What are the best episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above?

The best rated episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above are: Battle of Britain - S2E1 rated 8.3, Operation Market Garden - S2E5 rated 7.8, The Fight for Poland - S2E3 rated 7.8, Breakout from Normandy - S2E4 rated 7.7, Road To D-Day - S1E1 rated 7.6

What are the worst episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above?

The lowest rated episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above are: Hunt for Hitler's Bismarck - S3E1 rated 6.5, Battle for Norway - S3E2 rated 7.0, Battle of Stalingrad - S3E3 rated 7.0, Battle of Kursk - S3E4 rated 7.0, Dambusters - S1E4 rated 7.1

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Best Episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above

Battle of Britain
S2 Ep1
8.3
19th Sep 2023
Summer 1940: Fierce dogfights fill the skies over Southern England, as the pilots of the RAF defend the island from ferocious German bombers.
Operation Market Garden
S2 Ep5
7.8
23rd Oct 2023
In September 1944, the Allies risked a gamble. The landing in the Dutch provinces of Noord-Brabant and Gelderland is intended to enable a rapid advance into the Ruhr area. But the success of “Operation Market Garden” depends on the perfect interaction of several factors: the dropping of tens of thousands of paratroopers behind enemy lines must be successful, as well as the capture of several fiercely defended bridges. It is also important to neutralize one of the best-equipped German tank divisions. In fact, the risky operation does not turn out as hoped.
The Fight for Poland
S2 Ep3
7.8
9th Oct 2023
The Allies have taken the beaches of Northern France. Now they face a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to liberate Europe. Taken from National geografic Taken from the German translation On September 1, 1939, the German Reich invaded its eastern neighbor Poland without declaring war. Externally justified by an attack staged by the SS by alleged Polish irregulars. Around six million Polish citizens fell victim to the war and the subsequent occupation of Poland, which was divided between Germany and the USSR. “World War II: History from Above” reconstructs, among other things, German blitzkrieg tactics, a successful escape from the Auschwitz extermination camp and the attempts to save Warsaw from complete destruction
Breakout from Normandy
S2 Ep4
7.7
16th Oct 2023
D-Day, the successful Allied landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944, heralded the final phase of the Second World War: But even after securing their bridgeheads in France, the American, British and Canadian units faced further enormous sacrifices. Operation Cobra, an offensive near Caen supported by massive bombing, weakened the German lines enough for the Allies to achieve a breakthrough. From August 1944 they were able to consolidate their troops and at the same time advance towards Paris, despite bitter German resistance.
Road To D-Day
S1 Ep1
7.6
18th Oct 2022
Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.

Worst Episodes of World War II: Secrets from Above

Hunt for Hitler's Bismarck
S3 Ep1
6.5
13th Mar 2025
May 1941: The new Nazi battleship Bismarck sets out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It is up to the Royal Navy to stop it in its tracks.
Battle for Norway
S3 Ep2
7.0
20th Mar 2025
April 1940: German battleships attack key Norwegian ports, but the British Navy are on their tail in a fierce fight over control of Norway.
Battle of Stalingrad
S3 Ep3
7.0
27th Mar 2025
Autumn 1942: After devastating Nazi bombing raids, fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of Soviet Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle of WWII.
Battle of Kursk
S3 Ep4
7.0
3rd Apr 2025
July 1943: Nazi panzer divisions come up against Soviet industrial might in one of the biggest tank battles in history.
Dambusters
S1 Ep4
7.1
8th Nov 2022
1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII.

World War II: Secrets from Above Episode Guide

Road To D-Day
S1 Ep1
7.6
18th Oct 2022
Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.
Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
S1 Ep2
7.3
25th Oct 2022
1942 – the Nazis develop the world’s first cruise and ballistic missiles. Can the Allies stop Hitler before he rains down terror from above?
Road to Berlin
S1 Ep3
7.3
1st Nov 2022
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin.
Dambusters
S1 Ep4
7.1
8th Nov 2022
1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII.
Battle of the Bulge
S1 Ep5
7.4
15th Nov 2022
December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg. In small towns, vastly outnumbered Allied platoons face off against entire German battalions in a series of David Vs Goliath attacks that pits superior Nazi weaponry against American mettle: The Battle of the Bulge.
Escape from Dunkirk
S1 Ep6
7.6
22nd Nov 2022
1940 - 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler’s army at Dunkirk. Can the Allies escape and make it back to Britain to continue the fight?

As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks – this new series exposes secrets of World War Two - in a brand-new way.