In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 1992

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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.

  • Released: 1992-01-26
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Genre: War, Documentary
  • Stars: Terence McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Patrick Goyette, Nicholas Campbell, Adrian Hough, Wayne Robson, Nigel Bennett, Stewart Arnott, Jacques Dextraze, Sydney Radley-Walters
  • Director: Brian McKenna