Factual error: In this episode we see Blithe get shot in the neck and are told that he died in 1948. In reality he was shot in the shoulder and survived. He later served in Korea and was promoted to master sergeant as well as receiving the paratrooper of the year award. Blithe died in 1967 while on active duty in Germany.
Band of Brothers (2001)
Episode list - season 1
Starring: Ron Livingston, Damian Lewis, Scott Grimes, Matthew Leitch, Shane Taylor
| All season 1 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Show generally | 0 | |
| 1 | Currahee | 15 |
| 2 | Day of Days | 8 |
| 3 | Carentan | 6 |
| 4 | Replacements | 10 |
| 5 | Crossroads | 4 |
| 6 | Bastogne | 0 |
| 7 | The Breaking Point | 3 |
| 8 | The Patrol | 2 |
| 9 | Why We Fight | 3 |
| 10 | Points | 1 |
More mistakes in Band of Brothers
Richard Winters: That night, I thanked God for seeing me through that day of days and prayed I would make it through D plus 1. I also promised that if some way I could get home again, I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
Trivia: Band of Brothers was HBO's most expensive project ever.
Crossroads - S1-E5
Question: How exactly do the M1 Garands work? I noticed that after the clip is emptied a metal type plate comes out the top of the rifle, what is that?
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Answer: That actually is the clip. It is loaded into the top of the rifle, and is ejected with the last round. See http://www.wwiitech.net/main/usa/weapons/m1/.
J I Cohen