To Hell and Back: Difference between revisions
To Hell and Back: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
To Hell and Back: Difference between revisions
[[Image:THAB30.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing an MG42 from a window.]]
[[Image:THAB30.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing an MG42 from a window.]]
[[Image:THAB31.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing from a bunker.]]
[[Image:THAB31.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing from a bunker.]]
[[Image:THAB32.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing from a bunker. They're helmets are out of date WWI M16 helmets instead of M38 helmets.]]
[[Image:THAB32.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German soldiers firing from a bunker. Their helmets seen here are WWI vintage M16 helmets instead of M38 helmets.]]
[[Image:THAB33.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Audie Murphy picks up an MG42 from the dead German soldiers.]]
[[Image:THAB33.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Audie Murphy picks up an MG42 from the dead German soldiers.]]
[[Image:THAB34.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Murphy with the MG42.]]
[[Image:THAB34.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Murphy with the MG42.]]
To Hell and Back is the 1955 biopic focusing on the early life and wartime exploits of Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of World War II. The film begins with his childhood in Texas, where he became the head of his family at a young age, then follows his enrollment in the Army where he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. He fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before landing in southern France and eventually fighting in Germany. In addition to being a Medal of Honor recipient, he also received battle honors from the French and Belgian government. For the scenes set in World War II, Audie Murphy portrays himself.
The Browning M2HB is seen mounted on Sherman tanks. Audie Murphy uses one to defeat an enemy infantry attack, earning him the Medal of Honor. In the actual battle Audie Murphy fired the Browning M2 from an M10 Tank Destroyer.
