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60 Minutes of Near Defeat: Sword Beach| The D-Day Files | S01E03

Sword Beach, D-Day, Operation Overlord It is zero seven fifteen hours. The English Channel is a grey, heaving wall of water. Inside the Landing Craft Assault—the L-C-As—thirty men sit shoulder to shoulder, knees knocking together, soaked to the bone by freezing spray. The air smells of diesel fumes, damp wool, and vomit. The floor is slick. There is no conversation. The roar of the engines makes speech impossible. Every man is alone with his thoughts, gripping his Lee-Enfield rifle or Sten gun until his knuckles turn white. Many are suffering from violent seasickness, too exhausted to be afraid, simply wishing for the ramp to drop so the misery of the boat ride will end. Ahead, through the slit in the steel ramp, the coastline of Normandy is just a thin line of smoke and fire. This is Sword Beach. The easternmost edge of the greatest invasion in history. In ten minutes, the ramp will drop. And the waiting will end. In today’s video, we look at Sword Beach: The 60 Minutes Near Defeat | The D-Day Files | S01E03 and the massive scale and strategic chaos of the Sword Beach landings. We dive deep into the opening hours of Operation Overlord, tracing the path of the British 3rd Infantry Division as they stormed the shorelines under heavy fire. Join us as we recount the courage of the commandos and the critical armored battles on D-Day that decided the fate of the invasion's eastern flank. Also check out: https://bit.ly/4cAb2I6 Join us:    / @echoesof-wwii   #ww2 #dday #normandylanding