Het Grote Offensief
The two rival Allied commanders, General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, clash in a battle of egos and strategic choices, with devastating consequences for the people of Zeeland during the liberation of the Netherlands.
The two rival Allied commanders, General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, clash in a battle of egos and strategic choices, with devastating consequences for the people of Zeeland during the liberation of the Netherlands.
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Narrator
Mike Reus
Adolf Hitler
Martijn Oversteegen
Bernard Montgomery
Michael Krass
Dwight Eisenhower
Christian Cadenbach
Alfred Jodl
Aus Greidanus
Lucas Tavenier
Charlie May
Jeremiah Fleming
The two rival Allied commanders, General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, clash in a battle of egos and strategic choices, with devastating consequences for the people of Zeeland during the liberation of the Netherlands.
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