The Sherman M4 Tank : World War Two Footage

The Sherman M4 Tank : World War Two Footage

(8/11) Battlefield II The Battle for Caen World War II

World War II Videos The defeat of the German forces at the Falaise Gap in August 1944 was the culmination of an effort that had begun the previous June, when British, US and Canadian troops stormed the Normandy beaches during Operation Overlord. Then followed the bloody fighting for the all-important city of Caen. The Falaise Gap was an area between Argentan and Falaise, southeast of Caen. For the Germans, it represented an escape route from the advancing Allied troops, who threatened to …

World WAr two Footage German Forces defending Narwa (Ostfront)1944

World WAr two Footage German Forces defending Narwa (Ostfront)1944

The V 1 Rocket 1942 : World War Two Footage

The V 1 Rocket 1942 : World War Two Footage

(3/5) Dangerous Missions – Eben Emael – World War II

At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France. The forts elimination was essential for the success of Hitlers invasion of the West. Deemed impregnable to conventional attack, Hitler himself suggested the means for its capture with the first glider-borne assault in military history. On 10 May 1940, ten gliders carrying just 77 paratroopers landed on top of the fort …

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