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Time Team and Operation Nightingale Reunite for ‘Band of Brothers’ Dig

The excavation commemorates 80 years since the legendary Easy Company were stationed in Wiltshire, England ahead of D-Day.

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Time Team is delighted to be working with Operation Nightingale on a UK site linked to the United States Army’s most famous regiment of the Second World War – the legendary Band of Brothers.

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, Time Team will drop in to a Wiltshire village, once home to the iconic Easy Company of the US 101st Airborne Division. The soldiers were stationed here in 1943, before engaging in pivotal actions of World War II – among them Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.

The dig this May is being led by Operation Nightingale, a Ministry of Defence initiative that uses archaeology to support the recovery of servicemen and women returning from conflict. In 2012, Time Team joined the veterans at Figheldean, Wiltshire, coming face to face with ancient warriors.

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Time Team’s creator and Series Producer, Tim Taylor, says: “We’re thrilled to be joining forces again with our good friends, Richard Osgood and Operation Nightingale. I’ve always believed in archaeology’s qualities for promoting good wellbeing. I can’t wait to see what we discover together!”

Richard Osgood, MBE, says: “Operation Nightingale last worked with Time Team in our early years, in 2012, and it’s wonderful to be reunited. Back then it was a Saxon cemetery, but this time we can’t wait to work together on a site of huge 20th century importance, and to continue our efforts to assist military veterans with the power of archaeology!”

The dig takes place from 2nd to 9th May, with daily updates from Matt Williams as the action unfolds on Time Team’s Patreon channel. The full story will then be brought together in a Time Team Special documentary featuring Sir Tony Robinson, airing at a later date – full details to be announced across Time Team’s channels.

Image credit: © Harvey Mills