The German machine gun used to keep the soldier pinned in the shell hole kept malfunctioning. The prop men could not correct the problem. Tired of the delays, Lee Marvin, a WWII vet, stepped in and fixed the gun.
During the Battle of Saipan, Marine Lee Marvin was shot in the behind by a Japanese sniper.
As a war veteran, Lee Marvin taught the crew how men fell when they were hit by a gun shot.
While the sound of jets flying over might be regarded as a goof, in the last months of the war in Europe the Germans were flying the ME- 262 jet fighter.
Although this was true, the ME-262 never flew in Italy, only over the German Fatherland.
Although this was true, the ME-262 never flew in Italy, only over the German Fatherland.
The rifle used by the snipers was a G43 (1943) and the machine gun with the saddle drum was a MG34.