Pegasus Bridge: The First Shots of D-Day (No AI Documentary)

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• CR

  @crcomments8509 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My Grandfather was part of the British Airborne division for this, he landed successfully but was shot not long after landing, he survived and passed away two years ago aged 97. He was presented with his Legion De honours medal a few years ago.

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• FR

  @frankknight7968 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My father was with No 3 Commando on this day and crossed the bridge with the unit. He went on to Amfreville, Bas de Breville etc and was the victim of a mortar bomb attack during the breakout in August. He ended up in hospital for a period and then was assigned duties at the POW camp outside Tilly Sur Seulles. He met a young woman who was visiting her grandmother who lived there and the rest is history. Dad died in 1985 and mum in 2004. Thanks for this, a brilliant depiction of events.

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  @vsmicer · 3 years ago

  My adoptive Dad and his twin were both involved in this action - both survived, though dad got a bit of grenade shrapnel that split his lip and his knee open. They told me their stories over the years, and I was replaying them in my head watching this. I am 63 now, and those brave brothers are both long gone.

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  @theallseeingmaster · 3 years ago

  It bothers me that I no longer know any veterans of either World War, I used to know so many growing up; I miss listening to the unimaginable first hand accounts of their war and survival.

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  @ivanlussich8146 · 3 years ago

  I am from Uruguay, 84. In the 50s and 60s I had a neighbor of British descent here who had served in WW1. Fine person he was, never talked about war but I learned from others that he was a pilot. Name Teddy Davenport. His British-born father, name Arthur D., was co-founder of the famous Uruguayan football club Peñarol. I also knew another Anglo-Uruguayan who had trained in Canada to become a RAF Spitfire pilot in WW2, name Mr John Hyland. Both men made it back to Uruguay.

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• DE

  @denis9450 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My dad was badly wounded defending the Bridge he was a PARA he was blown up by a mortar and had a chunk out of his elbow which meant for the rest of his life he could not fully extend his arm he also had a large chunk blown out of his calf. He had nearly a full war pension because of his injuries but when trying to get work later he used to have friends attended the medicals for him. Dads picture is on the wall of the cafe he returned once and met the daughter he met as a child at the time.

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• KE

  @kenowens9021 · 3 years ago

  Richard Todd, the actor who lead the assault in &quot;The Longest Day&quot; movie, actually participated in the real assault on that bridge.

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• BR

  @brianford8493 · 3 years ago

  Landing those gliders at night was the finest piece of flying in ww2 in my humble opinion

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• JA

  @jackthebassman1 · 3 years ago

  I with a bunch of bikers visited Pegasus Bridge a few years ago, when you realise how extremely close the gliders landed next to the bridge it really hits it home to you how brave the troops were.

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• ML

  @mlose50 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Never ceases to amaze me how, not withstanding the professionalism and shear bravery, was so much left to luck.<br>Truly wonderful analysis.

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  @debrareplogle651 · 3 years ago

  It sad that they are gone, such brave men, who were mostly just boys, like my daddy and uncles. I miss them..

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