Easy Company Assaults the Crossroads in Holland, 1944 - Animated

Summary by Krater

This video details the October 5th, 1944 crossroads engagement near Rheden, Netherlands, where Easy Company of the 101st Airborne successfully ambushed and defeated a superior SS battalion.

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Answers: How did Easy Company defeat an SS battalion at the Rheden crossroads during World War II?

• World War II military history
• Easy Company tactical maneuvers
• Crossroads battle at Rheden
• Airborne infantry tactics

What it concludes

• Easy Company ambushed a superior SS force at a crossroads near Rheden on October 5, 1944.
• Captain Dick Winters led 15 men in a surprise assault that killed an enemy century and destroyed a German platoon.
• Reinforced by 35 paratroopers, Winters' 60-man force launched a successful three-column assault supported by heavy machine gun fire.
• The engagement resulted in 161 German casualties and the capture of 11 prisoners against minimal Allied losses, highlighting the superior tactics and training of Easy Company.