Easy Company on D Day Then and Now

Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR feature in some of the most famous photos taken on D-Day.

In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, I will take you on a journey Marmion Farm or Stopka's Stronghold as it was also known, around to examine the various Then and Now photos of the men of Easy Company and provide a breakdown of why they are important!

If you enjoy this Then and Now episode I have lots more on my channel if you have time to watch!

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[TheGV]

As a WW2 history buff who made the pilgrimage to the Normandy Country Side last summer all I can say It was a very humbling experience to walk on this hollowed ground ! Thank You so much for making these videos!!!!

[katsnow]

Thank you for keeping actual, real history alive!!

[davidwillis]

Recently found your channel and am immersed! You provide great detail, but not boringly so. Visited Marmion 6 weeks ago and stayed in the accommodations across the street. What luck!

[stevemercer]

Planning a return to Normandy April 2024, with my son, son in law and grandsons - time for the kids to learn and appreciate those who paid for the freedoms they enjoy today. Not sure how, but it would be amazing to include some of these ‘then and now’ images into our visits across Normandy. These comparison images add so much depth to the story of DDay

[PelicanIslandLabs]

"I'm quite content this is the spot where that photo was taken"

I'm quite content while sipping my morning coffee and watching your latest video~!

[TI]

The presence of absence and the absence of can clearly feel it in this vid. Well done!

[johnrye]

Great watch, to see those guys smiling joking for the camera and to think what they'd just been through and what was ahead of them, a different breed of

[CDN]

Until the day I have the honour of visiting some of these hallowed grounds myself, I will live vicariously through you.
Thanks for keeping this history alive. So important.

[neilevans]

I went to the farm on a tour last year, really interesting place the guide had contemporary photos from ww2, incidentally there is also a bunker under the bushes in the top right hand corner of the farm.

[trickyuk]

Went to normandy and other war locations on a school trip.. if you’ve never visited there aren’t words to describe the feeling of being there!! Rip to all the heroes who gave their lives!

[dawnlefevre]

I've never been there and probably never will so these videos you invite us on are a dream!!! Thank you sir!!!

[TheHistoryUnderground]

One of the best treatments on the Marmion Farm that I’ve seen. Well done. 👊🏻

[richardayrton]

Really enjoy your channel & appreciate your hard work in matching up these locations. For me - I love how you print the original photograph and match up with the now shot. A snapshot of history being just an arm's length away!

[cameron]

Thanks for all your hard work on these videos! I know it takes heart and time to put all this together.

[stephen]

Appreciate the detail of the locations, pictures and of the uni’s. Love WWII history.

[itsonlyme]

When I see these photos I often wander where they where taken and is fascinating to see the location where they took place. Great work matching the locations.

[rickseconds]

As an 1980's veteran of many of the D Day Airborne units, I cannot wait to get over there to tour these historic locations. 82nd ABN, 101st Pathfinders and 1/509th ABCT.

[snook]

Thank you so much for your videos. I am a retired History teacher who now makes various 3D images of military figures. Your explanations of the details is better than expected. Have you done any videos about pilots from WWII? I had always taught of the importance of the Battle of Britain and in 1990 when we visited England I was able to talk to some survivors and it helped me understand the period.

[lappin]

Men like Guth Goody are who you would want beside you when you're going to war, amazing to see where it all happened 🙌 thank you

[yveaux]

Just found your channel. What a brilliant addition to Youtube. Thank you for your hard work so that these men are not forgotten. When are you coming over to Holland for some Market Garden video's?