In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
Release: 1992-01-26
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 10.0
War
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.
Production Companies
CBC
ONF | NFB