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A contributor or two has recently argued while editing the plot summary that the German nicknamed "Steamboat Willie", whom Miller's detachment blindfolds and releases instead of killing him, is not the same German who later shoots Miller. This is false -- Steamboat Willie is the blindfolded soldier for whom Upham intercedes, and he later shoots Miller. When Willie attempts to talk Upham into letting him go a second time, Upham shoots and kills him. The details can be found here. Billmckern (talk) 22:46, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
Agreed (just reverted this today). The clincher for me is when Steamboat Willie says (rough translation) "I know this guy. Upham?" How else could one explain that? –CWenger (^ • @) 00:28, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
