The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell - History Documentary

[@danieljstark1625]

Simply the best Overlord I've ever seen. The breaking it down day by day was brilliant! And the logical use of maps makes for clarity not seen elsewhere.

[@mikemmikem2758]

I've seen plenty of WW2 documentaries but this is, by far, the best one I've seen as it shows the real battle of Normandy and the humanity lost - on both sides. This should be required viewing in history courses. Outstanding.

[@GotoHere]

The American hating, fascist, Democrats of America would never allow this to be shown in a public school.

[@GotoHere]

The American hating fascist democrats would not allow this to be shown in history classes.

[@johnadams5489]

The Stupidity of war.

[@rubennantes9204]

It's biblical ,wars is biblical since the first sin committed by Adam and Eve.

[@Hew.Jarsol]

This film failed to explain that the Brits and Canadians were fighting all of the German Panzers and most Elite SS troops in Normandy France from D-day onwards. Over 850 Panzers alone. A sacrifice to allow the US to break out in operation Cobra.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Eternal Gratitude for those of the greatest generation; giving their lives to defeat evil. Thank you all.

[@kennturner-j9c]

those men were tough. agreed on that man. We are free because of them

[@e9_Tum0r]

If they could see the current state of their country they would’ve stopped fighting buddy 😂

[@mk8530]

As a WWII Buff this is, by far, the best one I've seen AFTER THE BEACHES

[@TribeManagement]

Definitely one of the best put together ones in long time for sure 😊😁

[@MB-vu3ow]

Excellent yes. But revisit the BBC produced series “World at War.”

[@jakesmith4835]

Wait your a ww2 buff but don't mention point du hoc

[@isasalaam5055]

I am still surprised by new footage that comes along about this era. Great video and very much worth watching by anybody interested in this time period. Thank you for posting. A great service by doing so..

[@esperanzamorales8354]

My deepest appreciation for all who have served, and are serving. May all the fallen rest in peace.

[@TheBenNZ]

❤

[@oliverglendinning3131]

My great grandparents were there too

[@patriciareeves3030]

My Dad entered the fray of D Day. He talked about the losses and the grit of the soldiers. He then followed General Patton to The Battle of The Bulge. My Mom worked and prayed at home. ❤❤❤

[@ME2too2022]

Wars have been deliberate political crimes, primarily caused by USA!

[@SNP-1999]

We should never, ever forget that we owe our freedom and peace to every single allied soldier who fought in Normandy and in particular to those who gave their lives during the campaign. My dear Dad was one of those who survived against all odds.

[@elaineburnett5230]

Thank your father for his service.

[@leslieshand4509]

I’m glad he came home to his family. My grandfather was a rare breed of man who served in WW1 as a Scot and WW2 as a Canadian. I never knew him, but my father’s pride for his Dad was tremendous.

[@SNP-1999]

@@elaineburnett5230 Thank you for your kind words. Sadly my father passed away in 2012 aged 87 after a long, happy and eventful life and 65 years of marriage to my mother.

[@dondamon4669]

​@@leslieshand4509how come he loved war so much?

[@leslieshand4509]

@@dondamon4669 he didn’t love war, he loved his country. He believed that it was his responsibility to serve. Why would you ask if he loved war?

[@jostrong2385]

This was excellent. Watching it on D-Day + 80 years.

[@jlove7723]

Me too

[@danmasters1568]

This is the best and most comprehensive documentary on Operation Overlord I've ever seen. Thank you for posting.

[@Estimated]

Thank you for not Blurring everything.

[@jimreilly6933]

That iconic film of soldiers climbing off their landing craft at Juno beach was the Canadian Regiments the North shore New Brunswick regiment. Their film/ photo specialist Sergeant Bill Grant decided to mount his automatic camera on the bullock of the landing craft and just let his lens record history in the making.

[@aussiedownunder4186]

The Best War Doco made. AND!! NO BLURRING OUT OF DEAD & WOUNDED!! 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍 People have to see these scenes to understand what munitions do to a human body during war. Not pretty at all.

[@CosyCeramicSheila]

I'm watching this documentary now 80 years after 6 june 1944. Detailed with facts I've never seen before. What a battle. I hope it will never happen again. Lest we forget.

[@AnvilHammer-br1xp]

So much film footage ! This vid. shows scenes that, even to historical junkies, are new and well edited.

[@peterivarsson6819]

They changed the history of the world. The best generation that has ever lived on earth. The effort they made should be classified as one of the wonders of the earth. I admire them deeply, honorably and I have them to thank for my life I have today!

[@lolalouise9503]

It always fascinates me when I see old footage like this and wonder how they got it, a camera man running around in all these dangerous war zones close up in Personal with soldiers doing battle. What Incredible men all of them we owe them so much. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷❤

[@UpRisingDown]

Ive seen almost all ww2 docus. This one was great. And gave new info i havnt seen before. Excellently made. Thank you // sweden

[@Chris-um3se]

This documentary is beyond BRILLIANT ---Bravo

[@longcastle4863]

Excellent documentary 👍 _!!_

[@stanmans]

Fabulous Great camera work by great and brave camera men. Let’s hope these films are never destroyed. They should be shown in school. Also The Band of Brothers.

[@missstormchaser1]

If anyone is interested there's a new 3 part series called D Day the Unheard Tapes. Old interviews and footage brought back to life never before heard or seen. Hands down one of the best DDay documentaries I've watched and I've watched a fair few.

[@AlanWitton]

Fantastic documentary! I was totally engrossed

[@jgonzalez101]

Really great Normandy Documentary! Thank you for sharing!

[@robertmahoney5857]

This should be shown in every school and university in the UK. To show the sacrifice that was made and that freedom should not be taken for granted. For the freedom we have today was due to the sacrifice of the many.

[@leslieshand4509]

In Canada as well. My father had an amazingly deep knowledge of WW2. He spoke to my son’s high school history class. He loved it. He was a great storyteller. He proudly served Canada for 32 years, and raised 3 children who all found careers in service of their communities because we were taught that we all need to find a way to serve. I grew up on military bases, so I thought everyone grew up the way I did. My first public school was a huge surprise. How did they NOT know about how important our role was?

[@michaelrooks4030]

Don't show the yanks then they might realise it wasn't just them in the war 😂😂

[@emperorpalpatine7557]

We won the war bub

[@Hew.Jarsol]

History is mainly about appeasing Hollywood fans

[@calicojakk9974]

People say it here in the US, but it really means something different for you guys.

[@stevesmart1968]

Among the myriad of DDay docs, this is one of the better ones.

[@kevinarnold213]

One of the better videos

[@StephanieSmith-e9k]

Love history stuff plus my grandfather was a paratroopers in the US army in Normandy he lived to be 99 he always went to the cemetery every anniversary and memorial day he was buried at Arlington 😢😢❤❤❤

[@Rusty_Gold85]

There is stock footage of Day 2 where they knocked out 2 recaptured French Tanks. Lot of the Men on the Coast were Eastern European Prisoner of war who changed sides. The picture changes when primary sources are looked into

[@MarkSteele-bh3hb]

I had an uncle that landed on Omaha on D-day as a 19 yr old medic. He survived the war and died in 1998.

[@kieranororke620]

There's some great footage here.

[@robertrembecki6225]

This was excellent...a true history lesson.

[@KyDarknight]

It really does seem like we as humans never learn from past histories.

[@Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Grow up

[@alainclvpentax8798]

So true. We have wars going on at this moment. Very disappointing

[@chrismac2234]

Things like grammar.

[@adambane1719]

These banker war mongers are not "we"

[@petesong7146]

Killing for various reasons is part of our DNA. Religion, vengeance, control, resources, greed....

[@juliehanson8976]

Thank you for sharing. 😢😢😢

[@leslieshand4509]

My father had a wealth of WW2 knowledge. He would have loved thus, and that is incredibly high praise.

[@nyikadzinomavhundu6528]

wonderful documentary

[@sharonmontag2389]

RIP to all those brave souls who fought and died to preserve democracy and freedom. Please don't let their sacrifices have been in vain.

[@Del2604-z9s]

It is our duty to remember in any way we can , those wonderful brave souls who fought for our freedom of today . And yet that same battle is still being fought in Ukraine at this very moment . And those that think otherwise are sadly short sighted . Germany , Japan , Italy back then . Russia , China , and Iran at this very moment . The only difference is the passage of time in-between . The goals are still the same . Those that are prepared to fight for freedom , in anyway they can . As against those that have turned their backs on freedom , and insist in there being a totalitarian system , if necessary by the use of force . The future is without doubt uncertain , the outcome is in the balance of time .

[@sharonmontag2389]

@user-yt3zn9sv5j they are an inspiration to anyone who values freedom and independence.

[@e9_Tum0r]

Are we still believing in propaganda ?

[@winchestermodel7044]

Watching this on June 6th, 2024. Outstanding documentary!

[@jlove7723]

Watching it today June 7th 2024. 80 years later, we would never be able to pay for heir sacrifice.

[@scali_b]

same!!

[@Hew.Jarsol]

The way this film was made would make anyone believe that it was only the USA in WW2/Normandy! This film failed to explain that the Brits and Canadians were fighting all of the German Panzers and most Elite SS troops in Normandy France from D-day onwards. Over 850 Panzers alone. A sacrifice to allow the US to break out in operation Cobra.

[@karenhanania9014]

Excellent! I really found this analysis of D-Day and the ensuing weeks and months to be absolutely gripping, compelling. The original footage, while shocking and horrendous in its brutality and senseless deaths, was fascinating. Well done for sure. I'll be looking for more documentaries on this channel. 👍🏻💪🏻🇺🇲

[@bodange]

While Eisenhower was the overall commander Montgomery was the ground commander in charge of all allied ground troops in Normandie. Montgomery's Normandie strategy was to fight the elite German SS panzer division around Caen taking the pressure off the US troops and thus enabling Bradley to mount operation Cobra. Once Cobra was successful General Patton came into the Battle and was able to take advantage of weakened German forces in full retreat by mounting operations akin to a Blitzkrieg in reverse. He was very successful and had he een given more support he would have pierced the German Siegfried line by late August. The Brittany operations were successful but in the greater strategy of getting to Germany quickly more of an unneeded side show.

[@syntheticbone]

You are missing a large piece,i discovered an amphibious Sherman tank near Torcross,which was salvaged, just during the preparations in England many died

[@snuffle2269]

June 10, 1944 In reprisal for French Resistance fighters sabotage around D Day, the village of Oradour-Sur- Glane is wiped out by an SS unit. Every man woman and child is shot dead. No French resistance operated within 100 miles of the town.

[@rosaliegolding5549]

Superb thank you , 👌👏🤷‍♀️

[@kennethrobertson8719]

I’m glad to know this information more

[@heaven-is-real]

Breaking out of the hedgerows seemed like an impossible task.

[@Iloveicefishing]

My great great grandpa fought in the war he was in the battle of Normandy and was a medic and most people died but he survived

[@MB-vu3ow]

The gold standard of WWII documentaries is the BBC series “World at War.” Quality is established at the outset in Part 1, with the opening description of the Oradour-Sur-Glane tragedy. I hope the films will be restored to this quality.

[@Stevonthemove]

Another know all.just watch or go away

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

They have been. I have a wonderful remastered series 26 episodes plus the extra 4 that were made in the late 70s narrated by Eric Porter, and so additional extras.

[@prokopiomalibago4365]

GREATEST DOCUMENTARY...I AM FROM THE PHILIPPINES MY LATE FATHER WAS A WW2 VETERAN IN THE THICK BATTLEFIELD OF LEYTE...TO DESTROY THE CRUEL JAPANESE SOLDIER...SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE FIERCE AMERICAN SOLDIERS..DURING Gen..Douglas Macthur Leyte Landing in Palo Leyte..

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Sincerest respects to his memory, from the UK.

[@SmokeyTreats]

Excellent production & content! Thanks much!

[@lindsayjenions2795]

THANK YOU

[@dwight173]

It was well put together

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

That was excellent 🫡🇺🇸🇬🇧🇻🇬God Bless these boys and may there Souls rest in peace ❤

[@leslieshand4509]

You missing the Canadian flag 🇨🇦! I’m a fiercely proud daughter of a family who served Canada for 32 years. I say family because my mother always said that no one serves alone.

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

@@leslieshand4509 My Humble Apologies 🫡🇨🇦💜 I get very emotional sometimes watching these vids and when I respond I make mistakes. I love ❤️ our neighbors to the North. However I am a NY Rangers fan 🤙🏽✌🏾

[@jackharrison6771]

Thanks for posting this fantastic video. And with Anthony Beevor's contributions, what else can we ask for?

[@thevillaaston7811]

A contribution from a historian?..

[@UniRebTN]

Ok, blooper #1 at 9:48 the illustration showing what is being called a Panther beside a Sherman tank for comparison, is actually a Tiger II of which only a Battalion arrived on/after July 11th. Blooper # 2 at 12:51 states that Michael Wittmann was a Tiger tank Battalion Commander when in fact the Tiger Company of LSSAH was transferred to the 1st SS Panzer Corps in April 1944 as a corps asset & wasn't attached to any Division or Regiment, and Wittmann only commanded the 2nd Company which had been reduced to around 7-8 working vehicles by June 13th.

[@KtotheL]

very nice TY !

[@walterhudson4253]

It appears with every puff of smoke he realized he was caught up in a sticky situation.

[@alanmacification]

The British and Canadians were not defeated at Caen. The whole point was to draw in the German armour into a battle for Caen and keep it away from the American beaches. The city meant nothing. It was the roads through Caen to Carentan and St.Lô the Germans needed.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Agreed. It’s the typical Normandy script. I gave up at Villers Bocage.

[@darrenmerritt2744]

Pathetic US centric commentary.

[@californiadreamin8423]

@@darrenmerritt2744 Someone posted back that it was Stephen Spielberg. It has all the hallmarks of Ambrose though.

[@Stevonthemove]

Know all.back off.just watch.

[@ShrikeHQ500]

The commentary needs to be called out as completely inaccurate. Especially as some will do no reading or research and will believe this tripe as gospel.

[@deejaysyn420]

awesome documentary

[@spinecat]

excellent

[@Ira88881]

And let’s not forget the incredible bravery of DeGaullle… Who didn’t even leave Algiers and step foot in France until the middle of September…THREE MONTHS AFTER D-DAY!!!

[@pagedown4195]

He was a clown

[@walterhudson4253]

😢 I had just learned how to stand up in my play pen after someone picked me up off the wooden floor from crawling about.

[@derekbaker777]

That's one lucky Cat at 46:33 into video.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

the best generation .. these young men going over there who we're speaking from America where anywhere between 18 to 23 and some were up to 25 and said the thing had a job to do and they weren't going to stop until their job was completed ..that's amazing because you would never hear 20-year-old said that today or 20 year olds in 2000 say that ..the silent generation grew up differently also and did the Baby Boomers and I'm Generation X ..my whole family it served and except for my mom and dad went in the Navy and my long-term best friend and I went in the Marine Corps and he was a man and I was a woman and then finally when we were 19 we ended up getting started dating finally and got married .. he ended up finally talking me into going to officer candidate School by the time I had been in 4 years and he had been in 6 years so he went ahead and got out of the Marine Corps and I went to officer candidate School ..there's nothing like being active duty military because if it's made for you and vice versa it's the biggest family you ever have .

[@smokeykitty6023]

Thank you for serving. There aren't a lot of young ppl now who are willing to do so, let alone make the sacrifices that the young ppl did during WW2. My father in law 2as a bombardier over N Africa and I'm just now researching his service. What a brave man. Shot down and taken prisoner twice.

[@johnrudy9404]

Thank you

[@Marie-t5b]

Thank you both for your Service!!

[@MasterBlaster-nz3uv]

I'm a mellenial (38yr old) . In 2000 we were getting along just fine with everybody in my town, and we loved our country. We went to war for 20 years plus, when 911 hit us like a bomb us teenagers were scared but rallied like the rest of the country more than ever since the Pearl Harbor attack imo based off all the old folks I was raised around "and admires" listening to their stories. We fought for this country just like you and most generations before us, we supported our troops more than ever then, young and old, I rock an Amercian Flag out front year round, because ni matter what I love this country. WE kids were very patriotic here in Texas about country and state in 2000. I took offense to your comment about us 2000s kids not being patriotic, we were lady, and proud of it! My elite life I've heard it boomers literally, and now you. Thanks for missing everything we went through and how we love our country. I'd eat your lunch for that comment more if I had more time.

[@manindramohandwivedi2410]

Fought so well that we can live. My respect to those heroes who fought in Normandy. May they rest in peace. 😅

[@VS-rl5mu]

Salutes and tributes to all allied forces who saved the world from the evil forces.... Condolances to America, uk, france, Russia, canada, australia, Scandinavian countries and all allied forces faught and died for liberation.

[@maryholder3795]

9:22 All the Panzer tanks heavily armoured and the outgunned the Sherman armor is lighter. But the Panzers being heavier need more petrol plus while a marvel of engineering it was harder to repair. The Sherman is lighter yes, but the wheels tracks of each of the Sherman's are much easier to reach and repair than a Panzer. So the damaged Sherman could be repaired or track or wheels parts could be taken to repair still usable Shermans. Where did i find this the UK Tank museum at Bovington Dorset has a Sherman Fury side by side with a Panzer he pointed out the difference between the two and repairability.

[@robertonavarro7713]

I think it was the German Stug III assault gun that was the most successful tank destroyer in WW2, not the Panther or the Tiger.

[@MB-vu3ow]

Sherman’s were lighter and not as strong as panzers but could easily be maintained and repaired. Not so with the heavy, mechanically complex German tanks.

[@MB-vu3ow]

Excellent comment!

[@maryholder3795]

​@@robertonavarro7713 was not aware of that. Learn something everyday. Off to Google it

[@billystpaul8907]

This is one of the better documentaries that I have seen about D-Day and Normandy battle. The destruction and carnage was unbelievable. Thank goodness we had Patton and Bradley for the allies. If Montgomery was the top commander, it would of been a different outcome. He was one of the most over rated generals of WW2.

[@johndawes9337]

fool..Monty was the most successful genral in the ETO..Patton at Metz 55k troops lost in 3 months after he said he would take it in 10 days..Bradley the Hurtgen forest 33k troops lost should have by passed it..i forgot to add for the 1st few months Monty was commander of all ground troops and Overlord finished 2 weeks ahead of time with 25% less casualties than predicted.

[@ronmailloux8655]

@@johndawes9337 The narrator fails to mention the British Poles and Canadians faced most of the heavy tanks and the S.S. That was the idea so the Americans with more men could break out. The big picture proved this course correct.

[@darrenmerritt2744]

Monty, you can’t be serious. You need to study Monty from outside the US, actually read some history

[@thevillaaston7811]

billystpaul8907 Ypu have been watching Saving Private Ryan again.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Patton was just as overrated.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

The American Mulberry destruction affected the Allied effort the whole war until Antwerp was retaken in 45 Quote: “A storm of Force 6-7 raged through the English Channel on 19-22 June. On receiving the weather forecast the British took extreme precautions, even threatening to sink ships that were not unloading if they refused to leave the harbour. Ships or Bombardons that broke loose were to be sunk with PIATs if they were to threaten the integrity of the harbour. The effect on the British was five destroyed Phoenixes, damaged piers, the disintegration of the Bombardons, and about 250 small craft sunk or battered onto the shore. The effect on the Americans was much worse due to: (i) the more exposed position of Mulberry A; (ii) their failure to construct their Gooseberries to design; (iii) their failure to construct the Mulberry to specification; and (iv) their failure to take adequate precautions on hearing the forecast of the storm. They lost their piers as well as twenty Phoenixes, seven blockships and over 100 small craft. Eisenhower ordered that Mulberry A should be abandoned and what was salvageable was used to reinforce Mulberry B.”

[@tonyolivari2480]

Pity it doesn't make any mention of the enormous contribution the 1st Polish Armoured Division (part of the Canadian Corp) made to defeating the Germans in the Falaise pocket. The Poles under General Maczek were described as the cork in the bottle, both preventing the trapped German 7th Army from escaping and holding off the 2SS and 9SS panzer divisions breaking thru to open up a gap. In doing so they fought heroically and suffered horific casualties but they held out for 3 days all the while waiting on the Canadians to provide support. When the Canadians got there they charged down with Bayonets since they had run out of ammunition. Yet for all the valor of the Poles they were treated very shabbily by Britain, although the 301 Polish fighter squadron was the top scoring fighter squadron of the battle of britain, no polish troops were allowed to march in the huge 1946 London Victory Parade to appease the Soviets and Maczek himself had to work as a waiter in Edinburgh because he received no military pension from the British. But without the Poles being the cork in the bottle many more germans would have escaped to fight another day.

[@nancymilawski1048]

It doesn't mention the Australian and zlNew Zealanders who were part of the British army

[@tonyolivari2480]

@@nancymilawski1048 The Anzacs divisions fought in the desert and in Crete but were withdrawn to the South Pacific when the japanese got close to Australia (NZ was a bit further away). There were Australian pilots in RAF squadrons but no Australian units at Normandy.

[@george-ev1dq]

The terrible treatment of the Poles at the end of the war was down to the Yanks not the British, the Yanks did not want the Poles in the US controlled sector of Berlin or western Europe so though they would make them go away. I can tell you that in my town here in the UK the Polish fighters are well respected and remembered with a memorial built to them and their graves in the local graveyards being well tended to.

[@tonyolivari2480]

@@george-ev1dq Clement Atlee was the British PM then and an ardent socalist who didn't want to upset Uncle Joe. He made the decison that the Poles could not march as Poland was now under Soviet control.

[@michaelrooks4030]

​@@nancymilawski1048I wouldn't say that too loud mate ..we had our own divisions ..2nd NZ Division..lead by our own countrymen..Aussies had their own divisions as well ...we not poms ..we fought alongside the poms...we made sure we weren't going to be led by the poms again after the first world war

[@Jimbee-s1c]

Before watching this video, I didn't have a thought how long it lasted or how it ended.😞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thelastaustralian7583]

The reality is it was a Slaughter due to the Germans having 'no Air cover'.

[@richardparnell992]

I can't imagine sitting in my house all relaxed for the evening and suddenly my house is blown to bits by a bomb dropped on it.

[@johnschuh8616]

Several divisions of Germans did escape, in part because Bradley feared that American and other allied forces would fire on one another. Many of those ended up in the Netherlands and got revenge at Arnheim.

[@johnschuh8616]

Never is the question raised: How come the generals were unprepared for the Bocages? Did they NOT know they were so unlike hedgerows in England in which the troops were trained? Surely they had the intelligence resources.

[@cliftonwhitchurch5309]

Patton was stopped from closing the Falaise Gap, which allowed too many Germans to escape to fight another day.

[@aussiedownunder4186]

Being an Ex Soldier I know what it is like and yes it only takes one man to start it off all over again. But after two World Wars There is a ??? Whether the human race will let it escalate into that again. If it does bring it on. If it does it will change the attitude of our current young generations for the better. As it will pull them into line with the real reality of life and not the superficial life that some selfishly lead!

[@Estimated]

Pretty crazy how much of this footage Ive never seen. Anyone know if its been cleaned up with AI?

[@matchpoint14]

It is mind boggling that they went into Normandy without a plan at all to deal with the hedgerows. They had 100's of recon flights and had to have known about them.

[@LeveretteJamesClifford1955]

The very first thing the Americans did was to isolate the Germans in Cherbourg so that reinforcements could not reach them. This was done by advancing all the way from the channel to the small bay where the islands of Gurnsey and Jersey are located. This kept reinforcements from getting to them but the Germans tried hard. For some reason this absolutely essential maneuver is left out of the program. Another thing. I have read General Omar Bradleys' book "A Soldier's Story" and he absolutely and definitively says that the plan was ALWAYS that Montgomery would hold down the Germans and their armor in the east to prevent them from attacking to the west so as to give the Americans time to capture Cherbourg and then cross through the hedgerows. As far as I know and I have studied the battle of Normandy through to the Battle or France and only the Panzer Lehr with Panther Tanks attacked the Americans before they could reach St. Lo. So why is this not in the documentary as well? To keep reporting on a known falsehood that Montgomery could not get out of the East is worse than not knowing anything at all. This video is great for all the photos but the dialogue is lacking in facts.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Normandy got shot to pieces. Villages flattened, Caen and St Lo flattened by the heavies. Cherbourg harbour destroyed. Emphasised in the film. Most of the rest of France escaped a similar fate.

[@alnitaka]

I find the continued and frequent interruptions of this video by ads disrespectful, especially on the 80th anniversary of the D-day invasion.

[@MB-vu3ow]

No choice-KZbin controls it (ad$$$). Your annoyance is a real sacrifice. Can you just appreciate watching this free from the comfort of your couch?

[@MB-vu3ow]

Another pampered, self-centered one who likely would never fight for country.

[@Halcyon-12]

Daunting how mankind canact to one another! Will we EVER learn????

[@MB-vu3ow]

What does history tell you?

[@walterhudson4253]

😮 Our maid fed me some meshed potatoes about this time in my high chair because we had run out of Quaker oar meal and pablum.

[@RobertMacpherson-t7m]

The Canadians made the most advance that day more than anybody else

[@joeysausage3437]

And after that?

[@RobertMacpherson-t7m]

@@joeysausage3437 what do you mean after that read history you boneheaded idiot

[@michelejackson2184]

Why wasn’t there any documentary in Australian mainstream tv about this 80 year anniversary?

[@Why_So_Serious_279]

Is this an unknown handheld AT weapon this German soldier is hoisting on his back? 19:51

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

No it was a man portable stereoscopic rangefinder.

[@launiesoult3248]

That's why we study history

[@aussiedownunder4186]

Well explain this to me. Why is it every time I ask a young person “Do you know anything about WW2 anything and how it started or ended?” WHY? Is it I always get the answer No I don’t know anything about WW2!!🥴🥴 A high % of our youth is living in LALA LAND! Run by BARBIE!!

[@MB-vu3ow]

You are dreaming, or innocently ignorant. This history has been either excluded or reframed to fit the indoctrination in Western education systems. It is a disgrace. My father fought there, and today I am glad he is not alive to witness the legacy of so much sacrifice. And on foreign soil.

[@DavidJames-iv8eb]

Shame the British and Canadian’s didn’t bother to do any filming. Then a more balanced view of the battle.

[@Ben_La_goulette]

The end is near...

[@alexkalish8288]

Sorry, not excellent - Monty was to capture Caen on D-1 and Rommel was in fact not ever a part of this battle. He had command but was absent on leave, then strafed on his way home then forced to commit suicide. That was the reason this took an extras few weeks. This was as much a build up of supplies as a battle to take Cherbuorg with a holding battle by the Brits. The footage here is superb and worth watching - Normandy completely destroyed the German army of the west and France fell with low casualties after this action.

[@TribeManagement]

Not true, Nice France the southern landing in South France later on, inland allies lost lots of men Check out battles of southern France some amazing videos & stories

[@thevillaaston7811]

'Monty was to capture Caen on D-1' No. No auch commitment as made. 'and Rommel was in fact not ever a part of this battle.' No. Rommel was in the battle until 17th July.

[@Stevonthemove]

Just clear off then?

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

I say hey hey my my the damage done

[@unitedwestand5100]

Conclusion; As eoon as the Germans saw Patton, and the American 3rd Army, They should have just surrendered. If they had, as Patton said, he wouldnt have had to erase places from the map.

[@johndawes9337]

why? they battered Patton at Metz and they were cooks and clerks.

[@TheWorld-xs8ly]

I have so many questions about D-Day •Why didn’t the American naval and air bombardments neutralize the Nazis on the beaches? •How did so many American soldiers make it on shore with the Germans shooting at them like sitting ducks? •In “A Band of Brothers” the paratroopers neutralized the guns firing on Omaha Beach so who was shooting at the soldiers? I’m confused about these things 🤔

[@michaelrooks4030]

Wee tip bro ..maybe stop watching band of brothers and understand it wasn't just Americans on DD day

[@TheWorld-xs8ly]

@@michaelrooks4030 - I know it wasn’t just the Americans bro. But, I’m only interested in American involvement in D-Day. Is that okay with you?

[@glennmcdonald2028]

No mention of Operation Goodwood...

[@EasyTiger.01343]

Or any planned easter festivities for the year ahead, interesting fashion trends, unusual cloud formations, it’s shocking how little one can cover in a 50 minute documentary about 85 days in The Battle of Normandy. Perhaps you could fund a sequel…

[@fabiosunspot1112]

The Sherman tank was not built for tank on tank warfare,it was infantry support, the first the allies losses in tanks in Normandy was appalling, the Germans begin to call them" Tommy cookers "😢

[@finallyfriday.]

It must have been painful for those that are in love with Monty to watch this.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@finallyfriday. Painful? More like amusing for it's levels of inaccuracy. It never fails to make me laugh how much certain people want to rewrite History and ignore the sacrifices of the British and Canadians at Caen. As if the British and Canadians were not holding down two entire SS Panzer Corps with over 600 tanks, basically setting the conditions for the Cobra breakout.

[@finallyfriday.]

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Oh, and further, I have never actually read anywhere of people denying the sacrifices of British and Canadian troops at Caen. That sounds more like a false accusation you're making to justify your attacking anyone who sees things differently, I'm sorry to say. I'd hope that would be beneath you.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@finallyfriday. Tell that to Hollywood who've disregarded them multiple times.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@finallyfriday. Also, here's the real truth on Market Garden exposed. Go to *"Did the British stop for tea at Nijmegen bridge? | The Nijmegen Controversy | September 1944 by Liveth For Evermore* You will never take Hollywood seriously ever again after this.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@finallyfriday. Also, here's the real facts on Market Garden exposed. look up on utube *"Did the British stop for tea at Nijmegen bridge? | The Nijmegen Controversy | September 1944 by Liveth For Evermore* You will never take Hollywood seriously ever again after this.

[@unitedwestand5100]

This documentary is very inaccurate. The battle tor Caen was not over until Aug 6, 1944. Two months after D Day. Not July 9th as depucted in this video. Operation Cobra was on July 25, 1944.

[@klausrain111]

There's a prevalent urban myth that les Francais don't much care for the yanks, and maybe it has to do with the Americans bombing France before D-day. Maybe it was necessary for strategic reasons, but les Francais couldn't have known that. Also les Francais surrendered quickly to the Germans at the beginning of the war in order to not have to fight the Germans in Paris.

[@InTheFootstepsofHeroes]

The history in this documentary is what I would expect from a schoolboy whose only knowledge of Normandy is playing Call of Duty. The historians featured are better than this.

[@Jimbee-s1c]

Maybe one day, the people will stand up to their governments and say, " No more of our sons and daughters will fight in wars"

[@clydekimsey7503]

Who built the hedge rows and what was their purpose?

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

The rocky soils of those parts of Normandy have been cultivated for thousands of years.... over the centuries the generations of farmers have picked rocks out of the fields as they sowed their crops and threw them to the field margins..... imagine that going on non stop for 2000 years, and you get the picture.