WW1 Movie at 7PM CST

Big Norm · 12-03-2001, 06:10 AM

Excellent movie. I watched it the first time, recorded it the second time and fell asleep the third time. I saw one C-96 (when the airplane was shot at) and one Luger (when the PFC was returned). Unfortunately, the Luger was a close-up and it had an aluminum bottom. Was I the only one who noticed that the major had rank insignias that looked silverish? That would have made him a light colonel. Maybe some military historians here could tell me if American officers wore their rank in the open during WW1 as they did in the movie. French officers were favorite targets of snipers because of their white feathered hats and gloves.

A few other things bothered me about the movie. Namely, the military tactics changed as the was progressed and armies ran out of men to be butchered. Over-the-top charges against machine guns were stopped toward the end of the war. And the German sniper took too many shots. Germany had an excellent snipper school and I am sure that they had something like the one-shot, one-kill rule that currently prevails in all militaries. But that is maybe Hollywood.

Big Norm

12-03-2001, 06:10 AM	#4
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: WW1 Movie at 7PM CST Excellent movie. I watched it the first time, recorded it the second time and fell asleep the third time. I saw one C-96 (when the airplane was shot at) and one Luger (when the PFC was returned). Unfortunately, the Luger was a close-up and it had an aluminum bottom. Was I the only one who noticed that the major had rank insignias that looked silverish? That would have made him a light colonel. Maybe some military historians here could tell me if American officers wore their rank in the open during WW1 as they did in the movie. French officers were favorite targets of snipers because of their white feathered hats and gloves. A few other things bothered me about the movie. Namely, the military tactics changed as the was progressed and armies ran out of men to be butchered. Over-the-top charges against machine guns were stopped toward the end of the war. And the German sniper took too many shots. Germany had an excellent snipper school and I am sure that they had something like the one-shot, one-kill rule that currently prevails in all militaries. But that is maybe Hollywood. Big Norm