Plot: The German Blitzkrieg allowed them to overrun both Poland and France within weeks. See how this radical military tactic caught the Allies totally unprepared
Cast
Robert PowellNarrator
Robert Powell was
65 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Thu, Jun 01 1944
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler would be no older than
56 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Sat, Apr 20 1889
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
Winston Churchill would be no older than
90 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Mon, Nov 30 1874
Sun, Jan 24 1965
Sun, Jan 24 1965
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt would be no older than
63 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Mon, Jan 30 1882
Thu, Apr 12 1945
Thu, Apr 12 1945
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin would be no older than
74 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Wed, Dec 18 1878
Thu, Mar 05 1953
Thu, Mar 05 1953
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower would be no older than
78 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Tue, Oct 14 1890
Fri, Mar 28 1969
Fri, Mar 28 1969
Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel would be no older than
52 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Sun, Nov 15 1891
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Chester W. NimitzSelf (archive footage)
Chester W. Nimitz would be no older than
80 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Thu, Dec 24 1885
Sun, Feb 20 1966
Sun, Feb 20 1966
Douglas MacArthurSelf (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur would be no older than
84 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Mon, Jan 26 1880
Sun, Apr 05 1964
Sun, Apr 05 1964
Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini would be no older than
61 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Sun, Jul 29 1883
Sat, Apr 28 1945
Sat, Apr 28 1945
Georgi ZhukovSelf (archive footage)
Georgi Zhukov would be no older than
77 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Tue, Dec 01 1896
Tue, Jun 18 1974
Tue, Jun 18 1974
Władysław SikorskiSelf (archive footage)
Władysław Sikorski would be no older than
62 in World War II In Colour - Season 1 - Lightning War (Episode 2).
Fri, May 20 1881
Sun, Jul 04 1943
Sun, Jul 04 1943