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The World at War
03:55 am - 04:55 am Thursday, October 22
Barbarossa
Season 1 · Episode 5
An account of Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union, which produced an initial series of dazzling victories until the harsh winter of 1941 took hold, with fatal consequences for the ill-equipped German army. Narrated by Laurence Olivier
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- Laurence Olivier — Narrator
- Peter Batty — Producer
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