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But Meyer withdraws anyway. He would later claim that he
knew Caen could not be held. Hitler's order to hold
the city to the last bullet, would mean the needless
and futile sacrifice of his men. Thus, the desperate fighting on July 8th, was to bide time for the evacuation
of Meyer's wounded soldiers under the cover of darkness. They devise a plan to delay
the capture of the Abbaye, and make it as costly as
possible for the Canadians
knew Caen could not be held. Hitler's order to hold
the city to the last bullet, would mean the needless
and futile sacrifice of his men. Thus, the desperate fighting on July 8th, was to bide time for the evacuation
of Meyer's wounded soldiers under the cover of darkness. They devise a plan to delay
the capture of the Abbaye, and make it as costly as
possible for the Canadians
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But Meyer withdraws anyway.
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He would later claim that he
knew Caen could not be held.
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Hitler's order to hold
the city to the last bullet,
00:00:09.611 --> 00:00:12.786
would mean the needless
and futile sacrifice of his men.
00:00:13.525 --> 00:00:16.743
Thus, the desperate fighting on July 8th,
00:00:16.743 --> 00:00:20.999
was to bide time for the evacuation
of Meyer's wounded soldiers
00:00:20.999 --> 00:00:21.875
under the cover of darkness.
00:00:22.483 --> 00:00:25.354
They devise a plan to delay
the capture of the Abbaye,
00:00:25.441 --> 00:00:28.703
and make it as costly as
possible for the Canadians.
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Movie Summary
As the end of WWII approaches, diehard Nazi forces fight to the end to stop Allied armies from freeing Europe.
