The World At War - Inside The Reich, Germany 1940 - 1944

Episode in a 26-part documentary series that presents a detailed survey of World War II. Episode 16 - "Inside the Reich, Germany 1940-1944" In the summer of 1940 the German forces are occupying western Europe, and on the home front the feeling is that the war is over. Cities of Germany are not hit at all and there is no plan for an extended struggle. The Nazi regime that seeks to ensure its popularity takes pains that all the goods of peace time can be found in the stores. This is a very happy time for the Germans and a short time after it many babies were born in Germany. Includes archival films and testimonies. Narration by the British actor Laurence Olivier.