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Originally posted by jc173:
I know this is offtopic, but just a comment. Back in WWII the American military was segregated ie Afro-Americans (and even Japanese Americans to some extent) served in different units from caucasian Americans. You can probably find a listing of such units somewhere. As for the later parts of the movie I don't recall the 101st Airborne (or was it the 82nd in the movie?) having a segregated battalion or regimental combat team at the time. I could be wrong about that though.
Hmmmm .... good point. I would have to check that eventually.
I have more criticism for that movie but normally I hesitate to post that into international forums. To many idiots see that I am Germany and instantly call me (or my family) Nazi which makes me very angry.
I personally don't like how Germany soldiers are usually shown in WWII movies (especially some old french or italian movies and - of course - most of the Hollywood stuff). My grandfather served the Wehrmacht but he was no Nazi. It is sad when you listen to his storys ... how big the political pressure was for everyone. Even most of the German generals in WWII hadn't been Nazis at all (some even tried to kill Hitler).
In the movies the German soldiers are all looking like some fanatic monsters ... showing no mercy. Believe me they were also full of fear and they don't like killing other people more than anyone else on this planet. The Nazi leaders had been perverted *******s and they knew how to control the masses (especially those who weren't that clever) but the average soldier was just someone like you and me. That's what most directors forget in their movies. There were good and bad people on both sides. And it seems that Pearl Harbour makes no difference here (regarding the Japanese). I will see ... soon.
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