The First Airborne Assault on D-Day! (WW2 Documentary)
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2023
- Shortly after midnight on June 6th 1944 men of the 2nd Battalion Ox & Bucks Light Infantry touched down in Normandy to capture two vital bridges, today known as Pegasus and Horsa. Their actions, the very first of D-Day have since been written into Second World War legend. In this video, we use the latest technology to share that story right here on RUclips.
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Written Sources:
• N. Barber, The Pegasus and Orne Bridges (2014)
• N. Barber, The Day The Devils Dropped In (2008)
• C. Shilleto, Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge (2011)
• D. Edwards, the Devil’s Own Luck (1999)
• J. Howard & P. Bates, the Pegasus Diaries (2006)
• B. Parr, What d-ya do in the war Dad? )2007)
• R. King, ‘Pegasus Bridge’ (1983 painting), Army Flying Museum
Video/Audio Sources:
• D. Edwards, Interview - IWMSA (2002)
• J. Howard, Interview - IWMSA (1990)
• W. Parr, Interview - IWMSA (1990)
• N. Barber, 6th Airborne - Pegasus Bridge (WW2TV Paul Woodadge) (2019)
General archive Sources:
• Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)
• Bundesarchiv (German National Archives)
• US National Archives (NARA)
• National Archives NextGen Catalog
• Paradata Archive - www.paradata.org.uk/
• Army Flying Museum
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Credits:
Research: Dan Hill & Ben Mayne
Historical Consultant: Neil Barber
Script & Narration: Dan Hill
Editor & Sound Design: Shane Greer
Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen
Music & Sound Effects: Envato Elements
My adoptive Dad and his twin were both involved in this action - both survived, though dad got a bit of grenade shrapnel that split his lip and his knee open. They told me their stories over the years, and I was replaying them in my head watching this. I am 63 now, and those brave brothers are both long gone.
You were one lucky kid hearing them stories . Thanks for posting
Respekt to you’r dad and his brother for that assault 🫡💪🏾
It is wrong to mourn or weep for these men who died. Thank God that such men LIVED.
-General George Patton, USA, WWII., Third Army.
I salute your dad, what a man. And if it wasn't for him and many other like him, we weren't be here today ❤❤❤
Make sure you pass the story on to other younger members of your family. Don't let their memories of bravery die out!!
My father was with No 3 Commando on this day and crossed the bridge with the unit. He went on to Amfreville, Bas de Breville etc and was the victim of a mortar bomb attack during the breakout in August. He ended up in hospital for a period and then was assigned duties at the POW camp outside Tilly Sur Seulles. He met a young woman who was visiting her grandmother who lived there and the rest is history. Dad died in 1985 and mum in 2004. Thanks for this, a brilliant depiction of events.
Thank you so much Frank.
Thank you for sharing. Your father is still with you
My father was also with 3 Commando who landed at Sword beach and was with Lord Lovatts group that relieved the Paras on the bridge . He fought all the way into Holland , where he got injured and lost a leg . Despite this he worked for many years until he was succumbed to MS . He passed away in 1998 .
Thank you gentlemen for the sacrifice your families made to relieve my family from oppression..!
My respect shall remain eternal...
ZWH FRL Nederland. 🇳🇱
I love talking to vets from way back. I had a friend whose mother was in a retirement facility. I loved going there, because the elderly people there had the best stories and experiences. It's a shame much of our culture in the States throw away those people, essentially..
My dad lived in Czechoslovakia before and during WWII. The Germans occupied and put the boys in their military. He fought on the Russian front, got hit by a grenade, miraculously survived, then the Russians started coming through to gather up the boys and take them off to labor camps to die. The stories my dad had....holy crap. Throughout my life, anytime I heard someone here in the States bitch that they had it tough, I'd laugh.
Landing those gliders at night was the finest piece of flying in ww2 in my humble opinion
I had the pleasure of knowing lt Dennis Fox later major Fox from #6 glider, he related his experience of this operation to me and in his home he showed me the books he was mentioned in. He was a great character a regular in the local pub and always carried two hip flasks one vodka one whisky which he was happy to share. He now rests in Harkstead church yard, even his dog was called whisky.
It bothers me that I no longer know any veterans of either World War, I used to know so many growing up; I miss listening to the unimaginable first hand accounts of their war and survival.
They are fading fast even the youngest would be in their 90's today
@@sammymartin7891 indeed... all the more important to tell these stories.
Agreed... time waits for no man.
such is the cycle of life sir, I dream of these things every night
I'm a combat Vietnam vet '68. If I tell any descriptive story, most roll their eyes and won't believe it.
My dad was badly wounded defending the Bridge he was a PARA he was blown up by a mortar and had a chunk out of his elbow which meant for the rest of his life he could not fully extend his arm he also had a large chunk blown out of his calf. He had nearly a full war pension because of his injuries but when trying to get work later he used to have friends attended the medicals for him. Dads picture is on the wall of the cafe he returned once and met the daughter he met as a child at the time.
He was part of the down fall of the natze grip on our country. Arram bridge was taken and held by great men like your dad. God bless him and all the brothers he fort along side him. RESPECT ❤ them.X
I wonder if he knew my dad
My Grandfather was part of the British Airborne division for this, he landed successfully but was shot not long after landing, he survived and passed away two years ago aged 97. He was presented with his Legion De honours medal a few years ago.
Richard Todd, the actor who lead the assault in "The Longest Day" movie, actually participated in the real assault on that bridge.
Todd as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion participated in the defence of the bridges after the initial coup de Main had been successful.
simply amazing!!
Never ceases to amaze me how, not withstanding the professionalism and shear bravery, was so much left to luck.
Truly wonderful analysis.
As a Norman, with a family who lived though WWII, this era is rooted deep inside of me. Thank you so much for this clear and lively description of the coup de main. Neil Barber is indeed a font of knowledge on the subject, and a humble man. Keep making such videos.
Thank you Nathalie
Fascinating that in the famous film about D-Day, The Longest Day, actor Richard Todd played Maj. John Howard. Todd took part in the actual battle and was played in the film by a minor actor, Patrick Jordan.
Lieutenant Todd arrived with the paratroops after the glider landings and participated in the defence of the bridge. His commanding officer was the splendidly named Lietenant Colonel Richard Pine-Coffin (and apparently nick-named "Wooden-Box" by some of his men). The Regimental padre, Captain Parry, landed with them. The popular officer, often referred to as Pissy Percy, the Parachuting Parson died defending the wounded when the regimental aid post was overrun.
@@IntrospectorGeneral Thanks much for the additional history. Very interesting!
Indeed, there is a scene featuring Todd in the role of Maj. Howard arriving on Pegasus bridge and (I believe,) speaking to Patrick Jordan playing Todd himself...essentially Todd respectfully relieved himself (of duty,) on the bridge in the Movie, a rather nice twist.
He was first offered to play himself but turned that role down. Fun fact: The beret he wore in the movie is the actual beret he wore during the real attack, but with a different insignia.
This mission never ceases to amaze me... The horsa pilots did such an amazing spectacular job and the actual assault troops did their jobs without thought and again achieved such a spectacular result.. It's stuff of legend's ..
We agree and it was one of the reasons we decided to share their story!
🇺🇸 82nd Abn (Ret)
A salute of Honor to my British 🇬🇧 Paratrooper Brothers.
We Had HUGE boots to fill.
Great documentary.
It sad that they are gone, such brave men, who were mostly just boys, like my daddy and uncles. I miss them..
Those men are beyond brave. Salute to them. Thank you for honoring their memory with this video.
Thanks for watching!
I with a bunch of bikers visited Pegasus Bridge a few years ago, when you realise how extremely close the gliders landed next to the bridge it really hits it home to you how brave the troops were.
I was going to skip this one thinking that it is a story i’ve seen a lot and a place i have visited. But yet again you surprised me with your research, battlefield depiction and focus on the individuals as a means to tell the bigger story. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you very much.
I visired Pegasus Bridge 30 years ago on a school trip and was very lucky to of met Major Howard he answered all our questions and told his story of the fay that was D day.
Thanks for sharing. my father in-law was part of the brave men who took Pegasus Bridge, an amazing man who's medals are proudly displayed in my home.
The original 1944 Pegasus bridge was replaced in 1994 by a brand new one resembling the original one . The old bridge had become to weak for modern traffic, but was preserved due to british veterans collecting money for over 6 y and today is to be seen at the nearbye Memorial Pegasus, the Pegasus war museum..
I was about to write the same. I visited the bridge and some beaches during the 75th anniversary as well as some nearby wargraves and Merville battery. So much was laid on during my stay, with so many world leaders present, it was an amazing sight.
Yes I was fortunate to visit this in 2014.
You can see where bullets struck the bridge.
@@georgesouthwick7000 I think a single bomb was dropped on it too. I don’t think it exploded but you can see the big gash it made on the old bridge.
It is a good thing that that veteran, the original bridge, will survive for generations yet to be born.
As a former airborne ingeneer officer I can only express my full respect to those guys who succeed to make this fantastic assault.
Haha ingeneer
A fantastic video of one of my favourite stories of World War 2. I highly recommend Stephe E Ambrose's book 'Pegasus Bridge' - not mentioned in this video, but covered in the book, is the fantastic story that even though there was still a firefight going on, the glider party first knew that Lord Lovett and the 1st Special Service Brigade had arrived was when they heard the sound of bagpipes playing and saw Lovett and his piper Bill Millin, in berets, simply marching across the bridge with the rest of the SSB behind them. Different breed entirely.
When they landed, German soldiers refused to fire on Millin…because, according to them, they thought the man playing the pipes in that horror had to be INSANE. He was…insanely brave.
Thanks for the kind comment!
@@jimreilly917 nothing like the skirl of bagpipes across a battlefield to raise the heckles.
Fantastic book that
To have witnessed it would be unbelievable.
Those Paras holding that bridge were just tremendous. Top boys. Amazing stuff.
My parents visited Normandy & Pegasus bridge right around the annual anniversary in June several years ago. My father was an Air Force officer & huge military history buff which was part of the influence that made me join the US Army & become a huge history & military history buff. The Roman Empire & WW2 are my two favorite eras.
Anyway during their trip they ran into Major John Howard who led the assault on Pegasus bridge & got his autograph. I also read Colonel Hans Von Luck’s memoir “Panzer Commander” which describes his experiences as a commander under Rommel in the 7th Panzer Division & other commands which led to him earning a Knight’s Cross. Anyway, Von Luck & Howard became close friends after the war & often hung out at the Pegasus Bridge cafe yearly to reminisce & catch up on things until Von Luck passed at the ripe old age of 86 in 1997. Von Luck was fluent in German obviously but also French & English.
We often over simplify things like the war by framing it as “Allies good” & “Axis Bad” but life is far more nuanced & gray as we all know. I think it’s amazing when former adversaries become close friends as we learn so much from the differing perspectives. Von Luck was respected as capable & just man. Another great story is the Stigler-Brown incident in which Luftwaffe fighter pilot Franz Stigler escorted Brown’s ravaged B-17 to safety at great personal peril to Stigler. Stories like this are amazing.
It’s a shame how quickly we forget history. Now we have so many spewing toxic rhetoric & divisive nonsense as they take so much for granted in modern times. We have people picking fights & claiming victimhood over the pettiest things. 60million perished in WW2 often brutally & painfully yet they way many speak of modern times, it’s the most hateful, genocidal, & violence period in history. 🫤🤔
Anyway, be kind everyone & stay safe. My single best advice that I give it to keep learning & experiencing in order to reduce your hypocrisy & limit your ignorance. We’re all hypocrites & ignorant on some things but it’s a matter of degrees. Sadly, it seems like the most ignorant & toxically hypocritical among us are the ones who are propped up & praised the most. We live in backwards & upside times but that doesn’t mean you have to follow this nonsense. Avoid complacence & stat vigilant. 🙂👍
Like other comments, my wife and I had the privilege of meeting John Howard at Cafe Gondree, summer of either 1993 or 1995, as we toured Normandy following my father-in-law’s unofficial (& possibly illegal) personal diary and route plan of his Normandy campaign. He landed on D+6 with the 92nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regt. Major Howard was clearly a seasoned raconteur and we thoroughly enjoyed him sharing his stories for a good 20 minutes. He even graciously autographed a couple Pegasus Bridge postcards. We gave one to my father-in-law, which he was very pleased to receive from such a famous veteran.
Fantastic story thanks for sharing.
Marvellous. Thank you. And of course, to those exceptional men who protected us from Nazi tyranny.
It was quite an undertaking!
Excellent video, my Dad was in the 6 th airborne division and was one of the brave men who flew into France in a glider, He never talked much about the assault and. I do wish I talked to him more about it when he was alive. He came home and met my Mum and as they say the rest is history and. I was born March 1962. Thank you Dad for what you did.
I was at Pegasus Bridge last summer. The assault and capture is an even more incredible story when you stand on the terrain and see what they achieved. Your video brings it alive brilliantly. Thank you and well done.
@Peter Whent. My mother and her friends went to the cinema three days running to see Gone With the Wind, and finally got in. Her friend's brother was in the Airborne attack and they didn't know if he had survived. When the Pathe News came on, it showed British troops being relieved by the Commando brigade under Lord Lovat, and the brother was in the footage. They jumped up to go home and tell the mother and when they were half-way there, they realized they would have to start queuing the next day to see the movie again.
@@patryan1375 Lovely story. I'm sure they didn't mind queuing again after giving the mother the happy news.
Stil on my bucket list is a pelgrimage to the Normandy beaches.
This video stirred up the smeldering ashes to a bum fire to finaly take action and go and plan for it.
I salute you for your fine work with this report on this heroic action on a the finest day of WWII.
From a Dutch man who is now free because of these brave man.
Well said sir 👏
All the effort to show the aerial visualization is epic!
Amazing vid!
Thanks Jake, it was great fun to build and glad you enjoyed the video!
My grandfather was in the Ox and bucks light infantry during ww2 this is the first documentry on Pegasus bridge that I have found that is very detailed. Thank you
Thanks
My great uncle Arthur Lawrence flew Glider 4. The video says he flew off course but this is untrue. The Halifax towing his glider accidentally released the glider early. The landed about 8 kilometres away from the true target but fought numerous fights with landing paras to get the bridges within 24 hours.
The glider crew normally release the glider from the bomber.
The first seaborne landing troops to reach the paras at the bridge was the 17 Field Company RE from Sword beach. There are numerous sources that record this including Richard Todd's autobiography. Lovats commandos arrived about an hour later.
Great video great story well told.
Thank you Michael.
Hurrah for the CRE
Except the first troops on the bridge were not paras they were from 1st battalion oxs and bucks LI which became part of the Royal Green jackets ham Nd jam swift and bold 😮
@@malcolmdonnison3987 I didn't say the first troops on the bridge were paras, but perimeter secured around the bridge was the paras as they reinforced the glider landings. Cheers
Outstanding production and very entertaining. I had read Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen Ambrose so I had a general idea of what happened and where. Your use of Google maps and drone with places marked completed the story. Inspired that you got the recordings of so many principal players to augment your narration. Keep up the good work. Two thumbs up and I subscribed
Brilliant Doug thanks for subbing!
Came here to write exactly this comment.
Now I've got a new travel goal and target date to visit Bénouville.
Thank you for the inspiration.
@@macblastoff7700 Thanks for the kind comment Matt.
Ditto, Ambrose”s Pegasus Bridge is an excellent read and your video provides great detail from the use of current day mapping. Well done and God Bess the Ox and Bucks!
My grandad was part af the parachute regiment who took this bridge, my dad used to go to the original one every year ❤
The OX and Bucks Light Infantry?
@George the Patriot unfortunately i dont know his regiment i know he ended up in Greece as he was awarded freedom of the city he built a armoured car to carry the prime minister around i believe its in a museum out there somewhere
Parachute Regiment or Ox and Bucks Regiment??
@@tigermoth7580 parachute regiment
@jamieevans6395 so I guess he came in later to support the Glider troops at the bridge? Was he member of 7th Para Bn? This Bn is not associated with WW2 in Greece
One of my favourite stories is about the filming of this episode in The Longest Day. Major John Howard was played by Richard Todd, who, as a junior officer had been part of the 7th Parachute Regiment force that relieved the the Ox and Bucks at Pegasus Bridge. He was offered the part of playing himself, but opted for the part of John Howard, who was a consultant on the film.
Great video, I met John Howard a few years ago, before he died. He was so happy that I knew who he was. So proud to of had Pegasus Bridge as my battle honour
He was quite a character!
When I was about 14 or so my mother would take me to Tarrant Rushton to watch the glider flying by the Dorset gliding club, and whilst on the perimeter tracks would let me drive to learn control of the car, not knowing at the time of the historic importance of the airfield during WW2. loved watching this video and have so much respect for those brave allied soldiers who fought for our freedom.
OUTSTANDING. 82nd Airborne vet here. Once a paratrooper always a paratrooper no matter what country.
Superb, and very well researched, account of this small, but important event. I was there some 30+ years ago and was astounded by the fact that three gliders landed safely, in a very small field, at night, and with obstacles on their approach. All due to many hours of meticulous training.
Excellent video!
Glad you enjoyed it Billy!
I am from Uruguay, 84. In the 50s and 60s I had a neighbor of British descent here who had served in WW1. Fine person he was, never talked about war but I learned from others that he was a pilot. Name Teddy Davenport. His British-born father, name Arthur D., was co-founder of the famous Uruguayan football club Peñarol. I also knew another Anglo-Uruguayan who had trained in Canada to become a RAF Spitfire pilot in WW2, name Mr John Hyland. Both men made it back to Uruguay.
My dad was in the 12th Para (Yorkshire). He had just turned 18 when he jumped into Normandy in the early hours of 6 June. He passed away in 2018 just before his 92nd birthday❤ He often mentioned Breville and how important that was.
My mate went in on a glider and fought with the commandos . What a brave man he was ,he took out a pillbox on his own and I am so proud of him and his memory
I know this channel isn't really new anymore, but its new to me. The content is outstanding. Thanks for all ghe work you're putting into it - really fantastic
Thanks Ciaran.
I don't know why the Pegasus Bridge story hasn't been made into a short TV mini series. It's a fantastic story
Yes it is. Funny enough, I remember this story very well from playing call of duty.
@@razorback9374 which CoD? I don't remember playing that
@@daledavies_me it was the first one that came out on console. In
2003.
Ambrose, who wrote Band of Brothers, started his DDay journey with a book called Pegasus Bridge. Howard became a good friend.
@@paulcochrane1028 it's a decent read. I've read it a few times.
I am feeling shame to watch this documentary for free... Nicely made
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it! You could always check out our Patreon ;)
This is the Best condensed documentary of Pegasus Bridge I ever seen. Great narrator voice, ariel views, and voices of veterans was excellent.
The ages of these brave guys are staggering. Great docu, thanks for a great watch.
Thank you!
Great video. Would love to see you do a documentary on the 1st Canadian parachute battalion. My dad was in the 1st and jumped on d day.
What was your Dad's name? I have the "jump list"...my friend Jock Hendrie may have sat beside him in the plane!
@@artlevert181 j.r. Alcorn. If you got the full list, check if there was a Ronald McDonald.
Amazingly well produced. A great tribute to the incredibly brave people involved.
I've walked across the original pegasus bridge..... riddled with bullet holes.... visited point du hoc, omaha gold sword and juno it is a memory that will live with me forever
A really more than excellent reconstruction of the event! Showing the viewer both a good overview and the necessary details so anyone has a realistic picture of what happened and of the heroes involved.
Excellent job!
And for the British heroes, I salute you and know i am eternally indebted. Something I won’t be able to repay.
As a towed glider pilot I am totally impressed that these guys could set their gliders down where they did. I kept saying to myself..."no frigging way" as I watched the simulation on the video!!! It's true you only get one shot at the landing. But that's exactly what thrilled me about this type of flying. More incredibly, these were nighttime landings with people shooting at them!!! True heroes!
Indeed it was some achievement!
Best documentary I have ever seen on this particular operation. Well done. You have honored these heroes with your superb work.
Wow .. I’m blown away at the detail and actual pictures. Thank you
I’ve been there, met the daughter in question
Speaking as an ex military pilot, the flying on that day was incredible, they put semi airworthy, overloaded, unpowered, crates within meters of the bridge in pitch black night
No margin at all for anything
Bloody incredible and hats of to them all. Hell of a job
An excellent production illustrating the absurdity of the plan that somehow was pulled off. I have visited the bridge and museum on three occasions and each time I am in awe of what was achieved - most definitely a must for any D-Day enthusiast!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was great, learned alot. My dad was there on D-day. Wish I could remember all his stories 😢
Thank you 😊
I have read a couple of books on the taking of the bridges and found your video giving me a better view of the terrain and the actions of the soldiers on the ground.
Thank you.
Great little video. I was lucky enough to work with Billy Grey, a Bren gunner and the first man out of glider 1 on the night. He was best friends with Wally and they got up to some crazy stuff that Billy told me about. Such brave men and each year I still raise a glass of something at 00:12 on June 6th.
Love how this is put together. Also love hearing those old guys tell their accounts.
Had the great pleasure of meeting with Mj Howard and Gen von Luck at Pegasus bridge 1995 as part of my education at the Swedish military naval academy. To hear the stories first hand from those two former enemies was very interesting. Forgot to ask them to sign my copy of the book however and that I regret to this day.
Brilliant video - thanks for posting. So much bravery on that day, it really does bring tears to the eyes.
This was an outstanding video. The attention to detail is wonderful, with a great voice to narrate. These men were incredible, true hero's and I hope through the ages they are remembered for their courage and bravery.
Thank you for this video, particularly the integration of the veterans' interviews and the helpful bird's eye views. I drove across "Pegasus Bridge" recently while on holiday and this has been most informative.
Excellent video, thank you. Having been to the bridge and stood where the first glider landed you appreciate what a stunning piece of flying it was by the pilots . Very brave men all of them.
Amazing skills indeed!
Many veterans of this op and the other British drops used to come to Airborne Forces Day in Aldershot in the 70s . Many times we've sat with them on the grass opposite depot para talking to them . They'd park up their mobile vans ,get out the chairs and a couple of ice boxes full of beer . All set now for us in battalion to stagger from the beer tents over to them ,we'd get all the tales and stories, it was fantastic to meet them .Sadly all gone now I fear .
Exceptional work, I thought I knew this engagement inside and out, yet your attention to detail and veteran commentary provided an insight rarely seen in military documentary's.
Well done and thankyou
I took part in a charity walk in 2004 for the British Legion and The NVA and on the 6th of June had the honour to meet Wally Parr and his son Barry in the middle of Pegasus Bridge,a moment I treasure, thanks for this excellent and detailed account of the action.
Excellent storytelling. Having been there in person, you explained the situation incredibly. Great work.
What an exceptionally well made video. The script, graphics, editing and narration are of the very best quality; more than equal to anything produced by the major TV channels.
This is probably the best account of the action I have ever seen, no wait it is the best. Cheers mate, very well done.
Thank you very much.
I feel privileged to have known someone who was at Pegasus Bridge. 🙏
An excellent video. I visited the site a few years ago, and I remember the sense of sheer, total disbelief that I had when I saw the tiny size of the actual landing-ground. What piloting!
Brilliant presentation! A fitting tribute to a breed of extraordinary men. Thanks for posting and be safe 🙏
Fascinating and detailed. Thank you 👍🏼
A very good pal of mine was on the bridge . What a man and a soldier to die for
My family & I visited this site in 2019 on our way back to Calais after a camping trip to the Loire valley. We had drinks in Cafe Gondree. Whilst there a large ship sailed along the canal, so we got to Pegasus Bridge lift up - it was pretty impressive. 😎
I've only just discovered this channel and ive already started binge watching videos. There are so few videos on Pegasus Bridge that i was so happy to find such a good one
Thanks Gary, hope you enjoy the others, next one coming soon!
My Great Uncle Ralph was in a mortar section of the Ox & Bucks, he landed in a Horsa at Pegasus Bridge.
An excellent video and account of this Operation, thank you. And thank you to the brave men that undertook this incredible feat of bravery, skill, and determination. Never to be forgotten.
I really love your unique way of portraying these events. It gives me a better perspective on how these battles were fought.
Thanks so much Jay... its great to receive feedback like this.
Great video! Really love the way you use Google Maps (or whatever) with additional graphics (arrows etc) to describe the action. The aerial pics with the super imposed photos from the period are put together seamlessly & give you a good insight into how the battles evolved. Thanks for sharing!
I had the greatest honour of meeting Major John Howard outside cafe Gondree during the Normandy 50th anniversary in 1994. Respect.
Although our time in Normandy was limited, I think we could have squeezed this one in, had I known about it. Thanks for a another wonderful video!
Thankyou. Most informative. Appreciated.
Excellent documentary, what an incredible assault, courage, skill and luck in equal measures. Brave men, in a desperate situation.
Daaamn, I have seen maybe all the ww2 documentaries that there are out there! But this made me actually understand exactly what and how happened. Please keep on!
You have the best battle break downs on yt! keep up the good work, dude!
A brilliant video of a fantastic achievement.
Thanks for taking the time to watch :)
Thankyou for the sharing their story, their History, Hero's forever remembered....Semper Fi
Awesome job ! Thankyou gentleman for all you did for us 🍻
Absolutely superb overview of the planning and actions of Operation Deadstick.
Thanks!
Absolutely love this! So fantastic and detailed!! The bravest men ever possibly!! Such incredible work. Heartwarming through and through.
My Father In law was on HMS Orion the First ship to open Fire on DDAY morning to soften up the Beaches. I have never been able to find where the ship was sitting at this time . He had served in most European Oceans 1939-45 . He passed away in 2000 at the age of 79
Great commentary. Many thank you.
Well done on the video. Brilliantly put together. Thanks from a son whose veteran father fought in North Africa.
An excellent video honouring these brave men.
Just got back from a battlefield tour of Normandy , great place full of ww2 history well worth the visit .
Great video, please do one about Merville battery, which is covered by Neil Barber's book. My dad was one of the battery attackers George jock Moodie 😊
Thanks Doug... we have discussed this and it may be one we cover going forward. :)
@@BattleGuideVT also know Neil and his is the best book on the action
@@BattleGuideVT My father was a Para involved in the capture of Merville Battery. He was always said they seemed to be forgotten in older documentaries. So many of them were lost on this mission.