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All directions/due days for the following questions are the same as they were for last week's questions...go, go, go...
1) What single word would you use to describe this episode?
2) What aspects of Easy Company's training was most important for their assault on the Germans defending the key strategic points we see in episode number 2? Be specific and explain why.
3) Why didn’t Winter’s show much enthusiasm when he learned that the map he had found contained important information about the location of German gun placements throughout Normandy?
Multiple Choice (Turn in by Wednesday of next week)
4)Lieutenant Spiers killed German POWs.
A) True B) False C) We don’t know
5)The main goal (objective) for Easy Company on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) was to…
A) Kill Germans
B) Destroy German defenses
C) Hold the Normandy beachhead.
6)What most allowed paratroopers to achieve their predetermine goal on June 6, 1944? (Choose the best)
A) Teamwork
B) Individual effort
C) Superior numbers
7) Which research term describes in the end the basic strategy Winter’s used to defeat the German’s whom Easy Company was intending to destroy?
8) What award did Winter’s receive for having successfully engaged the enemy on D-Day?
9) Besides your answer to #7 what other research term was most beneficial tactically on the assault of the Germans? Choose the best.
10) The action we see unfold in episode #2 suggests paratroopers on D-Day hit their Drop Zone’s?
A) True
B) False
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 19, 2007 7:06 PM
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1-One single word to describe this episode, ide choose INTENSE!!!
2-The aspecr that helped the most was that of the conditioning they endured throughout camp Tocoaa,during the episode they were running and doing a lot of things that took endurance.
3-Winter's didn't show excitment when he learned this because he was preoccupied by the fact that he lost one of his men under his own command.He really didn't care, i bet he'd take the map back for his man's life.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 19, 2007 9:22 AM
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1. Extreme. This episode was full of graphic and intense depictions of what D-day and the following days were like for men from Easy Company. The word extreme is a good description of the conditions the men faced throughout nearly all of episode 2.
2. The aspect of Easy Company's training that was most important in their assault on German positions was their ability to follow orders and execute specific maneuvers and tactics nearly to perfection. Their attention to detail during their training was very important during their assault because many of the commands Winters gave needed to be carried out extremely precisely and with perfect timing. This ability to execute perfectly allowed their assault to be a success.
3. Winters' lack of enthusiasm was due to the fact that he had lost a man in the battle early that day. Even though the assault Winters led was very successful and he had recovered a valuable map, Winters could not think of anything except the man he had lost. I believe that this shows what kind of leader Winters is and how much he cares about his men. If just one man can weigh on his mind so much, it is safe to say that he will do anything in his power to prevent more loss of life in his company.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 11:34 PM
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1-valor, I chose valor because Easy Company and the other soldiers were faced with a large task. They had to move through terrain which was unknown to them and find their target. Easy company also had to do this under constant resistance, which showed many acts of bravery. Many heroes arose from the first episode and it was just a glimpse of what is to come in the future.
2-One main aspect that was important for their assault was what they were taught about discipline. They were taught to be able to handle intense environments and be ready to deal with many different situations. Also, Easy Company was forced to learn leadership and tactics. They had to be able to follow orders to a tee. They would also have to know how to improvise when a situation has turned or altered their original plan. Easy Company was trained very well, which led to their success in their first task in episode 2.
3-I think the reason Winters did not show much enthusiasm when he learned that the map he had found contained important information about the location of German gun placements because he knew this would lead to a task that would cause devastation and death to his comrades. This would cause Easy Company and other American soldiers to have a more difficult and deadly task for them because they would be instructed to subdue many of these placements. This would take planning and would indubitable lead to the loss of American life. Winters felt for his men and when he lost a man it was like losing a son, so he would have a hard time losing any single man.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 11:13 PM
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1- Intense
2- I think that a large part of there success should be given to their commander who came up with a plan to take out and organize the destruction of the key strategic points. One of the most important things they were taught in training was following orders. It shows in this episode how important it really is to follow orders and to do what your told to the best of your ability. Without being taught how to follow orders, even if you dont agree with them, in training, the success of the mission wouldn't have been the same.
3- I think that Winter's wasn't enthusiastic about finding a map with the gun placements of german soldiers was because he knew this meant more death to the men following his orders, many who he has come to know and like. One man died in this episode following the orders of Winter's and it was apparant that Winter's was shaken up about it. Although inside Winter's knows how valuable and helpful this map is to the United States army, and how this map could be the very key to saving many mens lives, it is also likely to bring death to more of Winter's men.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 9:41 PM
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1. Extraordinary
2. Training plays a key role in all war an battle situations. As far as Easy Company, I would say their most important training would be the mental preparation. Easy Company held their cool when parachuting into hostile enemy grounds, slowly floating towards an agitated bees nest of enemy soldiers. After landing, the men slowly came together an reunited with their company. The events mentioned took an extraordinary amount of composure as well as courage. These events alone are amazing, its hard to imagine how the men were able to carry out orders and strategically beat the Germans after all that. This is why I believe that the mental training was the most valuable.
3. As far as Winter's enthusiasm, it doesn't surprise me that he wasn't too thrilled. Not only was he emotionally hurt because he lost men, but he must have felt he let his men down by the casualties. On top of this, he would have been certain that it would be no easy task to overthrow the German control of the gun points. In warfare, its hard to be "enthusiastic" if you will, because unless victory is emerging, there is still death, and a hard road ahead.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 9:32 PM
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1. Chaos
2. I believe the aspects that was most important to Easy Company's against the Germans defending key strategic points was their tactical training. They had practiced many manuevers in basic training so that when a situation like the one that is encountered in Episode 2 happens, the men will know how to appropriately respond. Another important aspect was their mental preparation to complete the tasks at hand. They needed to be level- headed enough to be able to regroup with their fellow soldiers after they missed their DZ landings and also when they were leading the attack against the Germans.
3. I believe the reason that Winters did not show much enthusiasm when he learned that the map he had found contained important information about the location of German gun placements throughout Normandy was two-fold. First of all, I believe he was depressed and disappointed with himself that he had allowed a soldier to die when he was the commanding officer of the dead solder's unit. The other reason I believe he did not show much enthusiasm was the fact that he knew that the map with the information on it would simply lead to more fighting and possibly another chance to lose more men- something he desperately did not want to do.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 5:46 PM
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1. Intense
2. I think the training that Easy Company received that was most crucial for their assault on the Germans was their tactical training as well as their equipment training. When easy company jumped out of the airplane and landed they had to be ready for the assaults that lay ahead and they responded wonderfully.
3. I think Winters didn't show much enthusiam when he found the map because he saw how hard it was going to be to do the missions that finding the map made necessary. Winters had also had a hard time with a lot of his men getting killed so he probably wasn't in a very happy mood.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 4:42 PM
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1-Powerful
2-The most important training that Easy Company received was the mental training. The men from Easy Company had to jump from an air plane while people are trying to kill them, then they'd land probably be all alone o and of course they had to kill without a whim
3-Winter's didn't show any enthusiasm when he learned that the map had German gun locations on it because, he was bent out of shape on the fact that he had lost one of his soldiers. He felt as though he had let the men down by letting him die.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 4:31 PM
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1) noise
2) I think the most important aspect of training Easy learned that benefited taking over the German defenses was listening and following orders. They must listen to their commander because otherwise they might be in the crossfire of another squad because they were not given instructions on where to go.
3) Being the more "friendly" than "tough" leader, Winters was weakened by the the deaths he had seen that day. He may also be tired and know his men are tired and this new information might mean they must jump right back into action, leading to more loss.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 18, 2007 4:24 PM
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1. Intense
2. The most important aspect of Easy Company's training was the mental training. If they didn't receive tough mental training, they might have hesitated to kill. If there was any hesitation, many American lives could have been lost. Mental training was also important because it helped Winters keep it together while under fire. That is why I think mental training was the most important.
3. I think Winters didn't show much enthusiasm because he knew that he would take part in all of those battles. It looked like a major task at hand. I know if I saw those gun placements, I wouldn't be very happy about going in and destroying all them. Though he wasn't very enthusiastic about it, he still performed very well under a lot of pressure. That is why I think that Winters wasn't very enthusiastic.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 17, 2007 9:26 PM
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1. Chaotic
2. The mental training was probably the most important for Easy Company during their assault on German posts. There could not have been any hesitation to kill during the offensive, if there was any sign of it, it could have been costly. The attack was very well thought out and timing was key, if a squad was unable to carry out their duty the whole plan could have been thrown. During the second episode the troops came along a paratrooper strung up in a tree, one of the soldiers sort of went into a daze but was told to carry on. The training was over now and it was the real thing, the troops had to see some pretty horrible things but in order to go home alive they had to stay focused and push on.
3. Winters had just seen many of his men fall in the attack on the German gun placements, and he somewhat felt responsible for their death because he was the one leading the attack. Im sure he was glad to have them but attaining them costed him some of his young mens lives.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 17, 2007 4:42 PM
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1. Preparation
2. I think the most important part of their training would have had to of been the mental preparation they were learning. They needed to be able to kill without a moment's pause in order to achieve their goals on the battle field successfully.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 17, 2007 4:39 PM
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1. Preparation
2. The mo
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions FINAL DRAFT
Sep 17, 2007 4:38 PM
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1. Preparation
2. I think the most important part of their training would have been the mental preparation that they needed to survive. They needed to be able to kill without a moments pause in order to achieve their goals on the battle field successfully.
3. Winters wasn't enthusiastic when he saw the map because he knew that a major battle would have to take place there, and that many of his men would be in that battle, and probably many of them would end up dying because of it. It was mandatory for him to turn it in though in order for the Allies to advance.
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Re: DHS NW1 Episode #2 Questions
Sep 17, 2007 3:09 PM
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1- Courage
2- Easy Company spent many grueling months training for battle. When they finally reached combat they were ready for its rigors. They were trained to think tactically. They were taught how to assault fixed positions, thus being extremely effective in taking the Germans off guard in order to achieve victory.
3- Winters knew that the map he had found, although useful was also disconcerting. He now knew what his company was up against. The map seemed overwhelming to him because if its great importance, and also a bit scary to now know what lies ahead.
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