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

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Martin Ehrmann

Commissioning Editor

Jean-Christoph Caron

Commissioning Editor

Jens Berthold

Camera Operator

Jonas Sichert

Camera Operator

Ole Jürgens

Camera Operator

Erasmus de Grande

Camera Operator

Katarzyna Skowron

Line Producer

Ali Soozandeh

Animation Director

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