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Most Accurate War Film

OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Most Accurate War Film in the Current forums; Hmm. I wonder who doled out the beach assignments. The Americans sure got shafted by someone? Utah and Omaha sucked....

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    Hmm. I wonder who doled out the beach assignments. The Americans sure got shafted by someone? Utah and Omaha sucked.


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    Interesting point - I don't know.

    I'd always assumed it was due to their proximity to Cherbourg / Brest which would be needed to handle the resources directly shipped from the US.

    I know Monty's plan was that UK/Canada forces would provide the blocking force while the US built up their forces and used that room to manuveur for the southern flank thrust.

    Certainly not beaches I'd have chosen to land on!

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    Utah did not "suck". It was no less ideal for landing than any of the British/Canadian beaches. Omaha was the only drawback to the entire landing area but it was a necessary evil; to join the two beach-heads.. It was only made worse by the DD Shermans being released too early; eliminating all armour support for the assault troops on the beach.
    There's several people you can write to if you want to complain about how the U.S got "shafted" - Eisenhower, Mallory or Montgomery will all be happy to reply to your queries.

    The only reason it seems that the British and Canadians got it "easier" - albeit, the Canadians lost just as many as the U.S on Utah - it because the Commonwealth forces was because the DD Shermans made it to shore and provided support.

    And rogthedodge pretty much hit the nail right there on the head; the U.K forces were confronted by Caen - a large city, not ideal for armoured thrusts - the "open" land was entrusted to the larger, better supplied and more mobile U.S forces to swing around to capture Cherbourg for a better supply base - then move south. And flank the opposing German forces ... meanwhile the British would slug it out through Caen - ...the whole slugging it out through Caen bit took longer than expected ...but hey, Germans were freakin' awesome at any army action they ever attended.
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    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

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    It all sucked.

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    Well it looks like I will not be going to meet the Band of Brothers actors and veterans on Tuesday. I have to go and have some medical stuff done on tuesday and wont be able to make it.


    fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

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    Crewchief:

    Good luck on that, Can't you postpone so you could see them.

    I'm off to the VA on Wed.

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    Hope everythings ok.


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    Its nothing serious at all but quite painful. An old re-occuring problem. I would really love to go and see the guys and get autographs but I have to take care of myself as well and Tuesday was the earliest apointment that I could get.

    Hopefully a friend of mine will go though and I will give them my camera and my copy of Band of Brothers.


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    Sorry to hear. Make sure any autographs have your name! Friend did that once for me at a football function and it was his name on my pennant! Well, I'm gearing up for the airshow next weekend and I've secured a camera. Will get some pics and post to ease the suffering.


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    We forgot one important film, perhaps the most important:

    "Im Westen nichts Neues" -> "All quit on the western front"
    Book from "Erich Maria Remarque".


    Of course, the black and white one from 1930!

    And I'm living in Osnabrueck...


    One of the best anti- war films:

    "Die Bruecke"
    A story about some childs, who have to defend a bridge at the end oft the war. And how they die.
    But you can't call it accurate.
    They have hat only the money to rent one tank, the two others were mockups, you can see the truck wheels.
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