Résultats de recherche
A small bridge, the French countryside, the outcome of the war... Seize and Secure: The Battle for La Fière tells the untold story of the bloodiest small arm...
- 2 min
- 4,5K
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
The mortal ferocity of the four-day battle for control of the small stone bridge over the Merderet River at La Fière in Normandy is testament to the bridge’s strategic importance in the D-Day invasion of June 1944.
The mortal ferocity of the battle for control of the small bridge at La Fière is testament to the bridge's strategic importance in the D-Day invasion of June 1944. Without control of the bridge, American forces coming from Utah Beach would not have been able to force their way inland.
Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière sheds light on a pivotal, relatively unexplored battle to secure a critical route inland for allied forces invading Normandy, France on D-Day.
- 57 min
Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière sheds light on a pivotal, relatively unexplored battle to secure a critical route inland for allied forces invading Normandy, France on D-Day.
5 juin 2019 · A new documentary on the battle, ‘Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière’, produced by the National WWII Museum, recently premiered. And a new film, to be directed by Saving Private Ryan senior military advisor Dale Dye, entitled ‘No Better Place to Die’, is in pre-production.
Synopsis. The mortal ferocity of the battle for control of the small bridge at La Fière is testament to the bridge's strategic importance in the D-Day invasion of June 1944. Without control of the bridge, American forces coming from Utah Beach would not have been able to force their way inland.