Winters calls for medics for two baseball teams. The doctor doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. [WWII]

>Just as the last men got over the dike, the Germans cut loose with a terrific concentration of artillery fire on the point where the road crossed the dike. They had it zeroed in perfectly. The airborne men scattered right and left, but not before suffering many casualties. >[Winters](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Richard_Winters.jpeg) grabbed the radio and called battalion HQ to ask for medics and ambulances. Doc Neavles came on and wanted to know how many casualties. >”Two baseball teams,” Winters replied. >Neavles knew nothing about sports. He asked Winters to put it in clear language. >”Get the hell off the radio so I can get some more artillery support,” Winters shouted back, “or we’ll need enough for three baseball teams.” ______________________________ **Source:** Ambrose, Stephen Edward. “The Island.” *Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest*. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004. 150-51. Print. ______________________________ **Further Reading:** [Major Richard Davis "Dick" Winters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Winters)