The story of the brother company
On June 5438+February 1 1 day, 2002, an American veteran Lester Hashey passed away quietly-he was the youngest soldier of Air Force10/Force E Company. Until the moment of his death, Lester never forgot his unforgettable experience as a pioneer in Normandy landing and his precious memories of fighting bloody battles with E company comrades.
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It is a foregone conclusion that the Soviet Union 1944 defeated Germany. The United States and Britain decided to fulfill the promise they made two years ago to open a second front in Europe. The battle began on1June 6, 944, when American and British troops landed in Normandy in northern France. This day is called D-Day, which means D-Day, D-Day or D-Day. The American Airborne Division 10 1 E Company of the 506th Regiment, featuring Captain Winters and Captain Nixon, experienced a long and arduous training in mccall Barracks, North Carolina. Captain Suo Beier, the company commander, ordered the soldiers to run three miles in 30 minutes, climb Mount Koroche, and then run three miles down the mountain. E company's slogan is "Crouch", which means unparalleled. Suo Beier is very strict, but too harsh to be liked. Winters led E Company in training and achieved outstanding results. He was promoted to lieutenant and served as the executive officer of the company commander. 1September, 943, Company E left the new york military port and went to Aldeburn base in England for adaptability training.
1942 in Georgia, USA, a group of young people from all directions volunteered to become the newest regiment of the US military-the Airborne Corps. Under the strict leadership of Captain Suo Beier (played by David Swinmer), they changed from an inexperienced civilian to the most elite special forces company of the US military. When they were training, there was a tense confrontation between Captain Winters (played by Damien Lewis), a young officer who was deeply loved by the soldiers, and Captain Suo Beier, who was hated by everyone.
Second set
There was a heated argument at the headquarters of Company E. Suo Beier ordered Winters to check the toilet at 10, and then changed it to 9: 45. The messenger didn't find winters. Winters carried out his previous orders on time. Suo Beier asked him to make a choice: either accept the punishment and cancel 48 hours of going out within 60 days, or write an appeal and ask for a military ruling. Winters refused to accept the punishment and signed the appeal. This incident caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers, who demanded to leave Company E one after another. The superior transferred Suo Beier from Company E and let Captain Mihanzhong of Company B take his place. In May, 1944, Company E continued its airborne training in Terry, Wooper, England. 1On the evening of June 4th, 944, Company E was about to leave and parachuted into Normandy. Later, due to the rain and fog in the English Channel, the airdrop area was too windy and the airdrop was cancelled. E company is on call 24 hours a day. Sleeping, soldiers have their own worries. Late at night on the 5th, Company E boarded the plane. Winters wishes the brothers good luck. After the successful airborne, the paratroopers went to the assembly area in the dark.
1June 6, 944 was the first day of the Allied invasion of France. Thousands of airborne troops flew across the English Channel to France. Under the strong artillery attack, they parachuted into France, and all the soldiers did not land at the scheduled place. Moreover, in the process of parachuting, some people lost their weapons or supplies, so Captain Winters gathered the soldiers who were alone and set out to find other brothers of E Company. Later, Captain Winters was appointed to lead the attack on a German fort. The mission was a complete success, but Captain Winster, who was in charge of the command, lost his first brother.
Episode 3
On June 6th 1944, Company E, like other airborne troops, was scattered in Normandy to cooperate with the main force in attacking the Germans. Their first battle was to attack German artillery positions in Brick area before dawn. Under the cover of machine gun fire, they destroyed all German artillery positions with grenades and explosives and won. Nixon said to Winters, "The map you found shows the location of every German machine gun in Normandy. I gave it to the division. They may need it. " Wen said: "I lost someone." John Hall is from new york. I was killed by a brick today. " In this battle, 8 people won the Bronze Star Medal, 3 people won the Silver Star Medal and Winters won the Outstanding Cross Medal. The battle of destroying German artillery by Company E became a model of attacking fixed positions, and it is still regarded as a teaching model by the United States Military Academy at West Point. Six days after D-Day, Company E accepted the task and set out to capture Kalantang in Normandy.
Two days after the formal allied attack, "E Company" was ordered to capture a small town called Kalentan. The battle was quite successful, but after losing several brothers, soldiers such as Bliss (played by marc warren) became unfit for the war. They stayed in Normandy for 36 days. After several fierce battles, E Company returned to England. But the good times didn't last long, and they were ordered to go out again.
The fourth episode
The Battle of Kalantang is a tough battle. The American armored vehicles that landed will gather in Karantang and push inland. If we can't attack, American armored forces will be trapped on the beach. The Germans occupied the street warehouse and commanded the battle. Winters commanded the whole company of soldiers to storm and destroy the enemy's commanding heights. Wen found private Blyth hiding in the trench and said sharply, "Come out of the trench, our people are falling, keep up with the team!" After capturing Kalantang, the battalion ordered Company E to leave the block immediately and set up a defensive position in the eastern highlands, ready to repel the enemy's counterattack. Winters, who hung flowers, asked Bryce what was going on. Cloth said that suddenly it was dark and nothing could be seen. Wen An comforted him and said, "Don't worry. I'll get you out of here and take you back to England. You will be all right. " After a while, Bu came to the company and said to Wen, "Thank you, sir, I'm fine." Wen said: "you stay here for a while and make sure everything is normal." You can report back to the platoon. " After Bu left, Winster asked the military doctor to put a bandage on himself.
Due to heavy casualties, a group of newly trained parachuting recruits joined Company E, just in time for a military operation called "Market Garden". A large number of soldiers parachuted into the Netherlands, which was occupied by the Germans at that time. In Eindhoven, they didn't encounter any resistance, but a sharp German soldier from a neighboring town made Company E and a group of British tanks retreat one after another. The allied forces originally planned to attack Germany through Holland and end the war before Christmas, but they also failed.
Episode 5
On the defensive position, Captain Spears asked Blyth why he was hiding in the trench, and Buda replied, "I'm scared." "We are all afraid. Your only hope is to accept the fact that you are dead. So you can be like a real soldier. No pity, no sympathy, no tenderness. " The Germans launched a counterattack in an attempt to recapture Karantang. E company fired back from the highlands. Bryce shoots. Winters slammed him: "Hit him hard! Let them taste your bullets! " E company ran out of ammunition and the injured soldiers groaned. The sudden appearance of the Second Armored Division of the US Army helped Company E successfully end this tough battle. E company was ordered to evacuate the front line and return to Utah beach to rest. The superior praised E Company for sticking to its post and awarded the Purple Heart to the meritorious personnel in the hospital. Captain Plyton suddenly announced the end of his rest and returned to France. On September 17, Company E parachuted into the hinterland of the Netherlands, liberated Eindfen, and carried out the "Market Garden" action plan of the United States and Britain. The task of Company E is to occupy the passage between Eindhoven and Anan under the command of British officers, and to ensure that the two armored divisions of the British army advance towards Anan, so as to cross the Rhine River, March into Germany, and strive to conquer the forest before Christmas.
Captain Winters (played by Damien Lewis) leads the soldiers to perform a dangerous task on the levee in the Netherlands, and has won an unprecedented victory. He is promoted to the executive officer of the infantry battalion. Although he was promoted, most of Winters' work was administrative affairs, which made him very dissatisfied. He is worried about who will lead the three companies he directs. When E Company went to Paris, France on the weekend, it was reported that the Axis had launched a fierce attack on the allied defense line in Adingreen District, so E Company rushed to defend the defense line, but their equipment was poor, which not only could not resist the cold climate, but also had a hard trench battle waiting for them.
Sixth set
Company E entered the town of Hofen in Nde and was welcomed by local residents. Martin said that there was a German tank hidden in the haystack next to the farmhouse, and asked the British officer to order the tanker to fire at it. The officer said that if you don't see clearly, you can't hit the target. Later, this tank destroyed British tanks. German ambush swarmed out, surrounded E company, and paratroopers fought back and retreated. Company E withdrew its position and found Captain Landman "Bull" missing. The bull, a tall man, was injured and hid in the village. A young Dutch couple helped him take out the shrapnel and treat the wound. The "bull" killed the German soldiers who came to search and let the Dutch escape. Winters took several people to search in the dark, but "Bull" was brought back by a British military vehicle. The "Market Garden" operation failed, and the British army lost 8,000 people. 101October 17, Company E carried out the "Operation Shenma" plan, stole the blockade and raided the SS camp at night to rescue 140 British soldiers who were taken in by Dutch resistance organizations when Anan fell.
Seventh set
Winters divided into three roads at night and attacked the SS causeway. The SS was attacked by heavy artillery fire and was completely defeated. Company E defeated two SS companies, with about 50 casualties, about 100 wounded and 18 captured. One man was killed in E company. Winters and Nixon were promoted to captains. Colonel Sink, head of the 506th Regiment, promoted Winters to the executive officer of the 2nd Battalion, praising him as a real tactician and excellent leader. Captain Moose-Heyliger was promoted to company commander E. Heyliger commanded Company E to dive into the Rhine three times and rescued 140 British soldiers trapped in the Red Devils' army. Derel, Winters and Heyliger in the Netherlands stroll along the railway at night, reminding him to train new platoon leaders and trust his petty officers. The recruits on duty thought they were enemies and quickly shot down Heilige. Captain Wales gave him three injections of morphine. Dr. Ron said, "God, do you want to kill him?" 65438+In mid-February, the 506th regiment entered Bastogne, Belgium. This is a strategic thoroughfare with seven entrances and seven exits. Colonel Sink deployed three battalions of the 506th Regiment, dug trenches around them and held their positions to prevent German armored forces from using these passages.
Company E was exhausted after stopping the Germans in Baston, Belgium, and they had to seize the nearby town of Foy from the enemy. A fierce bombing killed and injured many brothers in Baoze, and Winters was helpless because of the incompetence of the commander Captain Dick (played by Peter O'Mara). In the end, although Company E captured Foy Town, it paid a heavy price.