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Bosoxboy521: Added fact that the Thompson used by Colin Hanks was also used by his father in SPR. The live fire gun was sold at a UK auction in 2019.

2023-08-29T00:41:21Z

Added fact that the Thompson used by Colin Hanks was also used by his father in SPR. The live fire gun was sold at a UK auction in 2019.

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	[[Image:Bob6m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Johnny Martin fires his Thompson in "Bastogne" (Ep.6).]]		[[Image:Bob6m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Johnny Martin fires his Thompson in "Bastogne" (Ep.6).]]
	[[Image:SpeirsThompson2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Ronald Speirs with his Thompson during his mad dash through Foy.]]		[[Image:SpeirsThompson2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Ronald Speirs with his Thompson during his mad dash through Foy.]]
	[[Image:Bob8m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Jones ([[Colin Hanks]]) cleans his Thompson before a mission in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]		[[Image:Bob8m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Jones ([[Colin Hanks]]) cleans his Thompson before a mission in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8). Of interesting note, this is the same M1A1 Thompson Tom Hanks used in the film [[Saving Private Ryan]].]]
	[[Image:Bob8m1a1t2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|"Popeye" Wynn (Nicholas Aaron) fires his Thompson in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]		[[Image:Bob8m1a1t2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|"Popeye" Wynn (Nicholas Aaron) fires his Thompson in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]
	[[File:BoB 310.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Pvt. John Janovec ([[Tom Hardy]]) has the M1A1 Thompson slung in "Points" (Ep.10).]]		[[File:BoB 310.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Pvt. John Janovec ([[Tom Hardy]]) has the M1A1 Thompson slung in "Points" (Ep.10).]]

MrJDK9412: /* M1903A3 Springfield */

2023-07-08T12:15:51Z

M1903A3 Springfield

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	[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]		[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]
	[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]		[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]
	[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his ~~finger~~ shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his index and middle fingers shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]
	[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]		[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]
	[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]		[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]

MrJDK9412: /* M1903A3 Springfield */

2023-07-08T12:15:09Z

M1903A3 Springfield

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	[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]		[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]
	[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]		[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]
	[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his finger shot off during the fight at Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his finger shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]
	[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]
	[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]		[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]

Mateogala: /* 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 40 */

2023-02-14T10:45:41Z

10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 40

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	===10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 40===		===10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 40===
	In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), four 10.5 cm ~~Feldhaubitze~~/~~Gebirgshaubitze~~ 40 ~~Howitzers~~ are in the German artillery position at Brecourt Manor.		In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), four 1[[10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18\|10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18/40]] are in the German artillery position at Brecourt Manor.
	[[Image:LeFH1840.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 field gun displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum - 105mm]]		[[Image:LeFH1840.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 field gun displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum - 105mm]]
	[[Image:BOB_gebirgs1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The first Gebirgshaubitze captured by Easy Company.]]		[[Image:BOB_gebirgs1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The first Gebirgshaubitze captured by Easy Company.]]

MrJDK9412: /* M1A1 Carbine */

2022-06-10T01:24:23Z

M1A1 Carbine

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	===M1A1 Carbine===		===M1A1 Carbine===
	Originally issued to non-combat personnel or those who needed a compact weapon, the M1 Carbine was never meant to be a front-line weapon, nevertheless it was ideal for Airborne troops for its small frame and its compactness. The paratrooper version of the M1, identified as the [[M1 Carbine#M1A1 Carbine\|M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine]] has the distinct collapsible buttstock and handgrips, is shown extensively throughout the series most notably in the hands of Donald Malarkey ([[Scott Grimes]]), Carwood Lipton ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]), Warren "Skip" Muck ([[Richard Speight, Jr.]]), Lt. Norman Dike ([[Peter O'Meara]]), George Luz ([[Rick Gomez]]), and Lt. (Later Capt.) Lewis Nixon ([[Ron Livingston]]).		The paratrooper version of the M1, identified as the [[M1 Carbine#M1A1 Carbine\|M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine]] which has the distinct collapsible buttstock and handgrips, is shown extensively throughout the series most notably in the hands of Donald Malarkey ([[Scott Grimes]]), Carwood Lipton ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]), Warren "Skip" Muck ([[Richard Speight, Jr.]]), Lt. Norman Dike ([[Peter O'Meara]]), George Luz ([[Rick Gomez]]), and Lt. (Later Capt.) Lewis Nixon ([[Ron Livingston]]). Originally issued to non-combat personnel or those who needed a compact weapon, the M1 Carbine was never meant to be a front-line weapon, nevertheless it was ideal for Airborne troops for its small frame and its compactness.
	[[Image:M1A1Carbine.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|none\|M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]]		[[Image:M1A1Carbine.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|none\|M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]]
	[[Image:Bob1m1c.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Malarkey ([[Scott Grimes]]) gets his M1A1 carbine inspected by Capt. Sobel in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]		[[Image:Bob1m1c.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Malarkey ([[Scott Grimes]]) gets his M1A1 carbine inspected by Capt. Sobel in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]

MrJDK9412: /* M1A1 Thompson */

2022-06-06T09:23:57Z

M1A1 Thompson

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	[[Image:Bob2tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Bill Guarnere ([[Frank John Hughes]]) fires his Thompson]]		[[Image:Bob2tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Bill Guarnere ([[Frank John Hughes]]) fires his Thompson]]
	[[Image:Bob2tm1a12.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Guarnere ducks with his [[M1A1 Thompson]].]]		[[Image:Bob2tm1a12.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Guarnere ducks with his [[M1A1 Thompson]].]]
	[[File:ToyeTommyGUN.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Joe Toye ([[Kirk Acevedo]]) points his Thompson at a Heer artillery man surrendering during the Brecourt Manor assault. Note that Toye's buttstock has been broken off by the stick grenade which detonated right beside him shortly before this. This detail is covered in the book. However, it states that Toye was armed with an M1 Garand which got its stock blown off, not a Thompson M1A1. Why this change was made in the series is unknown.]]		[[File:ToyeTommyGUN.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Joe Toye ([[Kirk Acevedo]]) points his Thompson at a Heer artillery man surrendering during the Brecourt Manor assault. Note that Toye's buttstock has been broken off by the stick grenade which detonated right beside him shortly before this. This detail is covered in the book. However, it states that Toye was armed with an M1 Garand which got its stock blown off, not a Thompson M1A1. Why this change was made in the series is unknown, but it's quite possibly because the Thompson buttstock was easily detachable via screw and likely to simulate Toye's broken weapon stock.]]
	[[File:ToyeTommyGUNnostock2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Toye fires his broken Thompson during the assault.]]		[[File:ToyeTommyGUNnostock2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Toye fires his broken Thompson during the assault.]]
	[[Image:Bob3tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|During a flashback scene in "Carentan" (Ep.3), Lt. Ronald Speirs ([[Matthew Settle]]) raises his Thompson M1A1 to execute a group of German prisoners. In the book "Band of Brothers", a photo of the real Speirs shows him holding an M1928A1 Thompson.]]		[[Image:Bob3tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|During a flashback scene in "Carentan" (Ep.3), Lt. Ronald Speirs ([[Matthew Settle]]) raises his Thompson M1A1 to execute a group of German prisoners. In the book "Band of Brothers", a photo of the real Speirs shows him holding an M1928A1 Thompson.]]

Ominae at 11:58, 1 May 2022

2022-05-01T11:58:55Z

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	==Other==		==Other==
	===M1A1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"===		===M1A1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"===
	The [[M1_Bazooka\|M1 Rocket Launcher]], affectionately known as the "Bazooka", was the standard anti-tank weapon for the US military during WWII. The Bazooka was excellent against bunkers and buildings, though its effectiveness against the more heavily armored German tanks is debatable. The weapon primarily seen in the series is the [[M1A1 "Bazooka"\|M1A1 variant]], noted by the single grip. General Eisenhower remarked that "the Atom Bomb, Jeep, C-47 Sky Train and the Bazooka were the four weapons that won the war". The bazooka was copied by the Germans as the '[[Panzerschreck]]' launcher from a M1 Bazooka captured in North Africa. Generally operated by a two man crew (one gunner, one loader) crews quickly figured out that they needed to hit the side, rear or belly armor of armored vehicles, as shown in the episode "Carentan" (the episode also shows how the bazooka rounds would simply deflect off the heavy frontal armor). The bazooka makes notable appearances in the series, being used by Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) in the episode "Replacements" taking out a German machine gun and by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) and Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) in the episode "Carentan" disabling a German StuG III assault gun.		The [[M1_Bazooka\|M1 Rocket Launcher]], affectionately known as the "Bazooka", was the standard anti-tank weapon for the US military during WWII. The Bazooka was excellent against bunkers and buildings, though its effectiveness against the more heavily armored German tanks is debatable. The weapon primarily seen in the series is the [[M1A1 "Bazooka"\|M1A1 variant]], noted by the single grip. General Eisenhower remarked that "the Atom Bomb, Jeep, C-47 Sky Train and the Bazooka were the four weapons that won the war". The bazooka was copied by the Germans as the '[[Panzerschreck]]' launcher from a M1 Bazooka captured in North Africa. Generally operated by a two man crew (one gunner, one loader) crews quickly figured out that they needed to hit the side, rear or belly armor of armored vehicles, as shown in the episode "Carentan" (the episode also shows how the bazooka rounds would simply deflect off the heavy frontal armor). The bazooka makes notable appearances in the series, being used by Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) in the episode "Replacements" taking out a German machine gun and by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) and Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) in the episode "Carentan" disabling a German StuG III assault gun.
	[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg‎\|thumb\|500px\|none\|M1A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]]		[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg‎\|thumb\|500px\|none\|M1A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]]
	[[Image:Bob1m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|An Easy Company bazooka team fires a bazooka during a training exercise in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]		[[Image:Bob1m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|An Easy Company bazooka team fires a bazooka during a training exercise in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]
	[[Image:Bob3m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) uses a bazooka to take out a building during the battle of Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob3m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) uses a bazooka to take out a building during the battle of Carentan.]]
	[[File:BoB 338.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) has the bazooka slung.]]		[[File:BoB 338.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) has the bazooka slung.]]
	[[Image:WelshMcGrathBazooka.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) loads a round into the M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[Image:WelshMcGrathBazooka.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) loads a round into the M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]
	[[File:BOB1f05.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) appears to have the older wooden stock in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[File:BOB1f05.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) appears to have the older wooden stock in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]
	[[Image:Bob3m9b1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), McGrath tries to disable a StuG III (actually a mock up built from a pair of British FV432 APCs) with his M1 bazooka but the rocket deflects off the frontal armor.]]		[[Image:Bob3m9b1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), McGrath tries to disable a StuG III (actually a mock up built from a pair of British FV432 APCs) with his M1 bazooka but the rocket deflects off the frontal armor.]]
	[[File:BoB 007.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|In "Replacements" (Ep.4), Sgt. Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) prepares to fire the M1 "Bazooka".]]		[[File:BoB 007.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|In "Replacements" (Ep.4), Sgt. Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) prepares to fire the M1 "Bazooka".]]

Theakker3: /* Luger P08 */

2021-01-26T02:20:37Z

Luger P08

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	[[Image:Bob7p08.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "The Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Hoobler examines the Luger he just acquired from a dead SS-Oberstrumfuhrer.]]		[[Image:Bob7p08.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "The Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Hoobler examines the Luger he just acquired from a dead SS-Oberstrumfuhrer.]]
	[[Image:Bob7p082.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Hoobler with his Luger in "The Breaking Point".]]		[[Image:Bob7p082.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Hoobler with his Luger in "The Breaking Point".]]
			[[Image:BOB Luger Ep8.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8), a German soldier brandishes a Luger during the raid but quickly decides to drop it.]]
	[[File:BoB 331.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Points" (Ep.10), Lt. Speirs finds a dead SS-Brigadefuhrer holding his Luger after committing suicide while in Hitler's Eagle Nest.]]		[[File:BoB 331.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Points" (Ep.10), Lt. Speirs finds a dead SS-Brigadefuhrer holding his Luger after committing suicide while in Hitler's Eagle Nest.]]
	[[Image:Bob10p08.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|A Heer Oberst (Philip Rham) offers his Luger to Winters in "Points" (Ep. 10), which Winters refuses to take. According to the real Dick Winters, the German officer was a Major and offered Winters a [[Walther PP]], not a Luger, and Winters did accept it (see below).]]		[[Image:Bob10p08.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|A Heer Oberst (Philip Rham) offers his Luger to Winters in "Points" (Ep. 10), which Winters refuses to take. According to the real Dick Winters, the German officer was a Major and offered Winters a [[Walther PP]], not a Luger, and Winters did accept it (see below).]]

Wuzh: /* Walther PP */

2020-11-10T02:12:11Z

Walther PP

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	===Walther PP===		===Walther PP===
	In the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together", the real Maj. Winters displays the [[Walther PP]] pistol he received from a surrendering German Major. Winters discovered the gun had never been fired, and said that it would remain that way. Richard Winters passed away on January 2, 2011.		In the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together", the real Maj. Winters displays the [[Walther PP]] pistol he received from a surrendering German Major. Winters discovered the gun had never been fired, and said that it would remain that way. Richard Winters passed away on January 2, 2011.
	[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎\|thumb\|350px\|none\|~~The lesser-known, full-length barreled~~ Walther PP ~~is available in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (~~.32 ACP~~) or 9x17mm (.380 ACP)~~]]		[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎\|thumb\|350px\|none\|War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP]]
	[[Image:Bobpp.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The real Winters holds his Walther PP in the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".]]		[[Image:Bobpp.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The real Winters holds his Walther PP in the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".]]
	[[Image:Bobpp1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Winters with his PP in the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".]]		[[Image:Bobpp1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Winters with his PP in the ''Band of Brothers'' companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".]]

Jcordell at 21:06, 3 February 2020

2020-02-03T21:06:53Z

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	\|character9=William "Wild Bill" Guarnere		\|character9=William "Wild Bill" Guarnere
	\|actor9=[[Frank John Hughes]]		\|actor9=[[Frank John Hughes]]
			\|character10=Major Strayer
			\|actor10=[[Phil McKee]]
	}}		}}
	'''''Band of Brothers''''' is the 2001 [[HBO]] World War II miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Steven Spielberg]]. Based on the best-selling book by the late historian Stephen Ambrose, the 10-part miniseries followed the men of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) of the 101st Airborne Division from their basic training, through their jump into Normandy on D-Day and up until the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. [[HBO]], Spielberg, and Hanks would also chronicle America's involvement in the War in the Pacific in 2010's ''[[The Pacific]]''.		'''''Band of Brothers''''' is the 2001 [[HBO]] World War II miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Steven Spielberg]]. Based on the best-selling book by the late historian Stephen Ambrose, the 10-part miniseries followed the men of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) of the 101st Airborne Division from their basic training, through their jump into Normandy on D-Day and up until the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. [[HBO]], Spielberg, and Hanks would also chronicle America's involvement in the War in the Pacific in 2010's ''[[The Pacific]]''.

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	[[Image:Bob6m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Johnny Martin fires his Thompson in "Bastogne" (Ep.6).]]		[[Image:Bob6m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Johnny Martin fires his Thompson in "Bastogne" (Ep.6).]]
	[[Image:SpeirsThompson2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Ronald Speirs with his Thompson during his mad dash through Foy.]]		[[Image:SpeirsThompson2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Breaking Point" (Ep.7), Ronald Speirs with his Thompson during his mad dash through Foy.]]
	[[Image:Bob8m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Jones ([[Colin Hanks]]) cleans his Thompson before a mission in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]		[[Image:Bob8m1a1t1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Jones ([[Colin Hanks]]) cleans his Thompson before a mission in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8). Of interesting note, this is the same M1A1 Thompson Tom Hanks used in the film [[Saving Private Ryan]].]]
	[[Image:Bob8m1a1t2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|"Popeye" Wynn (Nicholas Aaron) fires his Thompson in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]		[[Image:Bob8m1a1t2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|"Popeye" Wynn (Nicholas Aaron) fires his Thompson in "The Last Patrol" (Ep.8).]]
	[[File:BoB 310.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Pvt. John Janovec ([[Tom Hardy]]) has the M1A1 Thompson slung in "Points" (Ep.10).]]		[[File:BoB 310.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Pvt. John Janovec ([[Tom Hardy]]) has the M1A1 Thompson slung in "Points" (Ep.10).]]

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	[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]		[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]
	[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]		[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]
	[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his ~~finger~~ shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his index and middle fingers shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]
	[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]		[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]
	[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]		[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]

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	[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]		[[File:Moore03A3BARREL.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Alton More ([[Doug Allen]]) breaks into a room, with his Springfield at the ready.]]
	[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]		[[File:Moore03A3.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), the sights of Moore's Springfield is seen as he puts it down to help feed Smokey's gun.]]
	[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his finger shot off during the fight at Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob319031.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), a paratrooper gets his finger shot off as he tries to work the bolt of his M1903A3, to which the stock also gets damaged during the fight at Carentan.]]
	[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[Image:Bob319032.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The bolt action is seen on the paratrooper's rifle in "Carentan" (Ep.3). Here the damaged stock is seen.]]
	[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]		[[File:M1903A3BASTONGE.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Moore's Springfield in the machine gun foxhole during the attack in "Bastogne" (Ep. 6).]]

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	[[Image:Bob2tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Bill Guarnere ([[Frank John Hughes]]) fires his Thompson]]		[[Image:Bob2tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Bill Guarnere ([[Frank John Hughes]]) fires his Thompson]]
	[[Image:Bob2tm1a12.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Guarnere ducks with his [[M1A1 Thompson]].]]		[[Image:Bob2tm1a12.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Guarnere ducks with his [[M1A1 Thompson]].]]
	[[File:ToyeTommyGUN.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Joe Toye ([[Kirk Acevedo]]) points his Thompson at a Heer artillery man surrendering during the Brecourt Manor assault. Note that Toye's buttstock has been broken off by the stick grenade which detonated right beside him shortly before this. This detail is covered in the book. However, it states that Toye was armed with an M1 Garand which got its stock blown off, not a Thompson M1A1. Why this change was made in the series is unknown.]]		[[File:ToyeTommyGUN.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Sgt. Joe Toye ([[Kirk Acevedo]]) points his Thompson at a Heer artillery man surrendering during the Brecourt Manor assault. Note that Toye's buttstock has been broken off by the stick grenade which detonated right beside him shortly before this. This detail is covered in the book. However, it states that Toye was armed with an M1 Garand which got its stock blown off, not a Thompson M1A1. Why this change was made in the series is unknown, but it's quite possibly because the Thompson buttstock was easily detachable via screw and likely to simulate Toye's broken weapon stock.]]
	[[File:ToyeTommyGUNnostock2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Toye fires his broken Thompson during the assault.]]		[[File:ToyeTommyGUNnostock2.jpg\|none\|thumb\|601px\|In "Day of Days" (Ep.2), Toye fires his broken Thompson during the assault.]]
	[[Image:Bob3tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|During a flashback scene in "Carentan" (Ep.3), Lt. Ronald Speirs ([[Matthew Settle]]) raises his Thompson M1A1 to execute a group of German prisoners. In the book "Band of Brothers", a photo of the real Speirs shows him holding an M1928A1 Thompson.]]		[[Image:Bob3tm1a1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|During a flashback scene in "Carentan" (Ep.3), Lt. Ronald Speirs ([[Matthew Settle]]) raises his Thompson M1A1 to execute a group of German prisoners. In the book "Band of Brothers", a photo of the real Speirs shows him holding an M1928A1 Thompson.]]

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	==Other==		==Other==
	===M1A1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"===		===M1A1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"===
	The [[M1_Bazooka\|M1 Rocket Launcher]], affectionately known as the "Bazooka", was the standard anti-tank weapon for the US military during WWII. The Bazooka was excellent against bunkers and buildings, though its effectiveness against the more heavily armored German tanks is debatable. The weapon primarily seen in the series is the [[M1A1 "Bazooka"\|M1A1 variant]], noted by the single grip. General Eisenhower remarked that "the Atom Bomb, Jeep, C-47 Sky Train and the Bazooka were the four weapons that won the war". The bazooka was copied by the Germans as the '[[Panzerschreck]]' launcher from a M1 Bazooka captured in North Africa. Generally operated by a two man crew (one gunner, one loader) crews quickly figured out that they needed to hit the side, rear or belly armor of armored vehicles, as shown in the episode "Carentan" (the episode also shows how the bazooka rounds would simply deflect off the heavy frontal armor). The bazooka makes notable appearances in the series, being used by Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) in the episode "Replacements" taking out a German machine gun and by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) and Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) in the episode "Carentan" disabling a German StuG III assault gun.		The [[M1_Bazooka\|M1 Rocket Launcher]], affectionately known as the "Bazooka", was the standard anti-tank weapon for the US military during WWII. The Bazooka was excellent against bunkers and buildings, though its effectiveness against the more heavily armored German tanks is debatable. The weapon primarily seen in the series is the [[M1A1 "Bazooka"\|M1A1 variant]], noted by the single grip. General Eisenhower remarked that "the Atom Bomb, Jeep, C-47 Sky Train and the Bazooka were the four weapons that won the war". The bazooka was copied by the Germans as the '[[Panzerschreck]]' launcher from a M1 Bazooka captured in North Africa. Generally operated by a two man crew (one gunner, one loader) crews quickly figured out that they needed to hit the side, rear or belly armor of armored vehicles, as shown in the episode "Carentan" (the episode also shows how the bazooka rounds would simply deflect off the heavy frontal armor). The bazooka makes notable appearances in the series, being used by Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) in the episode "Replacements" taking out a German machine gun and by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) and Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) in the episode "Carentan" disabling a German StuG III assault gun.
	[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg‎\|thumb\|500px\|none\|M1A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]]		[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg‎\|thumb\|500px\|none\|M1A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]]
	[[Image:Bob1m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|An Easy Company bazooka team fires a bazooka during a training exercise in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]		[[Image:Bob1m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|An Easy Company bazooka team fires a bazooka during a training exercise in "Currahee" (Ep.1).]]
	[[Image:Bob3m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) uses a bazooka to take out a building during the battle of Carentan.]]		[[Image:Bob3m9b.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) uses a bazooka to take out a building during the battle of Carentan.]]
	[[File:BoB 338.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) has the bazooka slung.]]		[[File:BoB 338.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), Pvt. Ed Tipper ([[Bart Ruspoli]]) has the bazooka slung.]]
	[[Image:WelshMcGrathBazooka.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) loads a round into the M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[Image:WelshMcGrathBazooka.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|Lt. Harry Welsh ([[Rick Warden]]) loads a round into the M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]
	[[File:BOB1f05.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Walters]]) appears to have the older wooden stock in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]		[[File:BOB1f05.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|The M1 bazooka held by John McGrath ([[Stephen Martin Walters]]) appears to have the older wooden stock in "Carentan" (Ep.3).]]
	[[Image:Bob3m9b1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), McGrath tries to disable a StuG III (actually a mock up built from a pair of British FV432 APCs) with his M1 bazooka but the rocket deflects off the frontal armor.]]		[[Image:Bob3m9b1.jpg\|none\|thumb\|600px\|In "Carentan" (Ep.3), McGrath tries to disable a StuG III (actually a mock up built from a pair of British FV432 APCs) with his M1 bazooka but the rocket deflects off the frontal armor.]]
	[[File:BoB 007.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|In "Replacements" (Ep.4), Sgt. Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) prepares to fire the M1 "Bazooka".]]		[[File:BoB 007.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|In "Replacements" (Ep.4), Sgt. Grant ([[Nolan Hemmings]]) prepares to fire the M1 "Bazooka".]]