The documentary takes us behind the scenes of the Nazi state and looks back at the history of the women and men who were part of the court. With an extraordinary amount of film footage, some of which was even shot in colour. Black and white films are colourised especially for this production.

When US troops conquer Nazi Germany from the West in March 1945, they are followed by camera teams that document the defeated and occupied country. The special feature: they shoot in 16mm colour. The result is unique film footage of the destroyed cities and their inhabitants, but also depressing pictures of the victims of terror and the policy of annihilation.

June 6, 1944, 6.30 a.m.: A huge armada of western Allied troops reaches Normandy. Around 30,000 soldiers are to throw them back into the sea and secure Hitler's rule in France. The original black-and-white film footage was hand-colored shot by shot.

»Blitzkrieg« is a synonym for the Wehrmacht's great successes in Poland and France. But it was anything but a long-planned strategy.