Band of Brothers Episode 1 Recap

Band of Brothers is a series that follows Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It begins during their paratrooper training and follows its participation in the Western Front of World War II.

In episode 1, Currahee, Easy Company jump trains at Camp Toccoa under First Lieutenant Herbert Sobel, a strict disciplinarian who goes out of his way to find fault with his men. The company is shipped to England in September 1943, and as training progresses, Sobel's inadequacy as a leader in the field becomes evident. Now-Captain Sobel initiates a dispute with Lieutenant Richard "Dick" Winters, who requests a trial by court martial. These factors lead Easy's non-commissioned officers to resign en masse. Colonel Robert Sink, the regiment's commander, reassigns Sobel to command a parachuting school for non-infantry personnel. With new leadership, Easy Company prepares for Operation Overlord.