...und es ist zu vollstrecken
The year is 1945. The final battle for Vienna has begun. Hitler declares the capital of the "Ostmark", as Austria was called then, a stand-off of the Third Reich against the Red Army; a last attempt to turn the tables yet. A group of Austrian resistance fighters recognize the impossibility and enable the Russians to occupy the city - this action was known as the "Radetzky Operation" - and with it Vienna was saved from complete destruction by the Allies. The operation was headed by Carl Szokoll.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
...und es ist zu vollstrecken
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1995
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Documentary, War
Original Title
...und es ist zu vollstrecken
Production Companies
Walter Peters Filmproduktion
Director
Ernst Kaufmann
Description
The year is 1945. The final battle for Vienna has begun. Hitler declares the capital of the "Ostmark", as Austria was called then, a stand-off of the Third Reich against the Red Army; a last attempt to turn the tables yet. A group of Austrian resistance fighters recognize the impossibility and enable the Russians to occupy the city - this action was known as the "Radetzky Operation" - and with it Vienna was saved from complete destruction by the Allies. The operation was headed by Carl Szokoll.
