Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

52 mins | Documentary, Animation, History | Aug. 31, 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.

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

52 mins | Documentary, Animation, History | Aug. 31, 2019

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
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.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion, phoenix
Original title Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden
Directors Jean-Christoph Caron, Alexander Hogh
Writers Martin Ehrmann, Jean-Christoph Caron

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)