Firestorm on the Rhine-The defense battle on the Rhine (DVD)
The "Battle of the Bulge", the last great German offensive operation in the West had failed to surprising early successes in January 1945. As early as February 1945, the Allies were on the "Western Wall", the last lock bar on the border of Germany. The Ruhr, whose intake was considered decisive for the war, was within reach. Allied air superiority and the lack of heavy weapons on the German side led to fierce defensive battles - village by village, house by house. The documentary shows the battle for the bridge at Remagen, the Allied bridgehead at Wesel and the Ruhr pocket in which 300,000 German soldiers were hoping for a breakout ...
In the 80 years resulting from the material of the Chronos archive documentaries are now among the "classics of contemporary history". Since the recordings were left in their original state, the films have a high level of authenticity.
As an extra, the DVD of the 40-minute bonus movie "Memphis Belle". In the last months of the war, Allied bombers put the German cities to rubble virtually unimpeded. The original U.S. propaganda film tells the story of the U.S. Air Force bomber "Memphis Belle".
Running Time: 78 minutes + 40 minutes of bonus movie
Image: 4: 3
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Languages: German
Subtitle: none
Regional Code: PAL 0
EAN-Code: 4028032065381
Rated: from 16 years
