Omaha Beach GERMAN Perspective: Reaction to SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (Part 1)

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Amateur Historian reacts and breaks down Saving Private Ryan (1998), more specifically the OMAHA BEACH landing part taking place on D-DAY, Normandy, 6 June 1944. It covers the attack of men of the 2nd Rangers and the 29th infantry Division at Charlie and Dog Green sectors.
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[@kingkhieu]

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[@tyleringle268]

Please react to the D Day mission in call of duty ww2! I really would like to see the historian react to that mission I have 4 likes who knows I might not be the only one who would like to see the historian react to that mission! For those who read my comment please keep hitting the like button it might happen very soon!

[@commoncriminal923]

YESSSSSSS COME ONNNNNNN WE LOVE THE TURTLE NECKS MANNNNNNNNNN

[@santiagobaublis7238]

Hey, can you react to Medal of Honor Spearhead's depiction of Operation Neptune? Or Medal of Honor Breakthrough's Battle of Kasserine Pass?

[@commoncriminal923]

in all honesty tho how dont you have more subs/views your shorts do really well but these are just toooo interesting.........

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

I can't speak to the events of WW2 obviously, but i am a veteran combat medic who served in Afghanistan. The scene where the guy who has lost his arm and stumbles around looking for it is a bizarre and terrifying reflection of reality. In these moments of high stress and trauma, the brain will for many people switch to focusing on small, meaningless tasks as a way of focusing instead of panicking. I've seen people act the same way, like a man who had been shot and almost blown up completely focus on trying to put together a broken flowerpot next to him instead of retreating to get help. Another man who had a badly damaged arm with chunks of his hand missing was obsessing over his helmet being full of dust. Combat reactions are impossible to foresee. Personally, i once got completely locked up when putting a man in a bodybag. His leg would not lay down in a natural way because of damage, and i tried correcting it many times over, probably almost twenty times before i realised i was obsessing over a pointless task, and those moments are still part of my PTSD to this day almost 10 years later. I can't imagine the burden on the veterans from ww2 where ptsd was seen as disgraceful in most places.

[@acklord7145]

That scene in this movie was one of the most disturbing. It's so, I don't know how to explain it. It's so un-human like to see someone react this way to a disaster that bad. It's depressing to a point.

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

People can react to mental shock in a myriad of ways, and you're right, it's unnerving to see in some cases, since we expect to see certain reactions that would make sense - like crying,screaming, or with anger,fear, or anything inbetween - but often the reaction that actually occurs can seem robotic, or like the person is sleepwalking, "not all there". In a way that's what it is - the brain quickly decides you shouldn't have to deal with reality right now, so it locks onto a distraction or a simple task, and shuts everything else out. I guess it blunts the trauma in the moment - but we know in the modern world that stuff like that will scar people for life.

[@StarCrusier900]

Thank you for your service & sacrifice

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

@@StarCrusier900 That means a lot to me, thank you.

[@mycklaflonscamping1398]

As a medic, you helped invading US soldiers that trying to take over the Middle East and murder their people. You’re really bad

[@devinmorse3607]

The information the Cpt and Sgt give in the Higgins Boat is not a sign of "Badassery." It was the leadership putting out last minute reminders and advice before hitting the beach. Kind of a way to get their heads in the game. As a former NCO in the Army, this is something I used to do, even in training. It is a common practice.

[@jamalwilburn228]

True. Junior enlisted get nervous or just plainly forger so it's necessary to give them last minute reminders to get their minds back on the mission and what needs to be accomplished

[@KikoTheFool]

Yeah i love that detail he mentions the reminders, like dont crowd up they wont waste ammunition on just one guy

[@MrChickennugget360]

one interesting aspect that i wish this historian had mentioned that while the 2nd Ranger Battalion had not been in combat before the Fictional Capt. Miller and Master Sergeant Horvath had both been in combat together in North Africa apparently Sicily and Italy. While its possible that the writer simply did not know this, it makes you wonder how they ended up in the 2nd Ranger. My first guess is they were from one of the 3 Ranger Battalions that were wiped out trying to break out of Anzio Beachhead. This would explain Miller's sever PTSD

[@samgraham2110]

“Alright guys, stand by to copy!” “The hell sir, an op order right now?!”

[@Tom-dy9oy]

I was honestly gonna comment on this myself but thank you

[@07foxmulder]

8:07 “Port side stick, starboard side stick. Move fast and clear those murder holes.” “I wanna see plenty of feet between men. Five men’s a juice opportunity; one man’s a waste of ammo.” I don’t think the movie’s trying to show that they’re badass. I always took as Miller and Horvath talking to their men like they’re amateurs, reminding them of basic things that could end up saving their life.

[@VAZZ8876]

yes and no, plenty of reasons to quickly smash some basics out before all hell breaks loose, hell maybe they’re saying it cause they’re thinking it to themselves. Doing the basics right will save your life.

[@connorperry8311]

I do partially agree, as them being new to fighting going over the training that way it helps keep some order. “Plenty of feet” good combat spacing, more or less just space out so they have to use more ammo to try and hit you.

[@Lonovavir]

In stressful situations people forget basics pretty fast, hence the necessary reminder. I've seen people in martial arts schools forget simple parrying and blocks and lose a sparring session for that reason.

[@Gunnar001]

@@VAZZ8876 Miller and Horvath are battle hardened veterans at this point. Most of the other men in the boat with them are probably going into combat for the first time and are nervous and scared. The experienced leaders are reminding them what they should focus on and do.

[@jakubsalaj7367]

Port side and starboard basically means left and right side in NAVY terminollogy. Even though these men were rangers, they still used NAVY expressions while they were on board the Higgins boats.

[@fynngachter7758]

A veteran that served on omaha beach said that the saving private ryan d-day scene was one of the most accurate representations of what happened he ever saw in a movie.

[@Gunnar001]

It may have felt like it, but, based on actual aerial photos of the beaches, the real defenses and after action reports, this beach scene is clearly not historically accurate. It’s more like a collection of horrible things various soldiers saw and experienced across miles of beach over the span of several hours, all condensed down into a small 20 minute battle scene.

[@nagibrich1270]

is more about the fucked up situation he was

[@linming5610]

It's more about the atmosphere than what really happened.

[@fynngachter7758]

@@Gunnar001 he never said it was perfect but he said it was the best recreation he's seen in a movie

[@patriotenfield3276]

well the true description in my pov is accurately depicted in the beach landings of Iwo Jima from the movie "Letters from Iwo Jima". like He said, the Japanese literally waited till the enemy showed a vulnerable side.

[@fosram4522]

"Don't eat too much before going on an amphibious assault." Cheers mate that's a good life hack.

[@ygorschuma3059]

8:21 *"Portside stick, starboard side stick, move fast and clear those murder holes":* Basically he's telling the troops to stick to the sides of the landing craft and not the middle, the murder holes are ambushing points, if the troops stick to the sides, it'll be harder for the machineguns to hit them in contrast to them being in the middle, well in theory atleast, he's basically telling them to stick to the sides, and get out as quick as they can looking for cover. *"I wanna see plenty of feet between men, five men is a juicy opportunity, one man is a waste of ammo.":* I wanna see alot of spacing between you guys, five men together is a great opportunity for the machineguns to point at you, one man alone is a waste of ammo for a burst fire. *"Keep the sand out of your weapons, keep those actions clear. I'll see you on the beach":* Don't let your weapon get dipped in sand, mud or water, or it won't work and will jam, "keep those actions clear" either means that keep your weapons on Safe until ready to fire, or just keep it in working condition in general, taking those factors above into account.

[@tgd2984]

@@franks450 murder hole is a fatal funnel like the ramp or spaces between obstacles.

[@sammyfabelman]

There may be historical inaccuracies, there is such a thing as a dramatic effect. This is not a documentary film, but a narrative film, albeit based on historical events....Masterpiece...

[@plushluigi7417]

This scene was so accurate vets watching it either left the theater or called a hotline to help them cope with the PTSD

[@pepqcat3169]

not accurate but brutal and realistic

[@superyamky]

Rest in peace to the fallen soldiers on D-day

[@adamhajek127]

Yea honor to them from Czech republic

[@Chris09978]

@@adamhajek127 honor to the Czech Republic that we’re struggling to survive during ww2, and on top of that your grandfathers courage to fight against the German soldier in the Battle of Britain Fighter pilot number for Czechs 310

[@adamhajek127]

@@Chris09978 thanks bro

[@dankengine5304]

@@adamhajek127 - you guys had it tough. Not just during WW2, but after. Bless you guys.

[@adamhajek127]

@@Chris09978 oh yeah if d Day never hapend pilsen will be never liberated

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus8826]

8:06 It's a verbal rehearsal. Before we go out we always always ALWAYS review the plan and even basics before we step off. The plan only works when everyone knows exactly what they are doing.

[@aquamidget1131]

the talking in the higgin's was actually just regular military talk. US military has a lot of slang that an average civilian won't recognize, so it's understandable that it was mistaken for "badass gibberish", however when you figure out what they're saying it makes perfect sense and is actually a nice touch

[@Indoor_Carrot]

Even for civilians, it's pretty easy to understand what they're talking about.

[@butter5842]

17:47 I played a game called Hell Let Loose as the Germans defending the beach. I was a machine gunner and my squad positioned itself from such a casemate. Held off the enemy team for half an hour racking up maybe a hundred kills. The soldiers inside the landing craft were relatively easy pickings (try controlling a machine gun shooting at something a few hundred metres away). The ones who spawned next to the landing craft had ti wade through water and were so slow. The survivors had to run a few hundred metres across the beach to get out of my field of fire. Our defensive position got overran when my machine gun ran out of bullets but the enfilade fire was devastating while it lasted. Lesson learned, playing as the allied forces attacking on D-day is not fun. On another note, my squad did not have access to a pak43 because that would have made the game horribly unbalanced. Without armour no way would the allies be able to secure a beach head in the game.

[@samuel10125]

I only just realised that when we land we are landing on Dog Green sector.

[@dmknght8946]

U should try project reality. Dev added omaha beach with pak43 (i think so) and sherman

[@samuel10125]

@@dmknght8946 sadly I only play on console I'm poor🤣

[@HystericalHuntress]

@@dmknght8946 Project Reality is a Battlefield 2 mod that's over 15 years old, I don't think most people want to play it. I still play PR, but it has like less than 2,000 dedicated players left total and rarely more than 200 online at once. It's not a very recommendable game.

[@exterminator1107]

@@HystericalHuntress yea and if ur living somewhere in south east asia you'll never have a good ping every server is literally over 200+ ping

[@mako88sb]

Just wanted to add that a contributing factor to the seasickness’s was that the uniforms were impregnated with a chemical that would help ward off the effects of gas weapons if they had been used that day. Unfortunately whatever the chemical was, it had a bit of a nauseous odour that combined with the rough seas and large breakfast certainly didn’t help the situation.

[@haydenedgmon5289]

What may not be very well known to the public is that Spielberg felt that if they put the bunkers in the correct distance, that the scene would not feel as... shall we say, intense, so he told the set crew to put them closer. Another thing is that nearly 200+ Irish volunteers were asked to attend as the soldiers on the beach. Another thing, the French government would not allow the filming of the D-Day landings on their beaches. So it was filmed in Ireland.

[@mrvn000]

French government sucks!!

[@liasonlee1248]

Machine guns to suppress, artillery rounds to do the damages. Even if a machine gun can fire stream of bullets, that doesn't mean that every bullet will hit something, let alone aiming while firing. Artillery are premeasured to fire certain distances, so they are extremely accurate in defensive positions.

[@koreancowboy42]

Even more so each bunker had about two MG 42s. Both MG 42s would create a suppression or kill zone sector.

[@dmknght8946]

Holywood loves to make gunfights look like within 100m, or we'll see sniper fight. And Holywood loves to make everything be easier for attackers

[@MrChickennugget360]

real combat would be to complicated and to slow paced for most audiences.

[@satherfilms220]

The morning of D-Day, at around 3:00 A.M Soldier climbed into their landing craft. They waited until 6:00 A.M, slowly creeping up to the beaches, at 6:13 A.M is when the main landing of the 29th infantry at omaha east happened. Men of the 116th regiment landed (Stonewall Brigade) Landed at Dog Green. The men were expecting craters all over the beaches to hide in, but the bombs used earlier didn't land on the beaches, but on the bluffs above.

[@amkrause2004]

I served with a platoon from the 29ID they were from Kentucky. Great bunch of people.

[@chaosXP3RT]

A guy from Louisiana designed the Higgins boat because in the bayou, you need shallow draft boats

[@amkrause2004]

Andrew Higgins

[@oisinbyrne7267]

What I always say about movies like these is in order to keep the attention of the viewer, or at least the non-historically interested viewer, they still need to make it a movie, and not a re-enactment. This is a fantastic base to teach real history off, while still keeping it historically realistic.

[@MrChickennugget360]

there are multiple elements that don't make military sense but do make movie sense. I can see why Spielberg picked that big gray bunker as the center piece of the scene- its big gray and intimidating, Its the first thing we see when the Ramp goes down and it being burned out makes the ending sequence of the intro scene. Its sort of like a mini-villain for the scene that functions as the sequence antagonist.

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

There's always something new to learn. When I thought I know a lot, you show how there are more that I didn't know. You sir are a great history teacher, able to tell additional details and notes.

[@Manu-rb6eo]

The longest day is a little bit better historical accuracy but it doesn't want to show the same thing as private Ryan. Spielberg wanted to show how war is terrible. The longest day wanted to show how much time they spent stuck on the beach

[@pepqcat3169]

mhm also nither got storming the beach right also the longest day is slightly more accurate as some ran up the beach like that (:

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

You should cover Simple Histories video on Heinrich Severloh, a German soldier who served on Omaha Beach who came to be known as "The Beast of Omaha in which he claims to have killed at least 1,000 US soldiers after firing the MG-42 for 9 hours straight. He served in the resistance nest WN-62.

[@pepqcat3169]

so he killed half of all of the american on dday omaha beach even though mortars killed 3 times more than any mg fire sooo that dose not ad up

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

@@pepqcat3169 Obviously the number has been disproven, but his point being that he killed hundreds of US troops that day. A feat one does not easily achieve.

[@pepqcat3169]

@@ArcticWolf00Alpha0 yup

[@BEACH.LUVER101]

I’m so glad you pointed out the major breakfast they ate before the landing was the cause of them being sick, and not just label it fear or adrenaline which I’m sure would also play a part.

[@StiffBlanketProductions]

The reason the Czech hedgehogs were not blocking anything is because the Germans thought the Allie’s would arrive at high tide. When they didn’t the hedgehogs were rendered useless

[@66kbm]

The Rangers also landed in British LCA's, not LCVP's

[@gew43]

i think he said that? i may be wrong

[@cadelussenden5144]

Just wanted to point out, there is in fact and large amount of soldiers from the 29th ID shown. The blue and white insignia is on the helmets. Great video!

[@EdmundLoh]

13:21 - 13:41 that stereotypical German impression

[@robertwalker7454]

They actually did go through an actual WW2 Training, prior to the filming, it was really interesting

[@octopusbeak42069]

My great grandfather was on Omaha. I sadly never got to meet him but my father always retold his stories for me. He said, that when they heard and saw the slaughter, my great grandfather and 1 other man just ran and never stopped running across the beach. Hoping for the best, and it worked.

[@localfatty4364]

“This is exactly NOT what happened” Love your channel😂😂

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

I'm guessing Captain Miller's name comes from one of the replacements in Easy Company of Band of Brothers fame. Spielberg and Hanks would of course later make Band of Brothers into a TV miniseries. The inspiration for Saving Private Ryan is the story of Fritz Niland of the 101st. His story his told in the book Band of Brothers on the same page that Private Miller is also mentioned.

[@saloenjoyer3266]

Can you react to some of the scenes from the movie “The Battle for El Alamein” (1969)? It’s an underrated movie.

[@SnepBlepVR]

Fun fact the 7th boat in the scene where it shows them all before the initial combat was a camera boat, it’s also the boat that is used for the CGI of the guys being slaughtered, there where only 5 or so guys on that boat and they are the ones who go over the sides.

[@teslaphile2097]

I have seen many veterans give interviews and recall D-Day. Many soldiers died in the water, but, after going over the side, to avoid incoming rounds, this soldier said (I don't recall his name, regiment or sector), he knew he was going to drown, but, lot's people were eager to get to the beach to try and stop the sea-sickness, over anything. Carrying 100lbs of soaking wet kit, as he realised he was sinking, before he even had a chance to panic or struggle, he was upside down, headfirst in the water, as that's how he entered the water. Suddenly, he popped up out of the water like a beach ball. The reason? He had his helmet on (many puked in theirs or they obscured view, and subsequently removed them, but even more just failed to use the chin-strap) and that is what saved him. Others had theirs on in the water but the chin-strap was not secured. I remember being amazed at how little air is needed to overcome such weight. I'm still amazed to this day.

[@Accelerator26]

good to see that, you really actually made a reaction to this since I also requested this one. Thanks

[@basgordijn9722]

In 1994 me and my dad talked to an Omaha beach veteran in Normandy and he told us he was laying in the water until midday or something. Can't remember the exact time but I will always remember that. So when we watched SPR later doing the action in 20 minutes I knew that was bullocks. On the extreme opposite side some boat teams landed at Omaha beach were untouched as they landed in between the WN's. But they didn't fight the WN and went straight to the objective more inland.

[@Burnman83]

Two things here: 1. First of all, you are absolutely right, and it is not just the motors. Generally, gunfire, especially machinegun fire is not represented accurate in movies. The weapons are simply much stronger as depicted. That means that these wooden, mine-carrying obstacles are not only facing the wrong directions, they would also not make for a cover, since those MG42 rounds would just penetrate them. I think even 7,62mm NATO rounds still penetrate an average of 30cm of round wood, depending on the kind of wood. 2. You are perfectly right about the water, it's actually even worse. There have been videos made by the Mythbuster, FullMag and the SlowMoGuys (all easily findable when searching for "bullet water" here on KZbin where you see that not only the projectiles would lose their energy quickly in water... actually, they would in theory still reach deep enough, but they would simply shatter due to the big resistance in the water and their high velocity.

[@jackmoorehead2036]

Your stamwnts about the 29th are very true. How ever these men are not in the 29th, they are the Deconed Ranger Battalion and they were veterans. The idea of them peeking over the Gunnels is a joke, they knew better than to expect an easy landing from bitter experience. The "Pep Talk" is something every company, Platoon and Squad does as they land on a beach, LZ or dismount from an APC, you always keep reminding each other to keep your intervals, don't bunch up, keep moving etc. I never landed on a beach but did do several major assults in my time and all that seemed quite accurate to me.

[@adpadp-il1ed]

This is not a "pep talk", they are giving instuctions about movement and if soldiers are in group they will become easy target for mg 42 and 34, "five men juicy opportunity one men waste of ammo"

[@123oneshotonekill]

Finally! I’ve been anxiously waiting for this one

[@default5373]

This was very interesting and always heard that this scene was "super realistic" and it's nice to hear your view and information about the real event 👍 I've always had this feeling that there were some historical problems with this movie but nevertheless it dose a very good job at showing what WW2 soldiers felt and what combat would be like. Very good job

[@minisamearizaku2483]

A WW2 vet said that it was the most realistic movie he had ever seen so please do research before criticizing others and believing someone who does not have a degree please and thank you

[@default5373]

@@minisamearizaku2483 yes I do agree with u, don't get me wrong on that but I've also heard a veteran say that this was realistic on how it recreated the trauma and feelings theses soldiers were going through during the battle but not the actual battle as History Legends is explaining how the actual battle went and looked like. Ether way I feel we can both agree that this is a good movie

[@joelm5509]

@@minisamearizaku2483 this scene has lots of faults, none can deny that. Beach is too short, bullets traveling in water, obstacles were done wrong, german positions are wrong. Also most of the 2nd rangers were destined to point du hoc, not to Dog Green though. Rangers were "special" forces in their way, even though still green. It's a great scene, but it could've been even better.

[@pepqcat3169]

@@minisamearizaku2483 yes the photos are lies and the movie is 100% though photos of the battle and reports are just propaganda made by the creater of thin red line because they wanted there movie to be the best arg ):

[@pepqcat3169]

@@joelm5509 and flamethrowers don't exspload

[@hotpolishtakes9063]

I just discovered your channel and I really like it. Watched a few of the COD videos, great mix of funny and informative.

[@xadrach]

One of my old friends grandfathers who fought in Omaha couldn't finish even halfway through the first scene of the movie and had to turn it off because it was way too close for comfort.

[@fals_volks3127]

Can't wait for the Part 2......Keep the good work Freund :D

[@lordmilchreis1885]

Since you know German, Danke für deine Wunderbaren Videos mein lieber! Your channel is really awesome.

[@CW2063]

The hand thing if I remember correctly was actually like a health problem the Captain Miller had not stress

[@ivanescualexandru1196]

This was awesome! I love your videos and I think SPR will be a great miniseries! Cheers!

[@absolutememer4728]

in one of the scenes on omaha, the medics are trying to save the battalion surgeon when one of the medics gets shot in the canteen, first theres just normal water spilling out but a couple seconds later the water turns red, thats a pretty cool detail spielberg adden in.

[@indianheadlogan]

The reason none of them peeked out is because they didn't want their heads blown off instantly

[@pepqcat3169]

no in real life they though the germans were all dead at that point

[@RosenwinklerSolutions]

One of the best dday vid i have ever seen. Well done. Pls make more awesome videos.

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

I don't remember all the details, but back in the day, here in Germany, when this movie was in theater, an old man watched this, got a heart attack, and sadly died. He was a German soldier at Omaha Beach, scared to death by a massive Invasion Force in front of him, and the threat of a P08 Luger behind him if he doesn't fight. He did fight, while crying & pissing himself, but did get away & survive the war. Something like that. Some details were in the papers, like old letters, wittnesse accounts. He survived, just to die in a theater, in his mind probably back at Omaha Beach, many years later. Big thing in Germany, they kinda tried to cencore this part, or remove the whole movie from the theater, because Germany 1990s. 🙄 Nothing happend. Long story short, it's pretty impressive how brutal this whole scene is, the emotional terror, yes, there are some errors, definitely, but if it "kills" someone who watches this movie, there has to be some hard truth to it. This movie in general doesn't fuck around, it's scary... 😅

[@user-uf7jn9mo1l]

13:45 the germans expected the americans to land on high tide, but they didn’t. Thus the barrieres were placed more conveniently for the allied soldiers as cover

[@OctaBech]

You should pay better attention, he straight out showed you a picture of how the actual layout was.

[@cunk0]

Thank you for making these videos! :)

[@MacD1074]

If you're going to do a part 2 on this I would like to know what you think of the guy who carries 3 cans of sand from the other countries he's fought on around with him rather than food or ammunition or water.

[@shawn576]

It's excellent visual story telling. In seconds, and without saying anything, you know a bit of that guy's backstory. It's just 1 guy doing it, so it's not like the movie makes a statement about that being a normal behavior among soldiers. This is also done with little effects where a guy's wedding ring is clearly visible for a seemingly long period of time, one guy is chewing lots of tobacco, another guy is praying. It humanizes characters so you don't see them as being a bunch of robots.

[@danielcadwell9812]

You are the 1st person I have seen mention that those log obstacles were facing the wrong direction. I noticed it the 1st time I watched the movie back when it came out.

[@mcwildstyle9106]

Correction for the information that Cpt Miller and Sgt Horvath were giving to their men. It was not a sign "oh we're badass, let's do this thing here" or something like that. They were giving instructions to their fellow Rangers that could save their lives. Later in the film, it was said that both Miller and Horvath served both in North Africa before D-Day.

[@vjrap]

also the artillery is typically fired on pre-planned targets. The kill/Casualty radius on indirect fires is usually pretty big so the round doesn't actually have to land directly near you to still hit you

[@Happy_Elian]

Love your content bro I learned so much from you keep it going ♥️👍👍

[@varovaro1967]

No MG would fire for so long… it would melt like butter.

[@Nickallsopp92]

When Capt Miller was pep talking his men he was giving them some last minute advice, same SFC Horvath. It wasnt meant to convey badassery, "Port side stick (the squad lined up on the port side of the boat), starboard side Stick (squad on the starboard side), move fast clear those murder holes (get out the boat quickly, and make way for the others)". "I wanna see plenty of beach between men (in other words dont bunch up), 5 men is a juicy opportunity (a machine gunner can drop all 5 of you if you group up) one man is a waste of ammo (a soldier moving by hisself wont make as a tempting a target as a gaggle of troops moving close to getting)". I get that you're a historian, but you dont seem to understand military slang and speak. More over, noobs or not they were still trained well enough to know what their jobs were once on the beach. The officers were trained as well as the enlisted. And as far as Capt Miller and SFC Horvath were concerned, they were battlefield veterans as it was stated they both had been serving together since the battle at Kasserine Pass. Its not that hard to imagine that they were Transferred to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at some point from their previous unit.

[@indianheadlogan]

That really does throw it off, not even having the armada there at all

[@mansourbellahel-hajj5378]

This video has been recommended by me from a long time thank you.

[@tijminator1454]

Damn your channel is growing like crazy, keep it up

[@Nickcooper625]

While the film was in production, a friend of him living in London saw someone earnestly reading a copy of the script on the Underground (subway). When the film came out, he recognised him as the soldier in the landing craft who grimaces as everyone around him throws up, briefly visible on the left at 07:03!

[@rolfagten857]

Glad you made this one! The 80s war movie you are referring to is that the "Big Red One" (1980) or "Les uns et let Autres" (1981)? Please keep going like this!

[@guidocosulich5925]

Good job! Waiting for part 2

[@invictus99]

probably the best scene in the history of all cinema movies

[@plushluigi7417]

The D-Day part was so accurate, veteran either called a hotline to help cope with the PTSD, or left the theater entirely

[@pepqcat3169]

it was not accurate just realistic

[@renztheboss3253]

I think the burning in that specific landing craft was caused by a flamethrower explosion y'know

[@angelamaro3480]

Maybe not so much an explosion but a fuel leak that was ignited by a tracer round.

[@ivanescualexandru1196]

Oh, boy!! lemme get the popcorn, this evening is becoming awesome! And it's only part1 :D

[@fritz1143]

Nice little Adrian Helmet back there!! Please wear it in a video!!!

[@friendlym1rifle]

Thank god you mention this movie. I finally have historical context for my mini series. Tho i live in Belgrade Serbia and the beach wont be sandy but rocky.

[@erdeljanus8747]

Plus, nobody wants to invade Belgrade waterfront

[@friendlym1rifle]

@@erdeljanus8747 exactly.

[@PeasantNo.471]

Turtleneck check😂...you made my day....

[@kingkhieu]

That killed me too😂😂🤝

[@pavelZhd]

18:44 considering the angle at which the bullets hit the water and the shape of the bullet, it was really likely it would bound off the surface like a skipping rock.

[@charlesbullghost5491]

Actually Omaha is a native American word ' to go against the stream' from the native American tribe.

[@gabilecrack8231]

We were all waiting for it.

[@conpop6924]

I coulda sworn i heard that the part where the soldier picks up his arm was actually something that happened and a vet saw it and Spielberg or someone heard that story and put it in the movie

[@BabelArchivesImagingSolutions]

Let’s go History Legends dropped🔥🔥

[@kingkhieu]

Early gang here🥷🤯

[@tylerallen497]

Have you thought about doing a review on the movie “The Longest Day” or “Flags of our Fathers”?

[@indianheadlogan]

Man, shoutout also to all the men that died to real bullets on purpose to more accurately recreate the real thing

[@rotvic87]

i like how you explain, and find details

[@king_of_sin]

at around the 8:50 mark in reference to the pregame pep talk. while it is true that most of the men were green you need to keep in mind that the Captain and the Sargent doing the talking, as explained later in the movie, are experienced soldiers from the Tunisian Campaign and took part in the battle of Kasserine Pass therefore they do have the knowledge and experience to bring the men on their craft up to speed on what to watch out for as they have prior experience fighting Germans, Vichy French and Italians.

[@freikorp7201]

There were dead men floating in the water and live men acting dead, letting the tide take them in by Sgt. Bob Slaughter, 126th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach.

[@biggbals4375]

5:22 ''He's not comfortable'' Hahaha xD

[@indianheadlogan]

I kinda like how it showed the burning LC with no explanation. I don't know if it was intended, but it hints at the fact that there is so much going on, something major could start up like that and you wouldn't realize, or care how it happened. BOOM! oh, another mortar? Cool. Oh, the guy behind me is dead all of a sudden from something completely separate. How? Idk, and it doesn't matter. Move! Move! Move!

[@ProPlayer-dz1bj]

Please make a part 2 please love your channel

[@generalpanzerfaust2387]

Hello, I really appreciate you and I have a suggestion. I haven't seen you look at World at War (if you have, I can't find the video/s). After the horrendous smelling pile of trash (which is Vanguard) I would be really happy if you did a historical breakdown! Cheers

[@generalpanzerfaust2387]

@@huntclanhunt9697 I already know that he did Vanguard dummy

[@callysweatgamer9732]

You are such a good historican!

[@spygineer1076]

13:20 bro, lmfao, that accent was on point

[@niketuck9687]

Must’ve been scary as fuck for the germans, seeing thousands of warships at the beach knowing that the overwhelming numbers will overpower your and you WILL get your hands red

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Can you do a review of the movie 1944? It’s an Estonian war film set in 1944 that looks at Estonians fighting for both the Germans and the Soviets

[@Brrain95]

The German impression is hysterical 🤣

[@emielvanroy4949]

Great analysis! You've hit the spot! Have you looked at the Child 44 movie yet? I'd love to hear how the assault on the reichstag is depicted!

[@07foxmulder]

I’m torn on SPR. I absolutely love it. I think it’s a technical marvel but it’s obvious Spielberg took many artistic liberties over historical accuracy. I wish he would’ve been more accurate but who am I to question Spielberg.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Agreed. The premise of rescuing Pvt. Ryan and wasting a whole ranger squad is... Well, completely idiotic and never would have happened.

[@jaybeeonyt]

@@huntclanhunt9697 It's a movie.

[@asellandrofacchio7263]

Anybody could question Spielberg. He's not an untouchable god.

[@MrChickennugget360]

@@huntclanhunt9697 its not even about wasting a Ranger Squad- its more about having such a low chance of sucess as to be laughable. Anyone in that Situation would realize that there is almost no chance of finding one soldier from the 101st Airborne until the fighting was mostly over and the 101st was back in reserve. I mean no one would have any idea where to start to figure out where Pvt. Ryan was. One big plot hole for the film is how quickly they report Sean Ryan's death to the war department, and they get the news to the mother. in reality the mother would only find out about Sean Ryan's death after the main D-Day campaign was over. it would take a few weeks at least and given the number of KIA reported it take longer. By the Time the war department found out about it James Ryan would either be dead, wounded and in a hospitable or sitting in a 101st Camp in England preparing for their next operation. Of course then we would not have a movie.

[@unluckymonkey4382]

I just noticed at 9:59 you can tell the bayonet in the guys pack is fake. Never caught on to that till now

[@justsomechapinatophat5517]

Do you think you'll do a video on Waterloo (1970)? It's an amazing film for sure and is pretty accurate.

[@Yehnah677]

“The movie tries to show us these guys are badass” yes they were and always will be have some respect.

[@SuberExtraMan]

Hello! I was wondering if you have a list of your favorite unbiased history books somewhere? Would be so good to start learning history with a suggested literature from a historian! Thank you!

[@AlainRobertyellow88]

That's awesome bro you got a sponsorship

[@barukkazhad8998]

I do very much enjoy your videos