'The World at War' trivia and fun facts

Some of the information, especially with regard to German-Soviet relations in 1939-41, is considered outdated due to the release of new material after the end of the Cold War.

The series was criticized for not mentioning that the UK broke its pact with Poland, and bombed Germany first on the night of 3rd September 1939.

The series was criticized for almost completely ignoring the Soviet invasions of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Romania, Bessarabia and Bukovina in 1939-40.