Name: War Wrecks
Released: 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · War & Military · Documentary

Between September 1939 and May 1945, thousands of fighter planes, bombers, boats, and tanks disappeared during operations over France, Germany, North Africa, Russia and in the Pacific. Some crashed in deserts and fields, others at sea or into marshes. The ships sank with their cargo and sailors. The tanks got stuck in bogs or were buried to fill in shell-holes.

2024 · 52m

EPISODE 1

The Lost Tanks of D-Day

On June 6 1944 a dozen Sherman tanks equipped with flotation devices leave their ships and swim toward Omaha Beach. But not all of these famous "Duplex Drives" make it to shore. How did this secret weapon become one of the greatest fiascos of D-Day?
EPISODE 2

The Last Flight of the Calvi B-17

Twenty-six metres beneath the waves near the majestic Calvi Citadel in Corsica lies an American B17 bomber plane from World War II. What happened after it was attacked by the German air force?
EPISODE 3

The 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 the Leopoldville

On December 24 1944 2237 American soldiers from the 66th Infantry Division are aboard the steamer ship Léopoldville when it sinks under the sea. Could this terrible incident have been prevented?

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