absolutely fantastic !!!!!!!!!! my god man i love it !!!! thank you Shaun.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you Shaun! It's a great spot in Normandy so had to show it off and give an overview of the events there given how iconic those images are.
@thomasfennell7838
3 ай бұрын
I find it amazing how these villages and towns of Normandy remain virtually unchanged in the 80 years since D-Day. The historical content of your presentation is quite remarkable. The intersection in the photo of the American soldier holding the surrendered German soldier remains unchanged. It's almost as if this village is lost in time. Simply put, your presentation puts us in Normandy on D-Day. Thank you for posting.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more! That part of Normandy is a wonderful time capsule! Thank you for watching!
@michelles2299
Ай бұрын
Good for the French unlike Britain ruined by town planning and local councils pfffff
@sabii416
3 ай бұрын
The exploits of the 101st and 82nd are always a favorite of mine, the then & now photos and drone shots paint a better understanding of a story. Thank you.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Likewise! That whole area is crammed full of small unit Airborne actions and fortunately the Signal Corps documents this small part of the troops moving through there. Thanks for watching!
@christybriggs1737
3 ай бұрын
It's always such a treat to find your content in my feed. ❤❤
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Always loved visiting Turqueville so had to film there this year!
@Lfg117
2 ай бұрын
Well done. We history buffs live vicariously thru you. Thank u.
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Still a few more locations to come from Normandy but glad you enjoyed this one. Those crossroads at Turqueville are always a favourite of mine to stop at
@paulrobinson8263
3 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation once again and thank you, great watching, Robbo 👌👍
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Robbo, glad you enjoyed it!
@magic1968
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for all you give 👍
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
You’re most welcome!
@philipcollins5440
3 ай бұрын
Well done on giving us an idea of what it was liketo be there.😊
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
You’re most welcome! Hopefully provides context to the photo and shows the others that were taken plus the battle itself for the village there on D-Day and D+1!
@runwiththerunners8152
3 ай бұрын
Excellent thank you again for posting most enjoyable
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! this weeks episode is a bit different as I take a look at the filming locations for Band of Brothers!
@richardswan9717
3 ай бұрын
As always, very well done. 👍
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hopefully gives some context to these well known images!
@fergusabroad
3 ай бұрын
You make an excellent informative well edited video sir. Really enjoy them. ✌🏻
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I hope you like this weeks episode. It's a slight divergence from the ususal wartime spots but it looks at the filming of Band of Brothers so all related in one way or another!
@markjones3985
3 ай бұрын
Love your work and attention to detail. Great job. Thank you. Keep it coming please.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! This weeks episode will look at Band of Brothers and some of the Then and Now locations used durng the filming of Ep 1 and Ep 3 so something a little different again but being my favourite series I had to film there!
@กบวาสุกรี
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for continuing contents. From Thailand
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
You're most welcome! Very cool to know you're watching from Thailand! This weeks episode will be a Then and Now looking at one of my all time favourite series Band of Brothers and the filming locations used in the UK!
@AttackratUK
3 ай бұрын
This really is some high quality, well researched content. Thank you for all the work that goes into producing them.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
No worries, glad I can share these places with so many like minded people! And if you're able to visit Normand it's definitly worth a ten minute stop there to take it all in!!!
@AttackratUK
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder I go to Normandy with my mates on bikes. Visited La Fiere bridge this year, put your video on when we were back at the gite and it really explained what had happened with the lay of the land. This will be on my list for next time, I love the now and then photos. Thanks again.
@donl1846
3 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this one, thank you !
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Turqueville is one of those spots I alwasy get drawn to every time I visit Normandy.
@JamesHillman-sirzethio
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the work that you do
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Hope it helped to expand on these incredible images and provide some context behind them!
@JamesHillman-sirzethio
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder I've been reading/studying military history since I was 10 [currently 55] and for the last 20 years I've been focusing on the "small" stories like the ones that you give. Keep up the good work!
@simonwelch7899
3 ай бұрын
Really interesting ‘then and now’ and great research.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@maryannallen9885
3 ай бұрын
I always search these old film clips for my father’s face. But now, knowing that there was approximately 2000 members of the 101st 506th, It explains why I never see him.😢
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
It might be worth finding an online copy of the scrap book they made at the end of the war. This link is to a PDF copy of it, or if you prefer Google 506th Curahee Scrap Book PDF and it should come up! core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234781191.pdf
@maryannallen9885
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder he was seriously wounded on June 13 Which is D-Day +7 that is shown in the Band of brothers when my dad was wounded 😢 newspaper clipping from his hometown, said somewhere outside the town of Carenten
@PAS_2020
3 ай бұрын
Being that you love World War II history (appreciate you very much), you might really like a nostalgic radio station that streams 24:7 British Home Front Radio. It is available free streaming on the Internet and also on the TuneIn app. Wow do I love this radio station - it is hosted LIVE just like the radio our parents, grandparents, great grandparents used to listen to complete with bulletins, soundbites of the war, speeches by all our Allies, and even some German propaganda broadcasts. Even some homefront bulletins how to volunteer, how to grow vegetables in a garden, especially for vitamin C - did not know all the citrus was being sent to the front. All big band, swing, love songs. If any of us have WW II veterans in our family, or in [compassionate] facilities would probably love it. I am young and play it all day long in the background while I work. So refreshing from today’s rock, jazz, rap, emo, stressed out music. Super authentic. Relaxing.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'll have a look for it!
@WWII-Skipabeat
3 ай бұрын
Wow, had no idea about this, sounds amazing, will follow up for sure. Was recently watching the YT I’ve got a gal in Kalamazoo video but a whole channel, beyond delighted : )
@firstcitytraveler
3 ай бұрын
Great video, but you never answered whether the US prisoners were liberated upon the German surrender.
@pascalplace5981
2 ай бұрын
On the most knowned picture you can see Shanklin's name written on the scabbard of his leg knife. And if i remember well Shanklin shoot himself in the foot during the Battle of the Bulge
@kevgoeswandering8488
3 ай бұрын
may i ask why the censors blank out the ace of spades?
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
To prevent the specific unit being identified. In a similar manner today with Special Forces having their faces blacked out in photos to prevent them as individuals being identified, it was done to a lot of units during WW2. Fortunately though the original photos were archived so it makes our job today that much easier to understand which units they belonged to!
@kevgoeswandering8488
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder thank you sir
@joesanchez979
3 ай бұрын
It's funny how american soldiers would capture German soldiers and after some questioning u.s. soldiers would give cigarettes and chocolate and crackers. Same with the British 😊
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
I think for the most part there wasn't a huge amount of malice towards the ordinary soliders. Like the Allies, even the average German conscript was caught up in something far bigger than themselves. The educated ones who supported the party, or fanatical followers are a different story.
@michelles2299
Ай бұрын
They were all probably under 20 what else would you do?
@DDDD-pv7fw
Ай бұрын
Great video, the research done is unprecedented !! Missed going to this spot on the 80th Anniversary, but will definitely visit on the 81st Anniversary, as now I know exactly where it is .
@WW2Wayfinder
Ай бұрын
Thank you! It's only a small spot but well worth it and lots of other key 101st sites in the areas so perfect to make a dy or half day in this area.
@gibraltersteamboatco888
Ай бұрын
Just read an old article about 101st dispatching 30 prisoners they had taken from Ost-Bataillon 795 at Audouville-la-Hubert. Any thoughts?
@daviddigital6887
2 ай бұрын
The French countryside and the villages are absolutely beautiful ! Rarely can you find places that unchanged for so many years. It's almost like something out of a dream. Thanks for showing us these places and telling the stories.
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more! Normandy or at least bit of it feel like a time machine and give us a great glimpse into the past thanks to the lack of modernisation around there!
@januszfijak7558
3 ай бұрын
Znalazłem ten wlog przez przypadek w 80 rocznicę. Dziękuję robisz porządną robotę. Tak trzymaj😊 Ku chwale żołnierzą, dzięki nim żyjemy🎖️ Pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱
@Roller_Ghoster
2 ай бұрын
I stood there way back in 2011. I got my dad to take my photo. I had the football team I support top on lol.
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
Nice!!! It’s a great spot isn’t it. The fact that it has remained so unchanged in 80 years is something I find incredible.
@raphael-t1v
Ай бұрын
As you mentioned, the last shot is not so well known and really show the propaganda purpose of that scene!sometimes I wonder how those guys found the time to pose for the newspapers in the middle of a fight ! Great stuff
@kevgoeswandering8488
3 ай бұрын
I said it once and shall say it again, you just get better and better, simply amazing content, i appreciate all your hard work thank you
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you, that's very kind of you to say so! Just glad I'm able to share my passion with so many who enjoy it!
@WWII-Skipabeat
3 ай бұрын
WWII Wayfinder never disappoints, always absorbing, informative, and progressing my knowledge and understanding of WWII from someone who clearly has a passion for the subject and shares it - fortunately for us. WWII Wayfinder, together with JD and SNAFU are, in my view, by far the three ultimate go-to sources re WWII for a genuinely rewarding presentation where you discover a previously unknown story relating to D-Day (or later), always clearly presented and deepening not just knowledge but appreciation of what took place.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! JD and SNAFU are definitly great channels for sure! I have a slightly different Then and Now episode out this week looking at Ep 1 and 3 of Band of Brothers and where they were filmed in the UK so straying frm the history path but only breifly!
@VFRSTREETFIGHTER
3 ай бұрын
I'm ex B Co. 1/506th Inf. although MUCH later. Thank you for making these videos, I really enjoy them. Any information about the men that came before me is greatly appreciated.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
My Pleasure! I hope I was able to provide a bit of context ot the incredible images taken by the Signal Corps that day! Very cool that you served in the 506th as well given it's proud history!
@RobJones262
3 ай бұрын
Names to faces is always a bonus. Do we know if Wilbur survived the war? Thankyou again for showing us this time capsule ;)
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
He did! He passed aways in the 90's so he lived to a good old age!
@giljeep
3 ай бұрын
je connaissais les photos (sauf celle avec les chevaux) j'y retourne cet été, grâce a vous je sais ou aller!!! merci pour la vidéo.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
You're most welcome, glad i was able to show you a new photo from that location!!!
@eamo106
3 ай бұрын
Another , you have taken up the baton from Mark Felton. Well done !
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@philfyphil
2 ай бұрын
Amazing. What a fantastic video.
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@TI4438
2 ай бұрын
Another fantastic vid!
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Just a small crossroads but I'm always amazed and pelased to see that it hasn't changed since June 1944!
@NDB469
3 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@krautmartin5452
3 ай бұрын
Hi WW2 wayfinder Shanklin one typically u.s G.I...allways captured enemy pesonal items see the photos one Mauser89/98 bayonet and one Coconut canteen!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
I think he has a stick grenade or two on him as well!
@krautmartin5452
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder yes, one or two Potato Masher👍
@bugs5644
3 ай бұрын
nice then and now photos . never saw those.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! It's a must seen spot if you have the chance to visit Normandy given how unchanged the area is.
@adamcoleCat425
3 ай бұрын
Awesome love the pics . There worth 1000 words ! Awesome how nothing has changed jurasticlly just some road signs when comparing now and then . Keep up the good videos 💯👌
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hope it helped to provide some context behind these amazing photos!
@adamcoleCat425
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder yes sir keep it up enjoy ur videos !!
@JACasal29
2 ай бұрын
. Hey! I like your hat ✌🏻
@WW2Wayfinder
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! From a company called Eagles and Angels in the U.S.
@iansmith3894
Ай бұрын
Brilliant, thank you
@WW2Wayfinder
Ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@habanos2000
3 ай бұрын
Great content as usual!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@justa.american8303
3 ай бұрын
Great information.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully helps to clarify those incredible images! Thanks for watching.
@johnsimms4501
3 ай бұрын
Very well done.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@leesherman100
3 ай бұрын
Another outstanding episode. Your work is as usual beyond reproach. Many thanks.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I love Turqville and the images that were taken there. Shanklin really does look like the ultimate 101st paratrooper!
@javieralexander1558
3 ай бұрын
I recently subscribed to your channel and I love how much detail you put in them. It’s unbelievable how vast this war was and how many stories there are
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Hope you’re enjoying the channel and I hope this episode gave you an insight into these incredible photos that were taken on D+1 and just how unchanged that area is 80 years on!
@alfiedog2942
3 ай бұрын
Seems the Americans took more footage and photos than the British. Unless I stand corrected, great videos as usual, I’ve travelled to Normandy several times and participated in the liberation March but would like to do the same in the British sector if they do have a similar event with hundreds of reenactors . I enjoyed your commandos march / memorial walk 👍
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
I think the availbilty of film was certainly easier for American forces and while us Brits and Canadians did take thousands of photos, I think you're correc that the Signal corps took more and they're free to access in the archives where as the Imperial War Museum in the UK are a nightmare to deal with.
@jbellos1
3 ай бұрын
This is great stuff - the then's and now's along with the archival footage - well done, mate!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!! I've always loved this spot in Turqeville eversince I first visited the spot in 2007 so had to film there on my last trip to Normandy!
@chrispig7748
3 ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Thank you for explaining what happened in these places so well. You have just the right presentation for this subject
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm diverting from wartime history in this weeks coming episode for a look at some of the Band of Brothers filming locations so hope you like that as the areas where they filmed it were cool to visit!
@gibraltersteamboatco888
3 ай бұрын
Impressive work. Thank you. imagine growing up there, with few memories of change. It would be difficult to gouge the passage of time
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Its an incredible spot to visit and I'm always drawn to it when I'm there.
@suepalin9202
3 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jon, for another poignant video from the Normandy campaign. When I see Ike speaking to those airborne troops, I wonder how many of them survived, went home to their loved ones and rebuilt their lives after the horrors of WW2.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you Sue!
@1psychofan
3 ай бұрын
Very cool knowledge in this episode! You’re so right! We see the photos but don’t know the people! I love this!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've always loved these photos and I was lucky enough to be staying in Turqueville during the commemorations so had to film there!
@Great_Sandwich
3 ай бұрын
0:48 - _"Yes, Sir."_
@MrTuftynut
3 ай бұрын
Another excellent and interesting video. Love the 'Then & Now' comparisons and drone/bird level shots too!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's such an interesting area and hopefull i was able to provide a bit of context behind the incredible images that were taken there 80 years ago!
@andrewbutcher6162
3 ай бұрын
I was in Normandy in May of 23 and tried to find this location and drove right through that intersection, thinking it was on the other side of the town. I'm planning on going back in the Fall and will definitely go back, now I know where it's at, thanks to you!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
It's definitly and easy one to miss, given how so many of the lanes around there look similar to one another. I think though it is now marked on Google Maps so worth a few minutes taking a look on there to confirm it as there's nothing worse when you're in Normandy spending time trying to find a spot! I hope you have a wonderful trip when you retrun back there!!
@dmmchugh3714
3 ай бұрын
Great video, I'm trying to learn more about the D-DAY actions in the towns closest to the beaches. A question: why would they stage the photos ? Sorry to be a dolt on this question. I did not realize these were staged.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Not a problem! All for propoganda purposes so the papers could use the images to help bolster the morale of the folks back home.
@ColinH1973
3 ай бұрын
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for what you do and for the work you put in.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Colin! Hope it provided some context to those images and gave an idea of how Turqueville appears today 80 years on.
@edwinodus
3 ай бұрын
I thought about everything but the photo being staged. Now it all make perfect sense
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad I was able to show the place and expand on the images!
@richardknights8797
3 ай бұрын
Brilliant video, great to see those wonderful then and now images.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jas_1959
3 ай бұрын
1st class presentation, loved the drone footage. Thanks, for keeping the history of these men alive !!!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the support to to the channel as it really does help keep it all moving forward!
@FeckArseIndustries
3 ай бұрын
Nostalgic for my father's generation, thought provoking for mine. Wonderful work, as always. Thank you.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mikehall5815
3 ай бұрын
Very informative as usual. Thank you for the then and now.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike! Glad you enjoyed it! this weeks one is all about Band of Brothers so hope you enjoy that too!
@johnhalley974
3 ай бұрын
Great vid, enjoyed it…But are there any coming which deals with the battle for Normandy?…D day was just one day, a great day. But I’m more interested in the rest. Carentan, St Lo breakout, Mortain, Carnage at Caen and Falaise. I hope these will be coming.👍
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Oh don't worry I have some Battle for Normandy content coming along with retracing the German retreat post the Falasie Gap which has never been seen on KZitem before!
@johnhalley974
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder look forward to it
@scottw4336
3 ай бұрын
I know it's generic ...but thanks as always🇺🇲🇬🇧
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Not a problem, I genuinely appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoed the episode!
@WW2_X2
3 ай бұрын
Nice video
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@darrenmerritt2744
3 ай бұрын
Perfectly done, great episode
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@rw9866
3 ай бұрын
Very cool video best from the USA
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@rw9866
3 ай бұрын
@@WW2Wayfinder your videos are always spot on, I have been to a lot of those places what separates you from the rest is you go to the places not really known but the played a big part of the war.
@joesanchez979
3 ай бұрын
Excellent pictures😊
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@robmisener2786
3 ай бұрын
Great video!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jas_1959
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the support!
@mgmmac36
3 ай бұрын
absolutely fascinating! And to think, if Sgt Svonchek had not been fluent in russian, the surrender may not have come so easy. Again, just anmazing.
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Crazy isn't it, just one of those freak occurences that paid untold dividends!
@joseaherranz8896
3 ай бұрын
Este verano estuve allí y tengo la foto de antes y ahora.
@tjcurran4912
3 ай бұрын
Thank you Jon!!! Love what you do to keep WWII history alive. Keep up the Great Work 👍🏼
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
No worries! Glad you enjoyed! I hope you enjoy the episode that I've got coming out this week, if you've ever seen a show called Band of Brothers I think you'll enjoy it!!!
@troykauffman3963
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome episode Jon, well done sir. It’s amazing to see that it still looks the same today as it did then. Have a pint on me for your outstanding work. 🫡🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦
@WW2Wayfinder
3 ай бұрын
Thank you Troy! You're continued support is greatly appreiciated!
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