Angels of Death

Angels of Death (1998)

Engelen des doods

The Soviet General Vlasov remains one of the most intriguing, yet least known figures of World War II. In 1942, the German war machine had come to a halt near the Russian city of Leningrad. The Russian Second Assault Army, led by General Vlasov, fights itself to death in an effort to break the German siege. Their general is captured and later defects to the Germans. In ANGELS OF DEATH we experience the fate of General Vlasov’s army as we hear the personal accounts of those who died in the massacre through their poems, letters and photographs.

Date of release
1998-07-15
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Leo de Boer

Interesting facts

Angels of Death is a 1998 Dutch documentary film by director Leo de Boer. During World War II, the Soviet General Andrey Vlasov was in control of the 2nd Shock Army. The documentary contains images of people studying the location near the city of Leningrad, where the 2nd Shock Army was annihilated in 1942.

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