Battlefields
Saison 1 Épisode 9 - 1940 Battle of the Alps
Documentaire · Guerre
The Alps Front, June 1940. During ten days of fierce battle, the Italians will lose more than 6,000 men without seizing an inch of French territory.
Sous-titres: English
Saison 1
S01:E01 - Ardennes Battle - Battlefield Battle of the Bulge
In the heart of the Ardennes massif took place one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War. Discover what happened in the winter 1944.
S01:E02 - Victory's Angels
June 5th, 1944. 13,348 men from two American parachute divisions, the 82nd and the 101st Airborne in nearly 1,000 aircraft will take off to Normandy.
S01:E03 - 1944 Hedgerow Hell
June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord, the first phase in the liberation of Western Europe, began. 150,000 Allied Forces landed on the beaches in Normandy.
S01:E04 - The Liberation of Paris
August 26th, 1944, General de Gaulle returns to Paris. For the inhabitants of the capital, this is deliverance after four years of occupation.
S01:E05 - Hitler Youth Strike Back
June 6, 1944, at dawn, 156,000 men are preparing to disembark with five objectives of the Normandy coast. This is Operation Overlord.
S01:E06 - A Century of Tanks
April 16, 1917, French tanks fight through the black sludge of Chemin des Dames. One year prior, in October, British tanks tried their luck in Somme.
S01:E08 - 1917 - the Second Battle of the Aisne
Monday, April 16th, 1917, 6:00 AM, the offensive decided by the new commander-in-chief, General Nivelle, must take everything on its passage.
S01:E09 - 1940 Battle of the Alps
The Alps Front, June 1940. During ten days of fierce battle, the Italians will lose more than 6,000 men without seizing an inch of French territory.