TV Show · Documentary · History

World War II is the source of hundreds of unsolved mysteries. `World War Weird' explores some of World War II's most confounding stories, from platoons that disappeared to strange `alien' war machines, each bringing its own set of unique and bizarre twists, turns and revelations. In the fast paced and frantic chaos of battle, there was no way for these inexplicable occurrences to be investigated. However, thanks to extensive archive footage, expert interviews and eyewitness accounts, the truth behind some of these instances can now be unearthed.

2017 · 44m

Director Mike Ibeji

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Looking at some incredible tales from war, including Churchill's plan to create a giant ice ship, ghost planes that fly themselves and a Nazi treasure hunt for the Amber Room.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

To improve their bombs, the US Navy turned to the animal world for inspiration. When 270 men vanished into a cloud, witnesses claimed the soldiers had been abducted by aliens.

43 min
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Crossword puzzles in a national newspaper begin to attract the attention of MI5, as the answers are code words for the upcoming D-Day operation.

42 min
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Hukbalahap Rebels in the Philippines believe they have a new enemy - a vampire. The British claim that an RAF pilot's incredible night vision comes from eating carrots.

42 min
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

In 1940, Japan launched an attack on a Chinese city, but they were not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descended upon the residents and the city was infected with the bubonic plague.

41 min
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

At the Battle of Mons, the Germans retreat in panic when confronted by a group of angels. Is this divine intervention, mass hallucination or something even stranger?

42 min

Mike Ibeji

Director
Steven Green

Producer
Mike Ibeji

Producer

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World War Weird

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World War II is the source of hundreds of unsolved mysteries. `World War Weird' explores some of World War II's most confounding stories, from platoons that disappeared to strange `alien' war machines, each bringing its own set of unique and bizarre twists, turns and revelations. In the fast paced and frantic chaos of battle, there was no way for these inexplicable occurrences to be investigated. However, thanks to extensive archive footage, expert interviews and eyewitness accounts, the truth behind some of these instances can now be unearthed.

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