The French version of Road to the Reich is Aux portes du Reich.In September 1944, Allied troops, including the First Canadian Army, led by General Harry Crerar, begin an advance from Normandy, France where the beachhead was secured.

As Allied troops occupied Calais, they discovered the formidable coastal batteries at Cap Gris Nez included some "dummy" guns.

With the liberation of Antwerp, the second-largest port in Europe, Allied shipping began to unload large amounts of war matériel to support the ground campaign, poised to strike at Nazi Germany.

[3] One of the most striking images was the incorporation of enemy footage that showed captured Canadian troops at Caen who were later brutally killed by the Waffen-SS.

[4] [Note 1][5] The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Road to the Reich.