Voices of Liberation (2022)
The writings and eyewitness accounts of wartime participants help trace the story of Europe's liberation during WWII in this historical docuseries.
Seasons: 1
2.0/10
- Country: BE, NL
- Language: Deutsch | English | Français | Nederlands
- Runtime: 54
-
Episode 1 - Preparing for D-Day
Release Date: 2022-05-02A letter from Stalin, a British soldier's diary entry and a message from a US soldier to his mother help illustrate the Allies' preparation for D-Day.
-
Episode 2 - D-Day
Release Date: 2022-05-02A message intercepted by Bletchley Park, a US soldier’s interview and a dispatch from Stalin to Churchill help to depict the harrowing events of D-Day.
-
Episode 3 - The Battle of Normandy
Release Date: 2022-05-02The taxing Allied campaign to liberate Normandy inspires a British officer's poem, a US soldier’s letter to his brother and a speech from Eisenhower.
-
Episode 4 - The Liberation of Paris
Release Date: 2022-05-02A Parisian’s diary, a letter by a member of the French Resistance and a French officer’s journal narrate the liberation of Paris from German occupation.
-
Episode 5 - The Liberation of Brussels and Antwerp
Release Date: 2022-05-02A radio message from Eisenhower and a newspaper article help to describe the demanding Allied push to liberate Belgium.
-
Episode 6 - Operation Market Garden
Release Date: 2022-05-02A British soldier’s letter, a note from Eisenhower and an officer’s poem illuminate the ill-fated Allied operation in the Netherlands.
-
Episode 7 - The Battle of the Scheldt and Texel
Release Date: 2022-05-02To secure the Scheldt, the Allies mounted a difficult campaign as revealed by an officer's diary, a soldier's letter and a British radio message.
-
Episode 8 - The Horror of Hürtgenwald
Release Date: 2022-05-02A mother’s poem and a passage from a Hemingway novel lay bare the Allied offensive into the treacherous Hürtgen Forest.
-
Episode 9 - The Battle of the Bulge
Release Date: 2022-05-02A letter from Montgomery to Eisenhower and an impassioned speech by Patton illustrate the fierce campaign in the Ardennes region of Belgium.
-
Episode 10 - Over the Rhine and to the Camps
Release Date: 2022-05-02An interview from a war correspondent and a US soldier’s letter help describe the Allied crossing of the Rhine and the liberation of concentration camps.
-
Episode 11 - The End of WWII in Europe
Release Date: 2022-05-02The Red Army's capture of Berlin and the surrender of the Nazis are depicted by an American war reporter’s writing and an interrogation interview.