VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - Cpl. Franz Gockel, Wehrmacht, 716th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach WWII

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[@MichaelCerovski]

Thanks for sharing Franz 's story, his side, his fears. All of the combatants have made us who we are.

[@VoicesofHistory]

This is a rare look from a German soldier's perspective of a day in history which changed the course of the war, the world, and will live on forever!!

[@johnbelus7828]

​@@VoicesofHistoryLarry. I love your channel and interviews. I can't get enough of the history of wars that america has been in. The soldiers view points sometimes heartbreaking sometimes make the hair on my arms stand up with pride. As the saying goes "those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it". Or as your saying. "Lest we forget" Thank for doing your part to bring the real life stories of these heros (to me they are) out for everyone to see,hear and hopefully TRY to understand what they went through. Alot, still, live it even though it has been years since they experienced it. Those are the stories that bring tears to my eyes. I never served our country and ashamed that i didn't. I try to do my best to support and honor their service. God Bless our soldiers

[@wallacerobert45]

It is amazing to me that this channel only has roughly 58 thousand subscribers. To me if one forgets the past the future is paved for tyrants. Peace out love y’all. Thank you for posting these.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Wallace, I completely agree with your comment. If we don’t remember from our history, we are condemned to repeat it!! Please feel free to share this video. Thank you and God bless you!!

[@MichaelCerovski]

I would think there would be more as well, as the number of veterans stories we have personally sponsored total almost 600k views in less than 10 months. Thanks to Larry for being a good steward and teacher. Thanks for all of these gentle heroes.

[@scottadcock550]

Thank you Franz for sharing your experience.

[@mynameisjim48]

Thank you for your service. We need more of these interviews from the perspective of the other side of all conflicts.

[@AlvinUselton]

Larry your work is so historically;important people will be watching and learning from your work for generations. Years from now folks will see you and have tremendous respect for you and what you’ve accomplished. I hope that the appreciation for you and your work is acknowledged while you’re alive and healthy and are able to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Brother you are a national treasure. ❤️🇺🇸😇

[@VoicesofHistory]

Alvin, this is probably one of the best comments I’ve ever received. Thank you for understanding things from my perspective. I aptly titled my documentary series, “LEST THEY BE FORGOTTEN!” If we don’t remember, we will forget. My greatest fear is that I will be forgotten.

[@AlvinUselton]

@@VoicesofHistory you WILL be remembered fondly for generations my friend 😇.

[@edwardh1591]

Larry thank you for putting this on. I have been waiting to hear this man.😊

[@VoicesofHistory]

Ed, it is time to share Franz's story. We've heard from the Americans, Brits, and Canadians. Now a keen and insightful perspective from the German side.

[@williamwright7485]

Honest first-hand accounts of any battle have great value. Thank you for sharing this treasure.

[@VoicesofHistory]

What a blessing and great honor to share these stories. This interview was a rare gem!!

[@phillamoore157]

I’ve seen this interview several times now, and it’s as interesting today as the first time I heard it. It’s criminal that we never got the German soldier’s perspective of WWII (especially, D-Day). I think there’s a lot we could learn from their perspective. So thoughtful of you to get this man’s perspective. The part where he said that Rommel guessed right, in that we’d land at Normandy was intriguing, given how much effort was put into trying to convince the Germans that we would land at Calais. I would love to have heard what he would’ve changed with the opening of Saving Private Ryan. Btw, I thought the interpreter did a fantastic job.

[@BenHoltenFilms]

That was the one question I would have loved to hear too is what was off about saving private ryan.

[@DanielC__]

must be hard for a German to speak with an American about this topic. He did well, very interesting.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you, Daniel for watching and for your comment. Please feel free to share this video.

[@allencollins6031]

Yep, not everybody who fought was SS/Nazi. Thanks for this man's story.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it Allen. A very rare glimpse from a German perspective of the D-Day. Feel free to share it.

[@allencollins6031]

​@@VoicesofHistoryI knew a small business owner here in NY. His father was in Wermacht. He said he was just a regular guy who just wanted to raise a family.

[@AlvinUselton]

Thanks again Larry; just made my day.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Yes sir Alvin, glad to hear it. Such a gem of a story.

[@BenHoltenFilms]

Oh my gosh. Unbelievably good interview! Absolutely fascinating! So informative! German interviews are so rare and every time you hear one you realize how poorly our history books are written. Don’t get me wrong there are things written that are correct but so many things came out in this interview that go against what we are taught. I wish there were more of these out there that would help piece history together but sadly there are so few left from that era.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you, Ben, I appreciate your comment.

[@neil2208]

That was a great insight from the other side

[@williamwright7485]

Powerful

[@gordonhuskin7337]

Based