Continuity mistake: When Parker is engulfed in flames, he pulls out his handgun and shoots through the helmet in his right temple. In the next shot, there is neither a bullet hole nor blood stain on his helmet. (00:24:25)
Factual error: When Fury enters a village and faces a field gun attack, Sgt. Collier orders through the tank radio "Throw some Willie Pete in that ground floor." While white phosphorus has been used for a century, Willie Pete as a slang term for it only dates from the Vietnam War. (00:48:05)
Other mistake: Just before the final battle, while ammo checks are being done a shot is fired from Norman's machine gun when when the camera is aimed at the road. No sound accompanies the shot and at that stage of the battle they were supposed to be quiet, not taking test shots.
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the film when Wardaddy jumps the German officer riding the horse, he is holding him down with his left hand while stabbing him in the gut with his right hand. When the shot changes at the final thrust, he is holding the knife with both hands as he twists the knife to pull it out of his left eye socket. (00:03:15)
Continuity mistake: Wardaddy uses a Sturmgewehr 44 throughout the movie. In the first shot where he shoots the teenage German soldier, the Sturmgewehr 44 is missing the front sight hood. The hood appears throughout the movie afterwards. (00:24:05)
Other mistake: The credits list "Young SS Trouper" instead of "Trooper." (02:03:30)
Continuity mistake: Wardaddy gives Norman the ultimatum of "him or you." When he does, he's pointing his revolver at Norman. Camera changes and he's no longer pointing at Norm. (00:38:30)
Continuity mistake: Wardaddy gives the order to run over the enemy with the tank. We see one German with his right up raised in the rear view of him in the foxhole. In the front shot of him however his arm is lowered. (00:33:10)
Continuity mistake: Just as the tank column breaks through the hedgerow to rescue the troops, Wardaddy either has his goggles over his eyes or on his helmet depending on the shot. (00:29:10)
Continuity mistake: During the Jesus loves Hitler scene, Wardaddy's goggles keep shifting position on his helmet from crooked to level and vice versa. (00:21:50)
Continuity mistake: We see Sgt Davis standing next to Wardaddy getting the brief on the new mission. In one shot he has his arm raised with a mug in his hand. When the shot changes, his arm is now lowered. (00:18:30)
Continuity mistake: When Wardaddy shouts at Norman about "that is a German, that's who we kill", his arm is either bent or straight depending on the shot. (00:17:50)
Audio problem: When Norm tells the crew about the SS Battalion, Coon throws his wrench into the mud. However, a metallic sound like a wrench hitting concrete is heard. (01:29:10)
Continuity mistake: When the SS officer is killed for hanging children, his papers land by his head. When the shot changes, his papers are now by his feet. (00:48:30)
Continuity mistake: Just after Norman has been made to shoot the German, he lies on the floor with his face buried in his arms. Camera cuts and his position has changed and you can now see his face. (00:39:20)
Continuity mistake: When Norm takes the picture off the post in the tank near the start, the way he holds it changes between shots from the extreme corner to further down. (00:15:40)
Other mistake: It's established that Emma doesn't understand English as shown by Norman having to mime when talking in the bedroom. However just before this, Wardaddy calls her a nice clean girl and Norm should take her in the bedroom, or he would. Emma then walks towards the bedroom and pulls Norman after her. Wardaddy doesn't point to the door or motion in anyway to give away what he said. So how did Emma know to go to the bedroom? (00:57:45)
Answer: Although he starts out afraid, awkward and hesitant, Norman gradually becomes battle-hardened throughout the film. But there is one event that probably changes Norman more than anything: When his one-night love interest, Emma, is killed during a German attack. After that, the tank crew realises that Norman has changed, become harder and more focused, and they finally accept him as a team member with the nickname "Machine."
Charles Austin Miller