the Longest Day

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by zendawn

'Hold until relieved' Good advice for anyone

I loved the bit (just on) with the dolls on parachutes, that fire a short machine gun burst when they land.

man the hold thing just Kicks ass but there are some outstanding bit's like the guy in
on the phone the bunker

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

man the hold thing just Kicks ass but there are some outstanding bit's like the guy in
on the phone the bunker

Just found a site about the dolls they used for real. Love the internet, so much info out there.
http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/parat...storysite.html

Some of the dolls dont look as good as the ones in the film tho,

BRITISH PARADUMMIES D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944:

The British carried out the most famous of all paradummy missions during the early hours of D-Day June 5/6th, 1944. The paradummy operation was code-named "Titanic" and involved dropping hundreds of paradummies along the French coast to confuse and deceive the Germans as to where the actual Allied Airborne drops would occur.

Seven brave SAS men jumped along with the paradummies to make a lot of noise on the ground, play combat recordings, make small attacks on German troops (like couriers) and generally help make the landings appear real to the Germans. This is surely one of the best kept secrets of WWII involving sheer bravery amongst Allied Special Operations soldiers, out there on their own behind enemy lines. The Titanic operation worked well and actually caused a good number of German troops to spread out away from the real landing areas - the operation is credited with surely reducing many Allied casualties as a result.

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by zendawn

Just found a site about the dolls they used for real. Love the internet, so much info out there.
http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/parat...storysite.html

Some of the dolls dont look as good as the ones in the film tho,

good stuff !!!! i had hoped that thay would show it the way it should we add free

[Xaccers]

As if by magic "the invasion"

It always brings a tear of immense pride to my eye when I think of how those brave men risked their lives to defeat the Nazis

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

As if by magic "the invasion"

It always brings a tear of immense pride to my eye when I think of how those brave men risked their lives to defeat the Nazis

Yes agreed.

It's a shame our generation doesnt have anything similar to be proud to fight for.
The Falklands (not my generation), Gulf War 1 (Politics and Oil), Gulf War 2 (similar reasons).

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

As if by magic "the invasion"

It always brings a tear of immense pride to my eye when I think of how those brave men risked their lives to defeat the Nazis

i feel the same