I used to play on the Normandy beaches and surrounding areas in 1960 and played in the pill box's and other places that were built by the Germans. I also found plane parts and tank parts in the wooded areas. I took my wife there a few months ago and showed her some of those places. I was VERY happy to see many of the homes and business's flying American and Canadian flags. I retired fron the USAF and my father was in France in WW-1 until he got shot and hit by German artillery. I hold a special place in my heart for the many soldiers,airmen and marines that died and were wounded there, The survivors are leaving us every day. I hope our politicians that dis the military would go there.
@samiam61923 күн бұрын
tRumpelthinskin did go there. He called the dead soldiers “losers”.
@fletsepopje21 күн бұрын
Thank you for your service, from a Belgian.
@Matt-tt6hcАй бұрын
I've been a professional soldier my whole life and it's mostly junk but not in an insulting manner. Try to appreciate what these gentlemen have done by opening up more places for people to visit and understand. If you've ever had to build a fighting position you know how much it is a hated task for soldiers, we only enjoy them when we're leaving them but this show was well put together and I enjoyed it, thanks fellas!
@fletsepopje21 күн бұрын
Thank you for your service, from a Belgian.
@dtaylor10chuckufarle17 күн бұрын
Agreed, I was a little put off by the "junk" moniker because these are historical artifacts - but that's just a title. Very interesting.
@jamesfranks545Ай бұрын
My dad landed on Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division on D-day. He continued advancing through France, Belgum and Holland until the German surrender. He was wounded three times and sent back after healing each time. He carried dozens of pieces of German steel in his body to his grave. He said the German 88 was feared among the troops and was extremely wicked.
@Nicholas21122 күн бұрын
I can't begin to imagine that.
@nomadpi119 күн бұрын
My Uncle, my father's oldest brother, landed on Utah Beach, 6 June '44, with the 4th Infantry Division. Made it all the way thru ETO's war.
@jamesfranks54518 күн бұрын
@@nomadpi1 who knows they may have known each other.
@chriswag8845Ай бұрын
This was well worth my time to watch. As an American I get very little history of the other beaches. My dad was in the troop carriers, dropping the pathfinder paratroopers on d-day approximately 2am. Then on d plus 1 his group was involved with towing the glider planes across the channel. He started in North Africa fighting Rommel
@motorizedbikestuff533927 күн бұрын
really enjoyed the show guys, showing love and respect to those that died and the relatives still alive, watching this made me emotional and iv never served in the military. people take for granted what these kids went through to make our world a better place.
@mikemmikem2758Ай бұрын
I love history and the story was all the more remarkable in finding the bracelet. Many people watching WW2 documentaries think after the landings it was smooth sailing and nothing could be further from the truth. The carnage was hellish on both sides. Thank you for this video and searching and finding these sacred discoveries.
@brianrobertson121129 күн бұрын
What a great piece of history depicting the magnificent men who fought for our freedom.
@mrcarlo1966Ай бұрын
Excellent story ..well done. I hope the Tobruks are going to be left open for future generations to see. Thanks for all the hard work..
@1320crusierАй бұрын
That ravine position was incredibly well hidden for how small that wood was. Wow.
@animalyze712018 күн бұрын
The most heartbreaking part is that many were never recovered or located and they lay there to this day, sleeping in silence, the pain of those days long gone with only peace for them now. I would hope one day they can be found and something done for them, but I know for a lot of them it's not possible. I really can't fathom how much the beach has extended out from where it used to be in such a short span of time.
@peterrenouf-shermer5261Ай бұрын
a wonderful little bit of history many thanks for your time and effort , I would love to see more clips just like this
@jackrabbit5943Ай бұрын
Imagine getting inside one of those Bunker, and getting out back in the time D-day landings! Both exciting and terrifying!
@gregbellinger576518 күн бұрын
What a wonderful documentary.
@redcossack245Ай бұрын
Wow. Awesome show. I had a relative land on D-Day just to the west on Omaha 2nd wave and he lived. I am glad you made this.
@JimmyJamesJ28 күн бұрын
What's most amazing is that you're driving a Land Rover instead of staring at it broke down on the side of the road.
@peterwilson552829 күн бұрын
This is more likely why he died, Radio operators are always sought-after targets and then easier to distinguish on the battlefield.
@smithsway21 күн бұрын
It is a shame, when returning the bracelet, that you didn't involve the young French guy who found it. Perhaps he was unavailable.... but somehow I think he would have made time and would have been very pleased to see it passed on to the relatives.
@paulyparker8217Ай бұрын
Fantastic and very informative. I appreciate the effort put into this. I hope to see the excavations revealed soon. Great stuff. War Junk Rocks!
@radiorob754323 күн бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary. Very well done.
@bubblewrappedmemories14 күн бұрын
Great final story and effort presentation...in spite of my previous criticisms. Reuniting family with the past is always an important goal
@merrylmarsh903729 күн бұрын
Amazing!!!! Brilliant work discovering the fortifications. My heart broke hearing Hugh's story, But he was❤ Loved and is still loved.
@patio87Ай бұрын
That's gotta be so weird knowing your grandparents gave that bracelet to your uncle and now you're holding it in France and it's in a museum.
@georgedistel1203Ай бұрын
It's refreshing to see new things brought to light .
@ronaldheit1968 күн бұрын
Awesome show. My Dad moved to Paris after he retired from being a firefighter in Flint Michigan. He lived there 10 years and toured dozens of WW II battle sites including most of Normandy. He said some places were kinda spooky because of high casualty rates. Almost like they were haunted. Locals saying they'd seen ghosts on certain nights.
@debbieheadley299Ай бұрын
Well done I enjoyed this very much
@1361229 күн бұрын
Those poor parents to have lost their son. Their pain and loss carried with them to their graves. Too many people have forgotten or dismissed their losses as is the case from all our wars we send young off to die in for causes that are no longer remembered or respected.
@pedroskienski9310Ай бұрын
Wow je suis impressionné par vos vidéo, vous faites un travail remarquable, moi même je suis passionné par la ww1 et la ww2, et puis le témoignage du monsieur avec le jeune Allemand était tellement émouvant...
@wongbarry261420 күн бұрын
Got to preserved all those historical structure.
@camel303Ай бұрын
Beautiful video and full of love. Thank you
@emilioalcazar-su9viАй бұрын
Really awesome investigation..congratulations!!
@ewaldelfering4 күн бұрын
What a owsome finding and history
@mjonssonАй бұрын
@CrocodileTear do you think it would be possible to find the German barber boy from this story, (33min in)? A young boy, same age as the french gentleman telling the story, 4 brothers died on the russian front, father, mother & sister died in Cologne during bombings - so, likely from there.
@bubblewrappedmemories14 күн бұрын
BTW GPR has been used in archaeological investigations since 1976 (ish)....48 years...
@wolfcarr70226 күн бұрын
This story of Hugh Perry struck home to me. So very similar to myself. Enlisted in the U.S. Army at 16. Was in telecommunications had to have a backup MOS 25C radio field pack operator. Was to be assigned to the 226th Signal Battalion once my year was up at Ft. Huachuca. Late Oct '70 sent out. Thinking I was to join the main Battalion in Taiwan or Japan. Nope. Sent to Cambodia. Attached to a small Air America outfit needing a radioman. I live in Detroit area also a member and colour guard commander for the Royal Canadian Leigon. One of the parade Marshall's for the opening of the Vietnam Memorial in Windsor. I knew one on the wall there. Respect to those that had fought and fallen before me. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
@keithbusick6859Ай бұрын
My dad wasn't in Europe in WW2 he was in the Pacific he celebrated his his 21st birthday Feb 19th with 4th marine marines division landing on a island called Iwo Jima got shot 2 times there
@zakhanson5720Ай бұрын
Poppies, beautiful flowers. Lest We Forget
@loditx77066 күн бұрын
It was great to see this. I feel like I can remember Hugh Ivor now. I guess his parents and family were notified of his death. And his mom and dad being so sad and wondering if he had the bracelet they had given with him when he died, poor boy. I am a big fan of Time Team, where the sites are very busy with 20-30 people digging and using GPR brushing and scraping, many with specialized knowledge in different areas. Y'all are like a mini Time Team. I am fascinated by all that's under the water just off shore. Do y'all ever do underwater archeology? I've seen brief shots of drowned tanks and landing craft that did not make it ashore. I would love to see a whole program of these ghostly remnants, now encrusted with sea life. It would be marvelous if there's some way to identify them and find out what ship they started from.
@linneagimby273426 күн бұрын
Bless the hearts and bravery of those scared men, and boys, who fought and died with just the knowledge their sacrifice would pretty much protect their county, their fellow Highlanders, and their families and friends. I cannot not, EVER, imagine what they went through or felt on the days they died. I had a great-Uncle from Saskatchewan canada who was sent to France and died, at the young age of 18. He is buried there with only a photo of his French headstone for his mother to have to hold. His 18th birthday was only 2 months before he was killed.
@maxartusy637813 күн бұрын
EXCELLENT!!!!
@jcfly1Ай бұрын
In a word, Excellent !
@blackshark208825 күн бұрын
Great! Greetings from Germany! We are now friends...
@christopherbodnar993424 күн бұрын
The story about the German who lost 4 brothers in Russia and parents and sister in Cologne bombings is wild. Shows how little the nazis cared for their "heroes"
@warwickmorris9097Ай бұрын
It’s about time and refreshing to see the history of Juno beach rather than the two American beaches. I have read that the fighting on Sword, Juno and Gold beaches was more intense and more casualties taken than on Omaha beach which is the only beach that most people know thanks to movies like “Saving Pte Ryan”. I like the idea that the Canadians forces that landed on D Day are finely coming out from under the over shadowing of the American forces.
@astroboy513726 күн бұрын
Omaha Beach saw the highest number of casualties on D- Day. 3,600 casualties including 770 deaths.
@lingerslongestАй бұрын
Great vid
@Ab90-Ай бұрын
i think satellite archaeology could be interesting for your explorations, detecting thermic and infrared differences in the ground. archaeologists will be able to locate even clay shards with that in near future.. (video seems from 2015) however, its so crazy that you found this historical place easily like youre doing every week..^^
@hankgr64Ай бұрын
The photo from September 1964 shows in much better detail than the one you have.
@carriebrumley892619 күн бұрын
Welcome new patron members!! Also congratulations to winners of those great pieces they created!! KZbin is dumb with some of it censorship. I agree millions of for a cat in a window??? Not me I'm right here with you and EE!! Thank you both for all your hard work. I'm sure not going anywhere. Just a quick question, but did I miss the Challenge tour to be historical? I made a super thanks donation but didn't see my name. If I missed making this tour I will catch the next for sure!! Thanks for sharing!
@GereDJ217 күн бұрын
I like their put-on voices, like Top 40 DJs.
@safetyharborfirearms22 күн бұрын
We where just in Normandy for the 80th......next time Juno is a must revisit...didnt make it there on this last trip
@quantumss21 күн бұрын
Nicely done. Thanks.
@billcallahan930328 күн бұрын
There's a place in north Florida where Civil War artifacts still lay there. I got a $275.00 ticket for being out there. They didn't know I'd been going out there for 20+ years. My video: Rebel Salt - KZbin.
@mrmeowsir2355Ай бұрын
Very cool. But I hate tv styled shows on KZbin.
@joel5644Ай бұрын
Yeah, the conversation between both of them, especially in the beginning, sounded scripted. lol
@GoodwillCriminalsOfDallasАй бұрын
If you had the chance you should have sent up a drone. Typically vegetation will not grow as well over buried structures. It will be especially evident in the event of a drought. At least the bunkers and machine gun emplacement were only covered mostly with sand. That will be reasonably easy to clear away. It will be a constant battle in the future to keep cleared of course. It might mean some sort of structure would need to be built over the bunkers. Being that close to the shore storms will readily blow sand and try to disappear the structures again. Any exposed re-bar material will decay more quickly when exposed to the salty air hence the need for some sort of dome or building over them. It is highly unlikely much ephemera has survived to this day unless like the id bracelet it is casually lost. I now will wonder where the bracelet was carried by our now found young Canadian soldier. It would be interesting to see what a standard soldiers kit for his unit would have looked like.
@TheSussexpillboxАй бұрын
At least the Tobruk was filled with sand. I have just excavated one this year on the Germany/Netherlands border at it was full with rubble and heavy clay.
@danielgulbransen847611 күн бұрын
Its interesting hearing some of the stories from the other beaches from D-Day. Too much publicity surrounded Normandy beach due to it being the bloodiest. The Allies landed on more than just Normandy, it's just that the others didn't go as badly as that one.
@robertdacquisto6871Ай бұрын
Insane to think these places were once booming with machine gun fire and explosions. Must be terrifying
@rodneymize9116Ай бұрын
A cameraman filming another cameraman. Ok.
@pilsplease7561Ай бұрын
A family friend who has long since passed, Was in the canadian military prior to the US joining the war, He did several raids with them and when the US Joined the war, he left the Canadian Commandos and came over and joined the US military and went on to join the Air Force and go on missions on bombers over europe, he was shot down at least 7 times and survived all of them and was the only survivor of all of them and coincidentally after the war it was discovered he went on the most missions out of anyone in ww2. Guy was insanely lucky, One mission he went on the plane got shot up and lost all but 2 of its engines and on the way back it kept getting lower and lower to the water and he started throwing everything overboard and it didnt help and when he saw the plane was too low and was going to crash into the cliffs of dover he jumped out the side of the plane and landed in the water and managed to survive get up and see the plane hit the cliffs and then he swam to shore and walked all the way into a village and got help. After the war ended he survived a crash as the bomber that he was on that was flying back to the US crashed and killed everyone but him. That was technically the 8th crash he survived. Guy was also present at the commando raid on the sub pens in France that killed the majority of the people on the raid. I still cant believe all the stuff he did if anyone deserved to have a movie made about them it was that guy.
@rogieriusАй бұрын
Does this family friend have a name?
@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg27 күн бұрын
@@rogieriusCaptain, Captain America.
@future_me_6067Ай бұрын
GPR is not new, as much drama it adds. Lidar would have been fantastic for the Tombette woods.
@richardhanley3411Ай бұрын
No matter the age they were just real men doing a job that needed to be done.
@charleswesley990721 күн бұрын
Utah and Omaha beach is where the most casualties happened .It was the toughest . The Brits walked inland standing up .. There were no obstructions .
@nomadpi119 күн бұрын
My father's oldest brother landed on Utah, 6 June '44. He lived to be 94 yrs old. His fellow soldier, and friend, was at his funeral, wearing his Dress Uniform from 1944.
@EMC2AlbertJansАй бұрын
Wow thrilling story Loved it ❤ Amazing grace rest in peace
@993tiАй бұрын
35:00 "The bullet had to been fired on d-day". That cartridge hasn't been fired..... 36:32 No, it's wasn't covered in sand back then, so how would they just walk up there the way he shows?
@Munakas-wq3gpАй бұрын
Also, they find a patio from the 70's buried 30cm deep. How on earth do they expect to find a WW2 bunker at that same depth? It's going to be way deeper. Edit: Nvm 🤭
@johnwhitaker545Ай бұрын
I thought the word casualty meant fatal.
@brealistic3542Ай бұрын
Even so it's nice to find one after all these years 😉
@cabalpronos2632Ай бұрын
Sauf autorisation préfectorale ,ect les fouilles ou recherches au détecteur de métaux sont interdites sur les plages du débarquement..il faut le rappeler
@Alexzander1973620 күн бұрын
And as I suspected before I pressed play, they ALWAYS mention just those beaches. There was another one named BAND. East of Sword. More info @ Dr. Mark Felton.
@maxartusy637813 күн бұрын
You should go to Gaugamela, the biggest battle of all time. 300,000 troops. Alexander the Great defeated Persians, 331BC. Should be perfect for your methods. Dry, flat desert floor , tons of debris, doubtless lost. KZbin has much detail. Ideal for GPR.
@1339LARS17 күн бұрын
THANK `S //Lars
@fletsepopje21 күн бұрын
Time will not dim the glory of their deeds. Lest we forget.
@davidtwliew616Ай бұрын
Sïmple: The bracelet was located in a field hospital.
@lutomson3496Ай бұрын
Yes or it was stolen from his body which was common...
@Ubique2927Ай бұрын
We’re the Tobruk bunkers named after the town of Tobruk in N. Africa?
@rickvanderhulst1561Ай бұрын
Yes
@bigadam64Ай бұрын
Yep
@johnmckenna3937Ай бұрын
yes but they are not pronouncing Tobruk correctly.
@theallseeingmasterАй бұрын
Well told with a poignant ending.
@tonydunn2366Ай бұрын
Mate it's not war junk it's history why do you do it if you call it junk why do you bother it's just not junk there called artefacts not just junk if you're going to call it junk just don't do it
@PoblotheoneАй бұрын
Why u hating, let the man say what he wants..... sounds like we got a hater
@stevelacroix2404Ай бұрын
Relax mate.. I’m sure the makers of this show were trying to come up with a catchy name for the show, it’s not like these guys had anything to do with it.
@BeckVMHАй бұрын
“War Junk” is puzzling when referring to a hallowed site such as this.
@TheiliteritesbianАй бұрын
They only do half the work anyway. They stopped digging like a bunch of academics. Finish ur job. This show should be 12 min long. Not 50. No thanks.
@John-gp1ls29 күн бұрын
They're way more qualified then you to call this stuff whatever they want stop hating 😂
@user-cq8fw5ih4eАй бұрын
My uncle landed on Omaha Beach with 926th Signal Corp Battalion.
@patfromamboy25 күн бұрын
Like sands through the hour glass so are the days of our lives.
@gregbellinger576518 күн бұрын
I appreciate the Canadian accents.
@loditx77066 күн бұрын
@elrobo: I am sorry for your loss, and thank your father for his service. You stated how your father was killed; I would like to know where. You say he fought and died in WWI, so I guessing not Normandy.
@kevos65Ай бұрын
Were those bunkers fully uncovered afterwards for display? Excellent documentary
@Edgy0111 күн бұрын
You literally cannot dig 1/2 metre into the ground anywhere in Europe without finding something involved in a war.
@steve44xdsАй бұрын
Just a curious question. There was two American and British Invasion spots one Canadian. Why did the French not have a squad?
@andrewmountford3608Ай бұрын
Other nationalities were involved However, troops from many other countries participated in D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Poland.
@Ab90-Ай бұрын
One reason was maybe the language.. after their landings they had to reunit far inland, not knowing if the invasion is successful or not or if they have to change battleplans because unanticipated reasons. then its very problematic if youre flanks are defended by people you cant understand a word..ect
@link190482Ай бұрын
„Greatest Invasion in History“ 🙈 reallly?!
@ArnieC1974Ай бұрын
Have you found the gascansters the "alies" shot?
@paulbradford8240Ай бұрын
Once you had permission, I'm surprised that you didn't use a larger digger (backhoe). You were digging anyway, so need to be more efficient with your time. It's an open space, so larger machinery could have been used.
@abwartsbanapu5411Ай бұрын
because you won't be authorized to destroy the whole dune but just a specific area.
@1320crusierАй бұрын
Lest we forget.
@michaelpcooksey509619 күн бұрын
On my mind would be unexploded ordinance ... CAREFUL !!!! N on the big one ... how deep would you have to go? Campground patio would be surface post war ... ??
@randeelijauco6538Ай бұрын
wow
@staaaaalbetonАй бұрын
It's not a tobruk. It's a ringstand. In this case even one for a mortar, not a machinegun.
@Ab90-Ай бұрын
there are many differend types of ringstands, colloquially this single bunker was called as "tobruk" meant the same so far i know..
@staaaaalbetonАй бұрын
@@Ab90- No, the tobruk was only the type Vf58c. This is not that type.
@MrYashka1228 күн бұрын
Its not "Tow Brook"...
@rogieriusАй бұрын
The music used in the intro sets the tone in a bad way, one that does not fit the narrative.
@brealistic3542Ай бұрын
Tobrok are very very small one to two man fighting positions. Not much to get excited about. A one man Tobrok wasn't where all those casualties came from. They have very limited ammo.
@MisterKatz29 күн бұрын
0:26 What is the purpose of a shelter? I watch something else
@sittinandthinkin15 күн бұрын
Why go there when Moscow is so much nearer?
@Rogge7314 күн бұрын
That lawnmover is useless!! 😂😂😂
@tinaann332329 күн бұрын
As a former Marine, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING called an artifact is JUNK. as a veteran, I hope you remember that. AND, it doesn’t matter what side you’re on. Honor, Duty and sacrifice were common. What I hate about these little “Search Groups” is that they only have limited time/resources. “We only have enough time to find things” or “we’re running out of time “!!!!!
@craZYbob317Ай бұрын
you have a camera man to film another camera man .. strange concept
@keithmcwilliams7424Ай бұрын
Why do they call them tobruks their bunkers.tobruk is a town in lybya scene of heavy fighting ww2.
@Choifoi9Ай бұрын
Tobruk are small, circular, reinforced bunkers. You are correct in that Tobruk is a port city in Libya.
@1mmickkАй бұрын
The makers of this video have been charged by French authorities.
@YouPoustiАй бұрын
Why?
@RobertLynessJr-wn7ue27 күн бұрын
I just tried to send this to friends in Canada but YOU BLOCKED IT FROM CANADIAN VIEWERS!! What gives??
@mrford70Ай бұрын
Så nu kan dom klottra sönder det nya som är uppgrävt