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Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938) (2006)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ulrich RitterUlrich RitterNarrator (voice)
  • Photo of Beate SchubertBeate SchubertNarrator (voice)
  • Photo of Paul von HindenburgPaul von HindenburgSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Benito MussoliniBenito MussoliniSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich HimmlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Albert SpeerAlbert SpeerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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