Battlefield - Airwar Over Germany

Battlefield is an American documentary series that debuted in 1994 on PBS that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War and the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information. The sixth and final series of the program was broadcast in 2002.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlef...)
Written by: Dave Flitton
Directed by: Dave Flitton
Theme music composer: David Galbraith
Producers: Andy Aitken, Justin McCarthy
I do no have and do not intend any copyright. The documentary belongs to its respective creators and I encourage RUclips to give the rights to the rightful owners.

[@williamsoto9063]

The Germans did develop a heavy bomber, the Heinkel He 177 Greif. It was a 4-engine bomber, where the engines were packed into two nacelles instead of four. This was done to maximize efficiency of parts and lower building costs. Over 1,000 were built. The bomber suffered problems from overheating.

[@kevinruddthestudrudd0074]

Undoubtedly the most methodical documentary series of ww2 in my opinion

[@voraciousreader3341]

Though I’ve never read that there were some German generals who had visited the US and warned Hitler that he underestimated American production and natural resources, I _have_ read about a conversation between Hitler and Vyacheslav Molotov, Stalin’s foreign minister, who visited Germany after the non-aggression pact had been signed, in which Molotov brought up the potential issues should the US enter the war against Germany. Hitler scoffed at the possibility, and told Molotov that with only 100,000 total American men in uniform at the time, he had come to the conclusion that the US wouldn’t achieve parity with Germany until 1970 at the earliest, and most probably 1980. Also, of all of the top ranked Nazis, only Ribbentrop had visited the US and he’d only been in NYC once for a short time.

[@KiggenG]

I always thought the BBC documentaries were always excellent, so it surprised me when the narrator got General "Hap" Arnold's name wrong -- it's not Harry H., its Henry Harley Arnold.

[@c2757]

I always thought commenters were always excellent, so it surprised me when one of them got the film's maker's name wrong -- it's not BBC., its by "Lamancha Productions", a film company based in Edinburgh.

[@kenwelckle367]

They forget to mention in 1938. GERMANY AIR MINISTRY. Got an request to develop an bomber capable of reaching American east coast.

[@nobrenobre1]

I really don't like it, when all the images are mixed however the narrative, you can see at the beginning aircraft from D day, with their specials strips, illustrated the battle for the sea lion or tiger sea, I don't remember!

[@andrewemerson8713]

I find the documentaries contention that the RAF was the navy of other countries. If you are suggesting that simply because the RAF was independent--that is sophistry. America's air war won the Pacific war and did things the RAF could not do such as developing means of providing fighter escort to Berlin and supplying airplanes to Britain and Russia. Just an absurd claim

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[@SolarWebsite]

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