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This channel will give a potted history of the Nazi SS from the formation of it's first units in 1925 through to the suicide of it's leader Heinrich Himmler in May 1945. During this period they were responsible for state security, concentration camps, and general oppressive activities within the occupied territories in particular Poland and the USSR. THUMBNAIL SHOWS HITLER REVIEWING SS BATTALIONS
This channel will set out some of the thoughts of Adolf Hitler in the years leading up to and during WW2. His views on friends and enemies, the armed forces, key battles, including Britain,France, Stalingrad and the bomber offensive.
Germans mustn't get dirty, Hitler wants to understand, German artists thank Britain. A.R.P in the Vatican, crisis film for posterity. Hitler in Who's Who, black-out watches, horse-box bedrooms, food problems at the zoo.
This channel will describe the effect of The Allied Strategic bomber offensive against Nazi Germany 1941/1945 with statistics of the key raids.
This is an account of how ordinary men and women coped with the horror of German bombing raids on Britain
This channel gives an insight into how the UK Government went about boosting the morale of the civilian population during the hectic days of WW2
This channel will describe the rather unique class system in Tudor times, the laws that dealt with destitution. The role of the church in the care of the poor. the growth of London as a major city. Friction with Spain. The Bill of Rights 1689. Many other aspects of social history will be included.
This channel gives details of the Nazi plan to invade Britain , from Hitler's invasion directive in July 1940 [Operation Sea Lion] until February 1942 when German Forces earmarked for Operation Sea Lion were relaesed from their role.
This channel describes how London Transport coped during WW2. Blackout and evacuation. Tjhe Blitz. Shelterers down below. Delayed action bombs. Damage to rolling stock. the "V" weapons.
Articles written within a year of wars end give a graphic description of how many nations reacted to this event.
After Pearl Harbour in 1941 20 Latin American states met at the Pan-American Conference at Rio De Janeiro on January 15 1942 to discuss how they would react to the situation. This channel relates the events at this meeting and subsequent actions.
This channel will describe the growth of London as it began to develop as one of the worlds great cities.Events such as the Great Plague, the Fire of London. The great property boom. the construction of Blackfriars bridge. Dutch and flemish painters appreciated the grandeur of London's skyline. The opening of Madame Tussauds. the building of London docks. The forming of local government. A Police Force is established.
This channel reflects on how Britain coped during WW2
Indusrial action, bomber and fighter command. pacifists, British POW's. Anglo-Soviet relations, the armed forces, civilian casualties
A summary of the most famous Nazi wartime films their main categories being historical political and moral themes which reflected the basic tenets of National Socialist ideology. The thumbnail shows Hitler with Nazi film director Leni Riefenstahl.
This Channel will describe how the Nazi propaganda machine drummed up mass hatred against Britain, this was promoted in schools, newspapers, cinema and theatre
This channel gives a brief description of the Nazi reprisal weapons in action. Mainly over London and southern England, but Belgium was also effected particularly Antwerp. These self-propelled projectiles comprised the flying-bomb [V1] and the rocket bomb [V2]
Items of news taken directly from the newspapers and magazines of the time. Connected to the lead-up and during World War Two. Including the reported words of Chamberlain, Churchill, Hitler, Mussolini and Roosevelt.
Operation "Overlord" June 6 1944 was the biggest operation of WW2. It's detailed planning was so brilliant that the much-vaunted German Atlantic wall was breached in a day. This channel gives some account of how Operation "Overlord" was prepared.
There are many events and names through the centuries that are not all that well known, this channel will be the featured in alphabetical order. with amongst others the 6th president of the US, Indian untouchables, Anti-Popes, Arianism. Lavrenti Beria, Leon Blum, Cato street conspiracy, Chiang Kai-Shek, The Versailles Peace Conference. Klaus Fuchs, Manhatten project, Martin Niemoller, Eva Peron
Soon after the Nazi's took power in 1933, many organisations were formed to conduct espionage and counterespionage. The main agencies were Abwehr under Admiral Canaris and SS intelligence and security whose head was the ruthless Reinhard Heydritch [depicted in thumbnail] this channel will give a flavour of how they functioned, and the results of some of their operations.
Fifth avenue has it's first buses. Garbo's first spoken words on screen. drought grips Midwest. American Nazis in New York. G.I. Bill of Rights. Rosenbergs executed. Civil Rights Act passed. Reagan landslide. Political Correctness. Doctor Death jailed. Plus more.
This Channel will describe how the Allies surged through Nazi Germany driving towards Berlin. Vienna and Prague would also fall.
This channel describes Hitler's last days in his Berlin bunker from 16 January 1945 to his suicide on April 30 1945. In addition it gives an insight into what it was like living in these cramped conditions for all who occupied the bunker these included his sinister very influential secretary Martin Bormann and Dr Goebbels the brilliant propoganda minister. Many more lived in the bunker such as female secretaries military advisers and Hitler's personal medical staff. Also dealt with is the suicide of Goebbels and his wife. And as the Soviets approached the bunker the escape of the remaining inmates.
This channel will describe a period in British history of incredible change and progress. The first steel battleship, the first frozen meat from New Zealand. A strict public health act, slum clearance. Holidays for the working class. Further development of the railway structure, improvement in divorce law. Laws on Sunday entertainment relaxed. The shortening of working hours.
This channel intends to give a sketch of the Nazi Defendants facing trial before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. There were twenty two defendants of which Hermann Goering was the most prominent. The sketches will be in alphabetical order.
This channel will describe all aspects of Nazi occupation. Collaboration and resistance. French workers in Germany. Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and Flemings are recruited to form Waffen-SS regiments.
This channel will describe how the Nazi State operated. this will cover such items as Racial policy, art, cinema, literature, newspapers, concentration camps, Gestapo and much more. Please note that this channel is just relaying historical information, and has no hidden message.
This channel intends to give some insight as to how mainly ordinary Germans thought in WW2.
About fifteen years ago interviews were carried out with Jews who were deported during the war. Germans who claimed to know little about mass murder. Those who had heard about mass killings.. Germans who witnessed or participated in mass murder. The names of participants will not be disclosed.
This channel will describe some of the conditions that civilians in World War two Britain had to endure. Rationing, black-out, evacuation, mass bombing, gas-masks etc.
This channel describes the war effort of the USA in the 1st half of 1942. The reactions of people to the disaster of December 1941 [Pearl Harbour] The enormous programme of war construction. The building up of the armed forces etc. The information provided are from archives relating to the story at that time.
It is my intention to record various incidents that took place during WW2[Europe] mainly in chronological order, they will be quite brief. Input and comments are very welcome, since this is the main purpose of this channel.