Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

2019
52m
8.0

8.0/10

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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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
ARTE Gruppe 5 ZDF Phoenix
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German Polish

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

Quick Facts

Original Title Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden
Release Date August 31, 2019
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt10911318
Website Visit Site

Cast

Nicole Engeln
Nicole Engeln

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jochen Böhler
Jochen Böhler

Self - Historian

Dawid Golik
Dawid Golik

Self - Historian

Detlef Fetchenhauer
Detlef Fetchenhauer

Self - Psychologist

Sybille Steinbacher
Sybille Steinbacher

Self - Historian

Włodzimierz Borodziej
Włodzimierz Borodziej

Self - Historian

Maren Röger
Maren Röger

Self - Historian

Cezary Król
Cezary Król

Self - Historian

Jan Turnau
Jan Turnau

Self - Journalist

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Key Crew

Alexander Hogh
Director
Jean-Christoph Caron
Writer
Silke Breidenbach
Producer
Jean-Christoph Caron
Director
Martin Ehrmann
Writer
Katharina Krohmann
Producer
Alexander Hesse
Producer