Re: Kircheis (spoilers)
Rick Han Lin (jlin@molly.hsc.unt.edu)
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 17:16:44 -0500 (CDT)
blood to the brain and He would not have made it. I believe Yang got shot
at the external illiac artery that supplies blood to the lower extremely.
And thanks for spoiling...
On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Reinhard-Siegfried wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Reuental, Kempf and Bittenfeld are preventing Ansbach from committing
> suicide when Mittermeyer is giving first aid to Kircheis. I don't think
> Reuental has ever been jealous of Kircheis. All his "dangerous" remarks
> that hint at his possible "rebellion" are after Kircheis' death. Anyway
> none of the admirals are jealous of "Mr. Nice Guy" Kircheis. At that
> scene, they are completely shocked by Ansbach's daring. This explains
> their inaction for a few seconds.
>
> It seems that Oberstein is the second quickest (ie. next to Kircheis) to
> respond in that scene. He steps up in front of Reinhard. But if Kircheis
> hadn't acted that fast, Oberstein would still have proved to be a poor
> shield against the rocket.
>
> Kircheis dies of the same kind of injury that Yang dies of. Mecklinger
> tells Mittermeyer that his handkerchief will not help because Kircheis'
> aortis(?) (that "big tube" that directs blood from the heart to the rest
> of the body) has broken. Yang's case is the same although he's hit at
> the leg.
>
> Reinhard-Siegfried
>