Then its time for mark to watch band of brothers trigger warning. Episode 9why we fight this episode made a pretty good attempt to depict the bittersweet mood of near victory in southern germany in the spring of 1945. Meehan, commander of easy, is killed when his plane suffers a direct hit and 1st lt. Watch band of brothers streaming online hulu free trial. Band of brothers easy company got trouble with captain sobel by coolboy35. Some of the men on patrol stumble across a concentration camp near. Band of brothers why we fight tv episode 2001 imdb. It follows easy company partaking in the occupation of germany, as well as liberating a nazi concentration camp, all seen through the eyes of captain lewis nixon. In band of brothers holocaust victims were locked back in the camp. Based on interviews with survivors, as well as soldiers journals, this series chronicles the experiences of these men who knew incredible bravery and fear. Feel free to request anything youd like me to watch. Dachau concentration camp shortly after its liberation.
As easy company enters germany itself, they find themselves confronted with the horrors of the holocaust when members of. Band of brothers probably ranks as my single favourite series of any show ever made. Those remaining in the camp are starving and diseaseridden. Speirs joined the and was assigned to baker company, 1st battalion, 506th pir, 101st airborne, at camp toccoa. Start your free trial to watch band of brothers and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Band of brothers liberation of concentration camp on vimeo. Just finished band of brothers and no one i know has seen it i feel like i need to express the joy i had watching the 10 part miniseries. View of barracks after the liberation of kaufering, a network of subsidiary camps of the dachau concentration camp. This sequence shows many prisoners lying on the floor. Band of brothers episode 9 why we fight dday overlord.
The photo below shows american soldiers standing at the gate into the kaufering iv sub camp of dachau. Liberation of kaufering iv subcamp of dachau near hurlach. Band of brothers episode 1 part 1 sobel hd by bandofbrothersseries. Band of brothers tv miniseries 2001 frequently asked. Several of these combathardened veterans break down when. They want to gather food and water for the survivors, but they are stopped. He then went through military training in high school and eventually made 2nd lieutenant. The part where easy company discover a concentration camp near landsberg. In the concluding episode, winters leads easy company to take the eagles nesthitlers mountaintop fortress. Arriving in germany, the men discover an abandoned nazi concentration camp still filled with emaciated prisoners. Dec 09, 20 11 actors you may have forgotten were in band of brothers.
By now the men and i were seasoned combat veterans, but the sights we witnessed when we arrived at the camp defied description. Carwood lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as they endure their trials in the forest near foy. Entering the camp, they discover that the ss has just left, killing many of the inmates. Much of the episode concerns the liberation of a small concentration camp that the men of the 506 th pir find while on patrol in germany. Don schoo liberation of the buchenwald concentration camp. While band of brothers is dramatized and carries an exaggerated rhetoric of the war, this scenario did actually occur. An entire episode revolves around a concentration camp and can be very upsetting and. Landsberg and buchloe were satellite work camps build around dachau in bavaria. Forster was replaced in december 1944 by hans aumeier, former deputy commandant of auschwitz and commandant of vaivara concentration camp. The war is finally coming to an end, hitler is dead, the nazis have surrendered, and the government has started returning the men home. Captain nixon has returned from a jump behind enemy lines that did not go well and resulted in many. Deafening noise as the world blows up around them on one hand.
Bill guarnere and babe heffron discuss their experience as part of the band of brothers. In episode 10 of band of brothers liebgott and a couple of other soldiers go to the home of a guy who is supposedly the commander of a concentration camp. Easy company is introduced during its training at camp toccoa. And yet why we fight flips all of this around very neatly in its masterful second half, when the men of easy company stumble upon a concentration camp and lack the ability to comprehend what theyre looking at. After the war, liberated prisoners were made to stay where they had been found by allied troops. Commentators rate the episode as one of the best of the series. Captain herbert sobel talking to easy company while running up currahee currahee is the first episode of band of brothers. Season 1 episode 2 easy company lands in normandy, scattered all across and away from their drop zone. Easy company is finally in germany and are pushing the germans back further than ever. In the ninth part of band of brothers, easy company makes a horrifying discovery. Easy company is in hagenau in feburary 1945, where they prepare for a night patrol mission to capture german prisoners.
I already tried finding something on the web about this, but only found out that they went there on orders by speirs. Have watched it through almost once a year for at least the last decade, though i still vaguely remember watching it with my dad, and maybe brother too, when it was airing on the bbc. In february 1945, otto forschner, former commandant of mittelbaudora, took over command of kaufering. Discover how you can enjoy hbos original series, hit movies, documentaries and more. Just finished band of brothers and no one i know has seen it. The tv series band of brothers about the 101st airborne division recreated this scene in one of the episodes.
Band of brothers why we fight tv episode 2001 on imdb. The episode focuses on private albert blithe, who struggles with. In an episode of steven spielbergs miniseries band of brothers 2001 american soldiers, the men of easy company, stumble upon a german concentration camp, a satellite of dachau, where to their horror they discover hundreds of emaciated jews, along with about an equal number of jewish corpses. If band of brothers carentan attack was a company of heroes 2 match.
Seeing the resident easy company hardass liebgott just break down, unable to continue translating for the concentration camp prisoners after having to tell them they cant have any more food. With doug allen, nicholas aaron, eion bailey, jamie bamber. Band of brothers episode 9 the true story of the men of easy company, 506th pir, 101st airborne episode. Ron livingston as captain lewis nixon, major winters best friend and frequent confidant during.
In band of brothers holocaust victims were locked back in the. The men of easy company come face to face with the horrors of the holocaust in why we fight, the ninth installment of the hbo miniseries band of brothers. In band of brothers ep10, did they kill the right guy. Band of brothers ep 09 why we fight nazi camp with requiem for. There is the thwarted attempt at forbidden fraternization by george luz, contrasted with the brisk sex scene, which surely surprised viewers more than it did lt speirs. Band of brothersliberation of jewish camp 101st airborne. Nixon enters a german house uninvited and breaks a picture of a german officer. Kaufering was a system of eleven subcamps of the dachau concentration camp located around. Stephen walters and rick warden in band of brothers. Easy company battles near foy, belgium, losing numerous men.
This is the title of the ninth episode of the series. Watch band of brothers season 1, episode 9 why we fight. Band of brothers 1x9 extended reaction part 2 why we. They both depict the horrors of world war 2 very effectively, and in completely different ways.
Band of brothers soundtrack discovery of the camp youtube. Bobepisode 9why we fight locals enter camp youtube. Scott grimes as technical sergeant donald malarkey. It is the spring of 1945 and we are or so spielberg would have us believe in the midst of an.
The shelling of bastogne and the liberation of the concentration camp were the two most powerful moments in the whole series for me. Why we fight is the 9th episode of band of brothers. Band of brothers liberation of concentration camp by sullywully182. Norman dike, the companys commander, are examined and questioned. Sixteen years on, band of brothers penultimate episode remains a. On the edge of the woods they discover a german concentration camp. Is band of brothers portrayal of the findingliberation of. In band of brothers holocaust victims were locked back in.
Band of brothers why we fight tv episode 2001 plot. Mark bandos band of brothers pages bando is a prolific historian of the 101st airborne film of the u. Band of brothers season 1 episode 9 rotten tomatoes. Band of brothers ep 09 why we fight nazi camp with requiem for a soldier legendado pt br. It starts with the basic training in toccoa,ga, and continues through normandy, the battle of the bulge, and operation market garden, among others, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp. This series tells the story of easy company, 506th regiment of the 101st airborne division, u. Dachau was a nazi german concentration camp, and the first one opened in germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of dachau, about 16 km 10 miles northwest of munich in southern germany, commonly called bavaria. The band of brothers concentration camp scene is still one. Just finished band of brothers and no one i know has seen. Ronald speirs was born in edinburgh, scotland on 20 april 1920 and later emigrated to boston, massachusetts on 26 december 1924. Although the companys first experience in real combat did not. Donnie wahlberg as second lieutenant carwood lipton.
The longest day is extended to the longest year in band of brothers, a genuine television epic that painstakingly and indelibly charts the progress of a. Band of brothers is a stunning show and im so glad it was recommended to me. The horror of what we observed remains with each paratrooper to this day. It follows the men from basic training at camp toccoa under the strict command of herbert sobel, to the preparation in england for the invasion of normandy.
Band of brothers 1x9 extended reaction part 2 why we fight. Band of brothers is an emmyawardwinning war drama series telling the story of e easy company, a regiment of paratroopers that fought in the second world war. In episode 9, which is called why we fight, when a group of soldiers stumble upon a concentration camp, their dumbfounded. Neither the series, nor the book, state if they got the right guy. Main cast damian lewis as major richard dick winters, the shows main character. On 27 april 1945, three days before adolf hitler killed himself, us soldiers discovered the kaufering lager iv concentration camp in the south of germany. The patrol includes one veteran who is despised for missing bastogne and a new lieutenant fresh out of west point. Jun 24, 2018 band of brothers is a stunning show and im so glad it was recommended to me. Hbo is available through the hbo now streaming app, tv. But next to the characters what i loved the most about bob was the historical. It follows easy company partaking in the occupation of germany, as well as liberating a nazi concentration camp. You really feel like you are there with them participating in the battles, feeling the pain of losing a comrade, and the fear of the battle. That question is answered when they come across a concentration camp and they see first hand the atrocities committed by the nazis.
I grew up watching this series and boy do i still love it. Sure, defeating the nazis was a good thing, but the cost in men was so great as to render it somewhat meaningless. The dachau concentration camp system included 123 subcamps and kommandos which were set up in 1943. Points is the tenth and last episode of band of brothers, with the main focus on richard winters once again.
Band of brothers is a tenpart video series dramatizing the history of one company of american paratroopers in world war twoe company, 506th regiment, 101st airborne, known as easy company. Major dick winters memoirs, beyond band of brothers addresses easy companys discovery of landsberg concentration camp, p. As the allies move into germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for easy company until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the german military. Yet as i come to crossroadsan episode that sometimes strains to bridge the first and last halves of the story. The beginning of band of brothers as a primer on good. It was originally meant as a factual survey of concentration camps but was heavily edited due to the fact that the allies would need germany as an ally against a post wwii russia. The 2014 documentary covers more of what the concentration camp actually looked like. As it closed with the actual members of the easy company giving their testimony it got a little misty in the room. An entire episode revolves around a concentration camp and can be very upsetting and disturbing. For discussion of war, the holocaust, genocide, concentration camps, antisemitism, body horror, and nazisnazism. In the episode, easy company come across a concentration camp. Then they make a gruesome discovery a small concentration camp in the woods of landsberg. Band of brothers ep 09 why we fight nazi camp with requiem.