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Hitler's Assistants - Göring the Second Man

Documentary film that deals with Herman Goring (1893-1946) one of the heads of the Nazi regime, Reichsmarshal and commander of Hitler's air force. The film surveys his activity in the party and the Nazi leadership, his service as a pilot in the First World War, his various roles, his relations with Hitler, his family, his place in the annihilation of the Jews and others, his failure in the battle over Stalingrad, his arrest, being brought to justice at Nuremberg and his suicide.

Director : Guido Knopp

Production Year : 1997

Duration : 42 45

Language : German

The Secrets That Won WWII - The Minehunters

Based solely on archive footages and photography, each episode in this BBC documentary series focuses in on a key topic of world war two from D-Day to Stalingrad to Germany's "secret weapons". This episode deals with one of the most feared weapons of World War II - the mine. Some were laid by ship and submarine, others by aircraft. Of all of these the most lethal was the magnetic mine, and the race to counter it was one of the most crucial of the war. Narration by British actor robert Powell.

Director : Jonathan Martin

Production Year : 1998

Duration : 46

Language : English

Band of Brothers - 7, The Breaking Point

Episode seven in the HBO-BBC co-production television series that is based on true occurrences and tell the story of Easy Company, an American infantry company during WWII. The full activity of the company is explored starting from the initial basic training stage through the invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and to the liberation of Europe. Among the producers of the series, are director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks.

Director : David Frankel

Production Year : 2001

Language : English

Band of Brothers - 2, Day of Days

Second episode in the HBO-BBC co-production television series that is based on true occurrences and tell the story of Easy Company, an American infantry company during WWII. The full activity of the company is explored starting from the initial basic training stage through the invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and to the liberation of Europe. Among the producers of the series, are director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks.

Director : Richard Loncraine

Production Year : 2001

Duration : 52

Language : English

Saving Private Ryan

Set during the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II, Saving Private Ryan presents a fictional search for a paratrooper of the United States 101st Airborne Division. While this part of the plot is a work of fiction, the premise is very loosely based on the real-life case of the Niland brothers. This film is particularly notable for the intensity of its opening 24 minutes, which depict the Omaha beachhead assault of June 6, 1944. Saving Private Ryan was well received by audiences and garnered considerable critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast and crew.

Director : Steven Spielberg

Production Year : 1998

Duration : 163

Language : English

Victory in the West

Nazi propaganda film based on films that were filmed by propaganda filmmakers of Nazi Germany and deals with the war against the lowland countries and France in May-June 1940. The film is comprised of two parts: an introductory part ("Towards Decision") that describes the background of the outbreak of World War II and preparations for the operation, and the main part ("The Campaign"), that glorifies the swift victories of the German army at the first stages of the war.

Director : Sven Noldan, Fritz Brunsch, Werner Kortwich

Production Year : 1941

Duration : 120

Language : English, German

Hitler: A Balance - The War Lord

5th episode in a six-part series that surveys the life and figure of Hitler comprehensively. Includes many interviews and also archive excerpts that were not seen until today. This episode, Der Kriegsherr, deals with Hitler as a military leader and as a strategist before the war and during it. The episode also deals with his intricate relations with his military establishment.

Director : Maurice Philip Remy, Guido Knopp

Production Year : 1995

Duration : 52

Language : German

The Front Show

Historic Nazi combat documentaries, filmed for military use rather than public exhibition. Mountain Troops Fight for a Village (1941) depicts the assault on Baronowice in Poland. Attack of Tanks and Infantry Against a Village and Defensive Battle in Winter (both 1943) were filmed on the Leningrad front. Includes several other rare newsreel shorts documenting the harsh realities of the frontlines.

Production Year : 1943

Duration : 41

Language : English

Why We Fight - The Nazi Strike, The Battle Of Russia

Episodes 5 and 6 in the six-part documentary propaganda series Why We Fight, directed by the Hollywood cinema director Frank Capra. Films in the series were produced in cooperation with the US Army war department during 1942-1945 and were distributed among soldiers of the US Army and the American public. The films are based on American newsreels and enemy films that fell into Allied hands. They also include graphic maps and diagrams that were prepared by the war department and animation that was produced by the Walt Disney studio.

Director : Frank Capra

Production Year : 1943

Duration : 121

Language : English

German Newsreels no. 753 (5/3/45), 754 (16/3/45), 755 (22/3/45).

German Newsreel no. 753 (5 March, 1945): German Ambassador in Stockholm congratulates Swedish explorer Sven Hedin on his 80th birthday. Reich Labor Service Leader Hierl speaks with Labor Service Women and decorates Labor Service officer. Colonel Rudel interviewed in hospital (synchronous sound). In Berlin, Volkssturm and civilians build defensive installations. Submarine with snorkel sinks ship. Western Front: positions on the Rur (Roer); from the ruins of houses, mortars and other artillery fire; near Juelich, infantry and paratroopers counterattack. First pictures of soldiers after breaking out of...

Production Year : 1945

Duration : 37 38

Language : German

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