Artillery Showdown
- Episode aired Sep 1, 2023
In August 1944, when Hitler launches Operation Lüttich to retake the port city of Avranches, German panzer and SS troops quickly overrun the French town of Mortain and completely encircle a ... Read allIn August 1944, when Hitler launches Operation Lüttich to retake the port city of Avranches, German panzer and SS troops quickly overrun the French town of Mortain and completely encircle a battalion of US soldiers who hold the high ground on Hill 314. An American artillery obser... Read allIn August 1944, when Hitler launches Operation Lüttich to retake the port city of Avranches, German panzer and SS troops quickly overrun the French town of Mortain and completely encircle a battalion of US soldiers who hold the high ground on Hill 314. An American artillery observer and his radio is all that stands between their survival and certain capture.