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Das Gewehr über (Shoulder Arms)
This was the first major Nazi propaganda film that was made during the second world war, and it pushed an agenda against the British. showing them in a very antagonistic light when compared to Germany. The goal of this movie was to indoctrinate the impressionable youngsters into joining the military to serve as soldiers in the war, by making them believe it to be a very noble and just cause. -
Feldzug in Polen
Germans living in Poland face bigotry at the hands of the locals.
showing themselves as the victims of the brutal tyrants -
Achtung! Feind hört mit! (Attention! The Enemy Is Listening!)
The movie promotes the idea that there could be enemies anywhere and can be listening to anyone. So the viewers should think carefully about what they say at all times. When in reality The main purpose of this movie was to intimidate people, using their paranoia against them, to prevent them from speaking out in any negative way about the government, even in the privacy of their own homes -
Über alles in der Welt (Above All in the World)
In this film, the allies (mainly the British), are seen as having prejudice against the Germans, and thus oppress the ones residing in their country -
Annelie
This movie tells the life of a woman from her youth till she becomes an old lady, with her grandchildren fighting in the war. It was Another major propaganda piece. This movie used a sense of familial pride to try to convince the viewer to join the fight for the regime -
Der 5. Juni (5 June)
Quite unique when compared to the rest of the major motion pictures released before it’s time. Rather than dressing up the core message in a fancy plot to keep the attention of the people watching, it simply showed the events of the Nazis occupying France, while still maintaining the façade that the Nazis were the righteous ones in this event -
Junge Adler (Young eagles)
Targeted at a younger demographic. With the intent of sparking an interest within them to find a sense of brotherhood and loyalty with their peers, not just by joining the military, but also any joining any group that helps in the war. In the case of this movie, working as a craftsman in a factory to build planes and bombs.
