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History Channel Lost Evidence Rhine Crossing WWII Military
TV : Documentary : DVD quality : English
Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:...............English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour/B&W
Runtime:.................44Mins
Size:.........................348Mb
By March 1945, the Rhine River stood as the only remaining obstacle between
the Allies and the road to final victory over Nazi Germany. From Roman
times, this formidable natural barrier had provided the Germans with
a barricade against invaders from the West. This documentary tells the
remarkable story of the ninety Allied divisions of men and machines
who crossed the Rhine. We outline the grim resistance offered by Hitler’s
armies, looking at the immense and tragic human cost of the battle.
On 7th March 1945, at the town of Remagen, American soldiers had discovered,
with considerable amazement, that a bridge across the Rhine was still
intact. The men of the Ninth Armoured Division realised that they had been
dealt an incredibly lucky card - German attempts to blow the bridge in the
face of the advancing troops had failed. The heroes of Remagen successfully
crossed the bridge, and entered the history books as the first Allied
soldiers to cross the Rhine.
Over the next few weeks, the massive and formidable Allied war machine
launched coordinated attacks along a 450 mile front. On 24th March 1945,
the largest air and sea operation since D-Day was launched against the
German defences. An enormous airborne strike force, which was codenamed
Operation Varsity, landed by parachute and glider on German soil. The
defenders of the Reich made the paratroopers pay with their lives - it
turned out to be the bloodiest day for Allied Airborne troops in the
whole of the Second World War.
In order to make this groundbreaking documentary, aerial reconnaissance
photographs taken at the time have been layered over a three dimensional
map to create a computer generated ‘model’ of the battle to cross the
River Rhine. For over sixty years, these photographs had remained lost,
or forgotten.
For the first time these original high-resolution images enable us to
track the battle, step by step, from the air. Individual stories of
courage and heroism can be placed in the exact location where they
took place. Using cutting edge technology, unique archive film, vivid
re-enactments and extraordinary interviews with the men who crossed
this mighty river, we offer a unique insight into the fight to cross
the last barrier into the heart of Germany.
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