The Allies turned the tide of war on all fronts in 1943 and 1944 with victories in the Marshall Islands, the landings at Anzio, and the D-Day invasion. With the Russians sweeping through the Balkans, Hitler takes drastic measures in the Battle of the Bulge.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 35: Allies Land In Anzio
1944-1945
The Allies are stopped at Cassino and land at Anzio, and the Americans win a big victory in the Marshalls.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 36: Americans Roll Across Pacific
1944-1945
Germans attack Anzio beachhead and the allies bomb Monte Cassino. General Doolittle resumes daylight bombing raids on Germany.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 37: Not Long Now
1944-1945
The Red Army rolls across the Crimea liberating Odessa and Sevestapol. Hollandia falls to General MacArthur’s forces.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 38: Operation Overlord
1944-1945
A look at a bizarre navy ritual and General Eisenhower makes the decision to launch Operation Overlord.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 39: D-Day
1944-1945
D-Day Special: The Airborne assault on invasion flanks, the amphibious landings on the north coast of France, and the end of the day.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 40: Rome Liberated
1944-1945
General Clark’s forces liberate Rome. Allied forces in Normandy struggle to expand their beachhead, and the first of Hitler’s vengeance weapons strike…
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 41: Patton’s Third Army
1944-1945
Patton’s Third Army becomes operational. Battle of the Philippine Sea. GI Bill becomes law. Battle for Saipan continues.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 42: US Army In France
1944-1945
Normandy update: Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt fired, the Fighting First advances on St. Lo. Fighting on Saipan concludes.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 43: Assassination And Resignation
1944-1945
Tojo resigns. U.S. forces land on Guam and Tinian. An attempted assassination of Hitler by German politicians fails.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 44: Patton-Montgomery Rivalry Reignites
1944-1945
Russian halt on the Vistula allows Germans to crush Warsaw resistance. Return of the Patton-Montgomery rivalry. The British 7th Corps takes Florence.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 45: Anvil And Dragoon
1944-1945
The fight for Brittany. Operations Anvil and Dragoon. Photo recon and mapping.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 46: Paris Liberated!
1944-1945
FFI tanks enter Paris. New Russian offensive in Baltics. B-29s arrive in Saipan. U.S. forces land on Peleilu.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 47: Airborne Attack
1944-1945
Operation Market Garden. Air strikes on Luzon. The Third Army begins its attack on Metz, while the First Army launches attack near Huertgen.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 48: British And Russian Success
1944-1945
Churchill and Eden go to Moscow to plan for the post war sphere of influence. Soviet continues drive in the Balkans. Allied dash along the channel.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 49: A Promise Kept
1944-1945
The Battle of Leyte Gulf. The landings on Leyte. Volksstrum created, Aachen Falls. The battle for Walchern Island.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 50: Patton Drives To German Border
1944-1945
General Yamashita reinforces Leyte. FDR is re-elected. British tallboy bombs sink battleship Tirpitz.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 51: Hell In The Philippines
1944-1945
British Home Guard stands down. U.S. Submarines in the Pacific. First convoy reaches Antwerp. Pacific Update. Metz falls.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 52: Hitler’s Last Gamble
1944-1945
Bombing Update. Christmas 1944. The Battle of the Bulge begins. U. S. forces land on Mindoro.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 53: Drive For Manila
1944-1945
U. S. Forces land on Luzon. Battle of the Bulge continued. Leyte secured. Soviets drive toward the Oder.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 54: Third Strike For The Third Reich
1944-1945
Bulge contained. U.S. forces capture Clark Field in the Philippines. Warsaw falls to the Red Army.
Dateline WWII – Series 4 – Episode 55: They Also Serve
1944-1945
St. Vith falls. Burma Road completed. The role of military nurses examined. Soviets reach the Oder.