Rare Footage of Omaha Beach Landing Craft That Sank| WWII Then & Now 

Thanks for watching! Do you have any relatives that landed on Omaha Beach?

My dad was at Omaha Beach Red (2nd wave). He was a member of the 62nd Field Artillery, part of what was called "Patton's Shock Troops". The landing craft he was on was headed toward a area of the beach where my dad said a bomb had just landed, A jeep on the landing craft ahead of them exited and dropped completely out of sight. My dad pointed this out to the "driver" and they moved over to avoid the crater formed from the explosion. My dad said they were immediately taking fire and he ran as fast as he could to take cover behind a large metal structure on the beach. Suddenly he discovered the structure was a fuel tank. Dad survived Omaha Beach, he was also at the Battle of the Bulge and spent 3 years overseas. During the war he met General Patton two times. Dad's name is on one of the bricks that forms a wall at the entrance to the General Patton Tank Museum at Chirico Summit, CA. He was able to attend the dedication of the museum. Dad lived to be 100 years and 4 months. He will also be our hero to me and my brother.

"¿De qué les sirvió grabar si todas sus grabaciones son censuradas?"

This Country forgot decades ago. Look at this Country now … gd shameful disgrace !

Shout out to the naked dude with the life belt...

Ugly time! My Dad was a medic (Army) on Omaha Beach. He was on the second wave in. At 82 years old he told me a story about that day, after he finished it, he looked at me and said "It was the worst day of his life"! Thank you for the documentary...

Had tears in my eyes through the entire video. Eloquently done Joey. What a treasure for those that choose to immerse themselves in continuing to learn history. Blessings from Pennsylvania 🇺🇸

Thank you for posting this video. You did a fantastic job in your research of some of the men. Keep up the great work.

Didn’t expect to tear up. It’s touching when the two men met long after the war.

An artillery casualty declared missing in action... that's all you need to know.

Excellently produced and executed video. I believe SNAFU documentaries are the best presented videos on WW2 I’ve ever seen. Cheers Mate!

Very ,very well done Joey !!! Great detail and history brought back to life . We Speak Their Names ....LEST WE FORGET....Kenny

Joey, you do absolutely outstanding work on your documentary films. These films should have millions of views. Thanks so much for the work you do.

My grandad landed at Sword beach, this year I cycled to all 5 beaches for the 80th commemoration last month...great vid snafu as always 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇦

Amazing Joey 🙏🏻

Amazing 🙏🏻🙌🏻💙 🦅 🇺🇸

Great story Joey and SNAFUDOCS ...so much Bravery shown by so many 6 & 7th June and into the Months to come....Thankyou Joey for keeping the Honor and Deeds of these many men Alive ....LEST WE FORGET...Kenny

Thank you!......

Excellent video , thank for showing the 2 Gentlemen that met years later not many of them left need to hear there storie's before there all gone.Keep up the good work.

Joey, I have been watching you guys for years and there’s been a couple of times and this is one of them that brought tears to my eyes thinking about those brave gentlemen. Thank you so much! Mike

Does the water come up to those rocks today during high tide?

Years ago... I had the pleasure of becoming aquainted with Matthew Warner, Son of John Warner Jr., met him too... of Warner Bro. Studios Fame. When Matthew asked me if I was his Grandson to Gen. Norman D. Cota Sr. of World War II. Fame... Matthew and I began to have a discussion about "D-Day" and the landing at "Omaha Beach". In what little I knew at that time... Matthew began to tell me a story about the film crew landing at "Omaha Beach" and what was told to him by his Father, John Jr. The original plan was for The Film and Photo Crew to land early along with "The First Wave" of US Army Soldiers on "Omaha Beach", to film and photograph the invasion forces landing at "Omaha Beach"... unfortunately, much of "The First Wave" landed on the wrong end of "Omaha Beach". The results were horrific. So much so... that some of the film and photographic equipment got lost and damaged in the confusion. What was recovered... was secretly 'Archived', because it was that horrible. Upon the pending confusion of "The First Wave", Gen. Cota arrived on "The Second Wave" to access the situation. Gen. Cota was "Ike's Point Man" and The Mastermind of Amphibious Landings at Normandy and it was him that would have continued the operation or call it off. Fortunately... Gen. Cota got most of First and Second Wave of The Omaha Beach Landings redirected toward the other end of "Omaha Beach" and out of Harms Way as much as possible. Most likely... there were additional Film and Photograph Crew on "The Second Wave" to film and photograph the landing at "Omaha Beach"... again, what was recovered from The Film Crew, of "The First Wave"... seems to be possibly verified in this footage. I tend to agree that some of the film footage previously seen was mostly Second Wave Film Footage, but this Recent Film Footage and Photos, in my opinion... is portions from "The First Wave". According to Matthew... most of "The First Wave Film Footage" was too horrible to describe and what was lost and/or later archived... was best kept classified and most likely, My Grandfather also with Commander Gen. Eisenhower... though it was best... to keep most of The Recovered Film Footage... classified. ~Alfred Edward "Michael" Cota-Moch, "Proxy" Grandson of Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota Sr.

great video..

Wow!

Well done, that was fantastic, truly moving.

No matter what you think or can imagine. It makes no difference. What these heroes did on Omaha was the worst of the worst. I simply cannot imagine being so brave! Under enemy fire the entire time. You can't possibly put yourself there. Such bravery from men of the greatest showing of Valor ever in any war. God bless them all. 💯💯💯💯❤️🇺🇸

my father earned a purple heart in Europe ... he spoke 5 languages so he served in both message encrypting/ decrypting and message delivery ... on one fateful day my dad and another soldier were in a jeep delivering a message and stopped outside of a command post ... my father went in to deliver the message ... but when he came out ... his good friend, the other soldier in the jeep had been shot and killed by a sniper --my dad survived the war and built a successful hardware business ... I miss him every day ... I love you Dad, you were the BEST! your son frankie

Excellent work as always.

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Awesome video, my friend!

Thank you, great video as always! You show the biggest respect in the way you make and edit the videos.

This short film is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing =)

Well done another great dedication to those me.

Well nothing good happens in war

amazing video, thank you for making it.

Thank you for making this.

Là France vous dit MERCI et vous sera éternellement reconnaissante ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Another masterpiece

You were not invited to the party! 😂

The Greatest Generation..........

I was born December.30 1944, So this film is Almost 80 years ago. My Mom said that my Dad Passed Away went I was 1 months baby … Philippines also Suffered from Japanese Cruelty, but it’s all in the past now … R.I.P. to All The Brave Men and Women Who fought for freedom from Germany and Japanese Occupation During the world war 2 …

Wow, hard work, courage, strength and a pure determination 1. Stay alive... 2. Rid the wrong of the nazi regime... No weak, woke, or divided individuals ... i thank all of you for MY freedom.. i am so sorry you lost yours....😢

Your videos are awsome. Speaking, vidéo, music. You are a PRO. Thanks for emotions

Excellent video as always, like many and if not most I thought this footage was taken on the morning of D-day.. God less Them All...

I think the way to enter in Normandie was tolally crazy, The landing of the troops should have been preceded by powerful gunfire from the air and from ships to secure the place before men reached this beach invaded by enemies hiden in welknown blockhaus among dunes . the result was an horror

Muito legal. Pra quem gosta da história da segunda guerra mundial, vê e revê todos os filmes e documentários a respeito, como eu, quando vê um vídeo como esse, dando nomes as personagens, humaniza toda uma história. Parabéns.

Thank you for showing this video, I love ww2 history and the brave men and women that fought.

Such a beautifully made and touching short film. Thank you.

Man, your videos and research are wonderful. I never knew the story behind those iconic photos until now! Great job!

Oh my dear Lord. My grandad, who died before I was born was in the D Day Landings at Omaha. My nana always Said he was never the same man when he came home and died at the young age of 42 of a heart attack 😪😢

The way you find through documentation is trully amazing ! Thanks

Another great story well told. Thanks for all you do to put a name and a story to the faces of US Army soldiers in WWII.

Wow well done amazing video thank you and greetings from United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Thank you for the reconstruction,ive got that famous photo on my wall and have always wondered who , what, where and how ect

Wow! Never heard the story behind these iconic photos! Thank you.

Thank you for all you do.

❤ povere anime che orrore la guerra, tutte le guerre ancora oggi si combattono guette, le povere ossa che rimangono a terra non hanno bandiera, ma hanno solo un colore: il sangue e lacrime dei genitori che piangono i loro figli...

Fanatstic short documentary again joey and crew!

Great documentary! Thank so much. Much appreciation to those who sacrificed so much for their generation and we, who followed.

I always thought the photo of the man with the receding hairline being dragged ashore was taken on D-Day June 6 and that he had been wounded somehow. Thanks for shining light on this heroic action. Truly remarkable times.

Joey and the Snafu Docs team have done another outstanding job with this video. They are keeping the memories of these WWII heroes alive for future generations to know.

Thank you, i am humbled.

Thank you for honoring these heroes.

Just wow. I have seen that footage so many times but to see and hear the story behind it... Thanks so much Joey.

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Love seeing history come alive again for just a moment.

0:16. Who thought it was necessary to blur a bright shining white behind of a GI? YT, I guess? This prudishness is hilarious.

Thank you.

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Sank not sunk

The last of the real true free people who gave America a gift. And the people of TODAY FKD IT ALL UP. GREAT JOB EVERYONE CLAP 👏 CLAP 👏 👏.

What happened to the naked guy? Despite not being clothed in anything warm looking, he is bravely attempting to get into the rescue craft to go bring some men in. Heroes all.

Heroes word does not do them justice thank you