Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)

In 1945, 160 German cities lay in ruins and the loss of millions of lives, billions in material assets and countless cultural treasures was mourned throughout Europe... With the question “How could it happen?”, the film goes back to the year 1914, when the “primal catastrophe of the 20th century” took its course with the First World War.

Cast

Ulrich Ritter Narrator (voice)

Beate Schubert Narrator (voice) Paul von Hindenburg Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Heinrich Himmler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Albert Speer Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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