🎬 Documentary Film
Apocalypse: La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale – Part 6
(Apocalypse: World War II – Part 6: The Final Episode)
📅 Year of Production: 2009
🎞️ Title of this episode: La fin de la nuit (The End of the Night)
🌍 Original Language: French – Available dubbed and subtitled in Arabic
🌅 Episode 6 Summary: The End of the Night... and the Beginning of a New World
In this final episode of the documentary series Apocalypse: World War II, we reach the conclusion of the most violent war in human history.
It is the year 1944–1945, and Allied forces are advancing into the heart of Germany while the Nazi regime collapses from within.
📌 Key Events in This Episode
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D-Day (June 6, 1944): The largest amphibious landing in history, paving the way for the liberation of France.
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Liberation of Paris: Life returns to the City of Light after four years of Nazi occupation.
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Soviet Advance from the East: The Red Army enters Poland as the Battle of Berlin looms.
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Hitler’s Suicide and the Fall of the Third Reich: A tragic end for the leader who plunged Europe into hell.
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The war ends in the Pacific.
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Revelation of Nazi Death Camps: The world is confronted with the full scale of crimes against humanity.
🎯 The Human and Historical Message
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This episode shows that the war didn’t end in victory alone… but left deep wounds in humanity’s conscience.
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It documents the final moments of war and the beginning of rebuilding a shattered world.
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It highlights the moral and political reckoning after the war: the Nuremberg Trials and the rise of the United Nations.
🎥 What Makes This Episode Unique?
✅ Emotional color footage, capturing both the joy of liberation and the extent of destruction.
✅ Balanced narration of war consequences for all sides—from soldiers to civilians.
✅ Reflective ending questioning human conscience: How did humanity reach such a point?
🖼️ Official Poster of the Series
▶️ Watch the Film – Part 6: The End of the Night
📺 Available on:
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Channel Arte
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National Geographic
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YouTube (dubbed or subtitled)
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Or on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, depending on your region.
🕯️ “The end of the night doesn’t mean the darkness is gone… but rather the beginning of a long road toward peace, full of challenges and hopes.”
📌 The war ended, but history doesn’t forget. Watch the full series to understand how the world survived—and how it could all happen again if we’re not vigilant.