Apocalypse: The Second World War - Season 1 - Eps 3: Shock (1940–1941)

Name: Eps 3: Shock (1940–1941)
Released: 2009-09-15
Rating: 4.2

2009-09-15 • 50 min • ⭐ 8.3/10

Polish prisoners and Jews are forced into slave labour to complete Nazi building projects. The Italian army is in disarray so Hitler dispatches one of his best generals to Libya. The Afrika Korps fry eggs on the surfaces of their tanks amidst the blistering desert sands of North Africa. Shock includes vivid colourised footage of the battle for the Soviet Union as the Germans struggle toward Moscow in the brutal Russian winter.

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About Apocalypse: The Second World War

Title: Apocalypse: The Second World War

First Air Date: 2009-09-08

Last Air Date: 2009-09-22

Status: Ended

Rating: 8.3/10 (from 132 votes)

Language: FR

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 6

Network: France 2

Genres: Documentary, War & Politics

Production Companies: CC&C, Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD), NHK, France 2, National Geographic, ECPAD

Synopsis

A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.