Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike is a documentary film that explores the rise of Nazi Germany, their aggressive actions towards neighboring countries, and the propaganda they used to justify their actions. The film highlights the events leading up to World War II and the role played by Nazi Germany in starting the war.
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
A documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2.
Munich, or Peace in Our Time is a documentary that explores the Munich Conference in 1938, where diplomats from Britain, France, and Germany met to discuss the fate of Czechoslovakia. The documentary delves into the unfounded optimism, cowardice, treachery, and shady politics that led to the appeasement policy and ultimately paved the way for World War II.
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