Battlefield - Season 6 - Eps 5: Campaign in the Balkans
In August 1943 the Romanians--no doubt prompted by merciless Allied bombing--changed sides. Thereafter, events moved swiftly: the Russians soon captured the vital Ploesti oil fields, a huge loss to the German war effort, and within days the Soviets captured Bucharest. A nervous Bulgaria sued for peace with the Allies, but the Russians pushed on into Sofia. Despite German delaying tactics, Hungary fell next. In Yugoslavia the Germans held grimly on to Belgrade until October. The bloody mop-up fighting was left to the Soviets and lasted until the end of the war.
About Battlefield
Title: Battlefield
First Air Date: 1994-02-02
Last Air Date: 2002-06-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.25/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 42
Network: Unknown
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War but also the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information.
