Voices of Liberation

Voices of Liberation is a 11-part documentary series about the international memorial route that connects important milestones of the liberation from west to east at the end of the Second World War.

2022 HD 55min Netherlands English

Thomas Brodie-Sangster Jennifer Teege Sarah Kaminsky Cedric Tylleman Bart Peeters Géza Weisz Bouli Lanners Christian Berkel Bella Hay

Documentary History

world war ii resistance collaborator personal stories memorial civilians

S1E1 - Preparing for D-Day 2022-05-02

A letter from Stalin, a British soldiers diary entry and a message from a US soldier to his mother help illustrate the Allies preparation for D-Day.

S1E2 - D-Day 2022-05-02

A message intercepted by Bletchley Park, a US soldier’s interview and a dispatch from Stalin to Churchill help to depict the harrowing events of D-Day.

S1E3 - The Battle of Normandy 2022-05-02

The taxing Allied campaign to liberate Normandy inspires a British officers poem, a US soldier’s letter to his brother and a speech from Eisenhower.

S1E4 - The Liberation of Paris 2022-05-02

A Parisian’s diary, a letter by a member of the French Resistance and a French officer’s journal narrate the liberation of Paris from German occupation.

S1E5 - The Liberation of Brussels and Antwerp 2022-05-02

A radio message from Eisenhower and a newspaper article help to describe the demanding Allied push to liberate Belgium.

S1E6 - Operation Market Garden 2022-05-02

A British soldier’s letter, a note from Eisenhower and an officer’s poem illuminate the ill-fated Allied operation in the Netherlands.

S1E7 - The Battle of the Scheldt and Texel 2022-05-02

To secure the Scheldt, the Allies mounted a difficult campaign as revealed by an officers diary, a soldiers letter and a British radio message.

S1E8 - The Horror of Hürtgenwald 2022-05-02

A mother’s poem and a passage from a Hemingway novel lay bare the Allied offensive into the treacherous Hürtgen Forest.

S1E9 - The Battle of the Bulge 2022-05-02

A letter from Montgomery to Eisenhower and an impassioned speech by Patton illustrate the fierce campaign in the Ardennes region of Belgium.

S1E10 - Over the Rhine and to the Camps 2022-05-02

An interview from a war correspondent and a US soldier’s letter help describe the Allied crossing of the Rhine and the liberation of concentration camps.

S1E11 - The End of WWII in Europe 2022-05-02

The Red Armys capture of Berlin and the surrender of the Nazis are depicted by an American war reporter’s writing and an interrogation interview.

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