The Last Days of World War II April 15-April 21: Assault on Berlin (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, War

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The Last Days of World War II

April 15-April 21: Assault on Berlin (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, War

The Red Army launches its assault on the German capital and Ernie Pyle is fatally wounded at Okinawa. As the Red Army's assault on Berlin begins, Hitler passes his 56th birthday in a bunker deep below the city. The Seventh Army captures ...See moreThe Red Army launches its assault on the German capital and Ernie Pyle is fatally wounded at Okinawa. As the Red Army's assault on Berlin begins, Hitler passes his 56th birthday in a bunker deep below the city. The Seventh Army captures Nuremburg while the Soviet government starts laying the groundwork for the Cold War in a treaty with Poland. Halfway around the world, the brutal battle for Okinawa rages, and among the victims is Ernie Pyle, one of the War's most distinguished and revered correspondents. Written by Anonymous See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Greg Stebner Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Devil's Own (1997)
Jonathan Steinberg Self - Professor, Univ. of Pennsylvania Self - Professor, Univ. of Pennsylvania See fewer	Hitler's First War (2013)
Richard Dimbleby Self Self See fewer	Libel (1959)
Henry Senger Self - WWII Veteran, Europe Self - WWII Veteran, Europe See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Ted Zetlin Self - WWII Veteran, Europe Self - WWII Veteran, Europe See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Max Hastings Self - Author, 'Armageddon' Self - Author, 'Armageddon' See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Chester Gusick Self - WWII Veteran, Europe Self - WWII Veteran, Europe See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Alex Kershaw Self - Author, 'The Longest Winter' Self - Author, 'The Longest Winter' See fewer	The Liberator (2020)
Jay Lockenour Self - Professor, Temple University Self - Professor, Temple University See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Thomas Childers Self - Professor, Univ of Pennsylvania Self - Professor, Univ of Pennsylvania See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Omer Bartov Self - Professor, Brown University Self - Professor, Brown University See fewer	No. 4 Street of Our Lady (2009)
Gregory J.W. Urwin Self - Professor, Temple University (as Gregory Urwin) Self - Professor, Temple University (as Gregory Urwin) See fewer	Royal Federal Blues (1990)
Kerry Smith Self - Professor, Brown University Self - Professor, Brown University See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
George Earl of Harewood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gloriana (1984)
Walter Model Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ernie Pyle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	From D-Day to Germany (1944)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing