The World at War Morning: June-August 1944 (Season 1, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

Morning: June-August 1944 (Season 1, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Four years after France fell the Allies invade Normandy. Caught by surprise the German defenses are quickly overcome. Heading inland the Allies win major victories against fierce resistance.

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Updated Feb 27, 1974

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Feb 27, 1974 (United Kingdom)

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2 wins & 3 nominations

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Goronwy Rees Self - Major, 'COSSAC' Staff Self - Major, 'COSSAC' Staff See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Louis Mountbatten Self - Chief of Combined Operations (1942-1943) (as Lord Louis Mountbatten) Self - Chief of Combined Operations (1942-1943) (as Lord Louis Mountbatten) See fewer	Nice and Friendly (1922)
Kay Summersby Self - Eisenhower's Driver Self - Eisenhower's Driver See fewer	Ike: The War Years (1979)
J.M. Stagg Self - Chief Met. Officer (as Dr. J.M. Stagg) Self - Chief Met. Officer (as Dr. J.M. Stagg) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
J. Lawton Collins Self - U.S. VII Corps (as Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins) Self - U.S. VII Corps (as Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
David Belchem Self (as Maj. Gen. David Belchem) Self (as Maj. Gen. David Belchem) See fewer	Battle for the Bulge (1969)
Charles de Gaulle Self - Leader of the Free French (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Free French (archive footage) See fewer	Une mauvaise rencontre (1981)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Gerd von Rundstedt Self - Commander-in-Chief West (archive footage) Self - Commander-in-Chief West (archive footage) See fewer
Winston Churchill Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Bob Hope Self - U.S. Entertainer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - U.S. Entertainer (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Bernard L. Montgomery Self - Commander 8th Army (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander 8th Army (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Montgomery Speaks His Mind (1959)
Erwin Rommel Self - Commander, German Forces at Normandy (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander, German Forces at Normandy (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Deutsche Soldaten in Afrika (1942)