The Allies are now on the offensive on all three fronts. After thousands of lives are lost to the operation, the Allies are able to start the liberation of Western Europe. Hitler is now on the defence on ⅔ of his fronts.Īfter careful planning and tremendous secrecy but more importantly the lack of Hitler's attention, the Allies successfully breach mainland Western Europe through the Normandy landings. Right now this is a stalemate.Īfter Hitler's gamble in the East fails, failing to defeat Stalingrad and Moscow, the Soviet Union, with its vast resources and armies, starts to slowly push back and grow. While the Allies try out strategic fire bombing, Hitler tries cutting off American supply lines with submarines. The Allies and the Axis are searching for a final blow to each other to end the war. Italy is then knocked out of the war, Mussolini is deposed, and the Allies start to put real pressure on Nazi Germany. The United States officially enters World War II starting with the Pacific Front.Īfter success in North Africa and Greece, Allies push Benito Mussolini's forces all the way back to Italy. On 7 December 1941, the Japanese bomb the U.S. This proves to be quite a military gamble. Though Hitler has better soldiers and a more powerful air force, critical errors of the Luftwaffe allow Britain to regain strength and start pushing back.Īfter the unsuccessful attempt to defeat the British, Hitler focuses his attention on the Soviet Union. July 1940, Britain is standing on its last legs while being pummeled by Germany. Britain and Canada, as well as other Commonwealth countries, declare war on Germany. The Nazis use Blitzkrieg, dominating land and air warfare, allowing them to take Poland and conquer France in matters of weeks. The Germans develop a new military tactic known as Blitzkrieg. Years after Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his generals plot the invasion of Poland. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to military dictators along with their parties. Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. It was on syndication in the United States on the Military Channel. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War.
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The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourized footage. World War II in Colour is a 13-episode British television docuseries recounting the major events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell.
British TV series or programme World War II in Colour
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