{"id":89554,"date":"2024-09-18T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=89554"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T17:36:40","slug":"d-day-80th-anniversary-special-part-1-paratroopers-with-firearms-expert-jonathan-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/09\/18\/d-day-80th-anniversary-special-part-1-paratroopers-with-firearms-expert-jonathan-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Day 80th Anniversary Special, Part 1: Paratroopers, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqzHBEXl8_E?si=2d56ZfA5P5jY_n5F\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Royal Armouries<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Jun 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Atlantic Wall.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate this, we&#8217;re collaborating with Imperial War Museums 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.<\/p>\n<p>Part 1 is all about the &#8220;tip of the spear&#8221;, the Paratroopers.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:55 STEN MK V<br \/>\n1:40 History of the Sten<br \/>\n3:00 Mark V Details<br \/>\n6:23 Usage in D-Day<br \/>\n8:38 M1A1 Carbine<br \/>\n10:38 M1A1 Details<br \/>\n14:09 Usage in D-Day<br \/>\n15:01 ACME &#8216;Cricket&#8217; Clicker<br \/>\n17:31 <em>The Longest Day<\/em><br \/>\n19:30 Outro <\/p>\n<p>[NR: I&#8217;m glad Jonathan discussed that bloody clicker scene in <em>The Longest Day<\/em> &#8230; it bugged me the very first time I watched the movie as a young army cadet in the mid-1970s.]<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about IWM who provided the below footage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SCENES FROM NORMANDY&#8221; Courtesy of IWM, available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTZRT2ZOT0VxMWo4MXVRempFa1dUOEdjR0F2QXxBQ3Jtc0tsRjJab3hBRWxkV2VlZGhPeVNFRExySllyVkVJNHAxRDA4WFB5cHNTa2dlZnotbC1iNGpFdVZpQlVkZ01Ma1JNZUdTR0h3SHVfSDdKQVJJUERNNkV3MDZoQUNlZ1ZjbklsYWNJR0ZnUWg4Y2NOVWRRVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwm.org.uk%2Fcollections%2Fitem%2Fobject%2F205415328&#038;v=mqzHBEXl8_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/it&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;D-DAY &#8211; BRITISH FORCES DURING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY 6 JUNE 1944&#8221; Courtesy of IWM, available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2JrQjdQWHBmUEFVV3VYUktOckdMR1dNNURQUXxBQ3Jtc0trUW55MWxIVlJraC1PeHEtc20xQktZempQdkdFZG5QYjVlWGVLZWxsU1lSTU5jOU14bFN4QldhUmZYcDNlU1BLbW8wLXN1QWRMY0NobXJnTFA3ZmZrd2hkZVN5eWhBQ3gxb1lZWkI2cjBSUlpjZFRrZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwm.org.uk%2Fcollections%2Fitem%2Fobject%2F205205815&#038;v=mqzHBEXl8_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/it&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION PREPARES FOR D-DAY&#8221; Courtesy of IWM, available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFlmQmNwaHFydXR4TTJLTWtQeHFyVnF2aTA1d3xBQ3Jtc0tudkcyLVdrSFp4X3F2aFhNVGtwRElxd3NraFRwMXBIRXVCcmQ3Mmg4T3J2bnZqU1lfbF9sd3JYc0gxcnBlQ0hQZFhxblBicmdDMlFyVUo5T2NrdEtBRzRZUThhZC14VXAxQTNRaE9aelR2SlI4YmRzMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwm.org.uk%2Fcollections%2Fitem%2Fobject%2F1060019399&#038;v=mqzHBEXl8_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/it&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And thank you to ParaData for providing their photo:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PARATROOPER LOOKS CONTEMPLATIVE IN A DAKOTA AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE TO THE RHINE&#8221;. Courtesy of ParaData, available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradata.org.uk\/media\/2466\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paradata.org.uk\/media\/2466<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/support-us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1tcXhMVWJmdTRZRGduSkxGM3BleVpTcHZKUXxBQ3Jtc0tsWDlUMS1vYTkxTjZVS1ZybEVzR0lrUTBYbHpTUVo3RTREdWl3M1hPYUdHY0ozTFhtbnlmRlZteFNYYWRkRUtHUnFBM2dGU0FrTTBSY0NjaUtHbkdkWG1oTGVNSjFtTHBMVzJSUThIYTByNjc4eFlsVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Froyalarmouries.org%2Fsupport-us%2Fdonations%2F&#038;v=mqzHBEXl8_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/support-us&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2694Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/home\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/home<\/a><br \/>\n\u2694Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/stories\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/stories\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom&#8217;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. <\/p>\n<p>Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we&#8217;ll do our best to answer it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Armouries Published Jun 5, 2024 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&#8217;s Atlantic Wall. 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