The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Season 1 Episode 3: Wrath: D-Day-V-E-Day

The third episode focuses on the European theater during the months between D-Day, in June 1944, and V-E Day, in May 1945. Among the many scenes captured by color footage are the seizure, two days before D-Day, of a German U-boat carrying Enigma code machines; the massive Allied assault on the beaches at Normandy; the jubilant welcome received by G.I.s after the liberation of Paris; freed American POWs burning their prison; Red Cross "doughnut girls"; the first Jewish Sabbath service conducted at the just-liberated Dachau concentration camp; and V-E Day celebrations following Germany's surrender.

Genre:

Documentary, War & Politics

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Martin Sheen

Quality:

HD

Duration:

55 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

10.0