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Doomsday: World War I

2012 Documentary, War & Politics 1 season

TMDB rating 7.3/10 Ended

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?

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  • 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?

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    TMDB rating 6.0/10

Cast and details

  • Christian BrücknerErzähler
  • Sönke NeitzelSelbst - Historiker
  • Ian KershawSelbst - Historiker
  • Tim Pigott-SmithNarrator - English Release
  • Emperor Wilhelm II of GermanySelf (archive footage)
  • Stig FörsterSelf - Military Historian
  • Hew StrachanSelf - Historian
  • Piet ChielensSelf - Museum Director
  • Paul von HindenburgSelf (archive footage)
  • Czar Nicholas II of RussiaSelf (archive footage)
  • Alan KramerSelf - Historian
  • King George V of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)
Network
ZDF
First aired
Sep 18, 2012
Latest episode
Oct 2, 2012

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