mechanism from not locking the bolt back properly when loading/reloading the M1 Garand rifle. It was called "Garand thumb". The Hitler Youth Knife is more literary liberty than fact. That knife is a hiking knife given to members of the Hitler Youth Corps, which was much like the Boy Scouts in training while being indoctrinated with the ideology of National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi). The only other group they were issued to were members of the SA. This knife was never part of a soldier of the Wehrmacht. As for the reaction of Carparzo and Mellish, it is highly unlikely an average G.I. would have known what that knife was and its symbolism. The matter of Mellish crying is also not likely as the Allies didn't find out about the fate of Jews in Europe until the first concentration camp was liberated April 4, 1945. The war in Europe ended May 7, 1945. So, following the real timeline, Mellish dies before the Allies knew anything about concentration and death camps. But, after-all, it is Hollywood. Saving Private Ryan is not based on the Sullivan brothers. Fritz Niland became the basis for Private Ryan. He was dropped behind enemy lines on D-Day and spent five days in the French countryside, eventually earning a Bronze star in combat for taking a French. Robert Rodat first came up with the plot in 1994 when he saw a monument in a cemetery in Tonawanda, New York. The monument was to the Niland Brothers - 4 young American men who fought in the Second World War. When three of the Nilands were reported killed, the surviving brother - Fritz - was sent home. This inspired Rodat to write his movie. The average age of a U. S. troops armed forces personnel during WW II was 26 years old. Selective Service draft age range was 18 years of age to 45 years. The average age in Vietnam War was 22, not 19 as any think. There are 26 military cemeteries across Normandy, but the most famous and visited site is the poignant Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. In real life with the Nilands, it actually turned out later that another of the brothers was alive - he’d been held captive in a Burmese POW camp. Attempts to point out the "discrepancies" between the stories of Fritz Niland and James Ryan are often misguided, as Ryan is only based on Niland, and is not meant to be (or claimed to be) a completely accurate representation of him. The differences in the two stories seem to stem in part from the fact that the true story of Sergeant Niland and his brothers is often reported inaccurately. The character of Private James Ryan is a mixture of fact and fiction, with some of the fictional elements coming from the erroneous stories about the Niland brothers. The German credited as "Steamboat Willie" who was released by Capt. Miller is not the German who engaged and killed Pvt Stanley "Fish Mellish during hand-to-hand combat. "Steamboat Willie" was in the Heer (Army) of the Wehrmacht and the other was in the Waffen SS which was a paramilitary organization and not part of the Wehrmacht. Originally, the SS uniform differed from the Wehrmacht uniform-whereas the regular army wore field grey, the SS wore black, head to toe (although later the SS did adopt field grey and often wore camouflage pattern uniform. American troops were brown and they didn't wear jackboots. The lightning bolt SS insignia can be seen on the right collar lapel of the German as he passes Upham and reaches the bottom of the staircase. During the Battle at Ramelle, Upham became shell shocked and was unable to save a .30 cal team from a German soldier because he was too frozen with fear to do anything about it. He carried all the .30 caliber ammo at the battle of Ramelle, but was unable to do his job because he was always either pinned down or too afraid to move. He signified the loss of innocence in war and thought that soldiers could be civil, but he later succumbed to the evils of war and made up for his cowardice when he shot Steamboat Willie for killing Miller even after the latter had shown Willie mercy earlier. Not only did Upham represent the loss of innocence of war but he also symbolized the "Every-man". His illusion of neutrality faded when he finally had to pick and side and kill Steamboat Willie, his character revelation being how he finally understood the horrors of war. It became clear that Upham had turned into a hardened and true soldier because of the whole experience. Upham's rank was Tech 5 Corporal (E-5), that meant he was technician in a specialty area. His was maps and translator, he was not a combat infantryman and was never trained for front-line duty. Gunnery Sergent Hartman explained it this way in the movie Full Metal Jacket: "It is your killer instinct which must be harnessed if you expect to survive in combat. Your rifle is only a tool. It is a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill. "The way the next of kin was notified of their loved one was killed in action during WW II was by Western Union telegram delivered by a bicycle riding messenger. If you were being notified of multiple deaths as was the case in this film, notification was done in-person by a military officer, usually from the same branch of service as the deceased when possible. That's why the mother upon seeing the officer exit the car momentarily froze knowing that meant at least 2 of her boys were either KIA or MIA, as the priest exits the car, she staggers and completely collapsed. Unfortunately, you didn't include that in your video presentation. That is one of the most important scenes in the movie. The mother speaks no lines in the movie, yet her breakdown brought a flood of tears form movie goers in theaters across the nation. Another important scene is it is clear from the few lines Ryan's wife speaks that she has never heard the name of Capt. John Miller, this means John has never spoken to her about what happened that day in Ramelle. What many missed is listening to Ryan speaking at the Miller's grave of how he thought about what those 8 men did for him every day was not guilt, but commitment. There are units assigned to recover, bury and mark graves. Usually these were temporary battlefield cemeteries. As hostilities moved farther away, a more permanent site would be selected, at the family's request, whenever possible, the remains would be returned to the United States. At the Normandy Cemetery Visitors Center, you'll find the following inscription: IF EVER PROOF WERE NEEDED THAT WE FOUGHT FOR A CAUSE AND NOT FOR CONQUEST, IT COULD BE FOUND IN THESE CEMETERIES. HERE WAS OUR ONLY CONQUEST: ALL WE ASKED … WAS ENOUGH … SOIL IN WHICH TO BURY OUR GALLANT DEAD.General Mark W. ClarkChairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984

[@mikeq4917]

I really hope that Band of Brothers is on your list of things to watch.

[@hughmacdonald7872]

I think Band of brothers is almost better.

[@gimpyrules6714]

They were told to take no prisoners actually Logivally, if you think about it, it makes sense if youre an ivading force, you cant slow down to make sure prisoners are guarded and what not, you have to keep pushing

[@srt8rocketship241]

My Gramps got shrapnel from a mortar round in North Africa. I asked him what happened and he said , I got shot in the ass and they sent me home. He didn't talk about the war much. He just wanted to laugh.

[@bayareathrasher666]

We are doomed to forget, so we MUST remember!

[@user-lx8gk2lu2x]

My gramps was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. In only ~6 months of captivity and forced labor, he lost 70 lbs. Came back weighing 85.

[@markoliver630]

America fighting for the world’s freedom. The greatest generation.

[@oldrichhalada2745]

6:30 for those who dont know, those 2 soldiers are Czech, like i am. They say: Nestřílejte já jsem Čech, já jsem nikdy nikoho nezabil ! Dont shoot I am Czech, I never killed anyone. He will repeat it twice

[@pd2865]

This was named Bloody Omaha Beach later. The Americans did this all morning and kept coming. The movie doesn't really let you know this. And a sniper did not get them off the beach. The US Navy Destroyers were released from protecting the other ships. The destoyer ships came in so close the ships hit the ocean floor. The destroyers shot point blank into the Germans.

[@mcslashvideos]

"35 dead, x2 wounded" are just the casualties from this morning's patrol, 3 days after D-day. 2400 Americans died on that Beach on June 6, 1944.

[@christopherflanagan9626]

My grandfather's ship cleared mines from the water during the night, so the troops could assault the beach on the morning of D-Day. At one point the captain had to sail between two magnetic anti-ship mines which scraped the sides of the wooden boat without detonating, thank god.

[@katesimmons9297]

This movie is not based on a true story, but the BIXBY LETTER is an actual letter written by President Lincoln, and in the movie the sullivan brothers are mentioned (around the time of the secretary pool scene) - the Sullivans were 5 brothers in WW-1 all on the same naval ship and all 5 KIA

[@greenpeasuit]

9:40 The balloons were not for carrying people or supplies. They were tied with a cable and meant to keep attack planes away from shooting at the troops. If they get low enough to shoot. They get a cable wrapped around their propeller.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

They were called barrage balloons. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion’s was an all-Black American unit that rendered extraordinary service defending Normandy’s fragile beachheads from enemy low-level strafing and bombing aircraft. The balloons forced enemy aircraft to fly at higher altitudes making them better targets for larger caliber anti-aircraft gunfire. The cables that anchored the balloons to the ground were very difficult to see and posed a risk to any aircraft that flew into them. An aircraft caught in a cable could be slowed down enough to stall and crash or have a wing torn off. More than 2,000 Black American soldiers took part in the invasion of occupied France that day. They purposely were never photographed, filmed nor mention by the American press and film industry. The so-called greatest generation supported segregation in civilian life and military life, refusing to fight alongside Black Americans.This is some of the history, white politicians and school boards are afraid for you to know even today.

[@PenTheMighty]

As far as them shooting surrendering men being a war crime, the Geneva Convention was written because of WWII and the widespread atrocities by all parties. Civilians were massacred, people thrown into death camps, prisoners executed, people experimented upon... People really forget just how many atrocities were committed across the world during that time. It was a very brutal and terrifying time.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The Geneva Convention dealing with the treatment of prisoners of war (POW) took place in July, 1929, 10 years before the start of WW II.

[@JiggyDoctor]

Excited for the movie reacts fellas! Channel about to blow up

[@JiggyDoctor]

I would like to hear more from you guys when the movies end. But great react!

[@aaronwieman8368]

Mine was at guadcanal and ran over a mine in a Willie jeep… had back surgery during a monsoon where the water was thigh deep. Then he got malaria and was sent home.

[@stevemasters7848]

Most realistic depiction of D-Day very good movie. I would recommend watching Band of Brothers (2001). Its a short mini series 10 episodes of the 101st easy company landing on D-Day an following till the end of the war

[@gracchi132]

When the guy cried holding the knife knife, he realised all the Germans were youth or children

[@TANTRUMGASM]

wrong. not really... you missed it. ...the character "stanley Mellish" cried because is Jewish , and that knife was issued to the Nazi youth group known As " Hitler Youth" who were raised to exterminate Jews''' .....absolutely Nothing to do with "he realised ALL the Germans were youth or children"..he just fought grown german men.... ....his crying has zero to do with "he realised all the Germans were youth or children". because they werent.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

@@TANTRUMGASM That part was pure Hollywood. That was a child's ornamental knife and not part of a German soldiers equipment. Also, American troops knew nothing about the concentration and death camps in 1944, it would be 4th of April, 1945 before the Americans would come upon a concentration camp. Also, the Wehrmacht did not man the camps, that would have been the Schultzstaffel (SS) units.

[@bethbennett-blesi6908]

Let me tell you guys a few little known facts about WWII. First of all, men were allowed to join the military at 17 but many lied about their age and joined when they were 16. Second, you couldn't join the military if you were the only son. This was so family names and bloodlines would be preserved. My dad served in WWII but as an only child, he had to get special permission by the War Department and his mother to be able to serve. His dad had died about 20 years prior to the war. He wore glasses and had get a waiver before he could become an officer. Whenever I asked him as a kid what he experienced, he always said the same "it was war. people were killed & things were blown up". He served in the bloodiest naval battle in history in the South Pacific. I asked him if he & mom went to see this movie, and he said a very emphatic NO. I kind of wonder if he had PTSD from his service. Next week, he will be gone 11 years now. Out of the horrors that he witnessed and the example he set for my brothers & sisters, 1 was a soldier in the army, 3 were sailors, and 1 was a cop doing undercover work until he retired. After seeing some of the recent footage coming out of Ukraine & Gaza, war hasn't changed much.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

You could always, as now, enlist in the armed forces of the USA at 17 with your parents signed permission. Only sons are not prevented from joining the army, that's a myth. If you are found to have lied to join any branch of the armed forces, you'll be dishonorably discharged, and any medals/awards will be revoked.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

The balloons (Blimps) are to stop enemy aircraft from attacking. The steel cables cut their wings off.

[@jhilal2385]

The balloons over the invasion beaches and ships are called "barrage balloons" (in the British usage of the word "barrage" to mean a barrier). Their purpose was to hold up steel cables to be an obstacle to prevent low level attacks by airplanes.

[@philmakris8507]

You guys should react to BLACK HAWK DOWN and HACKSAW RIDGE

[@eliasshaikh2065]

The cemetery at the beginning and end is the memorial cemetery in France at the site of the D Day landing.

[@solidsnake58]

You guys need to watch (almost) everything directed by Steven Spielberg. He’s an amazing filmmaker. I recommend Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and Jurassic Park for starters.

[@SKELETONPYTHON]

War is disgusting we should have learned from world war II may God have mercy on us

[@elcid1390]

Maybe you guys have already seen it, but if you haven't "The Battle for Algiers" is excellent. Banned in France for 20+ years!

[@rednecklife1367]

that happened...it happened

[@tessasnow]

This movie makes me cry every time…🇨🇦🖖🏻

[@nefersguy]

It was reported that the waters along Omaha Beach stayed red from the blood for weeks after the landing.

[@jamesford3322]

HENCE,,,,, THE GREATEST GENERATION.

[@remccom]

A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a "Bangalore mine", "banger" or simply "Bangalore" as well as a pole charge.