32 Tons of Steel vs a Muddy Grave at the Rapido River

The battle for the Rapido River was a harrowing gamble where the Italian terrain proved as deadly as the enemy fire. As the 36th Division faced a catastrophic crossing, the men of the 756th Tank Battalion struggled to force their new 32-ton Sherman tanks through a treacherous landscape of floodwaters and hidden mines. This documentary honors the courage of the American tankers who stood by their infantry brothers during one of the most brutal operations of the war.