The Life and Tragic End of Captain Herbert Sobel - A Band of Brothers Documentary
This documentary episode covers the life
and death of Captain Herbert Sobel,
portrayed by actor David Schwimmer in
Band of Brothers. Sobel is the
commanding officer of Easy Company and is
depicted as a petty tyrant. The
paratroopers in the series, including Dick
Winters (Damian Lewis), develop a deep
hatred of Captain Sobel, but is the
series' portrayal of Sobel during WWII
historically accurate? In this episode, we
explain why HBO's
Band of
Brothers presents a one-sided and
exaggerated view of the real Herbert
Sobel. We reveal what some of the Easy
Company veterans had to say about his
depiction in both the Stephen Ambrose book
and the HBO miniseries, which deviates
somewhat from the true story. We also
explain what happened to Herbert Sobel
after WWII, including the final years of
his life and his tragic death.
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