When Allies Landed In Normandy We Were Absolutely Shocked (Ep.1)

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(German Memoirs Of Normandy Invasion, Series, Part 1) Watch our video " When Allies Landed In Normandy We Were Absolutely Shocked (Ep.1) and Embark on a journey through the shadows of history to the heart-pounding night of June 5, 1944. As tension grips the air and uncertainty reigns supreme, delve into the untold saga of the eve before D-Day.
Experience the gripping tale of unsuspecting German officers, their celebrations shattered by the ominous whispers of Allied broadcasts. Meanwhile, Allied paratroopers descend like silent ghosts, heralding the dawn of the most audacious invasion in modern warfare.
Feel the pulse of anticipation and the rush of adrenaline as chaos unfolds on both sides of the English Channel. From the unsuspecting revelry of German officers to the meticulously orchestrated maneuvers of Allied forces, witness the untold story of D-Day's eve.
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@WW2Tales Ай бұрын

Ladies And Gentlemen this is part 1 of German memoirs of Normandy invasion, Link of Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLGjbe3ikd0XGKvOH3ct9dmsmOlqifG1i9

@TheMcKim01 Ай бұрын

2:12

@micsunday14 Ай бұрын

Im getting use to this ai reading. It's pretty good for going to sleep to. But man those chapter breaks are jarring. Anyway of added a few breaks when you copy and paste the text?

@coach1336 Ай бұрын

The German strategy was based on the theory that the Allies would need to capture an operational port. They therefore focused their resources and defences around the ports, leaving the beaches thinly defended with little depth. As Spier stated in his memoir, "with a single stroke of technological genius the Allies rendered the entire concept redundant by bring their own port with them"

@christopherwright8811 Ай бұрын

The kind of genius which is sadly lacking from the numpties who run the UK and the USA these days

@MarciaDurkee 14 күн бұрын

Well said!!!

@philmcevoy7129 11 күн бұрын

T harbours were a British idea. The Americans didn't believe that they could do it. They also did not put all the anchors in that the British told them to on the harbour they assembled, which subsequently broke loose. The British harbour endured.

@joestalin2375 5 күн бұрын

The portable ports were called Mulberry's. The war material was used at the battle of the bulge even .

@roydavis5613 16 күн бұрын

They never expected that we would bring our OWN harbours with us !!!!!!!

@SSHitMan Ай бұрын

79 years ago today Germany surrendered.

@joestalin2375 5 күн бұрын

"We fought the wrong enemy"-Patton

@scottgiles7546 Ай бұрын

Rommel talking about troops at their most vulnerable right at landing on the beach problems including, "heavy weapons are not yet available in sufficient quantity". Who needs heavy weapons when you can call in Naval gunfire. 14",15" and 16" certainly count has heavy weapons as should 8", 6" and 5" guns. The Germans around Normandy who were on the wrong end of it used it as an excuse for Allied success.

@gibson617ajg Ай бұрын

The Casemates on the beach were incredibly strong due to the innovative way they were built. The concrete was extremely hard due to a new way of mixing it - using equipment designed by a high-ranking officer. The Rommel Tromell was used extensively in the construction of the Atlantikwall.

@user-jr3eb5oo3g Ай бұрын

Presumably Rommel wanted Artillary to bombard the beaches. I wars infantrys greatest fear is artillary.

@gordonlandreth9550 28 күн бұрын

@@gibson617ajgBut if the 3 or 4 Battleships that the U S Navy had had been brought in closer , much closer than they were , those gun emplacements could have been completely destroyed . I blame the Navy for the large amount of casualties on D - Day , they were just too far away .

@robertschumann7737 15 күн бұрын

The Allies were not the only ones to learn from the beach landings on Sicily and Italy itself. Had Rommel gotten his way, although I think the allies still would have gotten their beach head, they would have had many more casualties with the Germans winning on at least 2 beaches. Hitler constantly dismissed his wishes certain they were landing at Calais. Patton's Ghost army gets much of the credit even though the double agent spies the British managed to flip did much more to convince Hitler with their false reports than the Ghost army did.

@mookyr5099 5 күн бұрын

I must be an old man because I love this😊

@MS-sb9ov 8 күн бұрын

Listening to this on 5 June adds a certain poignancy.

@thomasmurray3920 26 күн бұрын

With the prevailing winds coming from the west, the Allies had the advantage of getting earlier notice of weather changes.

@user-sx4mq6zn9o Ай бұрын

Good description.

@WW2Tales Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@richardthornhill4630 Ай бұрын

Prayers were answered. The grace of God prevailed as their Fuerer slept. Rommel attended his wife's birthday party and massive invasion assault began leaving the German high command in confusion.

@oldman1734 Ай бұрын

Plus British intelligence and various complex manoeuvres including using 617 squadron (the Dam Busters) to fool German radar!!

@TheNelster72 Ай бұрын

Hitler didn't do anything even when he was awake. He thought any assault would come from elsewhere.

@joestalin2375 5 күн бұрын

@@TheNelster72 It wouldn't have mattered what Hitler could do about it after not allowing "Operation Sea Lion" allowing a unsinkable aircraft carrier to pulverize Germany.

@paulgilliatt7829 Ай бұрын

Ww2 tales -, did the Allies know obout his wife's birthday or his planned visit to Germany?

@WW2Tales Ай бұрын

Sir we are not sure about that, regards

@rajeshkanungo6627 Ай бұрын

In one of the books on Bletchley park by David Kahn (either The Code Breakers or Seizing the Enigma) the British had intercepted Rommel’s travel and there was instant panic. The code breakers were, by design, a mix of people from all walks of life and one of the socialites was able to connect Rommel’s wife’s birthday to his trip. The power of Bletchley park came from that insane ability to put status aside and get together to solve a problem. They had linguists, women, men, cryptanalysts, military, socialites, technicians, engineers, etc.

@joestalin2375 5 күн бұрын

@@WW2Tales It's true! Like What happened to Yamamoto Ultra !!!!

@fantasia55 Ай бұрын

I never understood why the Allies risked informing saboteurs ahead of time about the invasion.

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 12 күн бұрын

Because stopping the enemy reinforcing forward positions near the beaches was vitally important....

@fantasia55 12 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk no reason for saboteurs to know ahead of time

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 12 күн бұрын

@@fantasia55 There is every need for forward notice as it was never simple to coordinate in France....the phone lines were bugged.. and cover for taking time off work would need to be arranged so as not to identify immediately as a saboteur.. Distribution of explosives, weapons. ammo...it all takes time....

@fantasia55 12 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk too risky

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 12 күн бұрын

@@fantasia55 calculated risk.... maybe the Allies "knew" that the intell would be discarded by the particular decision makers in the German High Command in France... so the risk was mitigated somewhat...?

@JCO2002 Ай бұрын

How did they get the carrier pigeons from the UK to France in the first place? You can't just tell a pigeon to fly wherever. They fly home.

@gibson617ajg Ай бұрын

They were taken in wicker baskets.

@JCO2002 Ай бұрын

@@gibson617ajg Thanks. By people sneaking in on boats across the Channel?

@tonibolsach Ай бұрын

No , By Lysander.

@micsunday14 Ай бұрын

On a boat 😂

@nancymilawski1048 Ай бұрын

Possibly both aircraft and boats

@allanmcinnes4765 4 күн бұрын

"There is a time and tide in the affairs of men"....Ike had the last word for the invasion as the history books tell it.

@SKG1941 Ай бұрын

Yep

@andrewrobinson2565 17 күн бұрын

0:51 Hay-ver-sack...?...you mean haversack, I think. 🤔

@BB-wm4ti Ай бұрын

Testing

@robertschumann7737 15 күн бұрын

Even though it was a very good thing for Allied casualties Rommel didn't get his way it will forver leave the question who was correct in their vision in how to properly fight a major amphibious invasion? Rommel or Kuribayashi. I have to think it was Rommel who wanted to hammer them from before the landing craft hit the beach and using armor to hit them wherever they were getting a foothold. The casualties the Germans inflicted and the fact they were able to contain the allies in a small beachhead for months had to be correct. Rommel barely had any armor available during D-Day but what little he had caused serious problems for the allies exactly how Rommel predicted. Although they had the big naval guns to back them up very few Allied tanks made it ashore. The only answer they had for German armor was their air superiority. Although the tactics employed by Kuribayashi led to higher casualties than expected with each of his soldiers savagely giving up the ghost; he was still defeated with a seriously lopsided casualty count.