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Most actors cast for the series were cast based on their similar appearance to the real life version of the person they were portraying.
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The producers of the series showed the real life men of Easy Company the scripts of each episode to ensure authenticity.
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The series was shot in the United Kingdom.
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More than 2000 extras were hired for production.
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Around 700 real weapons and 400 prop weapons were used in the filming of the series.
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Parts of the series were shot in the Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire, the same location used for scenes of the movie Saving Private Ryan.
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The actors went through a two week bootcamp where they learned to be soldiers.
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By the third episode's completion, more pyrotechnics were used than in the entire film Saving Private Ryan.
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2000 military uniforms were made for the show.
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One third of a million pounds of paper were used to create the snow for the Bastogne forest
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