Who narrates apocalypse the second world war?
Martin Sheen
Apocalypse: The Second World War | |
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Created by | Daniel Costelle Isabelle Clarke Jean-Louis Guillaud Henri de Turenne |
Narrated by | Mathieu Kassovitz – French Martin Sheen – English |
Country of origin | France |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Why is World War 2 the worst war?
World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. Civilians made up an estimated 50-55 million deaths from the war.
What finally ends World war Two?
World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945.
Which World war 2 battle had the most deaths?
The Battle of Stalingrad
1. The Battle of Stalingrad. Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians by air raids, it is often regarded as one of the single largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.7 to 2 million wounded, killed or captured) battles in the history of warfare.
Is World War 2 in color on Netflix?
The 10-episode series is a sequel/reiteration/whatever of 2008-09 series World War II in HD Colour, which originally aired on the Military Channel and offered — you guessed it — events of World War II in HD color, using archival footage, some of it colorized. (It, too, is currently on Netflix.)
What was the most horrible war?
Wars and armed conflicts
Event | Lowest estimate | Location |
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World War II | 70,000,000 | Worldwide |
Taiping Rebellion | 20,000,000 | China |
Manchu Invasion of China | 25,000,000 | China |
World War I | 15,000,000 | Worldwide |
Why did Japan surrender in World War 2?
Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn’t. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.