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WW2 in Real Time: Portrait Gallery

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Aired on Oct 12, 2021, 12:00 PM

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Portrait Gallery is a sub-series of "World War Two: Week by Week" focusing on specific roles and groups during World War II.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
14 min
Premiered
February 2, 2021
Ended
October 12, 2021

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Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)

Camp Commandants

All Nazi transit, concentration, labour and extermination camps were led by Nazi officers. In this episode, we're taking a look at some of them to see what kind of people rose to those positions and what impact they made.

Feb 2, 2021

15 min

Collaborators

The name of Norwegian National Socialist Politician Vidkun Quisling became synonymous with 'traitor' and 'collaborator'. In this gallery episode, we'll cover some of the most prominent Quislings in World War Two.

Feb 18, 2021

16 min

Resistance Leaders

Under the violent occupation by Axis forces, dozens all over the globe resisted or took up arms to fight for the survival of their nation, ethnicity, ideology or ideals.

Apr 8, 2021

12 min

Advisors in China

From the Battle of Shanghai to the Burma Campaign and beyond, Western military advisors have played a big role in the actions of East Asian armies in the Pacific Theatre. Watch the videos to learn the stories of Joseph Stilwell, Claire Lee Chennault, the Flying Tigers, the Chindits, and more.

Jul 8, 2021

14 min

Officers and Gentlemen

In the history of European-style warfare, there has always been the ideal of "rules of warfare". The horrors of the Eastern Front and the Pacific prove how hollow this ideal can be, but there is one theatre where some officers are trying to maintain it: North Africa.

Oct 12, 2021

13 min

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