Pluto TV Britain at War schedule

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The Western Allies secure supply routes that will allow them to enter Germany, and the Ardennes counter-offensive fails. The Red Army advances rapidly. The SS implements the Holocaust.

The Marines succeed in the "island hopping" strategy against suicidal resistance. The US Navy establishes supremacy, cutting off Japan.

In 1945, Germany is crumbly on both fronts. The Western Allies cross the Rhine and take most of Germany, while the Red Army quickly advances into Berlin. After Hitler's suicide, Germany surrenders and is divided among the allied powers.

Japan continues its suicidal resistance, and invading it looks costly. After 2 atomic bombs, the Emperor intervenes and stops the War. Stalin grabs territory in East Asia. The War is over, and the Atomic Era and the Cold War start.

Conquering France: Examines the Conquest of France in 1940 by Hitler's forces.

Peak of Power: Documenting the peak of Hitler's power and his plan to invade Great Britain.

The fall of a hate-fueled and manipulative madman, and those who faithfully followed him from the invasion at Normandy, the death camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the military failure at Stalingrad, and the fall of Berlin.

In this program we look at the development of the Bf 109 which flew in all theaters of conflict in which the Luftwaffe was involved. More Bf 109s were built than any other fighter of the era.

At last here is the definitive story of heroism and hardship of a people uniquely and collectively awarded the George Cross 'for gallantry', and told by some of the heroic survivors.

Hermann Goering’s Secret State Police were tasked to arrest and torture confessions and information from supposed enemies of the Reich.

It was becoming clear in 1939 that direct U.S. involvement in World War Two was only a matter of time. Training approximately 500 to 750 pilots a year, the United States Army Air Corps was severely outmatched by the warring powers of Europe and Asia.

This first part of the series introduces the first tanks being deployed on the battlefields in northern France during WWI and describes the devastating effect these steel monsters had on an infantry confronted with them for the very first time.

The second episode starts on the morning of the 22nd of June 1941 when the Germans launched operation Barbarossa, the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union.

Chaim Rumkowski, leader of the Lodz ghetto during WWII, believed cooperation with the Nazis could save lives, providing labor in exchange for food. This approach kept some semblance of community and culture alive amidst unimaginable horror.

Pierre Laval, once celebrated and later reviled, faced execution in 1945 for collaboration with the Nazis during Vichy France. Originally a socialist and pacifist, he fell into collaboration for power and to navigate the horrors of occupation.

The third episode opens with Rommel’s second offensive in North Africa.

The fourth episode sees the Germans well and truly on the retreat and the Allies are able to successfully implement operation Husky: the landing on Sicily.

Viktor Arajs, a Latvian, played a significant role in the Holocaust, collaborating with the Nazis to eliminate Jews. Leading the Arajs Kommando, he orchestrated the killings of around 30,000 Jews. Arajs justified his actions as patriotic defense.

Leon Degrelle, a charismatic Belgian leader, joined the Nazis and led Die Wallonien on the Eastern Front. Despite no military background, he earned the Knight's Cross for valor. He recruited 4000 more for the SS, defending Berlin until April 1945.

Croatia grapples with its fascist past through figures like Dinko Sakic, once hailed as a hero but later convicted of war crimes. Leading the notorious Jasenovac camp, Sakic oversaw brutal atrocities against inmates.

The Battle of Solomon Islands in WW II was a series of naval and air engagements between Allied and Japanese forces, fought around the strategically vital Guadalcanal, resulting in a pivotal Allied victory and turning the tide in the Pacific theater.

World War II aircraft included iconic planes like the Japanese Zero, American F4U Corsair, and the Grumman F6F Hellcat, engaging in intense dogfights and strategic bombing campaigns across vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean.

The Kokoda Track in World War II was a treacherous mountainous trail in Papua New Guinea, where intense jungle warfare unfolded between Australian and Japanese forces during the Kokoda Track campaign, marking a crucial phase in the Pacific theater.

The Battle of the Gilbert Islands in WW II was a pivotal amphibious assault by the U.S. against heavily fortified Japanese positions, resulting in intense, costly fighting and ultimately securing a crucial step in the Central Pacific island strategy.

The Marshall Islands were strategically significant in World War II as their capture by the United States provided forward bases for airfields and naval operations, facilitating the Allied island-hopping campaign towards Japan in the Pacific theater.

Battle of Guadalcanal in WW II was a fiercely contested six-month-long campaign between Allied and Japanese forces, primarily fought on land, sea, and air around the Solomon Islands.

The Battle of Peleliu in World War II was a grueling amphibious assault by U.S. forces against heavily fortified Japanese positions on the Pacific island, lasting from September to November 1944 and resulting in significant casualties on both sides.

The fighting on Iwo Jima in WW II involved intense and brutal combat between U.S. Marines and entrenched Japanese forces on a strategically crucial volcanic island in the Pacific.

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