*VETERAN* Band of Brothers Episode 2 "Day of Days" | REACTION | First Time Watching

[@foxtaco]

Full reactions and early access if you're interested have a good weekend peeps www.patreon.com/foxtaco

[@clonearmy77]

Ep 7, 8, and 9 will have a lot more "action."

[@ronweber1402]

Remember the part where Malarky is talking with the German prisoner about how they lived 100 miles apart? He didn't live a 100 miles away from Malarky they worked right across the road from each other. The writers didn't think people would believe it so they changed it to 100 miles.

[@foxtaco]

Thats f**** insane

[@MariaPetrescu]

I've read this before and have been dying to find a source, do you have one?

[@MeatballCereal]

Came here to say this. You beat me to it.

[@daddynitro199]

The Volksdeutsche soldier Malarkey met wasn’t killed by Speirs with the other D-Day prisoners. Malarkey met him on D+3 if I recall correctly, but they wanted to show it and it wouldn’t fit anywhere else in the narrative

[@spartanFox_LadyFoxGames]

​@@MariaPetrescu prolly Steven Ambrose book titled "band of brothers"

[@JustSir430]

The scene where Winters sticks his head into the back of the truck to check on the guys is understated but great. He knows there was some tension between he and Guarnere and that it needed to get worked out quickly and preferably low key. By stopping and checking on them, sharing a joke and sharing the uncharacteristic drink (not to mention busting Guarnere's balls a little), he became more one of the guys. He's undeniably in charge but that scene cemented the dynamics between them all for the rest of the war.

[@jaydigshistory36]

I just watched an interview with George Luz's Son, he talked to Buck Compton about this event and Buck got his Thompson from an injured Lt on the side of the road. The gun was ejecting unspent rounds due to a broken Firing Pin. So in this episode you will see the Thompson not work, and Buck continuously working on it.

[@luketimewalker]

oooooooooooooooooh

[@rollomaughfling380]

*_Stop. With. The. Spoilers!_*

[@yomangfoo1]

The men were ordered not to take any prisoners on D-day. With 90% still unaccounted for and deep within enemy lines with no resources to house and keep track of the prisoners and the possible chance the beach landings could fail. I could imagine the hard decisions the fighting men had to make that day.

[@foxtaco]

Yea man smh very true

[@yomangfoo1]

@@foxtaco thank you for the reaction! I always enjoy service members wether current and former react to BoB. Thank you for your service!

[@buddgaf1304]

They did this more than once. When Dyke runs across the battlezone and everyone freaked out because he made it in reality he ran much further than that but the writers didn't think people would believe something so insane so they made it look much shorter.

[@allengrant]

@@buddgaf1304 Speirs, not Dike

[@buddgaf1304]

@@allengrant ah right, thanks

[@georgemartin1436]

I like seeing reactions from a veteran who has a clue.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Well, this is when the shit gets real. "We're not lost Private, we're in Normandy..." Displays Winters' ability to instill confidence in his men in the face of adversity. Not to mention he was unarmed...and that soldier wasn't even a member of his company. Currahee ♠

[@foxtaco]

Boss asf!

[@crispy_338]

I love the camera work in the trench sequence. So chaotic and terrifying. Makes you feel like you’re there with them

[@foxtaco]

It's done amazingly!

[@benjaminkirk4678]

If I recall correctly Winters was recommended for the Medal of Honor for the assault on the guns at Brecourt Manor. Due to the army instituting a quota of one per division it was downgraded to the distinguished service cross.

[@foxtaco]

Damn..quotas smh

[@spartanFox_LadyFoxGames]

Who recieved their divisions medal of honor?

[@benjaminkirk4678]

@@spartanFox_LadyFoxGames Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole, who apparently led a bayonet charge against fortified German positions that secured the road which allowed access for the assault on Carentan.

[@hubbabubba8083]

FOXTACO! Two things I want to make you aware of that’ll come after the series but are still “band of brothers” content: 1) there is an “aftershow” where they interview all the vets and you get an expansion of what they say called “We Stand Alone Together” which is worth a watch. 2) I have seen not 1 person react to this on KZbin but it is hysterical! Ron Livingston (Nix’s actor) was tasked with recording all the actors training as they prepared for the show. It’s titled: Ron Livingston’s band of brothers full video diary” Even if you don’t react to either on the channel I think you’d love watching them! Can’t wait to see more man!

[@virtualyme7659]

I was stationed at Fort Campbell in the 1980's with 1/187th Infantry , the Rakkasans, in the 101st. I went to the museum once. I already knew the history but to be in the presence of these relics of another time... It filled me with sadness. I felt a kinship with the men and boys in the photos on the walls. ☮️

[@nemesis4852]

Yea me too, went through jump school with the 2nd 503rd of the 101st, but got picked up by SF right after graduation.

[@666johnco]

I will say that looking at the account of the attack on the battery on the YT channel 'The Operations Room' nobody runs out into the field to get a luger. In all of the battles dramatized there are some dramatic licences taken. This incident, which would be insanely risky, seems to be one of those instances.

[@EastPeakSlim]

Thanks for another great reaction! This was their first time in combat. Nearly every trooper later interviewed said that he would never have taken the chances he took that day after becoming a veteran of combat. Think of Hoobler trying to get himself a Luger. Think of Spiers taking the last 105 from outside the trench. They learned, thank the Lord.

[@canadian__ninja]

Malarkey's run for the "luger" was longer than presented, but to counter it, he didn't actually slip. That was the actor actually slipping.

[@fredarsenault8987]

Brecourt manor was a legendary tactical OP , Winters is a legend

[@alanmacification]

My father and uncle fought in Sicily, Italy, and Holland. They had two standing orders in the Canadian 1st Div: No prisoners unless ordered. Leave no enemy alive behind you. I've heard this from many Canadian veterans of WW2. Prisoners are those who manage to hide during the initial assault and are policed up by follow on guards units. Some people say there was a special order on D-DAY to not take prisoners for the first 24 hours. That may or may not be true, but it's an order that didn't have to be given. It's SOP for an assaulting force. This is total war.

[@mikey_g226]

YEOO TACOOOO I’m lovin these reactions! Thank you for your service! 🏥🩺⚓️

[@foxtaco]

Appreciate it brother 🩺🙏🏿🚢🎖🇺🇸

[@barreloffun10]

​@@foxtaco Yes, keep up the good work.

[@mikecarew8329]

The killing POWs points to a logical conundrum with paratroopers who are intended (in this case) to be dropped behind enemy lines. They have no facilities, logistics or men to spare to process, contain, or guard enemy who surrender. Allegedly their orders were not to take prisoners during Overlord.

[@MeatballCereal]

I've seen others get upset by Speirs' shooting of the German POW's, saying "geneva convention" etc. Yes, but...they're in the middle of an invasion who's success is still in question, the infantry is still trying to get onto the beaches... What exactly are they supposed to do with prisoners? Where would they put them? Spiers did what he did & the higher ups looked the other way. War is hell.

[@foxtaco]

I've heard stories bro..I get it..I truly do but still blows my mind..he's character gets deeper ep3 🔥

[@joeyboogenz]

To imaging the German 88's & 105's shooting 30 lb. shells at your stick would be hell beyond !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Great reaction…& I want to thank you for pausing when you’ve something to say instead of talking over the scenes. I appreciate that, to me it shows respect

[@jtcash2005]

According to a video by some of the sons of Easy Company vets, Lt. Buck Compton lost his weapon in the jump but acquired a tommy gun from a soldier who broke his leg. What Compton didn't know when he attacked the trench at Brecourt was that firing pin was broken and he was nearly shot by the wounded German. Compton tries to make it work through part of the scene, but ends up using grenades instead. Some scenes are fairly accurate, others are altered to fit into the storyline. Malarkey's meeting the German from Eugene happened several days after D-day. Malarkey's dash for a luger was shorter than shown.

[@foxtaco]

Thank you for this..this information is coming from the book??

[@daddynitro199]

@@foxtaco Some of that is from the BOB book, but there were a number of books written by E Co. veterans, who I won’t name so you can avoid spoilers.

[@jtcash2005]

@@foxtaco You can find many videos of survivors (now all deceased), their family members, historians, actors, directors, and enthusiasts. And there are documentary and autobiographical books as well. You can find out more about nearly everyone mentioned in the series who is a real person. Some of the battle sites are tourists destinations like Brecourt Manor.

[@nickmuckerman607]

winters is a dawg.

[@foxtaco]

Mfkn goat!!

[@ba55bar]

I've visited the location of that gun emplacement and you'd never know anything so historic took place there. It's just a field full of cows now

[@Manolo0528]

Supposedly one of the reasons why the airborne troops were scattered to hell and gone was because the planes were flying too low and too fast. They were going so fast that the troopers got caught up in what’s called the prop blast. The blast was so hard it tore through the ropes connecting them to the leg bags & their guns. Many of the men left the planes armed & with supplies & landed unarmed with no supplies.

[@MrHvleeuwen]

the part where theyre prone and the guy is asking where batallion is and he gets up slightly and then gets shot in the head actually happend at that battle.

[@taylordunn5608]

Thank you for your service!

[@foxtaco]

🙏🏿🇺🇸

[@tongxia6557]

Eugene Man: Don't shoot me I'm an American... 😢 Spiers: Oh yeah? (empties two magazines and throws a grenade)😎

[@mikey_g226]

After you watch this mini series I HIGHLY recommend you watch We Stand Alone Together. It’s basically where they got all the snipits of the veterans in the intros. It is very moving

[@cjennings2876]

it must be just scary jumping out at that speed and altitude

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

During the initial parts of the Normandy invasion, prior to the allied troops solidifying their beachhead, all the soldiers were under orders to not take any prisoners, and if any *were* taken anyway (it was considered understandable that it would happen despite orders because a human's compassionate first reaction to a surrendering enemy is to *NOT* kill that enemy -- the prisoners taken would be eliminated as quickly and as humanely as possible, and the landing troops did not have the force available, nor the resources, to hold and care for prisoners.

[@canadianbakin1304]

funny thing i watched the son of Lutz talk about what happened with Bucks jammed Thompson smg, if you watch closely he spends a lot of time trying to fix it. turns out it wasnt his issue he lost it in the jump but came across a sgt or something with a broken leg and got it from him. his logic to convince him to give it up was, if its allies who find you, you wont need it. if its germans they will shoot you anyway but maybe without it they wont so just give it to me. turned out the firing pin was broken the whole time anyway 🤣 poor guy

[@eschiedler]

Just another Day of Days at the office....

[@krisfrederick5001]

Funny you say that, with Nixon coming from Office Space.

[@eschiedler]

@@krisfrederick5001 Great catch! Looks like someone has a case of the "D-Days"!!

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Enjoyed your reaction buddy. Would've enjoyed it a touch more if you had shown the ending summary with the awards they won. I think they deserve that. 8 more of these bad boys - I'm sure you're ready for the ride!

[@foxtaco]

Full reactions are on my patreon brother..I did in fact talk about them..in that version

[@MoMoMyPup10]

@@foxtaco oh so, youtube is just a platform to get people to come over there? The men od Easy don't matter here?

[@Alvan81]

​​@@MoMoMyPup10Maybe start your own channel and do better, yourself?

[@ObiCentral]

During the first invasion the Allies saw a problem with take in prisoners early because of logistical difficulties maintaining all those pows and trying to also advance deeper to liberate france. So they thought it was necessary to execute all pows captured in the early stages of D-day

[@barcephus2]

some of the toughest scenes are watching tough old bastards getting broken up

[@echoesofmalachor3700]

Whenever I hear people say “Don’t ever meet your heroes” I always think to myself, but my hero is Dick Winters, your saying means nothing to me.

[@JeffreyCantelope]

my father was in a B-17 in No Africa. Hewould avoid flying after the war when ever possible

[@HandofBlake]

This show was nothing short of amazing.

[@G.I.HistoryHandbook]

The subtitles for Band of Brothers (and The Pacific) are baffling bad, particularly when it comes to historical military terminology. The person who transcribed the lines clearly didn't have a script (or the script was way off from what they ended up shooting) and they just typed what they thought they heard, so they are WAY off sometimes. If you ever read something in the subtitles that makes absolutely no sense, it's not you, its the error-filled captions.

[@foxtaco]

pacific out now

[@itzbp9949]

First time I watched these episode I was only 11. I didn't pay much attention back then I was just interested in the battle scenes being a kid an all plus learning about ww1/ww2 always interested in me at school. Anyway a few years later I watched band of brothers being absolutely blown away

[@justinm4497]

you Sir are going to love Winters.. Later on, Spears does some crazy junk later on.. you'll see.

[@jesterssketchbook]

that dude should have learned "stop speaking German at me" in German lol

[@washtubdysthe9221]

the norwegian army teaches how to capture a trench from what winters did! that shows how great he was

[@jamezguard]

Another great reaction.

[@foxtaco]

I appreciate the supprot..EP3 is going to be a crazy reaction to bring you guys..it was AMAZING

[@eddietorres1000]

That Farm where the German Howitzers were that Farm belonged to a French Family that owned it for Generations, Winter Became Friends with that Family until his Death, every Time Winters went to France he made sure to Visit that Family.

[@luketimewalker]

ooooh

[@Manolo0528]

Thanks for the spoiler.

[@zeigbert1743]

Amazing series, still worth reading the book though. You get an even better understanding of how amazing Winters was.

[@foxtaco]

Sitting in my cart as we speak. Will definitely give it a read

[@zeigbert1743]

@@foxtaco a wise decision my friend. I'd say the series gives the most visceral account of what went down but the book gives the most detailed.

[@nemesis4852]

MG 42: Rate of Fire about 1200/minute or 20/sec. PDF however.

[@BlackDeathThrash]

Day 1 of an invasion you have no ability to take prisoners, no infrastructure in place to hold them, feed them, no extra men to guard them, so they did what they had to do, I got no problem with it.

[@williambranch4283]

13,100 men drop in on the Wehrmacht.

[@foxtaco]

Smh damn

[@iKvetch558]

And that is only the Americans...the Brits dropped in about 12k more at the opposite end of the battlefield, between paradrops and glider flights.👍

[@Gabriel-br4qe]

Winters is a total G

[@buddgaf1304]

yo bro i saw you complaining about gnats. if you ever have them again you can open a bottle of maddog 20/20 (that cheap liquor you can get at the gas station) and every gnat and fruitfly in your house will fly in the open bottle and die.

[@8044868]

There are two kinds of people: those who think getting shot in the ass is funny, and those who have been shot in the ass.

[@magicwv]

such a shame you paused the credits…

[@foxtaco]

I watched them the full vids on patreon