In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

“The Valour and the Horror”

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.

Screenplay

Roman Jarymowycz

Screenplay

Terence McKenna

Screenplay

Brian McKenna

Director

Brian McKenna

Status

Released

Release date

26/01/1992

Original language

English