There are already tons of films about 6 June 1944. That’s why our documentary is about what happened before the Normandy invasion. Allied planners spent years analyzing changing tides, perilous terrain, and German fortifications along the Atlantic Wall to figure out the best time and place to come ashore. Even basic logistics were a nightmare. Over a million soldiers had to be shipped to the United Kingdom, and then equipped and fed. Paying heed to Allied leadership from COSSAC to SHAEF, our film examines how the plan for one of the largest invasions in history was changing clear up to D-Day.
Created in collaboration with the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), the film outlines important Army doctrine such as the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), and the Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment.
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This is great! I've been waiting for this. Thanks for releasing!
Go Army! 23 yr vet!
If this was impossible, think about Stalingrad, Kursk, Sevastopol, Leningrad,Moscow
Well-done presentation. I learned a lot from it.
Brutally bad pronunciations.
It’s incredible to learn about the amount of meticulous planning and logistical work that went into the Normandy invasion. I can’t even imagine such a responsibility.
good stuff!
Great documentary – but you left out some VERY significant details about Op Tiger 😅
Oh, it was always possible, just high-cost. Officers, take it from an enlisted vet: it's okay if the COs put us in danger. That's the job. It's on you to make sure it's worth the risk, though, and that needs good staff work. I know it's boring. Pay attention anyway. Watch the horrowshow footage coming out of Putin's War if you need a wakeup.
Today, the biggest cargo ship in the world can carry 240,000 tons. It would take about 60 of them to deliver the materiel required for D-Day.
It was a British weatherman who had studied the English channel weather patterns for 30 years, who managed to convince General Eisenhower that there would be a small window of fine weather on the 6th of June, which would suffice for the landings. This proved to be correct, but subsequent storms after the 6th did significant damage to the floating Mulberry harbour which had been put in place off the Normandy coastline. As a side note, in the year 1066 the Normans (French) 'William the Conqueror' invaded England and beat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in England and so began the Norman conquest of England and as documented by the Bayeux Tapestry. The Normans brought 3000 cavalry horses with them. It took a long time, but we managed to return the favour in 1944 😉
I hate that all tge corpo synergy speak doesn't seem to undermine the effectiveness of operations.
Well Done!!!
Awesome video & YouTube channel.
Extraordinario…MUY BUEN ARTICULO….!!!! Permite entender cuan complejo este plan de invasión fue……y además no puedo no SEÑALAR LA EXTRAORDINARIA BELLA VOZ DE LA SEÑORA NARRADORA…..CONGRATULACIONES……❤
Great video!
It was to defeat the threat by Germany and save the free world. I wish you got a man speaking in English. Females are not appropriate. They lack Credibility .
Would love similar for Philippines or Okinawa invasion operations
Little known fact, it was a weather report from a woman at a lighthouse on the West coast of neutral Ireland (sent officially but in breach of neutrality) that caused the delay from 5 to 6 June
Some of the best content on YouTube, full stop.
Great video!
OMG, you've managed to make DDay boring!