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  • WWII: Battles for Europe (2019–2019)
  • TV Series | Documentary, History, War
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019–2019)
TV Series | Documentary, History, War
Iconic moments in the history of warfare including the D-Day landings, the ill-fated airborne operation at Arnhem, the German counterattack at the Battle of the Bulge and the dash for one of the last bridges standing across the Rhine at Remagen.
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Director
Matthew Wortman
Editors
Melanie Jankes Golden | Candice Frank | Markus van Schalkwyk | Toby Groom | Jason Lume
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Updated Jun 6, 2019
Release date (First episode)
Jun 6, 2019 (United Kingdom)

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120 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Matthias Strohn
Self - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Self - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst   See fewer
8
37 Days (2014)
Stephen Badsey
Self - University of Wolverhampton (as Dr Stephen Badsey) Self - University of Wolverhampton (as Dr Stephen Badsey)   See fewer
8
Soldiers (1984)
David Silbey
Self - Cornell University (as Dr David Silbey) Self - Cornell University (as Dr David Silbey)   See fewer
8
Liberation D-Day to Berlin (2025)
Charles Nove
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
8
Epic History (2015)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self - British Field Marshal (archive footage) Self - British Field Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
7
Victory at Sea (1952)
David Willey
Self - The Tank Museum, Bovington Self - The Tank Museum, Bovington   See fewer
7
Panzer! (2017)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage)   See fewer
6
Triumph of the Will (1935)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
6
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Taff Gillingham
Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian   See fewer
6
Journey's End (I) (2017)
George S. Patton
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
5
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Omar N. Bradley
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
4
Patton (1970)
Stephen Bull
Self - Military Historian (as Dr Stephen Bull) Self - Military Historian (as Dr Stephen Bull)   See fewer
4
Crimson Point (2023)
Edwin Bramall
Self - King's Royal Rifle Corps Self - King's Royal Rifle Corps   See fewer
4
D-Day to Berlin (2005)
Doc Molloy
Self - 82nd Combat Engineer Battalion Self - 82nd Combat Engineer Battalion   See fewer
4
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Patrick Delaforce
Self - Royal Horse Artillery Self - Royal Horse Artillery   See fewer
4
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Frank A. Gregg
Self - 101st Airborne Division (as Frank Gregg) Self - 101st Airborne Division (as Frank Gregg)   See fewer
4
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Harley Reynolds
Self - 1st Infantry Division / Self - 1st Infantry Division, Omaha Beach Self - 1st Infantry Division / Self - 1st Infantry Division, Omaha Beach   See fewer
4
Normandy Revisited (2020)
Donald A. McCarthy
Self - 29th Infantry Division / Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach (as Donald McCarthy) Self - 29th Infantry Division / Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach (as Donald McCarthy)   See fewer
4
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Bill Ryan
Self - 1st Infantry Division / Self - 1st Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 82nd Airborne Division Self - 1st Infantry Division / Self - 1st Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 82nd Airborne Division   See fewer
4
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Walter Model
Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Ken Sturdy
Self - Royal Navy Self - Royal Navy   See fewer
3
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Ed Shames
Self - 101st Airborne Division Self - 101st Airborne Division   See fewer
3
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Bill Edwardes
Self - Worcestershire Regiment Self - Worcestershire Regiment   See fewer
3
Battle Honours (2021)
Douglas R. Vidler
Self - Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders (as Doug Vidler) Self - Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders (as Doug Vidler)   See fewer
3
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Alex Adair
Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada / Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Juno Beach Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada / Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Juno Beach   See fewer
3
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Morton Waitzman
Self - 29th Infantry Division Self - 29th Infantry Division   See fewer
3
D-Day to Victory (2011)
John Thompson
Self - Royal Air Force Self - Royal Air Force   See fewer
3
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Winston Churchill
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Erwin Rommel
Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Deutsche Soldaten in Afrika (1942)
Michael Wittmann
Self - SS Officer (archive footage) Self - SS Officer (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Gerd von Rundstedt
Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Guy Simonds
Self - Canadian General (archive footage) Self - Canadian General (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Wingolf Scherer
Self - 277. Volksgrenadier-Division Self - 277. Volksgrenadier-Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Frank Rosier
Self - Gloucestershire Regiment, Gold Beach / Self - Gloucestershire Regiment Self - Gloucestershire Regiment, Gold Beach / Self - Gloucestershire Regiment   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Rolf Odendahl
Self - 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division Self - 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Arnold Whittaker
Self - 5th Infantry Division Self - 5th Infantry Division   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Rolf de Boeser
Self - 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division, Sainte-Mère-Église / Self - 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division Self - 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division, Sainte-Mère-Église / Self - 91. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Frank A. Camm
Self - 78th Infantry Division (as Frank Camm) Self - 78th Infantry Division (as Frank Camm)   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Josef Schröder
Self - 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division Self - 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bill Higgs
Self - Glider Pilot Regiment Self - Glider Pilot Regiment   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
John Marr
Self - 82nd Airborne Division Self - 82nd Airborne Division   See fewer
2
D-Day in HD (2014)
Nelson Horan
Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 29th Infantry Division Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 29th Infantry Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Hans Heinze
Self - 352. Infanterie-Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 352. Infanterie-Division Self - 352. Infanterie-Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 352. Infanterie-Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Carl Beck
Self - 101st Airborne Division Self - 101st Airborne Division   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Tom Renouf
Self - The Black Watch Self - The Black Watch   See fewer
2
D-Day to Berlin (2005)
Bill Davis
Self - The Black Watch of Canada Self - The Black Watch of Canada   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bill Betteridge
Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Juno Beach / Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Juno Beach / Self - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bruce Melanson
Self - 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Self - 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Cecil Newton
Self - 4th-7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Gold Beach / Self - 4th-7th Royal Dragoon Guards Self - 4th-7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Gold Beach / Self - 4th-7th Royal Dragoon Guards   See fewer
2
Battle Honours (2021)
Gernot Traupel
Self - 10. SS Panzer-Division 'Frundsberg' Self - 10. SS Panzer-Division 'Frundsberg'   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Peter Davies
Self - 1st East Riding Yeomanry Self - 1st East Riding Yeomanry   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Jim Kelly
Self - Royal Marines, Sword Beach / Self - Royal Marines Self - Royal Marines, Sword Beach / Self - Royal Marines   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Jim Wilkinson
Self - The Black Watch of Canada Self - The Black Watch of Canada   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Ray Cumbley
Self - Welsh Guards Self - Welsh Guards   See fewer
2
Heart of the Dragon: The Welsh Guards Story
Gilbert Nelson
Self - 75th Infantry Division Self - 75th Infantry Division   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Len Mann
Self - Devonshire Regiment, Sword Beach / Self - The Devonshire Regiment Self - Devonshire Regiment, Sword Beach / Self - The Devonshire Regiment   See fewer
2
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Hal Baumgarten
Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 29th Infantry Division Self - 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach / Self - 29th Infantry Division   See fewer
2
Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day (2019)
Ron Titterton
Self - 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Self - 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Ian Hammerton
Self - 22nd Royal Dragoon Guards, Juno Beach / Self - 22nd Royal Dragoon Guards Self - 22nd Royal Dragoon Guards, Juno Beach / Self - 22nd Royal Dragoon Guards   See fewer
2
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (archive footage) Self - Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Der Führer (1932)
Joseph Stalin
Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage)   See fewer
1
One Inch from Victory (1944)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
1
The President's Mystery (1936)
Otto Skorzeny
Self - SS Officer (archive footage) Self - SS Officer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Men of Action (1959)
Kurt Meyer
Self - SS Officer (archive footage) Self - SS Officer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Roy Urquhart
Self - British General (archive footage) Self - British General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
J. Lawton Collins
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
The World at War (1973)
Albert Kesselring
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Croix de Lorraine en Italie (1944)
John Frost
Self - British Officer (archive footage) Self - British Officer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Hasso von Manteuffel
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Battle for the Bulge (1969)
Dietrich von Choltitz
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Günther von Kluge
Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
1
The German Liberation of Paris -1944 (2016)
H.D.G. Crerar
Self - Canadian General (archive footage) Self - Canadian General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Johannes Blaskowitz
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Norman Cota
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Frederick Browning
Self - British General (archive footage) Self - British General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Erich Brandenberger
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Erich Marcks
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Tony Hibbert
Self - Brigade Major, 1st Parachute Brigade Self - Brigade Major, 1st Parachute Brigade   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Wally Harris
Self - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Gold Beach Self - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Gold Beach   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Demetri Paris
Self - 9th Armored Division (as Demetri "Dee" Paris) Self - 9th Armored Division (as Demetri "Dee" Paris)   See fewer
1
History (2000)
Heinz Schwarz
Self - Luftwaffe Auxiliary Self - Luftwaffe Auxiliary   See fewer
1
1945: 12 Städte, 12 Schicksale (2015)
Hugh Mott
Self - 9th Armored Division Self - 9th Armored Division   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Kurt Kaeres
Self - 353. Volksgrenadier-Division Self - 353. Volksgrenadier-Division   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bill Evans
Self - South Wales Borderers, Gold Beach Self - South Wales Borderers, Gold Beach   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
John Cloudesley Thompson
Self - 4th County of London Yeomanry (as John Cloudsley-Thompson) Self - 4th County of London Yeomanry (as John Cloudsley-Thompson)   See fewer
1
D-Day to Berlin (2005)
Johnny Peters
Self - Border Regiment Self - Border Regiment   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Albert Valenzi
Self - 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion Self - 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Günther Reichhelm
Self - Staff Officer Self - Staff Officer   See fewer
1
Die Wehrmacht - Eine Bilanz (2007)
Frank Quelch
Self - 59th Anti-Tank Regiment Self - 59th Anti-Tank Regiment   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bill Meller
Self - 28th Infantry Division Self - 28th Infantry Division   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Harold Currie
Self - 4th County of London Yeomanry Self - 4th County of London Yeomanry   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Horst Weber
Self - 10. SS Panzer-Division 'Frundsberg' Self - 10. SS Panzer-Division 'Frundsberg'   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Jerry Alexis
Self - 28th Infantry Division Self - 28th Infantry Division   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Liesl Scheller-Gottschalk
Self - Wife of Major Hans Scheller Self - Wife of Major Hans Scheller   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Guy Lebeau
Self - Resident of Stavelot Self - Resident of Stavelot   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Arlette Mignon
Self - Resident of Stavelot Self - Resident of Stavelot   See fewer
1
Greatest Tank Battles (2010)
Jim Tuckwell
Self - Derbyshire Regiment Self - Derbyshire Regiment   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Paul Brückner
Self - Pionier-Battalion 253 Self - Pionier-Battalion 253   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bill Bloys
Self - 2nd Parachute Battalion Self - 2nd Parachute Battalion   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
William Doyle
Self - 29th Infantry Division Self - 29th Infantry Division   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Clayton Byrd
Self - 78th Infantry Division Self - 78th Infantry Division   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
George Dangerfield
Self - Royal Navy Self - Royal Navy   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Hans Baumann
Self - 12. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend' Self - 12. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend'   See fewer
1
Greatest Tank Battles (2010)
Theo Clausdorff
Self - Luftwaffe-Felddivision Self - Luftwaffe-Felddivision   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Ted Roberts
Self - Glasgow Highlanders Self - Glasgow Highlanders   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Josef Weyrand
Self - 116. Panzer-Division Self - 116. Panzer-Division   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Berthold Trumm
Self - German Civilian, Hürtgenwald Self - German Civilian, Hürtgenwald   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Walter Balfour
Self - Lincoln and Wellend Regiment Self - Lincoln and Wellend Regiment   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Okill Stuart
Self - Royal Canadian Artillery Self - Royal Canadian Artillery   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Franz Gockel
Self - 716. Infanterie-Division, Omaha Beach Self - 716. Infanterie-Division, Omaha Beach   See fewer
1
Normandy: The Great Crusade (1994)
Ken Angell
Self - Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Self - Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry   See fewer
1
Battle Honours (2021)
Al Armstrong
Self - 14th Canadian Hussars Self - 14th Canadian Hussars   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Arthur F. Haley
Self - North Nova Scotia Highlanders (as Arthur Haley) Self - North Nova Scotia Highlanders (as Arthur Haley)   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Hans Brüggemann
Self - Hitler Youth Self - Hitler Youth   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Bruno Plota
Self - Resistance Point 62, Omaha Beach Self - Resistance Point 62, Omaha Beach   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Vincent Horton
Self - Royal Marines, Juno Beach Self - Royal Marines, Juno Beach   See fewer
1
D-Day to Victory (2011)
Bill Dyer
Self - Welsh Guards Self - Welsh Guards   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
William Stanfield
Self - The Royal Regiment of Canada Self - The Royal Regiment of Canada   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
Jim Holder-Vale
Self - Royal Artillery, Sword Beach Self - Royal Artillery, Sword Beach   See fewer
1
WWII: Battles for Europe (2019)
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