US 82nd Airborne Division - D-DAY 1944

Indrukwekkende beelden van de operaties van de Amerikaans 82nd en 101nd Airborne Divisie tijdens de invasie van Frankrijk.

Impressive record of the operations of the U.S. 82nd and 101nd Airborne Divisions in the 1944 invasion of France. Shows paratroops, gliders and troop carriers landing in France behind the German lines a day prior to the main invasion, helping to prepare the way for the invasion of Normandy.

Source: U.S. Office of War Information

[jeffbosworth]

My dad was with the 82nd for Normandy (507 PIR) - very much my hero in life.

[sonofadeadmeme]

My grandfather was a pathfinder at Normandy (504 PIR), wind caught his parachute and he crashed through a farmhouse roof in the Netherlands after which he had to recite a codeword at gunpoint to prove he was American, he went on to fight in Market Garden, Bastogne, Holland, and Italy. He also played a role in liberating a concentration camp but i have little info on which one specifically. He survived the war with frostbite, although unfortunately I never got to meet him.

[mitchalmaines]

being airborne these days is obsolete but i cant help but to feel a massive sense of pride everytime im doing a routine practice jump just trying to imagine the size of balls these dudes must have had jumping into combat with no idea if they were even going to live

[haroldlambdin]

Couldn’t you at least find a picture with the 82nd’s patch on the sleeve!!!

[johnerb]

Thank you grandad for your service on d-day with the 82nd airborne division

[turdfurgeson]

God bless you grandfather 82 airborn Chester Earl Graham

[Russell-obyn]

The picture is of the 101st Airborne, not the 82nd airborne (shoulder patch).

[patskulls]

A salute all the paratroopers in ww2 risk their lives to achieve peace.

[lesliemacmillan]

They jumped from 400 feet?! Holy crap.

[markflynn]

I was in the 1/508th in the 70’s …. Storied unit with much esprit de corps. Airborne All The Way!!

[debbiekennedy]

Debbie. .Navajo Code Breakers😢Last One Died last year! Check Arizona!

[paullyon-vvtb]

Give thanks to all the BRAVE MEN who fought the Axis power s world wide ❤❤❤❤🇺🇸

[CSUnger]

From 3:27 - 3:45. Why we no longer win any wars we fight in.

[irish]

I didn't know Arthur Kennedy was in the Airborne

[curtisrendich]

Nobody alive today could carry those guys's lunch pail those guys were a breed apart thanks to them or not speaking German

[sloppythurston]

How could you breeze over Jake “McNasty” McNeese without a word? Indians from the Bronx?! Lol. How about legends from Oklahoma? 🇺🇸

[zeffirinomalanchin]

video belli peccato non in lingua italiano

[ronalddesiderio]

Such a sales pitch movie. 🎥
So Sanitized to sell War bonds. Making it sound like it was a sporting event. And not the Horrors blood 🩸 and guts of war. Not much has changes in government. Bar non the Greatest Generation.
And the Disrespect of what’s happening to America 🇺🇸 for the sacrifices these boys made is FUBAR!

[james-pierre]

Wow, what a great propaganda piece of crap. Sounded like a wonderful happy experience. However, many of those soldiers never made it onto solid ground at Normandy. They fell into the water and drowned mostly because of the heavy weight of all their gear and equipment. They spent 18 months training to never be in combat and only 19 years old! Most guys who brag about being in D-Day were in the 2nd and 3rd waves who had a much easier time.