Haunting Then & Now video of WW2

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  • @collinsje5
    @collinsje5 Před 8 měsíci +661

    About 167K of the 16M Americans that were in the military during WW2 are still alive. Most are over 90. Blessing to all of them!

    • @nugget9245
      @nugget9245 Před 5 měsíci +57

      I don't believe that. Even if they were all 17 in September 1945, the year the war ended, they would all be 96 now in 2023. Most were older than 17 by the end of the war. It's more like they are 99 to 100. There can't be that many. I miss my dad. He was a real hero. ❤. He was born in 1926. He went to war in 1942. He was 16 and was just barely 20 when the war ended. He lied about his age and got in because he was a big boy from East Texas. The youngest soldier ever was 12 years old, and he was from East Texas, too. He was Calvin Graham, whose story is incredible. My father would be 99 in 2024. But he is gone. 😢I miss you, Daddy. ❤❤❤

    • @rachelclemons2645
      @rachelclemons2645 Před 5 měsíci

      @@nugget9245this is easy to google, there are 119,000 ww2 vets still living as of Nov 2023

    • @FJano12
      @FJano12 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Sadly they can see what Europe turned to be.

    • @nugget9245
      @nugget9245 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@rachelclemons2645119,000 is not 167,000. Period.

    • @nugget9245
      @nugget9245 Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@FJano12 Nope. They surely are concerned about their last days and being out of pain and comfortable. I don't think they would dwell on it. I think with their wisdom, they would see countries that still struggle to find their way. Every generation of people have to find their way. Nothing stays the same.

  • @navyretired6311
    @navyretired6311 Před 9 měsíci +786

    “Our Flag Does Not Fly Because the Wind Moves It, It Flies With the Last Breath of Each Soldier Who Died Protecting It.”

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 9 měsíci +38

      Well said

    • @madelinizquierdo3548
      @madelinizquierdo3548 Před 7 měsíci +16

      😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @davidrosetta410
      @davidrosetta410 Před 7 měsíci +36

      That’s some serious statement dude…i respect every word in it! Thank you vets for giving us the chance to live in a better world 🫡

    • @Jay-qd8lr
      @Jay-qd8lr Před 7 měsíci +30

      That generation really did save the world, god bless

    • @user-oi6wk3dk6w
      @user-oi6wk3dk6w Před 6 měsíci +10

      That is so beautiful ❤😢

  • @johnstevenson9429
    @johnstevenson9429 Před 8 měsíci +200

    As the photos transition from them until now it makes me think of how the men in the photos fade into history. It's so important not to forget who they were and what they did thanks to your videos

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 8 měsíci +13

      Well said

    • @brownwhaledriver
      @brownwhaledriver Před 4 měsíci +5

      You said it perfectly.

    • @briansmith7256
      @briansmith7256 Před 2 měsíci +6

      You are correct of course. Unfortunately I think people, especially our politicians, have already forgotten. 😢

    • @thegolfnut812
      @thegolfnut812 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes, too many have.@@briansmith7256

    • @thegolfnut812
      @thegolfnut812 Před 2 měsíci +4

      You wrote, "How the men in the photos fade into history." Very true and rings so true especially of that generation. Never forget them is the only way to honor them now.

  • @hummingbird2536
    @hummingbird2536 Před 4 měsíci +9

    My father was one of the liberators who entered Denmark after the Armistice was signed. He said how people came out on the streets & threw flowers onto the tanks & armoured cars, just as in these pictures. He was 25 at the end of the war. Came home to his young wife & resumed his medical studies. 2011 he died just short of his 92nd birthday.

  • @thomastom888
    @thomastom888 Před 10 měsíci +463

    Two friends at the beginning god I so hope they both safe and made it home just so amazed at this channel and its wonderful pictures and places ❤️ ❤

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +34

      I’ve thought that for ages! I get a lump in my throat

    • @zarki7634
      @zarki7634 Před 9 měsíci +6

      ​@@thehistoryexplorerWhat's the title of the background song pls?

    • @_ok__
      @_ok__ Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@zarki7634it says that at the bottom of the short

    • @zarki7634
      @zarki7634 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@_ok__ thanks

    • @_ok__
      @_ok__ Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@zarki7634 np

  • @roysid9902
    @roysid9902 Před 7 měsíci +33

    Oh those days! No internet, no mobile only people to people connection. Miss those days badly

  • @sallyannwheeler6327
    @sallyannwheeler6327 Před 4 měsíci +8

    My Dad was in World war2. Every day I look around and see these changes.He never spoke about the atrocities he went through. But I know from my family they were unimaginable. It never gets any easier. Miss you always Mum and Dad. 🙏🙏❤️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @dv7548
    @dv7548 Před 9 měsíci +140

    I tear up knowing just how close it was. Grateful for their heroric efforts which effectively gave me the chance to be born and live along countless others
    Thank you SOLDIERS OF WWII.

    • @JILL0704USA
      @JILL0704USA Před 8 měsíci +9

      They're called 'The Greatest Generation "❤️. God Bless.

    • @junicohen7918
      @junicohen7918 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JILL0704USA greatest bunch of suckered fools too

    • @user-vp9jv5ci9g
      @user-vp9jv5ci9g Před 4 měsíci +4

      ​@JILL0704USA they are the Best generation they lived through the hardest times and never complained.

    • @beaujessie829
      @beaujessie829 Před 4 měsíci +4

      That's what I was trying to say😢thank you😮I'm still crying ..I don't want them to have died in vain ,God forbid..I don't want anyone to forget what they've done.. as you said they made it possible so WE COULD BE HERE😮

  • @lewie7820
    @lewie7820 Před 9 měsíci +431

    I could look at these heroes all day. God bless every one.

    • @michaelhiles5350
      @michaelhiles5350 Před 7 měsíci +10

      Sad and beautiful Americans saved Europe

    • @reggiekrager5411
      @reggiekrager5411 Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@michaelhiles5350No, Soviets did.

    • @ElwinChinJunXiang
      @ElwinChinJunXiang Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​@@reggiekrager5411No, the Americans and Soviets collaborated to save Europe.

    • @marbuc6375
      @marbuc6375 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Today's people in Europe are so ungrateful to America.

    • @marjorjorietillman856
      @marjorjorietillman856 Před 4 měsíci +3

      God enabled America & the Soviets to save Europe. But the Soviets were able to withstand Germany and help, because of American assistance via weapons, airplanes, trucks, equipment, etc! America was the deciding factor, so it made a difference whose side America was on. Churchill said, he could sleep better, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Eisenhower never bragged; nor did the Vets of WW2.❤

  • @abelhansen
    @abelhansen Před 5 měsíci +14

    For thoses who never made it home.
    I thank you for your service.
    A. B. From Australia.
    I thank the people of the U. S. A.. For helping australia
    In ower time of need.

  • @gregbolt4863
    @gregbolt4863 Před 10 měsíci +77

    Our greatest generation is coming to an end soon. Much love, honor, and respect to all of them.

    • @user-vp9jv5ci9g
      @user-vp9jv5ci9g Před 4 měsíci +5

      They are the Best God Bless them all.

    • @Skytandem.
      @Skytandem. Před 4 měsíci +3

      Новые поколения не ценят ничего. Они все готовы продать за айфон

    • @gregbolt4863
      @gregbolt4863 Před 4 měsíci +2

      You are so 💯 correct about that.

    • @stella4162
      @stella4162 Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@Skytandem.это не правда , не говорите за всех ,это не так!

    • @MyS10Rocks
      @MyS10Rocks Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@stella4162it is true, the generations of today have lost the value of freedom and replaced it with useless "toys". I'm not trying to insult the young people, I'm just stating facts..

  • @junepurcell3896
    @junepurcell3896 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The tranquility in the After photos was only achieved by the commitment and sacrifice of the civilians and soldiers and their families in the Before photos. Thank you for sharing, showing and educating us.

  • @loadsunited
    @loadsunited Před 10 měsíci +75

    the music is great as are the pictures past and present

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +9

      I love this song. Taken from the Pacific

    • @dianalaura8963
      @dianalaura8963 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@thehistoryexplorerBeautiful music, feels like sad but wonderful. Can I know the name of that piece? Thank you.

    • @luvthesun100
      @luvthesun100 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@dianalaura8963 I feel the same way

    • @thefoxyscentury
      @thefoxyscentury Před 4 měsíci +1

      Hans Zimmer is so good.

  • @irregularobserver4165
    @irregularobserver4165 Před 10 měsíci +155

    God bless our boys, then and now

  • @ursulapercell4528
    @ursulapercell4528 Před 9 měsíci +11

    I was born in 1951 in Berlin & I still saw a lot of destruction from the war as a kid. We lived in a small apartment that my mother had to heat with coal. I remember listening to an old radio in the evenings. No TV yet...lol

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 9 měsíci +5

      It must have been very difficult. A sad sad time

    • @vivian2217
      @vivian2217 Před měsícem +2

      Lived in Berlin with my grandparents for a year with my Mom and sister until my father was stationed in Berlin 1959-60. I remember seeing bombed out buildings in this one spot on the way from the Bahnhof to my grandparents house for a few years. We'd visit them after my father was stationed elsewhere. Loved Mt grandparents house, 3 stories and they lived in the first floor. I remember the fireplace, coal also to heat water for the bathtub, shower( freezing in the winter) and staying in the living room with the door shut to conserve heat. Best part was sleeping in a bed with the German comforters! So warm❤ Finally didn't see any more bombed out buildings around 65? 67? My family didn't have a TV til 1964:) Can hardly wait to go back to visit and see the Siegelsalle and where the Berlin Wall once stood( saw this quite often when visiting my grandparents)

  • @user-nn9ep2lo1n
    @user-nn9ep2lo1n Před 5 měsíci +6

    These pictures and the marvelous music in them is so humbling even to a vet like myself. God bless all.

  • @sindhumenon2345
    @sindhumenon2345 Před 10 měsíci +180

    First picture was really heart wrenching 😭

    • @veziyetgergindi1172
      @veziyetgergindi1172 Před 9 měsíci

      pleace the world thank you

    • @shamanic1
      @shamanic1 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Not to argue, but I thought they ALL were! 😇 My Mom & Dad's generation. I am so grateful they did not have to see today's America. Such a sad mess; all they fought for - tossed in the garbage. 😞

    • @GenXMafia
      @GenXMafia Před 5 měsíci

      @@shamanic1you got that right!

    • @bananka4905
      @bananka4905 Před 4 měsíci +1

      yes the first one made my heart jump.❤

    • @bananka4905
      @bananka4905 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@shamanic1do you know where these photos are taken?

  • @murielsmith8922
    @murielsmith8922 Před 6 měsíci +15

    The way you ghosted out the two GI's in the first shot tells of the great number of these young men who died and who are now 98% no longer with us. Truly magnificent work!!

  • @miru_chann
    @miru_chann Před 9 měsíci +30

    Those who have experienced it will surely be touched when they remember it...😢😢😢

  • @ambrosioaccount1977
    @ambrosioaccount1977 Před 10 měsíci +148

    Sad that these warriors can't see the way thier battlefield look today.
    Bless them all.❤

    • @agentkrasnobay
      @agentkrasnobay Před 9 měsíci +10

      Некоторые могут! Моему дедушке в этом году 100 лет будет! Он все помнит.

    • @ddvette
      @ddvette Před 8 měsíci +7

      ⁠​⁠@@agentkrasnobayMany years to your grandfather.

    • @agentkrasnobay
      @agentkrasnobay Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@ddvette thanks 🙏

    • @TifleTifle-xd2pf
      @TifleTifle-xd2pf Před 7 měsíci +16

      They would probably weep to see what we have become.

    • @paulwood2354
      @paulwood2354 Před 7 měsíci +4

      @@agentkrasnobaythat’s amazing !!God bless your Grandfather

  • @pennylane9730
    @pennylane9730 Před 10 měsíci +50

    Those man are my heroes.
    Lest we forget...
    In all the tragedy..
    It's was still a better world, than todays...
    R.IP. ❤

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +5

      Brilliant

    • @GenXMafia
      @GenXMafia Před 5 měsíci +1

      Until we stop suffering idiots who would rather see another world war than mean tweets nothing will ever get better. We must start holding the willfully ignorant accountable, by any and all means necessary. Ignorance is killing us.

  • @T.R.U.T.H.1969.
    @T.R.U.T.H.1969. Před 9 měsíci +5

    I absolutely love your work, bringing history back like this, wonderful ❤️

  • @cesaryaelmurillo4367
    @cesaryaelmurillo4367 Před 8 měsíci +16

    We inherited a world where countles generations of heroes have roamed. We must play well our part so that legacy continues to live on.

    • @Gianttours
      @Gianttours Před 3 měsíci

      Тепер росіяни хочуть захопити Європу. Рашисти як фашисти.

  • @christinaballard2246
    @christinaballard2246 Před 10 měsíci +22

    black and white pictures and of past wars are the real meaning of life. those who have fought and died all will never be forgotten ❤️🙏❤️

  • @LorileeGA
    @LorileeGA Před 10 měsíci +16

    How cool if there was a pic of the first 2 guys years later at the wall.

  • @EveB-6B6
    @EveB-6B6 Před 4 měsíci +3

    It’s really difficult to imagine what these times were like for the people who lived them. Thank you for bringing these images to us.

  • @akuakeoke2153
    @akuakeoke2153 Před 9 měsíci +25

    😢 So many tears for humans to live in peace and love each other.

  • @johnsensserwadda9699
    @johnsensserwadda9699 Před 9 měsíci +19

    Can't have enough of this content..thanks so much for coming up with such..please keep it up..Am just so hooked.

  • @babatundedagunduro526
    @babatundedagunduro526 Před 9 měsíci +46

    Thank you for giving us a sneak peak into the past. It's really amazing to "witness" things that happened before you were born. Thank you again for your work😊

  • @NomadicCreator
    @NomadicCreator Před 4 měsíci +5

    It's weird to see these soldiers and civilians younger than me now, knowing my grandfather was among them, went home and had my father.

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 Před 9 měsíci +5

    It’s very sad to see them gone. Their youth. It doesn’t last long. Try to achieve as much great things as you can. Life is all too short.

  • @savid3089
    @savid3089 Před 9 měsíci +67

    Everyone of us just disappear 🥺

  • @Sonambulo2024
    @Sonambulo2024 Před 10 měsíci +48

    Esse canal é um momento de pura emoção, e de gratidão pelos que deram suas vidas, voluntariamente ou não, para tentar tornar o mundo um lugar melhor para gerações que muitas vezes nem sabem que eles existiram😢

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +5

      Thank you very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it

    • @jpturner171
      @jpturner171 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Agreed!🙏🏽❤️

    • @megwenger8756
      @megwenger8756 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Thank you for expressing what is so hard for me to put to words. How blessed we were, the greatest generation

  • @poseidon.-
    @poseidon.- Před 8 měsíci +8

    RIP Grandpa

  • @martinmartinshaw2
    @martinmartinshaw2 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I would like to visit those exact places and visualise the past, reflect and give thanks for the sacrifice that occurred. RIP heroes, thanks to you I live in a free country.

  • @andrewllewellyn6525
    @andrewllewellyn6525 Před 9 měsíci +33

    The best generation that ever lived!

    • @user-wc9fl6cf2q
      @user-wc9fl6cf2q Před 4 měsíci +3

      Both my father and my late husband were members of the Greatest Generation.

  • @virginiafranco6816
    @virginiafranco6816 Před 10 měsíci +51

    Dios mio si nos detubieramos un momento y reflexonar en toda Esa maravillosa gente que paso por esta Tierra hoy valorariamos mas nuestra Vida ❤❤

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +8

      Great point

    • @tkso.philly-7868
      @tkso.philly-7868 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Amen

    • @alanlafromboise3156
      @alanlafromboise3156 Před 8 měsíci +1

      These photos and music bring tears to my eyes for all the sacrifices all these men made in far off places from their own homes and they are all heros, I only hope for those that came home found some peace in their lives and what really hitshome is the US is headed back down the same road and sometimes I feel that what these men sacrificed may all be in vain now!

    • @nuffsaid8706
      @nuffsaid8706 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Jesus ❤️’s you

    • @christinaeager4418
      @christinaeager4418 Před 5 měsíci

      Great point Amen I value my life even in my older age.

  • @miguelsilva5071
    @miguelsilva5071 Před 10 měsíci +13

    Mil istorias en esas calles! Llenas de lágrimas y esperanzas! Gracias!!😢

  • @bananka4905
    @bananka4905 Před 4 měsíci +4

    wow.. this is amazing.. you never know who stood or fought in that same spot...
    the first two guys standing side by side ..like they are still there ..
    the music is amazing

  • @kirankumarkiran114
    @kirankumarkiran114 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Many great people sacrifice their life for our peace life.
    Respect from🇮🇳

  • @youil.akaldani2116
    @youil.akaldani2116 Před 9 měsíci +22

    I just want say how much you are amazing I don’t know where did u get these pictures or you’re time traveler whatever you’re I really appreciate you, I’m really mean it🙏🏻

  • @Qwerty-wv6mk
    @Qwerty-wv6mk Před 9 měsíci +9

    Its like watching their ghosts. Great photos. ❤

  • @rosemarycarswell8964
    @rosemarycarswell8964 Před 9 měsíci +3

    MY DAD WAS A WW2 VET .... NOW MY BROTHER AND HUSBAND SERVED...MY HUSBAND WAS IN AFGHABISTAN. AS A LIEUTENANT GENERAL... THANK GOD HES BACK HOME IN THE STARES...NOW GOD WILLING HE WILL RETURN HOME TO ME....SAD DAYS. GONE BY... MAY THEY REST IN PEACE!!

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 9 měsíci +2

      Oh really? What is your husbands name? There aren’t that many Lt Generals around. I may have come across him during my time in Afghanistan

  • @rickkawtoski9344
    @rickkawtoski9344 Před 4 měsíci +3

    It always amazes me when I see these photos then and now how the Europeans restore and renovate their buildings and they still look the same 80 years later while we just tear down and build. Never forget our past. God bless all our troups.

  • @Reiyn_316L
    @Reiyn_316L Před 9 měsíci +6

    Go home soldiers and have peace in heaven.

  • @dmmchugh3714
    @dmmchugh3714 Před 9 měsíci +5

    "Q: Do we walk in legends or in the light of day ?
    A: A man may do both, for those who come after us will make legends of our time ." - The Two Towers. JRR Tolkein

  • @stevenewman1393
    @stevenewman1393 Před 6 měsíci +1

    😉👍Very great and wonderful photos as always on Then&Now guys!.

  • @christesta2521
    @christesta2521 Před 4 měsíci +1

    My dad was a WWII Navy Veteran. Served in the Phillipines at eighteen. Born in 1925. One of the younger servicemen. He also would havevturned 99 in 2024. Lost him in 2002. Miss him greatly. R.I.P. to our greatest generation.

  • @TheFrancione
    @TheFrancione Před 10 měsíci +53

    Essas imagens com essa canção nos faz refletir o quanto foi preciso combater o bom combate , força e honra aos bravos.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +6

      Absolutely. I love the song

    • @floriankrone
      @floriankrone Před 10 měsíci +3

      Band of brothers 👍👍

    • @mervatghabour9210
      @mervatghabour9210 Před 10 měsíci +4

      I hate war, People kill each other because their politicans are stupid.😭😭

    • @EMarie-pe2ds
      @EMarie-pe2ds Před 10 měsíci +5

      The music used was created for an American movie made by actor Tom Hanks, "Saving Private Ryan". He produced the television movie, The Pacific, which was about the US battles in the pacific. It was played during that movie. The mood established by the orchestra, the strings and the horns and the beating of the drums, was effective for movie and the scenes in the European theater of war. I say this as a former player of the piano, guitar, trumpet and French horn. Music can evoke so much and raise emotions. Simply beautiful.

    • @EMarie-pe2ds
      @EMarie-pe2ds Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@mervatghabour9210
      Yes war is bad. But there are wars of conquest, imperialism, and liberation. People have every right to seek theirs. Sometimes you can't dictate which one you have to face.

  • @michaelmulheran2223
    @michaelmulheran2223 Před 10 měsíci +4

    To the people who have these photographs, YOU MUST PRESERVE THEM AT ALL COSTS!!! You have captured pics of REAL HEROES! The young people are clueless what it co to be FREE plus thank you all for sharing.

  • @LaBestiaDeLos700s
    @LaBestiaDeLos700s Před 3 měsíci +1

    Honestly these type of videos have been my favorite lately. I mean …..WOW. It’s like literally traveling back in time. Seeing a piece of history in a before and after. Knowing there is so much history in the present future of how dark our past world was when hitler took over Europe. All the sacrifices that our past military generations fought for that most take for granted now a days. Where so much pain and suffering was the norm but is now a peaceful place. Also the song from band of brothers makes it just so emotional. I served 7 years in the army as infantry. I understand all the great sacrifices that our past generations made during those times and they shall never be in vein. I salute all veterans especially the ones from WW2. They are the real heroes. I can’t imagine everything they went through. Such brave and honorable men. I’m a proud Puerto Rican but this part of history makes me proud to be an American as well 🇵🇷/🇺🇸.

  • @mq2311
    @mq2311 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The best thing is this: they kept the building in the original look.. they didn't do major renovation, or if needed.....

  • @michelefur
    @michelefur Před 10 měsíci +32

    A foto do soldado voltando sorrindo é tocante! Esses videos são incríveis nunca imaginei que tantos lugares 'tinham história' incrível 👏🏼

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +5

      Thank you Michele. Some of the photos really get to me! So much sacrifice

    • @moeelim9722
      @moeelim9722 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Thank you for this post, it's so great job and amazing! The music exactly match with the subject.

  • @frankkinley6272
    @frankkinley6272 Před 9 měsíci +6

    This makes me want to purchase "Band of Brothers" & watch it today.

    • @harridan.
      @harridan. Před 9 měsíci +1

      Also, don't forget the book. There's more about WW2 and Easy company in the book.

  • @uberrox452
    @uberrox452 Před měsícem +1

    My father just passed away not long ago . He fought the Germans in WW2. In the Army Air Corps. He would have loved to see these.

  • @SpiderCUZ999
    @SpiderCUZ999 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The man with the child was heartwarming

  • @paulashovell6913
    @paulashovell6913 Před 10 měsíci +6

    So Emotional

  • @bullseyedixon5660
    @bullseyedixon5660 Před 9 měsíci +4

    BLESS THE GREATEST GENERATION

    • @harridan.
      @harridan. Před 9 měsíci

      Yes, indeed; however the book by that name is inaccurate

  • @hippiemama52
    @hippiemama52 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm so happy to see that so many of these wonderful buildings are still standing.❤

  • @davidkelly9833
    @davidkelly9833 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Very powerful. we will all pass the torch on to another generation. But we will all leave our mark in the hearts of our loved ones. Hopefully to be reunited again!

    • @christinaeager4418
      @christinaeager4418 Před 5 měsíci

      Yes I hope to see loved ones again. I'm 73 and feel like life went too fast.

  • @user-xt7cz9qy2q
    @user-xt7cz9qy2q Před 7 měsíci +3

    تحيه لكل الابطال الذين دافعوا عن بلدانهم بوجه الظلم والطغيان انها ذكرى عظيمه صورهم والاصدقاء في ذاك الوقت

  • @jefferyepstein9210
    @jefferyepstein9210 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I wish GPS coordinates were included in these

  • @peacenow4456
    @peacenow4456 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Wow, brought tears, well done!!

  • @elisabethrepond8374
    @elisabethrepond8374 Před 10 měsíci +9

    ils méritaient reconnaissance et hommage

  • @Pedro-jl2qq
    @Pedro-jl2qq Před 10 měsíci +6

    Emocionante y triste por lo que sucedió en ese entonces😢

  • @cherirutherford7435
    @cherirutherford7435 Před 7 měsíci +2

    It's just amazing how in only a mere seventy years we can heal so much from such a destructive and deadly conflict

  • @Bombabingbong66
    @Bombabingbong66 Před 5 měsíci +2

    My Grandfather is buried in Holland in the war cemetery at Brunsen, he was in the Tank regiment. My mother never met him, he died just days before her birth. The effect on my grandmother, alone with 3 children was devastating. She never recovered from the loss, she had to work 3 jobs, back then there was no benefits system. War is just horrific.

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 5 měsíci +2

      That’s terrible but thank you for sharing

    • @Bombabingbong66
      @Bombabingbong66 Před 5 měsíci

      @@thehistoryexplorer How many husband, Fathers, sons... and how Nothing Changes. History repeats itself, that is the Tragedy...as we see today.....

  • @celsosuzukijp
    @celsosuzukijp Před 9 měsíci +7

    Parabéns ao canal por esse trabalho de qualidade 👏👏👏 tantos lugares, tantas pessoas, e uma mensagem tão significativa de que precisamos manter a paz 🕊️

  • @sargentobelisario3290
    @sargentobelisario3290 Před 10 měsíci +17

    Honrar é preciso. Emoção inextricável.

  • @eramos7055
    @eramos7055 Před 4 měsíci

    Can't get enough of these videos

  • @user-md6pt5sn4k
    @user-md6pt5sn4k Před 3 měsíci +1

    These pictures and the music are so hauntingly moving.

  • @anthonystark3959
    @anthonystark3959 Před 9 měsíci +5

    The suroundings are forever while we are not....❤

  • @bagusmartanto879
    @bagusmartanto879 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Luaaarbiasssssaaaaa......penuh haru ...sejarah anak manusia

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks so very much for these so poignant photographs. Wonderful.

  • @ceecee30
    @ceecee30 Před 7 měsíci

    So indescribable! Can't stop watching.

  • @theresajerger3335
    @theresajerger3335 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Somehow, people manage to put the world back together. Gives me hope for Ukraine. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦

  • @JaimeRamirez-pu1fb
    @JaimeRamirez-pu1fb Před 9 měsíci +4

    Fotos increíbles aún que la historia sea triste 😢

  • @user-xx3rk7nc4s
    @user-xx3rk7nc4s Před 17 dny

    This music is wonderful w pics of our war heroes!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @scottrose5922
    @scottrose5922 Před 4 měsíci

    Looking at these before and after photos touches my soul in a way i just can't explain. I wasn't there, I wasn't born until 72 but I care a great deal for humanity and honor. At 51, I am truly grateful for your service

  • @mariavaldereznunesdecampos7957
    @mariavaldereznunesdecampos7957 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Que todos os bravos soldados que lutaram na 2guerra não sejam esquecidos.e que nunca mais haja guerra alguma.tidos podemos ser livres no coração e haver paz na terra e entre os homens

  • @AdrianoLimasousa-op2ug
    @AdrianoLimasousa-op2ug Před 9 měsíci +5

    São tantas fotos que dói muito o coração por tantas perdas de pessoas amada 😢😢😢😭😭

  • @mannbrand
    @mannbrand Před 4 měsíci

    I never get tired of seeing these historical photos in the same current places!

  • @user-xt7cz9qy2q
    @user-xt7cz9qy2q Před 7 měsíci +1

    شكرا على تخليد الصور والموسيقى الجميله

  • @TheMoonchild1969
    @TheMoonchild1969 Před 10 měsíci +4

    "Solo las piedras parecen inmunes al tiempo" P.Nőster🌹

  • @bernadettetempi2671
    @bernadettetempi2671 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Magnifique tous ces héros !! ❤

  • @Mcfreddo
    @Mcfreddo Před 4 měsíci +1

    Certainly is a beautiful piece of music.
    We're all only here for a short while.

  • @fabioinacio7343
    @fabioinacio7343 Před 10 měsíci +3

    How I wanted to be there in this place to see and feel the atmosphere of the place

    • @thehistoryexplorer
      @thehistoryexplorer  Před 10 měsíci +2

      I wouldn’t want to be there! The pictures are enough for me

  • @nicoleb7650
    @nicoleb7650 Před 6 měsíci +3

    ‘Then & Now Netherlands’….this isn’t the Netherlands! 🤨

  • @karthickv4166
    @karthickv4166 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Omg, the music it touches the soul ❤

  • @donnajarvis9840
    @donnajarvis9840 Před měsícem

    When I see these pictures it makes me think before the war these were ordinary streets and ordinary towns. The war changed that for a while but now 80 years later although altered by war they are back to being regular places on our landscape. As always thank you for the pictures. And thank you for your heroics. From an Army grandma. So proud of my grandson

  • @masterson25
    @masterson25 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Może coś z mojego kraju😊
    Wszak od nas wojna się zaczęła

  • @PPSMP-wo9un
    @PPSMP-wo9un Před 8 měsíci +3

    😔

  • @dacorum8053
    @dacorum8053 Před 6 měsíci

    I love the appropriate music that accompanies these Then and Now pictures!

  • @annsmith7207
    @annsmith7207 Před měsícem +1

    Time does not heal all wounds. Physical and emotional wounds last a lifetime. For those who served and continue to serve....Blessings !

  • @user-lg1dl1zb7u
    @user-lg1dl1zb7u Před 9 měsíci +3

    Iook great as it there was no war excellent.👍🇩🇪

  • @pattyperkins5007
    @pattyperkins5007 Před 10 měsíci +3

    🙏🌹

  • @mycorgiart
    @mycorgiart Před 4 měsíci

    When I visited the war memorial sites, I tried to imagine what it was like to be there during those times. I closed my eyes and thought about the soldiers who fought for the country and sent my prayers for them. Your documentary videos aided in bringing my imagination to life, and I could vividly picture the soldiers in my mind. Thank you for sharing those times with us.

  • @tinabenavidez1903
    @tinabenavidez1903 Před 6 měsíci

    I just love these pictures, and I love history.

  • @SuperZytoon
    @SuperZytoon Před 4 měsíci

    Capturing the snippets of the lives of those brave Souls and then showing how much the area has recovered breaks me in so many ways. The young soldiers are no more but their legacy of Freedom of reigns eternal. God Bless you, Brothers, you paid dearly for our Freedom.

  • @user-qr9qc5mj4e
    @user-qr9qc5mj4e Před 6 měsíci +1

    ذهبوا ولم تبقى سوى صور نتداولها مع ألم الفراق لمن أحببنا