• 2002
  • 50m
Gladiators of World War II

Summary In this BBC documentary series newly declassified documents are used to examine the strategic roles played in the war by thirteen of the world's regular and resistance land, sea and air forces. View more details

  • 2002
  • 50m

Gladiators of World War II

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Robert Powell

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2025

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Worldwide Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd.

Summary In this BBC documentary series newly declassified documents are used to examine the strategic roles played in the war by thirteen of the world's regular and resistance land, sea and air forces. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2025

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Worldwide Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd.

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 07, 2002
Waffen-SS
Elite combat units from the Second World War. The formidable Waffen-SS were renowned for their brutality and tenacity, characteristics which made them the subject of numerous Allied war crime investigations.
Episode 2 • Feb 28, 2002
Special Operations Executive
Britain's SOE was a covert force established in 1940 to support the Resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe. Trained in radio use, unarmed combat and sabotage, many parachuted or were dropped by submarine behind enemy lines.
Episode 3 • Jan 31, 2002
SAS
In this program, the soldiers whose name has become a synonym for heroism and tackling the seemingly impossible. What was the task of Britain's elite military force, the SAS, in World War II?
Episode 4 • Feb 14, 2002
The Desert Rats
Tells of the British Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who conducted an epic campaign against Rommel's Axis forces in the deserts of Egypt and Libya.
Episode 5 • Mar 28, 2002
The Free Polish Forces
After escaping the German invasion of their homeland in 1939, Polish fighter pilots and ground forces played a key role in the liberation of western Europe.
Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2002
RAF Fighter Command
Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe.
Episode 7 • Mar 07, 2002
The Paras and Commandos
Winston Churchill created the Commandos in summer 1940 as a means of striking at the coasts of Nazi Occupied Europe. Beginning as a mere raiding force, they became the spearhead of the Allied amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. Out of the Commandos evolved Britain's airborne forces, whose feats ranged from the daring Bruneval raid of 1942 to the epic of Arnhem.
Episode 8 • Dec 31, 1969
Norwegian Resistance Fighters
Norway was strategically important to Hitler and endured five years of Nazi occupation, but it developed one of the most effective resistance movements in the whole of Occupied Europe. Its activities helped the British to contain and then destroy Germany's mightiest warships, as well as to ensure that the Allies won the race to develop the atomic bomb.
Episode 9 • May 23, 2002
The Royal Navy
The Royal Navy fought a long campaign against the German U-boats and surface ships in the Atlantic; the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet helped win victory over Japan.
Episode 10 • Nov 15, 2002
The Anzacs
This edition takes a look at the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzacs, who first saw active service in Libya with the British when they forced the Italian army to surrender.
Episode 11 • Mar 21, 2002
The Kamikazes
When American forces began the re-conquest of the Philippine islands in 1944 they faced a terrifying weapon - the Kamikaze suicide attack.
Episode 12 • Nov 12, 2002
The Chindits
This program takes a look at the illustrious history of the Chindits, formed by Major General Orde Wingate to fight the Japanese in Burma.
Episode 13 • Nov 13, 2002
The Free French Forces
The Free French Forces, led by General Charles de Gaulle, refused to accept the armistice their country had signed with Germany and crossed the Channel to join the fight in Britain.
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