Operation Blockbuster: The Battle For Hochwald’s Gap | Greatest Tank Battles | War Stories

On February 8th 1945 Canadian forces launched one of the most ferocious and costly battles of WW2 with the aim of taking the Hochwald Gap and forcing the German army back over the Rhine and into Germany. In The Battle For The Rhineland we hear from both sides of this devastating offensive and re-live what it was really like in the winter of 1945. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we’ll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history’s most engaging and dramatic conflicts. It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit the world’s best history documentary service with code ’WARSTORIES’ for a huge discount! You can find more from us on: This channel is part of the History Hit Network. For any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@. #warstories