D-Day to Germany: The Private COLOR WWII Footage of Jack Lieb
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2023
- In 1944, Jack Lieb, who was too old for the draft, found himself covering the war for Heast's "News of the Day". In addition to the 35mm black and white film camera that he carried to shoot content for the newsreels, he also carried his own personal 16mm color film camera. This is a look at some of the film that he shot along with his own commentary recorded 25 years after the war.
Sourced from The National Archives.
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One of those Buzz Bombs hit a London hospital ward on the night of 17/18th June. The 25 year old nurse in charge of the ward that night was my father’s sister. She was killed, along with 11 patients, 1 nurse survived but was blinded. Ten years later when the hospital was rebuilt, a ward was named after my aunt, because of her policy of never leaving her patients when an air raid was imminent. RIP Nurse Bridget Quinn and her 11 patients.
That's quite a story. My father was part of the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
What a brave woman she was, and our services had many such heroes as your aunt. What a brave generation!
My father also went on to the Battle of the Bulge. We have a lot in common with our dads. They were true heroes.@@miked7304
I am 6 minutes into this and already I can tell this is a National Treasure. Thank you for posting this precious clip, and God Bless the souls of all who sacrificed their lives during this time for the sake of freedom. Whether willfully or unwillingly we owe them so much.
I thought that people might enjoy something a little different.
@@TheHistoryUnderground38 minutes into this and I cannot thank you enough!!!!
Thanks for posting this, it is amazing footage!
Nice holiday film, tour of Europe....👍
@@TheHistoryUndergroundthanks for sharing, this is amazing!
I can only imagine how precious this film was for families getting one last glimpse of their loved ones who may have perished during the war.
Yes! Is precious this film.
How terrible that would be to see your friend who was "missing in action" on this film!
Outstanding to allow this stunning colour footage to make the reality of 79 years ago more relatable so that we may never forget what they did for their future generations
Pretty amazing.
My father trained troops at Fr. Benning before going to Europe. He was in the first wave on Omaha Beach and every time I watch films such as this one, I look to see if my dad was in any of them. Sadly, I have not seen him yet. He fought all the way to Germany and at one time was wounded and another occasion was awarded the Bronze Star for saving three wounded soldiers. He was fighting in Korea when I was born and later in the 60's he served in Vietnam. Thank you, JD for showing this film. I greatly appreciate your doing these historical videos.
Let me say something, I spent 9 years in combat including 3 different wars . I was wounded in 2014 & became disabled as a result . My service & time pales in comparison to that of what your Father a real hero endured . To accomplish what he did in the time period you described is nothing short of remarkable and heroic .
Pastor, thank you for sharing. It is stories like this and others that make me so proud of the Greatest Generation. God bless.
Pastor Titus, my father was also first wave on Omaha. I too look at photos closely. I wonder if they ever ran across each other..
You are just as much a hero for serving your country proudly. I salute all veterans. Both my brothers served in Vietnam and Cambodia. Our oldest son as been in nearly 23 years and served twice in Iraq. My wife's father served in the Pacific in WWII. If you don't love the USA, try to find somewhere better if you think you can is my philosophy. Thank you for your service soldier hero!@@johnneill5960
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they had known each other. My dad would not talk about anything he did in WWII. We kids didn't ask him anything either. He kept it all bottled up. Thank you for your reply!@@zekesgirl100
It’s awesome to wake up to a 45 min video from the history underground! Thank you JD!
Ha! Nothing to flashy on this one. Just some archival footage that I thought people would enjoy.
Wake up ! It’s 2am here. Now I have to watch all this video before I sleep aha
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The automatic camera at 11:45 minutes is not British but Canadian infantry at Juno Beach, the North Shore Regiment from New Brunswick at NAN-RED beach sector map location at St. Aubin-Sur-Mer. . At11:59 a soldier quickly turns around to partially face the camera and then continues ashore. He was one of the very few to survive the war (forgot his name). The Queens Own Rifle Regiment (QOR) (Dad's "outift" as they called it), landed just to the west of this landing at map coordinates NAN-WHITE in front of Bernieres-Sur_Mer. They landed 15 minutes before the "swimming tanks" with their canvas covers arrived, and they landed 100 yards west of their intended landing location, due to the tides. This put them right in front of a concrete machine gun nest. The result over the first 15 minutes was the highest PERCENTAGE of casualties of all the Allied landings. 85% killed or wounded in the QOR first wave. Dad's outfit was told while in England that "Gentlemen we will have the privilege of being part of the first Canadian soldiers to land on French soil. Do your best. The sooner you understand you will be the first men of the Canadian army to land on French soil, do not expect to survive the day. kill as many of the enemy as you can. the sooner you understand to land on French soil and die there, and accept this fact, the better soldier you will be. Rommel fears us as Canadian soldiers. He calls us Storm Troopers because of our effectiveness and fercocity in WW1. It will be time to prove him right, again." Any Canadian soldier who survived the war, said they survived because of luck, and only luck.
NOTE: USA Omaha beach had a much higher total casualty NUMBER, but the smaller Canadian contingents had a higher PERCENTAGE of killed and wounded. The 2nd wave of Canadians landed shortly after the tanks and took the town and continued on into Normandy.
My Grandfather landed with the North Shore Regiment, New Brunswick, Canada with the first wave on D Day, June 6 1044. He fought all the way through to Germany in May1945. He said it was the worst day of his life. He saw a lot but never, ever spoke of it or would speak of it. FYI... the solider you mention who turned to face the camera was George Herman Baker from Nova Scotia.
really sheds a new light on the war with this footage, Most people look back to this time period through a view of black and white. But i find this footage brings the war to a more humane level of understanding. Amazing work again JD.
Thanks! We're all fortunate that he brought that camera with him.
I've watched this footage on several occasions. And never tire of doing so. Fascinating insight into those uncertain times!
We've so much to be grateful for. The sacrifice of those brave men and women should never be forgotten.
Thank you.
Very interesting to see his footage.
I too remember seeing this somewhere on YT before... cool to watch it again
JD, thank you for posting this. Not only does it show areas you have previously visited, but it shows the terrible situations the Allied Forces faced. And kudos to Mr. Lieb. Not only for his incredible footage but for his bravery for being there to witness all that was shown.
Wow! I have two relatives in this film unbelievably shocked amazing to see my great uncle getting his face painted as a young paratrooper 😮
What a gift, to see your relatives young and full of life and at such a time in history. Happy for you
This is a world-class glimpse of history presented in the most immersive way possible……exactly as it looked as it happened. Thank you sincerely for this invaluable offering.
That was brilliant . Was glued to it all the way through .
Great mate, look forward to watching this tonight. School run now. All the best 👍
Hope you enjoy it!
@TheHistoryUnderground cheers mate, yes I've been watching many of your videos. Really good work. Pleasure to watch. Look forward to many more 👌👌
Jack Thompson, the bearded correspondent seen @5:11, jumped with the 82nd Airborne. In fact they had a hard time keeping him from making the jumps. I believe he finished the war with more jumps than the regular paratroopers!!
My father was in the RAF during the war, and between postings he and many others in the same situation, were given 600 Jeeps to run-in before D-Day. In times where there was virtually no petrol for civilian cars, they all used this freedom to drive all over the UK to visit friends and relations, before returning a jeep to get a new one to run-in the engine of! Apparently in the weeks leading up to D-Day, so many new military vehicles needed to be run-in that pretty much any serviceman who could drive was put to work in this way!
Fascinating, thank you for this comment
amusing and informative 👍
An historical gem. The narration is simple and sincere. Thank you.
I watch Lieb’s presentation at least a couple times a year. It is endlessly fascinating. As a photographer, I understand the drive to “get the shot,” but these guys sure had some guts!
This was really great!! It was an honor to listen to his narration. Thank you so much for uploading this.
This is great. I wrote my thesis for undergrad over correspondents contributions to the war effort. It’s incredible seeing first hand a lot of the people and places I’ve read their pieces over. These men and women are an underrated part of World War II that I’m glad to see you share!
I usually watch on my phone during lunch break but today is different. I'm waiting till I get home and watching this on a bigger screen. I'm truly excited for this episode.
Hope that you enjoy it! Something a little different.
This is Fantastic ! I have never seen this before , my Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge , but came late in the war ,so there is no chance of him being in any of these movies . But in the color film I can imagine how he would have looked in that time and place .It brings him back to me . Thanks so much for posting this wonderful film . Another gem from History Underground.
This footage really brings faces of the 101st and others shown here more real and makes me realize the war was not that long ago.
The past is never that far away.
I don't mean any disrespect but 101st airborne on landing craft ?
Yeah that confused me also
Wow! This is incredible! Thanks for sharing this amazing history JD. This should be preserved in the national archives.
It's been all over youtube for a decade or so and yes, is enshrined in the National Archives as well. It literally says, Sourced from The National Archives.
Ww2 fascinates me as a 39 year old, planning a trip to northern france to see the areas the boys landed next year! This footage is brilliant, thanks for uploading
Is there more? This is witnessing history. As awesome as you are at telling about history. Nothing beats seeing it.
Sourced from The National Archives.
I am sure there is quite a bit more.
Thank you so much. This is indeed a national treasure. Just - thank you.
Wow! That was absolutely stunning! To watch these videos with a firsthand perspective is just incredible. This is one of the best historical things I’ve ever seen. Well done JD 🤙🏼
This needs to be in the library of Congress it’s fantastic film. A treasure for sure
This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this footage.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is the best historical documentary show I've seen so far. You tick all the boxes mate! From the Gold Coast Australia
Wow! You need to have more of these! Love the long videos. Way better than the crap on TV... Thanks JD!
Ha! Thanks.
Tremendous share JD. These images are new to my eyes. Much appreciated.
Amazing footage. Amazing to see Ernest Hemingway. Wow.
What an absolutely awesome piece of history!!! There's something about color that brings it so close to home. It's more relatable and doesn't feel like it was so long ago!! I've never seen any of this before so thank you so very much!!
Excellent film and narration from someone who was there.
Glad that you enjoyed it!
Fabulous account of a veteran reporter. Thank you for letting us see this.
Fantastic recordings, incredibly important that the history is told by people who were really there
JD this was amazing, I turned the lights down and it was almost like Jack was just across the room talking to us in person. Thanks for this outstanding watch...............
This is incredible. Thanks for what you did, even though you had no obligation to serve due to your age. Different times now.
I joined 4 months after 9/11 , everyone wanted to sign up.
Sad times right now, especially considering everything that was sacrificed already; this should be shown in jr High/High school to persuade those to avoid war. You have to actually see the sacrifice to understand that we should avoid war at all costs, and here it is for us all to see.
Thanks for everything
You are what every story teller of the Civil War and WW II should aspire to be. Going to the spots and explaining what happened, where it happened in real life and explaining how things unfolding. Makes you more understand what these brave men and women went through. What it does to a country and its citizens. How horrible war is for everyone. I hope that people watching your channel reminds everyone that war is not an option. We as a people have to learn from the past to make not only the U.S. better, but make the world better. You and the way you tell these stories is a start. I thank you !!!!! Keep up the great work !!!!! Your videos are so amazing, entertaining, and captivating. You could not be a better moderator if you tried. All the hollowed grounds you have walked on, you make those lost soles proud.
This is excellent, especially since I'm a veteran of the 3rd AD Spearhead!! Not of WW2 but of Gulf War era. Thank you for this, both Grandfather's are WW2 Veterans, Great Film!
Oh I’ve seen this gents video here on UA-cam before. Awesome. Myself being a new resident of Europe they are firmly in touch with their history and truly appreciate history. I admire them. Two World Wars fought on your doorstep will do that.
Thanks!
I’ve seen this elsewhere on UA-cam and it is a pretty extraordinary record. It humanize the soldiers and shows the effects of war on the civilian population.
Yeah, there a few other channels that have posted it in the past. It's been awhile though. Figured that I'd repost here in case there were some viewers who hadn't seen it.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Absolutely worth a repost. I love watching original footage. You can learn a lot about how the kit was used, the demeanour of the men, and the environment they lived and fought in. Thanks again for your content. Really enjoy your channel.
Wow! What a show. So glad I found it. Many years I've been a WW2 buff and sometimes I think I've seen it all but I'm fortunate to find these.
What unique insight into a pivotal moment in modern history. I feel lucky to have seen it, thank you. I wish my grandfather was alive to see this but sadly he has now passed away.
Never seen a reporters documentary on WW2 . Thanks JD for sharing 💯👍
Wow! I've seen bits and pieces of his work before, but seeing and hearing his private colour films is an absolute treat!
Thanks for bringing this to light...
This is amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing it with us, JD!
this was just incredible I wish we had more of this
too often I look at old films and wonder what the cameraman would have to say about his recordings
Thank you so much for this. This really brings it home what it was like for the people living in Europe during WWII. Amazing video. I got to visit Ernie Plye’s grave when I was in Hawaii. It’s in the Punch Bowl National Cemetery. Totally enjoyed this.👍🙂
This video is special and a privilege to watch. A reminder that freedom is not free. Thank you for sharing.
This footage is incredible! Thanks for posting and everyone involved!
Thanks for sharing this, JD. Having him narrate it and tell stories was a wonderful bonus.
Definitely.
Unbelievable footage! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Thank you for posting this. Great, really great footage!
This came at a good time in your collection JD. It was nice seeing the places as they were at the time and you had taken us there earlier. Thought to myself, "Oh, we've been here before." Thanks for sharing this treasure and hopefully there are descendants who will see this.
This was truly something to see. Thanks JD for sharing this with us!
That was absolutely phenomenal.
Seeing this in colour is absolutely amazing. Thank you.
I have seen many documentaries, you tube videos, watched numerous movies on WW2 .
This 44 minute video taught me a lot , learned things as well.
The press can tell a lot in less time.
D Day though Eisenhower knew it would be a blood bath wanted no news or videos on that day.
Can't imagine WW2 fought today with same weapons , etc and outcome, with the Internet and cell phones.
One hell of an informative video;
A photo is worth 1,000 words a video leaves you speechless.
Absolutely fascinating!!! I was riveted to the screen. Thanks so much for posting this
Fantastic film! So many small details I never knew. Lots of good info in this. Thank you for posting!
This is amazing, love the bit with Hemingway clutching a glass of wine. Robert Capa and so many correspondents whose names became synonymous with war reporting.
Just great, thanks for uploading. 👍
This is incredible! Thank you for putting this together.
This is absolutley facinating. Earnie Pyle. So cool to see this video. So thankful for this video. Can you imagine if there was no Jack or Earnie? America needed to see what REAL war meant. Thanks JD.
Nice Find JD! I remember watching an interview about Jack during the 50th year anniversary either on ABC or CBS back in 1994. His narration makes it an interesting take on what's going on over other stock footage.
Im going to watch this over and over. The scenes are enormously informative. What a sensational reel. A true treasure. I bet this is a partnership with the GMH. Guys... you are becoming part of ww2 history.
Thankyou for all you bring to us we appreciate this.
This video is VERY different but VERY good THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA....
Thought that we'd do something a little off the beaten path.
A wonderful film, thank you for putting it out there.
Priceless footage! We must never forget and be forever grateful for the sacrifice of so many!!
JD this is fantastic, What a treasure! Thank you so much for sharing it! I appreciate all that you do and love that you are keeping History alive!
Great video JD. Thanks for all the hard work. 👍👍👍👍👍🍻
Thanks 👍
What a gem. It doesn’t get any better than this! Thanks for sharing this video treasure.
wow this is amazing this man was in several places and situations my grandfather was in/at so its very nice to be able to see some of these places in wartime . My grandfather is probably in that Colom of troops marching down paris and was in Normandy, st lo, Houffalize and Bastogne.
Thank you for this! My dad was a radarman on a DE, the O'Neill, laying down cover fire on D Day. While I have his journal describing those days, this brought it even more into focus.
Loved the color footage gives a whole new perspective.tgw gentleman narrating did a very good job. Enjoyed the footage immensely. Thank you for sharing. Respectfully Dave blackburn
Glad you enjoyed it
I enjoyed this WAY more than I thought I would. Thanks JD!
Incredible footage on this one JD. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Extraordinary footage! Thank you JD, and all the praise to Mr. Lieb
This is absolutely perfect JD. Thanks and great idea. It shows scenes I have never seen before
This is incredible! Thankyou for sharing this amazing piece of history
Glad you enjoyed it!
My Dad fought on Okinawa and there was a newsreel showing my Dad riding on a tank. His mother saw him in the theater and shouted "That is my son. The projectionist backed up the film and showed him several times. I have watched a lot of newsreels but I haven't seen that one yet.
Thank you for posting this great video. I was looking for my Grandfather, but alas I didn't see him. Still, I loved the whole thing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great film. Thank you to all the brave men that fought that war in all theaters! RIP Henry Michael Lupien my grandfather a brave Sailor who fought in the pacific he left a 15 year old boy and came back as the best man I’ve ever known I love you with all my heart and can’t wait till we meet again❤️
Awesome video, JD! Thank you for your research in finding it and sharing it!
Yup. Pausing right away to stop watching on phone and waiting till can put on my TV.
What a fantastic piece of footage 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is a great set of photos and films, thank you for showing this set films.
ive watched this original video many times on youtube. glad its finally getting some recognition. absolutely amazing footage
Einstein said that he could not predict how the next war would be fought but he knew that the one after it would be fought with rocks and sticks.
Thank you for this incredible film!
Thanks for the upload. A look into the past, so many stories, so many lives.
Thank you for this, i hadnt seen it before. And just to let you know that your battlefield guides are a great source of information for me, especially as i am due to embark on my first Normandy tour in late October. The start of physically retracing my own family history across Europe into Germany . Keep up the good work.
Awesome!
Thank you for posting this I've seen some of these images before and some on the color of war but find the story behind them extremely interesting thanks again
Excellent video. I've seen many films about the war, but this one has scenes not covered. Very well done.
Amazing footage my Grandad was onboard HMS Kingsmill on D day providing a barrage for the landings on Gold beach
Toujours un Moment de Détente🔬🛠🍀Beau Travail comme d'habitude🎬Alex Picardie France🙏🌌
Appreciate Jack Lieb for sharing his personal film footage of WWII in Europe and Eisenhower speaking in Kansas City. It was a different era than 2023 but still relevant. I like to travel and visit other countries. In Mexico I remember visiting the Zocalo and having a wonderful experience eating a perfectly cooked steak covered with chocolate "mole" sauce. I did not visit Cancun though I am sure it would have been a wonderful experience too. Surprisingly other countries help me understand the United States and its context within human history on this third planet from the sun.
Great job sir. Thank you for your bravery and coverage