The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 3 episodes
The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?
S1 E1The Fall of Man
Sep 18, 201245 min
Montgomery and Hitler: two WWII leaders who participated in the start of the conflict that would define the first half of the 20th century – WWI. Like so many others, they go into the battles of the “Great War” in high spirits – still obliv
S1 E2Purgatory
Sep 25, 201245 min
In March 1916 at the battle of Verdun, Captain Charles De Gaulle is wounded by a bayonet and forced to surrender to German forces. It’s a bitter moment for the battle-hardened officer. His time as a German POW shapes his impressions of Germ
S1 E3Battle of Nations
Oct 2, 201245 min
In August and September 1918 the German Army suffers defeat after defeat, overwhelmed by Allied superiority in supplies, men and machinery – a crushing experience for a devout nationalist like the young Walter Model. The emerging American t
Starring
Christian Brückner
Erzähler
Sönke Neitzel
Selbst - Historiker
Ian Kershaw
Selbst - Historiker
Tim Pigott-Smith
Narrator - English Release
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)
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Stig Förster
Self - Military Historian
Hew Strachan
Self - Historian
Piet Chielens
Self - Museum Director
Paul von Hindenburg
Self (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
Alan Kramer
Self - Historian
King George V of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
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- Where can I watch Doomsday: World War I?
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- How many seasons of Doomsday: World War I are there?
- Doomsday: World War I has 1 season and 3 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Doomsday: World War I?
- Doomsday: World War I has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 2, 2012.
- Who stars in Doomsday: World War I?
- Doomsday: World War I stars Christian Brückner, Sönke Neitzel, Ian Kershaw, Tim Pigott-Smith, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
