CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy"

The only thing worth fighting for is freedom. Anything else is a waste of life and effort. Anyone who is alive now and free owes everything they have to those brave men and women of the Armed forces who fought and died for thier freedom and for all those to come.

Spare a moment, and a thought, to remember these bones and crosses.
For their names are too many.
Be sure,these fallen Soldiers do not ask for your tears.
But pause and take a deep breath with respect, remember the stake, these souls placed upon the alter of freedom.
With a sad smile, bow your head, knowing you are free, because of their great courage and sacrafice.
Look upon these thousands of white crosses and see the cost of Duty and Freedom
For in their death they never knew Victory.
Even though the blood spilt on the land and beaches has washed away
The deeds of these soldiers will always be Remembered.


( To the fallen with respect and gratitude )🙏

The fact that he would take full responsibility in case Overload failed, says everything about Ike you need to know!

Leader
Hero

All these years later, this piece is riveting.

God bless our Allies for liberatin us❤

Eisenhower was a very wise man, a very able commander, but I believe he's wrong about Rommel's presence, had he been in Normandy when the Allies landed not making a difference. Rommel was a truly talented commander and one who could almost read the intentions of his enemy. Whether we would have been able to bring forward armor in sufficient strength to halt the invasion on the beaches is questionable, but he certainly would have made things a lot worse for the Allies if he had been there.

How sad it is that so many of today’s elected leaders have chose to ignore the importance of this victory, the agreements made between countries, and why it was so important to stop tyranny. This is the exact reason for stopping Putin from his invasion into Ukraine. MAGA republicans are telling Americans that the soldiers that died are meaningless.

Wish we had great leaders in office like this again

Will Joe make it to D-Day 80?

And now, having bled to death on those beaches to free the European continent the fools that run the EU have handed the whole bloody thing over to the Muslim hoard, mindlessness, foolishness to the fourth magnitude, and without the shedding of blood, in the millions of gallons, Europe will never again be free and civilized. AND THAT IS THE FACT OF THE MATTER.

Eisenhower was not there on d day

I was named after Dwight Eisenhower.

Um herói comandando heróis Deus abençoe 🙏🏻

✊🏼❤️🇺🇸

I LOVE HISTORY

INTEGRITY INTEGRITY INTEGRITY!!!!!

OMG What a man!!

Excellent documentary. One tiny aside: Southwick is actually pronounced Suth'ick - kinda surprised they didn't pick up on it while filming there.

A priceless historical record.

Wonder if they would have sacrificed their lives if they knew what America would become. A place being hallowed out, full of depression and despair, a totally out of touch ruling and political class etc

I recently worked on a construction site called victory oak as the oak tree was planted by Eisenhower it was in ring wood Hampshire England , the streets were named after the beaches in Normandy quite good I thought 👍

This is what news and interviews used to be like. The further we get from the WWII generation the further we get from the truth. My dad was a vet from that war and he was just a guy who did his duty. He NEVER bragged and he hated war in all its forms.

Leader of men….. period

I remember when this showed on the TV. I was not quite 6 years old. This is when I learned that my Dad was involved in the Normandy Invasion and, as just about all little boys will do, I had quite a few questions. My Dad, usually fairly easy-going, used language that I had not heard from him - he told me to "Shut Up" (usually, it was "Hush") and not pester him. I knew Dad was in the Navy during WWII but he would rarely talk about the War. It wasn't until just before his death (Aug, 2004) that those questions from that little boy were answered. Even after 60 years, Dad would choke-up as he told me what he went through..... His ship (USS FOSS - DE-59) was on Pickett Duty off Omaha Beach and that Dad could hear the Artillery, Machine Guns/Rifles of the Germans.... and the screams/cries of the Soldiers being hit.... and to hear them crying out for their Mamas....
Dad never wanted to ever visit Normandy. The memories were still too strong....

So sad the many men who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Amazing historical documentary

4.55 1943 General Fred Morgan British Army "in many ways the father of the plan that was executed here"

(paragraph about the need for absolute unity) "This plan is likely to add another 3 to 6 months on to the war!" "In writing thus, the General was but reflecting the views of Eisenhower, in due course to be chief of the invasion forces. On assuming command of the North African expedition, that great leader had from the first preached the doctrine of intimate and continuous co-operation between all Allied fighting men, and saw to it that, at least among his own staff, it was practised with conviction and success. At all times, and especially at moments of crisis, the whole weight of his influence was thrown on the side of unity, and it was decisive. This was not the least of the services he rendered to the Allied cause." page 81
Hyperwar Royal Air Force 1939 1945 Vol III

Nice music at the end during the credits . I wish I knew the title

The only man that spoke proudly of ww2 and the actions. Hes not all loosey goosey and tight lipped

Lost 700 men. Omg. Thats a great deal of life gone.

Did Ike and patton ever do a video together

In 1944 they were able to plan and look at future weather conditions. Imagine what they are doing today.

Brilliant

This man is a role model of mine. We need a leader and president like this on our national once again. He was a conservative Republican and left FDR-like policies and even send the military to walk the Little Rock students in Arkansas to class because he realized they just wanted an education. The man was righteous. The man was as American as it gets.

Great men from our history

Walter Cronkite
President Dwight D Eisenhower

Such a hands-on description of the invasion by a former president. Notice that at around the 12-minute mark when he was asked what he was doing in the hours after the final go-ahead decision was made- he didn’t mention prayer. Those were the days before all public officials had to be open with their piety. Also, at the end when he expressed hope that this would be the final time troops would have to cross the Atlantic, I was a bit surprised that Korea didn’t come up, even though it was a different part of the world.

May God bless General of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower for ever, along with all those unheralded young boys he poignantly talked about at the end. They gave so much so that present generations would be so secure in peace to become pretty much spoilt hedonistic small-minded brats they are now

Fascinating. It takes you back to the time when presidents were presidential and journalists knew when to listen in stead of interrupt.

That guy should run for president.

If Eisenhower saw trump as president he would puke .

I watched this program in 1964. It’s too bad that the picture has been stretched to fill the shape of modern TV screens.

Whomever was in charge of the maps of this presentation failed miserably. Several show the key French towns in the wrong places. But what can we expect from Cronkite and Dan Rather.

It is incredible that we have such men who will die forvtge freedom of others.

I am breath, destroyer of dates.

History buff are saying The main defense is Normandy

There is no way she is understanding Eisenhower's language coming at her machine gun style. (wife of minister of Normandy).

The General died just 5 years after this film was made.