World War II: Secrets from Above
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks – this new series exposes secrets of World War Two - in a brand-new way.
Seasons
1. Road To D-Day
Air Date: 2022-10-18
Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.
2. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
Air Date: 2022-10-25
1942 – the Nazis develop the world’s first cruise and ballistic missiles. Can the Allies stop Hitler before he rains down terror from above?
3. Road to Berlin
Air Date: 2022-11-01
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin.
4. Dambusters
Air Date: 2022-11-08
1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII.
5. Battle of the Bulge
Air Date: 2022-11-15
December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg. In small towns, vastly outnumbered Allied platoons face off against entire German battalions in a series of David Vs Goliath attacks that pits superior Nazi weaponry against American mettle: The Battle of the Bulge.
6. Escape from Dunkirk
Air Date: 2022-11-22
1940 - 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler’s army at Dunkirk. Can the Allies escape and make it back to Britain to continue the fight?
1. Battle of Britain
Air Date: 2023-09-19
Summer 1940: Fierce dogfights fill the skies over Southern England, as the pilots of the RAF defend the island from ferocious German bombers.
2. Battle of the Atlantic
Air Date: 2023-09-26
The longest campaign of the war pits the deadly stealth of the Nazi U-boats against the code-breaking genius and long-range bombers of the Allies.
3. The Fight for Poland
Air Date: 2023-10-09
The Allies have taken the beaches of Northern France. Now they face a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to liberate Europe. Taken from National geografic Taken from the German translation On September 1, 1939, the German Reich invaded its eastern neighbor Poland without declaring war. Externally justified by an attack staged by the SS by alleged Polish irregulars. Around six million Polish citizens fell victim to the war and the subsequent occupation of Poland, which was divided between Germany and the USSR. “World War II: History from Above” reconstructs, among other things, German blitzkrieg tactics, a successful escape from the Auschwitz extermination camp and the attempts to save Warsaw from complete destruction
4. Breakout from Normandy
Air Date: 2023-10-16
D-Day, the successful Allied landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944, heralded the final phase of the Second World War: But even after securing their bridgeheads in France, the American, British and Canadian units faced further enormous sacrifices. Operation Cobra, an offensive near Caen supported by massive bombing, weakened the German lines enough for the Allies to achieve a breakthrough. From August 1944 they were able to consolidate their troops and at the same time advance towards Paris, despite bitter German resistance.
5. Operation Market Garden
Air Date: 2023-10-23
In September 1944, the Allies risked a gamble. The landing in the Dutch provinces of Noord-Brabant and Gelderland is intended to enable a rapid advance into the Ruhr area. But the success of “Operation Market Garden” depends on the perfect interaction of several factors: the dropping of tens of thousands of paratroopers behind enemy lines must be successful, as well as the capture of several fiercely defended bridges. It is also important to neutralize one of the best-equipped German tank divisions. In fact, the risky operation does not turn out as hoped.
6. The Long Road to Rome
Air Date: 2023-11-05
In July 1943, Italy left the alliance with Germany. Mussolini is arrested and at the beginning of September the new Italian government concludes a ceasefire with the Allies. But German troops have been advancing in the country since the beginning of August. Then on September 9th, British and American units began the “Avalanche” landing operation near Salerno. Their goal is to liberate Europe from the south. However, they encounter bitter German resistance and well-developed defense lines. The battles that followed were among the bloodiest of the Second World War.
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Rating
5.0/10
Release Date
2022-10-18
Episodes
12 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Windfall Films