Band of Brothers essays

Band of Brothers essays The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944. It was supposed to take place the day before but was pushed back due to bad weather. The weather that took place on June 6 was cold and cloudy but good enough for the jump to take place. In the episode Day of Days the troops from the 101st airborne division are dropping into Normandy to start the invasion. Easy company was scattered throughout Normandy behind enemy lines. Many of them lost their guns in the drop and were unable to defend themselves. Many were worried bout the drop before it happened but were confident their training would come through for them. Bill Guarnere is a major character in the Day of Days episode. He had just got news of his brothers death and is very bitter. He wants to kill as many Germans as possible to get revenge. He lost control of himself in the bridge scene where he mowed down around 20 German soldiers without being given command. This action put his company in danger. His leading officer got angry with Guarnere and told him not to disobey an order again. I believe the impact of D-Day turned the war around so the US troops could win the war by winter. Although we lost many men in the D-Day battle, the invasion of Normandy was considered a complete success. It led to many US force advancements and played a huge roll in the war! Over all I thought this episode of Band of Brothers played the most important part in the series. It shows how much death and suffering our service men went through for us! At the same time its a good action movie, and educational. The Band of Brothers series makes me wonder how I would react if I was in the shoes of a soldier during WWII. ...