Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

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It runs a compact 52m.

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Alexander HoghDirector
• Jean-Christoph CaronDirector
• Jean-Christoph CaronWriter
• Martin EhrmannWriter

Cast

• Nicole EngelnSelf - Narrator (voice)
• Jochen BöhlerSelf - Historian
• Dawid GolikSelf - Historian
• Detlef FetchenhauerSelf - Psychologist
• Sybille SteinbacherSelf - Historian
• Włodzimierz BorodziejSelf - Historian
• Maren RögerSelf - Historian
• Cezary KrólSelf - Historian
• Jan TurnauSelf - Journalist
• Adolf HitlerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
• Heinrich HimmlerSelf - Politician (archive footage)

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