door YPPY » 05 jun 2003, 19:18
En hij is niet de enige. Er is wel iets soortgelijkse gebeurd. Het staat ook in het boek van Ambrose (D-Day). Drie broers zijn in één week gedood, de vierde wordt door de Amerikanen uit Normandië gehaald. Het verhaal is verder bedacht.
Nog wat meer:
The true story was - according to our research, the Ryan character is based on Fritz Niland, who lost two brothers in Normandy and a third brother, who was M.I.A. in Burma, was presumed dead. The third brother was later found alive. Niland, (the real soldier) was dropped behind German lines as were many other paratroopers mis-dropped all over Normandy.
The military rule about sole surviving son's being allowed out of combat is true. It was enacted after the five Sullivan brothers were killed in 1942 when the U.S.S. Juneau was sunk in the Pacific. The rule of the surviving son is common to many armies, the American, the Canadian, the British and the Israeli.
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/BACK/Ryan.htm
The only real character in Saving Private Ryan was General George Marshall, Army Chief of Staff. He really did exist and was involved with Eisenhower during his time. The movie itself wasn't based on any stories, as said by Dreamworks. However, it is thought that the Niland brothers story had some influence on the story behind Saving Private Ryan because two Niland cousins and grandchildren were invited to the premiere. Some of the names used in the movie existed, but it was only a random pick by Robert Rodat, who wrote the movie, spotting family names on a Civil War memorial.
http://www.angelfire.com/movies/sprbarr ... iefaq.html
from Encyclopedia Britannica: "The plot is inspired in part by the true story of Fritz Niland, one of four brothers from New York state who saw action during the war. Two Niland brothers were killed on D-Day, while another went missing in action in Burma and was presumed dead, although he actually survived. Fritz was located in Normandy by an Army chaplain, Reverend Francis Sampson, and taken out of the combat zone."
http://www.militaria.com: "Ryan is based on a 506th P.I.R. trooper ... who spent about 18 days behind German lines evading patrols with the help of local French civilians. He finally walked into US territory on his own. When he reported in he was told, "oh, we've been looking for you." and a Chaplain drove him down to the beach in a jeep. No rescue, no risking a group of men to save one, no bridge, and no bloody TIGER tanks either!"
[met dank aan een post van qube808 op fok.nl)
En hij is niet de enige. Er is wel iets soortgelijkse gebeurd. Het staat ook in het boek van Ambrose (D-Day). Drie broers zijn in één week gedood, de vierde wordt door de Amerikanen uit Normandië gehaald. Het verhaal is verder bedacht.
Nog wat meer:
The true story was - according to our research, the Ryan character is based on Fritz Niland, who lost two brothers in Normandy and a third brother, who was M.I.A. in Burma, was presumed dead. The third brother was later found alive. Niland, (the real soldier) was dropped behind German lines as were many other paratroopers mis-dropped all over Normandy.
The military rule about sole surviving son's being allowed out of combat is true. It was enacted after the five Sullivan brothers were killed in 1942 when the U.S.S. Juneau was sunk in the Pacific. The rule of the surviving son is common to many armies, the American, the Canadian, the British and the Israeli.
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/BACK/Ryan.htm
The only real character in Saving Private Ryan was General George Marshall, Army Chief of Staff. He really did exist and was involved with Eisenhower during his time. The movie itself wasn't based on any stories, as said by Dreamworks. However, it is thought that the Niland brothers story had some influence on the story behind Saving Private Ryan because two Niland cousins and grandchildren were invited to the premiere. Some of the names used in the movie existed, but it was only a random pick by Robert Rodat, who wrote the movie, spotting family names on a Civil War memorial.
http://www.angelfire.com/movies/sprbarrypepper/moviefaq.html
from Encyclopedia Britannica: "The plot is inspired in part by the true story of Fritz Niland, one of four brothers from New York state who saw action during the war. Two Niland brothers were killed on D-Day, while another went missing in action in Burma and was presumed dead, although he actually survived. Fritz was located in Normandy by an Army chaplain, Reverend Francis Sampson, and taken out of the combat zone."
http://www.militaria.com: "Ryan is based on a 506th P.I.R. trooper ... who spent about 18 days behind German lines evading patrols with the help of local French civilians. He finally walked into US territory on his own. When he reported in he was told, "oh, we've been looking for you." and a Chaplain drove him down to the beach in a jeep. No rescue, no risking a group of men to save one, no bridge, and no bloody TIGER tanks either!"
[met dank aan een post van qube808 op fok.nl)