Hell On Earth: WWII, The Shame Of Returning Alive

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The German invasion of Poland starts and Jews face segregation. Mussolini allies with Hitler, Churchill is appointed UK PM and Germany invades France.

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Germany builds its empire in Europe, aiming to crush Britain with the Luftwaffe while France is conquered and divided as Churchill rejects peace.

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By June 1941, Hitler controlled most of Europe, but the USSR resisted invasion. Then Pearl Harbor changed everything.

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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army celebrated its victory. Four months later, the Battle of the Coral Sea shakes their confidence.

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At the beginning of 1942, war wages on the battlefields in Eastern Europe, North Africa and Asia Pacific.

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From Burma to China and war-torn Europe, battles rage on as Japan pushes in Asia and Hitler renews his assault on the Soviet Union.

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As Soviet forces push back, Goebbels calls for total war amid the devastation of German cities from Allied bombers.

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A Soviet offensive pushes German forces 30km from the Polish border. On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord is launched against Germany.