CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 0h 52m

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

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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.

Directed byAlexander Hogh, Jean-Christoph Caron

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
DE
Released
August 31, 2019
Studios
ARTEGruppe 5ZDF

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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)

Creative team
Directed by
Alexander Hogh
Jean-Christoph Caron
Written by
Martin Ehrmann
Jean-Christoph Caron
Produced by
Alexander Hesse
Katharina Krohmann

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