WWII by Drone

A drone team at the location of the Battle of the Bulge hunts for the long-lost encampment of an African American troop.

It is 1943, and the Allies launch a campaign to liberate Italy from the occupying Nazi forces; Military experts use the latest drone imaging technology to understand how the Nazis used the Italian landscape to their advantage.

Between 1940 and 1942, the Axis powers unleash over 3,000 bombing raids on Malta, an island key to controlling the southern coast of the Mediterranean; Conflict archeologists use cutting-edge drone technology to explore the defenses of Malta.

More than 75 years since the historic Allied invasion; Conflict archeologists uncover hidden evidence on and off the shores of Normandy, thanks to drone technology; One team examines the site of a British commando raid that liberated Port-en-Bessin.

Allied and Axis forces push science and engineering to the limits to gain the upper hand; Aerial drone footage and Lidar technology uncover evidence of military aviation innovations that played roles in key conflicts of the European campaign.

Military experts and historians crisscross Europe to revisit the war's most iconic sites to uncover untold stories and long-forgotten secrets.