1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:01:33,490 --> 00:01:36,890 - In August 1939, Poland calls 4 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:38,440 for violence against the Reich. 5 00:01:39,540 --> 00:01:41,510 Because England wants war, 6 00:01:41,510 --> 00:01:43,610 Poland wants war. 7 00:01:43,610 --> 00:01:45,240 Supported by promises of aid 8 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,000 from the Western powers, Warsaw overreaches 9 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,595 its provocations against Germany. 10 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:08,653 Rydz-Smigly parades his army. 11 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:12,210 They dream of a greater Poland. 12 00:02:12,210 --> 00:02:16,876 The Pilsudski-style political megalomania is boundless. 13 00:02:27,580 --> 00:02:29,580 As planned at Versailles, 14 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:32,210 Poland has built up its peacetime strength 15 00:02:33,340 --> 00:02:37,543 30 divisions, standing army two million men. 16 00:03:18,210 --> 00:03:20,430 It would suit these gentlemen just fine 17 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:22,100 if Polish tanks broke through 18 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:23,260 the Reich's borders 19 00:03:23,260 --> 00:03:24,910 and drove it back to the Elbe, 20 00:03:24,910 --> 00:03:27,250 to Bremen, Hannover, Kassel, 21 00:03:27,250 --> 00:03:29,293 perhaps even as far as Nuremburg. 22 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,053 The first target is Danzig. 23 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:36,803 But Danzig is German, 24 00:03:38,930 --> 00:03:39,913 was German, 25 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:44,142 and will remain German. 26 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,817 On August 10th, 27 00:03:55,817 --> 00:03:57,701 Gauleiter Forster warns- 28 00:04:40,616 --> 00:04:43,470 - And Danzig can rest easy. 29 00:04:43,470 --> 00:04:45,820 Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht are ready to take on 30 00:04:45,820 --> 00:04:48,163 greater Germany's freedom fight. 31 00:04:50,810 --> 00:04:52,503 The German Forces are armed. 32 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:01,050 With cheers, the old Hanseatic city 33 00:05:01,050 --> 00:05:03,860 greets the training ship Schleswig-Holstein 34 00:05:03,860 --> 00:05:05,913 presenting the greatest navy. 35 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,253 And like a sword in the sky, 36 00:05:10,490 --> 00:05:12,263 our young Luftwaffe is ready, 37 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,943 resolved to crush any who dare to break the European peace. 38 00:05:44,020 --> 00:05:45,610 - Attention, attention. 39 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:47,673 London here, with news for Germany. 40 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,240 Lord Halifax has declared in Chambers 41 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,733 that our guarantee to Poland is in force. 42 00:05:54,940 --> 00:05:56,700 England's fleet is ready to put to sea 43 00:05:56,700 --> 00:05:58,580 in a few hours. 44 00:05:58,580 --> 00:06:01,330 British citizens are leaving the Reich. 45 00:06:01,330 --> 00:06:03,440 - Attention, attention, Warsaw here. 46 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,430 Poland is defending the freedom of all people 47 00:06:06,430 --> 00:06:08,860 Danzig must go to Poland. 48 00:06:08,860 --> 00:06:11,520 - Hello, hello, this is Radio Paris. 49 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,273 Hitler murders Europe. 50 00:06:14,220 --> 00:06:15,860 - One and a half million Frenchmen 51 00:06:15,860 --> 00:06:17,560 are deployed against the Westwall. 52 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,123 London is the hub of the warmongers. 53 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:25,960 Between Downing Street and Parliament House, 54 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,683 the plutocracy let their puppets dance. 55 00:06:34,170 --> 00:06:35,760 It is the fateful hour, 56 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,247 when England gave Poland carte blanche. 57 00:06:47,030 --> 00:06:48,610 The democrats' hysterical hatred 58 00:06:48,610 --> 00:06:50,103 of Germany boils over. 59 00:06:52,310 --> 00:06:54,260 The diplomats play their cards. 60 00:06:54,260 --> 00:06:55,960 Poland should strike. 61 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,150 Germany will strike back. 62 00:06:58,150 --> 00:07:00,833 Then you have your grounds for war, Mr. Chamberlain. 63 00:07:06,380 --> 00:07:09,061 The man on the street gets a different story, 64 00:07:09,061 --> 00:07:13,724 handed out by England's Jewish War Minister Hore-Belisha. 65 00:07:16,837 --> 00:07:17,950 What is this? 66 00:07:17,950 --> 00:07:20,160 Hitler wants war? 67 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,300 Poland is already in a state of war! 68 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:24,160 Here the homes and farms of the 69 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,203 ethnic Germans are already burning; 70 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,393 here the defenseless are massacred. 71 00:07:30,810 --> 00:07:32,820 Thousands flee into the Reich. 72 00:07:32,820 --> 00:07:34,750 The elderly, women, and children 73 00:07:34,750 --> 00:07:36,690 who had been hiding in the forests 74 00:07:36,690 --> 00:07:38,403 now slip across the border. 75 00:07:41,070 --> 00:07:43,683 How much have these people had to suffer? 76 00:07:44,690 --> 00:07:46,853 Just because they are Germans! 77 00:08:00,910 --> 00:08:02,980 The Luftwaffe has swapped its airfields 78 00:08:02,980 --> 00:08:06,333 with East Prussia, Pomerania, and the Baltic Sea. 79 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:09,533 High Alert. 80 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:12,573 Any hour can bring the order for action. 81 00:08:24,370 --> 00:08:26,610 Borders and coastline, large cities, 82 00:08:26,610 --> 00:08:30,052 bridges and industry, are under our protection. 83 00:09:00,258 --> 00:09:02,440 On the field airstrip, the aircraft are camouflaged 84 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:03,943 against surprise attacks. 85 00:09:07,540 --> 00:09:08,593 Bombs are loaded. 86 00:09:09,730 --> 00:09:12,410 It's just like on maneuvers, 87 00:09:12,410 --> 00:09:14,043 but now the bombs are live. 88 00:09:15,550 --> 00:09:17,670 A dangerous cargo, 89 00:09:17,670 --> 00:09:20,509 geared to break any resistance. 90 00:10:09,220 --> 00:10:10,420 The engines are checked. 91 00:10:17,020 --> 00:10:17,853 Fueling up. 92 00:10:19,290 --> 00:10:21,250 It must be said. 93 00:10:21,250 --> 00:10:23,180 Even the best airplane, 94 00:10:23,180 --> 00:10:25,430 the most courageous crew, 95 00:10:25,430 --> 00:10:27,810 are lost if the ground personnel 96 00:10:27,810 --> 00:10:29,573 are not absolutely reliable. 97 00:10:33,123 --> 00:10:35,033 Wabu means Arms Bunker. 98 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,277 Machine gun munitions are girded. 99 00:11:08,090 --> 00:11:09,713 The MG in the bow is ready. 100 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:22,273 The last bomb is hung. 101 00:11:23,130 --> 00:11:25,433 The bomb bay closes. 102 00:11:26,590 --> 00:11:29,723 Woe betide if it opens above enemy territory! 103 00:11:48,530 --> 00:11:51,433 Germany's air power is ready. 104 00:11:53,030 --> 00:11:56,473 Anyone who wants peace must be armed for war. 105 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,110 The Führer still makes a final attempt 106 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:02,100 to rescue the peace. 107 00:12:02,100 --> 00:12:04,893 The world holds its breath. 108 00:12:27,450 --> 00:12:28,770 September first! 109 00:12:28,770 --> 00:12:30,234 Ambushes on Reich's territory! 110 00:12:34,450 --> 00:12:36,140 Beuthen is shelled by Polish artillery. 111 00:12:36,140 --> 00:12:39,460 Two are known dead, 35 injured. 112 00:12:39,460 --> 00:12:40,857 This is war! 113 00:14:51,740 --> 00:14:53,290 - Brick blocks away. 114 00:15:00,660 --> 00:15:03,243 The German Luftwaffe starts its first enemy flight. 115 00:15:07,194 --> 00:15:08,027 Stukas. 116 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:32,753 Reconnaissance aircraft. 117 00:15:50,098 --> 00:15:50,931 Seaplanes. 118 00:16:08,174 --> 00:16:09,007 Fighters. 119 00:16:30,675 --> 00:16:31,508 Bombers. 120 00:17:27,370 --> 00:17:29,393 The first flight over enemy territory. 121 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:35,143 Deep into Poland's heart, the German sword is thrust. 122 00:17:36,110 --> 00:17:40,333 In cockpits and tailfins, men are at their MGs. 123 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:43,430 Like flying fish, the fast fighters 124 00:17:43,430 --> 00:17:45,424 pull alongside the bombers. 125 00:17:57,950 --> 00:18:00,770 Pilots and observers know their orders 126 00:18:00,770 --> 00:18:04,820 find military targets, march routes, 127 00:18:04,820 --> 00:18:09,365 rail lines, airfields, and supply columns. 128 00:18:48,330 --> 00:18:49,360 Attention! 129 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:50,573 Deployment road! 130 00:18:58,420 --> 00:18:59,253 Get ready! 131 00:19:07,854 --> 00:19:10,270 In the flight path, small tufts. 132 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:12,210 The Poles are shooting. 133 00:19:12,210 --> 00:19:13,800 Just wait! 134 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,713 We will answer with bombs. 135 00:19:20,670 --> 00:19:22,183 A last glance at the map. 136 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:26,348 There's the railway junction! 137 00:19:33,778 --> 00:19:35,156 Ready. 138 00:19:35,156 --> 00:19:35,989 Go! 139 00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:22,950 Bursting flames and billowing smoke on the streets 140 00:20:22,950 --> 00:20:25,393 cover junctions and rail lines. 141 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:29,893 German air power has discharged a torrent of steel. 142 00:20:32,820 --> 00:20:34,483 Course, homeward. 143 00:20:35,710 --> 00:20:37,313 The mission is accomplished. 144 00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:46,600 As the wind plays, our fighters buzz around 145 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,073 the conquered air space. 146 00:20:56,374 --> 00:20:57,670 On the flight back, 147 00:20:57,670 --> 00:20:59,810 we see the effect of the air strikes 148 00:21:01,170 --> 00:21:03,023 Railroad tracks are torn up. 149 00:21:04,470 --> 00:21:06,513 Stations lie in ash and rubble. 150 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:10,093 Long trains stand abandoned. 151 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:13,923 An indescribable chaos. 152 00:21:40,990 --> 00:21:42,590 Beneath us the tattered land 153 00:21:42,590 --> 00:21:44,393 looks like a cratered landscape. 154 00:21:55,540 --> 00:21:56,853 We are in our home port, 155 00:21:57,820 --> 00:21:59,433 back from our first sortie. 156 00:22:05,870 --> 00:22:08,120 Hello, comrades of the ground crew! 157 00:22:08,120 --> 00:22:09,990 There is work to do! 158 00:22:09,990 --> 00:22:10,940 Yes, Sir! 159 00:22:10,940 --> 00:22:12,750 Let's do this! 160 00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:15,540 When machines come back, they are thirsty. 161 00:22:15,540 --> 00:22:18,631 And we have to fly a few more times today. 162 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:57,493 Like hungry maws, the bays open for a new bombfeed. 163 00:24:11,510 --> 00:24:13,293 A reconnaissance plane has landed. 164 00:24:14,470 --> 00:24:16,053 They are the eyes of the Army. 165 00:24:17,260 --> 00:24:20,220 They see deep into enemy territory, 166 00:24:20,220 --> 00:24:22,503 and nothing stays hidden from their cameras. 167 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,333 The photo lab is set up in a forest. 168 00:24:51,750 --> 00:24:54,650 Specialists and trained teams evaluate 169 00:24:54,650 --> 00:24:56,720 the strategic and tactical information 170 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,453 from the reconnaissance material. 171 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,630 This gives commanders the basis 172 00:25:03,630 --> 00:25:06,142 for planning further operations. 173 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,830 These pictures reveal the strength 174 00:25:11,830 --> 00:25:13,393 and weakness of the enemy. 175 00:25:16,230 --> 00:25:17,530 These photos show what will be 176 00:25:17,530 --> 00:25:19,523 put into action on our next flight. 177 00:25:21,590 --> 00:25:24,913 Westerplatte, Poland's bulwark against Danzig. 178 00:25:29,330 --> 00:25:33,373 German Stukas will hammer down on the bunkers. 179 00:26:24,220 --> 00:26:25,690 Attention! 180 00:26:25,690 --> 00:26:26,523 Start the dive! 181 00:26:55,750 --> 00:26:57,853 Direct hit on Westerplatte! 182 00:27:18,940 --> 00:27:23,370 Back at base, our Stukas are many kilos lighter. 183 00:27:23,370 --> 00:27:25,843 But the lost weight will soon be compensated. 184 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:46,803 There's a mishap. 185 00:27:49,220 --> 00:27:51,920 An aircraft comes back without its undercarriage. 186 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:53,460 Shot away. 187 00:27:53,460 --> 00:27:55,380 A final loop over the field. 188 00:27:55,380 --> 00:27:57,270 Start the belly landing. 189 00:27:57,270 --> 00:27:59,904 Catch it slowly, do not flip! 190 00:28:02,050 --> 00:28:02,883 Bravo! 191 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,110 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 192 00:28:15,110 --> 00:28:18,763 Our young Luftwaffe has received its baptism of fire. 193 00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:24,470 The experience thrills every heart, and everyone is eager 194 00:28:24,470 --> 00:28:26,183 to engage the enemy anew. 195 00:28:27,310 --> 00:28:29,293 Discussing maps for the next mission. 196 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:31,463 We want to go again. 197 00:28:32,650 --> 00:28:33,973 Bring up a new bomb! 198 00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:39,177 You have to take your time with such a heavy load. 199 00:28:58,530 --> 00:29:02,893 Refueling finished, now off to a new attack! 200 00:29:58,230 --> 00:30:00,784 Dive-bomb attack on a freight yard! 201 00:30:56,176 --> 00:30:57,009 Release! 202 00:31:11,764 --> 00:31:12,597 - Attention! 203 00:31:12,597 --> 00:31:13,650 Enemy column on the road! 204 00:31:21,430 --> 00:31:24,475 Report of the Wehrmacht High Command. 205 00:31:24,475 --> 00:31:26,630 On September first, the Luftwaffe attacks 206 00:31:26,630 --> 00:31:28,223 many Polish airfields. 207 00:31:35,700 --> 00:31:38,170 On the second, the Luftwaffe furiously 208 00:31:38,170 --> 00:31:40,443 strikes other military objectives. 209 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,470 September third, the two air fleets have 210 00:31:48,470 --> 00:31:51,093 absolute control of Polish air space. 211 00:31:52,950 --> 00:31:55,890 In the following days, the Luftwaffe supports the Army 212 00:31:55,890 --> 00:31:57,263 by joining ground battle. 213 00:31:58,380 --> 00:32:00,940 Military transports are bombed, 214 00:32:00,940 --> 00:32:03,910 marching columns and trains are attacked. 215 00:32:03,910 --> 00:32:06,903 The enemy's retreat is thwarted. 216 00:32:21,946 --> 00:32:23,410 - We're in enemy territory to see 217 00:32:23,410 --> 00:32:25,257 the ground after an air strike. 218 00:33:36,380 --> 00:33:38,420 This is how all important military 219 00:33:38,420 --> 00:33:41,573 targets were destroyed from the air within a few days. 220 00:33:54,270 --> 00:33:57,053 And here is what was left of the Polish Air Force. 221 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:03,080 Skeleton after skeleton, a pile of wreckage. 222 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:05,010 At Thorn, we capture factory-new fighters. 223 00:35:05,010 --> 00:35:08,190 These plucked birds never got to fly. 224 00:35:08,190 --> 00:35:11,470 By the woods, a camouflaged reconnaissance plane 225 00:35:11,470 --> 00:35:13,003 falls into our hands. 226 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,913 At Bromberg, the German Luftwaffe 227 00:35:20,913 --> 00:35:23,383 occupies the first enemy airbase. 228 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:09,923 They work on this site. 229 00:36:10,830 --> 00:36:12,800 Craters are shoveled in, 230 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,330 and the runway is leveled off. 231 00:36:15,330 --> 00:36:18,400 In just 12 hours, this Polish airfield 232 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,256 has become a German one. 233 00:36:47,820 --> 00:36:50,503 But Polish signs forbid unauthorized entry. 234 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,053 We're flying from Bromberg to Thorn. 235 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,580 The railroad station in Bromberg. 236 00:37:01,580 --> 00:37:04,743 Air-raid trenches, bomb hits. 237 00:37:09,990 --> 00:37:12,963 The Poles did not leave a single bridge undamaged. 238 00:37:14,890 --> 00:37:18,080 Between Polish flight and German advance, 239 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:19,773 all bridges are destroyed. 240 00:37:21,420 --> 00:37:22,463 The Weichsel River. 241 00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:28,490 Between Bromberg and Thorn, between the Brahe and Weichsel, 242 00:37:28,490 --> 00:37:30,263 is ancestral German land. 243 00:37:36,350 --> 00:37:39,603 Ethnic Germans cross over to their liberated homes. 244 00:37:58,930 --> 00:38:00,183 The advance goes on. 245 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:04,483 The September sun is hot. 246 00:38:05,740 --> 00:38:08,053 Dust hangs over Poland like a fog. 247 00:38:22,751 --> 00:38:25,773 And impassable as these roads may be, 248 00:38:27,270 --> 00:38:30,453 Poland's bad roads have been called her Maginot Line, 249 00:38:32,430 --> 00:38:34,453 the German advance continues. 250 00:38:36,410 --> 00:38:38,666 It is unstoppable. 251 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,783 - Report from Wehrmacht September 10th. 252 00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:00,953 Many units near Radom are surrounded. 253 00:39:02,804 --> 00:39:04,610 To support the Army, air formations 254 00:39:04,610 --> 00:39:06,193 join in the ground fighting. 255 00:39:07,180 --> 00:39:10,250 The Wehrmacht High Command announces On September 11th, 256 00:39:10,250 --> 00:39:12,560 the surrounded Polish group at Radom 257 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,230 has ceased to exist. 258 00:39:14,230 --> 00:39:16,883 The number of prisoners cannot be assessed yet. 259 00:39:58,959 --> 00:40:00,070 - The great battle in Poland 260 00:40:00,070 --> 00:40:02,270 is approaching its climax. 261 00:40:02,270 --> 00:40:03,530 On September 12th, 262 00:40:03,530 --> 00:40:06,973 the ring around the Polish capital is closed to the east. 263 00:40:11,770 --> 00:40:14,630 Nine Polish divisions and three cavalry brigades 264 00:40:14,630 --> 00:40:16,863 are surrounded in the Kutno arena. 265 00:40:19,070 --> 00:40:20,310 Desperate attempts by the enemy 266 00:40:20,310 --> 00:40:21,853 to break through are thwarted. 267 00:40:26,060 --> 00:40:28,030 The unit's concentric counterattack 268 00:40:28,030 --> 00:40:29,890 is in full swing. 269 00:40:29,890 --> 00:40:31,240 Again on the 13th, 270 00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,203 Polish troops seek a way out. 271 00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:38,130 The ring around Kutno is strengthened and tightened. 272 00:40:41,020 --> 00:40:44,263 On the 14th, more desperate counterattacks are thwarted. 273 00:40:46,340 --> 00:40:47,650 Camp log. 274 00:40:47,650 --> 00:40:48,560 By the 15th, 275 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,893 the Polish Army is encircled. 276 00:40:52,780 --> 00:40:54,763 September 16th. 277 00:40:54,763 --> 00:40:55,983 Kutno is taken. 278 00:40:58,270 --> 00:41:01,510 The retreat to Warsaw is also cut off. 279 00:41:01,510 --> 00:41:03,670 About a quarter of the Polish Army 280 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:07,360 is cramped together awaiting dissolution. 281 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:10,613 Mass attacks by the Luftwaffe hasten the dissolution. 282 00:41:19,550 --> 00:41:21,170 - September 17. 283 00:41:21,170 --> 00:41:23,720 The last day of the battle for the Polish campaign, 284 00:41:25,020 --> 00:41:26,373 the annihilating blow. 285 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:29,580 The Luftwaffe joins the ground battle. 286 00:42:02,830 --> 00:42:04,893 Long dust trails are churned up. 287 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:39,250 We are over the battlefield. 288 00:43:39,250 --> 00:43:40,985 Below us are the huge forests 289 00:43:40,985 --> 00:43:43,737 between the Weichsel and the Bzura. 290 00:43:43,737 --> 00:43:47,362 And now, on with the death and destruction! 291 00:44:07,830 --> 00:44:10,310 Bombs rain from the sky! 292 00:44:10,310 --> 00:44:11,973 A hailstorm of steel. 293 00:44:17,720 --> 00:44:20,900 Smoke and flames mark the retreat 294 00:44:20,900 --> 00:44:22,683 of the shattered Polish Army. 295 00:44:38,550 --> 00:44:42,660 Squadron after squadron take off late into the evening. 296 00:44:42,660 --> 00:44:44,440 Each crew flying six, seven, 297 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:47,670 or eight missions, a hot day! 298 00:45:45,900 --> 00:45:50,223 Once more we take off to experience the nightly battlefield. 299 00:45:51,890 --> 00:45:54,283 We will never forget the images of this flight. 300 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:08,890 Below us the Bzura, 301 00:46:08,890 --> 00:46:11,800 the river where nine Polish Divisions met their fate. 302 00:46:22,450 --> 00:46:23,533 The Weichsel. 303 00:46:24,673 --> 00:46:28,090 A heavy thunderstorm lies over the river. 304 00:46:29,208 --> 00:46:33,716 Modlin, the last fortress before Warsaw. 305 00:47:34,570 --> 00:47:39,570 The battlefield, blaze upon blaze. 306 00:47:41,070 --> 00:47:44,356 All around a burning landscape. 307 00:47:59,220 --> 00:48:01,810 The next morning we drive to the area 308 00:48:01,810 --> 00:48:04,083 where Poland's defeat was sealed. 309 00:48:05,610 --> 00:48:09,333 This is Sochaczew, the bridgehead on the Bzura. 310 00:48:12,980 --> 00:48:14,820 Through the deserted streets, 311 00:48:14,820 --> 00:48:18,451 the wind spreads the fire from house to house. 312 00:49:26,650 --> 00:49:30,957 Air-signal-corps troops are among the first to the city. 313 00:49:30,957 --> 00:49:32,800 The communications between leaders 314 00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:35,143 and the front must never be disrupted. 315 00:50:08,930 --> 00:50:11,680 In long columns, the defeated army 316 00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:13,263 moves through the streets. 317 00:50:14,570 --> 00:50:16,143 The war is behind them. 318 00:50:17,050 --> 00:50:18,963 Ahead is captivity. 319 00:50:43,840 --> 00:50:47,263 We're on the road from Sochaczew to Wyszogrod. 320 00:50:49,780 --> 00:50:52,003 It's the road of the lost divisions. 321 00:50:56,990 --> 00:50:59,670 Here perished the Polish Army 322 00:50:59,670 --> 00:51:01,490 that after the battle of Kutno 323 00:51:01,490 --> 00:51:04,570 tried to withdraw east over the Bzura 324 00:51:04,570 --> 00:51:05,704 and go to Warsaw. 325 00:51:11,533 --> 00:51:16,366 Not a single man from these nine divisions reached Warsaw. 326 00:52:23,444 --> 00:52:25,694 The pass through the Bzura, 327 00:52:27,323 --> 00:52:30,267 Napoleon's crossroad over the Berezina. 328 00:53:19,250 --> 00:53:24,250 And now on this road of horror, the first refugees return, 329 00:53:26,070 --> 00:53:30,210 victims of the ruthless warmongers. 330 00:54:53,430 --> 00:54:55,090 The great German victory 331 00:54:55,090 --> 00:54:57,193 was not obtained without losses. 332 00:54:58,870 --> 00:55:03,323 The Ju 52 is used as a military hospital, 333 00:55:04,210 --> 00:55:06,330 safely transporting those who could 334 00:55:06,330 --> 00:55:09,100 only be saved by an emergency operation 335 00:55:09,100 --> 00:55:11,733 to Berlin in just two hours. 336 00:55:35,317 --> 00:55:37,420 The Weichsel battle has ended. 337 00:55:37,420 --> 00:55:41,473 The Polish army is destroyed in just 18 days. 338 00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:45,780 This war cannot go down in history as the obliteration 339 00:55:45,780 --> 00:55:50,083 of a small, poorly equipped force by a modern giant army. 340 00:55:51,390 --> 00:55:55,220 The German soldier had to fight a well equipped opponent, 341 00:55:55,220 --> 00:55:57,723 often while badly outnumbered. 342 00:56:07,850 --> 00:56:12,733 The advance continues across the Bzura toward Warsaw. 343 00:56:17,900 --> 00:56:20,800 - From the Wehrmacht Report of September 20th. 344 00:56:22,370 --> 00:56:25,303 Only Modlin and Warsaw still offer resistance. 345 00:56:29,240 --> 00:56:30,860 - We must consider the magnitude 346 00:56:30,860 --> 00:56:32,280 of the Polish defeat 347 00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:34,101 to grasp the criminal madness 348 00:56:34,101 --> 00:56:37,300 with which the people in Warsaw were persuaded 349 00:56:37,300 --> 00:56:39,213 that Poland was not yet lost. 350 00:56:47,010 --> 00:56:50,113 Charred villages, burned in battle or in retreat. 351 00:56:51,540 --> 00:56:55,023 Only chimneys remain, like tombstones in a graveyard. 352 00:57:00,710 --> 00:57:03,500 Below us the Weichsel, sand-choked 353 00:57:03,500 --> 00:57:06,859 and ruined, like Poland's life blood. 354 00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:13,563 Demolished bridges, blocked waterways. 355 00:57:28,604 --> 00:57:32,187 There are prison camps throughout the land. 356 00:57:37,700 --> 00:57:40,893 Poland's rail network has been torn apart by the Luftwaffe. 357 00:57:44,730 --> 00:57:46,343 Those were supply trains. 358 00:57:49,580 --> 00:57:52,723 This was a railway embankment where a munitions train stood. 359 00:57:53,640 --> 00:57:57,170 Our Stukas hit with deadly accuracy. 360 00:57:57,170 --> 00:57:59,133 Poland is lost! 361 00:58:00,230 --> 00:58:03,820 But her leaders still hope for a miracle of England's favor 362 00:58:03,820 --> 00:58:05,700 promised them by the lying London 363 00:58:05,700 --> 00:58:07,973 radio network until the very last day. 364 00:58:09,700 --> 00:58:13,043 It is the final battle for Poland's capital. 365 00:58:15,630 --> 00:58:17,653 The bombardment of the forts has begun. 366 00:58:43,470 --> 00:58:45,330 The outer forts are taken. 367 00:58:45,330 --> 00:58:47,393 The Poles withdraw into the inner city. 368 00:58:48,230 --> 00:58:50,113 Our troops stand in the suburbs. 369 00:59:25,480 --> 00:59:27,653 In the burning suburbs, the mob is looting. 370 00:59:43,620 --> 00:59:44,860 Outside of the city 371 00:59:44,860 --> 00:59:48,333 lies an armored train hurled from the tracks like a toy. 372 00:59:57,530 --> 01:00:00,730 Okecie, the capital's airport, 373 01:00:00,730 --> 01:00:02,373 is a picture of devastation. 374 01:00:03,660 --> 01:00:06,510 Our bombers finished it off in the first days of the war. 375 01:00:42,060 --> 01:00:44,903 Warsaw's position is hopeless. 376 01:00:48,870 --> 01:00:51,833 The German High Command drop leaflets on the city. 377 01:01:09,240 --> 01:01:11,053 At the airfields around Warsaw, 378 01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:14,290 after this warning, the Luftwaffe 379 01:01:14,290 --> 01:01:16,450 is limited to reconnaissance. 380 01:01:16,450 --> 01:01:19,313 It has gotten cold in the second half of September, 381 01:01:20,200 --> 01:01:22,340 but you must make due, 382 01:01:22,340 --> 01:01:25,563 and an improvised barracks is livable. 383 01:01:36,320 --> 01:01:39,410 The days are spent waiting. 384 01:01:39,410 --> 01:01:42,490 But the German warning is unheeded. 385 01:01:42,490 --> 01:01:44,253 Warsaw will not be reasonable! 386 01:02:05,780 --> 01:02:08,093 The white flag along a street? 387 01:02:09,220 --> 01:02:10,173 Surrender? 388 01:02:11,080 --> 01:02:11,913 No! 389 01:02:13,610 --> 01:02:17,610 Diplomats and foreigners leave the capitol city 390 01:02:17,610 --> 01:02:19,173 and seek German protection. 391 01:02:32,120 --> 01:02:34,513 In Warsaw, madness still triumphs. 392 01:02:35,640 --> 01:02:39,540 The city commandant compels the people to resist, 393 01:02:39,540 --> 01:02:42,253 making the open city a fortress. 394 01:03:41,410 --> 01:03:44,163 September 25, Luftwaffe orders. 395 01:03:46,010 --> 01:03:48,860 The Luftwaffe is ordered to break military resistance 396 01:03:48,860 --> 01:03:52,580 in the Luftwaffe's last operation of the campaign. 397 01:03:52,580 --> 01:03:55,233 Even the Ju 52s see action. 398 01:03:59,780 --> 01:04:02,910 There, Warsaw on September 25th. 399 01:04:02,910 --> 01:04:05,563 The drama of a city draws to a close. 400 01:04:11,890 --> 01:04:13,913 The bombardment begins at dawn. 401 01:04:14,840 --> 01:04:17,060 Wherever the steel death falls, 402 01:04:17,060 --> 01:04:20,560 the flames rise from Warsaw's fortifications, 403 01:04:20,560 --> 01:04:22,463 batteries, and trenches. 404 01:04:28,730 --> 01:04:32,530 After only a few hours, a dark gray curtain of smoke 405 01:04:32,530 --> 01:04:34,113 drifts over the houses. 406 01:04:40,700 --> 01:04:43,690 Now it shows what a monstrous crime it was 407 01:04:43,690 --> 01:04:46,430 to make Poland's capital a fortress 408 01:04:46,430 --> 01:04:49,383 and to call the populace to senseless resistance! 409 01:07:06,620 --> 01:07:09,133 Between flights, a bite from the field kitchen. 410 01:07:11,530 --> 01:07:13,820 Then it's back over the city. 411 01:07:13,820 --> 01:07:15,163 Flight after flight. 412 01:07:24,500 --> 01:07:26,353 The wind drives the smoke eastward. 413 01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:31,233 The sun glares off the white cumulus clouds. 414 01:07:32,480 --> 01:07:35,190 The heat of the flames rising in bizarre formation 415 01:07:35,190 --> 01:07:37,123 like a gigantic mountain range. 416 01:07:38,100 --> 01:07:40,263 Below it lies Hell. 417 01:08:30,830 --> 01:08:34,510 36 hours later, Warsaw surrenders. 418 01:08:34,510 --> 01:08:37,900 The German Wehrmacht have struck their blow. 419 01:08:37,900 --> 01:08:40,319 Now the weapons are silent. 420 01:08:49,790 --> 01:08:52,030 Weapons at the ready, our guards 421 01:08:52,030 --> 01:08:53,780 stand at the outskirts of the city. 422 01:09:37,900 --> 01:09:41,290 After frightful days and nights, the starving populace leave 423 01:09:41,290 --> 01:09:43,510 their cellars and fill the streets. 424 01:09:59,593 --> 01:10:01,040 No one is allowed to leave the city, 425 01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:02,850 except for a group of orphans. 426 01:10:43,340 --> 01:10:47,500 During the negotiations, we fly over the city again. 427 01:10:47,500 --> 01:10:49,740 Without bombs this time. 428 01:10:49,740 --> 01:10:52,827 Mister Chamberlain is to accompany us on this flight! 429 01:13:21,090 --> 01:13:23,323 What do you say now, Mister Chamberlain? 430 01:13:25,240 --> 01:13:26,950 Here you can see for yourself 431 01:13:26,950 --> 01:13:28,863 the catastrophe you have wrought. 432 01:13:30,580 --> 01:13:33,563 Don't you fear the curse of a people betrayed? 433 01:13:34,440 --> 01:13:37,833 Here is the result of your ruthless war politics! 434 01:13:38,960 --> 01:13:40,523 This is all your doing! 435 01:13:41,790 --> 01:13:43,740 An offense you will have to answer for 436 01:13:43,740 --> 01:13:45,583 before the judgment of world! 437 01:13:46,580 --> 01:13:49,930 And take heed, this is how it is 438 01:13:49,930 --> 01:13:52,303 when the German Luftwaffe strikes. 439 01:13:53,170 --> 01:13:56,057 It will know how to find the most guilty of all. 440 01:15:39,065 --> 01:15:40,833 Our flight over Warsaw is over. 441 01:15:42,010 --> 01:15:45,423 The shadow of our aircraft glides over the negotiations, 442 01:15:49,050 --> 01:15:53,877 while in this hour the curtain falls on this Polish drama. 443 01:16:19,640 --> 01:16:21,143 The surrender is signed. 444 01:16:23,050 --> 01:16:25,480 Commandant and mayor return to the city 445 01:16:25,480 --> 01:16:27,230 to perform their last official act. 446 01:16:43,330 --> 01:16:45,163 The march out begins that night. 447 01:17:05,101 --> 01:17:08,010 One can understand the good spirits of these prisoners, 448 01:17:08,010 --> 01:17:10,320 knowing they are ethnic German students 449 01:17:10,320 --> 01:17:13,022 who were drafted into the Polish Army. 450 01:17:31,920 --> 01:17:34,233 The withdrawal continues into the next day. 451 01:17:46,390 --> 01:17:47,593 Railway workers. 452 01:17:55,450 --> 01:17:56,383 Firefighters. 453 01:18:05,239 --> 01:18:07,240 On the morning of September 28th, 454 01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:11,669 the German advance guard marches into Poland's capital. 455 01:18:18,220 --> 01:18:19,273 Barricades. 456 01:18:31,930 --> 01:18:33,530 The main train station. 457 01:18:49,760 --> 01:18:51,597 Bombed underground tracks. 458 01:20:36,290 --> 01:20:38,283 The military headquarters in Warsaw. 459 01:21:28,290 --> 01:21:30,920 Officers of two fronts face one another 460 01:21:32,010 --> 01:21:33,887 as surrender terms are read out. 461 01:22:06,673 --> 01:22:10,920 German troops march across Pilsudski Square. 462 01:22:10,920 --> 01:22:14,193 But at the city gates the rest of a defeated army gather. 463 01:22:15,110 --> 01:22:17,160 While those in power fled abroad 464 01:22:17,160 --> 01:22:19,413 like cowards shirking their duty. 465 01:22:39,740 --> 01:22:44,740 With man and horse and wagon, the Lord has struck them down!