Nazi Germany boasted that its locomotives were faster and more innovative, and this program examines that claim by looking at the "flying trains". The Reichsbahn was responsible for the army's massive railway guns and using the stunning archive of a surviving K5 gun in action, military historian Al Koenig explains its success. Hitler preferred automobiles to the train, and historian Christian Wolmar argues that this was a fatal flaw - leading to defeat in Russia. Through the story of two Auschwitz survivors, we reveal how an entire railway network, involving thousands of people, was used to carry out mass murder.
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Show Name....... Combat Trains
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2015-11-24
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ Trains have played a crucial role in the war effort in the major conflicts of the past 150 years. These trains were a vital cog in the military machine from carrying troops, to moving hospitals, to being transformed into actual weapons. In this compelling series we tell the stories of these incredible trainsWe combine expert interviews, authentic reconstruction, engineering graphics and archive, highlighting the extraordinary human stories alongside the engineering detail and military perspective. The stories are dramatic, exciting and filled with fascinating historical detail. Each of these incredible stories is set against a backdrop of conflict and we put the events into context. In addition to the stories of the trains we learn more about the military, political and domestic battles happening at the time
Cast............ Gerard Fletcher ... Narrator
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Network......... H2
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... To Be Determined
Air Date........ Wednesday 21:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/9337/combat-trains
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Episode Name.... Nazi Railways
Season.......... 1x01
Plot............ Nazi Germany boasted that its locomotives were faster and more innovative, and this program examines that claim by looking at the "flying trains". The Reichsbahn was responsible for the army's massive railway guns and using the stunning archive of a surviving K5 gun in action, military historian Al Koenig explains its success. Hitler preferred automobiles to the train, and historian Christian Wolmar argues that this was a fatal flaw - leading to defeat in Russia. Through the story of two Auschwitz survivors, we reveal how an entire railway network, involving thousands of people, was used to carry out mass murder
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2015-11-25 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504786/combat-trains-1x01-nazi-railways
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Episode Name.... The Death Railway
Season.......... 1x02
Plot............ Veterans and historians of the Thai-Burma railway tell the story of its construction. Built to supply Japan's invasion of India, it cost thousands of lives - both POWs and Asian slave labourers. Shot on location, the episode describes the building of one of the harshest sections of the line - Hellfire Pass, and seeks to explain cruelty of the Japanese railway engineers. Using a stolen engineer's map, historian Rod Beattie explains how a key section was built. Lt Colonel Huw Parker, a serving Royal engineer, explores the Wampo Viaduct - the largest surviving wooden construction on the railway, and pays tribute to the men who died building it
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2015-12-02 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504787/combat-trains-1x02-the-death-railway
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