The Road To Berlin details Adolf Hitler’s ascension to power in Germany, the beginning of the war in Europe, the subjugation of virtually all of Europe by Germany, the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic; the German invasion of Russia and the Allies eventual counterattacks on the Eastern Front and the D-Day invasion that ultimately led to the liberation of Europe, the destruction of Hitler’s Reich and Germany’s surrender.
Road To Berlin – Episode 1: The Rise Of Hitler
2007
Europe was in chaos after World War I and Germany experienced economic and political instability. Adolf Hitler joined the National Socialist Party in 1919…
Road To Berlin – Episode 2: Poland
2007
The German-Soviet Non Aggression Pact signed in August 1939 allowed Hitler to proceed with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939; igniting war throughout…
Road To Berlin – Episode 3: France
2007
There was no real fighting on the Western front for several months after the outbreak of war, this period dubbed as ‘The Phony War’.
Road To Berlin – Episode 4: Battle Of Britain
2007
Operation Sea Lion was the German plan for the invasion of the British Isles. The plan was to beat down the Royal Air Force (RAF) engage the Royal Navy…
Road To Berlin – Episode 5: Battle Of The Atlantic
2007
At the outset of World War II the British Navy outnumbered the German Navy surface force 10 to 1. The German Navy did launch new battle cruisers and battleships…
Road To Berlin – Episode 6: Barbarossa
2007
Operation Barbarossa: The German Army invaded Russia on June 22, 1941 with over 3,000,000 troops supported by Panzer (tanks), artillery and air power.
Road To Berlin – Episode 7: Stalingrad
2007
The winter of 1941-1942 basically immobilized both the German and Red armies. Cold, snow and mud made movement at scale virtually impossible. The German…
Road To Berlin – Episode 8: Bomber War
2007
By 1943 the U.S. 8th Air Force - known as the U.S. Army Air Corps – had 130 bases in England most in the east with the B-17 Flying Fortress the main…
Road To Berlin – Episode 9: Battle Of Kursk
2007
The Soviet army went on the offensive after Stalingrad in February 1943 designed to retake Kharkov and Rostov. At virtually the same time, the Germans…
Road To Berlin – Episode 10: Normandy
2007
By the summer of 1944 the Allies were pushing the German Army back on the Eastern Front, had pushed the Axis forces out of Africa, had control of the Atlantic…
Road To Berlin – Episode 11: Market Garden
2007
The rapid advance of the Allied armies across France and the Low Countries after the Normandy invasion stretched supply lunes so thin that the advance…