The Unknown War

Season 1, Episode 20: A Soldier of the Unknown War

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Sprawling, 20-part documentary history in film of the World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Companion book, The Unknown War, written by NYT reporter Harrison Salisbury. Each episode is about 52 minutes, similar in format to The World at War. The footage was edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of the war, 22 June 1941, to the soviet entry in Berlin in May 1945. Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series. Narrated by Burt Lancaster.

All Episodes - Season 1

June 22 1941
Episode 1
June 22 1941
 The Battle for Moscow
Episode 2
The Battle for Moscow
 The Siege of Leningrad
Episode 3
The Siege of Leningrad
 To the East
Episode 4
To the East
 The Defense of Stalingrad
Episode 5
The Defense of Stalingrad
 Survival at Stalingrad
Episode 6
Survival at Stalingrad
 The World's Greatest Tank Battle
Episode 7
The World's Greatest Tank Battle
 War in the Arctic
Episode 8
War in the Arctic
 War in the Air
Episode 9
War in the Air
 The Partisans
Episode 10
The Partisans
 The Battle of the Seas
Episode 11
The Battle of the Seas
 The Battle of Caucasus
Episode 12
The Battle of Caucasus
 Liberation of the Ukraine
Episode 13
Liberation of the Ukraine
 The Liberation of Belorussia
Episode 14
The Liberation of Belorussia
 The Balkans to Vienna
Episode 15
The Balkans to Vienna
 The Liberation of Poland
Episode 16
The Liberation of Poland
 The Allies
Episode 17
The Allies
 The Battle of Berlin
Episode 18
The Battle of Berlin
 The Last Battle of the Unknown War
Episode 19
The Last Battle of the Unknown War
 A Soldier of the Unknown War
Episode 20
A Soldier of the Unknown War
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