Capt. Herbert Sobel was both despised and admired by his own troops. As commander of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, the elite World War II paratroopers commonly known as the Band of ...

Winters chooses the latter and signs the paperwork as his commanding officer, Capt. Herbert Sobel, played by a very sour-looking David Schwimmer, stares at him in stunned silence.

Under Captain Herbert Sobel ’s (David Schwimmer) strict and obviously unfair supervision, Easy Company is whipped into shape through a series of grueling physical training.

These words were spoken by U.S. Army Major Richard Winters of the famed Easy Company “Band of Brothers” to Capt. Herbert Sobel during the Allied forces post-surrender occupation of Germany ...

Often at odds, 2nd Lt. Dick Winters (Damian Lewis, left) and commanding officer 1st Lt. Herbert Sobel (David Schwimmer) share a moment.

What is Band of Brothers (2001) about? In Season 1, East Company initially jump trains at Camp Toccoa under First Lieutenant Captain Herbert Sobel. Captain Sobeil is a stringent disciplinarian who ...

I n the hit World War II miniseries Band of Brothers, First Lieutenant Herbert Sobel would famously look for any slight infraction to punish his soldiers. If an infraction did not exist, Sobel ...