Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) France after D-Day: Astonishing online archive of pictures shows the horror, devastation and moments of humanity in the aftermath of the liberation by Allied forces. I thought some of you history/photobuffs might enjoy this.... I did.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309473/France-D-Day-Astonishing-online-archive-pictures-shows-horror-devastation-moments-humanity-aftermath-liberation-Allied-forces.html Edited February 16, 2014 by Boxx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Wars are about politics and gaining control of some other Nations resources. The effects of war are on people. Thanks Boxx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) ^^^ I suppose Edited February 16, 2014 by Sancho Panza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 watching All Quiet on the Western Front now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 All Quiet on the Western Front Which version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 1930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 1930 Ah yes.... Lew Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Not Blu just TCM up-converted SD Mono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 1930Ah yes.... Lew Ayers The 1970's version with Richard Thomas is pretty good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Have that version, also with Ernest Borgnine, on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Have that version, also with Ernest Borgnine, on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks I have read that there may be 1000's of more photo's that have yet to be made public or even discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 No doubt. The us army history site has some available. I have a few of my grandfather during the war; we lost him in the war. No one else is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Some of the army photos are in Color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsear Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I once knew a paratrooper who'd participated in the pre-D-Day (101st) drops. He didn't share much about his experiences - but what he did share was pretty horrific. There's a high altitude recon photo of Omaha beach about mid day on the 6th of June. There's a black line along the shoreline which looks much like ants washed up on the edge of puddled water - they were dead or injured Americans. Recently I came across the private war diary of a WW2 soldier who participated in the Guadalcanal campaigns. You can see the tension in his handwriting on those days with active combat. And the combat was only part of the misery. Diseases were quite common and the work was very strenuous - he recounts 15 men unloading 109 tons of ammo. War ain't purdy - never has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 There is a video recorded just after the liberation of France. French men were pulling a young man (teenager who had collaborated with the Germans as a spy and snitch) away from his family. They did allow him to say goodbye to his family before punishment. Terribly tough circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Many, if not most of the ones who saw lots of action decline to talk about their experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 My grandfather use to all ways tell me stories about Omaha Beach, he was a MP I believe. He had other stories about jumping out of planes, and belly flopping them down(crash landing I guess). We have only seen one picture he had from WW II, and it was of another women. Good thing he wasn't married at the time, but who knows maybe I have a aunt or uncle some where over there. Those pics of demolished town are devastating. Like some of the pics you see from natural disasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 My uncle is in his ninetys,,,,He still has that 1000 yard stare...He wont talk about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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