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D-Day: The Soldiers Story



War Documentary hosted by Elizabeth Conboys, published by Spiegel TV in 2012 - English narration







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------ Original title: "D-Day - Tag der Entscheidung : Protokoll einer Invasion" ------



In early June 1944, 1.5 million Allied soldiers stand ready in southern England to embark on the largest amphibious assault in military history: Operation Overlord.

For tens of thousands of young U.S. soldiers, this war against the Nazis seems almost like an adventure. Very few, if at all, have any combat experience. The sixth day of June 1944 is "D-Day", "Decision Day". American troops land on the coast of Normandy to bring the Third Reich to its knees. Platoon after platoon go ashore without any cover. Only now does the horror awaiting them begin to dawn. From the dunes above them, the Germans open fire on the GIs from bunkers and foxholes. They have orders to keep their positions whatever the cost. The bloody carnage continues into the afternoon hours. Two to three thousand American soldiers are killed or injured on the "Omaha Beach" landing section alone.

But the successful landing in Normandy accelerates the downfall of the Third Reich. Eleven months later, the Germans are defeated. SPIEGEL TV filmmaker Michael Kloft meticulously records the sequence of events by means of original footage, photos and documents. He visited the original sites in Normandy and interviewed the last surviving witnesses. Expert analysis is provided by Antony Beevor (D-Day, Stalingrad, Berlin) and German military historian Peter Lieb.

The Battle of Normandy is seen through official and amateur footage from both sides, much of it in colour and some of it shot by Hollywood legends such as George Stevens, who joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps and headed a film unit from 1943 to 1946 under General Eisenhower.

D-Day: The Soldiers' Story follows the story of Operation Overlord from the beaches and drop zones and into the hedgerow country of Normandy. Here the Allies fought a brutal battle against elite Waffen-SS units, in which both sides were accused of killing prisoners. For the British, the losses sustained made it comparable to some of the worst days of the First World War. But when the breakout came, it sealed a decisive victory which had far-reaching implications for the future of Europe.



Written and Directed by Michael Kloft ; A Spiegel TV Production





1)  Part 1

In 1943 the British and Americans plan the opening of a 'Second Front' in Northwest Europe. Huge numbers of troops, aircraft and ships begin to assemble in England for the invasion of France. They train relentlessly for what will prove the largest amphibious operation in military history. Meanwhile across the Channel the Germans also gather their strength. Hitler sends one of his best generals, 'the Desert Fox' himself Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, to supervise the construction of coastal defences known as 'the Atlantic Wall'. But the Allies retain one crucial advantage that even Rommel's genius cannot compensate for - only the Allies know where and when they will strike.





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Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]

Video Bitrate: 2 680 Kbps

Video Resolution: 1280x720

Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps

Audio Codec: AAC (LC)

Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s VBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 2

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 47 min

Number Of Parts: 4

Part Size: 924 MB - 944 MB

Source: WEB-DL

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