Incredible WWII Then & Now: Battle of Normandy - Trévières

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  • One day after D-Day, June 7th 1944, the first elements of 2nd Infantry Division landed on Omaha Beach. Two days later, the 38th Infantry Regiment attacked the town of Trévières, which today is only about seven minutes from Omaha Beach. The attack on Trévières became the baptism of fire for the 38th Regiment. The next morning, Trévières was under control of the 38th Regiment. In the course of one and a half day, a decent part of the town center was destroyed.
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Komentáře • 285

  • @daleherd723
    @daleherd723 Před 3 lety +66

    My dad was in the 23rd, D company, 2nd Infantry Division. He never talked about it. I have his medals, two 2nd Infantry pamphlets on WWII and some money from various countries. I was fortunate enough to save up and take a D-Day tour in 2014.....and saw some of the places he was at.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +9

      Sir, this is exactly why we produce these videos. Your dad was a hero and with these videos we hope to reach relatives of those men that served to liberate Europe.

    • @timmyeades7908
      @timmyeades7908 Před 3 lety +4

      My Father was in the 23rd, K company, 2nd ID.

    • @menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994
      @menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994 Před 2 lety +5

      Dear Dale Herd, thank you so much for this post. Please, can you tell us more about your father? Our project team tries to collect the stories and names of the men from the 2nd Infantry Division for our upcoming online database and website. We look forward to learning more about your father and his service in the famous 2nd Infantry Division. You can contact us on our e-mail address: indianhead.roster@gmail.com and maybe we can find some documents and reports related to your him in our project´s archive. Members of the 2nd Infantry Division helped to liberate our country Czechoslovakia at the end of war in May 1945 and we Czechs will never forget them! We look forward to hearing from you.

    • @samd4181
      @samd4181 Před 4 měsíci +1

      My father was in the 23rd Regiment, Company G, 2nd Infantry Division and landed on Omaha Beach on D+1. Silver Star recipient. When I was a child, I had great interest in his experiences, but every war story he told me had a humorous side - nothing really bad. I loved him dearly and felt blessed to be his son.

    • @HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh
      @HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh Před 3 měsíci +1

      My pops pop was in the USAs 82nd A/B Div. S 508.PIR ! Jumped 6/6/44 ( DDAY) and later took part in the bloody hedgerow conflict in Frances "Bocage " country . He was a medic with Capt. s rank !
      He took part in "Operation Market Garden " mid - 9/44 in Holland ! Almost a bloody failure planned by Field Marshall General Bernard Montgomery , where @ Arnhem the Brits Paratroopers were shot to pieces !
      Pops pop suffered a leg wound , mid- 12 /44 in the Ardennes-, Belgium ( Battle Of The Bulge " )

  • @jamesadams6009
    @jamesadams6009 Před 22 dny +1

    I love this whole 'Then & Now' thing. It is so interesting, and superbly well done. Thank you

  • @Dontwlookatthis
    @Dontwlookatthis Před 4 měsíci +8

    I'm happy that you guys get to do this and then to take the time to share with us! Thank you!

  • @dsgabosch581
    @dsgabosch581 Před 3 lety +105

    My stepfather crossed the beach on day 3 and went straight into battle. He was captured in December and held until february. He would not talk about what he saw or did. He died October 2019 at 95 years old. He had a life. Husband, father, grandfather.

  • @eduardobalgos5819
    @eduardobalgos5819 Před měsícem +2

    A very researched documentary of the last great war.kudos to the men who made this video.

  • @nothandybutcheap2086
    @nothandybutcheap2086 Před 3 lety +27

    It’s amazing that these towns are so unchanged that guy knew what he was doing great video

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      We are working on it brother. We shot tons of stuff this summer. It was a learning curve and we hope to improve every time.

  • @moises5102
    @moises5102 Před 3 lety +2

    I am a brasilian guy and watching you vídeos ever. Fantastic work.

  • @commosection
    @commosection Před 3 lety +65

    Great job! I'm always fascinated by before and after photos of former battlefield locations.

  • @venkasom
    @venkasom Před 3 lety +13

    This is the best way to experience ww2 HISTORY and understand to a certain extent the impact and what the men would have gone through.

  • @sachameriggioli1618
    @sachameriggioli1618 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing work......never cose boring........beautyfull music compain and fluid coments......thanks guys......that's inspire to makes things better

  • @edigabrieli7864
    @edigabrieli7864 Před 3 lety +10

    Thank you for keeping the history alive. Watching those pics compared to those of today everyday life really make us feel closer to the humanity of those who suffered so much.

  • @cm5896
    @cm5896 Před 3 lety +4

    These "then and now" comparisons are fantastic. I love looking at old photographs of small towns and cities then comparing them to the existing locations, regardlesws of whether they are wartime locations or just a randow small town. The war aspect however, makes it even more interesting

  • @silvergtotwinturbo9984
    @silvergtotwinturbo9984 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nine minutes and 23 seconds went by too quickly. Massive respect to you for this. Just think, depending on the conditions, the brightness etc, you are probably looking at 1/60th of a second of time when the shot was taken, thank you.

  • @moobaz8675
    @moobaz8675 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Love the way you make the past real today. Great job.👍

  • @scottlewisparsons9551
    @scottlewisparsons9551 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Thank you for a great video. All the best from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

  • @Peter-gv2gn
    @Peter-gv2gn Před rokem +1

    Fantastic efforts, it's brought to life , the past and present are one, thanks fellers.

  • @myramillerphd370
    @myramillerphd370 Před 3 lety +17

    I can't be there but this is a great way to experience this history! I LOOOOOOVE Then and Now anything!

  • @zigbeegooblesnort125
    @zigbeegooblesnort125 Před 3 lety +9

    Good job. Most sites just post pictures, but you go far beyond by making history real. Thank you, those that sacrificed their future to give us ours would appreciate your hard work.

  • @jimpowell2296
    @jimpowell2296 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Good job. I really enjoy your dedication and effort, to bring history to us.

  • @steve5825
    @steve5825 Před 3 lety +3

    Incredible to be able to stand in those exact places and just take in what happened there when now they are just peaceful towns with people going about their everyday lives, just as it should be, be we must never forget. Thank you for doing the research and going to such lengths to shows us this.

    • @steve5825
      @steve5825 Před rokem

      @@jeanproffitte201 Oh gosh, did they?
      For the sake of accuracy entire generations are not born (?) and died already, my father was a young boy when this was taking place and is still very much alive, what I don't know though is what your point is?

    • @steve5825
      @steve5825 Před rokem

      @@jeanproffitte201 My father was born in 1932 so not 'generations' as you state. How sad that you seem to think no one gives a damn as I'm sure your ancestors would have suffered but it's people like you that ensure that it will happen all over again because you don't give a damn. You are also arrogant that you think you speak for all current Europeans. Germans and French are no partners...wait and see. You make sweeping statements that have absolutely nothing to back them up, they are just your opinions. Stop what exactly? Stop remembering the horror that happened? I'm not disputing that things have changed what I said was don't forget what happened but you obviously can't manage to comprehend that. If you can stand at a spot where hundreds or even thousands of young men were slaughtered and not give a damn then that's all anyone needs to know about you.
      What a cossetted, entitled world you must live in.

  • @roterstern1301
    @roterstern1301 Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for ur work and ur passion making history unforgetable.

  • @7belowzero
    @7belowzero Před 3 lety +4

    Great job guys. I appreciate all your effort in putting these videos together.

  • @peterwhitaker2639
    @peterwhitaker2639 Před 3 lety +2

    Lovely video, can just add though that the Infantry included units of the 9th Infantry Regiment in taking the town. The one stumbling block halting the infantry entering the town was a sniper in the church tower he was eventually taken out by a machine gunner, using a .30 MG, of the 9th Infantry under the command of Sgt. Jerry Manber ( a late personnel friend of ) also with him was Corp. Harold Rutledge also of the 9th. Both had indeed landed at Omaha, where a famous photograph was officially taken of the unit exiting the beach up a hill, on which one GI looking at the camera is Rutledge - I have his ID tags here in my collection.

    • @menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994
      @menofthe2ndinfantrydivisio994 Před 2 lety

      Dear Peter Whitaker, thank you so much for sharing the info about Sgt. Manber and Corp. Rutledge! Please, we would like to learn more about them. Our project team tries to collect the stories and names of the men from the 2nd Infantry Division for our upcoming online database and website. You can contact us on our e-mail address: indianhead.roster@gmail.com and maybe we can find some documents and reports related to these brave men in our project´s archive. We look forward to hearing from you.

  • @stevet8121
    @stevet8121 Před 3 lety +2

    What a wonderful idea. Outstanding! Please keep doing this!

  • @peterrusatsky8395
    @peterrusatsky8395 Před 20 dny +1

    Excellent work !

  • @91octane
    @91octane Před 3 lety +6

    It's amazing to see these places where WW2 took place. Great job guys! Hope to see more. Thank you!

  • @twixter1000able
    @twixter1000able Před 3 lety +2

    Incredible work lads!

  • @frederickrobinson5118
    @frederickrobinson5118 Před 3 lety +2

    Please keep posting your excellent work! Look forward to the next one!

  • @StevenVanLoven
    @StevenVanLoven Před 3 lety +4

    Fantastic work you do ! Thank you !! Best not to forget how hard it has been for older generations...

  • @Niyololz
    @Niyololz Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for your great content, really appreciate it

  • @ivywilliams9427
    @ivywilliams9427 Před 3 lety +2

    I stumbled on this video and honestly my interest in history heightens because of this find. I love history esp during war. the more I learn the more I realise I knew less. thank you for all of the videos shared.

    • @IamDoogy
      @IamDoogy Před 3 lety +1

      Same here. I bought the Brand of Brothers HBO mini series. I’ve watched it three times now.
      I’ve always had an interest in history but that show and the documentaries around it, has really piqued my interest in the subject.
      The fact that they tried to stay so close to the actual history of those men makes it all the more fascinating. Their courage is what I find so amazing.
      How do you get men to put themselves in such danger, to see that carnage, not just of strangers but of their friends, and then to continue on?
      It’s inspiring and humbling.

    • @ivywilliams9427
      @ivywilliams9427 Před 3 lety +1

      true...I even bought loads of Books about Wars...People say it is depressing to read but it is part of History that should bever be forgotten. I admit it each page of the book made me cry but it is the reality of what actually happened.

  • @modeyman101
    @modeyman101 Před 3 lety +5

    Then and now pictures are on a new level. Thank you so much for bringing us back in time!

    • @markholroyde9412
      @markholroyde9412 Před 3 lety

      LOL, you must be a snowflake , vid editing/pic blending sucked, . New level my arse.

    • @justbrowsing6327
      @justbrowsing6327 Před 3 lety +2

      @@markholroyde9412 ha, someone gives a compliment, and you shoot them down.
      It's an amatuer you tube vid, what did you want, an nbc documentary?

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety

      Glad you like them!

  • @robinrobyn1714
    @robinrobyn1714 Před 3 lety

    This is one of the best channels on CZcams

  • @WysteriaGuitar
    @WysteriaGuitar Před 3 lety +1

    This is so interesting...more please.

  • @stephenhoskins1532
    @stephenhoskins1532 Před 3 lety +5

    Really interesting and keeps the memories alive of a historic battle

  • @jeffjeff4477
    @jeffjeff4477 Před 3 lety

    Amazing channel! Subbed. Thanks for your work! Very interesting and informative

  • @charlestaylor2594
    @charlestaylor2594 Před 3 lety +15

    Amazing job, excellent research, we have property literally 5 km up the road, so interesting to learn about the attack on Trévières.

  • @SuperMarkbrewer
    @SuperMarkbrewer Před 3 lety +1

    Enjoyed that many thanks fantastic bringing history to life.

  • @daveflick12
    @daveflick12 Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic work

  • @WargamingWorld
    @WargamingWorld Před 3 lety +1

    Really brilliant work. Thanks for sharing.

  • @azonicds
    @azonicds Před 3 lety +1

    Very interesting, well made video!

  • @joescouter1
    @joescouter1 Před 2 lety

    Great job Flo and Joey! I’m ready to go back for more!!!

  • @Greenschild
    @Greenschild Před 3 lety +6

    Awesome video! Almost feels like traveling back into the past, great work guys!

  • @davenone7312
    @davenone7312 Před 2 měsíci

    Very nicely done. Thank you

  • @dane3424
    @dane3424 Před rokem

    Amazing work both! Much respect and love.

  • @markgough2400
    @markgough2400 Před 2 lety

    So much history. Great work👍🏽

  • @62zulmy
    @62zulmy Před 3 lety

    Nice work. Subscribed.

  • @rik3464
    @rik3464 Před 3 lety +1

    good job on this video joey i love what you doing mate keep it up! great work!!

  • @dawndickson2156
    @dawndickson2156 Před 3 lety

    Thank you! Just found your videos. I enjoy history!

  • @mini14head
    @mini14head Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent job.
    Thank u.

  • @stoneygreek
    @stoneygreek Před 3 lety +2

    incredibly valuable reasearch. Great job

  • @stevendavidson7475
    @stevendavidson7475 Před 3 lety

    Very well done. Thank you.

  • @hibabe5038
    @hibabe5038 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great work

  • @denishendricks26
    @denishendricks26 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for all the work to get us these photos. I really like seeing this kind of work, keep it up.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety

      And thank YOU for watching. A new video will be up tomorrow!

  • @jeffreyknight3884
    @jeffreyknight3884 Před 5 měsíci

    Amazing how you and your brother stood in the exact locations from 1944. Thank you for this amazing video.

  • @IamDoogy
    @IamDoogy Před 3 lety

    Thank you for keeping this history alive and hopefully, stimulate an interest in this vital history, in young people.

  • @englishmaninengland4591
    @englishmaninengland4591 Před 3 lety +2

    This is amazing. Absolutely love it.

  • @colinhare4404
    @colinhare4404 Před 3 lety +5

    Well done. Makes us realize it was all TOO real!💔

  • @theDeitz
    @theDeitz Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for your hard work. Having taken some then and now photos I know it can be time consuming and interesting at the same time..

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely! And, thank you so much!

  • @marknewman6037
    @marknewman6037 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent work, humbling.

  • @glblb3030
    @glblb3030 Před 3 lety

    great job,thank you

  • @jameswilker1774
    @jameswilker1774 Před 2 lety

    Keep up the wonderful work and thank you for the education.

  • @steveaytch6022
    @steveaytch6022 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you! I.ve been to Normandie, a moving experience. My father was a Navu Sea Bee and island hopped through the Pacific. He only talked about it twice that i remember. They saved the world from tyranny.

  • @k.bheemsenrao1753
    @k.bheemsenrao1753 Před 3 lety

    Thanks buddy. I look forward for old memories.

  • @Patriot1777
    @Patriot1777 Před 3 lety

    Outstanding job!!

  • @k.bheemsenrao1753
    @k.bheemsenrao1753 Před 3 lety

    Wow great job dear ! I love such videos.

  • @sebastianmelmoth7331
    @sebastianmelmoth7331 Před 3 lety

    Love this!! Thank you

  • @paulsmith8212
    @paulsmith8212 Před 3 lety

    You have done an excellent job ..thanks

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      So nice of you! Thanks you!

  • @iainet
    @iainet Před 3 lety +2

    Great content. I’ve done a lot of then and now pics in Normandy myself.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks buddy! Making those comparissons is a whole different experience

  • @melvinpolanski7249
    @melvinpolanski7249 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting! Thanks

  • @alvarez19681
    @alvarez19681 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing your great work.. I really enyoy watching these type of videos...

  • @johnobiro5202
    @johnobiro5202 Před 3 lety +1

    Fascinating. Good job.

  • @kinakueh9415
    @kinakueh9415 Před 2 lety

    lovely video.

  • @luftwaffe6521
    @luftwaffe6521 Před 3 lety

    Love what you guys do thank you. I wish i had the time to travel to Europe and trace a lot of these battle areas and metal detect for relics. Please keep them coning. 👍🏼

  • @howardstotler616
    @howardstotler616 Před 8 měsíci

    Great job!

  • @123boat
    @123boat Před 3 lety +1

    Great work 👍

  • @nitiluvuall
    @nitiluvuall Před 2 lety

    Serioisly.... What a marvelous job u r doing brother......very impressive

  • @richardreimer
    @richardreimer Před 3 lety +6

    It's about time someone did something like this. Thank You Florant & Brother Julian, is that correct? I subscribed and will be watching your videos.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      Me (Joey) and Florent are very thankful for you taking the time to watch and comment. It means a lot!!

  • @frankapotente6332
    @frankapotente6332 Před 3 lety +1

    Pls more Then&NOW Best Format

  • @michaelmccollister7482

    lovin' these...

  • @jfphoenix8598
    @jfphoenix8598 Před 3 lety +1

    Très passionnant de faire revivre l’histoire de cette façon. Merci pour le doc.

  • @Scharlatan68
    @Scharlatan68 Před rokem

    After watching a lot of videos, at least i subscribed this channel. You are doing a brilliant job, all videos are fascinating so far. And your german is not so bad as you might think.. ;-) I saw the video with Mr.Melchers, awesome ! Thank you.

  • @fredhafner8177
    @fredhafner8177 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I really enjoy WWII history. So many Brave men and woman., civilian and military selfishly lost their lives in Europe and the Pacific. You are paying respect to them through this historical video. Thanks again…

  • @leescuderi8331
    @leescuderi8331 Před 3 lety +2

    Well done! We often have a disconnect with history because the photos look so grainy and otherworldly. Seeing it in HD along with the old photos really adds a new perspective. Thanks so much.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes! Thank you, I'm glad you experienced it this way!

  • @Sandwich13455
    @Sandwich13455 Před 3 lety +1

    Very interesting and innovative!

  • @rudolfrednose7351
    @rudolfrednose7351 Před 3 lety +1

    I was looking for reference pictures of typical 1940’s houses and villages in Normandy for making 3D models for a WW2 FPS game for mobile devices. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad it helped. Feel free to contact us for research matters any time!

  • @nevermindthebollocks1171
    @nevermindthebollocks1171 Před 3 lety +1

    Great job

  • @gordonmckenzie926
    @gordonmckenzie926 Před 3 lety

    Excellent

  • @rodgeyd6728
    @rodgeyd6728 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant work 👍

  • @bobkrohn8053
    @bobkrohn8053 Před 3 lety +3

    I am obsessed with these before/after photos. Is there a website that can archive all the work done?
    I wish you allowed us to dwell longer on the comparison photo pairs.
    Oh, also, I hope you are recording the exact geographic coordinates of camera location. If you took the pics with a cell phone, the Latitude/Longitude are saved in the metadata part of the file.
    Keep it up.
    For everyone’s info, there is/was a magazine that did this type thing.
    “After the Battle”

    • @SNAFUDOCS
      @SNAFUDOCS  Před 3 lety +3

      Hey man, those are great suggestions. It's definitely something we would love to set up.
      The "After the Battle" Magazin is truly amazing. We have all editions.

  • @blackvulcan100
    @blackvulcan100 Před 3 lety +3

    St Mere Eglais ( the first town to be liberated ) has framed photographs on the walls and the locations of the battle for the town.Very informative.

  • @mason7778
    @mason7778 Před 3 lety

    Good work! Gute Arbeit👍 sehr interessant! 👌

  • @robertzimmerman4171
    @robertzimmerman4171 Před 3 lety +2

    i subscribed within 10 seconds, you deserve more subscribers

  • @pingdis
    @pingdis Před 8 měsíci

    Excellent.

  • @Karl61290
    @Karl61290 Před 3 lety +3

    Exceptionally well done .....please do more , Rots would be a good one West of Caen

  • @adrianofonseca2550
    @adrianofonseca2550 Před 3 lety

    Parabéns pelo vídeo

  • @yamrunner
    @yamrunner Před 2 lety

    Tres bon boulot !!

  • @Strandjutter
    @Strandjutter Před 3 lety

    Very interesting!

  • @marcdaniel8794
    @marcdaniel8794 Před 2 lety

    incroyable vos vidéo sont fantastique, sa prend les trippes.

  • @iosifa5397
    @iosifa5397 Před 2 lety

    gracias por su trabajo. Es increible ver esos lugares, testigos de tanto sufrimiento que trae la guerra. gracias por estas historias.