June 6, 1944 - The Light of Dawn | History - D-Day - World War II Documentary
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- The Light of Dawn tells the story of Operation Overlord. It traces one of the largest military operations man has ever conceived since the summer of 1941 - when Churchill and Roosevelt first broached the issue - to June 6, 1944. He deciphers the strategy of 'Hitler to make it fail. The film recounts this crucial turning point in World War II where questions of geopolitics (the difficult alliance between London, Moscow and Washington), the various military strategies and technological prowess as well as the fate of the young soldiers who attacked the wall of the Atlantic will pay a heavy price.
The landing will be told here in the style of a play with its intrigues, its dramas, the art of bluffing and the fate of the world being played out.
Entirely written with archival footage remastered and colorized, this 90-minute film written and directed by Jean-Christophe Rosé was produced for France Télévisions as part of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in June 2014. This film was produced by Kuiv Productions.
00:00 The June 6, 1944
03:07 The Tehran Conference, 1943
05:42 Atlantic Wall
28:17 Desmond O'Neill
28:46 French Francs
45:40 Omaha Beach
53:26 Sword Beach
58:04 Juno Beach
01:03:28 General Montgomery
01:09:55 Charles de Gaulle
01:24:14 Winston Churchill
You ruined it by blurring out the casualties. Those men deserve to be seen.
Definitely agree.
Right? How else to honor them by seeing the true brutality they faced for us.
As an ex serviceman who has seen combat, I agree, if the reality of combat is not shown then future generations will never know how utterly frightening and yes I mean FRIGHTINING warfare is, whether you win or whether you loose, it will fcuk you up for life, one way or another.
He didn't blur them the sensors at the time did that because they feared public may not react right.
@@dr.barrycohn5461 No , I have seen this without censoring. It's not from the producers for sure.
It’s a shame you blurred out these men. They deserve to be seen, they gave us everything they had and more, show their face!
TH-cam has very strict policy’s !!
By not obeying them yr channel gets taken off.
Otherwise you statement is correct those men should be held in our memory and respected 💪💔
@@touraneindanke As a child I was following "World At War" with out fail every Sunday afternoon on national tv. One of the best made programs documenting WW2! Never did they blur out the dead. 40 years on I'm in my 50s but now not deemed capable of witnessing the effects of war and the cost men had to pay... I feel blurring out and censoring took some away from this otherwise good documentary... This is history... Shame on TH-cam for treating there viewer like children and forcing this on us ....
Couldnt agree more...Im from Chicago and have to see Lori Lightfoots face...DEATH doesnt disturb me at all
Perhaps they were considering the feelings of their family and friends...I think so.
@@touraneindanke they're stealing this content anyways and don't need to be paid
my great grand father from kentucky can be seen in the line of men at 15:20 - 15:40, me and my dad were watching this and he said '' wait wait go back that was pap'' and sure enough we paused and put his old war photos side by side and it was him, super super cool.
My respect from Russia. Thanks to your guys who also fought on the fronts of the Second World War against evil..No one forget. Every year 6 june i remember that guys who fallen for World like and i remember our soviet soldiers 9 may..I bring flowers to the mass graves of unnamed soldiers who missing, dead and has been found remains..Thousands remains in big fields of Russia..
thank you kind sir, my respects to you and your fellow russian's as well! @@iamconsumerrr
@iamconsumerКакие такие американские ребята воевали на фронтах ВоВ(Великой отечественной войне????😂😂😂😂😂 ты серйозно)Ты набухался "патриот"😂😂😂😂😂
Для особо "одарённых патриотов" разъясняю))
Вторая Мировая Война в основном проходила на территории Европы и там безусловно участвовали союзнические силы..в основном американцы и англичане...Они высадились в Нормандии(Франция) в ..аж 1944 году😂😂под конец войны.
А ВоВ Великая отечественная война, происходила исключительно на территории СССР.И в СССР с фашистами боролись только Советские войска,которые за 5лет перемололи свыше 80% фашистской орды,за которую воевала вся европейская промышленность..Не слышал ни разу о американских батальонах,ротах или взводах,которые воевали в ВоВ на территории СССР,против фашистов😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Стоит отдать дань США...Это ихний Лэнд-Лиз Советскому Союзу...Но ребята из США хитрожопые..чувствовали уже кто будет победитель😂😂😂😂😂
That must have been a wonderful moment for you both??😅you did very well to spot him!
Bob
England
@@slavyanin412
Very true however The USSR had more people than anyone else so didn’t need ‘us’ on the ground. By the way it’s worth recalling that without the supplies of everything from ‘us’ you couldn’t have won a thing!! Also please spare a thought for the men on these British ships that died trying to get to you. Even the surviving ships had horrid times sailing to the USSR!!
Please please take a breath before you let loose at folk on the sites???!!!
(Deal with Putin please)
Bob
England
, I highly recommend this historical TH-cam channel to anyone who has a passion for learning about the past. It's a treasure trove of knowledge and a fantastic resource for history enthusiasts. Keep up the fantastic work!"
in 2004 i found a dog tag in a field in a place called chadelsfield England while metal detecting in a field it belonged to an American ww2 soldier called Kenneth McKnight from orange county Massachusetts in America and he was in the e502 company who was in the d day landings in Normandy he was only 22 when he signed up i was able to return it to Mr mc knight as he was gladly still alive his family were so happy and grateful and was able to piece together his journey from the war to why the dog tab was in a field in England sadly Mr mac knight passed away a few years later but he is always in my thoughts and i always tell his story to servicemen vets i meet
Amazing 😻
Excellent!! Thank you for sharing. Gives me chills.
What a great Story!
that’s pretty cool man. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thank you for your kind act and consideration.
My Grandpa was 18 when he stormed the beaches at Normandy (Omaha) and he was awarded a Purple Heart for getting injured. I always wanted to talk to him about it, but he never wanted to speak on it so I never pressed him. I can only imagine the horrors he witnessed that day. It’s a miracle he turned out to be the kindest person I’ve ever known, he was my hero. RIP Gramps!
we owe your grandfather and others like him a debt of gratitude.
We honour them by remembering them and their heroism and sacrifice!
Lest we forget!
Less we forget
Honourable man
That served in the war
P@,,
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As a nurse WWII vets were always the BEST patients I ever had. Always upbeat regardless of the situation or hardship. Never self focused, they easily rolled with the punches and seemed grateful for the smallest things. I can tell you those horrific days of battle lived strong beneath their calm exteriors. I remember working one night and very old man in his 90s was yelling something about jumping in foxholes in his dreams. Sweetest man you every met, but he went to war in his dreams. Hard to believe they are almost all gone today. What a huge lose, those of us left behind have much work to do filling their giant shoes.
Very well put @TheMVCoho.
They were the greatest generation
Благослови вас Бог!
With the people America is turning out now, we will never replace them. Selfish, selfish, selfish... What happened to helping your fellow man just because you can and not because you get a tax break.
@@user-qs4js9tf7c Бог фашистов не благословляет.
What balls these people had. Thank you EVERYONE involved, what courageous people
Где вьетнамцы ? Проспали 😂
My father jumped on DDay with the 82nd Airborne Division, 507/Co. B. He was wounded in Normandy on June 15 on a farm in La Bonneville where he lost his right eye when he was hit by shrapnel. He fought at Chef du Pont and the bridge at La Fiere. He was 26 on DDay and lived to be 94. I visited Normandy with him two times.
Thanks for his service! Eternal Gratitude🙏
That is awesome. Your dad came from a time when men were men, and you did what you had to do to get the job done. My grandfather was a gliderman/airborne in the 82nd. He entered the war through Holland along with British paratroopers in Operation Market Garden. I never really knew until watching Band of Brothers back then, and I recognized the patch on their Garrison cover was the same as in my grandads photos. I wish I had known him. I was told he never talked about the war other than his time in England before the push into Holland.
jesus crist u must b getting on then
Eternal gratitude
We must never forget those brave men
This has got to be one of the best WWII documentaries.
I have ever seen .
Awesome
1:35:42 - "Красноречивый де Голль убедил Эйзенхауэра войти в город, чтобы избежать кровопролития и подавить коммунистическое сопротивление"
Э-э-э... Однако. Тут либо трудности перевода, либо это уже какая-то "совсем французская история" (ц)
If there is a veteran of this operation watching this and reading these words, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you did and all you gave.
To all the german soldiers of WW2: Respect and thank you for your service. You gave it all with honor and loyalty till the bitter end. RIP.
@@davecopp9356 Yeah? Really? They defended their Nazi regime, defended that all those germans could kill over 6 Million Jews. Great, really awesome what they did. With every german soldier fighting longer, more innocent people were killed by thos fukin nazis. Thanks to every dead nazi for dying. But yes, thank you to all soldiers of the allys fighting against those bastards.
not there in europe....... but this MARINE was elsewhere in 68-69.
@@davecopp9356 I smell national socialism coming from you. Nazis doesn't deserve any salute.
The youngest veterans would be 97 yrs old by now.
And probably already passed their bedtime.
I just lost my hero. My step dad. He was 93. At the age of seventeen he piloted a Higgins boat onto Normandy Beach. They say they were the first ones the German’s shot at, the boat driver. He was a good man.
I am sorry for your loss. I have visited a WWII museum that tells the story of the Higgins boats. May your stepfather rest in peace.
What a man he was...proud you should be
@@michealgillman7418 it's true Yoda
@@MikeYm98875 how amusing you are..
@@michealgillman7418 yes humour I am
Those who filmed all of this left a precious historical legacy, for those who did not see or were present at such a devastating moment.
That includes me.😢😢😢😢😢😢
a most incompetent operation where nothing worked as it should have. starting from training, command, equipment and everything else
Before watching this documentary we hear different stories from our grandparents.this documentary is really good to know about history.
My father landed on the Omaha beach. He never mentioned it until he was in hospice in 2001. Never.
What he said about his landing that it was horrible. The sand was red from blood as far as you could see and the water too; and you had to walk on the dead bodies to get off the beach.
That's all he ever said about his war experience to me.
His mother, my grand mother, told me why he didn't have any toe tips when I was really young, maybe 6 or 7. She said Dad lost them in the bulge. It took 15 - 20 years to realize what she meant.
War never ends for those and their families that live it. Never.
I do not want to distract from this video at all; the theme reminded of a lot of things, and I thought I needed to voice something. Thank you
Thanks for sharing!
My gpa was also on the beaches of Normandy, he still talks about it today he was stationed in Ft. Riley, Kansas, he was an Army Ranger on one of the first 50 boats to arrive onto the shore, I guess when they landed as soon as the ramp came down he told me his buddy got shot in the face and he tried to drag him onto shore but the water was too deep so he had to leave him and that the water was in fact pure red from left to right he said he hadn’t ever been more scared in his whole life. He had gotten shot in the leg several times I guess the medic that was helping him got shot in the neck and another medic came over to help and he got blown to pieces from a German hand grenade. I couldn’t imagine being there I think I’d shit my pants. My gpa made it out alive though he told me many stories about his experience, I love listening to him speak about it. He’s still alive and 97 years old, can’t believe what all he had to do through I am very proud of him.
@@blueberryog69 No offense, but 2023 - 92 = 1931. Someone born in 1931 was 13 or 14 on D day. Much health to your grandpa!
@@florinn166 🤦♂️ yes I made a typo thank you lol. He’s 97.
My utmost respect for the veterans
My Great UncleJerry jumped into Normandy on D-Day with the 82nd Airbourne. He survived the war, wounded 3 times, Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars. He died in 1996, never married, lived in my Grand Mothers basement as far back as I can remember as a little kid growing up in the 70s.. He was quiet and kept to himself, I would go down and visit him, I would walk with him to the corner store, he would hold my hand with his big hands, he would buy a carton of cigarettes and buy me candy. I didnt know he was in the war until after he passed away.
thats a touching story. so many brave men and war vets come back and are alone with their pain, disabilities .. not right. We would be all goose stepping if it werent for them
Nothing I or anyone can say trumps the courage and bravery of men like him. All my respect and full thanks to your greatuncle.
I had the honor of meeting a man, who was 82nd airborne from st. Marie's Idaho. The story is he and 3 others from there all made the 82nd, and all returned. Delmar Shaw. He said it was because they knew how to shoot, and they were tough because of the logging they did. He had many stories, and he had a way of telling them that'd make you smile. He refrained from the bad ones. He went on an honor flight to Washington to see the memorials, and to me, was larger than life and a true American. Salute to you my friend, RIP.
@@bizzirker My Dad told me that uncle Jerry was also selected for the Armys First Special Service Force which I didnt believe at first so I did some research and found his name on the units roster. He was 1 of only 1500 men to make the unit, they were a joint unit with some Canadiens.
Если бы не Русские вас бы не было...@@msmysticstorytime
Bravo! Best documentary I have seen. Made me cry. Loved the ending.
The footage shown in this documentary is award winning....never seen before and well taken..
It amazes me that even till this day (2023) that new footage that I have never seen before still comes up in new documentaries about WW2.
it amazes me i have neve seen before still comes up in new documentaries about ww2
I am French, my father was a small Parisian boy at the time of the allied landings. Honour to these thousands of young men so valuable, so courageous who sacrificed their lives for a country which was not theirs. I am forever grateful to them. My father always spoke of them that way. May they and their families be blessed for eternity.
mmm km n. un😊 bb ok ho hay ok jua es
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@@dricfiiu151?
Hello...Kindly share yr address
It is American since that Day.
Now its african also thanks to Nato
@@maxmoritz5065 shuttup troll
This is the best documentary channel in the world through which you can get a lot of information
I disagree with the last comment about blurring out the dead for two reasons, TH-cam rightly has its guide lines and second no disservice was shown by the blurring, it was respect for the departed. One of the best documentaries I have watch about WWII. My only regret is that it wasn't longer.
I worked at a VA nursing home arms heard many stories of their bravery. It was still hard for them to talk about it without crying. I had several patients who went to Normandy Beach. Their stories were truly terrible. I loved each one of those guys and was honored to be their nurse. This documentary is a reminder of each one of them and what they suffered. What a great, strong and courageous generation. We owe them great thanks for everything we have
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We do, and thank you, ma'am, for caring for these heroes. God bless you.
And we owe them not letting it happen again.
And you played a very important part in this whole war, caring for the boys… must of been something for a young man wake up and see you there caring for them….and many others..
I salute you❤️🇺🇸🙏😃
You would get a tear as i FIS when at the normands catery a young French who visité south her class sumer it all up with a cars left on a grave. ewe are the choildren you enver hard
I initially had no intention of watching this until the end. I found I could not look away. If there is a veteran of this operation watching this and reading these words, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you did and all you gave. There will never be another group of men, regardless of your nationality, to whom we owe so much. We are forever in your debt.
They absolutely sucked. They were terrible. I am a combat veteran. They were wrong. The bad guys won wwii.
Anytime fam😎
@@thezodiackiller420you were a veteran of this operation?
Hear hear. This isn't going to be nice. But here goes. What really chaps my American a__ is how my fellow American vets had to sacrifice themselves in much larger numbers while dinky winky Brits/Canadians took the easier routes. This "Brit" vid acts like Brits caught all kinds of Germans. Bull sh--. The moronic queer sounding narrator actually has the nerve to say that Americans didn't know where much of Europe was on a map. LOL. That's why we'd had better training and valor when it came to that time of war. Of course, they had to know maps very well...even if most war vets weren't really aware of exactly where they were headed. That's part of war anyway duh. More Americans died but they captured more and destroyed more of enemy weaponry and bases. Yes, the RBA helped significantly but as it seems Americans did the grunt and detail all the way through. Not entirely of course, but sort of reminds me of Americans in the private yachting industry and yet these losers in Euro-TrashVille have the nerve to revel in putting Americans down to this dammm day. Guess what, LIKE we care. We're still the main character in the English international world, Mr and Ms BooHooJealousy. Glad you're enjoying our industries and technology STILL. And we don't have to speak your overtly pedantic "queens" English. What a joke. You never really deserved us in the first place. AND your "commander" Mont-Weeny something was too slow and cowardly to handle this years before. If he's such a hero, why did he wait years too long before these vermin spread throughout Europe? It wasn't our land anyway. So for all Americans who've been vets present, past, way back during the War....YOURE WELCOME. Yeah shut up.
@@nodnoc9627 I'm guessing not.
Thank you so much for this video. Those heroes are to be remembered for their sacrifices and courage ❤️❤️❤️
It is impossible to illustrate how moving this film was for me. Bravo to all involved.
Good film. My father, who died in his bed in 2010, was a 19 year old landing craft commander in the Royal Marines taking French Canadians to Juno Beach in the second wave. On his return his craft hit a mine and was sunk, but as the craft was empty, and as there were numerous other vessels in the immediate vicinity, he and his crew were plucked out of the sea and survived. No one died. But pretty hair raising stuff, I must say. Much more than I ever accomplished in my life.
Aa11
@@ramon3897 Really? My father contributed to freeing Europe from the Nazi yolk, and got shot at, mined and blown up, and almost killed, for his efforts. I can't imagine that you, or indeed anyone else alive today who didn't participate in the noble crusade that was that war, can claim to have done anything remotely as good in their lives. I certainly can't. What an asinine statement. You are a fool.
He was a badass, the greatest Generation…
If you’re to translate Ramon in English it means dickhead.
I wouldn't say that, I'm sure that your father's sacrifice resulted in a fine person being raised by a remarkable man that knows and realizes that those who forget/ignore history are doomed to repeat it. atleast you come from stock that stood up and did what needed to be done, I'll bet my life that you would have done the same. thank you for your father's service to the world, and for your appreciation for what he did.
I am a retired U.S. Marine 2012-2018. I will never forget when I met a Navy Sailor who served in the Pacific during WWII. He described to me the horrors of Kamikaze attacks and looked me dead in the eyes, practically in tears, and said "The Marine fighter pilots saved me and my crew from certain death. From the bottom of my heart, thank you" and shook my hand. I got chills down my spine. This was the greatest generation.
Semper Fi
2006-2010 0351 Marine here...that's an excellent experience. The things the men and women went through back then are horrific.
I'm an ex SAS soldier but still doing operations on a secret level in Russia atm
The bravery is outstanding
@@abroukkhaldoun7097 كلامك هراء. يسمح القرآن والحديث بخوض الحروب إذا أمكن تبريرها.
@@ciararespect4296 what u mean still doing operations on a secret level in russia?
One of the best DDay documentaries
One of the most powerful and important short videos I've seen about audio systems in recent times.
Didn’t skip absolutely one minute of this, this war was literally hell. Rip to every brave soul we lost in the battlefield, and thank you.
Мы потеряли больше, в войне с фашизмом! Воевали вместе.
А теперь, вы наши враги!
Дикий Запад.
"Bedanken" Sie sich bei den Urhebern des grauenhaften Krieges.
Lesen sie dazu die hochbrisante George Friedman STRATFOR Rede 2015 (Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2015).
The reds have always been the enemy of the free world @@user-ng2hj8xu8s
@@nightingale7829 I don't know who you're talking about? Germany declared war on the United States after Pearl Harbor.
I'm not sure if it's my age or my professional interest in Doc films, but as a son of a recently passed British war mum I am drawn to this period and the sheer magnitude of the hope and eternal suffering. How a tiny island managed to hang on is beyond me. My mother, as just one part of her "War Effort" was visiting the wounded (sadly mostly American kids) she went into graphic detail the terrible wounds and the horror of war, but was always able to say. "well that's what you did then, there was no other choice." Subsequent generations were gifted Choice by individuals like my mum and the soldiers of D-Day as a way of life because of the millions who simply did what they had to do. These docs celebrate all of them. Thank you.
The island held on because Indians and Africans were with the Empire.
The real heroes are never acknowledged sadly.
The handful Englishmen would have certainly lost, evident from Dunkirk
@@Spartacus4850 100% correct. Too many people ignore the commonwealth troops and our allies who helped.
There were no Indians or Africans at Monte Casino.@@Spartacus4850
if it hadn't been for Stalin and his boys, they'd speak German on that island nowadays.
Конечно эта война была самой страшной и долгой! Самый главный воин в этой войне я считаю это был Советский солдат! Сколько лет они шли к этой Победе! Сколько потерь понесли Советский Союз! Более 20 миллионов солдат и офицеров погибло на этой жестокой войне! Вечная память им! Конечно и солдатам США, Англии, Франции и других стран огромный респект! Нам всем надо помнить это все, чтобы больше не идти против друг друга! Мир, любовь и взаимопонимание должны быть нашими друзьями! Спасибо все погибшим и вечная слава! 🙏
Hezky a pravdivě napsáno.Ruský lid přinesl největší oběti.👍✌️
Je suis totalement d'accord avec vous, vous avez sauver notre peuple de l'invasion allemande. J'ai toujours chercher à comprendre l'histoire, pas celle qu'on apprend dans nos livres d'histoire à l'école. Et la Russie est un pays que j'apprécie et un peuple soudé. C'est malheureusement partagé ici en France actuellement car l'Amérique donc l'otan à laver le cerveau de tout ceux qui ne réfléchissent pas par eux-même. Force à vous
Je haie l'otan, j'ai beaucoup de respect pour Poutine, contrairement à nos dirigeants qui sont des imposteurs, union européenne, États-Unis ce sont eux qui détruisent le monde.. Tout mon respect à vous
я думал это шутка когда говорят,что урусы вклад в победу исчиляют в потерях..
Лицемерие США и Запада. Если бы не они, то и немецкого фашизма не было бы. США и Англия первыми породили фашизм , убивая другие народы по всему миру. Индейцев Америки уничтожили почти всех из 100 миллионов. А сколько негров превратили в рабов! Короче, смерть англосаксонскому фашизму!!! Россия должна вернуться к ядерному сдерживанию США, чтобы они убрались к себе за океан и не высовывали даже носа оттуда.
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My father only missed the invasion because of his poor eyesight. He kept the bombers flying by being a mechanic. 50 years later he had eye surgery and had perfect vision. Every time a WWII veteran dies, I am so sad. We were lucky to have such men and women living amongst us.
I have watched tons of WW2 documentaries, but I have never seen anything like this. Truly amazing what these brave young men accomplished.
I agree, an amazing documentary!
7,000 ships
20,000 C-47 planes
😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
The sky black with planes and raining paratroopers everywhere!!!
Check Stalingrad battle.
Я вам рекомендую посмотреть военные очерки русских солдат и вы поменяите свое мнение кардинально .
Они просто по шли на готовое и вляпались, красная армия их ещё и выручала, до сих пор Европа акупирована американцами..
The voice over in the last was simply great." Who were you? Whoever you are ,Thank you" It is very grateful.
É lindo final
@@navigator5929согласен
Das war noch eine andere USA. Ohne die Sowjetunion hätten die Alleierten niemals Hitler besiegen können. Das scheint heute total vergessen zu sein. Die deutschen Kriegstreiber, die Grünen, FDP und SPD haben keine Vorstellung, was Krieg bedeutet. Sie glauben wirklich die NATO kann gegen Russland gewinnen. Niemals! Die Erde wird verglühen, Was dann? Wo sind die Menschenmassen gegen diese Kriegstreiber?
Very well made, thank you for your amazing work.
A scene like this is needed for a change in life, I was very happy.
Excellent documentary. My mother was a Doctor at Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth which overlooked the harbor and was one of the major embarkation ports. The harbour had been crammed for weeks.. The weather on the night of June 5th was not good. She was astounded to see the harbour empty on the morning of the 6th. Being British no one at breakfast talked about the empty harbour. They just sat there silently. Then there was a phone call telling them to get ready for a large number of casualties. She died in 2003.
My grandfather drove a Sherman for the 1st Polish Armored Division. He fought against the communists when they invaded Poland and escaped to England to join the Allied army. The stories he told us about the war seemed to be taken from a movie, during the war 4 tanks were destroyed and he lost many colleagues. When we were kids my brother innocently asked him if he had killed anyone in the war, all he did was look at the ground, cry and walk away. When he got Alzheimer's, he mistook us for German soldiers, sent us to cook for the battalion. He will always be a hero to me, but the story of each one of these boys was very hard and sad.
Да , но если бы не Советский солдат, то твой дедушка мог и не дожить , а сгорел бы где нибуть в немецком концлагере.
have you been drinking ??? What year did the communists invade poland ? and are you sure 4 Tanks were destroyed during the war?? maybe even 5 ?:-)) Oh and you should read about alzheimers before you put your grandpa to shame !! Do you really think a Alzheimers patient who looses the ability of memory and concentration can turn you "into a german soldier to cook for the battalion"
Next time you need attention , take your neighbours garbage outside . It make for sense than insulting a Doku with a crap story like yours.
Beautiful story
My Polish father also was a tanker with the same experience. He had to remain in the army until the Nuremberg trials as Poles who spoke German were needed there. Made for a long war. Lived a happy life in England until the age of 98.
Если бы не Советский солдат, который освободил все страны Европы, концлагеря,где фашисты уничтожали тысячами людей всех национальностей, не известно чтобы было ?! Спасибо советскому войну, спасшему человечество от фашизма! А какой ценой? Более 20 миллионов солдат и офицеров отдали свои жизни ради мира на земле! Чтобы жили мы как живем сейчас! 🙏
"This documentary offers a comprehensive and gripping account of World War II, delving into the complexities of the conflict with remarkable depth. The archival footage and expert analysis provide valuable insights into the key events and personalities of the era. The narrative is compelling and well-paced, keeping viewers engaged throughout. Whether you're a history buff or just curious about this pivotal period, this documentary is a must-watch. Highly recommended!"
is this a chat gpt generated response?
This is a great Normandy video. The best I've seen of several both in footage and narration. Thank you.
20 year Army Vet..
74-94 .. I must say I have been viewing quite a few WW2 Documentaries and this one is top of the line. Honor to those brave men who gave their lives for our day today.
AMEN ..
Thank you for serving.My dad,who is passed retired too from the Marine Corpse.He served,I believe from 47-67.He saw Korea and Vietnam.TY again for your service.I LOVE WW2 docs.There are a bunch of photos and videos that were Nazi propaganda that were made in 3d.Just get a cheap pair of 3d glasses.They are mind blowing.
I’m black and I can guarantee you these whyte men never gave their lives for any black person in this country
God bless you
@@zazasnruntz7505 They gave there lives for the man on their right and the man on their left......the foundation of all infantry units in all countries.......brother, race doesn't have any fucking thing to do with it!
This was Hands down one of the Best documentaries i have ever seen. Just amazing work. To ALL who worked on this Masterpiece i just want to say well done to the team. A lot of the clips i actually have never seen before let alone seen in color and the writing and editing really painted the picture clearly for me.
If anyone of you who worked on this piece see my comment Keep up the Great Work. You all are a extremely talented group of people.
Nu exista documentar mai bun despre razboi ...bravoooo❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ am vazut documentare intregi sunt fan ...nu mi scapa nici unul dar asta este demential FELICITARI RALIZATORILOR
Best soundtrack from any war documentary.
Whats it called?
More and more young people worldwide need to watch these WW2 documentaries.
Darned strait
I have recently watched a WWI uncensored documentary .. WWII was a piece of cake compared to that imo
But it might hurt their little tutus as my WW2 Army Dad used to say. They don't make 'em that tough anymore if you ask me.
@@saltycreole2673 thats also true
And instead, more and more history is being removed from their curriculum.
3:53 Amazing documentary i never seen ago a comprehensive history footage....great work
This has got to be one of the best WWII documentaries I have ever seen. Awesome!
I am now 75, but I always find myself thinking back, remembering what my father who a part of the Normandy Invasion. He was 27 at the time but always expressed amazement at the size of the Armada, as he put it "I didn't think there were that many ships in the world.
your dad was a hero and im thankful to him and the men like him i dont speak german now
I am 75 my Dad was in US Navy. He was at D Day. He would talk about it some. He died at age 91. He had nightmares until his death of men the ocean and the ship pulling away as the men called.
Both of your fathers were a small part of the reason my grandparents were even able to have my parents and eventually my brothers and I in Poland in the late 70's and early 80's@@sweetpea2839. My grandfather used to do inconsequential favors for the German occupiers in exchange for cigarettees and other goods he was able to use or trade for survival. We Polak's would've never stopped fighting but if the Yankees didn't get involved when they did, I think this world would have seen a different fate. Every time I saw a WW2 Veteran at a local VA I frequented, I would literally get goosebumps and feel a wave of gratefulness and sorrow overtake me. They were all so much older than the middle east or Vietnam or Korea or Middle East Vets, but they stole everyone's attention and commanded respect and adoration as they were chauffeured or otherwise assisted from wherever they were to wherever they were going in that moment. I rode an elevator with one one time, and I was torn in between reaching out to thank him and shake his hand, and respecting his peace and space.
@@robertdaley8695
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I often wondered what the Germans did/said when they saw that armada on the horizon.
My neighbor who has since passed away was a POW twice in Italy. Never forget him telling me after their recapture , the Germans shot all the officers, one standing right next to him. Then he burst out crying as if living it all again. Bob had raised eight kids and the sons would badger me if he had told me any war stories. I never told them, I think he didn't want them to know. RIP TO THAT GENERATION
More and more people need to watch this amazing documentary
1 of the best documentary on D DAY that ihave ever watched.
Amazing documentary, I actually met a guy who filmed part of the landings, what he told me chilled to the bones, horrific to say the least. The men and women involved were so so brave. Huge respect !!
Which one,Omaha?.I remember reading the guy that took photos of Omaha landing lost just about every one out of hundreds taken because his photo lab assistant did something to screw up the photos but a few.It must have been a fantastic honor to talk to him.WOW.The most chilling photos of the landing I've seen is the one where the soldier is hiding behind a hedgehog while a wave came in.I have read the accounts from soldiers landing and you are right,it was horrific.
@@mpatrickthomas Yeah, Omaha, I don't know about photos but this guy actually filmed, well when he could, he said he vomited so much. Brave brave men.
Care to share any of the stories he shared with you?
Loved that last line: "Whoever you are, thank you."
What a documentary, 10/10! ur channel lives up to its name!
Truly amazing, the way he built a scenario in our mind, to understand history.
as a french kid, we use to go every year to Normandy for the annual school trip.. This place still has effect on me 30 years later and I'm sure made a decent personn respectful of others, simply because it's impossible not to be touched by those scene. Thank you to those young man who gave up their lives for us
The French helped the Americans during our revolutionary war, so it cuts both ways... Thank you, France.
My Dad was a sergeant in charge of his platoon of 11 guys, 2x Universal Carriers and 2x 3 inch Mortars and attached to the 3rd Canadian Division during the D-Day landings on Juno Beach (Nan White). He fought all through Europe into Berlin including on the ill-fated Operation Market Garden. Dad eventually discharged from the army in the 1950s at the rank of Company Quarter Master Sergeant (CQMS). Rest in peace Dad.
The Russians took Berlin and it cost them about 100,000 men.
@@dennispfeifer7788 That's correct. It's also correct that Stalin's Russia started out at the beginning of WW2 on Hitler's Nazi Germany side against the Western allies. The Hitler-Stalin Pact (also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) signed on 23rd August, 1939 in Moscow, laid the foundation for the outbreak of WW2 in Europe. The Treaty included that Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on the partition of Poland and Eastern Europe, including Finland. Of course Hitler eventually double-crossed Stalin, but considering Russia had been an ally of the west during WW1, it's an example of how another Russian leader could not be trusted. Putin is cast in the same mold as his soviet era counterpart.
Oui c’est vrai qu’on peut faire confiance au présidents us… 😂 aucun mensonge sur le la deuxième guerre😂, sur le Japon, les saudis, Chili, Cuba, Vietnam, sur Irak 2x, Iran sur l’Ukraine etc la listes des mensonges us est infinie!
A vous entendre c’est vous qui avez détruit l’armée allemande, vous les usa avec des leaders nazi qui ont soutenu le fascisme et qui continue dans ce genre d’idéologie!
Vous qui avez honteusement bombardé des villes européennes sans autre intérêt que celui des bénéfices colossaux engendrés par la reconstruction!
Vous et votre armée à la solde d’intérêt particulier!
Restez chez vous on se porte mieux sans vous! Restez entre mercenaires pourris!
Faites vos magouilles entre vous, entre descendants de colons négriers, détruisez les états du sud au profit du de ceux du nord et recommencer dans l’autre sens tout les 20 ans…
C’est fini, vous avez perdu sur toute la lignes, reste vos mensonges devant l’histoire et les derniers soubresaut d’un état enfoui sous les dettes…
@@atoiton Blah, blah, blah!
Greatest generation
This is an awesome video. I have watch many videos about WWII. This video is unique in capturing the men as individuals. I especially like writing this from the view point of the photographers. Thank you
Sem palavras para descrever a emoção de assistir esse, Documentário fantástico parabéns!
This is the type of narration and visual that just captivates anyone who enjoys history and wants the deeper story that they didn’t get to learn in school. Well done 💯
@@davesmith3023 there are no more people who want to die for your Nazi Ukraine
@Dave Smith je ne vois pas le
Although, like many of those modest GI’s, my Dad rarely spoke of the War. He reminisced only on special occasions when his good friend would come to visit. They were medics and my Dad was wounded at the Bulge but, he still spoke kindly of the regular German GI. He understood like himself, politicians were responsible for the horrors that befell all those countries. Thanks you for a well documented film. I will keep it like so many others I’ve viewed hoping to catch a glimpse of my father back then.
Спасибо создателям фильма, смотрела с огромным интересом, благодарность и вечная память погибшим в этой страшной войне.
130 человек высадилось и они не все погибли, где страшно то?
@@KAKAEM.BMECTE67что ты несёшь? Какие 130 человек?
обман это ..что бы вы любили англию которого затеял всю это
Росия это фашисткая держава, и она будет уничтожена.
@@T-62M сталин это всё затеял.
"Absolutely captivating! 'The Light of Dwan' is a mesmerizing journey that transcends the ordinary. From its enchanting visuals to its thought-provoking narrative, this TH-cam video is a true masterpiece. Prepare to be inspired and uplifted by its radiant brilliance."
My dad was 82nd for 30 years. He was in Normandy (a pathfinder). Was also in "Operation Market Garden." Never talked about WW2 until his last days.
LOL
The paratroopers were crucial in winning the war; you can be proud of your Dad.
My great great uncle fought in WWII I was to young to appreciate what he actually went through. I remember him gritting his teeth staring with a hard look on his face saying the German soldier where the toughest people he'd ever saw, looking back at it now I still remember the look of respect he had for the people he was fighting. He said said they would stay in fox holes for days in the freezing cold he said the people that didn't have family or really anything to go back home to would go crazy staying in their fox holes for that long and would run out and get shot. He said all of his friends died and he just stopped making friends because it was to hard to deal with their death. He kept a little bible in his pocket and read a verse everytime he had to run and get ammo drops not knowing if he's going to get shot or step on a land mine. He stormed the beaches of Normandy and was shot in the hip in the European theater. He came home and bought 100 acre's of land that my family still owns. He died at age 87 he had a good life after the war I am proud to have known him.
Слава твоему Деду!!!
Уважение к людям ,с которыми он сражался ?? УВАЖЕНИЕ ???
ТЕ, КТО СЖИГАЛ ЛЮДЕЙ В ПЕЧАХ КОНЦЕНТРАЦИОННЫХ ЛАГЕРЕЙ , ТЕ , КТО УБИВАЛ ЖЕНЩИН , ДЕТЕЙ , СТАРИКОВ НЕ МОГУТ НАЗЫВАТЬСЯ ЛЮДЬМИ . А ВАШ ДЕДУШКА ИХ УВАЖАЛ ???? ФАШИСТОВ ????
Самые крутые люди на земле -
ТЕ , КТО ПОБЕДИЛ ФАШИСТОВ .
ТЕ, КТО БРАЛ БЕРЛИН - ЭТО
РУССКИЕ ЛЮДИ. А ДЕДУШКУ ВАШЕГО ЖАЛЬ, - ОН ВИДИМО СИЛЬНО ИСПУГАЛСЯ НЕМЦЕВ....
Much Love, Gratitude & Respect to your Great Uncle & Your Family❣️
And he did all that so Biden could turn this country into China? My Dad was a WWII vet also an he is spinning in his grave at the outrage. Thank God for people like your uncle. But now that they are nearly gone , the country is too.
I bet he realized that he was the bad guy. He likely knew the germans were a good people unjustly attacked by jewish intetests. Very sad.
C’est dingue d’avoir rendu tout ça en couleurs c’est encore plus vivant plus parlant, merci 🙏
Never seen so much WW2 color footage, amazing.
An EXCELLENT piece of historical film-making ... certainly very distinct from the great many that have come before it. Extremely well done. Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for the upload and original film crew. Its incredibly moving to watch and listen to these accounts especially if you had close family involved - my father in law Joe was a SGT in an advanced observer unit often skirting or behind enemy lines including Operation Market Garden - incredibly brave, often isolated or cut off for periods. And my grandfather Frank on my dads side was a Merchant Navy captain, torpedoed on two separate ships / occasions and survived although with lung damage due to oil ingestion - incredible he survived at all in open sea. My own dad was too young although did his national service in the RAF, Malta working on Spitfires which remained there for some years.
Everyone has a story and these documentaries help to keep them alive.
What is the music at the 20th minute
Great video. Strongly recommended to watch.
A nice and very informative documentary. 😮 Honestly I am very thankful for it.
Incredible documentary, a complete real image of war. Thank you, and to all the brave men and women who fought with honor, no matter the flag they fought under.
Regarding what your documentary asked in the part about Juno Beach - "What were these young soldiers thinking..." I can answer specifically for one - Mervin Franklin Jones, one of the first Canadian D-Day paratroopers on the ground. He was thinking "Mervin, I don't think you're going to see your 22nd birthday." My grandfather did survive, and showing that sometimes the universe has a sense of irony, this D-Day participant's 22nd birthday was May 8, 1945 , Victory in Europe Day. It is very good that people are still reminded of the sacrifices so many made to fight for others who needed our help, as there are fewer and fewer of them around to tell us their stories now.
And that is why you never surrender 👊
It's a great documentary manifested in a very elegant way showing facts and their relevance to the history of the world,, it's really worth seeing and subscribing to it
One of the absolutely best documentaries..❤
By far the best D-Day documentary I have seen and I have watched a lot of them, My dad landed at Normandy on D-Day plus ten ( June 16th ) and this film gave me a real feel for what he saw and experienced during the push on Paris and with so much of the film in color it was a real joy to watch. Many thanks to all involved in the making of this excellent film.
My Grandfather landed at Juneau Beach, a Canadian beach which is represented by a Union Jack? Disappointingly sloppy.
@@tuscanytrek That is unfortunate. I did not notice that error but if I were Canadian I'm sure I would have. Despite that oversight, your grandfather did his duty and you must be very proud of him. I have often thought that the Canadians and the Australians do not get their fair share of credit for their WW II service.
Democrats of today say all these men were racists...what do u say to them?
@@THEENERGYINHALER First of all, Democrats of today need to remember that Frank;in Roosevelt wanted no part of putting black soldiers in combat, preferring to go along with the status quo by keeping them in support role. It was only due to the constant pressure applied by his wife Eleanor that black combat soldiers and pilots were finally approved. Secondly, racism is alive and well today and just as caustic and degrading as back then but I feel it is maybe worse because it is more covert and insidious.
One of the best film on the Normandy landing i have seen so far. Vast amount of footage i have never seen before and very well balanced use. Thank you very much !
It is a amazing documentary. People easily can know many essential information about 2nd world war. This is one of the best chanel in the world.
Awsome cinematograghy and description of that movment.. Great voice over
One of the absolute best WW2 documentaries I have been fortunate to see. Love it !!
Unfortunately there's a fair few inaccuracies in there but it is still good
Correct them buddy
Would you rate this better than Ken Burns' The War?
@@lizettewanzer8650 I haven’t seen that one yet I don’t think. But I have seen some of Ken Burns other documentaries and they are all great.
Absolutely one of the best documentaries I've seen on world war II. The way it was presented you can actually see it has a soul of its own!
for whatever reason the thing that struck me as the most distinct "it all comes full circle" is when they detailed moving families out of houses to make way for American troops which in America is against the law, it was a particularly strong point in the original articles as a complaint against none other than Britain. so strange history is
WW2 was War of Worlds and this Documentary gives a Meaningful insights.
Sound quality and graphics are perfect😊
On my deployment in the Navy in 2018, one of our ports was Portsmouth England, the same port that the D-Day landing embarked from. I thought that was really intriguing, because when I was able to leave the ship, I would walk down the docks and see signs that said which units left from what dock at what time on the 5th of June 1944. It was awesome.
So you find death of innocent men forced into service aka slavery to their untimely death intriguing do you?!?🤔 Sounds like you've been successfully brainwashed!!
You should have found the museum.
@@climeaware4814 Great museum. I was in the UK in 2019 from NZ, visiting the Portsmouth Naval Museum and I came across the D Day one by mistake just as it was closing. I went back the next day and spent the whole morning there. This was a bonus for me and the icing on the cake as I had been to France the week before and took a tour of the the two US beaches.
Brilliant 👏. There are so many small things left out in most other docs that mean so much. This documentary shows things only ww2 specialists and collectors would know. 👏 Bravo 👏
This documentary is absolutely amazing
Magnifique documentaire. Merci pour le partage.
My Dad was there that day .He died in 2021 age 99.
The French gov awarded him the Legion d Honneur.
Takes pride of place in my home.
I'm French and very grateful to your father. My Norwegian grand father was executed by the Nazis. I think of him so often especially now I'm older than he ever was.
Nada mejor que una gran e inspiradora narrativa sobre una historia que todos debemos conocer!
I love to watch documentary videos like this though this channel we about history of mankind and other invention also up and down moments of history this is very useful for everyone must watch
This is a captivating and poignant documentary that delves into the momentous events of D-Day, one of the most pivotal turning points in World War ||
Brilliant documentary. My dad was in the RAF in late 50's early 60's.I grew up watching documentaries like this.
Your dad was a pawn
My countrymen fought in the Battle of England, escorted convoys in the Atlantic, liberated France, the Netherlands, and Italy. 6,000,000 of them were killed by Russians and Germans. 1,000,000 children, women, and old men were burned, their heads chopped off, their bellies ripped open in the Wolyn massacre by the Ukrainians. Do you know what awaited them after the war? They were sold by Churchill and Roosevelt for decades into Russian captivity. Now you call them "former communist bloc".
Documentary ? Nonsense it was designed as an old wives tale. It's primarily extracts from WW2 Newspaper Propaganda headlines, so not very accurate ! For military documentaries with quality research you can't beat the 42 x 2 Hour "WW2 BATTLEFIELD" British produced series of programmes from 1998-2002, all of which were uploaded to TH-cam by "Vasil Luga" some years ago.
Fantastic film. My father brought me to Normandy in the sixties, and I have been there on my own several times since then. This is a fabulous film with many, many new filmclips. Thank you
Went to Omaha in 1984. Went out into the surf up to my waist and turned back to gaze towards the cliffs. Still can't believe men scaled them.
Multumim acestor eroi ,multumiri eterne si viata vesnica ,in memoria urmatoarelor generatii.Sacrificiul facut de tinrii acelor timpuri trebuie sa ramana etern in.memoria generatiilor viitoare.Asemenea orori sa nu se mai intample.Multumiri eterne bunicilor nostri.Dumnezeu sa i binecuvinteze vesnic!
I've seen many documentariesnon WW2 but didn't watch such a beautiful documentary. How beautifully these yound mans achieve huge success
WOW! This is the best actual footage of WWII I've ever seen. I cant say how impressed I am with the film and story. The only criticism is blurring the dead. Not trying to be morbid, but they gave it all and those alive today need to see the stark reality of war. I liked the emphasis on the preparation, training, ingenuity, and disguise that went into D-Day, and the logistics of making it all happen. That was what the Allies had over the enemy, rather than an small collective of yes men scared of their master. I stayed up way too late to watch this, but it was well worth it. I'll be imploring many to watch this. The significance of WWII, and especially D-Day, needs to be understood by anyone alive that would side with the Allies.
well said, it’s hard to put to perspective but those men out there aged 18-25 are just like us, imagine everything you worked for and the character you built is now being sent to a war. everyone wants to be alive, everyone didn’t want to die but the truth is men were already facing death before they even knew it. from running to just all of a sudden seeing black within a matter of seconds. those who weren’t dead watched the dead perish as they drowned in their own breath. that’s the reality. bodies of men mutilated beyond recognition, to still go out there after seeing that.. man these people were a whole different breed.
Totally agree with blurring the dead. This is a war documentary, morbidity is built-in.
@@paperroutee well said 🙁
The original version of this does not blur out the dead, I found it on vimeo while trying to find a version without the blur.
True. However their families and their generals, and their fellow soldiers all said they didn't want them filmed, even at the time to the cameramen on the ground. This was mentioned in the documentary.
Besides I think most people understand what dead is. If they don't understand what dead is without seeing someone missing a leg I don't know what to tell you. They are probably too young to be watching this at all...
Them not blurring parts would also likely get the video flagged and thus removed from many eyes. Reducing the educational reach and purpose of the documentary...
My father was a soviet soldier for 1936 to 1947 years. He participated to Finnish, 2WW and war against Japan. He was married with my mom in 1944. They lived together until 1956, when my father died. They had 8 children
You failed to mention how Russia begged for help from America, too afraid to fight Germany alone. Then you betrayed America, thanks for nothing!
Your father was a hero and on the eastern front too! In America we don’t give enough attention to the Eastern Front and respect to the Soviet soldiers who sacrificed more than any other ally including my country. I have a great grandfather who was on a medical ship in the war against Japan and a great uncle who’s Army uniform is in my closest. I feel very grateful for their and your father’s war service and I’m very glad they won!
@@1984isnotamanual Respect to your grandfather for the participating in 2WW. I hope it was last war in our history 🙏
Вот это история любви ❤ спасибо деду за победу
@@1984isnotamanualесть ещё нормальные люди в США. Миру мир. Не допустим третьей мировой.