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so rommel isjó forced to retrea. will use this signal intelligence to great advantage, both in north africa, sicily and then in france and into germany. he's a connoisseur of the use of intelligence and tell you how he did it. this is the first time that anybody will hear about this because i was told from the source themselves, a very good friend of mine at the center of military history got to robert wright, was good friends with kent roberts, greenfield and forest at the center of military history before i got there, but in particular, dr. pogue was with the american army in europe in 1943-44 and '45 as chief historian in the european theater and he said every night in france and in germany after dinner, patton and colonel bratton would walk out into the middle of a field and they would talk and then they would walk back to the headquarters tent. now, colonel bratton is somebody you're all familiar with, from the movie tora, tora, tora. once again pearl harbor comes into play because he is the army's signals intel
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what's in ramos thinking rommel is rommel has been in north africa.fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. an opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but he believes if they use the other approach and remember prerecorded it for an amphibious operation is. air superiority naval superiority around there. so air superiority is something we win. the time you get to 1944. however, because you have the air superiority, you are able to terdict those forces. rommel believes that allied air is so significant that they will not able to get to the beaches. right. if you keep that strategic reserve too far to, the rear. they will never make it forward. and that's part of his thinking in. the sand rommel rama will later be also be implicated in the plot to assassinate■v hitler. i may have seen that movie, you know, as a movie on on this scheme that was eventually for for the sun rama at this point is not of the opinion and you've heard me say this before for the for the russian stalingrad is the most important camp
what's in ramos thinking rommel is rommel has been in north africa.fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. an opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but he believes if they use the other approach and remember prerecorded it for an amphibious operation is. air superiority naval superiority around there. so air superiority is something we win. the time you get to 1944. however, because you have the air superiority, you are able to terdict those...
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well, those were rommel's. that's a quote from rommel. the, the longest day. and he believed that the battle had to be won on d-day. that was where the battle had to be won. and he believed it had to be won the beaches as a consequence that what he wants to do is he wants put a strong defensive perimeter along the beaches. he w north africa. he's fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. and he is of the opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but he believes if they use the other approach and remember prerecorded it for an amphibious operation is. air superiority naval superiority around there. so air superiority is something we win. the time you get to 1944. however, because you have the air superiority, you are able to interdict those rommel believes that allied air is so significant that they will not able to get to the beaches. right. if you keep that strategic reserve too far forward. and that's part of his thinking in rama will later be also be implicated in the plot to assassinate hitler. i may have seen t
well, those were rommel's. that's a quote from rommel. the, the longest day. and he believed that the battle had to be won on d-day. that was where the battle had to be won. and he believed it had to be won the beaches as a consequence that what he wants to do is he wants put a strong defensive perimeter along the beaches. he w north africa. he's fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. and he is of the opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but...
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this the one panzer division that rommel had front. of khan when they realized the airborne operations have started to happen as a general matt said, they actually lean to the east, but they're on the wrong side of the horn river. so now they got to stop you got to go back all the way to the southern of khan before you can launch this. a counterattack when they launch the counterattack, you're right ultimately they will get within sight of beach, but they are so strong out. and who is on their flanks as. dr. mcmanus has brought up the canady it's their literal responsibility and the orders of overlord are stop the german attack. they are set up with armor artillery to go ahead and drive that. and what they find is there's not truly not enough weight for the germans take advantage of that advance almost all the way to the beach. those guys are almost cut off and they will have to pull back. so it is a small window of opportunity could play the what if game of what if there were more mass there would if rommel had given more panzer divis
this the one panzer division that rommel had front. of khan when they realized the airborne operations have started to happen as a general matt said, they actually lean to the east, but they're on the wrong side of the horn river. so now they got to stop you got to go back all the way to the southern of khan before you can launch this. a counterattack when they launch the counterattack, you're right ultimately they will get within sight of beach, but they are so strong out. and who is on their...
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in africa, kim, this man was an nco with rommel in the africa corps.hey still had that much pride in rommel as a man and serving with him and under him and the nazis, a bunch of stinkers that lied and cheated and took over, and then they had a secret police system and it's very hard to buck secret police, especially if you have a family to protect. >> i think let's give -- [applause] >> thank you. >> and we are going to leave this here to take you now live to attorney general merrick garland who is addressing the department's efforts to combat violent crime. you're watching live coverage here on c-span2. >> very, very excited to begin day two of our third annual executive forum. at this time i would like you all to please stand for attorney general merrick garland. >> (inaudible) >> we're going to need a minute. you all can be seated. you all did an outstanding job for at that rehearsal, thank you very, very much. that was-- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen,
in africa, kim, this man was an nco with rommel in the africa corps.hey still had that much pride in rommel as a man and serving with him and under him and the nazis, a bunch of stinkers that lied and cheated and took over, and then they had a secret police system and it's very hard to buck secret police, especially if you have a family to protect. >> i think let's give -- [applause] >> thank you. >> and we are going to leave this here to take you now live to attorney general...
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rommel, commander of army group b, and adolf hitler. is a feature of the plan from the very beginning. and the difference is the pot and clay is in instantly fatal target. if we successfully invade and move inland, this is instantly fatal for germany. it is threatened and germany proper is threatened. normandy is fatal eventually. they have an option to contain normandy perhaps. they have an option to defeat it. so they shut the door by garrisoning it as heavy as they do. and they leave the door ajar in normandy. however, one thing that i would add to the presentation on the german command debate over this is the commander of the german forces in the west is a particular figure. he had defeated the french and the british in 1940. in addition to being unrealistic, about the ability to mount a panzer counteroffensive, a great intent in western democracies. he felt that they would fold if they hit -- this is his appraisal. in 1940, and he would be brought back to power, reinstated as commander west in order to launch the then counteroffens
rommel, commander of army group b, and adolf hitler. is a feature of the plan from the very beginning. and the difference is the pot and clay is in instantly fatal target. if we successfully invade and move inland, this is instantly fatal for germany. it is threatened and germany proper is threatened. normandy is fatal eventually. they have an option to contain normandy perhaps. they have an option to defeat it. so they shut the door by garrisoning it as heavy as they do. and they leave the...
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rommel, by contrast, had fought the allies and he knew what we were capable of.so rommel pleads and the compromises described today happened. another thing i would add to that, however, is the termination of the of thetroops. also, the interesting happens stance that so many of the quarter or more of the german troops in france are russian or east european. a lot of people say that that means that they were lesser troops. their doubtful was their■ loyaly was doubtful. they were not going to fight that hard, etc., etc., etc. and yet max hastings writes, quote, much has been written about the poor quality of the german troops defending the channel coast. yet these seamen prevented the allies almost everywhere from gaining their d-day objectives. and on the american beach, omaha brought them close to defeat. even before the crack units of the ss and vermont approached the battlefield. why? well, let's say you're in the seventh or ninth field division protecting conn. let's say you're there's a regiment, i believe russian regiment attached to the 352nd facing omaha.
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there were dunes filled with metal by rommel, but the men defiedthe attempt to land on the beaches, the raid in the summer of 1942, had become a massacre. just one month before, there was a rehearsal of d-day on beaches in england, and the attack on two ships caused more than 800 allied deaths. yet there were women and men 80 years ago who were willing to join the french fighters to join forces with the french resistance, to liberate france. the nazi enemy was in the east. the units of the red army. in may 1942 the french resistance had a job in the city. he stole the plans of the rtification from the coast of normandy between cherbourg and oslo, then colonel remi forwarded them to london. for months, preparations went on in great britain with dummies, dummy tanks, fake uniforms, and tom brady a message is to give the idea that there was going to be a landing in norway. calais in france. operation overlord was prepared in secret. there was a huge armada, the largest of all time, being prepared to face up to the fortifications. 80 years ago, on the sixth of june, 1944, we saw the beginni
there were dunes filled with metal by rommel, but the men defiedthe attempt to land on the beaches, the raid in the summer of 1942, had become a massacre. just one month before, there was a rehearsal of d-day on beaches in england, and the attack on two ships caused more than 800 allied deaths. yet there were women and men 80 years ago who were willing to join the french fighters to join forces with the french resistance, to liberate france. the nazi enemy was in the east. the units of the red...
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they ran toward the cliffs, and mines planted underneath by field marshall rommel exploded around thempt coming. gunfire rained above them. but still, they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs, but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, their ropes, and grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cut their ladders, the rangers used their ropes. when the nazis cut their ropes, the rangers used their hands. and inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard, the rangers clawed -- literally clawed their way up this mighty precipice until at last they reached the top. they breachetlatlantic wall. and they turned, in that one effort, the tide of war that began to save the world. ladies and gentlemen, yesterday i paid my respects at the american cemetery just a few miles from here, where many of those rangers who died taking this cliff are buried. i spoke of what the -- about what the fallen had done to defend freedom. today, as i look out at this battlefield and all the bunkers- and
they ran toward the cliffs, and mines planted underneath by field marshall rommel exploded around thempt coming. gunfire rained above them. but still, they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs, but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, their ropes, and grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cut their ladders, the rangers used their ropes. when the nazis cut their ropes, the...
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so interesting little anecdote about omaha beach rommel, of course field marshal erwin rommel, who'sor the defense of northern, was commander of army group b. he visits omaha beach and heid f salerno, which an allied landing beach in in italy in september 43 because of the crescent shape, the bracketing of the high ground and all that of stuff. so he certainly would anticipated omaha beach anybody who figured that an allied invasion was coming at normandy would look at these actual landing beaches where we land and know that this is we're going to be doing it. so that's why they built the defenses. i didn't mention this during the talk but i probably should have almost all the the german fortification missions in normandy are sort of still kind of in process. the germans are feverishly fortifying up to the last moment. so if rommel were here, i dare he would probably tell us my defenses were not complete as of d-day. and so you think about cost of this and say boy i'm glad they weren't complete imagine if they were. yes, sir. could you talk about the relative the of mulberry harbor,
so interesting little anecdote about omaha beach rommel, of course field marshal erwin rommel, who'sor the defense of northern, was commander of army group b. he visits omaha beach and heid f salerno, which an allied landing beach in in italy in september 43 because of the crescent shape, the bracketing of the high ground and all that of stuff. so he certainly would anticipated omaha beach anybody who figured that an allied invasion was coming at normandy would look at these actual landing...
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rommel's naval advisor on d-day. he was in command of the naval forces. at one point in the conference, he said "on june 17, 1919, i was yo officer preparing to scuttle a german destroyer. 25 years later on the morning of the day plus one, june 7, 1944, i realized they had established a permanent beachhead and the war was definitely lost." so that is what happens on june 6. the war is now definitely lost for germany. but we have to make it so. because all of these germans are going to fight to the last round of ammunition. all of the germans whose family are being held hostage at home. the maniacal logic of the nazi regime, we are going to have to make this happen. so that brings us to other decisions eisenhower makes. one that i can emphasize, don't have all the time in the world, but the landings at d-day. this is a sketch of the landing zones. they eventually come to look like this. by middle july, the germans successfully contain normative. there are two phases of normandy, one is getting ashore, the other is breaking out. by the summer, by mid july,
rommel's naval advisor on d-day. he was in command of the naval forces. at one point in the conference, he said "on june 17, 1919, i was yo officer preparing to scuttle a german destroyer. 25 years later on the morning of the day plus one, june 7, 1944, i realized they had established a permanent beachhead and the war was definitely lost." so that is what happens on june 6. the war is now definitely lost for germany. but we have to make it so. because all of these germans are going to...
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her family was traveling from florida to oakland to register her son rommel at lincoln university at around 615 saturday evening. >> they left their rental car parked to pick up food at a nearby jamaican restaurant, only to find broken glass and five suitcases stolen $3,000 in the bag. >> my husband puts under the seat with three passports. three social security is high school diploma, my son high school diploma, birth certificates, everything totally gone. >> it happened about a block away from the university at 15th and franklin, and when they got back to their car, they say a witness told them men driving a car without a license plate masked, broke into their car and stole all their things. of course, this is something people here in oakland have seen many times. i didn't know that these things happen in america. >> so it's strange really, really strange to me. >> she says she called the police but was told to file a report in person at a police station. >> to me, it's lawless because we even called the police three times and they said they can't come. we have to come. they can't
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there were ready i ran toward the cliffs and minds plan in an obese by field marshal rommel rommel exploded around them. but still they kept coming gunfire rain above them. >> but still they kept coming nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs but still they kept coming but then minutes, they reached the base of this cliff it launched or ladders, the ropes and grappling hooks and they began to climb when the nazis cut their ladders arrangers use the ropes when the nazis cut the ropes arrangers use their hands and edge by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard rangers, claude literally clogged the way up this mighty precipice until the last. >> they've reached the top they breach sisters atlantic wall and they turned and that whenever the tide of the war began to save the world ladies and gentlemen yesterday, i paid my respects to the american cemetery just a few miles from here. we're many those rangers who died taking this cliff are buried. i spoke of what the what to fall on the done to defend freedom today as a look out of his battlefield. and all the bunkers and bomb crater
there were ready i ran toward the cliffs and minds plan in an obese by field marshal rommel rommel exploded around them. but still they kept coming gunfire rain above them. >> but still they kept coming nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs but still they kept coming but then minutes, they reached the base of this cliff it launched or ladders, the ropes and grappling hooks and they began to climb when the nazis cut their ladders arrangers use the ropes when the nazis...
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they ran toward the question and minds planning based by fuel marshall rami rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming going far, range above them. but still they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above explorers against the class, but still they kept coming. within minutes they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes in grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cut their ladders rangers use the ropes lodges cut. the ropes rangers raised their hands and edge by its foot by foot, yard by yard ranges, clod, literally clogged their way up this mighty precipice. until the last, they reached the top, they braces those elastic wall, and they turn that one over. the tide of the war began to save the world. a lady's gentleman, yesterday i pay my respects to the american cemetery just a few miles from here. were many of those ranges who died, taking his clover buried, i spoke of what the from was about the fall and the done defend freedom. today, as we look at this battlefield and all the bunkers and bomb creditors that are still su
they ran toward the question and minds planning based by fuel marshall rami rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming going far, range above them. but still they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above explorers against the class, but still they kept coming. within minutes they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes in grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cut their ladders rangers use the ropes lodges cut. the ropes rangers...
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rommel crossman just graduated high school and was planning to attend lincoln university in downtown oakland. the family says their car was broken into on saturday night as they were getting dinner. five suitcases were stolen. it happened just a block away from the university at 15th and franklin, thousand dollars in the bag. >> my husband put it under the seat with three passports. three social security is high school diploma. my son high school diploma, birth certificate, everything totally gone. >> his family is planning on withdrawing his enrollment, saying they are too traumatized to leave him here for school. we reached out to lincoln university but have not heard back. >> more victims of child sex abuse have filed civil suits against a school district in san jose, accusing officials of trying to cover up sexual assault allegations against a former teacher. israel santiago is currently in prison for sexually abusing students at adelante dual language academy, where he was a music teacher back in 2022. a lawsuit was filed earlier this year by one of the victims. now, 11 more hav
rommel crossman just graduated high school and was planning to attend lincoln university in downtown oakland. the family says their car was broken into on saturday night as they were getting dinner. five suitcases were stolen. it happened just a block away from the university at 15th and franklin, thousand dollars in the bag. >> my husband put it under the seat with three passports. three social security is high school diploma. my son high school diploma, birth certificate, everything...
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they ran toward the question mines planning to the beach by fuel marshall. rami rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming. going far right and above them. but still, they kept coming. nazi grenades drawn from above, exposed the guys to class, but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes in grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cuts their ladders, the rangers usually rose lodges, cut the ropes rangers, use their hands, and hedge by hedge foot by foot, yard by yard ranges clod, literally clawed their way up this mighty precipice. until the last they reached the top a braces. there's a lot of wall and they turn, and that one of the tide of the war began to save the world. ladies gentlemen, yesterday i paid my respects to the american cemetery just a few miles from here. were many of those ranges who died, taking his clover buried, i spoke of what the was about the fall on the done defend freedom. today, as we look at this battlefield and all the bunkers and bomb creditors that are s
they ran toward the question mines planning to the beach by fuel marshall. rami rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming. going far right and above them. but still, they kept coming. nazi grenades drawn from above, exposed the guys to class, but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes in grappling hooks, and they began to climb. when the nazis cuts their ladders, the rangers usually rose lodges, cut the...
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marshal gad on homestead, the commander in chief west, no landing attempt to be feared before june 10th. rommel wants to take advantage of the bad weather to travel to germany. it's his wife's safety as best day on june 6th, the but the weather plays tracks on the germans. since the destruction of the weather station in greenland, the meteor, a logical data has been patchy and unreliable. the i don't know what the allies know. on the morning of june, the 6th, the weather will improve for 24 hours. eisenhower trusts the phone cost and gives the order to attack of the on the afternoon of june, the 5th he speaks once again with the power of troopers at the apple and divisions . they will open the bottle, the they all to power, shoot into the hinterland. take out enemy all temporary positions. so joe bridges and to intercept the expected german counter attacks the back at his headquarters. eisenhower dropped statement for the media landings. and the shadow of the area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold. and i have withdraw on the troops, if any blame of fall into attaches to the attempt, i
marshal gad on homestead, the commander in chief west, no landing attempt to be feared before june 10th. rommel wants to take advantage of the bad weather to travel to germany. it's his wife's safety as best day on june 6th, the but the weather plays tracks on the germans. since the destruction of the weather station in greenland, the meteor, a logical data has been patchy and unreliable. the i don't know what the allies know. on the morning of june, the 6th, the weather will improve for 24...
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after all, after all the german troops soon began to be commanded by not the latest german general rommelof equipment, yes, yes, that is, a huge number, that is, in fact , for six people there is one unit of equipment, but these are different equipment, this is from jeeps, yes to there, well, of course, yes, yes, plus more than 104 tons of supply materials by the thirtieth of june 850.00 people, by the 4th of june more than a million, by the 25th of july almost. as a result, accordingly, the americans managed to make up superiority, because immediately the germans, including thanks to this campaign of disinformation, were unable to throw american forces into the sea, which, in fact, was what hitler insisted on, these fierce battles, i will not describe them all in detail now, but it is necessary to say, here is the city of caen, which you mentioned, it was not possible to capture it at all on the first day, in the end it was captured after july 21, and the first ideas for a breakthrough, deep into the operational space from the bridgehead, they did not succeed, because the germans were st
after all, after all the german troops soon began to be commanded by not the latest german general rommelof equipment, yes, yes, that is, a huge number, that is, in fact , for six people there is one unit of equipment, but these are different equipment, this is from jeeps, yes to there, well, of course, yes, yes, plus more than 104 tons of supply materials by the thirtieth of june 850.00 people, by the 4th of june more than a million, by the 25th of july almost. as a result, accordingly, the...
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it was unfortunate, but in way i think it was probably helpful to us because rommel wasn't expecting to a bad day. this buddy mine michigan. mike, mike. he was a guy that more of a daredevil in my so. one day we were in a foxhole and we're getting shelled the north sea. we we stayed in orchards rather than out in the open and picture perfect went over foxhole. and so and i had always bunk together. we weren't that kind. but time and he was an outdoorsman anyway. and so you're you're i'm a greenhorn from iowa and he's more of a living out in the wild. so we'd take fern's and lay him down like he'd me to make us softer mattress you'd you know take your fern leaves and put them together and you'd have one night's good sleep at least and you'd throw them up in a new. but mike was out there shaving one day and he had his helmet, some water, you know, and he was a shave in a way and a mirror hanging there. i said, you crazy fool, you're going to get hit there. you can't stay out there. it was coming in. and those some them were burst. and before they hit the ground they had them set and so
it was unfortunate, but in way i think it was probably helpful to us because rommel wasn't expecting to a bad day. this buddy mine michigan. mike, mike. he was a guy that more of a daredevil in my so. one day we were in a foxhole and we're getting shelled the north sea. we we stayed in orchards rather than out in the open and picture perfect went over foxhole. and so and i had always bunk together. we weren't that kind. but time and he was an outdoorsman anyway. and so you're you're i'm a...
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adjutant found a note in his pocket, yes, you can quote it from the case. not the last german general rommel the transfer of forces looked like, but on june 6 they landed, by june 11 more than 326 thousand people had already arrived at the bridgehead and note, 326 people and more than 54 thousand pieces of equipment, yes, yes, that is huge quantity, that is, in fact, it accounts for six people. since july 5, almost one and a half million, in the end, accordingly, the americans managed to gain superiority, because immediately the germans, including thanks to this campaign of disinformation, were unable to throw american forces into the sea, which, in fact, what hitler insisted on, these fierce battles, i will not describe them all in detail now, but i must say, the city of kan, which you mentioned, it was not possible to capture it at all on the first day, in the end it was captured after july 21, and the first... not only for infantry or jeeps, even for tanks, that is, such anti-tank barriers are alive, and the germans counted on the fact that they would be able to use these, as they were ca
adjutant found a note in his pocket, yes, you can quote it from the case. not the last german general rommel the transfer of forces looked like, but on june 6 they landed, by june 11 more than 326 thousand people had already arrived at the bridgehead and note, 326 people and more than 54 thousand pieces of equipment, yes, yes, that is huge quantity, that is, in fact, it accounts for six people. since july 5, almost one and a half million, in the end, accordingly, the americans managed to gain...
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he had tripped a mind that had planted there by rommel's troops.ly ended his life. what remained of his body, identified only by bought -- dogtags, was buried in a temporary cemetery near the beach and some years later was moved to the newly created normandy cemetery situated on the bluff overlooking omaha beach and the english channel. now this cemetery is a beautiful, beautiful place. but then, it was a place of violence and mayhem. a lot of good men from a number of the allied countries were killed on the d-day landings. i think my father was one of those good men. he was a senior at georgetown university, right down the road here, when pearl harbor was attacked. like so many manned and -- men and women across the nation, they stopped what they were doing, he and a friend left school and enthusiastically enhe was what people called well-rounded. good at sports and good at academics. he was on the football team. he lettered in football and got honors on the school debate team. his plan for his future was to come home to my mother and me come back
he had tripped a mind that had planted there by rommel's troops.ly ended his life. what remained of his body, identified only by bought -- dogtags, was buried in a temporary cemetery near the beach and some years later was moved to the newly created normandy cemetery situated on the bluff overlooking omaha beach and the english channel. now this cemetery is a beautiful, beautiful place. but then, it was a place of violence and mayhem. a lot of good men from a number of the allied countries were...
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the people that were coming into omaha beach a little south so they didn't meet the resistance and rommel wasn't even there. he had to come back and had the panzer division really just carve up some canadians. if things had gone the other way, hitler would've dominated europe for we don't even know how long. you do a lot of work for the younger generations and try to explain to them why learning about the history of this war and all wars is so important why is that so crucial now? >> we often talk about the importance of supporting our defenders and supporting our troops. i don't think people really understand unless you really know why it's important. i don't think the freedom was never more thinly on the line then in world war ii. one of the great things that we do, one of our programs is called soaring valour. i've had the great privilege to travel with hundreds of world war ii veterans down to the national world war ii museum and we pair them up with high school kids. a high school student 16-year-old can travel with a 95-year-old world war ii veteran who fought in that war, go to the
the people that were coming into omaha beach a little south so they didn't meet the resistance and rommel wasn't even there. he had to come back and had the panzer division really just carve up some canadians. if things had gone the other way, hitler would've dominated europe for we don't even know how long. you do a lot of work for the younger generations and try to explain to them why learning about the history of this war and all wars is so important why is that so crucial now? >> we...
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they ran towards the cliff and mines planted on the beach by field marshal rommel that exploded aroundy kept coming. gunfire rained above them but still they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs, but still, they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of the cliff. they launched ladders, ropes, and grappling hooks. they began to climb. the nazis cut their ladders. the rangers used the ropes. when the nazis cut the ropes, the rangers used their hands. 10 inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard, the rangers literally clawed their way up this mighty precipice until at last they reached the top. they breached the atlantic wall and they turned come in that one effort, the tide of the war and began to save the world. ladies and gentlemen, yesterday, i paid my respects at the american cemetery a few miles from here where many of those rangers died taking this cliff are buried. i spoke about what they had done to defend freedom. today, as a lookout on this battlefield and all of the bunkers and bomb craters still surrounding it, one ought comes t
they ran towards the cliff and mines planted on the beach by field marshal rommel that exploded aroundy kept coming. gunfire rained above them but still they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs, but still, they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of the cliff. they launched ladders, ropes, and grappling hooks. they began to climb. the nazis cut their ladders. the rangers used the ropes. when the nazis cut the ropes, the rangers used their...
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. >> the cliffs and mines planted on the beach by field marshall rommel.sergeant leonard lomo. that's what the rangers porked up -- at point da hawk did. as hard it is. how many ways we were asked to walk away. how many instincts to walk away. the most natural instincts is to walk away. >> raymond: walking away is a natural instinct, laura until biden tries to do it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> raymond: laura, why does he never know which way to go? do i go left? do i go right? you know when john kerry is staring at you with just a look of shock. something is very wrong. >> he looked like he was melting out there, john kerry. is he melting? oh my goodness. >> it was hot on that beach. biden held a press avail with ukrainian president zelenskyy and his note cards took center stage. >> you know, as i said yesterday, the ukrainian people have been incredibly brave, never given up, never stain, never -- never even yielding. you know, you haven't bowed down, you haven't yielded at all. you continue to fight in a way that is -- is just remarkable. just remarkable. and -- and once
. >> the cliffs and mines planted on the beach by field marshall rommel.sergeant leonard lomo. that's what the rangers porked up -- at point da hawk did. as hard it is. how many ways we were asked to walk away. how many instincts to walk away. the most natural instincts is to walk away. >> raymond: walking away is a natural instinct, laura until biden tries to do it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> raymond: laura, why does he never know which way to go? do i go left? do i go right? you know...
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rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming. from above exploded against the cliffs. but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes and grappling hooks, and they began to climb them. when the cut their ladders, the rangers used the ropes. when the cut the ropes, the rangers used their hands and inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard. the rangers clawed, literally clawed their way up this mighty precipice until at last they reached the top. they breached hitler's atlantic wall, and they turned in that one effort. the tide of the war that began to save the world. ladies and gentlemen, yesterday i paid my respects at the american cemetery, just a few miles from here, where many of those rangers who died taking this cliff are buried. i spoke of what the what the fallen had done to defend freedom today, as we look out at this battlefield and all the bunkers and bomb craters that are still surrounded, one thought comes to mind. my god, my god, how did they do i
rommel exploded around them, but still they kept coming. from above exploded against the cliffs. but still they kept coming. within minutes, they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, the ropes and grappling hooks, and they began to climb them. when the cut their ladders, the rangers used the ropes. when the cut the ropes, the rangers used their hands and inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard. the rangers clawed, literally clawed their way up this mighty precipice...
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it has to be at low tide so we can take out the obstacles, the mines and all those impediments that rommel was stuck into the sand. and so they compromised. they did it. half tide, but a rising tide and becomes important because. you think about landing on omaha beach in a rising tide. if you're if you fall and you're wounded, you can't crawl as fast as that tide is coming up the beach. that is a terrifying environment battleships drew 38 feet. so they had to be more like two miles off the beach to fire those big 14 inch shells. but destroyers drew 13 feet. so they could go in much closer. so whole them to close the beach and in his own words, maintain as heavy a volume of fire on beach targets as possible. admiral carlton bryant who was on the texas, was a bit more conversational about it. he got on the radio and yelled, get on the men, get on. they're raising hell with the men on the beach. and we can't have that. we must stop it. well, that's what he was in life magazine. so probably pretty close to that and to destroyer skippers responded with enthused as in fact almost too much enthus
it has to be at low tide so we can take out the obstacles, the mines and all those impediments that rommel was stuck into the sand. and so they compromised. they did it. half tide, but a rising tide and becomes important because. you think about landing on omaha beach in a rising tide. if you're if you fall and you're wounded, you can't crawl as fast as that tide is coming up the beach. that is a terrifying environment battleships drew 38 feet. so they had to be more like two miles off the...
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hi, this is this is not not a patent rommel question, but rather a question about historians in the militaryondering you mentioned that there was a historian assigned in europe in world war two. i was just wondering if you could sort of comment in terms of what what sort■< of what woud their role be and what sort of access would they have and how would how would that work? doctor force paul had complete access. to the high command but of course you've got to remember the high command is fighting a war so they just can't sit down at the lunch table and lean back in the chair and talk with you. they had full access to the staff officers who do the work. make it flow. they could see the commanding general in action and maybe occasionally get in a question a q&a with them. eisenhower himself set up the entire army history program because of the civil war official records of the war the rebellion. after world war one eisenhower is chosen by general fox corner who was pershing's operational genius in the aef in france. to be his aid in the panama canal zone so they would go out on weekends on hors
hi, this is this is not not a patent rommel question, but rather a question about historians in the militaryondering you mentioned that there was a historian assigned in europe in world war two. i was just wondering if you could sort of comment in terms of what what sort■< of what woud their role be and what sort of access would they have and how would how would that work? doctor force paul had complete access. to the high command but of course you've got to remember the high command is...