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6 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Tue, Aug 17, 2021
The story of the longest-serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe in which American forces were engaged. Their unit badge is simply a '1' - and from it they have become known as 'the Big Red One', or the US 1st Infantry Division.
Episode 2
Tue, Aug 24, 2021
The story of Britain's elite airborne forces, who took part in commando raids and large-scale airborne attacks - and whose distinctive red berets caused the German forces they fought against to call them the 'Red Devils' - a nickname they adopted with glee.
Episode 3
Tue, Aug 31, 2021
The story of the Desert Rats, armoured units who landed in Normandy to spearhead the Allied advance into Nazi-occupied Europe and break open the Third Reich's defences - in the face of minefields, camouflaged anti-tank guns and crack SS Panzer corps equipped with some of the most fearsome armour of the war.
Episode 4
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
The 101st Airborne parachuted into their first battle on D-Day, swiftly proving their worth as one of the most accomplished combat formations ever fielded by the US army.
Episode 5
Tue, Sep 14, 2021
America's first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos, Rangers became the first US ground forces to see action in Europe.
Episode 6
Wed, Sep 1, 2021
The 8th United States Army Air Force, which flew some of the second World War's most daring raids and sorties over Germany and mainland Europe. From their bases across Eastern England, their B-17s and B-24s took out key strategic targets in all of the major campaigns of the war, from D-Day to Big Week and from Saint-Lô to Berlin. Their P-51 Mustangs were the scourge of the Luftwaffe, combining with the fighters of the RAF to all but extinguish the Germans as a force in the air. However, the price the Mighty Eight paid for their success was high - they suffered the largest losses of any American unit in the war.