D DAY Through German Eyes
The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
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D DAY Through German Eyes
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Narrated by:
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P. J. Ochlan
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By:
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Holger Eckhertz
About this listen
This is the hidden side of D-Day which has fascinated readers/listeners around the world.
Almost all accounts of D-Day are told from the Allied perspective, with the emphasis on how German resistance was overcome on June 6, 1944. But what was it like to be a German soldier in the bunkers and gun emplacements of the Normandy coast, facing the onslaught of the mightiest seaborne invasion in history? What motivated the German defenders, what were their thought processes - and how did they fight from one strong point to another, among the dunes and fields, on that first cataclysmic day? What were their experiences on facing the tanks, the flamethrowers and the devastating air superiority of the Allies?
This book sheds fascinating light on these questions, bringing together statements made by German survivors after the war, when time had allowed them to reflect on their state of mind, their actions and their choices of June 6. We see a perspective of D-Day which deserves to be added to the historical record, in which ordinary German troops struggled to make sense of the onslaught that was facing them, and emerged stunned at the weaponry and sheer determination of the Allied soldiers. We see, too, how the Germans fought in the great coastal bunkers, perceived as impregnable fortresses, but in reality often becoming tombs for their crews. Above all, we now have the unheard human voices of the individual German soldiers - the men who are so often portrayed as a faceless mass.
©2015 Holger Eckhertz (P)2016 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about D DAY Through German Eyes
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- J
- 09-10-2018
So, so intense.
A profound portrayal of one of humanities most intense moments. Immense, unimaginable, surreal, terrifying, unstoppable.
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- Jason
- 17-01-2017
Eye-opening
As the book's description states, often we are only aware of the allied's perspective of D-Day. This book gives a first-hand account of not only the state-of-mind of the German soldiers attempting to repel the landings, but also raw, gritty detail about their combat experiences facing overwhelming odds.
Well presented and well read. There is also a second book available with more interviews as well.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-2018
A new perspective.
This is a fascinating new perspective for me on the events of June 6. A vivid depiction of the confusion and horror of battle from the soldiers perspective.
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- Rodney
- 13-06-2016
Great Book and enjoyable reading
This book really opened my eyes to the first hand experiences of German soldiers at D Day landing.
An excellent book and well worth listening to.
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- Russell
- 03-08-2020
A vivid compelling compilation
The Soliders' recollections are breathtakingly detailed, vivid and compelling. Listening to these stories made me feel like I was there. The interviewees use such graphic detailed language and their recollections are clear.
And the voice actor's German accent was very high quality.
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- Dieter L.
- 07-11-2020
Great read on another perspective.
i really enjoyed the details told by multiple Germans.
must read if you are interested in German history.
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- Alan
- 12-03-2020
Beautiful
loved it, narrator brilliant , love to hear more, honest and emotional responses to questions.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-09-2018
Great first hand German accounts
Wonderful to hear these German accounts - I just wish that it was longer. Very well read and compelling listening. Just like sitting in a room listening to these soldiers experiences.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-04-2021
short
really good angle. you rearly heaf the story as told by the losers... loved it but wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuu too short.
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- Tom Stanley
- 11-02-2019
Gripping account of the sheer horror!
I really enjoyed the interview style of the story. At first I thought the German accent was a little corny but it fits so well as the narrator delivers the lines with a pathos that lulls you into believing your hearing the story 1st hand from the German soldier who was there. Highly recommended!!
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