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Dateline World War II
TV-PG
2007
1 Season
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In this detailed series, learn about the rise of Hitler's new Germany, Japan's invasion of China, and the fall of the Axis powers in 1945.
Ep 1
21m
The Path to War
This first episode covers Hitler's New Germany after his rise to power as Chancellor in 1933 and his rearmament of the German military and his rise to dictator.
Ep 1
21m
Victory at El Alamein
Marines halt Japanese Guadalcanal offensive to retake Henderson Field. Major victory in North Africa as British 8th Army scores huge victory over Afrika Corps in Battle of El Alamein.
Ep 2
22m
Victory at El Alamein
Hitler unleashes blitzkrieg with paratroops, massive air armadas and fast moving armored and mechanized divisions in Western Europe through the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg and invades France.
Ep 3
21m
The Desert to Steppes
Tensions rise in the Pacific between the Japanese and the United States and with Britain and France who have holdings throughout East Asia.
Ep 4
21m
The Sleeping Giant Awakens
Japan draws the US into the war with attack on Pearl Harbor. Philippines, Guam, Wake Island and the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong also attacked and Japanese's forces invade Thailand and Malaysia.
Ep 5
21m
The World at War
Rommel's forces retreat in North Africa. German Army puts Leningrad under siege that would last until early 1944.
Ep 5
23m
Battle of Manila
U.S. forces land on Iwo Jima to eliminate Japanese ground and air forces and then prep the island as a staging base for the eventual invasion of the Japanese home islands.
Ep 6
22m
Water & Sand
U.S. troops in the Philippines retreat to Bataan. America gears up for global war. The Afrika Corps reverses retreat and catches the Allies unprepared in new fighting in North Africa.
Ep 6
23m
Meeting in Torgau
Update on fighting in the Philippines. With no targets left in Germany, Allies announce the end of the strategic bombing campaign. Burma Update: Allies continue offensive.
Ep 7
21m
An Empire Shaken
Singapore, the major British military base in Southeast Asia and the keystone defense position for the region and the Southwest Pacific falls to the Japanese.
Ep 8
22m
"I Shall Return"
General MacArthur pledges 'I Shall Return' to the Philippine people. Action in the China-Burma-India war theater.
Ep 9
21m
New Pacific War Strategy
Japanese capture British stronghold Mandalay in Burma and begin occupation that lasts until March 1945.
Ep 10
21m
US Bombs Tokyo
U.S. Bombers trike Tokyo in April 1942. President Roosevelt, when asked, where did the bombers come from, famously said from our secret base 'Shangri La'.
Ep 11
21m
Prelude to Midway
The Battle of the Coral Sea in the Pacific in May 1942 was the first major action with aircraft carriers engaging each other.
Ep 12
21m
Pacific War Turning Point
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a crucial and decisive naval battle and was the turning point in the Pacific war.
Ep 13
21m
The Tide Turns in the Desert
Churchill visits North Africa and Moscow. The Luftwaffe pounds the British on Malta, and Rommel is defeated at El Alamein.
Ep 14
21m
Marines Invade Guadalcanal
After victories at Coral Sea and Midway the Allies take to the offense in the Pacific with U.S. Marines landing on Guadalcanal in August 1942.
Ep 15
21m
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal. Rommel returns to Germany from North Africa. Allies battle German U-Boat Wolfpacks attacking convoys in the Atlantic.
Ep 17
21m
Allies Hold Firm
U.S. Navy turns the tide off Guadalcanal ending stalemate. The Vichy French government surrenders to the Allies in North Africa. Germans trapped in Stalingrad by Red Army.
Ep 18
19m
Pacific Miracle
Red Army tightens the trap of German forces in Stalingrad. The miracle of Pearl Harbor: Battleships shattered in December 1941 attack salvaged, refloated, repaired and many re-enter active service.
Ep 19
22m
Guadalcanal Secured
In North Africa, Admiral Darlan, Commander-in-Chief of the French armed forces and High Commissioner in North Africa as part of the German controlled Vichy regime in France is assassinated.
Ep 20
21m
Breaking the Siege
Japan's Hollow Army: After Midway with the Allies naval forces on the offensive, Japan's troops in the South Pacific began to feel the effects of dwindling supplies.
Ep 21
21m
Two Fronts, Two Results
Final victory at Guadalcanal in February 1943 transitions Allies in the Pacific from defense to a posture of strategic offense. In Burma, a key to Japan's drive toward India, Britain's Indian Brigade
Ep 22
21m
Patton Arrives in North Africa
Allies inflict major defeat on Japanese trying to reinforce New Guinea at battle of Bismarck Sea. British bombing campaign against Germany targets Nazi industrial base.
Ep 23
22m
Patton Pounds Nazis
In the Pacific Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was killed in an air attack that shot down his plane in a planned attack.
Ep 24
21m
Operation Mincemeat
The Battle of Hill 609 in Tunisia is a key victory for American forces. British fool Germans with Operation Mincemeat convincing German High Command Allies next target is Greece, not Sicily.
Ep 25
21m
Surrender in North Africa
The Battle of Attu in the Aleutians in May 1943 was the only land battle in World War II fought on incorporated territory of the United States.
Ep 26
21m
Operation Husky
U.S. plans for Pacific Campaign in 1943 centers on Central Pacific Theater. German armored forces on the Eastern Front move towards Kursk in Russia leading to climactic tank battle.
Ep 27
21m
Patton Takes Palermo
Patton takes Palermo in Sicily in route to Messina. American forces capture Munda and key airfield n New Georgia island group in the Solomons.
Ep 28
21m
A Rivalry Rages
General George Patton and his 7th Army and British Field Marshal Montgomery and his 8th Army race to take Messina in Sicily and cut off German forces.
Ep 29
22m
Major Shift
Allies attack German rocket bases to stop Nazi 'vengeance' rocket weapon attacks on Britain. Allies inflict defeats on Japanese throughout the Pacific.
Ep 30
22m
Nazis Rescue Mussolini
Mussolini rescued by German paratroopers and restored to power in Northern Italy. In the Pacific U.S. Navy launches major drive toward Japanese homeland.
Ep 31
22m
German Forces Squeezed
Allies take Naples. Italian government turns on Germany and lines up with Allies. Germans fortify northern Italy with more troops. On the Eastern front Russians retake Kiev in the Ukraine.
Ep 32
21m
Halsey Captures Bougainville
Admiral Halsey takes Bougainville in the Solomon Islands isolating main Japanese base at Rabaul. Heavy German resistance stalls Allies Italian offensive across all fronts.
Ep 33
22m
Atoll Disaster
U.S. forces took the island but the casualties in the few days of fighting were similar to the losses in the six month Guadalcanal campaign.
Ep 34
22m
The Tide Turns
A faster and more lethal Mustang fighter, the P-51 D, provides better cover for Allied bombers in Europe in bombing raids against Germany.
Ep 35
23m
Allies Land in Anzio
The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy finally ended after months of heavy fighting with an Allied breakthrough in May 1944. This, plus the Allied landings at Anzio enabled the Allies to push to Rome.
Ep 36
23m
Americans Roll Across Pacific
Allied landings at Anzio in Italy initially successful but slow movement allows for major German counterattack stalling drive to Rome.
Ep 37
23m
Not Long Now
Japanese move out of Burma and invade India in 1944. Allied resistance forces Japanese retreat and by July the invading divisions were all but destroyed. Russian forces retake Crimea in May 1944.
Ep 38
23m
Operation Overlord
The Allies finally break stalemate in Italy and move towards Rome. Hitler makes changes to command structure in Western Europe with Rommel now a key commander.
Ep 39
23m
D-Day
D-Day Special: Paratroopers airborne assault to secure key roads and bridges begin the invasion of Europe.
Ep 40
22m
Rome Liberated
In the Pacific, U.S. forces invade and take Saipan in the Mariana Islands putting the Japanese Home Islands within reach of U.S. B-29 bombers making this an important strategic victory.
Ep 41
22m
Patton's Third Army
Allies moving in Europe: General Clark takes Rome and D-Day beachheads expanded as Allied troops moving inland.
Ep 42
22m
US Army in France
Allies move from beachheads German high command changes as overall commander Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt replaced. U.S. 1st Army advances on St. Lo a critical objective of the Normandy invasion.
Ep 43
22m
Assasination and Resignation
Allied forces take Pisa a key position in the last German Army defensive line in Italy. In France U.S. forces take St. Lo and British move on Caen, a critical road hub in the Normandy region.
Ep 44
22m
Patton-Montgomery Rivalry Reignites
Russians halt advance outside Warsaw and Germans crush resistance in Polish capital. The Patton-Montgomery rivalry, started in North Africa, renews on the Western front in Europe.
Ep 45
22m
Anvil and Dragoon
Allies make new landings in Southern France, Operation Anvil & Dragoon, and take key ports at Toulon and Marseille and control of railroad hubs. A look at Photo Recon and Mapping.
Ep 46
22m
Paris Liberated
Allied forces liberate Paris with German commander surrendering to French forces on August 25th 1944. The Russians open a new offensive against German forces in the Baltics.
Ep 47
23m
Airborne Attack
Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was the largest airborne force used to that time. While initially successful the operation stalled at Arnhem with significant loss of the paratroop forces.
Ep 48
23m
British and Russian Success
Peleliu falls to the Marines in the Pacific while British forces take key port of Antwerp in Belgium opening new supply lines for Allied forces in Europe.
Ep 49
23m
A Promise Kept
MacArthur fulfills his promise and returns to the Philippines as Allies invade to retake islands in October 1944. The Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines is the world's greatest sea battle.
Ep 50
23m
Patton Drives to German Border
Allies take the Dutch island of Walcheren taking out German forces in a position to block Allied forces getting to key port of Antwerp for resupply. Japan reinforces its land forces on Leyte.
Ep 51
23m
Hell in the Phillippines
First Allied convoy reaches Antwerp shortening supply lines for Allied forces in Europe. Vicious land battle in the Philippines continues. A look at U.S. submarines in the war in the Pacific.
Ep 52
23m
Hitler's Last Gamble
A look at the bombing in Europe. Hitler's last gamble: Hitler throws last reserves into the Battle of the Bulge with a major offensive through the Ardennes catching the Allied forces by surprise.
Ep 53
23m
Drive for Manila
Battle of the Bulge continues on the Western Front. U.S. forces secure Leyte. Russian forces begin drive to the Oder River after debacle in Poland that sees the destruction of resistance by Germans.
Ep 54
23m
Third Strike for the Third Reich
Allies contain Bulge breach ending German Army offense in the West and Allied forces go back on the offensive and drive toward Germany.
Ep 55
23m
They Also Serve
The Burma Road is completed opening vital supply lines between Burma and Allied forces engaged in Southwest China against Japanese forces.
Ep 56
23m
Hell From Above
British and American Air Forces bomb Dresden for three days in February 1945. American forces in the Philippines reach the outskirts of Manila closing in on remaining Japanese resistance.
Ep 57
23m
The Yalta Conference
Allied leaders Churchill, Roosevelt and Stain meet at Yalta to discuss post-war Europe. In the Philippines: Return to the Rock: U.S. forces land on Corregidor.
Ep 59
23m
Life in the Trenches
Heavy fighting on Iwo Jima continues. A look at Recognizance units: the eyes of the force.
Ep 60
23m
American Forces Enter Cologne
Fighting continues on Iwo Jima as Marines push toward Mt. Suribachi through tenacious Japanese defense. Germans launch a major counter attack against Russian forces in Hungary.
Ep 61
23m
Breaching the Rhine
Patton's 3rd Army crosses Moselle River and defeat German forces invested at Nancy. U.S. Air Forces conduct major fire bombing raid om Tokyo in March 1945.
Ep 62
23m
Rose the Riveter
V-Mail, short for Victory Mail, was the mail process used during the war as the primary means of corresponding with U.S. servicemen and women abroad.
Ep 63
23m
American Bombers
Fighting winds down on Iwo Jima and flag raising photo becomes historic image. The battle saw the award of 27 Medals of Honor to Marine and U.S. Navy personnel.
Ep 64
23m
Backbone of Victory
A look at the Tuskegee Airman: Black pilots blast the Hun. A Philippines Update as sporadic fighting contuse throughout the islands.
Ep 65
23m
A Nation in Mourning
Allies encircle the Ruhr, Germany's industrial heartland. U.S. landings on Okinawa put U.S. forces on the Emperor's doorstep. A look at tanks, the work horses of World War II.
Ep 66
23m
Japanese Service Fleet Crippled
Allies launch new offensive in Italy pressuring German defenders. In the Pacific, Japanese Navy sends the battleship Yamato into the fray.
Ep 67
23m
Hell on Earth
Allies cross Po River on April 25th and on May 4th the war in Italy is over. Allied forces include the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
Ep 68
23m
Allies Push to Berlin
Marines make big push on Okinawa. In Germany Herman Goering, head of the Luftwaffe and second in command in the Reich to Hitler sends a telegram to Hitler offering to take command.
Ep 70
23m
Mussolini Executed
Il Duce,' Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee. Updates from the Western Front and from Okinawa.
Ep 71
23m
Berlin Falls
Kesselring capitulates and surrenders German forces in Italy to Allies. British forces in Burma press towards Rangoon after victories at Mandaly and Meiktila to complete reconquest of Burma.
Ep 72
23m
Germany Surrenders
May 7th 1945, the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France.
Ep 73
23m
Horros of the Holocaust
Philippines Update: U.S. forces land at Macaljar Bay on Mindanao. Okinawa fighting continues. The Thousand Year Reich Officially Ends: Victory in Europe Day, May 8th 1945.
Ep 74
23m
Phillippine Campaign Nears End
American forces seize Naha Airfield on Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa was the last major ground battle between U.S. and Japanese forces in the Pacific war.
Ep 75
23m
Japanese Last Stand in Okinawa
Okinawa: Last stand for Japanese forces before home island invasion planned for November 1945. America's Daughters join up: A look at training women for war.
Ep 76
23m
Next Stop Japan
Next Stop in the Pacific: Japan - Invasion plan presented to Allied high command. A look at British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Ep 77
23m
Medal of Honor
Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Russian leader Josef Stalin discuss how to administer Germany, the establishment of post-war order and peace treaty issues. Above and beyond: The Medal of Honor.
Ep 78
23m
Japan Surrenders
American air forces drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th in 1945.
Ep 79
23m
Dancing in the Streets
September 2nd 1945: VJ Day: Victory over Japan Day causes celebration throughout America.
Ep 80
23m
The Final Tally
The final cost of the war is counted. Axis war criminals are tried. Out of the ashes the world looks toward the future - and peace.
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