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Engelen des doods (1998)

Engelen des doods poster
Directed by
Leo de Boer
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
58 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Dutch documentary about a group of people visiting the site near Leningrad where the Soviet Second Shock Army was destroyed in 1942. The film shows them studying the landscape and reflecting on the battle and its commander General Andrey Vlasov.

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What happens

Angels of Death (original title: Engelen des Doods) is a 1998 Dutch documentary film by director Leo de Boer. During World War II, the Soviet General Andrey Vlasov was in control of the 2nd Shock Army. The documentary contains images of people studying the location near the city of Leningrad (now known as Saint Petersburg), where the 2nd Shock Army was annihilated in 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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