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Ultimate Then & Now Compilation | Sainte-Mère-Église | D Day Normandy WW2

In this video I show you some of my favourite Then & Now locations to film. In this video I show you four of my favourite then and now pictures and story behind them. If you enjoy this video let me know in the comments. I'd love to hear from you. Sainte-Mère-Eglise was occupied in the spring of 1944 by the German soldiers of the 14th company of the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadier-Regiment 1058 and by the artillerymen of the 4th battery of the Artillery-Regiment 191. This town is located on the national road 13 which crosses the Cotentin from north to south. It is also a necessary crossing point because of the convergence of several departmental roads in its center. The Americans, during the phase of preparation of the airborne operations preliminary to landing in Normandy, place the village of Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the heart of the jump zones of the 82nd Airborne Division. It is the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) commanded by Colonel William E. Ekman who is in charge of seizing the municipality in the early hours of D-Day, which entrusts this mission to Lieutenant-Colonel Edward C. Krause commanding the third battalion. In order to simplify the taking of Sainte-Mère-Eglise, the Americans define a jump zone directly to the north-west of the village, between the Merderet river and the national road 13, coded drop zone “O”). Ultimate Then & Now Compilation | Sainte-Mère-Église | Normandy WW2 __________________________________________ #tactical #guns #military #history #army #soldier #ww2 #germany #usa #history #hellletloose #veteran If you'd like to support this channel and gain access to exclusive content and perks, why not consider becoming a Patreon support? Support The History Explorer patreon.com/The_History_Explorer TikTok tiktok.com/@the_history_explorer?lang=en Insta instagram.com/the_history_explorer Twitter twitter.com/The_History_Ex ___________________________________________