In November 1944, Eisenhower’s Broad Front strategy is tested by heavy rains and thick mud which sever supply lines and hinder reinforcements, as British troops arrive to fight on German soil alongside US troops to take the fortified town of Geilenkirchen, a stronghold in Hitler’s infamous Siegfried Line.
November 1944: Bei Geilenkirchen nördlich von Aachen müssen die alliierten Truppen einen besonders stark befestigten Abschnitt des deutschen Grenzverteidigungssystems „Westwall“ überwinden.
Cinco meses depois do Dia D, a guerra terrestre chega finalmente a solo alemão quando os soldados britânicos atacam na sombra da famosa Linha Siegfried de Hitler.
Soldados britânicos atacam na penumbra a famigerada Linha Siegfried de Hitler.