Did that actually work? Were the Germans that stupid?
I like my coffee the same way I like my women...........strong......black......and proud.
We watched this in my history class and the kid next to me was impersonating the Germans by saying "WHY IS THERE A TURKEY ON THE BATTLEFIELD?!!"
In the famous words of Tom Cruise "You...are a jerk."
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"It's not a question of them being stupid. You're focused on the enemy and suddently you hear a turkey call. Of course you're going to look up. "
I certainly wouldn't, especially if I knew there was a guy shooting at me who just took out about half my squad.
I like my coffee the same way I like my women...........strong......black......and proud.
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If you watched the movie closely, or read about his hunting technique - he shot from back to front. That way, they (the target) didn't know what hit them. The turkey call was used in "The Great War,' much as certain anuimal sounds were used in the Indian Wars of the 1860's - 1890's.
In war time, chaos reigns. Normally cool headed individuals can become rattled into doing things that they wouldn't normally do. Such was the case in the few German soldiers that "popped" their heads up, opnly to be shot dead.
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
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Surprise on the battlefield is the biggest weapon in an engagement.
Did the turkey call work as the moive showed, very likely.
It is things out of the norm that the soldiers write about when talking of the battles (like the Franch nuns walking across the street on June 6th when the Free Franch and Germans are shooting across the opening, see the Longest Day).
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I laughed so hard at that. Amazing!
I quite liked this movie. It's very romantic and terribly American.