Eye-witness veteran testimony from men who served under fire on the frontline
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Season 1
8 episodes
1. D-Day: The Normandy LandingsIn June 1944, the combined British, Canadian and American armies make up the most powerful invasion force ever. They plan to establish a bridgehead in Normandy, storming beaches along a 50 mile front while airborne troops secure targets inland.CC45minJul 5, 2019
2. Battle for CaenThis edition examines the efforts of the British and Canadians who fought elite German divisions to capture the city of Caen, the key to breaking out of Normandy.CC45minJul 12, 2019
3. Breakout of NormandyExamining the work of the American forces who launched a huge offensive to blast a gap in the German lines and break through to liberate France.CC45minJul 19, 2019
4. Market GardenField Marshal Montgomery's daring airborne plan to end the war by Christmas, which went a bridge too far at Arnhem.CC45minJul 26, 2019
5. Battle for the ScheldtAs the Allies' advance stalls, the Canadians had to seize Hitler's island fortress to open up the vital port of Antwerp and keep the war moving.CC45minAug 2, 2019
6. Battle for the Siegfried LineThe Allies entered Germany and ran into the Siegfried Line. American troops fought to a gruelling, bloody standstill in the Huertgen Forest at a terrible cost.CC45minAug 9, 2019
7. Battle of the BulgeHitler's launch of his great counter-offensive against the unsuspecting Allies in the Ardennes. This was the Nazis' last gamble in the West to turn the tide of the war.CC45minAug 16, 2019
8. Crossing the RhineThe Allies reached the last great natural barrier between their forces and the German heartland. If they could get across the River Rhine, the war would be won.CC45minAug 23, 2019
WW2 - Battles for Europe
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Eye-witness veteran testimony from men who served under fire on the frontline
