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A Blonde Province - Poland and Nazi Racial Obsession

Without prior declaration of war the German army marched on 1 September 1939 in Poland. The attack on Poland, not only marks the beginning of World War II, but also to a large-scale ethnic cleansing. In the course of which thousands of Jews and Christians were driven from their homes, deported and killed. They had to make room for an experiment of racism. In the west of Poland, the Nazis a "blonde provincial planning" should grow up settling ethnic German, the offspring of a Germanic master race.

Director : Jacek Kubiak, Klaus Salge

Production Year : 2009

Duration : 52

Language : German

Last Secrets of the Axis

Documentary film based on photographs, archival footage and analysis, about Karl Haushofer, a German geopolitician who was involved in the development of Hitler's expansionist strategies. Born in Munich, Haushofer went to Japan where he began his studies to learn about this strategy for the Germans. During WW2, he fought on the Eastern Front and met Rudolf Hess. After Germany's defeat in WW1, Haushofer founded Thule-Gesellsachft which was inspired by the union of black dragons in Japan. In 1919 Adolf Hitler joined the Bavarian branch of the union. After Hitler rose to power, Haushofer took on the role of...

Production Year : 2001

Language : English

Blood and Soil

Documentary refers to an ideology that focuses on ethnicity based on two factors, descent (Blood (of a folk)) and homeland/Heimat (Soil). It celebrates the relationship of a people to the land they occupy and cultivate, and it places a high value on the virtues of rural living.

Director : Walter Ruttmann, Hans Von Passavant, Rolf Von Sonjevski-Jamrowski

Production Year : 1933

Duration : 32

Language : German