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Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011) was a United States Army officer who served as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
Feb 12, 2023 · Though he never bragged about it, Major Dick Winters led perhaps the most storied U.S. Army unit in all of World War II. On D-Day, he and his “band of brothers” in Easy Company defeated a far larger German force and allowed the Allied advance to continue.
Jan 11, 2011 · Richard Winters, the commanding officer of Easy Company, the Army unit whose gritty combat from the beaches of Normandy to the capture of Hitler’s mountain retreat was recounted in the...
Jun 12, 2006 · Major Richard 'Dick' Winters of 'Band of Brothers' fame speaks candidly about the men and actions of Easy Company and reflects on D-Day and the lessons he learned about leadership.
Major Dick Winters: The Island In His Own Words. Facing more than two companies of Hitler’s Elite SS at the “Island,” Dick Winters' Easy company demonstrated unparalleled courage under fire. This article appears in: Dick Winters and the Band of Brothers.
Jan 11, 2011 · Maj Richard Winters, whose WWII heroism was captured in the TV mini-series Band of Brothers, has died at the age of 92. Maj Winters' death was confirmed by a family friend, and followed a...
On January 2, 2011, retired Major Richard Winters, who rose to command of Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and beyond during World War II, died three weeks shy of his 93rd birthday.
Richard Winters, a titan of courage and leadership, emerges as a resounding name amid the turbulent chapters of World War II, In the grand tapestry.
“Why the hell am I here?” Lt. Richard Winters asked himself as he pulled out of his parachute harness in the first hours of D-Day. Winters, a platoon commander in E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, found himself in France with only his jump knife for protection.
May 1, 2014 · The memorial, unveiled 68 years after Winters and fellow 101st Airborne Division troops jumped into Normandy to fight the Nazis and liberate France, depicts Winters leading his men into...
