D-Day.Normandy.1944.2014.DOCU.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:24,375 --> 00:00:26,331 Jj 2 00:00:34,250 --> 00:00:36,206 Jj 3 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,956 Jj 4 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:48,956 Tom brokaw: Normandy... 5 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,447 For many, this was the end. 6 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,956 Jj 7 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,240 For many more, 8 00:01:05,292 --> 00:01:08,614 it was the beginning. 9 00:01:15,625 --> 00:01:18,332 But for all of us, 10 00:01:18,375 --> 00:01:20,331 everything changed here, 11 00:01:20,375 --> 00:01:23,367 in normandy, on these sands. 12 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:28,124 The day they all embarked to come here, 13 00:01:28,167 --> 00:01:30,499 they received a letter from their supreme commander, 14 00:01:30,542 --> 00:01:32,954 general Dwight d. Eisenhower. 15 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:40,197 It was June 5, 1944, 16 00:01:42,292 --> 00:01:44,578 general Dwight d. Eisenhower: Soldiers, sailors and airmen 17 00:01:44,625 --> 00:01:47,241 of the allied expeditionary force! 18 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:52,158 You are about to embark upon the great crusade, 19 00:01:52,208 --> 00:01:55,041 toward which we have striven these many months. 20 00:01:55,083 --> 00:01:57,950 The eyes of the world are upon you. 21 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,241 The hopes and prayers 22 00:02:00,292 --> 00:02:04,240 of Liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. 23 00:02:04,292 --> 00:02:06,499 In company with our brave allies 24 00:02:06,542 --> 00:02:09,659 and brothers-in-arms on other fronts... 25 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,476 You will bring about the destruction 26 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:15,161 of the German war machine, 27 00:02:15,208 --> 00:02:17,039 the elimination of Nazi tyranny 28 00:02:17,083 --> 00:02:19,324 over the oppressed peoples of Europe, 29 00:02:19,375 --> 00:02:21,957 and security for ourselves in a free world. 30 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,039 Your task will not be an easy one. 31 00:02:26,083 --> 00:02:27,539 Your enemy is well trained, 32 00:02:27,583 --> 00:02:29,073 well equipped and battle-hardened. 33 00:02:33,542 --> 00:02:35,498 He will fight savagely. 34 00:02:36,667 --> 00:02:40,285 But this is the year 1944! 35 00:02:42,208 --> 00:02:46,622 Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. 36 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:49,625 The united nations have inflicted upon the Germans 37 00:02:49,667 --> 00:02:52,579 great defeats, in open battle, 38 00:02:52,625 --> 00:02:54,661 man-to-man. 39 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:58,621 Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength 40 00:02:58,667 --> 00:03:02,159 in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. 41 00:03:02,208 --> 00:03:05,996 Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority 42 00:03:06,042 --> 00:03:07,407 in weapons and munitions of war, 43 00:03:07,458 --> 00:03:10,370 and placed at our disposal 44 00:03:10,417 --> 00:03:12,624 great reserves of trained fighting men. 45 00:03:12,667 --> 00:03:15,409 The tide has turned! 46 00:03:15,458 --> 00:03:18,950 The free men of the world are marching together to victory! 47 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:23,367 I have full confidence in your courage, 48 00:03:23,417 --> 00:03:25,624 devotion to duty and skill in battle. 49 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,289 We will accept nothing less than full victory! 50 00:03:38,417 --> 00:03:40,533 Good luck! 51 00:03:40,583 --> 00:03:43,074 And let us all beseech the blessing of almighty god 52 00:03:43,125 --> 00:03:46,367 upon this great and noble undertaking. 53 00:03:54,708 --> 00:03:56,664 Jj 54 00:04:12,542 --> 00:04:14,453 Woman: "Liberty ship" is the name 55 00:04:14,500 --> 00:04:18,163 that president Roosevelt gave to the nearly 3,000 cargo ships 56 00:04:18,208 --> 00:04:22,201 built in the United States from 1941 until 1945. 57 00:04:22,250 --> 00:04:25,083 To ensure the supplying of the allied forces, 58 00:04:25,125 --> 00:04:28,117 the pace of production Rose to one per day. 59 00:04:28,167 --> 00:04:30,499 Braving all the dangers of the north Atlantic, 60 00:04:30,542 --> 00:04:32,453 these ships transported the means 61 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,661 to bring Europe its Liberty. 62 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,536 Brokaw: There have always been wars, 63 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:46,575 in one place or another, on our planet. 64 00:04:46,625 --> 00:04:48,581 But during the 20th century, 65 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:51,617 war extended to the entire world twice 66 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:53,623 in the space of 20 years. 67 00:04:58,292 --> 00:05:00,157 Having started in Europe, 68 00:05:00,208 --> 00:05:02,665 it is here, too, that the second world war 69 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:04,664 began to come to an end... 70 00:05:04,708 --> 00:05:08,326 In France, and to be precise, in normandy. 71 00:05:15,708 --> 00:05:17,664 Jj 72 00:05:26,292 --> 00:05:28,248 Jj 73 00:05:36,125 --> 00:05:38,081 Jj 74 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,536 It was here in normandy, 75 00:05:43,583 --> 00:05:46,996 that a new balance for the world as we know it today was forged. 76 00:05:49,583 --> 00:05:51,574 But during the war, 77 00:05:51,625 --> 00:05:55,163 normandy was not as welcoming as it is today... 78 00:05:57,750 --> 00:05:59,411 Because from 1940, 79 00:05:59,458 --> 00:06:00,948 France, like most of Europe, 80 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,661 was occupied by German troops 81 00:06:02,708 --> 00:06:04,414 of the third reich, 82 00:06:04,458 --> 00:06:07,165 led by Adolf Hitler, 83 00:06:07,208 --> 00:06:09,164 with Italy as its ally, 84 00:06:09,208 --> 00:06:10,448 forming the axis. 85 00:06:12,583 --> 00:06:14,619 Only the United Kingdom remained free 86 00:06:14,667 --> 00:06:17,079 after its victory in the battle of britain. 87 00:06:25,625 --> 00:06:26,580 In June, Hitler broke 88 00:06:26,625 --> 00:06:28,206 his pact with Stalin 89 00:06:28,250 --> 00:06:30,491 and triggered a massive offensive 90 00:06:30,542 --> 00:06:32,282 against the Soviet union, 91 00:06:32,333 --> 00:06:33,698 opening up an enormous battlefront 92 00:06:33,750 --> 00:06:36,241 in the east of Europe. 93 00:06:36,292 --> 00:06:39,580 In December, after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl harbor, 94 00:06:39,625 --> 00:06:41,581 the United States entered the war 95 00:06:41,625 --> 00:06:43,286 along with the British and the Russians 96 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:45,449 against the axis forces. 97 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:49,539 Despite Japan's infamy, 98 00:06:49,583 --> 00:06:52,040 Franklin Roosevelt agreed with Winston Churchill 99 00:06:52,083 --> 00:06:54,324 to liberate "Europe first." 100 00:06:55,583 --> 00:06:57,244 Hitler knew this. 101 00:06:57,292 --> 00:06:59,268 To concentrate his best troops on the eastern front, 102 00:06:59,292 --> 00:07:01,453 he had to protect his western flank 103 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:03,081 from a seaborne attack. 104 00:07:03,125 --> 00:07:04,080 In march, 105 00:07:04,125 --> 00:07:05,160 he ordered the building 106 00:07:05,208 --> 00:07:06,243 of a defensive system 107 00:07:06,292 --> 00:07:08,203 along 4,000 kilometers 108 00:07:08,250 --> 00:07:10,616 of coastline: The Atlantic wall. 109 00:07:10,667 --> 00:07:12,498 By that August, 110 00:07:12,542 --> 00:07:13,542 construction had only g***t 111 00:07:13,583 --> 00:07:15,039 as far as the foundations 112 00:07:15,083 --> 00:07:17,449 when the Canadian troops 113 00:07:17,500 --> 00:07:20,412 attempted a first landing operation at dieppe. 114 00:07:22,083 --> 00:07:24,995 Robert boulanger: August 18, 19 and 20, 1942. 115 00:07:25,042 --> 00:07:27,124 Dear mom and dad, 116 00:07:27,167 --> 00:07:29,268 there is enough moonlight for me to continue my letter 117 00:07:29,292 --> 00:07:31,032 aboard our assault barge. 118 00:07:33,292 --> 00:07:34,953 If I should be among the casualties, 119 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,476 Jacques will let you know what happened to me 120 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:38,143 as we have promised to do this for one another, 121 00:07:38,167 --> 00:07:40,249 in case one of us does not return. 122 00:07:40,292 --> 00:07:42,248 I love you 123 00:07:42,292 --> 00:07:44,283 from the bottom of my heart, Robert. 124 00:07:51,083 --> 00:07:53,199 Brokaw: The landing was a disaster. 125 00:07:53,250 --> 00:07:55,115 Of the 6,000 soldiers present, 126 00:07:55,167 --> 00:07:58,125 more than half were wounded, killed or taken prisoner. 127 00:07:58,167 --> 00:07:59,373 This led Hitler to believe 128 00:07:59,417 --> 00:08:01,248 his own propaganda, 129 00:08:01,292 --> 00:08:02,351 describing the Atlantic wall 130 00:08:02,375 --> 00:08:05,242 as an impenetrable barrier. 131 00:08:08,417 --> 00:08:10,078 The artillery batteries were 132 00:08:10,125 --> 00:08:11,456 the strongest elements 133 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:13,240 of the Atlantic wall. 134 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,117 Hidden back from the shoreline, each bunker housed a Cannon 135 00:08:20,167 --> 00:08:23,330 that could destroy a ship 20 kilometers away. 136 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:35,615 The exact position of the ships 137 00:08:35,667 --> 00:08:39,114 was given by the command post overlooking the sea. 138 00:08:39,167 --> 00:08:41,453 Each battery was a small fortress 139 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:43,456 capable of devastating a fleet. 140 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,536 After inspecting the normandy beaches, 141 00:09:08,583 --> 00:09:11,245 general rommel oversaw their reinforcement. 142 00:09:11,292 --> 00:09:13,578 He covered them with millions of mines 143 00:09:13,625 --> 00:09:15,581 and all kinds of obstacles. 144 00:09:15,625 --> 00:09:19,288 Many were immersed at high tide to destroy landing craft 145 00:09:19,333 --> 00:09:22,120 and stop a naval attack at the beaches. 146 00:09:22,167 --> 00:09:24,533 Field marshal Von rundstedt 147 00:09:24,583 --> 00:09:25,993 had 58 divisions 148 00:09:26,042 --> 00:09:27,122 under his command 149...