The uniforms and equipment the U.S. paratroopers wear in the film are fairly realistic for the D-Day period, including the white "card suit" markings the 101st Airborne Division used on the sides of their helmets to identify sub-units in the Division. The paratrooper's helmets in the film carry the heart suit of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Most German vehicles are actually US Army vehicles painted up with German markings. The German truck that the American soldiers steal is a Dodge Weapons Carrier, the background German armored vehicles are US M13 halftracks and the German command car is a Willys T-14 6X6 (a US Jeep with six wheels, very rare!)
In the opening title credits of the paratroopers jumping two of the troopers seem to be tangled in each other's parachutes. They show this not once but twice!
The helmets worn by the German soldiers in the movie are of WWI vintage and are not period correct for this movie.
Debut of actress Jacqueline Beer.
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