In the south, Guderian finally receives the order from Hitler to rejoin the other armies up north and proceed towards Moscow,...
(03:08)Himmler and Heydrich set up execution commandos called Einsatzgruppen that are composed of SS members, policemen and Wehrmacht...
(03:09)Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess bails out of a Messerschmitt over Glasgow, in an effort to make peace with Great Britain. The...
(03:09)To rescue Mussolini from disaster, Hitler dispatches one of his best generals, Rommel, along with his armoured division, the...
(03:10)Great Britain’s cities have been devastated by German bombs. But the country stands firm around Churchill, and with the...
(03:10)A British naval force sails to one of France’s biggest naval bases, Mers-el-Kebir in Algeria, and opens fire when they...
(03:12)Three dates prove to be decisive in determining French fate. The Germans celebrate the capitulation of France whilst General...
(03:10)The Germans neutralise the French artillery, the Blitzkreig doesn't give the allied forces time to react. The Luftwaffe...
(03:10)The Germans enter Belgium, unleashing their aerial offensive. Cities in eastern and northern France are bombed and Winston...
(03:11)The Germans pretend they are going to attack France through neutral Belgium, whilst their paratroopers are dropped into...
(03:10)France prepares to defend itself against German attack through Belgium, whilst Nazi sympathisers are held to account in the US...
(03:11)The Polish army surrenders to the Germans and the Soviets. Stalin orders the execution of 20,000 Polish prisoners and 4,500...
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