WWII's Most Daring Raids

S01E02 Easy Company's First Assault

Just hours before the largest amphibious invasion ever, Douglas C-47s release a select team of American paratroopers from Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, behind enemy lines. Their objective is to neutralize four German howitzers poised to bombard Utah Beach. Experience the critical moments leading up to D-Day through the eyes of the soldiers on this perilous mission, including Lieutenant Winters, the commanding officer whose audacious and unplanned attack against a significantly larger enemy force would become legendary.