My dad was in the 23rd, D company, 2nd Infantry Division. He never talked about it. I have his medals, two 2nd Infantry pamphlets on WWII and some money from various countries. I was fortunate enough to save up and take a D-Day tour in 2014.....and saw some of the places he was at.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Sir, this is exactly why we produce these videos. Your dad was a hero and with these videos we hope to reach relatives of those men that served to liberate Europe.

@timmyeades7908

3 жыл бұрын

My Father was in the 23rd, K company, 2nd ID.

@menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Dale Herd, thank you so much for this post. Please, can you tell us more about your father? Our project team tries to collect the stories and names of the men from the 2nd Infantry Division for our upcoming online database and website. We look forward to learning more about your father and his service in the famous 2nd Infantry Division. You can contact us on our e-mail address: indianhead.roster@gmail.com and maybe we can find some documents and reports related to your him in our project´s archive. Members of the 2nd Infantry Division helped to liberate our country Czechoslovakia at the end of war in May 1945 and we Czechs will never forget them! We look forward to hearing from you.

@samd4181

5 ай бұрын

My father was in the 23rd Regiment, Company G, 2nd Infantry Division and landed on Omaha Beach on D+1. Silver Star recipient. When I was a child, I had great interest in his experiences, but every war story he told me had a humorous side - nothing really bad. I loved him dearly and felt blessed to be his son.

@HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh

4 ай бұрын

My pops pop was in the USAs 82nd A/B Div. S 508.PIR ! Jumped 6/6/44 ( DDAY) and later took part in the bloody hedgerow conflict in Frances "Bocage " country . He was a medic with Capt. s rank ! He took part in "Operation Market Garden " mid - 9/44 in Holland ! Almost a bloody failure planned by Field Marshall General Bernard Montgomery , where @ Arnhem the Brits Paratroopers were shot to pieces ! Pops pop suffered a leg wound , mid- 12 /44 in the Ardennes-, Belgium ( Battle Of The Bulge " )

I'm happy that you guys get to do this and then to take the time to share with us! Thank you!

My stepfather crossed the beach on day 3 and went straight into battle. He was captured in December and held until february. He would not talk about what he saw or did. He died October 2019 at 95 years old. He had a life. Husband, father, grandfather.

@tracymesser296

3 жыл бұрын

We all thank him for his service!!

@peterhall728

3 жыл бұрын

The Greatest generation mate. Never to be replaced or forgotten.

@alexandre210613

3 жыл бұрын

Paix à son âme. Tout mon respect.

@angelwithbrokenwings2456

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterhall728 k

@geometer6121

3 жыл бұрын

👍

I love this whole 'Then & Now' thing. It is so interesting, and superbly well done. Thank you

It’s amazing that these towns are so unchanged that guy knew what he was doing great video

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

We are working on it brother. We shot tons of stuff this summer. It was a learning curve and we hope to improve every time.

Great job! I'm always fascinated by before and after photos of former battlefield locations.

Thank you for keeping the history alive. Watching those pics compared to those of today everyday life really make us feel closer to the humanity of those who suffered so much.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

A very researched documentary of the last great war.kudos to the men who made this video.

This is the best way to experience ww2 HISTORY and understand to a certain extent the impact and what the men would have gone through.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Good job. Most sites just post pictures, but you go far beyond by making history real. Thank you, those that sacrificed their future to give us ours would appreciate your hard work.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Amazing work......never cose boring........beautyfull music compain and fluid coments......thanks guys......that's inspire to makes things better

Great job guys. I appreciate all your effort in putting these videos together.

Love the way you make the past real today. Great job.👍

This is so interesting...more please.

These "then and now" comparisons are fantastic. I love looking at old photographs of small towns and cities then comparing them to the existing locations, regardlesws of whether they are wartime locations or just a randow small town. The war aspect however, makes it even more interesting

thanks for ur work and ur passion making history unforgetable.

Nine minutes and 23 seconds went by too quickly. Massive respect to you for this. Just think, depending on the conditions, the brightness etc, you are probably looking at 1/60th of a second of time when the shot was taken, thank you.

Good job. I really enjoy your dedication and effort, to bring history to us.

Fantastic efforts, it's brought to life , the past and present are one, thanks fellers.

What a wonderful idea. Outstanding! Please keep doing this!

Incredible work lads!

Lovely video, can just add though that the Infantry included units of the 9th Infantry Regiment in taking the town. The one stumbling block halting the infantry entering the town was a sniper in the church tower he was eventually taken out by a machine gunner, using a .30 MG, of the 9th Infantry under the command of Sgt. Jerry Manber ( a late personnel friend of ) also with him was Corp. Harold Rutledge also of the 9th. Both had indeed landed at Omaha, where a famous photograph was officially taken of the unit exiting the beach up a hill, on which one GI looking at the camera is Rutledge - I have his ID tags here in my collection.

@menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Peter Whitaker, thank you so much for sharing the info about Sgt. Manber and Corp. Rutledge! Please, we would like to learn more about them. Our project team tries to collect the stories and names of the men from the 2nd Infantry Division for our upcoming online database and website. You can contact us on our e-mail address: indianhead.roster@gmail.com and maybe we can find some documents and reports related to these brave men in our project´s archive. We look forward to hearing from you.

I can't be there but this is a great way to experience this history! I LOOOOOOVE Then and Now anything!

Hello everyone, this is the first video of more Then & Now's to come. It would mean a lot to us if you'd subscribe to the channel and share this video with your friends.

Thank you for a great video. All the best from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

Well done. Makes us realize it was all TOO real!💔

I am a brasilian guy and watching you vídeos ever. Fantastic work.

This is one of the best channels on KZread

It's amazing to see these places where WW2 took place. Great job guys! Hope to see more. Thank you!

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastic work you do ! Thank you !! Best not to forget how hard it has been for older generations...

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Incredible to be able to stand in those exact places and just take in what happened there when now they are just peaceful towns with people going about their everyday lives, just as it should be, be we must never forget. Thank you for doing the research and going to such lengths to shows us this.

@steve5825

Жыл бұрын

@@jeanproffitte201 Oh gosh, did they? For the sake of accuracy entire generations are not born (?) and died already, my father was a young boy when this was taking place and is still very much alive, what I don't know though is what your point is?

@steve5825

Жыл бұрын

@@jeanproffitte201 My father was born in 1932 so not 'generations' as you state. How sad that you seem to think no one gives a damn as I'm sure your ancestors would have suffered but it's people like you that ensure that it will happen all over again because you don't give a damn. You are also arrogant that you think you speak for all current Europeans. Germans and French are no partners...wait and see. You make sweeping statements that have absolutely nothing to back them up, they are just your opinions. Stop what exactly? Stop remembering the horror that happened? I'm not disputing that things have changed what I said was don't forget what happened but you obviously can't manage to comprehend that. If you can stand at a spot where hundreds or even thousands of young men were slaughtered and not give a damn then that's all anyone needs to know about you. What a cossetted, entitled world you must live in.

Excellent work !

Really interesting and keeps the memories alive of a historic battle

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome video! Almost feels like traveling back into the past, great work guys!

@j-on-da-web24

3 жыл бұрын

I concur.

Amazing job, excellent research, we have property literally 5 km up the road, so interesting to learn about the attack on Trévières.

Please keep posting your excellent work! Look forward to the next one!

Excellent work, humbling.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

I stumbled on this video and honestly my interest in history heightens because of this find. I love history esp during war. the more I learn the more I realise I knew less. thank you for all of the videos shared.

@IamDoogy

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I bought the Brand of Brothers HBO mini series. I’ve watched it three times now. I’ve always had an interest in history but that show and the documentaries around it, has really piqued my interest in the subject. The fact that they tried to stay so close to the actual history of those men makes it all the more fascinating. Their courage is what I find so amazing. How do you get men to put themselves in such danger, to see that carnage, not just of strangers but of their friends, and then to continue on? It’s inspiring and humbling.

@ivywilliams9427

3 жыл бұрын

true...I even bought loads of Books about Wars...People say it is depressing to read but it is part of History that should bever be forgotten. I admit it each page of the book made me cry but it is the reality of what actually happened.

Then and now pictures are on a new level. Thank you so much for bringing us back in time!

@markholroyde9412

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, you must be a snowflake , vid editing/pic blending sucked, . New level my arse.

@justbrowsing6327

3 жыл бұрын

@@markholroyde9412 ha, someone gives a compliment, and you shoot them down. It's an amatuer you tube vid, what did you want, an nbc documentary?

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Excellent job. Thank u.

It's about time someone did something like this. Thank You Florant & Brother Julian, is that correct? I subscribed and will be watching your videos.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Me (Joey) and Florent are very thankful for you taking the time to watch and comment. It means a lot!!

Great job Flo and Joey! I’m ready to go back for more!!!

incredibly valuable reasearch. Great job

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man!

thanks for your great content, really appreciate it

Thanks for all the work to get us these photos. I really like seeing this kind of work, keep it up.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

And thank YOU for watching. A new video will be up tomorrow!

Fascinating. Good job.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

good job on this video joey i love what you doing mate keep it up! great work!!

Enjoyed that many thanks fantastic bringing history to life.

Great work

Pls more Then&NOW Best Format

Très passionnant de faire revivre l’histoire de cette façon. Merci pour le doc.

Amazing channel! Subbed. Thanks for your work! Very interesting and informative

Amazing work both! Much respect and love.

This is amazing. Absolutely love it.

Very nicely done. Thank you

Thanks for your hard work. Having taken some then and now photos I know it can be time consuming and interesting at the same time..

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And, thank you so much!

Amazing how you and your brother stood in the exact locations from 1944. Thank you for this amazing video.

Really brilliant work. Thanks for sharing.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you for keeping this history alive and hopefully, stimulate an interest in this vital history, in young people.

Thank you! Just found your videos. I enjoy history!

So much history. Great work👍🏽

Fantastic work

Very interesting, well made video!

Keep up the wonderful work and thank you for the education.

Thanks buddy. I look forward for old memories.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I really enjoy WWII history. So many Brave men and woman., civilian and military selfishly lost their lives in Europe and the Pacific. You are paying respect to them through this historical video. Thanks again…

Amazing job👍 best greetings from germany.🇩🇪

I cant Believe that my dad’s grandfather Hit Juno Beach as a Canadian when he was just 25 years old And somehow he survived the war

Great content. I’ve done a lot of then and now pics in Normandy myself.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! Making those comparissons is a whole different experience

Very well done. Thank you.

Love what you guys do thank you. I wish i had the time to travel to Europe and trace a lot of these battle areas and metal detect for relics. Please keep them coning. 👍🏼

great job,thank you

Outstanding job!!

Nice work. Subscribed.

merci from a french Canadien

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Merci from all of us!

After watching a lot of videos, at least i subscribed this channel. You are doing a brilliant job, all videos are fascinating so far. And your german is not so bad as you might think.. ;-) I saw the video with Mr.Melchers, awesome ! Thank you.

Exceptionally well done .....please do more , Rots would be a good one West of Caen

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Karl!

I am obsessed with these before/after photos. Is there a website that can archive all the work done? I wish you allowed us to dwell longer on the comparison photo pairs. Oh, also, I hope you are recording the exact geographic coordinates of camera location. If you took the pics with a cell phone, the Latitude/Longitude are saved in the metadata part of the file. Keep it up. For everyone’s info, there is/was a magazine that did this type thing. “After the Battle”

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, those are great suggestions. It's definitely something we would love to set up. The "After the Battle" Magazin is truly amazing. We have all editions.

Thank you for sharing your great work.. I really enyoy watching these type of videos...

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

You have done an excellent job ..thanks

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you! Thanks you!

i subscribed within 10 seconds, you deserve more subscribers

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude!

Love this!! Thank you

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

St Mere Eglais ( the first town to be liberated ) has framed photographs on the walls and the locations of the battle for the town.Very informative.

lovin' these...

Thank you! I.ve been to Normandie, a moving experience. My father was a Navu Sea Bee and island hopped through the Pacific. He only talked about it twice that i remember. They saved the world from tyranny.

@MrMacky-co6zn

3 ай бұрын

Rump may be our next tyrant

I was looking for reference pictures of typical 1940’s houses and villages in Normandy for making 3D models for a WW2 FPS game for mobile devices. Thanks for sharing this.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. Feel free to contact us for research matters any time!

Serioisly.... What a marvelous job u r doing brother......very impressive

Wow great job dear ! I love such videos.

Very interesting! Thanks

You earned my respect .

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Awesome! I would have had to go in that building.

Oh my god this is amazing

gracias por su trabajo. Es increible ver esos lugares, testigos de tanto sufrimiento que trae la guerra. gracias por estas historias.

Excellent

Excellent that your documenting the history of all these places , bringing the past to life allowing Thier history to be carried on for invaluable future reference . Try to research , the unusual happenings and places , the , then deemed , secret missions , and places . The more unusual the better . No one seems to have followed any of this type of history through . These subjects also need to be documented to save the complete historical background under cover real facts , of the effects on the real people and places in war and at the present day . Keep up the good work and content .

Great job!

thank you

Then and Now pictures highlight the fact that was not really that long ago those terrible events took place. It really brings the past into the present. And, it makes you wonder if it could happen again.

incroyable vos vidéo sont fantastique, sa prend les trippes.

Excellent work. No more brother wars.

@SNAFUDOCS

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!