Tag: world war 2
Unveiling Auschwitz: Soviet Inspection and the grim Reality #documentary #worldwar2
In January 1945, a Soviet commission inspects Auschwitz-Birkenau, finding only 8,000 of the 58,000 inmates still alive. The Nazis had left the weak to die,…
Advancing into Hitler’s Reich: US Troops face intense Resistance #documentary #worldwar2
Since the Battle of the Bulge, US troops have faced slow progress and intense warfare, losing over 20,000 lives. Now, they gather to advance into…
Germans fleeing in the final days of WWII #documentary #worldwar2
As the war neared its end in 1945, around seven million Germans were fleeing, facing two perilous options: escaping to the West by sea or…
The soviet breakthrough #worldwar2 #hitler #documentary
In January 1945, amid a heavy snowstorm, the Soviets penetrated the Wehrmacht’s defense lines, signaling a decisive turning point and the impending end of the…
Churchill’s symbolic act: First visit to Hitler’s Reich at the Siegfried Line #documentary #hitler
In March 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Hitler’s Reich, symbolically expressing his disdain for Hitler and the Nazi regime by urinating on the…
Guardians of the Sky: Humboldthain’s WWII Anti-Aircraft Towers #documentary #worldwar2
The Humboldthain in Berlin, formerly anti-aircraft towers, equipped with twin guns, served to protect the city center during WWII from British and US air raids….
Waiting for tomorrow: A young German’s perspective on world war 2 #documentary #worldwar2
In a letter on January 28, 1945, a young German woman expresses the frustration of waiting for an uncertain future while her husband serves in…
The Rubble Murders of Hamburg after World War 2 | Crime in Post-War Germany | Documentary
During the intervening years between 1945 and 1949, Germany was in a state of chaos and despair following the end of World War II. The…
Dresden 1946: The Mysterious Case of The Cannibal | Crime in Post-War Germany
Germany after the World War II. A country is in a state of emergency. Characterized by hunger and hardship, crime becomes worse and more brutal….
Churchill’s hope for freedom #documentary #worldwar2
Churchill envisions victory over Hitler as a triumph for freedom but anticipates challenges if Stalin asserts dominance in Eastern Europe, suggesting a prolonged struggle for…
Alliance in the shadows: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin #documentary #worldwar2
Winston Churchill arrives in the Crimea, greeted by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aiming to negotiate the future with Joseph Stalin. The wartime alliance was…
Franco’s Foreign Policy Successes | Spain’s Forgotten Dictatorship Ep. 4 | Documentary
Franco’s foreign policy successes opened up new perspectives in Spain in the mid-1950s, which brought the country forward again after a long period of stagnation….
Battle and Liberation: The End of World War II | Countdown to Surrender – The Last 100 Days | Ep. 4
The last days of the World War II are numbered. But before peace comes in May and with it the downfall of Hitler, liberators and…
Hitler’s Downfall and Unconditional Surrender | Countdown to Surrender – The Last 100 Days | Ep. 3
On April 16, 1945, the Red Army begins the attack on Berlin. Its generals accept heavy losses. In the west, the British and Americans liberated…
