Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
52 mins
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.
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
Martin Ehrmann
Commissioning Editor
Jean-Christoph Caron
Commissioning Editor
Alexander Hogh
Director
Jens Berthold
Camera Operator
Jonas Sichert
Camera Operator
Ole Jürgens
Camera Operator
Jean-Christoph Caron
Writer
Silke Breidenbach
Producer
Erasmus de Grande
Camera Operator
Katarzyna Skowron
Line Producer
Claudia Spoden
Editor
Jean-Christoph Caron
Director
Martin Ehrmann
Writer
Ali Soozandeh
Animation Director
Katharina Krohmann
Producer
Alexander Hesse
Producer