Thought the same thing but also remembered when this took place - chances are those SS weren't exactly the same battle hardened SS that would have been there in 42 or 43. This taking place about a month before VE.
Couple of things ya gotta suspend disbelief on, like how a whole column of SS, with vehicles yet, could march ANYWHERE in daylight in the west in April of 1945.
And it may have been SET in April of '45, but it sure wasn't SHOT in April in Germany, a cursory glimpse of the greenery is enough for that, especially where the one guy is hiding in a privet hedge that looks to be already setting fruit.
Nit picks aside though, agreed this is a tremendous movie.
Worth the price of admission just to see the inside operation of a Sherman tank in combat, and ESPECIALLY worth the price of admission to see what happens when Shermans and Tiger collide. One of the more gripping combat scenes I've seen in awhile.
A nice touch too the crew having appropriated a Sturmgewehr 44 or two along the way. This is one of those movies worth buying just to see the equipment and details.
And ya realize how powerful the movie is when the closing credits roll over actual combat footage from that war.
Birdwatcher
