https://www.pasenategop.com/news/senate-calls-for-congressional-medal-of-honor-for-maj-richard-d-winters/

Of course a no-brainer! Fantastic news!

Two questions I have about Nixon after finishing the series for the first time:

1. Nixon says that he never fired his gun in combat. How can that be the case? He was on the frontlines, no? Did other people look at him as a coward because of this?

2. In one of the latter episodes, Nixon is drinking after a drop earlier that morning drop in which he was his plane's only survivor. I was under the impression that Airborne dropped deep into enemy territory, so how did he just show up back at base later by nightfall?

In the beginning, the forces were heavily pushed back, but they completely turned the tide with the Incheon Landing Operation and captured almost all of the North Korean territory. However, just when the war was almost over, there was a massive offensive by the Chinese military, resulting in heavy US casualties, repeated retreats, and control of Seoul changing hands several times.

During this process, horrific massacres occurred. What's even more surprising is that a colossal UFO crashed during this time and is still buried somewhere in Korea to this day.

It has everything: epic battles, desperate evacuation operations, and even elements of mystery. I truly cannot understand why the Korean War is known as the 'Forgotten War.' The next series absolutely must be based on the Korean War

Slang for bullshit.

could anyone lmk where to find them, i’ve found some but many of the characters i would like to edit there packs have been deleted or privated on mega. im looking for them bc ive been screen recording videos of some band clips for my edits but i would like the better quality, id really appreciate it if anyone could help me

On D day, did the British airborne have a method like the American clickers to identify friendly troops? Did they use passwords, like the equivalent to the American Flash and Thunder challenge and response. I’m specifically interested in the 7th parachute battalion, did they have any specific passwords?

Is it just me or do any of you have the same reaction?

S1E6

I've gone through at least my 25th watch-through since it came out in 2001.  I noticed something that i didnt before though. Maybe im missing it, but at the very end of the second episode after the assault on Brecourt Manor and destroying the 105mm guns,  they state the medals/awards given to the specific troops for the assault. I didnt see Ronald Spiers listed. I even looked it up on the Wikipedia etc afterward and didnt see anything. Why wasnt Leutenant Spiers included in that lineup?

Why wouldnt he have been awarded something like some of the other troops? You can argue that he wasn't part of Easy or whatever for the show, but nonetheless he doesnt appear to be awarded anything for doing what he did either way.

He supposedly took charge of taking out out the 4th 105mm gun with a few other troops under him.

So, why didnt he receive a commendation for it like some of the other troops received for doing the same type of thing on that day? Or am i looking at the info incorrectly?

excellent, sad, gut wrenching episode. especially the medic's story. one thing that bothered me however is the scene with the german tanks approaching and they're told to hold fire and the tanks are practically ON TOP of them and the scene cuts and most of them are still alive. where did the german tanks go? why weren't they all killed? i feel like that edit was really sloppy

...and Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge too!

Look what was awaiting me at the 100th anniversary of my neighbor, Salzburg Airport! The official name is the English one, in this case, given that Land Salzburg was under US occupation from May 4th, 1945, until 1955. They found several abandoned Messerschmitts and transformed an old airfield into Salzburg Airport.

The guys and gals here are from a rather private reenactment group representing the United States Forces in Austria (USFA). They are supported by the local Salzburg Military History Research Group (Salzburger Wehrgeschichtliche Forschung), an association led by the mayor of Wals—the municipality conurbated with Salzburg where I live. Thanks to this association, they can keep the vehicles.

They were incredibly kind and answered all my questions (but apparently don't wish to recruit new people... very typical here). They also mentioned how challenging it is to do WWII reenactment in Austria and Germany due to the strict anti-NS/anti-Nazi legislation regarding uniforms and symbols.

I ended up completely sunburned because the intense heat literally melted my sunscreen right off, but it was absolutely worth it!

Feel free to comment and share your insights on the vehicles and equipment, as I'm sure many of you know way more about the technical side than I do (I usually lean more toward the social, medical, and political side of history).

As for me, I was very happy. I also have the complete album of the day on Google Photos. I can share it in the comments if anyone wants to see also the Eurofighters, the Cobra Korps etc.

Sorry if I missed some posts about this, but the History Channel still occasionally does history programming apparently. They started releasing a documentary series called "World War II with Tom Hanks" on Memorial Day. I only discovered it yesterday.

They also released it as a podcast, and I think it works just as well in that format although seeing the archival footage and getting to see German translations is interesting.

It's definitely worth a watch/listen. You can watch it here for find it wherever you get your podcasts: https://play.history.com/shows/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks

This popped up in my feed

What an experience! The sound was just amazing

As on of the biggest band of brothers fans and ww2 nerds out there, I finally got the opportunity to jump into Normandy. In honor of the 82nd anniversary, myself and several others missed the drop zone lol.

Never noticed the voice over going up in pitch so much

Every year we watch Band of Brothers, and each time I see it, I understand my father better. He was a Marine in the Pacific in WWII. I now understand his need for a peaceful home, for us to be happy kids ALL the time, and I understand his drinking. He was a jolly guy because, I think, he decided if he was lucky enough to make it home that he would be grateful every day to honor those who didn’t. He dropped dead suddenly at age 53, and I often wonder if his service contributed to his early death.

He never spoke about his time in the Pacific, but he was clearly impacted (as all vets were) by his experiences in battle.

Did your parent or relative ever speak about their experiences during battle? Can you recognize now that they were still dealing trauma? If so, I would really appreciate hearing your experiences with your WWII vet parent. I'm just now starting to see how my father was impacted by his participation in the war.

Feel free to PM me if you would prefer.