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Witness History: World War Two

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The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials

The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials

Hear from one of the German prosecution lawyers who helped put Nazi war criminals on trial 20 years after World War Two ... Read more

21 Aug 2017

10mins

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Saving Italy's Art During WW2

Saving Italy's Art During WW2

Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two. But a plan known as 'Operation R... Read more

11 Oct 2017

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The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

In the last days of World War II, an American warship, the USS Indianapolis, was torpedoed in the Pacific. For days, no ... Read more

30 Jul 2013

9mins

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The battle of Stalingrad

The battle of Stalingrad

It is 70 years since German troops lost their battle to take the Soviet industrial city. They had spent a harsh Russian... Read more

1 Feb 2013

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Hitler's will

Hitler's will

In January 1946 a young woman was given Hitler's will to translate into English. She had been sent to post-war Germany a... Read more

24 Jan 2013

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Bombing of Nagasaki

Bombing of Nagasaki

In 1945, the allies dropped an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. The explosion was bigger than the blast a... Read more

9 Aug 2013

8mins

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The siege of Leningrad

The siege of Leningrad

When Leningrad was cut off from the rest of Russia by German troops during World War Two, one third of its population di... Read more

28 Jan 2011

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Surviving Pearl Harbor

Surviving Pearl Harbor

On 7 December 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Thousands of America... Read more

2 Dec 2015

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The Fall of Paris

The Fall of Paris

In June 1940, German forces, having swept across Belgium and Holland, and into France, were closing in on Paris. In the ... Read more

17 Jun 2016

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The Death of General Patton

The Death of General Patton

In December 1945, one of America's most famous miltary commanders, General George S Patton, died from injuries sustained... Read more

21 Dec 2015

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Kindertransport - Oliver's story

Kindertransport - Oliver's story

Over 10,000 Jewish children were brought to Britain from Nazi Europe in the months leading up to World War II. They trav... Read more

17 Jan 2011

9mins

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The rise of Hitler

The rise of Hitler

On January 25 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin.Just a few days later Adolf Hitler became Chancello... Read more

25 Jan 2012

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Britain's Land Girls

Britain's Land Girls

Around 80 thousand women and girls volunteered to join the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. They helped p... Read more

26 Sep 2017

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The Buildup to World War Two

The Buildup to World War Two

In 1939 tension was growing in Europe, over Nazi Germany's expansionist plans. One young British camerman headed to Dan... Read more

10 Feb 2014

8mins

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