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Saving Private Ryan: The Real‑Life D‑Day Back Story...
Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan may include some of the most horrific fighting scenes ever produced on film. But that isn’t its only element of realism.
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The film draws on the story of an actual soldier named Fritz Niland and a U.S. War Department directive designed to keep families from losing every one of their sons.
The film tells the story of Captain John H. Miller (played by Tom Hanks), who leads a platoon of GIs during the D-Day invasion of Normandy near the end of World War II.
Their initial mission, along with nearly 175,000 other Allied service men, is to liberate France and defeat the Nazis.
D-Day Invasion of Normandy
After getting themselves off Omaha Beach (yes, those horrific fighting scenes), Miller is able to push his platoon up over the ridge and into the French countryside.
Just a few days into the invasion, Captain Miller receives revised orders from high command.
His new mission: locate and rescue Private First Class James F. R