Technical errors in Valkyrie

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2009)

Technical errors in this otherwise good movie. Opening scene with the civilian model of the Junkers JU-52 'Iron Annie' number D-2600 piloted by Hans Baur whom I knew personally. This was the same plane that Hitler used in the 1932 election campaign and was in the movie 'Triumph of the Will'. By 1943 he was using the much larger Focke-Wulf 200 Condor as his personal plane. Scene in Berlin at the government quarters with all the flags flying as if they were on parade and no bomb damage to the buildings. One would think that the Allied bombers could not find their target - they did and over 420 times. Most notable error was when Major Remer was told to obey Dr. Goebbels instructions only - no mention that he was promoted to Colonel on the spot skipping one rank. The security guards at the Rastenberg HQ were portrayed as army and not the SS escort unit who always protected him. Scene in Berghof after the Normandy invasion showing Hermann Goring stating that he had things 'under control". By this time in the war Goring was held in such disfavor that he was not invited to staff meetings. His deputy, the half-Jewish Field Marshall Erhard Milch was running the air show. Mr. Singer, please hire me and I promise to to a better job for you.