Desc: Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière: Directed by Christina Melton. With Kevin Farrell, Mark Harmon. The mortal ferocity of the battle for control of the small bridge at La Fière is testament to the bridge's strategic importance in the D-Day invasion of June 1944. Without control of the bridge, American forces coming from Utah Beach would not have been able to force their way inland.