Exploring Omaha Beach In Search Of Ultimate 'Then and Now' Photo | D-Day History | WW2

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • Join Army Officer Rob on an emotional journey as he visits Omaha Beach, one of the most significant sites of World War II. In this video, we explore the iconic locations of the D-Day landings and capture 'then and now' comparison photos that highlight the profound changes and enduring legacies of these historic moments in the search for the Ultimate Then & Now photo.
    Discover the stories behind these powerful images, see how the landscape has transformed over the years, and pay tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought for freedom. This compelling visual history serves as a poignant reminder of the past and the importance of preserving these memories for future generations.
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Комментарии • 546

  • @MartinSparks-ef9gr
    @MartinSparks-ef9gr 2 месяца назад +47

    Hi . Awsome series . The gun at the end , with the perforated muzzle break is a pak 97/38 .
    A French, fast firing 75mm with the barrel shortened and break added . It was put on the pak 38 chassis, hence the same curved gun shield as the 5cm pak 38 . M

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +9

      @@MartinSparks-ef9gr outstanding! I’ll pin this comment so others can see it. Thanks for the insight! Very much appreciated

    • @pablovonyaletown5997
      @pablovonyaletown5997 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thehistoryexplorer.
      Captured Fench gun, Swiss Solothurn muzzle break
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_Pak_97/38

    • @michaelmckellar7620
      @michaelmckellar7620 2 месяца назад +3

      Your production of these Pics then and today are shockingly brilliant. Thank you!!!

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      ​@@pablovonyaletown59974 Replies

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      @@michaelmckellar7620 4 Replies

  • @jamesross1799
    @jamesross1799 2 месяца назад +151

    And I completely agree that people having fun with their children on the beach is exactly why so many young men sacrificed everything.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +19

      That’s my view as well. I don’t want people climbing on graves or anything but people should be allowed to live in freedom

    • @jamesross1799
      @jamesross1799 2 месяца назад +3

      @@thehistoryexplorer exactly.

    • @PAS_2020
      @PAS_2020 2 месяца назад +5

      I love your followers as they comment in the comment section. Everybody here, so grateful. ❤

    • @niallmccabe8240
      @niallmccabe8240 2 месяца назад +8

      Just got back from Normandy a week ago and thought the same thing, really felt like it was some beautiful symbolism to see people having fun and enjoying their time on the beach compared with the carnage of 80 years previous

    • @davidmcdonald6804
      @davidmcdonald6804 2 месяца назад +3

      Exactly you are 💯 percent right 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷

  • @dunno6442
    @dunno6442 2 месяца назад +58

    The younger curious part of me wants to go back and watch this battle as a bird on a tree, but the sensible part of me knows how traumatic that would actually be. I’m always conflicted between my curiosity and sadness of this war, it’s truly hard to comprehend what these lads went through.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      It is isn’t it. I wouldn’t be interested in going here on D Day!

    • @sassiebrat
      @sassiebrat 2 месяца назад +2

      I completely agree. There is nothing that compares to first hand exerience.

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      ​​@@sassiebrat3 Replies

    • @cathibyers9639
      @cathibyers9639 Месяц назад +3

      And most of the Brave were just hometown Boys that definitely learned to be Men very quickly
      I just cannot imagine a 17 or 18 yr old of today standing in the boots of theMen during that
      period of our Country’s History.
      I will not preach, but what I see anymore are mixed up kids not knowing if they are male /female, straight/gay, males thinking they can give birth, and around and around it goes
      Whose fault is this??? Well that will take another series
      Please forgive my “rant” but
      looking into the faces of the men you have captured forever, is chilling and heart-wrenching
      I fear everyday that this moment in History will one day be forgotten.
      We
      must teach
      our children and Grandchildren what the price of “Freedom” truly means🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
      Cathi Byers
      Maryland USA

  • @jamesross1799
    @jamesross1799 2 месяца назад +42

    And yes mate an hour episode would be much appreciated 👍

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      I’ll see what I can do!

    • @ohdehhan
      @ohdehhan 2 месяца назад +1

      @@jamesross1799 Hope he has enough photos!! Lol
      But seriously, those colour pics from after the war with a kid on the gun barrel were interesting. It'd be interesting to see postwar (a couple of years or so) photos of the area too (if you DO ever run out!!).

    • @patricklorio7657
      @patricklorio7657 2 месяца назад

      Hear,Hear!

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

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  • @janetslicer3637
    @janetslicer3637 2 месяца назад +29

    I don't know why these photographic shots hit me differently but they did. Maybe because I looked at these men in a different light. How many survived D-day? How many survived to capture the enemy in their positions? How many survived the hedgerows? How many survived to see the liberation of France? How many of these faces really survived the war? How many made it home? Just looking in to their faces I wonder. It hurts my heart. And then there is that beautiful cemetery where so many were laid to rest, never getting to go home and be buried with their families and ancestors. I don't know how the greatest generation did it. But they did and we can never thank them enough. Thank you Rob for another video that always makes me think about these men. ♥️☘️

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      What a wonderful comment. Thank you for sharing. I’m so glad you enjoyed this video, I just wish more people got to see it

    • @janetslicer3637
      @janetslicer3637 2 месяца назад +2

      @user-gy5zy6bh3u I reviewed the information you supplied via the link you added. It is very sad. I knew some of the fatalities but not all. I am not sure what you want me to say. My Father was British, my Mother was Canadian, everyone suffered, some more than others. I blame the bloody Germans who invaded Poland first and reaked havoc all over Europe. I won't apologize for the Allied troops, they were given orders and tried their best to carry them out. War is hell. It is still going on today by little men who think they are mighty. That includes all kinds of men today. It sucks. Take care.

    • @zulutgseta8276
      @zulutgseta8276 Месяц назад

      Not many survive. But only matt damon were survived, but tom hanks is dead together with his own platoons
      🤭🤭

    • @susieq9801
      @susieq9801 15 дней назад

      @@zulutgseta8276 - I lost cousin at Caen (Battle of Buron and buried at Beny sur Mer) who landed at Juno Beach. My dad was in an RCAF Mosquito Squadron and he also had cousins who landed at Juno. Don't forget Gold, Sword, Juno and Utah.

  • @danielkeating1201
    @danielkeating1201 2 месяца назад +21

    This "then and now" episode is soooo compelling I wouldn't care how long it is. Well and truly, at 23 plus minutes, I was left wanting much more. Many thanks for your effort.Pray continue.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoy it! Really appreciate it

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

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  • @kenyoung4610
    @kenyoung4610 2 месяца назад +26

    To think of all the tragic sorrow that occurred along this beach on that fateful day in June of 1944. The pictures now show such peacefulness of a time and place where many souls were sacrificed for the liberation of France from their enemy. It just reminds us of the price that was paid for our and their freedom. The then and now photos are awesome, and bring to light what most of us can only read about. Thanks for sharing a piece of history. What a tribute of remembrance to the souls lost that day. May they rest in peace!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +3

      I hope I did them justice! Thank you for the very thoughtful comment

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      3 Replies

    • @alicebarton27
      @alicebarton27 2 месяца назад +1

      Both sad and nostalgic.

  • @dascudder
    @dascudder 2 месяца назад +14

    Great video. Breaks my heart every time I see that guy dropping as he runs up the beach. You see the bullets hit the water behind him. The bravery, unthinkable. We will never forget!!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +3

      Yes it’s terrible!

    • @panthercreek60
      @panthercreek60 16 дней назад +1

      That poor man has been killed a hundred times a night somewhere for 80 years

    • @Angela-ef5yj
      @Angela-ef5yj 9 дней назад +1

      That always makes me feel very sad to see that too 😢

  • @davidcanton2618
    @davidcanton2618 9 дней назад +4

    I just got back from Normandy and stood at the very same places you show in your video. I stumbled on Omaha Beach near St. Laurant and walked that same sheep pen down to the shore. Thank you for your attention to detail. It was a very touching moment to see Omaha Beach. After so many years of veneration of the Normandy landings to actually see the the place itself was a thrill and a very moving moment. It is just a beach, but the men who came ashore that day are the ones who made it a place of heroism and awe.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  9 дней назад +3

      I bet you had the most amazing time David, I love Normandy and go every few months from the UK. What a beautiful place with so much history y

  • @760Piper
    @760Piper 2 месяца назад +9

    Probably the best then and now video of Omaha and the area around it on You Tube. Very well done. Lots of work I’m sure but much appreciated by those of us who will probably never visit. Great job!!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      That’s high praise indeed. Thank you. I just wish the video was shown to more people. RUclips seems to suppress the channel for some reason

    • @randgibbs1440
      @randgibbs1440 Месяц назад +1

      ​@thehistoryexplorer I always see them, but they don't always pop up for a few weeks or months. I want to say thank you, though. Some of us would dearly love to go visit these hallowed grounds and walk in the footsteps of those who were there, but may never get the opportunity.This work is more important than you might realize.

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e Месяц назад

      @@randgibbs1440 3 Replies

  • @tomr1630
    @tomr1630 2 месяца назад +13

    Good job, Thank you. My uncle was a WW II vet. Fought with the 75th Infantry in the Battle of the Bulge.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you very much. You must be so proud of your family connection. I will visit Belgium soon to make videos on the Bulge, I hope you’ll watch them 👍

    • @lilliekinder2250
      @lilliekinder2250 Месяц назад

      ​My father was at Omaha and the Bulge.

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e Месяц назад

      @@lilliekinder2250 3 Replies

  • @jamespileggi6650
    @jamespileggi6650 2 месяца назад +5

    I have been here and you have done a wonderful job of bringing the past back to life for me. My uncle landed here, on D Plus 4. He said there were still bodies in the water at Omaha when he came ashore. Thank you for presenting this in a very human way.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      That’s terrible! Thank you for sharing your connection to this special place.

  • @Strength-in-Union
    @Strength-in-Union 2 месяца назад +12

    Another excellent show. 👍🏻
    Great to see how you line up the photos.

  • @mikeschillinger4427
    @mikeschillinger4427 2 месяца назад +8

    Hour long then and now is fine with me. I love your work.

  • @60SecondSpot
    @60SecondSpot 9 дней назад +3

    I visited the place in 1999, the 55th anniversary of D-DAY. My wife and I met several soldiers there in a pub (English, Candian and American) and they shared some amazing stories of that day... and the following days. I will forever cherish those stories.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  9 дней назад +2

      Outstanding, love it. My only wish is I met more veterans before they began departing

  • @MrDoyle07
    @MrDoyle07 2 месяца назад +6

    My God these then and now pics are so inspiring and they beckon a deep respectfrm some lace deep down in. I am a year older now than my Father when he died at 66 years old in 1988. He fought this war and these help me feel something of him that without these I could not know without them. Thank you for this.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      I’m so glad you enjoyed this video 👍 thank you

    • @stanleyparkin7718
      @stanleyparkin7718 2 месяца назад +1

      Me and my son went to normandy in 2017 and we went to every landing beach and I love these pictures cos they are places we have been too I was 7 years old when this was going on so I know first hand what these men went through to say they were the greatest generation was a truly understatement I salute them all god bless them men and boys who fought and died there ❤

  • @porkiepie1997
    @porkiepie1997 15 дней назад +6

    I live close to the beach and I’m British and my wife and I too feel that the people having fun on the beach is wonderful as to free the place and Europe was the whole point of the war. We always think of the men of all nationalities who came ashore on that day to face death with courage. We salute them.

  • @napierlines6977
    @napierlines6977 2 месяца назад +4

    I could watch an hour of this and not once look at my watch. I love these shows, thank you

  • @graemeatkinson2138
    @graemeatkinson2138 2 месяца назад +7

    On August 14th I get to finally go to the Normandy D-Day region on an organised tour from Paris. An all day tour which starts with Omaha. Sir your videos are outstanding and my emotions are already climbing high as I watch your latest content. Merci from New Zealand.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      You are most welcome my friend

    • @Norrie-jj2ve
      @Norrie-jj2ve 2 месяца назад +1

      I leave Scotland on the 15th for a two week visit to Normandy...might bump into you....:)

    • @graemeatkinson2138
      @graemeatkinson2138 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Norrie-jj2ve I would love to have 2 weeks out there but all I can muster is 1 full and very long day.

  • @johnc2438
    @johnc2438 2 месяца назад +22

    Thank you for doing what you're doing, brining this day back to us -- salute from a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer.

  • @wendyt7958
    @wendyt7958 2 месяца назад +13

    My father was there...not sure which action of Omaha Beach but he was part of the 3rd wave of soldiers to come ashore....he was a great man among many great men

    • @NuevaOla8986
      @NuevaOla8986 Месяц назад

      Tristemente solo los utilizaron, a USA lo obligaron a entrar a la guerra. Por eso las guerras son horribles. Busca el documental Europa la última batalla y entenderás quienes planearon las guerras.

  • @leo-tj3jw
    @leo-tj3jw 2 месяца назад +9

    Very good job! The way you line up the pictures is amazing

  • @Marw169
    @Marw169 2 месяца назад +6

    We were in normandy this year for 80th anniversary with my girlfriend. It has been my dream for many years and it finally came true... and it was probably the strongest experience I've ever had. Our first stop was Omaha beach Dog Green sector. I wanted to see this place first, because years ago, thanks to this place that was shown in the movie "Saving Private Ryan", i became interested in ww2 and especially the battles in Normandy. We passed through the village of Vierville-sur-Mer where there was already an American camp with Shermans and lots of other military vehicles and equipment. And when I first saw the beach with my own eyes from the W72, i immediately cried. I had seen the place in so many photos, videos, documentaries, books and now I had the beach right in front of me. In total we were there for 9 days and had some incredible moments, saw absolutely breathtaking places, met several veterans (I shook hands with one, I have a signed postcard from one, I even chatted with one for a while) these are the days of which I will never forget.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      I know those same emotions. I feel it every time I go to these locations! I’ve made a few videos from Normandy if you want to check them out while you’re away

    • @Marw169
      @Marw169 2 месяца назад

      @@thehistoryexplorer I'll definitely check them out

  • @kingsroad2310
    @kingsroad2310 2 месяца назад +5

    Amazing Rob, what a fascinating video. Take me back to Normandy right now!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you buddy. Really appreciate the kind feedback

  • @stevekrilich3040
    @stevekrilich3040 2 месяца назад +7

    Awesome video. If it was one hour or two hours long it would still be awesome.

  • @colinwhite5355
    @colinwhite5355 2 месяца назад +11

    Each one, some mother’s son, none of whom, given the chance, would have chosen to be there - and here we are, today, with the same evil men wreaking havoc on the majority of us who crave a peaceful coexistence. Thank you for your excellent and sensitively presented work.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you Colin. So glad you enjoyed the video 👍

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      ​@@thehistoryexplorer2 Replies

    • @NuevaOla8986
      @NuevaOla8986 Месяц назад +1

      Ya viste el documental Europa la última batalla? Por eso se que tienes razón

    • @NuevaOla8986
      @NuevaOla8986 Месяц назад

      Ya viste el documental Europa la última batalla? Por eso se que tienes razón

  • @tex148th
    @tex148th 2 месяца назад +4

    I was born as the beaches were being stormed by the Allies.
    "D-Day Normandy" and I just shared our 80th anniversary.
    I am in awe as you did the video comparisons. Thank you for your work.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for sharing!! And happy 80th year. So glad you enjoyed the video

  • @Peace2U-ec6es
    @Peace2U-ec6es 2 месяца назад +5

    This is incredible! I will watch this several times over this weekend I'm sure!

  • @PAS_2020
    @PAS_2020 2 месяца назад +9

    The whole thing emotional. Have told you a few times how much I love your work. Think I also may have mentioned that while you work in your studio if you want some background music and nostalgia going on, turne in to British Home Front Radio streaming 24/7. Exactly the broadcasts these men and women were hearing every day. Hearing some of the homefront advisements to the British people on their radios makes my heart skip a beat just like these “Before and After” photos. Just to think these guys were alive listening to the very same thing we can hear now. 🗣️ 🎼🎶🎵🌍

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes thank you for letting me know, I have listened to that a few times. It’s brilliant!
      Appreciate your feedback

    • @suepalin9202
      @suepalin9202 2 месяца назад

      I didn't know about BHFR, so thank you for the link. I shall enjoy listening to these old broadcasts!

  • @hueyman624
    @hueyman624 2 месяца назад +9

    I was there 4-10 June this year. There were so many Jeeps, GMC trucks, Dodge WCs and other vehicles you would have thought the invasion was the prior week. A very great and moving experience.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +4

      That would have been brilliant but I try to avoid the crowds!

    • @Jaden-y7e
      @Jaden-y7e 2 месяца назад

      ​@@thehistoryexplorer2 Replies

  • @paulevans3827
    @paulevans3827 2 месяца назад +4

    As they say, the picture is worth 1000 words thank you so much for all of your hard work👏🇬🇧

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      It is my pleasure, I love visiting these locations

  • @briantaylor6562
    @briantaylor6562 2 месяца назад +10

    Great work, really emotional. They must have been scared to death. Fought for freedom for the world, right there.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Well said Brian! And thank you for the feedback

    • @virginiasoskin9082
      @virginiasoskin9082 Месяц назад

      Being on those landing boats and then exposed to gunfire as you raced as fast as you could up the beach and guys falling all around you. Terrifying! And some guys drowned with all their heavy equipment even before they GOT to shore. I guess you just figure you are going to be killed but you are going to die trying to do your duty. I am from a small town in PA and have a brochure of a "welcome home" celebration the town held around 1947. All the men and women who served were listed; it was four or five columns of names on this 8 1/2 x 11" paper folded in half. Ten men never made it home and they were listed separately. This was in a town of about 5000 at the time.....one family had about six kids who served, both guys and girls, and they ALL made it back home. That was a miracle.

  • @timalexander7758
    @timalexander7758 2 месяца назад +6

    Another fantastic presentation.
    I want to get to Normandy someday.
    Thank you again from Alabama USA!!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      You are most welcome my friend. So glad you enjoyed the video 👍

  • @marionjohansson4235
    @marionjohansson4235 2 месяца назад +5

    Amazing. Thank you, we will remember them.

  • @jacquelinejohnson9447
    @jacquelinejohnson9447 2 месяца назад +5

    Excellent video. Thank you very much. Very informative and enjoyable. I'm looking forward to more. Thanks again.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! I have many more to come 👍

  • @Majorrogerragland48
    @Majorrogerragland48 2 месяца назад +7

    yes to an hour.... I'd watch all day

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      So glad people are enjoying these videos. Thank you

  • @adithompson199
    @adithompson199 2 дня назад +1

    A wonderful historical 'Then and Now ' pictures, tour and commentary. Thanks you so much for this.

  • @417jumps3
    @417jumps3 2 месяца назад +7

    Where you find the “then” pics and do the research to line them up with the “now” pics is just amazing!! Where in the heck do you find the “then” pics??!!
    And people are right, that is hallowed ground. The purpose of the events that day was so people could enjoy those beaches again!! I can guarantee you won’t be able to find a single veteran who was there who wouldn’t want people to enjoy those beaches!!! They sacrificed their lives for that very reason!

  • @brianturner5995
    @brianturner5995 Месяц назад +1

    Fantastic video...I am a passionate "then and now" photographer myself and many of the ones in this video brought tears to my eyes

  • @paulheinz2145
    @paulheinz2145 2 месяца назад +4

    Amazing feelings of patriotism overwhelm me with each photo. Without a doubt God has touched you to act. Thank you for what you work so hard to give us.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      Wow, thank you! What a lovely and kind thing to say 🙏

  • @tanker335
    @tanker335 2 месяца назад +10

    Ten years ago my wife and her family visited France. She collected a jar of sand from Omaha Beach and bought a bottle of Calvados for me. Neither one made it home. The bag they were in was stolen from the hallway of the cruise ship they were on after it made port in Philly after they were instructed to set their luggage out to be collected and off loaded. She's convinced it was a crew member who did it. I almost cried.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +5

      That’s terrible! So sorry to hear that. Excuse for another visit?

    • @tanker335
      @tanker335 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thehistoryexplorer It's my turn this time!

  • @pcj3405
    @pcj3405 11 дней назад +1

    Thank you for your work! May they all never be forgotten. Again, Thank you!

  • @Eternalamon
    @Eternalamon 2 месяца назад +5

    ...again great work... thank you.

  • @jamesross1799
    @jamesross1799 2 месяца назад +2

    I love your content. Always a pleasure to watch.

  • @Angela-ef5yj
    @Angela-ef5yj 9 дней назад

    Thank you, we should never forget the sacrifices that all the armies made during WW2. I loved the then and now photos. Thank you.

  • @bigred4592
    @bigred4592 14 дней назад +1

    I visited Normandy in March...this video made me want to go back again...well done

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  14 дней назад +1

      I’m going back again in a couple weeks. I seem to get there every couple of months! Love it

  • @paddyblanche2505
    @paddyblanche2505 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow great work bringing this to light .getting back next year .it surreal to look out along the beach’s to think this really happened .thank you for all your work putting this together 👏

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      You’re very welcome Paddy and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Where are you going next?

  • @jamesm.3084
    @jamesm.3084 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you. My son and I were there this past April and it was a most memorable trip. I really was amazed by WN62 and the story of Heinrich Severloh.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Interestingly the Severloh story is likely false, or certainly exaggerated

  • @Sigrid121Angelsey
    @Sigrid121Angelsey Месяц назад +2

    This episode was wonderous, emotion wise. I felt myself really digging deep, trying to put my myself in their shoes. I don't think we will ever be able to show a worthy gratitude. Looking at the country now, we may have to fight for our freedom again. I must go to Normandy and Omaha Beach. After seeing the before and after pictures, I want to see these places for myself.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Месяц назад

      So glad you enjoyed it! I worked really hard on this one but it hasn’t gained the same traction as others.

  • @dereksreviews-collectables7185
    @dereksreviews-collectables7185 11 дней назад +2

    Yes longer 1 hr plus videos are great

  • @daviso4954
    @daviso4954 13 дней назад +1

    Thanks for the great photos and history lesson. My father was with the 38th calvary mechanized recon squadron. According to after action reports he landed on omaha beach in sector dog red shortly after the initial assualts. He fought in normandy, helped liberate Paris on august 25th. From there he and his unit made their way to Monschau germany where they dug in for the battle of the ardennes and battle of the bulge. He never spoke of his time and experiences in the war. I only learned of his exploits 28 years after his death. Back in 1944 he was a 36 yo corporal.

  • @EdwardNY8
    @EdwardNY8 6 дней назад +1

    I really enjoyed this and am a big fan of then & now videos. Glad I found yours

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  6 дней назад +1

      Welcome aboard! I have loads of videos explaining the then and now pictures I take

  • @snydedon9636
    @snydedon9636 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for all the videos you post. They are like short history lessons.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      That’s a great way to look at it! So glad you enjoyed the video

  • @Benilife444
    @Benilife444 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you, Great job. I will be there to walk in my grandpa's footsteps.

  • @xanberg
    @xanberg Месяц назад

    I'm now in Normandy with my father. Both veterans (New Guinea, Bosnia, Kosovo). Very special to be here and we went to some of the places in your video. Thank you!

  • @jasonmichael5894
    @jasonmichael5894 2 месяца назад +1

    These videos are just amazing!!! You are truly talented for what you do. Thank you from a USAF Veteran.

  • @freepilot7732
    @freepilot7732 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for all your work.

  • @dwg6977
    @dwg6977 2 месяца назад +3

    I do enjoy what ur doing.. history is very important... doesnt seem like the youth of today care... keep it up

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you, I will!

    • @virginiasoskin9082
      @virginiasoskin9082 Месяц назад

      I believe that if kids are taken as youngsters to visit historic places it brings history alive. I was a middle schooler in the early 1960s when the American Civil War was celebrating its centennial. We lived in Pennsylvania and so began our tour at Gettysburg and then visited many other battlefield parks in Virginia. We also visited Ft. Ticonderoga and Valley Forge. Pennsylvania kids were lucky -- we lived amidst history. Rather than going to Disneyworld or resorts or amusement parks every year, branch out and take your kids and yourselves to historic places -- battlefields, forts, presidential homes, national parks -- this is when kids hear the docents and see the actual items people owned and used -- uniforms, equipment, flags, Lincoln's hat, glasses, and so forth. Take them to the museums in Washington DC. I still love history for this reason -- American and also Russian. I read Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie in college and since then have been an amateur interested in all things Russian -- the Romanovs, palaces, Faberge, literature, theater, etc. I was lucky enough to tour St. Petersburg about six years ago and that was a big dream come true of mine. Now it is impossible to return due to the political situation but we had a marvelous time.

  • @labeef1953
    @labeef1953 2 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for taking me to see this. It’s something I could never do. The then and and now photos were fascinating. Well done sir!

  • @Thedeseri
    @Thedeseri Месяц назад +1

    I'm here from watching your shorts to support you. Great content and wishing you more recognition!

  • @jml01309
    @jml01309 16 дней назад +1

    absolutely magnificent!!!! thank you for making that video!!

  • @carolmankin7069
    @carolmankin7069 6 дней назад

    I just want to thank you for all the amazing videos and photos you show. My son, as well as myself, love history and the photos of WW11 have a special place in my heart. My mom is originally from Brussels, Belgium and was a little girl during the war. My mom and my grandparents have told me many stories concerning the war. One is that as a young Belgian man the Germans took my grandfather, and many other young men, back to Germany to work in a factory. It was a Mercedes Benz factory and he worked making the cars like you see German officers being driven around in. He escaped once and was captured and taken back to the factory. They told him if he did it again they would kill him. He did manage to escape and the second time he made it back home successfully where he hid out for months in my grandparents apartment. He never came out until the Americans liberated Belgium. My mom grew up and married an American airman...my dad. She has been an American citizen since I was 16 years old. I'm 65 now and my mom is still living. Anyways, that was just a bit of history of my family. I'm looking forward to watching many more of your videos. Thank you.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  5 дней назад +1

      You are most welcome my friend. Thank you for sharing your story!

  • @Michel-og5sg
    @Michel-og5sg 2 месяца назад +5

    Excellent document

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад

      Glad you think so! Many more like this on the way 👍

  • @KellyJones-be9kn
    @KellyJones-be9kn 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you Sir for your hard work. This is a wonderful thing you do for the benefit of all

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      I love doing it so it’s genuinely my pleasure to share these with you 👍

  • @hmmslagathor9285
    @hmmslagathor9285 2 месяца назад +2

    What a great video, utterly engaging!

  • @PonteServiziExportElenaNabot
    @PonteServiziExportElenaNabot 21 час назад

    Great video, and RIP to all those brave soldiers

  • @streamster54
    @streamster54 2 месяца назад +2

    Great Video! Thank you for sharing your work🇺🇸👍

  • @johnjwedrall4290
    @johnjwedrall4290 2 месяца назад +3

    A hour long will be most welcomed 👍👍

  • @ramjet8778
    @ramjet8778 9 дней назад +1

    Excellent documentary…Well considered and very thoughtful. Thank you.

  • @uberrox452
    @uberrox452 Месяц назад

    Your videos are amazing. The history of what our parents and grandparents went through should never be lost. Such a high sacrifice was made by British and American forces so that we would truly know freedom for our children.

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 21 день назад +1

    Wow! Those are some Amazing pictures!🙏🕊️🕯️❤️🫡🇺🇸🪖

  • @kevincerce5056
    @kevincerce5056 2 месяца назад +2

    My Father landed on Omaha beach 2nd wave 9 -9:30. I wish he was still alive to see this. he passed away 12/ 2002

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      You must be so proud of his legacy, thank you for sharing his story

  • @marcelgeerlof549
    @marcelgeerlof549 Месяц назад +1

    I have visited Omaha beach several times in my life, but looking at the sites in this way is really new to me. Very nicely done. Respectful to the men who fought for our freedom, just over 80 years ago.

  • @jonbeckleymorrisblues
    @jonbeckleymorrisblues 2 месяца назад +2

    I've watched your channel a lot. Though I'm from the States I lived in Europe Belgium & Holland, and toured throughout Europe in the 80's, 90's as a roots/Blues musician. I especially liked playing in Germany, but the Dutch musicians still felt some bitterness towards the older Germans old enough to have fought in WW2.
    I really appreciate the courage it took for people like my parents to have stood up to Dictatorship in Europe at that time.
    But, it also happening again now all over the world... has happened many times since WW2....and that's just really bad....
    Will there ever be another generation like those who fought in the 2nd World War?
    I sure hope so.
    Thanks for what you do.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      What an interesting comment, thanks for sharing. I hope you’ve enjoyed the channel so far, I’m trying to improve all the time

  • @Iceman8723
    @Iceman8723 2 месяца назад +3

    The muzzle brake of that last gun (7.5cm Pak 97/38) can still be found on the site. It's been cemented vertical near the R677 bunker of WN72; I think it's used as an ash tray lol but when you're back there; keep an eye open. I have a photo saved. It's still there.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      Oh my god I’ve been to Omaha beach over a dozen times and I never knew that!!! You’ve made me want to jump on a ferry and check it out

  • @MorrisGump
    @MorrisGump 2 месяца назад +2

    A great video, and very well presented, I look forward to your future videos of similar content.
    Great stuff 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Alzrad
    @Alzrad 2 месяца назад +2

    Dude… Bravo on making this amazing video! 👏 👏👏

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks a lot! That really means the world to me

    • @Alzrad
      @Alzrad 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thehistoryexplorer You’ve earned it man. Ya Velcome

  • @GailSiebuhr-de6sb
    @GailSiebuhr-de6sb Месяц назад

    When you see today's car driving through the older photo, there's a time warp in history from then till now. Another photo where the locals are talking to a soldier & at their feet is a dead soldier they the locals are probably respectful of him, but their lives are in their hands at that moment. So well done, love what you are doing.

  • @Cyndi-v1c
    @Cyndi-v1c 17 дней назад +1

    Wow, absolutely incredible and allows us to see what the troops had to go through.😮😢

  • @Hobbitma
    @Hobbitma 2 месяца назад +3

    Amazing….thank you.

  • @analystanalyst7652
    @analystanalyst7652 2 месяца назад +1

    Cota wanted to hit OMAHA in the dark because they knew it was going to be bad. They had actually thought of bypassing it during the Cheltenham meetings, but they had to tie the beaches in.
    That was very good of you to show the crosses of Preston and Bob Niland at the end. You are a thoughtful man. Thank you.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I love making these for people to see

  • @saltiplumz2103
    @saltiplumz2103 2 месяца назад +1

    You do a fantastic job of these video's. An hour would be perfect!!

  • @gangshan
    @gangshan 2 месяца назад +1

    beautiful filming; the grassfield, the wildflowers in the breeze. juxposition of past and present.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed it. I did wonder if people would appreciate the flowers! Ha!

  • @kirvenslade8923
    @kirvenslade8923 2 месяца назад

    Your videos are absolutely wonderful and it is heartbreaking to think of all the men who died there defending our freedom.

  • @patricklorio7657
    @patricklorio7657 2 месяца назад

    I could watch this content all day! Well done and keep them coming.

  • @nellennatea
    @nellennatea 16 дней назад

    I so enjoy these then and now. Thank you. Very special.

  • @waterpongo6975
    @waterpongo6975 2 месяца назад +1

    Well done History Explorer! Very interesting video. Like others have said I would like longer videos too

  • @georgekatsipodas1340
    @georgekatsipodas1340 2 месяца назад +1

    Fantastic video mate, love all your work . I was there on dog green sector last year , its haunting to think what these brave men went through .
    Your parting words on this video some it well.
    Look forward to future material .

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it and there are plenty more videos to come. Thanks for the feedback 👍

  • @joenop3393
    @joenop3393 2 месяца назад +2

    Excellent Job!

  • @davidrobinson6353
    @davidrobinson6353 2 месяца назад +2

    Could watch all day long so hour is no problem more the better for me Many Thanks for making these Videos so professionally 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @lynnhiggins7340
    @lynnhiggins7340 21 день назад

    Brilliant job, thank you for the time and effort bringing this fantastic video to us. Brilliant, thank you. I could listen to you all day. 🇬🇧💖

  • @eddywells5689
    @eddywells5689 16 дней назад +1

    Absolutely loved this waaaaaaay too short !!!!! Can you imagine sending videos like this back to shaef pre d day !!!!!! 💞💞💞👍💪🍺

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  16 дней назад +2

      I actually wondered what the course of D Day would be if I could send the information I know today

  • @ademeris5754
    @ademeris5754 3 дня назад +1

    This is fantastic, very sad seeing before and after how bloody the Omaha beach was…. I’m very excited to come from Australia and actually see it my self, from movies and video games it’s absolutely incredible sights.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  2 дня назад +1

      Glad you enjoy it! I make videos from all of these sites if you want to check them out

  • @tonys4668
    @tonys4668 2 месяца назад +1

    Looking forward to your next walkthrough. Hopefully you have plans for many more locations along with pictures? Great pacing and commentary!

  • @patt.2066
    @patt.2066 Месяц назад

    I love your capturing of such a tumultuous period in the survival of western civilization

  • @normanbrydon2226
    @normanbrydon2226 День назад +1

    Absolutely amazing footage ❤

  • @محمدبدر-ض2ي3و
    @محمدبدر-ض2ي3و Месяц назад

    Thank you for the beautiful content. I have been hoping for content like this for a long time
    Let me remember the memories

  • @anthonyo.460
    @anthonyo.460 2 месяца назад

    thanks for this. Definately could watch an hours worth. Best i've seen of then and now on youtube. Really enjoy the commentary.

  • @luisdelgado3496
    @luisdelgado3496 8 дней назад

    Excellent presentation. Please continue posting this kind of videos. Good Job!!!!!

  • @brianjoseph3818
    @brianjoseph3818 Месяц назад

    Love your videos keep up the good work .let's remember the brave souls who lost their lives