Apocalypse: The Second World War S1E3 — Shock (1940–1941)

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Apocalypse: The Second World War•Season 1•Episode 3

Shock (1940–1941)

8.7/10 · 485 votesSep 15, 200950 min

Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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

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World Ablaze (1941-1942)

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Inferno (1944-1945)

Cast11

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

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Episode Summary

"Shock (1940–1941)" is episode 3 of Apocalypse: The Second World War season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 485 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.6). It aired on September 15, 2009.

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