History tells us Adolf Hitler died a coward's death in 1945. But did he? Declassified FBI files raise the question about whether the Führer escaped Germany and fled to Argentina.
Stuttgart, 1942: Nazis have cleared Jewish communities from towns and Villages. Two German-born Jewish children flee Nazis who have killed their family, escorted by Gisella, part of the Lebensborn, an SS Master Race program.
After the failure of D-Day, the Nazi's have grown in confidence that the war has now swung in their favor. Wanting to capitalize on their growing strength, Hitler has chosen one to enacted Operation Emerald, the Invasion of Ireland.
This documentary is the film record of one of the first Nazi war crimes trials, conducted while the war was still raging. The concentration and extermination camp Majdanek, near Lublin, erected in 1941, was liberated in July 1944. When the Soviet and Polish troops drove the Nazis out of the region, they uncovered the evidence of Nazi genocide. One month later, a joint Soviet-Polish commission heard evidence from survivors and witnesses as to the atrocities that took place, and their testimony is preserved in this film.
{Victor Hugo once said: « The future is given to the ones who know how to listen to the past. » Surrounded by stories who were for so many reality, it’s so difficult to réalise the true importance of history. From kids to grandkids we all have the duty to listen to them. After many recordings of the sweet voice of my grandpa, Joseph Dornacher, giving a life to those WWII stories sounded mandatory. The five minutes are mixed between text and stop-motion animations. The text show Joseph breaking the ice, talking to Krisztina, hesitating, remembering about his level of russian or laugh. The stop motion scenes are parts of his story, immersed in 1940 Hungary.}
As war rages around them, a small group of archaeologists, museum curators and attendants struggle to save the monumental collections of the Museum of Aleppo during the Syrian conflict.
t the twilight of World War II, a young American soldier confronts the horrors of the European front. Amid the ruins and the bodies, he carries back with him a silence heavy with invisible wounds. Years later, those buried memories resurface within his family: fragments of war that words never could express. Through the eyes of his loved ones emerges the portrait of a man haunted by memory and secrets, where the personal and History become inextricably intertwined.
Many Australians know of Gallipoli. Few know of Lemnos and of this humble Greek island's critical contribution to the Dardanelles campaign. For the first time, with rare photo archives and compelling personal accounts, this unique documentary explores a little-known setting during Australia's first war that was crucial in the shaping of the country's modern identity, with fascinating new themes.
In 1943, as the Anti-Japanese War nears its climax, the brutal Imperial Army launches a massive “sweep” across the Yimeng Mountains of Shandong. Outnumbered but unbroken, a regiment of the Eighth Route Army stands its ground. Amid fire and chaos, soldiers and villagers join forces in a desperate struggle for survival — and deliver a stunning counterblow that turns the tide of the invasion.
Delve into the inner workings of the Third Reich, where power, paranoia, and ambition ruled. This series uncovers the complex relationships and deadly rivalries between Adolf Hitler and his top-ranking Nazi leaders. From their united rise to power to the fractures that emerged as egos clashed and loyalty was tested, discover the secrets behind the men who shaped and executed the Nazi regime's dark agenda. Through betrayal, manipulation, and unchecked ambition, witness the internal power struggles that ultimately influenced the fate of the Third Reich and the course of history.
The last days of the fall of Sukhumi. People in a state of war. Political confrontations of the 1990s. Stories in which the instinct for survival is accompanied by the desire to preserve one's humanity
Back to Timor follows the journey of four Kiwi military veterans who return to East Timor 25 years after serving as peacekeepers there. The big question for them - did they make a difference?
two men are conscripted by the special forces to take out the french dictator known as Louis Vautrin. on their way to put an end to his massacre, they take a wrong turn and find themselves in an acive battlefield. after a grenade leaves them both near death, one is captured and the other must find his way to the headquarters of the french, not only to end Louis' regime, but to save his close friend
On May 13 1990, Kizo, Filip, Buba and Tomo try to gather together a grouping in other to go and see the highly anticipated match between the soccer teams Dinamo from Zagreb and Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) from Belgrade. However, seemingly all of their fellow fans are in some way or another unable to come to the stadium. And unbenkownst to all of them, this game will trigger one of the darkest moments in Croatian history.