Liberation: D-Day to Berlin

Liberation: D-Day to Berlin

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Liberation: D-Day to Berlin

Synopsis

We experience the liberation of the people of Western Europe in WW2 from every angle through compelling restored and expertly colourised archive.

Episodes

Season 1

  • France

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    In 1944 the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe brings the hope of freedom and the devastation of war to the people of France.

  • Belgium and the Netherlands

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    New colourised footage and testimony reveal the true cost paid by the Allies and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.

  • Hitler Strikes Back

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    In late 1944 Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.

  • Germany

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    Uniquely colourised footage and oral testimony reveal the cost of liberating Western Europe in the last year of the Second World War.