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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals 2019 Directed by Alexander Hogh , Jean-Christoph Caron Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden

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
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Languages German , Polish
Production Companies ZDF , ARTE , Gruppe 5 , Phoenix
Release Date 31 August 2019
52 mins
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 Self - Politician (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler Self - Politician (archive footage)