Name: Der Zweite Weltkrieg - Schlacht um Europa
Released: 2019-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Charles Nove

Der Zweite Weltkrieg - Schlacht um Europa

Programma TV · Documentari · Storico

Die Doku-Reihe porträtiert jene Ereignisse rund um den Zweiten Weltkrieg, die in die Geschichtsbücher eingingen: unter anderem die Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie, das Scheitern der Fallschirmspringer bei Arnheim sowie die Bedeutung der Brücke von Remagen.

2019 · 1h 5m

Con Charles Nove

Regista Toby Groom

EPISODIO 1

D-Day

In June 1944, the combined American, British and Canadian armies make up a powerful invasion force; together, they plan to form a bridgehead in Normandy, storming beaches along a 50-mile front while airborne troops secure targets inland.

51 min
EPISODIO 2

Die Schlacht um Caen

The story of the Battle of Caen, David Wiley tells about panzer ace Michael Wittmann, Taff Gillingham shows how to use the MG42 machine gun and Matthias Strohn talks about the storm that nearly ruined Allied plans.

51 min
EPISODIO 4

Operation Market Garden

Montgomery proposes a bold plan to cross the Rhine and encircle Germany's industrial heartland, which, if successful, can end the war by Christmas.

52 min
EPISODIO 5

Episode 5

The Allies deal with a major supply crisis in October 1944, with fuel and ammunition still to be landed 300 miles to the rear; when Antwerp falls into Allied hands, the Canadians fight to clear the Scheldt Estuary, connecting the port to the sea.

50 min
EPISODIO 6

Episode 6

The Allies advance into Germany in November 1944 but face concrete bunkers, minefields, pillboxes and tank traps.

53 min
EPISODIO 7

Episode 7

In December 1944, Hitler picks the Ardennes sector for a major offensive, a last gamble that initially sends American units reeling and leads to the bloodiest single battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II.

50 min