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Berlin 1945 episode 3

Berlin 1945 episode 3

Berlin 1945 episode 3: The British, French and Americans are waiting to enter Berlin. In the meantime, the Soviets appoint mayors, organise the food supply and go on the hunt for war criminals. The Jewish community, among whom there are few survivors, regroup.     The fate of the city is determined at the Potsdam Conference. Life returns to the […]

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Berlin 1945 episode 2

Berlin 1945 episode 2

Berlin 1945 episode 2: On 30 April, the Red Flag flies over the Reichstag. National Socialism is finally beaten, along with Germany and Berlin. But for many, the fall of Nazism spells liberation rather than defeat.     The Battle for Berlin has begun. Step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance. On 30 April, the Red Flag flies over

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Berlin 1945 episode 1

Berlin 1945 episode 1

Berlin 1945 episode 1: Journey back in time to Berlin’s most fateful year – 1945 – through the eyes and voices of those who experienced it – ordinary German people and the Allies who entered the city.     At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation, an illusion at odds with

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Hitler's Steel Beast

Hitler’s Steel Beast

Hitler’s Steel Beast: At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train, under the code name “Amerika”, that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia.      Hitler had a few iconic pieces of transportation, from a famous Mercedes to the SSS Horst Wessel sailing vessel, but his headquarters train was

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The Deadly Race at Los Alamos

1000 Days of Fear : The Deadly Race at Los Alamos

The Deadly Race at Los Alamos: the triumphs and failures of the men and women who created the world’s first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. This the story of the men and women who worked on a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during the Second World War with First-hand

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Spitfire

Spitfire

Spitfire: an epic, sweeping tale of determination, vision and courage, this documentary is the story of an aircraft that was forged in competition, shaped as the war clouds gathered, and refined in the white heat of combat.     Told in the words of the last-surviving World War II veterans, with stunning contemporary and historical aerial footage, Spitfire explores how

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The Invasion - The Outbreak of World War II

The Invasion – The Outbreak of World War II

The Invasion – The Outbreak of World War II: On 1 September 1939, Hitler started the most fatal war in world history. With the invasion of Poland, he did not only aim at destroying the military force of the neighboring country but also at depriving its people of their livelihood. The German-Polish two-part series reconstructs how the Fuhrer triggered a

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Pacific War in Color episode 7

The Pacific War in Color episode 7

The Pacific War in Color episode 7: The Allies celebrate the end of the war in Europe, but the Pacific War rages on.     Okinawa, the last stop in the island-hopping campaign to the Japanese mainland, is absolute havoc, with Japan sending an unprecedented wave of kamikaze attacks to destroy Allied warships. Meanwhile, Australians liberate Indonesians from three years

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