WWIIinHD
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JB4310
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Not sure if this is a new series or not that your talking about but I do watch anything WW2.
I've been fascinated with WW2 history since a fairly young age, what amazes me is that as much as I've seen they are always coming up with footage I've never seen before.
I watch History channel so much My wife gets mad, she says the H logo in the bottom corner of the screen should stand for the ****** channel!!! not History channel, due to the amount of WW2 programming on.
Western
Super Member
It is a new show, with some new footage. I am dvr-ing every one. I like the added part where they follow a couple of service members through their tour..
I would love to be able to go to Europe and walk some of that hallowed ground..
Excellent show so far
I would love to be able to go to Europe and walk some of that hallowed ground..
Excellent show so far
JB4310
Super Member
Sounds like I'm missing a good series, I'm sure they'll show it again, this seems to be the time of year that they feature alot of WW2 history programming.
When you say you'd like to walk some of that hallowed ground I'm sure you mean western Europe where our boys fought. Well I've been on some of the hallowed ground but on the other side, My wife is from Poland and has immediate family still there, I've been there 3 times, each time for a month.
The Eastern front came right thru Poland, my parents in law were teenagers at the time and I heard some interesting stories when I was there in the early nineties. My wife had to interpret for me but I would interview any older person that would talk to me.
Always took time from visiting family for side trips to historically significant sites like the wolf's lair where they tried to kill ****** during operation Valkyrie, Auschwitz 1 and 2, along with many bunkers and tunnels that are throughout the countryside.
Was at Auschwitz 2, also called Birkenau at the end of a late Fall day. this is the camp where the infamous picture of ****'s gate is from. When we first got there a few people where still touring the camp, by the time it got dark I realized we were the only ones there. The place was wide open, hard to describe the feeling but very memorable.
Heard about this statue in Warsaw but had to search for it since it's not that well known, not a good picture on this site but it was very moving as well Photos of Warsaw - Images of Warsaw, Poland - VirtualTourist.com
buckeyefarmer
Super Star Member
I've watched several of them, they are good. My dad fought in the Battle of the bulge, but doesn't talk about it much. Just recently he talked about crossing the channel from England to France, about a week after Dday. He said the bodies were still all over the beach, and the fighting was only a couple miles inland. I've been to one of the concentration camps and have visited Hitlers retreat at Obersalzburg. The US controlled Hitlers retreat until the late 90's, and it was turned back over to Germany, who has torn down most of the ruins at obersalzburg and destroyed most of the history.
Western
Super Member
Your to lucky. I would like to stand on the beach in Normandy, just to get a "feel" then go to the top for the reverse. I would really like to go to the area where Audy Murphy won the CMoH, There is supposed to still be the remnants of the Tank killer and allot of 50 cal. cases left after that fight.
I don't know if a living human could comprehend the horror of a "death camp" but I would like to see Auschwitz, It would be strange to stand, where years ago most people in the same spot would have wanted to be any where else.
buckeyefarmer
Super Star Member
N80
Super Member
I've been watching it too and enjoying it. I've seen most, but not all of the footage. Just curious though, but how is this "HD". I imagine most of that footage was 16mm film, maybe some 35mm but I doubt it. How can you make something high definition that wasn't high def to begin with. In other words, you can't improve on resolution that isn't there. Unless I'm missing something the "HD" thing is a gimmick.
(Don't get me wrong, that doesn't detract from my enjoyment....I'm still watching TV on a 27" CRT!)
(Don't get me wrong, that doesn't detract from my enjoyment....I'm still watching TV on a 27" CRT!)
JB4310
Super Member
Must be some kind of computer enhancement, I have an hd tv with hd cable box but I haven't seen any of these episodes yet so I can't comment on how it looks. They also had that ww2 in color series awhile ago, don't know for sure but I think that was mostly redone with computer program. They did have color back then didn't they (Wizard of OZ)
