Introduction

The World at War is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of the Second World War.

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Outline

The Dutch are shocked when the Germans bomb Rotterdam and invade their neutral country. But Germany follows with insidious conciliatory gestures that ease tensions. Germany gradually exploits the populace with conscription, forced labour and deportation of Jewish citizens. Finally anticipating liberation as the Allies move westward, Dutch suffering intensifies. As the German propagandists had claimed, liberation brought devastation, not from warfare but from a brutal German embargo and intensified deportations.

Occupation: Holland (1940 to 1944) chronicles life in the Netherlands under German occupation, when citizens chose to resist, collaborate or remain passive.

Interviewees include Louis de Jong (who also served as adviser for this episode) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

The World at War Series

You can find a full index and outline of The World at War Series here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 13 March 1974.
• Running Time: 52 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.