The 101st Airborne occupied "The Island" in the Nijmegen Salient after the failure of Market Garden. Captain Winters faces several challenges in this episode including a haunting encounter with a teenage German soldier, the tactical challenge of meeting superior German forces in an unexpected attack, his unique approach to fighting the battle, and the frustration that comes with being promoted to Battalion XO. Winters also assists Lieutenant "...
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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 this episode including a haunting encounter with a teenage German soldier, the tactical challenge of meeting superior German forces in an unexpected attack, his unique approach to fighting the battle, and the frustration that comes with being promoted to Battalion XO. Winters also assists Lieutenant "Moose" Heyliger, Easy Company's fourth CO in his first combat mission as company commander (Heyliger was part of HQ Company in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden) - the rescue of "Red Devils" in a risky river crossing. (Director and producer Tom Hanks makes an uncredited appearance in the group of rescued British soldiers.) Unfortunately, Heyliger is shot twice accidentally by a nervous sentry and severely (but not fatally) wounded, and Winters must find yet another CO to lead the company. Much of the episode takes place in flashbacks as...
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