Through Hell For Hitler

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Combining first-person narration with full-scale drama and vivid archive footage, this film tells the story of Henry Metelmann, an ordinary German soldier swept up in the events of the Second World...

Combining first-person narration with full-scale drama and vivid archive footage, this film tells the story of Henry Metelmann, an ordinary German soldier swept up in the events of the Second World War. Today Henry is a groundsman at one of England's most prestigious public schools. During the war he was a tank driver on the brutal Russian Front. In this remarkably frank and compelling account, Henry confesses to his involvement in Nazi atrocities, killing innocent civilians and gunning down Soviet prisoners of war. He avoided death himself through a combination of luck and cowardice. From proud Hitler Youth to feral animal fighting for survival, we travel with Henry down a spiral of brutality and see the gradual awakening in his mind to the iniquity of the cause he is fighting for.

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