Replacements

"Replacements" is the fourth episode of the television miniseries Band of Brothers, which premiered on the HBO cable network on September 23, 2001. The episode features the members of Easy Company, along with fresh replacements, as they parachute in to the Netherlands and fight in Nuenen, after the liberation of Eindhoven. It prominently featured the character Sergeant "Bull" Randleman (Michael Cudlitz), who goes missing in action after a firefig... More

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Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers is a 2001 ten-part, 11-hour television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen E. Ambrose. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan ...

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The third episode revolves around the Battle of Carentan and Hill 30, and foreshadows later developments in the miniseries. These foreshadowings... …

Original air date: Sep 16, 2001
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The 101st Airborne occupied "The Island" in the Nijmegen Salient after the failure of Market Garden. Captain Winters faces several challenges in... …

Original air date: Sep 30, 2001
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