In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

Release date : January 26, 1992
Runtime : 1h 44m
Countries of origin :
Original Language :
Director : Brian McKenna /
Production companies : CBC / ONF | NFB /
January 26, 1992 1h 44m War More
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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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Roman Jarymowycz
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Jacques Dextraze
Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-Walters
Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick Goyette
Joseph Le Boutillier
Nicholas Campbell
Guy Simonds
Adrian Hough
German Officer
Wayne Robson
Donald Pearce
Nigel Bennett
Kurt Meyer
Stewart Arnott
Harry Foster

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  • title:In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1992
  • Runtime:1h 44m
  • Genres: War · Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language:
  • Director: Brian McKenna /
  • Writers: Brian McKenna · Roman Jarymowycz · Terence McKenna ·
  • Production companies: CBC · ONF | NFB ·
  • Overview: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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