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World War II Atrocity to be Told for the First Time in Film on National Geographic Channel Feb. 16 During Black History Month
The Wereth Eleven” will Premiere Nationwide on National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST and on the Big Screen at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. CST
“The Wereth Eleven” is an epic docudrama based on the true story of the heroic battle waged against the attacking German army at the start of the Battle of the Bulge, and the dramatic escape made by 11 American soldiers. The film premieres nationwide on National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST and the screening will be at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. CST.
“The Wereth Eleven” retraces the steps of the 11 soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who escaped The 18th Volksgrenadiers after their unit was overrun at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Their 10-mile trek from their battery position to Wereth, Belgium led them to refuge with a Belgian family until a Nazi sympathizer revealed their presence to an SS Reconn Patrol. The soldiers surrendered, but were taken to a field, where they were tortured, maimed, and shot on Dec. 17, 1944. The killings were investigated, but never prosecuted.
World War II Atrocity to be Told for the First Time in Film on National Geographic Channel Feb. 16 During Black History Month
The Wereth Eleven” will Premiere Nationwide on National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST and on the Big Screen at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. CST
“The Wereth Eleven” is an epic docudrama based on the true story of the heroic battle waged against the attacking German army at the start of the Battle of the Bulge, and the dramatic escape made by 11 American soldiers. The film premieres nationwide on National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST and the screening will be at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. CST.
“The Wereth Eleven” retraces the steps of the 11 soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who escaped The 18th Volksgrenadiers after their unit was overrun at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Their 10-mile trek from their battery position to Wereth, Belgium led them to refuge with a Belgian family until a Nazi sympathizer revealed their presence to an SS Reconn Patrol. The soldiers surrendered, but were taken to a field, where they were tortured, maimed, and shot on Dec. 17, 1944. The killings were investigated, but never prosecuted.