History NightmareFuel / Fury2014

-->'''Sign on a Hanged Child's Corpse:''' I am a coward and didn't want to fight for the German people.

* The scene where Grady tearfully tells Wardaddy that he's reached the end of his rope and can't take anymore. One of the reasons he states is he's terrified of hearing shells hitting Fury and not knowing if the next one will make it through. The nightmare fuel for Grady is that out of all the crew members, ''he's the only one who has no view outside during combat.'' Wardaddy is in his cupola, Norman and Gordo have periscopes, Bible has cannon sight to look through. All Grady can do load the shells he's told to load and tell Bible he's clear.

** The scene is absolutely terrifying in a way no fictional movie can represent because it reflects real historical events, with allied crews being so badly outgunned, the lucky ones died instantly along with their machines when shot, the rest got burned alive inside metal coffins while half-buried with pieces of their former teammates, such have been the horrors of armored warfare since its beginnings.

* After a fair bit of brutal street fighting, which ends with the Germans surrendering after the American tanks and soldiers pour a sea of bullets and shells into the buildings they are fighting from, we see the German soldiers marching out with their hands up. Most of them are obviously children. Not in the NewMeat sense like Norman, but literal ChildSoldiers. The SS officer in charge of leading them to fight against the Americans is [[LaserGuidedKarma summarily pointed out by the Germans and executed on the spot by the Americans]].

* At the very beginning of the movie while the opening credits are still rolling, we get the pleasure of hearing a U.S. Army unit being wiped out to the last man by the Germans (heavily implied to be the tank platoon that Fury is a part of as they're in battle with German tanks), with at least one speaker being KilledMidSentence and another exclaiming "It's all over!" before a frantic voice asks if anyone can hear him [[NothingIsScarier but getting no reply]]

*** To make this "better": The M4 was actually the ''safest'' tank to be in, in spite of the reputation it picked up post war due to Death Traps. Usually a Sherman crew could bail out when the tank was struck - a T-34, Cromwell, or other Allied tank? They probably didn't have enough room to try and get their gun out.

* The execution of the German POW. The man is just trying to surrender and he begs for his life, showing his family and his life, before being offed by Norman.
** The German POW is wearing a US Army overcoat. Regardless of why he was wearing it (probably just because it was cold in April of '45), the assumption is that he took it from a dead GI (the infantrymen threatening him even keep saying things like, "Where'd you get that GI coat?" and, "Who'd ya kill?"). According to the Geneva Conventions, an enemy soldier captured wearing any article of your own side's uniform or gear or carrying your side's issued weapon is legally considered an infiltrator and subject to summary execution. The Germans would (and did) do the same thing. Notice that other captured ''Wehrmacht'' troops were not harmed by the Americans. Troops on both sides were warned about this, and told to get rid of any captured enemy gear before surrendering. It was his own fault for not doing obeying the most basic of UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar.

* The execution of the monstrous SS officer in the town can be a bit unsettling. The [[AssholeVictim fucker]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil certainly deserves it]], but there is no ceremony, no "AndThisIsFor" statement, or anything. Wardaddy simply asks the ''Burgomeister'' if that’s the guy responsible for hanging kids. The ''Burgomeister'''s BluntYes reply indicates his own disgust with the SS, but he clearly seems to think the American troops will conduct some kind of their famed democratic process, or at least take the guy out back out of sight before wasting him. Instead, he's simply placed in a clear line of fire while the infantry sergeant calls one of his guys to pull the trigger. The soldier selected looks like the Angel of Death (they even call him "Angel") in a GI uniform: clothes disheveled, helmet and hood pulled low over his eyes, face shadowed and only barely visible, but carrying an unmistakable DeathGlare nonetheless, and an [=M1A1=] Thompson submachine gun best suited for close-range combat. He gruffly shoves the ''Burgomeister'' out of his way, sprays a dozen rounds into the SS officer's chest, then keeps walking without batting an eye. The mayor is stunned at the nonchalance of the whole thing.

** The SS officer himself is unnerving too; he's completely emotionless even when it's clear he's going to die, and the way his body jerks and shakes as he's gunned down doesn't look human either.

* After a fair bit of brutal street fighting, which ends with the Germans surrendering after the American tanks and soldiers pour a sea of bullets and shells into the buildings they are fighting from, we see the German soldiers marching out with their hands up. Most of them are obviously children. Not in the NewMeat sense like Norman, but literal ChildSoldiers. The SS officer in charge of leading them to fight against the Americans is [[LaserGuidedKarma summarily pointed out by the Germans and executed on the spot by the Americans]].

-->'''Sign on Corpse:''' I am a coward and didn't want to fight for the German people.

* The rotting corpses of hanged German citizens. Worse is that it was done by their own people on their dictator's orders, and worse still is that most of them are teenagers.

* The execution of the monstrous SS officer in the town can be a bit unsettling. The [[AssholeVictim fucker]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil certainly deserves it]], but there is no ceremony, no "AndThisIsFor" statement, or anything. Wardaddy simply asks the ''Burgomeister'' if that’s the guy responsible for hanging kids. The ''Burgomeister'''s BluntYes reply indicates his own disgust with the SS, but he clearly seems to think the American troops will conduct some kind of their famed democratic process, or at least take the guy out back out of sight before wasting him. Instead, he's simply placed in a clear line of fire while the infantry sergeant calls one of his guys to pull the trigger. The soldier selected looks like the Angel of Death (they even call him "Angel") in a GI uniform: clothes disheveled, helmet and hood pulled low over his eyes, face shadowed and only barely visible, but carrying an unmistakable DeathGlare nonetheless, and an M1 Thompson SMG best suited for close-range combat. He gruffly shoves the ''Burgomeister'' out of his way, sprays a dozen rounds into the SS officer's chest, then keeps walking without batting an eye. The mayor is stunned at the nonchalance of the whole thing.

* The effects of a white phosphorous round on a squad of German troops, stumbling out like shambling ghosts, wreathed in the deadly white smoke and their agonized wails and screams filling the air. Honestly, if you know anything about white phosphorous at all (like that it burns at about 2,750 degrees Celsius/5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, can spontaneously reignite even after being dunked underwater, etc.), you probably flinched as soon as you heard the call for a "Willy Pete" round. No doubt about it, Norman gunning the soldiers down afterward was an act of mercy, and Wardaddy commends him for it too.

* The effects of a white phosphorous round on a squad of German troops. Honestly, if you know anything about white phosphorous at all (like that it burns at about 2,750 degrees Celsius/5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, can spontaneously reignite even after being dunked underwater, etc.), you probably flinched as soon as you heard the call for a "Willy Pete" round. No doubt about it, Norman gunning the soldiers down afterward was an act of mercy.
* The fanaticism of Nazi Germany's remaining defenders is this. So ingrained with the desire to protect their ideology that they are willing to shell and burn their own cities and people just to slow down their inevitable defeat. Just imagine being one of those helpless citizens stuck in between the Allied forces and their own country. And this has historical basis - Hitler was basically ''punishing'' Germany for losing the war.

* After a fair bit of brutal street fighting, which ends with the Germans surrendering after the American tanks and soldiers pour a brutal enfilade into the buildings they are fighting from, we see the German soldiers marching out with their hands up. Most of them are obviously children. Not in the NewMeat sense like Norman, but literal ChildSoldiers. The SS officer in charge of leading them to fight against the Americans is [[LaserGuidedKarma summarily pointed out by the Germans and executed on the spot by the Americans]].

* The execution of the SS officer in the town can be a bit unsettling. The [[AssholeVictim fucker]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil certainly deserves it]], but there is no ceremony, no "AndThisIsFor" statement, or anything. Wardaddy simply asks the ''Burgomeister'' if that’s the guy responsible for hanging kids. The ''Burgomeister'''s BluntYes reply indicates his own disgust with the SS, but he clearly seems to think the American troops will conduct some kind of process, or at least take the guy out back out of sight before wasting him. Instead, he's simply placed in a clear line of fire while the infantry sergeant calls one of his guys to pull the trigger. The soldier selected looks like the Angel of Death (they even call him "Angel") in a GI uniform: clothes disheveled, helmet pulled low over his eyes, face shadowed and only barely visible, but carrying an unmistakable DeathGlare nonetheless, and an M1 Thompson SMG best suited for close-range combat. He gruffly shoves the ''Burgomeister'' out of his way, sprays a dozen rounds into the SS officer's chest, then keeps walking without batting an eye. The mayor is stunned at the nonchalance of the whole thing.

* Imagine signing up for the army and expecting to serve in the rear as [[DeskJockey some guy typing up paper work]]. Then some Sergeant comes to you and is like "Look, you're reassigned to that guy's tank because his last guy got killed in the front line, have fun!" If that doesn't put a damper in your expectations of surviving the war, nothing will.

** The weapon used to cause Parker's death above is also ParanoiaFuel if you know what it is. It is a German [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust Panzerfaust]], an ''extremely effective'' anti-tank weapon when used correctly in the later part of the war. The weapon was so simple a child (like in the movie) could use it. And unlike the anti-tank guns and tanks the German had, which only ever reached the thousands in produced numbers, the Panzerfausts were produced by the ''millions'', and Allied troops had to deal with the massive quantity of Panzerfausts since they landed in June 1944. Imagine Parker's scenario played over thousands of times with every time a German manages to score a hit on a Sherman.

** The German POW is wearing a US Army overcoat. Regardless of why he was wearing it (probably just because it was cold in April of '45), the assumption is that he took it from a dead GI (the infantrymen threatening him even keep saying things like, "Where'd you get that GI coat?" and, "Who'd ya kill?"). According to the Geneva Conventions, an enemy soldier captured wearing any article of your own side's uniform or gear or carrying your side's issued weapon is legally considered an infiltrator and subject to summary execution. The Germans would (and did) do the same thing. Notice that other captured ''Wehrmacht'' troops were not harmed by the Americans. Troops on both sides were warned about this, and told to get rid of any captured enemy gear before surrendering. It was his own fault for not doing so.
* The rotting corpses of hanged German citizens. Worse is that it was done by their own people.

* The fanaticism of Nazi Germany's remaining defenders is this. So ingrained with the desire to protect their ideology that they are willing to shell and burn their own cities and people just to slow down their inevitable defeat. Just imagine being one of those helpless citizens stuck in between the Allied forces and their own country.

* The battle against the Tiger may be pure HollywoodTactics[[note]]No COMPETENT Tiger commander would have left a secure defensive position to advance on a group of charging Shermans instead of standing off and using its superior weapon to pick them off at range, though by that point in the war, the Nazis were desperately short on all tanks and tank crews, let alone tanks in good working order or competent crews[[/note]], but it's a ''devastatingly'' effective demonstration of the horrifying power of Germany's elite war machines -- the Tiger was such a logistical nightmare that only about 1300 were ever produced, but they ''really were that unstoppably powerful.'' The absolute ''horror'' on Norman's face when the Shermans land their first direct hit square on the Tiger's front armour only for it to bounce off without the slightest effect effectively conveys to the audience what a ''nightmarish'' opponent this is they're fighting, and that's ''before'' it lands direct hits on the the other two tanks accompanying Fury - with horrifying and lethal results.