Marshall, who interviewed hundreds of Allied soldiers after their fighting in Normandy, Lt. Cole, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a charge against a German position outside Carentan early on June 11, 1944. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Also included are real life personalities General Dwight D. He soon dies while firing back at the Germans with Baker's Colt. Baker into a small French town outside Saint Côme-du-Mont where his tank is hit by a panzerfaust. George Risner, with whom he spent his childhood. In December 2005, the History Channel acknowledged Brothers in Arms and released a 2 hour documentary about the untold story of the 502nd PIR, it was hosted by Ron Livingston (who starred in Band of Brothers as Lewis Nixon) and featured in-game graphics, and interviews with veterans and historians.Īnother character included is Sgt.
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The game has been highly praised for this gritty,violent,uncensored and realistic portrayal of the sacrifice made by servicemen during World War II, "" announced that Brothers in Arms is "The Highest Rated WWII Action Franchise of All Time", the series also has been fully endorsed by the V.F.W.(Veterans of Foreign Wars), the National D-Day Museum, The Patton Museum Foundation, The National Ordnance Museum, and was even introduced and played at West Point Military Academy.
By the end of the Normandy campaign only 6 members of the original 13-man squad are alive Hartsock, Corrion, Courtland, Zanovich, McCreary and Baker himself. The men of Baker's squad who die are Allen, Garnett, Desola, Rivas, Obrieski, Muzza,and Leggett. 7 men of the 13-man squad are killed during the Normandy campaign. Baker's father, whom he had much respect for, in the First World War and has promised to himself to make Sgt. The squad is one of three under Platoon Sgt. Baker must lead his men through troubled times and make decisions that may result in the death of a paratrooper, which causes him much heartache.īaker's squad consists of Cpl. The missions range from dropping into France on June 6 to the final defense of Hill 30 eight days later. Summers and various other people) and leader of an airborne squad from Fox Company.
The player takes the role of Sergeant Matthew Baker, a paratrooper (based on Harrison C. The sequel Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is also based on the last missions of the 101st, such as link up with 82nd Airborne Division and capture of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (which historically did not involve the 101st A/B as a whole, but some members volunteered to assist the undermanned 82nd Division). The game is based on the historical Mission Albany, in which the player has to complete true-to-life missions of the 101st. Brothers in Arms is based on the true story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the famed 101st Airborne Division who were dropped behind German Lines on D-Day.
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