Anyone With An Interest In The Battle Of Arnhem

[moz]

If you haven`t seen `Theirs is the Glory` the full version of the film is on Youtube.
it was filmed in Arnhem in 1946 amongst the ruins and acted out by those that were there during the battle.
Dont expect great acting. The PIAT scene taking out a real Panther is class.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Thanks for the tip, I have been looking for that film for a while. They did a similar about Goodwood if Im not mistaken?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Mirofsoft]

Thansk
and the link is
http://archive.org/details/TheirsIsTheGlory1946

 

[moz]

this is the youtube link

 

[Gellso]

Cool stuff.
Gells

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

Hello Moz, Thanks for the info on the movie, a great little film. I like the authenticity of the uniforms, and the showing of the real areas of Arhnem. Did this film give you any ideas for new figures? Please say YES!!! Regards, SG

 

[Helm]

Cheers Moz never heard of this before excellent stuff

Steve

 

[Johan]

On the topic of Arnhem : everyone seems to agree it was a disaster for the British paras ... but was it really Monty's fault ? Have they ever found the damning photographs that Spitfire took of German tanks ?
It seems on the contrary the Germans reacted like ground troops should react to an airborne attack - they went straight into the attack and counterattacked (if you know what I mean) and prevented that the British paras established a durable foothold.
There were no tanks (and so there are no Spitfire photographs ?), but after a couple of days these were brought in of course - everything they could afford to move to Arnhem.

Right ?

 

[Helm]

Major Tony Hibbert recalls the bleak assessment of aerial photographs made by General Browning's intelligence officer, Major Brian Urguhart:

'He showed me photographs of German Panzer 4's; mainly I think they were tucked in underneath woods. He went to General Browning, and said that in his view the operation could not succeed, because of the presence of these two divisions.'​

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I know who I find more believable​

http://www.paradata.org.uk/media/1681?mediaSection=Audio​

Steve​

 

[housecarl]

Intelligence.
Due to poor intelligence, the British were told to expect only limited resistance from German reserve forces. A serious challenge to their operation was not expected and many men believed that their work would lead to the ending of the war.[18] Some—anticipating a period of occupation in Germany—packed leisure equipment in their kit or in the sea tail.[19] The optimistic mood prior to the operation would have tragic consequences however. Browning's intelligence officer—Major Brian Urquhart—obtained information from the 21st Army Group in Belgium and Dutch resistance that German armour was present around Arnhem. This was backed up with aerial reconnaissance that he ordered to be flown.[20] Browning however was dismissive and ordered his chief medical officer to have Urquhart sent on sick leave.[21] In fact, SHAEF was aware that there were almost certainly two Panzer divisions at Arnhem but with the operation looming chose to ignore them.[20] Such information would have been gleaned from Ultra intercepts that the Allied Airborne Army was not privy to and therefore could not act upon themselves.[20]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Arnhem#Intelligence
Interesting film Moz.
Nice avatar too, where did you Nick that?
Thanks for posting,
Carl.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Great film and its not alone. There are some great movies on youtube. Check out Alan Ladd's "The Red Beret" (in the US known as "The Paratrooper"). Ladd as a yank serving as a Canadian in UK airborne - confusing. Nice recreation of the Bruneval Raid.



Colin