Battle for Berlin: WWII

How the peace treaty that ended WW1 set the stage for the rise of Adolf Hitler.

An uneasy truce exists between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia as Hitler prepares for war.

Hitler's lightning invasion of France provides a base for his lethal U-boats. The wolfpacks of Hitler's kriegsmarine destroy thousands of tons of shipping and nearly win the war for the Nazis.

A seminal turning point in WW2 when the RAF bravely fought back wave after wave of German attackers, defending Fortress Britain.

The battleships and commerce raiders that were hunted by the Royal Navy.

Operation Barbarossa and Hitler's futile invasion of Russia.

Hitler and his generals press the fight on all fronts including Northern Africa.

The beginning of the end for Hitler and the Third Reich.

The Second Front, D-Day. On the 6th of June 1944, the Allies staged a daring invasion of Northern France that would lead to victory in Europe.

The final stages of the Second World War and the race to Berlin by the Allied forces.

The famed German Luftwaffe nearly won the war for Hitler, fielding some of the most innovative weapons of the Second World War.