1945: American forces in the Pacific drive to Manila and invade Okinawa. The Russians besiege Berlin, forcing Nazi surrender. The horror of the Holocaust is revealed. Americans ready to invade Japan as nuclear bombs fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In August, Japan surrenders. World War II is over.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 56: Hell From Above
1945
The bombing of Dresden. American forces close in on Manila. Allied forces slug their way through the Reichswald. The Partisan at war.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 57: Yalta Conference
1945
Allied leaders meet at Yalta. U.S. forces land on Corregidor. Burma Update.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 58: Battle Of Manila
1945
U.S. forces land on Iwo Jima. Allied forces clear the Trans Rhine. Battle for Manila. The work of Medics and Chaplins.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 59: Life In The Trenches
1945
Iwo Update. Reconnaissance forces highlighted. Trier falls to Third Army. Corregidor recaptured. A look at life in the trenches.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 60: American Forces Enter Cologne
1945
Iwo Update. German forces counterattack in Hungary. Manila falls. GI’s enter Cologne. A tribute to the girls we left behind.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 61: Breaching The Rhine
1945
Tokyo firebombed. Third Army crosses Moselle. Philippine update. GI’s cross the Rhine at Remagen.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 62: Rosie The Riveter
1945
GI’s receive mail via V-Mail. In Burma, Mandalay falls. East front update. Kamikaze action off Okinawa. A tribute to Rosie the Riveter.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 63: American Bombers
1945
Iwo Jima captured. Patton crosses the Rhine. U.S. prepares for Okinawa invasion. American Bombers span the globe.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 64: Backbone Of Victory
1945
ETO update. Tuskegee Airmen. Philippines update. East front update. The story of GI Joe.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 65: A Nation In Mourning
1945
Ruhr industrial center encircled. GI’s land on Okinawa. Tanks, the Workhorses of WWII. FDR dies.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 66: Japanese Service Fleet Crippled
1945
New Allied offensive in Italy. Okinawa update. Home front Germany. Elephants as engineers in Burma.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 67: Hell On Earth
1945
Italy update. Ruhr pocket surrenders. Okinawa update. Nazi concentration camps liberated.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 68: Allies Push To Berlin
1945
Russian forces begin the final assault from Oder bridgeheads. Goring offers to take command. Home front Japan.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 69: Meeting In Torgau
1945
GI’s land at Moro Gulf Philippines. Allies announce end of bombing campaign in Europe. U.S./Soviet link-up Torgau.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 70: Mussolini Executed
1945
West front update. Okinawa update. Mussolini executed. A day in the life at Hill 604.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 71: Berlin Falls
1945
German forces in Italy surrender. British forces land at Rangoon, Burma. Soviet Forces capture Berlin.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 72: Germany Surrenders
1945
Germany surrenders. More Kamikaze actions off Okinawa. The role of Carrier Pigeons is examined.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 73: Horrors Of The Holocaust
1945
Philippine update. V-E Day celebrations. Okinawa update. The horrors of the Holocaust revealed.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 74: Philippine Campaign Nears End
1945
GI’s seize Naha airfield on Okinawa. Top Nazis are captured. Luzon battle nears end. Aussies land on Borneo.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 75: Japanese Last Stand In Okinawa
1945
Okinawa captured. Training women for the military Philippines liberated. The deadly mines are highlighted.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 76: Next Stop Japan
1945
Plans for Japanese invasion presented. Carrier strikes against the Homelands. Hollywood’s contribution to the war effort is examined.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 77: Medal Of Honor
1945
A-Bomb tested at Alamogordo. Churchill ousted in election. The role of the Seabees is featured. The Medal of Honor is highlighted.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 78: Japan Surrenders
1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are A-bombed. Werner von Braun and other top German rocket scientists work for the U.S. Japan surrenders.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 79: Dancing In The Streets
1945
The world celebrates VJ Day. The newly created United Nations is highlighted. Japan signs surrender ending World War II.
Dateline WWII – Series 5 – Episode 80: The Final Tally
1945
The final cost of the war is counted. Axis war criminals are tried. Out of the ashes the world looks toward the future… and peace.