World War Two: Week by Week

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S4 E12 Year 4 13 November 1942

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Operation Torch goes off this week, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, but this prompts the Germans to invade European France. This is the Allies first combined major offensive in the Western Hemisphere. The Germans launch another offensive of their own this week, though- Operation Hubertus in Stalingrad. And in the South Pacific, a major naval battle begins off Guadalcanal.

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2021/11/11 S4 E

The Chieftain WW2 Special: North African Armor

Chieftain returns to the North African theatre to talk us through the armored fighting vehicles in action around the time of Operation Torch. This episode is part one of two with Chieftain covering the German and Italian vehicles. Here, Chieftain looks at everything from the fearsome Tiger to the nemesis of LRDG: the Sahariana.

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2021/11/18 S4 E

D-Day 1942?

The second front has been opened, and Allied forces are invading Vichy French Northwest Africa. But did you know that it could very well have been an invasion of Europe taking place right now instead? Let's examine how this idea came about, and why it never worked out.

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S4 Year 4

2021-09-04

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World War Two: Week by Week