Our Padre, in 06 used to come out on patrol in Basra sometimes. He only carried a crook and his bible. He also gave up his plate carrier to someone who needed it, so he just wore an old flak vest instead. Military chaplains are hardcore dudes and some of the bravest people you’ll ever meet.
Also, if he dies, he dies a martyr according to God’s will, and considers his priestly office of praying over the dead sufficiently important to be worth dying for.
@Han Lockhart What are you talking about lol? I think you've misunderstood what I was saying. He is Irish, invoking the Trinity with a traditional Catholic prayer, and carrying a rosary. Therefore I can tell he is Catholic. He must either be a Catholic priest or a lay Catholic Chaplain. Catholics believe that Jesus chooses to manifest Himself mystically in His Apostolic priests whenever they perform a sacramental function, regardless of their faith or personal character. That is why Catholics believe that a priest can celebrate a mass and literally turn bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, impart efficacious blessings on things, perform exorcisms to drive out demons, forgive sins in Jesus' Name during confession, anoint the sick so that they will get better (provided that it is good for their souls), witness marriages in Jesus' Name, and perform last rites. Etc. Therefore, any Catholic soldiers present (which would be a lot of them, on both sides) believe that because he is a faithful Catholic priest, God has given him a special power and authority to pray for and bless the dying and the dead, which he is doing here in this scene. Catholics also believe that a soul must be brought to perfection before it can enter into union with God in Heaven. If a person has not sufficiently cooperated with God's grace during their life, but still dies in "the state of grace" (as opposed to the state of mortal sin, which is manifest, grave sin committed freely and with full knowledge, for which he has not repented in the confessional), the person will go to Heaven. Yet, before they enter, because they are not perfect yet, they will undergo a process called "Purgatory" and their sins and imperfections will be purged away. A soul in purgatory is stripped of their ability to pray for themselves anymore, and can only pray for others. Therefore, we on earth and the saints already in Heaven must pray for the souls in purgatory. Catholics would consider the blessing and prayers of a righteous priest like this one very effective and could help the dying souls receive the grace from God to get to Heaven. Catholics also believe (according to the revelations of Jesus to St Faustyna) that Jesus offers a final chance to choose Him to all dying souls, and that demons will try to influence a person to resist grace. A priestly blessing can be very effective for procuring graces and warding off demons in the moment of death. If he isn't a priest and is just a lay chaplain, then his prayers are still effective, just with less binding authority. However, Catholics believe that God will grant the grace of state or office to a person with legitimate authority if they cooperate with it, so as the official chaplain, he would have some spiritual authority over his men and his prayers would carry weight, just like a father blessing his children. He is also clearly a righteous man and James 5:16 tells us that the prayers of a righteous man are effective. If the men are alive, then his prayers might help save them, or help them repent or remain faithful until the moment of death. Catholics also believe in the use of sacramentals (objects infused with power by God, like for example when people who touched items that St Paul had touched were cured in the Bible (Acts 19:11-12). Examples of sacramentals might be something a great saint had touched (like in the Bible verse I just provided) or specially blessed holy oil. I cannot see what is in his hand, but the Chaplain might be blessing or annointing the dying with a sacramental object too. Catholics believe that God gives us the grace necessary to do good works, and we are free to cooperate with or reject that grace, but that cooperating with grace and doing good works is necessary and very important. The Chaplain in this video is not on trial for his faith. The reason that he is so boldly risking his life to bless the dead and dying is because he believes that his priestly blessing is helpful to them. Therefore, his actions here are very important. Remember that he is a Catholic priest and not a protestant, and there are differences in theology between Catholics and Protestants. I hope that this brief explanation helps to understand. Also, none of it is meant to diminish the importance of faith, its just an explanation of what's hes doing and why. God bless you!
For all the dead. Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I love how he was saying "world without end." Very historically accurate as that was the translation from the Latin which is still in use by traditional Catholics today.
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Oh my Jesus forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. Amen
No, I'm not surprised at all. People want to hear about bravery and sacrifice but no one wants to hear about religion. You'd have to touch on religion and faith if you were to make a movie about WWII chaplains. I don't think anyone in Hollywood think people would like to see this kind of movie. Hacksaw Ridge hardly touched on Doss' strong religious believes. They put his conviction based in his faith away as human kindness.
commando1124 that awkward moment when you are bleeding your guts out under enemy fire and someone calmly asks you if you want to play gwent *awkward head nod intensifies*
Bro military chaplains are gangsters. I know this is an exaggerated (yet extremely well-done and badass) scene but I wouldn't be surprised to find out real-life events that are similar to this
Real life is even more astonishing than this. Consider the Reverend Theodore Hardy VC, DSO, MC. Went to the front in 1916 and, as a padre not a combat soldier, accompanied attacks and trench raids (he was 53 years old at that time) and helped the wounded, once with his own arm broken and while under fire. Eventually he was killed in action in October 1918.
In your last dying breath you receive a prayer from Geralt of Rivia while fighting for the 101st. What a way to die! (Seriously to all who died RIP 🇺🇸)
If anyone's wondering in WW2 German and American priest were able to do this without being shot in respect for the dead and praying for them into heaven.
The Irish seem to be on the front lines in ever war! Saving private Ryan.... Malarkey.. band of brothers, Leckie from the pacific, must be something in the Irish genetics!
Good chaplains are the most underrated soldiers. They train just as much as the others and are just as much counselors as they are spiritual leaders. A good chaplain saves more lives than anyone notices. Note I keep saying GOOD chaplains, too many are terrible.
Band of Brothers is based on true stories of airborne infantry during WW2. It is mostly faithful, with inaccuracies coming from needing to combine people into a single character for the audience's sake, depicting rumors/gossip from the time, or soldiers previously thought dead surviving the war. While I'm not sure about this scene specifically, I would not be surprised if it were true.
Well, thats pretty much the way it was. The Nazi soldiers werent all inhuman pieces of trash. They very much respected the allied forces, and the roles of chaplains and medics (Of course there are exceptions). If someone was identified as chaplain, that soldier did try to avoid injuring him. No sane person attacks a man whose sole role in a war is to tend to the dead and dying. But there is a massive benefit to killing chaplains. It destroyed the morale of the troops. 70 years ago almost everyone was a stout believer. If those shielded by gods himself died on the field, enacting the sacred practice of mass, what chance would the common soldier have?
@@dektarey4024 They weren't "shielded by God" in the way of the material beyond what God's will was. If they died, it wasn't because God didn't care, it was war. If anything killing a chaplain would be a bad move since the soldiers would turn no mercy towards you in the event of capture.
Chaplains were non-combatants and were respected by both sides. Always turn your sights away from Chaplains. If you kill a Chaplain deliberately, you’re a wicked soul.
This prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours is graced with a partial indulgence for souls in purgatory. REQUIEM aeternam dona ei (eis), Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei (eis). Requiescat (-ant) in pace. Amen.
But that’s the catch. It really happened in reality in the interviews of multiple troops the chaplain was fr just walking out into fire and praying for the dead and nobody shot him
Well, considering that a Witcher is still mortal, i doubt it wasnt of any meaningful benefit to be a Witcher while storming Normandy, Stalingrad or defending Berlin. A bullet still kills them like everybody else would be killed.
question do Chaplains have the same protections as Medics during ww2? and would it be a war crime if you intentionally shoot them like you intentionally shoot medics?
For the most part, WWII Chaplains had a Jeep and Driver. The Driver was assigned as the "Chaplain Assistant" and was armed to protect him. If the Chaplain got shot it was considered just a tragedy of war. All soldiers in WWII were fair game, regardless of rank or distinction of duty.
The Geneva Convention would have protected him. And the Germans were pretty good at following it. However, I think that men just had more honor back then, and wouldn't knowingly kill a Chaplain or medic.
Pretty much this. If it was avoidable to kill Medics and Chaplains, they, well, tried not to harm them. Of course you cant guarantee that with Artillery strikes. After all, the German military expected to have their own cared for by Allied medics and chaplains, if it was necessary. So they returned the favor. The second World War wasnt a war of hatred. Although both sides were actively dehumanizing the enemy, the people actually fighting the war were still human and had their principles. Chances are that your common German soldier back then was a pretty chill dude. Same with the Allies. Nobody sane kills a man whose sole duty in war is to tend to the dead and dying, for you never know when you yourself need their services. Chaplains and Medics have sworn oaths of servitude that went beyond military boundaries. If they saw an enemy in need of their services they tended to him.
That was the Japanese who did that, the Germans, Italians and most other Axis troops largely left the medics and wounded alone whenever possible. They respected the job they did and understood that if they attacked them they could put their own medics, chaplains and wounded at risk as a result. Still though, it goes without saying the rules of war aren't always followed.
@@NotCrazyDan Thats half true. Canadian soldiers were guilty of shooting German medics, although you can argue that German medics were armed, stripping them of their protection status.
germans knew he was a priest, or at least thought he was a medic. if you read the book one can recall the part where one of the US soldiers (i forget his name) ran out of the artillery trenches to a dead german soldier. the germans believed he was a medic and thus ignored him, but when he ran back they realized he wasnt a medic and fired on him.
There's something strange here. The priest stepped over a soldier who was just shot and killed. The priest would have said an act of contrition in his ear. So not accurate.
Maybe giving last rites to a soldier still alive is more important. It would be for me. And then go back to the already dead one. Who knows, its a show.
It is not courage on his part that makes this great, it is the utter certainty that administrating to the fallen is what truely matters
Our Padre, in 06 used to come out on patrol in Basra sometimes. He only carried a crook and his bible. He also gave up his plate carrier to someone who needed it, so he just wore an old flak vest instead. Military chaplains are hardcore dudes and some of the bravest people you’ll ever meet.
God bless our Chaplains.
@@SophisticatedDogCat blessed are the Chaplain’s Assistant’s too. Those guys are the keepers of the Shepards.
He is Captain John S. Maloney from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Now compare him with chaplain in Generation Kill
@@Zamolxes77 Ha.. U know Colbert hates the POGs
@@Vkj007 get some
@@Vkj007 pogs?
@@lightningchegg4823 Personnel Other than Grunts.. Basically support troops.. logistics.. technical support transport, in this case the chaplain..
He had no fear because he believed God's grace was protecting him
Yessir
He looked pretty unhurt so I say he had good conviction
Also, if he dies, he dies a martyr according to God’s will, and considers his priestly office of praying over the dead sufficiently important to be worth dying for.
@Han Lockhart What are you talking about lol? I think you've misunderstood what I was saying. He is Irish, invoking the Trinity with a traditional Catholic prayer, and carrying a rosary. Therefore I can tell he is Catholic. He must either be a Catholic priest or a lay Catholic Chaplain. Catholics believe that Jesus chooses to manifest Himself mystically in His Apostolic priests whenever they perform a sacramental function, regardless of their faith or personal character. That is why Catholics believe that a priest can celebrate a mass and literally turn bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, impart efficacious blessings on things, perform exorcisms to drive out demons, forgive sins in Jesus' Name during confession, anoint the sick so that they will get better (provided that it is good for their souls), witness marriages in Jesus' Name, and perform last rites. Etc. Therefore, any Catholic soldiers present (which would be a lot of them, on both sides) believe that because he is a faithful Catholic priest, God has given him a special power and authority to pray for and bless the dying and the dead, which he is doing here in this scene. Catholics also believe that a soul must be brought to perfection before it can enter into union with God in Heaven. If a person has not sufficiently cooperated with God's grace during their life, but still dies in "the state of grace" (as opposed to the state of mortal sin, which is manifest, grave sin committed freely and with full knowledge, for which he has not repented in the confessional), the person will go to Heaven. Yet, before they enter, because they are not perfect yet, they will undergo a process called "Purgatory" and their sins and imperfections will be purged away. A soul in purgatory is stripped of their ability to pray for themselves anymore, and can only pray for others. Therefore, we on earth and the saints already in Heaven must pray for the souls in purgatory. Catholics would consider the blessing and prayers of a righteous priest like this one very effective and could help the dying souls receive the grace from God to get to Heaven. Catholics also believe (according to the revelations of Jesus to St Faustyna) that Jesus offers a final chance to choose Him to all dying souls, and that demons will try to influence a person to resist grace. A priestly blessing can be very effective for procuring graces and warding off demons in the moment of death. If he isn't a priest and is just a lay chaplain, then his prayers are still effective, just with less binding authority. However, Catholics believe that God will grant the grace of state or office to a person with legitimate authority if they cooperate with it, so as the official chaplain, he would have some spiritual authority over his men and his prayers would carry weight, just like a father blessing his children. He is also clearly a righteous man and James 5:16 tells us that the prayers of a righteous man are effective. If the men are alive, then his prayers might help save them, or help them repent or remain faithful until the moment of death. Catholics also believe in the use of sacramentals (objects infused with power by God, like for example when people who touched items that St Paul had touched were cured in the Bible (Acts 19:11-12). Examples of sacramentals might be something a great saint had touched (like in the Bible verse I just provided) or specially blessed holy oil. I cannot see what is in his hand, but the Chaplain might be blessing or annointing the dying with a sacramental object too. Catholics believe that God gives us the grace necessary to do good works, and we are free to cooperate with or reject that grace, but that cooperating with grace and doing good works is necessary and very important. The Chaplain in this video is not on trial for his faith. The reason that he is so boldly risking his life to bless the dead and dying is because he believes that his priestly blessing is helpful to them. Therefore, his actions here are very important. Remember that he is a Catholic priest and not a protestant, and there are differences in theology between Catholics and Protestants. I hope that this brief explanation helps to understand. Also, none of it is meant to diminish the importance of faith, its just an explanation of what's hes doing and why. God bless you!
@@nickkraw1 He's a Protestant
Alot of Germans were Christian and Roman Catholic i guess nobody wanted to be the one to kill the priest.
I'm guessing that they also wanted the priest to pray for them in the event that they died.
American Chaplains would bury and pray over German dead.
@@SirJoseph99 part of the corporal works of mercy.... To bury the dead.
Man, I love being Catholic.
Well and I think that this is just a film.
@The Truth Japan: I pretend i didn´t hear that!
For all the dead. Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I love how he was saying "world without end." Very historically accurate as that was the translation from the Latin which is still in use by traditional Catholics today.
영광이 성부와 성자와 성령께.
처음과같이 이제와 항상 영원히 아멘.
cathlics are murderous
@@nicholasquaid1895 deus vult infidel
@@nicholasquaid1895 your statement is murderously funny.
One of the most memorable scenes.
Now THAT is a chaplain.
Nah, if he had of been good, he could have prayed for some less accurate germans.
@@jimboblordofeskimos 😆
"Chaplain, HAVE YOU NOT A WEAPON???"
NATO246 - *BUUUUURN, HERETICS*
@@Red_Beard2798 OMG OMG OMG SOMEONE UNDERSTOOD MY REFERENCE
Captain John S. Maloney
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross a month later.
And for good reason too.
It's crazy when you think this man is the voice of the legendary White Wolf, Geralt of Rivia!
Who, the chaplain?
@@madworldfan123 yes.
No he's not
@@hinglemccringleberry8805 yes it is. Doug Cockle was credited for this role.
@@poopscoopproductions3177 the Game? I was referring to the show. Who plays video games
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end.
Oh my Jesus forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. Amen
The Glory Be and Fatima! Upvote!
If I was Irish, I'll take that as a compliment.
im irish and i couldnt care less
malarky was irish ,was meant as a compliment
I am Irish, and that's not an insult. It's just basic fact.
im not irish and i think that is a compliment
@@leontrotsky911 yea
Fun fact: That's Doug Cockle. He Played Geralt of Rivia for the Witcher games.
The total calmness of faith in God and his will be done.
The actor that plays the priest is also the voice actor of Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher games
I’m surprised nobody’s made a movie about a chaplain yet.
Hacksaw Ridge is probably the closest anyone will get.
No, I'm not surprised at all. People want to hear about bravery and sacrifice but no one wants to hear about religion. You'd have to touch on religion and faith if you were to make a movie about WWII chaplains. I don't think anyone in Hollywood think people would like to see this kind of movie. Hacksaw Ridge hardly touched on Doss' strong religious believes. They put his conviction based in his faith away as human kindness.
A lot of bitter christophobes in Hollywood. A Christian organisation would have to fund something like this
Blessed are Chaplains.
May god protect the man that prays over me when I fall
want to play some gwent?
commando1124 that awkward moment when you are bleeding your guts out under enemy fire and someone calmly asks you if you want to play gwent *awkward head nod intensifies*
***nods
You nod when someone asks you to gwent , whether you're dying or not.
I literally had to watch it four more times just because how strong that scene was
Bro military chaplains are gangsters. I know this is an exaggerated (yet extremely well-done and badass) scene but I wouldn't be surprised to find out real-life events that are similar to this
Chaplains are usually pretty weird dudes.
There were chaplains who did stuff like this. Check out the story of Fr. Doyle (Irish, WWI) or the 4 Chaplains of the Dorchester sinking (WWII).
Real life is even more astonishing than this. Consider the Reverend Theodore Hardy VC, DSO, MC. Went to the front in 1916 and, as a padre not a combat soldier, accompanied attacks and trench raids (he was 53 years old at that time) and helped the wounded, once with his own arm broken and while under fire. Eventually he was killed in action in October 1918.
@@HO-bndk Thank you for telling me about him. I'd never heard of him until now.
@101327 his denomination... Holy Grunt
Just heard Malarkey passed away and this is the scene i thought of.
Imagine all the demons and angels fighting in the spirit world over those souls in the middle of the men fighting on earth at the same time
I may be an atheist, but chaplains in the military do a great service.
Among all these badass soldiers of both sides, THAT man still has the biggest balls on the battlefield
a witcher fears no evil
Look at how he takes a knee, thats whats making him invulnerable.
I did exactly that in front of an oncoming bus and the bus vanished
The people inside the bus should have believed harder
Honestly a skill issue
Balls of steel that man
Who thought it was a good idea to put auto-stabilize on a band of brothers clip???
Place of Power. Gotta be
*When he realizes he was the main character*
When he realizes he was Geralt of Rivia
This Chaplain was also in Episode 6, when they were about to go combat patorl. The same patrol that Julian died...
The only thing the Band of Brothers was missing was an Anti-Tank Nun.
Can I interest you in Warhammer 40k, perhaps?
@@andreww830 the Ordos Hereticas needs to know your position
In your last dying breath you receive a prayer from Geralt of Rivia while fighting for the 101st. What a way to die!
(Seriously to all who died RIP 🇺🇸)
Regular Irish lad - "naaah gluk with that man"
Irish Chaplain - "Oh boy, mass! Oh boy, mass! .. oh look another mass!"
RIP Capt. John Maloney… the chaplain who was with the 101st throughout their campaign in Europe to eradicate the infamous Nazis.
If anyone's wondering in WW2 German and American priest were able to do this without being shot in respect for the dead and praying for them into heaven.
Whole different story in Japan though
I mean, if i died on a field, I'd want someone to at least bless me before i go to heaven/afterlife.
The actor is also the voice of Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher games
Jesus bless you
A German soldier attacks him.
The chaplain turns and smacks him with a bible.
"How do you like that scripture?"
A fine display of "Bible bashing" eh XD
This dude belongs in 40k.
The Irish seem to be on the front lines in ever war! Saving private Ryan.... Malarkey.. band of brothers, Leckie from the pacific, must be something in the Irish genetics!
Witcher reflexes are something else
Look up Fr. Willie Doyle SJ for a heroic chaplain in WWI.
Whom shall I fear?
Good chaplains are the most underrated soldiers. They train just as much as the others and are just as much counselors as they are spiritual leaders. A good chaplain saves more lives than anyone notices. Note I keep saying GOOD chaplains, too many are terrible.
You should read the Medal of Honor citation for Lt. Cmdr. Father O'Callahan, the priest who saved the USS Franklin.
Wind's howling
So both geralt of rivia and the creator of nanosuit are in this show? Awsome!
well hello, witcher.
Geralt?
Amen.
Good find!
King Longshanks: "Irish..."
Its Doug Cockle the Voice Actor of Geralt Of Rivia From Witcher series Game!
You are fearless when you know Jesus. 😁
IT'S THE WITCHER
I think that Chaplin got a medal
Doesn't matter if he gets killed. He's doing his duty
Catholic padres possess a different type of bravery that saves, not kill.
He looks like tom hanks from the side
Born on St Patricks Day, March 17, 1912
Why are they calling him Irish? The man is clearly from Rivia
Hey look its Geralt
"private joker are you a man of faith??!!"
@Jonathan Williams no clue.
I can't believe it. It's Geralt.
That's the voice of geralt of rivia btw
Blessed are the peacemakers
Not the warmongers
Based off true story
Malarkey himself was Irish. He wasn’t offending anyone, he was just stating a basic fact. More of a compliment, really.
Geralt !!
Wut??
This guy is Geralt voise?!
@@yakumoyukari4405 yes
@@skyhawkslcb18 oh...
This man died in 1988.
When you have God on your side, why fear man!
I didn't know that he recieved Distinguished Service Cross.
I like to think this actually happened as well as the other side not targeting such persons while these types of actions were preformed
Band of Brothers is based on true stories of airborne infantry during WW2. It is mostly faithful, with inaccuracies coming from needing to combine people into a single character for the audience's sake, depicting rumors/gossip from the time, or soldiers previously thought dead surviving the war. While I'm not sure about this scene specifically, I would not be surprised if it were true.
Well, thats pretty much the way it was. The Nazi soldiers werent all inhuman pieces of trash. They very much respected the allied forces, and the roles of chaplains and medics (Of course there are exceptions). If someone was identified as chaplain, that soldier did try to avoid injuring him. No sane person attacks a man whose sole role in a war is to tend to the dead and dying.
But there is a massive benefit to killing chaplains. It destroyed the morale of the troops. 70 years ago almost everyone was a stout believer. If those shielded by gods himself died on the field, enacting the sacred practice of mass, what chance would the common soldier have?
@@dektarey4024 They weren't "shielded by God" in the way of the material beyond what God's will was. If they died, it wasn't because God didn't care, it was war. If anything killing a chaplain would be a bad move since the soldiers would turn no mercy towards you in the event of capture.
Chaplains were non-combatants and were respected by both sides. Always turn your sights away from Chaplains. If you kill a Chaplain deliberately, you’re a wicked soul.
This prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours is graced with a partial indulgence for souls in purgatory.
REQUIEM aeternam dona ei (eis), Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei (eis). Requiescat (-ant) in pace. Amen.
In reality he'd most likely stop a round. Many god men copped it.
But that’s the catch. It really happened in reality in the interviews of multiple troops the chaplain was fr just walking out into fire and praying for the dead and nobody shot him
@@MrCree123 Some solders saw chaplains walking around untouched by enemy fire. A lot more soldiers saw chaplains getting killed
@@TitovIgorBro I was talking about in THIS particular case
I heard his greatgreagreat grand father was called Stephen and that fought with William Wallace.
are they sent Geralt to war?
It's true that the Germans didn't shoot chaplains or medics. It was the last war in which battlefield chivalry existed.
Who would have guessed that there was a Witcher during WW2, that kinda explains everything in its own unique way.
What's a witcher?
Well, considering that a Witcher is still mortal, i doubt it wasnt of any meaningful benefit to be a Witcher while storming Normandy, Stalingrad or defending Berlin. A bullet still kills them like everybody else would be killed.
@@Kitiwake the guy that portrays the chaplain also portrays Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher game series.
It's one thing to die for God, and another to test God.
god the warp stabilizer is really weird, why would someone do that
question do Chaplains have the same protections as Medics during ww2? and would it be a war crime if you intentionally shoot them like you intentionally shoot medics?
For the most part, WWII Chaplains had a Jeep and Driver. The Driver was assigned as the "Chaplain Assistant" and was armed to protect him. If the Chaplain got shot it was considered just a tragedy of war. All soldiers in WWII were fair game, regardless of rank or distinction of duty.
As an Irishman I can confirm that we are crazy fools
I see a lot of Witcher references and I havent played yet so how that significant to this scene? (Im not judging, just legit curious)
The Chaplain played by Doug Cockle, who voiced Geralt in the English version of the Witcher games.
www.imdb.com/name/nm0168339/
Only possible because German has christian culture also
Where the fuck is the medic? Why is he not help the one thats STILL ALIVE
The Geneva Convention would have protected him. And the Germans were pretty good at following it. However, I think that men just had more honor back then, and wouldn't knowingly kill a Chaplain or medic.
Pretty much this. If it was avoidable to kill Medics and Chaplains, they, well, tried not to harm them. Of course you cant guarantee that with Artillery strikes. After all, the German military expected to have their own cared for by Allied medics and chaplains, if it was necessary. So they returned the favor. The second World War wasnt a war of hatred. Although both sides were actively dehumanizing the enemy, the people actually fighting the war were still human and had their principles. Chances are that your common German soldier back then was a pretty chill dude. Same with the Allies.
Nobody sane kills a man whose sole duty in war is to tend to the dead and dying, for you never know when you yourself need their services. Chaplains and Medics have sworn oaths of servitude that went beyond military boundaries. If they saw an enemy in need of their services they tended to him.
The Germans in WWII had quite a lot of geneva convention voilations especially those with Nazi ideaology
i thought germans were especially aiming for the medics
That was the Japanese who did that, the Germans, Italians and most other Axis troops largely left the medics and wounded alone whenever possible. They respected the job they did and understood that if they attacked them they could put their own medics, chaplains and wounded at risk as a result. Still though, it goes without saying the rules of war aren't always followed.
@@NotCrazyDan Thats half true. Canadian soldiers were guilty of shooting German medics, although you can argue that German medics were armed, stripping them of their protection status.
PARAM PARAM
germans knew he was a priest, or at least thought he was a medic.
if you read the book one can recall the part where one of the US soldiers (i forget his name) ran out of the artillery trenches to a dead german soldier. the germans believed he was a medic and thus ignored him, but when he ran back they realized he wasnt a medic and fired on him.
That was Malarkey at Brecort Manor (in EP2). Thought he saw a luger on a dead german but it was the case for a mortar sight.
There's something strange here. The priest stepped over a soldier who was just shot and killed. The priest would have said an act of contrition in his ear. So not accurate.
Maybe giving last rites to a soldier still alive is more important. It would be for me. And then go back to the already dead one. Who knows, its a show.
He is triaging. A dead man cant be contrite. Move on.
Maybe his dogtags read "Protestant"? ;)
Guys, this is a movie
No excuses. It happened in real life
@@catholicracialist776 source?