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Post by msdemos on Jun 12, 2019 17:52:28 GMT
I'm reading the blurb on the back of the home video release of the Band Of Brothers (2001) miniseries, and there's a statement on it I'm hoping somebody here might be able to clarify for me. Specifically, the bold portion of the following: " Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.........a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose lives became legend." How is it possible that this group (or ANY group for that matter) could suffer a casualty rate higher than 100% ?? SAVE FERRIS
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Post by vegalyra on Jun 12, 2019 20:14:31 GMT
I found this answer online. I'm no expert, but it makes sense....
"It's very simple - casualties exceed the official TO&E because casualties include replacements.
Say your company originally had 100 soldiers but 50 became casualties after the first month. They are replaced but then the company suffers another 60 casualties on the second month. Hence, the company had suffered 110 casualties - or 110% losses. But if you count the total number of soldiers who served in the company you'll find that they actually had 150 serving soldiers (100 originals, and 50 replacements) of whom 110 became casualties - or just over 70%.
In some cases the replacements include men who were wounded and returned to duty, so the same person may end up being counted as a casualty two or even three times."
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Post by msdemos on Jun 14, 2019 15:21:09 GMT
Hmmm.......seems a little odd, but that would explain it. Thanks! SAVE FERRIS
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Post by politicidal on Jun 15, 2019 16:50:36 GMT
If some of them were Hindu and died twice.
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Post by vegalyra on Jul 12, 2019 23:03:27 GMT
Still wondering if the Hanks/Spielberg proposed series about the 8th Air Force will see the light of day. I think it was proposed quite a few years ago after the Pacific debuted.
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