The Big Battles of World War II
Season 1 Episode 13 - Battle of Berlin: The Russians Are Coming
The Soviet offensive into east Germany had two objectives: to be on a broad front and move as rapidly as possible, and to take possession of the zone.
Audio Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Season 1
S01:E01 - Battle of France: Blitzkrieg
When Germany goes head-to-head with France, no other decision can be reached: Hitler must be stopped.
S01:E02 - Battle of France: Defeat
Germany invades France and the Low Countries and gains the upper hand against the Allied defense.
S01:E03 - Battle of Britain: They Stood Alone
The Germans took to the air in an effort to gain control of British airspace, crush the Royal Air Force. and intimidate the country into surrender.
S01:E04 - Battle of the Atlantic: Supply Line of Freedom
U-boat warfare was a major component of the war and, unfortunately, Germany had the largest submarine fleet.
S01:E05 - Battle of the Pacific: Rising Sun
The raw emotion and riveting drama of war is captured here in this insightful piece of World War II history, exploring all angles of battle.
S01:E06 - Battle of the Desert: Sand, Sweat and Tears
The Western Desert Campaign, a primary operation in North Africa, was a continual back-and-forth struggle in an unrelenting desert wasteland.
S01:E07 - Battle Over Europe: The Killing of Eagles
The defeat of the German Army in the Battle for Moscow, from late 1941 through to early 1942.
S01:E08 - Battle of Moscow: The End of the Road
The Axis Powers take the Soviets by surprise and invade, making their way to Moscow where they face a massive counter-attack.
S01:E09 - Battle of Stalingrad: Death of an Army
Stalingrad was a major turning point in the war, proving to be the start of the Soviet Union's liberation and the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany.
S01:E10 - Battle of Normandy: The Tide Turns
The largest invasion by sea engaged nearly three million troops from 12 Allied nations to cross the English Channel to Normandy in occupied France.
S01:E11 - Battle of Italy: The Axis Broken
After the Axis powers are defeated in North Africa, the Allies decide to invade Italy, where support for the war is waning.
S01:E12 - Battle of Germany: The Final Act
The Allied Forces begin to systematically dismantle the Nazi war organization and along the way, they discover the Third Reich's horrific death camps.
S01:E13 - Battle of Berlin: The Russians Are Coming
The Soviet offensive into east Germany had two objectives: to be on a broad front and move as rapidly as possible, and to take possession of the zone.
S01:E14 - Battle of Berlin: Death of a City
Archival footage of the intense and destructive battle fought in Berlin, one of the final conflicts of the European theatre of World War II.
S01:E15 - Battle of the Pacific: The Setting Sun
This gripping documentary highlights the heated struggle between two of the most powerful navies across incredible expanses of the Pacific Ocean.
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