29th Division - Crossing the Elle River

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

Комментарии • 32

  • @joshuaferguson1586
    @joshuaferguson1586 Год назад

    Thanks Again
    Mike van de Dobbelsteen For Documenting These Historical Moments in time.

  • @marlalango6165
    @marlalango6165 3 года назад +2

    i really appreciate the great amount of research you did. my father lost his twin brother here, the hole he left in the family tree is still felt today. Because there were so few survivors, this story is never told. Thank you for all you you have done,

    • @alliedvictorytours
      @alliedvictorytours Год назад +1

      My wife and I have since created a monument dedicated to the men of 1st Bn, 115th at Le Pont de la Pierre. Could you share some information about your uncle please?

    • @marlalango6165
      @marlalango6165 Год назад +1

      @@alliedvictorytours
      He was a Private in Company B of the 175th infantry of the 29.
      He made it over Omaha in D+1. on June 7.
      I have letters, maps, reports, and pictures of the men he served.
      After the war, national magazines offered families free adds hoping someone could report on my uncle's last moments.
      After five years, a soldier 10 feet from my uncle confirmed he saw my uncle shot, definitely killed. The fighting at Hill 108 was so veracious that neither the Germans nor Allies could be buried.
      Months later, many of those soldiers were buried in a mass grave by mostly local Frenchmen. (The smell was awful.)
      I have boxes of paraphernalia regarding his service. On the Day he was shot dead, his troop was the closest to St. Lo. Some call it one of top ten battles of WW2.
      I will share what information I have.

  • @metechculous
    @metechculous 3 года назад +1

    Greetings Mr. Mike I met you at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach in front of the young lieutenant ‘s gave Raplh Ferguson from W. Virginia.🙏

  • @sf14031952
    @sf14031952 4 года назад +2

    A really good and informative description of the actions both allied and German positions and ensuing battle , also the whys and wherefore of those days .

  • @GruntProof
    @GruntProof 5 лет назад +3

    Wow I was just up there! I need to get back and check out this place. Thanks

  • @Chas_1960
    @Chas_1960 5 лет назад +4

    A really good video, the use of G maps showing the battlefield made it easy to follow, thank you for your research

    • @metechculous
      @metechculous 3 года назад

      Welcome🙏

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  • @mcocke93
    @mcocke93 5 лет назад +3

    Great short piece that inspired me to support WW2TV

    • @WW2TV
      @WW2TV  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much

  • @nealeford1964
    @nealeford1964 5 лет назад +3

    Fantastic video. Very clear and easy to follow

  • @sheilawhite7044
    @sheilawhite7044 3 месяца назад

    Very interesting. My father was part of the 116th . If he was attempting to explain what made the fighting difficult after Omaha, he summed it up in one word, "hedgerows".

  • @candysaliva
    @candysaliva 3 года назад +1

    Great video

  • @florentplana9560
    @florentplana9560 5 лет назад +3

    Very interesting video, thank you both for your hardwork ! Make it easier for many people to understand.

  • @justaguy1679
    @justaguy1679 6 месяцев назад

    My father was in 29th, 110th field artillery. The 110th have a wonderful book and their trek to Saint Lo. My father would have crossed the Elle. He was a forward observer and with the 116 when wounded on June 17. He said hedgerow fighting was psychologically nerve racking. He was wounded somewhere between St Clair sur Elle and La Fossadiere.

  • @WalkingDday
    @WalkingDday 5 лет назад +3

    Great video.

  • @joshuaferguson1586
    @joshuaferguson1586 Год назад

    My Uncle Is 2lt Ralph Ferguson
    And the Path He took through the bocage country of France.
    Was a very treacherous Endeavor !!!
    Fighting Nazis In every direction And Directing a company of Men wounded and Out of Ammo .
    What a day To Remember .
    Rest In Peace

  • @crissdrums3975
    @crissdrums3975 Год назад

    Why don’t they walk on the outer sides of the hedgerows? The G maps are helpful

  • @valles_marineris8955
    @valles_marineris8955 3 года назад

    Is that footage of US troops at 10:14 actually recorded by the germans?

    • @WW2TV
      @WW2TV  3 года назад +1

      No, it's US footage

    • @valles_marineris8955
      @valles_marineris8955 3 года назад +1

      @@WW2TV thank you. And congratulations for your outstanding channel

  • @justaguy1679
    @justaguy1679 6 месяцев назад

    My father was in 29th, 110th field artillery. The 110th have a wonderful book and their trek to Saint Lo. My father would have crossed the Elle. He was a forward observer and with the 116 when wounded on June 17. He said hedgerow fighting was psychologically nerve racking. He was wounded somewhere between St Clair sur Elle and La Fossadiere.