As a footnote to the film, some of the survivors said that they almost felt a sort of kinship with the Sachsen regiments in the field. But stated that they, and the Sachsen, both despised the ruthless Prussians.
Ironically, the English Saxons
are in fact related to the Sachsen troops, both linguistically and genetically. Also, the word ''duck!' (as in "duck you suckers!) is actually related to the German word 'Tauch' (as in Tauchpanzer)...and not connected with the term for Donald's relatives.
This is what the OED says about the verb 'to duck':
"...Origin
Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duiken and German tauchen ‘dive, dip, plunge’, also to duck...."
Great film, by the way, and worth watching more than once. But don't forget to duck

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.