World War Two: Season 03
World War Two is a documentary and war and politics television series created by Indy Neidell that follows the deadliest conflict in human history in real time, week by week, blow by blow. Season 3 specifically covers the year 1941 of World War Two. The series is designed to document the events of the global conflict as it unfolds chronologically, providing a detailed historical account of the wartime developments, m
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the deadliest conflict in human history in real time, week by week, blow by blow.
- The overarching documentary project is created by Indy Neidell.
- The television series is categorized under documentary and war and politics genres.
- The narrative follows the historical timeline of the global conflict year by year.
Season overview
World War Two is a documentary and war and politics television series created by Indy Neidell that follows the deadliest conflict in human history in real time, week by week, blow by blow. Season 3 specifically covers the year 1941 of World War Two. The series is designed to document the events of the global conflict as it unfolds chronologically, providing a detailed historical account of the wartime developments, military engagements, and political actions associated with the period.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Week 071 - It's 1941 - A World at War - WW2 - January 4 1941
Jan 4, 2020 · 13 min
1941 begins with action in North-Africa and China, but Indy also takes a moment to assess the current stakes and stakeholders in the East-Asian theatre. What is sure, is that 1941
Week 072 - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - WW2 - January 11 1941
Jan 11, 2020 · 12 min
Action in Albania. Action in North-Africa. Action in East-Africa. Action in China and action on the Mediterranean. It looks like every belligerent party is amping up its efforts to
Week 073 - Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - WW2 - January 18, 1941
Jan 18, 2020 · 13 min
The Chinese Communists and Nationalists Clash while they're also both facing Japanese armies in the North. And although the Communists are not the obvious victor this week, the bat
Week 074 - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - WW2 - January 25, 1941
Jan 25, 2020 · 13 min
The British offensive in East-Africa takes off with some rapid advances. Meanwhile in Eastern-Europe, Romania is the stage of fierce anti-Semitism, but also infighting between two
Week 075 - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - WW2 - February 1, 1941
Feb 1, 2020 · 12 min
Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas dies this week as Italy is still uncomfortably wrapped up in the Albanian Mountains. Italy also finds itself in a pickle on other fronts, as Al
Week 076 - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - WW2 - February 8, 1941
Feb 8, 2020 · 13 min
As the Italian campaigns in Africa collapse, Hitler considers his options and then chooses Erwin Rommel to rescue their Italian allies.
Week 077 - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - WW2 - February 15 1941
Feb 15, 2020 · 11 min
While the Germans send one of their best generals to North Africa to bail out the Italians, Great Britain switches focus from Libya to Greece, but make symbolically important gains
Week 078 - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More - WW2 - February 22, 1941
Feb 22, 2020 · 12 min
As the British make spectacular advances in East-Africa, with even more spectacular advances on the horizon, South-Eastern Europe is getting increasingly tense.
Week 079 - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - WW2 - February 28, 1941
Feb 29, 2020 · 14 min
Parts of the British forces in North-Africa are being send to Greece to strengthen the Allied position there. While the remaining British plan for the near future, others make huge
Week 080 - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - WW2 - 080 - March 7, 1941
Mar 7, 2020 · 12 min
German troops pour into Bulgaria as they join the Axis alliance, while British troops enter Greece in anticipation of a German attack. Meanwhile, the British celebrate victories in
Week 081 - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - WW2 - March 14, 1941
Mar 14, 2020 · 12 min
An Italian offensive into Greece is prepared, just as the Germans are preparing to also attack Greece via Bulgaria. Meanwhile, a daring and spectacular dash is made by the Nigerian
Week 082 - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - WW2 - March 21 1941
Mar 21, 2020 · 13 min
While two more Kriegsmarine u-boat aces go down, the moving parts of the war are getting more complex leaving the intelligence services scrambling to separate fact from fiction - t
Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 1941
Mar 28, 2020 · 14 min
This week, the Yugoslavia is the stage for some rather dramatic and quite consequential events. Furthermore, the Nigerian Army keeps on doing well in East-Africa, while the Italian
Week 084 - Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - WW2 - April 4, 1941
Apr 4, 2020 · 13 min
The British thought they would be safe for a while, but this week they are proven wrong. This week, Erwin Rommel begins his advance towards the East of North-Africa.
Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941
Apr 11, 2020 · 19 min
This week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25 respectively. They also take some remarkable captives in North-Africa.
Week 086 - Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - WW2 - April 18, 1941
Apr 18, 2020 · 14 min
The Battles for Yugoslavia and Greece continue as the Soviet-Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact.
Week 087 - Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - WW2 - April 25, 1941
Apr 25, 2020 · 15 min
The Battle of Greece continues as forces clash once more at the historic site of Thermopylae.
Week 088 - Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - WW2 - May 02, 1941
May 2, 2020 · 13 min
Greece falls as Axis troops push through the last Allied defenses. New plans are made for a German invasion of Crete, and a new war breaks out between Great Britain and Iraq.
Week 089 - Enigma Captured! - WW2 - May 9, 1941
May 9, 2020 · 14 min
An Enigma encode is captured in the Atlantic Ocean as the Germans make plans for a new offensive in Crete. Britain is heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe and fighting continues in Iraq
Week 090 - Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - WW2 - May 16, 1941
May 16, 2020 · 15 min
In the week that Rudolf Hess makes his flight to Britain, the Luftwaffe prepares for theirs to Crete. The British utilize their code-breaking methods and prepare for defense.
Week 091 - Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - WW2 - May 23 1941
May 23, 2020 · 14 min
Operation Mercury commences as fallschirmjäger airborne troops land on the Greek island of Crete. A bloody and messy battle follows as it turns out to be costly in more ways than o
Week 092 - Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - WW2 - May 30 1941
May 30, 2020 · 15 min
This week, the Battle of Crete continues as the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen set sail to the Atlantic, starting one of the most dramatic episodes in the histories of the Royal Navy and
Week 093 - British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - WW2 - June 6 1941
Jun 6, 2020 · 13 min
The British morale reaches new low after losses at Crete and the loss of the HMS Hood. New plans are made for North-Africa and Syria to restore the public and the soldier's faith.
Week 094 - Finland and France Join Hitler - WW2 - June 13 1941
Jun 13, 2020 · 14 min
Germany, Romania and Finland prepare for a gigantic invasion of the Soviet Union, whose own military is in a dire state. The Allies invade Vichy French Syria and prepare to relieve
Week 095 - French Killing French in Syria - WW2 - June 20, 1941
Jun 20, 2020 · 12 min
The Allies continue advancing into Vichy French Syria, but they are halted and pushed back by Erwin Rommel at the Halfaya Pass in Libya. Meanwhile, the last preparations are being
Week 096a - Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - WW2 - June 22 1941
Jun 22, 2020 · 16 min
June 22 1941. The first day of Operation Barbarossa begins as Adolf Hitler’s German armies invade Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union with the largest force on the longest front ever seen
Week 096b - Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - WW2 - June 27 1941
Jun 27, 2020 · 19 min
Operation Barbarossa kicks off this week with action all along the front as German panzers pierce through deep into the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Claude Auchinleck becomes Commander
Week 097 - Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - WW2 - July 4 1941
Jul 4, 2020 · 18 min
Operation Barbarossa continues this week but is already running into problems that are gonna be hard to fix. The Japanese are thinking future war strategy, while the British set up
Week 098 - Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - WW2 - July 11 1941
Jul 11, 2020 · 15 min
Germany keeps advancing on the eastern front, and yet by now, transport and supply problems are seriously undermining the capability of the German spearheads, even as they pull fur
Week 099 - Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - WW2 - July 18 1941
Jul 18, 2020 · 15 min
As the German armed forces stretch further and further into the USSR, the Wehrmacht command doesn't seem to agree where they are really going. In the Middle East, the Facsit French
Week 100 - The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - WW2 - July 25 1941
Jul 25, 2020 · 15 min
Although we may picture panzers when we think of the German Army in WW2, it was very much an army that relied on horses- especially in the east- for a large part of its supplies an
Week 101 - Japan is Getting Hungry, Barbarossa is Confused - WW2 - August 1, 1941
Aug 1, 2020 · 16 min
Japan needs resources for its seemingly endless war in China, but where to look for them? And who might have a problem with it? Meanwhile in the Soviet Union, Hitler's forces have
Week 102 - Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - WW2 - August 8, 1941
Aug 8, 2020 · 16 min
In Japan those in power are divided as to what to do as war with the Western powers looks more and more likely. Meanwhile in the USSR the war gets deadlier and deadlier, but also m
Week 103 - Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - WW2 - August 15, 1941
Aug 15, 2020 · 15 min
Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issue a charter that lays out their thoughts for the future, the Soviets are in trouble on two fronts, and Adolf Hitler repeats his orders
Week 104 - "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - WW2 - August 22, 1941
Aug 22, 2020 · 15 min
Josef Stalin is forming new armies to fight off the German onslaught, and yet it continues gaining ground in the north and the south. He also issues orders Draconian orders to the
Week 105 - The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - WW2 - August 29, 1941
Aug 29, 2020 · 15 min
The British and Soviets work together invade Iran, while Barbarossa trudges ever on, with heavy losses. Bletchley Park intercepts German messages, and unease grows among the German
Week 106 - The war is two years old - WW2 - 106 - September 5, 1941
Sep 5, 2020 · 15 min
It is two years this week since Germany invaded Poland. That European conflict soon became a global one. Japan's invasion of China began two years before that, but with Japan allie
Week 107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941
Sep 12, 2020 · 14 min
The German invasion of the Soviet Union has taken enormous amounts of territory, but this week the Red Army not only stops the Germans, they score a ringing victory. However, Lenin
Week 108 - Another week, another half million for the Germans - WW2 - September 19, 1941
Sep 19, 2020 · 15 min
Kiev falls to the Germans, yielding hundreds of thousands of prisoners as whole armies are surrounded, but behind the lines all over German-occupied territories, partisan movements
Week 109 - Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? WW2 - September 26, 1941
Sep 26, 2020 · 14 min
In former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Uzice breaks free from the German occupation, even as the Germans are mopping up the masses of shattered Soviet Armies after last week's captu
Week 110 - A Huge New German Offensive Begins - Operation Typhoon! - WW2 - October 3, 1941
Oct 3, 2020 · 15 min
Adolf Hitler's renewed drive on Moscow, the Soviet capital, begins this week, even as the Japanese drive on Changsha ends. But major news this week is the colossal amount of equipm
Week 111- An Open Road to Moscow! - WW2- October 10, 1941
Oct 10, 2020 · 16 min
The road to Moscow does indeed lay open before the Germans, but for how long? And can they exploit such an opportunity- since the panzers are busy encircling hundreds of thousands
Week 112 - Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - WW2 - October 17, 1941
Oct 17, 2020 · 17 min
Moscow panics as the Germans edge closer and take prisoners by the hundreds of thousands, even as the temperature drops far below freezing. At home in Germany, Josef Goebbels has a
Week 113 - Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - WW2 - October 24, 1941
Oct 24, 2020 · 15 min
The Germans draw ever closer to Moscow, but Soviet reinforcements have begun to arrive from Siberia and the city's defenses have grown stronger. Meanwhile in the south, the Germans
Week 114 - Winter is Coming - WW2 - October 31, 1941
Oct 31, 2020 · 14 min
Operation Typhoon is halted until the coming winter can freeze enough ground to increase mobility. But the ever colder weather is a disaster waiting to happen for an already over-s
Week 115 - The Red Army must double in size... and now! - WW2 - November 7, 1941
Nov 7, 2020 · 19 min
There is a lull now on the Eastern Front, and Adolf Hitler uses the time to plan another drive on Moscow and points beyond, but he'll be facing a larger Red Army, as reinforcements
Week 116 - Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - WW2 - November 14, 1941
Nov 14, 2020 · 14 min
The British sink an entire convoy of supplies heading for Rommel in North Africa by using radar at night, something their opponents lack. In North Africa itself, the Allies are gea
Week 117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 1941
Nov 21, 2020 · 16 min
The long planned Allied Offensive in North Africa- Operation Crusader- begins, but the Allies are worrying about how to defend Singapore in case of Japanese aggression. The Germans
Week 118 - Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - WW2 - November 28, 1941
Nov 28, 2020 · 18 min
The German advance has pushed within artillery range of Moscow, but can they reach it- and take it- before the Red Army and the murderously cold weather halt them? Meanwhile in Nor
Week 119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 1941
Dec 5, 2020 · 20 min
The Wehrmacht is halted by the Red Army at the gates of Moscow. Not only that, but a Red Army counteroffensive begins pushing the Germans back decisively. The Germans are also begi
Week 120a E.01 - Enter Japan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 13 min
Japan's meticulous planning and preparation made it possible to surprise the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Alert on Oahu is largely nonexistent. It is the deep breath before the plung
Week 120b E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
There are signals of attack and a buzz of chatter in the air, but will this be enough to force the American defenders out of their beds?
Week 120c E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
War is sort of declared, but Japanese planes have already started their attack.
Week 120d E.04 - Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
The first wave commences its attack, how successful will it be? Will months of planning and preparation pay off?
Week 120e E.05 - Burning Ships - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
The first wave continues, and with it, the chaos and destruction.
Week 120f E.06 - Another Wave - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
Desperate and shocked, American forces scramble to mount a resistance to the attack. But how effective can this be as the Japanese launch their second decisive raid?
Week 120g E.07 - Dogfights - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
American pilots are in the air, defending Pearl Harbor. They have already lost so much, and the Japanese show no sign of letting up the attack. How much will the Americans accompli
Week 120h E.08 - Burning People - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
The Japanese attack is over, but the damage is done and the remaining Americans in Hawaii are left to react to their defeat.
Week 120i E.09 - A Pacific War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 30 min
Today marks the beginning of a war all over the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. How will the world change from here?
Week 120j E.10 - The Road to War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941
Dec 7, 2020 · 31 min
The circle closes, and we see why these fateful decisions were made and what the United States' reaction will be.
Week 120k - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 1941
Dec 12, 2020 · 20 min
The Japanese launch attacks all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and launch a preemptive surprise attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The war is suddenly much
Week 121 - The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - WW2 - December 19, 1941
Dec 19, 2020 · 18 min
The Japanese make gains in Malaya, Burma, Hong Kong, Borneo, and the Philippines. The Allies also have trouble in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, where they are beginning to se
Week 122 - Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - WW2 - December 26, 1941
Dec 26, 2020 · 20 min
The Japanese offensives and advances in Southeast Asia and the Pacific continue unabated and both Hong Kong and Wake Island fall. British and American leaders begin the Arcadia Con