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2 unusual facts about Band of Brothers


Band of Brothers

"The Bonnie Blue Flag", a song also known as "We Are a Band of Brothers"

Nelson's Band of Brothers, Lord Nelson's captains at the Battle of the Nile


Albert Mampre

The scene where Brewer was shot and a medic trying to save him was reproduced in the fourth episode, Replacements, of the TV miniseries Band of Brothers.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Baker meets up with 1st Sgt. Mac Hassey, and after assisting some crashed gliders, links with the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne, commanded by Col. Sink (voiced by Capt. Dale Dye, who also played Sink in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers).

Chilton Foliat

Chilton Foliat is referred to in the HBO series Band of Brothers as the location where Captain Herbert Sobel was sent to train non-combat military support personnel who needed paratrooper training.

Denver Randleman

Randleman, who was commonly known by his nickname "Bull" Randleman, was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Michael Cudlitz.

Jagdpanther

The HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, episodes "Carentan" and "Replacements" feature a replica Jagdpanther which had been built on a Soviet T-55 tank chassis.

Joel Beckett

He also played Lee, Dawn's fiance in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's The Office and also appeared in many other television series such as Holby City and Band of Brothers.

Jordan Frieda

He had a small part in Steven Spielberg's TV mini series Band of Brothers and took the lead role in a controversial American TV movie called Prince William, filmed in 2002, in Dublin, Ireland, about Prince William of Wales, with whom Frieda attended Eton College.

Matthew Leitch

Matthew Leitch (born 19 March 1975) is an English actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award winning HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers.

Matthew Settle

Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor, known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.

Nolan Hemmings

He may be most known worldwide for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Charles 'Chuck' Grant in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.

Peter O'Meara

Lauded for his work on the London stage he came to the screen in the groundbreaking HBO series Band of Brothers playing 1st Lt Norman Dike.

Rick Warden

He is probably best known for his appearances in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers as 1st Lt. Harry Welsh, the BBC docudrama Dunkirk as Major Phillip Newman RAMC, and the HBO/BBC2 historical drama, Rome, as Quintus Valerius Pompey.

Ronald Speirs

Speirs was portrayed in the television miniseries Band of Brothers by Matthew Settle.


see also

101st Combat Aviation Brigade

Headquartered out of COB Speicher in Tikrit, the brigade provided full-spectrum aviation support to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and its five brigade combat teams that were arrayed across 131,000 square kilometers of the Band of Brothers’ area of operation.

Dunedin High School

David Nutter, Emmy Winning Director - "Band of Brothers" 2002 HBO Mini-series

Roy Cobb

He was portrayed in Band of Brothers by Craig Heaney as a very unfriendly, bitter, and at some moments a cowardly person.

The Last Patrol

"The Last Patrol", an episode of the miniseries Band of Brothers

The Robertson Brothers

The Robertson Brothers is an Australian band of brothers who are probably most famous for their song that was the theme song for Home and Away from 2000 to 2006.

Wild Bill

William Guarnere (born 1923), American soldier in the 101st Airborne during World War II, made famous by the mini-series Band of Brothers