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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

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8.0·2019·0h 52m

September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these circumstances, how is it that ordinary German sol...

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Cast

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Nicole Engeln

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Jochen Böhler

Self - Historian

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Dawid Golik

Self - Historian

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Detlef Fetchenhauer

Self - Psychologist

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Sybille Steinbacher

Self - Historian

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Włodzimierz Borodziej

Self - Historian

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Maren Röger

Self - Historian

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Cezary Król

Self - Historian

DIRECTORS

Alexander Hogh, Jean-Christoph Caron

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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.