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In Saving Private Ryan they land on normandy with boats that open from the front and everyone pours out. Did the people in the front not know they would most likely be shot instantly? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also worth noting is that the Normandy beaches, don't actually look that much like the movie. When they land in Saving Private Ryan, it looks like they're only 20 meters or so from the cliff. In actuality, it was much, much further.

come back and take a look in 6 hours. There's no beach. Waves are crashing on the cliff.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

From my understanding, they did land at high-tide (to allow ships to get closer) but in pictures, its still quite the distance. I guess because the beach is shallow, they still had to land a distance out?