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{\an8}Stalag Luft III
was run by the German Air Force.
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{\an8}And because we had their downed pilots
in our camps,
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they treated our boys humanely enough.
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It was cold and miserable.
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Their diet consisted of
potatoes and turnips year-round.
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But they had access to hygiene,
amenities, books, music.
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All they really wanted was news from
the front to give them hope
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that one day soon
they would be going home.
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Thanks.
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Need a hand?
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I wouldn't say no.
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Any word on the mail?
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Nope.
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Another holdup?
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War.
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Red Cross is having trouble
getting mail into the camp.
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Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
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She's going your way, Hammy.
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Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
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Yeah, I see her.
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Come here.
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Come on.
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There you go.
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Spare some water?
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What did you say was in the soup?
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He didn't.
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Rabbit?
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Yeah, sure.
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There's been lots of stray rabbits
running around under our combine.
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Use a bucket.
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Keep it down if you can, Benny.
It's protein.
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The only kind we're gonna get
until those Red Cross parcels show up.
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Let's get a move on, boys.
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Almost news time.
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British, Indian and Gurkha forces
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continue to battle the Japanese in Burma,
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joining Major General Orde Wingate's...
Chindit expedition
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deep behind the enemy's front lines.
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In Italy, British forces were
once again repulsed at Monte Cassino,
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while Allied troops remained
pinned down on the beaches of Anzio.
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- What is it?
- On the Eastern Front...
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It's nothing good.
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Brass is here.
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The Brits tried another
attack on Monte Cassino.
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Didn't go well.
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And Krauts sent nine
or ten divisions to Anzio.
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Pass it on.
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We want expectations
among the men to be realistic.
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Fellas, let's go.
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Surprise appell.
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Hurry up. Let's go. Wrap it up.
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Come on, fellas. Quickly.
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Go!
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Solomon.
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That is a Jewish name, yes?
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Let's go. Let's go.
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We found something!
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Goddamn it.
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But they didn't get the headphone.
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Well, thank God for small miracles.
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{\an8}It was understood in early
1944 the invasion of Europe was imminent.
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The 100th Bomb Group would play its part.
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Yes, sir.
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More missions into Germany
meant more casualties.
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More casualties meant more replacements.
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Hey, rook!
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I wanna see enlisted men
to my right and officers to my left.
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Don't worry, we'll change that.
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- Eyes front.
- That's enlisted men to my right
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- and officers to my left.
- Kids, man.
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- You gotta be kidding me.
- Hey, newbie.
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Delaney. Albert.
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Fuller.
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Because every one of us
had lost at least one close friend,
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some guys were reluctant to
get to know the new fellas.
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Most of them weren't
expected to be around very long.
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But someone had to show them the ropes.
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Morning, gentlemen.
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I'm Captain Robert Rosenthal.
I'm a pilot with the 418th.
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It's good to have you guys here.
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Chow is at noon.
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Why don't I come back?
I'll take you boys over there.
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Welcome to the 100th.
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Thank you, sir.
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Occasionally, something would
happen that electrified the entire base.
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Look who it is!
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We thought sergeants Quinn and Bailey
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were among the many casualties
over at Regensburg,
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but thanks to
the French and Belgian Resistance,
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- they were back at Thorpe Abbotts.
- Quinn and Bailey!
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Nothing gave us more hope than
the return of men we thought were lost.
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Looking good, gentlemen.
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Lucky for them,
there was a rule that if a downed flyer
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made it out of occupied Europe, he
wasn't allowed to fly any more missions.
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Because if a flyer got shot down again
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and was captured and tortured by
the Gestapo, they knew too much
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about the escape routes
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and the French and Belgian men
and women who had assisted them.
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The lucky bastards got a ticket home.
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Fly safe, boys.
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- Get home safe!
- Later, boys!
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Nah, not anymore though. 'Cause it was.
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Another Scotch, Gordon?
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- Put it on my tab.
- Yes, sir.
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Anyway, what about you?
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You gonna request Florida? Texas?
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Already been to Texas before my tour.
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Training pilots in Florida sounds better.
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Also, it'll be good for you to show
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the new guys that 25 can really get done.
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Yes. It's been a while around here.
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Dave Miner and his boys are at 24 too.
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What I wouldn't
give to train pilots someplace sunny
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after a year in this pea soup.
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Well, your time will come, Croz.
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That's the problem with
being kicked up to Operations.
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You hardly ever get a chance to fly.
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I heard he was the only pilot
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to make it back from Bremen
out of 18 ships.
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Gotta be the luckiest man here, right?
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It was Münster.
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And it was 13 ships.
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And luck had very little to do with it.
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- It's Malooly, right?
- Yes, sir.
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Rosie's the best pilot I've
ever seen fly a B-17. Ever.
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You pray to God you can fly half as
good as him, you might make it to 25 too.
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Damn.
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Let's do it.
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Eyes up, boys.
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- Night. Bottoms up.
- Hey, good night.
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No, no, you're fine. You're fine.
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Your crew's on stand-down for this one.
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You know, when I was a kid,
I built a homemade crystal radio.
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I'm thinking of giving it a try in here.
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Won't be as good as our old one
but might work good enough.
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Copper wire, graphite, safety pin.
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You think you can scrounge them up for me?
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My little kriegie Marconi, huh?
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I'll see what I can rustle up.
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Daylight raid this far east?
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Back in the Barracks!
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Back in the barracks now!
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- It's gotta be Berlin, right?
- It's hard to pinpoint from the AA fire.
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Sounds like they're sending
flak up from half of Germany.
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There we go. That sounds about right.
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It's Berlin or its environs.
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You hear that?
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It's Berlin.
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Hey, happy goddamn Monday, Adolf.
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- Do you think the 100th's with them?
- Gotta be.
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It's gonna be rough up there.
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First daylight raid
on the capital of Germany.
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The hell was that?
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- That's a lot closer.
- Help!
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Come on.
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We need a doctor!
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Get those doors open. Get 'em open.
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- Get back inside now!
- What happened?
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They shot Harry!
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- Hey, you hurt one of our men?
- He was out of the block.
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- Where's Glemnitz?
- They shot him for no reason.
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- Get Glemnitz!
- In!
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- Glemnitz!
- He's bleeding bad!
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We need to get him a doctor.
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In! In!
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Get back inside. Now.
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Hey, hey! Get that dog!
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Call the dog off! Get it off him!
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Get back inside!
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Harry was in the block.
Why did they shoot him?
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Bring him to the hospital quickly.
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- Quickly!
- Come with me.
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- Now! Back inside!
- Hey! Get in!
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Go back inside. Now.
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These goddamn goons are gonna
take us out one at a time, Buck.
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Get in!
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- Same ones as before...
- Yeah.
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...according to Lieutenant.
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- Turn it over.
- Right.
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As our missions
piled up and became more perilous,
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it seemed that that damn
red mission light never blinked off.
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We were always on edge.
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Then we were told
we were targeting Berlin.
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Every man on base held
his breath as we waited
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to see just how dearly it would cost us.
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There. There! I got 'em!
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One, two, three.
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Four, five.
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Six, seven.
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Eight, nine, ten.
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Eleven.
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Twelve, 13, 14,
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15, 16.
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Christ.
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That's 15 down.
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Yeah.
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Move!
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Shit.
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Let's move!
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Get 'em out!
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Hey! I need someone over here
with that morphine.
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Go easy. Get the harness vest.
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Easy. Easy.
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Check the wings! Check the wings!
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Prioritize the most wounded.
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Stand by for another one inbound!
Let's get a crew on it!
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We need another stretcher!
Move it, move it!
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Casualties on board!
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Come on. Let's go.
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Take it easy, take it easy, okay?
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You're gonna be fine. We got you, okay?
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- You're gonna be all right.
- Tell 'em to bring in at least three more.
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Lemmons, we got eyes on the cockpit?
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I need a medic here, now!
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Hold his legs! Take his legs, come on!
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You'll be fine, buddy. We got you.
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Easy. Here we go.
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Just have to calm him.
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Let's get him out of here.
One, two, three.
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March 6th, 1944
became known as Black Monday
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because of how many men
were lost that day.
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150 of them were from the 100th.
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They took a direct hit in the cockpit.
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Miner and Kinsella
must have been killed instantly.
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At least I hope for their sake they were.
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Their ship went totally out of control.
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Headed straight up,
right for the high element.
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Harrison had to take evasive maneuvers
not to get hit by it.
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Then it nosedived.
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On their 25th.
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Motherfuckers went after our guys
in parachutes, one after another.
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They killed them all...
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every last one of them.
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As our crews got younger,
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our casualties climbed
and the morale on base plummeted.
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We all needed to distract ourselves
from the war.
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I decided to call Sandra.
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I told myself all I wanted
was someone to drink and laugh with,
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but then I called her a second time.
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And a third.
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There we go.
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Is it good?
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It's great.
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Mail call!
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Okay. Murphy?
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- Finally.
- Murphy.
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Hamilton.
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Thanks.
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And Cleven.
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- Thank you.
- That's it, fellas.
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Maybe next time.
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Mail call!
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It's from my mom.
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Who's yours from, Buck?
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- Marge.
- Marge.
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Last letter I sent before Bremen,
I popped the question.
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You did?
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She said yes.
259
00:19:23,081 --> 00:19:24,082
So?
260
00:19:25,208 --> 00:19:26,209
That's great.
261
00:19:28,628 --> 00:19:29,921
Congratulations.
262
00:19:34,801 --> 00:19:37,512
I was even thinking
maybe you'd be my best man.
263
00:19:45,186 --> 00:19:46,646
I will be your best man.
264
00:20:10,128 --> 00:20:11,129
Is he still at it?
265
00:20:12,380 --> 00:20:14,007
He's got a few more to write, sir.
266
00:20:25,852 --> 00:20:29,022
- How are you holding up?
- I'm just fine.
267
00:20:33,235 --> 00:20:34,402
Tomorrow's mission.
268
00:20:35,987 --> 00:20:37,572
Berlin again?
269
00:20:43,870 --> 00:20:47,040
Jack, it's the same route.
It's exactly like yesterday.
270
00:20:50,168 --> 00:20:52,128
They don't care if they kill us all,
do they?
271
00:21:17,153 --> 00:21:18,530
All right.
272
00:21:19,197 --> 00:21:20,240
All right.
273
00:21:45,265 --> 00:21:47,934
- Goddamn it.
- Yankees trade DiMaggio?
274
00:21:48,518 --> 00:21:50,061
It's not working.
275
00:21:53,356 --> 00:21:54,441
Let's get some air.
276
00:21:54,941 --> 00:21:56,276
When this weather gets better,
277
00:21:57,819 --> 00:22:00,089
what do you say if you and I,
we made our move?
278
00:22:00,113 --> 00:22:01,823
Haven't you been paying attention?
279
00:22:02,449 --> 00:22:04,677
The odds of getting out of here alive
and in one piece is...
280
00:22:04,701 --> 00:22:06,745
Thirty-to-one, 40-to-1, 50-to-1?
281
00:22:07,329 --> 00:22:09,015
- Well.
- I don't have a plan yet,
282
00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:11,666
but I'll find one.
283
00:22:12,292 --> 00:22:14,937
Well, maybe you should
come up with one with better odds.
284
00:22:14,961 --> 00:22:16,796
Yeah, and when I do, you coming with me?
285
00:22:17,464 --> 00:22:19,567
My plan is to get home
to Marge in one piece.
286
00:22:19,591 --> 00:22:20,675
Well, you'd die here
287
00:22:22,427 --> 00:22:23,470
in one piece
288
00:22:24,679 --> 00:22:25,680
from sickness...
289
00:22:28,642 --> 00:22:30,560
walking too close to that goddamn fence.
290
00:22:32,562 --> 00:22:34,689
Don't you wanna eat
something more than potatoes?
291
00:22:36,358 --> 00:22:39,152
I mean, we can wait here, doing nothing.
292
00:22:41,363 --> 00:22:42,364
That what you wanna do?
293
00:22:43,615 --> 00:22:45,951
No. I can't stand this place
any more than you.
294
00:23:11,101 --> 00:23:12,852
Ah-ten-hut!
295
00:23:14,062 --> 00:23:15,063
Be seated.
296
00:23:23,905 --> 00:23:27,385
Now, for those of you unaware,
I'm Lieutenant Colonel Bennett,
297
00:23:27,409 --> 00:23:29,536
the new CO of the 349th squadron.
298
00:23:30,620 --> 00:23:33,391
Due to Colonel Harding's trip to London
this morning,
299
00:23:33,415 --> 00:23:37,419
I've been placed in temporary command
of the entire 100th bomb group.
300
00:23:40,213 --> 00:23:41,798
Your target for today...
301
00:23:43,091 --> 00:23:44,301
is Berlin,
302
00:23:45,176 --> 00:23:47,321
specifically
the Erkner ball bearing plant.
303
00:23:47,345 --> 00:23:49,806
Jesus.
That's the exact same route as Monday.
304
00:23:53,101 --> 00:23:54,352
Who said that?
305
00:23:56,229 --> 00:23:58,315
Major Shoens, you're exactly right.
306
00:23:59,691 --> 00:24:03,862
But I am not a man to order anyone
on any mission I won't fly myself,
307
00:24:05,155 --> 00:24:07,574
so I will be command pilot
for the entire wing.
308
00:24:10,827 --> 00:24:11,828
Major Bowman?
309
00:24:19,544 --> 00:24:24,257
Your mean point of impact will be here,
in the heart of Berlin.
310
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,021
We only had 15 planes left to send up.
311
00:24:38,813 --> 00:24:41,691
The exact same number the Germans
shot down two days earlier.
312
00:24:43,068 --> 00:24:44,712
It didn't take a mathematician
to figure out
313
00:24:44,736 --> 00:24:47,465
the odds were pretty bad
for Rosie and his crew to make it back
314
00:24:47,489 --> 00:24:48,949
from their 25th mission.
315
00:24:49,741 --> 00:24:51,034
Anything I should know, Ken?
316
00:24:51,534 --> 00:24:52,535
She's A1, sir.
317
00:24:53,536 --> 00:24:55,872
And I'm sure you'll bring her back to me
the same way.
318
00:25:00,627 --> 00:25:01,878
All right, boys. Huddle up.
319
00:25:12,430 --> 00:25:13,598
You know the drill.
320
00:25:14,975 --> 00:25:17,477
You boys worry about the guns,
I'll worry about the plane.
321
00:25:18,603 --> 00:25:20,313
- Okay?
- Yes, sir.
322
00:25:22,732 --> 00:25:23,733
Let's go to Berlin.
323
00:25:48,758 --> 00:25:52,029
Pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
324
00:25:52,053 --> 00:25:53,722
Hail Mary, full of grace.
325
00:25:55,223 --> 00:25:57,451
Our chances of defeating the Luftwaffe
326
00:25:57,475 --> 00:26:01,062
were increased
by the introduction of the P-51 Mustang.
327
00:26:02,689 --> 00:26:05,817
Hands down
the best fighter plane of the war.
328
00:26:08,361 --> 00:26:10,697
Escorted by the Mustangs
for the entire mission,
329
00:26:11,448 --> 00:26:13,950
the odds were starting to shift
in our favor.
330
00:26:29,090 --> 00:26:31,402
There's a whole lot of fighters
at 2:00 level.
331
00:26:31,426 --> 00:26:34,179
- Are they friendly?
- I can't tell.
332
00:26:36,348 --> 00:26:38,767
Can anyone ID these fighters? Over.
333
00:26:40,060 --> 00:26:42,646
They're Krauts. They're Krauts!
334
00:26:43,855 --> 00:26:47,108
I can't get a shot at them.
They're taking out the 45th!
335
00:26:51,988 --> 00:26:54,908
Roger. I see P-51s coming in to help.
336
00:26:59,412 --> 00:27:00,473
Ball turret to pilot.
337
00:27:00,497 --> 00:27:03,458
I have green-green flares
from Colonel Bennett's ship. Over.
338
00:27:06,628 --> 00:27:08,564
Navigator to pilot. We're over Berlin,
339
00:27:08,588 --> 00:27:10,316
but I think we missed our turn for the IP.
340
00:27:10,340 --> 00:27:12,777
Roger, navigator.
What's the heading? Over.
341
00:27:12,801 --> 00:27:16,572
Heading should be 253. Repeat, 253.
342
00:27:16,596 --> 00:27:19,242
Roger that. Heading to 253. Over.
343
00:27:19,266 --> 00:27:22,453
Eyes open for Kraut fighters.
They know where we're headed.
344
00:27:22,477 --> 00:27:25,957
Note it in the log that the 45th wing
missed the turn for the IP.
345
00:27:25,981 --> 00:27:29,168
We are under Colonel Bennett's command,
turning with him to the target. Over.
346
00:27:29,192 --> 00:27:30,277
Copy.
347
00:27:37,909 --> 00:27:40,579
Bombardier to pilot.
We have fighters at 11:00.
348
00:27:41,288 --> 00:27:44,165
Roger that. P-51s coming in fast.
349
00:27:44,749 --> 00:27:46,001
Get ready, boys.
350
00:27:47,836 --> 00:27:48,836
Wow!
351
00:27:56,803 --> 00:27:59,014
Our fighters are gonna punch us through.
352
00:28:13,737 --> 00:28:15,464
Thirty seconds to target.
353
00:28:15,488 --> 00:28:16,549
Roger that.
354
00:28:16,573 --> 00:28:18,676
Pilot to bombardier. You ready to drop?
355
00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:20,285
Bombardier to pilot. Roger.
356
00:28:20,827 --> 00:28:22,263
Okay. Ship's yours.
357
00:28:22,287 --> 00:28:24,122
Copy. My ship.
358
00:28:28,043 --> 00:28:29,544
Bombs away.
359
00:29:01,785 --> 00:29:03,662
There! East by southeast!
360
00:29:04,329 --> 00:29:05,306
Fourteen! One down!
361
00:29:05,330 --> 00:29:07,016
Anyone seen who's down?
362
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,625
Or seen Rosie?
363
00:29:11,962 --> 00:29:13,064
What do you say, Pappy?
364
00:29:13,088 --> 00:29:15,608
You did it, Rosie. We did it.
365
00:29:15,632 --> 00:29:17,968
Twenty-five. We're going home.
366
00:29:35,443 --> 00:29:36,444
Son of a bitch!
367
00:29:39,281 --> 00:29:41,283
Last chance to buzz the tower.
368
00:29:41,866 --> 00:29:43,803
Rosie! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
369
00:29:43,827 --> 00:29:44,911
Come on!
370
00:29:45,579 --> 00:29:47,872
- Coming again!
- He's gonna buzz us!
371
00:29:52,002 --> 00:29:53,128
Son of bitch!
372
00:29:53,628 --> 00:29:55,630
Hey, how about that!
373
00:29:56,715 --> 00:29:58,008
Yeah!
374
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,385
Yeah! Rosie!
375
00:30:12,522 --> 00:30:16,234
Rosie! Rosie! Rosie! Rosie! Rosie!
376
00:30:30,248 --> 00:30:31,767
Wait. So I said to her...
377
00:30:31,791 --> 00:30:33,519
- I said, "Hey, Betty"...
- Here we go.
378
00:30:33,543 --> 00:30:35,897
"You're gonna wanna
paint those ceilings your favorite color,
379
00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:38,721
'cause you're gonna be seeing
a hell of a lot of them once I get home."
380
00:30:39,132 --> 00:30:40,109
What did she say?
381
00:30:40,133 --> 00:30:42,969
Well, she said nothing 'cause her mother
was on the goddamn phone too.
382
00:30:45,597 --> 00:30:46,973
I'm gonna get another drink.
383
00:30:49,976 --> 00:30:51,353
Jack, why so blue, huh?
384
00:30:53,021 --> 00:30:54,564
What, you gonna miss us that much?
385
00:30:57,025 --> 00:30:58,026
Jack, you all right?
386
00:31:00,403 --> 00:31:02,465
Brass is upping
the end-of-tour requirements
387
00:31:02,489 --> 00:31:03,949
from 25 to 30 missions.
388
00:31:04,741 --> 00:31:06,159
- Are you serious?
- What?
389
00:31:08,995 --> 00:31:11,331
Only for new replacement crews
coming after next week.
390
00:31:12,415 --> 00:31:14,251
Any crew in between will have to make 28.
391
00:31:15,252 --> 00:31:17,271
You and your boys are off the hook, Rosie.
392
00:31:17,295 --> 00:31:18,547
Twenty-eight?
393
00:31:19,548 --> 00:31:23,760
Jesus, Jack.
That's, what, ten more missions for us?
394
00:31:24,678 --> 00:31:26,680
Eight more for Helmick instead of five.
395
00:31:33,770 --> 00:31:36,273
Well, congratulations, Rosie.
396
00:31:38,608 --> 00:31:40,986
At least you'll make it
out of this fucking war alive.
397
00:31:42,988 --> 00:31:45,282
I mean, changing the rules on us mid-game?
398
00:31:46,074 --> 00:31:47,450
That's bullshit, Jack.
399
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:53,707
They want us all to fucking die up there,
and no one gives a shit.
400
00:31:55,041 --> 00:31:56,042
No one!
401
00:31:58,670 --> 00:32:00,964
Oh, man. Know anything about this, fellas?
402
00:32:03,174 --> 00:32:04,384
No, it's...
403
00:32:05,302 --> 00:32:06,595
It's good to see you again.
404
00:32:07,304 --> 00:32:08,305
You too.
405
00:32:09,306 --> 00:32:10,324
Been busy.
406
00:32:10,348 --> 00:32:12,225
Yes, you have.
407
00:32:13,852 --> 00:32:16,688
- I meant you.
- Yes. I've been fairly busy too.
408
00:32:18,565 --> 00:32:23,236
You know, during these last few weeks
I have missed you terribly.
409
00:32:25,822 --> 00:32:28,199
And I just wanna know where you've been.
410
00:32:31,536 --> 00:32:33,121
Do you want to know where I've been?
411
00:32:34,331 --> 00:32:38,460
Or do you want to know where I will be
in 20 minutes?
412
00:32:43,340 --> 00:32:44,341
Twenty minutes?
413
00:33:07,239 --> 00:33:08,323
Six of diamonds.
414
00:33:08,949 --> 00:33:09,950
Queen of diamonds.
415
00:33:10,742 --> 00:33:11,743
Ten of diamonds.
416
00:33:12,369 --> 00:33:13,787
Dummy gives us two of diamonds.
417
00:33:16,665 --> 00:33:17,666
Buck?
418
00:33:18,833 --> 00:33:21,086
I... Eight of clubs.
419
00:33:22,462 --> 00:33:23,713
Ten of clubs.
420
00:33:24,381 --> 00:33:25,382
Crank?
421
00:33:28,426 --> 00:33:29,427
It's conduction.
422
00:33:30,220 --> 00:33:34,700
Maybe there's some glue residue or oil
or dirt or something
423
00:33:34,724 --> 00:33:37,143
getting in the way of the current.
424
00:33:55,954 --> 00:33:56,955
I think...
425
00:33:58,915 --> 00:34:00,458
Yeah, yeah, I got something.
426
00:34:03,628 --> 00:34:04,629
It's German.
427
00:34:07,465 --> 00:34:08,550
It's music.
428
00:34:13,387 --> 00:34:14,389
Hold on.
429
00:34:16,599 --> 00:34:19,059
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, the BBC.
430
00:34:19,561 --> 00:34:20,561
Get me some paper.
431
00:34:23,731 --> 00:34:26,459
Soviet forces have driven Field
Marshal Manstein to within 50 miles...
432
00:34:26,483 --> 00:34:29,403
Yesterday Berlin took
the heaviest bombing of the war.
433
00:34:29,988 --> 00:34:30,965
And listen to this:
434
00:34:30,989 --> 00:34:36,012
Uncle Joe's Russkies seized a bridgehead
at a place called Mogilev Podolsky,
435
00:34:36,036 --> 00:34:37,787
splitting the Kraut army in two.
436
00:34:48,088 --> 00:34:51,635
The repeated strikes on Berlin
took a tremendous toll on the 100th.
437
00:34:52,802 --> 00:34:53,779
It had become clear
438
00:34:53,803 --> 00:34:57,224
that it was no longer enough
just to drop bombs on our target.
439
00:34:57,724 --> 00:35:00,977
We had to completely destroy
the German Luftwaffe.
440
00:35:08,693 --> 00:35:11,613
My friend Rosie understood this very well.
441
00:35:12,447 --> 00:35:14,783
But he had completed his 25th mission.
442
00:35:17,661 --> 00:35:19,472
He had done his duty.
443
00:35:19,496 --> 00:35:21,957
And now he could go home.
444
00:35:42,102 --> 00:35:43,436
Jesus.
445
00:35:46,189 --> 00:35:47,399
Where the hell are they going?
446
00:35:59,995 --> 00:36:01,621
Some news, boys.
447
00:36:02,122 --> 00:36:05,601
The Brits in North Compound
built three tunnels.
448
00:36:05,625 --> 00:36:09,021
Three? Jesus Christ, how?
449
00:36:09,045 --> 00:36:10,881
They've been digging them for over a year.
450
00:36:12,007 --> 00:36:14,926
Thirty feet deep so the goons'
seismographs wouldn't detect them.
451
00:36:16,136 --> 00:36:18,030
Seventy, maybe 80 men made it out.
452
00:36:18,054 --> 00:36:19,180
Eighty?
453
00:36:19,764 --> 00:36:21,701
Nothing like this has ever happened.
454
00:36:21,725 --> 00:36:24,704
Colonel believes
there will be severe reprisals
455
00:36:24,728 --> 00:36:28,165
as more senior officers
in the SS and Gestapo become aware
456
00:36:28,189 --> 00:36:30,609
of the magnitude of the escape.
457
00:36:35,989 --> 00:36:36,966
I think you were right.
458
00:36:36,990 --> 00:36:39,468
We should've made a run for it
while they were out chasing those Brits.
459
00:36:39,492 --> 00:36:43,514
Maybe, but I can't help thinking
you were right. Better to play it safe.
460
00:36:43,538 --> 00:36:45,600
The hell am I rushing back home for?
461
00:36:45,624 --> 00:36:49,002
Other guys get letters. You get letters.
462
00:36:50,503 --> 00:36:53,006
To get a letter,
you need someone to get it from.
463
00:36:55,717 --> 00:36:57,594
Guess I never set that part up right.
464
00:37:00,263 --> 00:37:01,806
That's just this place talking.
465
00:37:02,557 --> 00:37:03,618
You're tired.
466
00:37:03,642 --> 00:37:04,726
I am tired.
467
00:37:06,228 --> 00:37:09,064
Yeah, well, you'll have
plenty of time for that when you get out.
468
00:37:10,273 --> 00:37:11,858
You'll set it up right next time.
469
00:37:13,318 --> 00:37:17,030
They're only gonna know this me.
Not the old me.
470
00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:19,616
Me before I got here.
471
00:37:21,910 --> 00:37:23,554
That's if we even get out.
472
00:37:23,578 --> 00:37:27,516
We'll get out. And this you
will be the one worth knowing.
473
00:37:27,540 --> 00:37:28,917
Hey, Majors!
474
00:37:30,252 --> 00:37:32,813
- Simoleit wants you in his office. Now.
- Just us?
475
00:37:32,837 --> 00:37:34,464
Yeah. You and the colonel.
476
00:37:36,174 --> 00:37:38,593
Because of this great escape attempt,
477
00:37:39,261 --> 00:37:42,264
Kommandant von Lindeiner
has been relieved of all duties.
478
00:37:43,223 --> 00:37:45,433
Most of the escapees have been recaptured.
479
00:37:46,685 --> 00:37:48,144
But I regret to inform you,
480
00:37:49,646 --> 00:37:51,147
deeply regret to inform you,
481
00:37:51,648 --> 00:37:55,277
that 50 of the recaptured escapees
have been executed.
482
00:37:56,528 --> 00:37:57,588
Executed?
483
00:37:57,612 --> 00:38:01,842
I would caution you not to allow your men
to enact any reprisals,
484
00:38:01,866 --> 00:38:04,578
any refusals of orders, or to make any...
485
00:38:05,537 --> 00:38:07,664
any attempt to escape in the future.
486
00:38:08,873 --> 00:38:11,018
There are orders
for me to take an inventory
487
00:38:11,042 --> 00:38:14,296
of all Jewish prisoners of war
at Stalag Luft III.
488
00:38:17,299 --> 00:38:20,260
There are only Americans
in Stalag Luft III, Major Simoleit.
489
00:38:21,678 --> 00:38:22,804
Only Americans.
490
00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:33,374
Yes, well,
there are ongoing discussions in Berlin
491
00:38:33,398 --> 00:38:35,859
to transfer all stalags in the Reich
492
00:38:36,359 --> 00:38:40,155
from the Luftwaffe's jurisdiction
to the SS and Gestapo.
493
00:38:42,073 --> 00:38:45,327
This is an outcome
I think we would all like to avoid, yes?
494
00:38:47,913 --> 00:38:50,582
Your good behavior
would be very much appreciated.
495
00:38:54,419 --> 00:38:56,147
So, what do you think the odds are now?
496
00:38:56,171 --> 00:39:00,550
Of us making it home alive?
Long. Very, very long.
497
00:39:15,899 --> 00:39:16,942
You wanna re-up?
498
00:39:19,152 --> 00:39:22,781
Captain, you know that tours of duty
have been extended to 30 missions.
499
00:39:23,531 --> 00:39:24,616
Yes, sir, I do.
500
00:39:36,586 --> 00:39:38,046
Now, I can't stop you, Captain.
501
00:39:39,756 --> 00:39:41,091
But don't you wanna go home?
502
00:39:42,509 --> 00:39:46,137
And Jesus, if anyone's earned
a trip to Florida, it's you.
503
00:39:48,306 --> 00:39:49,432
Well, sir.
504
00:39:53,812 --> 00:39:54,896
I guess I'm...
505
00:39:59,109 --> 00:40:00,193
Shoens and Helmick.
506
00:40:04,114 --> 00:40:06,300
How could I sleep at night
knowing I get to go home
507
00:40:06,324 --> 00:40:08,535
while the brass upped their numbers
mid-tour?
508
00:40:11,663 --> 00:40:13,081
And then I...
509
00:40:14,165 --> 00:40:17,085
I can't imagine some rookie
coming to take my place.
510
00:40:19,004 --> 00:40:21,923
And getting himself and his crew killed
on their first mission.
511
00:40:25,427 --> 00:40:27,363
Then he gets replaced
by another replacement,
512
00:40:27,387 --> 00:40:29,139
and over and over and over again.
513
00:40:33,852 --> 00:40:35,103
Nah, sir.
514
00:40:38,732 --> 00:40:39,774
I can't go home.
515
00:40:42,652 --> 00:40:43,653
Not yet.
516
00:40:46,031 --> 00:40:47,532
Not until the job is done.
517
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,161
One way or another.
518
00:40:58,293 --> 00:40:59,294
I see.
519
00:41:02,464 --> 00:41:06,527
Well, I feel
you should at least make your decision
520
00:41:06,551 --> 00:41:08,803
based on all the information available.
521
00:41:10,805 --> 00:41:14,226
General Doolittle has ordered
the air strategy to shift radically.
522
00:41:15,644 --> 00:41:20,232
The invasion will not and cannot occur
until the Luftwaffe is destroyed
523
00:41:21,107 --> 00:41:23,193
and we have
complete and total air superiority.
524
00:41:24,402 --> 00:41:27,256
And we could do that,
now with the new P-51s
525
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:31,451
which out flies and outperforms every plane
the Luftwaffe can throw at us.
526
00:41:34,663 --> 00:41:38,541
But to shoot them down,
we need to get them in the air.
527
00:41:40,627 --> 00:41:41,920
With bombers as the bait.
528
00:41:44,673 --> 00:41:45,674
Our bombers.
529
00:41:48,593 --> 00:41:49,678
So, that's the strategy.
530
00:41:50,762 --> 00:41:53,348
That's the mission. Bait.
531
00:41:57,310 --> 00:41:58,311
I understand.
532
00:42:05,944 --> 00:42:06,945
Okay then.
533
00:42:12,617 --> 00:42:18,707
You know, we could use
a new commanding officer for the 350th.
534
00:42:22,168 --> 00:42:23,169
You up for it?
535
00:42:24,462 --> 00:42:25,755
Yeah, I'm up for it.
536
00:42:26,548 --> 00:42:27,591
Okay then.
537
00:42:33,221 --> 00:42:34,472
Thank you, Colonel.
538
00:42:45,567 --> 00:42:46,836
What are we waiting for?
539
00:42:46,860 --> 00:42:48,737
We need to start preparing now.
540
00:42:49,863 --> 00:42:52,508
Jean will brief you
on your assignment. You leave tomorrow.
541
00:42:52,532 --> 00:42:54,200
I covered the entire building.
542
00:42:55,243 --> 00:42:57,179
{\an8}When are we gonna
get into some heavier action?
543
00:42:57,203 --> 00:42:58,663
Plans are underway.
544
00:43:00,957 --> 00:43:03,460
We're a few hours away
from the invasion of Europe.
545
00:43:04,628 --> 00:43:06,254
Your mission is what makes it possible.
546
00:43:07,881 --> 00:43:09,609
Are we Tuskegee men or what?
547
00:43:09,633 --> 00:43:10,776
Sir, yes, sir!
548
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:13,094
Subaltern Wesgate
gave me this number to reach her.
549
00:43:14,471 --> 00:43:16,616
Do you know
any other country that's better?
550
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,036
And I know it's trying hard to become
what it says it's supposed to be.
551
00:43:20,060 --> 00:43:22,788
This looks like a work camp,
the way you jackasses are grinding away.
552
00:43:22,812 --> 00:43:25,315
You're the new king of the camp,
and I'm just in the way?
553
00:43:25,857 --> 00:43:27,585
What, you can't handle I...
554
00:43:27,609 --> 00:43:30,028
Hundreds of ships. Thousands of men.
555
00:43:31,112 --> 00:43:32,864
You've never seen anything like it.
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