The Devil's Brigade

On the 30-mile hike, Maj. Bricker (Vince Edwards) tells the US troops, "Alright now--look alive! I know this is route step, but shape up!". "Route step" is a marching maneuver where troops don't have to keep cadence (stay in step) but should keep distance, interval, and alignment. This is similar to "At ease, march" but you are allowed to talk. Route step is primarily used when marching over bridges that may or may not be safe. Marching in cadence could create sympathetic vibrations in the bridge that could cause a collapse.

On Colonel Frederick's office map, Poland has its post-1945 borders and Germany is divided into the postwar East Germany and West Germany.

The copyright date in the opening credits is MCMXLVIII, which would be 1948, not 1968, when the film was actually produced.

The TV version of the film plays with subtitles for the Germans; the video version dosen't include subtitles.

Referenced in Strange Report: REPORT 2493 KIDNAP 'Whose pretty girl are you?' (1969)