This is an excellent video-extremely well done. Thank you. My family has a different connection to these film clips. My uncle, Ken Ewart, was an infantryman who had been wounded earlier in the war. He was then attached to the Canadian Film Unit stationed in London where he developed, processed, and edited the film that had been shot in Normandy and sent back to England. He was likely one of the very first people in the world to see these amazing images.

@thehistoryexplorer

5 ай бұрын

Wow what a connection! Perhaps smith will know the answer to a question I’ve received. There was more footage from D Day that has allegedly been lost or destroyed. Are you aware of what really happened to it?

@hoozat007

5 ай бұрын

@@thehistoryexplorer No I don’t, sorry. My uncle passed away several years ago. I knew a little about his wartime service, but I didn’t know about the D-Day film connection until I read an excellent book by Ted Barris called “Juno: Canadians at D-Day June 6, 1944”. Interestingly, the book also talks about how, due to some luck in timing, the Canadian film footage of the landings was the first to be prepared and released to the public. So, even in the United States, the first images of the Normandy landings that people saw in newsreels were these ones of the Canadian troops on Juno.

I'm 72 years old. My dad landed on juno also. He was a Regina rifle. Thanks to all the brave men I lived a life in our free country. God bless these men.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Well said and god bless

My family was liberated in May 45, living in Utrecht, The Netherlands. My mum remembered Canadian soldiers in her house; dancing with Canadian soldiers. She remembered an English soldier giving her tea and chocolate which was heaven after surviving the "Hongerwinter", the Winter of Hunger. THANK YOU

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing. what a lovely story

@cal9064

6 ай бұрын

My father was a Canadian infantry Captain, during WW II. During his time in Holland, he observed how badly the Nazis had mistreated the Dutch people. And how joyful and grateful they were, when finally freed by their Canadian liberators. The Dutch have not forgotten. For that gratitude is still strong, even today. When we returned to Holland, shortly before his death, in the 1980's (I was in the service, at the time), the people in those places he'd help liberate had not forgotten him, either. To them, Father was still a great hero. And celebrated as one. A very special and moving experience, I will never forget.

@itisonlyme1

6 ай бұрын

@@cal9064 I am very moved by what happened to your father and your family. In certain places in Holland, there are streets named after Canadian soldiers. Beautiful. Do you still live in Canada? My cousin emigrated to Canada in the 1950s

@RTeBokkel

6 ай бұрын

So was mine. (The Hague, and Aalten)

@itisonlyme1

6 ай бұрын

@@RTeBokkel Hello!

I believe the soldier placing his hand on George Baker's shoulder is Fred 'TOOT' Moore. He recieved a battlfield promotion to Lt. at some date but on June 6th I think he was still a W.O. . Toot was a friend of my Dad who was in 'C' company at the time. Dad often said the Archie McNaughton was the finest man he ever knew. I can vividly remember Dad's reaction whenever this film appeared on t.v. There was the proud exclamation "There goes the North Shore!" followed by silent thought, I can only imagine what he was feeling.❤❤❤

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

What a brilliant comment! Thank you!

@themerchantofengland

6 ай бұрын

They were the bravest generation, God bless them all. Great comment.

@LtDan6969

6 ай бұрын

You a New Brunswicker? I had relatives serve in the North Shore regiment. My great great gramps (Foulton Noye) led his troops from the North Shore regiment on Juno beach. His picture was even featured in a french newspaper.

@mightymotor9973

5 ай бұрын

We will never see another generation like them.

@anthonyeaton5153

4 ай бұрын

@@themerchantofenglandThey were indeed the great generation but the soldiers of WW1 were also called the greatest generation.

I took my mother to the Normandy beach where her uncle died on D-Day. That was over 20 years ago and now, at age 97, she still tears up when we talk about that visit. The sight of acres and acres of crosses in the American cemetery is overwhelming. One cannot help but think about their last moments as they bled out, perhaps thinking about the loved ones back home who they would never see again. The enormous, terrible cost of war.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Oh Phil! You’ve brought a tear to my eye. Very touching and very well said

Thank you so much . My Father served in the Army from Nova Scotia. I believe he was in Sicily. He came home but never talked about the war. He married my Mom, they had us six kids and in 1955 he was killed in Halifax harbour. I was the oldest (8yrs) my baby sister was 8 months old.

@thehistoryexplorer

14 күн бұрын

Oh no! So sorry to hear that

@maggiegrande3454

13 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@steveweatherbe

6 күн бұрын

I recommend the book The Long Road Home. The first hand account of a soldier in the Nova Scotia Highlanders in Sicily and Italy. Very well told. Check before buying: more than one book by that title.

We were lucky enough to be guests at the Canada house a few years ago. It was an unforgettable experience. The house is a small museum with a wealth of historical stories from D-Day veterans who visited the house in the years after the war. Unfortunately the owner passed away a few months later, but his family continues the memories. They are always willing to show the house and reveal its historical stories. Every year on D-DAY at sunset they have their own ceremony that is worth visiting.

Excellent video Rob! Canadians are very proud of our ww2 contributions and appreciate you highlighting the soldiers bravery. Rob Ontario, Canada.🇨🇦

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome my friend

@davidhill500

6 ай бұрын

GDAY….MATE….MY POP .in WW2 .FOUGHT WITH YANKS AND CANUCKS( as he called them )..and he reckons the CANUCKS WERE VERY BRAVE TOUGH YOUNG BASTARDS..and he reckoned he would rather have them as his backstops than yanks..😊

@harryplummer6356

6 ай бұрын

I'm Canadian but in fairness the Americans fought as good as anyone else in Normandy.@@davidhill500

My Dad landed on this part of the beach on June 6th He was one of only 3 RAF units that landed on DDay. Loved it as a boy he took there

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

It’s a beautiful area of Normandy

@keithfarrell3370

6 ай бұрын

What was your dad's job on June 6th?

My dear late Father (gone 23 years now) fought & was wounded twice in the Pacific Theatre. That sacrifice he made then for our eventual family will forever remain w/me in my heart. For that I pay him & his fellow soldiers homage in the name of the freedom which they ALL guaranteed on our behalf. God Rest Their Valiant Souls!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Wow well said. What a lovely comment and thank you for sharing

My wifes grandfather went ashore on Juno Beach on D-day, He was a British soldier in an MP unit attached to the Canadians, He told me that one of his first duties on getting ashore was to select a house to bulldoze to provide rubble for a road to get tanks off the beach. If you notice that some of the 'battlefield traffic signs' have AA logo's it's because many of the traffic control MPs had been full time Automobile Association employees before the War, and took their 'espirit de corps' into battle. I believe he landed at St Aubin sur Mere, from his comments on photos we took of the area. He had a lucky war, he was on leave as the Battle of France started, and when he got back to France he was told to forget trying to get to his unit and join the chaos at Dunkirk. Some of his comrades were murdered by the Nazis. After D-day he stayed with the Canadians until the end, including the relief of a concentration camp as they entered Germany. That experience marked him for life, he was one of the kindest, unselfish men I have known. .

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Amazing. I love seeing all these personal accounts. Thank you for sharing 👍

@Andyb2379

6 ай бұрын

My Grandfather was with British 12th Corps. Also CMP, he landed on Gold beach. He also had a lot of involvement with Canadians being belated Petworth house just before the invasion. He was assigned to police, the Canadians and help protect the DD tanks there.

@WilliamHuddleston-ji9tc

12 күн бұрын

😊0​@@thehistoryexplorer

'if this was going to be another Dieppe, running into a sea wall just like the one on Blue Beach, where the wall was raked with machine fire.' My father was hit near that sea wall. He survived that, and 2 years, 11 months and one day in Stalag IXC. RRC

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

I made a video on Blue Beach where I visited for the first time. It’s one of the few places I shed a tear at what u folded there. So sad and an utter shame on the Allied planners. I have the utmost respect for those Canadians who landed there

This film clip has haunted me for years. True courage is when you control your terror and do your job. I remember in N Ireland in the 70’s being absolutely terrified as my mob came under effective enemy fire. My sergeant major looked me in the eye for a nanosecond and then we just got stuck in. 🇬🇧 Army. Be the best.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Awesome. Cheers for that comment mate 👌

Always brings a tear to my eye's at the astronomical heroism displayed by the allied troops, lest we forget a generation of hero's.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

💯 I couldn’t agree more

My grandfather's brother died on Juno beach. He was in the Regina Rifles.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

I've been corrected many times on the correct pronunciation of Regina Rifles. Is your Grandfather's brother buried in Normandy?

@colesmith7754

6 ай бұрын

@@thehistoryexplorer I'm actually not 100% sure where his body is buried, but I've been to his grave here in Regina. And ya pronouncing Regina is weird its not Re-gina, its pronounced Ra-gina.

@itisonlyme1

6 ай бұрын

My condolences.

My late father was a lieutenant in the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. He was sent for special operations training a few days before the battalion's drop near Arnhem. He had a great collection of photos of him and his buddies back in jump training. It was sobering to hear him say only one of these guys made it back. His father was a captain and a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during WW1. He was shot down and amazingly survived, but sustained major injuries. These generations were tough as nails.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

What a legacy to leave behind1 Outstanding. Thank you for sharing

I just want to thank you for presenting these videos on Canadian hero’s of WW2. They were all hero’s and I will be forever grateful to my beloved Canadian Military who have served brilliantly in WW1, WW2, Korea & Afghanistan. Not to forget the so called peace keeping missions in Cypress, Bosnia, Somalia etc. I am so completely devoted to their memories because my father served in the Canadian Army having volunteered in 1939 up to his discharge in 1945. I am to be 75 in a few days and the only reason I haven’t been involved in any conflict was by virtue of being Canadian living in Montreal when my brothers south of the border were being drafted into the horrible Vietnam War. I have an American cousin who went to that hell and came back a very changed man. That could have been me but thankfully my place of birth saved me from experiencing the horror of that war. We experience the life we have in, no small part, because the sacrifices of these brave men & woman. Let’s never forget them!!!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Happy birthday and many happy returns for your birthday!

My dad was an electrician and would do work in commercial properties and private houses. He would often point out a place and have a story about what he'd done there or the people he had met. One tale was about a single storey dwelling on a corner with distinctive multi-coloured blinds in the windows. In the house lived a couple. Their son had been involved in D-day and "..hadn't made it off the beach.." They had kept his bedroom exactly as it was since he was killed. This was in the late 1970's. Whenever I drove down that road I would look out for the house and its blinds and think about the dead young soldier and his time-capsule room from the 1940s. This continued through the 1980s and into the '90s. Inevitably the parents must have moved or died themselves and the blinds were replaced and the house renovated. I often think about this and the personal tragedy of those people from a family that I never met or knew first hand when I see archive footage of the landings in Normandy.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Wow that’s an amazing story. So sad. Thank you for sharing

@rightmarker1

6 ай бұрын

That’s a very touching story and speaks sad volumes about the parents of that lad who was killed and all the lads and the parents up and down our country. Your story also says something about your father. - he sounds like a good man.

@itisonlyme1

6 ай бұрын

😪

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite I’m a big fan of the Aussies I’ve worked with. All of them so professional, fit, and good blokes too. I hope you had a brilliant time on your tour. It’s a ‘must see’ for anyone with an interest in military history

@larrytennant7476

6 ай бұрын

Casper Wyoming? Saw the exact same thing. Still had his 37-39 coup sitting out side their house still in q980.s. So Sad.

These men were simply incredible. Their courage is beyond comprehension. I am making sure my daughters know all about their bravery.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Well said. I still believe this is a story worth telling!

@kevinn1158

6 ай бұрын

@@thehistoryexplorer absolutely. What these people fought for and won back then is still playing out today. They saved the west and created modern day Germany and Japan. Two free and democratic states. On the other hand, Russia went from dictatorship to dictatorship as did China. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, seized power and destroyed the czarist rule. And by WW2 enter Stalin. Arguably the biggest mass murderer in human history. And Putin seems intent on continuing to use his citizens as cannon fodder as Stalin did. The long shadow of this dark tumultuous time is still playing out in the Ukraine. If only Russia had been saved as well like Germany and Japan. Russia teaches us how different our countries could have been if these men didn’t stand up against tyranny.

I'm glad George had a long life. Bless all the others who didn't survive.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely

I've seen this clip of film many times over the years, the plainly terrified soldier being assured by his comrades always moved me, now I know he he was and thank God he made it through the war. This is a marvellous piece of work I can only congratulate you on your efforts.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Charlie I’m so glad you enjoyed it 👍

@kriswright3396

5 ай бұрын

First me it's always the 2 guys at the front of the boat that get me. Even without sound you, you know they're taking MG and mortar, you even see folks on the boat reacting as bullets are pinging off the hull.

I was at that same location two days ago to see from my own eyes this place. Thank you for this video. Laurent, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦

I notice right at the start it said in French - 'We will not forget them', but in English 'We will remember them' Wow! I had always wondered where those houses were, and if they still stood, now we know, and there are so many comments of people who know stuff! - great work fella!

My father was in the Royal Marines and told me that he was piloting a landing craft on D day carrying Canadian soliders, twice he had to go back and get another landing craft as he was getting shot up a lot, that was on Juno beach.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

I can’t even imagine. Such brave men. You must be so proud of your father

@itisonlyme1

6 ай бұрын

Bless him! He helped liberate so many people. Thank you, on behalf of my family.

There is probably nothing more terrifying than an opposed landing. Everything in front of you is enemy territory and you have nowhere to fall back to, no place to hold out for artillery support or reinforcements. The only way is forward, whatever stands ahead, be it machine gun nest, fortifications or barbed wire. These men were so courageous. Thank you for these videos, truly great to see the beach today with archival footage.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Very well said. I couldn’t agree more. You are so welcome 🙏

@bettylaselli2048

6 ай бұрын

​@@thehistoryexplorer great video as always! Thanks for sharing ❤

@alexantonio8546

6 ай бұрын

I have never known why the boats did not reach the shore sideways. Crazy

@BottleBri

6 ай бұрын

My dad landed on Sword beach on d day. Fought for Caen, the battle of Normandy, then up to Nijmegen bridge, the down to Belgium and the battle of the bulge northern shoulder, across into Germany, and was at the liberation of Belsen with the Royal Artillery. He was a gunner. He stayed on a year as a peacekeeper after wars end. He came home and was trapped in a coal mine after a roof collapse for 3 days on his own, that was in Durham where he lived. He tapped on the rail line to let them know he was alive. He was a great dad of 7. We lost him on New Year’s Day 2013. Sadly missed.

@Fantax92

6 ай бұрын

@@BottleBri sorry for your loss, I know the pain. Your dad lived a long and eventful life!

Ordinary men doing superhuman things. Even now the tears well up. Thank you.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Well said

No fluff, all footage devoted to the topic at hand, the men who served and sacrificed so that Tyranny could be vanquished and nations not given to Stalin could be set Free.... Job WELL DONE by the lads who went ashore, and to History Explorer who stays on topic with "Recognition" to those were Brave for the tasks at hand..... WE Owe Them All......!!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend

What true heros that hit juno beach that day these are what legends were made of god bless all those men r.i.p. we will bever forget ! Thank you for this incredible story and video ! 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧

Fascinating video! My Grandfather landed on Sword beach on D Day, my Great Grandfather fought in WW1. I hope to visit these places with my children in hopes they understand the sacrifices made for their freedom!

@bettylaselli2048

6 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for sharing your grand fathers story!

@BottleBri

6 ай бұрын

My dad landed on Sword too.

One of the most powerful background songs ever set to combat.

Every man who stormed the beaches of Normandy, no matter which beach or from what country had balls bigger than their pants could hold.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

100% they were issued a wheelbarrow to carry them

@inkblack6958

6 ай бұрын

No they didn’t. They signed up and obeyed orders.

Excellent video. I stayed at St Aubin 5 years ago and used it as a base during a 2 week holiday. We were able to travel all over Normandy and had an amazing time. The beaches are truly humbling. The carnage that must have happened. Being able to walk in the foot steps of heros, and to stand where many must have fallen was something i will never forget. I plan to go back soon!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful place. I bet you had a brilliant time 👍

35 seconds in and hair on my arms is standing. Background music reminds me of movie "We were soldiers" Great stuff as always, thank you

My grand father was in the North Shore New Brunswick regiment! He never spoke of the details. Ernest Anderson

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

He would have likely come ashore right here in this video!

Thank you for this very sobering video. It's a tribute to the brave lads of Canada who fought and died here on the 6 th of June '44 and on subsequent operations in Normandy through to the end of the war on 8th May 1945 Their name liveth evermore

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome my friend

My one cousin charlie Mcnabb fought in the war he was one of the first waves on the beach that day . Charlie survived the war stayed in the military after the war . Also fought in the Korean war as well . Retired from the military lived the rest of his life out in Angus Ontario .

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Outstanding. What a legacy

Wonderful job of the documentary to honour our brave war dead. Total respect to them all RIP. 🇨🇦

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Appreciate the feedback

Brave young men indeed, hard to imagine facing what they did that day and onward. I'm very grateful to them, thanks for the video it's very well done.

Amazing video, my uncle fought in WW2 and was taken prisoner by the Nazis, luckily he was let go at the end of the war, one of the lucky ones, keep up the great work and thank you.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Very lucky indeed. I hope you enjoy the channel

Hello. What a treasure ive found. I love this content, thank you. The music is terrific so emotional. I enjoyed this so much.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

So pleased to hear it! I hope you continue to enjoy the channel 👍 😊

My uncle James C. Kellogg of the Regina Rifles Died 18th July 1944 is buried in Beny-Sur- Mer Canadian War Cemetery

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Do you know where he was fighting?

Fascinating and well done. George's story brought a tear to my eye, of both joy and sadness.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed the video

Wow.... I'm speachless. Amazing video my frined. Mad respect to all these soldiers involved!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! You are very welcome

Thank you for this tribute to one of history's most esteemed generations.

My grandfather was part of Fort Garry Horse, as a tank driver, I would love to see a map of exactly where they landed on Juno like ur map u had of red mike, red nan etc, and see what exact units landed where and what progress they made, would be interesting to see. Im 99% it was St.Aubin, but still would love to see it all laid out on maps

Excellent , for years and years I have often wondered where exactly that Film clip of the Soldiers disembarking from the Landing craft was taken . From the Granada " World At War " series and many other D-Day documentaries , It had me wondering ? Thanks for your research . RIP to all those brave Canadian Soldiers 🙏 !

Fascinating video! I have watched this clip many times and always wondered who the first person out of the LCA was and also who the soldier was that looked back and got comfort from a comrade. Was the first soldier off the LCA Maj MacNaughton? It was heart warming to see that George Baker lived a long life, all be it with the tragedy of losing his wife at a young age. Bravest of the brave.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

I really do not know who the first person off the LCA was but I believe McNaughton was in a different one to Baker

Thanks for the story and analysis of the landing. I understand the camera was fixed on the landing craft and was likely triggered by the crew.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Yes that’s what I read too

Good work, many thanks from a Canadian Vet!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome buddy

This is amazing research. 👏

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Really appreciate it

Armour plating on the landing craft was three quarters of an inch, 3/4”, translated into imperial for an older audience and using the system the craft were constructed in for accuracy.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Yes that sounds about right. 19mm equates to 3/4”. Sorry I should have listed imperial and metric 👍

thank you for this video that elders have talked about in late 70's & early 80's

Amazing video, thanks for the solid research in putting this together. Really appreciate the attention to detail in mapping out exactly where the troops landed. I was there last year and was walking along that beach front. It's hard to pinpoint that exct area and not very apparent that the North Shores landed there and not where the 50mm gun emplacement is at St Aubin. Amazing story about the young soldier in the landing video and how he survived. According to Canadian WW2 historian Marc Milner that was C company of the New Brunswick North Shores landing, as A and B were the assault companies and you can see these men walking up the beach without a lot of apparent casualties. Loved the section where you point out the armor damage in the curbs of the roads. The amazing thing about that area is a lot of the original buldings and homes are still there, it hasn't changed that much. Highly recommend anyone interested in Canadian or WW2 history to spend a days lfewooking around St Aubin Sur Mer, Bernieres Sur Mer and Courseulles Sur Mer. Most tours take you to the sites made famous by Longest Day or Band of Brothers but the Canadian landing zones have a lot to offer as well. Great job, look forward to more videos!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I love this area of Normandy I think they have a great balance of getting on with life but also honouring those who fought there. General consensus is that landing craft is an A Coy one. You can also see the soldiers ducking and recoiling as the craft is shot at

@donwilmot4008

6 ай бұрын

Baker who is identified as the soldier who is in the video is listed as part of A company in the listing for all who landed on D day.

Thank you for a great overview of the Juno beach site and in particular the North Shore Regiment (NSR) of New Brunswick Canada. My Grandfather was with the NSR and landed in the first wave as part of Headquarters. He trained and spent 4 years training with the NSR preparing to go ashore on D-Day. He would never talk about the war but did say D Day was the worst day of his life and knew Major MacNaughton and all the rest of the NSR Company soldiers. He fought all the way through to the end of the war with the NSR.

@thehistoryexplorer

3 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing. You must be so proud of your personal connection to this event. Despite how terrible it was, it led to the liberation of Europe. Now that is something worth being thankful for

What a great video, often wondered who that Soldier was, one can only imagine what was going through the minds of those boys at the time, probably just hoping to get off the beach alive, i was there in June this year and stood in front of that house, will visit again next june, an Uncle of mine landed on Gold beach on D-Day, he was killed on the 18th june in fighting between Bayeux and Caen.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind comments

Very high marks for this video. Very well done and very thoughtful.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very good. I knew some of these things, but like most, a little knowledge means nothing. You folks did a great job of getting at 'the truth' out, and great footage now and then. Which is what is all about. The truth.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Means a lot

Day that not to be forgotten by all of us . Price is too high for peace that we had now. Amazing video with excellent background music selection!

These videos of Normandy are truly amazing. Very good job I’ve been hooked. Made me smile with the damage to the kerbs from the tracked vehicles and brought back some memories of doing my challenger 2 driving lessons in Bovington in 2011 and damaging a kerb on 1 lesson. I definitely learnt my lesson. Brilliant channel and brilliantly narrated.

@thehistoryexplorer

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! So proud that veterans and serving personnel are enjoying these videos more than anything. I was very worried how they would be received

Thank you for this video .MY mothering law was a Canadian wren who came over for d day ,she was engaged to a Canadian soldier who was killed on Juno beach. She stayed in the wrens in the UK.after the war she met my father inlaw who fought at el Alamein and was the second wave in on gold beach at arromanchies. He got wounded at tilly .rip merlin Mathew's and Harry joeseph Easton. My mother and father inlaw .my father inlaw who developed a hump back and suffered through out his life because of the gun shot in the back . His belief was live and let live.simply the greatest generation ,that will never be repeated .

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

you are most welcome my friend. thank you for sharing

George!! Thank you for my freedom! God bless You!

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely

I had an uncle who was in the landings. He was hit in the leg by shrapnel, aged 18. He was in the Royal Marines and at his funeral a buglar from the regiment played the last post. It was very moving. Another uncle was shot in the jaw in Belgium. I think the Canda made the biggest sacrifice in terms of the numbers of men who took part, and were killed and injured, in proportion to the size of the population. Let us also remember most were of British decent. Thank you for the video. That film of the landing gave me a real sense of what it must have been like. The look of fear on faces and and the terror of even standing up to look over the doors of the landing boat.

@thehistoryexplorer

8 күн бұрын

You are most welcome my friend

Thank you so much for sharing. How interesting. There must be so many stories like this that were never told but luckily you have captured these memories. You must be so proud

Truly, the "Greatest Generation". Thank you for this excellent tribute.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening and I’m glad you enjoyed it

The husband of an extended family cousin is buried in Beny-sur-Mer. Major John Vernon Love of the Regina Rifles was only 25 years old.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Terribly sad

These real OG footage clips are so amazing to watch

@thehistoryexplorer

5 ай бұрын

Thank you buddy

Not Juno beach but, in 2012 we made a sailing voyage to Normandy and sailed to Ouistreham (Sword Beach). As we approached the beach and the canal de Caen à la mer (known by the "pegasus bridge") we realized that setting this course while being shot, at is beyond imagination en spontaneously a deep feeling of respect for all the casualties came upon us. All on board were silent until we reached the locks at the lighthouse. Approaching that beaches from the sea gives a weird feeling.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

I did that same journey in 2021. Sailed into sword beach. The weather was amazing for it

@freonxkipper

6 ай бұрын

@@thehistoryexplorer Altough it was mid July, the conditions were pretty much as on 6th of june '44. There were several gales so we had to stay in-port in Le Havre for several days and then just for one day there were clear skies and moderate winds. But the sea was still pretty choppy on the Seine-bay. A thunderstorm was approaching from the west (aft) so the lighting, thunder and dark sky made a nasty impression.It came all together.

Thanks for this, just catching up after returning from holiday, all very interesting stuff once again and very easily informative, thanks Robbo 👍👍

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome buddy! I hope you enjoyed your holiday

I can't say that I'm proud of my countrymen; my dad was a WW2 veteran- he was in a corvette in the North Atlantic at the time. I'm not proud because I wasn't there- I didn't do anything because I won't be born until 1963. I'm profoundly grateful. Nice job on the video, BTW.

@thehistoryexplorer

9 күн бұрын

Thank you very much

This is a lovely tribute to a man who was one of hundreds of thousands from Canada who left their lives and loved ones to fight for those unknown to them. Fortunately, happily this particular soul made it back home after nearly twelve harrowing and blood soaked months to live out his life in peace. My uncle fought with the Black Watch of Canada in Montreal and survived until July 20 1944. He came from a large family of sisters and brothers. His father, my grandfather, also fighting with the Black Watch of Canada, survived the entirety of World War One only to lose a leg in an industrial accident after returning home. These stories that identify the sacrifices of our brave heroes would have been forgotten in time but for video works like these. Kudos and appreciation to The History Explorer for this work.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome my friend

Thank you for this,always wondered about the footage,what happened to the men,anything like this now,as i get older,really chokes me,different generation,real men! Always remember NEVER forget ❤️ We owe them all so much 🌹😔

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

Wow what an experience watching this video. I had seen and been deeply moved by the footage of 'the hand on shoulder' moment and now finding this video that goes into that moment! Thank you

The music late in on this exellent video is the same as " medal of honour European assault " which im enbarressed to say i put many hours into !, I remember the chap getting patted on the back when i was a child watching the " World at War " as a kid.

Such a moving account. Thanks for sharing their story

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome mate

As a kid I watched lots of WW2 documentaries. My interest has never abandoned me in my 58 years as I keep watching docos and reading about WW2. I clearly remember as a kid watching a doco (I think it was the World at War) about D Day which showed the Canadians landing. The pat on the back on that young bloke always made me think how scared they all were, as anyone would be. Over the years I wondered whether that man landing (getting patted on his back) did survive. I am glad George did survive and lived a long life - Great story, fantastic indeed. Thanks a million for uploading this video and finding a name for that young man - Lest We Forget

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We have a shared love for WW2 documentaries 👍

Superbly made video. Many thanks for your efforts.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome. Thanks for the feedback

🎖️🏆🙏🇺🇸♥️ Thank you for sharing this

I was at the Imperial War Museum 1977. As I looked at a diorama of one of the British landing sites (Sword, Juno or Gold.... I don't remember) An elderly man told his wife of his experiences that day. He pointed to each part and how he made his way from the landing craft and beyond. It was amazing!!!!

Fantastic video! I’ve often wondered who those brave young Canadians were! I had 5 uncles who all went over seas and all came back 🙏also my father was RCNVR stoker first class on a flower class ship , I hope one day I can visit there and pay my respects to those who gave the Ultimate sacrifice

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You must be so proud! What a legacy. Glad you enjoyed the video

@johnmclaren7059

6 ай бұрын

@@thehistoryexplorer thank you for your kind response, I must apologize I forgot to subscribe to your channel and will! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦👍

@vincentlefebvre9255

10 күн бұрын

Go in Halifax. There is one such ship. The HMS Sackville.

Very well edited. Great watch. Thanks for your time and effort on this documentary.

Very good and informative video filing in the gaps left by so many other D Day documentaries. Thanks for your hard work.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

So nice of you to say. Thank you 🙏

This was excellenr Rob. thank you. never seen this footage before it's very thought provoking

It’s hard to find the the right words to honor these brave men who fought and died and lived through this conflict and the heroes buried here. They fought and died so millions could be free. May they always be remembered!

@thehistoryexplorer

11 күн бұрын

Well said. I hope you enjoyed the video

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic work. The attention to the angles, to the exact places where they landed, to the photo of Mr. Butler. It really helps ground it. It is so important that we never forget what they went through, that they were really there, bleeding, fighting, and dying so that we might live.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind feedback. This video was important for me to make and I really learnt a lot

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Great video as always! Thanks for sharing. ❤

A generation we'll never See again

Excellent series of videos! Congratulations on finding the exact places that appear in these historic films. I also think that the use of colourised videos brings it to life and makes it easier for the younger generations to connect emotionally? PS I love how you added and explained the Frenchman taunting the German POWs 👍🏻🇦🇺

@thehistoryexplorer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Brilliant footage of the Frenchman isn’t it!

Great work! Thanks for your CWGC volunteer work.

Beautiful video with so much compassion and an insertion of personal experience. You are so perfect for these presentations. Thank you very much! This moment my heart is so grateful! ❤️

@thehistoryexplorer

12 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you! What a lovely comment

incredible work brother, thank you

Outstanding work mate.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback buddy

Excellent video. Well researched and interesting to watch.

Thanks for this!

I enjoyed this informative video. Thanks.

Your videos help me with my history project and with my education, thanks to you I got a good grade in history class, thank you 😊

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. If I can help with references etc please send me an email. I keep them off the video so I don't go too stodgy with info

Those WW1 and WW2 battlefields graveyards and memorials always move me whenever visiting even watching videos like this. Generations of people gave everything so I can sit in warmth and comfort in an armchair with an iPad, in awe at such humbling and dreadful stories, words hardly suffice.

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

What a brilliant comment. You said it perfectly

Thank you for the great respect you have placed in the production of this video. As a Canadian Service Member it is greatly appreciated.

@thehistoryexplorer

5 ай бұрын

You are most welcome buddy. Glad you enjoyed it

Superb documentary my friend, well researched and to the point . Keep up the good work and well done that man 🫡👌

@thehistoryexplorer

6 ай бұрын

thank you buddy, really appreciate it