I am not totally dissing it I appreciate the effort put into it. Troops sitting around with open jackets really? No, in reality, the ground was so frozen, you couldn't dig a hole to hide from the incoming artillery! So, if you are looking for a Band of Brothers type of movie or Saving Private Ryan, you won't get it here. The weather conditions were brutal, not spring-like with melting snow and puddles on water. The ease with which the enemy positions were penetrated was impossible. He said tommy guns were a rarity to the infantryman. The attention to detail was appreciated but missed a lot. The story is fictional as explained in small print in a disclaimer by SONY in the rolling credits after the movie. He was excited to see his unit's insignia, Indian head on a Star, and looked forward to the action. I watched the movie with my uncle, an infantry veteran who was a radioman during the Battle of the Bulge in the area the movie depicts.
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