Ranker TVList RulesVote up the best documentary shows about WWII that have aired on television.
The best documentaries about World War II do the heavy job of sharing some of the most devastating moments in history. The best WWII documentary series ever shown on television range from recent conflicts to ancient battles. This list of the best WWII documentary series of all time will help you figure out what needs to go into your queue.
With the entire world caught up in the battles, the best WWII documentary series include both American shows such as Ken Burns's The War on PBS and shows from across the pond like BBC's History of World War II film series. There are also several Canadian WWII documentary series and even a series from Radio Television of Serbia, Yugoslavia in War 1941–1945.
Which shows do the best job sharing the stories and history of conflicts that shaped the world so shortly after The Great War? Vote up the best WWII documentary shows and add any documentary series about WWII that are missing.
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399The World at War
Laurence Olivier, Adolf HitlerPremiered: 1973
The World at War is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events... more2
215Battlefield
Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important... more3
2816World War II In HD Colour
World War II In HD Colour is a 13-episode television documentary series recounting the major... more4
144Apocalypse: The Second World War
Apocalypse: The Second World War is a six-part French documentary by Daniel Costelle and... more5
102Greatest Tank Battles
Robin Ward, Ralf RathsPremiered: 2011
Greatest Tank Battles is a military documentary series currently airing on History Television... more6
114WWII in HD
Gary Sinise, Franklin D. RooseveltPremiered: 2009
WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from... more7
92The World Wars
The World Wars is a three-part, six hour event miniseries by the History Channel that... more8
149The War
Keith DavidPremiered: 2007
The War is a seven-part American documentary television mini-series about World War II from... more9
85Patton 360°
Patton 360°, also written as Patton 360, is a weekly television series that originally ran... more10
1313BBC History of World War II
BBC History of World War II is a 30-hour, 12-disc collection of 10 BBC television films about... more11
1010The Unknown War
The Unknown War is an American documentary television series. The 20-part series documents the... more12
1113Battle 360°
Alan Pietruszewski, Garth R. HassellPremiered: 2008
Battle 360°, also written as Battle 360, is an American documentary television series that... more13
68Victory at Sea
Leonard Graves, Franklin D. RooseveltPremiered: 1952
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare in general during World War... more14
82Remembering World War II
Remembering World War II is a 1989 News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding...15
52Clash of Wings
Clash of Wings (Discovery Channel, 1998) is an American documentary television series based on... more16
20All Our Yesterdays
All Our Yesterdays was a television programme, produced by Granada Television, which ran... more17
810Churchill's Bodyguard
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55Yugoslavia in War 1941-1945
Yugoslavia in War 1941–1945 (SRTS, 1992) is a Serbian documentary television series. The... more19
25The Valour and the Horror
The Valour and the Horror was a Canadian television documentary miniseries, which aired on CBC... more20
28The Secret War
The Secret War was a six–part television series produced by the BBC in conjunction with the... more21
57World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West
World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West is a 2008 6-episoded BBC/PBS... more22
05Horror in the East
Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II is a BBC documentary film series... more23
58Canada at War
Canada at War is a Canadian World War II documentary television series which aired on CBC... more24
58Fields of Armor
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510Great Blunders of World War II
Great Blunders Of World War II is a documentary series looking some of the worst errors of... more
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