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Follows the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne division of the US Army, otherwise known as Easy Company. Survivors tell their stories, and evidence from journals and letters is brought to light.
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Follows the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne division of the US Army, otherwise known as Easy Company. Survivors tell their stories, and evidence from journals and letters is brought to light.
In 1942, a disparate group of men begin their training to become paratroopers under disciplinarian Captain Herbert Sobel (David Schwimmer). Contains flashing images. (1 of 10)
Easy Co parachutes into France on D-Day. Thrown into disarray when the commander goes missing, it is up to Lt Winters to lead the company. Contains flashing images. (2 of 10)
An uncomfortable truth resonates for the Easy Company as they battle on against the Germans, their injuries and their fears. Contains flashing images. (3 of 10)
A rest in England prepares Easy Co and their replacements for a mission. An attack serves as a sobering initiation for the new recruits. Contains flashing images. (4 of 10)
After leading a tricky mission, Lt Winters is promoted. As Easy Co struggle in the cold, Winters is haunted by the innocents he has killed. Contains flashing images. (5 of 10)
Woefully undermanned and short on supplies, Easy Company dig foxholes around the Belgian town of Bastogne as they attempt to hold the line. Contains flashing images. (6 of 10)
Having held off German attempts to overrun Bastogne, Easy Company now faces the task of taking the nearby town of Foy from the enemy. Contains flashing images. (7 of 10)
The Patrol: With the war winding down, Easy Co moves into an Alsatian town near the German border where they sleep just across the river from the Nazis. Contains flashing images. (8 of 10)
Easy Company find an abandoned concentration camp. While helping the survivors and burying the dead, news comes of Hitler's suicide. (9 of 10)
The soldiers celebrate the end of the war, but their joy is short-lived as they learn not everyone has enough service points to be sent home. Contains flashing images. (10 of 10)