The reason Germany failed on D-Day (Ft. Jonathan Ferguson)

Always good to see Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

My father landed on sword beach 2nd wave in, he was a royal engineer, R force, his hobbies were Motorcycles even to the point were he was a dispatch rider, riding out in occupied France setting up dummy tanks to deceive the Germans as in Dover before D day. A quiet man, when i was child you would always find him in his workshop tinkering with his bikes, to the point the local people and kids would bring thair bikes if they had a problem to which my dad would always fix for nothing, sadly dad passed away quietly at home in 2020, R.I.P dad, a great man and a fantastic father, thank you to all the veterans who are a generation never to be forgotten.

Utah beach. . . a lot of roads named after American soldiers who died there. My girlfriend and I were heading for Juno Beach on our touring bicycles when she developed a shifting problem which was beyond my capability to repair. We managed to make our way to Caen, where we found a bike shop. In my very limited French, I explained the situation. The mechanic dropped everything, tackled Leona’s bicycle, and repaired the gear shifting situation. I was wearing my Maple Leaf cycling jersey. When I asked “combien?” (How Much?) he replied “Rien. Canadian”. (Nothing, Canadian). We overnighted in a hotel near the bike shop; the next morning (a very wet one) we visited the Canadian Cemetery at Beny sur Mer, and then Juno Beach which we had missed the day before. As a Dutch born Canadian (born during the occupation), I have a great appreciation for the Canadians who fought and died for me.

The irony of a sleeping commander and no one daring to disturb, best general on holiday and officers on a training course...

Great video and visual presentation of D-Day 👏

Because the Fuhrer needed his beauty sleep..."Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops," Eisenhower wrote. "My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." -Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander. This was his other speech. D-Day was never a guarantee..

My homeboy was a ranger and landed at Normandy to fight in the hedge rows. Raised on the homestead with nothing but family and work, we defeat our enemies from one fight to another eternally. My homeboy returned to his sweet spot here in the Louisiana Purchase to fight his daily battles for 65 more years. Realistic fighters never lose. R.I.P. J.R.

All your content is amazing, but can I just add in how much I enjoy listening to the narrator too. Excellent.

Nothing but respect for all those brave souls who fought valiantly and gave up their lives for something greater than themselves.

We literally couldn’t have had a better opportunity to carry out this attack. As an American, I thank god Canada and Britain were there too. Rest in peace to the souls we won’t get back.

What saved Omaha beach was the navy. When the fog lifted Destroyers put naval gunfire into German emplacements. Those emplacements could not withstand direct fire from five inch guns

Another great video! The additional background information truly enhanced the quality of this program. Thank you!

Thanks for saving the world guys.

I love that you can still see DUKW vehicles driving and sailing around as tour vehicles. It's just so darn awesome that the public can ride these historic machines. Plus it's fun to yell "quack quack" at them as they drive by.

Bad weather in most of June on the Atlantic coast of France was always a given, which meant "No invasion would happen before late in June at the earliest". Concealing the possibility of a short early June unusual good weather break being a possibility to achieve a full surprise Allied landing, was a card well played.

At Omaha Beach, parts of the Mulberry harbour are still visible, and a few of the beach obstacles remain. A memorial to the U.S. National Guard sits at the location of a former German strongpoint. Pionte du Hoc is little change from 1944, with the terrain covered bunkers still in place. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is nearby, in Colleville-sur-Mer. A museum about the Utah landings is located at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, and there is one dedicated to the activities of the U.S. airmen at Sainte-Mere-Eglise. Two German military cemeteries are located nearby.

It's a credit to the engineers that parts of the mulberry harbour can still be seen 80 years later.

One of the best, condensed accounts, I have seen on this platform.

Another great presentation from our Allies at the IWM.

Deception is a corner stone of war! Much as gracias, Agent Garbo! 😏