When Nazis rolled across France in 1940, it was with a combined speed and ferocity.

Blitzkrieg Nazi Mega Weapons

Premiered May 11, 2016
Blitzkrieg

In the first years of World War Two, Hitler’s Germany crushes its enemies in a series of lightning offensives. A new word is coined to describe this incredible string of successes –‘Blitzkrieg’ or ‘Lightning War’. Extraordinary ruins scattered across Europe tell the story of a revolution in tactics and weapons which almost gives Hitler the chance to create his Thousand Year Reich.

About the Program

Nazi Mega Weapons

Nazi Mega Weapons and WWII Mega Weapons uncover the engineering feats that sparked a technological revolution and changed warfare forever, exploring the engineering secrets of iconic megastructures, and telling the stories of the engineers who designed them.

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