In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
- Movies
- 1992-01-26
- EN
- Released
- 2h 44m
- CA
- War - Documentary
Production
CBC, ONF | NFB
Tagline
The Valour and the Horror
Storyline
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.
