Great Tank Battles of WWII (2014 - 2014)

Name: Great Tank Battles of WWII
Released: 2014-03-31

The mobility and devastating firepower of WWII tanks was key to the success of many major battles from the Eastern and Western fronts to the deserts of North Africa. Superior firepower has always been a valid strategy of war, and nothing embodies that idea more than the tank. See some of the great tanks that were used throughout military history including: the Panther, Tiger, Sherman and more.

Status: Returning Series
First Aired: 2014-03-31
Seasons: 1 seasons

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Season 1Episode 252 min

The Superior Force

The second episode starts on the morning of the 22nd of June 1941 when the Germans launched operation Barbarossa, the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union. 3 million Axis tools faced more than 4.5 million Red Army troops and were outnumbered two to one in tanks, but superior training and strategies gave the Germans the edge.

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Dawn of the Titans

52 min

This first part of the series introduces the first tanks being deployed on the battlefields in northern France during the First World War and describes the devastating effect these steel monsters had on an infantry confronted with them for the very first time. It tracks the development, both technologically and strategically from the Fuller 1919 philosophy through the German attack on Poland.