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World War II In Colour: Lightning War

World War II In Colour (2009)

Documentary, Historical, War | UK

5Select | Wednesday 26 April 2023 | 20:00

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Wednesday 26 April 2023 20:00

Thursday 17 February 2022 01:05

Sunday 13 February 2022 15:00

Sunday 26 September 2021 19:00

Tuesday 21 September 2021 20:00

Rating: 8.2/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 2 - Lightning War

SYNOPSIS

This episode shows how the Nazis developed a terrifying new military tactic - Blitzkrieg - and how it caught utterly unprepared first Poland, then Britain, and finally France.

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Voice: Robert Powell

Writer: Jonathan Martin

Producer: Matthew Barrett, Martin Hughes

RUNTIME: 51 min

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