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Old October 14th, 2020 #54
Ray Allan
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Like I said in an earlier post, very good production values on these films, and historically accurate equipment, weapons, etc. The Soviet army probably assisted the film producers with a lot of this. In the last installment, 'Liberation: The Final Assault' I noticed the German Tiger I tanks appeared to be modified T-34s as the turret and suspension were not those of the actual Tiger. But I understand real Tigers were difficult to find 25 years after the war ended, and were only in museums. (Only a hard-core amateur military historian like me would probably notice this!) Also, the blonde Ukrainian soldier needs to put on a helmet. But the audience needed to recognize his character throughout the movie, so no helmet. This segment about the battle of Berlin was quite similar to the 2004 movie, Der Untergang (Downfall).
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