Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals (2019)

8.0 52 min Movie

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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.

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Cast

Nicole Engeln

Nicole Engeln Self - Narrator (voice)

Jochen Böhler

Jochen Böhler Self - Historian

Dawid Golik

Dawid Golik Self - Historian

Detlef Fetchenhauer

Detlef Fetchenhauer Self - Psychologist

Sybille Steinbacher

Sybille Steinbacher Self - Historian

Włodzimierz Borodziej

Włodzimierz Borodziej Self - Historian

Maren Röger

Maren Röger Self - Historian

Cezary Król

Cezary Król Self - Historian

Jan Turnau

Jan Turnau Self - Journalist

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler Self - Politician (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler Self - Politician (archive footage)

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