] [applause] narrator: a delirious man possessed the german nation. >> [speaking german] [speaking germaning german] [cheering, applause] >> [speaking german] heil"]ng "sieg narrator: their time had come. ♪ [explosion] ♪ [music intensifies] [airplane engine noises] narrator: without even bothering to declare war, the german armies launched a coordinated attack against the neutral borders of luxenberg, holland, from the maginot line north to the sea. the action was simultaneous, so for the purposes of clarity, let's take up one country at a time. first let's see what happened in holland. [dramatic music, explosions] >> nazi ground forces smashed through the hastily erected defenses, but the main attack was to come from the air, far behind the defense line. [plane engines] [engine noises continue] narrator: over 10,000 troops were landed in this manner. before the stunned citizens of rotterdam knew they were at war, these troops, trained by fifth columnists, took different parts of the city. nazi armored columns were racing across the country, process speeded by other fifth columnists who p

claimed by awere german band. -- played by a german band.fight to the last drop of french blood. you have been deceived. this was an imperialistic war for britain. we germans want nothing of france. what is happening to your wife back home, soldiers? the british are stationed in your villages. yes, france was ready to the plucked. whole force of the nazi light was turned -- might was turned to the west. through the low country in 1914? what was the 1940 plan of conquest? it was believed the germans would try a swing through the low country. but even after hitler's rape of scandinavia, holland still clung to neutrality. so the french 70 division along the border of belgium, 17 in the maginot line. 10 divisions here, in case mussolini got bored. the british have 10 divisions here. the allied strategy in an attack against the low countries was to swing their armies like a gate into belgium, the hinge being the maginot line. by ahinge was protected edr state honeycomb -- forest honeycomb area. ardennes wased the impossible by armored forces. it

the germans blew that up.he inscription on the monument made reference to german imperialism or the evil of the german cause. the germans were not going to stand for it. there was another for african- american troops. the germans also blew that up. for the most part if they were just monument that showed what you saw on hill 204 than it was left alone. >> i wonder if mr. lengel could talk about the monument that was presented to general pershing after world war i and the unveiling of the monument and the controversy? hopefully he will know what i am talking about? >> i am not sure which one you are referring to. >> it is my understanding that there was a big controversy about the unveiling of the fighting soldier monument. it was actually a monument of a fighting marine from world war i. pershing was not happy. >> i remember what you are talking about. pershing's attitude toward the marines was ambivalent . during belleau wood and immediately after he was supportive of giving credit to the marines but he was a

but even when he came back he kept on learning german. i criticized him for that and told him that's enough. you'll never live in germany and you don't need it here. but then one day the germans arrived and suddenly his skills were in demand. their money back though. no arbonne is unsure how he's to make a living for his family. as. it's hard to find a job at my age. i'm fifty six years old. and it's really hard for me to find a job here. i mean for the young people it's difficult but more so for me. for me. a meeting with the commander of the german k. for contingent president. open my good morning lieutenant colonel. so good morning mr gunn glad you're here please have a seat. so the time will come next week on wednesday when i can hand off the troops all of us of course but especially for me me for. thank you very much. i think the city and the inhabitants of prison will remember the german cave for for many years to come. and for every night on their entire mission the entire german mission most successful here again here at hawkeye t

but even when he came back he kept on learning german. i criticized him for that and told him that's enough. you'll never live in germany and you don't need it here . but then one day the germans arrived and suddenly his skills were in demand. their money back though. no arbonne is unsure how he's to make a living for his family. as. it's hard to find a job at my age. i'm fifty six years old. and it's really hard for me to find a job here. i mean for the young people it's difficult but more so for me. if you're me. a meeting with the commander of the german case or contingent christan keys or. with the lord morning lieutenant colonel. good morning mr graham glad you're here please have a seat. thanks so the time will come next week on wednesday when i can hand off the troops and then fly home again next friday. and i wanted to take this opportunity to speak with you personally to thank you very much for the work you were done for all of us of course but especially for me for me. thank you very much. i think the city and the inhabitants of

protecting their flank along the oute, the germans planned -- germans fanned out to the north and eastttle of annihilation. on may 28, the belgian army, compressed into a small space and weary of battle, lay down its arms. that left the desperate french and british defenders with their backs to the sea at the small channel port of dunkirk. narrator: one of the greatest disasters in history seemed in the making. the entire british army facing ed annihilation. but out of the fog and mist crowding the channel became a strange armada. navy craft, fishing boats, pleasure yachts, anything that could float. the seagoing people of britain had come to rescue their army. miles ahead, british fighter planes brought the luftwaffe to a standstill. well below, small allied suicide units held the germans back long enough for the miracle of dunkirk to take place. 211,500 british troops plus 112,500 french and belgium were rescued. over 300,000 battle tested men, grimly determined to go back again with new tools, new weapons with which to blast the hated nazis out of this world. for free men are like r

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the germans assumed it.he french assumed it, the british and others all assumed it was going to happen. and that was really important in making the war actually happen. yes, the french and the germans did talk to each other, there was a lot of diplomacy. there was some crises before 1914 that were defused. but they all assumed it was going to happen. in terms of the zimmerman telegram, the germans certainly hoped that the united states would not enter into the war. but there was a sense that the americans were already pro allied. for the most part the americans were already providing a lot of financial aid to the british and to the french. so the french felt like the americans were belligerents in all but fact. assumed it would take us a long time to get ready. they were willing to take the gamble to resume up restricted submarine warfare, to start sinking our ships and to send the zimmerman telegram. there was a sense that we think the americans will probably enter into this war. but if they do, it will tak

and now the germans had left the villages by force. here are german p.o.w.'s. >> we can see how they treated the civilians there. >> for the americans they didn't have a lot of time to gloat because less than two weeks they were launching the mousse -- muse argon. for general pershing, it was a great victory. he personed 58 years old and he desperately wanted even for the moment that he came to france, he had his eyes on the salient. he thought it was important to break through because this is an area that the germans had used to bring more troops and supplies. and while the french agreed with him, they wanted it to be a limited action. and they reduced the american attack in preparation for muse argon. why do you think it took so long to break through the salient? >> the french tried for 10 months but the german defenses were too strong. and it became more to be more quiet than -- and until 1918 where there was a big pressure by the -- by the americans. we see supply coming now to the front. you see how muddy it was. >> yeah, it rained most of the campaign f

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the supposedly german army who were non-german speakers. and i think that "saving private ryan's" little czech vignette, what i'll call it, it's 30 seconds of a three-hour movie, shows that quite well. there's an account of u.s. soldiers taking german prisoners. didn't look german and not speaking german, and they're being passed around in the rear echelons. where are these guys, where are they from, so -- i did some mission work in korea. these guys are koreans. what are they doing in normandy? well, korea was a japanese colony. they'd been inducted into the japanese army. they'd been captured in border battles with the soviet union in 1939. the soviet -- japanese border in siberia. they'd been shipped west to fight the germans in the red army. when had germans invaded, they had been captured by the germans and now they were fighting in normandy. there's one story, too, of a mongolian speaker -- >> the most unlucky soldier in history. >> the most unlucky soldier in history. what exactly am i doing here? my homeland is occupied, i've been c

most important moment in recent german history.those were our top ten favorite german comedies of all time the last thing get lost in translation tell us what you think of our list and which comedies you like best we're back next week with another edition of kino until then i'll see if the movie . he's in germany to learn german. in the. form of the w.c. learning course. sixteen and crying. young people in the field against their instrument should. be the focus wasn't on. the stupidity. you. know since no. one else from a. smooth. playing the role of my generation watched the vietnam war every day. of those who would remember. for most of the first time i had a feeling of being part of something. the seeds of civil rights. peace movement and women's one planet earth has. come to sixty eight. the global start september first double.

to a special edition of kino here on the show we're often asked what our personal favorite german films are the ones we'd recommend to friends so we thought about it actually spent months arguing back and forth but we think we found the top ten german dramas of all time our list kicks off with an early film from a director who was crucial in shaping german cinema after the second world war. the advance doesn't mean i'm going to die so good. scenes of humiliation and torment in a german boarding school in the early twentieth century it's just one of the many films by the deserve a place in our top ten. his directing debut caused a stir when it premiered at the cannes film festival today it's considered a classic. it's a story of a schoolboy who's fascinated by his schoolmates sadistic games he observes but doesn't interfere until it's too late. one to show how such an action paves the way for the nazis to seize power. setting up. a man and a woman to form a terrorists are on the run from the authorities their daughter is an unwitting accomplice. life becomes increasingly difficult for fi

millions were affected by the brutality and greed of german colonialism. an attempt to exterminate the herero unama people in german south west africa today namibia resulted in the murder of at least eighty thousand people out of fears of costly reparations german parliament has never officially recognized the mud as genocide but the government has promised if ever assessment of the country's colonial history. well i'm joined now here at the big table by the kuwaiti co is the paramount chief of the over herero people it's good to have you here in the studio with this we saw the remains being returned to namibia what are your thoughts about that well. oh it's the step in the right direction. that's one of the months. and therefore we are delighted to but we could be here and receive that he means and yes it's. your delighted are you are you satisfied do you feel that a sense of justice has been carried out. in a small measure indeed yes. they don't belong here they shouldn't have been here in the first place. and therefore. it's it was a good day there are

zealand in course speak german maybe. for almost twenty years our been going god has worked for the german military as an interpreter in a camp in the city of prisoner and now as the german army's deployment comes to an end he's about to lose his job. the camp is located in the very south of the small country of kosovo where the german armed forces were supporting the peace process following a bloody war now the so-called k. four and nato led international peacekeeping force are packing their bags because the security situation is now considered stable for this means he has to find a new job in a poor country with high unemployment. across the forty hectare military site everything is being unscrewed packed up and cleared out. entire buildings will disappear. like this gas station house and this has been our been going goes world for almost two decades he's a translator and one of two hundred civilian employees who have been working for the german bonus fair armed forces in prison for years. and have shown here more fuel

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but i'm not a german or part of german society or the german people it was hooked. some thoughts of my point of view you don't belong to the german people in this village the camera on i know this works or vito have does it work explain why it's always this. kind of only what you can even broadcast of it you know what if you don't like it here than to go somewhere you like better just against the dotted with. the back where you came from. it's interesting to hear one of the speakers in that incident deprecating german citizenship essentially saying you are only a german citizen it is troubling they reminiscent for many of us that old blood and soil idea of what it means to be a german and this is why i think that we have a constitutional crisis because these voices they have a strong voice now the parliament of germany with the far right if he and they becoming more and more popular and they could even win elections in some regions in germany and because they start to to bring up this this topic that like like blaming germans as not german just because of this skin

dudley likes his job and is planning to continue learning german and . also how to fight fashion on an official government recognised qualification as a care worker in germany there is a lot at stake for the german economy we want to discuss this further with guy as he is an immigration expert at the german economic institute in cologne thank you very much for joining us and welcome to d w. i would like to start with a pretty simple question germany has had immigrant workers for decades now one things of the turkish workers that came in the sixty's for example was the existing legislation just outdated or is there a significant difference and what we're seeing well we have a significant change because of to change next you will have many people. growing out of the labor market because they become older and not enough people coming from the younger ages so we need much more focused in the past and that's the reason we need immigration law and i need this in kaufmann's however we do know that this problem is not new and politicians here frequently said the

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the german football association of racism. now germans are publicly debating does the country have a problem with xena phobia. racism in germany is a very big or big problem for two thirds or sixty four percent of the germans according to latest polls only thirty five percent think it's a small or no problem at all. but with nothing to gain for the government in berlin approval rates for the grand coalition continue to plummet. i asked which party they'd vote for less than a third of german voters twenty nine percent would currently cast their ballot for the conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc the social democrats would get less than a fifth of the votes only eighteen percent the right wing populist would reach a record high seventeen percent the liberals and left each still rank below ten percent while the greens would move up to fifteen percent. according to this poll if there was a general election next sunday the coalition parties would lose their majority in parliament but had to make up germans consider health and pension po

german courts own appraisal of their law in german prosecutors understanding of what was possible evolved low and behold midst of them could be prosecuted and and he was arrested so we're dealing here both with different legal systems and in both of our countries evolving once you have been quoted mr rosenbaum as saying that trying to find nazi war criminals and gather evidence against them is very much a search for that proverbial needle in a haystack how much confidence do you have that german prosecutors will be able to gather the evidence that is necessary to bring this man to trial. our german colleagues are familiar with the evidence that we've amassed to be clear the united states government has taken the position that. germany should admit mr polly as a deportee from the united states we have not said that we believe that under german law he can be prosecuted that is a matter soley within the province of german state law enforcement authorities. pauli is the last deportation case connected to possible nazi war crimes how many living nazi war criminals do you suppose are still in t

is calling for the german government to take responsibility. just demanding three things an apology or recognition of genocide and reparations break something you have to fix it was at a party and women over skype would be marked out. it was here in berlin that the fate of africa was decided at the eight hundred eighty five conference the continent was sliced up and divided among european powers prior to world war one germany had colonies around the world have to lose in the war german overseas land was in redistributed and later de colonized. millions were affected by the brutality and greed of german colonialism. an attempt to exterminate the herero unama people in german south west africa today namibia resulted in the murder of at least eighty thousand people out of fears of costly reparations german parliament has never officially recognized the murders as genocide but the government has promised of several assessment of the country's colonial history. going to nocca germany's commissioner to africa is involved in the process doesn't. mean

the germans know. policies have to strengthen those who call those in those small the rural parts of germany for twelve cosying this violence will pose in the fall right into opposing racism. thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for turning and see. look i see it. through. find various perspectives. that's the best way to experience most of them. he has to canvas this juggling artist who's in. his shows us how. you're lomax in thirty minutes on d w. i not go out and they will not succeed in dividing us and our not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of his dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters d. w. made from minds. we make up of but we watch as over half of them under such a five we ought the seventy seven percent. want to shape the continent's future to. be part of enjoying african youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges. the seventy seven percent. platform for africa is charging

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it had the germans on the run. as you pointed out, the battle continued for another four days as more of a cleanup. guillaume: it was around 15,000 prisoners captured. the germans were surrounded in their own pocket of the landscape. they were heavy trenches. there are still very deep ones that were there that were made. mitchell: where did the germans fall back to? guillaume: they had to fortify the line called the mihiel line. it was 45 miles away from the frontline. it was all most until the end of the war because the frontline stabilized september 16, and the major movement for the americans would be to move there. mitchell: by the 13th, the second day of the battle, it was mostly in american hands. guillaume: you can see how the germans are surrounded. it is great to see the landscape 100 years ago. mitchell: right, it does not look much different today. guillaume: exactly. the enemy can see you from the distance here. mitchell: that is what pershing wanted. they wanted to attack the hindenburg line which was

the germans were not driving to capture paris. the germans slowed down.s was an opportunity for the americans and the marines and army to show what they could do. in june 6, 1918, the marine brigade with support from the army brigade is thrown into belleauwood and it's a disaster in many ways because harvard neglected to use the tactics that were available. he just threw the marines into the woods without adequate preparation and they took terrible casualties. that one day was the bloodiest day in marine corps history, and it would remain the bloodiest day right up until world war ii. so the marines fought very hard. they kept pushing and they kept attacking. they kept fighting with support from the army, but the germans were well dug in in belleau wood and it was very difficult terrain so it became a slugging match very quickly. >> and how long did the battle take? >> it took the whole month of june. it lasted week after week after week. th there were incredible stories individually during that time and that battle, particularly in june 11th when the mar

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a german champion it should. be allowed to take over ninety five percent of the domestic market making it not just a german champion but a german monster who will increase the cost of air travel for millions of germans ticket prices did in fact go up at john's or right after air berlin's last flight thousands of air berlin employees faced an uncertain future both easy jet and the lufthansa group bought up air berlin's landing rights in airplanes employees had to apply for new jobs and were given inferior contracts a year after declaring insolvency it looks like taxpayers won't have to foot the bill according to insolvency officials the one hundred fifty million euro state created can be almost completely paid in full but it will take several years. now one of the side effects of technological changes that are electrical devices become obsolete faster and faster and that again is creating mountains of electronic waste a poison for the environment and it's also expensive to recycle all call has hired a german compa

millions were affected by the brutality and greed of german colonialism. an attempt to exterminate the herero unama people in german south west africa today namibia resulted in the murder of at least eighty thousand people out of fears of costly reparations german parliament has never officially recognized the murders as genocide but the government has promised if ever assessment of the country's colonial history. can turn germany's commissioner to africa is involved in the process doesn't. mean we are of course holding reconciliation talks with namibia right now. trying to formulate what happened a hundred years ago or more so that we as europeans can apologize for the terrible things that and take responsibility. but also so that this is accepted by the african side so that our future is not because we talk about the past. but what we can do together now. but israel talks excluding herero unama people count for nothing some activists have gone as far as filing a lawsuit in new york against the german government calling for that participation . their retu

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the germans planned for an invasion of england.se one was to knock out the royal air force and get control of the air. this had wiped out poland and france. destroy communication and transport lines. above all, get command of the air. two, pulverized the coastline with dive bombers. get parachute troops to take over the airfields and establish dominance. phase three. actual invasion. they come across in high-speed barges under an umbrella protecting fighter planes. then, send spearheads of armed might to divide, surround, and destroy all opposition. that is all there is to it. conquer britain. forced a surrender of the british. with the combined power of germany, britain, italy, france, and japan, he could control the seas. the torch of freedom flickered low. on the invasion coast, more than 100 police with german divisions were singing the nazi theme song, sailing against england, as they waited the words from hitler. here, for weeks, all of the supplies and weapons of the nazi war regime had been turned for the britain -- toward

this is the news of live from berlin the far right protest group the german city of cabinet's. congress joining anti immigrant marches there that after the fatal stabbing of a german man during a dispute police say involved people quote various nationalities also on the show. the model of the procedure is done by your so called cut they have no idea what they're doing it just have a knife and they cut the cruel practice of female genital mutilation we need a woman from somalia who fled her country to seek help at a german we constructions that are. part of the but mostly get this back after a very big weekend the showdown on sunday dortmund against leipsic two teams desperate to prevent find munich from winning a seventh straight title. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show it was supposed to be a relaxed summer festival instead there was violence and protests on the streets of chemist's those protests erupting in the eastern german city in the early hours of sunday when a german man was stabbed to death later in the day police say a crowd of some eight hundred far r