Captain Lewis Nixon, a member of the “Band of Brothers” in the 101st Airborne Division’s Easy Company, is pictured here nursing a hangover after his company celebrated the capture of Hitler’s personal mountaintop retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest on May 8, 1945.
Nixon was given the honor of first pick when Easy Company raided the Führer’s prized wine and liquor collection — then the others followed suit and a raucous party ensued.
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