Episodes

• Hunt for Hitler's Bismarck

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  May 1941: The new Nazi battleship Bismarck sets out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It is up to the Royal Navy to stop it in its tracks.

• Battle for Norway

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  April 1940: German battleships attack key Norwegian ports, but the British Navy are on their tail in a fierce fight over control of Norway.

• Battle of Stalingrad

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  Autumn 1942: After devastating Nazi bombing raids, fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of Soviet Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle of WWII.

• Battle of Kursk

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  July 1943: Nazi panzer divisions come up against Soviet industrial might in one of the biggest tank battles in history.

• Battle of Berlin

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  As WWII reaches its endgame, Allies and Soviets race to seize Berlin, uncovering Nazi secrets that reshape Europe and set the stage for the Cold War.

• Battle of El Alamein

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  Autumn 1942: German and Italian forces threaten British-controlled Egypt and the Suez Canal as the war comes to a head in the North African desert.

• Acts of Resistance

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  In this special episode, Allied forces fight back against Nazi aggression. The German invasion of Norway galvanizes resistance fighters as commandos race to stop the Nazis from building an atomic bomb. On the eastern front, fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of Soviet Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle of WWII.

  Next Showing

  Thursday 16 July 6pm

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• Battle of Britain

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  Summer 1940: Fierce dogfights fill the skies over Southern England, as the pilots of the RAF defend the island from ferocious German bombers.

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  Thursday 16 July 2pm

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• Battle of the Atlantic

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  The longest campaign of the war pits the deadly stealth of the Nazi U-boats against the code-breaking genius and long-range bombers of the Allies.

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  Thursday 16 July 3pm

  On National Geographic

• Nazi Collapse

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  In this special episode, Nazi panzer divisions clash against Soviet industrial might in an epic tank battle at Kursk. As the war reaches its endgame, the Western and Soviet allies race to take Berlin, the heart of Nazi Germany. The fall of Hitler’s capital marks not only the end of the Third Reich but also the start of a new global power struggle.

  Next Showing

  Friday 17 July 6pm

  On National Geographic

• Breakout from Normandy

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  The Allies have taken the beaches of Northern France. Now they face a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to liberate Europe.

  Next Showing

  Thursday 23 July 2pm

  On National Geographic

• Operation Market Garden

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  September 1944: Thousands of troops drop from the skies over the Netherlands, as the Allies launch the largest airborne assault in history.

  Next Showing

  Thursday 23 July 3pm

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• Road to Rome

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  From the audacious beach landings at Salerno to the mountaintop stand-off at Monte Cassino, the Allies battle to liberate Italy from the Nazis.

• Battle for Poland

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  From the first shots fired to the horrors of Auschwitz, the battle to free Poland from the grip of the Nazis is one of the toughest of the war.

• Allied Triumphs

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  Nazis fortify coasts as Allies ready history's largest amphibious invasion. Later, Hitler initiates a full-scale assault with the Battle of the Bulge.

  Next Showing

  Tuesday 14 July 6pm

  On National Geographic

• Road To D-Day

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  Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.

• Eyes in the Sky

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  Allied commanders attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII, then race to stop Hitler’s aerial assaults.

  Next Showing

  Wednesday 15 July 6pm

  On National Geographic

• Hitler's Vengeance Weapons

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  1942 – the Nazis develop the world’s first cruise and ballistic missiles. Can the Allies stop Hitler before he rains down terror from above?

• Road to Berlin

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  Stalin, seeking revenge, wages a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin.

  Next Showing

  Monday 13 July 6pm

  On National Geographic

• Dambusters

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  1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII.

• Battle of the Bulge

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  December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg.

• Escape from Dunkirk

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  1940 - 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler’s army at Dunkirk. Can the Allies escape and make it back to Britain to continue the fight?