Sepp Dietrich

Acting

Sepp Dietrich

Born — Died

1892-05-28 — 1966-04-21

Place of birth

Hawangen, Germany

Known for

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Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was a German general, politician and war criminal in the Schutzstaffel (SS) during the Nazi era. Despite having no formal staff officer training (and little formal education at all), Dietrich rose to become (along with Paul Hausser) SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer, the highest-ranking commissioned officer rank in the Waffen-SS, the military branch of the SS, commanding units up to the army level during World War II. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930. Prior to 1929, Dietrich was Adolf Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard. Dietrich was assessed to be more valuable for his political loyalty …

Known for

Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler poster
7.6

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a mediocre who rose to power because of the blindness and ignorance of the Germans, who believed he was nothing more than an eccentric dreamer. But when the crisis of 1929 devastated the economy, the population, fearful of chaos and communism, voted for him. And no one defended democracy. As the dictatorship extended its relentless shadow, the leader claimed peace, but was preparing the Apocalypse.

Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler

2011

Triumph of the Will poster
6.9

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.

Triumph of the Will

1935

Eva Braun or the Banality of Evil poster
NR

Daniel Costelle and Isabelle Clarke have found at the NARA (National Archives in Washington DC) almost four hours of footage, mostly in colour, filmed by Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun between 1938 and 1944. It's an unbeleivable eyesight on Hitler's private life from the happy life in the "Eagle's nest" till his suicide in his bunker.

Eva Braun or the Banality of Evil

2007

Distant Journey poster
6.9

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

Distant Journey

1949

Hitler's Flight Over Germany poster
8.0

Propaganda film about Hitler's third flight over Germany on the occasion of the elections 1932. It shows the journey with rallies in over 20 German cities.

Hitler's Flight Over Germany

1932

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6.0

Chronicles combat action of Hitler's elite bodyguard regiment from 1940 to 1941. From Rotterdam to Greece, German frontline cameramen captured footage of early victorious campaigns. Scenes of camp life and ceremonies convey an impression of the comradeship, pride, and elan of this mighty military formation.

Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler In Action

1941

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