Original Footage Of The D Day Assault! | The Most Heavily Defended D-Day Beach | WW2 Normandy

My father landed on Sword beach on D Day but would never speak about his war service and your video has been really eye opening for me. Thank you.

Thanks for all the great content. Safe travels!

excellent. I felt as thougy i was there. didnt know this about sword beach

Awesome content!

Just found this channel. This is just amazing. Well done

All your work is phenomenal, however, this video documentary is next level. Embraced your narrative – so enjoyed how you use the word “we” as we are going along our battlelines – and you use the word “us“ as we are being threatened around the next corner. Captured in the scenes as if they were real all around us. Feeling the urgency, the fear and the adrenaline. This is a gift – you are awesome special. Can’t say how much I appreciated this. Can only cheer as a subscriber and a supporter.

Just brilliant thanks for the very interesting and informative video...I was born in Bournemouth in 61 and my grandfather died in WW1 and my father fought in WW2 in Egypt so I've always had the utmost respect for that generation

wonderful vid & report🙏🏻

Great video as always...👍👍

LOVE these videos, especially the Normandy ones and the Then and Now photos! Keep it up, thank you so much!

Amazing video, subbed and looking forward to exploring your other uploads. Thank you

Rob, you really brought this story to life. This is a great documentary. You should be very proud! ♥️☘️🇺🇲

Very well done. These photo overlay vids are always fascinating. I don't know how you guys do it. To find the locations by way of old photos must take some serious sleuthing, which I suppose includes talking to locals who might recognize the place where the photos were taken back during those days in early June of 1944.

All new to me
Thank you!!

I spent a week in May 23 exploring from Ouistreham to La Pointe du Hoc. Have to return for Pegasus Bridge, Merville & Utah Beach. Some revisits too.

Thanks!

Great video. I learned a lot today. Never understood until this video the strength and power of Hillman. Many thanks

Visited 20 odd years ago and had read loads of books, but this video explains more.
Great job 👍🏼

The Hillman fortress was formidable.

This was an outstanding video. The superimpossion of the photos was spot on. It brings a clarity that you don't get just looking at one or the other. Another interesting point I found was the depth of the defense. 👏👏

You do an amazing job of overlaying the old photographs with the present day locations. Thank you for all the work that goes into your videos 👍.

Breche” mispronounced as “breck.”

You are the absolute best at merging the photos to show us how things have (and in some cases haven’t) changed over the years. Well done.

My grandfather landed on Gold Beach with the Cheshires. My nan's brother also landed on Gold Beach with the East Lancs. My nan's brother was later blown to pieces by a mortar bomb up near Cean. He was only in his late teens.
My grandfather served before the war until the end, almost fatally wounded 3 times, and earned the military medal.

thank you so much for this video overall, and especially for reporting the Hillman action (often either overlooked or skirted over when the story of D-Day is told). Six Suffolks were killed taking the Hillman position, a regimental headquarters of the 716th German Division, Colonel Krug was inside and surrendered with his staff. Private James Hunter DCM, A Company, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment is my father, we visited Sword beach and Hillman a number of times in his later years. With each visit the French had restored more of it to the amazing standard you see today (it's open inside in summer, fitted out to its wartime condition, a must see for history buffs).

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Is this the beach the British struggled afterwards to take caen because it was so well defended.Also in the movie saving private ryan the actor sam from cheers has a dig at the British, / Monty for taking too long ?

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Great video….I was at all these locations in September, it’s amazing how the terrain changes at every beach used for the Overload landings. Prior to going I started to read Stephen Fishers Sword Beach book and read some of the chapters at the very location the action took place. Sword beach has so much to offer and is well worth a visit. Thanks for your hard work, keep it up.

Hello, My Great Grandfather was in No.4 Commando on D-day and landed on sword beach outside the tower of Oustriham. Any info you have would be of great interest to me, I have read books of surviors and have 1 photo of him on sight. But always love to know more!

Your work is brilliant and I enjoy your content. Many thanks.

There is something about WN17 that makes you stop and think when you're stood there.

Another excellent video Rob 👌

My dad was on queen red in a dd tank and he told me it was hell.
I asked him when I was a boy in bed to tell me a story about the war and never forgot. He was a tank driver in the east riding yeomanry and my hero. I took my daughter and grandson to Normandy in the summer and found where he landed. It must have been hell.

I love what you're doing! My Dad was the youngest of 12, Irish Catholic immigrants. His family especially my grandparents LOVED AMERICA! The most important thing to them was to be American. My grandparents spoke Gaelic. When they settled in Phila after a horrible ride as "steerage" lowest class passengers on the ship, being kicked, spit on and chronically insulted and dehumanize by low, middle and upper class passengers they saw the Delaware River at Caoe May New Jersey. The ship took them up the Delaware to a very crowded with ships and immigrants, port of Philadelphia, PA. My grandparents did not know each other yet . My gm was hired to clean pubs and one day her and other Irish were cleaning all alone when my gm began cooking in the kitchen she was scrubbing. The unbelievable aroma floated throughout the workers who then gathered to see her. She dished up her Irish stew and scones recipes she knew as a 5 year old girl in County Mayo Ireland. The next day the owners heard workers speaking about how delicious " Bridget's " food was. Finally the owners asked my gm to make them what the workers talked about. She did. And bam, the Philadelphia Irish Pub on Walnut Street was born. The owners renamed their place legally and made my gm head cook. No chefs were used back then. Too expensive . My gf was told a million times "No Irish Need Apply" as each " help wanted" sign in Phila included. He applied anyway. But as soon as the owner read his name "O'Carey" out the door he was kicked. He lived on the street. Hanging with other Irish and " jolly fistfights " as my gf said, were daily. "It was always just to pass the day. Nobidy ever fought to get hurt or to hurt others." Again, a pub owner heard from his customers about my gf " Paddy O' Carey" . Being a great fighter. The pub owner organized a fight to raise money because his pub was going broke. He talked to my gf, 18 by now, and the fight took place. The owner really didn't want the Irish name in his advertisement so he told my gf to change it "just for the fight". My gf agreed. He dropped the "O" and changed "Paddy" to PJ ,his first and middle name (Joseph). He was faithful Catholic and never stopped using his confirmation name of Joseph. Anyways at a church bazar my gf met my gm. They moved to west Phil's had 12 children as the Irish Catholics did strictly what the pope told them to do no birth control. "Take what God gives you.." because if my gm cooking she began renting rooms to new Irish immigrants who found out in Ireland "when you get to Phila.look up Mrs.Bridget Carey. She'll give you a bed and feed every day with no cost until you get work and pay her. "Well relatives friends came like crazy as my go continued building their own family . My gm was pregnant most of the time the strangers had heard of her showed up at her door. Both my gp forbade speaking Gaelic , or "Irish" in their home. They told everyone living there " were in America now.we speak English only." Even I remember hearing this! Anyway of the 12 children 8 were sons. They fought in WW I AND WW II. Plus the daughters' husbands. My gm had 6 gold stars in her window during WW II. The stars were given to families either soldiers in the war. Most had 1ie 2 silver or bronze. My gm had 6 gold! (By WW II 2 of her sons were too old but they fought in WW I. ). That's why she didn't have 8 gold stars. Anyway my dad ,the youngest of 12 was the only one to be injured. Shrapnel hit him in his right lung, in Sainte' Mere Eglise Normandy. The doctors couldn't get all of it so they had to leave metal inside of his lung. Even though he suffered surgeries he returned home and never collected disability. He refused to get "free money I gave to earn my money". My dad passed young at 68 from cancer. He was buried with military honors and yes, he still had that shrapnel in his lung. Sering your history here makes me very sad. Thise boys like my Dad, 18 in Feb 1943 was drafted July 1. .Trained for D day and 11 months later was on a ship for Normandy to fight "those "Krouts " !
I wish I could tell my Dad about your work here. He never talked about the War, other than his hatred toward "Krouts " and " japs". What men they were. I look at Americans today and shake my head. The complaining some find is ridiculous They fight over drivers licenses they call them sieves not citizens but still quite our constitution. What my go would tell them about the freedoms we have needs to be played as loud as possible,They deny what Americans went through so they could yell at cops, thst they could have a trial etc. and idiots fight over driver licenses. Really? My dad bled for 4 days before a medic sewed him up by the muddy road in Normandy. He lived but many died. And these Americans cry over driver licenses?? Go fight a war crybabies. Then you'd see what composing you're nit a citizen will give you. Theyr weak Americans are spoiled and lazy now. So weak in body and mind. Greedy. Don't want to pay for a parking illegally YOU PARJED ILLEGSLLY, so they claim sov cut to get out of paying for a drivers license and a parking ticket! Denounce their country ! I wasn't alive in 1944 but those men would stomp on todays Americans for sure. Nobody insulted America then not even your best friend. It never entered their minds to not want to be a citizen! Today is so sad. Yelling at good! Nobody dud that then now they yell at judges ! Even I can't believe this! We were taught to respect cops and judges all adults! We weren't even allowed to indukt our siblings or we were punished. No name calling in my Irish Catholic family ! God is missing today . I think that is the fire of the greed and attended. No chance of having to answer at the pearly gates like I was raised and still believe. Again it cry when watching your videos. What those men suffered today's Americans couldn't do it. Weak greedy lazy argumentative with any and everyone. Sad sad I do love your videos though. I want todays Americans to watch what we did to rid the world of hatred and disgusts leaders can bring. I wish I had met Gen Eisenhower. What a man! What a plan he created. Anyway keep doing this . I save every video you post. Yes I am subscribed and I "like" it too! Haha. Rest to all those who fought and suffered families of the dead 17 year olds and children like me of the GREATEST GENERATION EVER SEEN IN THIS WORLD! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

It's pronounced more like "La Bresh".

Excellent use of original film and imageless from D Day, and explanation events. Would be very interested to see more.

Great vid. Thank you for posting my friend.

Hi Rob, another great video it really does Appear that you can reach out and touch those buildings. I’m so glad that you are able to do this for us. I really do appreciate your efforts. Paul 👍

The first “then” photo of the carrier between the two oak beamed houses shows one of six carriers from the mortar platoon, 2nd battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. My father and his twin brother were on one of these carriers so there’s a one in six chance that they were on the one in the photograph.

History is written by the victors esp those victors with a very big film industry.

My uncle landed on D day on Sword beach with the 2nd battalion the East Yorkshire regiment.
Great to get an idea of the location and the horrendous obstacles that he and his comrades had to overcome..Sword beach history is sadly overlooked,especially the actions of the East Yorks and Lancashire regiments.
Sadly he was k.i.a.a few weeks later trying to get to Caen.His platoon encountered the 12th S S Hitler Jugend regiment with a Tiger tank.When the Suffolk Regiment retook the position they found evidence that the East York casualties had been executed.These included my uncle.Staff sergeant Samuel Atkinson.R.I.P.

Another excellent show Rob. Really enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing

Great then and now pics. I had a couple of days last week where I was able to spend some time looking at sites where the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry fought and relate places to people and incidents that I had read about. There little museum at Berjou was good. Some interesting and thoughtful artefacts.

Great tour and presentation, enjoy your content very much. Nice to see Sword get a little recognition once in awhile.

Excellent details. Thanks 👍

I have to say that your channel has consistently brought the experience of the Normandy invasion to me better than any other media in a life-long hobby of studying history. I also think that your superposition of photos taken at the time onto your videos is excellently done. At one time in my life, I was a soldier in a Canadian Armored Regiment, and I found your depiction of the Juno Landing so poignant and moving that I gathered my family around to carefully watch, so they might have some understanding of those men's experiences.

I'm sure it is very difficult to continually create the fine content that you do and wish your channel every success.

This was another excellent video. I can well imagine the thoughts of the British soldiers as they realized that there was nothing for it but to storm the strongpoint, and the Germans trying desperately to hold them off as they did. Well done.

You don't see many Sword Beach videos. Thank you for sharing!

Odd but once a year then Normandy veterans had a collection/ stall in Dunn's store in Barnsley where they also displayed their medals.When asked what it was like they said that they just got on with it to get off the beach and generally had no idea of the chaos surrounding them.Just an observation as I wasn't born then.

another cracking video. Never been to the strongpoint but I wil ldefinitely go this summer!

Love your channel ❤❤