Ended · 1979

The Unknown War

War / History

The Unknown War Sprawling, 20-part documentary history in film of the World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Companion book, The Unknown War, written by NYT reporter Harrison Salisbury. Each episode is about 52 minutes, similar in format to The World at War. The footage was edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of the war, 22 June 1941, to the soviet entry in Berlin in May 1945. Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series. Narrated by Burt Lancaster.

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Season 1 · 20 episodes

S01 E01 · June 22 19411979-01-01
S01 E02 · The Battle for Moscow1979-01-01
S01 E03 · The Siege of Leningrad1979-01-01
S01 E04 · To the East1979-01-01
S01 E05 · The Defense of Stalingrad1979-01-01
S01 E06 · Survival at Stalingrad1979-01-01
S01 E07 · The World's Greatest Tank Battle1979-01-01
S01 E08 · War in the Arctic1979-01-01
S01 E09 · War in the Air1979-01-01
S01 E10 · The Partisans1979-01-01
S01 E11 · The Battle of the Seas1979-01-01
S01 E12 · The Battle of Caucasus1979-01-01
S01 E13 · Liberation of the Ukraine1979-01-01
S01 E14 · The Liberation of Belorussia1979-01-01
S01 E15 · The Balkans to Vienna1979-01-01
S01 E16 · The Liberation of Poland1979-01-01
S01 E17 · The Allies1979-01-01
S01 E18 · The Battle of Berlin1979-01-01
S01 E19 · The Last Battle of the Unknown War1979-01-01
S01 E20 · A Soldier of the Unknown War1979-01-01

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