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Bulkowski
04-15-2004, 10:44 AM
what was the flower that they took from the Fallshimjager that he got from the alps?

Caesar
04-15-2004, 10:49 AM
Sorry for hijacking the thread but I have another question related to band of brothers.

I missed the end of episode 6, Bastogne, when the soldiers talk about the Roman and the Barbarian coming from the forest. Can someone tell me what happens next? Thank you.

Gringo
04-15-2004, 10:56 AM
what was the flower that they took from the Fallshimjager that he got from the alps?

Edelweis

prounounced - ay-del-vice

Kriz
04-15-2004, 11:08 AM
http://users.pandora.be/kriz/Fotos%20van%20mij%20(en%20vrienden)/Zomer%20vakantie%202003/Edelweisz.jpg

I believe it's this flower :)

Bulkowski
04-15-2004, 08:38 PM
cool beans :hug:

California Joe
04-15-2004, 08:43 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Eidelweiss was a symbol of Germany's elite mountain troops......

MVSpartan117
04-15-2004, 08:44 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Eidelwiess was a symbol of Germany's elite mountain troops......

Its not anymore?

Fintin
04-15-2004, 08:44 PM
in the film they point to it being the symble of a true warrior...

Haiw
04-15-2004, 08:51 PM
Edelweiss.

And a W is ****ounced as a W and not as a V. They ain't Russian... ;)

flickme
04-15-2004, 09:00 PM
In german W is ****ounced as V. I love BOB. My favorite movie of all time. Im not sure what happens after the bastogne part. Ill have to go back and watch it again.

Macs.
04-15-2004, 09:04 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Eidelwiess was a symbol of Germany's elite mountain troops......

Yes, Edelweiss was and still is the symbol of the "Gebirgsjäger". (Mountain Troops)

http://www.1944militaria.com/gjmutzess.jpg
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H06249thumb.jpg

Edelweiss is used, because Edelweiss only grows in the mountains.

California Joe
04-15-2004, 09:05 PM
That's what I thought.

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:08 PM
In german W is ****ounced as V. I love BOB. My favorite movie of all time. Im not sure what happens after the bastogne part. Ill have to go back and watch it again.
Dude... it's ****ounced EdelWeiss... Don't argue with me on this okay? I started learning German before I got hair on my balls.

Fintin
04-15-2004, 09:09 PM
In german W is ****ounced as V. I love BOB. My favorite movie of all time. Im not sure what happens after the bastogne part. Ill have to go back and watch it again.
Dude... it's ****ounced EdelWeiss... Don't argue with me on this okay? I started learning German before I got hair on my balls.

so today? :petting:

Macs.
04-15-2004, 09:10 PM
In german W is ****ounced as V. I love BOB. My favorite movie of all time. Im not sure what happens after the bastogne part. Ill have to go back and watch it again.
Dude... it's ****ounced EdelWeiss... Don't argue with me on this okay? I started learning German before I got hair on my balls.

Remember the "Liebestandarte" ? :lol:

Ryan94
04-15-2004, 09:11 PM
In german W is ****ounced as V. I love BOB. My favorite movie of all time. Im not sure what happens after the bastogne part. Ill have to go back and watch it again.
Dude... it's ****ounced EdelWeiss... Don't argue with me on this okay? I started learning German before I got hair on my balls.

Yeah, whats your problem, it´s EdelWeiss, with a W... trust me...

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:12 PM
rofl
Yup...and CJ kinda did it again; Edelwiess. :D

And no fintin, it was a long long time ago. Maybe you can say that as well in a while... :P

Fintin
04-15-2004, 09:14 PM
ouch....i know latin...does that help?

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:19 PM
Nah... with a few small exceptions it's actually utterly useless. (I could know, I've had Latin lessons as well. :P)

MetalBoy
04-15-2004, 09:20 PM
Actually, my Granddaddy fought in the Gebirgsjager during WWII and its ****ounced with "Edelveiss".

On another note, anyone know the Edelweiss song? It's really nice, my mom would sing it to me as a bedtime lullaby.


Edelweiß, Edelweiß,du grüßt mich jeden morgen,
Sehe ich dich, freue ich mich, und vergeß meine Sorgen.
Schmücke das Heimatland, schön und weiß, blühest wie die Sterne.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß, ach, ich hab dich so gerne.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me,
Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever

Fintin
04-15-2004, 09:21 PM
i have found i can pick up spanish french and latian when i hear it....word

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:28 PM
Actually, my Granddaddy fought in the Gebirgsjager during WWII and its ****ounced with "Edelveiss".

On another note, anyone know the Edelweiss song? It's really nice, my mom would sing it to me as a bedtime lullaby.


Edelweiß, Edelweiß,du grüßt mich jeden morgen,
Sehe ich dich, freue ich mich, und vergeß meine Sorgen.
Schmücke das Heimatland, schön und weiß, blühest wie die Sterne.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß, ach, ich hab dich so gerne.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me,
Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever
rofl
Is that second part supposed to be the translation? :lol:

BTW...why do you think it's written with a W?

Ryan94
04-15-2004, 09:30 PM
It´s written with a W, you can write it with a V in the german language.
Because the color white= weiss, not veiss... ;)
So Edelveiss is not right, trust me... :P

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:39 PM
Puh...right. And what does a German know about the German language... ;)

Ryan94
04-15-2004, 09:40 PM
Not much... ;)

I just know the difference between V and W... not more. :) :P

MetalBoy
04-15-2004, 09:40 PM
:cantbeli: Listen to this, it's from Merriam-Webster online.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?edelwe01.wav=edelweiss

Ohh Yeah, beat down !!
http://www.tauniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?s=549ed9095c1f93e354fcc4d198a9db43&postid=351638

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:42 PM
:cantbeli: Listen to this, it's from Merriam-Webster online.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?edelwe01.wav=edelweiss

Ohh Yeah, beat down !!
http://www.tauniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?s=549ed9095c1f93e354fcc4d198a9db43&postid=351638
:cantbeli:
Dude...you just proved yourself wrong. Unless you have a hearing problem you hear it ****ounced EdelWeiss.

MetalBoy
04-15-2004, 09:53 PM
There's something wrong with your hearing cuz I definitely hear it ****ounced with a v like "vavavoom", not w like "wow".

Haiw
04-15-2004, 09:57 PM
Sigh. I can't help it that they ****ounce the W so weak, but even then it still sounds like a W. But hey what do I know, I've only been listening to, speaking, reading and writing German for what...10 to 15 years? Dude, it's EdelWeiss. Like Ryan said; the second part is simply the word 'Weiss' which means 'white'. As simple as that.

MetalBoy
04-15-2004, 09:59 PM
Yes, I understand that's how Germans enunciate their w's. I'm just saying to my American ears it sounds like a v. Fair enough?

Ryan94
04-15-2004, 09:59 PM
Word! That´s so true... you cannot write Edelweiss with V... it would been false... it´s just so! ;)

MetalBoy
04-15-2004, 10:05 PM
Cuz "v" in German is more like an American "f". That would sound like "Edelfeiss"

Ryan94
04-15-2004, 10:07 PM
Yeah, it do, but please stop with that strange ways to ****ounce Edelweiss... ;)

flickme
04-15-2004, 10:46 PM
Geese. Jump all over me for nothin why dont you. I wasnt specifically saying thats how u said Edelweiss. Simma Don Na! ;)

Caesar
04-15-2004, 11:06 PM
Sorry for hijacking the thread but I have another question related to band of brothers.

I missed the end of episode 6, Bastogne, when the soldiers talk about the Romans and the Barbarians coming from the forest. Can someone tell me what happens next? Thank you.

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 06:03 AM
My GF bought me the boxset on dvd, so i'll have to watch it again and tell you. Is that the one where they storm the village?

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 08:30 AM
There was talk of another BoB series, possibly about D Day, someone mentioned it on this forum in fact, anyone know anything about this?

flickme
04-16-2004, 08:31 AM
Ive got the box set. Very nice. I like the bonus footage. Especially the when the actors are in training.

flickme
04-16-2004, 08:32 AM
Ive got the box set. Very nice. I like the bonus footage. Especially the when the actors are in training. Did you notice that their DI was a major in the movie. I forgot his name though.

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 08:44 AM
His name is Colenel Dale Dye, he was the DI/consultant for Saving Private Ryan too. Mean bastard.

flickme
04-16-2004, 08:51 AM
Ya. He looks pretty tough. Thats cool how they incorporated him into the movie. He didnt have a small role in saving private ryan did he? I dont think he did.

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 08:54 AM
no, don't think he's in SPR, but he was their DI and Speilberg/Hanks' WW2 consultant, teaching the crew WW2 era field craft etc to make it look realistic.

Caesar
04-16-2004, 10:56 AM
My GF bought me the boxset on dvd, so i'll have to watch it again and tell you. Is that the one where they storm the village?

No, they don't storm a village. In fact, they are forming an outpost around Bastogne to protect the city from the German. It's in winter and we follow a medic.

I missed the part just after the lil speech when a soldier talks about the Barbarians invading by that forest to destroy Rome.

What happened with the medic and the nurse?
What happened with the Germans? (they were singing Merry Christmas)

Thank you

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 01:35 PM
My GF bought me the boxset on dvd, so i'll have to watch it again and tell you. Is that the one where they storm the village?

No, they don't storm a village. In fact, they are forming an outpost around Bastogne to protect the city from the German. It's in winter and we follow a medic.

I missed the part just after the lil speech when a soldier talks about the Barbarians invading by that forest to destroy Rome.

What happened with the medic and the nurse?
What happened with the Germans? (they were singing Merry Christmas)

Thank you

You sure you really want to know? The medic was OK, but the nurse gets killed when the church they're using as an aid post is hit by artillery. As for the singing Germans, it's just a little piece of Christmas sensitivity in all the war and death. Quite touching. Buy the box set, it's worth it...

jamesp
04-16-2004, 02:04 PM
His name is Colenel Dale Dye, he was the DI/consultant for Saving Private Ryan too. Mean bastard.

He also worked on Platoon, he starred in the film towards the end. Oliver Stone can also be seen at the end of the film where the guy runs into the bunker and blows it up.

Dale Dye also worked on MoH:AA, and if you listen closely you can hear him doing some voice acting. I think he was in the USMC in Vietnam.

Caesar
04-16-2004, 02:41 PM
My GF bought me the boxset on dvd, so i'll have to watch it again and tell you. Is that the one where they storm the village?

No, they don't storm a village. In fact, they are forming an outpost around Bastogne to protect the city from the German. It's in winter and we follow a medic.

I missed the part just after the lil speech when a soldier talks about the Barbarians invading by that forest to destroy Rome.

What happened with the medic and the nurse?
What happened with the Germans? (they were singing Merry Christmas)

Thank you

You sure you really want to know? The medic was OK, but the nurse gets killed when the church they're using as an aid post is hit by artillery. As for the singing Germans, it's just a little piece of Christmas sensitivity in all the war and death. Quite touching. Buy the box set, it's worth it...

Yea, I'm pretty sure. I had to ask 3 times to finally get an answer.

Thank you wulfstan.

wulfstan
04-16-2004, 06:11 PM
I had to think carefully about whether or not to reveal the events, it's quite a responsibility, not sure i can bear it! :lol:

Now if you watch it you'll already know what happens, instead of eagerly eating up the action wondering what'll happen next.

Caesar
04-16-2004, 10:41 PM
And if you could read my posts, I actually stated that I missed the end of the episode cuz I only recorded an hour and unfortunately, it lasted a bit more than I though.

Now, what's your point? I don't understand where you going.

Merik
04-16-2004, 10:45 PM
There was talk of another BoB series, possibly about D Day, someone mentioned it on this forum in fact, anyone know anything about this?


It is a new 10-part WWII miniseries, dubbed for now "Untitled World War II Pacific Theater Project", which is in the works at DreamWorks. It will be focusing on the real life exploits of one battalion of American soldiers during their campaigns in the second world war. It will follow them across the Pacific as they fight against Imperial Japan and onto final victory.

wulfstan
04-17-2004, 07:23 AM
And if you could read my posts, I actually stated that I missed the end of the episode cuz I only recorded an hour and unfortunately, it lasted a bit more than I though.

Now, what's your point? I don't understand where you going.

I just meant that it might take away some enjoyment for you if/when you see that episode again, mind you it's only a minor event in the series...