In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

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.

Genre:

War, Documentary

Duration:

104 min

Cast:

Terence McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Jacques Dextraze

Quality:

HD

Director:

Brian McKenna

Release:

1992

Country:

Rating:

10.0