In desperate battle [videorecording]
Subtitle: Normandy 1944
By: director, Brian McKenna ; producer, Arnie Gelbart ... [et al.].
Contributors: Gelbart, Arnie.; McKenna, Brian.; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.; Galafilm Inc.; National Film Board of Canada.
Series: The Valour and the horror ; 3
Publisher: National Film Board of Canada
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.; World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Normandy.
Notes: FOR CLASSROOM USE ONLY. Closed captioned. Produced by Galafilm Inc., in co-production with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Film Board of Canada, in association with Societe Radio-Canada, with the participation of Telefilm Canada. On June 6th, 1944, a combined force of American, British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. The Allied invasion of occupied France was a turning point in the war against Hitler's Germany. From a tactical view, Canada's role was limited; strategically, it was pivotal. Canada's infantry and armoured regiments were thrown against Germany's elite troops and tank divisions. The price they paid was enormous.

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