Crusade in Europe Season 1 Episode 12 Victory in Italy 1949
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Eisenhower tours the Italian Front in December, 1943. The terrain and weather make life difficult for Allied troops. Pontoon bridges collapse in the raging rivers. Eisenhower leaves for Tunisia to plan the Anzio campaign. The landing is made in January, 1944. The Germans attack and put the Anzio landing in peril, but the Allies hold on. After nearly six months of battle, the breakout is made and Rome is liberated. Eisenhower is sent to London to prepare for the Normandy invasion.
- Released: 1949-07-21
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Stars: Maurice Joyce, Hugh James, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Director: Anna Lang, Jack Glenn, Louise Logue, Fred Feldkamp, Richard De Rochemont
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1. Prelude to War 1949-05-05
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2. America's Unpreparedness 1949-05-12
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3. America Goes to War 1949-05-19
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4. Platform for Invasion 1949-05-26
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5. Africa: Our First Offensive 1949-06-02
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6. The Campaign 1949-06-09
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7. Rommel Routed 1949-06-16
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8. Sicily: Operation Husky 1949-06-23
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9. Assault on Italy 1949-06-30
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10. Rise and Fall of a Dictator 1949-07-07
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11. The G.I: Hero of the War 1949-07-14
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12. Victory in Italy 1949-07-21
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13. Preparation for Invasion 1949-07-28
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15. Beachhead and Breakthrough 1949-08-11
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16. Liberation of Paris 1949-08-18
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17. Pursuit 1949-08-25
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18. The Battle of Supply 1949-09-01
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19. The Air War 1949-09-08
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20. The Battle of the Bulge 1949-09-15
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21. Crossing the Rhine 1949-09-22
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22. Overrunning Germany 1949-09-29
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23. Victory's Aftermath 1949-10-06
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24. American Military Government 1949-10-13
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25. Russia 1949-10-20
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26. Review 1949-10-27
