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201150 minPGdocumentary

5.4/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Hell On Earth: WWII

201150 minPGdocumentary

5.4/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Military deaths in World War II are estimated between 21-25 million, while civilian deaths range from 50-55 million, marking it as the deadliest conflict in history.

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Alexandre Promio

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Military deaths in World War II are estimated between 21-25 million, while civilian deaths range from 50-55 million, marking it as the deadliest conflict in history.

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Alexandre Promio

Alexandre Promiodirector

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The figures are stark and almost impossible to comprehend: military deaths estimated between 21-25 million, civilian deaths between 50-55 million. The greatest manmade event in history was also the most lethal, taking far more lives away from the battlefield than on it. “Hell on Earth” tells the story of The Second World War” from a perspective that recognises these overwhelming facts: war as a human experience.

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