In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

War, Documentary | 1992-01-26 | N/A

10.0 / 10

104 min.

The Valour and the Horror

A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

CBC

ONF | NFB