As always, an excellent and detailed interview. Your deep appreciation of WWII history is deeply appreciated by so many, especially given the lack of WWII history being taught in our schools. WWII was the undoubtedly the biggest event in human history and people like you must continue to keep it alive as the Veterans pass on and younger generations don't have the same interest or curiosity. Keep up the GREAT work!!!
Great Show about what might have been a small encounter, but is shows the response to the chaotic drop with leaders adapting and moving to accomplish set objectives. I really enjoyed the discussion of this being a formative battle for these soldiers that sets the groundwork for their future success.
Might be one my favorite shows yet Paul. I spend all year reading about these events and still you and Joe manage to show me a whole new angle on the 506 and 502nd’s first days in France. Thank you as always and thanks for skipping the Brécourt discourse!!
Woud like to see the same sort of focus on the actions of the 505th, 507th and 508th PIRs of the 82nd. The 101st has been covered extensively in BoB and other accounts such as this but little mention of the 82nd that was just as involved in these battles as the 101st.
Well, we have done shows on John Steele, Graignes and the 17th Airborne crossing the Rhine, so we do cover other Airborne units. That said, with the 82nd Airborne the issue is finding good historians. Phil Nordyke has semi-retired, Ed Ruggero is very busy. If there are people out there who have written about the 505th etc I would love to hear from them
@@WW2TV My comment was not meant as a knock, but with such extensive coverage of the 101st over the past few years, unless you are knowledgeable about these airborne units, the public is apt to get the impression that the airborne battles in Normandy, the Bulge etc were largely 101st battles. I served in the 509th Airborne Bn during the 70’s and later with a Special Forces Group. Serving in one of these units you absorb a lot of the history of all the airborne units and operations. All of these units played a very large role in WWII. I wish I could refer you to some 82nd or 509th WWII veterans who could provide their stories in their own words, but as you know most of these veterans are very few and getting fewer by the day. By the way I enjoy you videos!
Great teaching, excellent use of the video to help provide better personal context! I think the idea of the hedgerows has become so ubiquitous with discussions of Normandy that it's lost how important it was to what the fighting was like. And how surprised the American troops were when experiencing it for the first days. The videos really help give some idea of how claustrophobic and disorganizing they could be.
I loved this show, so incredibly interesting to hear about this smaller but hugely important battles in the Normandy countryside in the days following D Day. Yes please do some more vids together and thank you gentlemen for a great vid! Can't wait for Dead Man's Corner!
A well put together and excellent documentary! Thank you Paul and Joe! I learned many things my dad didn't talk about. I really enjoyed learning more about Oliver Horton.
Wow!! Wish I had been aware of this in 2018 when we retraced a friends Great Uncles steps where he was killed - Vierville. He was in 3/506 and was tasked with taking the bridges over the Douvre where Shames was. Unfortunately he never made it as he was killed in Vierville on 6/6/44. RIP Sioni Hall
Another outstanding show! What a great presentation on a part of the Normandy campaign that gets overlooked far to often. This is a must watch for any Band of Brothers fan!
Thanks guys, following these places using Google street view. Your details bring a greater understanding of the people and events. Really enjoyiing, hope to make it in person some day.
We were privileged to have Joe Muccia and his re-enactor mates participate in a 75th D-Day anniversary weekend at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB back in ‘19. A big draw for the weekend was the C-47 ‘That’s All…Brother,’ that, after the Pathfinder birds, led the main body of the U.S. airborne assault. ‘TAB’ was in transit to its CONUS jump off point for the ‘Daks over Normandy’ event. The museum is the home of a fully restored, static display C-47, the ‘Turf and Sport Special,’ which came off the same Ok City production line two days before TAB; this was the first time in 75 years these two warbirds were at the same location. ‘Turf’ went on to drop 82nd troops while TAB dropped a 101st stick. Joe is a serious and credible historian of the Airborne - in their memory and in their honor. BZ, Joe.
A comment on this interesting discussion about the frustration historians sometimes experience when asking veterans to relate EXACTLY what happened at a given place and time. Paul, I think you had joined a tour we did in, I believe, 2006, with Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron. Of course we did stop at Brecourt and it was an incredible thrill for us to be on those grounds with Bill. And as probably always happened for him, we were all peppering him with questions about what happened that night. His recall was, at best, spotty and he was growing frustrated with us. Finally he just blurted out, "I didn't know that anything I was doing that night was going to be historic so I didn't even try and remember it"---or something to that effect. We humans are funny.......we want our heroes to not just make the history, but then also be able to tell us chapter and verse about how it happened and exactly what they did to make it happen. I think we just have to satisfy ourselves with the fact that at least they made that history, even if not every aspect of it comes immediately to mind 50 or 70 years later.
I am able to say that he was shot through the knee during the drop, hid out for a couple of days then when the paras got to him he was sent first to England and then home. From what he said those couple of days were as terrible as they were exciting.
@WW2TV Thanks so much for this detailed video. I am heading to this area in France soon to see the sides. Any idea where I can get some of those maps you are showing in the PP? Those will be very helpful during my tour. Thanks!
I’ve always wondered if it was one of Easy company’s objectives on D-Day to attack Brecourt Manor or was it hastily organised with whoever was available to do the job?
I can’t even imagine the kind of balls you’d need to take on an entrenched battery of well defended German 88s as your first action on DDay. Winters had just taken over E company too. They made men differently back then.
My grandad had bully beef on and off for 6 years from 41 till demobilisation in 47 cooked every way possible and couldn’t stand the stuff. I always remember him refusing to eat my granny’s corn beef mash 😂
One question for me is the timing of the E 506 movement down the 913 in support of 1/506. If all the fighting was going on around Vierville did Easy move out before it all began or did they bypass it.
I just subscribed and wonder why you “only” have 30k subscribers. One reason might be is the length of your videos. On the one hand I can really appreciate your desire to really get down in the weeds with these important events. On the other, like a lot of TH-cam addicts, I have a pretty short attention span! I think you should stick to your style, but if you can intersperse some shorter pieces that would be great.
You're right that short videos are more popular, but with the calibre of guests I get restricting them to 20 minutes is not the solution. I'm trying to create a body of work that's truly informative and can't be distracted by popularity and view numbers
@@WW2TV I was trying to acknowledge that aspect, so thanks for reaffirming. I am trying to cram in as much as I can for my first and likely only visit to Normandy next month.
As much as I value your presentations I must ask why you announce what is coming before you are ready to play it. If you subscribe, presumably you look forward to early warning. As I consider any more contact with any media including purchases a too frequently annoying quagmire I scrupulously avoid any unnecessary media interaction and wonder why you find this necessary? I can find any videos available that I might want easily. My usual instant reaction is to hit DISLIKE as it is absolutely no benefit for me. I chose to bring this up with you as I greatly respect your efforts
I'm afraid I don't really understand what you mean. Do you mean why do I list the livestreams that are coming up in the weeks ahead? If so, the reason couldn't be clearer - so viewers can plan ahead. If I just suddenly launched live shows without any warning, how would people know to watch? By planning my theme weeks in advance it allows people to get prepared. One of the things I like is the live interaction with viewers, so they can ask questions to the guest. Now this particular show about Vierville was a rare pre-record, but 99% of my shows are live
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As always, an excellent and detailed interview. Your deep appreciation of WWII history is deeply appreciated by so many, especially given the lack of WWII history being taught in our schools. WWII was the undoubtedly the biggest event in human history and people like you must continue to keep it alive as the Veterans pass on and younger generations don't have the same interest or curiosity. Keep up the GREAT work!!!
Thank you.
Great Show about what might have been a small encounter, but is shows the response to the chaotic drop with leaders adapting and moving to accomplish set objectives. I really enjoyed the discussion of this being a formative battle for these soldiers that sets the groundwork for their future success.
I met Joe in Taccoa G.A. at the 101st. Airborne museum. Nice guy!
Might be one my favorite shows yet Paul. I spend all year reading about these events and still you and Joe manage to show me a whole new angle on the 506 and 502nd’s first days in France. Thank you as always and thanks for skipping the Brécourt discourse!!
Allright, next time i will stop in Vierville ! Great stuff, thx.
Woud like to see the same sort of focus on the actions of the 505th, 507th and 508th PIRs of the 82nd. The 101st has been covered extensively in BoB and other accounts such as this but little mention of the 82nd that was just as involved in these battles as the 101st.
Well, we have done shows on John Steele, Graignes and the 17th Airborne crossing the Rhine, so we do cover other Airborne units. That said, with the 82nd Airborne the issue is finding good historians. Phil Nordyke has semi-retired, Ed Ruggero is very busy. If there are people out there who have written about the 505th etc I would love to hear from them
@@WW2TV My comment was not meant as a knock, but with such extensive coverage of the 101st over the past few years, unless you are knowledgeable about these airborne units, the public is apt to get the impression that the airborne battles in Normandy, the Bulge etc were largely 101st battles. I served in the 509th Airborne Bn during the 70’s and later with a Special Forces Group. Serving in one of these units you absorb a lot of the history of all the airborne units and operations. All of these units played a very large role in WWII. I wish I could refer you to some 82nd or 509th WWII veterans who could provide their stories in their own words, but as you know most of these veterans are very few and getting fewer by the day. By the way I enjoy you videos!
Great teaching, excellent use of the video to help provide better personal context! I think the idea of the hedgerows has become so ubiquitous with discussions of Normandy that it's lost how important it was to what the fighting was like. And how surprised the American troops were when experiencing it for the first days. The videos really help give some idea of how claustrophobic and disorganizing they could be.
As always a tremendous presentation. When I get back to Normandy i will be looking Paul up as a guide
"Rabbitng" New term! Do we still drink, or do we have to hear the whole "Down a rabbit hole"?
The use if video is great, really brings an extra visualisation and understanding to the discussion.
I loved this show, so incredibly interesting to hear about this smaller but hugely important battles in the Normandy countryside in the days following D Day. Yes please do some more vids together and thank you gentlemen for a great vid! Can't wait for Dead Man's Corner!
Really interesting presentation enhanced by good use of maps and video .
A well put together and excellent documentary! Thank you Paul and Joe! I learned many things my dad didn't talk about. I really enjoyed learning more about Oliver Horton.
Great show 👍
Wow!! Wish I had been aware of this in 2018 when we retraced a friends Great Uncles steps where he was killed - Vierville. He was in 3/506 and was tasked with taking the bridges over the Douvre where Shames was. Unfortunately he never made it as he was killed in Vierville on 6/6/44. RIP Sioni Hall
Another outstanding show! What a great presentation on a part of the Normandy campaign that gets overlooked far to often. This is a must watch for any Band of Brothers fan!
Thanks guys, following these places using Google street view. Your details bring a greater understanding of the people and events. Really enjoyiing, hope to make it in person some day.
Superb episode as always!
Very intresting! Thanks for making this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I would love to have been at the pub where veterans from the FJ and 101st were drinking together. Can you imagine the conversations they had?
We were privileged to have Joe Muccia and his re-enactor mates participate in a 75th D-Day anniversary weekend at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB back in ‘19. A big draw for the weekend was the C-47 ‘That’s All…Brother,’ that, after the Pathfinder birds, led the main body of the U.S. airborne assault. ‘TAB’ was in transit to its CONUS jump off point for the ‘Daks over Normandy’ event. The museum is the home of a fully restored, static display C-47, the ‘Turf and Sport Special,’ which came off the same Ok City production line two days before TAB; this was the first time in 75 years these two warbirds were at the same location. ‘Turf’ went on to drop 82nd troops while TAB dropped a 101st stick. Joe is a serious and credible historian of the Airborne - in their memory and in their honor. BZ, Joe.
Thank you , this is another excellent presentation!
Another good show. Thank you!
Another excellent presentation that adds so much detail to what is so often a paragraph (or less) in most general histories of Normandy.
Excellent récit sur ses paras et leurs combats du 6 juin 1944
Very informative and detailed
So well done. I could watch this stuff every day.
I watch this stuff every day as there's so much to catch up on.
i've actually watched this twice now so much detal to take in. wonderful. thank you WW2TV.
I've just rewatched this excellent episode in order to refresh my memory before watching Niels Henkemans' episode on Carentan. That's next for me.
A comment on this interesting discussion about the frustration historians sometimes experience when asking veterans to relate EXACTLY what happened at a given place and time. Paul, I think you had joined a tour we did in, I believe, 2006, with Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron. Of course we did stop at Brecourt and it was an incredible thrill for us to be on those grounds with Bill. And as probably always happened for him, we were all peppering him with questions about what happened that night. His recall was, at best, spotty and he was growing frustrated with us. Finally he just blurted out, "I didn't know that anything I was doing that night was going to be historic so I didn't even try and remember it"---or something to that effect. We humans are funny.......we want our heroes to not just make the history, but then also be able to tell us chapter and verse about how it happened and exactly what they did to make it happen. I think we just have to satisfy ourselves with the fact that at least they made that history, even if not every aspect of it comes immediately to mind 50 or 70 years later.
My grandfather was in the 506 and was dropped in to France.
I am able to say that he was shot through the knee during the drop, hid out for a couple of days then when the paras got to him he was sent first to England and then home. From what he said those couple of days were as terrible as they were exciting.
@WW2TV Thanks so much for this detailed video. I am heading to this area in France soon to see the sides. Any idea where I can get some of those maps you are showing in the PP? Those will be very helpful during my tour. Thanks!
I made the maps myself, specifically for this show
I’ve always wondered if it was one of Easy company’s objectives on D-Day to attack Brecourt Manor or was it hastily organised with whoever was available to do the job?
Not part of their orders. Brecourt had not been detected by Air Intelligence
I can’t even imagine the kind of balls you’d need to take on an entrenched battery of well defended German 88s as your first action on DDay. Winters had just taken over E company too. They made men differently back then.
I knew a third army tanker whose unit was fed mutton or spam for 60 days. Awful.
My grandad had bully beef on and off for 6 years from 41 till demobilisation in 47 cooked every way possible and couldn’t stand the stuff. I always remember him refusing to eat my granny’s corn beef mash 😂
If they wanted good food, they should have joined the Navy!
@@thegreatdominion949 The airforce had better food than the Navy - but far worse odds of getting home at the end of the war.
One question for me is the timing of the E 506 movement down the 913 in support of 1/506. If all the fighting was going on around Vierville did Easy move out before it all began or did they bypass it.
I hope Joe sees this and answers
I just subscribed and wonder why you “only” have 30k subscribers. One reason might be is the length of your videos. On the one hand I can really appreciate your desire to really get down in the weeds with these important events. On the other, like a lot of TH-cam addicts, I have a pretty short attention span! I think you should stick to your style, but if you can intersperse some shorter pieces that would be great.
You're right that short videos are more popular, but with the calibre of guests I get restricting them to 20 minutes is not the solution. I'm trying to create a body of work that's truly informative and can't be distracted by popularity and view numbers
@@WW2TV I was trying to acknowledge that aspect, so thanks for reaffirming. I am trying to cram in as much as I can for my first and likely only visit to Normandy next month.
Ultimately I will keep on forging my path. There are plenty of other channels offering shorter bite-sized histories, but I enjoy what i am doing
@@WW2TV I can sure tell you love what you do! Love the enthusiasm. I got to your channel via History Traveler.
@@WW2TV I agree with you Woody@WW2TV. The deep dives, however long, are what make this channel so special.
Airborne saw the Germans using anti armor rockets.
Elite liteinfantry guys and fans challenge the limited vocabulary of us nonelite infantry kinda guys.
As much as I value your presentations I must ask why you announce what is coming before you are ready to play it. If you subscribe, presumably you look forward to early warning. As I consider any more contact with any media including purchases a too frequently annoying quagmire I scrupulously avoid any unnecessary media interaction and wonder why you find this necessary? I can find any videos available that I might want easily. My usual instant reaction is to hit DISLIKE as it is absolutely no benefit for me. I chose to bring this up with you as I greatly respect your efforts
I'm afraid I don't really understand what you mean. Do you mean why do I list the livestreams that are coming up in the weeks ahead? If so, the reason couldn't be clearer - so viewers can plan ahead. If I just suddenly launched live shows without any warning, how would people know to watch? By planning my theme weeks in advance it allows people to get prepared. One of the things I like is the live interaction with viewers, so they can ask questions to the guest. Now this particular show about Vierville was a rare pre-record, but 99% of my shows are live