The Smashing of the Reich

The story

An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these documents. This documentary evokes the destruction of the Nazi war machine with a particular emphasis on air power. The most significant events are recounted as the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris, the last German offensive with the historical siege of Bastogne and the landing on the island of Elba. Also shown are the bombing of German industrial centers, and the liberation of concentration camps.

Cast & crew

Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)

Jim Stephens

Jim StephensNarrator

Charles de GaulleSelf

Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf

Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)

Henri Leclerc

Henri LeclercSelf

Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)

Jacques SallebertSelf

Dietrich von Choltitz

Dietrich von CholtitzSelf

Gerd von Rundstedt

Gerd von RundstedtSelf