WWII in Color: Road to Victory S01E09 · The Race for Berlin

Overview

Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.

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1. 1 1. Dunkirk2021-12-22 · 52mIn May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.
2. 2 2. The Battle of the Atlantic2021-12-22 · 51mU-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
3. 3 3. The Invasion of North Africa2021-12-22 · 51mIn late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.
4. 4 4. The Battle of Kursk2021-12-22 · 52mDesperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
5. 5 5. The Invasion of Italy2021-12-22 · 52mHoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.
6. 6 6. The Liberation of Paris2021-12-22 · 51mParis suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
7. 7 7. The Battle of the Philippine Sea2021-12-22 · 51mIn June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
8. 8 8. Iwo Jima2021-12-22 · 51mIn early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.
9. 9 9. The Race for Berlin2021-12-22 · 51mAngling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.
10. 10 10. Okinawa2021-12-22 · 51mUS forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.