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Default The Longest Day - 05-28-2003, 06:19 PM

For all you history buffs:
What parts of the Longest Day are historically accurate?
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 06:23 PM

Id say the fact that there were Germans and Americans, and that d-day was june 6. I mean, look at the part where the guy is shot because he thinks he hears the cricket, when its really the bolt of a K98. No rifle is supposed to be that loud, or it will really give your position away. But hey, its more historically accurate than SPR oOo:
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 07:14 PM

Are the places they attacked, like the city names, correct?
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 07:15 PM

yup
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 07:57 PM

which countires particapated in the invasion? Great Britian, America, Canada, France(free french forces)...was there anyone else?
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:02 PM

the battles (places, people, what went down, etc) are accurate, certain individuals' actions are not (as someone mentioned with the cricket, the thing where the krauts say "bitte bitte" and the Ranger guns them, etc.)
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:07 PM

and the G.I.'s walking past that whole group of Germans, theyd be dead in one second
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:09 PM

because I am doing a homework assignment...and I am haveing alot of rouble being that I am not a talinted writer...all I have so far is [quote:e7ba7] The movie The Longest Day accurately displays certain aspects of the Allied Operation Overlord.[/quote:e7ba7]


then I have a bunch of little nots suchs as Ste Mere Eglise / Airborne

worste storm in 20 yeahs in June 1944

some vehicals and weapons...(M1 Garand...K 98...Thompson SMG...MP 40...

The division involved such as 101st and the 82nd... and I need some more help...please help me if you can...I will be very greatfull... wink:
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:09 PM

i mean a bunch of little notes*
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:20 PM

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Id say the fact that there were Germans and Americans, and that d-day was june 6. I mean, look at the part where the guy is shot because he thinks he hears the cricket, when its really the bolt of a K98. No rifle is supposed to be that loud, or it will really give your position away. But hey, its more historically accurate than SPR oOo:
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:20 PM

This is what I am gonna put for the first sentence instead...cause i dunno why

[quote:5d30b] The movie The Longest Day accurately displays certain aspects of D-Day.[/quote:5d30b]


worste storm in 20 years in June 1944*



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Default 05-28-2003, 08:24 PM

dont forget to include that the 82nd Airborne had a really bitchy and moany Colonol
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 08:27 PM

well...now I guess I have to sumerize the movie then discuss how accurate the events n the movie were portrayed...
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 09:40 PM

Do they use the "Rupert Dolls", in the real invasion?
  
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Default 05-28-2003, 09:41 PM

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