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The Bloody Hundredth

Perilously low on fuel, the Regensburg group fought its wayover the Alps down to North...

Perilously low on fuel, the Regensburg group fought its way
over the Alps down to North Africa, while the Schweinfurt group flew straight
into the full brunt of the Luftwaffe. So that means for the Germans,
they get up and ravage LeMay's guys, then they get to land and have
a schnapps and rearm and refuel too

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Perilously low on fuel,
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the Regensburg group fought its way over the Alps down to North Africa,
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while the Schweinfurt group flew straight into the full brunt of the Luftwaffe.
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So that means for the Germans, they get up and ravage LeMay's guys,
00:00:17.225 --> 00:00:20.562
then they get to land and have a schnapps and rearm and refuel too.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:14
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Playtone,Amblin Television,Herzog & Company

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Movie Summary

It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.
The whole Luftwaffe jumped on the Schweinfurt group and just shattered them. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
The whole Luftwaffe jumped on the Schweinfurt group and just...
Having made it to North Africa by day's end, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:26
Having made it to North Africa by day's end,
{\an8}I had landed in England in the summer of 1943, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
{\an8}I had landed in England in the summer of 1943,
Rosie Rosenthal arrived at the group - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
Rosie Rosenthal arrived at the group
Egan had gotten word that this kid, Rosie, was a pretty good flyer. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Egan had gotten word that this kid, Rosie, was a pretty good...
And so, Egan took him out and ran him through the struts - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
And so, Egan took him out and ran him through the struts
And I was having my usual Scotch and felt this tap on my shoulder - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
And I was having my usual Scotch and felt this tap on my sho...
When the weather over Germany cleared on October 8th, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:42
When the weather over Germany cleared on October 8th,
He shot down the ship directly in front of me, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
He shot down the ship directly in front of me,
We were shot clear out of the formation. Our number three engine was on fire. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
We were shot clear out of the formation. Our number three en...
Cleven tried to move up - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
Cleven tried to move up
This is a huge hole left in the 100th Bomb Group at this time. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
This is a huge hole left in the 100th Bomb Group at this tim...
And for all intents and purposes, everybody thinks he's dead. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
And for all intents and purposes, everybody thinks he's...
That was the first time that I doubted that I really was gonna get back. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
That was the first time that I doubted that I really was gon...
{\an8}My plane, Rosie's Riveters, was badly damaged, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
{\an8}My plane, Rosie's Riveters, was badly damaged,
After we dropped our bombs, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
After we dropped our bombs,
I mean, imagine the morale, to lose all those crews in one day. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
I mean, imagine the morale, to lose all those crews in one d...
Egan was in London on leave, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
Egan was in London on leave,
Egan was so incensed that he immediately canceled his leave - The Bloody Hundredth 00:36
Egan was so incensed that he immediately canceled his leave
A lot of the airmen, for the first time ever, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
A lot of the airmen, for the first time ever,