Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
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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.

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Cast

  • Nicole Engeln
    Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Jochen Böhler
    Self - Historian
  • Dawid Golik
    Self - Historian
  • Detlef Fetchenhauer
    Self - Psychologist
  • Sybille Steinbacher
    Self - Historian
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej
    Self - Historian
  • Maren Röger
    Self - Historian
  • Cezary Król
    Self - Historian
  • Jan Turnau
    Self - Journalist
  • Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    Self - Politician (archive footage)
  • Heinrich Himmler
    Heinrich Himmler
    Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crew

  • Jean-Christoph Caron
    Commissioning Editor
  • Martin Ehrmann
    Commissioning Editor
  • Alexander Hesse
    Producer
  • Erasmus de Grande
    Camera Operator
  • Martin Ehrmann
    Writer
  • Jens Berthold
    Camera Operator
  • Katharina Krohmann
    Producer
  • Claudia Spoden
    Editor
  • Katarzyna Skowron
    Line Producer
  • Jean-Christoph Caron
    Writer
  • Jonas Sichert
    Camera Operator
  • Alexander Hogh
    Director
  • Jean-Christoph Caron
    Director
  • Ali Soozandeh
    Animation Director
  • Silke Breidenbach
    Producer
  • Ole Jürgens
    Camera Operator
  • Jean-Christoph Caron
    Idea

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