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Forgotten Frontlines

2022-05-15 Documentary 7

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.

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Forgotten Frontlines

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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.

  • First Aired
    2022-05-15
  • Last Aired
    2022-06-19
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Language
    English
  • Network
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Operation Mincemeat

1. Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat was the Trojan Horse of World War II, that may have saved thousands of lives and p...More
Operation Mincemeat was the Trojan Horse of World War II, that may have saved thousands of lives and pushed the Allies towards victory.Less
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Battle Of Castle Itter

2. Battle Of Castle Itter

The Battle of Castle Itter is the strangest WWII battle the world has never heard of and the only batt...More
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.Less
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The Huertgen Forest

3. The Huertgen Forest

Between September 1944 and February 1945, US troops fought their longest battle in history - one so pu...More
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'.Less
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Operation Gunnerside

4. Operation Gunnerside

It's hard to imagine the destruction the world might have seen had the Nazis had access to nuclear wea...More
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.Less
52mins 2022-06-05
Pegasus Bridge

5. Pegasus Bridge

Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over...More
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River.Less
52mins 2022-06-05
The Nazi Titanic

6. The Nazi Titanic

When Joseph Goebbles featured the luxurious SS Cap Arcona in a propaganda film about the Titanic, he n...More
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.Less
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