Posted on 02/27/2009 8:38:43 AM PST by Notoriously Conservative
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Combat footage. Die Deutsche Wochenschau. 6th June 1944, Normandy invasion from German perspective. As late as 13:35 the German 352nd division was reporting that the assault had been hurled back into the sea. From their vantage point at Pointe de la Percée overlooking the whole of the beach from the western end the German perception was that the assault had been stopped at the beach. An officer there noted that troops were seeking cover behind obstacles and counted ten tanks burning. However, as early as 07:35 the third battalion 726th Grenadier Regiment, defending Draw F-1 on Fox Green beach, was reporting that 100--200 American troops had penetrated its front, with enemy inside the wire at WN-62 and WN-61 under attack from the rear. Casualties amongst the defenders were mounting and at the same time that the 916th regiment, defending the centre of the 352nd zone, was reporting that the landings had been frustrated, it was also requesting reinforcement. The request could not be met because the situation elsewhere in Normandy was becoming more urgent for the defenders.
http://www.notoriouslyconservative.com/2009/02/video-god-bless-military-normandy.html
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One panzer group leader actually succeeded at bringing a group of tanks onto one of the beaches. Ever see what a battleship gun does to a tank??
No, but I imagine it’s awesome
(Germany)
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Seriously?
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Great film clip.
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You’d not want to be in the tank when it happened....
Video is nice propaganda piece, as it mixes so many things that never were on D-Day.
One or two e-boats were in the area, but they quickly fled; No U-Boats or Torpedoes.
Video of disabled Allied landing craft is actual footage after failed Dieppe Raid from year prior.
Lots of video from training days.
It truly was fortuitous that Rommel was not able to do all and control all as he desired, as the Allies would have paid a far heavier price => he wanted to stop landings on the beaches.
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