D-Day: The Longest of Days

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S1 E15: Keeping the Railways Open

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

French civilians and US Army engineers repair and salvage railroad yards, bridges and trains.

12:57-1:04AM

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2024

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S1 E15: Keeping the Railways Open

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

French civilians and US Army engineers repair and salvage railroad yards, bridges and trains.

12:57-1:04AM

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Available with Freestream

S1 E14: The Allies Forge On

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

In France, Eisenhower observes General Bradley fire a giant howitzer, signalling the artillery into a massed crescendo of fire; following the landing battles in Normandy, the Canadians return to the thick of the fighting at Carpiquet.

Sep 28

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12:56AM

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S1 E12: Caen Falls to the British

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

British artillery pounds German positions in northern France and troops advance through villages and care for civilians; tanks clear minefields; American troops enter Cherbourg; the 6th Airborne Div. Receives supplies by parachute.

Sep 29

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12:43AM

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18m

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S1 E11: First Aid and the Taking of Cherbourg

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

The processing of plasma and penicillin; troops in Normandy receive medical care; naval guns bombard Cherbourg; the 8th and 9th Air Forces bomb communication lines; British troops take Caen.

Sep 29

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12:33AM

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10m

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S1 E9: D-Day - The Battle in the Air

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

Gen. Eisenhower addresses troops in Southern England; the "Big Show" begins; airborne troops drop behind enemy lines; support aircraft drop everything from howitzers to motorcycles; bombers blast bridges and supply lines.

12:38-12:57AM

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19m

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