Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht
War · Documentary
Overview
The movie depicts the events from July until September of 1914 which led to the defeat of the German troops at the Marne. While Sebastian Haffner explains and comments on operations and decisions on the basis of situation maps, key scenes are depicted by actors. A main focus is thereby placed by Haffner onto the controversial mission of lieutenant-colonel Richard Hentsch who is said to have, during a war patrol to the various army high commands, contributed to the abortion of the operations significantly.
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Otto Kurth
Otto Kurth
Generaloberst v. Moltke
Otto Kurth
Generaloberst v. Moltke
Friedrich Gröndahl
Friedrich Gröndahl
Oberstleutnant Tappen
Friedrich Gröndahl
Oberstleutnant Tappen


Alexander Hegarth
Alexander Hegarth
Oberstleutnant Hentsch
Alexander Hegarth
Oberstleutnant Hentsch
Hans Daniel
Hans Daniel
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Hans Daniel
Kaiser Wilhelm II.


Hans Paetsch
Hans Paetsch
Reichskanzler v. Bethmann-Hollweg
Hans Paetsch
Reichskanzler v. Bethmann-Hollweg


Hans Häckermann
Hans Häckermann
Generaloberst v. Kluck
Hans Häckermann
Generaloberst v. Kluck
Dieter Wagner
Dieter Wagner
Generalmajor v. Kuhl
Dieter Wagner
Generalmajor v. Kuhl


Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Generaloberst v. Bülow
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Generaloberst v. Bülow


Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein
Heinz Weiss
Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein
Herbert Steinmetz
Herbert Steinmetz
Generaloberst v. Hausen
Herbert Steinmetz
Generaloberst v. Hausen
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