The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary) 01.A New Germany (1933–1939)

Whatever anyone says- had I been a young man in the 1930s, I would have fallen for the Nazis propaganda hook, line and sinker...

Poor Eve, taken in by that monster

I have every empathy with Mrs Bielenberg

The World at War has to be the best of all accounts in this field

In March 1938 Meine Mutte, my mother watched our of her bedroom window as a six-wheeled, open topped Merc passed by below, then down through the town gate to meet with his old mates.....

This was the first WW2 documentary series I ever saw, in my early teens at grandma's place in late 90s. It sparked/co-sparked my interest in WW2 and I remember how my granda (born 1935, being 10 at the final battle and fall of Bratislava, capital of fascist Slovak state) was saying how important is to watch it, despite the horryfying nature of some of the series' parts for kids.

It was called Oradour-sur-Glane not Ovadour-sur-Glane.

Slovakia remained a German protectorate with some semblance of self government and later became pat of the Axis. It's leader, Monsignor Joseph Tiso, a Nazi Puppet would be executed after the war for being a traitor and collaborator.

Plenty of American money on display here.

This is the one documentary that will never be remade. What little that could be added wouldn't be worth it.

Winners write history to suit their agenda. This dog crap documentary is no exception.

Watched this back in College ACC Atlanta 1980s. That music. Depressing watching this series every Sunday night.

Man I still can't copy why the polls wouldn't just give them that little strip rather than risk certain destruction I know it would not have stop Hitler for long but it might allow a little more time for preparation

до немцев , сластика , и хождение с факелами, было в полне обычным делом.

Here we are as of today
We are facing the same threat
Putinism with Z
Trumpism with Q
Pro-Iranians with ☫
Communism with ☭
Neo Fascism with racist flags
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Down this road, on a summer day in 1944, the soldiers came.

Nobody lives here now. They stayed only a few hours.

When they had gone, a community, which had lived for a thousand years, was dead.

This is Oradour-sur-Glane in France.

The day the soldiers came, the people were gathered together.

The men were take to garages and barns, the women and children were led down this road… and they were driven into this church.

Here, they heard the firing as their men were shot.

Then they were killed, too.

A few weeks later, many of those who had done the killing were themselves dead. In battle.

They never rebuilt Oradour. Its ruins are a memorial.

Its martyrdom stands for thousand upon thousand of other martyrdoms in Poland, in Russia, in Burma, in China… in a World at War.

My heart aches seeing this. I see the same hatred for the Jews & other 'undesirables' on university campuses across the UK & The US. It's not that great a step from their marches to the burning of synagogues & businesses.

history repeats promises with an ulterior purpose - a new frontier, new horizon, new purpose,etc joy!

Excellent series.

Even with todays tech advancements I don't think this could be improved. It's the best of the best.

I always like to watch this New Years night because me and my father watched it together that night , not sure what episode Circa 1974

Excellent narration, the voice is chilling

My father was born 1929, that's well before Hitler took control of Germany. What I'm saying, it's not that long ago. It isn't middle ages.

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THIS series should be played in school once a week , our children need to see and learn about ww2.

WW2 documentaries I have ever seen , and I have watched many , there are other great docs ,
BUT This is THE BEST of all , SHOULD be played in schools around the world .2024

What I love about this series is it's factual. No glorification here. Just the facts. There's a similar, less well known documentary series by the BBC on WW1, narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave.
Together, these two are unquestionably the absolute pinnacle in documentary film-making!
Thanks for sharing this!

Stealth indoctrination it’s exactly what Trump is doing in America now

Viewing the entire series should be Required in Every school in the World.

Trump has planned a rally at Madison Square Garden! Tell me that that is simply a coincidence. 🙄
Nevermind that he's also uttered the words, blood and soil, vermin and poisoning the blood when speaking about immigrants. This is all recorded on video for all to see with a simple Google search. Just enter those exact words plus Trump.
Recently he also said that the enemy from within is worse than the threat from China or Russia. He confirmed that he was referring to Democrats and the FBI (he said justice system). Trump also said that he would use the National Guard or if necessary the military if need be against the so called enemy from within.
And yet MAGA still strongly supports him!
Please share this information with loved ones and friends because MSM and certainly far right wing media such as Fox, OAN, RSBN and Newsmax won't. I don't know what else to do aside from get out the vote. Thank you! 🤪

2MM views as of 2024. A testament to how good this 50-year-old documentary series is.

When you let a madman gain such power... these are the results.

I watched this when I was 5. It had a huge impact on me. It made me intolerant of prejudice and gave me a strong BS detector.

Coming back to this in the hours after Trump's return. I am objectively terrified by all the parallels to the early days of the Nazis and the degree of power and control that he's going to have come January 20th, not to mention what he and people around him want.

They should show these to college students.

And yet, here we are. Again.

Here in the U.S., I well remember as a preteen watching this series on TV every Friday night during the mid-1970s, when I was developing a deep interest in the Second World War. A war in which my late father and several of my relatives fought. Thankfully, they all came home safe, though one of my uncles received a Purple Heart for being wounded (along with a Bronze Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) while serving as a junior infantry officer in Italy with the 92nd Infantry Division.

There's going to be quite a few parallels between this and Trump in 2025 to 2029.

I was ten years old when his first aired in 1973. It is the most influential and well documented historical account of WW2 ever made. It is an archive of that important time in human history that must be preserved.

Nazi's were what is today antifa

I watched this enraptured at a kid in the 1970's. It has never left my memory even now at the age of 60. A towering achievement ! The opening orchestral piece still haunts me to this day.

Agreeing with the other commenters, not just the best documentary on WWII, maybe the best ever. You are doing an incredible service by putting this up. I do hope we are not about to do a sort of rerun on aspects of this history . . .

Narration par excellence!

Hope trump voters see this

The more I listen the more Hitler sounds reasonable. Germany needs to grow a pair.

Those words by Sir Lawrence Olivier are still so atmospheric and fully convey how terrible and inhumane man can be ... this series is incomparable and even after so many years still plays on your feelings .

My fellow Americans needed to watch this again and again as we approached the 2024 election. They didn’t, and now we have to hope history does not repeat itself

oh now naïve we are in america to allow this to begin to happen all over again

Goring looks like Grandpa Munster.