NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2018
When Germany invades Poland on September 1 1939, the world is already at the brink of a new world war…
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/17/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/1/2018
On the last day of November 1939 the Red Army of the USSR invades Finland and the Winter War begins.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/8/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/15/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 12/22/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/29/2018
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2019
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2019
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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"Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939" is the worst rated episode of "World War Two". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/1/2018. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939".