{"id":25092,"date":"2018-09-17T05:22:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T10:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/?p=25092"},"modified":"2018-09-17T05:22:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T10:22:08","slug":"foreign-ww2-war-movies-worth-a-damn-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/17\/foreign-ww2-war-movies-worth-a-damn-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign WW2\/War Movies Worth A Damn #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so I started thinking about a list of some Foreign War Movies worth a look.<\/p>\n

Most people would not believe that some of the best and most realistic World War Two (and War Movies in general) are foreign made. (Yes they have English subtitles, so you lazy couch potatoes will have to read some! God Forbid.)<\/p>\n

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Fortress of War (aka The Brest Fortress)<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a02010 Russian-Belarusian war film recounting the June 1941\u00a0defense of Brest Fortress<\/a>\u00a0against invading\u00a0Wehrmacht<\/a>\u00a0forces in the opening stages of\u00a0Operation Barbarossa<\/a>,\u00a0Nazi Germany<\/a>‘s invasion of the\u00a0Soviet Union<\/a>\u00a0during\u00a0World War II<\/a>.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Events are narrated from the perspective of 15-year-old Sasha Akimov, centering on three resistance zones holding out against the protracted German siege. The defending forces are led by regiment commander Major\u00a0Pyotr Gavrilov<\/a>\u00a0(44th Rifle Regiment of the\u00a0Red Army<\/a>), with\u00a0Regimental Commissar<\/a>\u00a0Yefim Fomin<\/a>\u00a0(84th Rifle Regiment of the Red Army), and the head of the 9th\u00a0Frontier Outpost<\/a>, Lieutenant Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov.<\/p>\n

Can be viewed on YouTube<\/a> with English subs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Dawn’s Here Are Quiet<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This 2015 remake of the 1972 Soviet WW2 film is a real gem. Based on the 1969 novel by Boris Vasilyev, the movie tells the story of an unfulfilled Soviet Army Sergeant stationed in an out of the way outpost near the Finnish border during 1942. The outpost is home to two AA Flak guns and a detachment of six female crew members. When a German Paratroop Squad is spotted in the woods, the Sergeant has no choice but to engage the Germans with the Five female soldiers (leaving one behind.)<\/p>\n

What follows is an amazing story of bravery, courage and sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Can be Viewed on Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n

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City of Life and Death<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OK, so this is really Pre-WW2 (1937) but historically it goes hand in hand with Japan’s aggressive stance toward the conquest of China and Asia. Strap in with this one because it is a tough watch at times. The Rape of Nanking is one of the most horrific chapters in modern warfare history to be sure and yeah it was perpetrated by the Japanese Imperial Army, not the Germans.<\/p>\n

Can be Viewed on Amazon Prime<\/p>\n

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Back to 1942<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is one of those movies that has a great cast but did not get great reviews overall. Honestly, I enjoyed it as a War film because it shows the hardship of war on the civilian population. China had it really terrible in WW2, putting up with not only the Japs, but also a Civil War where Communist were taking everything not nailed down for the “State.” (And we all know how that turned out.)<\/p>\n

Can be Viewed on Amazon Video<\/p>\n

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Assembly<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is set in 1947 during the Chinese Civil War between Chiang Kai-Shek’s KMT Nationalist Army and the Red Communist led by Mao Zedong.<\/p>\n

A really gritty war picture set during a really nasty period in Chinese history.<\/p>\n

Can be Viewed on DVD or Streamed Online.<\/p>\n

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My Way<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Fascinating true story about a Korean solider who was conscripted by the Japanese Imperial Army, The Soviet Red Army and the Wermacht during WW2. He was captured by American forces on D-Day while fighting with a group of German conscripts.<\/p>\n

Read more about this amazing story HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can be Viewed on Amazon Prime<\/p>\n

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Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!<\/p>\n

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