The French Army of the Rhine under Marshal Bazaine is trapped inside Metz - along with civilians and wounded over 250,000 people will need to be fed from the city's dwindling supplies. Surrounding the city is a German Army that cannot force the Metz fortifications and opts for starving it into submission instead.
Title | An Entire French Army Trapped in Metz During the Franco-Prussian War |
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Genres | Documentary War & Politics |
Release Date | 2021-08-26 |
Episode Runtime | 00 Hours 13 Minutes |
Season Number | 2021 |
Episode Number | 11 |
Production Companies | real time history |