The Invasion: The Outbreak of WW2

A detailed look at what happened in Poland during WW2. Featuring interviews with German, Polish and Jewish survivors, it incorporates real footage and reenactments to detail a story that is virtually unknown outside of Poland. They were the first victims.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Invasion: The Outbreak of WW2
First Air Date	September 2, 2014
Last Air Date	September 9, 2014
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	1h 30min
Language	German, English, Polish, Czech
Original Language	English
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S01E02

The First Victim

Hitler’s Poland Campaign unleashed a “Blitzkrieg” lasting six weeks only. However, it was a war of unprecedented brutality resulting in a tremendous suffering of the Polish people in the long run. Jews were herded into Ghettos; other residents were imprisoned in camps for forced labor or displaced to make way for German settlers. Hundreds and thousands of them became victims of the Nazi murder machine. This episode sheds light on some of their lives, telling almost forgotten stories.

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