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let me put this another way if I am not given complete and unfettered command of this situation you can if I may put it politely sir take this job and put it where you choose because I'll have damn well quit my other generals say it is unwise too much responsibility for one man then find other generals even your own other generals say the same thing then I'll also find new ones I know who we're talking about here prime minister your air marshall Harris my general Jimmy spatz the RAF and the US eth Air Force want to fight their own War when it was strategic bombing they think I know what they think J and it is very seductive continue the saturation bombing of the continent till the enemy has lost his will to fight leave him defeated and dispirited before your Invasion Force even sets foot a Shore if there's a Shore to set foot on that kind of bombing would turn Paris into a soccer field Holland into a swimming pool you were an infantry officer prime minister we both know Wars could only be one on the ground America did not send a million of its finest men to stand by while faceless aircraft destroy the Europe there willing to Die to Save and I don't believe you rallied the British people to fight gone alone all these long years to bear so much only to see the great cities of Europe become heaps of rubble we have to do more than liberate Europe we have to save it we're soldiers you and I there can only be one Commander one conductor of this Orchestra one supreme commander in the air on the ground around at Sea orace interservice bickering clashing egos conflicting operational deployments one Invasion one Commander the sampling of this morning's editorial contribution as the Allies prepare for our greatest challenge of the war our leaders must not lose sight of the true measure of military leadership victories of General Montgomery at elain Sicily and every campaign he has undertaken deserve Prime consideration his hand is never far from such forward momentum as we have enjoyed in this war no other General can make that claim I could go on but uh they're all much of a matness I don't deny my achievements as a field commander whilst you can make no such claim oh come come General don't take offense we're too close for that Monty is not the man for us and we both know it far too in love with his own image there is no shortage of men who would like the title Supreme command or even a part of it and I we must identify each man and decide whether or not he is fit Harris are to oblivious to destruction certainly not Spence to Flamboyant Mar you know FDR won't let him leave Washington and mount Von is commanding in the Pacific then who your own Mr wwelt has his doubts about a supreme commander I leave him to you sir you'll be able to set him straight no human in history has ever held power for which you now ask not Caesar not Alexander no man ever but this is Eisenhower you're considering is this relatively untried American the right man for the job they popular with the men irrelevant properly disciplined soldiers fight at the leader's command whoever that might be my victories against raml that brought us back North Africa weren't won because I was popular with the ordinary ranks no I dare say Randy thank you oh I forgot your strict Scruples General let it not come as a surprise to you the decision is as good as made there will be no turning back Eisenhower is to be Supreme Commander that is the consensus of their alive I see politics first is it yes yes Chief whip time to prepare for the afternoon question period prime minister one last thought prime minister there's more than one way to skin this cat let things remain as they are let eisenh how be the defecto figure here just don't formalize it leave some room for the rest of us oh I'm sure you'll find some way to maneuver general you know my admiration for your soldiering skills there are two kinds of problem drinkers Chief whip those who drink too much and those who drink too little I believe it's a religious thing with the general strict Methodist I think might be ni it the way the OD fire on this thing we could use somebody on close terms with [Music] God giving Marty a private audience you could call it that man man's a pain in the ass and a megalomaniac who's got his own ideas of how to win this war and he'll never accept you Ike I admire Trill as much as any man but not even he could sell that bill of goods without some sticking in the craw Churchill's not there to sell his job is making decisions mine is to make him work yeah well you're tough enough to make it happen even with the very generals and Admirals he offended well I'm glad you feel that way Brad because if we file up we'll end up sharing a planting and Supply desk in Washington you'd lose your operational rank they take away three of those Stars remember 38 in the summer yeah careers had stalled we figured we'd be passed over and mustered out within a year as Colonels yes as Colonels so we'd still be ahead of the game now tell me about the tanks in the sand those beaches aren't really sand they're Pebble and rock your 3:00 meeting is here your unfriendly friend friendly I'll about the b t TT needlessly timid if you ask me and I trust you are asking me of course that's why we're here for a Frank discussion just you and me good then I will be frank like all battles this one will be one on the ground but not necessarily by infantry men one for at a time armor can slash through first leaving infantry to consolidate gains but that requires a flexible master plan we might find a sudden lunge across the low countries a dagger aimed at the of Berlin could end the war by Christmas the concept for abroad landing at Normandy has been approved given the political sensibilities involved there's no going back on that you're the Supreme Commander the politics are your concern my interest the most effective strategy and the Tactical moves to support it a massive Invasion will be tipped to Jerry's intelligence we know that he'll be ready to defend across a broad front a slashing blow will be harder for him to concentrate his troops against with any depth unless the German knows where the slashing blow is coming then as you put it with his intelligence alerted you're being inflexible I'm adhering to a Master Plan once we have established a beach head we can re-examine our options see and as commander of all land forces I'll have my say in that reexamination absolutely now let me outline my expectations for your ground forces once aore here ground slopes [Music] easily [Music] sir it wouldn't take more than 15 minutes 15 minutes better spend on real work Captain with respect sir public relations Israel work sir I know you don't have much time for the Press but the folks back home need to know who you are human face of the leader Sir Mr Roosevelt is their leader and mine yeah but sir interview division commanders try some platoon sergeants what about my chief of staff here General Smith what do you say Beetle you want to show the world your human face sorry sir it wasn't issued one this isn't MacArthur's HQ where he has to be at the center of everything we're a team here so go get some publicity for the running backs that is all yes sir he's arrived I saw I could hardly miss it Beetle he's brilliant but sometimes he acts like a child you thinking of sending him home let's have him he'll see you now you to keep the helmet on General damn right I think you know why you're here more or less some crap head politician Stateside got pissed at the truth that's neither more nor less George it's damned ignorant Anglo-Saxons to rule a post-war world what the hell is that the straight skinny when this is over it will be us and the Brits have to put the damn world back together that's going to come as a hell of a surprise to Joe Stalin who's losing Millions on the Eastern front communism's for the next war God damn it George shut up the Czechs are also in this war and the Dutch and the Danes and God knows who else and above all it's racialism it's a very thing we're fighting I can't have my general spouting idiocy Hitler would applaud anglosaxon superiority that's exactly the kind of pigheaded crap that'll make Stalin think we are the next enemy sometimes I think you don't have the vaguest idea why we're fighting this war that's not fair Ike it is if it's true I'm not sending a bunch of fresh young kids from Iowa and California and New York and Nebraska to die on French beaches for the freedom of people they know nothing about so we can establish a new racial order I'm asking to die to prevent precisely that and they're ready to do it and that's why they're Heroes and why slapping a Shell Shocked Soldier as a minger is never never permissible do you understand me sir you should know despite the fact that he doubts your worthiness to command that General Marshall has left it to me to decide how to handle hand this so I ask you again do you understand Sirah yes sir I understand completely I do like I swear I do well I don't get all study I promise I swear I promise just please don't send me home please hi couldn't bear be in Washington when the big show starts don't do that to me I beg you Soldier to Soldier and I'll keep my mouth shut I promise you Soldier to soldier soldier [Music] soldier I wish sure that simple you were my mentor my senior officer who told me once a long time ago and one day I'd be giving him orders well that day's come George and that's the truth Soldier to Soldier last time Georgie last time time thank [Music] you sir may I return to my headquarters [Music] now gentlemen play him like a violin at out of my hand he did drive on how'd to go I'm keeping him on probably thinks he put one over on me hell maybe he did that's keeping in Maiden head commanding his fictitious Army El RL thinks he's my Ace besides once we get aore I'll need him command real tanks some tra what you got early estimates of Airborne losses assume perfect weather and we go with a full or half moon now crosswind at the drop zone losses could be as low as 8% but should any of the elements turn against us casualties will spiral it might hit a quarter or more one and four what's a split between wounded and dead well with par Troopers one might as well assume they're all dead a wounded jumper is a [ __ ] and we all know this enemy [Music] [Music] what I'm ahead of you what the hell time is it 0520 but you want to be woken for this and from Southwest command just decoded I'll choose the staff in the map room 20 minutes no doubt in your mind about this afraid not the scars on the craft could only be made by crop s and you21 torpedoes and the German is right off the coast what about damage too much for a loner absolutely this was a full pack in daylight se- search patrols can spot ebots as soon as they come close enough to fire Torpedoes but at night under radar then what in damnation were men doing out there after Nightfall landing craft drivers were having a difficult time managing these new duplex Drive craft they're very fragile in anything but good weather not withstanding the our division Commander felt they needed more experience the man is a damned fool and should be relieved of his command he won't find any of my division o commanders playing silly buckers where Jerry can see him how many landing craft Lost first estimates are 11 possibly 12 but we've only seen two or three holes and he intercepted Jerry signals he be captains radioed Berlin claiming two dozen so we went on the air with a decodable signal to patent's fictitious Army in Maiden head saying it lost five landing craft other the first reports back from signal core indicate Jerry bought the whole program I'd be surprised as hell of Jerry's really buying the idea that the bulk of our forces are in the east facing Cal I wouldn't not all the activity in the southwest I take your point but we have fake tanks trucks and landing craft deployed throughout that entire region and our psychological warfare squads in Norwich generate more radio traffic then our entire force doubled they use a new magnetic wire that records Morse messages and it repeats that night and day from what we can monitor the Germans have moved a full Signal Battalion to DF in order to sort it out we have Paton HQ and Maiden head the enemy is certain that he will be the field commander of any Allied invasion I can't imagine anyone else could be well hell if Hitler had half his wits about him he'd be on Monty's tail night and day and there is no sign that uh the third air fleet the 16th army or any of 16 Panzer divisions Southward I think we fooled him he believes Patton's fictitious Army is real he's not really watching Normandy for now at least precisely for now but rl's no fool sooner or later he'll figure out there's a limit to the size of our force and reconnaissance flights to respect Patton's Army and discover that all his tanks and trucks are nothing but paper in MA ship tell me about these men we lost and what is this duplex Drive problem on the damn landing craft It is Well the men call them Donald Ducks because they're not that easy to understand it takes practice to reach the school level necessary to master the two output levels one for the high seas and the other for soft Landings on a beach we were short of the bloody things before us that's an entire battalion's passage gone could be a month before we get replacement craft it's only 19 days to the half moon and the right High Time well look if we can trick raml for 19 days through to miday surely we can push him through to the next useful Moon and Tide that would be June 5th sir all this dithering around is bloody annoying General Eisenhower my men are ready to go I say the sooner the better leaving it to June is a tremendous risk what if there's a storm and we've lost June we have to put it off to July 6 weeks to September it's not enough to land the Army we have to get the tanks ashore get Inland before the worst of the Autumn weather slows us down what can you give me in June stag expecting a fine English summer sir I mean meteorology is a fair bit of Witchcraft but all indications are for one of our better Junes three extra weeks means at least 100 more LSS give us more time to pulverize The Rail lines out of Germany and the rail hoods in France the men are becoming very impatient DS their Ag and sooner or later we won't be able to hide the size of our force on the Southwest May 19th or June 5th with a fail safe Last Chance in July mid July leaving maybe 8 weeks if there's an early Frost to establish a beach head for half Million Man how doable is that that's what I thought please have it factored in for the next meeting gentlemen thank you I know the reason you're here of course the loss of these men is yes of course but I was referring to your other reason other reason you have the advantage of me sir I certainly hope so it's my job I am told you've committed to June given up on a m l I assume Monty kept you informed no names no petril but of course General you are in Britain you must assume that I have some resources to keep myself in the picture and I understand from Mr roselt that the additional time will increase the number of these new fangled landing craft the president is my security link hardly but even if he were he is your Superior and my good friend and Ally never forget General you serve at our pleasure then if it please you sir we need to delay till June 4 or 5 I'm promised excellent weather by then we will have 100 more landing craft so the fate of our two great Nations comes down to things called lsts and Donald Ducks if it be so so be it and yes General I acceed to you once more June it is good thank you but that raises another problem sir further delay creates almost unbearable pressure on our security we can't let the Germans sense we're only making a faint at Cala if raml moves his main Force to Normandy hell we' be stacking bodies there's only one way to be absolutely certain that German spies are simply loose lips don't stumble across our activities and anticipate our moves and that is to seal the coast across the south of England and Wales to all unauthorized traffic most of it is sealed already I mean all of it no civilian traffic whatsoever are you mad sir do you not realize that no one in Britain lives more than 150 mi from the sea it is no accident that britania rules the waves and all that business we are a people whose entire Destiny is linked to the Sea which is why you must now turn your people away from it impossible it might mean thousands tens T of thousands of young men's lives I will give you this general you know how to take charge it's not about power sir it is simply the judicious use of the responsibility you entrusted me with only under duress and your threats to walk out I'd have you remember that yes sir of information unedited supplied by the third Red Army film cor the surrender of the Hitler refuses to allow further withdrawal throws three paner divisions from the west and front to the east down AP three less we have face one more reason to rethink a broad front ride a dagger thrust Road straight to Berlin and we'll have the French to help us along smuggled unedited film from warsal ghetto where Jews resisted entire German Army for 6 weeks twice as long as the well-fed French army in 1940 don't count on them to help us along Supreme Commander soldiers of the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] L if you give me five minutes sir I'll have tonight's feature ready what have you got Zahara Bogard wins the war on North Africa I'll be off then I'll walk you out it's supposed to be a good movie not much taste for the cinema myself besides never enough time for Preparation is there well we all need some Recreation movie once a week let the hair down seems to do the trick if you say so although if you don't mind me saying so that jeering when you came on the screen a bit much good natured as I see it undisciplined so is using German troop movements to push your plan for a dagger thrust again the broad assault is a closed matter I allow all my subcommanders latitude General but restraint is also a virtue yes sir point taken [Music] he looks coold yeah but if we get our asses kicked we won't be walking across snowy Tundra we'll have to swim back truth is that was wasn't looking at Napoleon I was thinking about the soldiers Johnny's graduating from the academy this session June 6th proud moment have your son succeed yet West Point I can't believe I won't be there Cher shake his hand you'll see him soon enough and when you do yeah it stinks it does but anyway you look at it we're getting off easy from this war I'll most likely live to see it over and my son won't be in it for as long as most but on the other hand it's War still your burden and the rest of us were just Supporting Cast if it's any comfort so far General you are giving one hell of a great performance I don't think I needed to hear my job described quite like that General Smith I loved your crack andani about the French beautiful oh thank you par oh he splashed out wow that is beautiful lousy wine Edgar enough for long huh soon be down in the best French stuff what do you say Edgar I reckon 4 days from the beaches to Paris gets us there on the eth I haven't the vaguest idea what you're talking about Henry nor do you get it watch it colonel remember who you're talking to a major general don't you damn well forget it either Henry come Edith it's a time we pwed our noses Henry you're a a D did he had just button it up what's the big deal whole world will know soon enough cuz it is 100 to one shot because it's so much more than line of duty cuz there's so little chance of any of us coming out of it I thought I ought to put it up here we all got families at home wives mothers and sweethearts I ain't got on a matter about me I you feel maybe having actually said June 4th in the hotel grill that place is packed that time of night what the hell was he thinking had too much to drink Henry Miller is a major general Beetle entertaining his dinner guests with inside knowledge is a betrayal of the many commands of course how'd Chapman get on to this a junior officer from the hunted burst was at the next table he contacted his Co we you speak to the officer personally yeah yeah first lieutenant young man from Philadelphia feels awful about the whole thing didn't want to be thought of as a snitch but but he said he commanded a platoon of Airborne infantry and he figured his chances were bad enough without making it easier for the crowds and he's a damn site better officer than Miller and smarter Henry was a roommate at West Point one of my closest [Music] friends know the word stayed close no one really knows about it I [Music] do [Music] how Mike I'm sorry I'm so sorry I I don't know what gun in to me I do I swear I'll never touch another drop you're why so what do you do with me what do you think please ik don't do this to me we go back too far we're all friends you can't cut me loose it might be easier if we didn't have so much history Hank the stakes are way too big you'll have to go home immediately and you won't be coming back we both ow that so the men will be dead in a few weeks I'll lose my operational rank I'll go home in disgrace a major you can't send me home you owe me something I'm part of the Inner Circle that's the worst thing you could have said said Hank There is no Inner Circle only those who live and those who die and you don't seem to get that send him home immediately lost a theater rank try to keep a colonel if he can and on his record deem more useful in HQ skills not needed in theater of operation the thing about all the power Beetle it is n't the big decisions that weigh heavy hell you decide to invade Russia at dinner pick waterl for battle on a whim it's the details the small stuff it's easy to gamble A Million Lives what's hard is to see how that can hurt one single person and if you can't keep that straight h you'll lose your Humanity won't you couldn't say Sir as you were morning Beetle same to you thought you quit smoking I'm trying ready for the big day it's a big moment anything good in the paper no not really State Side 3 days old Walter you're my chief of staff not my HQ sensor while Ike's a good administrator and a good organizer he lacks the military flare of a Montgomery or the audacity of a patent yet For Better or Worse he's the man they call Supreme Commander you know like a little public relations wouldn't do any harm oh wouldn't you know it we're surrounded by some of the biggest swell heads in history my job is keeping them pulling together in the same direction I can't do that if I'm competing with them for newspaper Inc this is your plan you developed it you fought Churchill for it all the politicians even FDR now this is your show world don't know it maybe one day but not this day this day we have other fish to fry General now may I have some [Music] coffee oh uh point of principal old man bad habit in my opinion never been permitted in my HQ oh all right Monty if it's so damned important to you I did agree to use your ground for this Churchill makes the final decision on what they buy only him but don't oversell he can smell bull pucky a mile away acquainted with General Eisenhower an American cousin yes good to see you again prime minister tells us we may have great confidence in this undertaking oh I never disagree with Mr Churchill your majesty Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth how delighted we are to see you again General we look forward to our private luncheon next week as do I ma'am I thank you General if you please excuse me [Music] your majesties Mr Prime Minister honored guests dignitaries I'm Dwight Eisenhower commander-in Chief Supreme headquarters Allied expeditionary Force European theater of operation just getting the title straight is tiring enough so I will leave much of today's business to my trusted and gifted colleagues Brothers in Arms we are from different Traditions different services but we are united in this Crusade we shall liberate Europe we shall restore Freedom we shall make the world safe for democracy there is no other cause so urgent as to bring us so far from our homes this is our purpose this is Operation Overlord explaining how we will succeed is best done by my Chiefs of Staff starting of course with General Montgomery Commander 21st Army group and responsible for all our land forces General if you will your Mages is of the enemy 60 divisions in France 10 are armored commanded by Anan r as you know I faced him in the desert and bested him but make no mistake RL is an energetic CL Commander putting Monty front and center so he can bring his tank Southward but we shall make a strike forward here I hope to make FZ 32 Mi Inland within 40 hours parat Troopers will total over 30,000 men the largest drop in history casualties will be high but the size of the force should draw at least two enemy divisions from the beaches just as our men are ready to disembark to take the Left Flank we need to land enough men to swamp Hitler's Atlantic Wall losses amongst the British and Canadian troops will be heavy during the assault wave but easing off as they move past the pill boxes while fighter command provides cover for the beach assault and strafes the Atlantic walls General spatz will smash the rail links leading south from lamon delaying any attempt by roml to reinforce his Southern defenses well your majesties gentlemen there it is we're anxious to hear your thoughts additions criticisms the floor is open I am impressed by the detail the comprehensiveness of your planning the expected losses she Carnage I also anchored that thought your majesty I remember my first trip to Europe as a young man I felt blessed to be here to see it to touch the origins of of my own country that I love so dearly I hoped one day that all Young Americans would have the same opportunity now hundreds of thousands will along with Britain and Canadians and European allies fighting to return [Music] home this kind of visit isn't what I had in mind but if they do not offer the sacrifice of blood now we will all pay dearly with added gallons later so if some Must Die it isn't a worthy [Music] cause [Applause] [Music] I am in this thing with you to the very end and if it fails we both go down together let's dicey to get out on a limb with disturbances over baffan Island if they form a front and move across the North Atlantic IC this time of year I'd say six days for a top speed journey and with the proposed Landing a week away you realize group captain that this may be the most important weather forecast in history I do indeed sir which is why I'd feel a lot more comfortable if I could have another two days before committing the Admiral can correct me if I'm wrong but if we don't start moving the men toward the ships in the next 8 hours we're going to miss the tides sir be damned if I wait till July the men will go Stark raving [Music] mad June 5 is a go issue the movement orders well done we'll do it proud Ike I've been forair in 72 hours Paris by the Autumn Paris and the fall bless you manty no one can say you don't tackle things with two fists I admire the confidence let's all get some of that to all of you God sweet thank [Music] you good [Music] luck you're sure this is how you want it General Yes Prime Minister you see no value to me or President Roosevelt speaking directly to the people of Europe not until the landings are an assured success this way if it fails I will be the first one to address the whole question of the invasion you and the president will be blameless I'm Expendable you two are not shoulder the whole burden alone to the very end is it one conductor is what I ask for and what you given me you make the manly choice I admire it all the same between we two surely God himself must tremble at the task that lies before you and it is God's work you do likee for you hold all our lives in your hands if I do God's work then he will be at my side and I cannot fail although candidly God hasn't been much help with the ga not even God can move him and it's no use looking to me the go hates me ignores the fact that France is collaborating With the Enemy pretends vichi doesn't exist Jews aren't being rounded up he's a horrid man but he guards French prerogatives jealously take another run at him Mike I'll back any bargain you strike would you just assure me of one thing the sands on these Norman beaches inse enough for taxs you can drink to it sir to the breach dear friends once more or close the wall up with our English dead in peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest Stillness and humility but when the blast of War blows in our ears then imitate the action of the tiger did you ever get the feeling these Europeans have been at this war thing for a hell of a long time too long it's almost as if they like War I am afar there are few die well that die in a battle but how can they dispose sounds like Shakespeare had it all figured out but he was writing after the war was over and one spooky listening to words written 400 years ago about our battlefields words about blood and grief very spooky but if I may ours is not the reason why of course it is we're the generals I think Monty's got Churchill worried that the be just won't hold the tanks I've told you 100 times we've done our homework the sand will support the tank track rails with EAS I don't think that's what's bothering you you read Marshall's letter about the paratroopers yes I did what'd you make that I think he's wrong he says to drop the jumpers far behind the beach is try to draw the Germans in two directions if I were raml I'd ignore them concentrate everything I had on the beaches I'd do the same every hour I delayed The Invasion force from moving Inland would be another hour the Airborne units would be isolated exactly besides I need those men all 30,000 of them to keep nipping at the crowd's heels they have to be close enough to force raml to deal with them but the drop sounds Bren you heard Lee mallerie's estimate of losses with a close drop Carnage how would a distant drop be better if Inland progress was slow we'd have all those men wandering around France looking for something to eat we'd be repeating the mistake we made in nzo Marshall's a Godfather to us Brad I hate to cross the old men it's like a friend of mine said one supreme commander One Voice we we happy we Band of Brothers for he today that shed his blood with me shall be my brother be he n so base and gentlemen in England now shall think themselves a cur they were not here and hold their manhood cheek while any speaks that fought with us upon sisin [Applause] dayself the main attraction's a bit more cheerful Sita Hayworth the hell of a what is here on the ass in that bunch I've been in the theater a number of years and I've never seen it excuse me please oh you been my many years too why don't you be a good boy in Str well of course we'll go that's all right you're perfectly welcome to stay here but this guy this guy I'm sorry that's my one would you mind moving over here dearest M at last the days grow longer and we will soon be in it I face that with neither dread nor Joy how I wish this cruel business of War could be completed quickly it leaves me heart sick to think of sending so many young men against Hitler's Atlantic Wall I admit to having developed a veneer of callousness but counting the human costs is a terribly sad business and no veneer of Callis allows me to escape the truth that back home the news brings anguish and suffering so many youngsters already gone forever mothers fathers brothers sisters back home must have a difficult time retaining any belief in the Eternal rightness of things there is no True Glory in war [Music] yes sir [Music] that yes intelligence signals confirm raml moved the 116th Panzer Division through the night basing at verville that is shouting distance from the main drop well is it a single redeployment or part of a larger movement so far just a one shot aair but he bypassed Juno sword and gold sent them directly to Utah in omal doesn't change my view Ike we have to have the Airborne as close to the beaches as possible Ike I need those jumpers breathing down the Germans necks pulling them around the plan has always called for the diversion to be directly I know I know all right [Music] [Music] now you're new here what's your name Corporal William younger Mom all right now remember we hear nothing in this room and we never speak no matter what we never stop work the king himself may enter but what we're doing must take priority now carry on they deserve a force at the for dreaded by stop I know the risks both sides but neither of you makes a decisive case how many ways can I say it I'm counting on those jumpers to split the Germans attention E's pressure on the assault wave and they should have but that was before romal redeployed one division isn't a redeployment for the Mena drop Zs it's a potential disaster jumpers and glider born troops are sitting ducks for the first 10 minutes until they regroup damn there goes another it's the 81st infantry bare Mark con scripts the crack units are still to the north perhaps but if Jerry's reinforcing the whole damn region we'll lose 70% of our Glide aborn troops before they get out of the planes and the jumpers some of them will make it but they'll be far short of the numbers you need if Seaborn Landings are depending on Airborne to distract Jerry tra you're saying there's no middle ground we should cancel the drop we don't want to see the slaughter of too fine Vision the 101st and the 82nd hour leik we'll need them down the line we'll need them on June 5th otherwise the entire German Army would let loose on my assault waves my loss will be at least tra 70% all right thank you I've heard both sides need a night to sleep on so to the St may I if it's good news about said wish I could say it was but it's getting a little bit uncertain you said it would take days for these systems to get from baffan Island to here and so it should s but unless they dislodged from the jet stream a meteorological possibility though not in any way a I can't work with possibilities group captain at minimum I need probabilities are there such things as meteorological probabilities there will be sir within hours not fast enough group Captain I need hourly reports yes sir he doesn't make the weather I he only talks about it and get him to say nicer things look give me some time to work on this Airborne thing I'll send for you when I figured it out yes what is it our friends at HQ say the Airborne decision is at ahead if you're to be heard now would be the hour so and what do you think Wyatt move the jumpers Inland and no help to The Landing Force keep them close they could be shredded let's see how he works with that it w [Music] if I may it's the right decision divisional commanders can't factor in the weather and the Seas supplies Naval support the gull the politics besides it's not their job I'll inform leave Maller and Brad in the morning don't publish that order till I [Music] do better get some sleep give another dragon slay tomorrow [Music] I've considered it either way some units will sustain devastating losses but this invasion is largely dependent on sea and air power our land troops are inferior if for no other reason then they're not on land so our most important job is securing Beach heads deference must be given to protecting the troops trying to come ashore to clear the way for the armor and artillery that will push raml back that being the case despite the projected losses Tri even 70% the Airborne operation has to go it's the toughest choice I've ever had to make do everything you can to diminish the hazards go over every detail a thousand times but as painful as it is those soldiers will have to bear the rough portion General Bradley's assault troops must be given every Edge we can find perfectly Sound Decision we'll keep Jerry watching out for his backside you get yours to those jumpers as soon as you can count on it thank you gentlemen Brad whenever the hell he wakes up I'm seeing Church on I know he's going to bring it up we think I've told you the sand will hold we made our own test with light bombing the resistance has given us measur I know that but if the first of those storms hits the beaches about the same time we do you're looking at maybe 2 in of rain maybe 20t swells eating at the beach is huge erosion would you still go in that kind of weather if we don't go now what can happen in 3 weeks they get on to us Rama can move more men so I ask you again my good friend what if the conditions are marginal the beaches will be firm I know you will you can trust me on this and not worry yourself about it further thank you General General salute turn up thank you for taking the time to join us general not even your headman's Kansas charm can melt the French Iceberg don't bet on it attention all R General officer as you were come General i' will provide you with some details Minister if the Frenchman can back up his manner should be able to control the weather for us and the tides all we want is he tell the French to welcome us bloody neutrality might mean they'll work against us like something of dunker why am I seems our work isn't up to the general level General de I trust your confidence is boid cont M CH I think your Operation Overlord is poly conceived I have explained its failures to General is he has all the information he needs to make the necessary Corrections I'm grateful for the General's contributions I'll explain them to you all later although as I've told the general with regret we simply don't have the time to make the changes suggested perhaps um you could use a moment learn to discuss other matters yes sir General what do you expect from me General this is after all your speech Yes but it is to be broadcast to the French people on the eve of their Liberation I was hoping for your support since after all we recognize you as their legitimate voice well you do there is no one else so I shall give my own address when the time comes as of course you must but it is our hope our urgent hope that you will endorse my own remarks and that is why my speech should be of concern to you your remarks concern me greatly General liena but not for the reasons you might like okay what's wrong with it firstly you urge Frenchmen to follow your orders only I will command the people of house I understand that we all do but this operation can only work if it speaks with one voice so I'm saying you even ask my people to accept Allied money yet as president of the provisional government only I can issue currency you say local administrations will stay in place for stability General only I shall decide what to do with VY officials no noise so quite impossible I will never accept that you can speak for all the Allies British am the Canadians the Australians the exiled Dutch and poles Roosevelt and Churchill have agreed come to think of it you're the only exception you will not treat us like Italy we are not German allies in fact the vishi government is precisely that German but will liberate France and treat her as an ally nonetheless all I ask is that you speak on the radio after my address and call on your people to Aid us in their Liberation speak after you impossible that would imply I approve of your program I understand want me to see you to your car [Music] you're wet stag I sir it started raining I find that very depressing depressing yes well three depressions actually one after the other they rolled in from baffan Island in unbelievably quick time I've never seen it like this how long before they passed through all three yes 3 to 5 days might be some calm in between them meantime we're looking at swells of up to 40 ft mid channel 30 ft breakers on the landing zones and Winds of up to 50 mph that that means we can't get the gliders and c47s off the ground even if we did they'd be blown all over Europe when they jumped embarcation status birdie CPS aboard ship vessels fully loaded males and lsts filled all craft still moring c47s in place gliders leashed men ready for boarding on 30 minutes notice we can't send them in this they'll drown before they get there true enough some will but we have to calculate the margins this might work to our advantage after all you can be certain Jerry might expect an invasion forceing this weather of course it is up to you but with all the Good Will in the world we can't wait forever no but we can wait one more day we all demend that dis embarcation is delayed 24 hours to Tuesday we meet at 0130 hours tomorrow morning finalize [Music] sir there's a definite break almost immediately at hand what kind of break this Dreadful torent that seems ready to wash us away we let 3 hours or so but for how long what's this off the Irish Coast a nasty low but even at top speed it would need 36 hours to reach the nor Co meanwhile winds will motivate the bombers and Fighters should be able to operate starting tomorrow evening and rting to June 6 at best a moderately good night for drop for air power generally heavy and medium bombers will find the going well Chancey at best true but we could press our entire force of fighter bombs bers in the service they'd operate well in these conditions wouldn't they yes I expect they would but if stag could give us a slightly larger window on the seven I'd take comfort in that I'm not ready to give up on the six stag sir would you know more by 0200 hours son I expect we'd have a better sense of the speed of the next Storm's approach yes I'm afraid that's not good enough old man the American task force has the longest sea Journey now they must put to se for the next half hour if overla to happen on the SE further I if you have Admiral Kirk set sail then recall his Fleet for worsening weather he can't refuel and be ready in time with the seventh too late after that tides and moon will no longer be in the right alignment on the eth any reason we shouldn't go on the six Mony I would say go one hell of a gamble to go now very chany I know but the question is how long can we hang this operation on the end of a limb and just let it dangle [Music] in I'm quite positive the order must be given signal go to the fleet immediately sir meet again at 0400 hours for a report on their progress that'll be our last chance to hold off till July [Music] [Music] [Music] finally going as I predicted sir the bake is almost upon us long range forecast still unpleasant but I can promise the weather will clear in a matter of hours gentlemen I command you but you command the men I'm about to throw into battle one last go round please well they're almost in the channel the weather front is moving faster than the ships by the time the AL ests reach landfall see shall be calm I say no turning back agreed A Dark Day for Airborne I'm afraid well if there is to be a recall it must be now let's [Music] go came see [Music] [Music] 897 last one the dance or the first hell it's just the way it is Beetle one minute I'm exactly what Churchill describe the most powerful man in history now the orders given L I'm just audience front row Center to be sure but a Corporal on Juno private on Utah they're the ones who affect the outcome now up to them now yes [Music] sir all right get around 10 minutes to unload just enough time for a visitor the Supreme Commander himself is coming to see us off no kidding hell I bet he ain't coming with boys not his job jumper besides he hasn't earned his jump wing all right here's the protocol do not speak unless spoken to if he does ask you a question you'll find the generals are not interested in the personal so be prepared to answer questions such as where you trained where you just jump school what kind of medals and what kind of ribbons you burn stuff like that right [Music] [Music] [Music] 7 out of 10 be every more in God's hands [Music] certain at EAS gather around that's an order jumpers smoke him if you got him where you from son basic a dicks jump to brag sir well hell Corporal I ask where you're from you had a life before the Army didn't you are you m i did Sir I'm a Chicago boy Southside good for you how about you where you from Soldier Fallin sir Nebraska sir go Corn Huskers that's the wrong team anybody here from Kansas I'm from Kansas sir hey go get him jhawk you bet sir look out H here we come all ready then yes sir no we ain't worried General it's the crows that ought to be worrying [Music] [Applause] now excuse me Sirah you have a life yes I do Lieutenant thank you sir [Music] our Landings on the French Coast have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops my decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available if any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone if it all goes wrong if Overlord fails give that to the [Music] Press of course Overlord did not fail how could it with so many fine young men and women from all corners of the Earth all determined to do their best to free a world gone half mad there would be setbacks there would be small triumphs even in the first few hours a message from me mie read it urgent sir it is at times difficult to admit one is wrong but I have the great pleasure in doing so on this occasion casualties are dramatically below my estimates I congratulate you on your command decision and apologize for adding to the Supreme Commander's worries Lee mry any numbers early estimates about % carry on [Music] General 20% is so much better than 70 but the loss of even one of this Gallant band is a loss to all decent Humanity everywhere and besides if the person killed in action is you or the one you love then the odds are 100% in that case they knew that these great Crusaders but they went anyway too many of them are now with God we may never see their like again we may never see their like [Music] again [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] for okay

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