Normandy 1944, WWII. Defeating Germany | An Original Upscaled Documentary

Normandy, 1944. An original upscaled documentary about the Normandy invasion, , also called Operation Overlord or D-Day, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D-Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. By the end of August 1944, all of northern France was liberated, and the invading forces reorganized for the drive into Germany, where they would eventually meet with Soviet forces advancing from the east to bring an end to the Nazi Reich.
In midsummer 1943, a year before the Anglo-American invasion of Normandy that would lead to the liberation of Western Europe, Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht (“Armed Forces”) still occupied all the territory it had gained in the blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-41 and most of its Russian conquests of 1941-42. It also retained its foothold on the coast of North Africa, acquired when it had gone to the aid of its Italian ally in 1941. The Russian counteroffensives at the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk had pushed back the perimeter of Hitler’s Europe in the east. Yet he or his allies still controlled the whole of mainland Europe, except for neutral Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden. The Nazi war economy, though overshadowed by the growing power of America, outmatched both that of Britain and that of the Soviet Union except in the key areas of tank and aircraft production. Without direct intervention by the Western Allies on the Continent-an intervention that would center on the commitment of a large American army-Hitler could count on prolonging his military dominance for years to come.
Since 1942 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had been pressing his allies, U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to mount a second front in the West. It was impossible in the circumstances. America’s army was still forming, while the landing craft necessary to bring such an army across the English Channel had not yet been built. Nevertheless, Britain had begun to prepare theoretical plans for a return to the continental mainland soon after the retreat from Dunkirk, France, in 1940, and the Americans, immediately after Hitler declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941, had started to frame their own timetable. Less inhibited than the British by perceived technical difficulties, the Americans pressed from the start for an early invasion-desirably in 1943, perhaps even in 1942. To that end, George C. Marshall, Roosevelt’s chief of staff, appointed a protégé, Dwight D. Eisenhower, to the U.S. Army’s war plans division in December 1941 and commissioned him to design an operational scheme for Allied victory.
The decision taken at Tehrān was a final indication of American determination to stage the cross-Channel invasion; it was also a defeat for Alan Brooke, Churchill’s chief of staff and the principal opponent of premature action. Yet despite Brooke’s procrastination, the British had in fact been proceeding with structural plans, coordinated by Lieut. Gen. Frederick Morgan, who had been appointed COSSAC (chief of staff to the supreme Allied commander [designate]) at the Anglo-American Casablanca Conference in January 1943. His staff’s first plan for Operation Overlord (as the invasion was henceforth to be known) was for a landing in Normandy between Caen and the Cotentin Peninsula in the strength of three divisions, with two brigades to be air-dropped. Another 11 divisions were to be landed within the first two weeks through two artificial harbors that would be towed across the Channel. Once a foothold had been established, a force of a hundred divisions, the majority shipped directly from the United States, was to be assembled in France for a final assault on Germany. In January 1944 Eisenhower became Supreme Allied commander, and the COSSAC staff was redesignated SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force).
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[@bobmoore2301]

I was watching this remarkable footage and suddenly realised that today was 5th June 2023 !!! The paratroopers were embarking about 6 hours later exactly 79 years ago. I have enjoyed Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers so much but those programmes pale into insignificance beside this, the real thing! Thank you to those brave , brave soldiers but also thank you so much to those who have been able to restore and remaster this footage…

[@andrewsmactips]

This is all great and all, and much appreciated, but I think it would be a lot easier on the eyes if the left and right borders were simply black, rather than blurry.

[@ypaulbrown]

great stuff, keep up the fantastic work.......best wishes from Florida, Paul

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Never saw this before,and I am 61 yrs old.I am the last of the old breed,go armored calvary! A.C.R.Thanks drone shapes for making this film possible.😊

[@Dronescapes]

You are welcome Mark, and thank you for your service!

[@ypaulbrown]

what a fantastic transfer, the quality if marvelous......Bravo.....

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you Paul

[@timjohnson67]

Amazing but not surprising for my 1945 generation. Just huge gratitude for all those gave their best and, all too often, their lives in defeating the Nazis and fascists in Italy and Japan. The world moves on but we must never, ever forget them.

[@robmccaw9956]

Unfortunately the following generations haven’t learnt and are busy voting for fascists again!

[@1969pauldent]

I showed this to my level 3 students who's average age was 19-20 who didn't believe that these troops were their age!! Best one was I would refuse to go!!!! They also said.." don't they all look old!!!" I said war will do that to a boy!! I was heartened though.. Most students said they would volunteer if England was at risk😭 so proud that some folks still care.. I teach PLUMBERS 😊😊

[@1badhaircut]

Thanks for excellent historical content

[@Dronescapes]

thank you for watching!

[@erdemdogan9529]

Hello dear admin. Even though I don't know English, I watch your videos with pleasure because I am a history buff. You have subtitle options in many languages, could you please add Turkish language to these. Thank you very much in advance...

[@Dronescapes]

Try now!

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

Those dramatic background music never get old.❤

[@buckbuchanan5849]

One would think, with the amount of time put into designing, manufacturer and training on the gliders, that just producing more powered aircraft, could have been an easier option, than the effort allocated to these gliders.

[@DaveSCameron]

Incredible scenes. #OurHistory

[@jpdunamislodge]

Americas greatest generation.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Only America's?

[@mikepxg6406]

There were many generations from many countries fighting . Many years before USA decided to join in. USA has it easy.

[@mikepxg6406]

It's not a picture. a picture is a still image.

[@MegaEaglelover]

Thank U Warriors an Rest Easy from a Fella Veteran

[@warjacare]

Far too many young men died on those killer gliders.