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Hitler's Death Squad

Hitler's Death Squad

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 21, 2015

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Documentary, War, Crime

User Score

80%

Original Title

Das Reich, une division SS en France (6 juin 1944-8 mai 1945)

Production Companies

ARTE, France Télévisions

Director

Michaël Prazan

Description

D-Day, June 6th, 1944. As the Allies storm the beaches of Normandy, Hitler orders the return of the Das Reich, the infamous Panzer elite division known for its mass murders in Ukraine and Belarus, based at that time in southwest of France. Its mission: to push the Allies back into the Atlantic and turn the tide of the conflict in favor of the Nazi Germany.