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What bugged me was the last battle in that town. This rag-tag group of guys were taking on thee Waffen SS, hitler's best. Yet the director portrayed them as a thrid rate peasant army. Running into machine gun, falling pray jackson, and the 20mm AA gun being carted around like a shopping cart.
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Well, in BoB they were pretty weak against the 101st, so how do you think they would measure up to Rangers? |
It's hollywood. Trust me I've heard my share of Waffen SS stories. They are best. |
It was in the book, and it was comfiremed by Winters and more 101st vets. |
I dunno man. There's so many factors that affect the soldiers' performance. Morale, cohesion, hunger, artillery/air support, cover, leadership, supply, fatigue battle experience, and training. The Waffen SS training was very rigorous and at the height of the thrid reich's power they were the finest soldiers in the world. Well supplied, well armed, well trained and large in number. If you fought against the same group of guys in late '44 they would most likely be a pushover.
My grandad told me how crazy the WSS were on the eastern front. He told me how a group of about ten of them assaulted a Russian entrenchment dodging gunfire and artillery and didn't lose one guy. He told me that they counted over 90 russian bodies after that little engagement.