Saturday, June 6th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Hitler's Last Stand Falaise Trap
With thousands of German soldiers trapped in the Falaise Pocket, a small Canadian tank squadron tries to close off the escape route.
Hitler's Last Stand Frozen Offensive
A U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiment rushes to protect a critical bridge from a Nazi battle group during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge.
Cosmic Vistas Hot Zone
Mercury, one of the nearest planets to earth, has eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets until missions like Mariner and Messenger.
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WWII's Most Daring Raids Stealing Hitler's Radar
An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.
WWII's Most Daring Raids Easy Company's First Assault
American paratroopers are dropped behind German lines on D-Day in order to secure territory behind the beaches.
WWII's Most Daring Raids Churchill Strikes Back
British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives.
WWII's Most Daring Raids Storming Mussolini's Island
The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky.
WWII Battles in Color Blitzkrieg
Rare archive footage charts the German Army in 1940 as it unleashes a new Blitzkrieg tactic.
WWII Battles in Color Barbarossa
Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union.
WWII Battles in Color El Alamein
Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert.
WWII Battles in Color Kursk
The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.
Hitler's Last Stand Killer Causeway
After the landing on Normandy Beach, the Battle of Carentan breaks out and an American unit launches a desperate bayonet charge.
Hitler's Last Stand Bunker Blitz
After months of fighting in Europe, U.S. troops finally enter Germany; with their sights set on the city of Aachen, the Americans must break through two rows of bunker fortifications to capture the old capital.
Hitler's Last Stand Suicide Hill
A Japanese American regiment fights through darkened forests, heavy rains and entrenched Nazis to reach a lost U.S. battalion in the Vosges Mountains.
Hitler's Last Stand Panzer Rush
During the Battle of the Bulge, a young U.S. scout gets trapped behind enemy lines.
WWII: Rise of the Tank Mechanised Warfare
Investigate how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype. See how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history.
Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honor of the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen.
Hitler's Last Stand Bunker Blitz
After months of fighting in Europe, U.S. troops finally enter Germany; with their sights set on the city of Aachen, the Americans must break through two rows of bunker fortifications to capture the old capital.
Hitler's Last Stand Suicide Hill
A Japanese American regiment fights through darkened forests, heavy rains and entrenched Nazis to reach a lost U.S. battalion in the Vosges Mountains.
WWII: Rise of the Tank Mechanised Warfare
Investigate how early concepts of armoured fighting vehicles influenced the creation of the very first tank prototype. See how the muddy battlefields of WW I became a crucial testing ground for a machine that would soon change military history.
Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honor of the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen.
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany
Exploring the events that occurred twenty-four hours before the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender
On the August 1945; after two U.S. nuclear attacks, Japan's emperor prepares the nation to surrender; the undercover miliary factions plot to fight on; how close did they get to changing history?