xRobot: THE LOST EVIDENCE (THE BATTLE OF OPERATION MARKET GARDEN 3/5) Videos

Added: Jul 4, 2008

From: AUFSEHERINNEN

Duration: 8:54

On 17 September 1944, over 30,000 elite troops descended from the skies into Nazi occupied Holland. This massive airborne assault had planned with a view to ending the war in Europe by Christmas 1944. The Allies aimed to secure the bridges of Holland's canals and rivers; the army would then be able to advance at high speed into Hitler's Germany. In order to be successful, Operation Market Garden's synchronized plan had to work like clockwork. In a dramatic race against time, an armored relief force attempted to fight through sixty miles of enemy defenses; they hoped to reach British paratroopers at the end of the line at Arnhem Bridge. The British paratroopers, known as 'Red Devils', had received strict orders to hold their positions in the face of the enemy onslaught. They categorically refused to surrender, even after they had surrounded by German troops.Despite the Herculean efforts of American, British and Polish troops, Operation Market Garden ended in failure; Allied forces incurred 17,000 Allied casualties. In this fascinating documentary, aerial reconnaissance photographs taken at the time have been layered over a three-dimensional map in order to create a CGI 'model' of the battle for the bridges. For the first time, these original high-resolution images allow the viewer to track the battle, systematically, from the air. Individual stories of courage and heroism had 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 fought on the road to Arnhem, this documentary offers a unique insight into one of the most inspiring stories of the Second World War.

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