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According to Major-General Sir Nigel Holmes, speaking in April 1945, 'Without Southampton we could not have done D-Day'. The effective headquarters during D-Day and during Operation Overlord for the British and Commonwealth Armies was in South Western Hotel, code named HMS Shrapnel, and the US ARMY headquarters was in a wing of Southampton Civic Centre. None the less the idea that the port was the 'springboard' for D-Day is still treated by some with derision.
LeCLERC'S FREE FRENCH AT SOUTHAMPTON DURING OPERATION OVERLORD
Southampton was the principal port for all allied troops until the end of hostilities. This film shows LeClerc's Free French troops leaving from Southampton. These troops went on to liberate Paris.
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HOW SOUTHAMPTON ART GALLERY BECAME THE US ARMY HEADQUARTERS ON D-DAY
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When the 14th Major Port first landed in Scotland they were allocated to different ports but as D-Day grew nearer they were consolidated again at Southampton where the Art Gallery in the Civic Centre was to become the US Army headquarters during Operation Overlord
THE ARMADA LEAVING FROM SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY
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This film of D-Day had over 10,000 views during the commemoration. The film starts in b&w with an LST leaving the Royal Pier on D 8 which then merges into colour film of two Canadian Landing Ships leaving the Town Quay to join the Armada on Southampton Water before heading to the Calshot light ship and then onto the Solent before travelling to Normandy on D-Day.
TRAIN FERRIES AT SOUTHAMPTON DURING OPERATION OVERLORD
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Until this film appeared the role of the Port of Southampton train ferries was unknown. It is estimated that 90% of the French rolling stock was transported through Southampton mainly from this berth. Without the benefit of the supplies provided by railway General Patton's Third Army could not make their rapid advance across France.
ROSIE NEWMAN & THE ALLIES STRIKE ON D-DAY!
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Rosie Newman was a friend of the King and Queen which gave her access to the port. Although the title says D-Day it was filmed in December and goes to show the significance of the port until the end of hostilities. The plan was that after Operation Overlord US troops would land directly from America on the continent. However this did not prove possible and Southampton remained the principal all...
BRITISH TROOPS EMBARK ON THE RIVER ITCHEN FOR GOLD BEACH ON D-DAY
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Southampton is on the confluence of two rivers. This film shows British troops billeted on the Common embarking at Embarkation Hard S4 on the R Itchen and going on to land at GOLD BEACH.
US ARMY EMBRAKS FROM SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY FOR OMAHA
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US forces were not supposed to embark at Southampton on D-Day although this film proves differently. The contemporary film shows the US Army embarking at Embarkation Hard S4 outside the present day St Mary's soccer stadium. The attached film also shows US GIs landing at Bloody Omaha.
THE CHURCHILL DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY
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The significance of Southampton during D-Day and Operation Overlord is still not appreciated today. This film shows the Prime Minister seeing off the assault troops who would lead the landings in Normandy and suffer most casualties on D-Day. The Hampshires, as they were known, was the first regiment ashore and was made Royal in 1946.
FIRST D-DAY CASUALTIES ARRIVE AT SOUTHAMPTON AT THE PLATFORM TAVERN EMBARKATION HARD S3
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Southampton was the primary destination of evacuated casualties from hospital ships, discharging their patients at the Outer Dock which is now Ocean Village where the quayside railway line can still be seen in the quayside. From Southampton casualties were dispersed all over the country some to the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley which was run by the US Army.
PLANNING AND DIRECTING THE SECOND FRONT AND OPERATION OVERLORD FROM SOUTHAMPTON CIVIC CENTRE
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Southampton Civic Centre was the headquarters for the US Army during D-Day and Operation Overlord. There are American plaques at the Blighmont Barracks where the enlisted men were quartered and a plaque at the site of the former Polygon Hotel where the officers were billeted. The plaque says that the US Army officers at the Polygon Hotel planned and directed the movement of forces on D-Day and ...
D-DAY SOUTHAMPTON - ROCKLEIGH (PREVIOUSLY ROCKSTONE) ROAD - PART THREE
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D-DAY SOUTHAMPTON - ROCKLEIGH (PREVIOUSLY ROCKSTONE) ROAD - PART TWO
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D-DAY SOUTHAMPTON - ROCKLEIGH (PREVIOUSLY ROCKSTONE) ROAD - PART ONE
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ADMIRAL TENNAT VISITS ARROMANCHES IN A LANDING CRAFT AFTER D-DAY - NO SOUND
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Admiral Tennat visits Arromanches which the HAMPSHIRES managed to capture on D-Day against all the odds. The CO was wounded twice on the beach and the second in command killed by a sniper. Armour support only arrived very late and the regiment did not capture all its allocated titles so when the Commander in Chief arrived the acting CO thought he was due a rocket. But the officers in charge cou...
US ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS AT BLIGHMONT BARRACKS SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY
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In 1945 Major General Sir Nigel (Noel) Holmes KBE CB MC said 'Without Southampton we could not have done D-Day' yet the greatest period in the history of the port is either neglected or ignored. With the forthcoming 80th anniversary of D-Day it is intended, largely with the help of contemporary film, to put the record straight so that the courage and sacrifice of those who embarked at Southampt...
THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS - THE US ARMY BUILD UP IN BRITAIN AT SOUTHAMPTON
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THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS - THE US ARMY BUILD UP IN BRITAIN AT SOUTHAMPTON
THE 'HAMPSHIRES' PREPARATIONS & CASUALTIES - ACCOUNT FROM C/O LIEUTENANT COLONEL NELSON SMITH
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THE 'HAMPSHIRES' PREPARATIONS & CASUALTIES - ACCOUNT FROM C/O LIEUTENANT COLONEL NELSON SMITH
THE 'HAMPSHIRES' - FIRST BRITISH REGIMENT ASHORE - ACCOUNT FROM C/O LIEUTENANT COLONEL NELSON SMITH
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THE 'HAMPSHIRES' - FIRST BRITISH REGIMENT ASHORE - ACCOUNT FROM C/O LIEUTENANT COLONEL NELSON SMITH
EMBARKATION HARDS - SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY - 80 YEARS
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EMBARKATION HARDS - SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY - 80 YEARS
MARSHALLING AREAS AND 'SAUSAGE' CAMPS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND - SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY - 80 YEARS
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MARSHALLING AREAS AND 'SAUSAGE' CAMPS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND - SOUTHAMPTON ON D-DAY - 80 YEARS
US ARMY BUILD UP IN BRITAIN AT SOUTHAMPTON PRIOR TO D-DAY - THE REAL HOME OF D-DAY - 80 YEARS
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US ARMY BUILD UP IN BRITAIN AT SOUTHAMPTON PRIOR TO D-DAY - THE REAL HOME OF D-DAY - 80 YEARS
D-DAY CASUALTIES DISEMBARK AT THE PLATFORM TAVERN EMBARKATION HARD S3 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
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D-DAY CASUALTIES DISEMBARK AT THE PLATFORM TAVERN EMBARKATION HARD S3 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
FIRST D-DAY CASUALTIES DISEMBARK AT MAYFLOWER PK EMBARKATION HARD S1 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
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FIRST D-DAY CASUALTIES DISEMBARK AT MAYFLOWER PK EMBARKATION HARD S1 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
US ARMY EMBARKS FOR D-DAY AT MAYFLOWER PK EMBARKATION HARD S1 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
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US ARMY EMBARKS FOR D-DAY AT MAYFLOWER PK EMBARKATION HARD S1 SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
LANDING SHIP TANKS LST LARGE SLOW TARGETS UNITED STATES MID-WEST CORNFIELD SHIPYARDS
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LANDING SHIP TANKS LST LARGE SLOW TARGETS UNITED STATES MID-WEST CORNFIELD SHIPYARDS
LANDING SHIP TANK LST LEAVES FROM THE SOUTHAMPTON ROYAL PIER EMBARKATION HARD S2
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LANDING SHIP TANK LST LEAVES FROM THE SOUTHAMPTON ROYAL PIER EMBARKATION HARD S2
LeCLERC'S FREE FRENCH ARMY LEAVE FROM THE PLATFORM TAVERN AT SOUTHAMPTON
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LeCLERC'S FREE FRENCH ARMY LEAVE FROM THE PLATFORM TAVERN AT SOUTHAMPTON
D-DAY MOUNTING OPERATION - MARSHALLING AREA - SAUSAGE CAMPS - EMBARKATION POINTS
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D-DAY MOUNTING OPERATION - MARSHALLING AREA - SAUSAGE CAMPS - EMBARKATION POINTS
THE SECOND FRONT - THE BUILD UP OF US FORCES PRIOR TO D-DAY AT SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
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THE SECOND FRONT - THE BUILD UP OF US FORCES PRIOR TO D-DAY AT SOUTHAMPTON - 80 YEARS
LCT ASSEMBLE AT CHESSEL BAY FOR D-DAY - SOUTHAMPTON THE REAL HOME OF D-DAY
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LCT ASSEMBLE AT CHESSEL BAY FOR D-DAY - SOUTHAMPTON THE REAL HOME OF D-DAY
My Uncle was a Pilot in the 365th FG / 386th FS, coming in as a replacement Pilot in March of 44'...
British LCA: equivalent to the U.S. LCVP... British LCA had better armor protection.
Wish he would stop faking that accent
That is very clear copy of Shaw’s film. Ironic that Canadians have to rely on foreign archives for this material since ours was lost through a fire in the 60’s.
2.07 - 2.11 Third Lad from the Far RH End. The ONLY Brit with a Beret IS My Dad 19yrold Les Tett No 6 but Nominal No4 for Overlord
My Father, Ferdinand Lewis, was a member of the unit. Thank you for the video, didn't know it existed.
As a boy, I went to school with the sons of a naval veteran who worked at Vospers in Portchester. We went to see the yard and inspected a (I think) Bahrain fast attack craft equipped with wire guided missiles. Happy memories.
The narration mentions that Sword was the furthest east of the five beaches. Even if one is moving south from England to France, west is to the right, not east. East and west are always at right angles to north and south. If not, you would say that the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, which it does not.
Great footage
"... vs. traditional sleek lines of ships...": The LCT was a bulldozer, never designed as a sports car. (for some, a John Deere can be a beautiful thing)
My Dads in that Bunch No 4
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My dad's brother was a bren gunner in the 1st Hampshire at D-Day. SO PROUD!
Amazing to watch 👌
Thank you very much indeed fantastic film in a sad way as I wonder how many of them were returned👍
fantastic video!
thanks for showing this
Great memories. Thanks for sharing an important part of our history
As a veteran and a liflong engineer this was very informative thank you.
I have memories of being told about the buildup of D-Day by my Great Aunt Win. She remembered the rows of US Army vehicles driving through Peartree Road. The images in my mind are still as strong today.
Black servicemen was in war this Country fought in! America revolution to conflicts today! From Peter Salem to the rough riders, Harlem Hellfighters, the Red Tails 761 th Black Panthers ! FBAs was there.
Straight out of new forest
Would you be happy for us to sharee this to coomeratee tomorrow's Stokees Bay Memorial on Day 80 years
Excellent
The wanted to make hero out of white soldiers on D-Day.
Absolutely stunning breathtaking footage.
@5:52 The upper profile is that of an LCM1, as seen in the video. The lower two are both LCM3s afaik. Unfortunately (for me) these are illustrations of the USN version, as seen by the mounted 0.5 Brownings, which were absent on the RN version. I've been struggling to find any detailed info about the RN LCM3 and was hoping to find a hen's tooth in this video.
Very interesting, thanks!
The old WWII black and white film is of an entirely different boat.
It's amazing that even one spitfire was built with all these problems. Very revealing and fascinating video
Ludvík Košek, byl spoluzakladatelem 311. R.A.F. a byl hlavňím pilotem 3:15 B24 LIBERATORU
Jsem jeho prasinovec a děkuji za toto video. Děkuji Košek Milan.
From 1:40 those two Commandos? Amazing. And those Bergens.
Priceless footage. Too bad we don't learn from history. Great channel
I need 3 of those to buy
How many men constituted a "Fighte fGroup" in those days?
I much appreciated that video as my dad was first officer on a Canadian minesweeper at D-day, HMCS Thunder. From what I understand of the operation to clear sea lanes to the beaches, it was a vital and complex operation.
Great documentary.
Wish could hear De Gaulle's voice without the really annoying voiceover! Just do captions.
My Father was a crane operator and was task with others to unload the bodies off the boats that brought them back from Dunkirk and he said they were left on the dockside at Southampton for 2-3 weeks. It was a hot Summer and the decaying corpses stunk out the whole town. An image and experience he never forgot, he was 18 at the time.
Fascinating, I never knew that the US boats were from a UK yard.
They bought a Scott-Payne boat and basically copied it. But Higgins made a similar boat. 🙂
What a gorgeous aircraft in almost every guise
Masters of their job
2024 as Ukraine shows the use of naval drones we may yet see the return of such small gun boats as part of fleet escorts
Great video, always wondered what role Southampton played in dday
It was all a Jolly Sad from books.
Geordie Soutar Royal Marine 1st Special Service Brigade Achnacarry 1940 Lofoten Island raid... Southampton May 1941 leaves Southampton with the Best on HMS REPULSE,, 10 Dec 1941 sunk by the Japanese three days after pearl harbour.
My Grandad was in a DEMS unit.Thanks for posting!
I served 12 proud years in the Royal Hampshire Regiment from 1978 to its amalgamation (which you allude to here). I came from Gosport. I grew up in Hillhead where 1&2 SBS Sqns had had an HQ at the Osborne View Hotel, recceing shorelines for D-Day. The pub, typically run by ex-submariners from HMS Dolphin (2nd Home Flotilla) recognised the Regiment with memorials from the Hampshires. I donated a regimental plaque. The Hampshires earned the coveted Royal status for actions on D-Day and Africa. At my time of service there was a fierce often unseemly rivalry between what had become the The Devon & Dorsetshires (fine lads) and us, the Royal Hampshires. It often went far too far. I had wondered where this rivalry had come from. Perhaps this claim to be first on occupied French soil is at the root of the terrible rivalry. I recall the famous ‘race’ between the Paras and Royal Marines of 3rd Cdo Bde en route to Stanley in appalling conditions. I know lads from both units who downplay it. I think of the West Kents at Kohima. (Dorsets part of 2 Inf Div relief of the Kohima ‘tennis court’). This has been interesting. These regiments exist no longer. I had the misfortune to endure amalgamation. Doubtless with fine units (The Queens Regt from where I think the West Kents derived). Now, there’s nothing left. The Royal Anglians, fine regiment with fine battalions (Vikings, Poachers). But the modern snazzy outlook is - incredibly - no major infantry Corps even Brigade level ops. The world looks otherwise to me. #Tigers
Thank you for sharing this video 👍 My grandparents had a small house barely fifty yards away from Wn38 (St-Côme-de-Fresné), so, as a child, the German bunkers there used to be my favourite playground. I have kept quite a lot of objects I inherited from my family and that are related to D-Day and to the Battle for Normandy - among others a British Mk II helmet with an RASC flash, a pair of TT formation badges and, most important of all, a collection of more than 500 photographs taken at Arromanches during the time when Mulberry B was active.
The stoicism of most of these men is remarkable.