Why We Fight (Band of Brothers)

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"Why We Fight" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the American television miniseries Band of Brothers. The episode premiered in the United States on HBO on October 28, 2001. The episode follows Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division in the final days of World War II, and explores the contrasting emotions between the battle-weary veterans and excitable younger members. Captain Lewis Nixon undergoes personal difficulties such as his divorce and demotion. Meanwhile, a patrol from the company discovers the Kaufering IV concentration camp. The horrors of the camp allow the men to realize the reason for fighting the war as they attend to the survivors. Receiving positive reviews, it is considered by some critics to be the best episode in the show.

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