Movies and TvShows featuring "german-occupied-france" theme.

6 June 1944. A titanic fleet launched an assault on the beaches of Normandy. Objective: to liberate Europe from Hitler's yoke. Drawing on the lessons learned from the Dieppe raid in August 1942, the mission was a spectacular success.

At the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger’s great-grandfather.

Dan Snow examines how the Allied Forces planned and executed the D-Day landings, as surviving veterans tell the story of one of the most dramatic military operations in history.

The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told using a treasure trove of rare and previously unheard recordings of those who lived through it, lip-synched by actors.

The Cross of Lorraine tells the story of French resistance fighters who come together to fight against the German Army during World War II. The film explores themes of courage, sacrifice, and the human spirit in the face of oppression. It follows a group of prisoners who escape from a prison camp and join the resistance movement, engaging in acts of sabotage and espionage. The film also delves into the personal struggles and moral dilemmas faced by the characters as they navigate the dangerous landscape of war.

A company wants to make a play about Mont Valerien resistant fighters who were shot by the Nazis and the French collaborators.

The incredible story of Sally Noach, a Dutch Jewish carpet salesman who rescued hundreds of Jews from Vichy France by forging identification papers and arranging their escape. Equally intriguing is the controversy still surrounding Noach’s exploits: lingering rumours about espionage and black-market profiteering. Finally, with assistance from the filmmaker, researchers and living witnesses whose families he saved, Noach’s children attempt to solve the puzzle.