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Hitler's Last Stand
S03E02 - Hell in Hoven
In November 1944, Eisenhower's Broad Front strategy is tested by heavy rains and thick mud which sever supply lines and hinder reinforcements, as British troops arrive to fight on German soil alongside US troops to take the fortified town of Geilenkirchen, a stronghold in Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line.
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No Better Place to Die
No Better Place to Die
In advance of the D-Day Landings, paratroopers from the US 82nd Airborne Division are dropped behind enemy lines to capture strategic positions. One such location is near the town of Ste Mere Eglise where American airborne troops fight Nazi forces for control of a bridgehead for three days, to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beaches.
Hell in Hoven
Hell in Hoven
In November 1944, Eisenhower's Broad Front strategy is tested by heavy rains and thick mud which sever supply lines and hinder reinforcements, as British troops arrive to fight on German soil alongside US troops to take the fortified town of Geilenkirchen, a stronghold in Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line.
Falaise Trap
Falaise Trap
In August 1944, the Allies close in on remnants of the German Army in Normandy-about 100,000 soldiers, their weapons and tanks to create the Falaise Pocket. But as they squeeze, a small gap remains in the Allied line that promises escape. A small Canadian tank squadron must hold the line as the pressure builds.
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Nazi diehard and fanatics fight to the last man to stop Allied forces from freeing Europe, keeping an unrelenting grip on the naval bases, citadels and fortresses of occupied Europe.