29th Infantry Division / Liberation of Western Europe
Liberation of Western Europe Series - DVD - 58 Min. - $24.99
August 1944 - November 1944
World War II
U.S. Army
Liberation of Western Europe Series Volume 14
58 Min.
SKU: S2V14R
Price: $24.99
This DVD about the 29th Infantry Division takes place in World War II during the Fall of 1944, Europe.
On September 13th, 1944 the 29th Infantry Division, also known as "Blue and Grey", was fighting in the VIII Corps of the U.S. Third Army. The division had just been assigned the responsibility of assisting with the capture of the port city of Brest.
29th Infantry Division History on Film
Our Series II Liberation of Western Europe begins here and continues through to late November 1944 as the 29th Division fights deeper into Germany after the capture of Setterich. The military history footage in this video is intended to be strictly that of the 29th Infantry Division and only shows other unit footage when two or more units are intertwined. Combat Reels has researched and compiled all of this raw combat film footage, then reformatted it into the DVD format for your viewing pleasure.
29th Infantry Division DVD Highlights
Great for veterans, families, military historians, and military enthusiasts, this DVD has many different scenes of 29th Infantry Division soldiers.
See scenes of the fighting around St. Lo in mid-July 1944. Also view some rare captured German footage of 29th Div. POWs taken in Normandy. Series II timeline footage begins with scenes from the area around Brest, France. Then the 29th is shown on the move to the north where they participate in some rest and training in Holland.
See troops of the 29th then resume the attack at the German-Holland border. The 29th then attacks towns like Bettendorf, Baiseweiller, Maastricht fighting in some cases house to house. The series closes with scenes of the men of the 29th Div. Capturing Setterich, Germany.
Scenes of 29th Infantry in action are shown in the following locations:
Brest, France
Recourvance, France
Stahle, Germany
Nieuwenhagen, Holland
Eygelshoven, Holland
Bettendorf, Germany
Baesweiler, Germany
Setterich, Germany
Siersdorf, Germany
Aldenhoven, Germany
Order your copy today and enjoy these and many more up close shots of equipment, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, helmet markings, and of the faces of the men of the 29th Infantry Division themselves on these candid movie film reels of history, presented to you on popular DVD formatted video!