Transcript 101st Airborne, Easy Company 506 - HFAWorldHistory-Kos

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101
Airborne, Easy
Company 506 PIR
Mr. Kos
February 9, 2016
The Travels of the Band of Brothers
• Camp Toccoa,
Georgia for training
• England for European
training
• France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and
Germany during their
missions
http://georgiavacations.com/regions/Toccoa-Georgia.html
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm
Before the Band of Brothers
• United States declared
war on Germany, Italy
and Japan
• Allies moving through
Africa heading towards
Italy
• European countries
need a new front in
Europe
• 1944 – D-Day invasion
http://www.normandyapartment.co.uk/location.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/devlincamera/2372364954/
Timeline of Events
November,
1944 – Battle
of the Bulge
June 6,
1944: DDay
1942 –
Formed at
Camp
Toccoa
September
1944 –
Operation
Market
Garden
December,
1944 Bastogne
April, 1945
The Eagle’s
Nest
November, 1945 Deactivated
August 15,
1945 – World
War II ends
Early Events
• “Each platoon contained three twelve-man rifle
squads and a six-man mortar team squad.” Lieutenant Donald Malarchy*
• Camp Toccoa, Georgia
– Parachute training
– Currahee
• England
– European training
• France
– D-Day
Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of Brothers E Company, 506th Regiment.
France and Holland
• D-Day objectives – Clear
obstacles from Causeway
2
• Brecourt Manor Assault
– “There’s fire along that
hedgerow there. Take care
of it.”
• Colonel Robert Senk,
1944
• Operation Market Garden
– “Out of ammo, God save
the King.”
• General Montgomery,
1944
http://jourji.free.fr/
Bastogne and Berchtesgaden
• Protecting cross-roads
– Occurs during Germany’s Battle of the Bulge
– Surrounded by Germans
– Fought without winter clothing and low food
– “We didn’t need to be rescued by Patton.”
• Joe Toy, 1944
• Berchtesgaden home to the Eagle’s Nest
– Belonged to Hitler
– Occupied after his death
The End of Easy
• Prepared to go to the Pacific
– War with Japan still going on
• August, 1945 – Japan surrenders
– World War II ends
– Easy Company deactivated shortly after
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kissing_the_War_Goodbye.jpg
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http://www.band-of-brothers.nl/artikel/vet_vet_Jack_Foley.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/3418291/The-real-Band-of-Brothers-Easy-Company-506th-Parachute-Infantry-Regiment-US-101st-Airborne-Division.html?image=2
Primary Source Quote
• “Are you a hero, Grandpa? No, but I
served in a company of heroes.”*
• - Major Richard Winters
• Winters was very modest
• A collection of great men
Alexander, Larry. The Biggest Brother: The
Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led
the Band of Brothers.
http://www.majordickwinters.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Winters
How is Easy Company viewed
today
• Associated with
toughness
• Dozens of books written
• “Band of Brothers” TV
series made
• Monument at Arlington
Cemetery, VA
•
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1QDG_101st_Airborne_Memor
ial_Arlington_VA
How Did the United States
Change?
• US able to move well in Europe
• Accomplished missions quickly and
efficiently
• Served as model for military action
– Brecourt Manor
How did the World Change?
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Easy helped the allies win World
War II
Assisted other groups to help
achieve their goals
– England
– Canada
– French Resistance
– Dutch Resistance
– Belgium
• HBO Miniseries - Attack on
Foy, Belgium
Google Images
Personal Connection
• Soldiers came from different backgrounds
• Relied on each other
• Very trusting of each other
– “The only person you can trust is the guy in
the foxhole next to you.”*
• - SSGT Bill Guarnere
• Very modest about their successes
http://letterstoe
asycompany.tu
mblr.com
Winters, Richard D. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major
Dick Winters.
Summarization
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The allies needed a new front
Easy trained to open it
Advanced through Europe
Endured incredible hardships
A group of heroes
http://www.glogster.com/jdub246/band-of-brothers/g6ludc3rho7r3ppj9tj4e5a0
Bibliography
• Alexander, Larry. The Biggest Brother: The Life
of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the
Band of Brothers. NAL Caliber, New York, 2006
• Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of Brothers E
Company, 506th Regiment. Simon and Schuster,
New York, 2001
• Winters, Richard D. Beyond Band of Brothers:
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. Berkely
Caliber, New York, 2006
Credits
• Mr. Kos for his unbelievable amount of
knowledge and patience
• The 101st Airborne for their bravery and
service