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This is the forest where it happened. Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is one of the best-known companies in the United States Army. Their experiences in World War II are the subject of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers based on the book of the same name by historian Stephen Ambrose. In 2009, twenty of the last few remaining survivors from Easy Company recounted their stories in the oral-history book project We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories From the Band of Brothers. During December 1944 and January 1945, Easy Company and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division fought in Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge. The 101st was in France in December when the Germans launched their offensive in the Ardennes. They were told to hold the vital cross-roads at Bastogne and were soon encircled by the Germans. Easy Company fought in cold weather under German artillery fire without winter clothing and with limited rations and ammunition. The Allies defeated the German offensive. Afterward, Easy Company and the rest of the 506th PIR moved into Germany. The 101st Airborne Division was awarded a unit citation for holding the line at Bastogne.[12] Between the days of January 1st through the 13th Easy company was to take control of the Bois Jacques woods in Belgium. The woods were between the town of Foy and Bizory. Easy Company's assignment was to take the town of Foy. The initial plan for this attack was to protect the men with covering fire. This plan did not work because the leader of the assault Lieutenant Dike hid behind haystacks. He gave an order from behind the haystacks which proved to be his downfall. The order was for 2nd and 3rd platoon to join him behind the haystacks. This caused a halt in movement for the company. The soldiers were easy targets for the Germans to shoot at. Major Winters saw that and ordered Lieutenant Ronald Speirs to take over the attack. He did so and relieved Dike of his command. This boosted the moral of easy company because they were confident in the new leader. He barked out orders to each platoon commander and sent them on their way. I company was cut off on the other side of town without a radio. Speirs heard about that situation and ran through open area to get through to them. Carwood Lipton later stated that "the Germans were so shocked at seeing an American soldier running through their lines - they forgot to shoot!" Once he linked up with I company he came back across enemy lines back to his platoon. Still to this day he is most remembered for this act of bravery. After the action had been stopped and Easy Company took the town Major Winters requested that Dike be relieved of command and have Speirs be the new Company Officer. Colonel Sink agreed and gave the position to Speirs. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
My Dad was at Bastogne. He would never talk about it. The family watched Band of Brothers; he didn't stay in the room with us. He said Dick Winters was the finest man he ever met. I miss my Dad, every day.
Bunny Winslow your dadwasin easy?
Respect from Sweden man.
The greatest generation. Respect to your family
Bunny Winslow what was your fathers name
Respect you and your family
My uncle was with the 99th division when the Germans came on December 16, 1944.
He was 18.
Every day for the rest of his life he saw the face of the German soldier he killed with his M1, from a range of 10 feet.
The next several days were a nightmare but he survived.
He died 3 months ago, in March 2018.
May your uncle rest in peace young man.
War often isnt that heroic like we get it from hollywood or as easy like in shooter games. War and to kill someone is getting into u and change u for yr whole life.
I dont wanna relief any combat moment again. It like u say tim. U never forget the face of the man u kills and u habe nightmares for a long time.
Glad to have survived. But it could be also be opposit. Im dead and he live.
The best is to never come in such a situation.
Not weapons kills people, humans kill humans.
Respect for your uncle. If he didn't do what he had done, that German soldier might be having the same nightmare.
Which company? Better than some massive division.
WOW! It's amazing to hear the birds chirping and seems so peaceful compared to what Easy Company went through there. Thanks for posting this.
+yeah buddy Thanks for your message. Imagine how it was to really be there!
+yx-20-xk it must have been amazing!
Amazing is the last word I'd use to describe it, it was not a video game.
Nick Dawn you do not know my context for the use of the word Amazing. Amazing that 70 years later the fox holes are still there. Amazing that what was hell on earth in the winter of 44/45 sounds so peaceful in this video with the birds chirping. Amazing that very sacred grounds where great Americans lost there lives is virtually that same. Amazing that they held their ground during the battle of the bulge and were surrounded but these guys didn't budge and this was the spot. Nothing but total respect. And video games... sorry I don't play them. You must have me confused with another generation.
Trench lines and earthworks from the American Civil War can still be found
Am I the only one that gets chills watching this? I myself have served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. I have been through and have seen horrible things, but THOSE men truly went through Hell! Nothing but love and respect for all of them!
Wow unreal.all i can picture are the tree bursts and devastating sound those men went through. Heroes...... 👍
Craig Bratty pretty much all soldiers in this war were heroes no matter if american soviet or german (besides from groups like the "Totenkopfverbände" or (a lot of) certain individuals of course) but Bastogne was quite a special hellhole... if you wanna see sth comparable search for "battle of Halbe" a never mentioned battle that is really worth noting
+Patrick Ancona are you a vet?
Diecy All soldiers in ww2 were not heroes. Not even most. The saying all gave some and some gave all comes to mind. The boys of Easy were heroes to a man.
Brandon Brandon Every man who fought in WWII was, is, and will continue to be, heroes. You're a unappreciative fool.
ratliff2006 You're racist so fu.
Thank you for posting this video. I hope to visit here one day soon. Alex Penkala was my great uncle.
My dad was in the army for 23 years and we lived in Germany for two years, then 13 years later we moved to Belgium and lived there for another three years. My dad, brother and I went here to see the fox holes and we went to the war museum. Truly like nothing I’ve ever seen before, quite possibly the best way I can picture what easy company went through was pictured while at the fox holes. Absolutely inspiring and utterly jaw dropping to see this in person
My grandfather was in Easy Company. He took me to Bastogne between my Junior and Senior year of High School. I went back there with my kids to show them where my grandpa was during the War. He retired from The Army. He told me he was upset with me because I ended up getting to The Naval Academy. He was joking. He passed away the year I Graduated. He never got to meet my kids.
Hey shall rest in piece
Go navy
I was there in April and in June 2015. One of the sticks around the cross is from me.
What was the significance of that particular fox hole? Was it the one where Muck and Pinkala got hit?
@@ravok23 if you look it isn't a foxhole he's talking about the cross for the memory of those fallen.
My old neighbor who died several years ago was in the battle of the bulge. He said his brother who died there was only a half mile away from him when he died. He found out 6mo. later that he was that close to him when he died. My neighbor would always tear up at that point when he told me his war story. My young daughter interviewed him while I recorded it. She used it for her history class. After word I gave the recording to my neighbors son. Dave thanked me for it because he could never get his father to talk about it.
My Grandfather served in WW2 his brother died in service. On my mothers side her uncle was damaged and never the same after the war. My grandfather talked to me about it but told me it just was not the fashion at the time to talk about the war.
"NUTS!!" 💪🏻
NOW YOU CUT THAT FENCE AND GET THIS.. GOD DAMNED PLATOON ON THE MOVE
Sure they'll be eventually filled in but I think these foxholes should be fenced off to help preserve them as long as possible. Thanks for the video!
Because of what heroes lived and died in these foxholes it should be like the D-Day beaches, untouched and yes they should be fenced off
Jesse Sorensen but I want to crouch inside them...
Jesse Sorensen they are already filled in, because the trees have been cut down before and the forest has changed a few times already, they even cut down a large area in 2015.
Jesse Sorensen Heroes dies everywhere fighting in the World, would be quite the pain to fence off all the parts of London, Berlin etc. That was bombed back in ww2 - And aller Pearl Harbor.
why? just some fuckin holes in the ground.. there are millions
let us remember, war is a terrible thing, where good people go and fight and die.
RIP E-Company
Freedom is rarely free it has to be earned.
only good people? no bad people?
WOW! How great! Always learning history from great people as you sharing your discoveries for those who can never see most history for themselves. Thanks.
It's so peaceful and quiet there now, a stark contrast from Dec 44 - Jan 45. R.I.P to those that fell in Bastogne, throughout the war, and after. You will always be remembered.
It gives me the chill just to watch those woods. Haunting
First thought was in the movie just picturing the snow on the ground, anyone else or just me?
Alex Stites k,
Alex Stites me too lol. picturing the snow
nah just you man...
Kid Kool nice
Matt Williams ya bitch
Thanks very much for the video. It truly brings sights and sounds to mind of the brave men that fought there and died there, FOR THEIR BROTHERS. And, for us.
Thanks for posting. My Dad was 3rd Army, with Patton. Didn't know he got shot; my Uncle told me at his funeral. Always wondered about my Dad's scars.
Easy Company you will never be forgotten ever. By the way I wanna go here.
I am proud to have served in the 101st and I honor the men who gave their lives to protect our freedoms!!
John Griffin I'm not sure whether to believe you or not, but if you did fight, thanks for your service and thanks for preserving our freedom👏
What are you waiting for, then ?
Swifty the place peaceful and beautiful now.
My Uncle Sgt. Edward Sayles served with the 101st at Bastogne during the Battle. I unfortunately learned it too late to have a talk with him. A few years ago, I said hello to an 94 yr old gentleman who had a WWII veteran's hat on. He served with Patton at Metz and was in the 3rd Armored that relieved Bastogne. I thanked him. My Dad served in the Pacific on a submarine, the USS Pompom. My family member was able to get all of the action reports from the War records Dept.
I wonder how much the site has changed in 74 years. A lot of those trees probably weren't there in 1944.
Gromit801 70 years aint that long ago for a tree...those are still it especially if the site is preserved.. if the fox holes are still there, it would make sense that it was kept untouched.
All of it seems a bit farfetched....that 70+ years of rain, snow and whatnot haven't changed the depth of the foxholes. I'll let that one slide, but cut trees around the foxholes I just can't. Common reason. I was in Normandy at Brecourt Manor, where the German howitzers were placed, there's nothing there, trench or anything. I don't even mind if the Belgians are digging up the dirt from these foxholes in order to keep them "alive", but just not buying the lying trees.
It's pretty much the same.
@@jogados you said - 'haven't changed the depth of the foxholes.'
Son, those were 5 or 6 feet deep back then. Yes, the trees look younger than 75 years.
the forests have been replanted.Practically by the time Bastogne was relieved and the capture of the town of Foy, they said in an interview almost all the trees were knocked down or cut in half from artillery.Germans fired Burst shells with 88, a type of explosive that is used normally against planes, exploding before hitting the ground, causing the trees to blow up from above.Hard to imagine even one wave of that kind of firepower being thrown at you, imagine for weeks...
Watching this I just kept imagining scenes from Band of Brothers and Easy Company. Incredible. On the bucket list to visit one day
Thank you again for all . Merci encore pour tout
Incredible. You can just feel the ghosts of the past there. Such a haunting quality to this place.
Many thanks for posting this incredible video. I am very thankful to the heroes of Easy Company as well as of the all hereos who fought and sacrificed their lives to make the world a better place.
In the week before Christmas there is a Bastogne historic walk. I walked it three times, before Band of Brothers was out. Two times there was snow. It was really impressive and surreal that such a beautiful scenery was so important during the war.
My grandfather fought there in the 10th armored.
Wow, thanks so much for sharing this. It's amazing and almost eerie to see the foxholes still there even though the fighting took place so long ago, just to think that it all actually took place right there. Hopefully someday I'll get to visit it myself!
Wow this is amazing! I hope I can visit soon! Thank you Easy Company for everything ❤️
My wife and I found these in 2008 using the hand written map in the BofB book BEFORE they made the area a park as it looks in this video. I sure hope the fox holes are preserved some how!!
gives u chills................... never forget all these guys .......and soooo many more ......
lest we forget. God bless the boys who laid down they're lives for us. thank you
I've been there in 2016. :) And I've prepared cold milk and old bread for my breakfast :) (btw, I left Brazil by bike in 2015 to arrive in Belgium a year later hehe).
Howd u drive a bike across the ocean?
Much Respect for these men!!!
Sadly most of the fox holes here have been deepened by re-enactors, also most of the trees are young and thus not from 1940's. Took a trip here in 2015, a very humbling place to be.
Steve Hall indeed, and they cut down a large area a few years back.
Steve Hall correct... those trees are approx 50 yrs old.
They have harvested this 3x times. And the border (forest towards Foy) has been shortened as well. Watch B&B movie extra feature with Bill Guarnere, he acknowlegde this as well
There are still foxholes and defensive positions in the region. People can still find them. Too many people are thinking of Band of Brothers.
Wow thanks for the video. I will probly never get to go there but I got chills just watching. My great uncle Frank fought there. So awesome to get to walk through as you did. Thanks again.
River GN His name last name wasnt Perconte was it?
No it wasn't. Sorry.
River GN If your uncle is still alive tell him thank you for me. People like him are the reason we have the freedoms that we do.
nonam namrson : thank you. unfortunately he has passed on for sum time now. He lived a hard life. Was drafted at 36 yrs old. He made it home from the war. He was a great man. He is much missed. Thank you
That's insane. Thanks for the post!
+FPrimeHD You are welcome.
How is name of this forest? At september I will go to belgium and I would like see it. Or, were is it?
Bois Jacques Foxholes 101st Easy Company
Bastogne
Belgium
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+yx-20-xk thanks...
My dad made that summer trip to good England back in 43. There he was in Patton rubber army, then off to France for the break out. Then all the way across to Luxembourg with the 3rd Army 102 inf div.He did talk about the red ball express and some other small thing's.
Damn this gives me the chills, they were surrounded, that is why they called them the Battered Bastards Of Bastonge, they held the line almost by themselves with no air support and armor, many brave young men lost their lives, these guys jumped into hell to stop the enemy at all costs, and they made damn sure that the enemy was gonna be stopped, and this is why I wanna be a Infantry paratrooper when I grow up, god bless all of them
How did they hold the line? I watched BoB so many times and i still cant figure out how they kept the line considering their situation
@@ghostwilliams4419 well I am going to say this, God himself was there to protect them and guide them through Bastonge, they were low on ammo and men, then at some point they got reinforcements, they are the Battered Bastards of Bastonge
@@anthonychase6614
Thats what 150 years of freedom develops in a country. Strong men who will do what men are suppose to. It only takes 20 years of liberal socialist control to break the backbone of a country. And it can take 30 years after such policies are stopped to recover.
Only now are places like Poland recovering after the fall of the USSR.
@@bighands69 Amen to that, and I completely agree
Absolutely haunting to see the actual foxholes that the men of Easy company dug and attempted to take cover in while the German artillery unleashed hell on them. Hope to visit this area and Normandy one day.
Chuck P if you do, don't just go here. Pay a visit to the Bastogne War Museum. One of the best museums I've ever stepped foot in.
These band of brothers are no matter what anyone says,there exploits have us our freedom we enjoy today therefore they deserve the upmost honor and respect because they went through the hall so that we wouldn't have too.I love these guy's and I will never ever forget them.Currahee easy co Currahee.my heart is with you
This should be on everyone's bucket list to see stuff like this
god bless those men!! thanks for posting
Such peace and tranquillity in a place that once was full of death and fear. RIP all.
I visited this June 2019... it was amazing.. such heros...
Thank you for sharing this. I did not even know this place existed.
A that is amazing! To still find remnants there after all these years.
thank you amazing coverage, young men fighting for their lives. War is a vile business
Rest well Easy company, we have your post covered now..
Not really. We're letting commies, marxists, radical liberals and islamists take over.
I think this place is north of Bastogne near a place called Foy correct me if I’m wrong.
I’ve always wanted to visit it and didn’t realise how close I was to this place last year when we travelled through Belgium into Germany .
I just came across this I watched the series read the books and have seen documentaries to see it still exists today is amazing absolutely chilling
What an amazing video. I hope I can see this in person some day.
These band of saved us and kept us free and safe today,Everytime I think of these brave men I stand at attention and salute.CURRAHEE
Peaceful and beautiful. wish to visit one day
I can't wait to go there!!!
Amazing that the fox holes still exist like this.
Heroes every single one. Legends every single one LEST WE FORGET. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr spiers at spandeu prison, I didn't know who he was then I just remember the guards telling me if I didn't do what I was told that spiers would nail my ears to the wall. Obviously as a 8 year old kid I did exactly what I was told 😂 I met rudolf hess that day too, also didn't know who he was. But I said hello and he smiled at me and said hello back. Probably the most weird day of my life
Amazing. Thank you for sharing!!
that they have survived to this day. Well, but this is forest finally. After the boys, only trenches remained, but also memory, a souvenir.
Awesome. Thanks for the video post
I am watching band of brothers now.
These are great men, we all benefits greatly because of their service
Amazing all those men dead , or about ready to go extinct. Now the new generations
Cannot comprehend, respect what they went thru. I hope all the new people replacing
Them are half as descent and courageous as they were.
Wow just wow total goosebumps
except from the fucking trees exploding yeah its a lot like Bastogne ;)
Salty Lemon ahhhhhhhbh George Liz became a handyman, and as a testament to his character 1600 people attended his funeral in 1991.
best quote
what a humbling experience
So calm and peaceful...
Impresionante!
Band of Brothers really did a good job recreating the look of the real place. The sticks and the state of the holes make me think, though, that they've been worked on to recreate the period look at some point.
Easy wasn't the only company there. My uncle served in Baker Company of the 506th from Normandy, Bastogne and the end of the war.
John Collins My auntie was a Baker in Bastogne and it certainly wasn't Easy let me tell you! luckily she met her husband Norman and started their own company after the war
shazzthedon You sir, you just won the internet. :D
shazzthedon took me a bit to realize lol
Still brothers............I am 101st Airborne Ranger Viet Nam 1967-68. So others were there but let me tell you....the 101st NEVER forgets their brothers.
I visited here in May 2015.. as a former infantry soldier (is there such a thing?) it was a very moving experience to see it myself.
damn all those foxholes aligned of what seems to be the front line, gives me chill.
"When the second barrage hit, I wasn't laughing anymore"
Cool video, thanks for sharing
Imagine living in those dirt holes for months. During the winter of '45/'45 those holes were either frozen, muddy or on a good day just plain dirty.
As the front moved forward, the troops would be constantly digging new dirt holes to live in.
One soldier, in the same outfit with Audie Murphy said he spent 73 days in a foxhole before he got a shower.
The conditions the frontline troops lived in were terrible, and they got the worst food. The troops in the rear got the best food and the stuff they didn't want was sent to the front.
The holes protected the troops from gunfire from the front, but there was no protection from shrapnel from artillery bursts from above . Most of the frontline troops were wounded from artillery shells.
Many of the rifle companies had over 100% casualties. Troops would be killed, wounded or get sick and they would be replaced. Then the replacements would become casualties and they would be replaced etc., etc. Of the 190 riflemen in some companies, only 5 or 10 would still be with the company at the end of the war. A number of wounds were self inflicted, as it was better to get a small wound than stay on the front and die.
The troops in the rear, who were rarely in danger, got 80% of the medals, while the frontline troops who were doing all the fighting and dying got only 20% of the medals. The officers in the rear gave out the medals to people they knew, and since they never went to the very dangerous frontline, troops doing the actual fighting got very few medals.
Read "Visions from a Foxhole" for the day to day experiences by a 18 y/o soldier in Patton's army. Patton killed a large number of his own troops so he could be the first allied general to cross the Rhine, but another general beat him.
im only 23 and I'M feeling the surrealty....i cant begin to imagine how the old guys felt when _they_ came back...
Its so quiet, god bless those boys, true hero's
God bless those men, alive and passed on. Thank you E Z company
Amazing footage!
Awesome, thank-you!
THANK YOU! To the men who faced the enemy to fight for our life of freedom.
Idk, this just made me tear up.
Some gave all so that we may live free. Thanks fellas. Job well done!
It's hard to believe that those would still remain after 70 years......
In some forests the root of the trees tend to make the ground remain the same for many years. SO if a hole was dug it would remain.
alot of these trees are probably older than you
xboxgamer older than everyone
holstfly1 30-50 years old?
historic footage. Respect
I finally got to see the place 2 days ago
This is one of those battles that I would HAVE to see if I had a time machine. I literally cannot imagine the shit that happened, it must have been completely surreal
Last year I also walked in the footsteps of Hero's. Very moving.
the real question is, do they still have 1st battalions turds in them?
you some commie trash?
no, im making a joke, in band of brothers, First battalion took shits in Easy Company's foxholes as they passed through
Artyom Zaytsev
is a scumbag learned English, prolly sponging off USA system or UK, has no appreciation of these brave men.
brianjschumer chill it was just joke bro.
brianjschumer calm down. It's funny.
Amazing footage, alot of people will be familiar with from the amazing tv series, well done yx-20-xk !
What is with the sticks at 4:12 at the cross ??
Where is the location? Can someone give the Directions starts from the other memorial? How the get there?
The foxhole memorial is where Sergeant Warren H. "Skip" Muck and PFC. Alex M. Penkala Jr. E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division were killed during a German artillery barrage on Jan 10 1945.
Bastogne is my favorite episode!
Band of Brothers is such an amazing show
Bubba was there, 75 years ago. One of the coldest winters on record in Germany.
That really spooky! To think that our grandfather's fought & died here is spooky, to me.
They sure picked strategic positions. Look at how far you can see over the hills. A sharpshooters dream
I know the 101st was stretched pretty thin @ Bastogne. Those foxholes seem quite close to each other. Am I correct to expect the foxholes to be farther apart from each other? Thanks.
There wasn't a solid, regular line of soldiers all around the perimeter; they'd have been concentrated in places (like these foxholes) leaving gaps and so on. These foxholes would have been two-man things, or used to store equipment, latrines, or just 'spare holes' left alone once they found better positions for foxholes, or to allow them to take cover anywhere in case someone got caught out in the open 'between' foxholes..
Vincent P not to mention that they would want to periodically change locations so that the Germans wouldn't know where they were at at all times, the Germans did the same thing.
I m from bastogne..i know this place very good
Do you know if these foxholes are authentic?
Some of them are , but some new ones are made every year for the reconstitution ceremonies and stuff like that where they make demonstrations ;)
King and jr greetings from the US. Have you ever found anything awesome there such as war relics ?