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Band of Brothers Episode 2 - Brecourt Manor

Command of Easy Company had temporarily fallen to its executive officer, First Lieutenant Richard Winters. After linking up with his parent unit at the hamlet of Le Grand Chemin on the morning of 6 June 1944, Winters was ordered away from his company. With minimal instructions of "There's fire along that hedgerow there. Take care of it, and no briefing, Winters found himself given the task of destroying a German artillery battery.

The battery, initially reported to have been 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzers, was firing onto causeway exit #2 leading off Utah Beach, disrupting landing forces of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. It was located at Brécourt Manor, 3 miles southwest of Utah Beach and north of the village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. Earlier in the morning, several other units had stumbled onto the position and been repulsed.

Winters undertook a reconnaissance at about 8:30 a.m., after which he collected a team of a few men from his own and other companies. He knew the general location of the gun emplacements south of Le Grand Chemin, but had no information about the other side of the hedgerow.

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Map: Somewhere in Normandy definitive - 6/6/1944
Gamemode: Operation (4 phases)
Invaders: United States (allies)
Defenders: Germany (axis)

Last update: 10/06/2025