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Standard Allied training was to drop to the ground
in the face of incoming artillery. During a tree burst,
such a move would prove fatal. Soldiers had to overcome their instincts
and stay upright to let their helmets protect them. If there was a tree nearby,
they'd actually hug the tree because it would prevent the shrapnel, and splinters from the wood
wouldn't be able to hit them
in the face of incoming artillery. During a tree burst,
such a move would prove fatal. Soldiers had to overcome their instincts
and stay upright to let their helmets protect them. If there was a tree nearby,
they'd actually hug the tree because it would prevent the shrapnel, and splinters from the wood
wouldn't be able to hit them
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Standard Allied training
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was to drop to the ground
in the face of incoming artillery.
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During a tree burst,
such a move would prove fatal.
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Soldiers had to overcome their instincts
and stay upright
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to let their helmets protect them.
00:00:17.266 --> 00:00:20.441
If there was a tree nearby,
they'd actually hug the tree
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because it would prevent the shrapnel,
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and splinters from the wood
wouldn't be able to hit them.
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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.
