The Liberation of Paris
WWII in Color: Road to Victory - S1 - E6
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
WWII in Color: Road to Victory: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Dunkirk
December 22, 2021
In May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.
1x2 - The Battle of the Atlantic
December 22, 2021
U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
1x3 - The Invasion of North Africa
December 22, 2021
In late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.
1x4 - The Battle of Kursk
December 22, 2021
Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
1x5 - The Invasion of Italy
December 22, 2021
Hoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.
1x6 - The Liberation of Paris
December 22, 2021
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
1x7 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea
December 22, 2021
In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
1x8 - Iwo Jima
December 22, 2021
In early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.
1x9 - The Race for Berlin
December 22, 2021
Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.
1x10 - Okinawa
December 22, 2021
US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.