Day of Days - Normandy

The ‘Band of Brothers’ Story

Where it actually happened.

The exploits of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 506th P.I.R. are well known thanks to the book by the historian Stephen Ambrose and the HBO mini series. In the following pictures which i took in October 2025 I wish to show you where in reality some of their famous actions in Normandy took place. However, it is important to remember that whilst the story of Easy Company is so well known, thousands of other allied airborne soldiers in Normandy were carrying out other tasks equally as difficult with the same resolve and determination.

Easy Company’s lead plane flown by Lt. Harold Cappelluto was hit by Anti-aircraft fire and whilst his aircraft was burning Lt. Cappelluto tried to make a forced landing. The C-47 transport crashed into a field at Beuzeville au Plein. Everyone on boar

Easy Company’s lead plane flown by Lt. Harold Cappelluto was hit by Anti-aircraft fire and whilst his aircraft was burning Lt. Cappelluto tried to make a forced landing. The C-47 transport crashed into a field at Beuzeville au Plein. Everyone on board was killed including Easy Company’s Commanding Officer Lt. Thomas Meehan. The aircraft actually crashed in the field behind the hedgerow in the photograph.

Although Major Winters himself could not be 100% sure where he landed, he recalled he was to the West of St Mere Eglise, in a field near to a junction of two roads. The general consensus of opinion is that it was here on the D15 just by the town limi

Although Major Winters himself could not be 100% sure where he landed, he recalled he was to the West of St Mere Eglise, in a field near to a junction of two roads. The general consensus of opinion is that it was here on the D15 just by the town limit. I have recorded the area on the video on this page.

Easy Company’s first action was the ambush of a small German horse drawn convoy in a dark tunnel., Sgt Bill Guarnere defied Lt Winters and opened fire on the Germans before Winter’s command. The Ambush did not take place in a dark tunnel, it happened

Easy Company’s first action was the ambush of a small German horse drawn convoy in a dark tunnel., Sgt Bill Guarnere defied Lt Winters and opened fire on the Germans before Winter’s command. The Ambush did not take place in a dark tunnel, it happened here at the junction of D423 and D115. The Germans approached up the road towards the photograph. The waiting Paratroopers were concealed in the hedgerows.

Easy Company’s best known action in Normandy. Attacking and neutralising four German Howitzers which were bombarding UTAH Beach. The German guns were placed behind and to the left of the hedgerow in the distance.

Easy Company’s best known action in Normandy. Attacking and neutralising four German Howitzers which were bombarding UTAH Beach. The German guns were placed behind and to the left of the hedgerow in the distance.

Braecort Manor -The headgrows in front had Guns which Easy company neutralised on D Day.

Braecort Manor -The headgrows in front had Guns which Easy company neutralised on D Day.

Colonel Sink’s Headquarters at Culoville.

Colonel Sink’s Headquarters at Culoville.