Major Richard "Dick" Winters, was a soldier-savant when it came to devising battle plans on the fly and marshalling his men to accomplish mission after mission. Major Dick Winters was one of the commander of 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. Winters parachuted into France, Normandy on D-day, June 6, 1944, and commanded the unit now known as the Band of Brothers. He led his men through through the Battle

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Major Richard Winters—leader of Easy Company—never wore a wristwatch again after WWII. His reason? A powerful reminder of what time really meant on the battlefield. Watch this rare moment. #BandOfBrothers #WWIIHero #PostWarTrauma | Cine Military

Major Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument Normandy, France The Major Winters Leadership Monument stands near the village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, just a few miles inland from Utah Beach, one of the key Allied landing sites during D-Day on June 6, 1944. Unveiled on June 6, 2012, the monument honors Major Winters (1918–2011), the respected commander of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, whose leadership and integrity were immortalized in the HBO

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