The First German General Killed in the Battle of Normandy | History Traveler Episode 199

[@JackDaly-v5l]

Malcolm Brennan was my Dad’s best friend in the 508th. But you guys left out the best part of the story about the map they found in the General headband.

[@danielsibley6322]

JD, it is absolutely brilliant that you consistently pull in such connected and knowledgeable people to tell these stories. It is without a doubt just one of the reasons your channel shines...I have watched a lot of history detailed content and there is simply nothing like this anywhere!

[@carlveilleux5744]

JD, you not only provide us with fascinating content in a format that I really appreciate (I feel like I'm right there with you visiting those historical - and important - places) but also I must mention the high quality of the footage, video editing, and soundtrack. Awesome work, keep it up!

[@kennethnew3075]

To see you Paul and Erik throughout this series is the most fantastic group of Historian's on KZbin. And yes I consider you a historian. Going over to WW2tv and find the episode you mentioned. Thanks JD .

[@bobleicht5295]

What an amazing resource you have in Paul Woodadge.

[@GuyPipili]

That was fascinating. Always learning something new. Thanks JD, Eric, and Paul for a history lesson we wished we learned in school as youngsters.

[@BaggieT]

I think these are my favourite trio going!

[@markhewitt4307]

With these videos you do about Normandy, I get to see the same sites as my grandfather did. He was at Utah Beach but never really talked about the war. Thank you for these videos!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@patfromamboy]

Go see it if you haven’t, I took my son 15 years ago to see Normandy when he was 10 and I was 45 and we had the trip of a lifetime. I recommend it.

[@normahird9059]

JD.... Again another superb vlog. You mentioned in your vlog "if we ever come to Normandy" you have taken us there with you. Thank you for the historical record that you have made.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you. It’s been a pleasure to share the experiences.

[@dimwitt461]

The gravesite kind of proves the old adage of “To the victors goes the spoils”. Here is a high ranking, very powerful German general laid to rest amongst common soldiers. No fancy markers, no private plot, nothing to show he held any position of privilege at all, just a soldiers grave. Gotta wonder if that was done on purpose or if all the German senior staff that died in battle got the same treatment. Wonderful job as usual JD.

[@itsonlyme9938]

Here in the UK when a German Pilot was shot down over the UK they did have in one case I have seen on YT a funeral prossesion the body of the German pilot coffin being laid on a gun carriage with a German flag draped across it and with a swastica as well The RAF pilot that shot him down was present. There was a incident where a high ranking American officer was over seeing a surrender but refused to see his counterpart .

[@BigLisaFan]

Commonwealth soldiers no matter the rank have the same grave marker and General Patton has the same marker as his soldiers and is buried with them. No special distinction made regarding his grave.

[@roberthudson1959]

@@BigLisaFan Your comment about GEN Patton is no longer true. The many visitors to his grave trampled the surrounding graves so badly that his grave was moved in 1947. It now faces the other graves, front and center as if Patton was about to give his famous speech to the troops.

[@MrMike77471]

Actually, it was pretty common practice in terms of having "just a soldier's grave." There is video footage/photographs available for you to see of the graves of Gen Theodore Roosevelt, Jr and of General George Patton, both of whom have simple "soldier's graves." The only difference acknowledging their respective rank is in the case of Gen Roosevelt, whose cross is engraved with gold lettering instead of the common black or white. However, in his case, that may not be because of his rank, but rather due to his status as a Medal of Honor recipient. General Patton's grave, OTOH, is engraved with the same black lettering as the other "soldier's graves" in the cemetery where he rests. www.findagrave.com/memorial/2144/theodore-roosevelt www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/general-george-s-patton-jr-buried-luxembourg-american-cemetery#

[@kennethrouse7942]

Your comment made me think of the last line in the film Barry Lyndon, which was a voice-over on a shot of an old cemetery: "Whomever they were; good or bad, rich or poor, they are all equal now."

[@bradbalderson8172]

Another excellent video JD, wonderful having Paul along for the ride also!

[@historythings6939]

Thanks for talking to me yesterday, not many yts would do that. It was super cool of you!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Absolutely. I really enjoyed talking with you. Keep up the work on your channel. More voices talking history is a good thing.

[@SIGP229TPOC]

Amazing to walk in the footsteps of Rommel. Great video!

[@nathancedeno2149]

I'm a huge ww2 history nerd, and I just found this channel a couple weeks ago and I've probably watched 30 videos. Great stuff, you know your history. It's the gritty stuff that you tell that other places don't that sets this channel apart. Keep it up and I'll be watching.

[@curtisg.8671]

The drone video and the camera movement is pretty awesome. You can really bring that feeling of being there. Thanks for the hard work.

[@bradc2905]

A guy with a selfie stick and drone creating far better content than the history channel!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@gbssurvivor130]

AMEN!!!

[@jefffrazier5348]

Right on!

[@hooper4581]

Great stories once again ! Can’t thank you enough for taking us to these incredible spots in history.

[@perryj8850]

Another incredibly interesting story. Thanks for taking us along.

[@geraldmiller8973]

i hope you can continue this series for a long time. you give the history of ww2 from the soldiers viewpoint. these are stories that need to be told. thank you very much from a guy who spent 6 years in the reserve and has a son who is going for 20 years in the air force. you are doing a service for evryone who was involved in ww2. even rosie the riveter.

[@dianeburnejko2908]

So interesting & thank you for bringing history to life. 👍

[@davekreitzer4358]

Very nice and informative , thanks JD !

[@Bam_Like_Dat]

The History Channel hasn't called you yet? Can't get enough of this stuff JD! Love it!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha! I’ve had a few calls. Nothing that has been the right fit though.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

I love history. I had an uncle wounded in Italy, 1 killed at bastogne and an uncle who was captured by the Japanese at Bataan and survived the death March

[@poss4757]

Enjoyed great work

[@siras2]

Appreciate the time and effort in putting these videos together - can I just suggest that you include a map every now and again, so we know exactly where each segment is.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you! I'm trying to incorporate more maps but simply didn't have time on this one.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Interesting as always…..have been down so many of those roads, but missed/overlooked so much! Thanks, Andrew

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@fredv7487]

Great video JD. Love the videos that cover the action off the grid. Thanks for taking the time.

[@bradmiller3367]

It never ceases to amaze me how many incredible stories there are, just on and about D-Day, let alone all the other theaters of the war. All I can do is thank you again for this reportage. Am interested to see what Episode 200 (Congrats!!) will reveal!

[@jamescowsert2128]

Another excellent production. Thanks

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Amazing. Strange too that in WW1 the first and last British soldiers to die in that conflict are buried opposite each other in St. Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium.

[@JDDupuy]

Yet another great history channel story. Great backing soundtrack, sets a wonderful atmosphere for the story. great way to start a Sunday morning here in the Midwest. Thanks to all who make this possible!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Our pleasure!

[@maikaellubis316]

The year of wartime is a time filled with optimistic, confidence and grateful. I fully grateful that my great grand parents lived through that

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Thank you for posting another one of your excellent videos on WW2 and for keeping history alive and informative too!

[@dawndickson2156]

These individual accounts are fascinating. Events we would not have known. The video footage makes one feel as if we are there with you. I hope you and Paul snd Erik have future collaborations in mind. You all make a fantastic team! Your passion to teach and share history brings it to life. Thoroughly enjoying and learning from you all. History was never this engaging in school back in the seventies! Thank you gentlemen.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! I appreciate that!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Crucial contact that stopped the General from ordering his troops into action when needed. Thanks.

[@rikijett310]

Great episode, very interesting!!!!

[@madaprak]

Great job man. Thanks for sharing. Very moving.

[@billdoiron2942]

Thank you for these great shows

[@camdodge9891]

Amazing story and JD outstanding video absolutely enjoyed watching it thank you JD

[@PaulSpencerImages2012]

Some very interesting stories around the Picauville and Chef du Pont areas of airborne battles and tragic losses. Well Done JD and Paul

[@dave3156]

Great video JD! I always enjoy your videos, especially the collaborative efforts with Paul. Interesting to wonder what would have happened if Gen Fahley had been able to make it to the command tent and if it would have had any impact on the Allied progress. Thx great job!

[@evadvalcourt]

I just discovered this channel. Got addicted in like half an episode!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! So glad that you're enjoying it.

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

Very interesting ! Graves so different . Battle insider thanks for you both ..

[@TechnikMeister2]

Gradually working through all your Normandy videos. Can I thank you for the respectful treatment you have shown to soldiers from both sides of the conflict. Too often programs glorify the victors but rarely pay tribute to the occupiers and defenders who in most cases where not there of their own free will, and after June 6, 1944, knew they were going to die. Even in the SS ranks, many were not fervent Nazis and very few of the ordinary German soldiers were not so. In the Normandy units on the German side a great many were draftees and captives from Poland and Russia who could not even speak German. As we walk with you and appreciate your commentary, I get a shiver up my spine and seem to be able to feel the presence of spirts and ghosts. It's an eery feeling indeed. And I am struck by the same sensitivity that the French civilians of Normandy also respect the losses from both sides.

[@Gascan26]

Again wonderful content. Thank you.

[@parisachilles2682]

I can’t tell you how great your videos are in projecting the realities of the war in Europe. Thank you!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@maxlopez8552]

outstanding content, love the way it is produced, love the WW2TV partnership and the way history is made to come alive! Keep up the great work!

[@georgiamule]

Well researched and nicely presented. Thank you.

[@rogerdavies6226]

I really envy your occupation, I would give my eye teeth to do what you are doing. I know you are seeing much more than you can show. My envy and congratulations of being able to do this

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad that I can share some of the experiences.

[@blewett76]

Great video. It's so eerie to think about hiding in the bushes that night when that staff car would have come around and the whole group had to open fire. These videos help us get as close as we can to at least somewhat understanding

[@larryburwell8550]

Well very Interesting story. Thank you for posting

[@markferguson1832]

Another amazing video. Thank you.

[@randywaite4573]

Another great presentation. Paul seems so knowledgeable about al his presentations. Was this French home/headquarters used in any movies about D-Day?

[@lthom5158]

There are so many interesting stories about D Day. Thanks Paul for sharing this one! Love your input in all the videos! Great video!

[@anthonydm2947]

Very interesting. The General was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Love the way Paul tells stories. So vivid. Also interesting how Germany bury their fallen.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@spikejonze6182]

Thank you again! Terrific video.

[@richelias2973]

Great works guys very informative as usual.

[@JJherne]

Another great episode from an outstanding series.

[@stephenparkes626]

Another great video live the way you take the audience into the houses ,bunkers etc which gives the history meaning and almost takes you back to 194t

[@pauldurkee4764]

This is so much more interesting than the usual films regarding DDay, small actions carried out by small groups of men that In themselves made a crucial contribution.

[@homercook1953]

Thanks again that's something I didn't know first general who was killed in Normandy the video was short and to the point God bless you and your family keep up the good work

[@PathfinderHistoryTravel]

This is the finest work being done on KZbin.

[@kearnsey64]

THAT was awesome! Thank you!

[@pauldouglas3084]

great video mate what lovely house and great place cant wait for the next video

[@terryjohnson7389]

I lived in France for 19 years and visited Normandy numerous times before relocating to South America and I'm thinking heck I wish I had seen presentations as good as this years ago because I sure missed a lot.

[@davidmathie8360]

Excellent video guys. I had heard of this event before but not where it happened. Chilling when you talk of occupation in the week another devastating war has broken out in Europe. Lets pray it does not escalate.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Agreed. Thank you.

[@Nighthawk1966]

Very cool history and fitting tribute to Falley ! Great stuff !

[@anbakeoriginal]

Very interesting work you guys are doing? 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@scottmcphee7714]

Awesome! video thanks JD

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you liked it!

[@nickjackson6905]

another amazing video

[@robertwomack6015]

So very interesting. Thank you 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@ericgrace9995]

I like your work. You approach it with respect and seem genuinely surprised by what your finding. You are walking in the footsteps of great men.

[@TheHistoryWonderer]

Another enjoyable video JD. Didn’t know this little part of the Normandy invasion.

[@jamesvalenti9288]

Going to Normandy in June...the more I watch your videos, the more I wish I planned more time in Normandy...only there for 6 days.

[@elaniehumphreys3330]

So cool to learn about my great grandpa Malcolm Brannen I knew him but was too young to know about the history

[@dwaneoconnor5978]

Very moving story!!! I was waiting for Eric to pop out of the bushes with the generals Luger!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@bessie2275]

Great presentation, thank you

[@Mike12522]

The great irony about this is that the few 82nd Airborne paratroopers were never supposed to be there. They had no objectives along the coast, and had either jumped early, or were blown off course by winds. Ordinarily, the General may well have escaped by car as the coastal troops got closer. The General was in the right place, but at the wrong time. The paratroopers were in the wrong place, but at the right time.

[@Mr._Infamous]

What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevehise6207]

Reading “the lost paratroopers of Normandy”. Great to use this book as another resource, as it is refers to this story. I knew I’d heard it here first!!

[@bryanbufton]

thank you for posting

[@kathyburt9285]

Another interesting one! great job guys!

[@mgunny05]

Always well done, always interesting men 👏👏👏🍺🍺🍺🍺!

[@follkiej]

Well done as usual! Thank you!

[@leesherman100]

Another damn fine video. Educational, entertaining, and much more. Five stars. *****

[@corlabz]

Dude I like your way of narrating it...we feel the history as you show them. Spot on!

[@nancysentipal694]

We visited this chateau in June 2016 with the Band of Brothers tour affiliated w/the National WWII Museum. We were invited to a fundraiser party (I believe it was a fundraiser for the Normandie Institute) at which a good number of British WWII vets were in attendance as well as many high ranking military officers from Allied nations. Quite impressive to say the least. I didn't know it at the time but Susan Eisenhower was also there. We felt really fortunate to be allowed to visit this beautiful chateau, and to witness the landing of two modern day paratroopers (French and American) in the backyard. A memorable visit to a beautiful home with significant history related to the Normandy landings.

[@grimmace9081]

it would be a short list of people that Eric doesn't know. great vid

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@johnpambrun989]

Dude... awesome channel... enlightenment for what transpired all those years ago

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Much appreciated! Thank you.

[@stevenmarquardt3900]

Love your videos thank you

[@brianmungermusic1744]

Great video. Love all of them.

[@DaftSwank]

The 101st gets all the hype thanks to “Band Of Brothers”. The 82nd were just as elite and inspirationally bad ass in every way. The untold stories of the 2nd World War just seem to be so infinite … Thank you History Underground for bringing many of them to light.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@ShoegazingHammer74]

Indeed - the US airborne units in WW2 were utterly superb. I used to know an old boy who fought with the British Paras in Italy, and he said the German paras (Fallschirmjaeger) were and remained the most incredible soldiers he ever saw (specifically at Monte Cassino), but that when they went to France, the American paras were a match or more for anyone, including the very best German elite formations. The 82nd and 101st were both legendary, no question.

[@petergray7576]

During the war the opposite was true: the 82nd was considered the "elder" and most experienced of the two divisions, and the men of the 101st kind of resented the other division getting all of the accolades from Army brass and the press. It was only after their ordeal at Bastogne that the media started giving them the same respect.

[@kevinlowe-g6d]

i just love the music tracks that you play with your videos brilliant

[@janf.vanachtern]

For safety reasons, Generalleutnant Falley did not live in the Château de Bernaville, but in a camouflaged bus near the old mill estate of the Lagouche family. He was on his way to a commander's meeting in Rennes, turned back due to heavy bomber activity. His adjutant was Major Bartuzat, his driver was Gefreiter Vogt.

[@WW2TV]

He was definitely billeted in the chateau, but yes he did use the bus as a CP

[@richardthomas1566]

Thanks you do a great Job !

[@misterbaker9728]

Just sitting in Cleveland enjoying a smoke keep ‘em coming thanks

[@stevenrisso5535]

I don't think you'll see this info on your usual Normandy tours, great job

[@kennethtaylor8822]

You are awesome! Excellent video footage. Well done!

[@alvashoemaker8536]

Your vid’s telling this history of WW II is SPECTACULAR!! (And, of course INFORMATIVE!!). 👍🏼👍🏼👠👣

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

Excellent video, as always...

[@Chiller01]

Old Eric seems to “know a lot of guys.” Interesting insight behind the scenes in a beautiful French chateau and fascinating story recording a German general’s encounter with American paratroopers in quite literally the fog of war.