All Episodes of Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Browse all episodes of Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Season 1
8.3/10706 votesLoading...Blitzkrieg
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2019
The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
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8.3/10613 votesLoading...Battle of Britain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2019
In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.
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8.6/10600 votesLoading...Pearl Harbor
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2019
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
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8.3/10562 votesLoading...Battle of Midway
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2019
Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.
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8.6/10585 votesLoading...Siege of Stalingrad
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2019
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
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8.3/10505 votesLoading...D-Day
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2019
The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.
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8.0/10472 votesLoading...The Battle of the Bulge
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2019
High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.
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8.1/10487 votesLoading...Firestorm Over Dresden
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2019
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
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8.4/10475 votesLoading...Buchenwald Liberation
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2019
Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.
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8.5/10440 votesLoading...Hiroshima
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2019
The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.
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