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S1 E13 Happy New Year

War

TV-14

24m

Dec 31, 2023

The Germans launch a last desperate attack while improved flying conditions enable the US air forces to bring added strength to the battle. The troops on the ground continue to suffer the effects of the coldest Belgian winter in history.

Season 1, 23 Episodes

season 1 (23 episodes)

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Overlord

For nearly five years, Hitler's Third Reich has dominated Europe. Germany braces for an Allied invasion, fortifying the Atlantic Wall with steel, concrete, and advanced weaponry.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Eyes of The World

The Eyes of The World,

After 18 months of preparation, the Allied Expeditionary Force launches the largest amphibious landing in history, with 160,000 troops storming the Normandy coast.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Breakout

After a brutal day of relentless combat, the Allies secure a 50-mile bridgehead in Normandy.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Monty’s Gamble for Glory

Monty’s Gamble for Glory,

Germany's retreat continues as the Allies liberate France and Belgium. Montgomery's ambition to end the war risks more than his reputation as the push toward the Netherlands begins.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Market Garden

Eisenhower approves a plan to break German lines by Christmas. With just seven days to prepare, Monty ignores warnings, rushes the largest airborne assault ever, and pushes ahead despite rising risks.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Two Tank Front

Two Tank Front,

Airborne troops flood the Netherlands as 50,000 tanks surge from Belgium. However, stronger-than-expected German forces resist fiercely, causing the ambitious operation to falter.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Out of Ammo, God Save The King!

Out of Ammo, God Save The King!,

Market Garden stalls with tragedy at Arnhem, stalemate at Nijmegen, and chaos elsewhere. Outnumbered 4 to 1 in places, even Montgomery's gamble can't overcome the mounting odds.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - 90% Successful?

90% Successful?,

Eisenhower halts Monty's costly gamble as British forces retreat before destruction. Heavy casualties and strategic failures haunt the Allies, with lasting effects for the war's remainder.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Der Alde Fritz

Der Alde Fritz,

After six months of retreat across Northern Europe, Adolf Hitler's forces on the Western Front are back behind Germany's borders.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - No Turkey Dinner

No Turkey Dinner,

American forces reel from the impact of massive surprise attack along an 80-mile front in The Ardennes Forest.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Slaughter Siege and Spies

Slaughter Siege and Spies,

As the last Nazi offensive of the war develops, the vicious SS Panzer resort to murder, a dangerous fifth column slips into the American camp causing chaos and confusion, and the desperate defense of a key Belgian town seems doomed.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Old Blood and Guts

Old Blood and Guts,

Eisenhower brings in the Airborne Divisions to reinforce the Allied front lines, a legendary US General leads a furious charge up country to relieve the surrounded town of Bastogne, and Hitler panics as the German offensive begins to stall.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Happy New Year

Happy New Year,

The Germans launch a last desperate attack while improved flying conditions enable the US air forces to bring added strength to the battle. The troops on the ground continue to suffer the effects of the coldest Belgian winter in history.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Beer Story

The Beer Story,

With fuel and supplies all but depleted, the Germans withdraw and end up back where they started. With the battle won, hard questions are asked as to how such a bitter and bloody battle could catch the Allies off-guard.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Three Fronts

The Three Fronts,

The beginning of 1945 sees millions of troops assembled in central Europe.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Allied Blitz

The Allied Blitz,

The leaders of the world's future superpowers hold a conference in the Crimea to agree a post-war framework for Europe, and must overcome deep political division to do so.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The River Crossing

The River Crossing,

The great rivers of the Rhineland along Germany's western border must be crossed to take the fight to the enemy's home turf.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - An Unexpected Bridge

An Unexpected Bridge,

General Bradley's army group launch operations to get over the Roer and Rhine Rivers in the centre and the south of Germany's western border.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Stench of Death

The Stench of Death,

As the allies in the west move deeper into the fatherland, they discover a vast network of concentration and forced labor camps.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Beginning of the End

The Beginning of the End,

The Soviet forces on Germany's eastern border, now refreshed and resupplied, are given a challenge by premiere Stalin.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - The Fall Will Kill You

The Fall Will Kill You,

The final battle of the war begins as Russian forces advance rapidly into Berlin smashing its defenders back towards an ever-shrinking last stand.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - Meet the New Boss

Meet the New Boss,

As Nazi Germany collapses, Hitler dies by suicide with Eva Braun. Admiral Donitz briefly leads the Flensburg Government before Germany surrenders on May 7, 1945.

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall - And Justice for All

And Justice for All,

With Berlin divided by the Allies, a new world emerges from the ashes.

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WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall

War

TV-14

1 Season

50m

WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall is a gripping documentary series using restored color footage to chronicle the final year of WWII—from the D-Day landings to the fall of Nazi Germany.

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