Battlefront (2001) is a documentary, war & politics web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Battlefront online in HD.
Battlefront — Storyline
The fiercest battles of WWII come to life as never seen before in this stunning collection of one of the most powerful epics of history. Actual footage from all sides of the war in color. This documentary series takes you behind enemy lines and to the front lines of the tumultuous campaigns of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theatres where the soldiers, sailors and airmen fought in the most defining time in the history of the modern world.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Michael Hanks
Battlefront — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2001-09-25 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 40 |
| Genre | Documentary, War & Politics |
| Language | English |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 5/10 (1 votes) |
Battlefront — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Dunkirk (2001-09-25) — British and Allied forces are pushed back by an overwhelming German Army. 400,000 Allied troops are trapped in the French town of Dunkirk. After several failed attempts at rescue,
- E2: Fall of Poland (2001-10-02) — German tanks roll into Poland in September 1939.
- E3: Battle for Norway (2001-10-09) — Early in the war, the Germans decide they need to guarantee access to the Norwegian port of Narvik to ensure their supplies of Swedish iron ore. The British, however, send destroye
- E4: Bombing of England (2001-10-16) — Hitler has taken France and has his sights set on England. At a heavy toll, the Royal Air Force swings into action to stop Hitler from crossing the Channel.
- E5: Battle of Tobruk (2001-10-23) — German field marshal Erwin Rommel scores a major victory at the Libyan seaport of Tobruk.
- E6: Operation Mercury: Fall of Crete (2001-10-30) — After British forces withdrew in defeat from Greece to the island of Crete in early 1941, they were soon fighting German invasion armies again. This time, 5,000 of Hitler's elite p
- E7: Battle of Malta (2001-11-06) — In 1941, Mussolini desperately wants to wrest the tiny island of Malta from the British for control of the Mediterranean. When his inadequate air force fails to bomb the Maltese in
- E8: Fall of Singapore (2001-11-13) — Before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese initiate the Pacific War by firing on the British in Malaya. Their route to the rubber-rich nation takes them into Singapore,
- E9: Pearl Harbor (2001-11-20) — During a two-hour surprise attack on the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, Japanese navy pilots score a near-complete victory.
- E10: Fall of the Philippines (2001-11-27) — American and Philippine troops and Philippine scouts take on a fast advancing Japanese invasion.
- E11: Battle of Midway (2001-12-04) — Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack
- E12: Solomon Islands (2001-12-11) — For the first time since Americans entered the war, Marines face Japanese infantrymen at Guadalcanal. In the jungles, two powerful armies clash in a six month battle that claims ne
- E13: Battle of Dieppe (2001-12-18) — The Allies launch an ill-fated attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France.
- E14: Battle of Stalingrad (2001-12-25) — German forces encounter Russian resistance.
- E15: El Alamein (2002-01-01) — Erwin Rommel battles Allied forces in North Africa in 1942.
- E16: North Africa (2002-01-08) — In the North African desert in 1942, American fighting forces encounter the dreaded Rommel for the first time to stop the German war machine.
- E17: The Forgotten Front (2002-01-15) — The Japanese meet resistance from British forces as they advance through Burma to take India in 1944.
- E18: Battle of Sicily (2002-01-22) — Fresh from victory in North Africa, the Allies successfully invade the island of Sicily, staging an eventual Italian withdrawal from the war.
- E19: Bombing of Ploesti (2002-01-29) — Bombing of Ploesti
- E20: Monte Cassino (2002-02-05) — Allied troops are advancing through Italy and meet a stiff German defensive position in an old monastery Monte Cassino.
- E21: Gilbert Islands (2002-02-12) — Bloody fighting erupts on a group of tiny Pacific islands in November 1943.
- E22: Battle of Anzio (2002-02-19) — Allied armies encounter German resistance in the Italian fishing town of Anzio.
- E23: Kwajalein (2002-02-26) — Examining the battle at the Kwajelein Atoll in the South Pacific during 1944. Included: operations by the Seabees.
- E24: Battle in Palau (2002-03-05) — American forces overtake Japanese troops on the islands of Palau on the way to the Philippines.
- E25: D-Day (2002-03-12) — D-Day, the 6th of June–one of the most pivotal moments in world history. In a massive armada of thousands of ships, 3,000,000 allied troops land at Three Beaches in Normandy, Fran
- E26: Retaking France (2002-03-19) — Six weeks after the D-Day invasion of the beaches of Normandy, the allied forces are pushing the Germans back through the French countryside. Town by town is won back as Panzer div
- E27: Operation Dragoon (2002-03-26) — Allied Forces continue across France pushing the German troops back into Germany.
- E28: Liberation of Paris (2002-04-02) — Both political and military expediency were factors in the return of the French capital to its people.
- E29: Arnhem (2002-04-09) — The Allies launch an attack designed to push the Germans back to the Rhine River.
- E30: Liberation of the Philippines (2002-04-16) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines, and the final push to retake the islands after two years of Japanese occupation.
- E31: The Last Stronghold (2002-04-23) — American B-29 high-altitude bomber attacks Japan near the end of World War II.
- E32: Mount Belvedere (2002-04-30) — The Battle of the Gothic Line in 1944.
- E33: Battle of the Bulge (2002-05-07) — The December 1944 battle pitting American forces against German Panzer divisions in the Ardennes Forest.
- E34: Mount Hot Rocks (2002-05-14) — American forces landing on the shores of Iwo Jima encounter Japanese combatants willing to fight to the death.
- E35: Battle of Remagen (2002-05-21) — German forces retreat across the Rhine on the Remagen bridge near the close of the war.
- E36: Battle of Okinawa (2002-05-28) — Kamikaze pilots guard the island of Okinawa from American forces.
- E37: Fall of Berlin (2002-06-04) — In 1945, Soviet and American troops press Hitler's armies from the west and the east, culminating in the fall of Berlin.
- E38: Commerce Raiders (2002-06-11) — Heavily armed vessels disguised as ordinary cargo ships patrolled allied waters, sinking supply boats and stealing their content.
- E39: Bombing of Germany (2002-06-18) — The development of the B-17 bomber, which allowed American planes to reach inside Germany and bomb its cities.
- E40: U-Boat War (2002-06-25) — U-boats posed the deadliest threat to Allied convoys traveling the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Battlefront have? 1 season(s) with 40 episodes.
Where can I watch Battlefront? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
