Saving Private Ryan
This movie takes place after the landings on Normandy as a group of a soldiers are sent on a mission to retrieve the last alive of 4 brothers. The head out, first finding a Private Ryan but realizing that it isn't the Ryan they're searching for. From there they receive a tip that their Ryan is guarding a bridge in Ramelle. They fight their way to Ramelle and after informing Ryan of the deaths, Ryan decides to stay and complete his mission before returning home.
What ensues is a fierce bloodbath as a small regiment of roughly 20 soldiers guards the bridge against a horde of German infantry. They manage to hold the bridge until air support arrives, but not without losing nearly all their men. Ryan is one of the few survivors.
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