D-Day From the German Perspective | Animated History

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It's amazing how far his animation has progressed over the years.

One of the most frightening stories was a German soldier retelling what it was like to look out into the sea and he described it as seeing the blue sea turn into a line of grey that stretched across the entire horizon. He described it as the sky and the sea split by a thick line of grey as if the Allied invasion had split the world in half horizontally.

I once heard a story, second hand, of a German teenage private who was stationed with a beach garrison in Normandy in 1944. He was a dental assistant in the US in the 1960s working for an acquaintances father who was a dentist. His story was one morning the sun started coming up and out in the water they saw every ship in the entire world appear and began shooting at them. He was injured by naval gunfire and later captured and spent the rest of the war as a POW. His entire combat experience in WW2 was a few hours on June 6, 1944 in Normandy.

“It is only by seeing both sides of a conflict that one can form a complete picture” well said, ACH.

It’s incredibly ironic that Hitler would think a static defense was a good plan after he plowed through the Ardennes forest.

Imagine being a german soldier on d day and just seeing all those ships and knowing you were doomed

I served in combat with the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, 1968-69. When I returned home I became obsessed with learning about history, especially military history. I started college in fall, 1969 (culture shock) and my thirst for learning has increased over the years. Thank you for filling in some gaps in our knowledge.

I remember my teacher reading a book that had some letters from soldiers, both Allied and Axis. One that I'll always remember was a short letter of a soldier describing the armada in the channel. Something about being able to walk from France to England by stepping on boats without getting his feet wet.

In Saving Private Ryan there's a scene of Americans, having at last attained the firing line on the bluff, outright murdering several German soldiers who are trying to surrender. As bad as that is, it gets worse; the men with their hands in the air, speaking fearfully to the counter-invaders, are not speaking German. They're saying: "Don't shoot us! We're prisoners of war, forced to fight for the Germans!", in Czech. That scene was a result of Speilberg's exhaustive research into what happened that day.

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Intersting perspective view. Having visited the various beachs in France I can't beleve the allies pulled it off. What a ominous sight standing on Normandy beach and looking into the hills.

I was able to visit this area years ago, standing up on the cliffs looking down onto the beaches and out into the English Channel was something I'll never forget. I've been more patriotic since that day and also realized what it must have been like from the German perspective. The longest day for so many reasons.

Wow, hearing the German generals trying to downplay the severity of the D-Day invasion reminds me of how my management is when they underestimate the time & manpower needed to do projects at our site ..

I imagine Patton would be committing table abuse from that Keeps ad lol.

My grand dad landed on Omaha on D-Day. He was a member of the 29th infantry Division. I have a certificate that was awarded to him that says he served from the landing on Omaha to the fall of St. Lo.

Incredible videos. Gotta love the animation and narration. Filled w with information that's not often discussed visualized perfectly.

The image of a drunk German officer, laying in a foxhole and threatening to shoot anyone returning TO battle, made me chuckle.

The armchair historian really out here calling out the WW2 generals who suffered from baldness for an ad. Nice

This is a totally awesome channel, thank you. Beautifully presented, I can appreciate the time it must take.