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World War II In HD Colour episode 2

History / 3 minutes of reading / January 24, 2023 / By HDclump

World War II In HD Colour episode 2: This film shows how the Nazis developed a terrifying new military tactic – Blitzkrieg – and how it caught first Poland and then Britain and France utterly unprepared. It charts the fall of Poland and how Hitler then conquered France in just a few weeks, an achievement that had eluded Germany throughout all the four years of World War One. It also reveals how heroic French resistance allowed the British to escape from Dunkirk and live to fight another day. The Germans develop a new military tactic known as […]

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World War II In HD Colour episode 1

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 23, 2023 / By HDclump

World War II In HD Colour episode 1: The series starts with that great paradox. How could the settlement at the end of World War One – the ‘war to end all wars’ – lead to an even greater conflict just a few years later ? The answer is a tale with terrible resonance today. This film shows how the Great Depression sapped the will of the democracies of the West to face up to a new and disturbing political phenomenon – the rise of militaristic dictators, in Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain. As the Depression worsened,

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Secrets of World War II episode 14

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 22, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 14: Between 1941 and 1943 some of America’s most talented fighter pilots flew for Nationalist China against the Japanese. They became known as the ‘Flying Tigers’ and with the name a legend was born. In July 1941, five months before the United States officially entered the war, a band of American pilots arrived in the Far East to fly against the Japanese in China. Known as the Flying Tigers, their superior flighting skills – and the distinctive shark-teeth markings on the noses of their aircraft – terrified enemy pilots. Discover how a tiny, hell-raising

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Secrets of World War II episode 13

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 21, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 13: In 1943 as the Germans were producing ‘heavy water’ to build their atomic bomb, the Norwegian resistance launched a daring raid against the Norsk Hydro plant. In 1941, British intelligence received an ominous message from operatives in Nazi-occupied Norway: The Norsk Hydro electric plant in Telemark had stepped up production of “heavy water,” a vital componet in the manufacture of an atomic bomb. The threat of German nuclear capability triggered a daring secret operation to destroy the plant and the enemy’s supply of heavy water. Discover how a courageous band of commandos prevented

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Secrets of World War II episode 12

History / 5 minutes of reading / January 20, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 12: Hundreds of sailors, eight ships and two American Admirals were to be lost in actions where valour overcame many mistakes on both sides – leading to the defeat of the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto. On August 7, 1942, American Marines waded ashore a tiny island to capture a Japanese airfield. It was the beginning of an epic six-month battle that changed the course of the war in the Pacific. What was the importance of one small enemy airfield? How were the Allies able to anticipate almost every attack planned by the Japanese high command?

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Secrets of World War II episode 11

History / 5 minutes of reading / January 19, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 11: The underwater war saw many innovations and a rapid increase in electronic technology, which eventually enabled the Allies to achieve ultimate victory. It was the only thing that truly frightened Winston Churchill. Silently patrolling the cold, gray waters of the Atlantic, the German U-boat almost sank Great Britain’s chances for victory. How could the U-boat nearly sever England’s lifeline? What were U-boats doing off the American coastline and in the Gulf of Mexico? And how did Allied submarines bring Japanese industry to a grinding halt? Learn the crucial role of the submarine in

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Secrets of World War II episode 10

History / 5 minutes of reading / January 18, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 10: There have been larger land battles and more protracted air campaigns than Okinawa but this was a combined operation, unparalleled in size, scope and ferocity. In April 1945, a U.S. bombardment of the Japanese-held island Okinawa rapidly escalated into the most intense battle of the Pacific. Thousands of Americans perished, and the Japanese lost ten times as many, along with their mightiest carrier, in what is described as “history’s greatest madhouse.” Discover the secret weapon that made such a decisive American victory possible — and significantly shortened the entire war — in “Target

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Secrets of World War II episode 9

History / 5 minutes of reading / January 17, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 9: In 1944 as Hitler faced defeat he tried one last gamble of an offensive on the Western Front. The result was the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. But what the Germans did not know was the Allies were decoding their radio messages. By late 1944, the Allied commanders were confident that the Third Reich was finished. But on December 16, thousands of storm troopers suddenly appeared from the mists of the Ardennes Forest and smashed into the weakest section of the American lines. How could an attack by twenty-five German divisions take the Allies

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Secrets of World War II episode 2

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 3, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 2: With access to Eva Braun’s personal photograph album, this programme reconstructs the final days in the Dictator’s underground lair, and in particular it examines the possibility of escape for the selected few. Even a half century after his violent end, the death of the 20th century’s most sinister evil is still shrouded in mystery. How did Hitler spend his final hours? Did he actually die in his Chancellery bunker, or did Hitler’s doppelganger make one final impersonation? Why was Joseph Stalin obsessed with finding Hitler’s body? Return to the war-torn ruins of Berlin

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Secrets of World War II episode 1

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 1: Little did the Germans know that the body they discovered on the coast of Spain in 1943 was part of one of the most elaborate hoaxes of World War II. On April 30, 1943. a British submarine surfaced off the coast of Spain and dropped a body into the sea. The corpse was to play a central role in one of the most elaborate deceptions in military history. How did one decomposed body cause an uproar in the German High Command, dupe Adolf Hitler and ensure the success of an Allied invasion? And

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Stalingrad: A Trilogy episode 3

History / 4 minutes of reading / December 7, 2022 / By HDclump

Stalingrad: A Trilogy episode 3 – At the beginning of January 1943, the situation for the soldiers of the 6th Army was hopeless: completely exhausted, half starved and apathetic, the men lay in their positions in freezing temperatures. They can no longer defend themselves, the ammunition is almost gone. Then, on January 8, 1943, the Soviets offered the Sixth Army honorable terms of surrender. But Hitler forbids Paulus to give up the fight. The senseless death goes on. “The Sixth Army has my word that everything possible will be done to save you. Adolf Hitler.” The radio

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Stalingrad: A Trilogy episode 2

History / 3 minutes of reading / December 6, 2022 / By HDclump

Stalingrad: A Trilogy episode 2: In the early morning of November 19, 1942, one of the most moving chapters of World War II began. A dense fog lay in the lowlands between the Don and the Volga. At 5:20 a.m., several thousand Soviet guns and Stalin organs opened fire. “It was breathtaking,” Captain Gerard Dengler recalls with a shudder. The Soviet attack hit the Germans at their most vulnerable point: in the rear of the front, where allied Romanians and Italians secured the flanks of the 6th Army. Their resistance didn’t last long. Poorly equipped and doubting

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