Forgive me, German Soldier. To which book are you referring?
I was in the 101st for about 1/2 my army time. Fort Campbell has a nice Museum and the site follows.
http://www.campbell.army.mil/pratt/index.htm
The Brits 6th did a fine job on D day of course. Caen became another deal entirely.
101st was the best unit I was a part of while I served but was no longer an airborne division when I was with them but Air Assault.
Did my share of sheparding old vets around post as a young knuckle head did not learn enough. The old vets always seemed amused bemused what we thought were problems. Took time walking in france to learn why.
Band of Brothers
E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne
From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
Author Stephen E. AMBROSE
Thank you. I have a copy, but haven’t gotten around to reading it as yet.
I agree with all of you. BoB was a great series but what about the other companies? So this summer I’m making a short film and possibly a short series of D Company in the 101st. Going up the companies.
That must be an impossibility even if you know nothing about WWII,you would know of them from all the movies,books,video games and televisions series based off there story.
tehy were one of the best airborne division, and they had one of the best captains-Dick Winters
YEAH!!!
101st airborne got in some of the worst situation on this earth and they always made it out alive
The drops was indeed chaotic. But one cannot underestimate how effective this was in blunting the German counterattack. I believe they vastly overestimated the numbers of airborne troopers on the ground and this caused some temporary paralysis in the high commands reaction to the situation…
Ha! I just realized this thread is two years old!
In any case, I bet a lot of people don’t know that the 101st is no longer an airborne division, but is now riding choppers into battle as an “air assault” division…
you are right but you spelled airborne wrong.
they had the best training and mmen anywhere at any time.