Hitler’s Assault – How World War II Began - Part 1-2
August 12, 2014
No one had expected an attack. Wieluń was just an ordinary Polish town without any military or strategic significance. It was completely destroyed in just a matter of minutes.
Even before the shelling of the Hel Peninsular by the German training ship “Schleswig-Holstein,” which is commonly seen as the official start of the war, a Luftwaffe bomber squadron had left Wieluń in ruins.
75 years after the war began, this two-part documentary is devoted to a little-known attack on a provincial town.
Polish civilians and soldiers talk about the bombing and their flight and expulsion. German soldiers also describe their early experiences of war.
In the German-Polish co-production by Deutsche Welle and TVP Polonia, filmmakers from both countries join forces to chart Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Broadcasting Hours:
Part 1
DW
SUN 24.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 08:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 12:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 16:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 20:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
TUE 26.08.2014 – 19:30 UTC
Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
DW (Europe)
SUN 24.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 12:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 16:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
TUE 26.08.2014 – 19:30 UTC
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +4
DW (Arabia)
SUN 24.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 24.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
Tunis UTC +1 | Cairo UTC + 3 | Dubai UTC +4
DW (Amerika)
SUN 24.08.2014 – 08:30 UTC
Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3
Part 2
DW
SUN 31.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 08:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 12:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 16:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 20:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
TUE 02.09.2014 – 19:30 UTC
Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
DW (Europe)
SUN 31.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 12:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 16:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
TUE 02.09.2014 – 19:30 UTC
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +4
DW (Arabia)
SUN 31.08.2014 – 02:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 05:30 UTC
SUN 31.08.2014 – 23:30 UTC
Tunis UTC +1 | Cairo UTC + 3 | Dubai UTC +4
DW (Amerika)
SUN 31.08.2014 – 08:30 UTC
Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3