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| | Battles - Western Front 1942-1945
Cat No. BVENT0113
In 1942, the German front were at their most extensive. German soldiers were deployed from North Cape to Africa and from the Atlantic Coast to the Cancasus. Although still marching forward in Africa and Russia, the military situation as a whole had undergone a fundamental change with the entry into the war of the United States of America. In the West, the Luftwaffe had forfeited its superiority and the Royal Air Force was growing in strength day by day. At sea too, the situation was changing, convoys became better equipped to deal with the menace of submarines and, with the loss of the Bismark in 1941, the deployment of German battleships in the Atlantic was virtually ended. In 1944, the battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen made a spectacular dash through the English Channel back to Germany, never to return to the Atlantic. the U-boat offensive collapsed in the summer of 1943 and from then on the German Navy was almost on the defensive. Following the successful allied landings on D-Day, the German army was progressively pushed back into Germany and beyond the Rhine. On 16th of December,1944, the Germans mounted one last attack through the Ardennes but were forced back to their starting positions by the 7th of February 1945. One month later, 7th March 1945, the allied armies crossed the Rhine at Remagen and pushed forward, almost inhindered into the interior of the Reich. After 5 years of war, the Western front had ceased to exist... (Narrated by Phillip Elsmore)
Format: DVD (Black & White/Colour)
Label: Boulevard Entertainment
Genre: SPECIAL INTEREST
Barcode: 5060126181132
Category: E
Price: £1.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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| | Battles - Battles Of The Atlantic ~ 1939-1945 From Success To Failure
Cat No. BVENT0114
During the Second World War the Atlantic Ocean became one of the most important scenes of conflict, if not the most critical. For six years nearly every existing class of ship from the countries involved took part in the fighting in some way. The conflict centred mainly around the endless columns of large Allied Convoys carrying supplies across the Atlantic, and the German U-boats, whose task it was to intercept and destroy them. Huge surface ships such as Bismarck, the Hood, the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau, the Rodney and the King George V also played their part in the history of warfare in the Atlantic, as did aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and numerous small escort ships.
Format: DVD (Black & White/Colour)
Label: Boulevard Entertainment
Genre: SPECIAL INTEREST
Barcode: 5060126181149
Category: E
Price: £1.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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| | Battles - U Boats At Sea ~ German Submarines In Action In World War II
Cat No. BVENT0116
Following the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was obliged to surrender its high sea fleet and was strictly forbidden to construct warplanes and submarines. That ended the promising development of German Submarine sea power. During World War I, 320 German submarines had sunk 6394 merchant shops and 100 warships. Between 1922 and 1933 Germany, in opposition to the ban, had made secret plans for the construction of submarines. However, the real construction work did not begin until December 1933 when work began on the building of 6 submarines at Kiel. Following the signing of the German-British naval treaty in June 18th 1935, the Versailles Treaty was effectively cancelled. With that act Britain, without consultation wi the French and Italians, had agreed on her own to a new German military sovereignity. The path for Germany to legally produce and arm submarines had been opened. Following the treaty with Britain, Germany was allowed to construct 35% of the British surface ship tonnage and 45% of the British submarine tonnage. Additionally, an option was agreed to extend the German Submarine allocation to 100% of the British submarine tonnage. From 1935 to the end of August 1939, three main types of submarines were constructed. At the outbreak of the War, Germany had 57 submarines although only 22 were suited for action in the Atlantic. Despite their limited numbers, the German submarine fleet proved to be a highly effective weapon in the early stages of the war. This film, using original newsreel footage, along with film from private collectors, gives an insight as to what it was like to be a German submariner in World War II... (Narrated by Brian Matthews)
Format: DVD (Black & White/Colour)
Label: Boulevard Entertainment
Genre: SPECIAL INTEREST
Barcode: 5060126181163
Category: E
Price: £1.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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