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Fascinating trivia (and any goofs) connected with the film

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- The General was never identified by his first name in the film. In the credits he is referred to as Maj. Gen. Kreipe. In real life he was Generalmajor Heinrich Kreipe. Calling him Karl, as many sources do, seems to have been an invention of the Rank publicity department. Or possibly they got it from W. Stanley Moss' own book on their adventure.
See Rank Organisation Publicity Booklet.