Captain Richard D. Winters, from E-Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment poses in front of the gateway into the "Landgoed Schoonderlogt" estate.
During the battle of the Betuwe region, known to the American troopers as "The Island",' this farm served as Regimental Headquarters of the 506th, Elst, The Netherlands, October 1944.
The unit was made famous by Stephen Ambrose 's book "Band of Brothers' and nowadays 'Schoonderlogt' has become a tourist attraction for battlefield Tour enthousiasts.
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