On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched the largest military invasion in the history of the world.
In the pre dawn darkness, more than three million German and Axis soldiers, thousands of tanks, and thousands of aircraft erupted across an 1,800 mile front and poured into the Soviet Union.
It was a staggering betrayal. Germany and the USSR had signed a pact of friendship less than two years earlier, and Stalin had trusted it right up to the end, ignoring every warning that the blow was coming.
The surprise was almost total. In the first hours, Soviet aircraft were destroyed by the hundreds sitting on the ground before they could even take off. Entire armies were encircled and swallowed whole as the German spearheads raced east.
Hitler believed the whole rotten structure would come crashing down in a matter of weeks. He told his generals they had only to kick in the door and the whole thing would collapse.
He was catastrophically wrong. He had just opened the deadliest front in the history of warfare.
What followed was four years of fighting on a scale the world had never seen, fighting that would kill tens of millions of soldiers and civilians and ultimately consume Nazi Germany itself.
The road that began at dawn on June 22 would end with the Red Army in the ruins of Berlin.
The Liberation of Paris – August 1944 🇫🇷🇺🇸
Colorized footage captures jubilant crowds welcoming Allied forces as their vehicles roll through Paris after four years of German occupation.
Joyful crowds line the streets, wave to passing convoys, and celebrate the city's liberation with cheers, applause, and the iconic "V for Victory" sign.
A historic moment that marked the return of freedom to the French capital.
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Episode 23 - Battle of Khalkhin Gol
Episode 24 - Battle of Midway Part 1
Episode 25 - Battle of Midway Part 2
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🚨New episode🚨- The Malet Conspiracy! How could a single general, with forged papers and incredible nerve, nearly topple Napoleon? Special guest & author Graeme Callister @GraemeCallister will break down this 1812 conspiracy, the men behind the coup, Napoleon’s reaction when he learned the news, and why this event exposed serious weaknesses inside the Napoleonic Empire. open.spotify.com/episode/6tn10N…
The Battle of Midway: Turning Point in the Pacific (June 4–7, 1942) 🇺🇸🇯🇵
Colorized archival footage captures the intensity of the Battle of Midway, the decisive naval clash that changed the course of the Pacific War.
U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bombers and F4F Wildcats launch
USS Hornet 5-Inch Gun Firing Tests 🇺🇸⚓
Powerful color footage captures the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet conducting structural firing tests with her twin 5-inch/38 caliber gun mounts.
The Hornet (CV-12) was attacked 59 times during her wartime service and relied heavily on these powerful batteries to repel Japanese aircraft.
This intense preparation proved vital in countering Japanese air attacks and the growing kamikaze threat across the Pacific.
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