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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals (2019) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 31, 2019

Original Title:
Polen 39: Wie deutsche Soldaten zu Mördern wurden

Alternate Titles:
Jak żołnierze zamienili się w zbrodniarzy wojennych: Polska 1939
Polonia 1939: l'inizio della Seconda guerra mondiale
Polonia 1939: la metamorfosis de los soldados en criminales de guerra

Genres:
Animation | Documentary | History

Production Companies:
ARTE
Gruppe 5
Phoenix
ZDF

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 52

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Animation Director:
Ali Soozandeh

Camera Operator:
Jens Berthold
Jonas Sichert
Ole Jürgens
Erasmus de Grande

Commissioning Editor:
Martin Ehrmann
Jean-Christoph Caron

Director:
Alexander Hogh
Jean-Christoph Caron

Editor:
Claudia Spoden

Idea:
Jean-Christoph Caron

Line Producer:
Katarzyna Skowron

Producer:
Silke Breidenbach
Katharina Krohmann
Alexander Hesse

Writer:
Jean-Christoph Caron
Martin Ehrmann

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