Road to Berlin 08 of 10: The Eastern Front

The Eastern Front
In "The Eastern Front", Murray again departs from Allied road to Berlin, to look at the Soviet advances from the east

It looks in detail at the Soviet offensive toward the River Vistula in Poland, aiming for the strategic objective of the valuable Silesia region, while German civilians evacuated en-masse in fear of the Soviet troops. It examines the Soviet encirclement of the city of Breslau and the ensuing 3-month siege, and the parallel advance up the River Oder towards Berlin.

Al Murray's Road to Berlin is a British documentary television series about World War II, presented by Al Murray. The ten-episode series was produced for the Discovery Channel, and first broadcast in 2004. During the series, Murray travels across the Western Front in a restored Willys MB Jeep, covering the timeline from the Invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin, interviewing survivors and showcasing some of the equipment used.