War Wrecks: The Untold Stories

TV Show · Documentary · History

Between September 1939 and May 1945, thousands of fighter planes, bombers, boats, and tanks disappeared during operations over France, Germany, North Africa.

1h 4m

EPISODE 1

The Lost Tanks of D-Day

In Normandy, June 6, 1944, a dozen Sherman tanks equipped with floats, the famous Duplex Drives (DD), leave their ship to swim to Omaha Beach... not all of them make it.
EPISODE 2

The Last Flight of the B-17

Twenty-six metres beneath the waves at the foot of the majestic Calvi Citadel in Corsica lies an American plane from the Second World War.
EPISODE 3

Secret Bunkers of Omaha Beach

On June 6th 1944, Lieutenant-colonel Rudder’s Rangers company climbs the cliffs of the Pointe du Hoc in Normandy with the mission to destroy the German cannons.
EPISODE 4

The Tragic Sinking of Leopoldville

On the 24th of December 1944, 2 237 American soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division are aboard the Steamer Léopoldville.

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Strike Missions: D-Day
D-Day: The Day That Won the War
Strike Missions: Tunisia
Battle of Normandy: 85 Day in Hell
War in the Sky: The Story of the Royal Air Force
Top Tens of Warfare
Lysander: The Workhorse
Field of Operations: The Battle of Arnhem

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