• 2020
  • 2h 30m

Episode list

Ultimate Blitzkrieg: The WW2 Battle of Crete
Invasion
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
  • S1.E1
  • Invasion
The invasion of Crete by German paratroopers in May 1941. Defending the island was 30,000 British, Australian and New Zealand troops supported by Greek partisans.
8.2 /10
Evacuation
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
  • S1.E2
  • Evacuation
After losing the main airfield, the Allies are forced to retreat. What followed was a costly evacuation by the Royal Navy.
8.1 /10
Occupation
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
  • S1.E3
  • Occupation
Following the Allied defeat the Germans occupied the island. Cretan partisans waged a stouthearted guerrilla war but the Germans often exacted their revenge through brutal treatment of the civilian population.
8 /10
Invasion

S1.E1 ∙ Invasion

Thu, Apr 02, 2020
The invasion of Crete by German paratroopers in May 1941. Defending the island was 30,000 British, Australian and New Zealand troops supported by Greek partisans.
8.2 /10
Evacuation

S1.E2 ∙ Evacuation

Thu, Apr 02, 2020
After losing the main airfield, the Allies are forced to retreat. What followed was a costly evacuation by the Royal Navy.
8.1 /10
Occupation

S1.E3 ∙ Occupation

Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Following the Allied defeat the Germans occupied the island. Cretan partisans waged a stouthearted guerrilla war but the Germans often exacted their revenge through brutal treatment of the civilian population.
8 /10
Editorial lists
Related lists created by editors
Apocalypse: The Second World War
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Apocalypse: The Second World War
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Barbarians Rising
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Barbarians Rising
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

This week's popular movies

Apollo 11

8.1
Generally favorable

Lucy and Desi

7.7
Generally favorable

The Commandant's Shadow

7.3
Generally favorable

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

7.9
Generally favorable

The Bloody Hundredth

7.5
Generally favorable

Ennio

8.2
Generally favorable

Triumph of the Will

7.1
Generally favorable

I Am Not Your Negro

7.9
Generally favorable

13th

8.2
Generally favorable

Bad Faith

7.4
Generally favorable

This week's popular TV shows

The War

9
Universal Acclaim

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

7.4
Generally favorable

Hitler's Circle of Evil

8
Generally favorable

The Untold History of the United States

8.6
Generally favorable

Greatest Events of WWII in Colour

8.6
Generally favorable

Barbarians Rising

7.7
Generally favorable

World War II in Colour

8.7
Generally favorable

Apocalypse: The Second World War

9
Universal Acclaim

How to Become a Tyrant

7.4
Generally favorable

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

7.9
Generally favorable

Edit Focus

The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.

  • Movies
Ennio

Ennio

A documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

  • Movies
Apollo 11

Apollo 11

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.

  • Movies
Triumph of the Will

Triumph of the Will

The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.

  • Movies
The Commandant's Shadow

The Commandant's Shadow

Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.

  • Movies
Bad Faith

Bad Faith

Exposes how Christian Nationalism has become the most powerful anti-democratic force in America. Leaders join forces to defend our country from this march to fascism, but American citizens seem unaware of the threat.

  • Movies
All Filters