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@thornwd0
There were trenches. Though they weren't well fortified and constructed, it was a rough dug out.
0hypnotoad0 1 year ago
by the way @idiotic tendancies this brecourt manor the real one is near the area of st, marie du mont and band of brothers was filmed in 2001 on a 12000 acre set
101stairbornedan 2 years ago
At the premiere of BoB at Utah Beach Speirs didn't want to shake hands with the little boy, whatshisname?
JelleKolenbrander 2 years ago
Do you happen to know where? On studio grounds I expect. I am planning to take my nephew to the farm this summer. As I said in a previous post, I read Winters's biography in which the time scale is more evident. It mentions the kid hiding in a hollow in the field throughout. The TV series broke the engagement down into a 10 minute segment which made it look almost too easy. Hadn't heard about the buried guns before though. Parts of one gun sit rusting outside the Manor.
VideoHistoryToday 3 years ago
Did you happen to meet the farmer on the day or did you make prior arrangements? I wanted to get permission before I entered the field so went into the manor and spoke to the farmers wife (I think) but as I could not speak French and she spoke no English. I ended up doing alot of smiling & pointing and saying 'Band of Brothers' . I wanted to go into the field beyond gun 1 (Liptons tree etc) but did not know who owned those fields.
VideoHistoryToday 3 years ago
Hey, this is nice vid! =) Does someone happen to know whether the "Brecourt Manor assault" of the HBO's Band of Brothers episode was filmed at this actual site? Because to my eye, this site seems awfully similar to that of the series episode.
IdioticTendencies 3 years ago
I don't think they filmed it here. The HBO version is very similar though and very well made.
I am currently reading 'Biggest Brother' by Larry Alexander about the life of Dick Winters. He mentions many details of the Brecourt Manor assault which differ from the television version. Worth reading if you are interested in the Band of Brothers.
VideoHistoryToday 3 years ago
Very Glad you made this, thank you
Fitz918273 3 years ago
I refer to Brecourt Manor as that is the name given to the action that occurred in that field.
VideoHistoryToday 3 years ago
once again not Brecourt Manor this is the field and farm up the road from Brecourt Manor, the manor was taken after and it was the HQ for the local troops of the Area in St. Merie du Mont
CptPrahl 3 years ago