Apocalypse: World War II

Rare footage from the 1939 invasion of Poland reveals the catastrophe facing the Polish army as it is encounters the Nazi war machine, as well as horrifying images from the Lodz Ghetto.

In May 1940, the German army launch the Blitzkrieg and move quickly through Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict turns global with the battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

The United States finally join the conflict as war continues to rage in South-East Asia, North Africa, and Russia; the Nazis begin The Final Solution.

Exploring the turning point in the war against Germany, with an Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad; inside Hitler's Germany as the SS gain more power.

Hitler's armies retreat before the Allies' advance, as World War II draws to a close; the United States launch the atomic bomb to settle Japan's defeat.