The Last Days of World War II

tv show

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26 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired February 18, 2005

Overview

The Last Days of WWII is a twenty-six part historical documentary covering the final six months of combat in weekly segments to discuss the decisions, battles, strategies, and ultimate legacies of the war.

March 4-March 10: Firestorm Over Tokyo poster unavailable

March 4-March 10: Firestorm Over Tokyo

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 42m

Air Date

March 04, 2005

Overview

In this episode, Operation Lumberjack, the assault into the Rhineland by General Bradley's U.S. 12th Army Group, is in full swing. In Berlin, Hitler announces that all males born in 1929 must be conscripted for military service. To the south, Patton's lead armored division has progressed over 40 miles and taken 5,000 German prisoners. And as Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower deliberates on where to make his main crossing of the Rhine, U.S. forces in the Pacific torch Japan's capital city in a horrific assault from above.