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why did some of the NCO's and corporals have a "T" under there chevrons? I thought only transportation corp wore those?

and why did malarkey and gardere have an M1 Carbing and M4 Thompson? - I thought only officers and recon units had those 2 weapons?
 
Malarkey might have had a carbine because he was on the mortar, not a rifleman. Or he could have got it from a dead guy.
 
Originally posted by: TheBDB
Malarkey might have had a carbine because he was on the mortar, not a rifleman. Or he could have got it from a dead guy.
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Yup. Once they did their first jump on D-Day, most of them never made it to the ground with their weapons, and they took any weapon they could grab. I think at one point they try to explain this without ruining the show, but most people still list it as an error.
 
Originally posted by: Ness
Originally posted by: TheBDB
Malarkey might have had a carbine because he was on the mortar, not a rifleman. Or he could have got it from a dead guy.
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Yup. Once they did their first jump on D-Day, most of them never made it to the ground with their weapons, and they took any weapon they could grab. I think at one point they try to explain this without ruining the show, but most people still list it as an error.
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They didn't need to. Most people shoulda figured it out when they jumped and the leader (forgot his name) was walking around trying to find his men from the guy from the different company. He didn't have a gun until he took one off the trooper hanging from the tree.
 
Why did they have Winters tell the German officer at the end that he could keep his sidearm when in reality, Winters accepted the gun and still has it today.
 
Originally posted by: DT4K
Why did they have Winters tell the German officer at the end that he could keep his sidearm when in reality, Winters accepted the gun and still has it today.
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There were a LOT of "errors" like this is the series. Look up Blythe; the guy who got it in the neck, and at the end of the episode we are told he never recovered and dies shortly after the war.

In reality, he made a full recovery, stayed in the Army, and fought with distinction in Korea.

I think they took a bit of dramatic license in the series.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DT4K
Why did they have Winters tell the German officer at the end that he could keep his sidearm when in reality, Winters accepted the gun and still has it today.
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There were a LOT of "errors" like this is the series. Look up Blythe; the guy who got it in the neck, and at the end of the episode we are told he never recovered and dies shortly after the war.

In reality, he made a full recovery, stayed in the Army, and fought with distinction in Korea.

I think they took a bit of dramatic license in the series.
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what do you expect? the utter truth? its just entertainment
 
You also have to keep in mind that not all characters are supposed to be carbon copies of their real life counterparts, but were rather changed to reflect a general story of what happened. Not every character in the series was 'real' and not every actual soldier was potrayed.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Originally posted by: Pepsei
Nurse Renee, so hot....

Lucie J.
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she was cute. too bad they killed her. DAMN YOU HITLER! DAMN YOU TO HELL!
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Um, she died when the Allies bombed the city thinking it had been taken by the Germans.

Damn FDR. Damn him all to hell. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DT4K
Why did they have Winters tell the German officer at the end that he could keep his sidearm when in reality, Winters accepted the gun and still has it today.
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There were a LOT of "errors" like this is the series. Look up Blythe; the guy who got it in the neck, and at the end of the episode we are told he never recovered and dies shortly after the war.

In reality, he made a full recovery, stayed in the Army, and fought with distinction in Korea.

I think they took a bit of dramatic license in the series.
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If you read the actual book by Stephen E. Ambrose Text, you will see that they took a rather significant amount of dramatic license in the series.

I strongly recommend the book. It is excellent. Very fast, stick-to-the-facts style.
 
the book was most excellent - I read about half of it in one sitting. though factual and in depth, ambrose told it like a true story teller.
despite taking a LOT of liscense with the show, i think they did a pretty good job. Perhaps i am just easily amused.
 
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