Apocalypse: Verdun
Apocalypse: Verdun

Apocalypse: Verdun (2016)

8.0 (1 votes)
1 Season
February 21, 2016
French
Documentary War & Politics

Synopsis

February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.

Network

France 2

Episodes

The Carnage
E1

The Carnage

Feb 21, 2016
45 min

The Germans launch a massive attack on a fort covered area in what was to become the longest battle of World War I.

The Illusion
E2

The Illusion

Feb 21, 2016
45 min

The French and Germans inflict hundreds of thousands of casualties on each other as the battle slowly grinds to a halt.

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Original Title

Apocalypse: Verdun

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Production

CC&C