The Six Triple Eight illuminates one of the probably in December, directed by Tyler Perry most unusual American battalions of the Second World War. You can now get an impression of the war film in the teaser trailer.
In Netflix’s war film The Six Triple Eight, postmen are supposed to ensure victory
The Six Triple Eight illuminates previously unknown territory of American involvement in World War II: the 6888th Battalionfrom which the film also owes its name. This division of the Women’s Army Corps almost sat down made up entirely of black female soldiers together. In 1945, their task was to clear the backlog of over 17 million letters sorted and then delivered to the fighters.
The 855 women should start this campaign after motto “No mail, low morale” give new courage to the soldiers who were deployed on the European mainland. Some mail that relatives had sent from the USA had been sitting undelivered in British warehouses near Birmingham for over three years.
Watch the teaser trailer for Netflix’s unusual war film here
The Six Triple Eight – Teaser Trailer (German) HD
The protagonist in The Six Triple Eight embodies Kerry Washington (Scandal). She slips into the role of the real one Major Charity Adams (1918-2002). As the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II, Adams was the highest-ranking African American womanwho served in the U.S. ranks overseas.
Netflix’s war film is based on an article by author Kevin M. Hymel that appeared in the magazine WWII History in 2019. By the way, the chapter of American history depicted in The Six Triple Eight was also unknown in the USA for a long time. It wasn’t until 75 years after the women’s deployment, when President Joe Biden awarded the battalion the Medal of Congress in March 2022 (and only six of the 855 ladies were still alive) that it received more attention.
When does the war film The Six Triple Eight start on Netflix?
The Six Triple Eight will begin streaming on December 20, 2024 party on Netflix. The war film lets households all over the world take part in the inspiring story just in time for Christmas – and could hit just the right emotional tone for the holidays.
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