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  • Secrets of War Sitzkrieg: The Phony War (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets of War

Sitzkrieg: The Phony War (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Sworn to Secrecy examines the Sitzkrieg or "Phony War" of World War II. After Hitler's invasion of Poland, the Western Allies and Nazi Germany were technically at war. For seven months, however, neither side engaged in major military land ...See moreSworn to Secrecy examines the Sitzkrieg or "Phony War" of World War II. After Hitler's invasion of Poland, the Western Allies and Nazi Germany were technically at war. For seven months, however, neither side engaged in major military land operations. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Writer
Producers
Robert Beemer | Chip Proser (as Charles Proser)
Composer
Ramón Balcázar (music composed by)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Charlton Heston
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
John Waller
Self - CIA-OSS Agent / Author 'The Unseen War in Europe' Self - CIA-OSS Agent / Author 'The Unseen War in Europe'   See fewer
Ulrich Schlie
Self - Author 'The Secret Talks During WWII' (as Dr. Ulrich Schlie) Self - Author 'The Secret Talks During WWII' (as Dr. Ulrich Schlie)   See fewer
Tom Shachtman
Self - Author 'The Phony War' Self - Author 'The Phony War'   See fewer
Mark Seaman
Self - Author 'Bravest of the Brave' Self - Author 'Bravest of the Brave'   See fewer
Paul Paillole
Self - Colonel 'Ret.' French Intelligence Self - Colonel 'Ret.' French Intelligence   See fewer
Karl-Heinz Frieser
Self - Historian, Center of Military Research Institute (as Dr. Karl-Heinz Frieser) Self - Historian, Center of Military Research Institute (as Dr. Karl-Heinz Frieser)   See fewer
Dorothee Houart
Self - Eyewitness Self - Eyewitness   See fewer
Sigismund Payne Best
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilhelm Canaris
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Édouard Daladier
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Gamelin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Franz Halder
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Müller
Self - Priest (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Priest (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Ostler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean-Paul Sartre
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Schellenberg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Henry Stevens
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walther von Brauchitsch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Erich von Manstein
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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