National Geographic: Untold Stories of World War II (1998) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1998 · 53 mins · English

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Directed by

Stephen Burns

Starring

Knut Haugland, Ron David, Dan Lenahan, Claus Helberg, Jim Delgado

Showcases three pivotal World II events across the European and Pacific theaters. It recounts the daring raids on Nazi Germany’s heavy‑water plant in Norway and the final desperate effort to destroy remaining stockpiles. It examines Japanese midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor attack, detailing their impact and fate. Finally, it covers the late‑war Japanese kamikaze strikes and the unique Ohka rocket‑powered bomb attacks on U.S. warships in the Pacific, explaining the aircraft used and the outcomes.