Greatest Events of WWII in Colour is a TV mini-series starring Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Wawro, and James Holland. A series of colorized archive footage of important events during World War II.
Release Date: November 2019
10. Battle of Midway
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 4
A Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway triggers an extraordinary chain of events.
9. Liberation of Buchenwald
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 9
Hitler’s rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire’s true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.
8. Battle of the Bulge
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 7
High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.
7. Pearl Harbor
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 3
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
6. Dresden Firestorm
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 8
The Allies’ bombing of the German city of Dresden was one of the most controversial of WWII. Rare archive footage tells the story as it’s never seen before.
5. Hiroshima
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 10
The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman’s fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.
4. Siege of Stalingrad
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 5
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
3. Battle of Britain
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 2
In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.
2. D-Day
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 6
The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.
1. Blitzkrieg
Air Date: 8 Nov. 2019Season 1, Episode 1
The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.