{"id":161146,"date":"2021-01-12T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/161146\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:00:04","slug":"historians-react-to-omaha-beach-from-call-of-duty-wwii-experts-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/161146\/","title":{"rendered":"Historians REACT to Omaha Beach from Call of Duty WWII | Experts React"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCTdJLSicZg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re about to watch the latest episode of Experts React! This time, we&#8217;ve invited our favorite historians to watch and react to Omaha Beach in Call of Duty WW2. The gameplay and our historians&#8217; comments take you back to the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy during World War 2, which was among the largest military operations ever staged. This episode is rich in historical information and filled with exciting details about this significant moment in human history. Our historians explain the realistic, historically accurate game and its gameplay in context! Get ready for a memorable journey through WW2&#8230; one that&#8217;s sure to leave an impact on you.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s campaign is set in the European theatre and is centered around a squad in the 1st Infantry Division following their battles on the Western Front and set mainly in the historical events of Operation Overlord. The player controls Ronald &#8220;Red&#8221; Daniels, who has squadmates who can supply the player with extra ammunition, health, or grenades as well as a targeted grenade and target spotting.<\/p>\n<p>The developers chose to include atrocities and Nazi extermination camps apparent during this time period in the campaign mode in order to deliver an authentic war story. In certain sections of the game, enemy soldiers in the campaign can be captured, and wounded allies can be dragged to cover.<\/p>\n<p>On June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Private First Class Ronald &#8220;Red&#8221; Daniels (Brett Zimmerman), of the 1st Infantry Division, takes part in the Normandy landings (D-Day) with his platoon.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:31 Hosts introduction<br \/>\n00:57 D-day, on the boat, diary-keeping, weather, attack<br \/>\n00:21 Arriving on the shore<br \/>\n03:18 Historical Information about D-Day<br \/>\n04:12 Wounded soldiers, covers, and equipment<br \/>\n05:21 In the trenches, medical care, antibiotics<br \/>\n06:11 Lost of equipment,<br \/>\n06:36 Sense of comradery<br \/>\n07:06 Age relevance<br \/>\n07:49 Helping his friend<br \/>\n07:57 Flamethrower<br \/>\n08:15 Important of documenting historical events<br \/>\n08:32 Injured solder<br \/>\n09:33 Second wave<br \/>\n09:47 Relevance of artillery<br \/>\n10:25 Historical information<br \/>\n10:59 Nazi Germany defeats<br \/>\n11:19 Military and storytelling<br \/>\n11:50 War and diary keeping<br \/>\n12:22 Thought about the game<br \/>\n13:11 Conclusion<br \/>\n13:30 Outro<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nCheck out some of our past videos!<\/p>\n<p>Historians REACT to Holdfast: Nations At War | Experts React<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Historians REACT to Online &quot;Roleplayers&quot; in Holdfast | Experts React\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XcnreI9sVCg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Experts React Playlist:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXPERTS REACT\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLGzvIvmnk2hSimNROcgMPJtZXynE8HoDI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThanks to DraKulis Cinematic Gaming for the gameplay:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dasajevmecani<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nUp In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by &#8211; Kubbi https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/kubbi<br \/>\nCreative Commons \u2014 Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported\u2014 CC BY-SA 3.0<br \/>\nFree Download \/ Stream: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JnDfCE<br \/>\nMusic promoted by Audio Library https:\/\/youtu.be\/tDexBj46oNI<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nStay in the loop with us on social media!<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebestofgaming1\/<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gamology\/?hl=en<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamologyus<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n#Holdfast #CallOfDuty #ExpertsReact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re about to watch the latest episode of Experts React! 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