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Season 2 of 'World on Fire' Is Coming
Daniel HautzingerThe World War II drama has begun filming a second season, following up after a long hiatus. The second season will continue to follow the lives of ordinary people under the extraordinary circumstances of war, with some new and old characters.
![2nd Lt. William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Red Army, shown in front of sign [East Meets West] symbolizing the historic meeting of the Soviet and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany on Elbe Day. Photo: Pfc. William E. Poulson/U.S. National Archives and Records Administration](/sites/default/files/styles/post_featured/public/images/2020/04/03/ElbeDay1945_%28NARA_ww2-121%29.jpg?itok=gjH5zy-w "2nd Lt. William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Red Army, shown in front of a sign symbolizing the historic meeting of the Soviet and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany on Elbe Day. Photo: Pfc. William E. Poulson/U.S. National Archives and Records Administration")
75 Years Ago, World War II Began to Draw to a Close in Europe
Daniel HautzingerApril, 1945—75 years ago—saw major events in the ending of World War II in Europe, from the deaths of three of the most prominent antagonists of the era to the meeting of American and Soviet troops in Germany and an early beginning of the UN.
