Mathi Schenk's Last Journey to Poland

Mathi Schenk's Last Journey to Poland (2002)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2002-03-22
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Director: Dietrich Schubert

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Summary

In the summer of 2001, 75-year-old Mathi Schenk made his last trip to Poland, following in the footsteps of his own past. He lives in the eastern cantons of Belgium, which were forcibly united with the German Reich after the invasion of German troops in May 1940. Those who did not volunteer for the Wehrmacht were – like Mathi Schenk – sent to war as forced soldiers for Germany. When the Warsaw Uprising broke out in August 1944, the 18-year-old arrived in the Polish capital and was assigned to the notorious SS Dirlewanger Brigade. During the 63 days of bitter fighting, which cost the lives of more than 200,000 Poles, he witnessed unimaginable atrocities against the people of Warsaw. While fleeing the Red Army, Polish farmers found the young soldier wounded in a ditch. Despite his German uniform, they hid him from the Russians in their village.

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  • Matthias Schenk

    as
  • Dietrich Schubert

    as
  • Günter Kemper

    as Sprecher
  • Wolfgang Rüter

    as Sprecher
Directing Dietrich Schubert Director
Editing Ingrid Terheggen Editor
Editing Dietrich Schubert Editor
Sound Andreas Fragl Sound Designer
Writing Dietrich Schubert Writer
Camera Wilfried Kaute Director of Photography