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Blitzkrieg (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
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Updated May 2, 2019

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Jun 24, 2019 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Derek Jacobi
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Saul David
Self - Professor of Military History, University of Buckingham Self - Professor of Military History, University of Buckingham   See fewer
James Holland
Self - Author, 'The War in the West' Self - Author, 'The War in the West'   See fewer
Sönke Neitzel
Self - Professor of War Studies, University of Potsdam Self - Professor of War Studies, University of Potsdam   See fewer
Norman Ohler
Self - Author, 'Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany' Self - Author, 'Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany'   See fewer
Geoffrey Wawro
Self - Professor of Military History, University of North Texas Self - Professor of Military History, University of North Texas   See fewer
Peter Lieb
Self - Historian, Potsdam, Germany (as Dr Peter Lieb) Self - Historian, Potsdam, Germany (as Dr Peter Lieb)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Édouard Daladier
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Maurice Gamelin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Heinz Guderian
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rudolf Hess
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Reynaud
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Erich von Manstein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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