WWII In Color: From D-Day to Nazi Downfall

S1 E21: The Fall Will Kill You

The final battle of the war begins as Russian forces advance rapidly into Berlin, smashing its defenders back towards an ever-shrinking last stand.

S1 E20: The Beginning of the End

The Soviet forces on Germany's eastern border, now refreshed and resupplied, are given a challenge by Stalin.

S1 E19: The Stench of Death

Original Air Date: May 4, 2025

As the allies in the west move deeper into the fatherland, they discover a vast network of concentration and forced labor camps.

S1 E18: An Unexpected Bridge

General Bradley's army group launches operations to get over the Roer and Rhine Rivers in the center and the south of Germany's western border.

S1 E17: The River Crossing

The great rivers of the Rhineland along Germany's western border must be crossed to take the fight to the enemy's home turf.

S1 E16: The Allied Blitz

The leaders of the world's future superpowers hold a conference in the Crimea to agree a post-war framework for Europe, and must overcome deep political division to do so.

S1 E15: The Three Fronts

Original Air Date: Nov 13, 2025

The Soviet forces on Germany's eastern border, now refreshed and resupplied, are given a challenge by Stalin.

S1 E14: The Beer Story

With fuel and supplies all but depleted, the Germans withdraw and end up back where they started.

S1 E12: Old Blood and Guts

Eisenhower brings in the Airborne Divisions to reinforce the Allied front lines; Hitler panics as the German offensive begins to stall.

S1 E10: No Turkey Dinner

American forces reel from the impact of a massive surprise attack along an 80-mile front in The Ardennes Forest.

S1 E9: Der Alde Fritz

After six months of retreat across Northern Europe, Adolf Hitler's forces on the Western Front are back behind Germany's borders.

S1 E8: 90% Successful?

Eisenhower halts Monty's costly gamble as British forces retreat before destruction; Heavy casualties and strategic failures haunt the Allies, with lasting effects for the war's remainder.

S1 E7: Out of Ammo, God Save The King!

Market Garden stalls with tragedy at Arnhem, stalemate at Nijmegen, and chaos elsewhere.

S1 E6: Two Tank Front

Airborne troops flood the Netherlands as 50,000 tanks surge from Belgium; German forces resist fiercely, causing the ambitious operation to falter.

S1 E4: Monty's Gamble for Glory

Germany's retreat continues as the Allies liberate France and Belgium; Montgomery's ambition to end the war risks more than his reputation as the push toward the Netherlands begins.

S1 E2: The Eyes of The World

After 18 months of preparation, the Allied Expeditionary Force launches the largest amphibious landing in history, with 160,000 troops storming the Normandy coast.

S1 E1: Overlord

Germany braces for an Allied invasion, fortifying the Atlantic Wall with steel, concrete, and advanced weaponry.