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December 1944. The American 2nd Ranger Battalion
prepares to attack a key position. They must take Hill 400, which overlooks the town of Bergstein, just inside the German border. As they wait to jump off, a newly assigned officer
orders a man to scout the field out front. The non-commissioned officers
argue it is too dangerous. The officer then
looked at the man and said, "This is a direct order.
Go out into the field." And he actually did, and as he went into the field,
he was shot in the gut. What might have
triggered a court martial in another unit is a hallmark of the 2nd Ranger psyche. In 1942,
the United States didn't have special operation forces or commandos. The Rangers were a new thing
prepares to attack a key position. They must take Hill 400, which overlooks the town of Bergstein, just inside the German border. As they wait to jump off, a newly assigned officer
orders a man to scout the field out front. The non-commissioned officers
argue it is too dangerous. The officer then
looked at the man and said, "This is a direct order.
Go out into the field." And he actually did, and as he went into the field,
he was shot in the gut. What might have
triggered a court martial in another unit is a hallmark of the 2nd Ranger psyche. In 1942,
the United States didn't have special operation forces or commandos. The Rangers were a new thing
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December 1944.
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The American 2nd Ranger Battalion
prepares to attack a key position.
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They must take Hill 400,
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which overlooks the town of Bergstein,
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just inside the German border.
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As they wait to jump off,
00:00:18.787 --> 00:00:23.999
a newly assigned officer
orders a man to scout the field out front.
00:00:24.701 --> 00:00:27.919
The non-commissioned officers
argue it is too dangerous.
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The officer then
looked at the man and said,
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"This is a direct order.
Go out into the field."
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And he actually did,
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and as he went into the field,
he was shot in the gut.
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What might have
triggered a court martial
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in another unit
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is a hallmark of the 2nd Ranger psyche.
00:00:48.186 --> 00:00:51.997
In 1942,
the United States didn't have
00:00:51.143 --> 00:00:53.097
special operation forces or commandos.
00:00:53.097 --> 00:00:55.579
The Rangers were a new thing.
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Movie Summary
As the end of WWII approaches, diehard Nazi forces fight to the end to stop Allied armies from freeing Europe.
