Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
2019, German. Directed by Alexander Hogh & Jean-Christoph Caron.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Alexander HoghDirector
- Jean-Christoph CaronDirector
- Nicole EngelnSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Jochen BöhlerSelf - Historian
- Dawid GolikSelf - Historian
- Detlef FetchenhauerSelf - Psychologist
- Sybille SteinbacherSelf - Historian
- Włodzimierz BorodziejSelf - Historian
- Maren RögerSelf - Historian
- Cezary KrólSelf - Historian
- Jan TurnauSelf - Journalist
- Adolf HitlerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Heinrich HimmlerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 31 August 2019
- Original title
- Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Martin Ehrmann, Jean-Christoph Caron
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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals (2019) was directed by Alexander Hogh and Jean-Christoph Caron and stars Nicole Engeln, Jochen Böhler, Dawid Golik.