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band of brothers e company 506th regiment 101st airborne from normandy to hitlers eagles nest
they came together citizen soldiers in the summer of 1942 drawn to airborne by the 50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy . and at its peak in holland and the ardennes easy company 506th parachute infantry regiment 101st airborne divison u.s. army was as good a rifle company as any in the world . br from the rigorous training in georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945 stephen ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company . in combat the reward for a job well done is the next tough assignment and as they advanced through europe the men of easy kept getting the tough assignments . br they parachuted into france early d day morning and knocked out a battery of four 105 mm cannon looking down utah beach ; they parachuted into holland during the arnhem campaign ; they were the battered bastards of the bastion of bastogne brought in to hold the line although surrounded in the battle of the bulge ; and then they spearheaded the counteroffensive . finally they captured hitlers bavarian outpost his eagles nest at berchtesgaden . br they were rough and ready guys battered by the depression mistrustful and suspicious . they drank too much french wine looted too many german cameras and watches and fought too often with other gis . but in training and combat they learned selflessness and found the closest brotherhood they ever knew . they discovered that in war men who loved life would give their lives for them . br this is the story of the men who fought of the martinet they hated who trained them well and of the captain they loved who led them . e company was a company of men who went hungry froze and died for each other a company that took 150 percent casualties a company where the purple heart was not a medal it was a badge of office .
a look at the exploits of the men of e company during world war ii describes how they parachuted into france early d day morning parachuted into holland during the arnhem campaign and captured hitlers bavarian outpost .