Spielball der Weltpolitik – Als Elten niederländisch wurde
2021•43m•7.5•Released
Documentary
It is an unknown chapter of the German post-war history: On April 23rd, 1949, the kingdom of the Netherlands occupied German soil as a pledge for demanded war reparations. Part of the annexed territories was also the small municipality of Elten. While the people of Elten were initially afraid of the occupation, the time “with Holland” actually became a miracle of prosperity and economy about which many people from Elten still rave today. The occupation period ended with the largest organized smuggling in the history of the federal republic of Germany. The Documentary shows this in never before released 8 mm footage!
Director
Dietrich Duppel
Writer
Dietrich Duppel
Languages
German
Studio
Beetz Brothers Film Production
Cast
Carsten Krabbe
Narrator
Production
Company
Beetz Brothers Film Production
Company
WDR
Company
ARTE
Producer
Nadine Neumann
Producer
Juliane Hribar
Producer
Reinhardt Beetz
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