The Unknown War
A documentary television series of the Nazi-Soviet War, 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 into Berlin in May 1945.
- First aired
- Jun 22, 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 20
- Country
- SU, GB
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S1 E1: June 22 1941
S1 E1 June 22 1941
Jun 22, 1978Sprawling, 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.
- 1June 22 1941
- 2The Battle for Moscow
- 3The Siege of Leningrad
- 4To the East
- 5The Defense of Stalingrad
- 6Survival at Stalingrad
- 7The World's Greatest Tank Battle
- 8War in the Arctic
- 9War in the Air
- 10The Partisans
- 11The Battle of the Seas
- 12The Battle of Caucasus
- 13Liberation of the Ukraine
- 14The Liberation of Belorussia
- 15The Balkans to Vienna
- 16The Liberation of Poland
- 17The Allies
- 18The Battle of Berlin
- 19The Last Battle of the Unknown War
- 20A Soldier of the Unknown War
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