The Last Days of World War II
Season 1, Episode 17: June 10-June 16: Closer to Victory
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On Okinawa, a U.S. victory is now in sight, while in the Philippines, the Japanese are holed up in the Sierra Madre Mountains. In Germany, Marshal Zhukov confers the Soviet Order of Victory - made of diamond-encrusted platinum - on Eisenhower and Montgomery. Eisenhower is also awarded the Order of Merit--Britain's most prestigious honor--and the Freedom of the City of London. After Churchill warns of the "Iron Curtain" falling over Europe and Truman fails to reconsider the tripartite division of Germany, Soviet authorities start the forcible expulsion of ethnic Germans from the Sudetanland.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
February 18-February 24: The Battle for Iwo Jima
Episode 2
February 25-March 3: The Allies Advance
Episode 3
March 4-March 10: Firestorm Over Tokyo
Episode 4
March 11-March 17: Hitler's Last Offensive
Episode 5
March 18-March 24: The Race for Berlin
Episode 6
March 25-March 31: War in the Pacific
Episode 7
April 1-April 7: The Invasion of Okinawa
Episode 8
April 8-April 14: Nazi Death Camps
Episode 9
April 15-April 21: Assault on Berlin
Episode 10
April 22-April 28: Bloody Stalemate on Okinawa
Episode 11
April 29-May 5: The Fall of Berlin
Episode 12
May 6-May 12: Germany Surrenders
Episode 13
May 13-May 19: The Bloodshed Continues
Episode 14
May 20-May 26: Victory in Europe
Episode 15
May 27-June 2: Japan Fights to the Death
Episode 16
June 3-June 9: No Surrender
Episode 17
June 10-June 16: Closer to Victory
Episode 18
June 17-June 23: Victory on Okinawa
Episode 19
June 24-June 30: The End in Sight
Episode 20
July 1-July 7: Victory in the Phillippines
Episode 21
July 8-July 14
Episode 22
July 15-July 21
Episode 23
July 22-July 28: The Final Ultimatum
Episode 24
July 29-August 4
Episode 25
August 5-August 11
Episode 26
August 12-August 18: V-J Day