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Hitler's Last Stand: Artillery Showdown

Hitler's Last Stand (2018)

Documentary, Historical, War

Director: Ian Herring

National Geo | Tuesday 23 April 2024 | 16:00

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Tuesday 23 April 2024 16:00

Sunday 7 April 2024 15:00

SEASON: 5

EPISODE: 2 - Artillery Showdown

SYNOPSIS

In August 1944, when Hitler launches Operation Lüttich to retake the port city of Avranches, German panzer and SS troops quickly overrun the French town of Mortain and encircle a battalion of US soldiers who hold the high ground on Hill 314.

Actors

Writer: Maija Leivo

Producer: Ian Herring, Maija Leivo

Narrator: Mark Oliver, Angus Macleod

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