Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals (2019)

08/31/2019 (DE) • 52m

Documentary, Animation, History

Overview

September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these circumstances, how is it that ordinary German soldiers suddenly became vicious killers, terrorizing the local population? Did everyone turn into something worse than wild animals? The true story of the first World War II offensive that marks in the history of infamy the beginning of a carnage and a historical tragedy.

Top Billed Cast

Nicole Engeln

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jochen Böhler

Self - Historian

Dawid Golik

Self - Historian

Detlef Fetchenhauer

Self - Psychologist

Sybille Steinbacher

Self - Historian

Włodzimierz Borodziej

Self - Historian

Maren Röger

Self - Historian

Cezary Król

Self - Historian

Jan Turnau

Self - Journalist


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

war crimes

mass murder

holocaust (shoah)

world war ii

jew persecution

human rights

nazi invasion

nazism

moral dilemma

warsaw, poland

1930s

blitzkrieg

polish history

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