D-Day: The Logistics Of The Largest Amphibious Invasion In History | Normandy '44 | War Stories 

Do you listen to his podcast with Al Murray called, We have ways? Very informative as well as humorous.

It's actually Europe's history of waring states that made it so great, and a century of no competition has left the west soft and ripe for the pickings, oh well at least the Chinese seem willing to carry the torch of greatness

@@chazzbranigaan9354 The amusing thing is how that trope has been repeated over and over. Remember how the Americans were supposed to be so overwhelmed with the Japanese surprise attack they'd sue for peace? s for the Chinese, when was the last time the PLA saw combat? I mean besides committing genocide against the Uighur of course. How about the Russians and their recent experiences? To whom are they going to impart their recent combat experience when their military age range now exceeds their life expectancy?

@Gerhardium bro I don't think you really understood my comment at all

Judging by the mulituude of comments by Americans on here, you would not think that the USA was on the same side as Britain and Canada.

My Great Uncle lost an eye and massive head wound to survive the war , at the 1st battle of El Alamein. Their unit was withdrawn from fighting the Germans to go to the Jungles of New Guinea and then beat the japs . He may not have survived that part of the war it was that bad ,if he had gone

Band of Brothers is very good just don't dig to deep in to the facts.

@@orwellboy1958 I agree

So was I, but it was still worthwhile. I’m afraid he has to dumb down when he makes TV style stuff. This will have had a significant budget, so he has to do what the people funding it think will deliver as large (and lucrative) an audience as possible.

@@DanielsPolitics1 - I would hope that James Holland is above being told what to do and think that his following is a bit more sophisticated than what was presented. As for planning DDay, The National WW2 Museum put out a good YT vid with Rick Atkinson (author). James' vid was very pedestrian (IMO) and I was hoping for more.

Do you listen to his podcast? ‘We have ways of making you talk’ is the best podcast ever.

I'm so sorry! I meant to say Mr. SIMPSON, when thanking for his service to our country...I'm sorry. I'm old, lol!!😅

Thank you for your service sir.

the nurses too often get forgotten. They are true heroes and miracle workers

Fantastic museum.

agree.. i watch commercial tv most days, but RU-vid is awful

I found this on Amazon it’s called Normandy 44

This fact will come as a surprise to some, possibly many.

'Did anybody mention to Holland that D-Day wasn't just Americans.' Why would they? The whole thing was America this, America that.

@@thevillaaston7811 Ironic, especially given the close relationship that exists even today between Holland and Canada in recognition of the Canadian effort to liberate The Netherlands. During WW2, a Dutch princess was actually born in a Canadian hospital room that was specially designated temporarily as Dutch territory. Even today, tell a Dutch person that you're from Canada and you are treated like royalty.

It probably wasn’t mentioned in this video due to PLUTO not delivering any fuel on or immediately after the D-Day landings. Fuel began flowing thru the pipelines on the 18th - 22nd of September, 1944 which was around 3.5 months later. With that said, I still believe it was an incredible act of engineering and logistics as PLUTO managed to deliver over 172 million gallons of fuel by the end of the war.

so your dad disliked his boss.

My father served under Montgomery. He had no opinion of Montgomery. Probably because he never met the bloke.

@@thevillaaston7811 Likewise.

Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur (French Forces of the Interior) AKA "The French Resistance".

Decision Day

@@Encryptus1 Thank you! I think this has been *the most omitted crucial fact* in all of documentary history.

It stands for "Day." Just like the W in "W-Week" or the H in "H-Hour," etc. It is NOT "Decision."

@@RR-uj2vx I think I posed a good question. Looks like the pursuit of an answer is turning into a debate.

@@RR-uj2vx so, D-Day means Day Day? 🤔 VE-Day means what then?

That is the Hollywood version. Read the deputy US Army historian and learn some real history

Market Garden was not a defeat. It took 100km of German held ground. The Germans retreated and lost Eindhoven and Nijmegen. The allies later used Nijmegen to attack into Germany. Only Arnhem was a defeat but technically this was an all air operation. Planned by the air forces. Montgomery had no jurisdiction to order First Allied Airborne Army and RAF to accept his suggestions and they didn’t. Montgomery argued for double missions flown on day one, for closer drops to Arnhem and for coup de mains on the bridges. The air commanders refused all of this. Consequently, Arnhem was not Montgomery’s battle to lose technically speaking. Deep down he may have felt the same way. It was planned mainly by the Air Force commanders, Brereton and Williams of the USAAF, though I’m not letting Hollinghurst of the RAF off here. His decision not to fly closer to Arnhem doomed 1st Airborne. It was Bereton and Williams who: ♦ decided that there would be drops spread over three days, defeating the object of para jumps by losing all surprise, which is their major asset. ♦ rejected the glider coup-de-main on the bridges that had been so successful on D-day on the Pegasus Bridge and which had been agreed to on the previously planned Operation Comet. ♦ chose the drop and and landing zones so far from the Bridges. ♦ Who would not allow the ground attack fighters to take on the flak positions and attack the Germans while the escort fighters were protecting the transports, thereby allowing them to bring in reinforcements with impunity. ♦Who rejected drops south of the Wilhelmina Canal that would prevent the capture of the bridges at Son, Best and Eindhoven by the 101st because of “possible flak.“ From Operation Market Garden: The Campaign for the Low Countries, Autumn 1944:ty John Peate

The English? surely you mean the British they're not the same nor are they interchangeable.

16% of the navy vessels, 50% of the airforces and 40% of the invasion force

D-Day 156,000 Troops put ashore on the first day. Okinawa 50,000 troops put ashore on the first day.

It is certainly true that the US one was much more badly damaged. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard any suggestion that that was due to any negligence or incompetence of the US personnel.

Then google it. They went for speed rather than getting it right

How so?

@@thevillaaston7811 According to a book of the event, items were badly mispacked; mortar tubes on one ship, mortar bases on another for example.

@@simongee8928 The whole thing was put together at almost a moment's notice. I well remember the chain of events well. Argentina invaded on the Friday, the crisis was not even at the top of the news until earlier that week. The task force had two light carriers, with 22 short range fighters, with a large part of the landing force in luxury liners, Sealink ferries, and so on. The whole thing took place at over 7,000 miles from Britain. Operation Corporate is widely regarded as a masterpiece of military improvization.

Try convincing the squaddies who were at the sharp​ end and needing ammunition & supplies. y@@thevillaaston7811

@@simongee8928 Any you think D-Day went without hiccups? DD tanks not arriving? Landing craft hitting the wrong beaches? Preparatory bombing not hitting beach defences? Overlord took 3 years of planning and took place 70 miles from the UK mainland.... The Falklands was planned at VERY short notice and took place 7000 miles away.

That's your opinion. You were educated in America, weren't you?

If you are talking abput 2024 you are correct if 1944 utter nonsense

I have to say I don’t like the man, I cannot help it, and I am British.

My thoughts Exactly! I was expecting them to talk about the Red Ball Express and other methods of supplying the allied troops. Although, they did briefly mention the Mulbury Harbour

ten minutes in, get on with it! too chatty... awful muzak.. oh let's go to the pub and have a pint.. great... sorry, just disappointed.

It is a generic term used widely here in the UK for a casual acquaintance or a good friend. Australians also use the term.

@@chrisholland7367 like I said I'm quite sure the living American soldiers did not call each other mates as this video said I really have a little concern about that cultural issue with the British

@@user-xk1ff4gp7k I'm sure U.S.Saliors refer to each other as "ship mates " just a thought.

@@chrisholland7367 oh I'm sorry they were talking about the 18th Infantry regiment were there Sailors in that group of men

Mike using the word 'mates' was very respectful of the language. He was endeavouring to fit in with the speakers of the original form of the language.