Battlefront: WWII Road To Victory
Season 1 Episode 6 - Operation Mercury
After British forces withdrew in defeat from Greece to the island of Crete in early 1941, they were soon fighting German invasion armies again. This time, 5,000 of Hitler's elite paratroopers landed to complete their conquest in the Mediterranean.
Subtitles: English
Starring:Michael Hanks
Directed by:Mollie Culligan
Season 1
S01:E01 - Dunkirk (September 1, 1939)
To keep France free, 400,000 English soldiers have manned the battlefields. Germany's strength is too great and pushes the British to the coast town of Dunkirk.
S01:E02 - Fall of Poland
German tanks roll into Poland in September 1939.
S01:E03 - The Battle of Norway (Early 1940)
Early in the war, the Germans decide they need to guarantee access to the Norwegian port of Narvik to ensure their supplies of Swedish iron ore. The British, however, send destroyers to up-end the German plan.
S01:E04 - The Bombing of England (Fall 1940)
After invading France, Hitler is planning to cross the Channel. His only obstacle is the Royal Air Force. Throughout the summer of 1940, both sides lose an incredible number of daring flyers.
S01:E05 - Battle of Tobruk
German field marshal Erwin Rommel scores a major victory at the Libyan seaport of Tobruk.
S01:E06 - Operation Mercury
After British forces withdrew in defeat from Greece to the island of Crete in early 1941, they were soon fighting German invasion armies again. This time, 5,000 of Hitler's elite paratroopers landed to complete their conquest in the Mediterranean.
S01:E07 - The Battle of Malta (June 1941)
In 1941, Mussolini desperately wants to wrest the tiny island of Malta from the British for control of the Mediterranean. When his inadequate air force fails to bomb the Maltese into submission, Hitler's Luftwaffe joins the campaign.
S01:E08 - The Fall of Singapore (October 1941)
Before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese initiate the Pacific War by firing on the British in Malaya. Their route to the rubber-rich nation takes them into Singapore, the World's most armed fortress.
S01:E09 - Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
During a two-hour surprise attack on the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, Japanese navy pilots score a near-complete victory.
S01:E10 - Fall of the Philippines
Examining the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941.
S01:E11 - The Battle of Midway (June 2, 1942)
Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack.
S01:E12 - The Solomon Islands (July 1942)
For the first time since Americans entered the war, Marines face Japanese infantrymen at Guadal Canal. In the jungles, two powerful armies clash in a six month battle that claims nearly 30,000 lives.
S01:E13 - Battle of Dieppe
The Allies launch an ill-fated attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France.
S01:E14 - Battle of Stalingrad
German forces encounter Russian resistance.
S01:E15 - El Alamein
Erwin Rommel battles Allied forces in North Africa in 1942.
S01:E16 - North Africa (November 1942)
In the North African desert in 1942, American fighting forces encounter the dreaded Rommel for the first time to stop the German war machine.
S01:E17 - Burma: The Forgotten Front (Spring 1943)
The Japanese meet resistance from British forces as they advance through Burma to take India in 1944.
S01:E18 - Battle of Sicily
Fresh from victory in North Africa, the Allies successfully invade the island of Sicily, staging an eventual Italian withdrawal from the war.
S01:E19 - Bombing of Ploesti
American bombers target a Romanian oil refinery in a daring 1943 mission.
S01:E20 - Monte Cassino (September 3, 1943)
As the allies make their way into Italy, they encounter tremendous resistance at German defensive positions along the Gustav line. One of these locations is an ancient monastery called Monte Cassino.
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