As a WW2 history buff who made the pilgrimage to the Normandy Country Side last summer all I can say It was a very humbling experience to walk on this hollowed ground ! Thank You so much for making these videos!!!!
Great watch,to see those guys smiling joking for the camera and to think what they'd just been through and what was ahead of them,a different breed of men......
It’s amazing is it to see how resilient they were to what they’d just been through jumping into combat with no idea of what lay ahead! Definitely a breed apart and glad they were on our side!
Recently found your channel and am immersed! You provide great detail, but not boringly so. Visited Marmion 6 weeks ago and stayed in the accommodations across the street. What luck!
Planning a return to Normandy April 2024, with my son, son in law and grandsons - time for the kids to learn and appreciate those who paid for the freedoms they enjoy today. Not sure how, but it would be amazing to include some of these ‘then and now’ images into our visits across Normandy. These comparison images add so much depth to the story of DDay
Some places like Colleville Sur Mer have the images on the certain buildings in the village which is a big help in bring these places and their history to life. I hope it’s a wonderful trip for your family and great to pass on these stories to the next generation to understand the importance of them!
Until the day I have the honour of visiting some of these hallowed grounds myself, I will live vicariously through you. Thanks for keeping this history alive. So important.
You’re welcome, hopefully I can help to tell these important stories so they aren’t forgotten! Thank you for watching and hope you can make it to Normandy soon!
Went to normandy and other war locations on a school trip.. if you’ve never visited there aren’t words to describe the feeling of being there!! Rip to all the heroes who gave their lives!
It’s an incredible place to visit isn’t it! The sense of history there is palpable and glad you’ve been able to experience it first hand! Thanks for watching!
Yes you are right. There's nothing like being there and realizing what took place in these areas. The intensity of the fighting is hard to comprehend all these years ago. Before and after pictures can give you a good idea of just what took place in these areas of combat.
As an 1980's veteran of many of the D Day Airborne units, I cannot wait to get over there to tour these historic locations. 82nd ABN, 101st Pathfinders and 1/509th ABCT.
When I see these photos I often wander where they where taken and is fascinating to see the location where they took place. Great work matching the locations.
100%! He was an amazing soldier and as the unit armourer knew how to turn an M1 Garand to full auto! Also had a wonderful sense of humour which you need in situations like that!
Thank you so much for the support it is hugely appreciated! The effort is well worth it to share these men’s stories with people so they’re not forgotten. Thanks again I really appreciate it!
Really enjoy your channel & appreciate your hard work in matching up these locations. For me - I love how you print the original photograph and match up with the now shot. A snapshot of history being just an arm's length away!
You’re most welcome! Marion Farm is a fantastic place to visit and you really can feel the history there when you walk the ground. Thanks again for watching!
I got to meet "Goody" Guth at a re-enactment in Pennsylvania and he signed my copy of the book my Mr DeTrez. He was super kind and yes, he still had a great sense of humor. His memory was wonderful. Forrest personally modified his jump jacket himself and carried a camera that took many of the photos in this video along with his favorite sweatshirt. He could fix anything and served as the E Co. armorer. He spent his postwar life as a beloved high school teacher. His book is definitely worth the read!
I bet that was amazing!!! I had hoped to meet him at Littlecote Manor back in 2008 I think it was but he was too tired after the flight and went straight to his hotel (totally understandable) and I couldn’t stay another day so missed him but I’m glad I have his book by Michel de Trez and have seen his uniform in the museum at Sainte Come du Mont but meeting him must have been wonderful!
I went to the farm on a tour last year, really interesting place the guide had contemporary photos from ww2, incidentally there is also a bunker under the bushes in the top right hand corner of the farm.
I’d forgotten about the bunker! I think saw it partly years and years ago but never looked for it since! Next time I’m there I’ll keep an eye out for it! Thank you for the reminder!
You’re most welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch and my next episode will be about Carentan, continuing in the footsteps of the 101st Airborne as there were some amazing photos taken there after the city was liberated!
You’re most welcome! These photos are so well known in terms of images but other than a couple of specialist books very little is known about the location etc so hope this added some context to it! Thank you for watching!
Thank you! Marion Farm is so special as it’s still as it was in 1944 you can really feel the history there. And it’s far enough away from the main tourist spots that it remains a bit of a (well Known) hidden gem!
Just found your channel. What a brilliant addition to RUclips. Thank you for your hard work so that these men are not forgotten. When are you coming over to Holland for some Market Garden video's?
@@WW2Wayfinder Wow what great timing. Indeed September is ofcourse the best time to visit. If you need any help with local stuff or a chauffeur let me know. I'll be there too.
Thank you so much for your videos. I am a retired History teacher who now makes various 3D images of military figures. Your explanations of the details is better than expected. Have you done any videos about pilots from WWII? I had always taught of the importance of the Battle of Britain and in 1990 when we visited England I was able to talk to some survivors and it helped me understand the period.
You’re most welcome! Funny you should mention WW2 aviation as that’s my speciality! I just haven’t gotten around to being able to document the pilot stories I want to yet! Amazing you were able to visit for the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain! It’s sadly largely forgotten now in the popular press in the UK.
I will never forget because I was able to step back in time for a moment as we walked the grass field of Hawkinge. It was a beautiful afternoon and as my wife and I walked over to the control tower a Spitfire landed on the field. It may have been a MkV, but in my mind it was a taste of the Battle of Britain. I was able to share that story with my classes and helped them remember an important piece of history.@@WW2Wayfinder
Absolutely great information. Thank you. Proud son of a 4th infantry division 22nd infantry b company in Vietnam. He went through jump school and was attached to the 101st airborne. He is currently president of the 4th infantry historical society. Bob Babcock. Bless your work and what you do. Thanks
Thank you so so much for your support! That is incredibly kind and it will all go into supporting my next set of travels! Thanks again, I really do appreciate it! Kind regards Jon WW2 Wayfinder
Thank you! I just hope my work goes some way to keeping this generations memory alive a little bit longer as we must never forget what they did for us!
As a combat veteran myself of Iraq OIF and Afghanistan OEF, I wonder if anyone will ever do a then and now of the "famous" battles we participated in like Fallujah, Ramadi, Mosul, Paktika Prov, Helmandn prov, etc. I doubt it. No one wants to revisit those shit holes. It's not like going to the coast of France or the beautiful forests of Belgium. LOL. Thanks for another great then and now video. These places are so well preserved by the French that it's amazing to see so little has changed in the last 75 years.
Thank you for watching and agreed, I think we’ll be waiting a while for any Them and Nows from Iraq and Afghan! The beer and wine is better in France and Belgium too🤣 Thank you for watching!
@@WW2Wayfinder Beer and wine is definitely better in France, Belgium and Germany. Very rarely did we find any alcoholic beverages in Iraq or Afghanistan as their religion, Islam, doesnt allow it but sometimes we would come across a "infedel" amongst their own population that would have usually Canadian Whiskey of all things..lol. Otherwise, we had to wait until we got leave in Bahrain or someone would get sent some clandestine alcohol in the mail that evaded the mail censors.
Shampoo bottles was always the thing when I was there. But I never bothered, and was always happy to wait until I got home. Becks Non alcoholic when I could get some was enough!
@@WW2Wayfinder Were you in Iraq or Afghanistan or both? What year? I worked with the British Marines for a couple of months when they took over one of our OP's as my unit was rotating out.
You've quickly become my favorite YT channel, always incredibly interesting without the usual BS on other channels. As the son of a WW2 vet, Pacific; Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok and Okinawa etc and the nephew of 2 uncles who participated in many of the actions you feature, I thank you. I'm too old and beat up from my own service to ever get to these locations, so your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Thank you for that. I hope one day to be able to make it to the Pacific Theatre to document what those men endured fighting for the islands over there. Thanks again for taking the time to watch, as I really appreciate it
@@WW2Wayfinder You're a treasure to those of us who were raised by those who endured and either through refusal by them or OUR age and understanding, their experiences were rarely shared, except with each other. I remember very little of what was spoken about during family gatherings...but I remember my father teasing my uncles about their vacation to Europe...So much has passed with time. They're all gone now and my greatest regret is not pushing them to share. Such experiences were not fit for a kid...and by the time I was adult I was too consumed with my own life to probe further. My greatest regret.
Dear. Next time you come in Normandy, I will introduce you to my friends Francine and Barbara who live at the Château de Neuville-au-Plain where General Gavin used to come. They met him several times as well as John Steel, Bill Tucker and many others. Robert Niland was killed a few meters away. We are members of C-47 Club, Normandy Chapter.@@WW2Wayfinder
Thank you! JD has been very supportive of my work and I’m really grateful to him for it! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy my other content. My next episode will feature Carentan and the 101st in the city 😃
Fantastic video. Smokey was such a character. I met Smokey Gordon at a seminar in New Orleans in the early 90’s. He rolled up in a late 80’s model Oldsmobile sedan that must have been 30 feet long!😂 The seminar was put on by Stephen Ambrose to coincide with the book release. Ambrose was my professor in a WW2 class at UNO so I got to meet Winters, Lipton and Smokey. It was an incredible honor to meet them.
Thank you! It’s a truly wonderful place to visit and quite the time warp as other than the main road there’s no modern infrastructure there which just adds to it!
Excellent channel, I've always wanted to visit these places but sadly probably never will. I'm a tad jealous (in a kidding way) of your ability to visit them, actually, I'm glad you do and you do a wonderful job with the photos then/now. As the son of a WWII ETO veteran it's very meaningful to me to see these spots. Thank you.
Thank you! I just hope I can tell the stories of these men so their memory continues for future generations. May I ask what unit your Father served with?
Cool, not many people know what the Boxing Eagle is. Same here, I've read just about everything I can get my hands on re: 8th AF and 4th FG in general. It's good to find like minded enthusiasts!@@WW2Wayfinder
I must ask, do you ever get near the old Debden airbase? I have a couple of shots of dad in his Mustang, poor quality but I'd try to scan them if you're interested.@@WW2Wayfinder
Good job. I met vets from Easy company of 506 PIR : Shifty, P. Rogers, F. Guth whom i talked a lot. He told me an interesting opinion about cpt. Sobel. I ve been to Ravenoville and all Easy battle locations.
Men I sadly never had the chance to meet, although I did have a very long and wonderful talk with Ed Shames in Bastogne a few years back which i will always treasure! It’s a fantastic part of Normandy around Ravenoville isn’t it. I’m glad you’ve had the chance to explore those places for yourself as they are hallowed grounds!
Thank you so much and so cool to know my videos are being seen so far and wide! I’d love to visit Montana one day as it’s looks beautiful! Thanks again for watching!
I'm from Sri Lanka. My father told me there is a wreckage of WW2 era Japanese aircraft in his village. People may have taken the parts from the plane. I am hoping to visit that place soon. And I really like your videos. Please keep uploading ❤
Hi, I am currently in Normandy staying in Turqueville. I'm absolutely fascinated with the Airborne operations in the Cotentin peninsular and have been to Marmion farm before on a tour. Do you know if I am able to go on my own into the grounds just to soak up the atmosphere? Didn't want to trespass you see. Cheers, Paul.
Thank you for taking the time to watch! No tours as yet, but it is something I’m looking at doing in the future. Lots to sort between now and then but it’s definitely an aim of mine to offer them!
Thank you for the interesting video covering the Marmion Farm. As a foot note,the plaques seen on wall of the farm in the D day photos,but are no longer there,were,in fact,awards for live stock breeding. Monsieur Marmion was obviously a very talened breed of dairy cattle.
¡Gracias! ¡Es mi pasión contar las historias de estos hombres con la mayor precisión posible y es bueno saber que tantos lo aprecian! ¡Gracias por ver!
You’re welcome! Lots more to come and next year will feature heavily on the British side of Normandy as well as some videos from Arnhem coming soon! Thanks again for watching!
Hi Jon Thanks for another fantastic piece of work mate! The Guth/Blithe story was very interesting, as well as the uniform upgrades. The location was once again a beautiful piece of France that obviously being in Australia you would never be able to readily see of course like you guys. Thanks for sharing your great work and efforts ❤😊 PS. Have you ever been to Fort Driant or Metz Fortress b4?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and the Blithe story was one the producers of BoB should have corrected for the DVD release of the series after the information came out that he survived his wounds and went on to serve in Korea. I’ve stopped in Metz but sadly didn’t have the chance to explore sadly. Maybe for another trip!
@@WW2Wayfinder Hi mate I do remember hearing about Blithe’s I’ll portrayed story sometime in the past, maybe Mark Felton? I’d love to be able to see a lot of the historical sites in Europe, and I’ve actually got a younger brother who lives in Norwich, which would have been a great springboard to tour, but we don’t talk unfortunately. Clervaux castle in Luxembourg, Hurtgen forest and the Siegfried line are some of the places that I would like to visit. Anyway keep up the great work Jon!
I’ve not been to Clervaux yet but it’s on the list as the fight there was one for the books! Ironically I went to the Hürtgen just before I started the channel so didn’t film there
Typical Normandy farm. Beautiful region af France with long history, WW2 playing just a part in that but non the less a big part. Love the region and have visited it many times. The historical sites always gave me a more clear idea of what went down in ‘44. Great channel, subbed ✨👍✨
Thank you! That part of Normandy is one of my favourites gvien how unchanged it is from the war years and it's never that busy so its always a pleasure to visit there and retrace the steps of Easy Co and the other 101st units that passed through there.
It’s a wonderful place isn’t it. The sense of who stood there and what took place is incredible! I’m glad you’ve been able to go there and see it for yourself! Thank you for watching.
@@WW2Wayfinder it really just incredible to stand at any of those place but because it’s really the same way it was back then makes it even better. Best from the USA
These are always excellent, you do a great job. Now to nit pick, I think you meant to say at 1:11 that is was a 47mm AT gun (47mm APX SA 37 anti-tank gun used by French infantry forces at the outbreak of WW2).
Hadn’t had any coffee before I filmed at it was before 7am! Brain hadn’t caught up to the mouth and what’s worse is I didn’t notice it when editing 🤦🏻♂️
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As a WW2 history buff who made the pilgrimage to the Normandy Country Side last summer all I can say It was a very humbling experience to walk on this hollowed ground ! Thank You so much for making these videos!!!!
Its always amazing being in Normandy isn't it. Litterally histroy at every hedgerow! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Thank you for keeping actual, real history alive!!
The presence of absence and the absence of presence.....you can clearly feel it in this vid. Well done!
Thank you!
"I'm quite content this is the spot where that photo was taken"
I'm quite content while sipping my morning coffee and watching your latest video~!
Thank you!!! Hope it’s been a good start to your day! Coffee and ww2 documentaries are a favourite of mine too!
Great watch,to see those guys smiling joking for the camera and to think what they'd just been through and what was ahead of them,a different breed of men......
It’s amazing is it to see how resilient they were to what they’d just been through jumping into combat with no idea of what lay ahead! Definitely a breed apart and glad they were on our side!
Yes, different breed of men, the greatest generation, they saved the world!! Many will forever be 19, 20 years of age!! We must never forget!!!!!!!
Absolutely.
Recently found your channel and am immersed! You provide great detail, but not boringly so. Visited Marmion 6 weeks ago and stayed in the accommodations across the street. What luck!
Planning a return to Normandy April 2024, with my son, son in law and grandsons - time for the kids to learn and appreciate those who paid for the freedoms they enjoy today. Not sure how, but it would be amazing to include some of these ‘then and now’ images into our visits across Normandy. These comparison images add so much depth to the story of DDay
Some places like Colleville Sur Mer have the images on the certain buildings in the village which is a big help in bring these places and their history to life.
I hope it’s a wonderful trip for your family and great to pass on these stories to the next generation to understand the importance of them!
Until the day I have the honour of visiting some of these hallowed grounds myself, I will live vicariously through you.
Thanks for keeping this history alive. So important.
You’re welcome, hopefully I can help to tell these important stories so they aren’t forgotten!
Thank you for watching and hope you can make it to Normandy soon!
I've never been there and probably never will so these videos you invite us on are a dream!!! Thank you sir!!!
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say. Hopefully it adds some context to these well known images!
Thanks for watching.
Went to normandy and other war locations on a school trip.. if you’ve never visited there aren’t words to describe the feeling of being there!! Rip to all the heroes who gave their lives!
It’s an incredible place to visit isn’t it!
The sense of history there is palpable and glad you’ve been able to experience it first hand!
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely love history.. and your channel is a brilliant watch.. thx 4 what u do..
You’re welcome. It’s great to be able to share these mens stories with so many people who still care about what they achieved all those years ago
Yes you are right. There's nothing like being there and realizing what took place in these areas.
The intensity of the fighting is hard to comprehend all these years ago. Before and after pictures can give you a good idea of just what took place in these areas of combat.
Once they were Soldiers ❤
One of the best treatments on the Marmion Farm that I’ve seen. Well done. 👊🏻
Thanks mate! It’s a great place to visit isn’t it!
As an 1980's veteran of many of the D Day Airborne units, I cannot wait to get over there to tour these historic locations. 82nd ABN, 101st Pathfinders and 1/509th ABCT.
You’ll love it over there. So much to see and do! And they are huge fans of the Airborne! Enjoy your trip and thank you for watching!
AATW!
When I see these photos I often wander where they where taken and is fascinating to see the location where they took place. Great work matching the locations.
Thank you! It’s a fascinating place to visit and I always feel privileged to go there given its significance.
Thanks for watching
Men like Guth Goody are who you would want beside you when you're going to war, amazing to see where it all happened 🙌 thank you
100%! He was an amazing soldier and as the unit armourer knew how to turn an M1 Garand to full auto! Also had a wonderful sense of humour which you need in situations like that!
Appreciate the detail of the locations, pictures and of the uni’s. Love WWII history.
You're welcome! thanks for watching!
Thanks for all your hard work on these videos! I know it takes heart and time to put all this together.
Thank you so much for the support it is hugely appreciated!
The effort is well worth it to share these men’s stories with people so they’re not forgotten.
Thanks again I really appreciate it!
Really enjoy your channel & appreciate your hard work in matching up these locations. For me - I love how you print the original photograph and match up with the now shot. A snapshot of history being just an arm's length away!
Thank you! Great to hear you enjoyed the episode. It’s an incredible place to visit. Thanks again for taking the time to watch!
Another excellent then and now video. Keep making these videos.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it! I hope it gave some context to these amazing wartime images and footage!
absolutley fantastic !!! love to see locations then and now thank you so much !!!!!
You’re most welcome! Marion Farm is a fantastic place to visit and you really can feel the history there when you walk the ground.
Thanks again for watching!
Great video. Great detail. Your knowledge and research is in depth and amazing.
I got to meet "Goody" Guth at a re-enactment in Pennsylvania and he signed my copy of the book my Mr DeTrez. He was super kind and yes, he still had a great sense of humor. His memory was wonderful. Forrest personally modified his jump jacket himself and carried a camera that took many of the photos in this video along with his favorite sweatshirt. He could fix anything and served as the E Co. armorer. He spent his postwar life as a beloved high school teacher. His book is definitely worth the read!
I bet that was amazing!!! I had hoped to meet him at Littlecote Manor back in 2008 I think it was but he was too tired after the flight and went straight to his hotel (totally understandable) and I couldn’t stay another day so missed him but I’m glad I have his book by Michel de Trez and have seen his uniform in the museum at Sainte Come du Mont but meeting him must have been wonderful!
I went to the farm on a tour last year, really interesting place the guide had contemporary photos from ww2, incidentally there is also a bunker under the bushes in the top right hand corner of the farm.
I’d forgotten about the bunker! I think saw it partly years and years ago but never looked for it since! Next time I’m there I’ll keep an eye out for it! Thank you for the reminder!
Thank you for the video! It was great seeing the location matches to the photos. I really enjoyed seeing this.
You’re most welcome! Marmion Farm is a great place and we’re lucky it’s still as it was 79 years ago!
Thank you for watching!
That was absolutely fantastic thank you so very much appreciative kiwi👌👌
You’re most welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch and my next episode will be about Carentan, continuing in the footsteps of the 101st Airborne as there were some amazing photos taken there after the city was liberated!
Incredible Then & Now photos! Nice to see where our boys actually were during the Normandy Campaign. Thanks for what you are doing!!!! Appreciate it!!
You’re most welcome! These photos are so well known in terms of images but other than a couple of specialist books very little is known about the location etc so hope this added some context to it!
Thank you for watching!
Bravo. Your work is important . . . and very well done.
Excellent video, as always in your channel 👍👍👍
Thank you! Marion Farm is so special as it’s still as it was in 1944 you can really feel the history there. And it’s far enough away from the main tourist spots that it remains a bit of a (well
Known) hidden gem!
Just found your channel. What a brilliant addition to RUclips. Thank you for your hard work so that these men are not forgotten. When are you coming over to Holland for some Market Garden video's?
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying it!
I’ll be in Holland next month and can’t wait!!!
@@WW2Wayfinder Wow what great timing. Indeed September is ofcourse the best time to visit. If you need any help with local stuff or a chauffeur let me know. I'll be there too.
Thank you so much for your videos. I am a retired History teacher who now makes various 3D images of military figures. Your explanations of the details is better than expected. Have you done any videos about pilots from WWII? I had always taught of the importance of the Battle of Britain and in 1990 when we visited England I was able to talk to some survivors and it helped me understand the period.
You’re most welcome! Funny you should mention WW2 aviation as that’s my speciality! I just haven’t gotten around to being able to document the pilot stories I want to yet!
Amazing you were able to visit for the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain! It’s sadly largely forgotten now in the popular press in the UK.
I will never forget because I was able to step back in time for a moment as we walked the grass field of Hawkinge. It was a beautiful afternoon and as my wife and I walked over to the control tower a Spitfire landed on the field. It may have been a MkV, but in my mind it was a taste of the Battle of Britain. I was able to share that story with my classes and helped them remember an important piece of history.@@WW2Wayfinder
Absolutely great information. Thank you. Proud son of a 4th infantry division 22nd infantry b company in Vietnam. He went through jump school and was attached to the 101st airborne. He is currently president of the 4th infantry historical society. Bob Babcock. Bless your work and what you do. Thanks
Thanks! Always entertaining interesting and fantastic.
Thank you so so much for your support! That is incredibly kind and it will all go into supporting my next set of travels! Thanks again, I really do appreciate it!
Kind regards
Jon
WW2 Wayfinder
@@WW2Wayfinder You are a top notch, serious historian with your heart in the right place.
Thank you! I just hope my work goes some way to keeping this generations memory alive a little bit longer as we must never forget what they did for us!
Thanks! Great help in understanding various battles.
Thank you so much for your support! Genuinely means a great deal to me and really does help me to keep doing what I’m doing! Thank you again!😃
As a combat veteran myself of Iraq OIF and Afghanistan OEF, I wonder if anyone will ever do a then and now of the "famous" battles we participated in like Fallujah, Ramadi, Mosul, Paktika Prov, Helmandn prov, etc. I doubt it. No one wants to revisit those shit holes. It's not like going to the coast of France or the beautiful forests of Belgium. LOL.
Thanks for another great then and now video. These places are so well preserved by the French that it's amazing to see so little has changed in the last 75 years.
Thank you for watching and agreed, I think we’ll be waiting a while for any Them and Nows from Iraq and Afghan!
The beer and wine is better in France and Belgium too🤣
Thank you for watching!
@@WW2Wayfinder Beer and wine is definitely better in France, Belgium and Germany. Very rarely did we find any alcoholic beverages in Iraq or Afghanistan as their religion, Islam, doesnt allow it but sometimes we would come across a "infedel" amongst their own population that would have usually Canadian Whiskey of all things..lol. Otherwise, we had to wait until we got leave in Bahrain or someone would get sent some clandestine alcohol in the mail that evaded the mail censors.
Shampoo bottles was always the thing when I was there. But I never bothered, and was always happy to wait until I got home. Becks Non alcoholic when I could get some was enough!
@@WW2Wayfinder Were you in Iraq or Afghanistan or both? What year? I worked with the British Marines for a couple of months when they took over one of our OP's as my unit was rotating out.
Very interesting and enjoyable video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
That was cool. Particularly the context and the characters and location they were in.
Thank you!
your work is as exciting as it is moving. thank you , thank you and thank you again. Vive nos alliés ❤
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say so!
Hi John new subscriber fantastic channel, love military history..awesome work
Welcome! Thanks for subscribing and I hope you enjoy my other work on here. Got lots to come from the Ardennes from next week on 😃
You're really good at what you do. Thanks for sharing! Thumbed and subbed.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel!
Once again brilliant content, thanks so much for making this available for us to watch.
Not a problem! It’s my passion to bring these stories to so many people who enjoy them! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Fantastic video. Much respect for your efforts in researching and sharing these memories.
Thank you for watching and Im glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing work you did putting this all together.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Virtually nothing has changed since 1944 there. Brilliant video thanks.
You’re most welcome and Marmion Farm is a real time capsule! Thank you for watching!
You've quickly become my favorite YT channel, always incredibly interesting without the usual BS on other channels. As the son of a WW2 vet, Pacific; Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok and Okinawa etc and the nephew of 2 uncles who participated in many of the actions you feature, I thank you. I'm too old and beat up from my own service to ever get to these locations, so your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Thank you for that. I hope one day to be able to make it to the Pacific Theatre to document what those men endured fighting for the islands over there.
Thanks again for taking the time to watch, as I really appreciate it
@@WW2Wayfinder You're a treasure to those of us who were raised by those who endured and either through refusal by them or OUR age and understanding, their experiences were rarely shared, except with each other. I remember very little of what was spoken about during family gatherings...but I remember my father teasing my uncles about their vacation to Europe...So much has passed with time. They're all gone now and my greatest regret is not pushing them to share. Such experiences were not fit for a kid...and by the time I was adult I was too consumed with my own life to probe further. My greatest regret.
Absolutely in awe of your detective work...I've always loved then and now comparisons...brings you closer to the past.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and hope it brought some context to these well know wartime images!
Great video, thanks for sharing 😊
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.
Very very nice videos. Thank you very much for sharing these moments.
You’re most welcome! I’ll have lots more to come from Normandy later this year too!
Dear. Next time you come in Normandy, I will introduce you to my friends Francine and Barbara who live at the Château de Neuville-au-Plain where General Gavin used to come. They met him several times as well as John Steel, Bill Tucker and many others. Robert Niland was killed a few meters away. We are members of C-47 Club, Normandy Chapter.@@WW2Wayfinder
Thank you for this great piece of History,
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing history with us God bless you brother!!✌️🇺🇲
You’re most welcome and thank you for taking the time to watch!
Amazing comparisons and information, thank you, keep up the good work.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and hope it added some context to these well known images. Thank you for watching!
Just discovered your channel because @TheHistoryUnderground mentioned it in a post. Really enjoyed your video! Thanks!
Thank you! JD has been very supportive of my work and I’m really grateful to him for it!
Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy my other content. My next episode will feature Carentan and the 101st in the city 😃
Looking forward to seeing that! Thanks!
Fantastic video. Smokey was such a character. I met Smokey Gordon at a seminar in New Orleans in the early 90’s. He rolled up in a late 80’s model Oldsmobile sedan that must have been 30 feet long!😂 The seminar was put on by Stephen Ambrose to coincide with the book release. Ambrose was my professor in a WW2 class at UNO so I got to meet Winters, Lipton and Smokey. It was an incredible honor to meet them.
Oh fantastic you were able to meet them!!! I bet they were great men to be around!
Another incredibly fascinating video..thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Quality research and well presented much appreciated . Regards Gav.
Thank you Gav! Glad you enjoyed it and hope it gave you an insight into these famous images!
Another brilliant video, goosebumps everytime, Thankyou 😊
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
OMG I just love your channel. I share your same passion. You are living my best life! Thank you! I’ve been there.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this episdoe. I love Saint Marie du Mont and great you've been able to visit it too!
Another great video.
Thank you!
My father was in the Navy but never talked about it. My mother told us that he was on a hospital ship and he was very traumatized.
Sorry to hear that. Hard to imagine what those young men witnessed.
Awesome Video thank you!! It would really give me shivers walking on the same ground's as these legends. I cant wait to get over to France someday.
Thank you! It’s a truly wonderful place to visit and quite the time warp as other than the main road there’s no modern infrastructure there which just adds to it!
you have got a verry nice channel i have bin on a lot of these places . The information you give is verry wel done . Nice editing and images.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the episode and great that you’ve been to these incredible places!
Excellent!! Your the best IMO
Thank you! I really enjoyed filming this one as the location is very special in terms of the D-Day story.
Thanks for watching!
@WW2Wayfinder when I go next year over there, I'm going to stop there. Seems more real to me if that makes sense.
I know exactly what you mean! Hope you have a great trip!
Such a wonderful video. Thank you so much!
You’re most welcome!
Wow!!!! This is really excellent information and so well presented! Glad I came across your site and have subscribed to see more! Thank you!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and I hope you have a chance to see my other work
Well done Sir! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic!
Thank you!
Love Normandy, such lovely scenarios, its going back to ww2 nostalgia.
It’s truly wonderful place isn’t it!
Outstanding work.
Thank you!
Excellent channel, I've always wanted to visit these places but sadly probably never will. I'm a tad jealous (in a kidding way) of your ability to visit them, actually, I'm glad you do and you do a wonderful job with the photos then/now. As the son of a WWII ETO veteran it's very meaningful to me to see these spots. Thank you.
Thank you! I just hope I can tell the stories of these men so their memory continues for future generations.
May I ask what unit your Father served with?
4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force flying out of Debden England@@WW2Wayfinder
Wow! I did wonder based on your profile picture! I’m a huge fan of the 4th FG, and have a whole bookshelf dedicated to the Mighty Eighth!
Cool, not many people know what the Boxing Eagle is. Same here, I've read just about everything I can get my hands on re: 8th AF and 4th FG in general. It's good to find like minded enthusiasts!@@WW2Wayfinder
I must ask, do you ever get near the old Debden airbase? I have a couple of shots of dad in his Mustang, poor quality but I'd try to scan them if you're interested.@@WW2Wayfinder
Love the content..👍. stumbled on channel yesterday.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the rest of my work and I should hopefully have a new episode out tomorrow all about the battle at La Fiere on D-Day!
Good job. I met vets from Easy company of 506 PIR : Shifty, P. Rogers, F. Guth whom i talked a lot. He told me an interesting opinion about cpt. Sobel.
I ve been to Ravenoville and all Easy battle locations.
Men I sadly never had the chance to meet, although I did have a very long and wonderful talk with Ed Shames in Bastogne a few years back which i will always treasure!
It’s a fantastic part of Normandy around Ravenoville isn’t it. I’m glad you’ve had the chance to explore those places for yourself as they are hallowed grounds!
Excellent
Thank you so much!
Fascinating!
Thank you for posting video with such detailed explanation. ❤️🇺🇸
You’re most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! It’s a wonderful place to visit.
Brilliant stuff
Thank you!
ANOTHER good video my friend ! ( sure am glad I found your channel and subscribed ) THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA USA .....
Thank you so much and so cool to know my videos are being seen so far and wide! I’d love to visit Montana one day as it’s looks beautiful!
Thanks again for watching!
Excellent work. Fascinating. Where do you get your comparison photos?
Thank you!
Muy buen trabajo, muy buen video. Puedo preguntarte de donde sacaste las fotos ?
Gracias !! 💪💪🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾
Thank you!
I'm from Sri Lanka. My father told me there is a wreckage of WW2 era Japanese aircraft in his village. People may have taken the parts from the plane. I am hoping to visit that place soon. And I really like your videos. Please keep uploading ❤
Hi, I am currently in Normandy staying in Turqueville. I'm absolutely fascinated with the Airborne operations in the Cotentin peninsular and have been to Marmion farm before on a tour. Do you know if I am able to go on my own into the grounds just to soak up the atmosphere? Didn't want to trespass you see. Cheers, Paul.
Fascinating video. Your knowledge is second to none, do you run tours?
Thank you for taking the time to watch!
No tours as yet, but it is something I’m looking at doing in the future. Lots to sort between now and then but it’s definitely an aim of mine to offer them!
Thank you for the interesting video covering the Marmion Farm. As a foot note,the plaques seen on wall of the farm in the D day photos,but are no longer there,were,in fact,awards for live stock breeding.
Monsieur Marmion was obviously a very talened breed of dairy cattle.
Thanks for the info!
That farm is a time capsule, is it a private farm or part of a D Day memorial location?
It’s a great place. It’s accessible throughout the year fortunately too.
La labor que haces histórica-militar y fotográfica es increíble! y en este último campo me encanta, que siempre buscas la precisión, gracias!
¡Gracias! ¡Es mi pasión contar las historias de estos hombres con la mayor precisión posible y es bueno saber que tantos lo aprecian! ¡Gracias por ver!
merci pour vos recherches
vous êtes le bienvenu ! Merci d'avoir regardé!
awesome !!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Agree, we changed our webbing alot from the 1st Issue to make easir to carry our kit and maneuver easily.
Definitely a notable difference between what the manual says and how well it actually works out in the field!
it's amazing to me how many items are still like theywere in 1944
It’s incredible to tour Normandy and realise just how much remains the same from all those years ago!
Nice to see history.
From a British point of view.
Cool video
Thanks ❤
You’re welcome! Lots more to come and next year will feature heavily on the British side of Normandy as well as some videos from Arnhem coming soon!
Thanks again for watching!
Hi Jon
Thanks for another fantastic piece of work mate!
The Guth/Blithe story was very interesting, as well as the uniform upgrades.
The location was once again a beautiful piece of France that obviously being in Australia you would never be able to readily see of course like you guys.
Thanks for sharing your great work and efforts ❤😊
PS. Have you ever been to Fort Driant or Metz Fortress b4?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and the Blithe story was one the producers of BoB should have corrected for the DVD release of the series after the information came out that he survived his wounds and went on to serve in Korea.
I’ve stopped in Metz but sadly didn’t have the chance to explore sadly. Maybe for another trip!
@@WW2Wayfinder Hi mate
I do remember hearing about Blithe’s I’ll portrayed story sometime in the past, maybe Mark Felton?
I’d love to be able to see a lot of the historical sites in Europe, and I’ve actually got a younger brother who lives in Norwich, which would have been a great springboard to tour, but we don’t talk unfortunately.
Clervaux castle in Luxembourg, Hurtgen forest and the Siegfried line are some of the places that I would like to visit.
Anyway keep up the great work Jon!
I’ve not been to Clervaux yet but it’s on the list as the fight there was one for the books!
Ironically I went to the Hürtgen just before I started the channel so didn’t film there
Typical Normandy farm. Beautiful region af France with long history, WW2 playing just a part in that but non the less a big part. Love the region and have visited it many times. The historical sites always gave me a more clear idea of what went down in ‘44. Great channel, subbed ✨👍✨
Thank you! It’s a beautiful place to visit!
fantastic
Thank you! That part of Normandy is one of my favourites gvien how unchanged it is from the war years and it's never that busy so its always a pleasure to visit there and retrace the steps of Easy Co and the other 101st units that passed through there.
Thank you
You’re most welcome! Thank you for watching!
I was able to visit that farm and felt just unbelievable feeling almost as much when I stood on Omaha Beach and at break court manor.
It’s a wonderful place isn’t it. The sense of who stood there and what took place is incredible! I’m glad you’ve been able to go there and see it for yourself!
Thank you for watching.
@@WW2Wayfinder it really just incredible to stand at any of those place but because it’s really the same way it was back then makes it even better. Best from the USA
As always..👍👍
Thank you!
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شكرا لك
Oh wonderful thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the channel and if you have any ww2 questions please let me know!
Excellent. Just thinking if you linked the photos to google maps you could create a driving tour🤩
Not a bad idea, just need to find some extra hours in the day first 😉🤣
@@WW2Wayfinder - hire a young apprentice, like Charlie Wilson did
Blithe went on to the Korean War and traveled up the ranks. Otherwords, he was a career soldier
He did! Such a shame BoB didn’t rectify the error stating he died in 1947 (or ‘49 can’t remember what date is stated at the end of Ep3)
Fascinating.
Thank you! Hope it added some context to thee incredibly well known photos!
Why is that soldier at 13:10 carrying a bolt action rifle?
These are always excellent, you do a great job. Now to nit pick, I think you meant to say at 1:11 that is was a 47mm AT gun (47mm APX SA 37 anti-tank gun used by French infantry forces at the outbreak of WW2).
Hadn’t had any coffee before I filmed at it was before 7am! Brain hadn’t caught up to the mouth and what’s worse is I didn’t notice it when editing 🤦🏻♂️
Troupe aéroporté = bricolo de l équipement, élastique dans les boutonnières pour augmenter les poche pour des munitions ou des rations
They were innovative soldiers! Thanks for watching!
A motto across the US military….improvise, adapt, overcome.
Probably true of most military units throughout the world in any nation.