1939-1940: A Strange Defeat

1939-1940: A Strange Defeat

2026
1h 35m
6.5

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Overview

In late summer 1939, the French learned that Adolf Hitler had attacked Poland. On September 3, France entered the war, twenty years after the carnage of World War I. Although France was considered the world’s leading military power, with a vast empire and a powerful ally in the United Kingdom, everyone was overcome with a sense of dread. Yet the fighting would not begin until May 1940 and would end with France’s defeat in June. How did the French people experience those few months—among the most decisive and darkest in the country’s history?

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
ECPAD Roche Productions France Télévisions
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

france germany world war ii defeat antisemitism nazism 1940s nazi germany documentary history true

Quick Facts

Original Title 1939-1940 : une étrange défaite
Release Date June 21, 2026
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt43626544

Cast

Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Narrator (voice over)

Key Crew

Antoine Vitkine
Director
Dominique Tibi
Producer