Why A Bayonet Charge Was The Only Solution (Normandy, 1944 Documentary)

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On 10th June 1944 along this roadway between Omaha and Utah beaches outside the town of Carentan, men of the 101st Airborne Division fixed bayonets, rose from cover and charged towards waiting German Paratroopers. Under a hail of fire and in hand-to-hand combat, they gained a vital foothold in one of the key locations in the battle for Normandy. But just why was it so important? And how was it achieved?
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@jimreilly917 9 дней назад

Your integration of original footage, computer enhancement and modern satellite mapping overlays make this one of the best battle explanation videos I’ve ever seen…and I’ve seen dozens upon dozens if not hundreds..top stuff. More please.🇺🇸🇬🇧

@BattleGuideVT 8 дней назад

We are glad you enjoyed the video! Be sure to subscribe!

@JACB006 8 часов назад

Well said. HEAR HEAR.

@jphaesen3860 25 дней назад

I live in the village of Vroenhoven where the WW2 started on 10th of May 1940 but also only 15 miles from Margraten where Col. Cole is resting. Thanks to your documentary I can put a face and a person on the name. I will go to him and pay my respect but also to the other guys that died for our freedom.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Our team were filming in Margraten and commented on how busy the cemetery was with local visitors. We are glad you learnt something from our documentary.

@ibeetellingya5683 25 дней назад

Amazing. Please take along the spirit of respect and gratitude from us other viewers with you. We salute him from afar, and thank you for standing before him for us.

@ausniannative3055 25 дней назад

Yes, they died to have Europe flooded by the world’s browns, the thanks jews give us. FREEDOM! Amarite?

@nomidubidabi 24 дня назад

WWII started on September 1, 1939

@PauloPereira-jj4jv 24 дня назад

WWII started in Poland. September 1939, officially.

@michaelallison1255 22 дня назад

as an American i say thank you for remembering our fallen soldiers- no matter what the world says about us today there is no doubt about the unselfish courage of our fallen sons- brothers-husbands-sisters😪

@ericyeo26 16 дней назад

Thanks to the Americans in the Vietnam war, Korean war, South east Asia had a 10 year margin to develop. Else we would be communist now and very poor. Thanks to the Americans' sacrifice again and again all over the world rule of law prevails. It is all by God's mercy ❤️🎉.

@bradr2142 11 дней назад

Me too could careless about what others think about us it's none of my business. I will never forget what my family did in the war over there. And big thanks to all Americans that fought there.

@dave8323 6 дней назад

Yeh, now big business and global organisations like the who and wef can flourish, and it doesn't really matter that nuclear war is a constant threat, the climate is collapsing, economic inequality is the worst it's ever been etc. Us hegemony is obviously akin to the empire in star wars, and I appreciate propaganda is pervasive, but it doesn't take a lot of intelligence to realise that the US is against the interests of everyone, including it's own population

@thewatcher5271 24 дня назад

I Always Hope I'll Get A Glimpse Of My Dad In One Of These Videos. 60 Years Ago, He Told Me About Seeing Colonel Cole Fall, In Holland. Thank You.

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Wow thats something... keep looking you never know where an image might pop up. I once stumbled across an image of my father disembarking from a troop ship with the Royal Ulster Rifles... that was a shock!

@ndunwoodie 21 день назад

What company was he in?

@thewatcher5271 21 день назад

@@ndunwoodie I Think He Said Headquarters Company But I Was Pretty Little Back In The '60's When He Was Telling Me About It. Thank You.

@thewatcher5271 21 день назад

@@BattleGuideVT I Am Glad For You & I Am Still Hoping! Thank You.

@renatosureal 8 дней назад

29-year old LTCol ?! In today's rank ... that would be a mid level CAP.

@titanguy9992 26 дней назад

This unbelievable work the cameraman charging the old farmhouse while narrating keep this up ill definitely be checking your videos out more.

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

Thanks so much... we are delighted you liked the video!

@colin7073 21 день назад

Superb unvarnished account of events. Excellent history telling. Thank you is just not enough for the bravery of the soldiers. Lest we forget.🇬🇧

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks Colin!

@harryshriver6223 26 дней назад

A wonderfully accurate and true telling of the Forgotten battle for Carentan. So many brave heroes who survived and died on Purple Heart Lane should be remembered forever. Vaya con Dios y en paz descansen. 😢

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

Thank you for the kind words Harry we are glad you enjoyed the video.

@ProfessorM-he9rl 25 дней назад

Thank you for this post. There were 5 beach landings, yes 5. All those that did so and the defending soldiers should be respected and remembered for their courage. Thank you RIP x

@dave8323 6 дней назад

Everyone knows that there were 5 landing beaches.

@user-cw1gd2em6j 4 часа назад

It's refreshing to see a documentary on YT that's actually well made. There are only a handful.

@MichaelEllison-jr4wg 25 дней назад

Great informative story. The original aerial footage and views the soldiers faced while explaining the mission was incredible. Thank you for the documentary and look forward to more content.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks so much for the kind words... we enjoy digging deep into these actions and sharing it here on YT.

@cgross82 23 дня назад

I was watching your video until the end, when I realized that I had the honor of sounding Taps from that very tower at Margraten Cemetery in 1977, when I was a member of the U.S. Third Armored Division Band. Major General Maurice Rose, Commander of the U.S. Third Armored Division, and the only U.S. General Officer killed in action in WWII, is also buried there at Margraten Cemetery. Thank you for your video and the inspiring account of the Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division!

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Wow...thanks for your kind words!

@seegurke93 26 дней назад

Ever since Brothers in Arms (I think it was Road to Hill 30) I loved this story! Sadly the farm is not whole anymore. But I loved the place when I visited last year. Wish that it was possible to walk the purple heart lane but you are foreced to use your car since there is no sidewalk :(

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

It's amazing how computer games influence our understanding of history.

@danflores8445 2 часа назад

These men accomplished an incredible job. As a Paratrooper and Combat Veteran I salute these Men on the 101st Airborne with the utmost respect, gratitude and appreciation. God Bless these courageous souls, past and present.🫡

@cheesenoodles8316 25 дней назад

That was pretty good. A map of Purple Heart Lane, the first hand account is great, the end sobering.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thank you... glad you enjoyed it.

@user-qk6qn5sk6y 25 дней назад

I very much appreciate the way you blend the old and new terrain images. It makes for much easier comprehension of what is being described. 👍

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thank you... glad you found value in the production.

@jgonzalez101 23 дня назад

Thank you for sharing this important part of our Military History of these brave determined and courageous Soldiers during some of the most ferocious battles of WW2. ❤️🇺🇸

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks for watching.

@cpointon95 25 дней назад

Absolutely brilliant documentary. The sheer bravery.. just.. humbling. Thankyou.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks for the kind comment!

@armyvet8279 14 дней назад

Awesome video thanks! We owe everything to those men who fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy

@ibeetellingya5683 25 дней назад

It seems that the farmhouse still stands, and the video of approaching it up close with the action narration took my breath away.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks... it really added to the story in our opinion.

@ReichsKrispies 25 дней назад

Purple Heart lane is also one of my favorite hell let loose map

@LoneWolf051 25 дней назад

yes! was also a great map in Forgotten Hope 2 and Brothers in Arms

@Frank-jg4tq 25 дней назад

Yeah mine too, it's crazy how accurate it is compared to real life. Incredible

@keesie75 25 дней назад

@@LoneWolf051 Still is a great map in Forgotten Hope

@johannes7059 26 дней назад

Great video, amazing job with mixing the old and new footage Also i am still a big fan of the podcast, i look forward to every new episode, thanks for that

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

Thanks so much @Johannes7059 for your support here and as a podcast listener!

@derksforeal7960 25 дней назад

You guys are absolutely keeping the history of these mostly forgotten people, places, and events alive. 80 years and a million lives separate us but y’all are doing the impossible, bringing the past to the present and reminding everyone that it could be worse 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks for the kind words, and we are delighted you enjoyed the documentary!

@KCODacey 23 дня назад

Very nicely done. It's important to me, when reading history, to be able to orient myself on the battlefield. You fellows did a wonderful job. Thank you.

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks... glad you enjoy our style.

@sclarsen86 25 дней назад

Fantastic video, thank you for putting this together.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Our pleasure!

@waltermatthews1155 9 дней назад

We are off to Normandy this Thursday 30th this has been my go to channel, thank you for your amazing presentation.

@BattleGuideVT 8 дней назад

Thank you for your comment! Have a great trip!

@TomasMartinoLlamas-xf4xx 23 дня назад

What an incredible video! I love how you put this amazing story into such an intimate perspective! Thanks

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks for watching!

@billotto602 5 дней назад

What an outstanding video. Your mixture of old pictures, modern pictures & computer overlays is stupendous ! "A truce to retrieve the wounded", or something to that effect, struck me as an incredible act of civilization in a very uncivilized time. It never would have happened in the PTO, but say what you like about the Germans, they had their moments. God bless all the vets of that war. I pray for peace all the time. RIP to the heros who saved the world, of which my father & uncle were 2. 🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️ 🫡 🇺🇸

@marcusaetius9309 23 часа назад

I remember reading about a true bayonet charge carried out by a German army that was trapped by the Soviets. The German commander insisted that only bayonets be used in the nighttime breakout and it worked as Soviet units only heard sporadic Soviet gunfire and were unaware of the push through a section of the encirclement. Balls of steel!

@danielreichert2025 23 дня назад

Absolutely astonishing. Prayers to the fallen 🙏

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks Daniel

@raymondtonns2521 20 дней назад

thank you for this tale of fortitude under fire .

@BattleGuideVT 20 дней назад

Our pleasure!

@mairiconnell6282 26 дней назад

A 29 nine year old Lt Col. Wow not normal until 44 years old. Respect.

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

Yeah he was something else.... just sad that he didn't live to be any older than 29.

@dennisseah9403 25 дней назад

If I recall, I think he died in Market Garden.

@earlofdoncaster5018 25 дней назад

War greatly enhances promotion opportunities.

@bgroovin1343 25 дней назад

Actually, in the modern Army...given a typical commissioning and promotion timetable...a LTC will be approximately 38. Full Colonel is about 44-45.

@mairiconnell6282 25 дней назад

@@bgroovin1343 I can only speak about my husband’s timeline. He was on fast promotion and hit Major at 34 years old. UK Forces.

@charliebryce3783 20 дней назад

This is so well researched, explained with superb graphics.

@theenigmaticgamer 25 дней назад

Thank you for another superbly presented video. Your ability to blend historical images with those of today really brings the story to life. Thank you for also sharing the story of Col. Cole and his courageous men. They deserve to be remembered.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed it!

@stevepritchett6563 25 дней назад

An excellent video on something I knew little about. Found this video by accident, but have now subscribed 👍

@-jk-2580 23 дня назад

I’ve visited the Purple Heart Lane years ago and this bring me good memories. Just really excellent video!

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thank you.

@rainmanmainplan4421 25 дней назад

This is why i play Hell let loose because they use satellite imagery on their map purple heart lane and other maps..... I like how authentic the game is because it's true to history.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Have you tried Post Scriptum?

@rainmanmainplan4421 25 дней назад

@@BattleGuideVT nope I've watched reviews and gameplay looks awesome ww2 for some reason always has a place in.my heart, when I joined the military in phase 1 training they took to us to normandy i ran across omaha beach saw the bunkers even went to point du hoc amazing experience

@rainmanmainplan4421 25 дней назад

@@BattleGuideVT even walked across the original Pegasus bridge it's riddled with bullet holes, went to the German cemetery very depressing and went to the American cemetery

@nocontract9514 25 дней назад

Wow.. one of the best videos I've seen regarding WW2 actions. Very informative and excellent referncing to historic and present day so that the viewer can assimulate what happened.... Many thanks for this!

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Glad you liked it!

@flavio_meneses 24 дня назад

As usual, stupendous research and even better storytelling. Thanks for the great video.

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@madebyruud 25 дней назад

Incredible footage mixed with recent videos and tools while greatly narrated. I enjoyed this documentary a lot keep it up!

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thank you very much!

@danielflamm1930 25 дней назад

never knew about Cole, what an amazing man. from another San Antonio native thanks for telling part of his story with such an amazing video🙏

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Andy-co6pn 23 дня назад

Is there no memorial to him in San Antonio ?

@danielflamm1930 23 дня назад

@@Andy-co6pn unfortunately none that I know of, though my grandfather who also served in WW2 is buried at the cemetery on Fort Sam, I’ll be sure to check for some info about Cole the next time I’m there!

@jamesellis2784 20 дней назад

Run thrust . Crazy .

@Sugarmountaincondo 22 дня назад

Top notch video. I really like your usage of original ariel pictures used in an overlay fashion. The bayonet charge signaled by a whistle instead of popping smoke is unusual. The most interesting fact for me was the bombing by 2 Stuka's as the only German Air usage I have ever read about were the 2 fighters (FW190's?) that flew over Gold & Sword Beaches on June 6th and a few occasional night raids on shipping off the coast of Normandy. I wonder what became of those 2-daylight daredevils? Of course I subscribed 👍

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks for joining the community.

@aperson7754 25 дней назад

Love these videos

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@fcon1350 25 дней назад

Incredible video of an incredible piece of history. Keep up the great work man 💪

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks for the kind comment.

@Wilett614 3 дня назад

Outstanding Video and Narration !! Many Thanks for Sharing this Very interesting Story of the Fight for Normandy

@BattleGuideVT День назад

Thank you for your comment!

@hughbarton5743 25 дней назад

Thank you for a well-told presentation of a tiny pivot point that likely changed the world. Nice work!!! PS : thank you for a narration by a person who speaks properly, including(in my high school opinion....) a perfectly correct French job of place names, etc. Just subscribed today. Thanks!

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thank you for the kind words and for subscribing and becoming part of the community here!

@chrisfield9777 3 дня назад

Wow just wow. Great work! Much appreciated.

@BattleGuideVT День назад

Glad you liked it!

@bennett9117 24 дня назад

Great narration. Have you heard of Michel Hollard and the V1 ? True and great story.

@markdidsbury3626 12 дней назад

The last thing a soldier wants to hear from their CO is "Fix Bayonets!"

@bristolfashion4421 24 дня назад

Gee Whizz - I’ve stayed on Carentan, in the peaceful campsite next to the canal. I was cycling through to tour the peninsula and wotnot… I’ve cycled up and down many of the roads shown in the vid. 😮 It’s so hard to imagine the trauma and the bravery, on both sides and all I can say is its such a blessing that it all stopped back when it did. Even at this distance I can readily tell that War is Hell…

@johnhewett9483 3 дня назад

excellent video thank you

@robinfowler9477 18 дней назад

i never heard of this action, thank you

@mitchbeckett8140 20 дней назад

Thank you, great job!

@BattleGuideVT 20 дней назад

Thank you too!

@petersterling5334 День назад

What a Leader and HERO Colonel Cole was to that Battle of Carentan!!

@BattleGuideVT День назад

Agreed... inspirational!

@thetimetraveller6550 25 дней назад

Absolutely as always incredible impeccable work from the whole team at Battle Guide, there entire research is "The Best" Nothing else on the entire web comes close. I emplore everyone subscribe 👍 thumb up and smash the 🔔Bell share, share, share, tell family friends👭👬 and everyone else thank you.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

HAHAHA... thanks very much for the very kind endorsement!

@thetimetraveller6550 25 дней назад

@@BattleGuideVT don't worry am determined to get all the buggers I know to subscribe it really is amazing the in depth research you guys do as far as am concerned it's definitely number 1 nothing else is as good I researched my relative who was a sniper in ww1 and I know how difficult it is to find information that's still an ongoing project but am just an amateur compared to you guys.

@benstallard9924 24 дня назад

another superb video

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Thanks Ben

@gs637 25 дней назад

Thanks you, and Respect!

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@alex4833 25 дней назад

Excellent video. I'm taking time to learn more about WWII and wish I had learned about Col. Cole in school. The maps and images were helpful. Hearing Col. Cole's recollection is helpful too. Excellent work, Battle Guide. Take care.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks very much Alex. Glad you found it interesting.

@alex4833 24 дня назад

@@BattleGuideVT Sure thing! Your videos are all informative and helpful :).

@saintroddy 13 часов назад

Cole was the reason Richard Winters only received the Distinguished Service Cross for his famous assault on the German artillery battery at Brecourt Manor. Regulations at the time set aside only one Medal of Honor for each division, and the 101st's had already been given to Cole.

@bhut1571 23 дня назад

Nicely done. Cheers from Canada.

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Glad you enjoyed it thanks!

@charlesfiscus4235 25 дней назад

He was a full Col. when he was killed during Market Garden

@carlgreisheimer8701 25 дней назад

This is why he got a MOH and Winters got a DSC

@Mangolorian-je3eo 15 дней назад

“Look out Jacques, it’s another WWII nerd running across the road” 😂 Very well told, love the map matchups.

@kenherrington274 24 дня назад

Thanks

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Thanks so much Ken!!

@theuntoldhistoyofiranandthemid 25 дней назад

It was great, I enjoyed it. I am really interested in history, especially the history of any country. I will be happy if you support the history of my country, Iran.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Good luck with your channel!

@theuntoldhistoyofiranandthemid 25 дней назад

Thanks 😊

@annehersey9895 23 дня назад

I still find it utterly preposterous that Monty’s objective of that first day was to capture the 60,000 strong city of Caen!! Military planners must have never been in battle for the ridiculous timetables they set-Guadalcanal was set to be a 4 day battle for the island!! And they never learned through the entire war.

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 25 дней назад

It's crazy to think a 29yo could lead such a crucial part of the most important military operation in history... I not long got done watching "Masters of the Air" and it took me a little while to get used to just how relatively young those commanding officers at the time actually were.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Yes great point... we look up to these individuals sometimes as elders and then realise we are twice their age... LOL

@007JHS 7 дней назад

The battle of Itter Castle is quite fascinating where allied troops joined forces with Wehrmacht troops and fought against fanatical SS

@andybobandy641 25 дней назад

I love the frame rate corrected footage. It just adds a little bit more realism to an awful nightmare of a era. I still don't understand how ANYONE survived that war.

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Thanks!

@gringo19860 14 часов назад

Great stuff - thanks. Et un bon accent français 👍

@charlesfiscus4235 25 дней назад

Lt. Col Cole was nominated for the CMH for his actions during this battle , specifically the bayonet charge he led.

@garage3022 25 дней назад

Epic content. Too bad it is supressed by YT

@agiboa 24 дня назад

Great quality. I have also seen those aerial photos and many of the historical ones as well as the Lt Cole newsreel. Putting them together like this is exactly how I would do it if I had the skills and time. Awesome job.

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@oceanhome2023 17 дней назад

The view of those 2 Cemeteries really brought home the loss of the Airborne troops . Operation Market Garden a meat grinder , a disaster !they should never have let Montgomery do this operation !

@robinc6324 18 дней назад

I was just in Carentan. I wish I had seen this video before i got there.

@joeypinter9011 23 дня назад

very cool.

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks

@Glen.Danielsen 24 дня назад

This channel is a gem. Incredible graphics, and original film of Col. Cole’s narration! I wonder though: where was air support, P-47 heaven? (I am just ignorant armchair observer.) 😶

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@quantumdog_enlisted 26 дней назад

Who played the Brothers in Arms: Road to hill 30?

@BattleGuideVT 26 дней назад

I did... and I sucked at it... LOL

@guts-141 День назад

@@BattleGuideVTit's pretty easy once you get the gist of it. The 4F tactics, aiming takes a bit of time to stabilize, do not approach MG42 or Tanks with MGs, if you see white flashes then take cover, the attacks will reset & banzai charge the shit out of enemy Mortar crews when in range

@MrTuftynut 21 день назад

Excellent documentary andeven better with the old photo overlays and 1944 video footage!

@BattleGuideVT 21 день назад

Thanks glad you enjoyed it!

@Ajax_Kennedy 25 дней назад

Amazing video, as always. 👍 I'm interested in learning more about the "informal truce" that allowed both sides collect their wounded. Stopping a heated conflict without either side outright surrendering is such a fascinating thought. It just blows my mind. 🤯

@BattleGuideVT 25 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stevefuller6499 24 дня назад

Awesome!!

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Thanks Steve

@martinjaspers7859 24 дня назад

Thank you for this great video, truly incredibly well done! I live close to were Lieutenant Colonel Cole was killed and I always stop at the memorial which is raised in his honor, I just cannot pass it without thinking about what happened there...

@BattleGuideVT 24 дня назад

Thanks for the kind words.

@paultiller6766 23 дня назад

My uncle Frank was in the 101st and made this jump.

@johngrissom9147 11 дней назад

Thank you so very much to all for your Courageous Service Sirs !!!!!

@emerkamp1 22 дня назад

Doesn't seem like the battles like this get talked about much, or at all. It might get mentioned, First time for me with this much detail and i'm like a war history holic

@lyonknives1784 13 дней назад

Reason number six billion why they were the greatest.

@miguelvaliente1475 6 дней назад

Pure balls.

@dreamjackson5483 25 дней назад

❤

@jsardi56 6 дней назад

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Jn 15:13

@Gjudxdkjyzddhjnr7091 23 дня назад

Cole was a gigachad

@TheFunkhouser 25 дней назад

Where was the allied air-support!!??

@neilcrowesongs9768 13 дней назад

Where was the air cover and artillery?

@nightjarflying 11 дней назад

There had been artillery fire, but it wasn't effective - hence Cole laid smoke & initiated the bayonet charge. German radio jamming was a problem throughout - it ruled out air support, but Cole's artillery observer eventually managed to break through radio jamming that evening & called down fire by the entire Corps artillery to drive off German counterattacks. Getting 'taxi cab' air support was difficult that first week of D-Day as there were no Allied airfields in Normandy yet, so 80 miles of front relied on fighter-bombers flying from England & waiting to be called in by specialist controllers in Normandy.

@ndunwoodie 22 дня назад

My dad was in H co, 502 that was involved in this bayonet charge.Fortunately, for him, he had been injured in a nightitme practice jump just prior to D Day and missed the invasion. He said that most of his company did not return to England after being withdrawn from France having been killed or wounded.

@barrysmith1202 25 дней назад

Currahee!

@laktisandpipik9265 20 дней назад

At 4:21 : How can you be afraid of German paratroopers when one of them is Marty Feldman?

@BattleGuideVT 20 дней назад

A similarity for sure... but didn't his hump just change sides?

@daystatesniper01 21 день назад

Curraheee !

@DannyoRaiden 25 дней назад

Was this the scene from bob when winter put out smokes?

@Scaramanga7 9 дней назад

No, this was the 502nd PIR, they had a different approach.

@johntowle 25 дней назад

Medal of Honor awarded to Lt Col Robert Cole which effectively cancelled out Lt Dick Winters being awarded the MoH for Brecourt Manor as only one per division was awarded.

@motherdear3733 25 дней назад

Market Garden, which was insisted upon by Montgomery ( and where Lt Cole lost his life) was poorly conceived and the loss of life was appalling. The death of Lt. Cole was a waste.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 22 дня назад

On D-Day the British and Canadians put 75,215 troops ashore, the Americans 57,500. As an indication of the weight of armoured forces the allies were facing after the D-Day landings here are the German armoured dispositions around the Normandy bridgehead by the middle of July 1944. British 2nd and Canadian 1st Armies facing Caen and the eastern portion of the Normandy bridgehead were opposed by: 1st SS Pz Div (Liebstandarte SS Adolf Hitler) 9th SS Pz Div (Hohenstaufen) 10th SS Pz Div (Frundsberg) 12th SS Pz Div (HitlerJugend) 21st Pz Div 116th Pz Div 101st Heavy SS Pz Abteilung 102nd Heavy SS Pz Abteilung 503rd Heavy Pz Abteilung Which had flooded into Normandy from the Pas de Calais area in response to the realisation that the D-Day landings were NOT a diversionary attack. The American 1st & 3rd Armies on the Contentin peninsular and in the western portion of the Normandy bridgehead were opposed by: 2nd SS Pz Div (Das Reich) 17th SS PzGr Div (Götz von Berlichingen) Pz Lehr Div While telling everyone how great you were, you should remember to say a respectful "Thank you" to the British and Canadians who took the brunt of the German defensive reaction & shielded you from the worst of the fighting while the yanks flailed about in the "Bocage" against mostly "stomach divisions" and were allowed to amass for "Cobra" in relative peace and quiet.

@BattleGuideVT 22 дня назад

Who are you talking to? Im British.