Die Wehrmacht - Eine Bilanz

original title:
Die Wehrmacht - Eine Bilanz
country / year of production:
Germany / 2007
original length:
5x45min. , color
premiere:
13 November 2007, ARD
genre:
Documentary
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director:
Ingo Helm
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plot synopsis:
The German "Wehrmacht" was a military power consisting of millions of soldiers, which occupied an enormous area. It has been a tool of the dictatorship, determined to fight a lunatic campaign. The "Wehrmacht" obeyed every order until its final self-destruction.
keywords:
order and obedience , siege , occupation , fascism , battle-fatigue
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Christian Hartmann/ Johannes Hürter/ Ulrike Jureit. Verbrechen der Wehrmacht. Bilanz einer Debatte. München: Beck, 2005.

Rolf-Dieter Müller/ Hans-Erich Volkmann (Hrsg.). Die Wehrmacht. Mythos und Realität. München: Oldenbourg, 1999.
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Documentary in five parts.

Part 1: Angriff auf Europa
Part 2: Wende des Krieges
Part 3: Verbrechen der Armee
Part 4: Widerstand in Uniform
Part 5: Kampf bis zum Untergang
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