Video Encyclopedia of World War Two — Season 1, Episode 5: Fall of France to Heinrich Himmler

Episode synopsis

Included in this volume: 1. France, Fall of 2. Frank, Hans 3. Galland, Adolf, Lt General 4. German-American Bund 5. Germany, Surrender of 6. Goebbels, Joseph 7. Goering, Hermann, Reichsmarschall 8. Goliath 9. Gort, John, Field Marshal 10. Graf Spee 11. Graziani, Rodolfo, Marshal 12. Grumman Avenger 13. Grumman Wildcat 14. Guderian, Heinz, General 15. Harris, Arthur, Air Chief Marshal 16. Hartmann, Erich, Major 17. Hawker Hurricane 18. Heinkel 111 19. Hess, Rudolf 20. Heydrich, Reinhard, SS-General 21. Himmler, Heinrich, Reichsfuhrer, SS-General

About Video Encyclopedia of World War Two

As morning broke on the 1st of September 1939 and the first invasion force of German troops crossed the Polish border, few could have imagined the sheer scale of devastation, misery and bloodshed that the following years of war would bring. World War II saw the mobilisation of over 100 million military personnel as all corners of the globe were thrown into a state of 'total war', where each nation involved drained every resource at their disposal - human, natural, economic, industrial and military. The result was the conflict to end all conflicts. With over 500 minutes of footage, this gripping documentary series covers all the major events, people and machinery involved in the 20th Century's most terrible conflict and examines the roles of all three branches of the armed forces - navy, air force and army.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Afrika Korps to Claude Auchinleck
• E2B-Series Aircraft to Burma
• E3Battle of Cassino to Jean Francois Darlan
• E4Charles de Gaulle to Frock-Wulf
• E6Adolf Hitler to Wilhelm List
• E7Low Countries to Benito Mussolini.
• E8Chuichi Nagomo to Arthur Percival
• E9Henri Philippe Petain to Soviet Union
• E10Carl Spaatz to Georgi Zhukov