1942 in Georgia, USA, a group of young people from all directions volunteered to become the newest regiment of the US military-the Airborne Corps. Under the strict leadership of Captain Suo Beier (played by David Swinmer), they changed from an inexperienced civilian to the most elite special forces company of the US military. When they were training, there was a tense confrontation between Captain Winters (played by Damien Lewis), a young officer who was deeply loved by the soldiers, and Captain Suo Beier, who was hated by everyone.
Episode 2: D- Days of Days
1June 6, 944 was the first day of the Allied invasion of France. Thousands of airborne troops flew across the English Channel to France. Under the strong artillery attack, they parachuted into France, and all the soldiers did not land at the scheduled place. Moreover, in the process of parachuting, some people lost their weapons or supplies, so Captain Winters gathered the soldiers who were alone and set out to find other brothers of E Company. Later, Captain Winters was ordered to attack a German artillery position opposite Utah Beach. The mission was a complete success, eliminating the threat of artillery fire for beach landing operations. But the commander, Captain Winster, lost his first brother.
Episode 3: carrington Karentan
Two days after the formal allied attack, "E Company" was ordered to capture a small town called Kalentan. The battle was quite successful, but after losing several brothers, soldiers such as Bliss (played by marc warren) became unfit for the war. They stayed in Normandy for 36 days. After several fierce battles, E Company returned to England. But the good times didn't last long, and they were ordered to go out again.
Episode 4: Support Replacement for Recruits
Due to heavy casualties, a group of newly trained parachuting recruits joined Company E, just in time for a military operation called "Market Garden". A large number of soldiers parachuted into the Netherlands, which was occupied by the Germans at that time. In Eindhoven, they didn't encounter any resistance, but a sharp German soldier from a neighboring town made Company E and a group of British tanks retreat one after another. The allied forces originally planned to attack Germany through Holland and end the war before Christmas, but they also failed.
Episode 5: Crossroads at Crossroads
Captain Winters (played by Damien Lewis) leads the soldiers to perform a dangerous task on the levee in the Netherlands, and has won an unprecedented victory. He is promoted to the executive officer of the infantry battalion. Although he was promoted, most of Winters' work was administrative affairs, which made him very dissatisfied. He is worried about who will lead the three companies he directs. When E Company went to Paris, France on the weekend, it was reported that the Axis had launched a fierce attack on the allied defense line in Adingreen District, so E Company rushed to defend the defense line, but their equipment was poor, which not only could not resist the cold climate, but also had a hard trench battle waiting for them.
Episode 6: The Battle of Bastogne, the Prominent
In the cold winter, Company E, hungry and cold, fought alone in the forest outside Bastogne, Belgium, and stuck to the allied defense line. Only a small amount of supplies and ammunition arrived, but there was no winter clothes to keep out the cold. Corpsman Eugene Rowe (played by) is on the verge of collapse because of exhaustion. Fortunately, his friendship with a Belgian nurse gave him a lot of comfort. Company E spent a miserable Christmas in the trench. At this time, the Germans demanded that they surrender. Mcauliffe, the leading brigadier general, only answered one sentence: "Fart" became the most famous sentence in the history of World War II!
Episode 7: Breaking the Critical Point
Company E was exhausted after stopping the Germans in Baston, Belgium, and they had to seize the nearby town of Foy from the enemy. A fierce bombing killed and injured many brothers in Baoze, and Winters was helpless because of the incompetence of the commander Captain Dick (played by Peter O'Mara). In the end, although Company E captured Foy Town, it paid a heavy price.
Episode 8: patrol patrol
Company E came to Haggner, Alsace, on the German border. They were ordered to send a scout across the river to catch the prisoners. Captain Jones (played by Colin Hank, son of Tom Hank), who just graduated from West Point Military Academy, is eager to gain real combat experience, so he volunteered to undertake this task. Although the mission was successful, he also sacrificed a paratrooper. This incident prompted Winters (played by Damien Lewis) to disobey the orders of his superiors.
Episode 9: What Are We Fighting for?
E company finally entered Germany. Incredibly, they didn't encounter great obstacles. After such a long battle, they finally had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. A scout found an abandoned Nazi concentration camp in a nearby forest, full of tortured prisoners. Surprisingly, the local residents denied the existence of this concentration camp. At this time, news of the discovery of death camps came from all over Europe. Winters ordered the whole town to go to the concentration camp to clean up the bodies. ...
Episode 10: Vanguard Point
Berchtesgarden, a town in Bavaria province in southern Germany, was originally the base camp of the supreme leader of Nazi Germany. E company entered here and destroyed Hitler's hilltop fortress in one fell swoop. At this time, Company E was faced with the emergency deployment of the Pacific theater, and all the soldiers began to compare their "scores" to see who was most qualified to return home with honor. At this point, the Japanese army finally surrendered and ended World War II. At the end of this episode, we will see the life of the surviving soldiers of Company E after returning to China.