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Dan Snow's History Hit

Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.712.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the first of this 2-part series dedicated to the legacy of Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, Dan visits the idyllic country village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, where the 'Band of Brothers' were stationed. Joined by a group of volunteers, including military veterans and archaeologists, Dan and the team dig into the 'friendly invasion' of the Second World War and see what can be learned from the treasures that the Allied troops left behind.


This episode was produced by Marian Des Forges and James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.


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0:00.0

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0:32.6

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0:34.8

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0:41.0

It peaks behind the curtain of the 1920s this time.

0:44.0

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0:50.0

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0:57.0

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1:00.0

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1:04.0

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1:11.0

Hello everyone, welcome to Dance Knows History here 80 years ago.

1:14.0

Millions of American soldiers started arriving in Britain.

1:18.0

It was, as everyone called it at the time, a friendly invasion.

1:22.0

Brits, Americans, Canadians and other nationalities preparing for the liberation of Europe.

1:29.0

Among those first Americans to arrive was Easy Company,

1:33.0

at the 506th parachute infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne.

1:38.0

They would become the most famous military unit, the Second World War.

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