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The Smashing of the Reich

An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these documents. This documentary evokes the destruction of the Nazi war machine with a particular emphasis on air power. The most significant events are recounted as the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris, the last German offensive with the historical siege of Bastogne and the landing on the island of Elba. Also shown are the bombing of German industrial centers, and the liberation of concentration camps.

Top Cast

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jim Stephens

    Jim Stephens

    Narrator

  • Charles de Gaulle

    Charles de Gaulle

    Self

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Self

  • Hermann Göring

    Hermann Göring

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henri Leclerc

    Henri Leclerc

    Self

  • Erwin Rommel

    Erwin Rommel

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jacques Sallebert

    Jacques Sallebert

    Self

  • Dietrich von Choltitz

    Dietrich von Choltitz

    Self

Overview

An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these documents. This documentary evokes the destruction of the Nazi war machine with a particular emphasis on air power. The most significant events are recounted as the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris, the last German offensive with the historical siege of Bastogne and the landing on the island of Elba. Also shown are the bombing of German industrial centers, and the liberation of concentration camps.

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