As It Happened ‘Apocalypse: The Second World War: Crushing...’

SBS HD

Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 60 minutes, M, Documentary, CC, Series, Repeat

Bringing together rare and forgotten footage, this six-part series provides a ground-breaking portrait of WWII that depicts not only its complexity, but the perspectives of both its victims and its victors. Tonight, the story of Hitler's lightning invasion of France and its rapid collapse, of the evacuation from Dunkirk, and of the summer of 1940 when Britain fought on alone.

As It Happened ‘Apocalypse: The Second World War: Crushing...’

SBS ONE

Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 60 minutes, M, Documentary, CC, Series, Repeat

Bringing together rare and forgotten footage, this six-part series provides a ground-breaking portrait of WWII that depicts not only its complexity, but the perspectives of both its victims and its victors. Tonight, the story of Hitler's lightning invasion of France and its rapid collapse, of the evacuation from Dunkirk, and of the summer of 1940 when Britain fought on alone.

As It Happened ‘Hitler's Bodyguard: Early Attempts on Hitler's...’

SBS TWO

Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 55 minutes, PG, Documentary, CC, Series, Repeat

Many of his early followers and bodyguards remained loyal to him and were rewarded by Hitler. They included later Nazi leaders Rudolf Hess, SA leader Ernst Rohm, former war pilot Hermann Goring, and Heinrich Himmler, and bodyguards Emil Maurice and Bruno Gesche. The SA was formed in 1921, and the SS as an elite personal guard unit in 1925. During this period, Hitler had several narrow escapes. He suffered a dislocated shoulder during the failed putsch in 1923 and was almost brought down by a scandal over the murder of his niece Geli Raubal. Soon afterwards, Hitler met Eva Braun.