HBO Band of Brothers: German General's speech

This is the speech that is given by a German General to his men after surrendering to the Americans. This is directly cut from the episode, nothing added nothing taken.
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Closed Caption:

yeah
with your permission I would like to
address my men
briefly that'll be fine general
captain Sobel major winners
captain Sobel we salute the rank not the
man
not smiling longer creek and hotter
creek
you got
then it's been a long war it's been a
tough war
yeah top phone starts for our fatherland
contempt fun
bravely proudly your country because I
don't know this was on the hook for our
special group the in on diamond as I'm
in Heights your phone not found one
another abandoned me as if your income
and we can come exists only in come down
, Rawdon brothers folks her limit is
hardened shared fossils
you can track position momentum games I
dish pit stop and each other in dire
moments didn't ought to summon goes in
hardin combines arm do little harm in
death suffer together
then starts the tosh get into i'm i'm
proud to have served each and every one
the other 15 and longest on luckily
she's lame and fleeting deserve long
happy lives in peace
yeah