The First Day

On 1 September 1939, Hitler started the largest war in world history. With the invasion of Poland, he did not only aim at destroying the military force of the neighboring country but also at depriving its people of their livelihood. This series reconstructs how the chain of events that sparked a global conflagration. It also includes selected interviews with Roman Polanski and Andrzej Wajda who witnessed the attack when they were children.