The rapid advance of the Allied armies across France and the Low Countries after the Normandy invasion stretched supply lunes so thin that the advance halted in August 1944.
Season 1
S01:E01 - The Rise of Hitler
In the chaos after World War I Germany experienced economic and political instability, which opened the door for Adolf Hitler to become the sole leader of the Nazi Party.
S01:E02 - Poland
The German-Soviet Non Aggression Pact signed in August 1939 allowed Hitler to proceed with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939; igniting war throughout Europe.
S01:E03 - Battle of Britain
Operation Sea Lion was the German plan for the invasion of the British Isles.
S01:E04 - Battle of the Atlantic
With the launch of new battle cruisers and battleships like the Graf Spee and the Bismarck, the German Navy began to rival the Royal Navy in size and power.
S01:E05 - Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa: The German Army invaded Russia on June 22, 1941 with over 3,000,000 troops supported by Panzer (tanks), artillery and air power.
S01:E06 - Stalingrad
The winter of 1941-1942 basically immobilized both the German and Red armies. Cold, snow and mud made movement at scale virtually impossible..
S01:E07 - Bomber War
By 1943 the U.S. 8th Air Force - known as the U.S. Army Air Corps – had 130 bases in England most in the east with the B-17 Flying Fortress the main heavy bomber.
S01:E08 - Battle of Kursk
At virtually the same time, the Soviet army and the Germans launched counter-offensives to reclaim much of the territory on Eastern front.
S01:E9 - Normandy
By the summer of 1944 the Allies were pushing the German Army back on the Eastern Front & out of Africa, had control of the Atlantic, and were moving north in Italy.
S01:E10 - Market Garden
The rapid advance of the Allied armies across France and the Low Countries after the Normandy invasion stretched supply lunes so thin that the advance halted in August 1944.
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