World War II In Color: Part 10 Closing The Ring

World War Two In Color has reached 1944, now in episode 9 Closing The Ring (See Episode List Here) The American and British forces are advancing from the west while the Russians and moving in from the east. The outcome of the War seems inevitable but Hitler is not going to surrender, he has one last plan to re-take Antwerp and for a time it looked as if it may work. Amazingly with still no troops from the East or West reaching Germany already Stalin is planning for post war, indeed both Stalin and Churchill had began to divide the spoils of war. A Percentages Agreement (Churchill Called It The Naughty Letter) between the British and Russian leaders had been drawn up, something that would once they found out disgust the Americans.

Furthermore Stalin's plan to install a communist leadership in Poland post war led to him sit by and allow 16,000 of The Polish Home Army to perish. In the documentary we also see how on July 23rd 1944 the Russians encountered the first Concentration Camps as the crossed Poland something that would change how the the war would be seen forever. It did later emerge the Churchill and Roosevelt had been informed of the camps before this but decided for whatever reason not to share the information.

This series is the first time footage from World War Two can be seen in HD Color and is narrated by Robert Powell. All 13 episodes will be available on Documentary Fans over the coming week you can find them here : Watch The Complete World War II in HD Color Series.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2010 Duration: 45 Minutes.