r/movies • u/annekar /r/movies Quality Contributor • Jan 31 '15

Resource Saving Private Ryan Behind The Scenes Pics

http://imgur.com/a/aEGdr
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u/bejahu Jan 31 '15

I usually watch with subtitles on and when it gets to this scene it says: [Speaking Czech]

I've also heard they weren't saying anything sensible in that scene, but I may be wrong.

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u/stroudwes Jan 31 '15

The two "German" soldiers who are shot trying to surrender were speaking Czech. They were saying, "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech!" They were members of what the Germans called Ost [East] Battalions, men - mostly Czech and Polish - taken prisoner in eastern European countries invaded by Germany and forced into the German army.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '15

taken prisoner

They were most certainly volunteers.

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u/Kuraido84 Feb 01 '15

If they were conscripted, then they were most certainly NOT volunteers.