Commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem and our David Eastwood: Arnhem Pathfinder exhibition, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum presents a screening of the the Second World War classic, Theirs is the Glory.
The 1946 film tells the story of the Battle of Arnhem of 1944, but is unique amongst war films in that it was filmed entirely without the use of studios, sets or known actors. Weaving original footage with re-enactments shot on location in Arnhem, just a year after the events it recreates took place, it also features men from the 1st Airborne Division who actually fought in the battle.
After sweeping through France and Belgium in the summer of 1944, the allies were poised to enter Holland. Field Marshall Montgomery favoured a single thrust north over the Rhine to attack the Ruhr with the aim of winning the War by the end of 1944.
To achieve their objective the allies launched Operation Market Garden on 17th September 1944, but from the start the plan ran into difficulties. The paratroopers encountered fierce German resistance and suffered heavy casualties before finally being withdrawn 9 days later.
Film running time: 82 minutes
Includes introduction to the film and private view of the exhibition.
