{"id":15752,"date":"2026-02-17T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15752"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:50:18","slug":"modern-attack-on-a-fixed-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15752","title":{"rendered":"Modern attack on a fixed position"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have previously written about Winter’s Easy Company assault at Brecourt Manor<\/a>. The article got a bit of notoriety on the internet since it capture the diagrams and battle flow when other sites went dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack has been studied for years as a ‘textbook’ example of how to attack a fortified position. Video games have even re-created it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, does it hold up today? How about an assault on a near identical situation in the Ukrainian war. While the technology and exact approach changed a bit, the assault was actually similar in the use of forked approaches and distraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a reminder that if you don’t study and learn from the past – actual lives will be lost needlessly<\/a> while you re-learn the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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