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Border Commandant

He was a Zollgrenzschutz officer in charge at the German/Swiss border. He asks to check the papers of an injured SS officer who can't speak and wants to cross the border. Not knowing the officer is really American spy, Ed Leland, pretending not to be able to speak, to cover the fact that he can't speak German. The border Commandant is shot along with two of his guards by the American spy.

## Notes

* His collar insignia suggests he is a Zollinspekteur, but his shoulder boards suggest he is a Oberzollinspektor.
Bill Busby Jr.

**Bill "Young Bill" Busby Jr.** was the son of Great War veteran Bill "Old Bill" Busby. When the Second World War begins Young Bill and his family's lodger Sally, join the forces. Young Bill is sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force.

## Gallery

Young Bill and Old Bill.Old Bill, Young Bill and Gustave.Old Bill and Young Bill.Young Bill and Old Bill.
Binns

British Army Corporal **"Tubby" Binns**, his platoon leader Lieutenant Lumpkin and a depleted section return to camp after blowing up a bridge, only to discover that their company has pulled out during the night, leaving them alone in France. One man and a lorry have been left for them, but the driver and Lumpkin are killed in a German air attack, leaving "Tubby" in charge of a five-man squad with no idea what the situation is or where to go. It is up to him to keep his increasingly demoralised men on the move. They dodge the advancing Germans and reach a Royal Artillery battery camp. There they receive some food, but lose Private Fraser while repelling a German column. They are then ordered to head north with two other stragglers to try to link up with the rest of the British Expeditionary Force. The party spends the night in a farmhouse, but at dawn a German patrol breaks in and Private Dave Bellman is shot badly in the chest, forcing Tubby to leave him behind, as it is Bellman's only chance of receiving medical attention. Eventually, they encounter a Royal Air Force lorry and get a lift to Dunkirk. They join the rest of the BEF and tens of thousands of French soldiers who are hoping to be evacuated to England.

The soldiers on the beaches are subjected to regular aerial bombing and strafing. "Tubby" and his men get aboard a ship, only to have it blown up and sunk before it can depart. When they get back to the beach, Private Barlow is hit in the face and taken to the aid station. After ferrying soldiers to the larger vessels. "Tubby" and his men get aboard the *Heron*. When the *Heron's* engine breaks down, Private Mike Russell, one of "Tubby's" men, effects repairs. Holden, "Tubby" and the rest of his men arrive safely back in Britain.

## Gallery

Fraser and Binns.Barlow, Dave Bellman, Binns and Fraser.Binns, Fraser and Lumpkin.
Bob Ashley

Sergeant **Bob Ashley** is the Radio Operator of "B for Bertie" a Vickers Wellington bomber.

The crew of an RAF Vickers Wellington bomber are forced to bail out over the Netherlands near the Zuider Zee after one of their engines is damaged during a nighttime raid on Stuttgart. Five of the six airmen find each other; the sixth goes missing. The first Dutch citizens they encounter, led by English-speaking school teacher Else Meertens, are suspicious at first as no aircraft is reported to have crashed in the Netherlands (the abandoned bomber actually reaches England before hitting a pylon). After much debate and some questioning, the Dutch agree to help, despite their fear of German reprisals.

Accompanied by many of the Dutch, the disguised airmen, led by the pilots John Glyn Haggard and Tom Earnshaw, bicycle through the countryside to a football match where they are passed along to the local Burgemeester. To their astonishment, they discover their missing **crewman** playing on one of the teams. Reunited, they hide in a truck carrying supplies to Jo de Vries.

De Vries pretends to be pro-German, blaming the British for killing her husband in a bombing raid (whereas he is actually in England working as a radio announcer). She hides them in her mansion, despite the Germans being garrisoned there. Under cover of an air raid, she leads them to a rowing boat. The men row undetected to the sea, but a bridge sentry finally spots them and a shot seriously wounds the oldest man, Sir George Corbett. Nevertheless, they reach the North Sea. They take shelter in a German rescue buoy, where they take two shot-down enemy aviators prisoner, but not before one sends a radio message. By chance, two British boats arrive first. Because Corbett cannot be moved, they simply tow the buoy back to England. Three months later, he is fully recovered, and the crew board their new four-engine heavy bomber, a Short Stirling.

## Gallery

Corbett, Ashley and Haggard.Haggard, Ashley, Earnshaw, Hickman and Shelley.
Brandt (World on Fire)

Soldat **Brandt** was a Heer soldier of the Afrika Korps, serving in North Africa. He was captured by Second Lieutenant Rajib Pal. Whilst been transported by truck, he mocked the soldiers about the death of Sergeant Stan Raddings.

He was made to dig the grave of Stan by Second Lieutenant Harry Chase, but he mocked Harry to the point where he tied him up and dug the rest of the grave himself. Brandt continued to mock Harry until he shot him dead whilst he was tied up.
British Soldier (Hong Kong 1942)

The Private was a British Army soldier who served in Hong Kong, 1941. He and Covin Chong managed to hold back a small group of Japanese soldiers but Covin was wounded in the leg. He helped Covin get back into their bunker and patched him up.

It's unclear what happened to him after this, but in early 1942, Covin was being held in a Japanese P.O.W. camp.
Boyd

> *"If the Germans took a photographic record of all their foreign workers, they'd need a filing cabinet as big as Hitler's ego."*
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Lieutenant General **Boyd** is a British Army officer serving in London.

## Awards

* Order of St Michael and St George
* Distinguished Service Order
* Military Cross
* British War Medal
* Victory Medal
* King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Border Guard 2

The Zollgrenzangestellter was a border guard on the German/Swiss border. He served under the command of the Border Commandant. The Commandant asked him to check the neck wound of the disguised Ed Leland but Leland stopped him, and removed his own coat and cap before stabbing the Guard in the stomach and then shooting the Commandant.
Bob Johnson

Sergeant **Bob Johnson**, ASN 31036062, is a Acting Sergeant who hails from Three Sisters Falls, Oregon. On his way from Salisbury to Canterbury to meet his friend and fulfill a promise to his mother to see Canterbury Cathedral, he gets off the train at Chillingbourne by mistake and almost immediately gets caught up in the mystery of the "glue man". He has come to Britain as a part of the American Army preparing for the invasion of Europe. He becomes more and more willing to learn something about England during his visit.

## Gallery

Alison Smith and Bob Johnson.Bob Johnson and Thomas Colpeper.Seven-Sisters Soldier and Bob Johnson.Peter Gibbs and Bob Johnson.Peter Gibbs and Bob Johnson.Bob Johnson and Peter Gibbs.Bob Johnson, Alison Smith and Peter Gibbs.Bob Johnson, Alison Smith and Peter Gibbs.Gibbs, Johnson, Smith, Seven Sisters Soldier and Stuffy.
Bob Rains

Corporal **Bob Rains** was a non-commissioned officer of the British Army. Where he served with 30 Commando, on a highly classified and dangerous mission to parachute into occupied Norway and capture new radar technology from the Germans which could change the outcome of the war.

In France 1940, Rains was Part of the British Expeditionary Force serving in 2 Platoon, B Company , West Kents. He and three other survivors of his platoon are making their way to Dunkirk when they come across a British checkpoint. The officer in charge asks them who they are and then orders them to stay with him and his men as he is digging in and they are going to hold off the Germans. Rains tells the officer he and his men are going to Dunkirk as that was the last order given to them by their Sergeant. The officer orders his men to have them arrested and calls them bloody cowards and deserters, saying he should have them shot. Rains angered by this assaults the officer by headbutting him, he and his men are then arrested.

Rains is sent to Dashwood Military prison. When Major Jack Jones arrives to collect one of his men, Rains asks if the Major has room for one more and begs the Major to take him with him, but Jones apologises and tells him he can't. Rains then attacks the MP Sergeant Major and one of the MP Sergeants, stealing his pistol and then holding Major Jones at gunpoint and ordering him to drive him out of the prison. With Brightling already in the car, Rains and Jones then drive away. Rains then explains that he thought that this was all part of a plan by Brightling, as he had said earlier he had a plan to get out. Jones doesn't believe what he is hearing and thinks Rains is a fool, but he offers to take him with him and Brightling onto the commando training. But he tells hi that if he fails at any point he will be returned straight back to prison.

During training for the mission Rains is treated slightly harsher than the rest of the team, for the reason that Jones wants to teach him discipline. Just prior to the mission Flight Sergeant Rollright joins the team and Rains is told by Jones that he is it stay with him at all times and protect him. But Jones also tells Rains that if it looks like their is a possibility that Rollright could be captured it is Rains job to shoot him.
Bolter

Sergeant **Bolter** is a non-commissioned officer of the British Army serving in North Africa. He is under the command of Second Lieutenant Brown and he along with Privates, Finch and Ackroyd are taken by submarine to an Adriatic island. After setting up camp they discover that the island is the base for a small unit of Germans when Finch bumps into a German soldier while both are skinny dipping in the sea.

The British soldiers hunt for the Germans and find a former monastery where they are surprised by German officer, Hauptmann Eduard von Krisling. He explains that his group were guarding stores for re-supplying German submarines but have been forgotten by their superiors, and hadn't heard from them for 9 months. Von Krisling offers to share his supplies and accommodation if the British will agree to a truce. The British soldiers return to their camp to consider the offer and eventually agree to accept when they realise that their food and water are about to run out. They join the Germans at the monastery but both Sergeant Bolter and the German NCO Meister disagree. Von Krisling and Brown agree that should either the Germans or the British arrive on the island then they will surrender to whoever arrives first.

The two sides live harmoniously and even find mutual interests, with Finch befriending German archaeologist, Voss, and helping on an archaeological dig. One day, while sunbathing, Brown sees a woman in the sea clinging to some wreckage. He is unable to swim and calls to Finch and Voss to help him but they ignore his calls. Eventually he jumps in the sea but has to be rescued by the woman. The Finch talks to her and discovers that she is Serbian and doesn't understand English, French or German. Finally Finch tries Italian and is able to communicate with her. Its not long before the soldiers vie for her attention.

Bolter and Meister are still suspicious and eventually leave the monastery for a fist fight until they are too exhausted to continue. They both agree that their duty as a soldier is to return to their own army so that they can continue fighting. They agree to take the inflatable dinghy and return to the war. However they are unable to overcome the current and are forced to return to the island. As they return to the monastery they witness Finch being thrown through a window as the Brits and Germans had begun fighting over the attention of Elsa.

One night they here the sound of guns and the next day a British submarine arrives. The previous arrangement was for the Germans to surrender if the British showed up first but as they had become friends, Brown decides that he and his men will just leave and not tell them that the Germans are on the island. As the are about to leave for the Submarine Elsa shows up shouting for Finch. The officer asks who she is and Brown says she is Finch's faience and asks if they can take Elsa with them.

The Germans watch the Brits go from a hidden spot on the hilltop and as they are about to return to the monastery they spot that a German U-Boat, the U-53, has finally arrived for them.

## Gallery

Finch, Bolter, Brown and Ackroyd.Ackroyd, Bolter and Brown.Brown and Bolter.
Andreas Fleiss

Flieger **Andreas Fleiss** was a Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger from Berlin, serving in Norway in 1940. He came across his wounded friend, Max, who was been tended to by a Norwegian soldier. The three of them were then found by Oberleutnant Jurgen Kreiner. They tried to save Max but he died of his wounds. Fliess became angry and blamed the Norwegian soldier, Rune Henriksbø, for Max's death and wanted to kill him but Kreiner stopped him. Kriener told Fleiss that they needed to make it to a check point and the three of them set off into the Norwegian wilderness.

After some time they stumbled onto a house and they decided to stay the night and tend to the wounded Rune. Soon strange thing began to happen that they couldn't explain.

## Gallery

Andreas Fleiss and Jurgen Kreiner.Jurgen Kreiner, Andreas Fleiss and Rune Henriksbø.
Billy (Disambiguation)

**Billy** is a masculine given name and often a shortened version of William.

**Billy** may refer to:

* Billy, a USMC Private First Class, in *36 Hours to Hell*.
* Billy, a U.S Army Private, in *Werewolves of the Third Reich*.
* Billy Byron Bix, a U.S Army Lieutenant, in *Castle Keep*.
* Billy Bryant, a RAF Sergeant, in *Instrument of War*.
* Billy Colvero, a USAAF Sergeant, in *We'll Meet Again*
* Billy Guthrie, a 1st Special Service Force Private, in *The Devil's Brigade*.
* Billy Monk, a U.S Army Lieutenant, in *The Horizontal Lieutenant*.
* Billy Munns, a British Commando Private, in *Allies*.
* Billy Nelson, a U.S Army Private, in *Combat!*
* Billy Roberts, a USAAF Lieutenant, in *The Tuskegee Airmen*.
* Billy St. John, a U.S Army Private, in *Nazi Overlord*.
* Billy Thompson, a USAAF First Lieutenant, in *Pearl Harbor*.
Brian Smithwick

Petty Officer First Class **Brian "Bama" Smithwick** was a sailor of the U.S Navy. He served aboard USS *Indianapolis* under the command of Captain Charles B. McVay III. He was one of the lucky few who survived the sinking of the USS *Indianapolis* by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine *I-58*.

## Awards

* Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
* American Campaign Medal
* Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal

## Notes

* Brian's actor (Matt Lanter)'s grandfather was a survivor of the USS *Indianapolis*. Lanter even wore his grandfather's nametags for his character in the film.

## Gallery

Mike D'Antonio and Brian Smithwick.Brian Smithwick and Mike D'Antonio.Brian Smithwick and Thomas J. Ryan.
Bobby Cutter

Master Sergeant **Bobby Cutter** is a member of the "Dirty Dozen". He is from Arkansas and has been an MP for 15 years and he is also a trained cop. He takes over the role of Sergeant Butts after he is injured and unable to be part of the team any longer.

## Awards

* American Campaign Medal
* European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Bjørn Gustavsen

Løytnant **Bjørn Gustavsen** was a Norwegian Army officer.

He was in charge of a military camp. One night a Norwegian scout reported that the downed German aircraft had been located. Bjørn then led a small party of men to look for the German airmen. When they encountered Smith and Strunk skiing back downhill towards the cabin, a Norwegian sniper fatally shot Wolfgang Strunk and they captured Robert Smith. The rest of the men are also captured.

Back at the military camp, the Bjørn interrogated the British airmen, perceiving them as collaborators with the Germans. Horst Schopis then walked in and explained he wanted to return Charles P. Davenport's lighter. Davenport could not bring himself to look at Horst as Horst placed it on the table. The Norwegian officer then threatened to report Davenport and Smith to his superiors, saying that eventually the report would reach their British superiors. Davenport finally snapped, insulting the officer and telling him they were simply trying to survive.

## Gallery

Terje and Bjørn Gustavsen.Bjørn and Harald Gustavsen.
Bill Allen

In Riverside, California, at the Mission Inn Fliers' Chapel, Lieutenant **Bill Allen**, a naval aviator, marries Frances Hotchkiss despite having to leave overseas for combat duty. Frances tells her sister Ivy that she would marry her navy husband even if she knew he would not return. Inspired by her sister's example, Ivy marries Major Robert Collins.

## Gallery

R. Janoschek, Bill Allen, W. Anders, Robert Collins and Ivy Hotchkiss.
Bob Martin

Corporal **Bob Martin** is a U.S Army non-commissioned officer.

Before enlisting in the Army, Bob was the long-suffering valet of Randolph Parker III. After they both enlist, in the peacetime draft of 1940, Bob takes his military obligations in stride. He soon learns that he's been accepted to Officer Training School.
Brigadeführer (The Bomber)

He is a Schutzstaffel Brigadeführer. He acted as an overseer to Hauptsturmführer Holt's mission to destroy the nearby Russian guerrilla unit, which was a threat to a German weapons project. When Holt failed, the Brigadeführer ordered Holt to be arrested, but this could not be done as Holt committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

## Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
* Iron Cross 1st Class
* Iron Cross 2nd Class
* War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
* Eastern Front Medal
* SS Long Service Award
* Golden Party Badge

## Notes

* His cuff title indicates that he is a department chief of the Reichsführer-SS.
Bill (Disambiguation)

**Bill** is a masculine given name and often a shortened version of William.

**Bill** may refer to:

* Bill a U.S Army Corporal, in *The Last Blitzkrieg*.
* Bill Allen, a U.S Navy Lieutenant (Junior Grade), in *You Came Along*.
* Bill Bailey, a U.S Navy Captain, in *The Gallant Hours*.
* Bill Berry, a British Army Corporal, in *Lilli Marlene*.
* Bill Brown, a RAF Captain, in *Appointment in London*.
* Bill Busby, a British Army Private, in *Old Bill and Son*.
* Bill Busby Jr., a British Army Private, in *Old Bill and Son*.
* Bill Carson, a Royal Australian Navy sailor, in *Always Another Dawn*.
* Bill Dwyer, a Australian Army Private, in *Changi*.
* Bill Fairfax, a Royal Navy Captain, in *Ships with Wings*.
* Bill Forrester, a RCAF Squadron Leader, in *The Purple Plain*.
* Bill Fraser, a British Army Second Lieutenant, in *SAS Rogue Heroes*.
* Bill Harley, a U.S Army Corporal, in *The War Devils*.
* Bill Kelso, a USAAF Captain, in *1941*.
* Bill Martin, a U.S Army Captain, in *Paisan*.
* Bill McMillan, a British Army Sergeant, in *The Last Drop*.
* Bill Parsons, a British Army Private, in *The Way Ahead*.
* Bill Pike, a U.S Army Technical Sergeant, in *Hell is for Heroes*.
* Bill Ponsford, a RAF Squadron Leader, in *Angels One Five*.
* Bill Pope, a British Army Corporal, in *The Password is Courage*.
* Bill Purvis, a British man, in *Went the Day Well?*
* Bill Randall, a British Army Major, in *Hotel Sahara*.
* Bill Rogers, a USAAF First Lieutenant, in *Bridge to Hell*.
* Bill E. Rourk, a U.S Coast Guard Lieutenant, in *Fighting Coast Guard*.
* Bill Temme, a U.S Navy medical officer, in *Greyhound*.
* Bill Tyne, a U.S Army Staff Sergeant, in *A Walk in the Sun*.
* Bill Vassar, a U.S Army Captain, in *Brother's War*.
* Bill Walker, a U.S Army Captain, in *The Story of G.I. Joe*.
* Bill White, a RAF Flying Officer, in *The Wooden Horse*.
Bill Busby

**Bill "Old Bill" Busby** was a veteran of the Great War. When the Second World War begins his son, Young Bill and his lodger Sally, join the forces. Feeling envious of them and despite his wife Maggie's entreaties not to, Old Bill attempts to join up but is turned down at the recruiting office and by his old commanding officer, who Old Bill had hoped would pull strings for him. He is finally successful, joining the Royal Pioneer Corps, and both he and his son are sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force.

## Awards

* 1914-15 Star
* British War Medal
* Victory Medal

## Gallery

Young Bill and Old Bill.Old Bill, Young Bill and Gustave.Old Bill and Young Bill.Young Bill and Old Bill.
Bill Randall

Major **Bill Randall** is an officer of the British Army serving in North Africa. He and his men arrive at the Hotel Sahara with Randall aiming to recruit the Arabs to work for the British. Emad, the hotel's owner, informs the Major that they prefer goods, rather than money, so he sends Captain Edgar Cheynie and Private Binns back to requisition supplies. He also orders a dozen nylons, though Cheynie lies about not being able to find any. Randall finds out when Yasmin shows off Cheynie's gift. Emad agrees to arrange a conference with the Arabs, if only to get the British to leave; Randall sends Cheynie with Emad.

## Gallery

Bill Randall and Edgar Cheynie.Edgar Cheynie and Bill Randall.
Bob Prescott

Bob Prescott is the heir of a wealthy family. Then he has to report for military duty. He meets Jerry Miles, who works as an MC at a nightclub, and Mike Strager, drives a truck for a living. The three men are measured to get uniforms as well as tested for aptitude. Bob scores somewhat higher than the other two and is assigned to be in charge of the men during the bus drive to boot camp. Bob’s uniform is all covered in mud, splashing up from a passing car.

Jerry and the slow-witted Mike manage to get pushed off the bus and are left behind. When the rest of the group finally arrive at the camp, Bob sees his hopes of entering officer training school vanish when he meets the Colonel, who is Bob’s commanding officer as well as his uncle. The Colonel gives Bob a scolding for the loss of two men on the ride there and for wearing a dirty uniform.

## Gallery

Bob Prescott, Mike Strager and Jerry Miles.Mike Strager, Bob Prescott and Jerry Miles.Jerry Miles, Mike Strager, Bob Prescott, and Burke.
Bill Martin

Captain **Bill Martin** is a Catholic chaplain of the U.S Army serving in Italy. He along with Captain Feldman, and Captain Jones are welcomed to stay the night at a newly liberated Roman Catholic monastery. Bill is the only one of the chaplains who speaks Italian so acts as interpreter. The monks are dismayed to learn from Martin that only he is a Catholic; his two colleagues are a Protestant and a Jew. When the guests and their hosts sit down to supper, Martin observes that the monks have nothing on their plates. He inquires and learns that the monks have decided to fast in the hope of gaining the favor of Heaven to convert the other two to their faith.

## Gallery

Bill Martin and Feldman.Bill Martin, Jones and Feldman.Jones, Martin and Feldman.Feldman and Bill Martin.
Blitz

Soldat **Blitz** was an Austrian serving in the Heer. At some point he had saved Mario "Pazilbo" Espozi by insulting an SS Captain. For doing that he was going to be sent to a discipline company on the Russian front but deserted so he could stay with Bill Rogers and Mario.

He was killed whilst assisting Rogers, Mario and Vanya destroy an important bridge.

## Gallery

Rogers, Mario and Blitz.Rogers, Mario and Blitz.
British Officer (Death Race)

The Second Lieutenant was an officer of the Royal Artillery serving in North Africa. He served as the commander of an armoured car. He was in radio contacted with the downed airmen, Del Culpepper and Arnold McMillan, and were planning on coming to their rescue. But things didn't go to plan as General der Panzertruppe Ernst Beimler was listening in on the transmissions and intercepted their armoured car, destroying it with his tank.
Brahms

**Brahms** is the local head of the Gestapo in Normandy. He is disliked by Klaus Muller and General Franks. When he then finds out that Klaus' girlfriend Klaudia Schiller's father is working with the resistance and stealing from the army, he has him arrested. He then tries to blackmail Klaudia by this information into trying to make her his girlfriend. He then arrests both Klaus and Klaudia after they were attempting to leave after he discovered that Klaus helped Klaudia's father escape out of prison.

After the Allies had land at Normandy Brahms arrives at the prison to make sure all documents are burned and all prisoners executed. Brahms is killed in the gunfight with Klaus when he, Klaudia and the priest had escaped.
Brian Teagler

Major General Sir **Brian Teagler** is an officer of the British Army and commander of the local Home Guard.

## Awards

* Distinguished Service Order
* Queen's South African Medal
* King's South African Medal
* Ashanti Medal
* Africa General Service Medal
* 1914 Star
* British War Medal
* Victory Medal
* Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Boyden

Lieutenant **Boyden** was a British Army officer serving in North Africa in 1942. He was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Harker and part of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). Harker and his men had been tasked to destroy a fuel depot and German field artillery pieces protecting the harbour at Tobruk, before a scheduled amphibious landing and a bombing raid on the city by the Royal Air Force.
Brandt (X Company)

## Brandt

### Portrayed by

Urs Rechn

Generalfeldmarschall **Brandt** was a Schutzstaffel officer.

## Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
* Iron Cross 1st Class with 1939 Clasp
* Iron Cross 2nd Class (WW1) with 1939 Clasp
* German Cross (Gold)
* War Merit Cross 2nd Class
* Cross of Honour
* Wehrmacht Long Service Award
* Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
* Wound Badge (Silver)
Braun (Escape to Athena)

In occupied Greece 1944. Obersturmführer **Braun** was a Schutzstaffel officer serving under Sturmbannführer Volkmann. He caught Zeno out after curfew and attempted to arrest him. However, Zeno had cut the breaks to Braun's Kübelwagen earlier, causing his driver to lose control of the vehicle. Zeno leapt out, and the car crashed into and blew up an ammunition dump, killing Braun and his driver.

## Awards

* Iron Cross 1st Class
* Infantry Assault Badge (Silver)
* Wound Badge (Silver)

## Notes

* He is incorrectly addressed as "Leutnant".
Brenner (Disambiguation)

**Brenner** is a surname.

**Brenner** may refer to:

* Brenner, a SS Oberstgruppenführer, in *Hogan's Heroes*.
* Brenner, a SS Oberführer, in *So Ends Our Night*.
* Brenner, a SS Untersturmführer, in *The Road Home*.
* Karl Brenner, a Heer Oberstleutnant, in *The Vultures*.
* Von Brenner, a Heer General, in *The Story of the Flaming Years*.
Brandt (Battle of Britain)

Major **Brandt** was a Luftwaffe officer during the Battle of Britain. He was the pilot of a Heinkel He 111. He bombed London which was against orders. After which he was ordered to report to Berlin. He and Froedl were in Berlin on the night the British retalitated by bombing it.

## Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
* Iron Cross 1st Class
* Iron Cross 2nd Class
* Pilot's Badge
Charles Price

Colonel **Charles Price** was a one armed, veteran of the Great War, and a member of a German Resistance group during the Second World War. After the war he along with all of the other members of the group attend an annual reunion on the 25th of September. In 1957 he invites all of the former group for the yearly reunion. Once there Price tells them that he has found out that one of them is a traitor and had betrayed their former leader, Gerhardt Keller, to the Nazis. Price doesn't know who yet but says he will once an agent working for him arrives.

## Gallery

Charles Price, Neumann and Thomas Rilke.Charles Price, Shane and Neumann.Charles Price and Stefan Toller.Toller,Grant, Baum, Shane, Brezina, Suderman, Price and Neumann.
Brian (Disambiguation)

**Brian** is a given name.

**Brian** may refer to:

* Brian Haskins, a U.S Army Corporal, in *War Fever*.
* Brian Horrocks, a British Army Lieutenant General, in *A Bridge Too Far*.
* Brian MacLean, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, in *Captains of the Clouds*.
* Brian Smithwick, a U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class, in *USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage*.
* Brian Teagler, a British Army Major General, in *Bedknobs and Broomsticks*.
Bill Williams

Captain **Bill Williams** is an officer of the Royal Engineers attached to the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG).

On the eve of the Battle of El Alamein, Captain Tim Cotton leads a patrol on a raid to destroy a German fuel dump located deep behind enemy lines. Captain Bill Williams of the Royal Engineers is posted to Cotton's patrol to deal with a minefield surrounding a German petrol dump. As a regular soldier, Williams takes time to adjust to the non-regulation way the LRDG operates. He finds a girl's torn up picture in Cotton's billet, who dismisses her as "old news". Later on Williams shows Cotton a picture of his son; Cotton says he has everything to live for.

The mission, which begins with five Chevrolet 30 cwt trucks, starts with a perilous journey through Axis-occupied Libya where the LRDG encounter Luftwaffe spotter planes and Africa Korps patrols. Six of their men are killed and two of their Chevrolets are destroyed by a German armoured car. On reaching the German supply depot, Williams does his job and creates a path through the minefield with the help of Corporal Matheson. The rest of the group destroys the stocks of petrol but Sergeant Hardy is killed in the escape. However hidden within the dump is a large number of German panzers. Unfortunately Cotton cannot report this to base because the radio is smashed in a German ambush, during which "Blanco" White is wounded in the leg.

Knowing the importance of the information, the group knows they must return and report it to base while there is time for it to be acted upon. During their return journey they are relentlessly pursued by a German officer determined to stop them. When two half-tracks attack them Cotton is wounded in the arm and Sergeant Nesbitt is killed. Eventually - with just 40 miles to go to the Allied base - the last truck runs out of fuel. "Blanco" volunteers to stay behind and man a Vickers machine gun, Brody offers to stay with his friend but Cotton says "Everyone who can goes on". While the others head towards base, "Blanco" sacrifices himself slowing up the last pursuing German halftrack.

The group, with their water exhausted, sight another LRDG patrol on a truck. But before they can signal them, the chasing Germans are spotted. Williams grabs a Sten gun and leads the Germans away from his group. His actions allow the LRDG patrol to outflank and destroy the half-track; however, he is killed. Cotton laments that he had everything to live for.

After they get back, Cotton reports the tanks to his CO back at base. They also speak of Williams and the sacrifice he made for the group.

## Gallery

Simon and Bill Williams.Tim Cotton and Bill Williams.Brody, Matheson and Bill Williams.
Beutler

**Beutler** was a prisoner at the Westhofen concentration camp in Germany, 1936. Before being held in the camp he was a grocery clerk. He along with George Heisler, Ernest Wallau, Luigi Bellani, Aldinger, Pelzer and Fuellgrabe, escaped from the camp and went on the run. Beutler was the fourth man to be caught, he had laid hidden in the mud of the marsh. He was taken back to the camp and put on one of the seven crosses that Commandant Fahrenburg had had erected.
Bill McMillan

Sergeant **Bill McMillan** is a battle hardened veteran of the Parachute Regiment. He served under the command of Captain Edward Banks, and took part in Operation Market Garden. Captain Banks was to lead a mission to secure a cache od looted art and other valuebles stolen by the Nazis.

## Gallery

David Wellings, Alan Ives, Bill McMillan and Robert Oates.
Braun (Miracle at Moreaux)

Sturmbannführer **Braun** was the head of the Gestapo in Moreaux. He is brought to a French boarding school at Moreaux, where he is introduced to Sister Gabrielle who runs the school. Whilst there German soldiers shoot a man who fled the school after stealing food. Braun suspects the man to be a member of the Resistance.

He later learns that the men had hidden on him three Spanish passports for three children. Braun suspects the children are Jewish and are hiding in the school with the help of Sister Gabrielle. He devises a plan to keep a watch on the school and follow the children when they leave for the Spanish border, as he hopes to capture not just the children but those who are helping them to cross the border.

Heer soldiers keep a watch and when three children leave they follow them and report back to Braun. But they are tricked as the children are just ones from the school attacking as a diversion whilst the Jewish children escape.

## Awards

* Infantry Assault Badge
* Wound Badge (Gold)
Adam von Trott zu Solz

**Adam von Trott zu Solz** was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von Wartenburg. Together with Claus von Stauffenberg and Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, he conspired in the 20 July plot and was supposed to have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the Western Allies if the plot had succeeded.

## Notes

* He is a fictional portrayal of the real Adam von Trott zu Solz. [1]
Blue

Private **Blue** was a Australian soldier of the 39th Battalion, serving on New Guinea in early 1942. He offered to stay and provide cover so the rest of the men could get away. But he is captured and tied up and, tortured by Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers bayonet him in the stomach and groin, and finally decapitate him with a sword.
Bill Vassar

Captain **Bill Vassar** is a soldier of the U.S Army. He led a patrol of US troops who came into contact with some German soldiers. The Americans killed them all in a fight and then they were approached by Major Andrew Pearman, who was wearing German uniform. Pearman identified himself and came out with his hands up as he was ordered but he was shot by Polkóvnik Petrov. Vasser ordered his men to open fire on Petrov and told them to lower their weapons.
Bolton

Commander **Bolton** is a Royal Navy officer who was in charge of rescuing British soldier from the beaches of Dunkirk. As Bolton watched the last British soldiers leave. He noted that nearly 300,000 had been evacuated, ten times more than Prime Minister Winston Churchill had hoped for. He stayed to oversee the evacuation of the French.

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Bolton and Winnant.Winnant and Bolton.Winnant and Bolton.
Bobby Grant

Lieutenant **Bobby Grant** was an officer of the British Army. On the 25th of September, 1957, he along with Major Shane arrived at the home of Colonel Charles Price. Price was hosting a reunion of his former German Resistance group.

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Shane and Bobby Grant.Toller,Grant, Baum, Shane, Brezina, Suderman, Price and Neumann.
Blanchard

Soldat **Blanchard** was a French Army soldier of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment. In January 1945 he and his comrades were serving in Alsace near the village of Jebsheim. He was wounded and been cared for at an aid station when he saw Lieutenant Morel and told he him was fine and would soon be back in action. But Morel saw he had been marked with a red cross on his forehead, which meant he was critical and would die, which he soon did.
Birger Eriksen

Oberst **Birger Eriksen** was Norwegian Army officer who the commander of Oscarsborg Fortress. He took part in the Battle of Drøbak Sound on 9th April 1940.

He was awarded Norway's highest award for gallantry, the War Cross, for his actions. He survived the war and died in 1958.

## Notes

* He is a fictional portrayal of the real Birger Eriksen. [1]
Blankmeister

Standartenführer **Blankmeister** is a Schutzstaffel officer serving under the command of the Oberkommandant.

## Awards

* Golden Party Badge
* Iron Cross 1st Class (WW1) with 1939 Clasp
* Iron Cross 2nd Class (WW1)
* Wehrmacht Long Service Award

## Notes

* Although he is a Standartenführer, he has the shoulder insignia of a Sturmbannführer.

## Gallery

Blankmeister and Oberkommandant.Oberkommandant and Blankmeister.
Calloway

Lieutenant **Calloway** is a British Army officer of the Parachute Regiment. He led a team to retrieve an algorithm that may be key to winning the war.

## Notes

* Although set during the Battle of Dunkirk which took place from May 26-June 4 1940, British Paras didn't exist at that time, they were formed June 22, 1940. So his beret, badge etc. are incorrect for the time period.
* He uses a Thompson submachine gun which the British were using at this time.
Braun (Steel Tempest)

Sturmbannführer **Braun** was a Schutzstaffel officer under the command of Oberführer Holst. Both of them served in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Braun was in command of the division's 2nd Battalion, the former commander of the battalion was Holst, who Braun looked up to and says he learned a lot from. Braun and Holst's families had known each other for years and go way back. Braun was a fanatical Nazi and believed wholeheartedly in the final victory of the Reich. He had fought with the Division for years, from Kiev to Rostov, alongside Kleber. During the Ardennes offensive he was assigned to capture a bridge and village to allow the King Tiger tanks, that were coming, to cross. He and Kleber were at odds against the SS-Kriegsberichter (SS War Reporter), Muller, who had arrived. During the capture of the village Braun executed American P.O.W.s in cold blood in-front of Muller telling him to show it to the Fuhrer, which he promised he would make the Fuhrer watch it. He had told Kleber to kill Muller but he failed on two separate occasions. Braun and and the remains of the battalion tried to hold the village knowing reinforcements would never come. But they were soon overwhelmed by the American counter-attack.

## Gallery

Braun, Prinz and Muller.Kleber and Braun.Kleber and Braun.
Bracken

Major **Bracken** is a British Army officer serving in North Africa. He was in command of a medical supply convoy that was stopped by Hauptmann Hans Dietrich. Dietrich offered to exchange the capture Sergeant Jack Moffitt for medical supplies as well as letting Bracken and his convoy to continue on it's way. Bracken agreed to the deal but Moffitt told them both that the plasma was bad and would kill anyone it was given to. Neither Dietrich or Bracken believed Moffitt as he couldn't prove what he was saying was true. Moffitt jumped into Bracken's jeep and used the machine gun to shoot the crate containing the plasma, causing a battle between Dietrich's men and Bracken's. One of Dietrich's men managed to steal the truck containing the medical supplies and Bracken had Moffitt put under arrest and told him he would face a trial for court-martial.

Back at his camp Bracken tried to confirm Moffitt's story but First Lieutenant George T. West who had told him the plasma was bad had died of his wounds. Just as Moffitt was about to be taken away by an MP, Sergeant Sam Troy and the Rat Patrol arrived with Hauptmann Dietrich, who had agreed to confirm the plasma was bad and help Moffitt and in return he would be given medical supplies. Bracken freed Moffitt but told Dietrich that he wasn't going anywhere as the deal was made with Troy and not with him. Dietrich fled to Troy's jeep and manned the gun. He ordered Bracken to act as his driver and warned the others not to try anything. But as they drove away, Troy and the others began firing after them, causing the jeep to crash. Bracken told Troy that we all make mistakes and allowed Dietrich to go free with his supplies.

## Gallery

Bracken and Johnson.Bracken and Johnson.Bracken and MP.Moffitt, Bracken and MP.
Bridget Stanhope

Sergeant **Bridget Stanhope** is a non-commissioned officer of the British Army. She was the driver and mistress of General Lawrence MacKenzie-Smith. She was also the accomplice of Captain Patterson and helped him kidnap who they thought was General Lawrence MacKenzie-Smith.

## Gallery

Bridget Stanhope and Ernie Williams.Ernie Williams and Bridget Stanhope.
Brandt (Disambiguation)

**Brandt** is a German surname.

**Brandt** may refer to:

* Brandt, a Luftwaffe Major, in *Battle of Britain*.
* Brandt, a Heer Oberst, in *Cross of Iron*.
* Brandt, a Kriegsmarine Oberleutnant zur See, in *Morituri*.
* Brandt, a Heer Major, in *The Fifth Day of Peace*.
* Brandt, a Heer Oberleutnant, in *The Young Lions*.
* Brandt, a SS Scharführer, in *We Go in at Dawn*.
* Brandt, a Heer Soldat, in *World on Fire*.
* Brandt, a Heer Generalfeldmarschall, in *X Company*.
* Erwin Brandt, a Luftwaffe Major, in *Secret Army*.
* Heinz Brandt, a Heer Oberstleutnant, in *Valkyrie*.
* Joachim Brandt, a Heer Leutnant, in *The Point of No Return*.
* Rudi Brandt, a Geheime Feldpolizei Kriminaldirektor, in *Monsignor Renard*.
* Stefan Brandt, a Heer Hauptmann, in *The Exception*.
Bronisław Leszczyński

**Bronisław Leszczyński** was the husband of the Polish midwife, Stanisława Leszczyńska. After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II, the Leszczyński family was forced to relocate. Stanisława and her daughter, Sylwia, were later rounded up and sent to Auschwitz, whilst her Bronisław and his son, Bronisław, went on the run.

Bronisław died in the Warsaw uprising after being sent to slave labour after being captured in 1943.

## Notes

* He is a fictional portrayal of the real Bronisław Leszczyński.
Carl Weaver

Oberst **Carl Weaver** was a Luftwaffe officer who managed to infiltrate himself as a Technical Sergeant of the 7th Infantry Division serving in Australia in 1943. He later pretended that he was in fact a Colonel of the OSS, until finally Captain Elijah Kindermann found out who he truly was.

## Notes

* It isn't made clear if Carl Weaver is his real name of not.
* Although meant to be a Luftwaffe Oberst, he carries with him a SS Long Service Award for 12 years service.

## Gallery

Carl Weaver, Haywood Updike and Roberto Barelli.Haywood Updike, Carl Weaver and Elijah Kindermann.
C. Wade McClusky (Midway (2019))

Lieutenant Commander **C. Wade McClusky** was an officer of the U.S Navy. McClusky became USS *Enterprise's* air group commander in April 1942. During the Battle of Midway, while leading his air group's scout bombers on June 4, 1942, he made the critical tactical decision that led to the sinking of two of Japan's fleet carriers, *Kaga* and *Akagi*.

## Notes

* He is a fictional portrayal of the real C. Wade McClusky. [1]
Bluey Donkin

**Bluey Donkin** was a drover in Australia prior to the outbreak of war. He worked with his two friends, Milo Trent and Peter Linton and they all joined the Army together.

After they enlist in the Australian Army, they are assigned to the 9th Division, and later ship out to North Africa.

After early successes against the Italian army, the army is besieged in Tobruk. During a fight with the Italians all three men get injured and spend some time in the medical facility, where Peter falls for the nurse, Sister Mary Ellis.

During an attack by the Germans, Peter is wounded and later dies in the company of Bluey and Milo.

After serving during 1941–1942 in the North African campaign, at the Siege of Tobruk and both the First and Second Battles of El Alamein, the 9th Division returned to Australia. In 1943–1944, it served in the New Guinea campaign. It was here that Bluey and the others come under attack from Japanese mortars and once more Bluey is wounded. Milo helps him and the two men struggle through the jungle alone until they stop by a waterfall. Milo admires the beautiful view and says just how beautiful it is, as he is killed by a Japanese sniper. After Milo is killed, Bluey goes after the soldier who shot him and manages to catch up to him. The two men fight and even though Bluey is wounded he manages to over power the soldier and he drowns him in the marshy land. After the fight Bluey is exhausted and collapses from the energy spent and from his wound. He is found by some local men and taken back to the Australians.

He later returns home to Australia and confesses his love for Kate Carmody, the women he has always loved.

## Gallery

Bluey and Peter.George and Bluey.Milo, Peter and Bluey.Bluey and Kate.Bluey and Kate.
Brunner (Combat!)

Unterfeldwebel **Brunner** was a Heer non-commissioned officer serving under Hauptmann Heismann. He accompanied his superior to an abandoned winery, and took up a position in a tower. During an ensuing shootout against Americans Sergeant Saunders and Private Kirby, Brunner fired down on them with his Luger while Heismann attempted to snipe them.

Instructed by Heismann to lock the winery gate, Brunner descended from the tower. After locking the gate, he ran back and got onto the roof and began creeping up behind Saunders. However, Kirby noticed him, and the American sergeant was able to turn and fire, hitting Brunner. The unterfeldwebel promptly fell off to what seemed to be his death. However, later, after Heismann had taken Kirby prisoner, Brunner awoke. Saunders, unaware of his survival, began attempting to reach Hauptmann Heismann's position as the badly wounded Brunner drew his knife.

He leaped up and attacked Saunders from behind. The two wrestled with the knife, but Saunders gained the advantage over the wounded German and managed to force Brunner to stab himself with his own knife.
Brigadeführer (The Mirror)

He is a SS Brigadeführer serving on the Eastern Front. He led a convoy of German troops who were stopped at a checkpoint by Romanian troops. He asked the Romanian officer in charge to let him through but the Romanians had changed sides, so he ordered the men under his command to launch an attack.

## Awards

* Iron Cross 1st Class
* Iron Cross 2nd Class
Bostick

First Sergeant **Bostick** was a non-commissioned officer of the 113th Tank Division, who was a P.O.W. at a camp in Italy, 1943.

## Notes

* Although he said he served in the 113th Tank Division he wears the sleeve insignia of the 4th Armored Division.
* The U.S Army had no 113th Tank Division so it is a fictional one for the movie.

## Gallery

Joseph L. Ryan and Bostick.Joseph L. Ryan, Stein, Ames, Bostick and Giannini.Dunbar, Orde, and Bostick.Gestapo Officer and Bostick.
Arab Guide

The Arab Guide was a local African man assisting Major Hans von Falken's battalion. He served as their guide through the desert. When the Afrika Korps failed to find water at Hassan Barani, the guide told von Falken that the well at Bir Acroma might have water, and he was asked to take Feldwebel Kraus and his scouting party there to investigate it. Upon arriving, the small group found themselves in open conflict with a joint group of American tankers and British troops. He was shot and killed by Private Marty Williams.
Brian Haskins

Corporal **Brian Haskins** was a non-commissioned officer of the 5th Army. He was sentenced to death and being transported for execution, along with Private John Grayson when there transport is ambushed by German soldiers. Haskins, Greyson and Lieutenant Michael Sheppard survive the attack and they make their way to a desolate Italian village which happens to be in the path of a German advance. While there they learn the meaning of self-sacrifice and courage when they become emotionally involved in the people and fortunes of the town and must defend the village from the invading Nazi force.
Bill Berry

Corporal **Bill Berry** was a soldier of the British Eighth Army serving in North Africa. He served with the American War Correspondent Steve Moray and aided him with his broadcasts. After the war in 1946, he was still working with Steve and they attend a a big reunion for members of the Eighth Army in London.