Discovery Channel - Battlefield Series 4 (2000) Part 3 Manchuria The Forgotten Victory

The BATTLEFIELD series provides a thorough and comprehensive picture of the World War II. This sweeping documentary series offers up detailed accounts of the key battles, combining extensive use of archival footage with full color 3D animation and a compelling and vivid narrative, complete with main weapon systems used and portraits of the principal leaders and commanders. Troop movements, arms deployed, motivation of key players, are all described in detail. In addition to the events, we can also learn about the motive for the outbreak of the battles and their consequences, along with the military and political situation of the age. Each battle is placed in the larger context of the global situation. Strategy and tactics are described in detail with excellent graphics, providing a fascinating analysis of the forces in conflict. Archival footage from several sources includes rare film from the Moscow archives. Battlefield is a series that chronicles the decisive events and critical battles that shaped history. Series provides a great opportunity to learn even more about the conflict, and the events of World War II that still have a great impact today.

Part 3 Manchuria The Forgotten Victory

In the Summer of 1943 more than 2,000,000 men of the German and Russian Armies and over 6,000 tanks were gathered together near the Russian town of Kursk. The scene was set for one of the war s most crucial engagements the outcome of which would have a vital bearing on the outcome of the conflict. The German plan, codenamed “Operation Citadel”, aimed to enclose the Russian forces north and south of the so-called Kursk bulge. But the Russians had learned a lot during the fierce battles against the German army. The area was heavily mined and fortified and the German tanks were met by murderous artillery fire. The Battle of Kursk would turn out to be the largest tank battle of World War II. The Germans are unable to withstand the tremendous force of the Russians and are eventually forced to retreat beyond the Dnieper River. This to the dismay of Adolf Hitler, who has explicitly forbidden withdrawal. Ultimately, the Battle of Kursk would be the beginning of the advance of the Red Army and the downfall of the Nazis.

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