german occupation, 1940-1945

A history of France from 1940 to 1944, the years during which the country was occupied by German forces, examining recent research on the topics of the Resistance, the collaboration between the Germans and the Vichy government, and the actions of people at all levels of society.

Examination of French collaboration with the Nazi regime arguing that the vast majority of French citizens actively participated in the Nazi rule.

Michiel and his village join the resistance in German-occupied Holland during World War II.

A French girl tries to rescue an American pilot who has been shot down over Nazi-occupied France.

Their work delivering newspapers for the Danish underground lands twins Peter and Elise in a Nazi prison where they experience firsthand the importance of faith.

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help of their parents, help conceal a British airman.