The Battle for the Hochwald Gap (History Documentary)

In February 1945, the First Canadian Army launches an attack to cross the Rhine and enter the German heartland. This is the story of the struggle for the Hochwald Gap – the final obstacle blocking the Allies, which the Germans are determined to hold at any cost.
Filmed on battlefields across the world, and using stunning, ultra-realistic CGI animation and eyewitness accounts, this series puts viewers in the heat of the battles. They will witness historic armoured combats through the eyes of the very men who manned the tanks and fought to the finish. Greatest Tank Battles takes us deeper into the mechanized battlefield than ever before, revealing the delicate balance between man and machine - between victory and death. It puts viewers in the commander’s seat and sends them into the heart of the action.

Features:
Tpr. Jack Gardiner - South Alberta Regiment
Lt. Danny McLeod - South Alberta Regiment
Lt. Ed Haddon - Sherbrooke Fusiliers
Sgt. Hans Herbst - 116 Panzer Division

Source: Greatest Tank Battles
Original Canadian Broadcast: 1 February 2010

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