In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

1992 "The Valour and the Horror"
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

6.6 | 1h44m | en | Documentary

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.

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6.6 | 1h44m | en | Documentary , War
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Patrick Goyette , Nicholas Campbell , Adrian Hough

Director

Robert Hackborn

Producted By

ONF | NFB , CBC