The World at War Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

While the British continue to rely on night bombing the American forces attempt to use more dangerous but more precise daylight bombing to interdict German military production and crush the national will.

Director

Ted Childs

Writer

Charles Douglas-Home (as Charles Douglas Home)

Producer

Ted Childs

Composer

Carl Davis

Editor

Peter Lee-Thompson

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 23, 1974

Release date

Jan 23, 1974 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Hamish Mahaddie Self - R.A.F. Bomber Command Pathfinder (as Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie) Self - R.A.F. Bomber Command Pathfinder (as Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie) See fewer	Battle of Britain (1969)
Arthur Harris Self - Marshal of the R.A.F. 1972 (as Sir Arthur Harris) Self - Marshal of the R.A.F. 1972 (as Sir Arthur Harris) See fewer	War (1982)
Lore Thran Self - Cologne Hospital Nurse (as Frau Lore Thran) Self - Cologne Hospital Nurse (as Frau Lore Thran) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Albert Speer Self - Minister of Armaments Self - Minister of Armaments See fewer	The Memory of Justice (1976)
Wilhelm Herget Self - Night Fighter Pilot Self - Night Fighter Pilot See fewer	The World at War (1973)
James Stewart Self - Squadron Commander Self - Squadron Commander See fewer	Vertigo (1958)
Leon Johnson Self - Group Commander (as General Leon Johnson) Self - Group Commander (as General Leon Johnson) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
William Reid Self Self See fewer	All Our Working Lives (1984)
Hans Brunswig Self - Hamburg Fire Officer Self - Hamburg Fire Officer See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Ben Witter Self - Hamburg Journalist Self - Hamburg Journalist See fewer	Hafenkrankenhaus (1968)
Curtis LeMay Self - Divisional Commander (as General Curtis Le May) Self - Divisional Commander (as General Curtis Le May) See fewer	The Pacific War in Color (2018)
Werner Schroer Self - Day Fighter Leader Self - Day Fighter Leader See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Adolf Galland Self - Director General of Fighters (as General Adlof Galland) Self - Director General of Fighters (as General Adlof Galland) See fewer	Battle of Britain (1969)
Ira C. Eaker Self - Commanding General U.S. Eighth Air Force (as Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker) Self - Commanding General U.S. Eighth Air Force (as Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker) See fewer	The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
John Corcoran Self - Pilot Self - Pilot See fewer	The World at War (1973)
John Rogan Self - Navigator / Bombardier Self - Navigator / Bombardier See fewer	The World at War (1973)
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)
Joseph Goebbels Self - Propaganda Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Propaganda Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Der Führer (1932)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Hugh Trenchard Self - Marshall of the R.A.F. (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Marshall of the R.A.F. (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer