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They Predicted D-Day Would Fail
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2023
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We want this to be the greatest documentary we've put out to date and we know that we can depend on all of you to bring the memory of D-Day to life like never before. To everyone who has made a channel and project this massive an undertaking possible, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. dday.timeghost.tv/
Weird question- How would the WWII team feel if people who streamed on twitch live-reacted with their audience to the 24 hours doc?
@@ISawABear That, would be cool. I'd definitely switch my movie Watch Party stream for this. Might just be for ~4hrs but yes. I'm guessing though that they would prefer the live views. That said, it might bring new people into the YT channel especially if Twitch broadcasters would 'spam' the links of both the regular video channel and the special D-Day one.
@@ISawABear As long as they're contributing and sharing their own thought's we're more than fine with it! Would be a different story if it was just 95% our own broadcast, then it'd be nice to have the views on our channel itself for the algorithmic boost.
Your Pearl Harbor documentary is going to be difficult to beat.
Surely you guys had perhaps the chance of meeting WW2 veterans who were on D-DAY.
Not many of those lads left but that'd be amazing.
The fact that youtube itself is not supporting this show is madness. This is a magnificent example of what youtube creators are able to create. It would be great publicity and cost very little compared to the ressources they have.
UA-cam has helped us reach all of you and we'll always be thankful for that. Who knows, maybe if enough people watch the 12 hour live premier it'll hit the trending page? :)
Thanks for all the support!
Agree with the sentiment, but it’s a good thing UA-cam isn’t directly footing the bill. If they did they would likely also want editorial influence and that would have been really bad.
I've been here since 1914
It's even more sad that they are actively trying to hide this show
@@WorldWarTwo I cant watch 12 hours but will watch everything once it comes out!
The biggest problem with history is that we know what happened next. We never realize that the people involved had no idea if it would work or not. Every man on that beach KNEW he was probably going to get killed or captured. And they charged anyway.
Exactly, and that's what chronology and a real-time approach can help try capture.
@@badofiI don't know which "westerners" you speak of, but I think the Soviets had few friends after Berlin 48, Hingary 56, Berlin Wall & shootings, Cuba 62, Czechoslovakia 68 and more. Why did you say 72?
The gargantuan task of WW2 alone is nothing short of mind boggling. The fact that you guys hit all the nooks and crannies inbetween with espionage, war crimes, home front, etc, ON TOP of other wars is nothing short of amazing. To the entire team; Thank you for covering all of this. It's amazing to see how these things unfold as it did over 70 years ago.
Thank you! The nooks and crannies, the bonus projects, the weekly series, it's all there to create the largest World War Two digital learning source there can be.
@@WorldWarTwo Having been here through the whole of The Great War, I think you guys have done an amazing job of things and shown that history really is messy, but it's still engaging, if you just take the time to look.
I have to donate. My great-grandfather on my mother's side was a medic at the D-Day landings. He was at Omaha. I can't even begin to imagine what that day must have been like.
We hope we can do his memory justice.
In short, Omaha Beach, D-Day, medic, = Hell on Earth!!
May that poor man RIP, because he had seen Hell!
Mark from Melbourne Australia
My neighbor's father who passed away a few years ago was a day or two after D-Day (he couldn't remember), but he remembered having to wait in the water for hours to finally get on the beach, while the bodies of those who had fallen floated past him. I asked him if he would do it again and he said "Yes, of course, my country needed me". The Greatest Generation
That's really dark and unfortunately not unlike other accounts we've read in the research phase. We hope we can do his memory justice.
In comparison we had a Armour Brigade move cities in a Parade and there were dozen of complaints mostly saying " Is this show of force necessary" . Wars are forgotten in 3 generations
My great grandpa was a soviet soldier in ww2. He worked with recon in a mechanized battalion. He enlisted in 1941 at 18 years old and survived the whole war. He fought from the battle of moscow to the balkans and he was in the battle of Berlin.
Respect from Brazil! Our thanks to all our gallant Soviet Allies! We could not have defeated nazifascism without you.
A true survivor, your great grandfather! Victory comes first, but victory and survival is best.
Slava!
Bullshit
You guys are making a mark on history. Whatever you all do with the rest of your lives, this is your enormous legacy 👏👏
Thank you!
We can only hope, that the next generation will make an equal effort to describe the struggels and fights, the sacrifices and the heorism of today's war in Ukraine
If anyone deserves it, it’s definitely you guys. Still subscribed to the Patreon but decided to throw in 10$ for you guys to keep going. Hopefully everyone who watches understands the importance of these videos and contributes to.
Thank you Joey! The only reason we could even dream of starting this project was thanks to all of you.
Totally agree. I just threw a few coins in the pot as well.
I just can't describe how much I love it how you make history feel alive.
You're going to make us blush.
4:58 you'll never know how much this moment meant to me, when I saw my comment flash up, I feel deeply honoured to see it, I'll show my Great Auntie the next time I see her. I appreciate all the work you guys dedicate to these videos.
So glad to read that Alex, tell your auntie we said hello!
Holy jesus, D-day is half a month away. I swear it feels like it was last week we just got through the battle of Midway!
I owe so much to the few family members that participated in the Second World War that it's hard to describe. My father in law landed in Normandy in a glider as a medic and got the bronze star for his actions at Bastogne during the battle of the Bulge; a cousin was on Corregidor when it fell to the Japanese in 1942 and spent until 1945 as a POW: i had another cousin die in France just after the war ended (he tripped an uncleared mine) and another cousin, recently discovered, was killed on Saipan. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for presenting this great story.
Thank you for sharing their story, we hope we can do their memories justice ❤️
I just updated mine. Let’s do it soldiers, if anyone deserves a little more of a contribution it’s them. All the way to Rome, Berlin, and Tokyo, I’m with the army.
Thanks a million, we couldn't do it without all of you!
Yeah let's hit the beach together. This will be the longest watch day ❤😂😂😂
Let's break through the Atlantikwall!
... Though, I will wait for my next paycheck next week. That's fine, right? I'm already at the Major Tier on the patreon.
EDIT: Nevermind, did it at Sergeant level. I got the Covid and have nothing to distract me.
@@guillaumedeschamps1087 the invasion isn’t until next month. Planning when it’s most opportunistic to do things is exactly what Eisenhower wants from his generals. Or in your case his Majors.
"Boys?" I know I'm not the only female who watches.
Thank you for making this series. My Granddad was a B17 pilot in late 43 to mid 44 and flew many missions in support of DDay. I have really enjoyed the ramp up to the series and look forward to seeing the finished product.
Thanks for your support!
And thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you guys aren't compromising how you publish your works with what the UA-cam's algorithm and various parasitic sponsors demand you do. So many creators fall into peer pressure because they can't afford to say "Boo" to these ever changing (for the worse) goalposts. Even if for the specials you did eventually bite the bullet you still have very reasonable standards for your channel, so I haven't left the Timeghost Army. I may even consider doing a pledge for this project as you asked.
We're much more fortunate than other creators because we have all of you. Most sponsors and agencies don't understand that and get frustrated when we aren't willing to do something we know everyone in the TimeGhost Community wouldn't want.
@@WorldWarTwo I made a basic pledge, but in doing so, forgot to put down a name (the pledge benefit cites mentioning a donor's name for the project). I wasn't prompted to put down a name either. So how would the creators know what name to put down for those donations?
Now go finish D-Day! Keep up the great work Team! Love your shows.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, The History Wonderer.
June 6th is the last day I have to submit my Master's thesis before summer. I really hope to get it done early so I can enjoy your content live. If not I guess it will be my personal D Day.
Greetings from Prague, Czech Republic (I think Indy mentioned he lived here for a time in one of the videos). Well, if the sponsor is not happy to help this wonderful show, extraordinary in many aspects (and also this channel since, for example, your videos about Cuban Missile Crisis are EXCELLENT), let us be the sponsors and use our numbers as an advantage!
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Martin Drab.
We know how hard the whole team is working. This is a truly special project, and I'm happy to donate.
Thank, FalseNoman you for your contribution and support to our channel.
This show has been apart of my life for the last three years and I can't fathom it ending. I can't stress enough how important your specials and weekly videos have been to me. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you so much for your longtime viewership Danny!
We’re happy to be something important in your life ❤️
I've wanted an excuse to donate to you guys for a long time now, now I finally have it. Thank you for all the hard work you and the whole team does Indy, both in the past and going forward!
Thank you so much for your contribution!
You’re making all of this hard work possible!
What you guys have done over the past years is such an incredible achievement. Sincerely, thank you for everything you have done and the INSANE amount of work you have put into it. I’m happy to make a contribution.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Patrick.
I think Patton just wanted to get to join the invasion. 😂
Ohhh nooo it'll never work it can't be done... without me 😈
Great point actually, and food for thought. thanks
Maybe he will show up with his inflatable dummy tanks? 🎉😂
If there's someone who wouldn't mind getting his blood and guts exposed it would be him
He planned and led the North African invasion, he had a much better plan than Monty for the Sicilian I invasion. He was by far the best Allied general to lead it.
I've become such an admirer of the ambition and quality research of this series, and am so looking forward to the D-Day special, that I decided to part with the 500 Euros to help make sure it would happen. Unfortunately, there was no way to tell you folks to NOT send the poster or tie. I'm at the decluttering stage of life and don't need more stuff.
From the bottom of our hearts: thank you. Feel free to send us an e-mail to community@timeghost.tv with your payment details and we can pay it forward for the tie and poster, either by donating the shipping costs to a charity of your choice, sending it to a random TimeGhost Army member, or anything else you have in mind :)
D-day the battle of meteorology! The allied meteorologist found a weather hole, the Germans didn’t and their high command took some R&R. Not that it was the one winning factor but it sure mattered.
The English Channel is a somewhat unpredictable body of water and that cannot have made planning any easier.
Glad to support this, I’ve been watching Indy and crew since the early weeks of the First World War series they did and still watch today. I am totally cool with supporting your guys new doc, and will be excited to watch it!
Well, I won't make the credits, but you've got what I can spare at the moment. Thanks for all your hard work, it's much appreciated and I can quite easily see your combined output becoming accepted resource material at universities world wide. Again: thank you!
That's the goal! Thank you for joining the project.
I'm no expert but I think it's a safe assumption that historians in a few hundred years will be piecing together the story of the wider time period by watching these videos.
This channel is a resource, and a way of presenting history, that is really unprecedented. In the future it will be available to all for free. Long after Indy and Co. are gone this series will live on, just like the deeds of all those who fought and lived thru the war will continue to echo in eternity (sorry for the Gladiator reference). I’m amazed that no major sponsors have stepped up to become a part of this.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Don.
My husband was born june 6 1984 we will be watching during cake and presents.
Only fitting as DDay is one of the reasons my husband and I were born in a free country. ( well relatively free , we live in Canada, but that's for historians in the future to talk about)
I'm a relatively new Patreon, and joined with your previous call for financial aid. I am now doing so again. This part of our history must not be forgotten, especially with the current state of the world. This project will help people learn and remember this dark page in our world's history, and I am grateful for the opportunity to make a contribution. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!
@Alejandro Boars thank you for your continued generosity and your contributions!
You make this channel and this project possible!
My wife's Aunts husbands Jake Satterfield. Mountainburg Arkansas. Was part of force building mulberry walls. He helped build it on the the Thames and literally lived on it. Towed over to Normandy days after initial invasion. He described to me after they arrived they were tasked to collect remains of of the dead. No drama here but can anyone now comprhend?
1:10 Seeing that famous shot of the Canadians leaving their boat on Juno Beach will always have a soft spot in my heart, as my dad was coworkers with a guy whose dad was one of the guys on film
I have been following you guys for years, ever since the first weeks of The Great War. The work you are doing is incredible. So I'm more than happy to contribute $$ to make the D-Day Special happen. :)
Thank you so much for your contribution!
You’re helping to keep this project and our channel alive!
And as you cross 5 million views on June 6, you'll be getting calls from sponsors - "WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME? I HAD AN AD READY TO GO."
I'm so appreciative of you guys, if I was in a better position, I'd donate. But yall have my full support and admiration
Thank you for your support!
As one of the persons that asked for one time contributions, and as someone that thinks that what you're doing is tremendously important, I had no hesitation to give you my support - and I hope that many others will follow suit!
Thank you so much for your contribution!
You’re keeping this project going!
My Cousin Phillip Turgel was shot down in a Lancaster over Holland LM-320. He was just 22. A Squadron Leader 100 Squadron.
Thank you, John Everidge, for sharing that personal family anecdote and how it relates to the events discussed here. Enjoy the channel.
79 years ago this week, according to his letters home, my great-uncle Lt Harvey Burnard was in southern England awaiting orders. In his first letter after D-Day he wrote he was anxious to join the “excitement” in France.
He sent home a few more letters & got his wish a few weeks later when he was sent into combat with his Canadian Army platoon. He wrote about looking forward to celebrating Paris’s liberation. But a adly he was mortally wounded near Caen in late July 1944.
Churchill and Roosevelt told Stalin that the invasion “would be possible” by August 1, 1944, but that no decision had yet been made to name a supreme commander. To this latter point, Stalin pointedly rejoined, “Then nothing will come of these operations. Who carries the moral and technical responsibility for this operation?” Churchill and Roosevelt acknowledged the need to name the commander without further delay. Shortly after the conference ended, Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower to that position.
Milestone Documents General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944)
Ik hoop dat het u lukt. Als ik denk hoe ongelooflijk jullie Pearl Harbor gebracht hebben weten we nu al dat uw project ongeevenaard zal zijn, groeten uit België!
Dank u :)
I’m proud to support Timeghost as a Patreon, and I’ve given an additional contribution to this important D-Day project. The team makes incredible work, and I am very excited to see the 24 hour special.
Thank you so much for your contribution on top of your Patreon support!
You’ve helped make this project possible and have kept this channel going!
"Never in the field of WW2 historical productions was so much owed by so many to so few. “
I love this channel, the work you all put in and the quality and detail of each video is fantastic. I have contributed to make the D-Day series happen!
Thank you Indy and colleagues. My best respects to you all.
Love you guys! You have taught me more about the heroes and horrors of WW2 than most people are taught about it in a lifetime.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Carson.
I just want to say, you’re incredible man. Great leader and story teller. Let’s roll!
Thanks Lee!
I originally intended to bring a tie to sign at the Normandy meetup but work and life commitments prevented me from attending - now I get the added bonus of knowing I contributed to an amazing project that truly deserves all the hard work and effort put in by all of you folks at TimeGhost; a project which means so much to so many, that I have been very much looking forward to week in, week out - ever since I began playing catch-up with (responsibly) binge watching the Great War during the pandemic.
I also look forward to the poster.
Thank you, Steve Wright, for the kind words. We wish you could have been there. It would have been an honor to have had you in attendance.
makes me happy to be a patreon supporter when the team refuses to compromise the quality of their work for sponsorship money. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for your continued support!
You keep this channel going!
Idk if youve answered this, but why is WaH seemingly no longer on a schedule? It is an amazing companion series and Spartacus is a storyteller par excellence.
a good question, my guess is all the dday prep
It was a really difficult decision for us but WaH had to take a brief break while we ramp up for D-Day. It will very much be back though!
@@WorldWarTwo excellent to hear. Sparty and his work has really helped contribute to what this channel has become. Eager to see more WaH and DDay!
Indi I still remeber as a joke searching for your ww2 series after I finished the Great War and seeing the 1 first episode that had been released round 5 years ago. I was so happy and you’ve come so far again these past years, me and my dad watch your weekly episodes together every Saturday and I just wanna say thank you can’t wait
One time I binge watched the entire Great War series with no breaks. Only to sleep. I listened to much of it while driving.
I still go back and watch some of the more action-filled weeks like Operation Michael, 1st Marne, and the first time they tried going "over the top" (can't remember the battle name)
I'm thrilled about the new D-Day special but at the same time I can't help but feel a bit sad to see the huge strain that it seems to bring on you guys. It's evident that you don't have any spare time and ressources to do much else at the moment, no WAH, no specials, no Spies&Ties, no Homefront... I wish we could have both but we don't live in a perfect world and you guys are no superheroes :) I give you my best, keep up the amazing work !
Donated. Indy, Sparty, Astrid, and the rest of the team, your work has been impressive. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your contribution!
You’ve made this project possible!
Oh Patton. The definition of hubris.
Oh he was bad.
But MacArthur was even worse….
True story👍
I'm surprised that the weight of Montgomery and Patton's egos didn't form a black hole.
@@garcalej They gave each other a run for their money in that category.
@@mammuchan8923 Seems he was pouting because he wasn't part of the landings.
Even though i cant reach the lowest tier for donations, and even though i have less money these days to spend on things i want to spend things on - you are still getting it. TimeGhost deserves it.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Christopher Simmons.
I don't have a budget to fund a whole memorial about my grandfathers* in the coming end-of-August and/or September episodes, but I can definitely spare a few bucks to support you in your terrific work. I hope we (the Time Ghost Army) can make it happen.
* In the Slovak National Uprising, one was part of the uprising army, wounded and evacuated by plane to the USSR, the other was a policeman (gendarmerie) of the Slovak State, which he joined to avoid being sent to the Eastern front with the Slovak Expeditionary Army Group. They never met during the war, only years later, when my parents got engaged.
Thank you for your contribution! You’re helping to make this project possible!
Thank for sharing this! My family background is Slovak, very interesting to read!
@@WorldWarTwo oh, nice, who of you is with Slovak background? Indy? Sparty? Someone from the "back-office" team?
During Covid I unfortunately had to stop my regular subscription with TimeGhost because of the craziness of employment at the time. However, things are turning around and I happily just dropped 250 for you guys!
I have so many memories of sitting at my grandfather's and great uncle's feet listening to them recount their time in Europe as a B-17 bombardier and tank mechanic racing to Berlin with Patton respectively. I really wish they were still alive so we could have enjoyed this content together. They would have been huge supporters of what you do here.
So glad things are looking up and thank you very much for contributing to the project! Hope we do your grandfather's and uncle's memory justice.
Thank you so much for your generous contribution!! You’re really making this project and channel possible!
And thank you for sharing this about your family!
This whole series should be edited on blu-ray too. I'd love to buy and gift it to friends and family
I’ll be sure to send you guys some money, your work is amazing, your show is second to none in terms of a WW2 documentary and the knowledge gained about this conflict by watching this awesome show is priceless. Keep up the amazing work and I’m sure between us all we can keep you air for many years to come. Thank you for keeping history in the present.
Thank you for contributing! You’re keeping this channel alive and are making this project possible!
It really just hit me now, after watching this video, how massive and impactful of an undertaking this entire channel has been. Fifty years from now, hopefully this will be used as a historical resource. Watching the videos on this channel has been nothing but pleasure for me since I love history. But it has now just hit me how important the work you guys do will be in the future.
Thank you all for the work that you do.
We do sometimes like to toot our own horn but it's true when we say this: this channel is the longest ever documentary on World War Two.
I love this UA-cam channel. You are doing everything so professional and with such a passion. The history is one of my favourite subjects.It's not much but this what I can help with.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, стоян атанасов.
Proud to help and have an opportunity to contribute in this project, even if it’s only £50. Knowledge should always be free and accessible, and that couldn’t be done without channels like yours Indy. Hope we can smash the crowdfunding goals together everyone! #neverforget
Thank you for your generosity!
You’re making our propagation of this knowledge possible!
I am so happy we finally have the option to do a donation to this project. Sadly, I cannot watch live but I will be watching all of the content as I know it will not disappoint.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Lateshia Locklear.
I fucking love this channel so much. There’s so much soul and real live energy in the script, editing, and presentation. Can’t wait for what’s to come!
Thank you, Towelie.
My Wife's Father was in the USN during WW 11. He was on the USS Garrard. APA 84. He watched Japans official surrender.
Yours and Sparty's effort are greatly appreciated by those who've watched from the start. Good luck to you all. ^~^
Thank you for your support!
Happy to put my hand in my pocket. Such a great channel and history resource. Everyone should watch and donate.
Thank you for your contribution!
You’re keeping this channel alive and have made this project possible!
This is something il gladly put 50€ behind and not think twice. Im really exicted for this .
Thank you WW2 team for your continued dedication on this colossal project.
Thank you so much for your generosity!
Your contribution makes it possible for us to be this dedicated!
Ive been meaning to contribute for awhile, and i cant see a better cause than this and so I have given what I can. Thank you for all that you do
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Landon.
Just donated $10 the very same I give to Wikipedia every year because you guys are just as great of a resource! Which My Great Grandpa was raising my Grandma on my father's side who was born around the same time as the battle of midway. So he did not fight in the war but instead helped ensure humanity had a future which my grandma would later go deliver the pay for the sailors blockading Cuba during that crisis. So my family has never been warriors but we've always been there somewhere.
Thank you! World War Two was ultimately overwhelmingly experienced by civilians, right up to the casualties on D-Day itself. We'll cover that in detail on the day.
@@WorldWarTwo Your most welcome which by the my great grand father was a small time farmer in rural Georgia, US who would not get electricy till the 1960s or so. But anyway thanks for doing this and letting me know!
I have learned so much from the personal comments posted to the videos of this show. Many of them have provided the context of what the men of my boyhood had faced in the decade before I was born, what they had faced and what had shaped them. It just seem so natural then, that almost all the men of the neighborhood were veterans of the Armed Forces in World War II, even some of World War I, and of Korea. My teachers, my uncles, my friends fathers, my friends older brothers.
And of the houses of older couples who had lost their sons.
Thank You.
Thank you, Lynn.
Watching your videos has become a weekly ritual. I just wanted to say it's amazing what you guys have produced, I'm still a poor student unable to join the TimeGhost army but thank you for what you have created. I grew up on war docs and movies with my grandad (I remember him building legos with me during the live coverages of the Iraq war) and through watching this every week is how I stay close to him even though he's gone.
I discovered you when you started creating the ww1 series and my knowledge and love of military history has compounded ever since - through it falling in love with Sabaton too!
Keep up the good works guys! What you've created is phenomenal 👏
As long as you watch and enjoy the videos, that means the world enough for us. Thank you Michael!
Contribution made. I have enjoyed your content (ww1 and ww2). My grandfather fought in WW2 in Italy and Europe. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for your contribution!
And thank you for your family’s service!
You guys may have provided me with more free, quality historical information in an accessible and entertaining format than any other single source in my entire life. Donating now.
Thank you for your contribution!
You make our propagation of this information possible!
@@WorldWarTwo "Propagation" feels like a subtle joke, or am I overthinking it?
I have no doubts that you guys will hit the $50k goal. This is the best community on UA-cam in my opinion.
Thank you
All the support to you guys! Definitely an amazing achievement of recording and telling history to younger audiences that they may learn from experiences of older generations. On reflection, it is sad and a pity to see that today, those victorious united nations are at each others throats, whether in direct armed conflict (West vs. Russia in Ukraine) or in geopolitical turf war (West vs. China) threatening and risking another global conflict.
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, علاءالدين أبوعاصي.
I've been entertained and educated for years by this channel, time to contribute.
:Private reporting for duty!
Thanks
Thanks for everything you do
"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." - Eisenhower
Hard to blame the guy for wanting to be prepared by writing this speech. I think we're all grateful he never had to use it.
Eisenhower was no doubt a man of humility
Wow, this was quite something to hear! I could easily spare a few hunderd SEK to make this sure to happen!
Thank you for making this.
Thank you!
I enjoyed the cats on vacuum cleaners. Can we have some more of those videos? Astrid laughing was always fun. As well as the Patton hoodie I bought a while back might chuck in a few extra bucks to see the D-Day spesh through. But don't forget to back up your videos to laser disc, cos UA-cam might not always be around, but laser disc will never die. I suppose you'll also need some money to buy laser discs, and to burn the laser discs (do you burn laser discs or do you flash them?), and a bunker in the arctic circle to build a vault to store them in... and have you looked at getting charitable status so our contributions can be tax deductible.
Never donated to anything before on UA-cam. Today was a day of firsts.
Let's make it happen!
Thank you!
Well I've watched almost every episode you've done since day 1. Today you get my donation.
Thanks for all the hard work.
Thank you so much for your contribution!
Your support makes everything we do possible!
I'm in. Can't wait. What you guys do is absolutely epic. Undervalued, yes, but as a permanent record, I know you'll get the recognition (in terms of both viewing figures and "whoa - that's amazing") that you all so deserve. Thank you for everything.
I've gone and told some people about this channel, and the D-Day coverage event. Nobody understands the excitement I have for you guys every week, and the D-Day coverage event!
Happy to help you guys. 100 “smackers “ headed your way. Or as WC Fields called them, the essential spondulix. Keep up your fine work.
Thanks for the cheddar!
My entire family owes the Allies thanks. We likely wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for D-day and the second front.
This project and all the other projects you develop and publish are so important for future generations to be aware of, so that they know what happened 70-odd years ago and are aware of the sacrifices made by so many to make sure freedom survived.
Of course I will contribute! And shame on UA-cam for staying quiet here!
Thank you very much for your continued support to our channel, Peter Koning.
Though my family history in the war was more pacific based (Australian after all. Grandfather was 3rd Battalion Infantry in Papua New Guinea and his cousins were in different units in the area) I have always appreciated the work you and the team put in each and every week.
While I have not been able to regularly support the channel for this I have more than happily thrown in my little wallet to help.
Please keep up the amazing work and everyone that watches the videos please help out if you can.
Thank you for sharing this!
And thank you so much for your contribution! You’ve made this project possible!
Well I visited the yad vashem museum in February and it made me cry, and recently Sparty has been doing the same thing with his War on Humanity episodes, so am now saying thankyou to your excellent series and amazing team. I hope you get the cash together. God Bless.
You guys have already blown us away with your response. Thank you for making everything possible, from D-Day to War Against Humanity.
I took a weeks vacation to see the live stream, because its that important to me what you are doing. Bless the Time Ghost Army, lets make this work.
Thank you, Adam Richardson, for your contribution and support to our channel.
Donation made. I’ve enjoyed your channel, was way overdue making a donation. Keep up the great work.
I answer to your call!
It is absolutely amazing what you have been doing and your weekly episodes are the highlight of my UA-cam-week! Alas, I lament the times when this war is over and I can't hear Indy's soothing voice or watch Spartacus's majestic moustache. I would love to get one of Indy's signed tie as a curiosity to my collection of assorted items, but unfortunately I can only contribute measly 0.1% to your immediate cause.
Also been advertising your channel to everybody.
Just signed up for having my name in the credits. Best 50 euros I ever spent. I have my final exam at uni on Thursday so nothing can stop me from watching live for as long as I can (maybe not the entire 24 hours in one go tho 😅)
Keep up the good work guys!
Happy to be contributing to Timeghost as a one time donation. Don't always have huge sums of money lying around so can't make continuous contributions. But i do appreciate being able to spend something when i am able to assist in this outstanding project.
Thank you so much for your support!
You’re making everything you see here possible!
One fun bit of trivia I’ve heard is that Eisenhower believed this would be his Pickett’s charge: A glorious, massed attack with all kinds of firepower…horribly planned and doomed to fail. If you don’t know what I’m talking about Pickett’s charge was the highlight of the third day of the battle of Gettysburg in the U.S. civil war. A lot of legendary moments on both sides in that battle, but one of them was what happened on the last day. If you don’t know about it you should look it up!
Despite the fact that my family was affected by the events of the eastern front, and already being a patreon myself I donated another 50 euros for the project as I do believe in your work to preserve the memory of the fallen to end the worst conflict in humanity's history
To be fair, if you had described it in any other scenario other than the war to end all wars
AND after the Dieppe Raid turned into an unmitigated disaster
It sounds crazy
Dieppe certainly gave pause for thought. It was hardly a crack German division that guarded the coast there, many of the soldiers were Poles and only technically German, and a lot of scratch naval units were also involved. Basically sailors issued a carbine and sent to fight a land battle. Yet it was an Allied disaster.
In US usage, "combined operations" means more than one nation is involved and "joint operations" are more than one US service (Navy and Army). I began studying D-Day around 1965 when I first saw "The Longest Day" but I didn't get to study that program until I got on active military duty (1975 to 1979 in the Marines, 1980 to 1989 in the Army). In the Marines I took a correspondence course in amphibious warfare and in the Army I got to see the command, control, communications, logistics and information gathering pieces of D-Day. Still haven't made it to Normandy--probably won't because I'm getting old. I did spend a few weeks in England touring museums and museum ships and looking over the potential battlefields--and by that time the Home Guard Auxiliary Units had started to become public knowledge.
My studies convinced me that Germany couldn't have successfully invaded England in 1940--or anytime after. Just look at D-Day and the coordination of guerrillas, spies, saboteurs, the entire USSR, sewing up the Med and occupation of half of Italy, a second amphibious assault through Southern France several weeks later, and a massive air campaign that removed the Luftwaffe threat from France. Germany was facing "England alone" but had to contend with inferiority at sea, an ad-hoc amphibious fleet, insufficient parachute and glider troops, very limited air landing assets due to shortage of transport aviation, and worst of all was the fact that Germany had insufficient intelligence preparation of the battlefield. Not even Adolf Hitler had expected to decisively defeat the "Best Army in the World," France, in six weeks. During my D-Day studies I found that French soldiers performed well, but suffered from the same fatal flaw that afflicts the American war machine--French politicians controlled the military. Flag grade officers are politicians--that's the result of their selection process.
A German D-Day from May 1940 to August 1940 would not have been possible due to zero preparation for crossing the English Channel--despite successful campaigns in Norway and Denmark and Crete. There was a narrow window when Germany might have tossed three or four divisions with limited heavy equipment across the channel, from about August to October 1940--but if Churchill or his successor didn't surrender within two weeks of German landings, the isolated German forces would have found themselves cut off with no possible resupply. London in the fall and winter of 1940 would have resulted in a German defeat much like Stalingrad. There was sound reasons for defeating the Royal Air Force, especially Fighter Command, during the summer of 1940--even though 2/3rds of RAF aircraft were bombers and 1/3rd were fighters (with rounding errors swallowing the auxiliaries). The RAF and Luftwaffe were more evenly matched than advertised. For example, bombers were supposed to fly unescorted bombing missions, until real world warfare demonstrated that unescorted bombers were easy prey for enemy defensive fighters. Another issue was both the RAF and Luftwaffe starved maritime aviation (Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm in Britain) due to the Douhet dogma infecting both air services--the limited resources went to bomber aviation against tactical land targets and "strategic city busting" terror raids. One reason why the Fleet Air Arm had so many Martlets (Grumman Wildcats in British service) and Avengers was that those Lend-Lease aircraft were superior carrier aviation--it takes time and resources and priority to come up with good carrier aviation. If Japan had an independent air force instead of two air forces there's every chance that Pearl Harbor would have been impossible to pull off.
"What if" is a fun exercise. "What happened" is more difficult because of "national security" and senior commanders hiding their errors (D-Day succeeded because Hitler was a stinker!) and diplomatic secrets and the tendency of us little boys to ignore the roles of logistics and intelligence when there are mighty battleships, thundering tanks, flashing fighters, and lots of big bangs. Operation Sea Lion went from zero to not-quite-ready in a matter of a few weeks. Operation Overlord was the result of four years planning and preparation, including standing up the world's largest industrial economies to produce copious quantities of war materials while waging total war on Germany and attiring German forces, smashing the German economy, even compelling German staff officers to stage a coup (that failed miserably). The events of D-Day during June 1944 demonstrated why Operation Sea Lion was a failure from the first order to begin planning a cross-channel invasion of England.
Thank you for your service, Alan. Thank you for your continued support to our channel.
Thanks!
Thank you!
It's so true: One of the most poignant scraps of paper in history is the communique that Eisenhower would have released if Overlord had failed. In it, Ike credits the efforts of everyone and takes all the blame for the catastrophe.
>>"My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." -- The words make you cry.