WWII: Witness To War, Eastern Front
Season 1, Episode 9
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The world had largely ignored the growing threat of Nazism during the late 1930s and now the appeasement of Hitler was about to have terrible consequences.
Battle Of BritainThis is the story of that battle, during which a handful of young pilots faced and eventually defeated the might of Goering's bombers.
U-Boat TerrorWith the invasion of Britain officially postponed, the Germans looked for another way to knock Britain out of the war.
Pearl HarborIn 1941, Japan, the Axis ally of Germany and Italy, attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. No warning and no declaration of war, just a sudden, frenzied assault on the unsuspecting base. Killing almost 2500 US personnel and sinking 18 ships.
Bombing The ReichTowards the end of the war, the bombing of the medieval city of Dresden provided one of the most controversial episodes of the war. This powerful episode tells the story.
Road To BurmaJapan sought resource-rich lands, invading Nanking and Southeast Asia. The fall of Singapore and brutal Burma Railway highlight the conflict, alongside the Chindits and Merrill's Marauders.
Desert WarThis episode features the stories of the siege of Tobruk, during which a determined Australian garrison held out against all odds and the battle of El Alamein, the result of which saw the first serious defeat of the German army and which undoubtedly turned the tide of the entire war.
Hell In The PacificThis episode remembers some of the thunderous naval battles which took place during the Pacific War.
Eastern FrontThe decision by Hitler to send his armies east into Russia was probably the most significant of the war. He was fighting on two fronts and, almost as bad, made a bitter enemy of an erstwhile ally.
D-Day And Liberation6th June 1944, the day that British, US and Canadian troops were sent across the English Channel to begin the job of reclaiming continental Europe and freeing it from German occupation.
Fall Of BerlinSurvivors recount the horrors behind surviving a merciless place and hear the shock as they discover the evil secret of Germany's concentration camps.
Final VictoryThe war in the Pacific nears its violent end as a drastic tactic triggers the nuclear age. The brave men share their thoughts on the war's most tragic events.
Show more- About this episode
- The decision by Hitler to send his armies east into Russia was probably the most significant of the war. He was fighting on two fronts and, almost as bad, made a bitter enemy of an erstwhile ally.
- GenreFeatures
- Seasons1
- StudioSky History
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