Easy Company Assaults the Guns at Brecourt Manor on D-Day - Animated
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- Lt. Winters is thrust in charge of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment on D-Day, and must lead an assault on the artillery battery at Brecourt Manor. If the guns can't be neutralised, they will do untold damage on Utah Beach as the 4th Infantry Division move ashore.
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Band of Brothers!
Elliot Richardson, who later was Richard Nixon's Attorney General, was on Utah Beach that day and was pinned down by those guns. Decades later, he read Band of Brothers and, for the first time, understood why the fire from those guns stopped. He wrote Richard Winters a letter thanking him.
I love Elliot Richardson! Did not know this--thank you!
@@nutsackmania - Elliot Richardson was a rock solid human being. We should all thank Richard Winters for his survival.
@@jerometaperman7102 if only men like him were around during Trump’s term, instead all the country had were children in the bodies of old people.
This really shows how a single soldier, a platoon, or a company may never understand the full extent of the war and whats happening, and why officers are so valuable, as each officer has a greater and greater bird's eye perspective.
A private may only understand his position and job.
A sargeant may understand 5-10 men's position and job.
A 2nd lt may not know every soldiers job and position, but know's each fire team's rough position and objective.
A captain may understand the company's mission, the individual's platoon objectives and rough game plan, but he sure as shit doesnt know every man's position and role in said objective. and how all the platoon's interact to the game plan.
A major may know a batallion's company's mission and goal, and how each company interacts with others.
By the time you hit lt col and generals you start really seeing how missions get acomplish.
A platoon may have to move from point A to point B, but a different comapny may be taking the bunkers preventing them from doing so, and a batallion may be holding back a QRF sent to stop the platoon, and the whole thing may have bern facilitated by an AF airwing that provided aireal recon
@@Fede_uyz except sometimes i wonder if it really is better for a sergeant with many years of live combat experience to have less say in how to conduct war than a captain who is newer and possibly just has had a role far away from the front.
The story of Band of Brothers would never exist and nobody would ever know the name of Dick Winters if it weren't for historian Steven Ambrose. He was researching his D-Day book and stumbled upon their story. He wrote the book as a side story. Hanks and Spielberg both read the book and the rest is history.
Now, imagine all the thousands of other men who accomplished extraordinary things whose stories will never be told.
Your assessment is spot on. My father served with another airborne Easy Co; of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team. Their history was equally as courageous and interesting as that of this Easy Co, as probably was the history of every Easy Company that saw combat. They all were courageous.
@@Chasing72 Imagine all the combat veterans, or even police officers, who found themselves in an almost unbelievable situation, and afterwards thought, "Jesus Christ, nobody would believe what just happened to me even if I told them".
my grandfather was a 1st lt and platoon leader of a intelligence and recon platoon in the 313th. He got a silver star and two bronze stars with oak leaf cluster. His named is mention a few times in a few of the 313th books but never goes into detail. I really wish I could have met the man.
Well said.
Look up Leo Major the french canadian in world war 2
″‘Hitler made only one big mistake when he built his Atlantic Wall’, the paratroopers liked to say. ‘He forgot to put a roof on it.‘
Almost all paratrooper failed
@@biml2585 That’s not correct at all.
@@biml2585 many paratroopers failed the _drop points_ ; they did not fail _the mission_ .
@@jlvfr ah shit right my bad
@@biml2585 Props for admitting when you're incorrect. Not many are willing to do that.
That attack by Winters and his Men is still taught at West Point on how to attack a prepared position as such.
youve seen band of brothers too lol
It’s a quote from band of brothers
@Zane Blaire clearly not seen band of brothers then have you. its veterans telling their story , lol clearly you are the dumb ass mister know it all.
Someone had to say it lol always one!
I highly doubt it lol it was a good attack though
So in Band of Brothers they show Lorraine missing everything and Guarnere mopping up. In reality Lorraine hit, Guarnere missed and Winters mopped up. I thought that was an interesting bit.
Why do you think BOBrothers modified what actually happened? Seems like a perfectly set up-size scenario to fit into the film....
I remember this show, and I was actually looking up if someone has mentioned it, I'm glad you did, because that show is good.
And great video btw.
@@superg3962 i agree. The whole dynamic of Guarnere being unconvinced by Winters at first would have made this scene interesting
@@TheOperationsRoom i think the scene was more designed to show that Easy men were a step above your normal trooper, be they Sinks jeep driver or even just anotger company in the battalion, as when the section of dog company gets shredded carrying on the attack.
@@superg3962 what?
Damn makes me wanna watch Band of Brothers again
There is always an excuse to watch Band of Brothers again.
Makes me wanna play CoD again
Same here...
Do it! I just watched the whole series last month. I’ve literally watched that shit more than 100 times
Makes me wish the OG Call of Duty would get a remake where the mission around this would be more accurate.
Winters saved my dad that day as well as others. A True hero.
God bless. In a way your fait was dependent on Winters and his men.
If you were not born yet, then that means Winters is the reason you're alive (assuming your dad would have 100% died had they not taken out the guns, etc.), which is weird to think about.
@@SwitchTalkChannelI mean winters definitely saved the fate of few thousand people atleast
Imagine getting shot in combat and just saying “I goofed”
You say some odd things when your life is flashing before your eyes. This guy was just a kid, probably more worried about the thought of letting his comrades down than the risk to his life - the adrenaline probably covered up the pain.
That's dedication to your company right there. They were trained to rely on each other. He felt he let his buddies down. The weak link in the chain. Some might call it brain washing. I call it training.
in BoB, is this the man that got shoot twice in the arse on the whole tour of duty?
That's not wanting to be the reason your friends get killed
@@mulder801 Yessir.
Imagine the balls it requires just to turn a corner in an enemy occupied trench.
I'd put my helmet on the end of the rifle and wiggle it around out there. Works in cartoons.
@@contrapasta2454 Sure, when you can afford to. But when sarge says "gogogo we're storming the gun", no time to take your helmet off and wiggle it at the end of your rifle at each bend, it's throw a grenade and rush in with balls of steel.
Balls that big should be chasing Indiana Jones
When you do not fear death its not hard at all.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 I don't fear death myself. I fear suffering and agony though.
You don't always just die in war.
Sometimes you get mortally wounded and have to agonize for days/weeks before you go.
Sometimes you just get mutilated or maimed. Those things I would fear.
I personally love these little "war stories" in between the bigger pictures
Yeah it really makes you think. Like usually I just look at wars as like frontlines and operations. ”Oh they did this operation and thats how the frontline moved” ect, but I forget that behind everything are small battles in which men did small actions that make the operations and frontlines move.
The many thousands of small encounters like this over the course of World War I and World War II are staggering. Uncommon valor seemed to be common place.
Sometimes its the little engagements that make all the difference.
I can literally picture the episode from Band of Brothers as you walk us through each action sequence. Brilliant work.
Same :P
They filmed the scene exactly as how they were told it happened, so it makes sense.
except in the show they were set up more like a horse shoe
6:50 Winters himself brings up one of the things that always impresses me about this attack (one of many things, of course). Keep in mind, that this was the *first* combat action for the vast majority of this division (including, I believe, all of the soldiers in this attack), and things had already gone awry with the scattered parachute drops. And yet, all over the area, these soldiers gathered themselves into what groups they could, figured out where they were in the middle of a battle zone in the pitch dark, got to work, and still accomplished stuff like this. How good must their training have been, and how courageous must these soldiers have been, to have the will and the capability to successfully carry on with their mission despite everything working against them?
Overcoming adversity and the ability to adapt is important in war
Perhaps you should balance your praise & consider equally & perhaps the more important British Airborne operations on D Day as the Americans weren't the only Nation to land in France on D Day. You have to give the American credit for their professional self publicity machine.
@@michaelmorgan9289 I absolutely did not intend my comment to disrespect any of the other participants in D-Day, or to minimize the exemplary courage and skill that they also displayed. This particular video was about members of the American 101st, so that's the group my comment focused on. And you do have a point that publicity (especially the Band of Brothers book and miniseries) made the achievements of these soldiers far better known than those of most other units that served in the campaign.
I kept thinking the same thing. They had zero combat experience against Germans with alot of experience yet they got it done.
I feel training had little to do with it except for the layout of the area. Everything else was pure determination, adrenaline and proof that they are the greatest generation to do it. They got it done by understanding what was needed of them and handled business for each other.
One day the grandson asked "grandpa, were you a hero in the war?"
"No, i'm not a hero, but I have served in a company of heroes"
Mike Ranney's wrote this in a letter to Capt Winters. Thank you to SARDriverDave for the correction.
@@yeildo1492 Thought it was Ranney's grandson, relayed by Winters.
@@SARDiverDave You are correct. The video is easily found on TH-cam. I will make the correction. And Happy New Year!
I also served in company of heroes, been playing it for years, great game
My weekend pass was revoked after watching this.
Are you sure it wasn't rust on the butt plate hinge spring?
@@TheOperationsRoom No he was blousing his pants into his boots.
He should know better. Don't give any excuses.
@James Estelle That was genius casting. He was like the worst version of Ross from _Friends._
It was the can of peaches.. I mean United States Army property.
To say Dick Winters was “ a very capable leader” is an understatement. Great video.
The Brits are masters of understatement.
Winters was an impressive leader every step of the way, and his meticulous notes in recording history led to us learning of the great sacrifices these men have daily.
not only that, but didn't his actions here become standard training for US military?
@@JohnMasterCheifit’s taught in West Point and this is textbook on assaulting an enemy position
"Led by a capable officer that day".... Wished my LT was 5% as capable as Winters when I was in🤦🏽♂️...
Most Army officers are mediocre. I believe they were of higher caliber back then.
@@stevedavenport9719 probably not, history just forgot them.
@@stevedavenport9719 yeah only the good and the terrible are remembered
This isn't a normal line battalion, frat boy Army LT. These were Airborne. Special Forces. I assure you today, just as then, our most highly trained elements have incredible leaders
In peacetime, if you have a bad officer, the worst that can happen is that the outfit will be policing up the barracks on a Friday afternoon (albeit that's usually the sergeant's "outstanding idea"...). In war, if you have a bad officer, there won't be an outfit. A type of natural selection for officers.
Unbelievable how Winters pulled this off. This is actually so inspiring.
Winters was one hell of a guy! What he did in Holland running at the whole batalion shooting till the rest showed man had balls the size of a aircraft carrier...amazing how he ran so fast
The move that winters pulled off is still studied in USA military academies today.
At West Point when discussing an attack on a fixed position this is the attack that is taught as the example of what to do.
He didn't "pull it off", this was training that every officer and soldier was taught.
@@WNActivist88 ???
He pulled it off without any prior intelligence of the mission. All he knew was artillery, not even the amount of foot soldiers they were going to encounter. He had to scout the area himself. And he pulled it off with way less men. There’s a reason this is still taught at military academies for how to assault a fixed position.
6:47 "Our success was due more to our training" You have to think what Easy Co. would have been like without the "help" of Cpt. Sobel. Yes, he was a terrible combat leader, but many of the men of Easy did agree that he did toughen them up.
He was a good training officer, but a bad field officer. His story after the war is even more tragic. Died from malnutrition in a nursing home in 1987 and they didn't even hold a funeral.
@@Kuhndog94 Yeah, I feel bad that his life ended the way it did and that his legacy is the way it is. He even attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head, but he actually lived, though he severed his optical nerves in the process and left him blind.
Still, very noble of him to be humble like that. Any other incompetent leader would take full credit I assume
Anyone could have done Sobels job, he was a nut case.
@@ardshielcomplex8917 Except nobody did. None of the other companies were trained to such high standards.
“Hey Fritz should we put a scout in those hedgerows that lead right up to our position?”
“Na Erik let’s not worry about that we’re sooooo far from the beach”
the german army really was awfully inept, thankfully
Love these infantry assault videos. Veteran 1st Battalion 6th infantry here.
Thank you sir!
You should definitely read Infantry Assault by Rommel. Basically this video but for the duration of the entire WW I.
God bless you and your family and I thank you for service! Merry Christmas!
278th here! Awesome videos!
@MichaelKingsfordGray huhhhh
Never knew there was a half hour delay till the final assault on the last Gun
Hollywood, like combat, really messes with your sense of time.
combat is a slow affair.
Yeah I mean...that would have slowed down the action a bit in BoB.
what i dont get is how the germans just sat there for 30 minutes continuing to fire the gun without any defensive perimeter set up. have they not heard or seen their comrades being blown up to bits by grenades just from the other side of the same trench?
@@SemperFine What makes you think they didn't set up defensive measures? It's not because they lost that they didn't try.
The band of brothers mini series episode showing this battle. Is the best battle scene ever to be filmed on camera, bar none. The hour episode showing the battle is one of the best things I have ever seen on a screen.
Absolutely! This is HBO producing the very pinnacle of television!
With all the CGI garbage out there now (looking at you Masters of the Air), I don't think we'll ever see anything this good again...
I studied D day for most of my 34 year Army career, first as a Infantry Officer and later as a Military Instructor at OCS. Winter's leadership and courage and Easy Co extraordinary accomplishments were my favorite topics as instructor and my personal hero who I always tried to emulate. Thank you for your project. You got me hooked again!!
I read about this in Ambrose book almost 20 years ago. IIRC two guys who provided suppresive fire climbed a tree from which they engaged the Germans. After the fact they concluded it was really stupid idea, though it was effective they had lot of luck surviving that decision.
In my military doctrine climing trees is prohibited when in a firefight. If the bullet doesnt kill you the fall just might.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Also, you can't run or take cover when up a tree. And if you get shot while up a tree, you need to get down somehow to get patched up.
Lipton was the only one who climbed a tree.
It completely takes me out of the episode for a moment seeing a guy shooting from on top a tree, or another going for a Lüger out in the open. Turns out it's all true lmao. Reality is stranger than fiction.
@@LK_tutturu Not everything in German is written with umlauts. It's Luger not Lüger. ;)
Highest quality content. Just showed it to my granddad who fought in WW2 (he fought in a different theatre but just because I know he always wanted to be in Normandy, although glad he wasn't), we've had a few glasses of port tonight after a wake, he said ''where I was, we didn't even know what we were supposed to do in that much detail when we were the ones about to do it!''. And now the war stories are really coming out. So fascinating.
Merry Christmas. Stay safe and well
I'm one of his registered carers in case anyone thinks about the current covid guidelines over here! Probably shouldn't be letting him drink port but he's a bit of a character when he wants to be bless him
@@Kate31415 I think after everything he's seen and done, he deserves it. Merry Christmas to you both.
The most forbidden documentary in history;
“Europa The Last Battle” at archive dot org
archive.org/details/EUROPATheLastBattle
Covid is so blown put of proportion it's not even funny. I've had it for 3 days now, and my 76 year old grandma had a fever for a day and no other symptoms. If you dont mind, tell your grandad I said "thank your for your service", and take good care of him. There are too few of the greatest generation left.
@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 My friend's wife's best friend just got it 3 weeks ago. She suffered some brain damage due to low O2 levels despite being on a ventilator. It's not that blown out of proportion.
3:34 Lynn "Buck" Compton is in the UCLA baseball hall of fame (fun fact: he was college teammates with Jackie Robinson). Imagine how hard that dude must've been able to throw a grenade.
After the war, he became the Los Angeles District Attorney, and was the one who prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan for the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
I’d give him a bunch of grenades. With an arm like that I bet he could huck a grenade right where he wanted it every time.
Really cool info. ✌️
Yeah legend says he didn't even pull the pin.
When I saw that scene of when Buck threw the grenade at the artillery battery in BoB. I had always thought it looked so weird that he threw it so hard that it had NO arc whatsoever like how grenades were normally tossed. Come to realize that it was a complete accurate portrayal since Buck was a UCLA baseball player. It blew my mind and I had so much respect for countless details that the show had.
@@cssleprechaun Going even deeper, the actor that played Buck, Neal McDonough, was a pitcher in high school and turned down several baseball scholarships to go to Syracuse for theater. He played club baseball at Syracuse and pitched well enough to get offered a minor league contract by the Pirates, which he turned down in favor of an opportunity to play Lou Gehrig in "The Babe Ruth Story"
So long story short, that throw in the scene was no bullshit.
Source:
www.timeschronicle.ca/family-first-me-second-key-to-success-actor/
@@MScotty90 McDonough was a great choice for playing Compton. I thought he should have been nominated for an Emmy for the Bastogne scenes.
Band of Brothers is a great series. Have watched it several times. It really underscores the Greatest Generation. However, I cant help feeling that many people walk away from this series thinking that Easy Company won WWII and that it was a unique unit. Nothing could be further from the truth. There were “Easy Companies” in every US division in the ETO. When I say “Easy Companies” I am not just referring to the alphabetical designation. I am talking about infantry companies with brave Americans who prevailed under some grueling condition. The 101st Airborne Division has a storied history in WWII, lots of battles, lots of brave acts of heroism, etc but so do lot of other divisions. The 82nd Airborne also made the jumps at Normandy and in Holland. Many brave soldiers in that division as well. The 29th Division suffered horrible causalities at Omaha Beach. Many heroes amongst that bunch as well. O don’t think enough has been said that Easy Company 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment was but one company and was chosen to illustrate how just one of many units in the Army had some great soldiers, leaders and comradeship.
Yeah because we won. There were ALSO lots of battles, storied acts of heroism, bravery, and some great leadership on the German side. You are referring to but one side of things. So if you want to bestow platitudes on these qualities you should acknowledge both sides. We don't because it was dead Americans that resulted. And we won. War is hell. The dead do not speak, and for the most part neither does the loser. Most heroes lay dead at the end of the war, this was but one story where things worked out. The Germans really failed here for not clearing better sight lines due to the hedgerows.
I suspect Ambrose intended his book to give a feel for what all soldiers went through, using E company as a tool for this.
@@edwardschmitt5710 The reason we do not celebrate individual acts of heroism on the German side, is because at large they served an evil and criminal regime and purpose and committed countless unspeakable atrocities on a scale never seen before. They squandered the right to have their "heroic acts" paraded for glory by their actions surrounding and overshadowing them. Greetings from a German.
@@AaronRMG It's ok to name evil, Hitler, Nazis, etc... No need to shy away from that. The Germans fought for the Nazis. Many of them were dedicated Nazis, many tolerated and welcomed them if not, and even more were complicit and complacent. The myth that the Wehrmacht were just soldiers is not true. The Wehrmacht committed as many war crimes as the SS, if not more.
I gather that there were also British, Canadian, Russian, Australian, Indian etc etc troops who also played a part in defeating the Nazis
Can you imagine being the germans manning the battery that day?
You're a rear echelon gunner/security detail literally miles away from the front line and suddenly out of nowhere your position gets hit and flanked by one of the most elite infantry companies of the war.
It'd be like heading to the park to play a game of pickup soccer with your bros and you suddenly look up and see the Brazilian world cup team running onto the field.
Well, the Germans violated a principal of warfare. They should have had a forward deployed infantry platoon or two to be on the lookout for such an attack...or at least had a few strategically placed in the hedgegroves to watch for enemy infantry and pick them off.
@@stevedavenport9719 The vast majority of experienced German soldiers and officers were on the Eastern Front. That's why the US troops were able to be so successful. For what happens against experienced and hardened German troops, see first days of the Battle of the Bulge and the assault of Monti Casino.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 don't be daft. There are far too many factors in play to be able to make any sort of comparison, not to mention you're cherry-picking your evidence.
Besides, the Germans lost both the battle of the bulge and monte cassino.
thats not how it worked, artillery batteries personel were just as much soldiers as the infatry, although this particular unit the battery was part of, was indeed most likely a green division (91st infantry, defending utah beach, formed from luftwaffe personel transport crews), ironic id say
@@iain3482 he's right though. The Germans didn't have their experienced troops at the beaches in Normandy. It would have been crazy of them to do that - they were facing an existential threat on the Eastern Front no matter what happened in the West. They'd already lost 3 million men on the Eastern Front by June, 1944. OTOH, the Americans on the ground weren't experienced either, June 6 was the first taste of combat for most of them. Talk about a baptism by fire. For both sides.
Apologising for getting shot whilst in battle is all anyone needs to know about Winters men.
Popeye Wynn was my Gt. Uncle. He had a brother that served in the Burma theatre and a sister (Which was my Grandmother) When Winters tells that story in the miniseries and gets choked up It is very emotional. My grandmother had a pair of wooden Dutch shoes that have Eindhoven Sept.44 written on them that he sent her
awesome breakdown of this manoeuvre
I never thought of seeing you watching this kind of video. Have you seen Band of Brothers? 10/10 would reccommend
It ignores how a unit can just sneak up on a large artillery position unseen or undetected.
In the absence of any info on that, Id suggest that their success was based on lack of german basic precautions such as mines tripwires and sentries and basic observation of the surrounding area.
They also have a building ( the manor) to survey the area and a crossroads that shouldn't be left unwatched.
How many Germans did he say were left ? 50 to 100 ?
How can you have 50 infantry guarding the guns without guarding them ?
The spots where winters set his MGs should have had german MGs already there for that very reason.
It was not a "textbook attack on a fixed position".
It was an attack on a fixed position which never thought it would be attacked.
As the son of a Combat Engineer father who landed on Utah Beach, I salute the brave men of Easy Company!
Dude, engineers didn't had an easy task on D-day. All my respect.
Bro, you have to do more Easy Company. This is so damn good.
Think it might work with the operation market garden
Or the night patrol, when they had to make some German prisoners.
Definitely!!! More easy company missions would be great
Ever hear of a TV show by the name of "Band of Brothers?"
@@whosagoodgirl5846 I would love to see that as the Royal Tank Regiment that supported the 101st was the Regiment my own relative served with. He was K.I.A. in Belgium just three weeks before they linked up with them. I made a couple of posts on Reddit about it some time back - old.reddit.com/r/DestroyedTanks/comments/9l1zlz/sherman_of_the_44th_royal_tank_regiment_knocked/ and - old.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/9ld40a/the_44th_royal_tank_regiment_lined_up_front_to/
And if OP doesn't mind me sharing here, another channel did clear up the issues that the BoB series got wrong - th-cam.com/video/iENPMYHaPNE/w-d-xo.html
In saying that, I am all for him doing one himself for his own channel. That would be really cool.
One of the most inspiring men to ever serve. If you've never seen Band of Brothers then drop what you're doing and watch the series immediately.
My grandpa landed with the 4ID on Utah. It's absolutely wild to me to think that Winters and Easy Company potentially saved his life and my very existence.
In the making of the Band of Brothers the 4th gun in the mini-series is in my friends back yard. It is serial number 19 from Krupps Metal works. Made in 1940. It still had its original solid rubber tires. It weighs 7500 # yet when folded up for transport it balances out with two fingers, amazing! He bought it several years of the production company and had it shipped over from their storage.
Do you mean the 4th German Gun shown at Brecourt Manor in the Mini-Series?
Serial Number 19 from Krupps Metal Works? Wow!
The "balances out with two fingers" part is amazing!
14 men against 50?
"Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things."
Mencius
Winters needed the other men to carry his balls.
In fairness, he probably didn't expect 50.
"It looks like you guys are gonna be surrounded!"
"We're paratroopers, Lieutenant, we're supposed to be surrounded"
The BofB depiction makes it look like the whole assault happened in 10-15 minutes when it actually lasted over 2 hours. (They sent a runner back to their command post for more ammo and reinforcements, getting Speirs and his D Company companions who took the last gun.) There's about 200 yards from the first gun to the fourth. Any rate, the courage and competence of these men was incredible, and now legendary.
I love when an engament is so well documented and can be followed like this. I would love to see more content like this!
Band of Brothers is a must watch
and the books are must reads
Band of Brothers and The Pacific are two of my all time favorite movies/tv show/mini series. I watch them atleast twice a year since there release. I can only hope that Masters of Air lives up to those two
@@atamagashock Agree. I wish that Hollywood would make war movies from actual stories rather than the contrived plots screenwriters who know nothing about war concoct.
As this was narrated I was seeing the visuals from the Band of Brothers series. Fantastic.
“ Find your friggin Luger? Why don’t I go get it for you stupid mick!” - Guarnere
Real bad ass move.
Winters was aggressive and direct, where a more cautious or hesitant approach would end in stalemate, defeat or retreat.
The problem is knowing when to be aggressive or cautious and finding the proper balance.
It’s better to be aggressive when you’ve got the element of surprise.
And then later on in the day, Lt. Speirs asked the German prisoners if they'd like some cigarettes. 🙂😬
Lmfao
Zigaretten??
And all they heards was brrrrttttt
Like Muck said "BRRRRRT, he hoses them"
that happened before this brecort manor assault
“Never have so many owe their futures to so few” These brave young souls should be whom we always remember and aspire to.
Lest we forget.
They call it the Easy Company because they’re so good at fighting, they make it look Easy.
I see what you did there 😁 👍
gg ez
- xXx_Lt_Winters_xXx
@Fondil Mahbols it's 1st Lt Dick Winters
"We make it look easy. It's a walk with the boys." -someone, idk
@@TheStol He’s talking about Herbert Sobel, the man who trained Easy Company. After the NCOs of Easy brought up serious concern’s about following Sobel into combat, Sobel was transferred. He was hated by the men of Easy but his hardass personality trained them well
Glad I found your channel. Men are trained to respond. Well trained men are quicker and calmer in battle than those that are poorly trained. But courage cannot be trained. Courage is born by the stress of battle, in the heat of the moment the heart of a hero is forged. Thank you for honoring the exploits of these men. Their sacrifices are more important today than at any other time in recent memory. Remember our Vets. RIP.
Thanks again.
I think a lot of courage is assessing the situation and knowing what needs to be done, and how it needs to proceed. And that comes from training. When you see the problem clearly and how to address it, it is much easier to begin the process.
Awesome video, my grandfather landed on Utah beach that day and said the paratroopers were the bravist men he ever meet.
I was here after 70 years to see where the men fought. And it is worth a visit to Normandie. This animation ensures that the puzzle is completed, thank you for that. Merry Christmas from the Netherlands
As far as I know, this attack is still taught at West Point as a classic assault on a fixed position.
This very true, and he was awarded DSC
You literally got this info straight from Band of Brothers you fucking vegetable.
@@djb3v chill out man
@@djb3v Does it make it any less true? Nobody can quote facts, is that what you are saying???
and what exactly is taught? because is a pretty straight forward "rush". dont see any tactical genius here tbh
Lt. Winters was one great leader and a true role model . RIP Sir
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5:39 Speirs arrives, and he's got a full pack of cigarettes.
It’s a Christmas miracle, 2 videos in a week.
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Band of Brothers had too much cinematic license in portraying this particular battle. You did it true justice by showing a drone's eye view and no other frills. Well done.
I am surprised how long it took. I think "action" is portrayed quickly in movies or TV to make it entertaining but in real life it's so much slower.
Have you seen fights in Dragon Ball?
Movies and TV don't do battles any justice. They make it look like the soldiers are shooting all of the time but reality is the total opposite.
I think it's mainly because they skip all the long pauses. In this video, he told us that Winters waited for half an hour for reinforcements to arrive - half an hour of waiting around doesn't make for very good television
Richard Winters is one of the greatest soldiers this country has ever had. From tactics to bravery to leadership, the man had every quality of a natural born soldier.
I doubt he ever saw it that way though.
This is one of the D-day assaults shown on Band of Brothers!
Now, how cool is THAT!
So cool, they teach it at West Point.
I know a lot of work must go into making these videos, but I still cant get enough! Keep it up Operations Room.
Thank you!
@@TheOperationsRoom Perhaps something with Rommel V. Patton in North Africa would be a good follow up. You earned my bell icon.
Can you imagine being an artilleryman with enemy troops just 50 feet away planning to kill you and you're told to just keep firing at the beach for hours? It's only a matter of time before the enemy makes their way down that trench.
Why they didnt at least detach one guy to watch the approach is head scratching. They must not have know the trench was taken, chalking the gun losses to frontal fire.
My only guess is they didn't know what was happening due to the noise of firing the gun
Or those were some low quality German troops with bad commander.
I went to the location in normandy where this took place with a guide who explained everything in detail. Was fascinating. Much respect.
Why the hell would anyone dislike this detailed video???
I do not know.
It was Captain Sobel
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The only thing "wrong" with this video is that at 5:50 you mention one person getting wounded and another one killed, but only one Allied marker appears on the field.
So.... maybe a relative of that grenade thrower? 😅
I'm not sure if that was a deliberate decision or an oversight.
Anyhow, I still Liked the video! ^^
the guy who got hit in the head with a grenade disliked it
Fantastic work. Love when you drill down to these small battles that often get overlooked in the larger narratives of the war.
THESE ANIMATED MAPS ARE SO GOOD IN EXPLAINING REAL TIME ACTIONS OF BATTLES
More small unit action breakdowns! This was great. I know it's relatively hard to find small unit stuff like this burried under vast amounts of information on broader operations and larger battles. Perhaps I can help with that from the German perspective here and there.
I remember reading the Band of Brothers book in middle school. This video really brings the pages to life.
5 dislikes from Captain Sobels relatives I see!
lol but i bet he rejoiced
Your weekend pass is revoked! :P
His later years in life were very sad.
@@chronic2001n So I believe.
Common saying is Sobel didn't made them warriors, but he made them a unit. He did a good job.
I watched the series BoB here in Australia the men of Easy Company were amongst the best of the best and were led by a man that lead from the front which made him highly respected by those under his command.
His men never let him down even under the harshest of conditions which is testement to their own character & resolve that Winters admired in each & every one of them.
This is why Winters tactic being used against entrenched and fortified enemy with small number of men, he teached few young officers in Ranger and Infantry school about this.
Plus in 2000s Congress failed to award Winters for Medal of Honor for his actions in Brecourt.
I remember first learning about this assault in band of brothers and to get this kind of look at the attack is just marvellous. Please do an easy company series! :) I've become utterly hooked on your channel. Easily my favourite keep it up!
Has Christmas come early? 2 videos in a week!
Hope you enjoyed!
@@TheOperationsRoom Very much so! Stellar production, in-depth research and entertaining. You are truly raising the bar. Thank you very much!
Stay safe
Wow. Lt Winters is a true American hero. He saved lives taking those guns out and doing it all on the fly too. That’s incredibly impressive. Takes guts and intelligence.
I just found your channel. It’s flat out fantastic. The fact you get right down to it with no fluff , BS or sub begging is just a bonus. You sir, just earned a sub. I’ll be binging your videos in the days to come. Cheers mate.
That fact that he is said "goofed" will never not be funny to me
Was laughing and crying at the same time when I watch that for the first time.
You are truly a very underrated content creator ❤️
I appreciate that!
@@TheOperationsRoom you're welcome and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones
And to you!
Insane how the Show portrayed the details absolutely to the nines. Beautiful
Brecourt Manor is a dairy farm immediately south of the battery's position. It is still in operation today (as a homestead and dairy farm), the area immediately around the guns are pasture land, lots of dairy cattle present. The intersection to the east currently has a memorial to the 101st Division and a battle diagram of this attack. The area is both peaceful and scenic.
Fantastic! I wish Band of Brothers had explained things in this level of detail! Merry Christmas all!
SO true, then we would have had ten seasons instead of ten episodes. That fight alone would have been two episodes.
from what I recall, they said this maneuver is still being taught in westpoint.
literally by the text book assault.
There's some training periods from the period on youtube.
They did it just as they were taught to. And it worked beautifully.
The Battle of Goose Green would be good; Bravo Two Zero; The Iranian Embasy raid; and the resistance of the VC winner Robert Henry Cain in Market Garden
Winters and spiers. Deadly duo
Yes yes yes ! I'd hoped you would explore significant small scale battles.....picked a perfect start
Replaying the scenes in my head from Band of Brothers while watching this video. This helped put it into a different perspective.
I just rewatched the series and was looking for the bonus content from the box set and ran across this video. Thanks for putting together this video! Great content!
Amazing content. Well done. If possible, other Easy Company actions like the Holland crossroad battle and the attack on Foy would be great to see in this format.
Beautifully done, as ever. Thank you!
small unit tactics and battles are so interesting. more so than fleet or large force tactics
Destroyer fights are for more interesting that battleship fights.
Having capable officers like Lt. Winters means really good luck for the soldiers under their lead.
Easy had good officers and bad ones (Sobel, Dike, possibly Peacock) but they always had good NCOs. Carwood Lipton, Bull Randleman, etc.
I walked the Brecourt Manor grounds in 2017. Great video.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Merry Christmas Operations Room, thank you for the gift of your channel.
Winters was undoubtedly one of the best combat officers of WW2, and seeing his interviews and reading his works from his later life really is eye opening to the great man he was. Not only was he a good soldier and leader, but he was also a very kind hearted and wise person
You have absolutely no right to say he was the best. He is pretty well known thanks to Ambrose but there were thousands of best officers.
What a great video. Job well done.
I can tell how much went into creating these videos and I speak for everyone, we thank you.
Super glad I found your channel! Love the stories and the way you bring them to life with the simulations. Keep working, cheers!
Great as usual. As a side note, never change your music, it adds to the drama.
"you respect the rank, not the man"
edit: my idiot self thought that was the line
" *we salute* the rank, not the man"
We salute* the rank, not the man
but lol close enough I suppose
Thats quite the oposite of my families policy who will follow the most prestigious not the highest rank. If we where given an american boot camp officer like they are shown in flims he would get punched a lot as our honor will not be insulted.
Idiot
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 One of my Drill Sergeants who had a chest of medals from Vietnam warned me he would take me into the woods if I violated one of his policies again. I didn't take him up on it. That would have dishonored us both. The insults used by Drill Instructors are not meant to dishonor. They are a test of pressure and willingness to SERVE. Your name looks Filipino. I suspect you'd wash out of American boot camp, and get your ass kicked.
@@davebartosh5 He would not dare shoot me if he knew what vendeta was.
I wouldnt do anything if he where insulting me since i have thick skin but the moment he would insult my family I would punch him since the family must never be allowed to be insulted.
Insults are no pressure what so ever. Actually punching anyone who insult you would get you a promotion in an army I would run since it takes bravery to punch your superior. Where as listening to insults takes nothing form you since you can just daydream while he is rambling.
I serve my family, my religion and my fatherland not any individual.
My name looks filipino?!? Hahahahahahahah. I really did not know know the Filipines where next to Baltijas jūras you might know it as the Baltic sea. 182 tall and 100 kg strong is the average among men of my family, and I am used form shool days to fight 3 on 1. Unless you use weapons you are not beating me.
Loving the clarity of the graphics and the humble narration.
Thank you for putting out this kind of detail. It brings together the movie and the interviews as to what actually happened. Subscribed.
This is what I've been searching for since band of brothers released. Good work man!
Your content is so fresh and unique. I’ve been looking for more content like this, but I haven’t found anything close. I am a student of anything WW2, so the combination of your models, narration and historical records was great! This may be selfish of me, and maybe only pertains to me, but I would love to see more on Easy Company. It would be amazing if you could make companion videos to the important battles that everyone is familiar with from the show Band of Brothers: Day of Days, maybe some coverage on the jump as a whole, showing how all parachute units were spread all over the place, and some of the other exploits; Carentan battle and corresponding counter by the Germans; Cross Roads; and I’m sure there is a ton to cover on Bastogne. Again, this is just my own selfish wish list lol.
I think they would be huge hits, and I would continue to watch and share all of your content. Thank you so much for everything you do, because I know how challenging it is to put together a single segment in a single video! I can’t even imagine how many man hours it took for just a 7:15 minute video. Keep putting together these fire videos, and we will keep watching!!!!
This was very excellent! I had read what had happened at the Brécourt Manor Assault, but seeing it in animation has made a world of difference. Thank you for posting this.
I saw BOB and i saw some interviews with Lt. Winters about it. But it's really nice to watch a summary of it all with graphics to get a better understanding!