12 Jahre, 3 Monate, 9 Tage - Die Jahreschronik des Dritten Reichs

original title:
12 Jahre, 3 Monate, 9 Tage - Die Jahreschronik des Dritten Reichs
country / year of production:
Germany / 2008
original length:
210 min. , color
premiere:
2 February 2008
genre:
Documentary
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director:
Michael Kloft
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plot synopsis:
Adolf Hitler was elected Reich Chancelloer on 30 Januray 1933. The Third Reich lasted twelve years, three months and nine days till 8 May 1945. The begin of the governance of the Nazis was coined by hope and jubilations but it ended with World War II with 50 million peoplek killed, the destruction of Germany and the Holocaust.
This documentary shows a broad picture of the national socialist dictatorship embracing politics, everyday life and the occurences during the war.
keywords:
Holocaust , propaganda , civilians , occupation , battle-fatigue
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Harald Kleinschmidt. Nazi Germany. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007.

Gerhard Schreiber. Der Zweite Weltkrieg. München: Beck, 2007.
remarks:
"Spiegel TV" documentary
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