6th Airborne's First Contact at Pegasus Bridge, Vital for D-Day Success | WW2 Walking The Ground

The bridge over the canal is not the original Pegasus Bridge. The original is about 680 feet or 207 meters away safely preserved on land at the museum there, all a DO NOT MISS if you visit Normandy.

Brilliant love the anecdotes, amazed at the detailed knowledge of Al, as the saying goes "cannot judge a book.." So looking forward to the next

It was not the Oxon and Bucks in the regiment only used the title by regiment or by the battalions titles, the 1st Battion( 43rd Foot) Monmouthshire, Light Infantry, 2nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Buckinghamshire Battalion which was a Rifle battalion and a TA battalion in Oxfordshire. The Buckinghamshire Battalion wear Rifle Green uniform and had by the Rifle Birgade march I`¡my 95th

Love the podcast too

Don't forget to visit the real bridge in the museum. Speak with Nicolas, museum curator. He can show you specifics on the original bridge. Very entertaining and better than reading books :)

Great episode guys keep it coming

You two knuckleheads make me smile... and I've learned so much from both of you. Crack on.

Geez, worried James was going to get run over there for a minute during his assault on the bridge.

There's also a great you tube video 'D-Day 40th Anniversary' Parts I & II by ITN. Many who were there that day at Pegasus Bridge: describing the glider landing, taking of the bridge, plus witnessing death of Den Brotherage - input from Major John Howard and many members of the Ox and Bucks - a real gem to see them reliving it & retracing their steps on the bridge. Funny to see Peg Bridge before the museum there... ! Looking forward to seeing more of these Walking the Grounds..

Cycled through Normandy during the 78th anniversary,an emotional journey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I knew a former Captain in the RA who was on his way by glider to act as an FOO at Pegasus Bridge. His glider's tow broke, they came down in the Channel, got into the dingy and wer finally captured. He passed his law degree in the POW camp and came back to meet the sone his wife had been carrying when he left. He lived long enough to receive his Croix de Guerre and died at 99. The other team were never heard of again. My grateful thanks to all those, including my father (who I first met on VE day when I was six and a half when he returned from India) who fought, died or were wounded.

I like Al’s man bag…

I have my uncles logbooks, he was a pilot with 605 sqn, on a Mossie, he was over this area at 0010 hours on 6th JUne 44., he describes a 100 Lancs going in to "plaster" the area, and then the glider train going in, he cleared the area for a few minutes and writes that he sees the landing strips....

I reckon Den Brotheridge may have been more svelte than James Holland....

I'm trying to learn the story of d day but im amazed at their knowledge, how do they know the stuff they are coming out with? Im reading a book called d day the oral history, a turning point of world war 2 by the people that were there.

Absolutely loving this 👏 👏

From what I heard and read Thornton took out a commandeered French tank the Germans were using. He also stated he fired three times at the tank as it trundled by but only the last shot hit. It exploded the extra ammo and fuel strapped to the back of the tank making a huge explosion and fooling the Germans into thinking the Paras have heavy antitank guns in play.

In Stephen Ambrose's book 'Pegasus Bridge' he tells of one of the first Paras at the bridge, for the life of me I can't recall his name now, but he takes a liking for the anti-aircraft gun beside the bridge and starts to use it for shooting at anything, including the maternity building down the river that they believe the German snipers are in (they didn't know it was a maternity hospital they claimed later) to the point that Major Howard told him to leave the bloody gun alone, LOL :D

Didn't think I needed these two as a duo, but the laughs were great.

Thanks for making this. I was there in spring. This is do informative and interesting. High definition and drones really bring it home. Thank you

Al Murrey is fine but Holland is just a waffling walter mitty.

James Holland wiv Al Murray. What's not to like wiv that?

When do we get to see the American sector chaps ??

Absolutely brilliant and hilarious video - All while delivering such interesting history. Al & James are onto something here! Jim Wallwork and his co-pilot were catapulted through the plexi-glass of their gilder in the hard landing by the bridge. JIm always claimed they were the first Allied men in Europe on D-Day!

Good stuff 👍

Great stuff gents, enjoyed this. Finally had the chance this month to visit the wonderful museum on our way back home via Brittany ferries at Ouistreham, so good.

My grans cousin was ox and bucks. KIA on the 7th June.
He's buried in Herouvillette.

The best bit of piloting a glider in the whole war

You two crack me up. Watching you running around throwing invisible grenades was hilarious. Love this first episode

I did not know that the gentleman who played Guy Gibson in the Dambusters was a legit war hero! Amazing!

Watching him run was like being there in the day and it’s John Howard and his men 😂

My grandfather was in the 6th Airborne Division and was in one of the gliders. He died when I was five, so it’s great so see these types of videos to give context to the medals.

No point mentioning the fact that Richard Todd played guy Gibson when he actually played major Howard in the longest day

What ive never understood is HOW did the Germans guarding the bridge NOT HEAR or SEE the gliders before crash landing

This might sound a bit odd, but I have ham and jam tattooed on my left arm, and jack and lard tattooed on the other.

I my self is a ex'2para vet and have been to the Pegasus bridge etc for many yrs! I had 4'uncle's who was in this rade an all was in the PARAS bk then from day 1.! All made it to the bridge to far an 2of out of 4uncle's came out of the battle!! Top interview on this matter well done guys!! Keep the gd work up an running an keep the channel going!! 😊😊 green on mucker from a oldswet my self an ex'service AB ALL THE WAY BROTHER

The wagger thorten thay talks about is on of my uncle's an IKNOW the story v'well. It was 4tanks that day ! Smased out 2with a piat AT' then the 3rd tank backed up with the 4th tank !! So the Germans roll bk dw with tanks an infantry!! Green on mucker lots of memories from a oldswet my self an ex'service AB ALL THE WAY BROTHER from the U.K.

Fantastic. Really first class.

Brilliant. These guys have great chemistry😀😀😀

I went to the bridge as part of the 60th Anniversary with a very random bunch of RUC blokes. Animals, the lot of them! I am always astonished at this feat of British arms.

In the film The Longest Day, Major John Howard was played by Richard Todd the actor, during WW2 Todd was an officer in the Parachute Regiment, he was amongst the troops that dropped in to Pegasus Bridge on D Day and fought there, he met Major Howard there, whilst involved in the action around the bridge over 5 days Todd was promoted to Captain.

I stopped watching when the laughter started.

Thank you for these videos, very interesting thank you 👍

Bunch of baffons. Everything is joke. Sniper shots hilarious. folk died there.
A woke joke ,ww2 history has become a horrible history side show.
This historian just gesticulates in broad arm gestures, muttering the obvious.
And Al Murray just thinks the British are a joke and narrow minded, built on his own stereotype of thick English lager drink fools.
Sometimes leave it alone.

Great stuff, very enjoyable.

Never mind the wokes, This brings history to life, excellent presentation, as factual as possible warts an' all, brilliant, thank you!

Can't get enough of these walks. It makes me so happy settling down with a coffee on a Sunday to watch these. Trying to ration them!

I used to live in Devon and the lads that took Pegasus bridge did they're training on the countess weir swing bridge in Devon...seeing Pegasus bridge here I can see the resemblance

Been there. Ticked it iff the list. Well wirth visiting.