After the landing on the Normandy beaches on June 6 1944 (Operation Overlord) the allied soldiers had to take different key city's in the Normandy area and after the heavy losses on the beaches there was a new big challenge, The Hedgerows, also known as the "battle of the bocage"
It took many weeks before they were able to take over the area and also there were many losses.
What was the reason that it was so hard for the attackers?
A squad leader must be able to achieve three things: to see, to shoot, to maneuver. But in an offensive during the Battle of the bocage, the attackers could only rarely have views across the fields, hedges also hid the lines of fire. They were also insurmountable obstacles which avoided movements for the squads and battle groups.
Another amazing movie (no sound)
