Footage from D-Day

An American-commentated account of some of the action that took place during the Normandy Landings. Produced by the Office of Strategic Services, 1944. IWM reference WOY 482.
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[@maggiespangler8269]

My father went through that he'd tell us about it all the time and how so many of beloved friends died that day... he died a few years back and we still remember his great deeds today. I bless these soilders and they're familys.

[@Evanw10282]

Maggie Spangler bless your father for risking his life and you only have one 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@midnightrider7648]

My dad was there too on that morning of June 6th with the 147th combat engineers. He passed away 4-1-13. Damn it hurts that generation is mostly gone.

[@anomalyp8584]

Share them if possible

[@retrovcr777]

⁠@@midnightrider7648there’s still a lot from that generation, but most not vets, and probably old

[@scottbagan7610]

God bless these warriors. May our youngest generations remember the sacrifice these men made.

[@weknowthetruth6863]

This generation only cares about sex partying and drugs

[@weknowthetruth6863]

David Aguirre moron i wouldnt attack people for doing something if i had done it myself. Im 21 and have NEVER drank partied or done drugs and yes POT is a drug. Never done any of it. I would wipe out everyone that ever has if I could. You people are disgusting america is BABYLON AND IT WILL FALL

[@hystrux]

i have short term memory. ill try tho -Me 2019

[@tyystr5239]

@@weknowthetruth6863 a lot of the soldiers took drugs n drink through war help them relax not knowing the consequences so how does that make you a bad person not knowing what people have gone thru cause of drugs sort your sen out mate u shouldn't judge people thru drugs n hate u should help bit selfish don't u think

[@tyystr5239]

@@weknowthetruth6863 everyone makes mistakes

[@NickTasy]

6:32 always hits me hard. You can easily tell that soldier was hit by a bullet. He's running hard and all of a sudden he just falls limp to the ground in a heap. Afterwards he doesn't really move, or try to get up, so I'm guessing that's some of the rarest footage from the war right there, seeing a soldier killed in combat....War is absolute hell

[@Giureh--G.I.U.R.E.H.]

See the 666 secret symbols, New World Order pyramid and Isis-Horus statue at Omaha Beach military cemetary in Normandy France through which they smear the memory of our fallen ones visible in the film "No More Wars - Fight the Enemy Within".

[@DeafMatch]

looks like the man in the water behind the second guy who falls are being shot too

[@spleen5527]

If you look carefully his leg snaps from ballistic trauma.

[@DeafMatch]

wierd that the soldier a front the camera just like walking :S

[@DeafMatch]

i mean i would run like a mad man over that feild and hopeing for the best

[@hoboearl]

I just got back from Normandy today. It was a life-changing experience.

[@midnightrider7648]

My dad was there in the morning of june 6th with 147th combat engineers. He made it back home. He passed 4-1-13. Great man, i miss him & my mom countless times a day.

[@DeafMatch]

How much did you see? Is there a tour that takes you from the sea until beach n so on?.. I mean so you got som hunche of how difficult these mans task was

[@USPoliticiansSuck]

How incredibly brave they were. The greatest generation. I'll always be in awe of them.

[@randomstormtrooper1529]

Mop ths You have to brave, to strap nearly 50 pounds of gear onto you and run into the hell of Fire.

[@randomstormtrooper1529]

Mop ths alright you know what, Shut Up you Anti-War Hippie, but yourself in their boots.

[@nioh9477]

Force you’re fucking wise my friend. Thank you for opening my eyes

[@neilafta2991]

USPoliticiansSuck I believe the greatest generation ever has yet to be seen

[@truth6778]

I don't agree with you.I read the Quran and nothing evil is in there,but,i read the jewish book "Talmud" and i found disgusting stuff in there.I can bet you didn't read it.

[@feralmighty1070]

6 June 2014. Remembering all the soldiers who died on D-day and the ones who bravely fought against the Nazis. Remembering my so much loved dad who got badly injured during the war (nothing to do with D-day though).

[@5C2WMedia]

+Gala Bianchi May they rest in peace. But still though, You musn't forget those who fought for Germany as well, all were victims of war and tragedy.

[@xxelte9094]

To The brave hearted men who passed away well saving our homes we wish you a farewell. Every single person who has been through this has been through hell and many people don’t appreciate the work that these brave people have done.

[@urmo345]

most of the landing footage are made when first waves already secured strong points. Those are reinforcements.

[@korloq8968]

Yeah, and that's probably good because footage of the first wave would be too hard to watch.

[@GeorgeWBush-pv4nt]

Thank you so much! I have been asking this question for days and never got an answer. Even yahoo answers didn't have anything

[@crunchtimeasmr67]

@@korloq8968 You're not wrong there.

[@jaysant6958]

Most of it? Does that mean there is still some from the first wave?

[@urmo345]

@@jaysant6958 yes, but not from Omaha beach

[@xeena3685]

Seeing the hell on Omaha beach Makes me sad for those brave men or boys only 18years old

[@thechickenzz9614]

Yeah, some of them were even younger

[@TheJimbaHut]

Hi Imperial War Museums, I've read that the footage taken on D-Day - as orchestrated by John Ford's photographic operation - has never been fully released. I understand that the footage above was a mashup of footage taken on the day, seen as publicly palatable at that time. I understand that the full version was considered too graphic and only shown to Churchill and Eisenhower. Would anyone at the IWM be able to shed light on this missing or unreleased film shot on 6 June 1944?

[@Number1Irishlad]

Might wanna try directly messaging them m8. Have u gotten anywhere with em?

[@docholiday1806]

James Seaford id like to know as well

[@voodiethemoody]

@@codeshark4209 how's that looking

[@vipergaming8746]

@@codeshark4209 how's that holding up man, been a year

[@metro-v8]

@@codeshark4209 bro its been more than a year now any updates?

[@ClimberManiga]

thx so much for freeing my country (austria)! this men where so brave, while fighting against tyranny and for humanity! sadly my grandfather had no other choice than fight against the allied in monte casino. but he got arrested by british soldiers, and after that the war was over for him. thx for all your sacrifice, beacause of that I can live a life full of joy and peace!

[@llenepiasadventures9360]

My great uncle died in WWII by germans😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@juliemerritt5144]

@ClimberManiga yes the allies fought to stop Hitlets criminal regime. Your grandfather had a choice.

[@juliemerritt5144]

God Bless the Greatest Generation.

[@jonathanowen9917]

Great video on these heroic men.

[@rockyv1balboa776]

We Will Never forget 🙏🏻 God Bless and Thank you 💯 🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✌🏻

[@me3tube969]

At 6:30 "German fire dropped down Allied soldiers, but others kept on," the soldier on the left drops quickly and doesn't move for the remainder of the short clip. Upon closer expectation, it looks like his right lower leg disappears and he falls forward with his pack tumbling over his head. Simultaneously, one of the oblong objects in the background blinks out and then back, as if obscured by a puff of smoke. It looks like this man had a close hit from either a mortar or land mine. They must have been close to the bluffs because the man in the foreground was walking almost casually over slightly rougher landscape. Brave soldiers honored.

[@pizzafrenzyman]

+me3tube without more information it is impossible to access the actual events occurring in the seven/eight seconds of footage. You will see at least 2 men in the water (possibly a few more who are deceased), who probably came ashore on the same craft, but were wounded before the men on the beach go down. Because everyone is going down at different times, I would suggest that they are victims of machine gun fire spraying that portion of the beach. the soldier with the leg hit, is likely a direct hit from machine gun fire. The puff of smoke you see is actually water spray from the other rounds that are missing (you can see the puffs of water spraying up before the man goes down). Try watching it at 1.25 speed (which I think is more accurate to begin with. Normal speed is too slow) and you will see the water spraying before he falls. The man in foreground probably can't hear anything going on behind him because of all the noise and is oblivious to the danger unfolding.

[@garonvega9625]

this event happened so long ago yet..it makes me emotional seeing our own getting killed, i serve and i never was told to run in a heated area with final protection lines of fire coming at me...of course wed have air cover with precision, but these men didnt have that and were expected to rough it. very hard to watch but i do because these boys need to be remembered always...i wish i knew those soldiers names that fell on that footage your explaining

[@DeafMatch]

looks like the man in the water behind the second guy who falls are being shot too

[@DavidCulshawmer-r]

me3tube , I actually met the soldier who dropped on the left at a ww2 museum near Chichester in 1987 , I was looking at his army smock and the bullet hole in it , he explained how he was hit in his groin and his war was over , he was hit just below his belly button , I could have listened to him for hours :)

[@someweirdguy]

Damn the other guy that fell got right back up and fell again...that itself was powerful and meaningful to me

[@nooriapakzad8111]

Those brave men should be remembered for generations

[@melvynroyrunham5988]

Thankyou all from the bottom of my heart,my late father fought at this time.

[@midnightrider7648]

melvyn,roy, Runham: same here. My dad fought amongst the 1st wave that landed on omaha beach. He was among the greatest generation. We have a lot to be proud of.

[@midlawnman611gaming6]

God bless every soldier who fought in that war.

[@DenibeustheGamer]

10 seconds in and I'm already tearing up

[@MsIthinkthereforeIam]

Hi- you're an idiot.

[@xLiLtEmPeR]

MsIthinkthereforeIam , You're comment made me tear up 😢

[@xLiLtEmPeR]

MsIthinkthereforeIam , And YOU'RE THE IDIOT

[@dudeman4514]

MsIthinkthereforeIam stop its like u think its just false acting

[@yihanzhang4193]

@@MsIthinkthereforeIam No u

[@dejiadeleye5697]

Today's the anniversary of D-Day

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Those troops disembarking at 3:00 and 5:00

[@knightforlorn6731]

thank you for uploading

[@pinyaaaaaaa]

u can watch the full version and recolor on netflix its ep 6 i think

[@paulineyao7139]

We salute all the young soldiers sacrificed in the battle field. 1945 I was not born yet. I grew up in a place no war but peace. No sex no drug. God is always with us.

[@chazmork8265]

such tragic sacrifice for those today who just complain about anything and everything, had it not been for all those who fought, died survived, between 70-85 million people world wide died in

[@claudioberriosromo7122]

Historia viva. Saludos.

[@coltonnemitz3033]

My great grandad fought on Omaha.

[@theonlybigmorg]

lemme guess, he died.

[@coltonnemitz3033]

No actually but I don’t blame you for assuming he did

[@theonlybigmorg]

it's quite obvious to think he died considering the circumstances

[@coltonnemitz3033]

Yeah I was agreeing with you. But No he lived and went on to fight into France till he got wounded and sent home. That’s all I know, is medical discharge after Normandy and France. He never talked about it much that I can remember

[@ricostos]

Rest in piece 🙏 both sides to heroes

[@deadly_actual]

My allied brothers remember this once a soldier, always a soldier.

[@garrar2003]

79th anniversary, never forget the greatest generation

[@thomaswatvedt5812]

Some guy dropped 90% of all the footage filmed on D-Day in the ocean

[@07foxmulder]

Thomas Watvedt it wasn’t 90% of the D-Day invasion, it was of Omaha Beach.

[@theotherbro5477]

Portland uk they set off from im pretty sure

[@samuelscarborough6348]

My Uncle Howard lied in a field shit for three days after paratrooping in on DDay. Never spoke much of it. Hero’s in my book!

[@quintapusyt]

They gave their tomorrow for our today. RIP

[@Chris-zi9bb]

This is not first wave footage! These are reinforcements.

[@fuckingbeansshit6663]

Very different that cod ww2

[@Giannis.Papio.05]

I thought I got used to people dying from bullets but 6:32 really hit me. He was running and all of a sudden all thing went dark.... He couldn't move or breath cause she died. War is hell

[@dragonboy7741]

This hit me hard

[@theonlybigmorg]

4:25 damn that is sad for the pilot

[@jamesb7689]

Nothing like the movies

[@thechickenzz9614]

lol

[@a.o.8527]

This was a year ago but I feel like I should reply. The footage taken was of the reinforcements, so they are safe from the German fire (from the pillboxes), but much like “the movies” you were referencing, I’m assuming saving private Ryan? Those were accurate, the 1st regiment and the other early regiments did face the hell depicted in the d-day scene of SPR. They of course couldn’t get many photos let alone videos in the first wave or else they would simply be gunned down. However the imagery of how much cover Omaha had in the movies is inaccurate. The beach was flat, no cover, so the allied soldiers either drowned (many of the boats dropped them off too early and they jumped in the water to avoid German fire, subsequently drowning due to the heavy equipment) or were simply getting blown to pieces by the machine guns at the top of the beach. Truly hell.

[@jamesm.8240]

At 3:15 sitting ducks I'm trying to get out of that I'm jumping over and out off the side and given cover fire.

[@chillpollo]

thats not omaha beach

[@millentraxforkids9058]

I am wondering if this content is in the public domain. If so, I would like to use it with a piece of original music.

[@AndrewGivens]

At 6:56 that is a landing craft exploding, isn't it? It looks awful.

[@clintjackson5091]

It's very true, the youngest generation needs to understand the sacrifice and importance of what the Americans and allies stopped. The Japanese and Germans in the early to mid 1940s were on a rampage...

[@MsIthinkthereforeIam]

All those young lives lost! They were sent like lambs to slaughter. "People" who decide to start a war are murderers.

[@thechickenzz9614]

Hitler?

[@tempo529]

Canadians land Juno Beach 3:00

[@junothejupiterorbiter1035]

This is why there is something called world peace people just die because of one person or a team of people.

[@shawnacross8755]

The worst part about d-day is that a lot of men died before they even got on the beach

[@TheNewb187]

i wonder would it have been possible to drop a powerful explosive into a specific spot in the ocean to create a huge wave that would have cleaned up the shore a little?

[@nabidisla.5086]

Despite all the problems russia and US had I'm still very thankful for the help from the west

[@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook]

Oh wow. Look! Someone that realises that America actully helped in the war.

[@Wood1511]

scared of going into the water because of how heavy they were :(

[@TheNewb187]

also i wonder how much that bike would be worth at 5:33

[@bystanderbutch3509]

This is why we stand for our anthem. Out of respect for what these soldiers did for us. Willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. These guys had balls.

[@0strikkeX]

What anthem?

[@bystanderbutch3509]

@@0strikkeX Tip toe through the tulips of course.

[@AtticTapes14]

5:33

[@zensunnyduck2111]

Me watching this after grinding the new videogame Enlisted.

[@tomhandley9300]

God bless our fallen, back in God's hands, may perpetual light forever shine upon them eternally. In Jesus name. Amen +

[@ShiKazumi16]

You do realize that war crime is not forgiven by your god right?=D May they rest in hell.

[@kienensmith7264]

Thanks God, for letting our soldiers die before they grow up in a war they never wanted to take part in. They will all go to heaven because they killed people in war, not in real life. Glad their in "heaven" now!

[@nelliedownsouth2316]

@@ShiKazumi16 Try telling that to Germany who decided to go all aggressive, we've got them to thank for WW2

[@Hamiltonium]

I understand they are strong men, but swimming with all that gear must be incredibly difficult.

[@a.o.8527]

Many simply drowned

[@cristobalsoza7298]

God bless América and God bless all this soldiers even the germands ones

[@mrbandito1403]

how come it doesn't look like there is that many soldiers in these clips?

[@jonprince3237]

How many were you expecting to see? Men were landing along the length of the coast across fice beaches over the course of many hours and directed inland off the beaches as soon as was practically possible to expand the bridgehead and make room for the following units to land. Some of the footage is from training exercises, but there's a limit to what individual cameramen can capture, just one part of a very large and heavily choreographed landing operation.

[@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook]

Really dude. They were charging on a beach,that is guarded by German artillery and pillboxes. Of course there is not gonna be that much soldiers. Most of them are dead

[@kienensmith7264]

@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook no, when people think of d day they think of Omaha beach, which was very well defended and had tons of attackers. But the rest of the areas invaded didn't have nearly as many defenders or attackers, which is the footage you see

[@solcutta3661]

Wheres the first wave footage why do we never see that... No saving private Ryan

[@LTDans-ri8cn]

Roughly around 2,000 soldiers died that day..

[@loumojo8965]

2400 soldiers died in Pearl Harbor. Are you saying Pearl Harbor was more deadly. Your numbers are wrong.

[@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook]

Still. Even though it may not seem much to people like you. Thats still a lot,Roughly 2000 People with homes,fammilies,friends,motivations and goals.

[@marioegal4636]

6:31 Soldier in Front looks really afraid.....

[@jeffsiegwart]

You ought to apply a audio filter to your video to reduce the hum.

[@theflipper7933]

Vi sitr här i venten

[@rromero1091]

Troops on the Pacific got it worst

[@keegang6994]

war is so sad

[@micahmoros8560]

On d day

[@hystrux]

i like

[@mlchaelwray528]

😎👊🇺🇸

[@sirski6589]

Why didn't they give the people in the front of the boats shields or sumn and everyone behind would follow them for cover...

[@pyrocynicalsdad1114]

Cause they expected the area to already be clear because sending information back then was so much slower so it would be a long time before they would recieve the info that the beach was not open

[@AtticTapes14]

Save ryan

[@davidronson8712]

The Russians would have unloaded 2 million shells on the Germans in their fortifications while the landing was happening, this would have saved 80% of the landing force, after all there were only a limited number of Germans in their bunkers and they would be hiding on the floor.

[@corn1971]

A higher quality restoration kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpTKmIGbYrh4jrc

[@satina1169]

Imagine dying at DDay for the America we have today. Domestic terrorists (Antifa, BLM) etc.

[@jaysant6958]

Interesting thought.

[@micahmoros8560]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Sungon9]

Google!!!

[@micahmoros8560]

I love d Day cuzz we won :)

[@Soundtracks161]

Area 51 Raid - September 20th, 2019 (Rare color footage)

[@DonnieAllenCooper]

and to think, today they are all called racist

[@yodhin79]

All those precious American lives put in harms way, fighting the wrong enemy - to paraphrase General Patton.

[@WakeRunSleep]

For better or worse, looks like highly edited. Would be interesting to hear the camera mans testimony.

[@TheStandardBearer]

John 15:13 King James Version 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Romans 13:7 King James Version 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

[@johnpaulk3346]

You should have left us Germans alone.we would have created an Aryan Europe

[@zoggeneral8724]

🐸

[@daisyflower1028]

google:D

[@micahmoros8560]

🇧🇪🏳🏳

[@micahmoros8560]

100000000,000 Americans died

[@micahmoros8560]

:) #we won

[@micahmoros8560]

,

[@stephaniegillespie5210]

To the people who dislike this: You are a horrible person and these people gave their lives for you and you do that. Wow just wow

[@mononymous7864]

Call of duty made it seem 10times worse?

[@billyelias5746]

As mentioned in other comments, these were most likely reinforcements and not the spearhead

[@mviv6339]

Lame.

[@LukasHWBro]

the hell do you mean lame, these brave men fought for you and your calling them lame. if it wasn’t for them your lame ass wouldn’t be typing that.

[@a.o.8527]

Yikes man do you think that just because they couldn’t get footage of the bloody war because they would get gunned to all hell you think that you can just say their sacrifice is lame? What is wrong with you”?

[@mviv6339]

@@LukasHWBro definitely didnt fight for me . The British were led by Hitler clone, churchill , and the British were fighting to preserve their colonies. I wish the germans had won.

[@bystanderbutch3509]

@@mviv6339 Churchill is gonna get ya! His ghost is on its way. You ain't got no prayer. Churchill don't put up with no jibba jabba!

[@luisgonzalez-aponte2856]

5:33