Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

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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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Documentary,

Animation,

History

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

2019

Director:

Alexander Hogh

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Company:

ARTE,

Gruppe 5,

ZDF,

Phoenix

Cast:
Nicole Engeln

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jochen Böhler

Self - Historian

Dawid Golik

Self - Historian

Detlef Fetchenhauer

Self - Psychologist

Sybille Steinbacher

Self - Historian

Crew:
Martin Ehrmann

Commissioning Editor

Jean-Christoph Caron

Commissioning Editor

Alexander Hogh

Director

Jens Berthold

Camera Operator

Jonas Sichert

Camera Operator