D-Day - The Great Crusade - Extra History - Part 1

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  • 📜 History of D-Day, The Great Crusade, Part 1
    D-Day: June 6, 1944, the day when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to retake France from the Germans. They hoped to take the Germans by surprise, and their decision to brave rough weather to make their landings certainly accomplished that, but despite these small advantages, the American forces at Utah and Omaha Beach had to overcome monumental challenges to establish a successful beachhead.
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  • @extrahistory
    @extrahistory  5 лет назад +766

    Listen to this Extra History series as a podcast! becausegamesmatter.com/podcast

    • @badredraws
      @badredraws 5 лет назад +7

      Thanks so much!

    • @peanutbraingang9500
      @peanutbraingang9500 5 лет назад +5

      Nice video I liked sink the Bismarck videos they were good

    • @lollylemur5041
      @lollylemur5041 4 года назад +7

      “Because games matter” what happened to the historical video games controversy?!

    • @hassanfarah1
      @hassanfarah1 4 года назад +3

      Extra Credits B90:Nope son

    • @enclaveleader6245
      @enclaveleader6245 4 года назад +1

      Your character looks like number 86 from Codename Kids Next Door

  • @velasquez-jk9lh
    @velasquez-jk9lh 14 дней назад +426

    My great grandfather landed on Utah beach with Teddy Roosevelt Jr. as a corporal.

    • @soriakatrice
      @soriakatrice 14 дней назад

      I think investors should always put their cash to work, especially In 2024, we'll start to see more market diversification. I'm hoping to invest about $350k of my savings in stocks against next year. Hope to make millions in 2024

    • @ruvalcabajohana
      @ruvalcabajohana 14 дней назад

      Since risk is at an all-time high right now, perhaps you should be a little more patient and return when it has decreased. Alternatively, you can consult a trained financial expert for strategy.

    • @hathaway-sk2pj
      @hathaway-sk2pj 14 дней назад

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    • @velasquez-jk9lh
      @velasquez-jk9lh 14 дней назад

      Can you help I’ve been looking to switch to an advisor for a while now. Any help pointing me to who your advisor is?

    • @hathaway-sk2pj
      @hathaway-sk2pj 14 дней назад

      She goes by ‘’Angela Lynn Schilling’ I suggest you look her up. To be honest, I almost didn't buy the idea of letting someone handle growing my finance, but so glad I did.!!

  • @Connor-xp4cd
    @Connor-xp4cd 5 лет назад +4872

    US stratagy at Utah - "the Nazis won't know what hit them, if we don't know where we are hitting them.

    • @theragingrussian5895
      @theragingrussian5895 5 лет назад +427

      connor escue
      Germany - Where Are The Americans?
      *The Americans Have Accidentally Landed In Norway Not Normandy*

    • @j.chiari4222
      @j.chiari4222 5 лет назад +115

      We shall hit in Salt Lake City, they won't know what hit them, uh?

    • @otterfan65
      @otterfan65 5 лет назад +127

      ‘If we don’t know then they surely can’t’

    • @thatreddude8796
      @thatreddude8796 5 лет назад +42

      Fucking. Genius.

    • @Shivom.Parihar
      @Shivom.Parihar 5 лет назад +14

      I see you at my door >:(

  • @mr.coffee6242
    @mr.coffee6242 5 лет назад +4350

    Italy: Guys i have a plan to beat the allies. Wait here !
    Italy has left the game.

  • @tomblackburn840
    @tomblackburn840 4 года назад +1432

    One of my favorite D-Day stories is how the USS Texas flooded some of its compartments to create an angle, and this allowed the ship to fire farther inland and support the troops longer

    • @wizzotizzo
      @wizzotizzo 2 года назад +139

      truly a texan thing to do

    • @thundabolt7867
      @thundabolt7867 2 года назад +15

      @@wizzotizzo pure self destructive nature in order to hit someone harder, yep sounds texan

    • @bombedboomy1962
      @bombedboomy1962 2 года назад +56

      @@thundabolt7867 I’m pretty sure that the USS Texan still survived after the battle

    • @kathiecraig2803
      @kathiecraig2803 2 года назад +46

      Terminator music begins playing, like "DODO DO-DO, DODO DO-DO" | *A random high ranking Texan onboard the USS Texas: WE KNOW WHAT WERE DOIN' WE KNOW WHAT JUST WE DOIN' , RIGHT LAD'S?*

    • @rmsteutonic3686
      @rmsteutonic3686 2 года назад +35

      @@bombedboomy1962 not just that. It’s still around as a museum ship

  • @andrewhoyle1521
    @andrewhoyle1521 4 года назад +1131

    GERMAN SOLDIER writes in his diary "I looked thru the the scope, I thought I was dreaming theres no way they're that many ships in this world"

    • @ttry1152
      @ttry1152 2 года назад +65

      Pirates of the Caribbean theme playing.

    • @RandomPerson-mt1oy
      @RandomPerson-mt1oy 2 года назад +32

      Yeah he thought that because he wasn't lagging a ton.

    • @stonksfromcs1224
      @stonksfromcs1224 2 года назад +36

      @@RandomPerson-mt1oy his view distance was set on the highest.

    • @jacksentertainmentsystem3190
      @jacksentertainmentsystem3190 2 года назад +21

      @@stonksfromcs1224 Bro his render is at max, his pc is HIGH END for 1944.

    • @RandomPerson-mt1oy
      @RandomPerson-mt1oy Год назад +7

      @@stonksfromcs1224 Rookie mistake, should've set it to Chunks 12 or 8

  • @i_am_anxious0247
    @i_am_anxious0247 4 года назад +521

    That one general who re-routed the whole Utah beach plan was an absolute genius, I’ll tell you that much.

    • @erockstoenescu6171
      @erockstoenescu6171 4 года назад +63

      Teddy Roosevelt jr! Better put some respect on his name! His father was one of if not the most badass presidents in history. He literally hunted down some pirates/thieves, all on his own, who stole his boat and captured them. He also stormed the beaches of Cuba on horseback and won against Spain. I could go on for days but there’s a bunch of great videos of him on here look him up.

    • @i_am_anxious0247
      @i_am_anxious0247 3 года назад +1

      @ORCA PLAYZ mhm

    • @Brinkaskfavor
      @Brinkaskfavor 2 года назад +4

      @@erockstoenescu6171 he must have been a great father too. His son was a hero

    • @Soudruh-mn6el
      @Soudruh-mn6el 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@Brinkaskfavor mi father is sadly a bad father

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 7 месяцев назад +6

      The whole of the Utah beach campaign can be summed up with the following. Quote from Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Arc:
      *"I don't know. I'm making this up as I go."*

  • @SupersuMC
    @SupersuMC 4 года назад +238

    7:59 And Teddy Roosevelt, looking down from heaven, said, "That's my boy!"

    • @Kate60608
      @Kate60608 3 года назад +6

      yes

    • @Loots1
      @Loots1 3 года назад +1

      why would heaven be up

    • @SophiaAstatine
      @SophiaAstatine 3 года назад +44

      Untrue. If Teddy had seen what was going on, even from Heaven, he'd have jumped down to join in himself.

    • @sophiejaycolt4374
      @sophiejaycolt4374 3 года назад +3

      @Sophia Astatine YES

    • @mcwildstyle9106
      @mcwildstyle9106 2 года назад +5

      @@SophiaAstatine now that will be more badass

  • @sudyotmansudershan8707
    @sudyotmansudershan8707 3 года назад +582

    Through the gates of hell
    As we make our way to heaven
    Through the Nazi lines
    Primo victoria

    • @yeetmaster4480
      @yeetmaster4480 3 года назад +45

      *WE’VE BEEN TRAINING FOR YEARS, WERE READY TO STRIKE, THE GREAT OPERATION BEGINS..*

    • @dastemplar9681
      @dastemplar9681 3 года назад +39

      ON THE SIXTH OF JUNE
      ON THE SHORES OF WESTERN EUROPE
      1944
      D-DAY UPON US

    • @soggypotato1505
      @soggypotato1505 2 года назад +6

      Sabaton?

    • @wickitywackjack3749
      @wickitywackjack3749 2 года назад +5

      @@soggypotato1505 yeah it’s called primo Victoria

    • @soggypotato1505
      @soggypotato1505 2 года назад +1

      @@wickitywackjack3749 oh ok thanks

  • @SkywalkerAni
    @SkywalkerAni 6 лет назад +2337

    With a dad like Teddy Roosevelt, how can you not end up being a badass?

    • @777wrath
      @777wrath 5 лет назад +75

      You could end up supporting segregation and racism.

    • @0_0gaming13
      @0_0gaming13 5 лет назад +24

      Iwahashi
      Lol you ruined it

    • @hawtdawg8049
      @hawtdawg8049 5 лет назад +148

      @@777wrath Sooo, basically every one from his generation?

    • @777wrath
      @777wrath 5 лет назад +56

      @@hawtdawg8049 No. Wilke, Landon, and Goldwater opposed segregation policies in the 40s - 60s. Kind of fucked up that African American Veterans were intentionally ignored by the guy.

    • @alfiehillhsaliill8880
      @alfiehillhsaliill8880 5 лет назад +8

      Wait so is teddy franks father? Or no

  • @itsklibit4035
    @itsklibit4035 5 лет назад +836

    God bless these men, we will never forget your sacrifices

  • @user-fi3or2ee7k
    @user-fi3or2ee7k 5 лет назад +384

    Vichy France: *breathes*
    Allied Forces: *Time for a crusade*

  • @WargamingEurope
    @WargamingEurope 7 лет назад +1391

    aaand we are live! Hope you enjoy the new series.

    • @DarkFlameMaMasta
      @DarkFlameMaMasta 7 лет назад +18

      Wargaming Europe thank you 👏👏👏👌

    • @rateater420
      @rateater420 7 лет назад +20

      Wargaming Europe keep funding them please.

    • @dennisklomp2361
      @dennisklomp2361 7 лет назад +7

      Thanks a lot for the sponsorship. Best team up I have seen in a while! The series about the Bismarck made my father subscribe to EC. Which is goddamn impressive as he is a huge technophobe.

    • @CxR14
      @CxR14 3 года назад +1

      You have been distracted.
      Do nothing to undo

    • @thebaguettes597
      @thebaguettes597 3 года назад +1

      i love your tank game!!!🙃😁😃

  • @desiredreign3586
    @desiredreign3586 5 лет назад +2318

    People in the comment section: My grand father was in this operation!
    Me: My grandfather was a farmer in Mexico :|

    • @PalithaH
      @PalithaH 5 лет назад +51

      Build a WALL

    • @lani9854
      @lani9854 5 лет назад +86

      My grandfather stocked pizza dough to corporations

    • @elroyscout
      @elroyscout 5 лет назад +71

      Well at least he didn’t have to dodge Nazi bullets, and knew how to grow... aloe I’m randomly guessing?

    • @Creme-BriLee
      @Creme-BriLee 5 лет назад +22

      War Hawk mine was part of the korean liberation force fighting with Britain in Asia against the Japanese.

    • @samuraipanda851
      @samuraipanda851 5 лет назад +21

      My grandfather had some disease that stopped him from enlisting. My other grandfather was too young.

  • @theequestrianhound2132
    @theequestrianhound2132 3 года назад +106

    Germans: Lol they would never attack us thats suic-
    Americans and British: *OH ELLO THERE*

    • @jackdadrippa
      @jackdadrippa 3 года назад +9

      *cries in Canadian*

    • @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time
      @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time 3 года назад +4

      @@jackdadrippa *pat pat* sorry

    • @KimandMarek
      @KimandMarek 3 года назад

      Canadian army: get the moose and geese were invading's US and UK

    • @theequestrianhound2132
      @theequestrianhound2132 3 года назад +1

      @@jackdadrippa England still owned Canada at the time so that's why I didn't include them

    • @richardtol125
      @richardtol125 2 года назад

      Canada and france: *OH DID U FORGET US JERRYS????????*

  • @danielgicinsky8440
    @danielgicinsky8440 5 лет назад +522

    Roosovelt and Chamberlan : THE GERMANS WILL ATTACK YOU
    Stalin: No they wont
    *1941 the German Reich attacks the Soviet Union*
    Stalin: *Suprised Pikachu*

    • @jaymurray4160
      @jaymurray4160 4 года назад +12

      Allies: told you so

    • @khangminhlo2886
      @khangminhlo2886 4 года назад +5

      Stalin: Well , I still win though

    • @spingleboygle
      @spingleboygle 3 года назад

      Roosevelt and Chamberlan: lol tha- *Stalin has been destroyed by the Germans*

    • @thefsrrussiaball2707
      @thefsrrussiaball2707 3 года назад +9

      Inaccurate, the USSR destroyed the germans. Not the other, even though they suffered a lot, it's just..........
      We suffered from them.

    • @trapbait1308
      @trapbait1308 3 года назад +4

      @@thefsrrussiaball2707 Stalin may have won, but the soviet population lost.

  • @TheChieftainsHatch
    @TheChieftainsHatch 7 лет назад +439

    Just a note: Not convinced then-Brigadier General Cota would be thrilled at not being considered a general who landed as part of the invasion force. His actions at Omaha earned him a DSC, and he was personally part of the first successful breaching team.

    • @rileypoe7331
      @rileypoe7331 3 года назад +11

      DSC
      Deep Stone Crypt?

    • @conquest6367
      @conquest6367 3 года назад +20

      DSC = Distinguished service cross

    • @rileypoe7331
      @rileypoe7331 3 года назад +8

      A man can dream

    • @liev7916
      @liev7916 Месяц назад

      The signal is in a few weeks, get ready boys.

  • @SykoPathak
    @SykoPathak 7 лет назад +810

    Hey let's not all forget those who lost their lives today, and any other day in (any) war. Here's to them!

    • @SykoPathak
      @SykoPathak 7 лет назад +30

      Oh and Saving Private Ryan was a good movie too

    • @darth1nsidious726
      @darth1nsidious726 7 лет назад +26

      The Senate The senate will decide your fate

    • @bagandtag4391
      @bagandtag4391 7 лет назад +6

      It's not treason then?

    • @SykoPathak
      @SykoPathak 7 лет назад +18

      Tesla-Effect no I don't blame all of them. I of course blame Hitler, his high commanders, and basically any Germans stationed at concentration camps, but most of them were just as innocent as our men.

    • @MQuaritch
      @MQuaritch 7 лет назад +16

      Yes! Both Axis and Allied men, fighting for their country and returning home, some wounded and some dead. May they rest in peace forever!

  • @EokaBeamer69
    @EokaBeamer69 5 лет назад +43

    3:34 Can we just appreciate how this drawing depicts the differing emotions that the soldiers about to land in mainland Europe felt?

  • @warbacca1017
    @warbacca1017 5 лет назад +17

    I think it's important to mention that the hectic paratrooper drops also had the unintentional effect of confusing the Germans even more. There were lots of small groups of enemies running around, and the Germans had no idea what the prime target was.

  • @PragmaticAntithesis
    @PragmaticAntithesis 7 лет назад +140

    Britain's luck that day was insane.
    Even today, I ask: 'why did that work?!'
    ~A Brit

    • @jameslegrand848
      @jameslegrand848 7 лет назад +2

      Andrew Smith as a French I asked myself everyday as to how my nation wasn't considered among the axis I'm just happy that the army that was left manages to get to africa.

    • @jameslegrand848
      @jameslegrand848 7 лет назад

      Rex9399 lol I know my grand father fought the Nazis in the Resistance and my grand uncle was thrown in a dirty hole before being shot I was just saying that during the whole war degaulle was more or less a joke to them but he didn't give up and managed to convince the allies to let them retake paris.

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 7 лет назад

      Yeah Vichy regime fought alongside Germany for four years.

    • @vyletongue7206
      @vyletongue7206 7 лет назад

      Jon Baxter
      No it did not

    • @robertwalpole360
      @robertwalpole360 7 лет назад +5

      I gave a good sprinkling of luck to our troops for good measure. Just in case. ;)

  • @hamasextremist5841
    @hamasextremist5841 5 лет назад +3557

    pee pee poo poo

    • @kevintran4918
      @kevintran4918 5 лет назад +73

      MySweetToasted GarlicBread simple history’s video about Sherman tanks was inaccurate

    • @EmporerAaron
      @EmporerAaron 5 лет назад +214

      And boy do they do a awesome job when you watch all three channels.

    • @felipeortiz8832
      @felipeortiz8832 5 лет назад +8

      How?

    • @itsyaboibenjones4279
      @itsyaboibenjones4279 5 лет назад +59

      @@kevintran4918 *Simple History wants to know your location*

    • @kevintran4918
      @kevintran4918 5 лет назад +6

      Ben Jones no

  • @dante_0962
    @dante_0962 Год назад +26

    Teddy Roosevelt JR?!
    I wasn’t expecting special forces

    • @tonk4265
      @tonk4265 6 месяцев назад

      “Thats the point sgt”

  • @squattinggopnik950
    @squattinggopnik950 5 лет назад +510

    When you’re an hour into extra history and chill and he gives you this look 3:13

  • @MrShs812
    @MrShs812 7 лет назад +264

    Oh boy, I'm hoping to see a kilt, a bagpipe, a longbow, or a claymore in the next episode

    • @sirrobertwalpole913
      @sirrobertwalpole913 7 лет назад +38

      Did Mad Jack actually wear a kilt?

    • @neyoid
      @neyoid 6 лет назад +4

      If they do episodes on Dunkirk, they should include Mad Jack.

  • @pieguy6992
    @pieguy6992 4 года назад +68

    Me: (watches literally every Extra History episode to ever exist)
    My History Teacher: (says anything)
    Me: When are we gonna LEARN anything in this class?

    • @kathiecraig2803
      @kathiecraig2803 2 года назад

      (Minecraft villager noise)

    • @liev7916
      @liev7916 Месяц назад

      The signal is in a few weeks, get ready boys.

  • @demonetization5416
    @demonetization5416 4 года назад +45

    6:35
    *_"SCREAMING EAGLES!"_*
    -- Soldier, aka Jane Doe, aka Rocketlauncher-shotgun guy.

    • @genericthepyromain1745
      @genericthepyromain1745 3 года назад +5

      Demonetization Rip rick may

    • @Ms.Mamabean
      @Ms.Mamabean 3 года назад +3

      LAZYPURPLE FTW!!!!

    • @alfonsoperez4939
      @alfonsoperez4939 3 года назад +1

      Ah, yes I see you are a man of culture as well

    • @scouttf2143
      @scouttf2143 3 года назад +1

      He was one hell of a soldier

    • @liev7916
      @liev7916 Месяц назад

      The signal is in a few weeks, get ready boys.

  • @9kingmax
    @9kingmax 7 лет назад +521

    Hey I know that plane! My great grandfather was on the pathfinder plane that overshot its target. He ended up wandering around the wrong part of France for a while and got injured by a grenade in a fire fight with some retreating Germans. They took him to building that was being used a field hospital, but the building got hit by allied artillery. He accidentally got shelled by his own side!
    He only survived because he and the other allied prisoners were being kept in the basement. eventually he was found by troops who had landed on the beaches a few days earlier and got sent home. He learned how to drive a tractor with a few less fingers and only died a few years ago in his mid 80's.

    • @9kingmax
      @9kingmax 7 лет назад +44

      The biggest issue was that the winds were high, and you couldn't steer those old circular parachutes, so he got separated from his squad and landed with no idea where any of them were, or where he was for that matter.

    • @Parelf
      @Parelf 5 лет назад +28

      Hero's live on in their legacy.

    • @AenusGaper
      @AenusGaper 5 лет назад +41

      That's a hell of a story. It's good he got to experience life.

    • @laikathespacepupnik8115
      @laikathespacepupnik8115 5 лет назад +11

      HOLY SHIT

    • @productions1203
      @productions1203 5 лет назад +6

      Intresting!

  • @BluecoreG
    @BluecoreG 7 лет назад +365

    Real Life is the most suspenseful game I've ever played.

    • @isokessu
      @isokessu 5 лет назад +5

      Have you played Call of Duty 2 where is this fight

    • @akasrkin9366
      @akasrkin9366 5 лет назад +3

      Call of duty pfft battlefields better

    • @dakotaharnish5515
      @dakotaharnish5515 5 лет назад +2

      @@akasrkin9366 correct

    • @fieldy409
      @fieldy409 5 лет назад +1

      Nah you spend ages grinding skills.

    • @dakotaharnish5515
      @dakotaharnish5515 5 лет назад +1

      @@derk1014 thanl you agreeing with me

  • @schaep2227
    @schaep2227 5 лет назад +60

    Happy 75th anniversary d-day

    • @liev7916
      @liev7916 Месяц назад

      The signal is in a few weeks, get ready boys.

  • @mi6-militaryintelligencese523
    @mi6-militaryintelligencese523 5 лет назад +729

    *When you learn more on youtube than school*
    😏

    • @WildBillKelso32
      @WildBillKelso32 5 лет назад +7

      MI6 - Military Intelligence, section six It’s sad that this statement is so accurate.

    • @unknownelite2844
      @unknownelite2844 5 лет назад +5

      So true

    • @cdhr6743
      @cdhr6743 4 года назад +8

      @@IanMalcolm-rw5pn naw dawg.
      3+3=9

    • @MrBallL0L
      @MrBallL0L 4 года назад +2

      Teacher: today we’re going to learn about d-day
      Me: a person who watches these videos
      *The Expert*

    • @cdhr6743
      @cdhr6743 4 года назад +3

      @@MrBallL0L
      **What if your Teacher's a RUclipsr?**
      The Whole Class:
      *Intelligence 100*

  • @dacia5294
    @dacia5294 5 лет назад +1210

    Canadian soldier after killing an enemy be like:
    "Sorry!"

    • @RealwithAida
      @RealwithAida 4 года назад +11

      Dacia 😂

    • @CitySlicker34
      @CitySlicker34 4 года назад +82

      *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh, *Pap* Sorry Eh.

    • @phasmas1803
      @phasmas1803 4 года назад +65

      As a Canadian, we change in war, trust me, we won't be saying sorry to our enemy's.

    • @tsgumi
      @tsgumi 4 года назад +19

      Unless you're apologising for not killing them sooner

    • @kevanbaconofficial
      @kevanbaconofficial 4 года назад +19

      Phasmas yup, the Canadians were known as tough SOBs in both World Wars.

  • @gilgamesh2399
    @gilgamesh2399 7 лет назад +207

    This is why I love the Roosevelts, missed landing Zone? Well, we will start the war here of course.

    • @comedymask5340
      @comedymask5340 7 лет назад +39

      We landed in Berlin somehow, well, fight! Obviously!

    • @deadfreightwest5956
      @deadfreightwest5956 6 лет назад +6

      Back when the 1% knew where their duty lay. Well, some of them.

    • @elharv4540
      @elharv4540 6 лет назад +3

      I would love a third President Roosevelt.

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 6 лет назад +8

      Not a big fan of FDR, but Teddy is one of my favorite Presidents of all time.

    • @22steve5150
      @22steve5150 6 лет назад +1

      He regained his honor after being fired for bullshit reasons during the Italian campaign (in which quite a few good officers were relieved of command while the inept assholes who were really the cause of most of their problems (men like Gen Clark) continued moving up the chain of command.

  • @landonvandop1875
    @landonvandop1875 5 лет назад +255

    Avenging nations...
    Assemble

    • @justmiko9461
      @justmiko9461 4 года назад +9

      *US ANTHEM PLAYS*

    • @TooCooFoYou
      @TooCooFoYou 4 года назад +19

      [M] Cyka blyat
      More like: *A MESSY ENSEMBLE MIX OF THE ALLIED NATIONS BLARES LOUDLY.*

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 4 года назад +2

      @@TooCooFoYou lmao

    • @costantinemf4207
      @costantinemf4207 3 года назад +1

      *Greece prepares the charouhi*

    • @spriteman1172
      @spriteman1172 3 года назад +1

      🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 ASSEMBLE

  • @harleybuffington7493
    @harleybuffington7493 5 лет назад +27

    75 years ago today. Rip and massive respect to all who fought and give their lives for our freedom

    • @MsZsc
      @MsZsc 5 лет назад +1

      o7

    • @Krachbumm-Ente
      @Krachbumm-Ente 11 месяцев назад

      What freedom? The freedom to work 3 jobs and not being able to pay your mortgage while Israel gets trillions every year payed by tax pigs like yourself?🤔🤣

    • @liev7916
      @liev7916 Месяц назад

      The signal is in a few weeks, get ready boys.

  • @Duke_of_Lorraine
    @Duke_of_Lorraine 7 лет назад +502

    0:45 wow ! Has the Blitz been so hard, that London is now a ground zero flooded by the sea ?

    • @mrelephant2283
      @mrelephant2283 7 лет назад +11

      you never know

    • @ATLevi-qw2su
      @ATLevi-qw2su 7 лет назад +36

      The Dutch might be needed here

    • @jeannebouwman1970
      @jeannebouwman1970 7 лет назад +6

      We are happy to help

    • @BurningSunBloodyMoon
      @BurningSunBloodyMoon 7 лет назад +118

      Little known fact: In order to disguise it from German bombers, the British demolished all the buildings in London and flooded the entire metropolitan area in 1942. This secret was so well kept that it wasn't until 1998 that the government revealed that the "London" everyone knew and loved was actually a decoy constructed during the Cold War out of papier mache and lollypop sticks.

    • @sirrobertwalpole913
      @sirrobertwalpole913 7 лет назад +33

      I hid it.

  • @MegaRadomstuff
    @MegaRadomstuff 7 лет назад +498

    My great grandad was in d-day made it all the way into Germany but not Berlin. Almost every British operation . He was in Dunkirk, Libya and Italy. Part of the Royal highlanders .

    • @pxndxlunx5821
      @pxndxlunx5821 7 лет назад +28

      MegaRadomstuff what stories he could tell.

    • @victoruribe8790
      @victoruribe8790 7 лет назад +39

      MegaRadomstuff and survived?! That's dope ur grandad must have been brave!

    • @starkill97
      @starkill97 7 лет назад +31

      A hero to millions

    • @hat-eating-cthulu-goat3221
      @hat-eating-cthulu-goat3221 7 лет назад +107

      My great grandfather died in Stalingrad, he was a German soldier, so I´d like to ask you what separates him from the soldiers who fought for the allies? Just be aware of the fact that in Nazi Germany you didn´t exactly have the choice not to join the military, a lot of people died on both sides, but rarely do I hear people say that the German casualties should be remembered. Keep in mind, not everyone who wore a German uniform had to be a Nazi, just because you were forced to fight for the wrong side doesn´t mean you deserved to die. There is nothing honorable about war, and while I do know why WW 2 had to end that way and that Hitler and his government had to be put down no matter the cost I think people should take a moment and remember all the young men who were forced to die for something the did not even believe in.

    • @knightshade2654
      @knightshade2654 7 лет назад +17

      Megarandomstuff: Your great grand-dad was pretty badass, and that's coming from a 'murican.

  • @dariuslithav7990
    @dariuslithav7990 5 лет назад +112

    Mexico also helped in WW2 they even had pilots.

    • @jacksonthesyndicalist2771
      @jacksonthesyndicalist2771 4 года назад +15

      Darius Lithav True but not that much. Which makes sense they had no reason to be involved besides politics.

    • @aquaplustt
      @aquaplustt 4 года назад +3

      Some central Americacs were forced to fight in both ww1 and ww2

    • @maxitraynor2454
      @maxitraynor2454 4 года назад

      Jackson Porter they probably shortened the war by a bit

    • @commandershepard4235
      @commandershepard4235 4 года назад +4

      Brazil was the only South American country that sent forces in any sort of meaningful number. But even they only sent a division.

    • @spoopyloaf8832
      @spoopyloaf8832 3 года назад +1

      Well Navajo served in ww2 on the Pacific campaign 2 on the ground and 1 in the ship for artillery so Japan cant understand them

  • @Jacobgilbert86
    @Jacobgilbert86 5 лет назад +97

    Me and the boys at the beach: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇫🇷

    • @maxitraynor2454
      @maxitraynor2454 4 года назад +6

      Wreckin Havoc11 that one toxic player:🇩🇪

    • @lunar6156
      @lunar6156 4 года назад +1

      That one new player:🇵🇱

    • @NRH111
      @NRH111 4 года назад +1

      Forgot the poles

    • @lunar6156
      @lunar6156 4 года назад +2

      Also that one friendly player:🇨🇭

    • @dragonslayer2582
      @dragonslayer2582 4 года назад +2

      The player that’s drunk:🇷🇺

  • @TheRex290
    @TheRex290 7 лет назад +156

    I've actually been on some of the Normandy beaches. I walked on the sands of Omaha, Utah, gold, and sword and it's amazing how these peaceful beaches were the center of so much bloodshed and destruction.

    • @brandi5714
      @brandi5714 6 лет назад +1

      Sam Rabjohn then how old are you and you flanked them?

    • @user-up9hy9he9n
      @user-up9hy9he9n 6 лет назад +6

      He meant he had visited to the site NOW that was the battlefield

    • @notafrog5150
      @notafrog5150 6 лет назад +4

      Li Thomas nonsense, everyone knows that after the war the beaches disappeared

    • @user-up9hy9he9n
      @user-up9hy9he9n 6 лет назад +1

      I am a normie and I don’t know what you mean.

    • @bigjtexas2309
      @bigjtexas2309 6 лет назад +3

      I know how you feel, I went to Normandy during a WWII historical trip and it was weird in a way just seeing the beaches being, well, normal. Except for monuments here and there it looks like a regular beach.

  • @DAndyLord
    @DAndyLord 7 лет назад +814

    Thank you for using the correct Canadian flag!

    • @richardshort3914
      @richardshort3914 7 лет назад +34

      *Andy Lord*
      Yes. I appreciate that.

    • @Driver-qt9jh
      @Driver-qt9jh 6 лет назад +40

      Andy Lord speaking of which, maybe a video on Canada?

    • @uriahverne5725
      @uriahverne5725 6 лет назад +4

      This is not the official canadian flag. or they have a war flag?!

    • @richardshort3914
      @richardshort3914 6 лет назад +48

      No, they got it right.
      Canada used either the Union Jack or the flag you see depicted for both World Wars.
      Commonly called an 'ensign,' it featured the Union Jack in the upper quadrant, a crimson field and the Canadian crest with three green maple leaves at its base.
      In 1958 the flag changed to red leaves and was known as, 'the Red Ensign'.
      In 1963, the government of the day sought a uniquely Canadian design and adopted 'the Maple Leaf,' a stylized large single maple leaf on a white field with red bars (denoting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans) on either side.
      Incidentally, there are 'battle pendants' for all the armed services, but they are followed most closely by the Royal Canadian Navy. Traditionally, if a vessel struck its colours, it was an indication it was surrendering; a nautical version of 'throwing in the towel'. In the event the ship's flag is shot away, naval vessels fly up to three flags, including the battle pendant during engagements.

    • @brendans5195
      @brendans5195 6 лет назад +4

      Richard Short The government never officially said what the red bands were for. For example, what is representing the arctic Ocean? If they represent Atlantic and Pacific why would they ignore the Arctic?

  • @opalgold
    @opalgold 3 года назад +11

    "I will fight in operation Neptune and comeback a war hero!"
    Germany: no

  • @Jane_8319
    @Jane_8319 2 месяца назад +1

    My great grandfather was part of the second wave. He met his wife, an english widow whose previous husband died in the war, while waiting to be deployed on D-day. Thank you Extra History.

  • @Rick586
    @Rick586 7 лет назад +1630

    1:26 Oh hey, Stalin's pretending to be shocked by his people being killed (or maybe he's just unhappy someone ELSE is killing his people).

    • @nwerner3654
      @nwerner3654 6 лет назад +62

      I think it was for this one guy in the kursk series comments acting super butthurt (even got the channel to reply) on why EH portrayed Stalin as a brutal dictator.

    • @mackermicker2064
      @mackermicker2064 6 лет назад +187

      Can't let the Germans have all the fun

    • @devoid6218
      @devoid6218 6 лет назад +2

      Macker Micker lol

    • @LoydAvenheart
      @LoydAvenheart 6 лет назад +17

      This made me chuckle even though my underwear was frozen solid, thank you.

    • @kalleolson7296
      @kalleolson7296 6 лет назад +11

      Shut up capitalist swine

  • @unclearsector4266
    @unclearsector4266 7 лет назад +324

    My great grandfather was an attacker in Normandy and was one of the few who survived! If he had died... i would not be here

    • @Jack-zd3vr
      @Jack-zd3vr 5 лет назад +15

      Damn

    • @mattwilkes2214
      @mattwilkes2214 5 лет назад +7

      @@Jack-zd3vr I like your name.

    • @XSDX3R0
      @XSDX3R0 5 лет назад +4

      I’m going to be that guy.....he was actually one of the many who survived not one of the few...4,414 died of 156,000. None the less, great he survived!

    • @Redtortise-vf9xu
      @Redtortise-vf9xu 5 лет назад +6

      Normie Lover wow I hope ur joking

    • @Brian-kr7bw
      @Brian-kr7bw 5 лет назад +1

      Mr Random ass obviously

  • @darknewbie342
    @darknewbie342 5 лет назад +231

    The only way I get A+ on history class lol
    Jk but this is informative

    • @KTRXR
      @KTRXR 4 года назад

      No communication

  • @jaydenphung4369
    @jaydenphung4369 4 года назад +59

    Let’s have a rip in the chat for all those people who’s country was not famous for their fighting

  • @popalupa4844
    @popalupa4844 7 лет назад +340

    Kamehameha AND the Great Crusade? That's two things off my Extra History wishlist. Now all that's left is:
    - Frederick the Great
    - Otto von Bismarck
    - WWII North African and/or Italian Campaign
    - Darius I and/or Cyrus the Great (assuming there's enough viable info)
    Cough, cough, make it happen.

    • @crimsonscourge8539
      @crimsonscourge8539 6 лет назад +8

      Otto Von Bismarck is coming in fall

    • @popalupa4844
      @popalupa4844 6 лет назад

      Also, if possible, Pachacuti and his journey to build the Incan Empire.

    • @jooj4171
      @jooj4171 6 лет назад +1

      omg agreeed

    • @jameslegrand848
      @jameslegrand848 6 лет назад +1

      Popalupa Lucky you mate
      Otto is here

    • @Nickkan394
      @Nickkan394 6 лет назад

      Popalupa you forgot Dunkirk

  • @InvictusByz
    @InvictusByz 7 лет назад +122

    On the 6th of June
    On the shores of Western Europe
    1944
    D-DAY UPON US

  • @ilikemathematics1590
    @ilikemathematics1590 5 лет назад +14

    One of the worlds largest invasions will not be forgotten even from 75 years ago

  • @junyouhans
    @junyouhans 5 лет назад +90

    0:10 when the teacher gives u homework

  • @alekbazin9317
    @alekbazin9317 7 лет назад +245

    Hold on, Canada AND the Netherlands BOTH get mentioned in a WWII video? I must be dreaming.

    • @shshshshsh5471
      @shshshshsh5471 6 лет назад +4

      Alek Bazin not spain tho...

    • @mario8533
      @mario8533 6 лет назад +24

      spycrab tf2 Golden Alanguiano spain was neutral during ww2 there is no point talking about it

    • @PonzooonTheGreat
      @PonzooonTheGreat 6 лет назад +13

      Neutral and sympathetic to the fascists.

    • @baseupp12
      @baseupp12 6 лет назад +3

      PonzooonTheGreat but they didn't physically get involved so neutral for all intents and purposes

    • @myinbox8125
      @myinbox8125 5 лет назад +4

      what do you mean canada did not get involved! our young men fought and died in ww2

  • @sr80090
    @sr80090 5 лет назад +79

    I’ve been slowly making my way through all of Extra History, and I think it’s safe to say you guys are my favorite new “edutainment” series on RUclips. Fun, fast-paced, and fact-filled, there is seriously nothing better than enjoying some dinner with one series of Extra History. Travel is made SO much more fun if I have downloaded a few series onto my phone; the hours on airplanes seem to drift away. I guess what I’m trying to say is: thank you for all your hard work. I will watch this channel until I’m not able to anymore.
    Much love,
    A viewer

  • @medic8377
    @medic8377 5 лет назад +33

    And thus was born the Ranger motto: "Rangers lead the way!"

  • @tomc.5704
    @tomc.5704 7 лет назад +83

    No plan survives contact with the enemy.
    ...Or the weather.

    • @danm936
      @danm936 5 лет назад +4

      Tom C. You must adapt and overcome

  • @franciscogaray2530
    @franciscogaray2530 7 лет назад +111

    The 101st wasn't a veteran unit. The first time it saw action was during the D-day. The 82nd AIRB, however, saw action since Sicily

    • @thesmirkingwolf
      @thesmirkingwolf 5 лет назад +16

      He probably meant "professionally seasoned." They were combat rookies, but well-disciplined and trained.

  • @johnnguyen3259
    @johnnguyen3259 4 года назад +10

    D-DAY *exists*
    Earth: imma delay the D-DAY

  • @revathyrajagopal912
    @revathyrajagopal912 2 года назад +8

    You know a war is serious when a landlocked country(Checoslovakia)does an amphibious invasion.

  • @NostraDunwhich
    @NostraDunwhich 7 лет назад +133

    Showing Pegasus Bridge in the episode about US actions on D-Day? Oh man, you are going to hear it from the UK folks for that one! Pegasus Bridge was captured by British forces (specifically the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry). The bridge was renamed to "Pegasus" in honor of the shoulder emblem worn by British Airborne.

    • @USSChicago-pl2fq
      @USSChicago-pl2fq 7 лет назад +8

      NostraDunwhich Pegasus is a bascule bridge the one shown was a fixed brick bridge

    • @abyssaljam441
      @abyssaljam441 7 лет назад +5

      Good to know I'm not the only person who notest that.

    • @NostraDunwhich
      @NostraDunwhich 7 лет назад +5

      I am talking about the bridge at 6:42. Counter-weight at one end, gate on the other to stop traffic while the bridge is raised. It is not drawn with the semi-circular track on the sides, but otherwise it is pretty much spot-on.

    • @sean668
      @sean668 7 лет назад +2

      It's literally just a bridge.

    • @IndianaJonny
      @IndianaJonny 7 лет назад +1

      Agreed; given that it's widely held that the action at Pegasus bridge saw the first Allied casualties and 'liberation' of French civilians during the D-Day operation, the inference that it seized by US forces was... deeply uncomfortable. The church at Sainte-Mère-Église would have been a more suitable iconic landmark to use.
      On a separate note, the 101st and 505th seems an odd pairing to use given that the 101st is a full-blown division whereas the 505th is a regiment within the 82nd. Pairing the 101st and 82nd would have made more sense, I feel. (Admittedly this may be bias on my part as the 82nd never seem to be shown as much love as their flashy cousin).

  • @PoolNoodleGundam
    @PoolNoodleGundam 7 лет назад +269

    If one of the nations covered isn't Canada I swear to god I'll be moderately upset to a degree never before witnessed in the last twenty seconds

    • @lucasbeck1391
      @lucasbeck1391 6 лет назад +3

      Overlord Maximus i want to Know your reaction when lies was uploaded

    • @richardshort3914
      @richardshort3914 6 лет назад +44

      *Overlord Maximus*
      Now, please calm down. Remember, we're Canadians.

    • @TheGgrrmanning
      @TheGgrrmanning 6 лет назад +1

      I have a history question, what was Canada's roll in D-day? I believe I saw them in The Longest Day.

    • @richardshort3914
      @richardshort3914 6 лет назад +21

      *Andrew Coman*
      Yes, there's a map of Normandy in the video. The Canadian beach, Juno, is between the two British beaches (Sword and Gold) on the eastern flank.
      Canadian troops at Juno made it further inland than troops from any of the other beaches in the first day of the invasion. And we had the highest percentage of casualties to prove it. This feat is sometimes erroneously attributed to British troops. ( *Please note:* I said _percentage,_ not _number._ )
      One of the wounded D-Day casualties was British Columbia native James Doohan, who played Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (Scotty) on the original _Star Trek_ television series and several off-shoot movies.
      Incidentally, 'Montgomery' was Doohan's actual middle name.

    • @Nosirt
      @Nosirt 6 лет назад

      canada and UK and the commonwealth would be better put in same video

  • @valentinlopezrodiguez136
    @valentinlopezrodiguez136 5 лет назад +95

    You know,im here becouse is the day.
    75 years ago...
    Europe was save.

    • @impossibleeatable501
      @impossibleeatable501 5 лет назад +3

      valentin lopez rodiguez wow....
      Europe is save

    • @bones3439
      @bones3439 5 лет назад +5

      He is speaking the language of the gpds

    • @lucaswatson1913
      @lucaswatson1913 5 лет назад +4

      @Brandon Whitehurst as a European, NO

    • @onrch
      @onrch 5 лет назад +2

      @@bones3439 yes, the language of gpds

    • @erwinrommel668
      @erwinrommel668 5 лет назад +2

      ENGLISH PLEASSSEE

  • @youthgirl08
    @youthgirl08 5 лет назад +2

    I love this channel..thank yall for doing what y'all do to bring us history!

  • @theviewer6889
    @theviewer6889 6 лет назад +5

    My gran's uncle was a paratrooper at D-day. I didn't really get the chance to talk to him much as he lived in Canada while I'm in Scotland. He died a few years ago.

  • @meatballsnacker-sitregald6919
    @meatballsnacker-sitregald6919 5 лет назад +8

    8:23
    an old dude with a cane
    walk into france
    like
    sup nazis

  • @thatoneaussiesniper4131
    @thatoneaussiesniper4131 4 года назад +22

    My Great Grandfather was on the Rodney. In “the hunt for the Bismarck”

    • @ttry1152
      @ttry1152 3 года назад

      Mine great granduncle landed on most main pacific islands

  • @AnshMishra248
    @AnshMishra248 2 года назад +1

    I love how this video was uploaded on June 6, the day when D-Day began.

    • @ghadiesanvera3062
      @ghadiesanvera3062 2 года назад

      Wow Put The Meme Template Here:Coincidence......I THINK NOT!!!!!!

  • @SixstikaiStvdios
    @SixstikaiStvdios 6 лет назад +8

    I've just started watching ur series on history and I'm greatly impressed.
    Ur videos on the Bismarck were finally telling the true story as I know it. I humbly thank you for doing the proper research and I intend on sharing ur channel with other history buffs like myself. Plz keep on going, ur friggin awesome !

  • @OGPodcastClips
    @OGPodcastClips 5 лет назад +226

    My birthday is on the 6th June which is consequently the same day as D-Day
    (I am british)

  • @connormclernon26
    @connormclernon26 5 лет назад +34

    1:24 that implies Stalin gave a damn for his people

  • @JBIsDoingStuff
    @JBIsDoingStuff 4 года назад +56

    Imagine if D-Day happened on July 4.
    *MURICA*

  • @gerleydoggo2800
    @gerleydoggo2800 6 лет назад +19

    Looks at description, sees that this was posted on June 6 2017.
    Me:How convenient

    • @erwinrommel668
      @erwinrommel668 5 лет назад

      Gerley Doggo omg no way it’s not like he did that ON PURPOSE

    • @epicfail7874
      @epicfail7874 5 лет назад

      @@erwinrommel668 woosh

    • @erwinrommel668
      @erwinrommel668 5 лет назад

      epicfail ok sure use “whoosh”
      Btw sarcasm exists

  • @extrahistory
    @extrahistory  7 лет назад +426

    Over the next four weeks, we will be exploring the history of D-Day from the perspectives of four nations affected by it: the United States, the British Commonwealth, France, and Germany. If you're looking for the regularly scheduled Extra History episodes, currently discussing the history of Kamehameha the Great, those will continue to come out every Saturday!

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 7 лет назад +30

      Extra Credits what about Canada!! we had our own beach...

    • @JosephSmith-yv1rf
      @JosephSmith-yv1rf 7 лет назад +3

      wow you were there?

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 7 лет назад +17

      Yes...we also had the second highest death count behind the us at DDay

    • @JosephSmith-yv1rf
      @JosephSmith-yv1rf 7 лет назад +1

      No, I mean YOU personally.
      " 'we' had our own beach.."
      You claimed you were there personally.

    • @extrahistory
      @extrahistory  7 лет назад +21

      Canada will be part of Episode 2! I've updated the original comment to reflect that (British Commonwealth instead of just Great Britain).

  • @chadpodell
    @chadpodell 4 года назад

    This was my first video I watch of you guys and I got INSTANTLY hooked great work

  • @VelKozInfernal
    @VelKozInfernal Год назад +1

    The fact that started raining on the original invasion day almost feels like a cheap-ass inconvenient straight out of a teen novel

  • @lovedaniel47
    @lovedaniel47 6 лет назад +52

    US and UK: 'liberating'
    USSR: 'claiming'
    I guess they're the same thing according to this dude
    We installed puppets too

    • @virgiljianu7166
      @virgiljianu7166 5 лет назад +1

      Well the West had to make sure they couldn't expand

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT 4 года назад +5

      If a pro-democracy government is a puppet, I guess

    • @sellers737
      @sellers737 4 года назад +13

      when you need to build a wall to keep people from leaving then yea... there is a difference between liberating and claiming

    • @toddhoward7649
      @toddhoward7649 4 года назад +1

      @@chaosXP3RT ah yes the argentinan dictator that ruined the country that had elections manipulated in, pro democracy mhm

    • @thomaszinser8714
      @thomaszinser8714 4 года назад

      @@chaosXP3RT noted pro-democratic government in Greece, for example, where protests were brutally crushed with tanks.

  • @StoryByte9999
    @StoryByte9999 7 лет назад +113

    who remembers the dropzone scene from "Band of Brothers?"

    • @matheusmelo6022
      @matheusmelo6022 6 лет назад +13

      Timothy Scully I remember the scene where Captain Winters cursed Guarnere out for firing prematurely at a german squadron passing by. Great series.

    • @Cos_Why_Not
      @Cos_Why_Not 6 лет назад +6

      I just thought about what an awful porn parody name that may have... Bang of Brothers

    • @anthonykatsivalis224
      @anthonykatsivalis224 5 лет назад

      Timothy Scully fuck yeah bro

    • @jerekrockw1057
      @jerekrockw1057 5 лет назад +1

      *after landing, Lt. Winters points in a direction across a field and starts crouch running*
      "that way."
      *hears 50 cal firing into the night sky*
      "The hell with that!"
      *starts crouch running in the opposite direction*

  • @markwilliams8488
    @markwilliams8488 2 года назад

    History. May we never forget. Thank you for these videos.

  • @Yuki-vw5mf
    @Yuki-vw5mf 4 года назад +16

    76 years since this happened... I pay my deep respects to all the soldiers amd warriors who battled on this day, 76 years ago.

  • @AlphaFoxDelta
    @AlphaFoxDelta 7 лет назад +27

    The largest seaborne invasion in history, what a sight that must have been, legendary.

  • @DuckSwagington
    @DuckSwagington 7 лет назад +173

    Never have I ever clicked as fast as I have now. Also, where is that Battle of Britain series you said you wanted to do in that last Resource War Video?

    • @BerttheHuman4TheHydrant
      @BerttheHuman4TheHydrant 7 лет назад +2

      That's probably going to be the next series Wargaming sponsors. They've made World of Warplanes, too.

    • @sarasamaletdin4574
      @sarasamaletdin4574 7 лет назад

      It would be not nice if not all sponsored stuff wasn't about WWII (well the Punic Wars was not but the rest have been).

    • @favsmmk
      @favsmmk 7 лет назад

      DuckSwagington The last video of the resource war series was the Battle of Britain and I don't remember them saying something about doing a full series about it.

    • @finnthefrog4354
      @finnthefrog4354 7 лет назад

      dont forget that american history one with the guys with the pearls

    • @Machtyn
      @Machtyn 7 лет назад +3

      It's because the company doing the sponsoring has a game that focuses pretty heavily on the second half of the Great World War.

  • @thatweirdguywhostalkspeopl1908
    @thatweirdguywhostalkspeopl1908 4 года назад

    I simply love your EH vids! I've learnt more from your videos than in my history lessons :>

  • @FalconKalinius
    @FalconKalinius Год назад +1

    Oh, how nostalgic to watch this after years.

  • @squashyhex9818
    @squashyhex9818 7 лет назад +4

    Its so good that Wargaming has been sponsering videos :D I love having multiple episodes of Extra History every week.

  • @InternetFag
    @InternetFag 7 лет назад +262

    Many men died on this day......
    Except the guys on Utah beach,those guys got off easy.

    • @MrChickennugget360
      @MrChickennugget360 7 лет назад +60

      um the US used funny tanks on Omaha Beach with DD tanks that were apart of the "funny tank" program. Omaha was not hard because they did not have "funny tanks" it was hard because the Beach was over hung by a massive bluff that allowed the Germans high ground and only allowed a few ponits of entry. That and the bombardment was less effective there.
      Funny tanks were not "mobile infantry with one purpose" They were engineering tanks mostly or other novel concepts but they were not meant for infantry
      US did not care about wasting resources
      don't spread miss-information.
      As for Utah Beach the US 4th Infantry Division landed there and they had really hard fighting for the rest of the war.

    • @greganator111
      @greganator111 7 лет назад +10

      Juno was not the easiest it was just the one that had the most success and at least was thought to be one of the most heavily defended beaches on D-Day

    • @RelativeGalaxy7
      @RelativeGalaxy7 7 лет назад +34

      Omaha was the worst beach, Juno was the second most defended. The Canadians actually pushed the farthest inland with the second heaviest defended beach.

    • @abyssaljam441
      @abyssaljam441 7 лет назад +1

      Or my granpa when his troop transport broke down

    • @abyssaljam441
      @abyssaljam441 7 лет назад +7

      Funny tanks wern't useless after D-day, they were just very specialized.
      Note - Yes, the DD tanks were prity useless after.

  • @williamgregory1848
    @williamgregory1848 6 месяцев назад +1

    Jesus, it’s a goddamn miracle that the D-Day landings were a success knowing just how badly it could’ve gone wrong.

  • @davyt0247
    @davyt0247 3 года назад

    Thank you for your hard work, Andrew Higgins.

  • @Frybynight7
    @Frybynight7 7 лет назад +5

    Every time I hear Winston churchill's voice, all I hear is "We will fight in the hills, we will never surrender!" followed by the opening riff to the song aces high

  • @t.gojirafanstudios5853
    @t.gojirafanstudios5853 5 лет назад +196

    American Soldiers: For AMERICA!!
    British Soldiers: For the Glory of the King/Queen!!
    Russian Soldiers: For MotherRussia!!
    Canadian Soldiers: Meh no cares

    • @charlesplayzeverything4386
      @charlesplayzeverything4386 5 лет назад +36

      American Soldiers: For Uncle Sam!
      British Soldiers: For King And Country!
      Russian Soldiers: For Soviet Union! And For The Glorious Motherland!
      Canadian Soldiers: I'm scared. But to hell with those nazis!

    • @charlesplayzeverything4386
      @charlesplayzeverything4386 5 лет назад

      @Fuhrer nah am not a canadian Shitler

    • @itsyaboibenjones4279
      @itsyaboibenjones4279 5 лет назад +1

      Canadian Soldiers:O CANADA!!!!!

    • @seances5331
      @seances5331 5 лет назад +8

      Canadian Soldiers: Im sorry!

    • @snaleizkool
      @snaleizkool 5 лет назад +10

      Shut up I’m Canadian and we did play a big part in the war we gave freedom to millions in the war and yet are story’s are not remembered witch I think is really sad

  • @benn-wh8oh
    @benn-wh8oh Год назад +1

    I first discovered this channel because my history teacher put this video on for the class to watch

  • @mr.shibeman1146
    @mr.shibeman1146 5 лет назад

    This video reminded me that my history class is going to watch Saving Private Ryan tomorrow in class and also reminded me that I still need to get the permission slip signed since the movie is rated R. Thank you Extra Credits.

  • @lordlmg475
    @lordlmg475 6 лет назад +4

    I like your videos on the great wars. Despite the cartoony style, the expressions on the charachters give them a really human feel. It kind of brings out the terrors of war. And how terribly bad it is on the battlefield.
    You've given me something to think about.
    Gg m8

  • @brendankapp5237
    @brendankapp5237 7 лет назад +7

    Our fallen heroes. So much respect. #Salute
    Also thanks EC and WG for this awesome series (and the last one too).

  • @LeoGuidi
    @LeoGuidi 4 года назад +3

    My Great Grandfather was situated in India as a field Marshall. He returned in 1946, the last of his family to return. My uncle has his hat and in he was buried with a bundle of his letters he sent, the last one having his blood stain from his lost leg.

  • @johanjamesmercado
    @johanjamesmercado 13 дней назад +3

    80 years ago today...unbelievable

  • @waterbran3344
    @waterbran3344 7 лет назад +59

    Can I have Romania? Joseph Stalin 1944

    • @jenniferkulyk1424
      @jenniferkulyk1424 5 лет назад

      No

    • @snorf525
      @snorf525 5 лет назад

      and estonia and eastern germany and hungary and idk but half of europe

  • @monocrown3911
    @monocrown3911 7 лет назад +137

    It was the D of all Ds.

    • @themagicmarker1412
      @themagicmarker1412 7 лет назад +2

      Peini van Pudding I don't understand why the Germans hated the d so much

  • @squee222
    @squee222 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for including the mohawks in their war paint

  • @devildogfish
    @devildogfish 2 года назад

    I generally find these interesting. I found u guys out because of school. I love these so much.

  • @bernardo4157
    @bernardo4157 7 лет назад +254

    All these countries, and we NEVER get to see other perspectives other then the US in WW2 games and movies

    • @YoungSavage
      @YoungSavage 7 лет назад +38

      look for them then.

    • @dansmith3899
      @dansmith3899 6 лет назад +56

      Only Americans care enough about the war to make movies and games about them

    • @steppebro
      @steppebro 6 лет назад +48

      That sounds like your problem. The information is out there, you just choose not to learn about it.

    • @LasVegar
      @LasVegar 6 лет назад +3

      King choice (kongens nei) on of norways war movies

    • @josiahmiranda5254
      @josiahmiranda5254 5 лет назад +7

      He just said in the beginning that he would tell the story of other countries involved in the next videos, did you not fucking pay attention?

  • @louisweisberg6283
    @louisweisberg6283 7 лет назад +11

    Yay extra history is finally going to talk about Canada