You guys ROCK! I wonder which Then & Now is your favorite?

@ckalnicki

3 жыл бұрын

SNAFU DOCS - Really great photos brother.

@johnroberts6116

3 жыл бұрын

Please remove your hat when in a church.

@strickers122

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnroberts6116 They needed them to protect against shrapnel :) Sometimes it not required

@shauna260

3 жыл бұрын

Strickers, John means the guy filming now, not the soldiers in that time. The men in those days knew respect. (Obviously during fighting they kept the helmets on)

@schminkartiest5934

3 жыл бұрын

I have the path from the 2nd division with the Indian on it

I am forever grateful to the people of Normandy for their care of the fallen who are buried in the surrounding areas. It's a great show of love and respect.

@Lardenoy

Ай бұрын

Oui, c'est vrai, les tombes sont très bien entretenues... C'est aussi le cas de certains cimetières allemands, britanniques, français, italiens et américains des alentours de Reims ( 1918, Seconde Bataille de la Marne), le cimetière américain Aisne - Marne de Bois - Belleau (02), notamment...). Jeune homme, je m'arrêtais souvent, à vélo, au cimetière de Bligny ( Marne), dans un très beau paysage assez mélancolique pour m'y recueillir et prier pour ces jeunes gars qui étaient au printemps de leur vie...

Fascinating stuff. I live in Normandy, a bit further south of here. Spend lots of time cycling round the quiet villages looking at little memorials. People here have not forgotten the sacrifices made.

@patrickmorrissey8754

2 жыл бұрын

I agree they do not forget! Many years ago I met a Frenchman in Tahiti who was a teenager when France was liberated. As a grown man with tears in his eyes he said he felt as if he was reborn from the liberation. Patrick from Albuquerque

@bernardes5204

8 ай бұрын

​@@patrickmorrissey8754Estou muito preocupado, pois a liberdade conquistada em 1945 está em risco hoje novamente 😢

@marjorjorietillman856

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickmorrissey8754So wonderful to hear, because I read so many comments nowadays from some folks who don’t want America getting any honor for the great sacrifices they made in WW2!

Good to see the young generation cares and carries on the memory so we will never forget. War is over! If you want it.

@Greensiteofhell

3 жыл бұрын

- If it just was that easy.

@patrickgreene5541

2 жыл бұрын

@Fritz Box1590 your an idiot! If we didn't invade, we would be speaking German right now!

@cylersmiley5259

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickgreene5541 no we wouldn’t

@kimlsnyder

2 жыл бұрын

No

I've watched thousands of hours of KZread over the years. I don't think I've seen anything better than these videos of yours. Well done and thank you.

@usmc-veteran7316

3 жыл бұрын

I agree too. I enjoyed this

@brentsarazin4346

3 жыл бұрын

That is quite the compliment. I also have watched many also and I agree with you 100%.

@livelifepassion4095

2 жыл бұрын

agree... hoping that there will be similar channel covering my country Malaysia

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this and remembering our history! I am a retired American combat veteran of the Iraq War and hope one day many years down the road someone will do the same thing on the battlefield I once navigated. Thank you there is something magical and beautiful when you can see the past side by side with the present.

@lulatorrey6360

5 ай бұрын

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Once again, have made a great video! As an American that had family that fought in Normandy, I am very grateful that you have honored their memory with your videos. Your videos will help assure that people never forget the sacrifice and suffering that occurred. Thank you!

As a fellow historian, I Really appreciate your love for tracking original photos and revealing those same locations as they exist today as this relives History as well as it can be done, seen and experienced today. Standing in the same spot as a soldier did 75 to 80 years ago with So Much of the World changed but unfortunately Not for the better but that's a story for another time. Thank you for your effort.

My grandfather's brother was killed in the area as an SS Unterscharführer in the 12 SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth. He was just 19 years old. He fell on 6/7/44 and has his grave in La Cambe. I've been there with my family a few times and visited his grave there. Only there did I ever see my grandfather cry. They were very close because they were identical twins. never again war. Well done search for traces of a difficult time

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. What was his name? What unit did he serve in?

@rockingbird2246

3 жыл бұрын

@@SNAFUDOCS We don't know about the exact unit he was in. I don't want to publish his name here on KZread. But as a child he grew up with Nazi propaganda and was therefore a victim of childlike innocence. He was 19 and not yet grown up. Nazis sent him to war and to his death. He was a victim of his time. My grandfather suffered from this loss for a lifetime and he told me that he felt his death at the time of death. He was at the front in Hungary at the time. He barely survived this war and was a Russian prisoner of war until 1952. He died in 2012 and I miss him every day. He was a kind, clever man with a big heart. We have all suffered wounds in this unfortunate war that are slow to heal. But also the knowledge to do good out of this knowledge and not to proudly carry around the torches of war again.

@Indylimburg

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockingbird2246 My relative, Pvt Glen Standing was killed 6/15/44 at St Georges d'Elle and buried at La Cambe. His remains were repatriated to the U.S. in 1948. In 2016 we visited Normandy and Flo Plana took us to La Cambe to show us where Glen had been buried. That's a very moving place. It's kind of poetic that men who fought each other shared the same ground. Anyone visiting Normandy must visit the cemeteries at La Cambe and Coleville Sur Mer in conjunction to fully see the devastation of war.

@IFIXCASTLES

3 жыл бұрын

Don't want war? Don't give a German a gun!

@rockingbird2246

3 жыл бұрын

@@IFIXCASTLES Says someone whose people have more weapons than inhabitants and the highest number of children killed in a school amok in the world. We, the Germans, have drawn conclusions from our history and learned from them, but America is a real 3rd world country in so many social areas. Do you sweep in front of your door? Racism , Slavery and mass murders of the indigenous population are also not a good calling card.

Thank you from America! I will likely never have the opportunity to walk in those brave soldiers foot steps as you were privileged to do. So thank you for creating this record of the places then and now. Anything you might be able to find out about the men in your photos would add that much more to your project.

@Banggeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou america for ruining Middle east who dont want to recognize isreal! Thankyou

there was a lump in.my throat as I watch this. I can't help but cry and think about the brave men who fought. I envy you on what you do. thank you for taking us with your journey through your lens. I love history so much. thank you:)

I never fail to find the revisiting of these sites both fascinating and emotional. So important to remember and record the past.

Great work guys, as I have deployed to Afghanistan I don't think I will ever see pictures like this for my grandchildren. Keep up the great work let us never forget.

God bless them all. Thank you for keeping their memories alive. We owe them so much ❤.

I'm 58 years old and from Rio de Janeiro , Brasil Guys !! I read about WWII since ever!! and you are making my dreams of learning of theese Brave men and Trops who took back our freedon!! I can't travel like you, but i feel good whith your point of view!! Thanks! and carry on whith theese wonderful videos !!

So very well done. This is historical, respectful and so interesting to compare then and now. The people are gone but the places remain. Also nice to see these places in color as the soldiers saw them.

It's amazing how so many things had not changed & not been destroyed. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for preserving this fascinating history, and telling these stories. You keep the memories alive of the soldiers who fought for these beautiful communities. Brilliant work!

Thank you. My father served in the 23rd Inf Reg, 2nd Div from Omaha Beach until the war’s end. Awarded a Silver Star in France. Would love to put my hands on a book like you were carrying. It has taken me until this stage of life to begin discovering the history. Thank you again.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Keep an eye out on eBay!

@Indylimburg

3 жыл бұрын

Who was your father? Do you know which unit? My relative, Pvt Glen Standing K Co, 23rd IR was KIA 6/15/44 at St Georges D'Elle. I have lots of research and materials on the 23rd in WW2 I can share if interested.

@YoPaulieMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Indylimburg I would love to connect with you. My grandfather Pvt Henry Croteau served in the 23rd, earned two purple hearts there. The 2nd landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day +1, then made history with their taking of Hill 192, the Battle of St. Lo, the Battle of the Hedgerows, as well as the Battle of the Bulge. He is quoted in Chapter 6 of "Company Commander" by Christopher MacDonald.

@Indylimburg

Жыл бұрын

@@YoPaulieMusic That's really cool! What's the best way to get in contact?

@samd4181

9 ай бұрын

@@YoPaulieMusicMy father was there and is mentioned on page 170 of the Company Commander’s book. Technical Sergeant Samuel D. Company G, 23rd Reg, 2nd infantry Division for the entire war. He was awarded a Silver Star for single-handedly taking out an MG42. I’m sure like your relative, my father was a good, unpretentious man.

Thank you so much for this series!! I will never get to Europe & walk where my father walked those many years ago. This makes the war very personal for us all. Never forget the heartbreak & the hardship on all sides. May none of the. Sacrifices by so many never, ever be forgotten& relegated to the dust bin

Thanks for an informative video. I'm from Australia & toured the Normandy battlefield in 2012 & was also touched & enlightended by how much has NOT changed since 1945. I recall visiting a church, which was very similar to this one, but the guide told us it was used as a US Aid station, and that it had taken direct German mortar fire including a dud which landed inside the church - do you recall which church this was ? Visting the D-Day beaches & Normandy surrounds was a highlight of trip to Europe. The Omaha Cemetary alone will move anyone to tears at the huge loss.

@jeffreyknight3884

7 ай бұрын

I saw that church video, the church you are talking about but I can't recall who did it. It was different guys doing it. German mortar dropped inside but it was a dud.

What a great job you guys guys have done! Thank you! Lest we not forget! My great Uncle came in at Omaha with a field artillery outfit with the US Army out of California (144th Field artillery A/B Battery, 980th battery B) and went all the way to Germany. My Middle name was his first name Larkin. I will never for get him! I named one of my children after him. I am holding his dog tags and thinking of him right now on our Veterans Day!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

What hero! Thank you so much for sharing this story.

Instant sub. Flo is such a good guy! He took us to St Georges D'Elle in 2016 and helped us find where my relative, Pvt Glen Standing was buried. Glen was with K co, 23rd IR, 2nd ID, KIA at St Georges D'Elle June 15th, 1944. We will never forget that day with Flo.

Your contribution to this channel is priceless, the history & scenery brings back memories of my trip to Normandy. The welcoming of the French locals were touching as they were very grateful to the visiting Yanks. The children of this area are taught to never forget the bravery and the sacrifice of the Allies from the infamous invasion, their care and respect of the indivual plots in the American cemetery brought tears to my eyes! Merci' beaucoup!

This series is one of the most compelling I have seen on YT. I think of the soldiers shown in these wartime photos, and if they survived the war, who they were and the lives they lived. What privilege it would be to walk in their steps. I envy you.

That’s emotional stuff. My husband was born in Jutland Denmark, June 27 1944. So whilst young men were dying, new life was created. Thank you for this sacrifice, soldiers, we will never forget.

I love watching videos like this...I specially like to look at the tiny details that were existing then and now...the single brick, or a little mark on a wall, what's originally there. Please do more videos!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

We have more incoming!!

@humblesteve8441

3 жыл бұрын

I stumbled upon this video a immediately subscribed. Hats off to you guys, these are great.

Awesome work! As Commander of an American Legion Post in NC USA, our mission is to never forget those that sacrificed it all . Thank you!

You pay so much attention to the small details. You make us feel like we are right there with you guys! You're one of the very best! Thank You!

Very captivating documentary. Reliving the past in the present is indeed hypnotizing. Want to salute all the Allied troops who took part in the D Day landings on Normandy. Your sacrifice, determination and courage remains a legend that lives on today. Cheers.

Absolutely fascinating history. When I was 3 years old I stood on Omaha Beach saw the bunkers and threw sand in my mother's eye. Not on purpose of course I was throwing sand in the air. Then we went to the cemetery I will never forget the feeling I felt walking through that cemetery I felt every American soldier that was buried there and hence in the 90s I actually wrote a Tribute to Normandy. It's called the Spirit of Normandy.

Great video, my friend. Love seeing any then and now pics from WW2. I find them amazing and historical. I served in the 2nd Infantry Division 23 yrs later in South Korea on the DMZ, from Feb. 1967 to May 1968.

Thank you for doing these videos. May these men never be forgotten.

Excellent! So interesting and riveting. Experiencing things like this changes the soul. Great work, sir. Makes me want to visit Normandy even more. People of today have no idea what sacrifices have been made for our freedoms only to have them so easily, gladly given up for a multitude of reasons, none of which are honoring. I enjoyed this immensely, thank you.

These are truely, important historical documents your filming. Thank you for the tremendous effort you undertake to locate these historical sites. Bless you sir.

I love your videos. I was 8 years old in 1974. We went to Omaha and Utah beaches on the 30th anniversary of D-Day. My Grandpa Davies fought in WW II. I remember these beaches and thinking how beautiful they were. I also remember the Nazi pill boxes. My brother and I played in these, pretending to be American soldiers taking out the Nazis. Then we went the to American Cemetary. I know my mother was very emotional but I don't remember much of this. As an child I could not imagine the destruction and death that surrounded these beaches. I just have the memory of an 8 year old from Chicago, thinking how beautiful the cliffs and beaches were.

Why do these photos bring tears to my eyes every time I see these then and now videos?

@Lardenoy

Ай бұрын

Même chose pour moi... Souvenir de mes parents, 20 ans en 1944...

I’m not sure I could walk these steps without crying

I love your before and after pictures. It evokes a certain sadness thinking about the soldiers that were there and how life has moved on. I wonder if it did for them. Thank you for recognizing what they did. We have generations who have no idea and just look at these incredibly brave men and women and see just old people.

My father was stationed in Europe. Thank you for your work remembering these men.

Love your videos. I drove a Diamond T when attending the 84 & 89 D Day celebrations in Normandy. You cannot but be deeply moved by what went on there. Your comparisons are superb. I look forward to seeing more of them.

Thank you for this! It’s heartbreaking and always makes me cry….beautiful pictures of blessed souls…..war is horrible…for both sides. Mother’s around the world have lost their sons….

It's wonderful to watch the enthusiasm near the church at the end. Breathing history....so good. ThankU too

Very good, matched the then&now photos perfectly, so touching. Thank you for your excellent work.

They're all my favorites...keep them coming. If I can't be there in person, you guys are the next best thing. Thank You!

Many thanks for your work. Walking in the footsteps of history, and honoring those brave soldiers is a mighty great dedication.

Your work is so valuable in linking the past to the present, it helps history to be understood.

Well done! Keep it up and thank you for doing what you’re doing. Making sure to recognize the men and areas in these photos, the circumstances surrounding each location and their significance in the war is absolutely wonderful. You’re a class act and for one appreciate every detail. God bless and keep it up! I would be honored to go on one of these trips with you. I’m not looking for a free vacation or to be a leach and take away from what you’re doing. Quite the contrary actually.

Love these Then & Now videos, keep 'em coming!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@SyahAmri11

3 жыл бұрын

(┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻

@alfredoperez9110

5 ай бұрын

Deberían de ponerles una estatua a Walter model y compañía...

Good job documenting this, I always find these kind of things very interesting for a number of reasons. The one thing for me that I like is that these Villages have changed very little and after the war they were put right back to what they look like before they were damaged by War... I would like to be over there one day looking around

"May we never forget." I could not have said it better! Thank you! Merci Bien! 🇺🇸 🇨🇵

I could feel your excitement. Thanks for sharing your experience in these photos.

Thank you for these historical videos….. never forget.

Bless each and every one of those soldiers that fought for our freedom and for everyone else’s freedom. War sickens me. Thank you for the series you make for us.

I just recently discovered your channel and I am hooked. It’s amazing seeing the then and now photos and watching you walk in the soldiers footsteps.

Amazing then and now. Not only incredibly interesting and well done video, but what a great tribute to those that paid the ultimate sacrifice.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

These videos you make bring tears of gratitude to my eyes. Thank you for caring. The America I live in now is not the same America that liberated Europe. I am very sad to say that. I pray to God that we can once again be that Shining Light on the Hill. Thank you so much for do this.

Thank you for this wonderful video. My father was with the 2nd Division, 9th Infantry from June 7 through April of 1945. The 2nd so often gets overlooked.

Great video, there is a sadness which cannot be forgotten along with the memory of these men. Thank you.

Beautiful thank you for all the immense work and research you guys have done to put this film together.

Well done to you sir! Thank god for people like you keeping their memories alive. Lest we forget.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

Excellent work! Thank you for helping us to remember. I was one and a half years old when those battles were fought. My father flew the B-25 bomber in the war.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

What a true hero he was. Thank you for watching!

Just amazing. Thank you for this.

Excellent job. Love the way you superimpose “then” pictures while videoing the spot.

Thanks for the tour, very interesting to walk in the footsteps of History.

13 years ago (for my 40th birthday), my 8 year old son and I traveled from Chicago to Normandy for an amazing visit. To keep my son's interest, I made a game of Then and Now pictures. He had fun trying to find the matching picture as we made our way throughout Normandy. We have a great picture album with all our Then and Now pictures. I hope to return to Normandy again with my other son and made new memories and new Then and Now pictures. I love your work and I'm so glad to have found your Channel. Many thanks to you for the work you're doing to preserve history.

That is absolutely amazing guys! I just love “then and now” I love it all 👏👏🎄🎄

Incredible footage! Thank you!

Amazing job man !! I just travel back to these moments and think about how it was life at that moment of the history.

Thank you for doing this and sharing. So fascinating and a way for remembering all those souls.

Awesome work guys, I love the now and before photos of what happened before I or you guys were born...just a glimpse of history in the making and hoe the world has moved on since then...great work.

Absolutely incredible .Fascinating work...

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

My grandfather was in the 2nd Infantry in WWII and walked on these very grounds. He is mentioned in the classic book "Company Commander." I hope to visit here some day to retrace his steps.

Incredible recreation of the past. Kudos to the entire team.

Just found your page. My family and friends from Holland toured Normandy and Belgium May 2019 just prior to the 75th anniversary. We all want to return as our several day visit was grossly too short. My suggestion to anyone wishing to see and learn about these historic places is give your trip 2 weeks minimum. Stay in Bayeux Normandy France, a magical town in the center of everything. Fantastic people, you will never have a language barrier if only you try. Stop in every town, get out of the car and walk. Meet the people. You will not regret a moment’s spent. GO!

THANK YOU FOR THESE PRESENTATIONS.

Very exciting guy. My congratulations to everyone who fought for freedom. They will never be forgotten. Rio de janeiro - Brasil.

You guys do an amazing job. You have my thanks and appreciation. Keep up the good work!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Absolutely amazing!! Thank you guys. 👌🙌🔥❤️

After all this time most things still the same 🙏🙏Thanks again for keeping this painful memory alive

Thanks so much for your documentation, then and now.

Well done! Was in Normandy for the 75th....only 2 days, need to get back and spend weeks there!

Amazing work! Thanks!

Amazing. Thank you. I really enjoyed watching.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is great. Thanks for helping people remember what so many good men did to free others, strangers, from tyranny.

What a amazing job man!!Thx for that!

My man, i remember us in 2015... You said it, and now you've done it. You achieved the professional status..... Gorgeous footage.

Merci beaucoup pour ce gros travail de recherche, n'oublions pas nos soldats d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. MERCI 👏👏👏👏🇫🇷

I served with the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, the Tomahawk, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. The plaque in the church gives me pride and a profound sense of respect for men who fought there. Rest in peace my comrades. Viva la France.

Thanks for taking us back in the past while living in the future. Love from India!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

No thank you!

This is just fantastic. I loved every minute.

Excellent! Gives me goosebumps!

its like you take us time traveling..its beautiful

Thank you so much. Great job, bravo.

These videos are beyond perfect! Thank you for these 👏

Thank you for these wonderful videos. Very moving. I am covered in goosebumps.

Really awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I came across your channel few months ago. LOVED IT RIGHT FROM THE WORD GO!! Only today I saw the number of subscribers..I'm shocked! You have an amazing channel , one of the best WWII INFORMATION SITE there is here on KZread and I thought you would have so much more subs than you have. It's not right..The work your putting in does not reflect what you get out of it.. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DOING KEEPING HISTORY ALIVE . I know it's not much But I will be staying around and I do all I can to comment. ..Just amazing guys!!

Thank you for your hard work. I enjoyed this so much!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I just stumbled upon this channel and am so happy i did probably the best then and now comparisons i have seen. Great work guys totally awesome. subscribed.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!