How I Survived D-Day - The Battle of Normandy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2020
- June 6th 1944 is a date every veteran knows, D-Day. Today we're stepping side the boots of a soldier on one of World War II's most infamous days, to see how it was even possible to survive. You don't want to miss this epic new video set right in the heart of the Battle of Normandy.
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The men that had to nerve run onto the beaches knowing half would die, mad respect
I never agreed with a stranger online so much before.
YOOOO i still have those in your profile pic, those were so sick I used to them I got them off Brickmania and I used to go to their convention thing it was awesome
More then half
@@mladue2 ........
@@obiwankenobi4863 😂😂bro I used to love those things since when I was little I was obsessed with ww2 and come on, ww2 mixed with legos, my dream when I was little
R.I.P. To all the the fallen soldiers from WWll
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Even the nazis?
@@kylenyc8945 yes
Don't let that generation be forgotten. Truly the greatest generation.
A great generation indeed.
Now imagine GENZ and D-Day 🤔
@@BigManPVP lol
@@craverider1390 “hold up i gotta snapchat this”
@@devileye90 Either you are a Boomer or a Karen.
Kids nowadays think war is fun like COD. Those screams will stay with you forever and be in every dream.
Depends on the person. There have been war heroes that enjoyed war and killing enemy soldiers. Someone like Jack Churchill comes to mind. He hated The fact that his life was boring and enjoyed being under fire and slaughtering enemy troops on the battle field
Nobody thinks that
u a boomer or something?
My father was a Marine in Vietnam. Saw a lot of limbs blown off and 2 of his best friends get shot and killed right in front of him. He has always said that it isn't the guy's that died immediately makes you have nightmares. It's the guy's that got mortally wounded and as they were dying were calling out for their mother because they were just teenage boys. My father still has nightmares to this day but not as frequent as when he finished his 2 tours....RIP the men who fought and died in a war we never should have gotten involved in.
@@tjk9263 tell your father that a TH-cam stranger says welcome home.
My grand dad was on the beach on D day. He was a survivors.
Same. But mine got lynched when he came back home 😔
@@Amani-zo8ic really? why?
Man You're a lucky guy I bet you had one of the most greatest stories ever lol
@@ConscriptReporting D day stories are cool to hear but not cool to go through
Thank your grand dad for his service
Whoever managed to keep they're head, and give orders during the storming of Normandy is a special kind of person, running into that warzone had to be absolutely horrifying
Highest respects to the Sargent & the bazooka dude….
@@StandhighAbove rip bazooka guy
Because the army was smart. They sent the guys to the Africa campaign and the leaders who survived led the assaults on Normandy as most of their units were green (never saw combat)
Their*
During peacetime, society disregards them.
That was intense, even as a watcher this genuinly scared me, I can’t imagine the courage it took for these men to do that over 70 years ago, R.I.P
Same I can’t imagine the feeling. Makes me nauseous thinking about it
You should watch saving private Ryan. The first scene is D-day.
If they were like us now they would've questioned who Evers dumb uncordenated idea this was maybe I don't know run a second air raid bombing campaign before sending the ground forces 🤦♂️🙄🤣🥴🏴☠️
@@dantompkins2584 i think they would realize it afterwards, again.
Great vid
My great grandfather was a technical seargent during d-day he also fought in Sicily and Africa he helped organize the Nuremberg trials he got the bronze star for it. He died in 2005 two years before I was born he left us a booklet with his journal and photos. He was in the first infantry division. Big red one. His name was John Burman
No one cares
@@sumzk91 leave the kid alone
i care
@@sumzk91 shut up many people do your just uncultured and if nobody cares why did you comment
The person who said no one cares just wants attention ignore it
@@sumzk91 i know where you live, Simon.
now imagine half these guys are 18 yr old kids
Yep. They were. You’d be surprised how many ppl would join today aswell. Look at how many ppl enlist for the draft. It shows this gen isn’t what ppl think
sometimes 17, no 16 yr kids liet to get in just to die
@@Amani-zo8ic the selective service system is mandatory for males 18 to 25 in the USA but the draft hasn't been active since Vietnam so the likelihood of it being reenacted is fairly low. The US has been an all voluntary force since July 1st 1973.
The average age during WWII was 26 so just doing simple math half wouldn't be 18. Yes a lot of them were young but there's no need to exaggerate.
Breh you dumb you don’t sign up for your draft you have to
My paternal grandfather was among those in the third wave of the invasion. 💐🙏R.I.P. GENERAL GRANDPAP🙏💐
@Niranjan Sudhi ???
Mad Respect
@@Joshua-ks4ou Thank you! He passed away a few years ago. He was in his 90s. I appreciate your acknowledgement. 🙏
@@funzjag It's surprising how no one was acknowledging
@@Joshua-ks4ou I got some thumbs up. It was nice of you to give further props. Both of my grandpaps were in WWII. The one that I mentioned was US ARMY in Europe. The other was USMC in the Pacific. The were both tough guys even into old age. Respect and Blessings to you, my friend. 🙏
I had a Uncle there. He survived it
Thank you to all of those who went. RIP to those who died
Lol
@@THEBIGGAME683 shut up
Even with the amount of research I've done on WW2, I still cannot fathom the sacrifice those boys made on those beaches. It makes me emotional to think about it
The invasion was such a massacre that there was a very young German machine gunner that was nicknamed "The beast of Omaha"
For all the veterans , you have fought well
GG no re
All even the Nazis?
@@Patrick-ld8wy even the nazis
For all the veterans , you have fought well
@@Patrick-ld8wy yea some dont want to fite
The Sargeant that comes up just shows how different it is to have a LEADER by your side. Having a strong leader to follow can make all the difference.
My great grandpa was one of the first waves on Normandy and actually survived
Did u know Captain Julius Wetter or Captain Joe Koufman? They are related to me. One was in the Battle of Kasserine Pass and Captain Wetter survived D-Day. first wave
Dang!
We are all related
Such a lucky
@@rbk9468 Same bro. His name was John Joca, Hes dead now but he survived with 2 purple hearts. Unimagineable amount of respect for that man.
Chilling description. Makes you feel like you’re there rather than this being history
Maybe I'm morbid but first hand accounts fascinate me. I have a book written by a woman that hid in a tiny tiny room for 3 months with 3 other ppl in a house. There was a genocide of a village in africa. The holy man In the village hid and fed them. The house was raided maybe 3 times and they never found them
@@audreygibson4780 Name of the book?
Just look up the Holocaust
@Audrey gibson
Is it dairy of anne frank
@@Armysqueaky4159 no. It's called 'left to tell'. She survived the rwandan genocide in 1994.
The movie “saving private Ryan” depicts this very well
Apart from no Bri ish people
@@eik2214 depends on the beach
@@eik2214 what do u mean? No British people? The British beaches were a few miles to the east of the American landing spots
@@Nonresponder01 no if they are talking about americans on d-day landings the British and americans were miles from each other on the landing beaches
@@adamwilliams5849 that's what I said....it depends on the beach being depicted whether you'd see British or not
Great grandpa made it through Dday was in the 501st Airborne, he died later at the battle of the bulge a true hero too me
My paternal grandfather was also in the Battle of the Bulge. Your great grandpap was a hero. May he forever 🙏REST IN PEACE 🙏
Much respect to Sgt.Drought.🙏
@Dr. Facts I had a cousin who served in the 2nd World War, he lived…only to go MIA In Korea. All we have left is a Luger pistol he got off a German officer (from what I believe)
My Great Great Uncle John served in D-Day. He survived and I know he died sometime in the 2000s. I don't know much else but I'm asking people in my family for more information and doing some research online to try and find him.
@@atomarkanov8201 Let me know what you discover. Respect and Blessings to Uncle John. 💐🙏REST IN PEACE JOHN🙏💐
Imagine how the officers and sergeants felt. With so much responsibility under so much stress
In war we don’t see each others skin color. We all bleed red and that’s a forever true fact
All to make rich people and politicians happy
@@MikeBNumba6 in recent years yes. However, I think the world wars were a bit more complex. But nowadays I’m a bit more opposed to the military complex as well.
They definitely saw color in WW2.
Except that the military wouldn't be desegregated until 1947 so they most definitely saw color in 1944.
Until that color belongs to someone deemed part of the out-group??
Mad respect for the Infographics Show in showing how horrifying D-day was, thanks Infographics 👍🏻
I like you profile pic
I wonder what took them so long to do this but I'm glad it's here
Just watch the intro to saving private ryan
gen z be like : how i survived 2020
It boils my blood when I see 30yo former classmate wasters complain about their treatment and welfare payments on social media, have no clue about history or most of the world even in this day around them.... There is a few people I'd love to throw into the trenches to give them a reality check 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
@SourMeatloaf64 frr😭
Wow🙄
By not changing my daily life
I need the confidence of that black soldier. Running out of the boat into sure death blowing a whistle
Can you imagine the stress and fear while everyone around you is dying ? I couldn’t imagine what these guys went through. The survivors must of had some pretty bad PTSD. My hats to you all. God bless the men who sever
Rest In Peace to everyone that died at the first minute in the fleets
@@THEBIGGAME683 Take some pills
@@abhishekpv His PTSD is kicking in
@@ColdSalt99 yeah ig
@@THEBIGGAME683 wtf dude are you crazy why would you even replied that
Imagine the nerve it took for these men to run onto a beach knowing traps, bombs, and bullets were waiting for them. They did amazing
It wasn’t so much nerve as it was desperation. When those landing craft doors dropped, they were sitting ducks. Many died before they even got out of the craft. They simply had no choice but to run to the beach. Once they got to shore and cover, well, that was a different story. Much bravery there.
I had a great uncle that survived Omaha beach. After I watched Saving Private Ryan, I had to ask how he did it. All he told me was “I got lucky.”
Then youve must been born in 1970s
@@amn2760 in whst way?
@@amn2760 You and threw other ignorant people reveal themselves
My dad's dad drove a tank for Patton all the way through France to the end of the war while my mom's dad got shelled in his jeep on Iwo Jima. It's less of luck and more fate I guess.
@@amn2760 nope. Born in the 90s, asked him when I became a teenager in the mid 2000s whilst he was in his 80s
It's great infographics create this vid. It truly reminds me of the sacrifices the soldiers made to give me the freedom I have now. RIP and thank you.
My great grandfather made it off this beach all the way to the argon forest where he was Kia
Wait so he died in that forest, HOW
Oh not it's so annoying when you die at the final boss 😔
I thank your great grandfather for his service
I thank your grandfather for his service
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Days of battle with swords are more gory than this, but I will never reject the hellish high pitch sound of explosions and guns in this era
Idk, people were cut in half by those Germans.
My great grand father was a Filipino war veteran of WW2 despite this he was one of the few brought to the European theater specifically the assault on the beaches of Normandy and he actually survived to tell his story to my mom (which is his granddaughter) and in turn my mom passed on his dad's story during the horrors he witnessed in WW2.
May peace persevere and endure. RIP to all those lost.
my great grandad was in the first wave at gold beach he survived the landing and help lead a squad to victory and he also saved 15 men who were pinned down he got a few medals for his service he fought all the way up to operation market garden where he was KIA in close quarters gunfire I remember my nan telling us about him and his bravery they were the bravest and greatest generation who fought for our freedom massive respect
The real : "having more men than the enemy munitions "
Every soldier that stepped foot off those landing crafts were the most badass SOBs of the century
It took a special human to do what they did. By far the bravest humans to exist.
My great grandpa was in D-Day and I’m glad too see him alive and with his hole body except for his four fingers.
My great granpa fought in WW2 in Egypt. He was a survivor but is now in a better place
I feel bad my uncle uec to be used to be in the army at least he fought for our country
" Live for nothing or Die for something "
My respect to the fallen soldiers 📈📈📈
When I was a kid I remember we had a dday survivor come and talk about his experiences when I was in middle school. The same week we also had a concentration camp survivor talk to us also.
Where are you from my friend?
@@abhishekpv I was a military brat so I'm from all over but where this stuff happened it happened in germany on bitburg afb. At the middle school.
@@rasiabsgamingcorner2258 so you're a German ?
@@abhishekpv no I am an american who's dad was stationed in europe at the time.
@@rasiabsgamingcorner2258 oh okay bud
Joke of the day:
Doctor, Doctor, I keep hearing a ringing in my ears.
*where else did you expect to hear it?*
Lol true
D day was just the start. They had to survive eighty four more days before the battle for Normandy was done.
At that point the Germans were on the run
@@Amani-zo8ic so it lasted eight five days because it was easy?
@@brentondudley3925 no. The initial d day pushes/landings on the beach were defenetly difficult ones. But once in mainland France Germans were already pulling out of France as a whole. Bc the whole French German army was encircled by a very smart american
cant even imagine the horrors these heroes felt during those times, more so being in the first wave of the beach assault. my greatest respect to the greatest generation who served in this terrible war. thank u so much for your bravery & sacrifices!
"I thought who came up with idea and who was insane enough to go through with it" 😂😂😂😂
My grandfather was in the First Division at Omaha Beach - the division portrayed here.
My grandpa was a navy seal at 10, got 3 medal of honors, served 3 tours in iraq at age 70 and now is the richest man in the world
@@clausmcraft never knew Jeff Bezos served in Iraq
@@mickeskogen3184 my grandpa owns jeff bezos. Hes currently deployed in iraq at 90
@@clausmcraft hey bro my grandpa owns an f22 and f35 personal fleet for stealth bombing anybody who doesn't like him in the neighbourhood , and he is only 99 years old.
after seeing saving private ryan i now i would not like being there that movie show the true horrors of war
Jup. That opening scene is the true face of war. Spielberg showed how war truly is. Not the romanticized version that a lot of of American movies depict. It was so realistic that a lot of the d-day veterans in the cinemas walked out of the movie, and a PTSD hotline had to be opened for these veterans that relived that day and were disturbed by it.
Most of the american beaches were like that but some were relatively undefended. Still there was a major death toll but not blood baths every where as some may think
@@Echo06 In the first wave, every 9 out of 10 soldiers would die. Especially Omaha was a meat grinder.
I always get emotional when they interview the guys in the 29th. They all start crying when they say “they looked at us and said it’s time to go” that tells you everything you’d ever need to know.
Phenomenal story telling brother, felt like I was witnessing this unfold before me.
BRUHH I just watched the Greatest Events of World War II in Color in Netflix recently and I just finished the D-day episode and then I looked at my cellphone and sees this lol.
2020s weird
It may not be the last
I watched the pacific war of ww2 today in color
That documentary is pretty nice tho
Watched the Battle of Britain in color
Being bugged or spied i reckon
The ads ruin the narration but I'm still glad you made this video. This gives me a deeper appreciation for those who fight and die in our country's battles.
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Amazing when reading about WW2 that Normandy was even a success, so much went wrong. Thick clouds so planes couldnt bomb, tanks either getting stuck or getting dropped off early so sank, etc, so much of the plan went wrong but amazingly, despite this, the day was won. The courage and bravery of those men was amazing.
Imagine being straight out of high school and get told you are going to fight in the bloodiest war ever and have a really high chance to die
I doubt they told them that.
@@jayluis189 yea, war propaganda was on a all time high
Are you talking about all of ww2 or just d day? Because d day was an invasion
There's a reason they're called the greatest generation! They are an absolutely different breed of human being
worst day of ww2
Stalingrad: I am going this ruin this mans whole carrier
Bad grammar sorry
Graveyard of German army - stalingrad
Graveyard of German mechanized forces- kursk
Stalin grad took multiple days
That’s why D-Day is the worst DAY in WW2
@@tyreesethemerchant852 More people died at Stalingrad in one day than the were casualties at d-day.
Fun fact: Many WW1 battles were bigger then D-day, such as the Battle Of The Somme.
Nobody actually cares about "fun facts"
@@villewintermaul1907 I do, and clearly you care enough to comment about them.
That’s a very interesting fact thanks
Also pay no attention to the haters their just jealous of you because your a better person than the haters will ever be
yeah dont mind them thats certainly interesting
Tbf, battles were generally faster due to the technology in WW2
*Even the men who got to the cliff deserves a medal !*
Salute and Love to all those who laid up there life for us.
They are the real life Superheroes.
I want to know more about the black sergeant, any info on who it was?
Could’ve been anybody. It’s impossible to find him. They probabaly never saw each other again.
@@Amani-zo8ic way to be a negative Nancy
That black sergeant was badass but wasn't the army still segregated back then?
@@peterwong8028 yes it was back then
@@peterwong8028 it might have been an entirely black drop ship then. Depends. Most black ppl were left in the back for garrison tho bc they said they didn’t have a fully operating brain
Now im 25 but back when i was a kid playing call of duty, and watching movies about this event especially saving private ryan but honestly you gotta give this whole specific day atleast an hour or two into the mindset/emotions, visualize, think of how impactful it was and how putting fear aside literally saved the day and fairly said potentially saving us from whatever couldve been. Thank you to not only our armed forces here in the wonderful USA (yes lately we’ve had our own internal affairs) but THANK YOU to all the men on board for this mission.. remarkable but it makes me proud to be where im from.
don't care how many times i hear this story it amazes me and i say a prayer for all because i too was in the service..13Bravo... this was a true no turning around mission🙏🏾.
It woulda been rough to be a commander on the beach you had to overcome your own fear just too keep other scared kids moving so they can hopefully go home
Fun fact : *The word “Long” is shorter than the word “Short”*
And shorter is longer than the word short
@@mgjm115 and shortest is longer than the word longest
☺️
The very first time I've watched the D-Day opening scene in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" I was shocked and terrified, and I was frightened at the thought of being in that situation.
Storming juno movie comes to mind...was a great piece explaining the D-day and had some exclusive pieces of footage on the 1944 war and also a wonderful narration
We will REMEMBER our VETERANS who serve ww2
Only allies or axis also
@@nitinmawari4803 some are willing to understand that not every axis soldier was evil or committed war crimes. for example, my great uncle was captured by germans. because he was of Austrian descent, they gave him decent treatment as a prisoner. of course, he was captured by the wermacht. The SS would have just shot him as a traitor or for being an American.
@@brettkihlmire573 The vast majority were just the common fighting man, some not even men, kids that know nothing other than being a kid labeled as evil
May all the men that allowed us to pierce into France Rest in honor and peace 🕊
It Was the Best Day of World War 2 because it was heroic. My grandfather was one of those men who invaded Normandy. He survived. But it also was a bad day because so many heroic men died.
This is one of the best ones yet! Thank you so much for doing these!
It was quite a mixture of insanity and bravery to charge from the landing crafts and into the teeth of the German defenses!
All those war videos building up to this one moment, might be the most popular war story of all time
This is the type of video that made me fall in love with infographics
I honestly get the chill every time I hear or even think of all those brave soldiers running into certain death at the very front of the line. The unshakeable resolve you've gotta have to sacrifice yourself for your friends, family, and nation is perhaps the most honorable death a person can have I think. My grandpa talks about the war often, a war he wanted to join but couldn't do to health conditions. The sheer amount of patriotism back then is unrivaled to this very day. However despite not joining the war, the rest of his family did and he tells me stories passed down by them. Everytime he talks about Normandy, he cries. Sometimes I tear up too because I can FEEL what he and the whole nation was feeling on that day. Never forget those courageous souls that gave up everything so that we can have the lives we take for granted today ♥️
I had a great uncle that went to Normandy and he survived with no wounds which is amazing
Something’s wrong, I can feel it
No wounds?! Impossible
@@giridharangangadharan6982 what you mean is he didn’t get shot
They knew that one side is gonna get totally obliterated
I'm just in shocked, I have been studying WWII for some time and hearing that man's story is just...
It's sad knowing people sign up to go to a world that's inevitable. You could lose your friend or your life. God bless the soldiers that fought for our freedom.
I have watched a lot of info graphics without a doubt that was the best video I’ve ever seen from you guys thank you very much bravo
Can you make a video about the German perspective of D-Day
Read the accounts written by The Beast of Omaha. That one machine gunner was responsible for at least half, if not the majority, of all Allied fatalities on D-Day. Quick summary: he did not like it.
@@jackhoff3910 wait what?
Big respect to the boys of Normandy, kassarine ridge and the American airborne 101st in malmedey.
“BUT HERE , WE ALL BLEED RED” … i love how you place the medicine in the candy ❤️🔥
This is by far the best infographics episode I've seen, great job guys! :D
Why did i get a mafia city ad before this
This is the most graphic description from infographic. I felt like I was actually in the war
Furthermore, this story was most likely given by someone who actually survived the battle and as such, I think the sergeant should be recognized
Wow. What a situation!! What courage. Thank you.
My grandfather and his older brother were there with the 4th Canadian armour division on Juno beach. Stories they had shacks you to the core.
my grandfather was in this battle and risked his life for a medic he knew well and didnt die
4:50 HAHAHAHAHA I CANT STOP REPLAYING THIS HAHAHA
It's like the first time you ever sweared XD HAHAHA also can u pls pin my comment?
Let's hope that scenes like these are never repeated again, ever...
I wanna see WW3
This video was inspiring, the lack of chance to survival but still pushing through & surviving. Its just crazy
Wait lets not forget that ending he said he didn't fire once like WOW 👀
I survived the Battle of Normandy too
In Medal Of Honor : Allied Assault
This channel is beyond amazing. I can tell how these stories are told, it's done with care, it's honest, even down to the point of race. "We all bleed red". God bless those who gave their lives for our freedom.
Whoever narrated this video is fantastic
This hits extremely deep
Hundred's of rounds fly around me... The MG42 shoots 1300 rounds per minute, at near 3000 ft per second.
Normandy had 8 of them mounted.
It is likely there was no mg 42's or at least not that many at Normandy as they where not thought to be of importance on the Atlantic Wall and were reserved for other more active fronts
@Andrew Riela Negative. Normandy had 3 gun nests with 2 MG42's for cross fire in each one
@@Echo06 There were 6 on the beach in the 3 gun bunker's normandy had. And normandy was chosen for its weak defences but during the bad weather which delayed the invasion, the brass in-charge of the wall saw this weakness and ramped up gun nests and anti tank & anti personelle. 50 Shermans were suppose to land on the beach... Most sank due to high sea's
@@Jibbz707 whose idea was it 2 just run up on the beach with no cover 🤔 horrible plan
I remember traveling to Normandie, Im 25 now, was 16 then. I remember I was struck with awe as I stood on Point du Hoc, and saw the damage the war had caused. Being pretty happy I wasnt around for that.
Wow. The bravery. Respect to these young men.
YES!!!!! I wanted another one of these
Rest In Peace to every hero who lost their life..
🕊️
Thanks to all the soldiers risking their lifes for future generations.
bro this is so detailed to the point if you close your eyes your in that battlefield and wake up realizing your gagging because of burning human flesh.