Documentary/War/History ~ B&W ~ 150 Min.
BIG BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II (1939-45). World War II was the greatest rampage of destruction in the history of humanity - or inhumanity. Over a period of six years, 1939 to 1945, more than 50 million human beings died by violence, disease, exposure, or starvation, as a direct result of the war. In The Big Battles you'll see newsreel and combat footage combined with latter-day interviews with military personnel who experienced the war first-hand. The Big Battles box set contains all five DVD Volumes in the series. Each volume contains three 50-minute episodes, with each episode depicting a separate campaign of this most horrible of wars. Over 750 minutes of incredible history has been preserved in digital quality!
Volume #5 THE CLOSING BATTLES OF WWII:
Battles of Berlin - The Russians are Coming
Battle of Berlin - Death of a City
Battle of the Pacific - The Setting Sun
BIG BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II (1939-45). World War II was the greatest rampage of destruction in the history of humanity - or inhumanity. Over a period of six years, 1939 to 1945, more than 50 million human beings died by violence, disease, exposure, or starvation, as a direct result of the war. In The Big Battles you'll see newsreel and combat footage combined with latter-day interviews with military personnel who experienced the war first-hand. The Big Battles box set contains all five DVD Volumes in the series. Each volume contains three 50-minute episodes, with each episode depicting a separate campaign of this most horrible of wars. Over 750 minutes of incredible history has been preserved in digital quality!
Volume #5 THE CLOSING BATTLES OF WWII:
Battles of Berlin - The Russians are Coming
Battle of Berlin - Death of a City
Battle of the Pacific - The Setting Sun
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00:00They clash with the 1st French Army, who sacrifice themselves to delay the German advance.
00:06The survivors of the French Pacific Battalion are practically annihilated,
00:10and the Germans take many prisoners.
00:23In the outskirts of Strasbourg, the French resistance fighters under André Malraux hold the attack.
00:29For General de Lach and General de Vigier, the situation is very serious.
00:46In the south of Oppenheim, the sacrifice of the 1st Infantry Division
00:50and of the Malraux Brigade at Kraft has stemmed the enemy's advance.
00:55But in the north, in the Kilstedt region, the Germans are no more than 8 miles from Strasbourg.
01:01On January 21st, the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division, veterans of Cassino,
01:07fight hand-to-hand in a new battle.
01:15A unit of the 2nd Armoured Division under Colonel Langlade arrives during the night,
01:20attacks, and stops the German advance.
01:23Strasbourg is saved.
01:32Two weeks later, the Colmar area is cleared.