Doomsday: World War I Season 1 Episode 2 Purgatory 2012
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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 Germany, and will have a profound impact on his stance during World War II and right into the post-war era. Meanwhile, Herman Goering makes reconnaissance flights over the battlefield of Verdun and downs a number of enemy aircraft. He’s fighting the ‘chivalrous war’ in the air. Would their later actions have been different, had their WWI experiences have taken an alternative shape?
- Released: 2012-09-25
- Runtime: 45 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Stars: Christian Brückner, Sönke Neitzel, Ian Kershaw, Tim Pigott-Smith
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