D-Day - The Last German Holdouts
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Some German coast defences managed to survive on D-Day and fought on behind Allied lines. One was the massive Douvres Radar Station bunker complex between Juno and Sword Beaches. It held out for 12 days after D-Day, and required a special operation to knock it out.
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The intro song always puts me in the mood to go and raid something. Usually my fridge
what's it called
@@maggo4370 Thunderous Raid of the Fridge - Franz von Mauserweilder
I’ll flank the sandwhich!
Detheroc A Fridge Too Far
I’ll pin down and hold off the veggies
Its not DDay untill Mark Felton shows up.
Top class as ever.
Funny !
I’m a former Royal Marines Commando. Served from 1989/2001. I used to really enjoy chatting to the old boys whenever we got the chance to meet up with them, usually Remembrance Sunday. I was attached to SBS towards the end of my career. I had the privilege to meet with, and chat to “Bill Sparks” the last surviving member of the Cockleshell Heroes. A true gent. Unassuming, humble, polite, but he certainly had a presence.
RIP Fellas.
Mr Boyd, ABSOLUTELY
Why is that name Sparks familiar too me???
@@micanopykracker902 You're aware of the "Cockleshell Heroes"?
@@dendemano i think I just heard that in an audiobook I was listening to possibly Arnhem??
@@dendemano now im intrigued hah
Whenever I think that I have seen every photo and combat film of some particular WWII battle, I simply watch a Mark Felton Production. He ALWAYS comes up with incredible visuals that I have never before seen, in addition to the well-researched narration. Excellent work, Mark!
Yes same here😂
It's like live news from that era
Many soldiers died on this day 76 years ago and they may not be forgotten
Amen.
How lucky are we all ,plenty food ,internet,videogames ,netflix, freedom
@t sad but true my granddad fougt in the 15 Panzerdivision
Got my FLAG out loud and proud, have 2 Uncles in the Cemetery one from each side of my family, my Father was a Merchant Marine food in POWs out.
@t "these men were all brainwashed by the jew," Do you seriously believe that? I think so. It seems then that some people have learned nothing and hate is still with us.
this man some how gets 10 minutes legendary footage for each video to play while he is talking, insane
Yeah, his footage is relevant, unlike some channels that simply throw up pictures bearing almost no relationship with what the voice over is saying.
I was thinking to myself something similar, like does he have a secret bunker filled with reels of film that nobody else can access, because all his films show great footage which I haven't seen before.
@@simonh6371 He's a published historian, I/m fairly certain he turns-up all kinds of things from archives and libraries during his researches. In fact I would bet all of these shorter stories are things he's uncovered but weren't in depth enough to merit a book, so we get to enjoy them as spectacular history vids.
Imagine the number of hours of videos he sees to come with up with these.
The word is....he's a time traveler. That's how he comes up with pertinent video of each story he tells, most never seen before.
My father was a Sargeant in the 3rd Canadian Army, 4th Amoured Division, New Brunswick Rangers, 10th Independent Ground Defence Platoon. He landed on Juno Beach, Normandy on July 25, 1944. They were still fighting to secure the beachhead. He lost 2 men in his platoon on the first day from the German shelling. One of the men was a fellow from his home town who he went to school with. Killed by an German artillery round.
I cannot get enough of this channel... Its the visual equivalent of the "hard core history podcast" highly recommend.
My girlfriend is pissed cuz I watch this all the time, gonna have to buy her a toy
Hardcore History is a lot less accurate to the truth than this
Oh
Mark has the best historical Military channel on UA-cam hands down
🎯 Ace Destroyer is another. Check it out if you haven't already.
Happy Trails ✌🍀❤🇺🇸
Military Histoy Visualized. Baz Battles. Kings and Generals and its sister channel.
I will recomend Lindybeige too then. His content is a bit all over the place, but its its centered on warfare and the ins and out of war and weapons
As a guy drowned in history since 1997 and in metal detecting for 15yrs, I see this channel brilliant, always something new to learn. Superb.
He really doesn't take the time to verify his sources and has even used propaganda as his source, example: his tiger vs t34s video was rife with inaccuracy, I can provide sources if you like
Well of course he can’t always be 100% accurate... These videos take effort.
@@calvinhuddleston576 Do link your sources.
@@Mongolium actually it would appear he plagiarizes some of his videos
@@calvinhuddleston576 plagiarism you say, what are your sources? Or is it just hearsay
My great uncle Andrew (Herbie) died D-Day June 6th 1944 defending our great country and it's Allie's supporting HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division!
I dont think the second world war is so clear cut "bad guys vs evils", just a quick glance how poland and finland were sold to soviets, how your great country allied with stalins dictatorship, and almost brought a nuclear armageddon to whole earth, and most definitely almost 100 years worth of instability and fear, the latest consequence we are witnessing in ukraine.
I know I should go to bed, but I can't stop watching these incredible videos.
Go to bed.
My great-grandfather, who is aged 96 today, was part of the 227 Luftwaffe soldiers who surrendered that day. He was one of the people operating/maintaining the radio-communication systems located there.
I had relatives who faught on both sides allied/axis beings I'm American and my families originally from Germany
@@nicoloasjosse9507 He is a very gentle guy, but talking about it makes him lose his temper hahaha
@WildlandDonkey yeah true, all german companies are owned by the state now :c Wait a minute
Biervampir. He was a brave man and I am glad that he is still alive.
@Cheryl Lynne thats some pretty wild redefiniton of the word Marxist. Its like saying "Muslims stopped believing that Muhammad was a prophet, now they follow Buddha".
During my days as a sales rep in Germany I once met a WW2-veteran who was a machine gunnery. During the last months of the war he was stationed in the Alps. One day an american tank came along with dozens of american soldiers sitting on it or following it. When the tank was in range, his commander ordered him to shoot, but he refused the command. He knew that the war was lost and didn't want to kill anymore enemies/people. Apparently they surrendered, because after they were captured his commander thanked him for disregarding his orders.
That's also why I enjoyed that soulsucking job. I met a couple of veterans, who live alone and enjoyed my visit and just wanted some company to tell their story.
there are all kinds of bravery in war
@@x.y.8581 Yeah. I think it is quite crazy to think that some of your granddads only survived, because some random german soldier, who had you in his sight, was not willing to kill anymore and decided at that moment to not pull the trigger.
I was lucky enough to have heard a lot of stories from my grandfather and I was at a age where I was old enough to appreciate it he only served in Italy until the end of the war god rest his soul
@Western Unity You sound bitter.
Wow
He has that voice, where at the end he could say “this is mark felton, BBC news”
He speaks the truth while few belive BBC lies and propaganda
You mean back when the BBC actually meant something and wasn’t taken over by woke activists.
My father was 19 in 42 where he served in southern Italy pushing the nazis back up,he spent two years in North Africa with the artillery with monty.Very proud of his war record.He broke his ankle in late 44 parachute jump training at ringway (Manchester airport) for operation market garden.so sat it out,he later learned he lost up to 75 friends he served with in Holland trying to take the bridges over the Rhine.He never talked very much about the war,he was still in shock.Love him to bits miss you lots very proud son.
Your Father couldn't have served in southern Italy in 1942 the Allies didn't invade Italy until the summer of 1943.
@@markstratton1679 you’re right my apologies he was in the pioneer regiment artillery division he was in Africa then landed in or near castellamare near Naples.
@@markstratton1679😂😂😂😂😂
Man , is it just me or are these videos getting better and better? The narration, the detail, the novelty, the pertinence, the pacing, the video editing, the fairness to the survivors and dead. Mark Felton is a man on top of his game. He's mastered the medium.
I agree, Im constantly amazed... I thought I knew it all
Flying dustbins is the most British thing I've ever heard 😂
Dustbins are bigger in Germany.
Perhaps a flying dustbin with a drawing of a lady sipping tea with her pinkie extended?
Yeah, very Monty Python.
@@wyleeelpuppo4868 That's a flying circus I would not want to mess with
@Suspicious Ned Flanders According to David Fletcher, the range was only about 60 yards, so the defenders would have seen a Churchill AVRE driving almost right up to them then launching one of those enormous bombs, followed by a devastating explosion. Apparently, they were very effective against concrete bunkers, often shattering them where artillery and aerial bombing had failed.
I would imagine that after being treated to that a few times, your nerves might become rather frayed.
After hearing the defending commander died in Mannheim in the 1980s, I marveled that I may have walked by him.
Great historical video. I didn't know of this particular event. My late father born June 6th 1921 . Served in the British Eighth Army from 1939 to 1946. I was always keen on learning about the North African campaign Vs Rommel. This particular event was truly fascinating. The bravery of the Allied forces and that of the Axis. Both whom were tasked with taking and holding a very fortified position. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. 💪🏻
God bless the ever dwindling Allied combatants still alive who fought during D-Day and thank you for your great service.
Well said
@@MarkFeltonProductions hi Mark Felton, I just wanna say it's because of your incredible work that untold stories come to life and the detail and precision in each of your videos are just spot on. I'm only 13 and used to think history was boring but I stumbled upon you brilliant channel a year ago and watched every video ever since.
Thanks for your great videos and have a nice day.
@@muhummadalsaddique8293 I Encourage you to really dive deep into WW2 it was a titanic struggle that has many stories of individuals risking everything and making the difference in certain battles. And it's the blueprint for modern warfare. History repeats itself so knowing it is very important. If you want to know about some good documentaries I can dig some up for you.
Norwegian Blue It’s nice to see that the Dunning-Krueger Affect is alive and well in contemporary society.
@Norwegian Blue Is it not interesting that NO COMMENTERS respond to your UNADULTERATED DRIVEL, HOG-WASH ?????-GENE HOLLON
Mark Felton is easily one of the best historical content channels on YT. Another absolutely fantastic video as always Mark!
In my humble opinion he IS the best.
@Rob Torres what did you do, lmao?
@@gorw4330 ABSOLUTE TRUTH is sometimes viewed as biased by those who have NEVER studied the subject in depth.
Yes he is historical 💩
Nah, he is boring. Speaks too slowly, and just recites 2min articles over a 10min video, with random bits off loosely related footage thrown about. Zero insight or analysis.
Thanks Mark. Another incredible recap of the the longest day - June 6, 1944. I am incredibly grateful for the dedication and sacrifice of the young men and women who successfully carried out the planning, coordination, landing and invasion that resulted in the freedom and liberties we enjoy today. I sincerely hope people will someday realize that freedom has a cost that has been paid more times than any of us can remember. If society simply learned to accept one and other the cost of freedom would be a lot less. To our past and current military members, THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU!
We humans crave violence. Then, once we’re in the midst of it we (well, most of us) want peace. Go figure.
Why the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob cared enough for mankind to put on a coat of flesh and pay the penalty for our sins is beyond comprehension. It’s a love that, when I truly consider it, leaves me awestruck.
@Nunya Business Thank you. I appreciate the compliment. Cheers!
@@joewright9879 A M E N and A M E N Joe.
It's often said that the victorious side writes the history of military conflicts. As a result we often hear of glorified exploits of the Allied side. Mark Felton gives us a largely unbiased history of the events he covers. Great work!
When I was a small boy, maybe 7 or 8, speaking no French at the time, we went as a family to the (then small) museum at Arromanches. As we got to the desk the man behind it asked my father if he had been there before and he said he had. So the guy asked when. He said 1944 and the guy waved us all in. It was explained to me later. My father wasn't there on 6th June. He landed later with 53rd (Welsh) Div.
At that time I thought all adults spoke good French and German. I now see that that is not so.
But I still glow a little on the inside when I recall the stooped, old man behind the desk at Arromanches waving us through the till area.
My father's first experience of action was mopping up around Caen and closing the Falaise gap. For all the horrors he saw later, he often spoke of the shock of seeing and smelling the corpses and animal carcases bloating in the sunshine on the roads and in the ditches from that headlong dash before the pocket was closed. He looked into the middle distance when he spoke about it.
D day was a catastrophe for French civilians, 18,000 inocent French died but nobody bothers to remember them do they?
But this is still less than the number of civilians that died in the Iraqi invasion.
@@davidtanslow3584 War is a catastrophic way of resolving differences. If you believe that war is generally initiated by (unbalanced) individual leaders, an alternative approach might be concerted and repeated attempts to assassinate the leader responsible - a 'decapitation' strategy. This was first systematically adopted by the Israelis and seems to have been copied by the USA. (Israel may have got the idea from elsewhere but if so I am not aware of this).
@@digitaurus
I agree, but I cannot understand why they invaded Iraq when they only needed to murder one or two people?
@@digitaurus war mostly arrives because of physical need or a desire to grow your current circumstances. Very few countries can do this. So a kind of game is initiated you see. That is the game of geopolitics. Global diplomacy. War is simply an extension of political policy.
@@davidtanslow3584 Nobody bothers to remember them? Oh, except you. Oh, and anybody with a basic knowledge of the history. So quite a lot actually. Especially on this channel. What a presumptuous comment.
And trying to make some weak, unrelated whinge post about America here is crass.
Thank you, Mark for this video on this Day of Remembrance. My Dad was a 19 year old sailor assigned to the U. S. S. West Virginia on 7 December 1941. He survived that attack and went on to serve throughout the Pacific War. An Uncle, a few years later, served as an Army Signal Corps Officer at the D-Day Landing. He also survived and served throughout the war in Europe. Another Uncle, too young for WW2, served with the Marines in the Korean War and was awarded a Bronze Star at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Both my brother (USMC) and I (U. S. Army 25th Infantry Division) served in the Vietnam War.
I am proud of my family's multi-generational service to our country during three wars. But it is my earnest hope and prayer that the generations that follow us won't serve in another war; not because they won't, but because they won't have to.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." - General Douglas MacArthur
Thank you for your family's extraordinary service, sir. My dad went all the way across Europe in a Sherman, and helped liberate Buchenwald. They met the Russians at the Elbe on his 20th birthday.
I visited Pearl Harbor 20 years ago. Before you get on the boat to go to the Memorial, the volunteer guides give a lecture to tell you about the event. Our guide had been a Radioman aboard the USS West Virginia that fateful morning.
I love Mark's voice and his narration skills
Eyyy someone in 2021!
I agree. His voice is very suitable for telling these WW2 stories.
David Attenborough of WW2 History.
Mark is the Ken Burns of the 10 minute history video. A masterful job, as always.
Just want to give a shout out to my grandpa for landing on Utah beach June 6 1944!
Mine was at Omaha same day freedoming the fuck out of Nazi's.
My grandfather was on a B17 over his head
a true American.....Thank you, grandpa for your service
@@vtbrian3252 and missed his target 😂
@@tavish4699 says the guy from the safety of his keyboard. I guess you could have done better?
The blank stare that has meant my question,"do you know what today is?" Speaks volumes about the state that our country is in.
Preempted by COVID-19, BLM, and Neo-Fasist (Antifa). 😥
Michael French people in cities around the world spent today demonstrating peacefully against fascism and racism. The same battle the heroes of DDAY fought.
@@LIamaLlama554 agreed. The difference between then and now? Today the fascists are winning and their isn't a beacon of hope
@@johnknapp952 You do realize that Antifa literally stands for Anti-Fascist, right? As in Against fascism. A good Definition of Fascism being "a form of far-right, authoritarian ultra-nationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe."
@@BahomaVidyaChannel My point was to help @John Knapp understand that antifa is not a neo-fascist organization (like he claimed). Your explanations behind their name only reinforces my point to him though, plus that's some interesting history as well.
Yesterday was a gloomy one, lighting and thunder storms moved across the east plains of Colorado where I live. I lit a bon fire, had a cigar and some good single malt whiskey for all of the men who served. I'm 25 and I'm fascinated with the war effort. It seems as if those men are gone now, we will never see those men or days again. A new age has dawned and I hope humanity is going to restore itself instead of indulge and bombard itself with technological societal endeavors meant to break the old faith and spirit of the TRUE and Pure Human Concept of existence and brotherhood. Cheers to all who remember, never forgotten.
A bon fire, cigar, good whiskey and the satisfying sense that a "new age has dawned" while you use John Lennon-grade posturing to "imagine" some "hope" that humanity will catch up to your grasp of "the TRUE and Pure Human Concept of existence and brotherhood" while you talk about "remember, never forgotten" to also have that angle on your side, beside you, the bon fire, the whiskey and the untouched life you lead. Don't stop there, Kane -- tell us more about how simple utopia and human perfection could be, if others just had your grasp of things.
The one knocked out AVRE was probably the one that assaulted the radar station when the Canadian North Nova Scotia Highlanders were trying to take the station for the first(?) time on June 7th. The North Novas got bogged down by the radar station's firepower and casualties, so a tank commander tried to help with his Petard but a German shell got a direct hit on the Petard, detonating it and leading to the tank absolutely disintegrating.
"It was one of the most unrealistic scenes of the war, " Richardson said. "In one moment that huge Churchill was chugging across the field. The next instant there was a terrific blast and when the dust settled... there was absolutely no sign of the tank."
Source: "Holding Juno" by Mark Zuehlke page 85
I jumped into Normandy 26 years ago for the 50th Anniversary with the Canadian Airborne Regiment. 2 Commando. #2 Port Go! Airborne All the way (Eh)!
The frogs needed saving again?
Must have been a great experience also humbling knowing that the guys who done it for real were being shot at at the time.
My father in law jumped on the 5th for real...82nd.
Hey someone had to 😆🇺🇸💞🇨🇦
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Man i still can't believe that my granddad was 21 when he served.
Edit: 1921-2020
I'm gonna miss him.
Edit on Nov 25 2020.
Mine volunteered when he was 17.
My great grandfather was forced into service at 16 in the Korean war
My dad was 20 on June 6, 1944. Yes, it is hard to believe our family members were so young.
My paternal grandfather lied about his age to join up and spent his 18th birthday in a slit trench in Burma with the Japanese shooting at him. I was lucky, I grew up with two combat veteran grandfathers and I remember all their stories. I miss men of that generation - they all seem to be gone now.
@@MarkFeltonProductions I saw in the news that the last pension receiving relative of a Civil War veteran just passed away last Sunday or so. Do you think you'll ever delve that far back into purely American history? I know you tend to keep the light on World Wars One and Two, but I was definitely curious. Keep up the great work!
Lived in Ft. Lauderdale 83" to 90" in the winter's, a lot of WW11 vets back then. I'd ask them if they could recount their service, a lot would say, oh I don't wanna tell war stories, but they would. Their gone now, thanx guys.
I’ve never heard of World War Eleven...
@@mountainguyed67 THAT OLD C A P S button can be a headache sometimes.
@@genehollon1472. Ha!
My father-in-law, Russ Schultz commanded a 5 person machine gun crew, landing in Normandy 5 days after D-Day. He was 21 years old. As they moved inland fighting in heavy combat, he noted that EVERYTHING imaginable was dead. Birds, cows, horses, people, animals. The heavy bombardment had done its duty. He fought hard for 39 days but then a shell exploded right near his unit. He then spent 9 months recuperating from shell shock in a British hospital getting bored to death watching British movies! He spent the rest of the war training troops in Ste. St. Marie, Michigan, getting them ready for what he had experienced. Best father-n-law ever. He treated me like a favorite son.
Rest In Peace Private Jack Stanway, East Lancs Regiment, killed near Caan age 19, 1944. My nan never really got over her younger brother's death.
It's terrible how young they were. I remember going to a church for a christening in England, and whilst my parents chatted I looked around the graveyard (as 14yo boys do). I saw three graves of Artillery soldiers, all 3 either 18 or 19. Very sobering as I realised they were only a few years older than I was.
On this day of all days, the words thank you seem so paltry and inadequate for the task.
To all those who survived this terrible onslaught. To those who lost comrades, family and loved ones.
To those who returned, broken in body and spirit to the bosom of their family and relived those terrible sequence of events in their minds, for the rest of their lives.
If it has any meaning for you, as a mark of the love and respect in which you are held, for a debt we can never repay.
My tongue knows not, how to give voice to my thoughts. Yet, if heart can speak to heart, with love.
I offer you these simple, inadequate words. I offer you my profound respect and admiration for your sacrifice and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Like the widow's mite, I hope you can accept this meagre offering in the spirit in which it was intended.
God bless you all.
Well said, my friend. You speak for many of us.
"Terrible onslaught" ....lets not get ahead of ourselfs. By WW2 and WW1 standarts this was only an average onslaught :)
Amen.
@@noobster4779 Not if you were there it wasn't.
And their memories and sacrifices be not used for causes that are opposed to those they fought for (like what many comments here are wailing)
My grandad was a member of 48 Royal Marine Commando, who I believe were tasked with taking areas near the radar station. I'm currently reading a book which covers their actions. I simply can't imagine having to do the things my grandad did.
for those interested, I highly recommend the book "D-Day Through German Eyes" by Holger Eckhertz. These are factual, first hand accounts of D-Day from German POWs captured during the invasion.
Great book also, about the brutality of the winter campaign. '" A Forgotten Soldier" G Sager
Yes, I listened to the audio book and was truly impressed by the stories. Also the secret Coal Dust Bomb that was going to be used on Operation Cobra but the shelling before the attack was to begin blew up the Coal Dust Bomb before it could be launched. Later the Nazis discarded the concept. as unpractical. but in theory it could cause a lot of damage. Just witness the coal mine disasters and the damaged cause by coal dust.
It is an excellent book.
@John Barber keyboard warrior🤣🤣
Mr B. Thank you . I will try to find the Holger Eckhertz copy as I am trying to also find the Jonathon Trigg copy. The SEVERAL HUNDRED books I now have
always NEED A companion.
At 8:00 watch as the curtains in the window absorb the concussion from the Firing. Unreal
Note: house, upper story :D
Crazy, the glass in the windows long gone.
Hit the floor!
It's a ghost.....
......sorry, wrong channel.
@@ianmacfarlane1241 😄
thanks for putting a video out today, everyone else including the media seems to have forgotten what today is
We must never forget.
I chastised both the WSJ and Bloomberg today for "forgetting." Their lack of gratitude is completely shameful.@@MarkFeltonProductions
Paul Leader.Old servicemen and women never forget,no matter which war or none that they served in,we remember.
Wow , 6th of June , most would I have thought that’s was it in the beaches and yet , 12days later into the fight they still went . Guide history lesson Mark ☝️👍
“Dun, dun dun dun da dun, da dun da dun dun dun da dud dud dun dun dun dad dad dun dun!”
Truly you do the lord's work
I’ll mastimus I find u everywhere
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present a genuine certified moron!
Dad?
@@baerhomburg6447 ha ha ha ha , you nailed bro !!!
0:36 so heartbreaking getting to see that guy fall dead, poor guy
Yes. That clip with that solider falling is always shown whenever there is a program about Normandy landing on D day.
It seemed to jump out on the footage. The guys with him keep moving and he is down. It is so random. The difference of standing just a few feet in another direction was the difference between life and death. Bless their souls.
that clip always gets me :(
That clip hunted me for year's.
Thanks for pointing out. It is strange how used we are today at seeing people dying in the movies that we do not even flinch when the real thing happens. Somewhere back in our minds, it is all still just a movie. But when I looked at it again with conscious thought, I indeed felt flash of sorrow over my heart.
Mr Felton, the Queen wants to know if she can have your autograph when you pick up your Knighthood.
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Amen. Sir Mark Felton has a very nice ring to it.
@@NancyDrewe
It has me
Would it be Sir Dr Mark Felton or Dr Sir Mark Felton?
Lord Felton of Colchester
When you hear that music, you know you're getting a quality video.
You’ve the perfect voice for the commentary. My Dad was a decorated combat veteran of this war and he’d have loved these video-docs....
This is the only d-day related vid that I found in my subscriptions...
The History Guy did one too, though technically yesterday.
And CANADA remembers this all too well. Absolutely Horrific.
I still say "well done!" to my Canadian brother is arms.. With out your help in this and many other conflicts over the centuries life would be poorer for many people. U.S.M.C. 69 -72
Thank you for your Service Canada..
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Canadians should've entered the war in 1940 when the war started. WHEN THE GERMAN ARMY WAS AT IT'S PRIME, NOT WHEN THERE WAS JUST A FEW GERMANS AND POORLY SUPPLIED.
@@abisaialvarez7323 What? Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa were directly involved, along with Britain, from 1939. In fact, Canada was back, fighting on the European Continent in 1942, as the main contingent of the Dieppe Raid. So, sort yourself out buddy cos you're short on facts.
Excellent job thank you for the video my mother's side had a grandfather fighting on the German side and and the other on the American side.. one of my favorite TV series is combat.. I can never get enough of it.. I guess it's in the blood. God bless and thank you.
Every side had their heroes.
Thank you, Mark, that they won't be forgotten :)
Thank you Mark, excellent as always.
You never give the French civilian casualties sustained during the invasion. Cherbourg, Paris, Lyons.
Point Aside: Did you know that No 44 (Southern Rhodesia ) Sqn. was the first to receive Lancasters
@@patricklee8675 what??
@@patricklee8675 Do you insinuate that the videos are not impartial?
@@sirb2616 No, I am saying that the civilian casualties are not dwelt soon. At Caen in Normandy bombers overshot an SS Panzer div and hit the city killing 20,000 civilians but it's played down or ignored. How many died in the coastal bombardment?
My Father was with the 36th Infantry Division, he was already fighting in Italy before D-Day started. It was known as the Breakout out at Anzio, not as catchy as D-Day but I was very proud of his service. Thx Dad RIP. Oh and he was only 19.
My grandfather served in the Italian campaign as well
They were proud to be known as 'the D-day dodgers ', as they'd been slyly slighted, by some stoopid woman with a Gob, at the time. (re: Denis Healey, description of).
Anzio was undoubtedly one of the fiercest battles on the Western Front. Hats off to your Dad. RIP
@@lmostayoutuber ...with all that's going on now. I wonder if this generation of young men and women would have been able to stand up and fight the Nazi's...somehow I don't think so, these men were a cut above everyone especially nowadays. RIP to your Father.
@Cpl. Rook ...In all due respect...I don't see it that way at all...because it doesn't take balls to loot and riot. It takes balls to stand up to a well trained soldier that knows how to shoot and maneuver. The Germans were not your local police officers who have their hands tied behind their backs because of our PC politics. This generation has had literally everything handed to them since birth and have contributed zero to society.
Mark Felton and Forgotten Weapons are now my two fav' UA-cam channels!!
NICE TO SEE NOBODY ON THEIR PHONES BUT LIVING IN THE MOMENT INSTEAD.
Imagine today's kids being sent off to war. They'd be lost within two days, unable to wipe their own behinds without having a cellphone to tell them how.
Not really bruh. Way too many germans busy with their "radar" , radios and "communications" . I wish they use horses to send messages instead of "advanced technologies" . Kids nowadays amirite?
@@demef758yh nice one mate well funny that, I can almost guarantee you haven't done a single day in green you throbber
The intro music is perfect for this time period. EVERYTIME I hear this music I know something great will follow.
whats the name of the music?
Hobart's funnies were amazing, but i am surprised that the British did not use flamethrower tanks also. Kudos on another nice episode!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Crocodile
they did the crocadile .But only a small amount of reporting and filming mostly american .so many things went unreported or recorded .many vehicles are never mentioned like six wheeled scout cars or recon vehicles on both sides.
Anyone else using the like button to bookmark which video they've already watched during binge sessions? Good lord there's so much good stuff it's easy to get lost.
THESE documentaries are done well. The voice and details that matter are high class. I don't know if you work FOR someone or earn on UA-cam's ad revenue but this is PBS Frontline or 60 Minutes' style and quality!
My father was a bomb aimer in 467 Lancaster squadron. On D - Day they were on yet another bombing mission. While climbing over the channel, the windscreen iced over, so the pilot descended out of the bomber stream and circled at a lower altitude waiting for the ice to clear. Dad said the beach landings looked incredible and he knew then he was witnessing history right before his eyes.
With a full load of bombs onboard and way behind the bomber stream he looked for somewhere to drop his bombs. They found a radar tower like in this video and dad directed the pilot onto the tower and dad let them drop. The rear gunner said they all went up and through the tower. After that, they turned for home.
3 weeks later they were shot down with a full load onboard over Rivingy. The pilot and rear gunner were killed, the rest of the crew bailed out. The engineer died from injuries sustained from striking the aircraft as he jumped out.
Blimey !
@Noel Westwood : They difference twixt what's going on in 🇺🇸 is down to the imported slavery rooted problem whilst over here, half the Protesters are yelling allou akbah and self imported themselves here.
I say that with the greatest respect to the West Indians who came here in the 50's.
@Noel Westwood you posting that same comment every thread Ivan?
@Feldgrau Fox Wash your mouth out, learn to spell English, and get an education before you talk about things you know NOTHING about. Neither are you welcome in England. Not now. Not ever.
@Feldgrau Fox I have been reading articles and seeing many video that say many members of the elites are New World Order, Luciferian, Satanist, paedophile, abusing, corrupt, lying scumbags out to screw everyone and everything over.
My relatives that took part in that great day are long gone, but the memories remain. Nice piece of history. Thanks for posting.
Words cannot express are gratitude for keeping history alive an present in our memory in these days of dementia.
Good to see Mark is finally giving the Canadians their due.
The Canadians were tough ombres. Glad you were on our side!
You gotta do something about that Trudeau guy though, seriously. He's an odd duck.
@@sid2112 We've always had your back and always will. That's just a stone cold fact.
*HE'S* an odd duck. Looking south from here....
Sidney Fein he’s a cheese ball but he’s handling the COVID situation nicely.
@@deltavee2 you guys don't and never have had a real armed forces
ssdrmstre actually Canada had the 3rd largest armed forces in the world after the Second World War. Not bad for a country of around 10million. In the most recent wars in Iraq the American commanders stated publicly that Canadian special forces were sent to do the toughest jobs that the other coalition forces couldn't. Ever hear about the 3540 meter world record sniper kill. One more for your ignorant American ? attitude... George Lucas got the name Stormtroopers for StarWars villains from the German "sturmtruppen" which was what the Germans called the Canadian forces because they were so terrified if them.
I'm here on the 76th anniversary to pay my respects to all that passed away. They will all be missed.
Outstanding again Mark, as a Marine I've trained to do just that, isolate and destroy, it's a dirty job.
Semper Fi! Brother
Semper Fi
My son is in the Marines as well servicing the V22.
This channel is better than history class.
Once again, an absolutely fascinating piece of WW2 history that I knew nothing about. Good to see Hobart's Funnies getting a chance to do their bit. Well done Mark!
Thank you, this was particularly poignant to see, as my father was there..
Mine, too. Age 20. It is hard to believe, isn't it?
@@jasondaniel918 On which side tho?
My Great Grand Father was in Azaad Hind Fauj though he was fighting for the Britishers in WW1. After Japanese captured him in Burma he was assigned for Azaad Hind Fauj. Well you see this medal he got it from WW1.
literally nobody cares
bobsagget823 I do
Im glad to see you honor the d-day veterans, here in my state in america there are no parades because of the virus and no movies about d-day on tv today. My late uncle fought at d-day+2 he said "the germans were still shootin at us." Thanks for remembering, mark.😊🗽🎆🎊🎉
Yes, that is very sad that they don't want people to remember this day! Even those communists at Google don't have a reminder!!!! *R.i.P. to all who gave their lives.
Mr. Felton, I am impressed every time you know about it and the neutral portrayal of what happened. It is always an experience to watch your videos.
Ah, a nice present. The capture of Douvres, right on my birthday!
Happy birthday!
I love your unbiased details Mark ,reminds me of the old boys i use to have a pint with .
Dr. Felton, Your introductory music is so distinct and absolutely represents your channel.
Thank you for keeping unique events of D-Day available and in our hearts and minds. You bring events of over 75 years to life, so history is not lost.
For the veterans who cannot speak, you share their hard earned history, regardless of oaths and loyalties...'sides.'
You keep my continued appreciation, curiosity and passion for history burning bright.
I was released from active military service related to Covid-19 Humanitarian Service. I really enjoyed your most recent historical lesson.
Blessings to us 'armchair historians' in the service of history. Keith
I love watching Mark Felton videos because there well put together and help keep history alive. I have learned more watching these videos than a I ever did at school. Thank you Mark, keep up the good work.
Mark Felton documentaries are miniature history lessons more accurate than those channels on cable.
my great uncle went to france, the only thing he ever told my grandad is that him and his fellow soldiers went in to some woods and there was a bombardment, only him and another came back out alive and thats all he ever said, horrific times!
Facinating story my grandfather was to 82nd and most his stories were from market garden and the bulge, heard little pieces here and there about this station but never in such detail, thank you once again Mr Felton for bringing there stories to life like no one else can.
this channel makes me feel like i was there when these happened
I thought I'd heard or read nearly everything there was about Overlord, but had never heard this story. Excellent documentary - well done.
Whoa! I had no idea!
I swear, this channel single handedly shows material found nowhere else.
Real research at work, not comfy chair research.
The only D-Day video I could find that was made this year, 2020. THANK YOU for remembering!
I just don’t know how you keep doing it! I thought I knew a lot about WW2, but every time you post a video I learn something new and interesting. Thanks! Keep it up!!
Per usual, excellent commentary to accompany the most interesting video. Thank you, Mark, for finding this little known D-Day event and presenting it in its context.
Balls of steel .I read about British commandos making a decision to run hell for leather through a minefield to capture a facility .I wonder if this was it .Brave boys every one of them.
Everytime I watch any of these videos I think of my grandfather going through Africa and Italy and what a hell these men indured... As long as I'm alive I will never forget that scarifice. 76 years later, still very much remebered and I'm greatful for that. Regardless, I still have respect for the all the soldiers no matter the side, my grandfather respected the Germans and knew like him they were just boys doing their jobs.
Mat Cooper Yes Mat WAR is terrible and evil. But unfortunately the same evil bunch that was behind the WAR and responsible for millions of deaths, are now behind this CORONA VIRUS CRAP. NO MORE BROTHER WARS, Let the serpents do their own dirty filthy work. 🇮🇪🐍👹✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️
Mark love your channel as everyone else does!!! We learn so much from you, I never thought I could come to your channel everyday looking for a new ww2 story I've never heard about still to this day. Love it. P.s please make an episode about the real "Inglorious bastards" !!!!
Hi Mark. I love the channel, there is always something interesting here to find. Just wanted to thank you for the great content you create.
For Mark's videos, I click the like button before they even start because I know I'm in for a treat.
So do I
Can’t wait to see you at 1 million! Oh 76 years ago today D-Day happened.
You're an absolute authority, Mark! Great work. Did you ever play any of the Medal of Honour series on Xbox or Playstation? In particular the Airborne assault on the German radar position. Brilliant!
I would love for a piece on the signal corps. My great grandfather was a lieutenant for the US army signal corps. He earned a bronze star during crossing of the rhine, but never shared many stories. he passed away in 2011, they don't make them like the used to. He also served in the korean war and lived a long and healthy life afterward travelling around the globe with his wife. When his son (my grandfather) passed away last june i inherited everything from my greath grandfather. Kar 98k/no.4 mk1 enfield and lots of papers/daily logs from his time in france/germany. Can't believe i just found your youtube channel I've been doing so much research the past year after inheriting everything. Truly amazing, thanks for your videos
One of the best channels on UA-cam
At last someone who has remembered D Day ! Today ! Where's the coverage of it there's been NONE !
They remembered in France, although not in the usual way.
@Shawn Bird digusting behaviour the media is too scared to comment
this is the best history channel on youtube
I saw a documentary that described how all of the German machine-gunners were retreating, as the situation was helpless, except for one guy. He kept firing and a German Officer helped him feed his gun. This man went on to kill most of the American Troops on the beach that day. And he survived the war.
I really recommend you guys watch a movie called Storming Juno.
Long story short it's a documentary version of Canadian Saving Private Ryan that follows the p.o.v of an infantry unit on the beach, a paratrooper squad attacking a local command post for artillery, and a DD-Sherman crew pushing inland.
It's not as flashy as Saving Private Ryan, but the gritty realism mixed with the journals of the soldiers we follow being read in some parts makes it a real experience to watch.
Note: Try to ignore the political argument in the replies. I never asked for it.
Thanks Eric. I have had this on my Amazon Wish list for about a year. For about £3.99 you have sold it to me. Give 1944 Forced to Fight (DVD) a go. The Blu Ray version is called Bruder Feinde but is only in German. It is £3.99 on DVD with English subtitles or on Amazon Prime you can stream for 99p or download for £2.99. I have copied in my Amazon review of Bruder Feinde / 1944 Forced To Fight below:-
5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB PORTRAYAL OF WAR IN THE EAST IN WW2
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2016
Although I do not speak German I know a little of the history of the type of events portrayed by this film that took part towards the end of the war in the East.This film is so good that I would place it as one of my top war films along with 9th Company, Stalingrad, The Thin Red Line and the Eagle Has Landed etc. You do not have to understand what is being said to understand what is happening. The portrayal of two groups of men from one small country fighting for both Nazi Germany and Communist Russia is heartrending, especially in one scene where the homegrown SS unit realises that the Russians they are killing and being killed by are in fact not Russian at all but Estonians like themselves. The next few minutes of the film are powerful cinematic moments indeed as is the rescue of a small child during an air raid. The sudden deaths of main characters strike the viewer hard and after the film has ended, and for days after in fact, you may still have scenes replaying in your mind. The scenes of the Waffen SS unit holding out against waves of tanks and infantry will make you forget that you are sitting in comfort at home watching in safety, but instead you will also be desperately filling up more MP40 mags and running through the deadly trenches trying to keep the MG42 machine gunners supplied with linked ammunition that might just keep you all alive.
Basically this is a fine film with superb photography, a good storyline about a woman and two particular men in her life who are on opposing sides, a small child and men at war. There is a good deal of time taken up with combat scenes and the uniforms, equipment and acting is top notch with the correct items and insignia on show. Forget you might not understand the dialogue. This film rises above that need and the scenes playing out before you are sufficient to own this film. Yes it as a gamble to buy a film without your mother tongue or subtitles included but take that gamble. I bet you will not be dissapointed. If I am wrong then I apologise but be brave.
I feel that I should now add that this film is now available with English subtitles on DVD but not BLU-RAY under the title 1944 Forced to fight. I have now purchased this as well for one obvious reason that I can now know what is being said.
Sadly Hollywood doesn’t explore the contributions of the commonwealth countries as well.
Really?
On DVD?
Noel Westwood It was all for saving Europe from the fascists. 😉
@@nickrobinson8339 : Thankyou for the reco.
I am so thankful that I survived that war,as a child in Germany.
It still gives me nightmares !
You are very lucky, indeed.
God bless. My father also survived the war in Germany as a child. Came to American and made a great life. He passed some years ago.
You're around 80 years old and watching and commenting youtube videos??...i doubt it!!
Emma A ,I am 86 years old,I was 10 years old when the war was over.
I really don't care if you believe me,or not!
You can look me up on Facebook ,yes I'm one Facebook too!
May God continue to bless you and yours.
That footage at 0:30 is always astounding to see. The bullets are spraying the water yet these men are walking into the fire without hesitation. But also if you look closely you will see where one soldier falls to his knees as the water sprays up behind him. I always wonder if that man died on the spot or just how badly he was wounded.
It’s weird to think that my Austrian relatives dies fighting my Irish relative who also never returned home. Both sides of the family were able to put their past behind them
Yeah well that is war for you. Collective insanity.
The way it should be. Everyone finding a way forward once it’s done with. My grandfathers, most of my great uncle and a few of my great aunts all served. Fortunately all in Europe as Asia was horrific according to both my grandfathers friend who were there.