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The Invasion: The Outbreak of World War II

On 1 September 1939, Hitler started the most fatal war in world history – a war waged to plunder, dispossess, enslave and eliminate entire ethnic groups. This German-Polish series reconstructs how Hitler triggered a chain of events that sparked a global conflagration and the intense suffering of the Polish people, the first victims of the war.

Show Info

Network: Germany ZDF (2014 - 2014)
Schedule: Tuesdays (50 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: WarHistory
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

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The First Victim

Episode 1x02; Sep 2, 2014

Hitler's Poland Campaign unleashed a "Blitzkrieg" lasting six weeks only. However, it was a war of unprecedented brutality resulting in a tremendous suffering of the Polish people in the long run. Jews were herded into Ghettos; other residents were i

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x02: The First VictimSep 2, 2014
1x01: The First DaySep 2, 2014
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