TOTALIZE II:the finale and tradgedy on hill 140.
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- The Canadian breakout from Caen. On the 7th august operation Totalize had started, and the Canadian and British troops had advanced 5 miles.
Totalize II was to move to the high land North of Falaise. A navigation error could have led to a breakthrough but turned to a tradgedy.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Totalize I
00:45 Totalize II starts with bombing raid by USAF
01:06 Canadian 4th division and Polish 1st armoured division
02:12 Michal Wittmann meets Kurt Meyer
03:45 Michael Wittmann's tiger destroyed
04:28 WalderMuller's mark IV panzers et les jardinets.
06:25 Canadian Grenadier Guards at Trotval
07:15 Leftenant Phelan wins the Military Cross
08:48 Canadian cemetery, Gaumesnil chateau
10:30 Worthigton force gets lost.
12:20 Kurt Meyer on the Breche du diable
13:12 Hill 140
14:20 Eastern flank 51st and 49th division
14:32 Hill 195
14:59 Falaise
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My grandpa was wounded by the bombers that accidentally dropped bombs on the Canadians. His best friend, William Garvis, was kilked. He told me they were british bombers flown by American crews. He said he could see the bomb doors open, and his heart sank. He said he dove behind a jeep and when the smoke cleared, the guy in the jeep had no legs. He recovered and was back in action to finish the war. He only started to talk about his experiences in the early 90's. I was one of the luckey ones he told his stoies too.
Thanks for that feedback. "friendly " bombing incidents are tragic. Diificult to know whether it was incompetence or the fog of war.
Hello Colin,
I see that you have improved the visuals to your great copy.
The maps and titles with arrows are very helpful to an American man. From my limited point of view, if you would highlight the towns on each map, non-French speaking persons such as myself with see with a greater perspective the battlefields that you so accurately describe. Jim..
You were kind to Brigadier Booth. I think the reason he was lethargic and later asleep in his tank was because he was inebriated.
I was confused. At 5:30 you said the Poles didn’t know the Canadians were behind the hedges. I’m not sure why that was important. At 5:40 who knocked out 40 Polish tanks? The combination of maps and then cutting to the actual terrain is very effective. You might linger a little longer on the maps and perhaps start with a wider shot then gradually narrow it to the features you’re describing. The terrain features are very subtle in that part of Normandy. The arrows pointing them out really helps. It’s such a shame communications we’re so poor during this part of Totalize. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory sort of. Really enjoy your content. It deserves wider viewership.
No, I said they didn't know Waldemuller's tanks (panzers) were behinnd the hedges. It was the panzers that knocked out 40 tanks.
@@WalkingDday Sorry makes sense now.
Can you please do one about the polish mace battle
I’ll put that on my to-do list.
@@WalkingDday thank you