Wartime Portraits

201425m

Expert interviews, archival footage and engaging reenactments tell the stories of five of World War II's most colorful heroes.

Production

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Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2014

Still image for Wartime Portraits season 1 episode 1: Bronislaw Hellwig

1. Bronislaw Hellwig

Bronislaw Hellwig's daughter, Hanna, shares stories about her father's heroic efforts as a skillful combat driver in German-occupied Warsaw.

Still image for Wartime Portraits season 1 episode 2: Jan Zumbach

2. Jan Zumbach

A rebellious adventurer and highly decorated pilot, Jan Zumbach led the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron in the battle against the Nazis.

Still image for Wartime Portraits season 1 episode 3: ORP Orzel Jan Grudzinski

3. ORP Orzel Jan Grudzinski

September 1939: Polish submarine Orzel makes repairs in Estonia, but is impounded. Lieutenant Commander Jan Grudzinski takes command when his commander is taken ill. Grudzinski escapes with crew and boat to join with the British Navy.

Still image for Wartime Portraits season 1 episode 4: Zdzislaw Pacak-Kuzmirski

4. Zdzislaw Pacak-Kuzmirski

Still image for Wartime Portraits season 1 episode 5: Józef Beck

5. Józef Beck

The final foreign minister of the Second Republic of Poland, Józef Beck was interned by Romanian authorities in 1939 and died in exile.

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