how did the german soldiers know...
uphams name at the end? like they knew he was a coward afraid to kill?
shareIt was the soldier they spared earlier in the movie. He had the Opportunity to discuss with Upham.
shareHe heard Mellish call for him before he killed him and when he walked out of the room and saw an American GI there crying, he figured it was Upham.
shareyou're confusing the soldier who killed Mellish with Steamboat Willie - they're different guys. I made the same mistake first time I saw the film
http://www.sproe.com/s/steamboat-comparison.html
TLDR: The Waffen-SS who killed Mellish isn't Steamboat Willie, the prisoner Miller spared.
Actually, when Upham executes Steamboat Willie, that's the first time we've seen him since they let him go.
I need to admit it would make more sense to understand why Upham didn't stop the German who was Killing Mellish if that was Steamboat Willie.
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