That gentleman being interviewed, with the grey hair and tie, was and is my father, John L. Burke. Passed away suddenly October 20, 2016. A true war hero.
@@kevinburke7932 Hello , I' always have a deep respect for the American Ranger soldier who sacrificed youth and freedom to us to come to Europe .and learn the history of these Brave Ranger soldiers, it is our duty to remember to be able to pass on to our future .Never we forget .
@@kevinburke7932 Hello, I' always had a deep respect for the American soldier who sacrificed youth and freedom to us to come to Europe .Is necessary learn the history of these Brave Ranger soldiers, it is our duty to remember to be able to pass on to our future ,Never Forget.
I visited here on a school trip in 2001 when I was 14. I am 22 now but I have only today remembered it was Pointe du Hoc I visited. It is a day I will never forget and I want to go back. Something truly moving. That doesn't happen to me often.
My great uncle was one of Rudder's Rangers. He said that he just kept grabbing rope and it seemed like the climb up that cliff would never end. Three days after D-Day he was captured and was put in a POW camp. They got orders to fall back and the machine gunner of his platoon didn't hear the order so my great uncle was voluntold to go back and find him. He went back and found the guy and then on his way back to his platoon he came across a patrol of six Germans and as he said: "They pointed their guns at me and said that if I came along peacefully they wouldn't shoot and that sounded like a good proposition". The army sent an officer to inform his family that he was MIA and the officer first went to their pastor and asked him to accompany him to tell the family. My great uncle's younger sister was out playing and she overheard the officer telling the priest about my great uncle missing and she ran home and was like "Mom! Something happened to James". So by the time the officer and the priest got to their house she was already in tears. A month later they did receive a letter from him saying that he was in a POW camp and that he was ok. He never talked about his POW days except just to say that the only food that they got was basically one bowl of potato soup without any potatoes a day. Those men were heroes.
@That 1 Other Boi different politic views and ideologies are the cause for wars. Its not stupid, but rather complicated,... You need educate yourself on the cause of these brutal wars and how these men are heroes! rather than comment on something that you have little knowledge of.
And to you young man thanks for sharing and to the glory let us never forget what is right in this world taught by a mother and a father what is loved in this world is being held by him and his sword of righteousness
I had the great good fortune to visit Point du Hoc, Omaha, the cemetery, and so on, earlier this year. Enormously moving and valuable, and I encourage anyone who is able to make the pilgrimage to do so. Rangers, lead the way!
Nice. America's first special forces. The US Rangers were created, trained and advised by the British army Commandos in 1942 Achnacarry Scotland. The 1st and 29th Rangers. "Ranger" was selected because of the British colonial Rogers Rangers (Queens Rangers). 8 British advisors accompanied the US Rangers at Point Du Hoc aswell as 3 SWANS. 🇺🇸
My Dad, Lewis (Larry) Phillips was one of 2 from No 4 Commando who spent a week with the Rangers training them in the use of the rocket propelled grappling hooks in readiness for Pointe Du Hoc. At the end of the week they were called forward and given a 'pay packet'. Dad protested - 'I get paid by the Army'. He was told 'You work for Uncle Sam, you get paid by Uncle Sam!' He was very grateful. :)
He might have been in the same regiment as my Grandfather, who was also a Commando. He guided the Texas Rangers into Omaha. I believe his skiff got shot down and he had to swim back to the main ship.
I have been to Normandie on 6th June a few times , on one occasion as we crossed over on the ferry we were privileged to talk to an elderly gentleman from Corpus Christy Texas , He was one of the Pont du Hoc Rangers , He was wounded in the attack and lay on the beach all day until help came , he still had the bullet lodged in his body , My humble thanks to all who fought and sacrificed in the Allied cause ,Thank you so much .
SSG Norman Miller, killed in action this day. I never met two uncles, he was one, the other was killed by a kamikaze attack at Leyte Gulf. Nicely done video. Thank you
Words can never repay the debt owed 2nd ranger Battalion for those that gave their lives R.I.P. They shall and will never to be forgotten along with all those that perished in WW II
Early US Rangers were billeted with local families and trained on cliffs around Bude, Cornwall. There is a memorial to those men (known then as 29th Rangers I believe) on the downs between popular bathing beaches at the town and they are still held in great respect here.
@Mikeluv311 My grandmother's brother was there too. He was captured two days after they landed. He was later on liberated. There is a bronze plaque at Pointe du Hoc dedicated to him. He was captured when he volunteered to go find their machine gunner that got lost. On his way back he came across a patrol of 6 Germans and as he used to say; they pointed their guns at me and said if I came peacefully then they wouldn't shoot and that sounded like a good proposition at the time.
Get the facts correct please… • Opening film footage is of Longues sur Mer - not Pointe du Hoc. • The landing craft used were NOT Higgins Boats - they used British LCA's. • 23 members of A Company arrived at 7pm on D-day at the Pointe - they were from the 5th Ranger infantry battalion. • Rudder was in charge of BOTH 2nd and 5th Rangers. • Study the Maisy Battery to see what guns were covering this area on D-day. Brave men all of them - but Pointe du Hoc was a strange choice of target when the intelligence is considered.
Cada um pode ter mesmo a sua batalha favorita na guerra,mas a MINHA é Point Du Hoc.Nunca tinha visto uma missão tão bem planejada e bem sucedida antes na guerra junto com o Dia-D.Muito tiroteio com estratégia certa e bem cascuda para destruir aqueles canhões nazis e evitar mais perdas pro desembarque aliado pra mim faz de Point du Hoc uma das missões mais arriscadas da Segunda Guerra e ainda melhor,foi muito bem sucedida na tomada da área.
Crazy story here. 220 rangers storm the head and miss the signal for more men. Then men are placed at Omaha and reinforcements never came. 220 rangers become 90 but they took that spot. Rangers lead the way. Thank you for your dedication, courage and selfless service all those 75years ago
people say 23 soldiers landed on point du hoc 34 people landed 12 died and 22 survived 1 soldier was never found tel the next day in a bunker under craters dead at least as i know but this wasnt known as much as omaha beach but they done a great heartbreaking job in my heart ❤
The gun on Pointe Du Hoc wouldn’t have stopped the whole Normandy invasion. It would’ve cost a whole lot more deaths, but not stop all that was going on that day. There’s also a new book calming the guns were at the Maisy battery and that battery did firer on the beaches for a few more days after DDay.
@@omen828 Omen, you might have missed a few books yourself. Particularly the book "Dog Company: The Rangers that led the Army through Europe" - now obviously, the single battalion and company within that battalion could not possibly be everywhere and it certainly doesn't mean they were first (by the way the Pathfinders landed in France many hours before the 3 airborne divisions - U.S. 82nd and 101st and British 6th Parachute Divisions - BUT, the 2nd Ranger Bn. was involved in some shape or form in practically every major engagement in which the U.S. Army undertook - notably, D-Day (Pointe-du-Hoc - Cos. D, E & F and Omaha Beach - Cos. A, B & C), the capture of Brest (vitally important to Allied supply lines into France), Hill 400, the Battle of the Bulge and they were the first Allied unit to cross the Rhine. As noted Historian Patrick K. O'Donnell told me when we met, "... Dog Company of 2nd Ranger Battalion was EVERYWHERE - it was uncanny! In every major engagement, they seemed to play a pivotal role. In fact, the front inner cover of the "Dog Company" reads, “… America had many heroes in World War II, but few can say that, but for them, the course of the war may have been very different. The right men, in the right place, at the right time - Dog Company."
I think if the German captured French heavy howitzers were still in place it wasn't going to stop D-Day but, been a distraction and targeted by Navel guns , so that one reaso they were moved.
Can anybody tell me about the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions when they were in the Battle for Brest and the Battle of Hurtgen Forest? And how/when/where were they sent back home after the World War II? Please tell as much info as you know!
There's a book called: "The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II." It covers the story of the 2nd Battalion from their formation in 1943 to the end of the war. There's also a book called: "Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe." In this book, the information is a bit more specific since it focuses on one company, as opposed to the whole battalion. I'm writing a novel about the invasion of France in 1944, and my central character is a platoon leader in the 2nd Rangers. Along with a book called "Rudder's Rangers," I found both these books extremely useful in my research and also very thrilling to read. Stephen E. Ambrose's books are also very useful for research purposes. As for the 5th Rangers, that may be a bit more difficult, but I'm sure you can find something online about the 5th Rangers if you look hard enough.
Surprised they didn't talk about the high % of grappling hooks didn't work because the ropes were to heavy because of getting soaked during the ride to the beach
Every single one of those men, no matter what beach they stormed from Pt. Duhoc, Omaha, to sword and the rest, had balls bigger than his pants could hold!!!
Why didn't they fire? Because they were rendered inoperable by 0900 on D-Day, back in an orchard, by 2 Rangers of the 2nd Battalion Co D. Less than 100 yards from German troops. The range of those guns could have reached both the incoming ships and the beaches. At the time, they were aimed at Utah beach, and because they could not be fired, casualties on Utah, Sword and Juno beaches were far, far lighter than Omaha Beach. Where did you get your info?
I would think that if the force on the top were both determined enough and equipped with enough weapons, even WWI era weapons no force from the bottom could overwhelm them, what happened? If this was a "damn, if these guys from the bottom get up on top we are all dead" fight how was the outcome we see possible? The people on top mush have been under some kind of indirect fire. I think the answer is that the Allies feared Pointe du Hoc more than this group of Germans valued it. There certainly could have been a better defense of Pointe du Hoc by the Germans. I wonder if the Germans could have used a reverse slope mortar attack? If not they needed many,many soldiers throwing grenades (or even rocks)
135 Rangers killed during the attack..really? ( About 100 out of the 225 Rangers at Normandy on June 6 were killed or wounded, said April Cheek-Messier, a vice president of the National D-day Memorial Foundation in Bedford, Va. )
They are both correct ... in a manner of speaking. There were 135 casualties (killed and wounded) at Pointe-du-Hoc; about 100 were KIA. However, that only includes Companies D, E and F, which were the only units at Pointe-du-Hoc. Companies A, B & C of 2nd Ranger Bn. and all of 5th Ranger Bn. landed at Omaha Beach, and I do not know the casualty figures for those units. There was a post elsewhere on this page that claimed that Co. A of 5th Ranger Bn. landed at Pointe-du-Hoc - I am fairly certain that no units from 5th Ranger landed at the Pointe - they may have been scheduled to land there, but circumstances on the ground prevented any reinforcements from reaching Companies D, E and F on June 6th.
UNTIL,MAN WILL LEARN TO LOVE,AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER AS BEING FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS,THOSE SAME CREATIVE CREATURES OF OF THE SUPREME GOD THAT BORN US ALL,MAYBE THEN WE'LL STOP THAT GENOCIDAL THING CALLED WAR-
+Rashad Roberts Was he stationed in Weymouth before the operation? Just wondering because Weymouth is where I live in the UK, we have a great history of the second world war, especially the D-Day landings :D
Do the perpetrators of this part of the invasion fleet not noticed that the battery does not shoot? But probably so. However, the planning had to be done. 90 men of the 225 Rangers fell. The commander was General .. One could have easily circumvented the pont. The ambition has made many officers on both sides to criminals!
The guns at Pointe-du-Hoc were mounted on mobile casemates and had been moved back a few clicks inland by the Germans - Company-D went and sought out and destroyed the guns with Thermite grenades. Historians now feel they have enough evidence to highly suggest that the guns were pointed at Utah Beach, and had the Rangers not taken them out, they could have done horrific damage.
@@kevinbaker5941 were cannons in operation or in process of being readied I can imagine it would not be quick task to do could they have fired on 6 June on short notice perhaps not
been there today, made me drop a tear..
rest in peace hero's
That gentleman being interviewed, with the grey hair and tie, was and is my father, John L. Burke. Passed away suddenly October 20, 2016. A true war hero.
you can be very proud of your father for his service and sacrifice for freedom RIP
@@philippelimbourg1773 Thank you very much. Most appreciated.
@@kevinburke7932 Hello , I' always have a deep respect for the American Ranger soldier who sacrificed youth and freedom to us to come to Europe .and learn the history of these Brave Ranger soldiers, it is our duty to remember to be able to pass on to our future .Never we forget .
@@kevinburke7932 Hello, I' always had a deep respect for the American soldier who sacrificed youth and freedom to us to come to Europe .Is necessary learn the history of these Brave Ranger soldiers, it is our duty to remember to be able to pass on to our future ,Never Forget.
I visited here on a school trip in 2001 when I was 14. I am 22 now but I have only today remembered it was Pointe du Hoc I visited. It is a day I will never forget and I want to go back. Something truly moving. That doesn't happen to me often.
My great uncle was one of Rudder's Rangers. He said that he just kept grabbing rope and it seemed like the climb up that cliff would never end. Three days after D-Day he was captured and was put in a POW camp. They got orders to fall back and the machine gunner of his platoon didn't hear the order so my great uncle was voluntold to go back and find him. He went back and found the guy and then on his way back to his platoon he came across a patrol of six Germans and as he said: "They pointed their guns at me and said that if I came along peacefully they wouldn't shoot and that sounded like a good proposition". The army sent an officer to inform his family that he was MIA and the officer first went to their pastor and asked him to accompany him to tell the family. My great uncle's younger sister was out playing and she overheard the officer telling the priest about my great uncle missing and she ran home and was like "Mom! Something happened to James". So by the time the officer and the priest got to their house she was already in tears. A month later they did receive a letter from him saying that he was in a POW camp and that he was ok. He never talked about his POW days except just to say that the only food that they got was basically one bowl of potato soup without any potatoes a day. Those men were heroes.
@That 1 Other Boi different politic views and ideologies are the cause for wars. Its not stupid, but rather complicated,...
You need educate yourself on the cause of these brutal wars and how these men are heroes! rather than comment on something that you have little knowledge of.
And to you young man thanks for sharing and to the glory let us never forget what is right in this world taught by a mother and a father what is loved in this world is being held by him and his sword of righteousness
My respect for your great uncle
@@Va1eri3405What are you talking about?
respect for these brave men, From Britain
the men from britain some of the best in combat
And to your guys as well. They were no slouches themselves. Cheers, Mate.
Respect for the brave men from The US and Britain.
I had the great good fortune to visit Point du Hoc, Omaha, the cemetery, and so on, earlier this year. Enormously moving and valuable, and I encourage anyone who is able to make the pilgrimage to do so.
Rangers, lead the way!
Nice. America's first special forces. The US Rangers were created, trained and advised by the British army Commandos in 1942 Achnacarry Scotland. The 1st and 29th Rangers. "Ranger" was selected because of the British colonial Rogers Rangers (Queens Rangers).
8 British advisors accompanied the US Rangers at Point Du Hoc aswell as 3 SWANS. 🇺🇸
My Dad, Lewis (Larry) Phillips was one of 2 from No 4 Commando who spent a week with the Rangers training them in the use of the rocket propelled grappling hooks in readiness for Pointe Du Hoc. At the end of the week they were called forward and given a 'pay packet'. Dad protested - 'I get paid by the Army'. He was told 'You work for Uncle Sam, you get paid by Uncle Sam!' He was very grateful. :)
He might have been in the same regiment as my Grandfather, who was also a Commando. He guided the Texas Rangers into Omaha. I believe his skiff got shot down and he had to swim back to the main ship.
I have been to Normandie on 6th June a few times , on one occasion as we crossed over on the ferry we were privileged to talk to an elderly gentleman from Corpus Christy Texas , He was one of the Pont du Hoc Rangers , He was wounded in the attack and lay on the beach all day until help came , he still had the bullet lodged in his body , My humble thanks to all who fought and sacrificed in the Allied cause ,Thank you so much .
deep respect for all this young guys
Dog-Company: I’m currently reading the book. I recommend this book for those who are interested.
I've been to Point Du Hoc.I don't know how the rangers completed their mission.They were special men.
Grazie ancora per il vostro sacrificio. Eroi! 💕
SSG Norman Miller, killed in action this day. I never met two uncles, he was one, the other was killed by a kamikaze attack at Leyte Gulf. Nicely done video. Thank you
Those men had balls that clanked
My wife's uncle, Melvin Hefferbower, was one of the Rangers who lost his life at Pointe du hoc that day.
Pretty darn good video, thank you!
My father was there also.He was in the 2nd bat.
Later he was on Hill 400.
My Father is Michael Sharik.
My Uncle was there too...Stanley Tucker (Stub)
He is not listed as having been there - or even a Ranger? What proof do you have?
Geena Davis That comment is 4years old..
geena davis www.geni.com/people/Michael-Sharik/6000000031909147091
My Father too...F Company, 2nd battalion. Edward Antonitis.
I know one of these Rangers...Denman Wolf....he is still alive. 97 years old.
Rangers Lead The Way! HOOAH!
my father was there to.He was happy to tell the stoery
Great job Hunter. Thank you for remembering.
Words can never repay the debt owed 2nd ranger Battalion for those that gave their lives R.I.P. They shall and will never to be forgotten along with all those that perished in WW II
i was there one year ago, i cried then and again watching this today
James Earl Rudder........leader ,warrior, legend........the personification of American hero.
Early US Rangers were billeted with local families and trained on cliffs around Bude, Cornwall. There is a memorial to those men (known then as 29th Rangers I believe) on the downs between popular bathing beaches at the town and they are still held in great respect here.
Respect to all the veterans in all wars
@Mikeluv311 My grandmother's brother was there too. He was captured two days after they landed. He was later on liberated. There is a bronze plaque at Pointe du Hoc dedicated to him. He was captured when he volunteered to go find their machine gunner that got lost. On his way back he came across a patrol of 6 Germans and as he used to say; they pointed their guns at me and said if I came peacefully then they wouldn't shoot and that sounded like a good proposition at the time.
Get the facts correct please…
• Opening film footage is of Longues sur Mer - not Pointe du Hoc.
• The landing craft used were NOT Higgins Boats - they used British LCA's.
• 23 members of A Company arrived at 7pm on D-day at the Pointe - they were from the 5th Ranger infantry battalion.
• Rudder was in charge of BOTH 2nd and 5th Rangers.
• Study the Maisy Battery to see what guns were covering this area on D-day.
Brave men all of them - but Pointe du Hoc was a strange choice of target when the intelligence is considered.
My Grandpa Phillip V Thomas was one of the 23 that made it there.
@@vhtomas690 Thank you for his service. It was the beginning of the end for the Nazi empire.
¡war heroes fighting for freedom!
Real men....America’s Finest 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
And yet the slavs won the war
Suicide mission. Sometime you can be brave to the point of foolhardyship. But WW2 was crazy.
My father was Edward R. Antonitis. F-company, 2nd Ranger Battalion .
you can be very proud of your father for his service and sacrifice for freedom.
I visited today. Very touching and interesting
And now all the things that these brave men fought for,, are being given up, allowing the new menace from the Middle East to walk in unopposed.
Cada um pode ter mesmo a sua batalha favorita na guerra,mas a MINHA é Point Du Hoc.Nunca tinha visto uma missão tão bem planejada e bem sucedida antes na guerra junto com o Dia-D.Muito tiroteio com estratégia certa e bem cascuda para destruir aqueles canhões nazis e evitar mais perdas pro desembarque aliado pra mim faz de Point du Hoc uma das missões mais arriscadas da Segunda Guerra e ainda melhor,foi muito bem sucedida na tomada da área.
Crazy story here. 220 rangers storm the head and miss the signal for more men. Then men are placed at Omaha and reinforcements never came. 220 rangers become 90 but they took that spot. Rangers lead the way. Thank you for your dedication, courage and selfless service all those 75years ago
Great grandfather landed on pointe he called it hell
I stood on this bomb marked headland June 6,1974. I wept.
people say 23 soldiers landed on point du hoc 34 people landed 12 died and 22 survived 1 soldier was never found tel the next day in a bunker under craters dead at least as i know but this wasnt known as much as omaha beach but they done a great heartbreaking job in my heart ❤
Carnt express my heart goes to the USA rangers that day. Thank you so much for your presence in that war 🙏❤️👌🇬🇧
my grandpa was one of the 90 survivors.
you can be very proud of your grandpa for his service and sacrifice for freedom RIP
The gun on Pointe Du Hoc wouldn’t have stopped the whole Normandy invasion. It would’ve cost a whole lot more deaths, but not stop all that was going on that day. There’s also a new book calming the guns were at the Maisy battery and that battery did firer on the beaches for a few more days after DDay.
Still, the greatest generation of all time...respect ♥️
@Mikeluv311 my Uncle was in E company 2nd Ranger battalion at Point Du Hoc.
So basically, Rangers led the way into France for rest of the Allies.
Rhaegar Targaryen No. Read a book.
@@omen828 Omen, you might have missed a few books yourself. Particularly the book "Dog Company: The Rangers that led the Army through Europe" - now obviously, the single battalion and company within that battalion could not possibly be everywhere and it certainly doesn't mean they were first (by the way the Pathfinders landed in France many hours before the 3 airborne divisions - U.S. 82nd and 101st and British 6th Parachute Divisions - BUT, the 2nd Ranger Bn. was involved in some shape or form in practically every major engagement in which the U.S. Army undertook - notably, D-Day (Pointe-du-Hoc - Cos. D, E & F and Omaha Beach - Cos. A, B & C), the capture of Brest (vitally important to Allied supply lines into France), Hill 400, the Battle of the Bulge and they were the first Allied unit to cross the Rhine. As noted Historian Patrick K. O'Donnell told me when we met, "... Dog Company of 2nd Ranger Battalion was EVERYWHERE - it was uncanny! In every major engagement, they seemed to play a pivotal role. In fact, the front inner cover of the "Dog Company" reads, “… America had many heroes in World War II, but few can say that, but for them, the course of the war may have been very different. The right men, in the right place, at the right time - Dog Company."
I suggest you practice standing with chin up when recording your voice. I was blessed with coaching. You will sound impressive.
Nice school project kid, you did good ...
Rest in Peace. Thank you
My deepest respect to all those heroic rangers .
I think if the German captured French heavy howitzers were still in place it wasn't going to stop D-Day but, been a distraction and targeted by Navel guns , so that one reaso they were moved.
Tears.
Rangers Lead the Way.
I had an uncle that was with this bunch. He was one of the toughesd humans I have ever known.
Gig 'em Aggies! General James Earl Rudder FTAG class of 1932.
My Dad went up pointe de hoc his name was Prt Henry Thomas Archer
RANGER!!! because even Marines need HERO's ...
Can anybody tell me about the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions when they were in the Battle for Brest and the Battle of Hurtgen Forest? And how/when/where were they sent back home after the World War II? Please tell as much info as you know!
There's a book called: "The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II." It covers the story of the 2nd Battalion from their formation in 1943 to the end of the war.
There's also a book called: "Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe." In this book, the information is a bit more specific since it focuses on one company, as opposed to the whole battalion.
I'm writing a novel about the invasion of France in 1944, and my central character is a platoon leader in the 2nd Rangers. Along with a book called "Rudder's Rangers," I found both these books extremely useful in my research and also very thrilling to read. Stephen E. Ambrose's books are also very useful for research purposes.
As for the 5th Rangers, that may be a bit more difficult, but I'm sure you can find something online about the 5th Rangers if you look hard enough.
Surprised they didn't talk about the high % of grappling hooks didn't work because the ropes were to heavy because of getting soaked during the ride to the beach
Thumbnail was a beach with no cliffs?
I was there yesterday.
There weren't any cannons at station to threaten Omaha in that respect it was a task unwarranted
such courage.america can never forget there deeds
Yet another youtube video about point du hoc with zero mention of the british military involved.
Went there last year, going again next week.
it's actually from the BBC
Great soldiers respect voor them
Fight for the Liberty 👍
respect fot the heros !
My uncle was a 5th ranger on d-day
RANGERS NEVER QUIT !
Every single one of those men, no matter what beach they stormed from Pt. Duhoc, Omaha, to sword and the rest, had balls bigger than his pants could hold!!!
"If these guns fired then the invasion would have failed" quick question WHY DIDNT THEY FIRE?! Pointe du hoc fell THE DAY AFTER THE LANDINGS!
Why didn't they fire? Because they were rendered inoperable by 0900 on D-Day, back in an orchard, by 2 Rangers of the 2nd Battalion Co D. Less than 100 yards from German troops. The range of those guns could have reached both the incoming ships and the beaches. At the time, they were aimed at Utah beach, and because they could not be fired, casualties on Utah, Sword and Juno beaches were far, far lighter than Omaha Beach. Where did you get your info?
I'm not sure these cannons were ready for firing they were in process of being repositioned as they were not mobile artillery
SERGEANT RANDALL THE GUNS ARE GONE THEY'RE NOT HERE!
I would think that if the force on the top were both determined enough and equipped with enough weapons, even WWI era weapons no force from the bottom could overwhelm them, what happened? If this was a "damn, if these guys from the bottom get up on top we are all dead" fight how was the outcome we see possible? The people on top mush have been under some kind of indirect fire. I think the answer is that the Allies feared Pointe du Hoc more than this group of Germans valued it. There certainly could have been a better defense of Pointe du Hoc by the Germans. I wonder if the Germans could have used a reverse slope mortar attack? If not they needed many,many soldiers throwing grenades (or even rocks)
brill vid m8
Rangers great job. Salute
Great job Rangers. Heroes
Band of brothers theme
Rangers:"where are the canons ?"
german:"its just a prank bro"
im sorry,i cant hold it
Band of brother song
135 Rangers killed during the attack..really? ( About 100 out of the 225 Rangers at Normandy on June 6 were killed or wounded, said April Cheek-Messier, a vice president of the National D-day Memorial Foundation in Bedford, Va. )
They are both correct ... in a manner of speaking. There were 135 casualties (killed and wounded) at Pointe-du-Hoc; about 100 were KIA. However, that only includes Companies D, E and F, which were the only units at Pointe-du-Hoc. Companies A, B & C of 2nd Ranger Bn. and all of 5th Ranger Bn. landed at Omaha Beach, and I do not know the casualty figures for those units. There was a post elsewhere on this page that claimed that Co. A of 5th Ranger Bn. landed at Pointe-du-Hoc - I am fairly certain that no units from 5th Ranger landed at the Pointe - they may have been scheduled to land there, but circumstances on the ground prevented any reinforcements from reaching Companies D, E and F on June 6th.
HEROES HEROES HEROES !!!!!!!!!!!!
Why didn’t they just parachute them in
My Uncle ed was there 2nd Rangers
you can be very proud of your uncle for his service and sacrifice for freedom .
I can’t believe it
UNTIL,MAN WILL LEARN TO LOVE,AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER AS BEING FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS,THOSE SAME CREATIVE CREATURES OF OF THE SUPREME GOD THAT BORN US ALL,MAYBE THEN WE'LL STOP THAT GENOCIDAL THING CALLED WAR-
THIS IS STORY OF PRIVATE RYAN
Private Ryan’s platoon stormed through omaha beach not point de hoc
Uncommon valor
my grandfather was there to guess what........he was black😱 haha
+Rashad Roberts Was he stationed in Weymouth before the operation? Just wondering because Weymouth is where I live in the UK, we have a great history of the second world war, especially the D-Day landings :D
Band of brothers
Is the music I got u
Do the perpetrators of this part of the invasion fleet not noticed that the battery does not shoot?
But probably so. However, the planning had to be done. 90 men of the 225 Rangers fell. The commander was General ..
One could have easily circumvented the pont.
The ambition has made many officers on both sides to criminals!
The guns at Pointe-du-Hoc were mounted on mobile casemates and had been moved back a few clicks inland by the Germans - Company-D went and sought out and destroyed the guns with Thermite grenades. Historians now feel they have enough evidence to highly suggest that the guns were pointed at Utah Beach, and had the Rangers not taken them out, they could have done horrific damage.
@@kevinbaker5941 were cannons in operation or in process of being readied I can imagine it would not be quick task to do could they have fired on 6 June on short notice perhaps not
To brave
Km
pronounced 'Pon doo hoe'
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