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In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

The Valour and the Horror
Jan 26, 1992 1h 44m
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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.

Title In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
Companies CBC, ONF | NFB
Countries
Keywords normandy, france, war
Jacques Dextraze

Jacques Dextraze

Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-Walters

Sydney Radley-Walters

Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick Goyette

Patrick Goyette

Joseph Le Boutillier
Adrian Hough

Adrian Hough

German Officer
Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Donald Pearce
Stewart Arnott

Stewart Arnott

Harry Foster