Apocalypse: D-Day
Miniseries
Created by: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle
Network: France 2
Season aired: 2024-06-05
Overview
6 June 1944. A titanic fleet launched an assault on the beaches of Normandy. Objective: to liberate Europe from Hitler's yoke. Drawing on the lessons learned from the Dieppe raid in August 1942, the mission was a spectacular success.
Episodes · 2
The Great Challenge
Spring 1944: the Allies want to put an end to Hitler's domination of Western Europe. In England, the troops are secretly training for an amphibious operation. The weather forces the commanders to postpone the operation.
The Great Assault
On 6 June 1944, the Allied armada launched an assault on the Normandy coast. After a day of unrest, the Normandy coastline was in the hands of the Allies. The operation was repeated in Provence, and caught the Germans in a vice-like grip.
