![]() After a fierce firefight, the Americans escape and try to make their way back to their own lines to report the German surge. With the Germans apparently near defeat in the latter part of World War II, a squad of American soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division on a routine mission near Elsenborn in the Belgian Ardennes encounter a surprisingly strong German tank destroyer and infantry force. De Meo would later write Company of Heroes 2. It was loosely based on the video game of the same name. ![]() The screenplay was co-written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo. ![]() But that's about all.Company of Heroes is a 2013 American direct-to-video war thriller film directed by Don Michael Paul. If you REALLY need something to soothe your craving for some violence or a 21st Century politically correct WW II movie, this will fit the bill quite well. Let's just say that by the time the whole mess had happened, we have managed to run into a Russian who speaks excellent English and a British bar brawler who both save the day in their own way. Well, you may think that's all trivial but that's just immediately ended the suspension of disbelief for me. She wouldn't go into a Nazi base in tight fitting slacks. That may sound trivial but the Feuhrer forbade women to wear pants. It may sound trivial, but the babe spends half the movie in pants. Their historical sins were not limited to the American unit. ![]() Another soldier in the unit was carrying a British issue Number IV Mark 1 or Mark 2 SMLE infantry rifle. It was first issued to a military unit in 1949. The "sniper" hero is carrying a post-war FN-49 rifle. Normally in a war one uses the weapons of your own side. The story is set in the Battle of the Bulge period. I am watching Company of Heroes presently. ![]()
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