Cruise's Valkyrie Ride Delayed—Again - Page 2

JCFalkenbergIII · #26 (**permalink**) April 13th, 2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

Thank you JC, Richard,

JC, the Foreign awards he had I THINK would have only been worn once-ir either only at some "official" function.

Richard, Heh heh and that's probably even more correct. Stop the presses, it is now down to 8 minutes and 25 seconds! ;-))

Perhaps it was also due to personal taste. There are many photos out there with German soldiers wearing multiple decorations. You would have thought he would have worn at least the Iron Cross First Class like everyone else LOL.

Kai-Petri · #27 (**permalink**) April 13th, 2008, 10:46 AM

Does not seem the "Big Boys" had much either at the HQ meetings....( we know what Hitler only wanted to wear ).

macrusk · #28 (**permalink**) April 14th, 2008, 02:58 AM

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In the film, Cruise affects a German accent and a historically accurate eye patch to play Claus von Stauffenberg, a Nazi colonel who plotted the only known assassination attempt—an obviously unsuccessful one—against Adolf Hitler

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Originally Posted by Slipdigit

Anyone else notice this boner?

Yes, but then Hollywood and their publicists seem to not let historical accuracy get in the way of the making of their films. It's why I respect the few who actually do the research and don't mess with history for the "story".

Martin Bull · #29 (**permalink**) April 14th, 2008, 07:57 AM

Looks like we're going to have to wait a while to see Tom Cruise winning the Battle of Britain, I suppose....?

C.Evans · #30 (**permalink**) April 14th, 2008, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII

Perhaps it was also due to personal taste. There are many photos out there with German soldiers wearing multiple decorations. You would have thought he would have worn at least the Iron Cross First Class like everyone else LOL.

HI J.C. I think you correct in your assumption about personal taste. I can't say anything for definate but, I think the foreign awards were mainly worn for official occasions and or if the soldier in question was a liason officer of sorts attached to an allies staff, or if he was posted to a post in a foreign allies Country as some sort of an Military Advisor?? Being no awards expert that I am not, I think the wearings of foreign awards were done so only on the day that award was given to the soldier-and then thereafter, on only official occasions. I can't think of any other reasons either way.

One case in point I can think of is when Sergeant Alvin C. York was awarded his foreign decorations including a Croix de Guerre etc. I have only seen a few pics of him weariing his awards (after he was awarded the Medal of Honor) and in those pics-he only wore his American decorations.

Best regards--C.

Octavian · #31 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 07:01 AM

February 2009 is the new release date.

Link to the trailer:
YouTube - Valkyrie trailer

Say what you will about the many peculiarities of barking Tom Cruise, he can act a part well (magnolia, vanillia sky, born on the 4th of july). Also Bill Nighy and Kenneth Brannagh should add to it.

IMDB link: Valkyrie (2009)

JCFalkenbergIII · #32 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

HI J.C. I think you correct in your assumption about personal taste. I can't say anything for definate but, I think the foreign awards were mainly worn for official occasions and or if the soldier in question was a liason officer of sorts attached to an allies staff, or if he was posted to a post in a foreign allies Country as some sort of an Military Advisor?? Being no awards expert that I am not, I think the wearings of foreign awards were done so only on the day that award was given to the soldier-and then thereafter, on only official occasions. I can't think of any other reasons either way.

One case in point I can think of is when Sergeant Alvin C. York was awarded his foreign decorations including a Croix de Guerre etc. I have only seen a few pics of him weariing his awards (after he was awarded the Medal of Honor) and in those pics-he only wore his American decorations.

Best regards--C.

I like this one

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PzJgr · #33 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 01:44 PM

LOL JC. That boy does not need a bulletproof vest, all those awards are enough to stop a bullet.

JCFalkenbergIII · #34 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PzJgr

LOL JC. That boy does not need a bulletproof vest, all those awards are enough to stop a bullet.

LOL I was thinking the same thing. That tunic must weigh 10 pounds at least!! LOL

C.Evans · #35 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII

I like this one

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I'd be highly surprised if he did not get into somekind of trouble because, notice he has the Silver IAB as well as the Luft Ground Combat awards. The ONLY reason he'd have the Silver IAB is because they were actually awarded to Luftwaffe personnel, because the Ground Combad Badge, had not been in existance at the time he quilified for a combar assault award. ;-))

JC, great picture though ;-))

PS, the only badges missing are: the Glider Assault, Balloon Assault, the Bridge Assault w/ Clasp, the Fortress Assault; and his River Assault Badges. :-D

Jaeger · #36 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2008, 11:13 PM

Not to forget the swimmers proficiency badge of 1942... (Standing joke in the RNA when younglings are flashing their medals and ribbons)

JCFalkenbergIII · #37 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 01:52 AM

Maybe there should be a thread for pictures of soldiers with the most decorations on thier uniforms? LOL

C.Evans · #38 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaeger

Not to forget the swimmers proficiency badge of 1942... (Standing joke in the RNA when younglings are flashing their medals and ribbons)

My roommate who was a Platoon Sergeant for 14 years, told me about some of those European Foragers he had to go on every year. He's got a medal for each of 14 foragerrs he went on as well as some medal from whichever Country that held those marches. If he wore everything he had, he'd easily beat Audie L. Murphy and Lt.Col. Matt Urban-for most decorations. That's one of his standing jokes that he tells people. ;-))

JC, your the man for the job of providing us with those such photos ;-))

Richard · #39 (**permalink**) May 31st, 2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin Bull

Looks like we're going to have to wait a while to see Tom Cruise winning the Battle of Britain, I suppose....?

Please no.....

JCFalkenbergIII · #40 (**permalink**) May 31st, 2008, 03:41 PM

Next thing you know he will claim that von Stauffenberg was a Scientologist!!!!

LOL

Richard · #41 (**permalink**) May 31st, 2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII

Next thing you know he will claim that von Stauffenberg was a Scientologist!!!!

LOL

Jaeger · #42 (**permalink**) May 31st, 2008, 07:21 PM

My sisters nice's brother in law, knows the uncle to the halfbrother of the postman who has got a sibeling who serve tea to the cast in the movie. Word is that Stauffenberg using his Scientologist superpowers whack ole Hitler and replace him with 59 yearold milkman Albert Alfred Schnellfahren Schroeder. Albert Alfred Schnellfahren Schroeder is instructed to dod all the wrong moves to bring about the end of the war. Staffenberg is never really killed, and has a lengthy love affair with both Eva Brau and Magda Goebbels (played by Kate Winslet and Uma Thurman respectivily) The Love triangle makes up 3/4 of the movie...