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Thanks. A painful time. p.s. sometime broaden / lengthen to extend later, covering Falaise? and _including Canadian and Polish? *^5*

Great informative video...I like that the images have not been blurred out. Like typical UA-cam channels. War is brutal and should never be censored.

How dare Ike berate the British forces, the USA had so many men, and materials to Waste, and just shows how Ike, was out of touch with the men on the ground, as is today, the USA has such large forces, that if they lose X amount of men, materials, so what, whilst our country, the small size that it is, yet still capable of feats, other countries, could only wish for. IKE in this disrespect of our Troops, gets right up my nose. My Uncles were at Dunkirk, and returned on D-Day, never taking a Prisoner, no matter what, after witnessing what the Germans did to our POW's near Dunkirk. And they were proud of this, and had no remose whatsoever. Steve from London UK

At 6.55 quote: "at that time on the 600 miles front in the east the russians faced 9 German division.." what? in June 1944? Go to school, boy, don't bother us with your fairy tales any longer

The Canadian 49th Infantry? Oh dear. The 49th (West Riding) Division was attached to First Canadian Army, but it was a British Army formation. Not even two minutes in and I don't think I can watch the rest of this.

Yes, I know it has only one M and a D, but t's pronounced "Simmons".

Great but can you manage to make an armored division these days ?

Really nice work. Thanks for the video.

Dowodca dywizji pancernej zostal barmanem po 2 wojnie swiatowej.. umarł na emigracji Jego zolnierze mieli zawody z cywila ,on byl zawodowym zolnierzem. Walczyl w,polsce,francji i podczas wyzwalania zachodniej europy..

Think they should make a film of this

The British day 1 objectives were finally met after Patton and the 3rd Infantry Division took half of France. Jolly good showing there mate. Many commoners died while the gentleman took tea in the afternoon. Bernard Montgomery was as much as a joke as how he looked. Those chaps were good men mate

Only a fool would say, "armoured panzer divisions" !! The word ,"Panzer", means, Armour !!

Maybe Eisenhower should have visited the hill before criticizing

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A well researched detailed account of the brave Men that fought against the Nazis. For the freedom of Europe.

A very good historical analysis but i wouldnt underestimate the contributions of the allied fighter bombers ,above all the Typhoons who again and again intervened at critical moments in one way or another. Conversely the Luftwaffe was virtually nowhere to be seen .

As a question of fact, 75-80 percent of the Wehrmacht was in the Eastern front during WW2 while 20-25 percent was serving in the Western front. 80 percent of German war dead perished on the Eastern Fronte; about four million of the five million German soldiers killed in World War II.

Gazala was the largest tank battle in British history. Not this operation.

Excellent summary. Should be watched in every primary school.

My father served in the Welsh Guards and went to France as part of the BEF, he was evacuated from France aboard a Royal Navy ship and ended up in the engineers workshop sitting under a bench with his head rest on a steel vice. When he told me the story as a school kid I asked " Dad couldn't they find you a cabin" he just shook his head and ruffled my hair. Dad would not talk about the war, he said it was a horror best not spoken about other than to pay the greatest respects to those who did not come back and those who suffered there lives from the wounds of war. I had the honor of owning a Dunkirk Little Ship for fifteen years, bought her after she returned home after attending the 1995 Return To Dunkirk. I took part in the 2000, 2005 & 10 Returns and many Classic boat rallies where we flew the flag and remembered the Dunkirk Vets. Lazy Days spent three days at Dunkirk ferrying troops off the beach to larger craft offshore. Returning to Blighty holed at the waterline, but said to have carried eighty five souls onboard. Quite an achievement for a thirty foot long wooden family cruiser, built in Castleford Yorkshire back in 1930 and had made her way down the North Sea to the River Thames. Not living up to her name Lazy Days spent the rest of WWII patrolling the Thames Estuary spotting parachute mines, helping to keep shipping lanes open. She was stationed at Chatham but moored at Queensborough. After selling her she passed to another member of the Association and later sold to her present owners who keep her busy attending Association events and other classic boat functions.

.... SS panzer CORPS with 80 Tanks ... well ... yes and no airforce

As well as the short term goals of securing a port to enable resupply, the Allied tactic was to erode the German material. They knew that had a significant advantage over the Germans in their ability to replace weapons, munitions and vehicles. The Allies could afford to lose tanks, the Germans couldn't. So when the British and Canadians draw out a stronger force from the Germans shouldn't the victory be measured in material denied to the Germans rather than the speed taken to take the ground?

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Only criticism is the Canadian flag is not correct for the period.

Shame there was no mention of David Vivian Currie, VC, but nonetheless a very good video, thank you for this.

Everything was going well until at about 2:29 a picture appeared of German Panther Ausf G tanks sporting ambush camoflage, circa 1944 from what looked like the Battle of the Bulge. So many W.W.II documentaries use inappropriate film or images, I've studied W.W.II for over 50 years and this is a major issue for me.

Sat behind the maginot line for eight months along with the french instead of launching An offensive back in sept39 After declaring war!

Excellent. I really like this style - quite different from other channels.

My father was wounded at Caan yet hardly ever spoke about it , thanks for posting this because i don’t think this generation have any interest in what they all went through .

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To be totally fair to the Americans the BPF turned up after the war in Europe was over and did perform a terrific job in its period in action .... Prior to be this the RN was mainly in the Indian Ocean protecting India and Ceylon... Im not sure how much involvement the RAN or RNZN played in the Pacific before that point altnough I know ghey were involved in the fighting up from the North of Australia towards the Philippines

THEY don't want us to know that the Allies CHEATED. Seriously, though: How much WW2 Pacific theatre history are most British and Canadian citizens actually aware of, themselves? Was that part of their WW2 education?

Typical Of the Americans to steal the limelight. This excellent presentation has served to dispel the myth that the British were somehow kicking their heels and drinking tea while the Yanks were doing the fighting to the West. I now understand why the bulk of the invasion force were concentrated on Sword, Juno and Gold. Monty truly was a very perceptive chap in designing this strategy. Thank you for correcting my perception.

Thank you.

Excellent summary countering the Hollywood version of WW2 with solid fact. While it is true Monty commanded the US 1st and 9th Armies, these were transferred from Bradley not Patton, who only ever commanded US 3rd Army in Europe . The Americans did not have an atomic weapons project prior the the British sharing Tube Alloys weapon research in1940-41.

My father was in the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division from D-Day to VE day. He rarely spoke of his experiences. Unless you asked him about his Bren gun. Lest we forget

The very cream of the Nazi troops and S S. panzer divisions were involved here.The magnificent support from R.A.F. Typhoon Fighter bombers just about topped the scales in this extremely hard fought battle.

For more details read James Holland's brilliant book Brothers in Arms, is a riveting read from the first to last, tells the story of the Sherwood Rangers from landing on Gold beach to driving into Germany 👍

I have heard/read accounts of ground troops whose units had been accidentally bombed assaulting airmen they encountered after the incidents.

Hollywood has a hell of a lot to answer for when it comes down to the truth!

Does anyone know the exact location of Wildfire? My Grandfather completed basic training there in 1937 before joining the Med Fleet on HMS Sussex. Would like to visit Sheerness if there is still something to see of Wildfire there. Thanks!

Excellent job! Last week I finished a book on the invasion of Normandy, about 500 pages or so. This video is very helpful. RIP heroes 🙏🏽

Thank you John for putting this together. My father was a private with the 2nd East Yorks. on the the D Day landings. We lost him just over 10 years ago and whilst he talked about little bits that he thought would interest me, he never ever spoke about the landing itself. He fought his way through Germany to Hanover, where he remained until well after wars end. I wish I had asked him more now but of course it's too late. He never ever went back to Normandy, I suspect this is because it would have been too much for him to cope with. I have recently been trying to find any records of him to trace his journey but I have found this almost impossible.

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The Americans hoped that the British and the Canadians would get bogged down in these really vicious late war 'mopping-up' operations of these fortress Channel ports leaving them to be air-brushed out of the eventual WW2 history - American forces capturing Berlin and taking all the glory around the absolute defeat of Nazi Germany, It didn't happen. Bradley's 12th US Army group failed to progress in the north and, particularly, Patton's US Third Army failed to properly capture Prague. Accordingly, the Americans were furious that the 'bumbling, slowcoach, timid, Montgomery' had absolutely raced ahead along the coast; this being why the political shenanigans around Operation MARKET-GARDEN (a British action which would have brough the war to an early close) have made a controversy which remains almost radio-active to this day. The Canadians didn't figure in Monty's glory drive. They were stuck with quite awful duty on the (Walcheren) South Beveland peninsula, fighting well armed Germans in well-made, well-defended positions in aquatic terrain in a bitter winter. Absolute hell. Video images of the Iran-Iraq war, 1980, in the swamps around Basra gives some idea (albeit with chemical weapons thrown in).

Thank you for that, John. Just an FYI; Canadian forces didn't use the Maple Leaf Flag until almost 20 years later, 1965 in fact. In WW2 they fought in NW Europe under the Blue Ensign (and occasionally the Red) but only AFTER 1st August 1944. On D-Day, yes, 6th Jun 1944, Juno beach was stormed by Canadian troop fighting under the Union Jack (that's right, the Union Flag). The Commonwealth pre-1949 was a serious business, membership being limited to the heavyweight Dominion nations of the British Empire. The citizens of those nations - Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa [1] - had absolute right of full British citizenship (family included) and right of abode in GB until 1949 - with more limited rights until the mid 1960s. That's how Commonwealth Canada fought under the Union flag. [1] The RoI rejected Commonwealth membership in the early 1920s following the Irish civil war. Can you blame them? 5.

What went wrong? Many things went wrong. But perhaps most importantly insufficient naval gunfire assets were allocated to the Omaha Beach sector. The Navy provided two of it's oldest battleships, no cruisers and just ten destroyers. Britain provided one light cruiser and three destroyer escorts. While the Free French provided two light cruisers. This inadequate sized force was expected to support the assault troops against one of the best defended beaches in Normandy. With 670,000 German troops in Normandy all together. By way of contrast the invasion of Saipan, which occured 10 days after Normandy, had 7 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers and 26 destroyers. This against an anticipated Japanese force of about 20,000. Ridiculous!

Why are we never told about all the countries that helped the Americans with Japan???

I am so tired of the British defensiveness about their role in WW2. People who know history, unlike Hollywood screen writers, know the vital role they played. But to attack the Americans role is ludicrous. The reason Churchill opposed overlord is he knew the UK could not do it alone. After Anzio he had to wonder whether the US would support the invasion fully, not just with words and material support. FFS the US obviously met his expectations and then some. Why insult Allie's who made this victory possible for UK, and without whom a UK win would NOT have been possible. And then you wonder why we would rather not help in the first place.

Excellent video.