D-Day Omaha Beach

"As the first men jumped, they crumpled and flopped into the water. Then order was lost. It seemed to the men that the only way to get ashore was to dive head first in and swim clear of the fire that was striking the boats. But, as they hit the water, their heavy equipment dragged them down and soon they were struggling to keep afloat. Some were hit in the water and wounded. Some drowned then and there... But some moved safely through the bullet fire to the sand and the, finding they could not hold there, went back in to the water and used it as cover, only their heads sticking out. Those who survived kept moving with the tide, sheltering at times behind underwater obstacles and in this way they finally made their landings.

Within ten minutes of the ramps being lowered, Company A had become inert, leaderless and almost incapable of action. Every officer and Sergeant had been killed or wounded... It had become a struggle for survival and rescue. The men in the water pushed wounded men ashore, and those who had reached the sands crawled back into the water pulling others to land to save them from drowning, in many cases only to see the rescued men wounded again or to be hit themselves. Within twenty minutes of striking the beach Company A had ceased to be an assault company and had become a forlorn little rescue party bent upon survival and the saving of lives."

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[smashinvideoplayer]

this is from the movie Saving Private Ryan

[camouflagelane]

You know, this is actually called Operation Overlord, but a lot of people just call it d-day, and scince it has been so widely used, it has become a trademark name of Operation Overlord. It is called doomsday (d-day) because, well, you guys should know why and if you don't....then let us just leave it as it was one of the most renowned invasions in the history of the world, considering we (U.S., Britain, and Canada) faced almost impossible odds and it was a huge bloodshed.

[TheAirborne076]

@gosuc you left out north africa and italy, the western front was very bloody,they met heavy and desperate german forces, including the elite SS, the american british and canadians fought just as hard as any russians, the russians were brave as well, the American military was also fighting in the pacific practically alone.

[gosuc]

As a German I do respect those GIs. But it should be born in mind, that the Invasion was launched after the Russians had to pay the highest blood-tribute in history.What was available in the German forces i. the Normandie ? Only few - practically no Airforce and tanks.The losses at Omaha may be caused because these men were primarily defending their lifes,secondly their country.Sadly, the documentation hides that many Germans willing to surrender were shot anyway - why? Because of the losses ?

[deluxe3451]

scenes from the film "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN"

[deluxe3451]

cenas retiradas do filme"O RESGATE DO SOLDADO RYAN"

[TITIRomain63]

@smashinvideoplayer

i like this movie

[TaZ101SAGA]

Whats with the braveheart music? It's really nice music but it doesn't really fit the video.

[Pumino2]

....bellissimo video e musica azzeccatissima.... bravo!

[bachingo18]

every body focuses on the army and hitler in ww2 nobody remembers the marines

[smashinvideoplayer]

@askvideos1 I DO SAY!