Wonderful day for the lads. Fate had 8 more months of fighting in Europe in store for them. Tough fighting, including the Battle of the Bulge where I lost my Great Uncle on December 26, 1944. I can only hope he was able to enjoy this parade. Thank you to all of those fine young men.
So sorry about your great uncle. I am from America and my dad helped with the liberation of Paris and also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He survived and went on to a good quiet life. I get you and your great Uncle is in my prayers.
To feel the air of Paris on your face as you ride down the Champs De Elysees on a Sherman while crowds cheer you, after months of dodging death at every turn, young and alive and at the crux of history.
Thanks for sharing with us all. My Uncle was in the OSS then, and also was in this parade in 1944. Back when America was Honorable, Great, and Helped fight Evil. 👍👍 5🤠Hat tips & 10🌟
Exactly there's still no other country that people are trying to risk their life to get into then this country. The problem is we need to get all of the illegals out of Europe the UK and the United States Trump Vance 24🇺🇲@@mylesrahill1948
This division, along with other U.S. divisions, fought the Battle of Huertgen Forest from 19 September to 16 December 1944. U.S. forces suffered heavily. Many of the men seen in this film died.
I had a neighbor who bought a 1942 International 1 1/4 ton FWD and two halftracks which had the rear armor removed and with replaced with water tanks. He bought them from a walnut grower in CA. Those halftracks could uproot 40 year old walnut trees with a single push!
This unit, nicknamed the Bloody Bucket Division, had only been in combat for a little over a month at the time of this parade, but were already veterans of Operation Cobra and the breakthrough from Normandy. These were combat soldiers and not parade ground soldiers, so they can be excused for their lack of spit and polish. They marched into the parade in Paris directly from the battlefield and marched out to take up their new position in the front lines. Many of these men would be killed or seriously wounded in the coming months, especially in the Battle of the Bulge, where their heroic resistance to the onslaught from Gen Manteufel and the 5th Panzer Army would slow down the German offensive enough for the 101st to reach Bastogne just in time to defend the city.
The 28th infantry Division would participate in the Hurtgen Forest campaign with extreme casualties. It has now come to light after being overshadowed by the infamous Battle of the Bulge after current U.S. historian have brought it to realization in entering and defeating the German defense of the west wall in the German homeland. These soldiers of the 28th Division as are many other U.S. Divisions the true heroes of WW2.
Moment of jubilation in Paris. These same American soldiers would still fight many more battles beyond the borders of France and into the very heartlands of Germany itself. Many of them would not see the fruits of victory in Europe by May 1945. At least they died (while on duty) so that others would live. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt watched this Paris victory parade in the news reels. The Americans looked forward that he would also witness the final allied victory march in Berlin. Unfortunately, he did not make it. Died of cerebral hemorrhage in April 1945 just weeks before the war in Europe ended.
The best generation ever, nowadays not so best but back then the Gis gave their lives to fight evil in Europe and the Pacific. God Bless them for those who are still with us, and RIP for those who are not.
I am amazed it what the men represent. They endured and conquered the enemy all the way from D-Day, through Carentin to the Filaise Gap, just so they could go on to get to Bastogne, all the while being targets of Hitler's army. Those men and the ones they represent deserve our high thoughts and our heartfelt thanks
The first March is Grandioso, by Roland F Seitz, a prolific march composer who grew up outside of Glen Rock PA. I attended Susquehannock HS also outside of Glen Rock, and played in the band. I also am a proud veteran of the modern successor to the 28th Division. Except for Rep Scott Perry, whose implication in the planning for the insurrection on Jan 6, 2021 amounts, in my mind, to treason. The 28th Division was the Pennsylvania National Guard, and was mobilized in Feb, 1941. Its true contribution to the war effort cannot be determined, as the Division was subject to several drafts on its personnel to form the core of new divisions organized mainly from draftees. It entered combat in the Normandy hedgerows in mid July 1944. The appearance of the 28th in this parade is striking because it was done coming straight from combat, with no practice, and they resumed fighting a few miles outside of Paris after the parade. They were badly mishandled by the brass in the battle of the Hurtgen Forest, in which, at one time, they were the only US Division attacking; they were hit with a counterattack of two German divisions. They were recovering from this, integrating some 5000 replacement troops or about a third of the division, when they were hit by an attack of 6 German divisions in the Ardens, on December 16, 1944, the start of the Battle of the Bulge. The German Divisions, 2 Panzer, 3 Infantry, and one Parachute division, had planned to be in Bastogne by the end of the day. The 28th was shattered but delayed the Germans by three critical days needed to move the 101st Airborne Division from Paris to Bastogne. Some remnants of the 28th retreated into the Bastogne perimeter, and with other survivors of other units, constituted Task Force Snafu, which acted as a mobile reserve to plug holes which appeared in the lines of the 101st Airborne. The remnants of the Division were removed from the fight to rebuild, and returned to action in mid January, participating in the reduction of the Colmar pocket. BTW, the US three star general in the reviewing stand was Omar Bradley, who commanded the 82nd Airborne during its establishment and initial training, and then commanded the 28th for a period of its training in the US.
Think of every single thing and person in the parade had to cross an ocean to get there. That was just part of one division that the cameras captured. It's hard to look at them without thinking about the tough fighting that they have ahead of them. We know their future, but they don't
Not enough people understand what the United States fought in World War 2. It makes me terribly sad that that enemy is still out there in our eorld and it is not at such a happy point as showninthese newsreels.
C'est la première fois que je découvre dans leur ensemble les images de cette parade de soldats américains. Je suis né 4 ans après cet événement et je n'en avais vu seulement que quelques images ou extraits vidéo. C'est très émouvant de voir mais aussi d'en écouter la ponctuation musicale faite de musique militaire US et surtout le dernier morceau interprété dans la version et son rythme original. Amis d'Amérique et aussi d'Europe écoutons le et découvrons ses paroles: ua-cam.com/video/Jy6AOGRsR80/v-deo.html L' AMERIQUE nous a aidé à nous libérer, elle nous a fait rêver, ce serait dommage que dans les mois qui suivent elle nous face pleurer. Que Dieu protège l'Amérique dans les jours prochains !!!! 4:14
America was so rich, and powerful, we had so much money, America was giving it away to Europe, we had zero debt, every thing was made in America, now 80 years later we are 34 trillion in debt, all industry went overseas, what the heck happened to America, were now a third world country
No black man, they said. Even no black man among French parading troops, or the US won't parade... Hopefully, this changed by now. I am French and as you say "caucasian"
Great moment to share by seeing these clips, how thankfull we can be to those men! Greatings from Austria!
Wonderful day for the lads. Fate had 8 more months of fighting in Europe in store for them. Tough fighting, including the Battle of the Bulge where I lost my Great Uncle on December 26, 1944. I can only hope he was able to enjoy this parade. Thank you to all of those fine young men.
Worst of all, the Hürtgen Forest.
And the "Operation Market Garden". Netherland
So sorry about your great uncle. I am from America and my dad helped with the liberation of Paris and also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He survived and went on to a good quiet life. I get you and your great Uncle is in my prayers.
You left me in tears. Thank you
To feel the air of Paris on your face as you ride down the Champs De Elysees on a Sherman while crowds cheer you, after months of dodging death at every turn, young and alive and at the crux of history.
Thanks for sharing with us all. My Uncle was in the OSS then, and also was in this parade in 1944. Back when America was Honorable, Great, and Helped fight Evil. 👍👍 5🤠Hat tips & 10🌟
The band sounds terrific.
Back when the US “was” a Great country & deserved the respect it received from around the World.
Many Blessings All 🙏🇺🇸
The US still is a Great country.
Exactly there's still no other country that people are trying to risk their life to get into then this country. The problem is we need to get all of the illegals out of Europe the UK and the United States Trump Vance 24🇺🇲@@mylesrahill1948
It still is a great country, sunshine. The U.S. is and always has been a work in progress.
São os que tomam a frente para combater os inimigos. Nenhum país faz isso, se furtam por covardia e incompetência.
This division, along with other U.S. divisions, fought the Battle of Huertgen Forest from 19 September to 16 December 1944. U.S. forces suffered heavily. Many of the men seen in this film died.
I had a neighbor who bought a 1942 International 1 1/4 ton FWD and two halftracks which had the rear armor removed and with replaced with water tanks. He bought them from a walnut grower in CA. Those halftracks could uproot 40 year old walnut trees with a single push!
As newsman Andy Rooney has said, "It was the happiest day in the World and should have been the day that the war ended." He was there.
15:58 16:28 You will never see the US Army march in sync like that ever again...
Most of these people are now gone and this is their history of making it through the war and lived to tell about it.
This unit, nicknamed the Bloody Bucket Division, had only been in combat for a little over a month at the time of this parade, but were already veterans of Operation Cobra and the breakthrough from Normandy. These were combat soldiers and not parade ground soldiers, so they can be excused for their lack of spit and polish. They marched into the parade in Paris directly from the battlefield and marched out to take up their new position in the front lines. Many of these men would be killed or seriously wounded in the coming months, especially in the Battle of the Bulge, where their heroic resistance to the onslaught from Gen Manteufel and the 5th Panzer Army would slow down the German offensive enough for the 101st to reach Bastogne just in time to defend the city.
The 28th infantry Division would participate in the Hurtgen Forest campaign with extreme casualties. It has now come to light after being overshadowed by the infamous Battle of the Bulge after current U.S. historian have brought it to realization in entering and defeating the German defense of the west wall in the German homeland. These soldiers of the 28th Division as are many other U.S. Divisions the true heroes of WW2.
Moment of jubilation in Paris. These same American soldiers would still fight many more battles beyond the borders of France and into the very heartlands of Germany itself. Many of them would not see the fruits of victory in Europe by May 1945. At least they died (while on duty) so that others would live.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt watched this Paris victory parade in the news reels. The Americans looked forward that he would also witness the final allied victory march in Berlin. Unfortunately, he did not make it. Died of cerebral hemorrhage in April 1945 just weeks before the war in Europe ended.
衷心感谢伟大勇敢的美利坚，永远爱你们！！❤❤❤
The best generation ever, nowadays not so best but back then the Gis gave their lives to fight evil in Europe and the Pacific. God Bless them for those who are still with us, and RIP for those who are not.
Amazing to warch
Even in the 1980's the French were still complaining about the quality of the bread flour given to them by the Americans.
Let them eat snails.
I am amazed it what the men represent. They endured and conquered the enemy all the way from D-Day, through Carentin to the Filaise Gap, just so they could go on to get to Bastogne, all the while being targets of Hitler's army. Those men and the ones they represent deserve our high thoughts and our heartfelt thanks
Watch the movie When Trumpets Fade...
The first March is Grandioso, by Roland F Seitz, a prolific march composer who grew up outside of Glen Rock PA. I attended Susquehannock HS also outside of Glen Rock, and played in the band. I also am a proud veteran of the modern successor to the 28th Division.
Except for Rep Scott Perry, whose implication in the planning for the insurrection on Jan 6, 2021 amounts, in my mind, to treason.
The 28th Division was the Pennsylvania National Guard, and was mobilized in Feb, 1941. Its true contribution to the war effort cannot be determined, as the Division was subject to several drafts on its personnel to form the core of new divisions organized mainly from draftees. It entered combat in the Normandy hedgerows in mid July 1944.
The appearance of the 28th in this parade is striking because it was done coming straight from combat, with no practice, and they resumed fighting a few miles outside of Paris after the parade.
They were badly mishandled by the brass in the battle of the Hurtgen Forest, in which, at one time, they were the only US Division attacking; they were hit with a counterattack of two German divisions. They were recovering from this, integrating some 5000 replacement troops or about a third of the division, when they were hit by an attack of 6 German divisions in the Ardens, on December 16, 1944, the start of the Battle of the Bulge. The German Divisions, 2 Panzer, 3 Infantry, and one Parachute division, had planned to be in Bastogne by the end of the day. The 28th was shattered but delayed the Germans by three critical days needed to move the 101st Airborne Division from Paris to Bastogne. Some remnants of the 28th retreated into the Bastogne perimeter, and with other survivors of other units, constituted Task Force Snafu, which acted as a mobile reserve to plug holes which appeared in the lines of the 101st Airborne. The remnants of the Division were removed from the fight to rebuild, and returned to action in mid January, participating in the reduction of the Colmar pocket.
BTW, the US three star general in the reviewing stand was Omar Bradley, who commanded the 82nd Airborne during its establishment and initial training, and then commanded the 28th for a period of its training in the US.
IN US ARMY WE TRUST!
Think of every single thing and person in the parade had to cross an ocean to get there. That was just part of one division that the cameras captured. It's hard to look at them without thinking about the tough fighting that they have ahead of them. We know their future, but they don't
Gee. Reminds me of our generations reception from a grateful America upon returning from Vietnam. Same-same as the Korean Veterans received! Not.
🇺🇸 ❤🇺🇲❤ 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇺🇸
I feel so bad for these guys know the hell there about to go through
EXERCITO AMERICANO LIBERTA A FRANCA DAS MAOS DO ALEMAES.
Not enough people understand what the United States fought in World War 2. It makes me terribly sad that that enemy is still out there in our eorld and it is not at such a happy point as showninthese newsreels.
I would like to see the reactions of Axis Power leaders when news of this Allied victory parade reached them.
漂亮，放松，随意、有气魄，比俄罗斯表演式的阅兵游行强！Beautiful, relaxed, casual and majestic, better than Russia's performance-style parades!
❤❤ 🎉
The French used to like us...
C'est la première fois que je découvre dans leur ensemble les images de cette parade de soldats américains. Je suis né 4 ans après cet événement et je n'en avais vu seulement que quelques images ou extraits vidéo. C'est très émouvant de voir mais aussi d'en écouter la ponctuation musicale faite de musique militaire US et surtout le dernier morceau interprété dans la version et son rythme original.
Amis d'Amérique et aussi d'Europe écoutons le et découvrons ses paroles: ua-cam.com/video/Jy6AOGRsR80/v-deo.html
L' AMERIQUE nous a aidé à nous libérer, elle nous a fait rêver, ce serait dommage que dans les mois qui suivent elle nous face pleurer.
Que Dieu protège l'Amérique dans les jours prochains !!!! 4:14
Why no Filipino
the French and Germans were greeted like this
America was so rich, and powerful, we had so much money, America was giving it away to Europe, we had zero debt, every thing was made in America, now 80 years later we are 34 trillion in debt, all industry went overseas, what the heck happened to America, were now a third world country
How they can clime victory when they lost and liberated by the amaricans??
No black man, they said.
Even no black man among French parading troops, or the US won't parade...
Hopefully, this changed by now.
I am French and as you say "caucasian"
Champ Elysee!