Brécourt Manor assault
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The Brécourt Manor Assault during the US parachute assault of the Normandy Invasion of World War II is often cited as a classic example of small-unit tactics and leadership in overcoming a larger enem
Brécourt Manor in 2010.
Ronald Speirs
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Ronald Charles Speirs was a United States Army officer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially assigned as a platoon le
Brécourt Manor assault
…destroyed by placing a block of TNT down its barrel and using German stick grenades to set off the charges. Reinforcements from Company D, led by 2nd Lt. Ronald C. Speirs, arrived to complete the assault on the fourth and last gun. Speirs had a reputation as an excellent and extremely aggressive officer, and he led his…
Speirs, unknown date