Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
8.0(2 votes)
2019
0h 52m
Documentary
Animation
History
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.
Production
ARTE, Gruppe 5, ZDF, Phoenix
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
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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