Broadsword Calling Danny Boy.....

[vegster]

They also had a tendency to run blindly into hails of bullets without trying to sneak up under cover like the allies. They also seemed to fall very easily for non German speaking German soldiers ( actually commandos in disguise) who seem to get through heavily guarded checkpoints by miming or just saying " Nein" to any difficult question. This is shown in several movies ( Kelly's heroes, the Guns of Navarone, etc. ) whereas Germans speaking fluent English in impeccable accents are rumbled very easily by the vicar or a man in a shop (the eagle has landed, battle of the bulge etc.)

Indeed. It really is amazing WW2 lasted as long as it did.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

One tiny thing I've always wondered about. When they phone the German major in Italy to back up Smith's alibi, why does the major say "Give me the water" afterwards?

He is feeling thirsty