Documentary project

They Were 400

A documentary

80 years of silence. A film to end it.

Task Force Hogan — 400 soldiers surrounded, cut off without supply or reinforcement, in a Belgian village at the heart of the largest German offensive of the war. Their commander refused to surrender. On Christmas night, he brought every last one of them back alive.

Almost nobody knows this story. That is exactly why we are filming it.

They Were 400 is a historical documentary in production — driven by passionate people, based on American military archives and the memoirs of Lt. Colonel Hogan himself. We are looking for reenactors, videographers and photographers to join us in the field.

If you can carry a 1944 rifle, handle a camera, or simply love true history — your place is here.

Join the project

Behind the scenes

Scenes from the shoot

A first selection of photos from the documentary shoot, between reenactment, vehicles, aircraft and field scenes.

They Were 400 shoot — Task Force Hogan reenactment in the Belgian Ardennes

They Were 400 documentary shoot — reenacted American soldiers at Marcouray

Task Force Hogan reenactment — They Were 400 shoot in the snow

Half-track and reenacted soldiers — They Were 400 shoot, Battle of the Bulge

Reenacted combat scene — They Were 400 documentary, Hogan's 400

They Were 400 shoot — Sherman M4 and Task Force Hogan crew

C-47 airdrop reenactment — They Were 400 shoot at Marcouray

They Were 400 film crew — behind the scenes of the Hogan's 400 documentary

Final scene from the They Were 400 shoot, Rosenmann crew reenacted at the Soy farm where Task Force Hogan arrived on December 26, 1944 after the night march

Interested in this project?

Are you a reenactor, videographer, photographer or simply a history enthusiast? Contact us to participate in this unique project to preserve the memory of Hogan's 400.