What Did Dick Winters Bring Back From Normandy??? | American Artifact Episode 99
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- American soldiers in WWII came back with A LOT of war trophies after the war was over. It's always interesting to see what different guys chose to bring back home. In this episode, we're going to a place in Normandy that might be familiar if you've watched our past episodes to see what caught the eye of Dick Winters as he was making his way through the opening days of the Battle of Normandy.
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The blood stains on the benches makes this even more real and sad. The two Medics that stayed behind and help take care of the Germans as well as the Allies are the true heroes in this story. When you think of all they did and didn’t ever carry a weapon, they are truly hero’s.👍♥️
A testiment to what this country was all about
In both Stephen Ambrose's excellent book "Band Of Brothers" and Major Winter's own superb biography "Beyond Band Of Brothers", Winters relates the story of special equipment that was issued to the D-Day paratroopers. Among the items was a silk map of Normandy. Sometime after Easy Company was pulled out of the line for rest and refit, an order came down requiring that troopers who still had the map to turn it in to command or be fined something like $50- which was not an inconsequential amount of money for them. Winters refused the order and brought the map back to the United States with him upon his discharge. He said that it was one of his most prized possessions.
I would have done the same.
I assume they wanted the maps back because of OPSEC
he wrote a letter back to Sobel i believe who wanted it back , just writing "nuts"
Apparently when Capt Sobel, then junior to Major Winters, but the Regimental S4 (Supply) asked for those maps, Winters replied "nuts". He then turned and walked off.
My family and I had the privilege of visiting this church as part of our tour of Normandy. This was a place that emotionally touched us all.
Quite the place.
You’re exactly right, Lewis. We’ve been twice and it never disappoints. Quite moving to stand in that church & walk those grounds.
I love the stained glass with the airborne insignia and paratrooper, first I’ve ever seen of something like that, wish I could go visit a lot of these places
The fact that Airborne is held in such high regard in that part of the world has me really choked up. Well Done Men 🇺🇸❤🇺🇸
Had the privilege to visit Normandie and visit that church, in August, the way the French honor the veterans is impeccable
Absolutely amazing to see the blood stained pews…. Must’ve been unbelievable carnage. Thank you 🇺🇸
Profoundly moving video, JD. Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright: More of our Greatest Generation’s heroes. Grateful the curators of the Church have left the stained pews in their original form for the world to see. Extraordinarily moved by this presentation. Thank you. 🇺🇸
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I love the deep, personal stories of the individual soldiers who fought in these battles. It really brings it to life. Well done, gentlemen!
You guys are the absolute best. Time after time, you deliver with amazing content from WWII. The stories alone are so compelling, but when you have a tangible piece of history that was at the very spot you are discussing, that really takes this to another level. Can't say enough just how fantastic of a job you guys are doing with this channel. American Artifact is a true treasure!
Thank you gentlemen. Your gratitude and respect are evident throughout these clips. May we never forget.
This eight-minute story could be a hour long vid, it's so important to remember the field medics, doctors and nurses that did so much important work behind the scenes. How many kids and grandkids were born because of the lives saved by medics like Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright. Again, hats off to JD, Erik and the Greatest Generation.
Those guys were something else.
Quite a understatement....... lol@@TheHistoryUnderground
Excellent work jd, you never disappoint and I very much appreciate your hard work
I've been there and know the stories, but had no idea about Winters and Lipton encountering this place. Thank you bringing this to light.
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I was an Army medic during OIF 2, this episode is incredible to me. Seeing the blood stains on the pews brought back a few memories of my time in Baghdad, when all of us medics ended up with what we were calling "blood boots" from blood dripping onto them and they would turn black
God bless the medics. 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service.
Bless you and your fellow service members
A heart wrenching story. I’m so proud of those men.
Another incredible episode, seeing stories and places like this only makes me grow more interested in heroes like Dick Winters and want to learn more and more, excellent work!
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I love the story of the medics treating wounded from both sides as the church changes hands. Whoever holds the position let’s the medics go about their business giving aid to the wounded. That Fallschirmjager smock reminds me of the quote, “The English fight for honour, the French for glory but the Americans fight for souvenirs.” Of course that makes light of a serious endeavour but it’s humorous because there is a kernel of truth. My dad was in Italy with the 15th Airforce and it was such an exotic experience for a farm kid from Kansas.
WOW! The fact that those the bloodstains have remained visible all these years , Incredible!! thanx for the video.
The manner in which these stories are told, makes me almost feel what everything happening.
Thank you so much for bringing things like this to light. Now my son can learn and cherish things from our past.
To paraphrase Major Winters I cherish the memories of the stories told to me first hand by both my father in law (USN WWII) as well as those of my brothers father in law (USMC WWII). Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future, we miss you Brownie & Norm. FLY NAVY!!!
These men were amazing heroes. Thank you for sharing their stories and showing us this amazing church.
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Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else
I was in Ste Mere Eglise for the 50th anniversary reenactment of D-Day. My grandfather was a glider pilot for D-day and died in Normandy. On June 6th 1994, I decided to join the 101st airborne myself. A decision I will never regret!
A great artifact from Dick Winters and Band of brothers. Thank you for sharing JD and Erik. 💯👍
My all time favorite history channel. You guys are the absolute best! 🔥👍🏻😎
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What did he bring back ?.....What ever he damn well wanted. Bravo! We live in his encore.
Haunting and so poignant to see those blood stains on the pews. I wonder if those pews are kept empty during services as a mark of remembrance to those brave Medics and also to those who died in the church? Excellent video.
Quite the place.
Don't worry: most pews are kept empty all year round as hardly anybody attends services anymore anyway.
wow you 2 guys are incredible. I live in Fl. and as youknow there are alot of older people down here, that also mens some ww2 vets. They are getting fewer and fewer and they are so proud to wear there hats with ww2 on them I always make an effort to say hi and shake their hands and give them thanks. It is sooo GREAT all the stories and places like the church with the blood stained pews I hope you never stop your are the BEST, thanks ,Ray
I do love to hear these wonderful stories about the Band of Brothers 101st men, its so important that we remember them. It is something to think that the kind of experiences the guys of Easy Company had would have been repeated a thousand fold and most are now forgotten. There must be hundreds and thousands of combat reports sitting in archives in Canada, France the US and Britain waiting to be discovered, and maybe one day they shall.
That was very moving, the work you guys do and your enthusiasm is wonderful, make sure you have some youngsters coming up behind you with the same love of history, as you know as well as anyone you need to pass the baton back to someone as enthusiastic as yourselves.
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Outstanding!!
Glad you like it!
The first time I was in that church was in 2008 with one of Paul Woodadge's guides. It has stuck with me since. I have Paul's book too. If I'm in the area, I make a point to visit it every time.
Having been there. Nice place, Well maintained and good Postcards for 50cents inside the church :P
Outstanding episode. The church is beautiful. Thank you for being reverent in a holy place.
Toujours un Moment de Détente🔬🛠🍀🌌🎬😉Alex France🙏😉
JD your videos are better than any Ken Burns documentary ever made.
Wow. Thank you.
Amazing.👍🏻
Thank you! 👍
I knew about this church.
But i had no idea Winters & Lipton visited it during D-Day. Or that Winters snagged that jacket!
Thanks for sharing all this!
Our pleasure!
Thank you for sharing such important and valuable information! God’s Blessings
Such a powerful episode and what a beautiful location.
Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait for the next one 👍
Thanks 👍
Thank you, very powerful
Excellent, much enjoyed and appreciated.
Brittany and Normandy honor the servicemen every year. They are grateful to this day for the the sacrifices of all our men to deliver them from the oppression of the German troops.
My BFF had a beautiful home on the Brittany coast, and every year in the tiny village closest to her country home was a serious ceremony honoring the service men who valiantly gave their lives to liberate them. It is taken very seriously in Northern France. Not so much in the rest of the country, but is sacred time in Northern France.
I just cannot imagine the outstanding bravery of the medics,even staying behind to treat the enemy,very humbling,thank you for your service,i for one will never forget 🌹
Wow… yeah like some have said… seeing the blood stains really brings history to life and really takes you back to those days… incredible…
Been to that Church twice, great history to it, we lit a couple of candles. Visited Normandy several times from Ireland on holidays, we take the ferry and bring our car. We stayed near St Marie Eglise
Thank you gentlemen for sharing.
What happen is just pure courage on thick battle.i was with cdn ab regt in canada 40 years ago and was introduction of d day night jump invasion.this pure good story about 2 guys put thing on side put good thing help people.i said thank you for video and hope future generation understand that days what happen.calgary alberta canada😮
One of my stop during my Normandy trip
16 million men were in uniform during World War II, from the combat soldier to the men supply. It took all of them to win the war. Thank God, such men and lived.
Outstanding videos
Another brilliant story. Ty JD & Eric 🤓
Another great video! Well done guys. 👍
Great episode JD.
Thank you
I was there this June, a very Holy spot and a amazing place to visit.
Good video, the book is a fascinating read as well .. especially the part of treating both lots of wounded & leaving weapons by the entrance
OMGOSH! Seeing the blood on the pews is so surreal. I could never sit in those pews. They are sacred!
Until there's no more war, they're not sacred. Just another reminder of the inhumanity of it.
Definitely makes it real.
My first stop in my first and only visit to Normandy was Angoville. In fact, the first of four days was the best for a variety of reasons. I wish I could have spend four weeks or four months and after that checked out the British/Canadian fighting. 😊. If I never go back, I can say I am grateful I went. This past summer, I spent a bit of time in the Bastogne area. I stood in front of a home where Hitler had emerged in May 1940. Blew me away seeing the pics.
who was the paratrooper? André the Giant? That coverall is huge 😂
Great episode
Thank you, for making my bus ride better.
Brilliant as always 👌
Thank you so much 😀
@@TheHistoryUnderground will you guys be over next year for the 80th? Happy to show you Merville battery where my dad was on D day 😊
@@dougmoodie8713 - Not sure yet.
Wow they are all angels 😇,l cant go there,so thankyou very much,loved watching
You guys are great.
Patriots were the guardians of Peace and Justice in the Old Republic, before the dark times, before the Empire... 🇺🇸
I'm a proud Englishman, and believe that we and the Commonwealth could have continued holding our own (but little more) until 1942. After that, America were our welcome saviours in the west, and we must never forget our gratitude for their help in pinning Hitler to the wall of his hidey-hole for the remainder of the war. What Dick Winters and his boys brought back from Normandy was a legend. Thank you, boys.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other. The Americans couldn't have even crossed the Atlantic without what the British Commonwealth did 1940-42. Without that the Axis would have grown larger and controlled everywhere from the Azores to Iran including the eastern Atlantic and all of the Mediterranean.
Then of course there were all those
German divisions in the Soviet Union.
Defeating the European Axis, primarily Germany, was a combined allied feat.
Just like to point out that the Americans only took the lead in Europe from late summer 1944. Not before.
Cheers.
I like to think that dud mortar was an Oskar Schindler product
All who entered this church, Allie or Nazi, were required to leave their weapons outside, from what we read in some articles. We visited this church, other D-Day sites, Mont Saint Michel, and Etretat in June. Spending a whole week in Normady region and showing our kids places where D-D took place is a great opportunity to show them the history.
I hope you’ll make it to Verdun to visit WWI Museum. It’s very informative museum, and there are still some trenches left.
What a piece of History! 😳👍
Thanks
When you visited Gettysburg you should have come out to Ephrata and visited his grave! It’s about an out south of Gettysburg.
Great story 👌🏻
So much more to tell if this story!
The blood-stained benches remind me of the time I visited a Civil War Museum in Jacksonville Florida and they had on display a blood-stained blouse that was worn by a young woman who was tending a wounded confederate soldier. Very striking and somber...
I lived in York County for a number of years but I never made it to Derry County historical society where he donated a lot his stuff
Brilliant, so well done and presented as always. JD I was wondering where you get the music that accompanies your videos? Thanks for sharing 🙏
Thank you for your contents 🙏🏼 just a request if you have the opportunity to talk about John D. Hall? I felt attached to this guy in the BOB series, and I read some stuff about him..
please keep your work alive as you do !
Clement from Normandy, France.
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Great job!
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God bless you Mike Massaconi
Somewhat reminiscent of St. Paul’s at the WTC site.
Been in this place a few times ❤
We are better because men like those lived among us. Godspeed 🙏🙏
interesting video for sure. thanks for posting it
As a US Amy Vet .. Thank you so much for documenting this.. It means a lot.. Can Anyone get into the Church when you visit the area.. We are planning a trip there.. And it looks like a must see for me.. Thx.
Thank you
@5:47 I recognise that man, he's appeared on pawn stars TV show before.
Very nice video Guys!
Could you cover in an episode, what if anything is involved in taking WWII artifacts to Europe and bringing them back.
I fear the authenticity of that paratrooper tunic may not be what you think. The right upper arm has what appears to be East German NVA camouflage pattern seen as one of the additional pockets/flare gun holders you mentioned. These patterns didn’t come into existence until approximately 1965. I’d re-verify its provenance.
I thought the same thing, Ostormer, but i thought it best to let the myth live on. Doesn’t hurt anyone.
My stepfather was a ww2 submarine sailor, and his brother was a b17 crew member he was killed when the plane went down in Japan, and my stepfather became an alcoholic and his liver give up after many years of drinking and I remember seeing him crying every time a ww2 movie would come out in TV
Well done video indeed!
A CHEST FULL OF MEDALS
For the first 15 days following D-Day, American parachute officers were required to use coded identification. Dick Winters for example, was code-named “Wallowing Handsoap”.
Who is this Dick Winters? I have never heard of him nor has he been discussed in any of your previous videos. Just kidding...LOL. Cool episode. Keep them coming JD. Awesome work.
Just wow.
I adore Dick Winters. What an incredible man. I actually keep my Band of Brothers series locked in my gun safe. It's that special to me. No matter how tough I tried to be watching his interviews I always ended up crying. We can't even fathom that man's selflessness and leadership abilities.🫡
Wow !