WWII Battles in Color - Season 1 - Eps 4: Kursk
July 1943. For six months, the German advance has stalled, but Hitler is convinced that his new generation of Nazi tanks will help put the Reich back on the path to European domination. His target: the Soviet town of Kursk. Through extraordinary archive footage—colorized for the first time—and firsthand accounts by those who were there, we tell the story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen, featuring gargantuan German Tigers facing off against hundreds of Russian T-34 tanks.
About WWII Battles in Color
Title: WWII Battles in Color
First Air Date: 2021-10-31
Last Air Date: 2021-12-05
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
World War II was marked by its epic battles, which decided the fate of nations and changed the course of history. From Germany's Blitzkrieg attacks on Poland that launched the European campaign to the Allied invasion of Berlin that signaled its violent end, we bring these seminal conflicts to life through never-before-seen colorized combat footage. This six-part series puts you in the center of the action through rarely scene films from the frontline plus personal memoirs and oral histories from both sides of the battle lines.
