Which is fine of course-even historical narratives benefit from some character flexibility and topical focus. The plot also plays a bit fast and loose with chronology: the glider crashes into the flooded-out island during Operation Market Garden in mid-September 1944 but British bombers didn’t destroy the Walcheren dikes until October 3 through 10.
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That said, while it’s an excellent war film, viewers should keep in mind it concerns fictional characters and doesn’t attempt to cover the full scope of the Walcheren battle. Besides the gliders, it realistically depicts hefty British Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifles (and how they’re far from ideals in close quarters combat), Bren and MG.42 machineguns, PIAT and Panzerfaust anti-tank rockets and 88-millimeter Flak guns. Unlike The Liberator released by Netflix in 2020, The Forgotten Battle gets most details right regarding historical equipment and tactics. The Dutch Nazi soldier character may inspire mixed feelings as he dimly begins to realize his instrumental role in violence against his own people. The film also recognizes that alongside the resistance, a significant fraction of Dutch citizenry collaborated with the Nazis, some enthusiastically, others reluctantly. It’s an honest way of remembering the awfulness of the war and how thankless so many acts of courage and sacrifice made to win it truly were. (For a more extensive plot synopsis you may read this review on Forbes by Sheena Scott.)
Whenever there’s a possibility of a terrible consequence, it usually happens. And when we expect a proverbial white knight to intervene and save the day per cinematic convention, one doesn’t-at least not until the film’s final act. Bettmann ArchiveĪll of the film’s notable characters-including Zeelander civilians drawn into the Dutch Resistance, a British glider pilot, and a shell-shocked Dutch Nazi serving in the Wehrmacht-choose at various points to risk their lives to do the right thing, some brashly, others with deep reluctance.īut those acts of courage aren’t rewarded. Today, much of the inundated land has been reclaimed. blockbusters in the campaign to drive the Germans out and open the waterway to Antwerp. Walcheren after the sea had roared in through gaps blown in the dykes by the R.A.F. (Original Caption) 1945-Walcheren, The Netherlands- Neptune in Possession: Here is a view of. If the Nazis and their artillery aren’t removed from Walcheren and the Beveland islands, Allied ships can’t deliver badly needed supplies and troops through one of Europe’s largest ports.Īs the costly battle progressed, in early October Allied bombers even busted Walcheren’s dikes, turning the island’s low-lying interior into a floodscape and devastating the local population for arguably little tactical benefit. This leads up to the Battle of the Scheldt, a two-month struggle to kick the Nazis off Dutch islands adjacent to the newly liberated Belgium port of Antwerp. But the Wehrmacht realizes the Netherland’s dikes and rivers are strategically critical and highly defensible, so they dig in. When the film begins in September 1944, the Germans are reeling in retreat and Dutch civilians expect the Allies to roll into town any day now. He avoids glorifying or sentimentalizing the struggle, while never leaving one in doubt the Nazis needed to be fought. has his sights firmly set on the issue of moral choice in war. Video capture from The Forgotten Battle.īut more ephemerally, director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. This will be updated whenever I have the time to comb through YouTube.British soldier fires Bren machinegun during assault on Walcheren's Sloedam Causeway in Dutch film. Series that aren’t complete are marked with an asterisk. And…tseohere is always a chance the subtitles will remain incomplete in all things, especially if depending on fansubs. Also, subtitles on some of these dramas are in progress and are not necessarily complete when added to this list. Crazy, isn’t it? So be aware that subtitles still have a chance of being from dedicated fans and not necessarily officially translated by the broadcast companies.Īs always, I live in the US, so I cannot guarantee these videos will be available in all regions. In this modern age, content providers are now asking fans to upload subtitles to their dramas. Fan channels have a habit of disappearing thanks to copyright law.
Please note that I only include official channels offering their dramas with English subtitles. This list will probably never be anywhere near complete.
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