War Factories

S3 E4 ∙ Porsche ∙

The Story of how car designer Ferdinand Porsche became one of the most influential engineers in all Nazi Germany.

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All episodes for series 3 of War Factories

  • S3 E1 · Rolls-Royce

    Iconic aircraft such as the Spitfire were powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

  • S3 E2 · Enterprise

    The story of how the aircraft carrier changed the tactics of sea warfare.

  • S3 E3 · Skoda

    Skoda's Czech factory became the cover for espionage, sabotage and the liberation of Jews in the 1930's.

  • S3 E4 · Porsche

    The Story of how car designer Ferdinand Porsche became a most influential engineer.

  • S3 E5 · Opel

    The story of the GM Opel Blitz and the American-owned war factories that produced them.

  • S3 E6 · The Story of the Machine Gun

    This episode looks at the invention and evolution of the machine gun.