Battle of the Bulge

cabinfever · Post by **cabinfever** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:40 pm

Just finished watching the Battle of the Bulge movie (1965) with Henry Fonda et al. I had to laugh when I figured that most - if not all - of the jeeps in the movie were M38s. Also laughed when I realized that the Nazi's were using M3 half tracks. That's Hollywood.....

JeffreyHalesM38 · Post by **JeffreyHalesM38** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:14 pm

I read your post right as I was watching Operation Petticoat which is set in the Philippines in 1941 but has a CJ2A and a GPW in it!

ANGUS · Post by **ANGUS** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:58 pm

I don't remember the name of the movie with John Wayne, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, they pulled up to the dock in a M151.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:42 pm

There's a M-38 in "Kellys Heros" set in WWII. It doesn't bug me that the MVs are period incorrect, I just like seeing them on the screen..
But I do agree, a M-151 on the dock in 1941 is a bit of a "time machine".

M38CDNBill · Post by **M38CDNBill** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:26 pm

Don't forget the movie "Patton".

And the last movie "Pearl Arbour"

cabinfever · Post by **cabinfever** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:57 am

Here's an example of an M38 used in the movie Battle of the Bulge, as well as the Nazi "M3 halftrack." LOL!

Phil4280 · Post by **Phil4280** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:17 pm

Well the Germans did use captured Allied vehicles. One good example was in North Africa, Romel's HQ had captured M3 half tracks and M3 Stuarts.

Phil...

Balvar24 · Post by **Balvar24** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:23 pm

I think Battle of the Bulge is one of the movies where the M1 Garands have the rear sights removed so you can see the actors. Kind of funny, I always thought.

pickle · Post by **pickle** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:46 pm

I thought I would bring up something about a jeep I saw in a particular episode of MASH. I am not sure that anyone has seen or can get pics of the jeep used in the episode of when Marylyn Monroe was supposedly to attend the 4077th, but there is a couple of scenes where bj is driving a particular M38 jeep. It is not the wrong period jeep, but I thought I saw a M38 with the headlight guards like prototype mc vehicles. If anyone is able to find that image, it would be great to see if it was one of them.

M38CDNBill · Post by **M38CDNBill** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:01 pm

AAAAH! The movie MASH. I love it and Donald Sutherland lives not too far my home. Here is the unforgetable picture of him and Elliott Gould and represents the soul that should animate all collectors of military vehicles ... serious and joyful at the same time.