1. Band of Brothers
... Company was scattered across the beach and countryside. In an attempt to gain position, some machine-gun nests were taken out, which saved the lives of many Americans. From 7 June to 21 July the Company lead the way south toward a small French town, Carentan. There they attempted to meet up ... new men working well together. The new assignment came and on 17 September the 506th jumped down into Holland's "Hell's Highway". The operation was called Market-Garden and the mission was to hold the bridge at Arnhem. The Company fought its way down the highway through many battles; the mission w...
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