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- Season 1 overviewOct 31, 1973-May 8, 197425 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. New Germany Oct 31, 1973
- Adolf Hitler gives 1930s Germany new strength and hope.
- 2. Distant War Nov 7, 1973
- Unprepared Britain sends forces to Norway; Churchill becomes prime minister.
- 3. France Falls Nov 14, 1973
- Fall of France is the result of continued reliance on World War I techniques.
- 4. Alone Nov 21, 1973
- British morale plunges as 350,000 allied troops are barely rescued at Dunkirk.
- 5. Barbarossa Nov 28, 1973
- Germany turns against Russia, but fatal German delays hold the advance.
- 7. On Our Way: USA Dec 12, 1973
- FDR cannot enter the war until Hitler declares war on the US.
- 8. The Desert: North Africa Dec 19, 1973
- Montgomery's Desert Rats defeat Rommel's Afrika Korps at Alamein.
- 9. Stalingrad Jan 2, 1974
- The German army's defeat at Stalingrad dispels the myth of German invincibility.
- 10. Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic Jan 9, 1974
- Germans nearly starved the British into submission.
- 11. Red Star: The Soviet Union Jan 16, 1974
- Survivors recall the 890-day siege of Leningrad and the war's 20 million Soviet casualties.
- 12. Whirlwind: Bombing Germany Jan 23, 1974
- How Britain's bomber attacks on Germany affected industry, civilians and the war effort.
- 13. Tough Old Gut: Italy Jan 30, 1974
- Allied victory in Sicily revives the British.
- 14. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma Feb 6, 1974
- British colonial forces in Burma make the longest retreat in British history.
- 15. Home Fires: Britain Feb 13, 1974
- While its soldiers fight on foreign soil, the British homeland wages a daily war of survival.
- 16. Inside the Reich: Germany Feb 20, 1974
- Germany enters a period of prosperity as its forces occupy Western Europe without reprisal at home.
- 17. Morning Feb 27, 1974
- American, British and Canadian forces invade the beaches of Normandy.
- 18. Occupation: Holland Mar 13, 1974
- Under Nazi rule, the people of the Netherlands are at first treated fairly.
- 19. Pincers Mar 20, 1974
- The German war machine is caught in the middle as Allied forces advance.
- 20. Genocide Mar 27, 1974
- The Nazis' efforts to exterminate the Jews, the effect on the survivors and the world's reaction.
- 21. Nemesis: Germany Apr 3, 1974
- Allied forces attacking Germany from the west meet little resistance.
- 22. Japan Apr 10, 1974
- Early victories encourage the Japanese to fight even when the scales tip against them in 1944.
- 23. Pacific Apr 17, 1974
- The Allies attack the Japanese in the Pacific and are surprised by the defenders' fanaticism.
- 24. The Bomb Apr 24, 1974
- B-29 drops first uranium bomb on Hiroshima, four days later a second bomb hits Nagasaki.
- 25. Reckoning May 1, 1974
- At Yalta, the four armies of occupation agree to supervise Germany's recovery.
- 26. Remember May 8, 1974
- Survivors remember the millions of combatants and civilians killed.
The World at War – Season 1, Episode 1. Adolf Hitler wins support from millions of Germans as he offers new hope to a country recovering from depression.
Details Episode 25 Aired May 1, 1974 Reckoning At Yalta, the four armies of occupation agree to supervise Germany's recovery and divide the country into different zones.
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- December 5, 1973
- David Elstein
Episode 1. A New Germany (1933-1939) Wed, Oct 31, 1973 60 mins. Hitler's vision of creating a new Germany begins with his rise to power in a position that will eventually shake the entire...
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S1.E1 ∙ A New Germany: 1933-1939. Fri, Sep 14, 1973. The rebirth of Germany and growth in power of the Nazi Party leading up to the outbreak of war. 8.7/10 (699) Rate. S1.E2 ∙ Distant War: September 1939-May 1940. Wed, Nov 7, 1973.
Season 1. Narrated by Laurence Olivier it first broadcast in 1973 when memories were still clear in people's minds and war's veterans numerous. This series assembled these recollections, together with archive footage, to create one of the most powerful documentaries ever seen.
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