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    World War Two Season 1 Episode 1 - Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939
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    #1 - Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939

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    When Germany invades Poland on September 1 1939, the world is already at the brink of a new world war…

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  2. World War Two Season 1 Episode 2 - Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939
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    #2 - Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939

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    The German-Polish war is the match that ignites the flames that finally burn British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement efforts to the ground.

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  3. World War Two Season 1 Episode 3 - Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939
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    #3 - Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939

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    When the Wehrmacht and the SS continue devastating Poland and her people in the first weeks of September, her last chance is her western allies.

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  4. World War Two Season 1 Episode 4 - Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939
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    #4 - Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939

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    When the USSR crushes the plans of the Allies for Poland and the Japanese plans in China in the same week, it is Germany that benefits.

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  5. World War Two Season 1 Episode 5 - Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193
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    #5 - Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193

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    Facing two enemies at once, Poland finds itself in a crushing vice after less than a month of war and the Polish forces must flee their own country to live to fight another day.

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  6. World War Two Season 1 Episode 6 - Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939
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    #6 - Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939

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    In the West, the sun sets on Poland as the last forces surrender, but her defenders are already regrouping abroad. In the East,​ the sun rises on China as Japan meets yet another defeat.

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  7. World War Two Season 1 Episode 7 - Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939
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    #7 - Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939

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    While the Third Reich and USSR consolidate their Polish conquest, their leaders are wary of each other but turn the attention to the next prize. Stalin moves to the North and Hitler pushes for an attack in the West.

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  8. World War Two Season 1 Episode 8 - Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939
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    #8 - Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939

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    For the men in the navies of the warring nations in Europe, there was nothing phony about WW2 in October 1939 - mortal danger was immediately under the cold surface at the receiving end of a torpedo or a depth charge...

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  9. World War Two Season 1 Episode 9 - Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939
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    #9 - Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939

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    The persecution, incarceration, enslavement and murder of the Polish people in occupied Poland is driven by ideological hatred for both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, but it's also a personal matter for Joseph Stalin.

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  10. World War Two Season 1 Episode 10 - Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939
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    #10 - Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939

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    Ten weeks into World War Two, and the Allied ground forces are bored in France. In North-Eastern Europe, Poland's suffering has no end and Finland is in the crosshairs of the USSR.

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  11. World War Two Season 1 Episode 11 - Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939
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    #11 - Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939

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    As Hitler drives for a fast invasion he faces covert and open resistance, even an assassination attempt. In the background British and German agents and double agents play a game of betrayal and counter-betrayal.

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  12. World War Two Season 1 Episode 12 - Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939
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    #12 - Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939

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    While the Finnish and the Soviets seem to be moving ever closer to war, the Royal Navy is losing ships at a frightening rate to an explosive threat not yet understood.

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  13. World War Two Season 1 Episode 13 - Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939
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    #13 - Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939

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    The European Allies seek a countermeasure to the mysterious German mines, in China the Japanese advance, and in Poland it is the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto.

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  14. World War Two Season 1 Episode 14 - Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939
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    #14 - Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939

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    On the last day of November 1939 the Red Army of the USSR invades Finland and the Winter War begins.

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  15. World War Two Season 1 Episode 15 - Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939
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    #15 - Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939

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    When the Red Army invades Finland they get a cold reception and a pretty nasty surprise. It looks like team Stalin might just be skating on some very thin ice.

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  16. World War Two Season 1 Episode 16 - Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939
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    #16 - Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939

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    In the second week of the Winter War, during multiple counteroffensives, including the famous Sausage War, the Finnish Defence Forces dash any hopes of a quick victory that the Red Army and Stalin might have had.

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  17. World War Two Season 1 Episode 17 - Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939
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    #17 - Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939

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    While the Winter War continues with a Soviet armoured attack at Summa and the Lähde Road and the British attack the Germans from the skies in the first official aerial battle of World War Two, there's trouble in China. Chiang Kai Shek is looking for ways to gain a new advantage on the Japanese.

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  18. World War Two Season 1 Episode 18 - Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939
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    #18 - Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939

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    The Chinese Nationalists under command of Chiang Kai Shek is desperately looking to make new or restore old, allies to aid them in their fight against the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Soviets are still struggling to turn the Winter War against the Finnish in their favor.

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  19. World War Two Season 2 Episode 1 - Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940
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    #19 - Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940

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    In Finland the invading Red Army suffers catastrophic casualties, while in China the Nationalists are divided as Japan uses diplomacy to strike back.

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  20. World War Two Season 2 Episode 2 - Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940
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    #20 - Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940

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    After the chaotic invasion and catastrophic losses of the first weeks of the Winter War, the Soviet Army has learnt their lesson. Further west the Wehrmacht is ready to move, as long as the skies stay clear.

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  21. World War Two Season 2 Episode 3 - Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940
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    #21 - Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940

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    As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their thoughts on Norway, little do they know that the Phoney​ War almost ends this week...

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  22. World War Two Season 2 Episode 4 - Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940
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    #22 - Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940

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    his week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some flaws and the Soviets are massing artillery in an effort to break the Finnish defences. As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their thoughts on Norway, little do they know that the Phoney​ War almost ends this week...

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  23. World War Two Season 2 Episode 5 - Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940
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    #23 - Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940

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    The Soviet forces revive their winter offensive this week. More men, more tanks and more artillery are brought in to try to force a breakthrough in the Finnish lines. Meanwhile, Churchill encounters resistance to his plan to cut of the German iron trade with Sweden.

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  24. World War Two Season 2 Episode 6 - Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940
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    #24 - Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940

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    While the Winter War rages on in Finland, Japan is confronted with a dilemma. Keep fighting the Chinese and face huge problems feeding the populace in Japan and their newly conquered territories or withdraw and face your own populace to whom you've promised a glorious victory.

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  25. World War Two Season 2 Episode 7 - Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940
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    #25 - Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940

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    After more than a week of preliminary bombardments and attacks, the Red Army finally attacks the Finnish defensive positions on the Karelian Isthmus en masse. They throw thousands of troops at the Finns at the entire width of their lines, even exceeding them. The Finns defend the best as they can, but their winning streak seems to come to an end.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939" is the best rated episode of "World War Two". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/1/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939".