The West Wall

The West Wall (1939)

Der Westwall

A Nazi documentary extolling Germany’s Siegfried Line (“West Wall”) just before WWII, compiled from newsreel units under Fritz Hippler to showcase the fortifications’ construction and defensive purpose.

Date of release
1939-08-10
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
46m
Genres
Documentary, War
Director
Fritz Hippler

Interesting facts

Der Westwall is a 1939 film about the Siegfried Line directed by Fritz Hippler, the head of the film division within the Propagandaministerium. The Siegfried Line, called the West Wall by the Germans, was a large series of fortifications around the German borders with France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

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