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WW2Breakthrough of the siege of Leningrad. Operation "Iskra" (1943) - The operation of the Soviet troops held from 12 to 30 January 1943 by the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts with the aim of breaking the siege of Leningrad. (03:29) [CC]

18 points 0 comments submitted 2 days ago by Alexander_Nomerkov to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/ajTLDdduC_A

WW2Jeremy Clarkson: War Stories: THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL (2007) "The story of one of the most daring operations of World War II – the Commando raid on the German occupied dry dock at St. Nazaire in France on 28th March 1942."

1,467 points 95 comments submitted 2 days ago by _Cubed to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXusKM5uX0s

WW2Project Pigeon/ Project Orcon [5:17] (2017)

0 points 0 comments submitted 2 days ago by RantZant to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro068H6w8Vg

WW2THEY DREW FIRE: Combat Artists of WWII (1999)...Most of the 12,000+ paintings sat in storage for decades; some were used for propaganda purposes in magazines or in advertisements for war bonds

5 points 0 comments submitted 20 days ago by smokinbluebear to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZEiM3vBcs

WW2Japan's WW2 in Colour (2003)

131 points 3 comments submitted 21 days ago by sLack_NZ to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsW_uvnSao

WW2Korean War in Colour (2002)

13 points 0 comments submitted 21 days ago by sLack_NZ to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIobfyaiAUU

WW2Churchill's Traitors (2015)...Before WWII began, Japan's push for naval & Airplane technology was aided by two Brits who Churchill knew personally.

7 points 3 comments submitted 21 days ago by smokinbluebear to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=258i8xhNdqc&t=8s

WW2Fighting Men: Kill or Be Killed (1943) Combat Mentality and Fighting Techniques of American World War Two GI's

39 points 5 comments submitted 22 days ago by AnAmericanPatrician to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsjVhmBFMJk

WW2Inside WWII (2012) [720p]

8 points 1 comment submitted 24 days ago by MeowMixSong to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfRq-JeUCSM

WW2Defeat of the German forces near Moscow (1942) - The film presents the events of the period October 1941 — January 1942, describes the defenders of the city of Moscow. Award "Oscar" for best documentary film (1943). (1:06:22)

1 point 4 comments submitted 1 month ago by Alexander_Nomerkov to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/IZydjxmlJ3A

WW2Hemp For Victory (1942) - Hemp used in the war effort USDA (14:11)

13 points 1 comment submitted 1 month ago by EvilPhd666 to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3rolyiTPr0

WW2Salvage Of The USS Lafayette (AP-53) (1944) - Follows the efforts to Righten a capsized ship during WWII [34:43]

2 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by girusatuku to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBYpqlqZryk

WW2Churchills desert war (2016) The Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was an epic encounter between two famous generals 1:29:05

0 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by queen_anns_revenge to /r/Documentaries

http://tvo.org/video/documentaries/churchills-desert-war-the-road-to-el-alamein

WW2The World At War: Episode 01: A New Germany (1973)

12 points 2 comments submitted 1 month ago by herhaa to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/4R3NhLHLKO0

WW2Third Reich: The Rise and Fall (2016) "A unique view of the Nazis come to power and eventual demise, remind me of Donald Trump and current American events" 2:57:19

0 points 45 comments submitted 1 month ago by skaz1official to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=3iTFXUiL4Jg&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQYn8wUmXyE0%26feature%3Dshare

WW2The Wehrmacht (2007)

30 points 3 comments submitted 1 month ago by herhaa to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/qh15X_DdRJU

WW2TV Series & Documentary Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East. (2011) "A brief story about the war which took place in the east europe between germany and the red army.

4 points 2 comments submitted 1 month ago by unchandosoahi to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A6UWkK2U4s&index=1&list=PLnNmfyY_ccRHl0yAJZy3r5Nfq2-Xr22di

WW2The Original Memphis Belle (1944)

5 points 0 comments submitted 2 months ago by content_gator to /r/Documentaries

https://archive.org/details/MemphisBelle

WW2The Atrocity of the Fire Bombing of the German city of Dresden (1990)

2 points 6 comments submitted 2 months ago by W00ster to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWd1NQaYzE

WW2SPITFIRE 944 (2005) - WWII photo recon pilot recalls his time serving and his 1944 crash landing [14:38]

5 points 0 comments submitted 2 months ago by hitstein to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY

WW2This documentary was completely filmed and produced during the war, in color film. (1943) It shows a bombing mission over Nazi Germany from its start to end.

267 points 19 comments submitted 2 months ago by edderskil to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfgu6HPQQ2g

WW2The Day After Trinity (1981) - About J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project

3 points 1 comment submitted 2 months ago by W00ster to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5fCxXnK7Y

WW1 & WW2[WW1 / WW2] Submarine Warfare (2016) - Differences & Commonalities [23:45] [OC]

4 points 3 comments submitted 2 months ago by mhv_yt to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WtFyl98SlM

WW2Military parade on Red square (1941) - "military parade in honor of the 24th anniversary of the October revolution held during the Moscow battle, when the front line passed all in several tens kilometers from the city". (7:04)

10 points 1 comment submitted 2 months ago by Alexander_Nomerkov to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/xxKqNcCX9D0

WW2Mein Krieg: My Private War (1990) WWII Eastern Front Home Videos Doc

21 points 3 comments submitted 2 months ago by lemnek to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=b0L-1D6QNL8&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbGbu16FU2j8%26feature%3Dshare

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