World War II Special Collection

World War II Special Collection

Season 1
Smithsonian Channel collects its most remarkable WWII docs for military junkies and history buffs alike.
20159 episodes7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - America's Secret D-Day Disaster

    June 1, 2014
    51min
    TV-PG
    Six weeks before D-Day, a botched rehearsal claimed the lives of over 700 Americans. Discover what really happened.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Fall of Japan: In Color

    December 7, 2014
    51min
    TV-PG
    Discover the untold story of William Courtenay and his remarkable color footage of World War II's Pacific battles.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hitler's Riches

    July 14, 2014
    46min
    TV-PG
    Discover the untold story of how Hitler's will was discovered, and what the document reveals about the Nazi dictator.
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  4. S1 E4 - Nazi Temple of Doom

    April 14, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    Witness a find that has baffled archaeologists and academics: a gold cauldron that may be linked to a covert Nazi cult.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights
  5. S1 E5 - The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

    May 10, 2014
    46min
    TV-PG
    Follow actor Warwick Davis as he uncovers the story of a troupe of Jewish dwarf entertainers in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Teacher Who Defied Hitler

    November 16, 2013
    46min
    TV-PG
    Learn the story of Leonore Goldschmidt, a teacher who found a loophole in Nazi law and started a school for Jewish youths.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights
  7. S1 E7 - Treblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine

    March 29, 2014
    46min
    TV-PG
    More than 70 years after the Treblinka death camp in Poland vanished, archeologists uncover the site, and its hidden horrors.
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  8. S1 E8 - World War II Spy School

    January 25, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    Discover the untold stories of North America's first spy school and its students' covert adventures in WWII.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Day the Bomb Dropped

    August 2, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    The definitive story of the bombing of Hiroshima, from those who built it, dropped it, and remarkably survived it.
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