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A Brief Overview of World War II

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A Brief Overview of World War II

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World War II - 1939-1945

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  1. 1 A Brief Overview of World War II
  2. 2 The Invasion of Poland (1939)
  3. 3 The Winter War (1939-40)
  4. 4 Dunkirk Evacuation (1940)
  5. 5 WWII Factions: The German Army
  6. 6 British Infantry vs German Infantry (1940)
  7. 7 Rearguard (Military Tactic) - Heroic Sacrifice at Dunkirk, 1940
  8. 8 The Invincible Soldier Who Would Not Die
  9. 9 Why did the British attack their French Allies in WWII?
  10. 10 The Blitz (1940-41)
  11. 11 Did Polish Cavalry charge at Tanks in WWII?
  12. 12 The Maginot Line (Behemoth)
  13. 13 Why were tanks cemented into the ground?
  14. 14 Schwerer Gustav - Rail Super Gun (Behemoth)
  15. 15 Rationing in WWII (British Homefront)
  16. 16 The French Resistance (World War II)
  17. 17 Senegalese Tirailleurs (World War II)
  18. 18 FP-45 Liberator (Throw away pistol)
  19. 19 Simo Häyhä 'The White Death' (World’s Deadliest Sniper)
  20. 20 The Soldier who fought in 3 Armies
  21. 21 RAF Fighter Pilot (World War II)
  22. 22 Nazi Rudolf Hess’s Mad Mission for Peace (Strange Stories of WWII)
  23. 23 WWII Factions: The Polish Army (The Polish Armed Forces in the West)
  24. 24 Pearl Harbor (1941)
  25. 25 Fall of Hong Kong (1941)
  26. 26 The Soldier who threw himself onto a grenade (Heroic sacrifice)
  27. 27 The Bataan Death March (1942)
  28. 28 U-Boats (World War II)
  29. 29 Battle of Wake Island (1941)
  30. 30 WWII Factions: The Chinese Army
  31. 31 Imperial Japanese Army Infantryman (World War II)
  32. 32 The Ship that escaped capture disguised as a tropical island
  33. 33 The Bob Semple Tank - "The Worst Tank ever Built"
  34. 34 Ice Ship (Secret Weapon of WWII)
  35. 35 WWII Factions: The British Army
  36. 36 The Volkswagen Beetle and its Dark origins
  37. 37 Gurkha (World War II)
  38. 38 The Gurkha who took on 200 Soldiers with only One Hand
  39. 39 Erwin Rommel - The Desert Fox
  40. 40 Tiger Tank 131 (Special ep)
  41. 41 The U.S. M3 Lee/Grant Tank: the Twin Gunned General!
  42. 42 Kugelpanzer Ball Tank (Strangest Tanks in History)
  43. 43 Why were these 2 planes stuck together? (World War II)
  44. 44 Infantry weapons of WWII
  45. 45 The Man who Fought with a Longbow and a Sword in WWII
  46. 46 PanzerGrenadier (World War II) Mechanized & Motorized Infantry
  47. 47 British SAS (World War II)
  48. 48 The Bizarre Bishop Tanks of World War 2
  49. 49 These Soldiers wore Bicorn hats in World War II
  50. 50 Who was the Blackout Ripper?
  51. 51 WWII Tanks: Tiger I - Heavy Tank
  52. 52 Why was a paste applied to German tanks?
  53. 53 M1 Garand Rifle
  54. 54 WWII Tanks: Sherman Tank
  55. 55 B-17 Ball Turret Gunner (Dangerous Jobs in History)
  56. 56 The One-eyed Scout who Liberated a Whole Town by Himself
  57. 57 Joseph Stalin, Leader of the Soviet Union (1878-1953)
  58. 58 WWII Factions: The Red Army
  59. 59 The Siege of Leningrad (1941-44)
  60. 60 The Oldest WW2 Soldier, who died aged 92 in 1946
  61. 61 The 6 Year Old Red Army Lieutenant of WW2 (Youngest Soldier of the War)
  62. 62 Red Army Assault Sappers (World War II)
  63. 63 Was the T-34 Really the Best Tank of WW2?
  64. 64 Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43)
  65. 65 The Russian Sniper who killed 242 Enemy Soldiers
  66. 66 Where did Neutral Spain fight in WWII?
  67. 67 Day in the Life of Stalin
  68. 68 Shark Teeth Nose Art on Military Planes
  69. 69 The Pilot who shot down a Plane with a Pistol while Parachuting
  70. 70 Why were Italian Tanks so bad? (World War II)
  71. 71 Sanitäter German medic (World War II)
  72. 72 Czech Hedgehog (World War II Tech)
  73. 73 The Only Land Battle Fought on U.S. soil in WWII (Strange Stories)
  74. 74 7.5 cm Pak 40 Anti-tank gun (World War II)
  75. 75 Foxholes (Military Tactic)
  76. 76 The WWII Flying Ace with No Legs (Strange Stories)
  77. 77 Prince Philip’s Service in World War II
  78. 78 M1928/A1 Thompson
  79. 79 Panzer Crewman (World War II)
  80. 80 The Paratrooper who fought with an Umbrella and a Bowler Hat
  81. 81 The PIAT (Anti-tank weapon)
  82. 82 The Soldier Bear (Strange Stories of World War II)
  83. 83 WWII Factions: The Italian Army
  84. 84 Italian Infantry Weapons of WWII
  85. 85 Peter Ortiz, Legionnaire, U.S. Marine, OSS Agent, Legend!!
  86. 86 How a Fake Soldier Defeated the Nazis (Trolling in World War II)
  87. 87 The Biscari Massacre, U.S. War Crime (World War II)
  88. 88 How the Mafia and U.S. Military Collaborated in WWII
  89. 89 What was the best U.S. Military Unit in WWII?
  90. 90 Dummy Tanks (Weird Tech WWII)
  91. 91 D-Day (1944)
  92. 92 Omaha Beach, D-Day (June 6, 1944)
  93. 93 The Beast of Omaha (Stories from D-Day)
  94. 94 Uniform of the American G.I. on D-Day
  95. 95 Korean Soldier Fighting on D-Day (Strange Stories of World War II)
  96. 96 WWII Factions: The U.S. Army
  97. 97 U.S. Paratrooper (World War II)
  98. 98 WWII Factions: The Japanese Army
  99. 99 The President who avoided being eaten by cannibals in WWII
  100. 100 WWII Tanks: Light Tank M3 'Stuart'
  101. 101 The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (Operation Valkyrie, 1944)
  102. 102 The Giant German Soldier in World War II (Strange Stories)
  103. 103 U.S. B-17 Bomber Crewman (World War II)
  104. 104 Attack of the Japanese Balloons
  105. 105 The Battle of the Bulge (1944-45)
  106. 106 The German impostors hiding in the U.S. Army (World War II)
  107. 107 The German Officer who Died Saving the Enemy (WWII)
  108. 108 The Maus Super-Heavy Tank
  109. 109 The Fighter Ace who Downed 11 planes in a Single Day
  110. 110 M3/M3A1 Grease Gun
  111. 111 Why were there poles on the front of Jeeps?
  112. 112 The Yamato - Largest battleship in History (Behemoth)
  113. 113 Salvo (Military Tactic)
  114. 114 ME 262 Jet Fighter
  115. 115 The Krummlauf - Corner shot (Weird Tech)
  116. 116 Dragons Teeth (World War II Tech)
  117. 117 The Pilot who strapped Bazookas to his Plane (World War II)
  118. 118 The Dentist who Fought an Entire BANZAI Charge Single-handedly (1 Man vs 98)
  119. 119 The Medic Who fought a War without a Weapon
  120. 120 This U.S. Pilot shot Down an American plane and got the Kill, Why?
  121. 121 Goliath (World War II Robot)
  122. 122 Sea Kamikaze (WWII Military Tactic)
  123. 123 The US Marine who fought with a GUN made from 3 GUNS!
  124. 124 The US Army & German Wehrmacht VS Waffen SS - Battle for Castle Itter 1945
  125. 125 The WWII Japanese Soldier Who Didn’t Surrender Until 1974
  126. 126 Last Ditch Axis Weapons
  127. 127 The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome (World War II)
  128. 128 Watch Towers
  129. 129 The U-boat Sunk by a Toilet Flush 💩 (Strange Stories of WWII)
  130. 130 The Americans that fought for Germany in World war II
  131. 131 The Japanese Army VS deadly Crocodiles in WWII (Ramree Island Massacre)
  132. 132 The Mystery of Yamashita's Gold
  133. 133 The Cursed Ship of World War II
  134. 134 The Ratte - The Biggest Tank Ever Designed
  135. 135 Why did the Nazi’s swap their Mausers for Muskets in WWII?
  136. 136 How did the Germans keep fighting the Allies after WW2?
  137. 137 The German POWs Forced to walk in Minefields after WWII (Denmark, 1945-46)
  138. 138 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  139. 139 Amazing World War II Facts
  140. 140 Dunkirk Homage
  141. 141 The Resistance fighter who taunted “I shoot better!” at her Execution
  142. 142 Teenage Marine Jumps on 2 Grenades to save his Squad
  143. 143 Cursed Guns in History
  144. 144 Weird Russian Weapons in History
  145. 145 Churchill's Plan to Start World War 3 Using German Troops
  146. 146 Censorship in Nazi Germany

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