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08/15 - Zweiter Teil (1955)
A good insight into the German perspective
The other comment on this title disparages the film for pretending to be anti-militarist and not depicting war crimes in Russia. It's highly doubtful an average German artillery unit would have been witness to or taken part in any sort of war crimes in the winter of 1941-42. Furthermore, I have no problem with this film being militarist as it gives an accurate portrayal of German soldiers' attitudes at this early stage in the war. To portray anti-militarism during this time period would be inaccurate. As for special effects, it's very obvious at one point in the film that an anti tank gun is being fired with live ammunition. Never does it seem that explosives have been substituted with fire crackers. This series is by far one of the best portrayals of the Wehrmacht in WWII. I value it for the fact that it doesn't vilify or victimize the Germans as so many movies do today, but that it's presented honestly and unapologetically having been produced by the people who were actually there.