
1945: The Savage Peace
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Overview
How, in 1945, after the end of World War II and the fall of the Nazi regime, the defeated were atrociously mistreated, especially those ethnic Germans who had lived peacefully for centuries in Germany's neighboring countries, such as Czechoslovakia and Poland. A heartbreaking story of revenge against innocent civilians, the story of acts as cruel as the Nazi occupation during the war years.
Top Cast


Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington
Narrator (voice)
Michael Pennington
Narrator (voice)
Christa Ronke
Christa Ronke
Self - Witness
Christa Ronke
Self - Witness
Marianne Becker
Marianne Becker
Self - Witness
Marianne Becker
Self - Witness


Meda Mládek
Meda Mládek
Self - Witness
Meda Mládek
Self - Witness
Stanislava Zverinova
Stanislava Zverinova
Self - Witness
Stanislava Zverinova
Self - Witness
Helena Dvorácková
Helena Dvorácková
Self - Witness
Helena Dvorácková
Self - Witness
Milena Sukova
Milena Sukova
Self - Witness
Milena Sukova
Self - Witness
Hugo Fritsch
Hugo Fritsch
Self - Witness
Hugo Fritsch
Self - Witness
Emil Pupik
Emil Pupik
Self - Witness
Emil Pupik
Self - Witness
Peter Klepsch
Peter Klepsch
Self - Witness
Peter Klepsch
Self - Witness
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