Heres a little bit of knowledge about our Band of Brothers -

June -1942 Men joined up and were trained at Toccoa

Sept.-1943 From Georgia, "Easy" took the train to New York and then was shipped to Aldbourne, England where they were to learn how to parachute and prepare for combat

May -1944 To prepare for journey to Normandy they were moved to Upottery, England.

June 5, 1944 Vertrek naar Normandië . De hele compagnie miste de landingszône en kwam verspreid terecht tussen Carentan en
Ravenoville .

June 6, 1944 Left for Normandy. The entire company missed the drop point and ended up scattered across Carentan to Ravenoville
Members of Easy including, Lipton, Compton, Guarnere and Malarkey (led by Winters) were sent to destroy a German artillery installation at Brecourt Manor, North of Ste Marie-du-Mont (see the book Band of Brothers page 77-82-86-87)

June 12, 1944 Capturing of Carentan, France

June 13, 1944 At outskirts of Carentan, Germans attempt to retake the town but are unsuccessful

June 29, 1944 Airborne return to Aldbourne after losing 69 men.

Sept.17, 1944 Landing at the drop zones in Son (North of Eindhoven Holland) as a part of Operation Market-Garden.

Sept.18, 1944 liberation of Eindhoven) and the beginning of operation Market Garden, a high risk operation that failed. The allies plan to end the war by Christmas 1944 did not succeed.

Oct.2, 1944 Easy was involved in the fighting's at a 5 km. wide so called 'Island' between the Lower Rhine and the Waal river. This fighting lasted until Nov. 25th.1944. a Static trench warfare, more reminiscent of W.W.I than W.W.II.

Dec.19, 1944 After a short while of resting, recovering and refitting, Easy went into the line south of Foy (near Bastogne, Belgium) It was the worst part from W.W.II because the had to stay in the woods, surrounded by the Germans, in mid winter without supplies and winter clothing until Jan.

13th.1945.
Jan.14, 1945 The attack on Noville until Jan.17th.1945

Jan.18, 1945 Easy was moved to Alsace, about 160 miles south and slightly east of Bastogne because of a German operation called Northwind.

May 3, 1945 Col. Sink got the orders to have 'Easy' ready to move out the following day, objective Berchtesgaden. Hitler's Eagle's Nest.


ALL THAT IN 3 YEARS - Un **** Beleavable

Oh Does anyone happen to have any Live footage of Easy CO.. ??

"BAND OF BROTHERS"

"FROM NORMANDY TO HITLER'S EAGLE'S NEST"