Kurt Meyer
Actor · 1910 – 1961 · Jerxheim, German Empire
Kurt Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Allied invasion of Normandy, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Series3
TV8.0DocumentaryWar & PoliticsUsing highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019 · 131 votes
TVDocumentaryWar & PoliticsMini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
TV8.0DocumentaryWar & PoliticsIn this BBC documentary series newly declassified documents are used to examine the strategic roles played in the war by thirteen of the world's regular and resistance land, sea and air forces.
Gladiators of World War II
2002 · 1 votes
Movies1
Movie7.0DocumentaryWarAugust 1945 - 1946. Japan surrenders. World War II is over, but the scars are deep. Canadian prisoners are released from Japanese war camps. In Canada, as elsewhere, the monumental task of rehabilitation begins.
The Clouded Dawn
1962 · 1 votes