Generation War – Our Mothers, Our Fathers

By Max Musson:

BBC 2 have begun to broadcast the highly acclaimed three part German World War Two series, ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’ (Our Mothers, Our Fathers). The first episode, ‘A Different Time’, was broadcast yesterday (26th May) and is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer for another six days. The second episode, ‘A Different War’ will be broadcast next Saturday evening at 9:30 pm.

This series depicts the effect that the Second World War conflict had on the lives of ordinary German citizens, and on the lives of five young Germans in particular.

‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’ breaks new ground, in that it is a major German TV series, broadcast internationally to widespread acclaim, which depicts the plight of the German people sympathetically, not attempting to ‘whitewash’ the German war record, but merely presenting a balanced and objective view in which the German people are not unfairly demonised.

 

By Max Musson © 2014

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Additional articles that may also be of interest:

Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter — A review of the ground breaking mini-series following the lives of five friends and charting their experiences during WWII.

My Little Heart (Mein kleines Herz) — A review of the song sung by Greta from ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’.

Who Started the Bombing of Civilians in World War Two? — A review of the book, ‘Bombing Vindicated’,  by J.M. Spaight showing that the Germans were not the first to initiate the bombing of civilian targets.

Rochus Misch – the Last Survivor from Hitler’s Bunker – A transcript of an interview with Rochus Misch who was the last survivor from Hitler’s World War Two Berlin bunker.

Das Buch — Discussing the recent surge in interest and sales of ‘Mein Kampf’.

The Liberation of Auschwitz –A review of the mounting controversy surrounding the alleged war crimes committed at Auschwitz during World War Two.

Treblinka – The Forensic Examination Fails – A review of the forensic examination of the Treblinka concentration camp site by Caroline Sturdy Colls.

Jewish Sensibilities & the Commemoration of Heroes  — How ‘Der Landser’ and the Berlin Holocaust memorial factor in the German psyche.

Der Landser – Discontinued – How Baur Publishing have been pressured into discontinuing the publication of Der Landser thereby denying German youth the opportunity to appreciate the heroism of their forebears.

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