Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Synopsis

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

First Air Date: 2019-07-12

Last Air Date: 2019-08-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Networks: Discovery

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Top Cast

Derek Jacobi as Narrator
Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
George S. Patton as Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein as Self (archive footage)

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Blitzkrieg (2019-07-12)

The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
Ep. 2: Battle of Britain (2019-07-19)

In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.
Ep. 3: Pearl Harbor (2019-07-26)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
Ep. 4: Battle of Midway (2019-08-02)

Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.
Ep. 5: Siege of Stalingrad (2019-08-09)

The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
Ep. 6: D-Day (2019-08-16)

The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.
Ep. 7: The Battle of the Bulge (2019-08-23)

High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.
Ep. 8: Firestorm Over Dresden (2019-08-30)

Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
Ep. 9: Buchenwald Liberation (2019-08-30)

Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.
Ep. 10: Hiroshima (2019-08-30)

The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.