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As the war enters its final months, the nearly 2 million Germans living in East Prussia flee an advancing Red Army no longer distinguishing between German soldiers and civilians. Hundreds of thousands make for the Baltic ports--the start of the single biggest evacuation of WWII.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Doolittle Raid
Episode 1
The Doolittle Raid
 Wingate and the Chindits
Episode 2
Wingate and the Chindits
 The Black Battalion Holds the Line
Episode 3
The Black Battalion Holds the Line
 Manstein Holds the Line
Episode 4
Manstein Holds the Line
 Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
Episode 5
Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
 The Amiens Raid
Episode 6
The Amiens Raid
 Breakout Through Hell's Gate
Episode 7
Breakout Through Hell's Gate
 The Road of Bones
Episode 8
The Road of Bones
 Morshead Holds Tobruk
Episode 9
Morshead Holds Tobruk
 The Real Bridge Too Far
Episode 10
The Real Bridge Too Far
 Evacuation in the Baltic
Episode 11
Evacuation in the Baltic
 Operation Pedestal
Episode 12
Operation Pedestal
 Moore's March
Episode 13
Moore's March
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