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@karma2829
@karma2829 2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather WG “Hap” Cox was a Navy Corpsmen with the 29th Army Division on Dog White beach. He was 19 years old at the time of the invasion and they didn’t issue him a rifle because they said “There will be plenty to pick up off the beach”. He watched Saving Private Ryan just before he passed and said it was the closest thing to the actual thing but it didn’t even come close. He was one of two that survived even getting off of the landing craft because he jumped over the side. My favorite story he ever told me was that an Army Ranger was leaned up against a hedgehog calling for a medic and said he was shot in the thigh and could feel the blood coming down his leg. My grandfather cut his pants open and the Ranger had a can of beans on his belt and the bullet passed through it, didn’t hit the Ranger; and he felt the beans going down his legs and thought he was hit. My grandfather picked up him and slapped him and said “Get the hell back in there”. My 3x great uncle is also Sir Bernard Montgomery but my family never got many stories out of him.
@ScipioAfricanus_Chris
@ScipioAfricanus_Chris 2 жыл бұрын
Your grandfather was a hero. Much respect from this fellow Sailor.
@Molarhorizon
@Molarhorizon 2 жыл бұрын
Thats great, i wouldnt mind even more stories
@Crazy_Broke_Asian
@Crazy_Broke_Asian Жыл бұрын
Great story, I hope bean guy made it to the end of the war to tell his side of the story to other people
@theshadowsagas3617
@theshadowsagas3617 2 жыл бұрын
If you look closely the animations are almost a shot-for-shot remake of the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan. Just shows you how much effort Spielberg put into historical accuracy for his movie to work as part of the basis for this documentary like this.
@nord7727
@nord7727 2 жыл бұрын
Re-watched Saving Private Ryan recently and that Omaha Beach scene is just so gruesome. To think that so many young men had to witness that horror is just sad.
@professorwhat2704
@professorwhat2704 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's easy to lose sight of some of the more familiar events because they become just a name or a date in our minds. Being reminded of exactly what was involved is a good thing for us so that we don't lose sight of the reality. Thanks for doing that today.
@mcnultyssobercompanion6372
@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Medals of Honor, remember a good man named Waverly B. Woddson Jr. He was a native of my adoptive home, Philadelphia, and part of the third wave to hit Omaha. He served as a combat medic and courageously saved as many as 200 lives. Worth pointing out, Woodson was recomended for the Medal of Honor but did not receive it, very likely because he was black. Despite making a career out of the army after the war and serving it well, Woodson would continue to experience discrimination throughout his career. I read recently about his actions at Omaha, and it blew my mind. He even amputated a guy's foot. This was all despite his own considerable wounds suffered as he came ashore. Eventually, after he tended to his wounded comrades, he would require a few days on a hospital ship. _Then_ he asked to head back to the front and serve with his unit, which manned the barrage balloons over Normandy. There have been political efforts in recent years to posthumously afford him his well deserved Medal of Honor. God willing, this happens soon. In my opinion it is long overdue.
@JaneSmith-so6hw
@JaneSmith-so6hw 2 жыл бұрын
This is pretty incredible and worth taking the time to check out/research. Seriously, thanks for posting/bringing this to my attention. Edit: Yeah, the more I watch and read about Waverly Woodson Jr, it's clear race played a role in the lack of accreditation for his actions and commitment. For every great generation, there will always be a fucked up part and injustice. Fortunately, we live in a time when we can correct the wrongs of the past and I truly hope he is recognized for his actions beyond the call of duty.
@mcnultyssobercompanion6372
@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 2 жыл бұрын
@@JaneSmith-so6hw Yeah, no problem. I'm really happy you took the time to read about his story. Hopefully he will be officially recognized indeed.
@zaiasaickoumostwantedo1498
@zaiasaickoumostwantedo1498 2 жыл бұрын
Erwin Rommel to his wife: Happy B-Day! Allies: HAPPY D-DAY!💥🎖
@NuecKing
@NuecKing 2 жыл бұрын
“These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war.” - President Ronald Reagan, on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
@Nosliw837
@Nosliw837 2 жыл бұрын
Ronald Reagan was making army movies at the time. Just odd to acknowledge how a life course can change like that.
@Kriegter
@Kriegter 2 жыл бұрын
One interesting thing about the german defenses on D DAY is that unlike the bunkers depicted in Saving Private Ryan showing them firing directly at the landing crafts, those were actually observation posts, while the actual machine gun positions were located at the sides looking horizontally across the beaches (The bunkers were also more camouflaged, instead of grey concrete structures), so that when the allied troops land on the beach, they could fire at them much more efficiently because of enfilade. A good example of how this looked like was a picture taken after the dieppe raid showing dead allied troops with one of these bunkers in the background. If you see the pictures of these bunkers, it looks really weird. Almost as if they were misplaced.
@jackmessick2869
@jackmessick2869 2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Omaha and Utah Beach got their names from the birthplaces of two privates who worked for Omar Bradley: Omaha, Nebraska, and Provo, Utah.
@dontheguy5427
@dontheguy5427 2 жыл бұрын
Eisenhowers speech will always be one of my favorites ever
@amynurss1375
@amynurss1375 2 жыл бұрын
The Today Show did a story this morning where Delta flew over surviving men in their 90s. Bless every one of them.
@jimreilly917
@jimreilly917 2 жыл бұрын
You ought to see YT videos of other DDAY veterans visiting Normandy. The French still REVERE these men, even teens and the young. I watched a couple and was in tears. I’m 55 and former USAF, so not easily moved to tears. These men were absolute warriors and heroes. Every one who hit that beach.
@TribeTaz
@TribeTaz 2 ай бұрын
My grandfather used to tell me stories of Utah Beach. He landed with the 4th infantry. He used to tell me that only 5 men from his landing craft made it off the craft. He said he used to have nightmares about landing. Very sad thinking about all the men killed on D Day Great video. Thanks for sharing
@lucyfletcher3752
@lucyfletcher3752 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I will forget for as long as I live, as a history buff, when my family took a trip to France I had the opportunity to visit the beaches of Normandy (specifically Omaha and Utah, and a little bit of Juno, as well as the gravesite with the statue of the Spirit of American Youth). It was incredible to see and I tried to imagine what the place would have looked like on that day amidst the beach goers and the ice cream shops. (Some lovely towns have sprung up along the beaches and Normandy has become a vacation spot for many of the Parisians in the month of August) I got to even see a German shelter and some tanks left behind by the Canadian forces. Yet the magnitude of that day and what transpired there is still is very much remembered there. There are a lot of monuments, European tourists visiting the sights, and a lot of “Never Forget” mentality. Our tour guide was also amazing and has met many veterans of the invasion which I don’t think I’ll ever forget those stories she relayed to us as a long as I live. One veteran story was when he visited Normandy and saw the beach on the beaches playing and sun bathing, and a person asked “does this bother you that so many died here and yet people are just vacationing here?” To which he replied, “I want them to be enjoying themselves. This is what I fought for.”
@lucyfletcher3752
@lucyfletcher3752 2 жыл бұрын
I also want to point out that there were actually some women who were apart of the D-Day invasions. At the gravesites you can find graves with the names of women who helped out in the invasion and unfortunately did not make it. I’m assuming in some of the women army units, assistance jobs (technicians, etc.) or in the First Aid units
@askratavil
@askratavil 2 жыл бұрын
I used to be a tour guide in Normandy, before Covid. If you ever come here, I would gladly show you around, both the main landmarks and the more confidential sites !
@David-fm6go
@David-fm6go 2 жыл бұрын
20:36 Reading that section on Theodore Roosevelt JRs involvement in teapot dome and how Eleanor Roosevelt went after him always cracks me up.
@svenrio8521
@svenrio8521 2 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this video on my feed I thought to myself "Come on Chris why react to this? Everyone already knows what happened at Normandy." However once again you provided new insights into stories I had never heard about such as the story of Norman Cota, I was so sure that Teddy Jr. was the only general at the beaches on D Day! I guess that goes to show there's always something new to learn, even about events so commonly depicted such as the Allied Landings on Normandy.
@Hendricus56
@Hendricus56 2 жыл бұрын
9:35 Not only in France. On the Western coast of Denmark, you can find a lot of old bunkers, often multiple ones within 1-2 kilometers. They aren't all kept up to date though and are just something you can see when visiting the trenches
@mattgregorowicz7705
@mattgregorowicz7705 2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction Chris! Just imagine what it was like to be one of the allied soldiers during this landing. I have mad respect for any veterans, especially those that fought at those beaches at Normandy. My cousin's grandfather, Joseph J. Drake, was an army ranger that was part of the Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion at Normandy. I know he was a paratrooper too, and I believe he landed behind enemy lines to fight the Germans. The stories he tells are truly something, and I am honored to have heard him describe that experience. Thank you to all those that have served and who continue to serve this nation!
@laurihakala8600
@laurihakala8600 2 жыл бұрын
Another reason why I think too that this is second front and not really counting Italy is the mountains in the north. Hard to move an army through that.
@justinrichards2836
@justinrichards2836 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I have to remember the date I just think of the line in Primo Victoria: "6th of June, 1944"
@toxenzz
@toxenzz 2 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait for your eventual travel vlogs to Normandy! Thank you so much for another great upload
@sargeaap
@sargeaap 2 жыл бұрын
Visit the Airborne museum, Point du hoc, American cemetery, arromanche les bains and Pegasus bridge. As a bonus...check out the Bayeux tapestry
@noclass69
@noclass69 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve just spent 3 days in Normandy for the VE celebrations, visited Omaha and sword beach where my grandad landed. Very moving place
@rwhinkle1
@rwhinkle1 2 жыл бұрын
From what I remember there was one company of the 2nd Rangers who were on Omaha to take the heights at the west end of the beach. The 5th rangers were supposed to follow the 2nd rangers up the Pointe Du Hoc but that landing was delayed and they never got the signal so they went to Omaha instead.
@Melon03296
@Melon03296 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the content I have been watching you for a bit but I have a request can you do more guitar content? I loved the Extra VTH guitar video I personally play guitar.
@rhett1029
@rhett1029 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact about the 29th ID is when it was formed during WWI a large amount of soldiers in it were sons of veterans of the Civil War. They all pointed out the significance of them being the sons of men who fought each other now serving together United. As such they used the colors blue and grey interlocking to show the new unity
@Jamie95326
@Jamie95326 2 жыл бұрын
The big issue with the DD-tanks was the were lunched to far out to sea. They were only meant to be able to float through the last shallows up to the beach and not though several feet high waves out in the channel.
@russellborn515
@russellborn515 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don't understand why they went ahead an launched them. They had to know most wouldn't make it that far in those rough seas. 200 tanks and crew wasted.
@cerdic6305
@cerdic6305 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! I'm from a town called Weymouth, on the southern coast of England, which was one of the embarkation points for D-Day. I think we had quite a few troops from the US 1st Infantry Division who went to Omaha, and we have a monument by the beach which is dedicated to the American servicemen stationed here.
@Derenci-zelenci10
@Derenci-zelenci10 2 жыл бұрын
You are my favourite history youtube and you make pur day with your amazing videos :)
@collin1401
@collin1401 2 жыл бұрын
The men who fought on Utah Beach also had a meal be for the attack. Some of whom were sea sick and started to throw up on the landing craft.
@jaybirdjargon
@jaybirdjargon 2 жыл бұрын
My Great Uncle fought during D-Day on Utah as part of the 80th Infantry 3rd Armored Division.
@music-iw1ch
@music-iw1ch 2 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@richardmardis2492
@richardmardis2492 2 жыл бұрын
I know if you visit Normandy in December, no bus tours, if you just show up and haven’t planed Anything. I only had one day to see everything 🙄 A expensive taxi ride eventually got me to Fox Red. A lifetime of wanting to be there- I only got 4 hours!
@kr0n0sthetitan23
@kr0n0sthetitan23 2 жыл бұрын
The WN-62 strong point was where Heinrich Severloh held his position during D-Day. He is claimed to be the one who caused about 1000 casualties to the US landing troops as he was firing almost all the time between 06:00 AM - 03:00 PM. He was using MG42 machine gun and Kar 98 rifle. Americans called this position to be held by "Beast of Omaha". When he was later captured, he obviously didn't tell anyone about what he did. Only after many years he wrote his memoirs about his role that day.
@svenrio8521
@svenrio8521 2 жыл бұрын
"Claimed" is right, his actions are very dubious and his claims are not viewed as credible by either US or German historians. He likely padded his "kill count."
@mcwildstyle9106
@mcwildstyle9106 2 жыл бұрын
I think if I remember correctly about the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, the original plan was for a additional Ranger force of 6 companies (which included Able and Baker of the 2nd Rangers and the entire 5th Rangers) to follow with the first attack (which involved companies Dog, Easy and Fox Company of the 2nd) on the cliffside of Pointe du Hoc, if succesful. But the problem was that Dog, Easy and Fox companies were in deep trouble as they made it to the shore with one LCA sinking, killing all but one, another swamped. In addition one supply craft sank and another put the supply stores overboard so they could stay afloat. And as the landing craft made it ashore, they were fired upon by German machine gun and mortar fire. This caused a 40 minute delay so that meant the second larger force landed at Omaha with the Bloody First and Blue and Grey's instead at Pointe du Hoc
@steveclarke6257
@steveclarke6257 2 жыл бұрын
Part of operation Neptune was clearing naval mines to allow the landing craft and ships close inshore.
@aquilaFUN
@aquilaFUN 2 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was stationed in the backlines of the Utah Defense, but a shrapnel hit him in the Ear when they got bombed before the first wave, and he spent the rest of the war in a Hospital. He got lucky, many of the germans defending there did not survive the day
@Nosliw837
@Nosliw837 2 жыл бұрын
My father was stationed at SHAPE at the 50 year mark of D-Day. Every year around the weekend of the 6th of June our Boy Scout troop would head to the cemetary and clean/clear the headstones of the fallen. Somber but worthwhile way to spend a day.
@DragonballBlack
@DragonballBlack 2 жыл бұрын
Probably impossible dude to copyright but I would love to see your reaction to the saving private brain d day scene.
@acediadekay3793
@acediadekay3793 2 жыл бұрын
History Legends is more knowledgeable on WW2 and have made 2 video's on the landing scene.
@ForzaOwnz
@ForzaOwnz 2 жыл бұрын
We don't mind you stopping the video a lot, it's why we watch you and not the original video :)
@Bigrago1
@Bigrago1 2 жыл бұрын
7:50 The Rangers of the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions did land on Dog Green and on Charlie at Omaha. Though the reason for this was because the attack on Pointe Du Hoc took longer than expected so when the Pointe was secured the remaining Rangers had already been diverted to Omaha. This left 225 Rangers, plus some British sailors and commandos to defend the Pointe which wouldn't be relived until the morning of June 8th (the only form of reinforcements the Rangers got were about 25 men from the 5th Ranger Battalion who made it off of Omaha on the 6th) by which time there were only 90 Rangers left not wounded or killed. Also little known fact about the landing at Pointe Du Hoc, during the airborne landings one plane from the 101st assault got lost and unfortunately shot down with only four paratroopers getting out. One was captured but 3 manage to evade the Germans and they just happened to land near Pointe Du Hoc and witnessec the assault and participated in the defense until the 8th. There is actually a picture that shows a paratrooper among a group of Rangers, you can barely make out the ealge on the paratroopers shoulder but his jump boots are clearly visible. If you're interested on the British involvement at the Pointe there is a video by Liveth for Evermore. As for the paratroopers SNAFU DOCS has a video on the four men.
@kara-ponton
@kara-ponton 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful way to communicate D-day. You should visit fort humboldt Ulysses S Grant was once Stationed there.
@crazyaznub
@crazyaznub 2 жыл бұрын
Idk if I am getting my landings mixed up but was it D-Day where a navy ship flooded one side of their ship’s air cavities to lean the ship so the cannons can get extra arc on their shots to extend their max range?
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
That was the Texas but it wasn’t on D-Day. It was a week or two later.
@zuariiiiiiiiiii
@zuariiiiiiiiiii 2 жыл бұрын
Lol a little fun fact about my family my dad's birthday was June 6 so meaning he was born when d-day landings happened
@armoredinf
@armoredinf 2 жыл бұрын
There was also another front. The Strategic Air Campaign.
@vasty1381
@vasty1381 2 жыл бұрын
You should react to Historia Civilis three most recent videos they have to do with what happened to Europe after Napoleon and how they worked to stop something that from happening again
@sagahagstrom3795
@sagahagstrom3795 2 жыл бұрын
Yes we all know June 6th as the day that Gustav Vasa toke the Swedish throne and made him self king. Because in Swedish schools that is the only thing we know until we are like 14...
@StoryTimeZE
@StoryTimeZE 2 жыл бұрын
If you look real close in the opening scene of saving private Ryan, you can actually see one of the Sherman’s that made ashore briefly as captain miller drags Briggs
@David-fm6go
@David-fm6go 2 жыл бұрын
19:24 I love the longest day.
@ccourt46
@ccourt46 2 жыл бұрын
America Actor, Charles Durning ( Dog Day Afternoon, Evening Shade ) fought on Normandy Beach and was one of the only men on his landing craft to survive.
@NegiTaiMetal011
@NegiTaiMetal011 2 жыл бұрын
I've been looking at several D-Day 78 commemorations and docus. Plus me listening to Sabaton's Primo Victoria and Iron Maiden's The Longest Day. I do this to commemorate D-Day and for us to remember.
@jerryduffin1358
@jerryduffin1358 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite story from D-Day is that of Lt. Col James Rudder and the scaling of Pointe Du Hoc
@TribleNerd
@TribleNerd 2 жыл бұрын
Small naval history fact I know, the tanks were tested and approved, but the US navy believed in getting a base line for all tests, and thus only tested on calm clear days with small waves. This is why in WW1 and early WW2 the US navy had really poor Fire control, and why the navy only starts a ships life on calm waters and sends them to the north sea very quickly to test a ship in real rough waves.
@PastelFurry
@PastelFurry 2 жыл бұрын
The way I used to remember what day D day is as well as what day Swedens nationalday is by remembering that both of them takes place on the 6th of june, funnily enough when I was going to my parents for dinner yesterday my dad was talking on the phone with his brother (my uncle) and my dad gave me the phone so I could say hi to my uncle and he just opens up with "I'm sitting at a place in normandy drinking red wine) apparently he and the guy he lives with had both gone to Normandy for the anniversary of D-day, he just told me how the place was full of ppl in uniform and vehicles from ww2 and such, was nice to talk to him but I also admitted that I was very much envious which he found funny as he knows I love history, hopefully someday I'll get to visit Normandy and see the place for myself first hand
@masonarneault3919
@masonarneault3919 2 жыл бұрын
It’s also my birthday 🎂, arguably more of an important event than dday 😂
@twrampage
@twrampage 2 жыл бұрын
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D Eisenhower
@seanjoness9311
@seanjoness9311 2 жыл бұрын
On the sixth on June On the shores of Western Europe 1944 D-Day upon us First thing I think of when someone mentions D-Day
@zachpiazza6452
@zachpiazza6452 2 жыл бұрын
JD at history underground was my history teacher in high school. It’s crazy that you know him too
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! I spoke to his class a few months ago about my trip to France.
@wilhelm_iron2359
@wilhelm_iron2359 2 жыл бұрын
My Great- Grandpa was on Omaha. He was with the Big Red One, and was in the first wave on the beach. He survived, but was shot in the leg and bayonetted
@matthieufallevoz1457
@matthieufallevoz1457 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you react at the simple history " Munich dictate" aka " about us, without us".
@joshuasimpson364
@joshuasimpson364 2 жыл бұрын
Love this I would also like to know more about the Vietnam war I don’t know much about it
@guitarguymi
@guitarguymi 2 жыл бұрын
Interested in the footwear our troops used to storm those beaches. Rose Anvil cuts a pair in half to see exactly what kind of quality the boots were in 1944
@djJaXx101
@djJaXx101 2 жыл бұрын
I found it interesting how the 116 regimental combat team, formed out of the 116th infantry of the national guard of the 29th infantry division and the 741st tank battalion in support of the 16th regimental tank battalion and the 743rd Tank batalion offered assistance to the 116 regimental Combat team
@Billybob-bm7vt
@Billybob-bm7vt 2 жыл бұрын
2 Companys of Rangers were on Omaha with the 29th ID. when the rangers broke through at the barb wire one of the 29th Men shouted "Rangers lead the way"
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
The quote about Rangers leading the way is usually attributed to General Cota as I mentioned.
@Billybob-bm7vt
@Billybob-bm7vt 2 жыл бұрын
@@VloggingThroughHistory i couldnt remember who it was that said that quote but its powerful
@Brummie31
@Brummie31 2 жыл бұрын
I have visited Omaha beach and the war cemeteries, so moving. The number of lives lost is unbelievable.
@Hootix
@Hootix 2 жыл бұрын
It's terrifying to even think of being on that beach, hiding behind a oddly shaped metal obstacle that can barely protect me and seeing so much chaos around me. It's even worse thinking about being the first person at the front of the landing craft and possibly being the first to go...
@jackmessick2869
@jackmessick2869 2 жыл бұрын
This is why soldiers are trained and trained and trained. Your reactions to the horror are overcome by doing what you were trained to do. The same thing happens with first responders. A lot of blood, but you just start the procedures you have memorized and practiced. Then, after it's over, you have the memories to deal with.
@wiseone1013
@wiseone1013 2 жыл бұрын
With all that went wrong for the allies it seems that the element of surprise saved them from it being a failed invasion. Their clever misdirection campaign saved the day, hurray.
@nicksquatch7212
@nicksquatch7212 2 жыл бұрын
104 years ago today Dan Daly yelled "Come you sons of bitches, don't you want to live forever!"
@ccourt46
@ccourt46 2 жыл бұрын
The Big Red One was also known as The Big Dead One because they suffered the highest casualty count by far.
@mori7644
@mori7644 2 жыл бұрын
Hey boss you should watch Count Dankula’s video on banned books in history.
@Ulvdk
@Ulvdk 2 жыл бұрын
The BB-35 Uss Texas Fired 255 14-inch shells At Pointe du Hoc, During the invasion.
@lonks
@lonks 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris, if you are going to come back to the Netherlands would you visit less popular but important places like Middelburg, Rotterdam and Amsterdam (for a longer time)?
@demi3115
@demi3115 2 жыл бұрын
Amsterdam not a popular place? That's a joke, right 😂
@lonks
@lonks 2 жыл бұрын
@@demi3115 of course Amsterdam is a popular place and the same goes for Rotterdam but I mean less popular historical places in those cities.
@ShrewT34
@ShrewT34 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the earlier Soviet offensive codenamed Uranus? Interesting that this is operation Neptune ... Wonder if that was intentional.
@coreytock2139
@coreytock2139 2 жыл бұрын
saw a video to day world of ships, ship fleet sizes compared of ww2
@JLS639
@JLS639 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was mainly a 3-front war: Russia, Italy, France. But remember Finland also brought in the Germans to fight off the Soviets. So there was kind of a northern front as well
@paulmurray3459
@paulmurray3459 2 жыл бұрын
Re Stopping Counterattacks: Didn't air support play a significant role in stopping counterattacks?
@jkarpet
@jkarpet 2 жыл бұрын
you should react to simple histories iranian embassy hostage crisis two part series its very interesting and the planning for the assault was so meticulous
@theunidentified320
@theunidentified320 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like u to bring more content on the pacific theater
@gonnaenodaethat6198
@gonnaenodaethat6198 5 ай бұрын
D-Day was definently a peric victory especially for the US :P
@NastyNate18B
@NastyNate18B 5 ай бұрын
Perfect narration voice
@jimreilly917
@jimreilly917 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for honoring these men 78 years after they began the liberation of Western Europe.
@comradekommandmentklaus1848
@comradekommandmentklaus1848 2 жыл бұрын
I still stand by that the Normandy invasion was one of the lest important battles in WWII. I feel that Kursk, Stalingrad, Moscow, Sicily, and Anzio were more important (this is just a small list).
@svenrio8521
@svenrio8521 2 жыл бұрын
Why Anzio?
@comradekommandmentklaus1848
@comradekommandmentklaus1848 2 жыл бұрын
@Jojo Betzler at this point the Soviets were in no need of another front. From this point on the German army on the eastern front was pure defensive
@fredvincent7967
@fredvincent7967 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: big red 1 is based a few hours north of where I live
@ernestchoi4464
@ernestchoi4464 2 жыл бұрын
plan on heading back on the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy landings?
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
Hoping to get there before that but yeah that might be in the plans too.
@freeforall825
@freeforall825 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stephenparker6362
@stephenparker6362 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Chris, its good to remember D Day on this 78th anniversary and it reminds us that the people involved are real and not just statistics, we should spare a thought for the families of those involved. It would be great if you go to Normandy to look at each of the five beaches and to tell the stories of some of those involved in each, you do that so well.
@yobama9880
@yobama9880 2 жыл бұрын
Please react to "Beast of Omaha" by Simple History. It's about a German machine gunner at Omaha
@mallc8874
@mallc8874 2 жыл бұрын
Hi
@stephennewton2223
@stephennewton2223 2 жыл бұрын
I never understood why most of the invasion went relatively smoothly and Omaha was a cluster f...., well, you know. This explains this somewhat. I have read that most of the problem with the tanks was that they started their run from too far offshore. The Brits started them closer in and it worked pretty well. I would think that the sea conditions would have been the same. I hat also forgotten that Utah was the westernmost beach.
@michaelyarnell1559
@michaelyarnell1559 2 жыл бұрын
The Allies depended on aerial bombardments to clear the way. And they knew exactly where each beach obstacle and stronghold was on all five beaches because a map showing the German Normandy master plan was stolen by the French Underground and sent to London. But because of heavy clouds the bombers could not see where to bomb on Omaha. They guessed when to release their bombs but guessed wrong. The bombs landed harmlessly inland. The other beaches had a lot less cloud cover so the bombers destroyed many of the obstacles and strongholds. Especially on Utah beach.
@bertmustin
@bertmustin 2 жыл бұрын
Midway was being fought 80 years ago.
@Crashj7f67h
@Crashj7f67h 2 жыл бұрын
June 6th is also my mother's birthday
@CodyChepa88
@CodyChepa88 2 жыл бұрын
Still crazy to think an invasion of Japan would have been way way bigger then the D Day invasion. Glad you reacted to this video 🙏
@ShivamR34440
@ShivamR34440 2 жыл бұрын
💀💀💀💀💀💀
@JBoyer2025
@JBoyer2025 2 жыл бұрын
Question for anyone out there who can answer. How many men drowned in the sinking tanks? I’m assuming they were manned on the way over
@jackmessick2869
@jackmessick2869 2 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia's entry on Duplex-Drive tanks, on Omaha beach only 5 tank crew members drowned out of the 27 tanks that sank. Crew members were supplied with emergency oxygen tanks that allowed them to escape from the tank if it sank. A normal Sherman tank had a crew of 5, so I am guessing that 135 men had to escape.
@JBoyer2025
@JBoyer2025 2 жыл бұрын
@@jackmessick2869 Thanks! More random knowledge to fill my head lol
@tombo6245
@tombo6245 2 жыл бұрын
It's honestly a fucking shame that Google would rather showcase a doodle of the inventor of the espresso machine than one of the most significant events in history today
@wikiuser92
@wikiuser92 2 жыл бұрын
You should also watch the Extra History series of D-Day (in case you haven't already, I don't remember).
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Did it last year.
@wikiuser92
@wikiuser92 2 жыл бұрын
@@VloggingThroughHistory Nice. Still, more Extra History would be nice.
@ValerietheLovelyDeadlyItalian
@ValerietheLovelyDeadlyItalian 2 жыл бұрын
AIMING FOR HEAVEN, THOUGH SERVING IN HELL, VICTORY'S OURS, THEIR FORCES WILL FALL!
@PK-yz5ig
@PK-yz5ig 2 жыл бұрын
There's a COD game called big red one good game
@syaifulfauziahfaiq59
@syaifulfauziahfaiq59 2 жыл бұрын
Hey man can you react side quest history
@bueno_oneub_0
@bueno_oneub_0 2 жыл бұрын
You look slightly different, did you get a new camera?
@VloggingThroughHistory
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 жыл бұрын
New 4k webcam but also one of my lights broke so my lighting isn't optimal at the moment.
@bueno_oneub_0
@bueno_oneub_0 2 жыл бұрын
@@VloggingThroughHistory I see
@AjarTadpole7202
@AjarTadpole7202 2 жыл бұрын
6TH OF JUNE 1944
@bulgariannationalist5719
@bulgariannationalist5719 2 жыл бұрын
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