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The Bloody Hundredth

When Bucky Egan and Clevenwere shot down, it was really a tremendous morale factor because...

When Bucky Egan and Cleven
were shot down, it was really a tremendous morale factor because everybody just assumed
they were invincible

Full Transcript

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When Bucky Egan and Cleven were shot down,
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it was really a tremendous morale factor
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because everybody just assumed they were invincible.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:14
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 Münster mission was the greatest air battle up to that time. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:30
The Münster mission was the greatest air battle up to that t...
When you're an airman, and you go out, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
When you're an airman, and you go out,
All of a sudden, you get on your bicycle, go to the local pub, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
All of a sudden, you get on your bicycle, go to the local pu...
Then, the next day, you're up, and you're back into the terror again. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
Then, the next day, you're up, and you're back int...
This had the ultimate result, in some cases, of causing people to crack. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
This had the ultimate result, in some cases, of causing peop...
After Black Week, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:30
After Black Week,
Those were individuals that were on the verge - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
Those were individuals that were on the verge
We have learned that many of these men with neurotic reactions - The Bloody Hundredth 00:29
We have learned that many of these men with neurotic reactio...
Oftentimes, it was effective. Sometimes it was not. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Oftentimes, it was effective. Sometimes it was not.
This was a problem that all commanders had to deal with - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
This was a problem that all commanders had to deal with
We had to immediately remove those people - The Bloody Hundredth 00:21
We had to immediately remove those people
You can argue not only has the Allied air forces - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
You can argue not only has the Allied air forces
You know, we did not drop into a pickle barrel all the time. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
You know, we did not drop into a pickle barrel all the time.
{\an8}We would scatter bombs even on good, clear days, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}We would scatter bombs even on good, clear days,
They couldn't hit their targets, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
They couldn't hit their targets,
Every few cubic feet of this pile contains a plane, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
Every few cubic feet of this pile contains a plane,
Probably the most dreadful thing that one could expect was to be shot down. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Probably the most dreadful thing that one could expect was t...
Being young and thinking that we were immortal, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
Being young and thinking that we were immortal,
I knew how much my mother worried about me, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
I knew how much my mother worried about me,
Airmen were given parachutes but not trained how to use them, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
Airmen were given parachutes but not trained how to use them...