The Allied invasion of the Normandy Beaches of France is detailed to very compelling effect courtesy of vintage footage taken there. Among the leaders there was General Eisenhower. One of the most important turning points for victory from the Allied side...Perhaps one of the most exciting episodes of the entire Victory at Sea series. Certainly well worth it to see all the U.S. soldiers and their allies get off their ships and planes as they ready themselves for the biggest confrontation of their enemies during this pivotal moment of World War II. As always, there was great narration from Leonard Graves and very stirring music from the legendary Richard Rodgers. Most recommended for any World War II scholars out there.
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June 6th, 1944 - "That day must come".
classicsoncall29 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
It was given the code name 'Overlord'. Roosevelt and Churchill turned over the planning of the greatest invasion in history to their military strategists, as England became a vast country wide military depot of arms and supplies. American soldiers began arriving at the rate of a hundred fifty thousand per month. One of the most incredible sights of this entire series scans huge fields full of trucks and planes ready to deliver battle to the Germans.
In the spring of 1944, the date and the hour was set. Troops were sequestered on their ships in anticipation of the secret landing date,...and waited. With stunning precision, Allied forces sent seventeen hundred paratroops ahead to support the landing, as five thousand air sorties were conducted to provide cover for the amphibious assault. A total of four thousand ships delivered the combat troops that stormed the five beaches of Normandy that day. They were met with a furious German response, but in the end, the Allies secured the toehold needed to bring ultimate victory.
This chapter provides a somewhat more expansive view of D-Day than other treatments I've seen, though not as detailed as I might have expected. None of the landing beaches are mentioned by name, which I found odd, and the montage of scenes seemed to jump around from actual battle to those of landing supplies and vehicles to carry the war forward. One of the more interesting elements provided was the radio voice of NBC announcing that 'the invasion of Europe has begun'.
In the spring of 1944, the date and the hour was set. Troops were sequestered on their ships in anticipation of the secret landing date,...and waited. With stunning precision, Allied forces sent seventeen hundred paratroops ahead to support the landing, as five thousand air sorties were conducted to provide cover for the amphibious assault. A total of four thousand ships delivered the combat troops that stormed the five beaches of Normandy that day. They were met with a furious German response, but in the end, the Allies secured the toehold needed to bring ultimate victory.
This chapter provides a somewhat more expansive view of D-Day than other treatments I've seen, though not as detailed as I might have expected. None of the landing beaches are mentioned by name, which I found odd, and the montage of scenes seemed to jump around from actual battle to those of landing supplies and vehicles to carry the war forward. One of the more interesting elements provided was the radio voice of NBC announcing that 'the invasion of Europe has begun'.
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