Tanks!

Season 1

Examine tanks developed prior to and during World War II, such as the Steel Tiger, the Churchill Tank, the T-34, and the Sherman, as well as three major tank battles: The Battle of Kursk, The Battle of Normandy, and The Ardennes Offensive.

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9 Episodes

  • The Sherman Tank: The Workhorse
    E1
    The Sherman Tank: The WorkhorseDuring the Second World War the United States experienced a revolution in tank design and production. As Hitler's army swept through Europe, America transformed itself from an isolationist backwater into an industrial giant.
  • The Churchill Tank: Britain fights back
    E2
    The Churchill Tank: Britain fights backIn 1940, Nazi Germany unleashed a blitzkrieg on an unprepared Europe. Hitler's tank division shocked the world with their overwhelming mobility, armor, and firepower. In 1942, Britain unveiled its new weapon of war to counter Nazi terror.
  • The T34 Tank: Russia's Cutting Edge
    E3
    The T34 Tank: Russia's Cutting EdgeThe Russian T34 medium tank was one of the technological wonders of World War II. The colossal tank stunned the German army and prevented it from seizing Moscow. The Third Reich's attempts to clone the T34 never came to fruition.
  • Sturmgeschutze & Panzerjaeger
    E4
    Sturmgeschutze & PanzerjaegerWitness the enduring images of the panzer formation of World War II and the Nazi's infamous Panther and Tiger tanks that have become synonymous with the Wehrmacht. Undoubtedly well-known, they were not the most numerous fighting vehicles.
  • Steel Tigers
    E5
    Steel TigersAlthough it seems commonplace in the armies of today, the tank is a surprisingly new invention. Tanks first saw action less than a century ago in the First World War. The Tiger was the most complete fighting machine of World War II.
  • Sturmartillerie
    E6
    SturmartillerieNecessity is the mother of invention. Out of sheer desperation, self-propelled artillery vehicles were rushed into production from war ravaged German factories to shore up their defensive lines on the Russian Front.
  • The Battle of Kursk
    E7
    The Battle of KurskThe battles on the Russian front during World War II were among the most destructive engagements ever fought. Between 1941-1945, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia fought an ideological war that cost millions of lives.
  • The Battle of Normandy
    E8
    The Battle of NormandyDuring the dark days of August 1942 there was still a chance that the Nazis might emerge victorious in World War II. After America entered the conflict, it would take the U.S. time to assemble a fighting force in continental Europe.
  • The Ardennes Offensive
    E9
    The Ardennes OffensiveIn December 1944, the Nazi regime launched a surprise counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge represented a strategy devised by Hitler to split Allied forces between the Eastern and Western Fronts.

 

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