Generation War Official Trailer 1 (2013) - War Drama HD
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Generation War Official Trailer 1 (2013) - War Drama HD
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well. Level-headed, highly decorated officer Wilhelm is off to the eastern front with his younger brother Friedhelm, a sensitive dreamer more interested in literature than warfare. Deeply in love with Wilhelm is Charlotte, a young nurse who looks forward to serving in the Wehrmacht, also on the eastern front. While Greta is a talented singer who longs to become another Marlene Dietrich, her Jewish boyfriend Viktor still cannot convince his parents to leave Germany... Valor and courage come to the fore, but also betrayal - of values, beliefs, humanity. Friedhelm turns into a soulless killing machine... Wilhelm deserts his troops and is court-martialed... Charlotte's Nazi ideology crumbles when she betrays a Jewish nurse helping the German army... Greta obtains papers for Viktor's escape by selling herself to an SS colonel. They and millions of others wanted to be heroes; but none of them could imagine what the war would ultimately do to them and to the rest of the world.
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As a german i'm very happy for this Series and it's international success. Too bad my grandfather isn't alive anymore to see this, he was a Wehrmacht Soldier, survived the war, lost almost all of his friends and family in the war, didn't see his wife for years and was a POW of the americans after the war, he was always very sad about every movie and series showing german Wehrmacht soldiers as some comic-type evil villain, the bad guys were usually the "political soldiers" and there were only a few of them in the Wehrmacht. The average Wehrmacht soldier wasn't any different from the average british, american or french soldier. Everybody hoped the war would be over soon so they can go back to their wives and children.
Ti Ma....i'm intrigued by this movie but it's really hard to find in the U.S. Is there even a German website where I can watch it? Or an international version?
As far as I know I have one great uncle who served in the war as a pilot in Europe but and my grandmother was living in Honolulu and witnessed the entire attack on Pearl Harbor. She's 81 now and it's an interesting link to a huge historical event. I like listening to stories about that era from people from countries on all sides.
Derik De Baun you can watch it on burning series.. but I'm not sure if it's avaible in the U.S. tho
Derik De Baun
Send me a message and i'll show you where to watch it with english subtitles.
Yes i'm always interested in stories, doesn't matter by whom, it's always interesting and i respect every war veteran. The war is over and i only feel anger towards war criminals such as two americans who raped my grand-aunt for several days and forced her to cook for them while they stayed there. In the meantime her husband, my grand uncle was fighting further north thinking my grand-aunt was safe.
War Criminals of every country should be persecuted, it is very sad that apparently only war criminals from axis countries got punished.
I hope those two americans got punished for that. But i doubt it.
this series does the polish people much injustice, you should feel ashamed
you Germans are not the only ones who are suffering. My French cousin was driven to commit suicide in america back in 2003. She was only 15, she died for other people's sins. because the americans laughed and taunted her country's behaviour during WWII, called her a traitor, a collaborator, a gestapo whore. She was only 15!!!!!!!
I'm from Russia and this is the best movie about people at war. I hope we will never see the war again. Let we see peacefull sky forever, friends!
Much love from germany to russia
@@wilhelmjackz5070 yes we love peace
Yes so much peace! Ukraine agrees.
Yes, i love this movie too. But the best mini series about war is ,,Band of Brothers“ about the 101st Airborne Division which everybody have to see.
Friedhelm was my favorite character. The way he changes, the acting, his scenes. What a hero.
They released a new movie with this actor in Germany "Werk ohne Autor" it's about a painter who lives in the ddr and his live
He's also cute, with those blue eyes
@@fabiana7157 exactly.He has the most beautiful eyes ı've ever seen
You're insane.
Hes not a Hero....hes a broken man whos killed Innocent People and at the end he finally realized hes a Monster...he became what he despised so much in the beginning ....its the Way of war
finally more movies about germanys side of the war not demonising them all the time.
i feel the same. ive been waiting for a movie about ww2 that shows the nazi perspective. not all of them were jew hating people. most of them were drafted and failure to join would be your death.
+DiseasedPopeno exaactly and after a few years fighting even the famed SS were not all aryans or even germans! haha
+Nick 'Dutchie' i just watched this series. its a 3 part series on netflix right now. it was awesome and very intense, i recommend watching it.
+DiseasedPopeno oh sweet ill definitely look it up cheers mate.
+Nick 'Dutchie' Not demonising? Aside from the fact that one of the main German girls in the fucking movie/Series is having a Jewish lower and that its lowkey promoted and the fact that the movie does not actually portray the war, generations etc right. Showing Germans as victims constantly when Germans did not consider themselves victims
I am a German and proud of it.
Why should I feel guilty? I was born after the fall of the Berlin Wall. I had nothing to do with the past. I know everything of the war, it was horrible. Every child learns the history in school. It is a part of the German history, that's how we deal with it.
The brother of my grandfather hat to choose: fight for the country or his whole family will die. He killed himself. That's what my father told me, when I asked him about my grandfather who died before I were born. My grandmother was a noise in the war.Earlier, people had no choice on which side they are. No one have the choice in war, fight or die. And it's not their fault.
Some countries were built on the blood of their inhabitants. No one convicted. People learn from their mistakes, also from the mistakes of others. We should learn to take consideration of all humans not to blame them.
You're right. Don't apologize for something you're not responsible for.
***** thank you :)
Well, YOU can repent.
***** Why don't you start with Vietnam (3 Mio dead), or Laos (more bombs were dropped than at WW2 on Germany and Japan together.) you can continue to repent with Afghanistan (15'000 women children dead) Iraq 100'000 casualties. I don't pretend WW2 wasn't fatal, and it will always remain as the most tragic war on earth. BUT US foreign policy is causing death and harm around the world with a smiling president in a suit committing war crimes all over the world. You should better go to a library and learn that your gov kills all over the world for resources and power, maybe one day you will understand why nobody around the world likes You. cheers
yeah, i'm an american, and growing up, i had the typical view of the war: Americans: good, innocent, and saviors of the world. Germans: evil, corrupt people who wanted to enslave the world. as i got older, and did research and watched anti war movies, i've come to the realization that in war, there is no good side, just two sides fighting for what they believe in. a quote from the movie The Thin Red Line went something like: "War turns men into dogs." so even if you are fighting a just war, and you're on the "good" side, it doesn't matter what side you're on, because war turns both sides into evil killers.
this is the real definition of war: Innocent civilians are sent far away to kill innocent civilians, so corrupt governments can profit from it. War never changes.
I'm Russian.
I watched this movie and liked it.
I hope our people will never be at war, we need to be strategic allies
Alexey Churkin Problem is, Germany is not a souverain state anymore. We're the vassels of USA/NATO. Help! :O
Alexey Churkin There are over 30 allied army bases in Germany. Half of them have atomic weapons. We can't do anything. Plus mass media propaganda. Everyday there on TV they show us how bad we are and how we should obey to the EU. They can't wake up. Half of Germany isn't german anymore. The other half is to scared. Germany is dead. :/
Germania Unleashed It pains me to read it
I hope that Russia and America don't start a war. They're pretty close to doing so
Antony Dyson Well, it's not Russias fault. Maybe the USA should stop giving those fascists in Ukraine money. So they can't continue killing russian civilians on "ukraine" territory.
"unsere mütter unsere väter" best ww 2 serie i had ever seen *.*
Finally! A war show about German Soldiers!!!!
watch the german movie "stalingrad". its from the 90s and very good
TJR97 Wow, never knew it existed until you mentioned it. Thank you for telling me.
you want another film about german soldiers check out Cross of Iron
Panzer shreck
Best war movie ever
Yes its very good but it is also very heavy to watch
if only Hollywood could make movies like this
Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Fury
I like the first two but Fury was just patriotic bs. 5 Americans killing like 300 Germans who run in front of the MG and die like morons and then this young SS guy notices the last living American and lets him live, I mean wtf!
Nice! Saying Fury is wrong but it was a good movie tho. Entertaining when you watch a movie in that perspective
Doesn't fit the narrative
@@invictus5433 fury could've been a true story if it would've been Germany 1943.
"What is the point?"
"There is no point! GOD HAS FORSAKEN US!"
- As true as it can get.
My grandpa was a "Friedhelm type of person", he went to WW2, survived an went back to his family but never never never talked about war. As an adult now I can understand why.
Finally. A ww2 film from the German perspective. I've had enough of American everything is glorious,god is on our side,we're gunna win this war for everyone else because no one can do anything without us.
If you like reading, and history, you should check out the book 'Reich' by James Lucas. Tells the story from a German Perspective, something not usually shown. It focuses more on Germany and Europe as a whole, rather than just the militaristic side of things.
The Synopsis for the book:
"While Allied propaganda would have us believe that during the Second World War the German population were downtrodden workers, with no rights and totally under the power and influence of the all-controlling Gestapo, the truth is somewhat different. While the Allies saw Hitler as an evil to be removed from power, in 1933 the German people saw him as a savior, able to rescue them from the humiliation of Versailles and provide a strong leader. The German people themselves felt that they had social benefits unmatched by their neighboring states, and that its poverty had been eliminated while their economy had been stabilized. James Lucas presents fascinating insight into the real Reich, a glimpse into the life on the German home front. After many years’ research and interviews with civilians and German soldiers, Lucas offers a study of the social, economic and military phenomena of the Nazi regime."
TL;DR: A brilliant book called 'Reich' by James Lucas covers WW2 through German eyes.
***** Thanks, I'll have a look around for it.
bien dicho a ver el punto de vista aleman, esto es una serie o una pelicula?
Franco Kees
It is a Series. < I only speak English, I hope you understand ^^
of course, thanks for answer
Some people claim Germans even these days are being two-faced about their attitude toward slavic nations, claiming they are ok with them and in reality still hating Poles and Russians (mainly these two nations). I live very close to German border and I'm telling you people, this is not true. Some of them might be extremist nationalists (like we have in all countries) but most commonly I meet very friendly and kind people. They realise that I'm polish, but when I ask them to show me the way to a shop, post office or whatever they even walk with me to the place. We are all brothers and sisters, do not ever listen to any racist bullshit people try to smuggle into your heads.
+Bartek I agree with you. There are good people and bad people everywhere. Here in Argentina there's a lot of haters and extremist nationalist. I mean, people that hate inmigrants, from Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay. And they just come for work here. But not all the people here hate them (inmigrants) and not all the inmigrants are bad people. It's just a problem of idiosincracy.
+Bartek a large number of Germans were ruthless murdering racists,,,but alot of them thought they were defending their country,,,,then when it started,they see the atrocities,,,if you spoke against or refused to help,,,,you were killed or punished horribly,,,,like the other guy said,,,theres good and bad everywhere ,in every group.
+Bartek i am polish too and this is a different time a long tome ago( ww2 or bethor ) Germany used to attack us so it is common to think that but now we have to learn to respect each other and know that everyone is different and that we all are people but some people can't do that
+Graf LP i dont hate russian's. idiot
I love german......women lol
I just watched Band of Brothers, and i was wondering, why is it always the "winners" who make the Movies/TV shows, i was so interested to see how Germans felt during the same period.
I'm really glad someone had the courage to make this kind of TV show, cause it's a delicate subject in the world of TV shows.
Anyway, this seems to be awesome, i'll watch it as soon as can!
Edit : I stumbled upon this trailer again after 7 years, just fixed few of my English mistakes.
You may be interested in the german movie Stalingrad. It shows the german side of the battle and is a very depressing an realistic movie. I think its even here on RUclips somewhere.
MrValentine13 I thought Stalingrad was about Russian side ? Maybe its not the same movie ? I don't remember its been while since i didn't watch it if it the one i think
HollystineGaming it's a movie from the 90's not the one now.
Ander96Alex Ahh ok, i didn't know xD thanks !
Airsoft762 Yes i agree, thats why i love this show, i always knew that germans were victims too, but people mix up nazis and germans soldiers..
I watched this whole series on RUclips and I thought it was so great. Doesn't matter which side you're on, soldiers all face the conflict of duty versus conscious. It's great to see all perspectives on the war. Like flags of our fathers and letters from Iwo Jima too
Rewatched it 3 times and I cry every time. It hurts to just go back to the trailer. But can people please stop saying it's a movie when it's a mini-serie?
andwizzle
To give u a clue why some people reagard this as a movie:
First of all, it was produced in Co-Operation with Landesmedienanstalt and the ARD, both are almost crowdfounded through taxes, so they can mostly stay independent form advertisment and any form of political and social pressure and enducetment.
So cause the ARD Co-Produced it, they wanted to televise it at primetime, which is considert from 8.15 pm to 21.45/22.30 pm. Depending if thier are ad-breaks inbetween or not. The so call "public service broadcaster" dont have to make those ad-breaks, cause they get paid for their duty, essentialy by every german Household. That the main reason why german movies with over-time like this comes in episodes. So they can use their primetime between the news aporpiated.
And the last thing i wanna tell u, because of the fact that the ARD and ZDF, both are "public service broadcaster"s they have a freedom to produce more films like this. U migth wanna watch "Dresden",from around 2008, "Anonyma- Eine Frau in Berlin", "Mein Kampf", which shows a young Adolf Hitler during his time in Munich, as a young man as he wants to study art. This film gets very depressing. U migth also consider "Rommel" which shows him druing his WW II involvemt, and in his last days as Commander at the "Westwall". Their are even more films, but i dont know how much a available with subtitles.
I didn't read any of that cause I don't really care, thanks tho.
One of the best series ive seen. A masterpiece.
I watched all 3 episodes and wow, such an amazing film. Complete masterpiece! I really need more mini series like this. I love German perspective films, such as Land of Mine and the 1993 Stalingrad. But having completed the mini series, I feel completely lost. Lol.
Aaron Lewis I think the same. I feel like... like there’s so much more I need to see! So many more stories of soldiers, civilians, POWs- on both sides. More of what made idealistic young men like Friedhelm become emotionless killers. More.
Watch Das Boot
You should watch Downfall.
@@krashd I have. It's incredible
No shooting, but impressive anyway: "Sophie Scholl - the final days"
The original title makes it even more powerful: "Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter" translated: "Our mothers, our fathers" very good movie. No heroism.
I've watched this series a couple days ago with my family. Not with my grandparents, who aren't alive anymore but with my parents. Although today the physical rubble is long removed and, at first sight, all seems restored, there is a lot of emotional ruins left in German society. It's a socio-psychological legacy of guilt and trauma that is passed on within social relationships, most of all within the family. My parents are affected by the trauma of their parents and so am I affected by my parents and likely will be my children by me (although I will of course try my best to counteract that, as did my parents, for which I am grateful). But how could they give something to me they were not given as children? It's a slow learning and healing process that takes generations. And WWII and the Holocaust affected so many individuals and families in Europe and all over the world. So many individual lives were crushed in the most unthinkable ways. So I am sure that there is a lot of scar tissue left today - whether in the families of concentration camp survivors or soldiers or civilians. And this includes all countries affected by WWII. I think the weight of this legacy is still graspable today if you care to look. There is a lot of literature on transgenerational trauma but this topic is not very widely recognized in Germany although there exist plenty of memorial sites and political ceremonies to commemorate the violence. To understand my emotions and my personal history in the wider context of what happened is crucial! Primarily for me, so I can deal with my emotions and relationships. But I also see it as crucial for society, in order to be able to cope with challenges. We are dealing with a lot of existential fear at the moment: Economic crises, climate change and now COVID19. And we are seeing new movements of xenophobia and antisemitism and conspiracy theory. A trauma that is unconscious is doomed to be repeated/recreated. And we all want this NEVER to happen again. So there is work to be done. Most of all at the individual level. And we must communicate to share and heal, we cannot drown our feelings it in shame and silence. Germany is often seen as exemplary for dealing with it's past and I think a lot of good work has been done but it is not enough to rest on those laurels. This topic is super relevant and we need to address it. And from this perspective there is SO MUCH to be done. I can't even start to talk about how deep the scars of colonization affect our world today and what the consequences of ongoing wars will be if we don't start to deal with it on a societal level. There is so much potential for compassion and empathy and community. So we should use the privilege of our resources (in Germany) and get going. And the first step is talking. In that sense, this documentary is what is supposed to be - a door opener. That's enough ranting from me now :) wherever you are when you read this, be well!
I love this, it looks really realistic! And for once it shows the German side, the real German side.
One of the BEST films I've ever seen in my whole life. Absolute masterpiece!
And you’ll never experience watching it for the first time ever again, funny how that works
Without a doubt!
This is the German Band of Brothers ... very good 3 part show its a must watch for any WW2 enthusiast
After watching this i just felt depressed , hopeless, and keep thinking about life and it's a good sight of relief at the end of the movies where the friends reunited but not as a whole as they used to...
Glad to find the Show on Netflix.Guess it will be a long night tonight(after watching the Euro) :))
This is an amazing series,So realistic and shows the absolute stupidity of war.The death and destruction,the suffering and misery,the slaughter and terror,the futility of it all.And were does it go,Nowhere but the grave.
This, BoB, and the Pacific are my top 3 right now. I absolutely loved this series. I highly recommend it
THIS WAS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!! IT WAS AMAZING AND IT IS COMING ON DVD IN THE US IN MAY, I SAW IT IN THE THEATER AND IT MAKES YOU WISH IT WOULD NEVER END!!! BEST 4 HOURS IVE EVER SPENT IN MY LIFE
One of the best mini series ever ... i could ALMOST call it the German band of brothers.
Very underrated film. I feel like not a lot of people have seen this because people are still biased against Germany but the film is amazing
Best war mini series in years !
Just watched it a 4th time this week... still catches me with every scene
I really liked this film and it opened my mind up more. I feel as though it excels Band of Brothers and the Pacific because it doesn't focus on following soldiers, but uses the group of friends to show other aspects of the effects of the war.
The biggest thing I realized in this was a general idea of their feelings in a war that was already "lost" long before May of 1945.
Finally a movie about the good guys
This series had couple of not credible scenes which ate a bit of its realism. But in the other hand, its one of the best ww2 series I have EVER seen. Really hope the makers of this will take notice and make another mini series from German point of war.
In Deutschland wurde der Film als 3 Teiler unter dem Namen "Unsere Väter, unsere Mütter" ausgestrahlt, da der Krieg selten aus deutscher Sicht gezeigt wird ist es eine willkommene Abwechslung gegenüber Filmen wie "Fury" der eher an ein heroisches Heldenepos erinnert. Desweiteren steht die deutsche Ostfront im Vordergrund der militärischen Auseinandersetzung, welche auch eher selten auf der Leinwand zu sehen ist obwohl sie der wahre Brennpunkt des Krieges war.
stimm ich dir zu aber immer noch propaganda film
DSO Azardoism - H&G Das Deutsche als Menschen dargestellt werden und nicht als Nazi Zombies .
hf gl All war-related entertainment is propaganda, in it's own way. There is no way to completely detach bias from art. Anyway, as propaganda it is good to balance out the one-sided propaganda from the past.
Jt .c Deutsche sind auch Menschen du kleiner Drecksbengel
I LOVE this series! I wish they could have made it longer like Band of Brothers. In all fairness, the budget probably wasn't on their side. However, to not have Spielberg, or Hanks, this is the closest thing to ANY show that is like Band of Brothers. Well played Germany!
It wouldn't have been half as deep if it had Spielberg in it. The guys a good filmaker, but he's also Jewish. No way would he have been able to do as good a job, he'd have way too much personal baggage.
I understand Spielberg is Jewish. I should have been more specific. I meant, to not have directors with the money Spielberg or Hanks has, this is great. I also know Spielberg would probably never make a show about Germany like this anyway because of his ethnicity. Then again, Band of Brothers showed a human side of Germany that no one had seen before. All we learn in primary school in America and England is that Germans were Nazi;s and that was that. Without this and Band of Brothers, many would still be history blind.
A recent masterpiece is the German war movie "Lore". Like "Downfall" it is set in the final days of the 3rd Reich as the Allies and Red Army close in on Berlin. But this time the story is told through the eyes of a 14 year old girl and her younger siblings who are refugees now adrift in their own country. It is a very powerful film, much like a novel Gunter Grass might have written then brought to the big screen. Don't miss it.
I watched all episodes of this mini series 4 years ago.Had only discovered the trailers a year earlier right here on YT.
The best movie/serie I've ever watched of all time
I really like this movie. I have watched probably three times? I guess it won't be last time.
you mean series right?
Right.
I watch it on Netflix.
damn i cant find it through netflix.
@@Xidura neither do I :/
I watched the first episode. Man... everything went wrong... everything went so wrong.
I'd watch it again.
just watched the whole series yesterday in one sitting. AND im still feeling sad. especially friedhelms fait. easily one of the best tv series ever. i liked it more then band of brothers so this is the best series for ww2 series for me. man im still feeling sad after watching this. surely war brings out the worst in us.dyaaaammmnnnn im still reeling from the movie
Where can I get this for free
Anyone else watch this on Netflix?
This was such a good watch. If you haven't watched it yet do so
Love how they came back full circle except the circle was broken.😔😔
I would highly recommend this film if you haven't had the pleasure to see it yet. I'm studying to be an early twentieth-century German historian and i have never come across such a realistic and accurate portrayal of Germans during the Second World War.
Even though it's been a while, I just saw your comment. First off: did you see the "film" or the entire three-part mini-series? Because I watched the latter, and only that, therefore there's a chance you might not realize what I'm referring to if you've only watched the film (didn't know there was one tbh).
With that out of the way: please don't base your studies on this movie, and even more so, don't assume it's realistic. There are a couple of reasons for that.
1. The film/series starts in 1941, with the protagonists being in their late teens/early 20s. The very composition of the group is unrealistic: very few Germans would have hung around with Jews by 1941, after more than eight years of Nazi indoctrination. Certainly not at that age - plenty of older Germans, who had been married to Jews for decades in some cases, filed for divorce to rid themselves of the stigma of being closely associated to "enemies of the people". Also bear in mind that the natural environment for young people to mingle, schools, had been segregated since 1935. For Wilhelm, as an active duty Wehrmacht officer, fraternising with Jews - although not outright illegal at the time - could even have had disciplinary consequences. This makes the whole premise of the movie/series highly unlikely, although not completely impossible.
2. The depiction of the Polish partisans is highly problematic. In fact, they are the only openly antisemitic protagonists in the entire movie/series (bear in mind: the full three parts had a combined runtime of 270 minutes). Even the SS officers that Wilhelm and Friedhelm encounter never openly acknowledge antisemitic motives. This is borderline falsification of history. The AK (Armia Krajowa, Polish Home Army) did have antisemitic elements - as did almost all partisan formations and EVERY "official" allied army - but these were by no means dominant. In fact, the AK did much to help Jews escape the Ghettos and Death camps. They provided hiding spaces for refugees, weapons to the Jewish resistance, and intelligence to the Allies. Members of the AK even smuggled themselves into Auschwitz voluntarily (!), escaped and reported their findings to London. The Holocaust Memorial Institution of Yad Vashem in Israel has named more Poles as "Righteous among the People" for their selfless aid to Jews than members of any other nationality.
3. At the beginning of the 3rd part of the series, Wilhelm is taken captive as a deserter, sentenced to death but ultimately spared to serve in a punishment batallion. Again, this is not the "average" experience of a Wehrmacht soldier. Around 18 million "Reichsdeutsche" (comprising what is Germany, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria these days) men served in the German armed forces during WWII. Of these, less than 30 000 ever faced trial for desertion (more than 20 000 of whom were executed). That's less than 0.2% of all Wehrmacht personnel during the war who faced a court martial for desertion. Not saying it didn't happen at all, but it's certainly not an "accurate" depiction of the average fate of a German soldier.
Conclusion: From a purely artistic standpoint, the movie or mini-series is certainly well made. I enjoyed watching it as well. But it cannot and should not serve as a trustworthy depiction of "average" German fates during WWII. And it fails completely in the portrayal of the Polish resistance. I would recommend "Das Boot" to see a much more realistic approach to war mentality from a German perspective. Or the Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominated black-and-white "Die Brücke" from 1959, one of the first WWII films produced in (West) Germany after the war. For an entirely bleak perspective on the war on the Eastern Front watch "Come and See", a Soviet movie from 1985.
Hope you read this. If you have any questions, feel free to comment back, I think I'll get a notification. And good luck with your studies!
Hans Maulwurf Regarding your Second Point: There were certainly more than one person to ‚openly acknowledge‘ antisemitic thoughts. Remember the „cleaning“ of the Ukrainian city in part one, where one of the SS-Officers shoots a little girl? He even says something along the lines of „dirty Jew blood splatters everywhere. We have to protect the German people from it“. If _that‘s_ not outright antisemitic,I don’t know what is.
Regarding your third point:The series never states to depict the „average“ soldier life, so I don’t see the problem in showing Wilhelm‘s desertion and its consequences. And him being spared in favor of using him in a special battalion is historically accurate as well.
An absolute must-see! show.can't miss it. don't waste time go and watch it now.
I'm American and I had a great uncle fight for the Wehrmacht (I also had family fight in the U.S. Army). I'm happy to see a movie filmed from the German side of the war. A lot of them had nothing to do with the atrocities committed by the Nazis and were only fighting for Germany. I've heard many American veterans say that they had a job to do like everyone else in the war.
@Findlay Robertson Sorry for the late reply, but that is awesome! It's amazing that average people, who were ordered to shoot at each other during the war, could grow up to be family.
even though many parts of the show are fake if you base it on actual history, it is still an amazing story that captured most of our attention when we watched it, it was a sad, happy, angering story, I've been through all emotions while watching this show, might I add I'm Jewish so I don't want people saying "oh Jews are the ones who are canceling it etc... etc.. " I really loved watching the show and honestly it's probably in my top 3 TV shows I've ever seen.
Watched this on Netflix and it was really good. No regrets.
We need more episodes of this,And maybe even a Movie! This was My Altime favorite Series Ever.
I read the forgotten soldier, one absolutely awesome book! There is a lot of eyewitness portrayals of the eastern front, that could be made into film. Im just gonna wait till someone realizes it.
The forgotten soldier is definitly my favorite book, read it at least 10 times.
***** I hear ya, I'v also read "The involuntary soldier (Den ofrivillige soldaten)" by Leopold Brunner, its a great book, written in the same way as the forgotten soldier, and its about an austrian, hope you can find that one in english. Also try "Wehrmacht last eyewitnesses" by Bob Carruthers, its in english, so thats a no-brainer.
***** That's because most of the people that would have wrote about it died in battle.
Brilliant book! There was a
Film company whom started production on a film version a few years back, but it was pulled... Such a shame!
Фильм редко превосходит книгу, но посмотрим. Одно могу сказать как представитель народа который уничтожил фашизм мы ни когда не забудем как они уничтожали нас. И мы всегда будем сильны отразить будущие агрессии!!!!
This is more realistic than any war movies
This is about human in war not hiros
Showing what is war like inside humans mind and heart.
I'm saying this As a fan of war movies books documentarys.
One of my fave short series! highly recommend
Mine too!
Saw this on danish tv, I can only tell people to watch this, rarely I've seen such good character writing before!
Why do people say it’s a movie when it’s a mini series?
Ich kenne alle drei Teile in und auswendig und beim Trailer bekomme ich immer noch gänsehaut
This series is very powerful and inspiring .
A landmark drama. A masterpiece. More please
Настоящий шедевр. Очень тяжелый сериал. До слез
Perfection!
I want to see a story about a Nazi German soldier, forced to commit these atrocities, told as beautifully and artistically as All Quiet On The Western Front. Because, I want it known that these German men and women were people too.
Even The Reader managed to condemn Nazi women, despite the fact that they had less choice than the Hitler Youth.
It's a part of the story in this movie that one of the boys is forced to commit war crimes and he slowly looses his humanity and his empathy towards others. Its a really sad story.
MrValentine13
It is sad. But, I don't know if people today have any idea what it means to be forced to do anything by their government. Especially in America. Not since 1973, not since the killed the draft.
However, if things in the world got bad enough, they could and they might reinstate it and... they might get as forceful as the Nazis.
Luke M Forced? No one is ever forced to do anything. There is always a choice. One may lose their freedom, or even their life, but at least they lose it for their own principles.
Theorist Complex
Oh, yes. By your rationale, those average Nazi soldiers weren't forced, they should've sacrificed their lives and the lives of their family to save the lives of strangers.
Theorist Complex You must have watched a lot of movies to say something so contrary to real life
Very highly recommended mini-series.
An spectacular miniseries. Very well made.
One of the best war series I have ever watched
I honestly loved Generation War. It got me to think about WW2 from the German perspective. This is a really good film/show.
Edit: I didn't like Greta at all. Everyone else were actually likeable people. Friedhelm was my favorite. Wilhelm and Viktor are tied for second and then Charly.
just brilliant. I have watched it about five times
probably the best World War Two movie I have seen
where did you watch it... Please tell me...
@@rakeshkatiriya3189 it is available on netflix
Such suspense. I like it. Need more shows like these nowadays. Got a quote from a fictional book that resonates with me: "Humanity's weakest souls will always cling to the words "I was just following orders." They cower behind those words, making a virtue of their own weakness, lionizing brutality over nobility. I know that when I die, I'll have lived my whole life shrouded by that same excuse."
It's hard to go against orders. The Army has a chain of command that is binding. That one order that they ignore could have saved lives. But it's hard to follow that order when you have to shoot unarmed civilians. It makes soldiers start doubting whether their War is right cause in their hearts it feels ugly.
This is the absolute best WW2 series from the german point of view. Absolutely fantastic 👏👏👏👏👏
My god i just watched this and i loved it soo much! Wish there is more shows/movies in German perspective
how'd you watch it?
This is what I've been waiting for A real German point of view about the war not the Nazis but the real Germans!
Unsere Fatter, Unsere Mutter is the original title. One of the best I've ever saw!
I've already seen it but thanks RUclips, I appreciate your recommendations
Much much much better than "Band of Brothers"
Love from Kurdistan ❤️
we need more movies like that
An amazing series, loved it from beginning to end.
This is my father's story he was there on June 1, 1942 in operation Seydlitz. On July 30, 1942 He was in Rzhev 230 KM from Moskow. I now know why he refused to talk about it. How he made it out is a mystery. He did get a medal for his service there.
I loved these films. It is nice seeing the German side of the war. Not all of them were Nazis. Just people fighting for their country. People.
Amazing series. 10/10.
11/10!
How did I miss this
This movie was amazing. One of the few films that truly touched me
A great movie for a change instead of American heroism. Germany is a great country and the most stable economy in Europe. Leaders may have done bad things in history but we should move on.
err... you should check your facts man. German economy is destabilising. Check out The Economist. If not, don't address subjects you obviously have no knowledge on.
Goat In A Boat On A Moat Read my msg again before you comment again!. I'm not talking about 1940"s. Move on! We all hate the past, unless you can change it, you're welcome.....
Im talking about 2014. Nov edition of The Economist. Soooo i guess you need to read my comment again douchebag.
Goat In A Boat On A Moat Do you even know the meaning of "Douchebag"? Go refresh your English first before trying to educate someone about economy...$^%$% schmuck!
it is a bag for piss. Im not talking about the 1940s either. Germany is facing economic slow down now.I havent mentioned ww2. I am stating that your view of Germany at this moment is factually vacant.
Rewatched it today. So amazing.
PLEASE DO UPLOAD IT
@@aureliaworx4592 Damn that was 6 years ago, idk where to watch it anymore
@@elshootingstar damn suddenly after 6 years someone pooped up to reply to you that must be so astonishing
@@aureliaworx4592 Haha, it's actually happened a few times, most recently too. Very interesting to see the things I commented many years ago, but totally forgot about
@@elshootingstar well are you english?american?german?
WAUUUUU really good... A must for fans of BAND of BROTHERS..
this is utterly brilliant. Best war movies I have ever seen
A great film! Full of heart rending scenes right from the start to the end, one of which was where Greta was finally taken from her cell, where she had been feeding 'Arthur' by the SD and shot by firing squad. I've watched it all 4 times now and it gets....better each time, a well recommended watch for everyone who is interested in this turbulent period in time.
What makes Greta's death so much worse was that she died barely more than a week before the war ended and she never got to say goodbye to Viktor
I‘m not a German. But I live in Germany for my whole life. I‘ve discovered this movie series about 3 months ago. And I watched it already 8 times. It‘s heartbreaking but incredibly awesome not the good kind of way
wenn man sein ganzes leben in deutschland gelebt hat, dann ist man doch deutsch? unabhängig von den wurzeln
Du bist für mich ein deutscher schon allein weil du dich für deutsche Geschichte interessierst
@X Schulz bunte Jugendliche ....wenn ich schon so ne scheiße höre .....was ist dir lieber ein deutscher der sich einen scheißdreck für sein Land und seine Kultur interessiert und schön braf die linke wält., oder jemand der unbedingt deutscher werden will und die Kultur und Geschichte respektiert ? Deutscher ist ne herzenssache!
Hmmmmmm if you lived there your whole life, I might be crazy but i think you’re a German
Soldiers are Soldiers. We do what we are told. Good and bad. Then we live with both the rest of our lives. No soldier should be ashamed of doing one duty. We never get to chose the decisions made for us.
US Army Infantry Vet 98-07
I never heard of this until now. I need to check this out.
It's still on Netflix
Best war drama i have ever seen!!! EXCELENT
So agree..So glad that the" guilt lets not ever mention it syndrome is well burried"" ex of mine, her grandma was from Cologne.. Great lady just mis-guided..
Extraordinário essa série!!!!!
Der beste Film zum WK2, den ich bisher gesehen habe! Zeigt endlich mal, dass auch unsere Soldaten nur Menschen waren, wie alle anderen auch und nur so gehandelt haben, weil es nunmal nach dem Motto ging "Kämpf oder stirb".
If you enjoyed this watch the miniseries "the boat", there is also the movie version but the series is even more thrilling. "Stalingrad" is another brutal and honest war movie that shows the German side of the war in an outstandingly touching and shocking way.
I'd say this is made better than Band of Brothers.
yes it is
This show was amazing, best ever
one of the best tv shows i have watched in a while.
one of the best series/movies i've ever seen! really recommend it :)
i have seen this movie an it is the best war movie in are long time :)
A very good scene was when Friedhelm saw his friend and Jew Victor after so much time in the woods. He rather killed his commander than his friend...
I saw it. Good film. I'd watch it again.
This movie is in the top of my favourite movies off all time