The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly debated battle of the North West European Campaign, both then and now. From its inception in the sixteen cancelled airborne operations during August, we will chart the problems, many of which were ignored by men desperate to get into battle, the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle against an SS panzer troops. We follow the eight mile route that 2 Para took to reach the bridge at Arnhem, slipping through the German defences.In Part 2, a separate film we look at their epic battle.
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Stars: Bob Hilton, Jo Hook, John Greenacre, Mike Peters, Bob Darby, Tom Dormer
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Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Battlefield History TV
Runtime: 70 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1970
IMDb: 10
