Ferocious Battle Over the Skies of Europe | World War II With Tom Hanks
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Allied air forces engage in a ferocious and costly battle with the German Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 12, "Battle for the Skies."
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For eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. "World War II with Tom Hanks" is a landmark documentary event that reexamines the war through the lens of a new century. Told over twenty hours and guided by Tom Hanks, whose lifelong passion for this history has shaped some of the most profound screen portrayals of the era, the series captures the full arc of the war — from the rise of fascism in Europe to the fall of Berlin, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and the uneasy peace that follows. Each episode uncovers new dimensions of the conflict: the decisions that shaped the battlefield, the unseen networks that sustained the war effort, and the aftershocks that still shape our world today.
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No WWII topic interests me more than the air combat that took place.
@JudoDynamoNo mention of the P47 Thunderbolt. In the lead-up to D-Day the P47 was just as important as the Mustang. Perhaps more so.
@JohnSmyth-l6i0:21 map animation wrong ignoring Free French territory 🙈
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@jonwestera6657hundreds and hundreds is a big exaggeration-more like 30-50
@MegaBloggs1Hope hes doing ok with his TDS .
@MrNegative101The americans were all white… where’s “diversity”? Lmao
@gustavusadolphus1714Greatest Generation
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@mr.pradorobledoFIFA’s Referees Committee Chairman, Pierluigi Collina, explained that Germany's extra-time goal was disallowed because of pre-tournament directives targeting "blocking" tactics against goalkeepers.
@mr.pradorobledoLuftwaffe was weaken not destroyed. But she was incapable to fight in France's air, when the weakening Luftwaffe's strength needed to defend Germany's air
@sanfordwongThis is an amazing series and a monumental reminder of what our grandparents did to save the world nearly 100 years ago and what is at stake in our country right now.
@RedRose5x5My neighbor Bill's father was a USAAF pilot, In 1971 he was killed in a robbery
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@newworld4529America 4 ever
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