A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

Joseph Le Boutillier

Guy Simonds

German Officer

Donald Pearce

Kurt Meyer

Harry Foster
January 26, 1992



Joseph Le Boutillier

Guy Simonds

German Officer

Donald Pearce

Kurt Meyer

Harry Foster