Operation Bluecoat: the British breakout in Normandy. Sidney Bates was awarded the Victoria cross

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Operation Bluecoat was the British breakout in Normandy. Originally planned to coincide with operation Cobra, it was pushed back, to support the exploitation of Cobra.
The original objective was to take Mont Pinçon and Vire, the objectives weren't attained but they advanced 15 miles in 4 days.
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00:00 Intro
01:27 US 5th division move out of Caumont l'Eventé
02:00 Plan
03:15 Pre Attack Bombing
03:30 Start
04:15 Crab Flail tanks through mines
05:00 Crocodile Churchill flame thrower tanks
05:30 Lt Cornwal isolated grave Carhagnes
07:00 Blancpierre Jean Lefort house bombed
07:40 Hill 309 taken
08:12 Hill 226
09:00 11th armoured start
09:30 Jean le Desartiers
10:00 Steel Brownlie baffs
10:40 Jagdpanthers at Hill 226
12:00 Gen Straube forced to move HQ
12:25 21st Panzers sent in
13:20 Dickie Powle sets out with 4 vehicles.
14:00 Powle follows a german vehicle
14:40 Find Dickie's bridge
15:20 American troops mixing
16:30 Saint Martin des Besaces taken
18:20 Cathéolles taken
19:00 Hill 309 attacked
20:20 British counter attack to Bois du Homme
21:35 Pip Roberts moves with the 11th armoured
23:30 Chenondollé
24:00 Vire entered but not empty
24:25 Locals mark mines
25:30 Steel Brownlie dresses as German soldier. Shoots motorcyclist
27:00 Guards at Cathéolles
27:40 CSM Harrison stalks Panther
28:30 Mortar gulch
29:30 Pip Robert at Le Reculley
30:15 Operation Luttich
30:30 9th SS pincer attack
32:20 Weiss sends Tigers to La Bistière
33:00 RTR at Les Grands Bonfaits attacked by panzers.
35:00 Human chain to pass shells to active tank.
36:30 Irish guards attacked
37:40 Sidney Bates action earns him a Victoria cross
39:00 Memorials in the area.
D-day and Battle of Normandy sites visited or to be visited
Why D-Day
Pegasus bridge
Omaha beach
Sword beach
Pointe du Hoc
American airborne
Utah beach
Juno beach
Gold beach
British airborne
Saint Marie du Mont
Waverly Wray
Band of Brothers
Merville gun battery
La Fierre
General Falley
Longues gun battery
Arromanches and the Mulberries
82nd airborne
101st airborne
Donald Burgett
Michael Wittman - Villers Bocage - Gaumesnil
Totalise
Worthington Force
Falaise pocket
Taking St Lo
Operation Cobra
Graignes massacre
Joe Beryle
Ed Shames
Angoville au plain
Battle of Bloody gulch
The Malmann line
Taking Cherbourg
Maisy gun battery.
Abbey d'Ardenne and the Canadian 7th June advance
Hillman
Douvre radar station
Operation Epsom
Operation Charnwood
Operation Jupiter
Operation Bluecoat
Mont Pinçon
Photo credits
US national archives
Bundes archives

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@WalkingDday 2 жыл бұрын

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@kerrydennison7947 6 ай бұрын

I truly enjoy your longer videos it is like that I am part of a group that you are guiding across the European landscape. Very well done ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

@CharlesLeigh-Smith-lm1yz Ай бұрын

New viewer to this channel in May 2024 - as D-Day approaches - I very much like this video which is clearly well researched. With sound effects photo inserts and simulated effects gives viewing a punch. Congratulations on this epic video. I ‘d love to view more.

@RalphBrooker-gn9iv 13 күн бұрын

Agreed. What I like about this presentation is that it zooms in to detailed tactical details including individual contacts (names of units, officers, NCO, Toms) and even civilian participation, then zooms out for the strategic overview. I’m ex-Royal Hampshire. The Hampshires comprised a good part of 43rd Wessex.

@californiadreamin8423 2 жыл бұрын

In 2014 I made two trips to Normandy from Paris. The first by motorbike, was via the excellent museum at Mt Ormel, then the road of death, before turning north to Falaise , ending up camping at Arromanches. The following day I discovered Crepon , the memorial to the Green Howards and Stanley Hollis. In pouring rain , the cyclist who guided me there, turned out to be the Mayor. I mentioned that my Dad was in the 50th Div in 1940, ( 4 years later he was at Anzio ) and when i returned to Paris I found an email invitation to a service of remembrance the following week. This time , by car, I followed essentially the same route but when I reached the Falaise road, I headed for Villers Bocage, before turning for Bayeaux. I was gobsmacked at how difficult this route must have been to fight through. The part played by the Canadian and British troops during this part of the campaign is underestimated I think. I was very impressed by the respect of the local people who attended the service at Crepon.

@WalkingDday 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feed back of your visit. I often meet helpful people while I’m out filming.

@steeltown1001 2 жыл бұрын

Nice footage to illustrate the used armour and weapons 👌🏼

@jamieblair6511 2 ай бұрын

There’s a great wee military museum in St.martin de bessace .It details the main conflict around that area and the discovery of “bull bridge” which significantly helped in the breakout south and east through Normandy.Well worth a visit if your in the area.

@WalkingDday 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s a good museum.

@jamieblair6511 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoying your in depth coverage of the Normandy campaign.My father sgt.Jimmy Blair served with the Glasgow Highlanders during that conflict.

@francisjohnification 2 жыл бұрын

Great work and I really appreciate your maps as it gives me new areas for exploring , when I finally can get back to visit France. Happy New Year Colin. All the best for 2022. 👍

@maxytravis 2 жыл бұрын

very good, a few more places to visit close to where we live. looking forward to the next video

@andhelm7097 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting.Thank you

@philipryan25 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@markdraskovics5274 2 жыл бұрын

HEY, COLIN Hope you And the family have Enjoyed the Holiday Season and I really Do Appreciate and have Thoroughly enjoyed this year's videos (2021) And can't wait for the next year's videos (2022) Wich I know will be as good or Better then this seasons videos OK Take care stay safe and will see you on the next video projects