No 47 RM Commando and the Battle of Port-en-Bessin

The morning of June 7, 1944 the men of the Number 47 Royal Marine Commando were fighting a desperate battle against a superior force to take a vital port connecting the Gold and Omaha beaches.

Take a trip with The History Guy to Munich, Salzburg and Vienna October 12 - 19. The trip opens for registration Friday, June 9. https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/germany/germany-with-lance--geiger-oct-2023?fbclid=IwAR1zIzl50e05Ndj8DYF_o2ClUHBWp78mDeABniwDhfuCKJ2TYcuTYfFOeLE

Check out our new shop for fun The History Guy merchandise:
https://thehistoryguy-shop.fourthwall.com/products/thg-history

This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.

You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar:
https://www.thetiebar.com/?utm_campaign=BowtieLove&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_source=LanceGeiger

All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Non censuram.

Find The History Guy at:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheHistoryGuy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryGuyYT/
Please send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.

Subscribe for more forgotten history: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sEmXUuWIFlxRIFBRV6VXQ?sub_confirmation=1.

Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at:
https://thehistoryguy-shop.fourthwall.com/products/thg-history

Script by THG

#history #thehistoryguy #DDAY