Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals (2019)
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.
- Released
- 2019-08-31
- Genres
- Documentary, Animation, History
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alexander Hogh, Jean-Christoph Caron
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Nicole Engeln as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Jochen Böhler as Self - Historian
- Dawid Golik as Self - Historian
- Detlef Fetchenhauer as Self - Psychologist
- Sybille Steinbacher as Self - Historian
- Włodzimierz Borodziej as Self - Historian
- Maren Röger as Self - Historian
- Cezary Król as Self - Historian
- Jan Turnau as Self - Journalist
- Adolf Hitler as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Heinrich Himmler as Self - Politician (archive footage)
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