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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Movie·2019·0h 52m

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Directed By

Alexander Hogh

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden

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.

Written By

Martin Ehrmann

Producer

Silke Breidenbach, Alexander Hesse

Editor

Claudia Spoden

Themes

war crimesmass murderholocaust (shoah)world war iijew persecutionhuman rightsnazi invasionnazismmoral dilemmawarsaw, poland1930sblitzkrieg

Production House

ARTE
Gruppe 5
ZDF
Phoenix

Audience Score

80%

2 votes

Skip6%
Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

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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

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Alexander Hogh

Director

Claudia Spoden

Editor

Silke Breidenbach

Producer

Alexander Hesse

Producer

Katharina Krohmann

Producer

Jean-Christoph Caron

Director, Writer

Martin Ehrmann

Writer

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