D-Day Tribute
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This is my D-Day display in my museum. It represents Omaha and Utah beach 1 day after D-Day. This is what it probably would have looked like. All my displays are with 100% original items. The invasion happened June 6 1945 at 5:45 in the morning on a Tuesday. 150,000 American and Allied troops hit the beaches of Normandy France. Unfortunately in the 1st 24 hours we lost over 4,400 American soldiers and the Allies lost double that. We thank them all for their sacrifices, because of brave men like this we have our freedom today.
If you would like to see more we are open Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 10:00 for one guided tour each of those days.
Dragon 🐲 man is an American treasure yahoooo 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
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Salute the troops 🇺🇸 god bless the dragon man community, our great veterans and dragon man 🔥🔥
Absolutely amazing collection. 😮. Thanks for sharing Mel.
Hats off to all of our veterans. Thank you for your service!
Then you realise that the whole war was a lie... Good vs Good killed eachother.... Then the Bad guys won (bankers,communists/Bolshevics/Nwo) Rip Europe... We should NEVER have helped Stalin
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!...COMGRATS!!!
Never seen a man so full of himself he is not the only collector
@@Combatarms4234 He is not passionate about history at all. His displays are awful, and he gets so many things wrong in his explanations. All he cares about is flexing stuff he bought from At The Front or other reenactor wholesalers and put it in his "museum". These tours are just him going "And look what I got here". You don't learn anything about history.
@@Combatarms4234 Then why are his displays absolute crap and why does he get so many things wrong? To start, he lists the date as June 6, 1945 in the description.
Why do the American flags have 50 stars?
0:17 4,400 is the approximate number for ALL Allied deaths on June 6, 1944, not just American. If he is just talking about American deaths (and apparently only talking about Operation Neptune, the beach landings, and not the Airborne operations as well) the number of US deaths on Omaha and Utah beaches combined is approximately 1,000 - 2,000 deaths.
0:55 Why are all the medics wearing OD M43 jackets and two armbands? They should have the khaki M41 jackets instead.
0:56 Obviously a crappy DENIX prop M1 rifle there.
0:58 Real morphine??? Yeah, sure it's real. Totally would not get raided by the DEA if it were real morphine. And what he holds up is not a morphine surette, it's an iodine swab (so he doesn't even know what he's showing). They would stick the morphine in the thigh, not the arm, and morphine does not "paralyze the left or right side". It does the opposite; it's like getting a huge painful hit of adrenaline and then you get high as a kite.
1:16 Again, all these guys incorrectly wearing OD M43 jackets. Should be the M41's instead. Also, the mannequin on the left appears to be wearing a 1945 OD green pistol belt.
1:35 M1 Carbine has the very late-war adjustable rear sight and bayonet lug. Definitely would not have seen that in June, 1944. The mannequins are all wearing late-war un-oiled fresh out of the repro box M43 buckle boots when they should be the Type II service shoes with leggings instead. And another obvious DENIX M1 rifle with fabric sling (should be the leather M1917 sling).
1:36 If those are actual WWII sandbags, then they should be burlap tan instead of OD green.
1:52 Wrong. That's not a "patch" it's a brassard, and it would turn pink at the presence of chemical agents, not blue. And for a guy who prides himself on having nothing but "the real deal", the brassards are clearly the starch fabric reproductions made by At The Front. The originals more yellow and they are like construction paper.
2:28 Again, the fabric sling on the "M1 Grand" (as he calls it) is incorrect. It should be the M1917 leather sling.
2:49 It's not a rocket. The blank lobs the grenade off the end of the rifle. The grenade itself has no rocket motor.
3:11 "Everything I'm showing you is the real deal." Oh really? Then please explain the post-WWII cast iron training grenade painted solid OD green you pull out of it.
3:48 Again, if it were an M1 Carbine in June, 1944, then it would not have the ability to attach a bayonet nor the adjustable rear sight.
4:30 - 4:50 The majority of stuff shown is late-war. Too much OD green to be D-Day. If you are going to have OD green stuff for D-Day, make it HBT uniforms.
4:53 I see a bundle of post-WWII cast iron training grenades painted solid green you can get at any surplus store.
4:59 Again, more OD M43 jackets and OD webbing that would not be issued to D-Day assault troops.
5:11 The solid black M3 grease gun looks like an airsoft gun or maybe another DENIX.
5:13 Yeah, I'm sure those are actual live explosives from 80 years ago just casually sitting out in the open. 80 years would totally not make those incredibly unstable.
Beyond this, I see nothing but late-war M43 uniforms, and even a 101st paratrooper in a M43 jacket (smh). I also see a lot of khaki assault vests on mannequins, when the OD green ones (contrary to everything else) were more common on D-Day.
7:35 "In my book, every guy who hit the beach should have got the Medal of Honor." What a sentiment. Like pieces of ribbon and gold actually matter when it comes to people killing each other. This guy only cares about his ego, his bank account, and compensating for his tiny dick. Not history.
@@Combatarms4234 I actually care about history so I will gladly give you context to my points; I'm not just hating to hate. A proper museum is not to "show off" stuff, it's to educate people. In his "museum" there are no panels of text, historical timelines, or photos so visitors can learn about the history that everything on display pertains to. It's just "Look at this thing I got. And look at this thing I got. Over here, I got this thing." Ok, so what? He just wants to show off his collection, but as I have already stated, his collection is not very impressive. It's a bunch of repro stuff that is poorly displayed on some cheap Styrofoam mannequins. And then he claims it's all rare and "the real deal" when it is anything but. And I have seen far more egregiously bad videos from Dragonman, so it's not like he just slipped up here. He sucks overall.
I’m gonna have to agree with Michael here, this is just completely laughable. I don’t think dragon man is a bad guy or anything, I just think that he’s misleading his customers with all the BS he spews. And also why would he have actual dynamite in his museum bruh it’s pretty much all laughable. And why tf does he have like 789 US flags, yes the Americans were on d day, but that just makes this museum one sided and kinda just silly, like as if d day was just all “HOOAAH AMERICA YA FREDOOM.” Just absolutely ridiculous.
I think that all his customers should get their money back bc all the crap he talks. And I would LOVE to see michaelakkerman go too one of his tours and uncover all the bs
Nobody:
Dragon man: This is private Ryan only place you’ll find him
80 years to the day we will always honor and we will never forget 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
Then you realise that the whole war was a lie... Good vs Good killed eachother.... Then the Bad guys won (bankers,communists/Bolshevics/Nwo) Rip Europe... We should NEVER have helped Stalin
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Your museum looks really cool, I'd love to visit it in person.
You said the m1 carbine is what they would have fought on the beaches with on D-Day ,when in fact you picked up one which is not correct, it has the wrong sight on it and they never had any bayonets on them ,they only came into operation mainly for Korea. You will never see a picture of any one on Omaha or Utah with one,but still you have a great museum.
God bless America for all the soldiers that lost their lives in World War II specially, the ones on D-Day on June 6, 1944 that was 80 years ago. I paid my respects for all those young men that went on that beach in Normandy to take that beach from the Nazisand take France back from the Nazis. It was not easy because the Nazis were way ahead of us and they have all the good stuff on World War II.
No they didn't.
USA USA USA!!!!! Can't stop Freedom baby 💪
Yes, the United States is a great country indeed but we should not forget to honor the British and Canadian troops as well who fought on Gold, Juno and Sword Beach on June 6, 1944. Respect and honor to all Allied troops who fought to liberate the world from fascism!
Thanks dragon man for all you do too preserve history! YAHOOO
My great grandfather fought on Omaha Beach and was wounded, he was relived shortly after, and he rarely talked to my mom about it. Sadly, I never got to meet him, and he passed away a couple years ago I believe. Good video by the way.
Bayonet lugs were not added to the M1 carbine until 1945. Awesome collection. 👍🏻🇺🇸
I hope you visit your museum someday.
Thank you so much for your service SIR
🪖God Bless you Sir🦅Very Fine Tribute you have created. 🙏God Bless the Brave who gave us our Freedoms🗽
Outstanding memorial collection! Thank you for preserving American history of the Greatest Generation!
This is #1 on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing so must history.
It’s seems like he is solely responsible for saving ww2 history in America. Dragonman is more important than we realize.
Guaranteed that it will still work as well as it did the day it was manufactured. Priceless is this man and the Museum and the people who's lives he enriches by his being able to do, own, run, and maintain the Museum and every thing else he does! Any Lucky Strikes we know that you have Camel's
I have my grandmother's cousin killed in France Purple Heart 1944. Was only there 6 weeks. 10 months in the Army..
👏AWESOME👏. It’s my Dads birthday today. US Navy Vet, 89 years old. We’re bringing him up to your museum in a couple weeks 👍🏻👍🏻. Can’t wait.
I really want to go visit your museum, but unfortunately I live very far away :S all the best and thank you for the videos!! by the way, I live in Hungary :D
Absolutely the best collection of Military equipment I’ve ever seen! It’s on my bucket list to go and visit . Thank you,Mel🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is the place I would want to visit during a D-Day anniversary.
Incredible collection.
Lest we forget.
Nice dragon man set obse ❤
Dragon man if I go their this summer it would a living fever dream for me cause I absolutely love the military
If you ever come over to The Netherlands, I’m happy to take you to the national war museum close to me in Overloon. Think it might be very interesting to you.
This is just breath taking how you have the original gear! Just amazing from the weapons to the cookware. Great collection
Thanks Mel What a great Display . Just one question were are the BAR 's . thanks for what you do.
Thank you as always for sharing your vast knowledge and thanks for your service.
At 3:20 he has a incorrect canister, its for a thermite, not a mkii frag
I want to visit this museum so bad.
Great video as always, but may I ask, I do understand you’re American so understandably talking about Americans, but why is it you only mention about the American beaches, not the other three? I’m not trying to downplay what those brave men did at all. I just wonder why a lot of American media never mention them.
Because American Media is trash. They sell fear and hate. Why would the rich and powerful want us to know truths?
My Great Uncle was a paratrooper.
God bless America
God Bless America. Best regards from Europe.
Mel, You are an Iconic Treasure! Thanks for all you do!
Much Respect
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𝘾𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙚𝙝?
Why do the American flags have 50 stars?
0:17 4,400 is the approximate number for ALL Allied deaths on June 6, 1944, not just American. If you are just talking about American deaths (and apparently only talking about Operation Neptune, the beach landings, and not the Airborne operations as well) the number of US deaths on Omaha and Utah beaches combined is approximately 1,000 - 2,000 deaths.
0:55 Why are all the medics wearing OD M43 jackets? They should have the khaki M41 jackets instead.
0:56 Obviously a DENIX prop M1 rifle there.
0:58 Real morphine??? Yeah, sure it's real. Totally would not get raided by the DEA if it were real morphine. And what he holds up is not a morphine surette, it's an iodine swab (so he doesn't even know what he's showing). They would stick the morphine in the thigh, not the arm, and morphine does not "paralyze the left or right side". It does the opposite; it's like getting a huge painful hit of adrenaline and then you get high as a kite.
1:16 Again, all these guys incorrectly wearing OD M43 jackets. Should be the M41's instead. Also, the mannequin on the left appears to be wearing a 1945 OD green pistol belt.
1:35 M1 Carbine has the very late-war adjustable rear sight and bayonet lug. Definitely would not have seen that in June, 1944. The mannequins are all wearing late-war un-oiled fresh out of the repro box M43 buckle boots when they should be the Type II service shoes with leggings instead. And another obvious DENIX M1 rifle with fabric sling (should be the leather M1917 sling).
1:36 If those are actual WWII sandbags, then they should be burlap tan instead of OD green.
1:52 Wrong. That's not a "patch" it's a brassard, and it would turn pink at the presence of chemical agents, not blue. And for a guy who prides himself on having nothing but "the real deal", the brassards are clearly the starch fabric reproductions made by At The Front. The originals more yellow and they are like construction paper.
2:28 Again, the fabric sling on the "M1 Grand" (as he calls it) is incorrect. It should be the M1917 leather sling.
2:49 It's not a rocket. The blank lobs the grenade off the end of the rifle. The grenade itself has no rocket motor.
3:11 "Everything I'm showing you is the real deal." Oh really? Then please explain the post-WWII cast iron training grenade painted solid OD green you pull out of it.
3:48 Again, if it were an M1 Carbine in June, 1944, then it would not have the ability to attach a bayonet nor the adjustable rear sight.
4:30 - 4:50 The majority of stuff shown is late-war. Too much OD green to be D-Day. If you are going to have OD green stuff for D-Day, make it HBT uniforms.
4:53 I see a bundle of post-WWII cast iron training grenades painted solid green you can get at any surplus store.
4:59 Again, more OD M43 jackets and OD webbing that would not be issued to D-Day assault troops.
5:11 The solid black M3 grease gun looks like an airsoft gun or maybe another DENIX.
5:13 Yeah, I'm sure those are actual live explosives from 80 years ago just casually sitting out in the open. 80 years would totally not make those incredibly unstable.
Beyond this, I see nothing but late-war M43 uniforms, and even a 101st paratrooper in a M43 jacket (smh). I also see a lot of khaki assault vests on mannequins, when the OD green ones (contrary to everything else) were more common on D-Day.
7:35 "In my book, every guy who hit the beach should have got the Medal of Honor." What a sentiment. Like pieces of ribbon and gold actually matter when it comes to people killing each other.
It also doesn't help that you list the date as June 6, 1945 in your description. This "museum" is an embarrassing farby mess. This guy only cares about his ego, his bank account, and compensating for his tiny dick. Not history.
Lmao. Great stream with Mike B, it was entertaining to watch.
Hey Michael you forgot the 1972 P.O.W M.I.A flag behind the mannequin at 0:52.
God Bless America.
I was literally just here a few hours ago
Love it dragon man, been meaning to come down to your place to shoot, browse the store and learn some history. Live in HR and appreciate you!
Thanks Dragon Man!
it looks amazing
I'm here D day+1
The detail to authenticity is fascinating! What a collection!
Great displays. You have enough for a good start.
This is way bigger than a start
Outstanding 👍‼️
Im from Australia and if i ever come to usa ill be stopping here
is that dynamite for real? has it been stabilized? That poor lady had her home blown up because there was some in her basement,
Dragon man a true American thanks for your service q
I have to visit this place
I’ve been to the Patton museum and it is nowhere near as amazing as your collection.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
When men were men💪 Thank you Dragonman for bringing this display to life.
Where do you get all of your stuff?? It must be super expensive and very difficult to come by?😲
Thanks for sharing, amazing collection
Amazing collection very very impressive and great to be able to see on video
Remember the brave British and Canadian troops on Gold, Sword and Juno beaches who fought bravely too… Remember the British ships out in the sea sending in all the landing craft and firing all those salvos on to the cliffs. Remember the British mulberry harbours because without them the Americans, Brits and Canadians couldn’t have got off the beaches and created DDay+1 and DDay+2 and onwards….
Right on Mel
God bless you❤
Your museum is without peer in the military community. Absolutely amazing the attention to detail and the depth of your collection. Your World war II collection just absolutely is amazing to me never mind the rest of it.
ok thank you FRANCE.
What a museum. Really want to go someday.
Awesome collection!! Respect to the fallen.
Best personal museum of materials of war on earth
and really the only one!
Were the soap bars of Horse Fat made from the lost Horses in WW1?
An amazing display!
The Longest Day 1962
Impressive collection.
Wow I didn’t know they had grenade launchers on their M1s! God Bless DDay Warriors!! ❤
Nice collection you can't find kids like that now
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This is the real deal. Man I could watch Dragonmans vids all day
Very good job thank you for the education
Is that a M2A1 bayonet!
Badass
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Dragon man is awesome.
🦅 USA 🇺🇸
Despicable ATF! Judge Abena Darkeh (New York), you are "the lowest of the low" (Credit: Cambridge Dictionary).
let us not forget the Red Army which, by fighting the Nazis on the Eastern Front at the cost of numerous sacrifices, forced the German army to fight on two fronts and thus enabled the Anglo-American landing in Normandy, Glory to the courageous American soldiers, English , French but also to the Russians who liberated Europe from the Nazi demons, when Americans and Russians unite to destroy absolute evil nothing can resist them, when peace finally reigns between your two peoples the world will turn out much better!!
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Nice dday set up!! ,shame about the bayonet lugs on the m1 carbine,never used on dday or ww2 ,all from korea and vietnam, and the m43 field jackets used later in the war,also the post war plasitc flash lights from the 1980s 😳 Great displays otherwise 👏 thank you to all the vets out there
It's an awful D-Day set up.
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More Mellissa please..
USA 🇺🇸
Just when you think he showed you everything he might pull a Sherman out of his sleeve.
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The Nazis had the mg42 and MG 34 It was the bloodiest landing in history. D-Day was the bloodiest battle in World War II lost a lot of soldiers
Heard stories that the soldiers hitting the beach only carried 80 rounds of ammo on his person . 😮
You really screwed Ironhead Sally by overboring her cylinders and other shoddy work. You should be ashamed.
yahoooooooooooooo mel has so much knowledge about war his collects is the best someday ill get to his place
This collection sucks.