Archive Video Of The D-Day Normandy Landings

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  • @stephen_crumley
    @stephen_crumley 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3560

    I honestly can't even imagine the amount of nervousness those men in the landing crafts were at as they could see the coastline draw closer. It's unfathomable

    • @bluemas5
      @bluemas5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      Especially the first ppl to get off

    • @Jagnole101
      @Jagnole101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Stephen Crumley and this is the first actual combat they were coming into, too. It was literally right off the bat, baptism by fire. Seeing boats blown up nearby must’ve been scary as hell.

    • @Bishopmooremusic
      @Bishopmooremusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Stephen Crumley true heroes. They built our world with their sacrifice

    • @patrickwallace9484
      @patrickwallace9484 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      So many of them were in action for the first time .

    • @Tony23071957
      @Tony23071957 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Old Corps Marine At least they got a proper training. Wich cannot be said about the boys in WW-I. They were killed by thousands, because of bad leadership and hardly know what to do.

  • @rachie_sherlock
    @rachie_sherlock ปีที่แล้ว +279

    My beautiful grandfather fought here, ran up those beaches and was shot. He did survive and go on to have a family. He had survivors guilt even in the 90s years later. He would cry. This is how awful this was. Rip grandad. And all those brave men.

    • @mickyherman445
      @mickyherman445 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Your grandad was a real hero ! But why weren’t those landing craft turned side on to the gunfire ? The poor man must’ve went through living hell 😓

    • @mickyherman445
      @mickyherman445 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Respect from one man who now lives a free life coz your grandad made it so x

    • @mickyherman445
      @mickyherman445 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Forever in our hearts x

    • @rachie_sherlock
      @rachie_sherlock 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@mickyherman445 oh I have no idea why they made them run it seems into direct fire! I can't watch many archives without getting emotional. It must be scary. All I know is the love they felt for each other, was Asif they was brothers. So to take one for your brother to escape, was a thing! Xx you'd have to have a bond like no other to run and get hurt or maybe die trying to help your men.. god rest all the souls of the men who died.

    • @jamespeters2016
      @jamespeters2016 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      my dad was on one of those Landing boats they had to do it that way less gunfire from the side

  • @istvanklein
    @istvanklein 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1760

    Even those who survived this sacrificed their best years for us to never have to go through anything like this.

    • @istvanklein
      @istvanklein 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fox Wright
      Explain

    • @mistersmith6163
      @mistersmith6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      'Never'..?

    • @unitedwestand5100
      @unitedwestand5100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yeah, Yeah.
      WWI was the war to end all wars.
      As long as their are Europeans, there will be world wars!

    • @carlosgomez1706
      @carlosgomez1706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@secondopinion6654 a trump fan I assume

    • @jerrymccrae7202
      @jerrymccrae7202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The greatest generation! I agree with your opinion.

  • @leewuo4443
    @leewuo4443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1036

    The person who recorded those scenes was absolutely fearless.

    • @Ian501st
      @Ian501st 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      I would say brave, probably they were scared as sh*t, but they were brave enought to go and do their job when nobody else dared to

    • @kobenkoben7261
      @kobenkoben7261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      No everyone is afraid

    • @kobenkoben7261
      @kobenkoben7261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      A person who doesn't fear death is a psychopath

    • @luiee8764
      @luiee8764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No he wasn't he was scared he taking the pohtos to show the world idiot

    • @Eric0225
      @Eric0225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      steel of balls

  • @BF4pawntard
    @BF4pawntard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Can’t even begin to imagine how scared these young men must have been . We owe so much to them they will be remembered forever .

  • @stizzlesteak
    @stizzlesteak 10 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    I've been to omaha beach and it was crazy to think that day actually happened. setting foot on that beach was so overwhelming to me.

    • @redpillpatriot7681
      @redpillpatriot7681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I don't think I could step foot on that beach or even the cemetery. I wouldn't be able to hold it together.

    • @jackhana7374
      @jackhana7374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stacey me too

    • @joleyugang5396
      @joleyugang5396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I've been to Omaha beach too n saw the steep cliffs where the Allies climbed up by ropes from the beach and the holes and depressions on land from the bombs dropped from air. Walked by man-made caves where the enemies hid n stored amunations . That fateful D-Day as the local tour guide briefed. Then to the cemeteries...Ive never taken history in my school days. Couldn't really grasp the story then. Now Im retired and just reading up on stuff I heard but did not know before.

    • @jasperpacifickidooo.1846
      @jasperpacifickidooo.1846 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mee too bruuu nearly peed my pants.

    • @pie5233
      @pie5233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joleyugang5396 I would really like to visit those beaches

  • @ssherrierable
    @ssherrierable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    I couldn’t imagine going through something like this. We really owe our elders a lot of respect. They were some brave men.

  • @leonwoodley2843
    @leonwoodley2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1759

    My great great grandfather survived 2 world wars and ended up being the oldest man in Great Britain 🇬🇧

    • @lillacoix9808
      @lillacoix9808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      What an honor!

    • @jg2467
      @jg2467 5 ปีที่แล้ว +468

      All that so his great grandson can fanboy XXXtentacion

    • @Ben6164
      @Ben6164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      What was his name?

    • @leonwoodley2843
      @leonwoodley2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Ben Jesus his name is John Evans

    • @xxMech
      @xxMech 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      anime name please?

  • @jordan390a
    @jordan390a 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1218

    War has no winner, only survivors....

    • @tazz-blob784
      @tazz-blob784 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      jordan390a So true

    • @Rxnextgenradio
      @Rxnextgenradio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Porky Minch Politics is part of war

    • @kathy9129
      @kathy9129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ya tell Patton that...

    • @jstut2656
      @jstut2656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Not completely true: in this war for example, it had to be fought to stop insanity. Evil lost.

    • @warnutztheloser
      @warnutztheloser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amazing quote

  • @Mod-rw9cw
    @Mod-rw9cw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    Only have one word for these heroes - RESPECT.

    • @souladventurer8911
      @souladventurer8911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Going through the hell might wont make a men hero

    • @roll1swarnajeetaich9b42
      @roll1swarnajeetaich9b42 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@souladventurer8911 ??

    • @redacted5035
      @redacted5035 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@souladventurer8911 ok coomer

    • @adarus9941
      @adarus9941 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@souladventurer8911 Yeah okay, disrespect the people who gave there lives for the future. No respect for older Generations these days.

  • @geecee2526
    @geecee2526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    There's a fair bit of footage of the many brave Canadians who landed at Juno Beach, the second most deadly Beach of the invasion (second only to Omaha). The Canadians also moved further inland than any army on the initial day of the invasion. These men deserve to also be recognized. Lest we forget 🇨🇦

    • @michaeldaley4160
      @michaeldaley4160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Couldn't of said it better!!👏🇨🇦🙏

    • @fernandorechia1635
      @fernandorechia1635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *couldn't have 🇧🇷 😎

    • @matthewprice2626
      @matthewprice2626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I certainly don't forget

    • @Jones9798
      @Jones9798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your so right

    • @ethr6742
      @ethr6742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We remember all men who fought and died in these wars allies or axis

  • @donaldtrump7290
    @donaldtrump7290 7 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    We should thank these men for laying down their lives for us. I would really hate to be on a boat under fire like that.

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ive heard thats why so many green troops were used. they wouldnt have an idea of how bad it was going to be. i dont know how true it is just something I heard recently

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@presidenteden6498 I might of taken the practice in the Pacific and applied it to d day.

    • @billyfraiser6298
      @billyfraiser6298 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      we DO thank them. We have at least Memorial Day and Veterans Day.....among many other ways we thank them :). We do appreciate what they went through... don't get it twisted.

  • @d.g.n9392
    @d.g.n9392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    What great archives of films. We never can realize the sacrifices they went through. Thanks all veterans

  • @lengthmuldoon
    @lengthmuldoon 10 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    I would have had a coronary waiting on those landing craft - different breed those fellas.
    Respect and thanks to every one of them.

    • @jrjmc9627
      @jrjmc9627 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They had no choice. It's like the clip of the soldiers being told to walk towards the atomic bomb explosion.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There was many volunteers as well.

    • @jeevst
      @jeevst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the footage from the landing craft was actually training in England. but I can't imagine the courage it took. just watched saving private Ryan again. the best war movie so far.

    • @johnravenshorst9260
      @johnravenshorst9260 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bertie Blue dda

    • @spectac1
      @spectac1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes they did. Most Allied forces volunteered. But, regardless it wouldn't have mattered. We needed every single soldier available.

  • @windycitypretty1
    @windycitypretty1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    My grandfather was is wwII. I can't 1magine how brave he was. He never talked about it much. I love him. He died in 2014. I wish is has talked to him about him more but I am so proud of him.

  • @paulkenny5233
    @paulkenny5233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    The greatest generation, without doubt!

    • @brady1351
      @brady1351 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Not the greatest generation, they started the war, it’s their duty to end it. Boomers these days

    • @apostolis07
      @apostolis07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@brady1351 Our generation now would be too scared to end it

    • @benoitlussier9492
      @benoitlussier9492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@apostolis07 better yet, we'd be wise enough to simply not start it.

    • @taistelusammakko5088
      @taistelusammakko5088 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apostolis07 how so

    • @slavaukr7832
      @slavaukr7832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wrestlingbear1188 hätte er dir mal lieber vernünftiges Deutsch beigebracht.

  • @kendalljohnson6584
    @kendalljohnson6584 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    my great grandpa who was in this passed jan 10th 2018 watching this makes me cry...

    • @TheRaveBarn
      @TheRaveBarn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was a badass

    • @Cairo40000
      @Cairo40000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He had large balls

    • @Ben6164
      @Ben6164 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How old was he?

    • @silviaplayz
      @silviaplayz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben Jesus I’m guessing he would be around 90 since people above 15 would go

  • @daveroberts936
    @daveroberts936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I have heard soldiers say that what enabled them to charge into hell, was the determination not to let their friends down or be outdone by them. If they are going, then I'm going with them kind of mentality.

    • @DaveOzoalor
      @DaveOzoalor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Their training is centered around group thinking, to work as a unit all the time. That's why they behave that way.
      In some training regimes, If one bed is undressed, everyone in the unit does some punishment.

    • @vacuumboots69
      @vacuumboots69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately it's called peer pressure and war and other war like environments depend on it. Kinda sad.

  • @chinohillschampion
    @chinohillschampion ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Whenever I watch these videos, I want to wake up early the next morning and make the most possible out of the day.

  • @jimjutsu1825
    @jimjutsu1825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    With the reenactment of D-Day in Saving Private Ryan, some veterans who had experienced the real thing were there in the theater when the movie came out and had to walk out because it was the most realistic re-enactment that they had ever seen. One of the veterans was asked what Saving Private Ryan got wrong with the Omaha beach scene, and he said that they didn't make the water red enough.
    One of the most horrible scenes in cinematic history (meaning upsetting and devastating in its realism) and as bad as it was, the real deal was much, much worse and they only barely touched on the accuracy of the horrors of that day...
    Let that sink in.

    • @redacted5035
      @redacted5035 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO I know right?! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @nirmal1957
      @nirmal1957 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They even set up a helpline for veterans after the movie to help with their ptsd

    • @garrar2003
      @garrar2003 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, everyone make it out of that theater, but not all man make it out of that beach

    • @kire08
      @kire08 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only wrong thing i can see in the first scenes is that when some soldiers are in the water drowning they get shot and killed by mg fire which isin't realistic. But thats such a small thing so who cares

    • @adarus9941
      @adarus9941 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@redacted5035Nothing funny about what these Vets went through

  • @diggyshiggywhy
    @diggyshiggywhy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    its my understanding that hard times make strong men, strong men make good times, good times make weak men, and weak men propagate hard times.

    • @lyman_evolution3760
      @lyman_evolution3760 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      J Wells its true!

    • @Nils-km4wc
      @Nils-km4wc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      To much for systhem ERROR ERROR

    • @ayoubomri6711
      @ayoubomri6711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's the saying of Ibn Khaldoun a Tunisian sociology scholar and a historian who lived in the 14th century

    • @johnbrattan9341
      @johnbrattan9341 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      J Wells. Absolute bullshit. Cute, however.

    • @PASSPORTKING2106
      @PASSPORTKING2106 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup

  • @tbajgai
    @tbajgai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    A moment of silence for all the people died young in this war... Rest In Peace

  • @jamesp.sullivan4279
    @jamesp.sullivan4279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Much respect for these young and unbelievable brave men!

  • @shinchannohara2924
    @shinchannohara2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Some of them were 16-17 yrs old. It gave me chills!!
    Mighty fine job Bois!!!

  • @christopherjohnlamb1396
    @christopherjohnlamb1396 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    To all the brave men who lost their lives on both sides R.I.P. Colonel Christopher John Lamb British Army retired.The Queen's Royal Hussars.

  • @fromthedeskoftimlovell7920
    @fromthedeskoftimlovell7920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Whenever I'm struggling with something I always think of these super brave people...

  • @maccer8330
    @maccer8330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Armies Doesn't start the war
    Politicians does...

    • @endryl08
      @endryl08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not always...

    • @endryl08
      @endryl08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MinkIt2 Hitlker was a Polititian...

    • @fortune3911
      @fortune3911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@endryl08 yes

  • @wishfulthinking2549
    @wishfulthinking2549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My grandfather had been there as a medical helper (Sanitäter). I understand now why he was traumatized. All brave soldiers rest in ☮️

  • @debbiecclark6538
    @debbiecclark6538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The fear that must have been in their hearts hearing and seeing the approaching nightmare, they were so brave, I don't have the words to express .

  • @manuelgchapajr2000
    @manuelgchapajr2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My Father and his two Brothers jumped with 82d Airborne, My Uncle Joe was with the 5th Rangers and my Uncle Frank was with the Big Red One! They were all so Proud of their Service to the Nation!
    The GREATEST GENERATION!!!

  • @mr.v4003
    @mr.v4003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I'm from Germany and I often think of the poor souls running up onto the beach. I will never know them, or their personal stories...
    But because of them, their sacrifice. The suffering of families left behind. Through them, their perseverance, commitment to freedom and sacrifice today I am alive.
    And not just me, my whole family. Because of them we are able to enjoy what we take to often for granted.
    I am striken by some sort of weird feeling of guilt. Why has their untimely death been necessary for me being able to live so care free?
    My deepest of thanks to the US, Canadians, British and everybody who has sacrificed. Thanks for the freedom my family and I can enjoy today.

  • @Oakleaf700
    @Oakleaf700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Having to go straight into battle when feeling seasick and dizzy...Respect.

    • @badbasstrilogy
      @badbasstrilogy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And drenched to the bone .

    • @Oakleaf700
      @Oakleaf700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@badbasstrilogy Oh yes...I forgot that. Sick, dizzy, dehydrated if they had been vomiting, and soaked with seawater, making their Uniforms and boots heavy and uncomfortable.
      Bless them all.

  • @laneylydon9029
    @laneylydon9029 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Sadly to say my Great granddad was among this awful history 😞🌹 I proudly named my son after him

  • @maxx.ksh1
    @maxx.ksh1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    R.I.P to the soldiers that fought for us.

  • @josephbellvietnam
    @josephbellvietnam ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We live in Normandy and visit regularly Arromanches. Both our father's were there on that day and survived. We can't imagine the fear they must have had on their landings. The people of that town have never forgotten their unsung heros.

  • @michaellombardi810
    @michaellombardi810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I was fortunate enough to be stationed in Germany w/the 3rd Armd. Div's 1st Bde in KIRCH-GOENS south of Geissen(spell ?)north of Frankfurt, 74-78. Spent all of my leave time in country. I visited so many of the WW I n WW II, sites. I treasure those travels n memories. Would of been much more informative had I had my mobile device back then. Regardless, to stand in histories foot prints n shadows of the men of both sides has always been a real blessing for this 62 yr. old Army Veteran, let me add, PROUD ARMY VETERAN

  • @thesuit2082
    @thesuit2082 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    My grandpa worked on a base In
    France after that and my great uncle from my dad's side was part of the airborne division

  • @johnallen7311
    @johnallen7311 9 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    One British man told me about the grateful German POW'S who rebuilt the homes of bombed & burned neighborhoods in London. Even sixty years later the homes were in excellent condition with amazing craftsmanship.

    • @peachesjackofski8363
      @peachesjackofski8363 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      John Allen if that’s true, then that’s an amazing thing to do.

    • @jessestout8646
      @jessestout8646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lastchip> ridiculous isn’t it?

    • @heinz5714
      @heinz5714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's cause us Germans are the best at building

  • @gchecktv9194
    @gchecktv9194 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    the entire d day story and courage that it took----still amazes me!!!

  • @wasimhussain9198
    @wasimhussain9198 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    From a British Muslim, can't say thanks enough to these brave men for fighting the war. Going through D day Omdz.

    • @jayson7627
      @jayson7627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not just d day but everyday.

  • @d.a.s.3921
    @d.a.s.3921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    D day soon - 2019 .. Im here - tears in my eyes.

  • @ruger_ray4129
    @ruger_ray4129 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    everyone has an opinion on who the bad & good guys was. every soldier on the field had balls of steel & a fire burning in their hearts. a deadly but glorious day.

    • @arthurwilson2835
      @arthurwilson2835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Heard of Hitler?

    • @GreencampRhodie
      @GreencampRhodie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@arthurwilson2835
      Heard of Stalin & Churchill? - zionist psychopathic murderers.

    • @The-kr9rb
      @The-kr9rb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GreencampRhodie what does the Zionist part have to do with anything. We get it, they were assholes.

    • @jeffdunham5150
      @jeffdunham5150 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arthurwilson2835 most of hitlers forces had no idea of the atrocities going on behind the scenes

    • @kid_toucher
      @kid_toucher ปีที่แล้ว

      glorious? this battle was one of the worst things mankind had to offer.

  • @richardhudak685
    @richardhudak685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Im A DAV IN A WHEELCHAIR AND CANT WALK N MY DAD WAS THERE D DAY IM 69 YEARS OLD N I MISS HIM
    R I P DAD

    • @m4rk0b0y
      @m4rk0b0y 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jace Martin half way???

    • @AveragelyCharming
      @AveragelyCharming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jace Martin half way???

  • @Meeshdelabeesh
    @Meeshdelabeesh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    80 years ago. RIP all those who passed 🙏

  • @ApricotData474
    @ApricotData474 8 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    My grandpa drove one of the boats

    • @Loader2k
      @Loader2k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The Higgins boat. They have recently restored one.

    • @trailerparksupervisor5378
      @trailerparksupervisor5378 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      was he a brit?

    • @chandlerb.6416
      @chandlerb.6416 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      trailer park supervisor he would've have to been

    • @svenr5235
      @svenr5235 7 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      My grandpa shot one of these boats.

    • @rqtypegaming9241
      @rqtypegaming9241 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I feel ya. I had grandparents at both sides unfortunately.
      One was fighting on Normandy, the other was a Messerschmitt Me 323 pilot (Luftwaffe)

  • @MoonKent
    @MoonKent 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "War is obscene, the worst thing humans do. But warriors, the individual men, are the very best of humanity. Not because they are willing to kill. But because they are willing to risk death, to sacrifice themselves for others."

  • @wblack427
    @wblack427 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    These boys will forever be the greatest among us, They charged into the valley of death and horror, into a great abyss, and did so with great vigor and bravery. We should never forget, and take heart in their courage and follow their example of selflessness. The greatest generation whole slayed the scourge of Hitler's barbaricThird Reich winning in glorious victory stability and creation of the Pax Americana, The American Peace. Whose generation reached into the heavens and planted Old Glory on the moon, Whose generation though the struggles of the Great Depression and World War II overcame civil differences and championed civil rights. Truly these people were the Greatest Generation.

    • @jessestout8646
      @jessestout8646 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donald Trumpicus Americanus>couldnt’ve said it better myself!, not even close to better!!!

    • @billmcclements2039
      @billmcclements2039 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      at the same time fighting Japan in the Pacific.

    • @cringe7391
      @cringe7391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head

    • @alastairbarkley6572
      @alastairbarkley6572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yet, British Empire and Commonwealth troops - not Americans - made up the majority of attacking forces on D-Day. And, American contribution to the European war effort did not exceed the British sacrifice of men and material until December 1944. Or, that nearly 90% of German Army deaths were on the Eastern front where the Red Army did the major fighting and dying. Pax Americana? Is that why the British zone of occupation of Germany lasted until the 1960s and the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe lasted until 1990? Americans ought to talk more gratitude for their WW2 allies - and less jingoistic horseshit.

    • @kid_toucher
      @kid_toucher ปีที่แล้ว

      among us 😂 just like the haha among us get it? among us HSSYSYDUDKUDBIQGKZTHNZKTHBKZTHB BE IFGKZ

  • @rafasobol4997
    @rafasobol4997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandpa here 9 years old when the war has started.I hard to imagine praying each day for one more :(

  • @andrewmacdonald8076
    @andrewmacdonald8076 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Both my parents were WW2 veterans. I have the utmost respect for their generation 🤔🥝🇳🇿

    • @tamlynjimjones1116
      @tamlynjimjones1116 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why the kiwi??

    • @heehee7373
      @heehee7373 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tamlynjimjones1116new zealand

    • @CIO-Anims
      @CIO-Anims ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why the confused emoji

    • @andrewmacdonald8076
      @andrewmacdonald8076 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CIO-Anims it's the closest I could find to contemplative

  • @rosenewton7532
    @rosenewton7532 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s amazing how they filmed this these were some very brave men

  • @silencedogood7297
    @silencedogood7297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Seven American fighter pilots and seven radiomen volunteered to go ashore on the first landing craft on Omaha Beach to fight their way up to the camouflaged German bunkers, determine the coordinates and radio them back to the oncoming pilots. Vance H. Taylor was one of the seven pilots who volunteered and served.

  • @jetshitsam8599
    @jetshitsam8599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    God bless those brave men who made a huge change to our world and till that day it’s now the greatest history of all life time.

  • @swaranjeetsandhu5165
    @swaranjeetsandhu5165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    all men and women that gave their lives in the defence of their country,we will never forget u

  • @jadas3485
    @jadas3485 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was just visiting the beaches today....absolutely beautiful beaches and cemetary

  • @hadifdanish4728
    @hadifdanish4728 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    One questions: How did the camera man still alive?

    • @fasandiaz1
      @fasandiaz1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      A lot of them died in the battlefield

    • @GAMEBRO0
      @GAMEBRO0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Well the camera man is not important for this footage, the camera is enough

    • @charitysullivan8663
      @charitysullivan8663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The camera man was not allowed to discuss what he filmed for 50 years. I saw a special on it on history channel? Can’t remember but it was remarkable

    • @charitysullivan8663
      @charitysullivan8663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Da Vid there would not be footage with out him. Do your research, he was only 17. My dad was 17 when he entered WWII in 1944. They were all hero’s -

    • @hylianman9254
      @hylianman9254 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are immortal. (Don’t take this seriously)

  • @peazyxczegameplayletsplaye1784
    @peazyxczegameplayletsplaye1784 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    HONOR TO ALL SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II

    • @ramsesthegreat5652
      @ramsesthegreat5652 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      “All” soldiers? Even the socialists?

    • @chadgilmore5046
      @chadgilmore5046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ramses The Great He said every soldier not just certain countries they all deserved respect

    • @shiddy321
      @shiddy321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@chadgilmore5046 yes, everyone deserves respect

    • @laverdajota8089
      @laverdajota8089 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let’s not forget , DD could not have happened if it were not for the Bravery of the Russians on the Eastern front. They took the Brunt of the German forces ,

  • @DaveOzoalor
    @DaveOzoalor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    7:03 WTF? War sucks.

    • @juliennelapid
      @juliennelapid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @AJ K. Lawson AGREE

    • @mcaesario
      @mcaesario 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Who says its fun 🤣

    • @divine1690
      @divine1690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Camera man be like keep digging thats a nice shot cut

    • @Liviius
      @Liviius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @AJ K. Lawson he's dead now

    • @assist3773
      @assist3773 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree but it’s how we got here how we alive from war

  • @cursed_crow226
    @cursed_crow226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Its not fighting what we hate, its saving what we love.

  • @BruceHoffman
    @BruceHoffman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    These brave men and women gave us the freedom we enjoy today

    • @snowman374th
      @snowman374th 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah!! The freedom practically every American takes for granted. Look at us now. When told about it, many cover their ears. When told to watch it, many cover their eyes. When asked what they think about it. They all practically cover their mouths. Makes me sick. The greatest country on the planet has been dismantled. The next world war against her, and she falls. The only country that supposedly ever gave 2 cents about freedom, really never did.

    • @snowman374th
      @snowman374th 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** What did I just say..

    • @jluke46970
      @jluke46970 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Many simply take for granted sadly

    • @snowman374th
      @snowman374th 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      jluke46970
      Seriously though,, They really do.

    • @wontonsoup1711
      @wontonsoup1711 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Women Couldn't join armies in WW2 but yeah i agree

  • @louisjones4644
    @louisjones4644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My grandfather was in the second World War he went to Poland and helped to liberate the concentration camps. Hes 92 now. An honor to be his grandson 👌the real men.

    • @alastairbarkley6572
      @alastairbarkley6572 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      British and American forces got nowhere near Poland in WW2 - it was entirely liberated by the Red Army. Was your grandfather a Russian? British forces occupied northern Germany and across to the Danish border, US forces as far as Prague, Czechoslovakia. Of the major camps, the Brits liberated Bergen-Belsen and the American, Dachau. Auschwitz-Birkenau and other extermination horrors like Treblinka, Majdanek, Chelmno were entirely dealt with by the USSR.

    • @kelvinsurname7051
      @kelvinsurname7051 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless him, I hope he has many healthy years to come!

    • @kelvinsurname7051
      @kelvinsurname7051 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please thanks him for his service, a true hero.

  • @Maaaattologyyyy
    @Maaaattologyyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My grandfather was in the Pacific

  • @Noah_-lp8kt
    @Noah_-lp8kt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:57 the reason why The fifth is playing, is because the first notes are morsecode for the letter V, and that stands for Victory

  • @DysonGolf
    @DysonGolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    U.S. Army Veteran Gerard Dyson here to say those guys were some of the bravest fighters of that day! Just look at the equipment they are using to travel. Today's ships would be like 1st class luxury. HOOAH 101st Airborne Division!

  • @woolwell_farm
    @woolwell_farm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My would-have-been uncle Edward Reynolds took part in the landings. He was killed on July 27, 1944 at St. Lo. We never knew him but still remember.

  • @KallieD1982
    @KallieD1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My great grandfather was a landing craft driver and he died from a heart attack 🥺

  • @rek802
    @rek802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gracias, gracias, gracias. A pesar de no haber vivido en esa epoca, se muy bien la libertad que nos han dejado. Todo lo que tengo y logre en la vida se lo debo a ustedes. Mis hijos asi lo veran porque yo les enseñare sus historias. Nos han regalado todo lo que somos. Mi compromiso y el de mis hijos seran nuestra norma de vida.

  • @cjhards
    @cjhards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandad was a royal marine during D day landings. Very interesting to see what was really expected of him! ✌️😇

  • @sophielegault2278
    @sophielegault2278 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    80 years ago today the Battle of D - Day occurred in Normandy France on Juno Beach
    June 6th, 1944

  • @ILikeToLaughAtYou
    @ILikeToLaughAtYou 8 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    My great grandfather was the demolition man on Omaha. He is the one who blew up most of the bunkers there. Like on Saving PVT. Ryan

  • @dudcharleville
    @dudcharleville ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Courage to overcome - willing to stand tall and make the ultimate sacrifice

  • @Shaheer4771
    @Shaheer4771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    salute to everyone who fought in ww2

    • @jayson7627
      @jayson7627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not all, because some were maniacs and murderers who loved taking life, to say the least.

  • @michaeladickinson5669
    @michaeladickinson5669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my grandad died in this war,he was a sacrifice, he did it for us all.

  • @fantaaahh
    @fantaaahh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    i think a lot of people forget that the germans also had friends & family and loved ones they wanted to go back home too aswell and both sides were just doing what their politicians told them to do

    • @nixon9346
      @nixon9346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whole germany knew about attrocities and they did nothing

    • @Justadudeyeknow
      @Justadudeyeknow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nixon9346 nope they didn’t. They thought the atrocities were western propaganda

    • @dmc1943
      @dmc1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nixon9346 even if they did know about them, they would have been killed if they tried to do anything

    • @woden5132
      @woden5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nixon9346 And what about allied atrocities like the pointless civilian bombing of Dresden in 1945? One rule for one another for the other I guess.

    • @MammothChats
      @MammothChats 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Worst thing was that most of the men fighting in D-Day were Eastern European and didn’t even have a country to fight for

  • @ClaireGibirdi
    @ClaireGibirdi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandad was one of them to very brave men

  • @kevkayla11
    @kevkayla11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wonder how many people have watched these world war II videos looking for their dads Grandpa's and great grandpa's to catch a glimpse of them they show a lot of different people there's got to be people out there that have seen family and this vintage footage

    • @chadgilmore5046
      @chadgilmore5046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      kevkayla11 I would hate to watch one and see any of my family members laying there dead

  • @mkms685
    @mkms685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember these men. They were the reason why we're enjoying the wind of freedom today.

  • @CarlosGarcia-ob9hk
    @CarlosGarcia-ob9hk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was playing COD:WW2 and I thought to myself if its bloody in the game and it's pretty freaking hard than I imagine what these guys went through!

  • @Countryboy404
    @Countryboy404 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many Canadians Americans and indigenous people sacrificed their lives for d-day and they were so brave❤ lest we forget 🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @vladtimofte6511
    @vladtimofte6511 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    80 years later....

  • @NifRR
    @NifRR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Canadian, french, americans, british.. even more.. these are all heroes. Despite their unmatched effectiveness in the battlefield, they had mercy. They were indeed all heroes.

  • @strangedays8170
    @strangedays8170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a beauty at 9:04!!!!! If that angel stood over me when I was hurt...I'd be healed.

  • @Snulge
    @Snulge 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We truly live in the best of times because of times like this.

  • @ventomario3251
    @ventomario3251 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    very cool that they saved footage of their work

  • @davehibbs9111
    @davehibbs9111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And on this anniversary of D-DAY 2020 marks yet another year of the brave allies who gave up so much to be FREE once again!! For my father, David l hibbs sr USS BUNCH DE694 APD 79, 4/19/21 -- 4/7/20 RIP DAD!

  • @shinchannohara2924
    @shinchannohara2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God bless all these men of steel.

  • @MaryBradley-s3s
    @MaryBradley-s3s 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thankyou 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🌹🌹🌹

    • @Greg_call
      @Greg_call 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And... 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

  • @stevebirks2186
    @stevebirks2186 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Like many people my age had a Father / Grand father on that invasion 1944 SWORD > CAEN > EINDOVEN > NIJMAGEN >As a Royal Engineer he was used to blowing things up ! - After the War Dad at 26 year old signed up for the Control Comission - to do his bit to help rebuild Europe

  • @mbuckholz
    @mbuckholz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun fact they had to add in the sound effects at a later date because the cameras during that time did not record sound

  • @Swift2001
    @Swift2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I read a book about what happened on Omaha Beach - go over the first ten minutes of Saving Private Ryan - when I was about 25. The details like landing boats that dropped their doors only to be raked by a pillbox machine gun from the cliffs, with nobody either reaching the beach or being alive more than a minute longer, and I wondered, “could I have stood in the LST and just started running for the beach?” I really couldn’t think so. I had cousins who were tail gunners over Ploesti, and didn’t came back, and one that landed at Salerno and got stuck on the beach as the Luftwaffe strafed them and dropped bombs. That was Cousin Buddy, that what we called him, and he came back, but everybody said he was never the same. The answer is, we will do that, if we are absolutely sure that’s what we must do. But we had all seen the rise of Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo. It was pretty damned clear that fascists, if they won, would make the world a living hell.

  • @platinumpete5160
    @platinumpete5160 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    and some people won’t even stand for the pledge, what as happened with our society! No matter what the media will push out to our youth, there will always be a significance in footage like this, these men willing to risk their lives for our freedom!
    May God rest each and every one of these soldiers souls for what they did for our country.

  • @JesseReinosa
    @JesseReinosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    2:58 I couldn't see anything! Was blocked by the enormous bollocks of steel of some of these fine gentlemen. R.I.P. all those who made the ultimate sacrifice

    • @chillpollo
      @chillpollo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that wasnt even omaha beach, that was juno beach (let me know if I spelled that incorrectly)

    • @raphaelsales5767
      @raphaelsales5767 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chillpollo I’m no expert but I just saw a video that said that it was Utah Beach. At 3:50 th-cam.com/video/3RfMzlS8OKM/w-d-xo.html

  • @elisabethbousquet2486
    @elisabethbousquet2486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo aux photographes, qui sans eu n'aurions pas ces images.....pour la postérité

  • @weedliftlefty5425
    @weedliftlefty5425 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    respect to all the fallen and not fallen heros of ww2

  • @garyyoung9317
    @garyyoung9317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've done that crossing on a commercial ferry and I got sea sick....I can't even imagine how those boys felt.....

  • @frankiejohnson2702
    @frankiejohnson2702 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    the man I would be if I lived through a war like that.

    • @generalripper7528
      @generalripper7528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Probably broken inside and an alcoholic.

    • @joesmoe8983
      @joesmoe8983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      PTSD

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joesmoe8983 Bah. Overdiagnosed condition.
      The definition of PTSD can apply to almost any experience, and is diagnosable in a near-endless range of severity.
      Most people experience it before they can even talk.

  • @chrisstopher2277
    @chrisstopher2277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The organization is what amazes me.

  • @timbeddoggo1022
    @timbeddoggo1022 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    At 3:06 it's Canadians invading Juno beach

    • @ctszar5907
      @ctszar5907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Timbed Doggo eh sorry, eh

    • @faxanfm682
      @faxanfm682 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Relaxing on Juno Beach, damn. No defenses, that's crazy.

    • @fortune3911
      @fortune3911 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@faxanfm682 lmao yes

  • @darioraschi230
    @darioraschi230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just watched so sad but so brave god bless their souls we should never forget the whole worlds sacrifices in this terrible war

  • @davebenny9523
    @davebenny9523 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Can't even imagine...

  • @foreignwarren7361
    @foreignwarren7361 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was on this beach yesterday....its huge....hard to imagine such a battle took place there nearly 80 years ago. the place was packed with people driving US jeeps and flags are flying everywhere.