This movie was based on Stauffenberg's diaries saved by his wife during the war. She tried to get the Allies to look at them post war, but they wouldn't. She fought for decades to convince people that there were those in Germany that tried to overthrow Hitler. Cruise was able to view them and use information to make this movie the closest portrayal of the actual events ever recorded. It took him years to get this movie released, but finally succeeded. She passed away shortly before it was released without seeing the finished product.

@matthewstorkson7889

2 жыл бұрын

There was a movie in the 80s called the plot to kill Hitler. Very similar to this movie

@RW4X4X3006

2 жыл бұрын

A good film. Additional time allowed for going into the backgrounds of the conspirators would have made it even better.

@lochnessmonster5149

2 жыл бұрын

What's excluded from the narrative of this story is that he wanted to make peace with the Western Allies for the purposes of destroying the Eastern Slavs.

@picollojr9009

2 жыл бұрын

@@lochnessmonster5149 No, to destroy the USSR. Everyone knew USSR's true intentions, If hitler didnt decided to attack first thinking they were unorganized, they would in the end of 1943 as it was their plan to invade a war-weakened germany and roll over to the west, effectively taking over europe.

@didymussumydid9726

2 жыл бұрын

@@picollojr9009 I think Stalin’s plan was to invade in 1942, he advanced it by a year to 1941 and the Germans ended up beating him by 2-4 weeks

Tom Cruise is so dedicated to doing his own stunts that he demanded that the aircraft fire real ammunition during the scene. The rest of the set crew did not make it but he dedicated the movie and their names for their sacrifice to the scene.

@edwardteach1992

Жыл бұрын

lmao

@marksheehan8026

Жыл бұрын

😊

@Overhemd

Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing! It's crazy how far method actors are willing to go these days

@cptdalek1711

Жыл бұрын

Tom Cruise is so committed to his craft, that after this scene he willingly cut off his right hand, gouged his left eye out, and cut two fingers off of his left hand to make his character more believable for the audience. Truly a master of acting.

@billdoetree4313

Жыл бұрын

@@cptdalek1711 he really is a national treasure. So iconic and brave.

1:25 Tom Cruise out here double cheeked up smuggling an entire wedding cake god damn

@internaut9820

Жыл бұрын

i was waiting for someone to comment about it

@u.s.militia7682

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this movie a million times and never noticed it. I guess only someone who’s interested in men’s rumps would.

@panzerivausfg4062

Жыл бұрын

@@u.s.militia7682 Yeah, not really XD

@HalfEpicTV

Жыл бұрын

They didn't have to keep it in the film, but they choose to.

@analoguegeek

Жыл бұрын

hahaha saw that

The British knew that the captain of the Titanic had escaped. They came to finish the job.

@augustotrenta2650

5 жыл бұрын

the only way to fix the alternate 1943 was to bring him back alive to 1912

@troysuarez6357

4 жыл бұрын

How did he became king theoden

@lemmdus2119

4 жыл бұрын

Those are American P-40 Tomahawks

@Riku-zv5dk

4 жыл бұрын

@@lemmdus2119 several commonwealth squads used P-40s and this attack was carried out by them historically but no one is sure which squad it is, though I have read it is most likely a squad belonging to the 239 wing of the Desert Airforce, all who used P-40s. It consisted of two RAAF squadrons (3rd and 450th), two RAF squadrons (112th and 250th) and one USAAF squadron (66th).

@lemmdus2119

4 жыл бұрын

@@Riku-zv5dk Maybe. Guess so many groups were straffing and hitting targets we'll never know. Not really important to the movie or actual story. What we do know is, they were attack, the Col. was wounded and that put him on the path he followed. The planes in the movie were P-40s.

I like how the AA actually does its job and spots the aircraft before it makes its attack and hits it with the appropriate delayed-fuze rounds

@halo3pro584

4 жыл бұрын

The. You look at dunkirk AA is. On existant

@suzydixon4930

4 жыл бұрын

They should be well alert. Germans were still taking Pervitin aka crystal meth in North Africa.

@energymachine294

4 жыл бұрын

@@suzydixon4930 LOL PERVITIN ALWAYS A BAD DECISION. COME DOWNS WERE TERRIBLE HAHA

@davidclark450

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't do them much good,an experienced AA crew would have known that plane was a distraction so the others could make their attack runs as no single allied (or axis for that matter) would engage a ground force of that size by itself,risk of loss of aircraft too high from surface to air fire.

@albertkandhiwrahaspati948

4 жыл бұрын

german 2cm flaks doesn't have time fuze or vt-fuze shells btw

Bernard Hill Sank with the Titanic; Chewed by the Nazgul in the Battle of Pelennor fields; Strafed by the British in North Africa.

@brendanforester4601

3 жыл бұрын

Like an older Sean Bean.

@doublep1980

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, Bernard Hill has propably the single most badass and epic scene in all of cinema history in LotR- Return of the King, with the battle speech of Theoden. *''Forth Eorlingas! Ride with me to the world's ruin and to DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEATH!!!''* Most actors would sell their mother's souls, to play an iconic role like this.

@justintimbersaw3934

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendanforester4601 I watched Troy the other day and when Sean Bean survived, I'm shocked.

@skyclaw36

3 жыл бұрын

Dies in Legion Invasion of Azeroth

@sham5280

3 жыл бұрын

But he’ll always be Yosser Hughes.

Where was Gondor when the Third Reich fell?

@jchea1764

5 жыл бұрын

Gondor was fighting against Sauron when the third Reich fell..

@dams6829

5 жыл бұрын

Where was Gondor when Steiner didn't have enough men?

@kamikazestryker

5 жыл бұрын

You mean the Kaiserreich !

@tyler4057

5 жыл бұрын

Where was Gondor when the Titanic sank?

@thunderboltproductionsshpk

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahahhahaa dude you're a legend 😂😂😂

Nice Panzer IV there.... But, the guy selected to play the General always gets it...went down with the Titanic and now gets killed in North Africa...

@Alienkiwi730

5 жыл бұрын

Bernard Hill. He was also killed by the Witch King in The Lord Of The Rings

@2serveand2protect

5 жыл бұрын

...yeah - if I'm not mistaken he even ended up being a "chew-toy" for one of the Nazgul's!... :)

@TheGermy23685

5 жыл бұрын

Panzer III

@skyprof9067

4 жыл бұрын

Some american tank disguised as T IV , look at those wide tracks.

@PANZERFAUST90

4 жыл бұрын

northern Africa* North Africa is not a name.

"He who does not have control of the air in modern warfare fights like men with spears against men with rifles and with the same chances of success."- Rommel.

@saulgoodman4953

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent quote.

@TheCatBilbo

3 жыл бұрын

How ironic given what happened post D-Day: allied air superiority.

@saulgoodman4953

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCatBilbo Very ironic

@thatguy22441

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCatBilbo That's probably another reason the US delayed its entry into the war for so long. The US didn't want to commit its ground forces until it had air superiority.

@danemon8423

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatguy22441 yes indeed the allied in genral did that, they mostly bombarded german factories first so they couldn't produce a lot of planes

This scene is incredibly well done and accurate. This is why Rommel wanted his panzers close to the beaches in France. He has seen allied air power in Africa first hand and knew moving when the enemy has air superiority is impossible.

@Belisarius1967

2 жыл бұрын

But it wouldn't have made a difference. Well back smashed by Air. Well forward smashed by Naval Gunfire.

@vaibhavsingh346

2 жыл бұрын

Then these tanks will be sitting duck against naval guns

@davidrpriest

2 жыл бұрын

Naval Gunfire is not nearly as precise as air attack but you make a good point. Most Naval Gunfire on D Day ceased just after the landings.

@DesertFox36

2 жыл бұрын

@@Belisarius1967 They won't expose the tanks until the landing commences. You can't naval bombard once allied troops are within a few hundred meters of the enemy.

@Holdfast1812

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidrpriest I'm not sure where you got that information but Naval gunfire was used for days after the landings on D-Day. Forward Gunnery Officers were attached to the ground units for just that. Why would you stop using one of the most accurate weapons which, like the 16 inch guns could pulverize emplacements and reach 20 miles inland just because the landings were complete? It took them almost a month to reach Caen and they were used heavily up to that. There are even war diary's of Mechanized units of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend being wiped out by naval gunfire days after the landings.

The AA actually engaged the distraction, that succeeded in getting everyone’s attention, while the real attack came from different directions, without being noticed. The coordination and execution of the air attack was superb.

@madtonesbr

Жыл бұрын

I mean the movie also does the unrealistic thing where planes/choppers somehow appear out of nowhere without making a sound...

@reverendkrv

Жыл бұрын

@@madtonesbr They can,to a degree. Even the vulcan could. up to the point where by the time you realise its to late for any susbtantial reaction. In this scene they have teams already in the lookout for this specific threat, and the guns manned by those crews were the only giveaway. The Red Arrows used to appear at airshows from behind the spectators,even when you know their 'M.O' and knew they were coming they could still sneak up on you with 9 Hawks :D

@vinny5870

Жыл бұрын

It's a movie...or course it was

@damionkeeling3103

Жыл бұрын

@@reverendkrv I guess you have to take into account the noise of engines idling and men talking.

@carmium

Жыл бұрын

I was listening to the soft-spoken negotiations between Cruise and the officer when that AA opened up and made me jump in my chair!

The sound of the AA guns at the first fighter sighting is one of the best movie gun sounds I’ve ever heard .

@suityboi2126

4 жыл бұрын

Chalice Alpha they fired blank rounds for it, and its amazing

@IbnShahid

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine the Allied Bofors 40mm must have sounded like that too.

@Philmoscowitz

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? Did you get off hearing the sound of the AA guns firing?

@oilersridersbluejays

3 жыл бұрын

I get off when I hear AA guns. I don’t care.

@Philmoscowitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@oilersridersbluejays - Do you bust both nuts or just one when you hear them?

Heard Tom Cruise is so committed to doing his own stunts, that he demanded they re-shoot this scene till his hand was blown off and eye gouged out.

@flisko123

3 жыл бұрын

proof?

@panzerivausfg4062

3 жыл бұрын

@@flisko123 it's a joke dude XD

@bark1actual785

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a level 29 theta so he can just regrow it.....or the Church of Scientology will just hack off the arm of some lowly Sea Org cadet and give it to Tom

@eamonhunt8781

3 жыл бұрын

Method acting is acting at acting.

@JoeVington

2 жыл бұрын

@@flisko123 lmao u good?

Poor Bernard Hill. He always dies in his movies!

@justinian-the-great

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. He's more Sean Bean than Sean Bean himself!

@freebeerfordworkers

4 жыл бұрын

no matter. It's a regular job and makes him a good living

@cripplehawk

4 жыл бұрын

He also survived in "The Bounty".

@mikebrown1926

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he's been around quite a while. In fact, he was Gratis, a Praetorian Soldier in 'I Claudius', and that was two thousand years ago.

@Gwaithmir

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikebrown1926 I, Claudius was the first film in which I saw Bernard Hill.

1:24 Tom Cruise thicc af

@uploaded113redone

5 жыл бұрын

Well he is a midget they tend to have a lot of junk in the trunk

@justinlaurelli9085

5 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for a comment like this and of course its the first one

@TeurastajaNexus

5 жыл бұрын

omg lol

@TeurastajaNexus

5 жыл бұрын

@@uploaded113redone Well, not a midget yet but he is about 5'7.5"

@bryanv3340

5 жыл бұрын

I hope your a girl

0:13 Send out riders, my lord

@RadRicardo446

6 жыл бұрын

Dinoenthusiastguy we must call for aid

@YiannissB.

5 жыл бұрын

I think the script was writen like this on purpose 😂

@donnykhan9102

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@baneblackguard584

5 жыл бұрын

How has it come to this ?

@jchea1764

5 жыл бұрын

And Gondor will answer ..

1:25 JESUS THE CAKE ON THIS MAN 👏

0:45 Tom Cruise steps down from his box

@jamclutch1818

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha.... OMG thats crazy you noticed that

@westonadams7135

3 жыл бұрын

This should be top comment, lmao

@richard4OSU

3 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD LMFAO

@ether23-23

2 жыл бұрын

thats incredible ahahaahaha

Reading some of these comments about getting in the car....He is stunned by the blast, his first thought and instinct was to check on his men, the general, seeing him dead then he turned to the wounded driver and appeared to me to be trying to take him for medical attention, not "taking cover in the vehicle". Outstanding officer. Very few are ever available.

@marcvena2050

10 ай бұрын

I was the storyboard artist that boarded this scene with the director and writer and we had very serious discussions about how Stauffenberg reacted in the sequence. Even stunned from a bomb concussion, his reaction would have been the same in all the other engagements he fought and lead in. Col. Stauffenberg was always cool under fire and would have directed his men to take cover off the road, away from the vehicles (which were the RAF's prime targets) and put up a defensive effort. He would have not tried to flee in a schwimmwagen with a single wounded soldier. I obviously lost the argument. It really came down to a general misunderstanding of how soldiers, especially true combat leaders , behave under fire.

1:24 Not gonna lie. Toms thickness caught me off guard.

@mark0183

2 жыл бұрын

He tried to sneak around but the clap of his asscheeks alerted the planes

@andrewstepke7779

2 жыл бұрын

you and me brother

@kippdipp6045

2 жыл бұрын

An absolute Dumpe

My great grandfather was in Africa, when he returned after the war he told stories of how Stukas came from behind the sun to stop the aa guys from seeing them.. decimated their camp

@mariosebastiani3214

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure those were stukas and not messerschmitts? Cause stukas were dive bombers, usually incoming from above, and with a nose siren, wind-activated, for psychological effect (they knew the payload itself was not so much)

@harrisonsmith4625

3 жыл бұрын

Stukas had their sirens removed pretty early in the war, they found that the psychological effects didn’t outweigh the benefits of surprise, ie the siren is a huge warning for everyone to find cover

@Geminus1987

3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was in North Africa too, but he fought yours! XD

@tylerpool5464

3 жыл бұрын

@oldedude51 yeah girls can do that sorry man

@foamer443

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan Gurău P-40's from what I could tell.

"What would you have me do?!" "Ride out with me... ride out and meet them!" "For death and glory!" "For your people... for Rohan!" "What's Rohan?!" "Nevermind!"

@alaric3415

3 жыл бұрын

FORTH EORLINGAS! Oh wait....

@horseradish4046

2 жыл бұрын

wrong quote: it was "What would you have me do? Look at my men. Their courage hangs by a thread. If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end as to be worthy of remembrance!" the Ride out with me quote starts with "What can men do against such reckless hate?"

I like Panzer IV mockups, not crappy repainted T-34 :)

@Rickasaurus

6 жыл бұрын

Michał Kaczorowski The best was the use of Cold War-era American tanks to represent Tiger IIs in the film Battle of the Bulge

@andyblanks8337

6 жыл бұрын

Well try mocking up a Tiger II in the 60's and do it 20 times... Also good luck finding a Tiger II that isn't in an armory at that time

@blumpfreyfranks8863

6 жыл бұрын

The mockups are great but I think the tracks were a bit too wide

@austinburras2993

5 жыл бұрын

They use what they got you can't find panzers anymore

@blumpfreyfranks8863

5 жыл бұрын

Austin Burras There's a few working Panzer III's and a few IV's. Bovington Tank Museum has a great example of a working Panzer III

Obviously the best way to avoid strafing fighters is sit into personal vehicle....

@isaned

4 жыл бұрын

And try to start an engine that is clearly on fire and burning. I bet it can still run...

@aparadoxicalstatue1378

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure about wartime beetles but usually the engine is in back so it’s highly likely that it could have started unless it hit the back. Still though I woulda hide under a tank or something but I’m sitting on my couch at home judging while drinking tea...

@jonathanlondon4265

3 жыл бұрын

@@aparadoxicalstatue1378 bruh they would have eventually dropped a bomb on the tank because it would have been a sitting duck and a high value target.

@PhilipClyde

3 жыл бұрын

After getting bombed the first time and being shell-shocked, I don't think anyone would be thinking straight...

@michaelmorse4444

3 жыл бұрын

Try being Houdini with explosions going off everywhere. I guarantee its more difficult.

Theoden? Is that you?

@johntume6181

7 жыл бұрын

"What would you have me do?" The same thing Théoden asked Aragorn, in Return of the King. lol

@imperialsparta6372

6 жыл бұрын

Think he just likes saying that

@jchea1764

5 жыл бұрын

@@RN-nm7fu and Gondor will answer..

@user-iz7ff4ij2e

3 жыл бұрын

Theoden?Herr Oberst Theoden!!!Respektiere meine autorität!!!

0:14-0:15 “LOOK AT MY MEN, THEIR COURAGE HANGS BY A THREAD!”

@duylai2224

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Theanteater bad news for you sir , your son theored was in kursk

@charlietheanteater3918

4 жыл бұрын

duy lai “no parent should have to bury their child”

Truck: *gets some hits* Also the truck: *activating self-detruction*

@user-tn3ps7ix8w

3 жыл бұрын

Tanki online

1:25 It's so hard to take this scene seriously after this

@paconda

Жыл бұрын

mans caked up

@fredrickvontater5433

Жыл бұрын

Tom cruise caked up, man

@ThyyyCoercitor

Жыл бұрын

Had to pause for a good 5 minutes

@JackD1615

Жыл бұрын

So thiccc the Allies conceded right there

@slopcrusher3482

Жыл бұрын

God DAMN that man is CAKED up!

Very good, but very underestimated movie also. RIP Colonel Stauffenberg. A salute of a military to another.

Probably the most realistic straffing scene in cinema history damn. Love the Kittyhawk.

@robertmorris8997

2 жыл бұрын

Tomahawk. British.

@gavinhudson3064

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmorris8997 Kittyhawk.

“What would you have me do?” - Valkyrie - Two Towers

2:15 This must be one of the best / worst feelings that a human being should feel, peace and sadness at the same time

@perra5910

Жыл бұрын

It’s more of “completely in the moment yet most indifferent”

*1:25* The juiciest part of this clip 🧃

Watching Theoden intently look into another officers eyes and say “what would you have me do?” before being killed by an airstrike just poetic and tragic. It happened AGAIN

That anti air craft gun sound is lovely🔥🇩🇪

@Philmoscowitz

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get off on it?

@pyrrhusofepirus8491

3 жыл бұрын

@@Philmoscowitz who wouldn’t?

@davecrupel2817

3 жыл бұрын

@@Philmoscowitz Yes.

@SC-gh6gd

2 жыл бұрын

@@Philmoscowitz most underrated reply! 😂

Where are the Italians when you need them? Wait. Never mind

@Rendell001

4 жыл бұрын

The Italian army actually fought very well from the arrival of the Afrika Korps till the final surrender in Tunisia in 1943. Considering all the disadvantages they faced, Italian troops fought with honour and could surprise the allies on occasion. Read up on the Bersigliarie regiments and the Ariete tank division to name but two...

@rsoul7282

4 жыл бұрын

Rendell001 disadvantages such as all being mamas boys, and driving around in little wee fighting vehicles that fired olives instead of bullets, is that what you are talking about?

@Rendell001

4 жыл бұрын

R Soul sounds like you have an open mind and a balanced view on the topic... makes a change from narrow minded trolls looking to get a rise out of people, don’t you think?

@rsoul7282

4 жыл бұрын

Rendell001 your sarcasm is absolutely first class, my respect goes out to you 👍

@michaeldicker4839

4 жыл бұрын

They were busy with Rommel at Kassarine Pass pushing the Americans back 50 miles and inflicting their biggest defeat of the war.

'On 7 April 1943, Stauffenberg was involved in driving from one unit to another, directing their movement.[31] Near Mezzouna, his vehicle was part of a column strafed by Kittyhawk (P-40) fighter bombers of the Desert Air Force - most likely from No. 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force - and he received multiple severe wounds. Stauffenberg spent three months in a hospital in Munich, where he was treated by Ferdinand Sauerbruch. Stauffenberg lost his left eye, his right hand, and two fingers on his left hand. He jokingly remarked to friends never to have really known what to do with so many fingers when he still had all of them. For his injuries, Stauffenberg was awarded the Wound Badge in Gold on 14 April and for his courage the German Cross in Gold on 8 May.'

@andrewmetcalfe9898

3 жыл бұрын

Clive ‘killer’ Caldwell likely led that staffing raid. No 3 squadron is still the RAAF’s premier fighter squadron abs have recently converted to F35s and are due to declare IOC by the end of this coming year.

I love how they set up the fact that the Kübelwagen won't start because the front where the fuel tank is gets sprayed shrapnel but is the only vehicle to not catch fire because it doesn't have any fuel.

Does it bother anyone else that Tom Cruise is the only one not trying a German accent?

@DemothHymside

6 жыл бұрын

Mauricio Sanchez , depending on the situation, sometimes it's better not to, otherwise it just sounds really goofy and offputting.

@aGiraffePretendingToBeaMan

6 жыл бұрын

In the beginning of the film Cruise speaks German but then gradually starts transitioning into English. So it would be him speaking English but in German really

@awesomefirebird69

6 жыл бұрын

Muritards hate reading subtitles, that's why people still speak English even when movies take place abroad

@ArenBerberian

5 жыл бұрын

No

@JLML92

5 жыл бұрын

Mauricio Sanchez it was a conscious decision by the director for all actors to use their natural accents. To have everyone attempt a fake German one would have been too contrived and detracted from what was supposed to be a historically accurate re-telling of Stauffenberg's story

Those were real P-40's. They actually filmed this part in the Mojave. They borrowed a couple of them that were still flying and used no CGI.

@PapeZeon

Жыл бұрын

That’s Tom Cruise for ya!

@srteach70

Жыл бұрын

Those P-40s are owned by the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa ID. Yes, they still fly.

Brillant acting by Tom Cruise as German Wehremact Colonel Klaus Stauffenberg. He deserves an Oscar award.

@yottwr6108

Жыл бұрын

'Brilliant', 'Wehrmacht' ('heer'; army) , 'Claus von Stauffenberg' & 'deserved'.

@topivaltanen4432

Жыл бұрын

@@yottwr6108 Hes horrible and most overrated ac tor ever.Impossible to watch any movie hes in.Have to jump over beginning of video as hes total joke.

Wars thunder if infantry was added

@peqbox

5 жыл бұрын

sly nation *Planes too OP pls nerf*

@Crankiebox99

5 жыл бұрын

gets a headshot as a inf against a helo pilot

@mikec8086

5 жыл бұрын

@@Crankiebox99 that's pretty fun to do in rising storm 2.

@PANZERFAUST90

4 жыл бұрын

you mean........War Thunder?

@billh.6135

4 жыл бұрын

Always liked this movie.

RIP Bernard Hill.

When I saw the P-40s I nearly jumped out of my chair in excitement. Those planes are beauts...

@faceripper77

2 жыл бұрын

Thought they were spitfires up to this point... good eye

@alastair9446

2 жыл бұрын

P-40s make a better entry in Pearl Harbour coming through the smoke.

@alastair9446

2 жыл бұрын

@@faceripper77 Dude really? Did you see the massive air intake under the prop?

@faceripper77

2 жыл бұрын

@@alastair9446 i wasnt always ejoocated on war birds my fren.

@JostVanWair

6 ай бұрын

​@@alastair9446Could be a typhoon too..

I never noticed the pile of blood forming just by Stauffenberg's lost eye at the end.

1:25 wow that stood out very quickly

How is nobody talking about that 1:24 clip

WHERE IS THE HORSE AND THE RIDER? WHERE IS THE HORN THAT WAS BLOWING?

@duylai2224

5 жыл бұрын

and theodred just got ambush in Kursk

@deadponic117

3 жыл бұрын

they have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow, the days have gone down in the west, behind the hills, into shadow, how did it come to this?

@progmetalJorge

3 жыл бұрын

WHERE IS THE PANZER AND THE COMMANDER? WHERE IS THE MG-42 THAT WAS FIRING?

Careful, folks. The following comment section is littered with the debris and sewage from "military historians" who know more about every aspect of WWII than anyone who was consulted about the events this movie depicts. We should be thankful that they take the time from their busy schedules of classes and advisory meetings with graduate students in order to post on KZread comment sections.

@ffjsb

4 жыл бұрын

...and then there are those that whine about actual facts being presented....

@victorsolano6369

4 жыл бұрын

Ur welcome and thank you for the introduction

@noahs9866

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Echebarria finally someone acknowledges the obvious But actually, that North African desert really looks Californian

@mayamanign

4 жыл бұрын

Shaddup

@Chairman7w

4 жыл бұрын

There is no greater theater for nose-in-the-air righteousness and expertise than WWII. I mean, there are know-it-alls in EVERY subject, especially since the advent of the Internet, but my God, nothing comes close to the devastating knowledge and arrogance of military experts, in particular WWII. (shrug) It is what it is. They're usually right... but to what end?

This scene paints a fairly accurate picture of being on the receiving end of .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) fire! Armchair WW2 fanatics continually assert that the 20mm cannon was superior to the .50 BMG Americans "stupidly" armed their fighters with. Reading German accounts of being on the receiving end of .50 BMG fire paints a far different picture however. Many German fighter pilots were of the opinion that the .50 BMG gave American and Commonwealth fighters a huge advantage over the cannon-armed German fighters, due to the .50 BMG,having greater range, more rounds on board, and a far greater rate of fire. Accounts by P47 pilots tell how the P47's eight .50 BMG's, with a slight touch of the trigger firing less than a half-second burst, could cut the large iron wheels of a locomotive in half, explode the boiler and stop the train in its tracks. The Germans didn't fear the .50 BMG any more or less than any other weapon they faced, but the Germans despised the fact that Americans had the .50 BMG on damn near every vehicle around and that they could count on being continually on the receiving end of the incredible destruction that the .50 BMG was capable of.

@MDzmitry

2 жыл бұрын

.50cal's main upside was and still is its versatility. In most of air-to-air combat 20mm cannons were preferable because of short firing distances and small periods of steady lead at the enemy, especially in a dogfight. A single or a pair of 20mm cannons was also a *lighter* choice, which is rather crucial for the German, Soviet and (partially) British aircraft design schools, relying above all on the weight/power ratio (as seen with 109s prior to G-6 model, Spitfires and Yak fighters being as light as possible). In anti-ground role both the .50cals (mainly on P-47s) and 20mms (mainly Hispanos on Typhoons and Tempests) proved terrifying for the receiving side. And when it came to high-altitude bomber escort (which P-47s and later P-51s were quite busy with), american fighter pilots were taught to "scare the Germans off" with opening fire from further distances to cut a 109 or Fw.190 off from a bomber. In this scenario the velocity, rate of fire and ease of aiming (accompanied by the amount of guns being 6-8) was among the most crucial aspects. Also americans tried to manufacture M1 and AN/M2 20mm cannons (licensed Hispanos), but these 2 versions proved too unreliable up until 1944, to the point when the brits switched them for their own Hispanos on early lend-lease Mustangs equipped with 4 20mms.

@beamzsalt4252

Жыл бұрын

no one asked

@TuorTheBlessedOfUlmo

Жыл бұрын

Of course you aren't one of those above mentioned "armchair fanatics" are you?

@aussiejezza

Жыл бұрын

600-800 rounds per minute, 7,400 maximum firing range but only 1,800 effective range and bullet weight 23.00 - 23.33 grams on m2 vs 600-700 rounds per minute, Maximum firing range 6,500 m and 130-170 gram projectile on Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm cannon. So you'd think 20mm cannon makes a much bigger mark on target without sacrificing too much range and rate of fire..

@urosmarjanovic663

Жыл бұрын

@@aussiejezza Yeah, but you had to have your target dead centered in sights before shooting with 20mm cannons or you would waste all of your ammo very quickly... That worked with huge ground targets like tanks or heavy artillery emplacements, but not as much in a dogfights against the more numerous, more agile and more powered opponents. Also, with eight .50 in their wings, P-47's would do immense damage on strafing runs against lighter targets (supply trucks, infantry columns, light artillery or vehicles).

Superbly filmed scene. As is the rest of the movie.

my father witnessed people being hit by airplanes on strafing runs during wwII, anything that sounded like that, electric sanders, leaf blowers, etc. would send him into a panicked rage.

I like how some people watched this expecting Tom cruise and Bernard Hill to be speaking fluent German.

@ismu34

3 жыл бұрын

It was especially weird having guys like Bill Nighy and Kenneth Branagh portray germans

1:24 Wow Tom Cruise is pretty caked! 😳

ah yes, the elusive stealth plane.

@DeosPraetorian

4 жыл бұрын

Flying low would make it easier for them to sneak up

@noneofyourbusiness9489

4 жыл бұрын

The P-40 was a well known early prototype for the F-35.

@kirinyardberry1324

4 жыл бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness9489 what p-40? I didn't see anything..

@noneofyourbusiness9489

4 жыл бұрын

@@kirinyardberry1324 Bingo.

@kem9952

4 жыл бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness9489 Oh, I get it!

At the Boise, Idaho Air Museum, they have one of the P-40 Warhawks they used while filming this scene. Seeing one up close is pretty cool.

Yes! P-40 Tomahawks in action! My grandfather flew Kittyhawks in Papua New Guinea and Darwin

0:13 "What would you have me do?" "ride with me..."

The clip makes a very valid point. US and Germany had the same kill ratios in the war, but fully half of German casualties were caused by Allied air power. So, that means that the German infantry had twice the kill ratio of the US infantry. Good troops, but then, the majority of them were more experienced in general.

1:24 damn Tom has got that Afrika korps cake

1:25

"What would you have me do? Look at my men. Their courage hangs by a thread. If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end as to be worthy of remembrance!"

That Flak 38. Music to my ears.

Brilliant team work from pilots, first plane was as bate, two others attacks from behind

@donarthiazi2443

Жыл бұрын

"bait"

Such an excellent clip! Its so hard to watch the movie because that table ruined the plan. However its such a realistic productions of an AA Crew and others reacting to a surprise Air Raid. My father was on such a gun in New Guinea and narrowly survived such an air raid by Japanese aircraft. Lest We Forget.

I’m here for the absolute CAKE

Apparently the entire budget should have been dedicated to an immaculate reproduction of a pzkwg IV

2:19 when you try sleeping without a pillow

1:25 There is no joke to be made. It’s that good.

0:13 ''Send our riders, my lord! You must call for aid!''

2:17 I never before noticed the liquid draining from his eye

@donniemontoya9300

3 жыл бұрын

That "liquid" people usualy call blood

@sjonnieplayfull5859

3 жыл бұрын

@@donniemontoya9300 blood usually has a red color.... Watch his timestamp

@donniemontoya9300

3 жыл бұрын

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 that's blood, I don't understand how it could be anything else. The dude was shot

@sjonnieplayfull5859

3 жыл бұрын

@@donniemontoya9300 shot? So a bullet hit his eye, he lost the eye, but his head was fine? This is not a made up story. We are talking about history; Von Stauffenberg lost an eye and an arm during this attack. Most likely splinters from the car hit his eye What could it have been, besides blood? Well, the liquid contents of an eye. You never had to dissect a cow's eye in biology? Nothing but fluid in there. Not enough to soak the sand, that part is exagerated, but the director showed us how he lost his eye.

I absolutely love they had authentic vehicles.

When ever I watch a movie I always feel what the movie shows. This movie always makes me feel it more then others. I feel it more because I know the movie is true. I feel it more because I know what happened during this time period. I feel it more because my family came Frome Germany and was faut for what was right. They did not take part in the operation but they were put to death by the Germans and we're killed. They were freedom fighters. And my whole family today is military and we never forget the cost of freedom.

@jeffwarren6520

Жыл бұрын

When ever I watch a movie I always feel what the movie shows. i too, get feelings from things. deep.

1:24 WOAH MAMA

TOm Cruise took a shrapnel on his shoulders on the 1st attack

Panzer division: We’re totally safe out here behind these rocks P-40 Warhawk: Allow me to introduce myself

@SD78

3 жыл бұрын

Your Warhawk has evolved into a Kittyhawk!

@AnimatedAirlines

3 жыл бұрын

Spitfire Mk VC: hello there

@allensteiner1

3 жыл бұрын

Germans:'Got mit uns!', British:'Plane goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrt!'

@doxius6760

3 жыл бұрын

@@SD78 Epic!

Captain Smith from Titanic!

@Pemmont107

7 жыл бұрын

Also Theoden, King of Rohan.

@jchea1764

5 жыл бұрын

@Luke Grider is he playing as Rommel in this movie?

@thischannelisretired8481

5 жыл бұрын

@@jchea1764 Rommel didnt die in Africa lol

@jchea1764

5 жыл бұрын

@@thischannelisretired8481 yeah.. 🤣

@andrewmccloud8581

5 жыл бұрын

@@jchea1764 No, he didn't.

0:13 King Theoden: Look at my men! Their courage hangs by a thread! If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end, as to be worthy of remembrance!

In movies planes are silent unless they're killing you.

@bingobongo1615

2 жыл бұрын

And soldiers don’t like looking out for cover

I thought the General was going to call the Riders of Rohan for a minute there.

He went down with the Titanic, then died fighting for Rohan and now died again here in the desert. I don't think he reads the scripts before he accepts them.

I've touched and walked around the P-40 used in this film. Super awesome.

@leander2843

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan Surber they were real? Wow i was always asking myself were Hollywood stores all those vehicles. I mean just look at the amount of tanks, planes and normal ground vehicles. Im especialy curious about the ju 52 that was used as Hitlers plane in this film.

@MegaMRCHURRO

5 жыл бұрын

One of the P-40s is from the Planes of Fame air museum in Chino, CA. They fly it at airshows all the time too.

"Death from above, your under fire! Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher!"

@Powiratel

4 жыл бұрын

Born a soldier from the horse to the sky

@flagwashere

4 жыл бұрын

@@Powiratel that's where the legend will arise

Very underrated film , as well as anthropoid

He looks like he got positively peppered with frag at the end. Nice detail

Gotta say this scene is Epic Tom cruise is a Gem of an actor his acting dedication is splendid truly magnificent

Pretty good effects, uniforms, and scene accuracy. This looks like a flick i might wanna get on DVD. Thx.

I liked the sounds of the bullets hitting the ground it sounds satisfactory

"What would you have me do?". King Theoden repeats this line in another movie.

1:25 Tom Cruise got that dump truck

Philipp von Schulthess, who plays Tresckow's aide in "Valkyrie", is the grandson of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. In the movie Countess Nina Von Stauffenberg is pregnant with the mother of Philipp von Schulthess.

@justinian-the-great

5 жыл бұрын

Wait, WHAT?! They actually included member of Stauffenberg's family?! And, to be sure, guy was decent actor! That's so cool!

Omg the sharkmouths on the P40 Warhawks are indeed scary when you see one coming straight for you

what a great scene just a spot in the distance before he realises

Nice to see Theoden finding work

I like the wooden panzer at 1:29 look at those wheels and tracks!

Somehow they didn't heard those airplanes until they were like 50 meters from them? Well, it seems that war does make everyone half-deaf!

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Well a lot of soldiers were half deaf, very few had any form of hearing protection.

The antiair craft is a flak 30?, love the sound

1:24 "I watch Valkyrie for the plot"

P-40s yeah. Nicely done and accurate.

1:46 a terrifying sight