Normandy monument dedicated to Maj. Richard Winters
May 1, 2014 · The memorial, unveiled 68 years after Winters and fellow 101st Airborne Division troops jumped into Normandy to fight the Nazis and liberate France, depicts Winters leading his men into...
Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument » Normandy War …
The Richard D. Winters Leadership monument is dedicated to the memory of all junior U.S. military officers who served on D-Day. The monument is a 12ft-tall statue of Winters who inspired the book and award winning television series Band of Brothers.
Major Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument
This is the Leadership Monument near Utah Beach, Normandy which depicts Richard D Winters from the US 101st Airborne Easy Company – the ‘Band of Brothers’.
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Winters commanded "E" Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 101st Airborne Division during WWII. Winters parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day and fought across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
Utah Beach Statue of Lt. Dick Winters, of band of Brothers Fame
Apr 23, 2013 · Statue of Lt Dick Winters, recently erected on Utah Beach as a memorial to all the Allied Leaders who "led the way" on D Day, June 6th 1944.
Reluctant WWII Hero Immortalized With Statue Near Utah Beach
May 16, 2024 · A statue immortalizes Army Maj. Richard D. Winters with the 101st Airborne Division, who parachuted into Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
D-Day: Statue of 'Band of Brothers' hero Richard Winters unveiled
Jun 6, 2012 · (CBS News) Along the Normandy coast in Saint-Marie du Mont France, people gathered to unveil a statue to Maj. Dick Winters and to all junior officers who led American men on D-Day, 68 years ago.
Maj. Dick Winters is remembered on D-Day at Normandy …
Jun 6, 2012 · The Richard Winters Leadership Monument, a 12-foot high bronze statue of Winters, was placed along the road to Sainte Marie-du-Mont.
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The 13 foot-high statue is in the likeness of famed Band of Brothers leader, Richard “Dick” Winters and recognizes the leadership of all American Junior officers on D-day, as well as all American Divisions and Corps who took part in the June 6, 1944 invasion along the French coast and countryside.
Major Richard Winters Memorial, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
What you see here is a large, 12 feet tall bronze sculpture of Winters on top of a stone base. He is in combat gear and is running forward, his M-1 Garand weapon held firmly in both hands. It’s easy to imagine him emerging from the cover of the fields behind.