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Captain Winters's Leadership In Easy Company

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Easy Company was an airborne unit that was formed in wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was an all-volunteer unit that jumped from C-47s behind enemy lines. Throughout the war Easy was thrust into crucial battles all across the European theatre. They would jump to secure the rear of the largest seaborne invasion of all time, experience the failure of Market Garden, and hold steadfast against Hitler’s last push in the Ardennes. Easy was led by a great individual that helped decide their fates on the battlefield daily. His name was Captain Winters and in episode five he and his men were at the end of Market Garden. In the upcoming battle at the crossroads Captain Winters would lead his Easy Company against a superior foe. His leadership characteristics …show more content…

In early episodes you clearly see that. But the war hardens them over time and minus the replacements are very good fighters. Their expectations of Winters is very high and that he makes timely decisions. Whenever something happens all men look to Cpt. Winters to decide what to do. The men of Easy Company was obviously pretty skilled. We see it when the unit lines up all their shots and takes out the MG-42 nest at night. The maturity levels vary from soldier to soldier and it changes for each situation. When the soldiers are not in combat they’re all over the place. Their cracking jokes and arguing all the time, it’s almost childlike. However, when in combat every the unit locks on. They are a cohesive unit that works very well together from years of operations. Although they caught the SS off guard initially, the unit showed great skill in annihilating the companies of …show more content…

Winters decided for a sneak attack on the nest. There was a lot of uncertainty regarding the attack. There was the nest but beyond that he did not know much. Soon they found out, although they had successfully surprised the Germans, they had to fall back due to lack of firepower. Luckily the numerically superior Germans did not give chase. In the morning Winters had to move, his flank was exposed and he faced a superior SS force. It was only a matter of time before the Germans could organize so he charged. It was really his only option besides retreat but he could be walking into a trap for all he knows. Luckily that was not the case and Easy easily handled the SS. Towards the end of the episode is when the environment really played a factor. Their passage to Bastogne highlights how the weather will play in the episodes to come. Easy makes do with what they have, which is not much. Knowing the battle of the bulge it will be a while before the skies clear and supplies can be

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