This video describes the final stages of World War II in Europe, including the Allied invasion of the German homeland, the discovery of the concentration camps, and the linking up of American and Soviet troops near Torgau.
In March 1944, the Eighth Air Force flew a daring mission into the heart of Nazi Germany to bomb Berlin. This film traces the mission, including the intense German opposition they faced.
This video traces the Allied advance into Nazi-occupied France, including the liberation of the capital city and the establishment of the Red Ball Express to move supplies inland from the beachhead at Normandy.
This video traces the Allies' invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland, including the landings at Salerno and Anzio.
This video describes the Allies' daring but unsuccessful attempt to encircle the industrial Ruhr region of Germany in September 1944.
Roland Chaisson recalls his unit's experience landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Roscoe Brown discusses the kinds of missions he flew as a Tuskegee Airman in Europe, and explains how the pilots in his unit earned the nickname "Red-tailed Angels."
Senator Daniel Inouye describes his experiences fighting with the 442nd Regiment in France.
Thomas Galloway recalls taking a trip to Paris on leave with a friend while stationed at Camp Lucky Strike in France.
Holocaust survivor Charlotte Weiss describes her family's removal from Czechoslovakia to a ghetto and then to Auschwitz in 1944.
