D-Day's Forgotten First Landing
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Think you have heard it all about D-Day? Well, think again. This is the story of the first Allied landing on 6 June 1944, and it wasn't on mainland France, but rather two islands lying off Utah Beach that threatened the entire American operation in that sector. Discover the full story here...
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*An important and cool historic event is forgotten and lost for decades*
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This landing is Forgotten no more. Thanks Mark for this!
My grandfather was a tank driver in the 24th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry Group. He wasn’t involved in this operation but he landed at Utah a few days later. They fought continuously for the next 11 months. The hedgerows in Normandy, the breakout, the Hurtgen Forest, The Bulge. He was the kindest, gentlest, most loving man I’ve ever known. It’s always been hard to imagine what a group of steely eyed killers he and his friends had to become. He passed 5 years ago at 97, I think the last of the WWII 4th CAV veterans. He will always be a hero.
That's a lovely memorium Ed.
RIP he sounded like a good man
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I keep seeing your comments throughout the years
It’s really mind blowing how much history about ww2 is hidden or never spoken about. Thank you for sharing all of this information with us Dr. Felton, you’re a real treasure!
Oy vey nothing to see here time for you to leave
Well, ww2 is an enormous historical subject. Talking about every little thing, and we wouldn't have time to talk about anything else.
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You can make good story about every squad, team, platoon... in every war, just need enough informations and Felton talent
especially usa side is all twisted and hidden, while nazis documented every single thing which could be recovered easily but most of that was lost at the end
Yeah really you have never heard of Alaska The Walking Dead invasion millions of clone troglodytes crawls out of hole walk to Alaska but one line militia airman strafe them all and the creature had no blood no human vitals walk into Alaska public 4" bullet holes punch through their heads and other catastrophic injuries no effect!
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Definetly a piece of D-Day that is never mentioned in any documentaries. Thank you Dr. Felton for bringing to light a small but still important part of History mostly forgotten. Always look forward to what you have in store for us.
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They may have been forgotten but with Dr Felton's help their names shall live forever more.
"So you were the first to invade France on D-Day?" "Yup" "What were you armed with?" "A knife and a pair of speedos"
Don't forget the torch! 🔥
"Bastards were so terrified of us that they only shot at us with a naval gun."
@@joelellis7035 lmao :-D
@@joelellis7035 It's silly to only bring a knife to a naval gun fight.
They sank their own rubber boat, I guess so they wouldn’t be tempted to go back to their ship.
Glad you mentioned a couple of the volunteer names and described their efforts - they deserve place in history for their exceptional bravery in the face of an unknown enemy.
Nothing about the war should be forgotten. Lest we forget, right. That's what makes Mark Feltons videos so valuable. He reveals these less mentioned stories to us all so that we can remember. Thanks Mark.
Agreed. The worst disservice we could do for every fighting man of this time is to forget their legacy.
I have read dozens of books on D-Day by eminent historians like Sir John Keegan, but I’ve never heard this amazing story. You never fail to impress, Dr. Felton, with your bloodhound-like ability to find interesting, overlooked and important tales. Well done (again).
Did research for a history assignment for a topic of my choice related to WW2 back in high school and i found out about this mini invasion prior to D-Day. My history teacher is an avid history buff obviously, but didn’t know about this and was surprised when she read my paper. She even told me during my final year that she includes this in her WW2 lessons and gets some respect/attention from the boys lol.
I bet that few months later,he will once again reveal to us about another unknown fact that we don't know about D-Day
I will - probably on 6 June 2021!
@@MarkFeltonProductions Ahhh, I see what you did there. We will patiently wait, Good Sir.
@@MarkFeltonProductions will be eagerly waiting Dr Mark
@@MarkFeltonProductions Not to doubt you good sir, but after finding an extra landing beach and a seventh (or first actually here) landing, I don't see how you can up the ante.
*Doc a few months later*
"Did you know the landings actually started on June 3rd?"
@@MarkFeltonProductions - hah hah! I was just going to say that. Better from you, than me!
I have never heard any mention of these islands even existing until today. Thank you Dr. Felton for sharing an amazing slice of history
Meanwhile a Cartographer cries himself to sleep and Google Maps goes, whoops, missed the mark.
Who knew this? I’ve read dozens of books on the Normandy landings and not one mention!!!! Thank you Dr. Felton for all that you do for us and for those who “have done.”
The intro gets me every time. Thank you Mark for another great video!
Imagine swimming to an island and crawling up into a minefield then slowly moving forward inch by inch all the while wondering if you are going to be spotted or trigger a mine. Then finally getting to the center of the island only to find a sign saying "Ha ha, sucks to be you!"
to be fair, it would have been (WAY) worse if an enemy regiment was there, but i get the point :-)
that was and remains a common occurrence
all done in total darkness
@@joshuaortiz2031 that's the hard part. ☕🍩
You forgot to mention going to war in a pair of Speedos! 🤣
Thank you Dr. Felton for your dedication to educating the masses, it is vety much appreciated, have a nice day, Mark!
Man, the stories that Mark shares are so unique and interesting. I am amazed by this time period, and the acts of ingenuity and bravery it brought.
Yet another fascinating and unreported story by Dr Felton. Many thanks.
Amazing. Just when you think that you know all there is to know about D-Day, the good doctor surprises you with another vignette of history. Thanks, Mark!
Once again, Dr. Felton introduces information that I (and likely many others) have never come across in all the reading and studies that I have done about D-day and its related operations. Thank you sir!
Mark, you truly are an amazing story teller. I applaude your hard work in researching all these small aspects of such a huge war. Your stories take monumental, tragic events and bring them down to the personal level. You are a gift and a blessing to us curious folk.
Productivity has left the room for the next 10 minutes. Thanks for another great production.
Just when you think you've heard everything about D Day, Mark has another story for us. Amazing!
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Another piece of D-Day history I never heard of. Thank you Dr Felton!
Thanks for sharing this fascinating piece of D-Day history.
Just as I finished my work, he uploads. Always bringing out interesting facts in history. Thank you Mr. Felton!
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I had no idea those two islands existed. Thanks, 4 semesters of WWII history in college. (My profs were obsessed with the Eastern front.)
I'm curious; Were your profs all socialists who thought that the "real" battles were fought by heroic socialist forces in Poland and Russia while mere "minor" skirmishes were fought by the capitalist forces against the fascist Nazi's in France?
@@paulbradford6475 Well they weren't wrong, our teachers were mostly socialists but they still towed the line/lie that the americans won the WW2 saving the world.
Bc that was the real war
@@Livvvid Nice rebuttal. As a 'couch potatoe historian' I have watched Hundreds of hours of WWII produced BBC TV series & documentaries when I was younger & not so 'aware' of reality and later 'based on fact' stories like Pacific and Band of Brothers, Letters from Iwo Jima , and Enemy at the Gates. And read books like Monty's battle in Egypt and Libya against Rommel's African Desert Group. So you do tend to get a bit of a heavily knowledgeable saturation that tends to influence your 'view' of the war from the non-russian aspect.
So I tend to agree with you of your observation.
Let's say, if Hitler had left Russia all alone and Russia had then focused on building up their own forces over the near 6 years of battle, whose to say they could not have then waited till all the other countries resources were depleted and exhausted and then taken over the whole western area to Portugal and say Turkey and Georgia then reinforced their positions. Now. wouldn't that be a whole New World!
@@Livvvid agree, TIK has some very good stuff.
A big thanks for the history from the Philippines Dr. Felton.
When you thought you had heard every possible angle of the DDAY landings, Dr. Felton proves you didn't! Incredible story.
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What incredibly brave young men! Certainly deserve to be remembered.
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Once again, you have extended my WW2 historical knowledge with this wonderful informative snippet of history. As ever, thanks Mark.
Great video Mark. My best friend growing up, his uncle was a UDT man during WW2 and was tasked with taking out under water mines on D-day! I remember him telling us about an island he had to clear out on June 6 so the Higgins boats could come a shore safely, I also have a book he gave me about what the UDT teams did on D-day. I just called my friend and told him to watch this video and we talked about uncle Bud and the war stories he told us when we were younger. Thanks so much ,
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I never knew of this, or if I did I'd forgotten it. I'm just glad of two things, first, that Dr. Felton shares this information & second, that he has an audience who find it worth hearing.
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Another interesting, informative but least known fact on the earlier D-Day landing. Kudos to those pre-Navy SEALS for their sacrifices ! The maps n archival films just griped me to the story that you're totally absorbed. Thanks for the video n anticipating your next one.
I do appreciate the details your stories helps with giving a fuller account of what happened during the war. For me, they bring better focus to how some things came to be back then. Thanks for posting.
I love how the top comments are always about how thankful the community is for Mark rather than something about the content haha.
Yeah but I am thankful to Mark....
without Mark you would most likely NEVER know!
As always fascinating! Thanks for sharing Dr Felton.
Always an interesting bit of curiosity and something you didn't know of or about! Cheers mr Felton
Thank you for this excellent, well researched, account. My uncle was in the navy and involved with D day. He was always very upset though that there was never any mention of the Brits supporting the US servicemen on Utah. He always said ‘we had to go in to help their guys who were stuck on the beaches - we had to go in to pull some off, and we saved quite a few Yanks, but you won’t see any mention of that anywhere in any of the histories ’. He was always quite bitter about that. Recently though I was reading Forgotten voices of D Day, by Roderick Bailey, and that does comment that there were a surprising number of Brits there too, and recounts some of their experiences.
This was actually a 'twofer' because this was the first reference I can remember regarding the effectiveness of German coastal batteries on Allied ships.
That was a shocker. They must have turned the gun barrels red hot from firing so much with all the targets!
@@edwardschmitt5710 You could understand Oberleutnant Ohmsen eventually abandoning the guns and leading his men to safety ... they probably couldn't have hit anything anymore, given how worn out the barrel linings would've been.
@@vk2ig Well yes, but stopping, letting them cool off, dumping buckets of water on them, etc. But abandoning his post? That could mean death, and enlisted/conscripted men sort of like to tell on commanding officers. When the situation is hopeless, you still need to slow an attack as it is allowing for the guys in the rear to prepare.
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Yet another interesting snippet of history of which I for one was totally unaware of. Thanks again Mark !
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I feel like there is so much about WWII we still don’t know even after 80 plus years.
Well I’ve heard of a few check out higher call on you tube the saving of a crippled American B17 by a German fighter a BF109 Messerschmitt
Or there is a story of two B17 that collided and were stuck together one above the other
Or there is a story of a spitfire pilot shot down and returns to allied front lines with about 13 or 14 pow
Yes that is true, ww2 has involved so many many nations, there is something untold anothers hero story yet, btw nice docu
We know it, we have just forgotten so much.
Thank you so much for this episode. My Dad was a 4th Cav horse soldier before the war and landed on D+1. He always said that the outfit had troops that were the first to "land", now everyone else knows, too!
Reminds me of the old Videos. Keep up the good work
Great content as ever - Dr Felton is unmissable. It is good to understand the human story behind these events, on both sides. These people were so incredibly brave.
This guy is so objective and accurate, he clearly deserves some kind of award.
Just when I thought I new it all, I dial up Mark and learn more. Thanks for uncovering this, sir!
You're the best Dr. Felton!
incredible detail clear language amazing photos.
fantastic and informative as ever. why don't you do a short vid on
Oberleutnant Admin Faber, a Luftwaffe pilot who landed his
focke wulf 190 on pembrey beach in South Wales when he made a vital mistake of thinking he crossed the channel back to France instead he crossed the channel between England and Wales. Landing on the beach then realising his.miatake when a man wearing an RAF uniform stuck a pistol in his face. a game changer as the plane was far more advanced than what we had and has been credited for helping to change the course of the war as the plane was reverse engineered to make our fighters better
Another great story that I hadn't heard before. Thank you Dr Felton!
Corporal Olson on landing: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap toward end of this war."
Or he must have just said : "Oh sh*t !"
"oh great nothing here, time to nap"
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There are an infinite number of unknown stories about WWII. If anyone will find them, it will be Mark.
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*Dr. Felton makes video about Band beach.*
Me: "Ah dang that's cool, can't imagine there being anything cooler than a forgotten landing zone!"
*Dr. Felton makes video about an earlier, actually used landing operation*
Me: "... damn."
A 'Double Cool Moment'! 👌😉
Once again you have shown me something I had no idea about. And as part of the D-Day landing, it really was a learning experience. Thanks for the information!
I just can't believe I've NEVER heard or read about this "first" landing (& I'm a history major from the University of Tennessee)!🇺🇸
Volunteering to into an situation with sea mines, land mines and unknown opposition, armed with nothing more than a knife takes special courage. Hats off to these men and to Mark Felton for uncovering and presenting this.
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Bravo Sir! Another excellently informative episode!
"at the start of the longest day"-nobody could've said it better!
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I just read your video description, I had no idea about the film adaptations! That’s amazing! Congratulations.
I know a man still alive aged 99, who landed on the D Day beaches months prior to the landings and took samples and carried out tests on the beach.
Yes the secret missions during which the divers that got the beach gradient and type of substrate on the beach, all under cover of the night. Found this out when I worked on a diving tender in the Navy in 1985.
My buddies grandfather was one of the first to hit the beach on June 6th. Due to bad weather they were stuck without reinforcements for hours...
Amazingly he made it back to the states.
He passed a couple years back.
RIP Carlton Witt.
Any time you think you know almost everything about WW2, Mark teaches you another lesson. Really made my day!
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I clicked, heard the intro, then marched around my living room , then sat down
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