Forgotten Frontlines
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.5
Released
5/15/2022
Duration
0h 52m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States
Cast
Matt Dratva
Overview
In the years since the Allied victory, historians have chronicled both the heroism and plight of ground troops, navy and airmen, their wins, their losses, their sacrifices, and the slow movement of the righteous towards victory. These stories defined the greatest generation, but it's not the whole story. From conspiracies to covert ops, some pieces of the narrative seem to have slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. Now, journey to fill in the gaps between those well-known, well-documented events as light is shed on the war efforts never even heard of to reveal the truth behind WWII's forgotten frontlines.
Forgotten Frontlines
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.5Released
5/15/2022
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Matt Dratva
Duration
0h 52m
Country
United States
Overview
In the years since the Allied victory, historians have chronicled both the heroism and plight of ground troops, navy and airmen, their wins, their losses, their sacrifices, and the slow movement of the righteous towards victory. These stories defined the greatest generation, but it's not the whole story. From conspiracies to covert ops, some pieces of the narrative seem to have slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. Now, journey to fill in the gaps between those well-known, well-documented events as light is shed on the war efforts never even heard of to reveal the truth behind WWII's forgotten frontlines.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableOperation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat was the Trojan Horse of World War II, that may have saved thousands of lives and pushed the Allies towards victory.
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat was the Trojan Horse of World War II, that may have saved thousands of lives and pushed the Allies towards victory.
EP 2AvailableBattle Of Castle Itter
The Battle of Castle Itter is the strangest WWII battle the world has never heard of and the only battle where the Allies joined forces with the Germans to defeat the Nazi's.
Battle Of Castle Itter
The Battle of Castle Itter is the strangest WWII battle the world has never heard of and the only battle where the Allies joined forces with the Germans to defeat the Nazi's.
EP 3AvailableThe Huertgen Forest
Between September 1944 and February 1945, US troops fought their longest battle in history - one so punishing soldiers called it 'The Meat Grinder' or 'Death Factory'.
The Huertgen Forest
Between September 1944 and February 1945, US troops fought their longest battle in history - one so punishing soldiers called it 'The Meat Grinder' or 'Death Factory'.
EP 4AvailableOperation Gunnerside
It's hard to imagine the destruction the world might have seen had the Nazis had access to nuclear weapons. In 1943 this seemed like a real possibility.
Operation Gunnerside
It's hard to imagine the destruction the world might have seen had the Nazis had access to nuclear weapons. In 1943 this seemed like a real possibility.
EP 5AvailablePegasus Bridge
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River.
Pegasus Bridge
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River.
EP 6AvailableThe Nazi Titanic
When Joseph Goebbles featured the luxurious SS Cap Arcona in a propaganda film about the Titanic, he never imagined this German ocean liner would meet a similar tragic fate.
The Nazi Titanic
When Joseph Goebbles featured the luxurious SS Cap Arcona in a propaganda film about the Titanic, he never imagined this German ocean liner would meet a similar tragic fate.
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