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@@heros670 Ya, I thought that too, they didn't have breastplates as far as I know. I watched many documentaries on D.Day and I watched one where they made a comparison between the British, Canadian and Americans in what kind of gear that wore and there was never a mention of breastplates.
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How the hell do you think America got into WWII? Just pearl harbor? No! Roosevelt said to congress "gentleman yesterday will live in infamy, but I ask you now. Hold my beer." Thus is how America entered WWII. YeeYee
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My grandfather wasn’t in D-Day, but he was in Vietnam, green beret, he made it through the whole war without any major injuries, just small cuts and such.
Thats why radio and medic are first targets. In Vietnam an average lifespan of radio guy was less than 6 secs since the firing of first shot, they were first to be shot mostly
In every war the enemies always kills the radio person, medics and snipers... those 3 are the most dangerous on the battlefield. The sniper is probably the most dangerous because he can stay hidden for weeks without being detected and can act as a radio person a spotter and a sniper at the same time.
@@richardkim3652 This is what makes the Air Force SOF so dangerous. They are extremely versatile, not just in their deployment capability but their tactical capability. If you need a team, send DEVGRU or Delta. If you need a man, send a PJ. They have apparently also begun to enlist Recon SOF MOS into Air Force. God bless whoever is their obstacle in the next life.
@@luckerooni7628 They are all good and deadly BUT I would say DEVGRU and Delta are above Air Force Special Ops since they are the only 2 that's even classified as Tier 1 at all and literally all of them are trained as snipers not just rifleman and etc
My grandfather was a Colonel at the time. He wasn't involved in D-Day itself but crossed once Omaha was secured. He led his force through France liberating villages and ended up in the Battle of the Bulge. He only ever told a few stories about it, but they were always amazing to listen to.
When I was in the 82nd Airborne Division, my battalion parachuted into Normandy for the 50th anniversary of the invasion. I visited Omaha beach and even went into the German fortifications which are still standing. It was very humbling. The entire beach is one huge kill zone. The balls of the men who hit that beach were HUGE. Great channel, keep it up and thank you.
An amazing lady who was a friend of my grandparents was a nurse at the time. They were on the ground 5 days later, practically dodging bullets themselves. While she didn't fight herself she may be the reason many were able to return to their families. So many amazing stories associated with this event.
Thank you for this awesome video! I actually went to Paris two years ago and took a day trip to Normandy, France. I got to visit Omaha Beach, Juno Beach, and Utah Beach. We went to the American Normandy Cemetery, got to visit the amazing museums...we went to Pointe du Hoc, etc. We brought back sand from Omaha Beach. It was an amazing experience!
@@brucegifford9480 not to act like a bitch about it but I don't think many people (especially western citizens) would understand the important roles of the Easter front. It might not strike the bigger audience. Movies that depict America in WWII are more likely to gain more attention. although more movies on stalingrad and the Eastern front would be nice.
9:15 So, the tanks would have made it despite the waves, but there was a cross current that was pushing the tanks down the beach, away from their target landing location. There were two options here, they could try to fight the current and land as planned, or let the current carry them, land off target, and then move back up the beach. The decision was made to land as planned, and it was fighting the current that caused the tanks to get swamped and sink. The tanks were also not just for fire support, but for cover too. The infantry were supposed to use the tanks for cover as they moved up the beach. If you've ever seen Saving Private Ryan, that's part of why they keep asking where the hell the tanks are. They were supposed to be there for cover from the machine guns. They knew what they were walking into and they had accounted for it, but no plan survives contact with the enemy. 10:20 That was another deliberate choice. Front-opening troop carriers were used for two reasons: 1, if the carriers opened at the rear, soldiers would be deployed into much deeper water, and 2, opening in the front meant that soldiers HAD to disembark immediately or they'd be cut down. There was concern that if the carriers opened at the rear, soldiers would hunker down for cover instead of rapidly advancing like they needed to. By using the carriers they did, the best chance a soldier had to survive was to get off the beach, and the sooner they got in the beach, the sooner they could get off. I honestly feel a little bad for the Germans. I mean, these guys had to defend against the single largest military operation in history. A lot of them ran out of ammo within a few hours and they couldn't even surrender, because they would just be killed. Allied troops were under strict orders not to take prisoners on D-Day because there simply wasn't enough manpower and resources to deal with them. They were going to be too busy establishing and securing beachheads and organizing for the blitz inland. There's a scene early in Saving Private Ryan where two men in German uniforms run out of a bunker with their hands up, yelling to the Americans, who just shoot them where they stand, and then crack a joke about what they thought they were saying. The men weren't speaking German though, they were speaking Czech, and they were saying "don't shoot, we're not German, we're Czech, we haven't killed anyone." Something that Germany liked to do was to take POWs from the eastern front, stuff them into Wehrmacht uniforms, and send them to the western front.
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Thank you for covering this battle. My grandfather was there and was actually captured by the Germans. He sustained injuries that required him to have one of his legs amputated. Thankfully the allies recovered him a week or so later.
It's so idiotic that the Americans waited that long to send in the destroyers. There were communications from the beach to the ships and they knew that the bunkers were still active, yet they waited. "Hey Ron?" "Yeah Steven?" "You think the infantry can take out MG nests protected by mortar fire, sand walls, and artillery?" "Uhhhh... Yep. *Sips coffee* "
I was always fascinated by d day. Partly because both of my grandfathers served and were at d day even though I dont think they took part in the initial landings were part of the follow up forces, but I love seeing how dire things can be (yes, I am well aware of the millions that died at stalingrad and such) and seeing how people can essentially turn something out of nothing. It's why I like the lord of the rings and Admiral Yi from Korea so much. For anyone who doesn't know, Yi was like the king of churning victories out of seemingly impossible odds despite multiple things stacked against him in not just enemy troop and ship numbers, but in the corruption and jealousy of his own government.
Whoever wanted to know about all the beaches casualties Canada Juno Beach: 1,200 casualties. America Utah Beach: 589 casualties. America Omaha Beach: 2,000 casualties. Britain Sword Beach: 1,000 casualties. Britain Gold Beach: 1000-1100 casualties. Omaha beach was the first Beach that had the most casualties, Juno Beach was the second beach that had the most casualties, Sword Beach was the third beach that had the most casualties, Gold Beach was the fourth Beach that had the most casualties, and finally Utah Beach was the last beach that had the least casualties because the Germans didn't have a lot of defences there and they put more o their defences in the other beaches but still 589 is still a lot they all gave up their tomorrows for our today.
Congrats on the sponsor. My grandfather was in the invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach. I never knew it until he died and was honored it at his funeral. He never talked about it.
Yes Yes!!! I was an Engineer in Iraq and we cleared the roads and took and built fighting positions so the infantry could just get to there objective. Finally one guy gets it!
I've played a paintball game based on d day several years running, when I finally managed to reserve my slots soon enough to make it on the allied side of the fight we made it a point to be on "Omaha beach" for the landing phase of the game, I was in the second wave to enter the field and it was so chaotic I lost track of everybody I went with before we made it 10 feet into the field, by the time I got in we had maybe 350 against over 1200 defenders, and to think that this was only a paintball game really puts some perspective as to what kinds of absolute hell these men with through in '44
My grandfather was at Omaha. He spoke at length about most of his experiences during the war, but he didn't say much about Omaha...except that he was one of three that made it out of his landing craft.
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My great uncle was a combat engineer on Omaha. He made it to the cliff side but that was were he died. We are fortunate to have a written transcript from one of his battle buddies describing not only their training in the months before but also the battle and how my great uncle died. He mentioned that my great uncle told him on the transport over to the battle that he knew he would die. His brother was my grandfather who was fighting in the Philippines at that time.
one thing the video you reacted to missed was navy beach btlns. my dad was on that beach, dog green, with the 7th beach btln. 2nd wave, he was 19 and was wounded there. dr.s left the steele in him. as a kid I could find it with a magnet.
I live in a city in the middle of the US called omaha. It’s the name of a native tribe that lived here. They have a reservation an hour north of here. I have no idea why the beach had the same name.
Why were Utah and Omaha chosen? Two soldiers serving as carpenters under General Omar Bradley's Headquarters staff are to thank for that. One man, a Gayle Eyler - an Omaha native, and another soldier from Provo, Utah, worked to convert a London Inn into a secret headquarters during the planning of the invasion. As a kind of thanks for their work, General Bradley named the two American beaches after where they came from as a way to thank them for their work - Utah and Omaha. - A fellow resident of Omaha, NE. ;)
@@cnacma I agree that it seems really random without a story behind it, but in most instances where things are named there is some little history behind the choice. In this case it is a largely unknown story, but when Mr. Eyler passed away his journal that he kept during his service was found and that was one of the entries within. The story is mostly accepted because almost everything else in his journal matches records and historical events accurately as does his service record.
OddBallPerformance I know the US chooses their own code names for operations, but I recall hearing that the code names of operations for the UK are generated by computer so, in their case, they are completely random.
Growing up a neighbor of mine was a Navy transport boat pilot on D-day. He was 17 y/o, (forced his adopted parents to sign the papers to enlist at 16)in the navy on D-day. I had to wait til he was drinking a little to get him to say anything about that day. He would say not a single person made it to the beach from his transport til his 3rd trip. He would talk about how he didn't want to hit the button to drop the gate and was crying when he hit it. The bullets bouncing off the armor of the front of the transport. Having to unload the bodies before the next group loaded. You could see why you had to wait til he was drinking to hear the stories of that day (he was not much of a drinker so only a few of us would hear the stories).
Fun fact!!! The 2nd Ranger Battalion was the inspiration for “Saving Private Ryan” (a movie which a fair amount of WWII vets said was accurate). There was a ranger in that battalion named “Bud” and he was a local in Point Pleasant, the town neighboring to mine!
was there lots of fog that morning? the entire atlantic wall and ive not heard of them sinking a ship? they had 400mm canons, they could hit centre of england from scandinavia, but they could not hit any of the ships getting so close they almost go to ground? they had so many canons on the atlantic wall, but I never heard of lots of ship that got sunk during this invasion/liberation
I'm glad the video included the actions of the offshore destroyers. Without the tanks the infantry had no close artillery support thus the destroyers came in as close as possible risking grounding and German artillery fire to fulfill that role. They were able to communicate with spotters on the beach that helped direct and correct their fire against the German bunkers. The destroyer's 5" (127mm) guns had both armor piercing and high explosive round that actually made them better suited for the task at hand than the Sherman tank's 75mm gun if directed accurately. The destroyers along with the incredible bravery and determination of the men ashore won the day at Omaha beach. One other note, the video mentioned the Rangers attack on Pointe du Hoc. The 2nd Ranger Battalion landed there and scaled a cliff while under fire with the mission of destroying a battery of 155mm guns there. After successfully scaling the cliff and fighting off the defenders they found that the guns had been moved and replaced by logs used to simulate the gun barrels. This is where most stories end, however, the Rangers continued inland and found where the guns had been moved to and fulfilled their mission by destroying them.
Good insights the only thing you got wrong was the soldiers drowning didn't have chest plates America was so cheap and soldiers were so disposable honestly I think the only reason that every Soldier had a helmet is cuz it was a part of their combat uniform it was only sometime after Vietnam that they started using chest plates because they weren't losing as many soldiers and it was worth putting more money on them you know the whole idea of if you're not going to lose the stuff why not give them better stuff and give them even a better chance of not losing it but if you're going to lose it anyway and you might as well just do what's best for your wallet and the situation
My Grandfather was in the 202nd combat engineers at Omaha Beach. His unit were in charge of the Bangolores. His unit received 5 combat stars the most of any unit in WWII.
One tank was able to communicate with a destroyer whose captain decided to disobey orders and close to less than 1 km from the beach. The tank then shot HE rounds where they wanted the Destroyer to target its 5 inch guns. In this way direct, point blank turret fire was brought to bear on hardened guns on the beach.
those flotation devices for the tanks were experimental, developed specifically with the Normandy invasions in mind. and they were only tested in calm waters in Britain before being approved by allied high command. they of course worked only in the calmer waters in and around Britain, but not for the dangerous conditions of The English Chanel.
My father was a Sea Bee in Vietnam (not drafted, but volunteered.) They don't get talked about, but I've met veterans that said they loved seeing the Sea Bees show up.
My father landed at Omaha and managed to live, he'd later fight on into the Battle of the Bulge. I remember him and a friend of his talking about the ocean being red with blood back in the 1980s when they would get together. He had 60 pounds on him plus his rifle when he went over the side of his landing craft in 20 feet of water, he nearly drowned. His brother, my uncle, died on Utah Beach that same day.
I had relatives that were on several of the landing zones. I dont know if any were on Dog White, but they, so my grandparents told us, were very upset that they were unable to find all of the fallen soldiers once the fortifications were taken and there was no fire on the beaches. Many men floated out in the rising tide. Also, many Eastern European men were conscripted to defend the beaches. They tried to surrender after the German officers were no longer a threat to their lives, just to be killed by allied units. The bloodlust at losing so many friends must have been intense and I doubt many soldiers knew about the conscripts at the time.
tanks sunk cause they did not go with current , they cut into it ,you ride the wave in , the pill boxes were active but a big ship went and took them out i think with 16 inch or 12 inch i forgot . the were gone very easy getting hit with a 2 ton shell ends it all
Omeaha was also a weak spot, even after rommel had increased the defence there, it was not a place adolf expected to be hit, so had no priority.... imagine if they tried to land on calais instead where adolf thought....Omaha was a weak spot in the atlantic wall and still it was hell on earth....
Artur, Have you ever watched Band of Brothers, and The Pacific? Highly recommend, I think you'd enjoy them. Band of Brother's is a detailed accounting of the exploits of Easy Company, and Dick Winters, they were part of the Parachute Infantry dropped behind enemy lines before D-Day to prepare for the invasion and aid both Neptune and Overlord efforts. Legends in the US Military. (Some of Winters' tactics are still taught at West Point).
the ladder climb at the beach was not planned well . the cliffs were easy to blow up . a shell from a big ship gun hit them and took a 1/3 of the hill down and they could use the ladders .the 16 inch guns could have made a ramp ,cut the drama ,make the cliff flat
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I was at Omaha beach (and many other places involved in the D-Day Invasion and generally WW2 museums and locations in Normandy) and just about the beach, 3 miles, or 5.5km, is a lot. Also, the beach is very flat, especially when you have a low tide, where you have to walk a couple hundred meters, just to be kneedeep in the water. I am not kidding, you can walk a kilometre into the ocean before you can even submerge yourself properly. So imagine, you jump out of a landing boat and then you have a kilometre of flat sand in front of you without any cover whatsoever, except the antitank/anti boat obstacles. The first protection you'll have is at the edge of the sand beach, where there is a divide between the grassland and the beach itself.
Sin's Gaming Channel In most beach landings there will be shell craters to hide in, created by the pre- landing bombardment. At Omaha, the bombardment missed the beach completely because of overcast. They had to cross a beach that was flat and smooth as glass.
Estonia doesn't have tanks? When you said that I went to do some research and was blown away. As an American I was really shocked at the small variety of armored vehicles in the Estonian military, and the complete lack of battle tanks. Only one real fighter in the bunch, the Swedish infantry fighter, Combat Vehicle 90. Some self-propelled howitzers just got ordered for next year though, and I see you guys have been getting some American AR's this year as well, enjoy!
You should do a video on the Navajo Code Talkers they were a major key in some of the most critical US victories (Most famously the battle of Iwo Jima).
Having the first men on the beach be experienced soldiers mattered because if they were fresh out of training there was chance they'd freeze, panic, or just give up in despair at times. These men were hardened to keep pushing forward no matter how many others died around them.
It left out that the USS Texas a world war one era battle ship, also moved in close to shore to provide shore bombardment. The ship survives to this day and is the only dreadnought still aflot.
I am from England but my great grandfather was an American soldier and he served in the US army at 17 years old, he was based in England which is where he met my great grandmother. He was only there for 4 months. I heard a story that he got unranked because he failed to make it to his base on time because he was with my great grandmother at the time which I found quite humorous. Anyway he left England to engage Omaha beach when he was still 17 years old. It amazes me how he was so young and fought on the most bloodiest invasion in Normandy. He got injured 3 times while in Europe but survived. 1. Got shot 2. Hit from shrapnel 3. Suffered shell shock I heard stories about him but one that stuck with me is when he was fighting for 3 days to take a piece of road and after winning the fight he and another soldier went back to get more ammunition and as they went passed the Germans that had been killed, one german quickly got up and ran away in panic leaving my great grandfather very very uneasy. He lived a long life which is good. He survived the war fighting all the way into Germany and he died when he was 91 years old.
Hi Artur. I don't know if you have seen the HBO series Band of Brothers. But if you haven't I highly suggest that you do. It is the true story of Easy Company from basic training through the German surrender. Excellent series.
well my great grandfather was in the Philippines and Guadalcanal in the early days in the pacific theater ww2, but he was a TEC. 5 unit on the front. i can sympathize with you Artur, you have the biggest responsibility besides the officer in keeping your men alive in hard battle.
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They didn’t use breast plates back in ww2 dude, Their only plate was the thickness of their uniform ....
@@heros670 Ya, I thought that too, they didn't have breastplates as far as I know. I watched many documentaries on D.Day and I watched one where they made a comparison between the British, Canadian and Americans in what kind of gear that wore and there was never a mention of breastplates.
Hey I’m currently in the United States military and I just want to say I appreciate your videos! I can see your appreciation for the US military and I’m always happy to watch your videos. Keep up the good work👍🏽
Thanks for your service! What branch are you in?
1st generation American Esto here, love your channel bud! Also, thanks for your service!!!
Artur: "You can't go against machine guns like that..."
America: "Hold my beer"
How the hell do you think America got into WWII? Just pearl harbor? No! Roosevelt said to congress "gentleman yesterday will live in infamy, but I ask you now. Hold my beer." Thus is how America entered WWII. YeeYee
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My grandfather was 18 when he landed there and made it all the way to Berlin and lived
Mine landed on DDAY+7, and got hit bad in Sept 44. He left the hospital in Dec 46, but lived until 2001. He was very lucky
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My grandfather wasn’t in D-Day, but he was in Vietnam, green beret, he made it through the whole war without any major injuries, just small cuts and such.
My Grandfather invaded Albania with Mussolini's Army in 1938 and was wounded and discharged. My other Grandfather was never drafted.
My Great Uncle was in the 101st airborne but he'd never talk about it.
I was always told: "The most dangerous man on the battlefield is the guy with a Radio, if knows how to use it."
Thats why radio and medic are first targets.
In Vietnam an average lifespan of radio guy was less than 6 secs since the firing of first shot, they were first to be shot mostly
In every war the enemies always kills the radio person, medics and snipers... those 3 are the most dangerous on the battlefield. The sniper is probably the most dangerous because he can stay hidden for weeks without being detected and can act as a radio person a spotter and a sniper at the same time.
@@richardkim3652 This is what makes the Air Force SOF so dangerous. They are extremely versatile, not just in their deployment capability but their tactical capability. If you need a team, send DEVGRU or Delta. If you need a man, send a PJ. They have apparently also begun to enlist Recon SOF MOS into Air Force. God bless whoever is their obstacle in the next life.
@@luckerooni7628 They are all good and deadly BUT I would say DEVGRU and Delta are above Air Force Special Ops since they are the only 2 that's even classified as Tier 1 at all and literally all of them are trained as snipers not just rifleman and etc
Robert Lewis my uncle was a radio operator in Vietnam. He said it made you a target because you’re the first person they aim for.
My grandfather was a Colonel at the time. He wasn't involved in D-Day itself but crossed once Omaha was secured. He led his force through France liberating villages and ended up in the Battle of the Bulge. He only ever told a few stories about it, but they were always amazing to listen to.
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When I was in the 82nd Airborne Division, my battalion parachuted into Normandy for the 50th anniversary of the invasion. I visited Omaha beach and even went into the German fortifications which are still standing. It was very humbling. The entire beach is one huge kill zone. The balls of the men who hit that beach were HUGE.
Great channel, keep it up and thank you.
An amazing lady who was a friend of my grandparents was a nurse at the time. They were on the ground 5 days later, practically dodging bullets themselves. While she didn't fight herself she may be the reason many were able to return to their families. So many amazing stories associated with this event.
You are so fun to watch keep it up legend
Thank you for this awesome video! I actually went to Paris two years ago and took a day trip to Normandy, France. I got to visit Omaha Beach, Juno Beach, and Utah Beach. We went to the American Normandy Cemetery, got to visit the amazing museums...we went to Pointe du Hoc, etc. We brought back sand from Omaha Beach. It was an amazing experience!
It’s interesting how most ww2 movies or games have D-Day in it
Well it was a very pivotal moment in the war
Tommy Evers what about stalingrad and battle of moscow?
@@brucegifford9480 important but this is the west and we admire our achievements
@@brucegifford9480 not to act like a bitch about it but I don't think many people (especially western citizens) would understand the important roles of the Easter front. It might not strike the bigger audience. Movies that depict America in WWII are more likely to gain more attention. although more movies on stalingrad and the Eastern front would be nice.
@@arandomweeb6750 without Stalingrad europe would be nazi. Without d day Europe would be communist
You said this will be the last video and my heart skipped a beat but then you said about D-Day. Phew!
No one would send him a tank so he settled for a Volkswagen.
VW station wagon. Nice.
9:15 So, the tanks would have made it despite the waves, but there was a cross current that was pushing the tanks down the beach, away from their target landing location. There were two options here, they could try to fight the current and land as planned, or let the current carry them, land off target, and then move back up the beach. The decision was made to land as planned, and it was fighting the current that caused the tanks to get swamped and sink. The tanks were also not just for fire support, but for cover too. The infantry were supposed to use the tanks for cover as they moved up the beach. If you've ever seen Saving Private Ryan, that's part of why they keep asking where the hell the tanks are. They were supposed to be there for cover from the machine guns. They knew what they were walking into and they had accounted for it, but no plan survives contact with the enemy.
10:20 That was another deliberate choice. Front-opening troop carriers were used for two reasons: 1, if the carriers opened at the rear, soldiers would be deployed into much deeper water, and 2, opening in the front meant that soldiers HAD to disembark immediately or they'd be cut down. There was concern that if the carriers opened at the rear, soldiers would hunker down for cover instead of rapidly advancing like they needed to. By using the carriers they did, the best chance a soldier had to survive was to get off the beach, and the sooner they got in the beach, the sooner they could get off.
I honestly feel a little bad for the Germans. I mean, these guys had to defend against the single largest military operation in history. A lot of them ran out of ammo within a few hours and they couldn't even surrender, because they would just be killed. Allied troops were under strict orders not to take prisoners on D-Day because there simply wasn't enough manpower and resources to deal with them. They were going to be too busy establishing and securing beachheads and organizing for the blitz inland. There's a scene early in Saving Private Ryan where two men in German uniforms run out of a bunker with their hands up, yelling to the Americans, who just shoot them where they stand, and then crack a joke about what they thought they were saying. The men weren't speaking German though, they were speaking Czech, and they were saying "don't shoot, we're not German, we're Czech, we haven't killed anyone." Something that Germany liked to do was to take POWs from the eastern front, stuff them into Wehrmacht uniforms, and send them to the western front.
Thank you Artur, for your respect and admiration of the U.S. Armed Forces, along with the educational videos that you have posted. I wish you the very best and continued success.
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Overlord was the paratroopers jump. The company I was in in the 82 airborne was part of this jump the night before the beach landing.
Thank you for covering this battle. My grandfather was there and was actually captured by the Germans. He sustained injuries that required him to have one of his legs amputated. Thankfully the allies recovered him a week or so later.
You know what when this video came out I was watching your other videos at the same moment lol
It's so idiotic that the Americans waited that long to send in the destroyers. There were communications from the beach to the ships and they knew that the bunkers were still active, yet they waited. "Hey Ron?" "Yeah Steven?" "You think the infantry can take out MG nests protected by mortar fire, sand walls, and artillery?" "Uhhhh... Yep. *Sips coffee* "
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I was always fascinated by d day.
Partly because both of my grandfathers served and were at d day even though I dont think they took part in the initial landings were part of the follow up forces, but I love seeing how dire things can be (yes, I am well aware of the millions that died at stalingrad and such) and seeing how people can essentially turn something out of nothing.
It's why I like the lord of the rings and Admiral Yi from Korea so much. For anyone who doesn't know, Yi was like the king of churning victories out of seemingly impossible odds despite multiple things stacked against him in not just enemy troop and ship numbers, but in the corruption and jealousy of his own government.
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Artur: *doxes his license plate*
It may not be his current license plate. Probably an old one.
“We don’t have any tanks!”
Get over your tank envy. Thank you, Artur. Very informative and entertaining.
Whoever wanted to know about all the beaches casualties Canada Juno Beach: 1,200 casualties. America Utah Beach: 589 casualties. America Omaha Beach: 2,000 casualties. Britain Sword Beach: 1,000 casualties. Britain Gold Beach: 1000-1100 casualties. Omaha beach was the first Beach that had the most casualties, Juno Beach was the second beach that had the most casualties, Sword Beach was the third beach that had the most casualties, Gold Beach was the fourth Beach that had the most casualties, and finally Utah Beach was the last beach that had the least casualties because the Germans didn't have a lot of defences there and they put more o their defences in the other beaches but still 589 is still a lot they all gave up their tomorrows for our today.
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@@ludwigvanbeethoven3962 i mean that sometimes when i watch videos that involves music or etc i always see your name and the profile
@@CPhyro-th1tv ohhhh i see
Keep on, keeping on, Brother! Love and Respect, from the East Coast, U.S.!!!
Look into Audie Murphy, movie actor and a bad ass in the war.
Then he tragically died in a plane crash after the war.
And the two tanks that arrived weren't even working anymore
Congrats on the sponsor. My grandfather was in the invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach. I never knew it until he died and was honored it at his funeral. He never talked about it.
RIP everyone on Omaha beach
Yes Yes!!! I was an Engineer in Iraq and we cleared the roads and took and built fighting positions so the infantry could just get to there objective.
Finally one guy gets it!
This is my first video I've seen from your D-Day series.
Good video. They had no armor plating of any kind. The only people back then that had body armor were machine gunners on bombers.
Hello Artur Love your channel and subject matter
I've played a paintball game based on d day several years running, when I finally managed to reserve my slots soon enough to make it on the allied side of the fight we made it a point to be on "Omaha beach" for the landing phase of the game, I was in the second wave to enter the field and it was so chaotic I lost track of everybody I went with before we made it 10 feet into the field, by the time I got in we had maybe 350 against over 1200 defenders, and to think that this was only a paintball game really puts some perspective as to what kinds of absolute hell these men with through in '44
While we watch this lets us not forget the opening of the first front in Italy. Both bloody and both fought by hero's RIP and thankyou
Watching this beforeee schoool
First! Luv ur vids
My grandfather was at Omaha. He spoke at length about most of his experiences during the war, but he didn't say much about Omaha...except that he was one of three that made it out of his landing craft.
Mate... You should never ever publicly show the VIN number of your car. Trust me. You can get into trouble. For example, someone might go to the police and say hey, my car has been stolen, this is the vin number.
Well now you have them idea
Now u gave them the idea
Yeah maybe blur it out.
Yeah,but they can look up that he bought that car
Good Luck explaining why an american is explaining to the police why his or her car is im estonia
Car was shipped into estonia???
IN A SHIP?????
Most likely was shipped by train.
God tier demonetization editing, love it
Artur! Play Hearts of Iron IV, i think it will be good for your chanell, play as Estonia 🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪
He already did that on one stream then he said he will get right back and never did
Yes! Please do!
That's an old saying : "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome!". You can see it used in a movie called Heartbreak Ridge with Clint Eastwood from the 80's.
Please do more Geography Now, something different like a cool African country
My great uncle was a combat engineer on Omaha. He made it to the cliff side but that was were he died. We are fortunate to have a written transcript from one of his battle buddies describing not only their training in the months before but also the battle and how my great uncle died. He mentioned that my great uncle told him on the transport over to the battle that he knew he would die. His brother was my grandfather who was fighting in the Philippines at that time.
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Enjoying your vids. Can you do a reaction to the Red Tails?
one thing the video you reacted to missed was navy beach btlns. my dad was on that beach, dog green, with the 7th beach btln. 2nd wave, he was 19 and was wounded there. dr.s left the steele in him. as a kid I could find it with a magnet.
Hey Artur, what's your opinion of Russian Hardbass?
"improvise, adapt and overcome" is exactly what I was taught in USMC.
The USMC is a cult.
Took part in largest amphibious assault in history said no marine ever
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Farkas The Companion is that supposed to be an insult?
@@unwillfullyignorant7805 could've been.
I live in a city in the middle of the US called omaha.
It’s the name of a native tribe that lived here. They have a reservation an hour north of here. I have no idea why the beach had the same name.
Douglas Meyer They were code names for the landing sites. Juno, Sword, Gold, Omaha & Utah.
Why were Utah and Omaha chosen? Two soldiers serving as carpenters under General Omar Bradley's Headquarters staff are to thank for that. One man, a Gayle Eyler - an Omaha native, and another soldier from Provo, Utah, worked to convert a London Inn into a secret headquarters during the planning of the invasion. As a kind of thanks for their work, General Bradley named the two American beaches after where they came from as a way to thank them for their work - Utah and Omaha. - A fellow resident of Omaha, NE. ;)
That’s makes way more sense! Otherwise it would be really random. Most people outside of the Midwest don’t even know what omaha is 😂🤣😂
@@cnacma I agree that it seems really random without a story behind it, but in most instances where things are named there is some little history behind the choice. In this case it is a largely unknown story, but when Mr. Eyler passed away his journal that he kept during his service was found and that was one of the entries within. The story is mostly accepted because almost everything else in his journal matches records and historical events accurately as does his service record.
OddBallPerformance I know the US chooses their own code names for operations, but I recall hearing that the code names of operations for the UK are generated by computer so, in their case, they are completely random.
You da best
Happy spooky week, man.
Love your videos!
You should react to the Omaha Beach scene in Saving Private Ryan.
Growing up a neighbor of mine was a Navy transport boat pilot on D-day. He was 17 y/o, (forced his adopted parents to sign the papers to enlist at 16)in the navy on D-day. I had to wait til he was drinking a little to get him to say anything about that day. He would say not a single person made it to the beach from his transport til his 3rd trip. He would talk about how he didn't want to hit the button to drop the gate and was crying when he hit it. The bullets bouncing off the armor of the front of the transport. Having to unload the bodies before the next group loaded. You could see why you had to wait til he was drinking to hear the stories of that day (he was not much of a drinker so only a few of us would hear the stories).
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Fun fact!!!
The 2nd Ranger Battalion was the inspiration for “Saving Private Ryan” (a movie which a fair amount of WWII vets said was accurate). There was a ranger in that battalion named “Bud” and he was a local in Point Pleasant, the town neighboring to mine!
was there lots of fog that morning? the entire atlantic wall and ive not heard of them sinking a ship? they had 400mm canons, they could hit centre of england from scandinavia, but they could not hit any of the ships getting so close they almost go to ground? they had so many canons on the atlantic wall, but I never heard of lots of ship that got sunk during this invasion/liberation
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I'm glad the video included the actions of the offshore destroyers. Without the tanks the infantry had no close artillery support thus the destroyers came in as close as possible risking grounding and German artillery fire to fulfill that role. They were able to communicate with spotters on the beach that helped direct and correct their fire against the German bunkers. The destroyer's 5" (127mm) guns had both armor piercing and high explosive round that actually made them better suited for the task at hand than the Sherman tank's 75mm gun if directed accurately. The destroyers along with the incredible bravery and determination of the men ashore won the day at Omaha beach.
One other note, the video mentioned the Rangers attack on Pointe du Hoc. The 2nd Ranger Battalion landed there and scaled a cliff while under fire with the mission of destroying a battery of 155mm guns there. After successfully scaling the cliff and fighting off the defenders they found that the guns had been moved and replaced by logs used to simulate the gun barrels. This is where most stories end, however, the Rangers continued inland and found where the guns had been moved to and fulfilled their mission by destroying them.
Good insights the only thing you got wrong was the soldiers drowning didn't have chest plates America was so cheap and soldiers were so disposable honestly I think the only reason that every Soldier had a helmet is cuz it was a part of their combat uniform it was only sometime after Vietnam that they started using chest plates because they weren't losing as many soldiers and it was worth putting more money on them you know the whole idea of if you're not going to lose the stuff why not give them better stuff and give them even a better chance of not losing it but if you're going to lose it anyway and you might as well just do what's best for your wallet and the situation
My Grandfather was in the 202nd combat engineers at Omaha Beach. His unit were in charge of the Bangolores. His unit received 5 combat stars the most of any unit in WWII.
One tank was able to communicate with a destroyer whose captain decided to disobey orders and close to less than 1 km from the beach. The tank then shot HE rounds where they wanted the Destroyer to target its 5 inch guns. In this way direct, point blank turret fire was brought to bear on hardened guns on the beach.
those flotation devices for the tanks were experimental, developed specifically with the Normandy invasions in mind. and they were only tested in calm waters in Britain before being approved by allied high command. they of course worked only in the calmer waters in and around Britain, but not for the dangerous conditions of The English Chanel.
My father was a Sea Bee in Vietnam (not drafted, but volunteered.) They don't get talked about, but I've met veterans that said they loved seeing the Sea Bees show up.
My father landed at Omaha and managed to live, he'd later fight on into the Battle of the Bulge. I remember him and a friend of his talking about the ocean being red with blood back in the 1980s when they would get together. He had 60 pounds on him plus his rifle when he went over the side of his landing craft in 20 feet of water, he nearly drowned. His brother, my uncle, died on Utah Beach that same day.
I had relatives that were on several of the landing zones. I dont know if any were on Dog White, but they, so my grandparents told us, were very upset that they were unable to find all of the fallen soldiers once the fortifications were taken and there was no fire on the beaches. Many men floated out in the rising tide. Also, many Eastern European men were conscripted to defend the beaches. They tried to surrender after the German officers were no longer a threat to their lives, just to be killed by allied units. The bloodlust at losing so many friends must have been intense and I doubt many soldiers knew about the conscripts at the time.
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5:01 why can I picture a 96 dodge ram driving though the beach assaulting machine gun nests and fortified bunkers
tanks sunk cause they did not go with current , they cut into it ,you ride the wave in , the pill boxes were active but a big ship went and took them out i think with 16 inch or 12 inch i forgot . the were gone very easy getting hit with a 2 ton shell ends it all
Nice.
Omeaha was also a weak spot, even after rommel had increased the defence there, it was not a place adolf expected to be hit, so had no priority....
imagine if they tried to land on calais instead where adolf thought....Omaha was a weak spot in the atlantic wall and still it was hell on earth....
Love ur vids I'm new to the channel
Artur,
Have you ever watched Band of Brothers, and The Pacific? Highly recommend, I think you'd enjoy them. Band of Brother's is a detailed accounting of the exploits of Easy Company, and Dick Winters, they were part of the Parachute Infantry dropped behind enemy lines before D-Day to prepare for the invasion and aid both Neptune and Overlord efforts. Legends in the US Military. (Some of Winters' tactics are still taught at West Point).
@Artur Rehi u remind me of aph estonia!
the ladder climb at the beach was not planned well . the cliffs were easy to blow up . a shell from a big ship gun hit them and took a 1/3 of the hill down and they could use the ladders .the 16 inch guns could have made a ramp ,cut the drama ,make the cliff flat
The problem with companies like that is they can only tell you what's been reported on the car... so like if the owner of the vehicle was driving hit a tree bent the frame slightly not enough to really notice it but didn't report it they fixed it up themselves you wouldn't get that information you would have to be able to look at it and know what to look for
I was at Omaha beach (and many other places involved in the D-Day Invasion and generally WW2 museums and locations in Normandy) and just about the beach, 3 miles, or 5.5km, is a lot. Also, the beach is very flat, especially when you have a low tide, where you have to walk a couple hundred meters, just to be kneedeep in the water. I am not kidding, you can walk a kilometre into the ocean before you can even submerge yourself properly. So imagine, you jump out of a landing boat and then you have a kilometre of flat sand in front of you without any cover whatsoever, except the antitank/anti boat obstacles. The first protection you'll have is at the edge of the sand beach, where there is a divide between the grassland and the beach itself.
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In most beach landings there will be shell craters to hide in, created by the pre- landing bombardment. At Omaha, the bombardment missed the beach completely because of overcast. They had to cross a beach that was flat and smooth as glass.
Estonia doesn't have tanks? When you said that I went to do some research and was blown away. As an American I was really shocked at the small variety of armored vehicles in the Estonian military, and the complete lack of battle tanks. Only one real fighter in the bunch, the Swedish infantry fighter, Combat Vehicle 90. Some self-propelled howitzers just got ordered for next year though, and I see you guys have been getting some American AR's this year as well, enjoy!
How scary would this be if you were there man holy shit
Dog Green was the sector seen in Saving Private Ryan
You should do a video on the Navajo Code Talkers they were a major key in some of the most critical US victories (Most famously the battle of Iwo Jima).
Having the first men on the beach be experienced soldiers mattered because if they were fresh out of training there was chance they'd freeze, panic, or just give up in despair at times. These men were hardened to keep pushing forward no matter how many others died around them.
Could you react to Extra Credit’s video on the Warsaw Uprising or Hustle History’s video on Estonia during World War II?
What was the music that was playing at the end? And yes, I’d love to see more videos about Estonia!
It left out that the USS Texas a world war one era battle ship, also moved in close to shore to provide shore bombardment. The ship survives to this day and is the only dreadnought still aflot.
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I am from England but my great grandfather was an American soldier and he served in the US army at 17 years old, he was based in England which is where he met my great grandmother. He was only there for 4 months. I heard a story that he got unranked because he failed to make it to his base on time because he was with my great grandmother at the time which I found quite humorous. Anyway he left England to engage Omaha beach when he was still 17 years old. It amazes me how he was so young and fought on the most bloodiest invasion in Normandy. He got injured 3 times while in Europe but survived.
1. Got shot
2. Hit from shrapnel
3. Suffered shell shock
I heard stories about him but one that stuck with me is when he was fighting for 3 days to take a piece of road and after winning the fight he and another soldier went back to get more ammunition and as they went passed the Germans that had been killed, one german quickly got up and ran away in panic leaving my great grandfather very very uneasy.
He lived a long life which is good. He survived the war fighting all the way into Germany and he died when he was 91 years old.
Hi Artur. I don't know if you have seen the HBO series Band of Brothers. But if you haven't I highly suggest that you do. It is the true story of Easy Company from basic training through the German surrender. Excellent series.
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well my great grandfather was in the Philippines and Guadalcanal in the early days in the pacific theater ww2, but he was a TEC. 5 unit on the front. i can sympathize with you Artur, you have the biggest responsibility besides the officer in keeping your men alive in hard battle.
Saving private ryan is the best movie to get a really depiction of Normandy and events happening shortly after that