The War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin

original title:
The War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin
other titles:
(Hitlers Krieg im Osten)
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1999 (x)
original length:
4x50 min. , color
premiere:
5 October 1999
genre:
Documentary
based on:
Laurence Rees. Hitlers Krieg im Osten. München: Heyne, 2002.
director:
Laurence Rees
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plot synopsis:
This documentary deals with the strategic "blitzkrieg" of the German troops in the Soviet Union. Megalomania makes Hitler attack one city after the other. During this time his troops commit brutal war crimes. But Stalin wants to stop the German attack. He has the will to win the war.
keywords:
occupation , fascism , house-to-house fighting , behind enemy lines , communism , war crimes
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Rolf-Dieter Müller/ Gerd R. Ueberschär: Hitlers Krieg im Osten 1941-1945. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2000.
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Homepage: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s231626.htm
availability:
VHS, DVD