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The Bloody Hundredth

You can't hear what's going on down there five miles below you, but marshaling yardsand...

You can't hear what's going on down there five miles below you, but marshaling yards
and chemical tanks, ships and warehouses, spare engines, and ball bearing factories
are disintegrating in molten chaos. This would be the American's
first foray into bombing Berlin. It would be the toughest target
the Eighth ever attacked, but it had to be done. I can say that if I had been in Germany and witnessed, everyday, hordes of bombers
coming over and dropping bombs, it would have had
a very adverse effect on my morale

Full Transcript

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You can't hear what's going on down there
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five miles below you,
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but marshaling yards and chemical tanks, ships and warehouses,
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spare engines, and ball bearing factories are disintegrating in molten chaos.
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This would be the American's first foray into bombing Berlin.
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It would be the toughest target the Eighth ever attacked,
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but it had to be done.
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I can say that if I had been in Germany
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and witnessed, everyday, hordes of bombers coming over and dropping bombs,
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it would have had a very adverse effect on my morale.
Duration
38 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:01
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.
It must have had an adverse effect morale on the civilians and military alike. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
It must have had an adverse effect morale on the civilians a...
One of the worst things about being a prisoner of war - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
One of the worst things about being a prisoner of war
It's not as if you've been given a fixed sentence. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
It's not as if you've been given a fixed sentence.
You're going to be there until you either escape or it's all over. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
You're going to be there until you either escape or it&...
They had an old toilet that had a tile floor - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
They had an old toilet that had a tile floor
And my object was to have these removable tiles - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
And my object was to have these removable tiles
{\an8}Some 76 British prisoners tunneled out of the compound - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
{\an8}Some 76 British prisoners tunneled out of the compound
All but two were recaptured, and 50 were executed by the Germans. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
All but two were recaptured, and 50 were executed by the Ger...
What little decent relations we had with the Germans - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
What little decent relations we had with the Germans
One day I received a telephone call and they said, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:14
One day I received a telephone call and they said,
You can take your choice." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
You can take your choice."
Their bombing record was good, and I figured that I could do more - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
Their bombing record was good, and I figured that I could do...
So, I called him back and I told him with his permission, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
So, I called him back and I told him with his permission,
And I asked him, "When do you want me to report?" - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
And I asked him, "When do you want me to report?"
My first action was to ask General LeMay if he would take the 100th - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
My first action was to ask General LeMay if he would take th...
And so, over the next two days, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
And so, over the next two days,
Tom Jeffrey, he was dynamic, charismatic and knowledgeable, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
Tom Jeffrey, he was dynamic, charismatic and knowledgeable,
I had people in the lead airplane - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
I had people in the lead airplane
And then I took an old airplane and circled around the formation, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And then I took an old airplane and circled around the forma...
{\an8}The commanding officers were just blue in the face - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}The commanding officers were just blue in the face