Kommando 52

Kommando 52

34 mins | Documentary | Nov. 15, 1965

The film deals with the infamous "Kommando 52", which was active in the 1960s civil war in the Congo and was recruited mainly from West German men. Among them is the former Wehrmacht officer Siegfried Müller. Based on personal accounts and original material - backed by tape recordings of interviewed mercenaries and photos of murdered Africans - it creates a hard hitting historical document.

Kommando 52

34 mins | Documentary | Nov. 15, 1965

Kommando 52
The film deals with the infamous "Kommando 52", which was active in the 1960s civil war in the Congo and was recruited mainly from West German men. Among them is the former Wehrmacht officer Siegfried Müller. Based on personal accounts and original material - backed by tape recordings of interviewed mercenaries and photos of murdered Africans - it creates a hard hitting historical document.
Producers VEB DEFA Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
Original title Kommando 52
Directors Walter Heynowski
Writers Walter Heynowski

Cast

Siegfried Müller

as Himself

Herwart Grosse

as Narrator (voice)