D-Day 80th Anniversary Special, Part 2: Landings with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

This year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of France which took place on 6th June 1944. From landing on the beaches of Normandy, the Allies would push the Nazi war machine and breach Hitler's Atlantic Wall. To commemorate this, we're collaborating with IWM to release a special two-part episode as Jonathan will look at some of the weapons that influenced and shaped this historic moment in history. Part 2 is all about the pivotal landings, including allied efforts to aid in it's success. 0:00 Intro 0:25 Twin Vickers K Gun 2:03 Pointe du Hoc 2:45 Water off a DUKW's back? 3:50 Magazines x3 4:07 Usage & History 5:50 Bring up the PIAT! 7:00 Dispelling (Or Projecting via Spigot) Myths 7:55 PIAT Firing Process 9:50 PIAT Details 10:31 Usage in D-Day 13:19 Pegasus Bridge 15:05 MG 42 15:41 Defensive Machine Gun 16:37 1200 RPM 17:35 Replaceable Barrel 19:08 Usage in D-Day 21:37 Sexton Self-Propelled Gun 21:33 Artillery in D-Day 22:15 Run-In Shoot 22:40 The Need for Mobile Artillery 23:25 Usage in D-Day 24:21 17-Pounder Gun 25:11 Function & Usage 26:05 Usage in D-Day 28:00 IWM at HMS Belfast 30:27 Outro We'd like to thank IWM for not only collaborating with us on this 2-part special, but for providing invaluable archival insight into D-Day through the wealth and breadth of their footage which they have allowed us to use which is referenced below. Find out more about IWM and see more footage from their collection on their website at https://www.iwm.org.uk/ 'THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR' Courtesy of IWM, available at: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it... 'ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS OVER ALBANIA AND IN GREECE, 1940-1941.' Courtesy of IWM, available at: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it... 'DUKW Test Footage' Courtesy of IWM 'INCIDENTS DURING THE FIRST DAY'S ADVANCE MADE BY THE GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION NORTH OF THE SEINE' Courtesy of IWM, available at: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it... 'THE POLISH ARMY IN THE NORTH-WEST EUROPE CAMPAIGN, 1944-1945' Courtesy of IWM, available at: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it... 'M10 ACHILLES 17-POUNDER SELF-PROPELLED GUNS IN ACTION IN SOUTHERN HOLLAND' Courtesy of IWM, available at https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it... Films mentioned: The Longest Day (1962), 20th Century Studios. A Bridge Too Far (1977), United Artists. Theirs is the Glory (1946), General Film Distributors. Saving Private Ryan (1998), DreamWorks Pictures & Paramount Pictures Articles/Books mentioned: Fisher R. (2024) Comparing historic military capabilities: apples with apples. The RUSI Journal, Available at: https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bi... Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔Twitter:   / royal_armouries   ⚔ Instagram:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔ Shop: https://bit.ly/3x2FfNW We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.