Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)

In 1945, 160 German cities lay in ruins and the loss of millions of lives, billions in material assets and countless cultural treasures was mourned throughout Europe... With the question “How could it happen?”, the film goes back to the year 1914, when the “primal catastrophe of the 20th century” took its course with the First World War.

Top Cast

Ulrich Ritter

Narrator (voice)

Beate Schubert

Narrator (voice)

Paul von Hindenburg

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)