John’s World War II Adventures in Normandy Part 2!
July 24, 2014 by crew
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Can’t wait to get home to watch it. I was planning on painting an mg42 team tonight this should put me in the mood.
Another great video. I think it is weird to see that on a beach as historic as the Normandy coast with relics still on the beach, with children playing football. I don’t think it is bad, just unusual.
Again thanks for sharing John. Its simply amazing. I have to go there. Were you just polite or weren’t you allowed to talk/film inside the museums?
They seem to allow you to film in most museums, but a fair number of them have signs up saying no. It’s a shame but I guess they are looking after their business interests. And they are still worth the 7 euro
I actually got goosebumps watching this. Great video.
Had no idea about the floating dock – some great information and indeed as @biggabum says it does give you goosebumps.
Interesting to see the dings on the Sherman. I’ve done my Allied AFVs as fairly factory fresh (well, apart from some mud), thinking if they get hit by a Tiger, they stay hit. I was forgetting smaller AT weapons. Maybe I’ll add a bit of battle damage when I get round to my Shermans.
Also intersting to look at the shape of that artillery bunker – sloped above the gun to try and deflect incoming fire; jagged around the opening for the gun to try and catch shells, rather than deflect them onto the gun. Clever stuff.
They were a bit more than dings!
Although I have heard about the Mulberry harbour, I had no idea how big it was. That’s a very impressive feat of engineering!
Hey John, did you get to visit Hill 112 while you were in the British AOO?
Excellent video, once again. Flying to Normandy myself in about 2 weeks, and in addition to all their other benefits, these videos are extremely helpful in a very practical sense. For instance, I didn’t know any of the Mulberry harbor structure remained. Adding that to the list of things to see. 🙂 Might have missed it if not for this video! Thanks John!
Thank you John for your time and effort, can’t wait for the next part.
Superb vid, thanks. Went here a couple of years ago – toured Normandy in the our old MR2; not quite a jeep. This year we are heading back over to do the route of Operation Market-Garden…this time in an MX5. 🙂
Thank you John for the video. It is nice to see people still appreciating the achievements and sacrifices of our forefathers!
Nice work John, Really enjoying these videos.
Thanks for this John! Amazing!
That was great to see. One of my Grandparents worked on the Mulberry project at Tilbury docks. I don’t know a great deal but I do remember that they hid a lot of what they made by sinking it underwater in the channel until it was needed.
Thanks for sharing John!
I was just talking about the Mulberry docks with a few people earlier. Fantastic to then see this. Incredible.
Also slightly spooky, yet also amazing, to see kids playing around it now.
Thanks John, amazing stuff
Seems quite fitting having seen all the references to them that I’m off to the Warlord open day tomorrow and picking up my 101st airborne army
Great Vid — you make a fantastic tour guide 😉 Gotta make the journey myself one day.
Enjoyable yet again
Nice job John, thanks for thinking of all us folk that can’t make the journey to Europe to see all these amazing relics.
Really enjoying these videos, really fascinating. Thanks John
cracking video thankyou
Totally enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing your trip and I hope one day I can walk in your, and those many thousands of brave soldiers, footsteps one day, along the coasts of Normandy.
Great video John; do more historical videos on here! 🙂