Defiance a Film Directed by Edward Zwick

Because they have directly seen and are involved with the atrocious combat of war, the war will leave mental and physical consequences. Werner is caught by French resistance fighters shortly after helping Marie-Laure. One night in prison, Werner is rushed to the hospital. In his delirium, Werner thinks he can hear Volkheimer’s voice, and he imagines his father standing in front of him.Werner is reuniting with his family, but only through his hallucination. “Across the field, an American watches a boy leave the sick tent and move against the background of trees. He sits up. He raises his hand. ‘Stop,’ he calls. ‘Halt,’ he calls. But Werner has crossed the edge of the field, where he steps on a trigger landmine set there by his own army three months before, and disappears in a fountain of earth,”(Doerr 483). Throughout the novel, Werner has been pained and tortured by the Fascist German state. His fear of it, his duty to it, and his hatred of it. Because of the German army and the war, Werner has been forced to go through harsh conditions, which in turn caused his fever, delirium and ultimately death. Werner’s illness and death are a negative effect of the war. Von Rumpel, a gemologist and a sergeant major in the Wehrmacht, also experiences consequences of being a soldier in war. In Etienne’s house, Von Rumpel seems like he’s falling apart as he patiently waits days in an attempt to find the Sea of Flames. It has been many

The uneasy truce is broken at winter's end when the Danes turn

In the story of the “Interlopers,” George Znaeym, seeks out his arch-enemy, Ulrich von Gradwitz, in the forest on a winter night. These two men, because of a family feud that has been passed down from generation

was captured and taken from their homes and put to work by the Nazi soldiers if they couldn't work they were killed .( The holocaust museum).

They were used to provoke fear into prisoners, and ensured their escape was all but successful. Within the camps, guard towers were set up all around the main perimeter. Smaller areas of the camp held Ukrainian Guard Barracks, that of course housed, Ukrainian guards. Colonel General Christian Wirth, who was a former police officer was placed as the camp's first commander. During his time, he had command of about 20-33 SS men, and a guard unit up to 90-120 Ukrainians who were trained at The Trawniki Camp. According to this article, Wirth, “A former police officer who had played a leading role in implementing the T4 "euthanasia program," was appointed the first camp commander.” (Jewish Library

When the Nazi's called for more people to report for deportation, the ZOB handed out leaflets describing the horror that awaited those who left. The night before the deportation of factory workers was to occur, the ZOB burned down the factory and machinery. On January 18, 1943, SS troops surrounded the Ghetto and began to march in. The ZOB replied with gunfire. In a battle that lasted three days, 50 German soldiers were killed or wounded. Even though ZOB casualties had been high, the Germans retreated. From this brief show of ability and force, the ZOB earned respect and received more outside support including 49 more revolvers, 50 grenades, and some explosives from the Polish Underground. With a group of 1,000 fighters, the resistance created teams of ten, usually 8 men and 2 women, who fought together. Half of the members of each team had their own arms. Following the insurrection, Himmler ordered the SS Brigadier General in charge of operations at the Warsaw Ghetto, Jurgen Stroop, that "the roundups in the Warsaw Ghetto must be carried out with relentless determination and in as ruthless a manner as possible. The tougher the attack, the better. Recent events show just how dangerous these Jews are."

When the commanders noticed the men were being affected by the shootings some changes were made. First, the 101st Battalion was assigned to clearing the ghettos and loading people on trains destined for the Treblinka death camp. The SS-trained soldiers were then given the hard work which helped remove the police mentally from the deaths, and made their work much more efficient. Their jobs were clearing the people off of the trains and checking the towns. "By mid-November 1942, following the massacres at Jozefow, Lomzay, Serokomla, Konskowola, and elsewhere, and the liquidation of the ghettos in Miedzyrzec, Luków, Parczew, Radzyn, and Kock, the men of Reserve Battalion 101 had participated in the outright execution of at least 6,500 Polish Jews and the deportation of at least 42,000 more to the gas chambers of Treblinka." (121) After that the police battalion would move through the town checking the houses. They would sweep through the houses many times to make sure no one was hiding in corners. Everything the police did was done many times. They would even stand in line for hours checking the camps to make sure everyone was there. This started the massive hunts for the Jews and the men of the police battalion were forced to

In 1939, Hitler was unsure of what he was going to do with the Jews; the Nazis were tossing around options and ideas with the goal of removing Jews from the population. The German invasion into Poland, allowed for the first ghetto, regarded as a provisional measure to control and segregate Jews. Ghettos were enclosed, isolated urban areas designated for Jews. Living under strict regulations, with unthinkable living conditions, and crammed into small areas, the ghettos destroyed all hope of retaliating. In this paper, I will discuss what life would be like to be a Jew inside one of the 1,000 of ghettos within Poland and the Soviet Union. I will imagine myself a member of the Jewish council, describing the

In the summer of 1776, the colonies were forever changed with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It made war with the British Empire official, pulling other colonies that had not begun to fight into the battle. The war brought much change for everyone associated with the colonies, leaving no one unaffected. The movie The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, tells the story of one family, the Martins, in South Carolina and their role in the American Revolution and how they were affected throughout it. The film portrays the American Revolution primarily from the bias of the Pro-Revolutionists, illustrating the horrors of living through the war, while giving a more simplistic view of certain aspects of life in the colonies during that time period.

The film Glory by Edward Zwick is one of the most well-known films of all time. The film itself is solely based upon the first formal unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War which consist of all African American men. They were essentially the very first unit of United States Colored Troops. They were formally known for their courageous attempts to and actions at Fort Wagner in 1863. The film is set in many different locations such as New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. In each of these different locations events took place that shaped our history. For example on November twenty seventh of 1862 Robert Shaw started to train soldiers. July eighteenth 1863 the Colonel Shaw and his troops attempted to take Fort Wagner, which didn’t succeed.

Blood Red Snow, by Gunter K. Koschorrek is a graphic rendition of the German War in the Eastern front, which began in 1942. Koschorrek is a former German soldier who kept a frequent account of his experience in the steppes of Russia and the advancement of the German battalion in Stalingrad. Written as a memoir, Koschorrek’s writing serves as a first hand account of the tank and cavalry warfare in the Eastern front. Rather than glorifying the heroic aspects of death and destruction in war, Koschorrek’s strives to give a realistic account of the bitter struggle and retreat of the German army during World War II. His documentation of his experiences in Blood Red Snow serves as a tribute to the survivors as well as the fallen soldiers of the

The film, Radical Evil, by Stefan Ruzowitzky, argues that there is genocidal potential in each of us. Personal responsibility is not lost, but rather shown through the courage to step out or the willingness to conform. Radical Evil attempts to explain conformity through a series of psychological tests such as the Milgram Experiment and the Asch Conformity Test. Through psychologists, sociologists, historians, and primary sources, the film suggests that everyone is capable of murder or genocide given the right environment such as military orders or the atmosphere of war. Essentially, the perpetrator becomes the victim of their own psyche and circumstances. However, allowing the Einsatzgruppen, or any other Nazi affiliated group, to assume

After his brief vacation in Berlin, Sajer returns to the Eastern Front to face his worst challenges yet. He and his comrades relentlessly evade Soviet T-34 tanks and constant air raids. The Germans must also suffer a food and supply shortage while constant engagements with the Russians while they are attempting to retreat. Eventually, while trying to escape the Russian

In the Modern Age, adaptation of stories of film has become commonplace in the film industry. These films seek to bring stories into the visual spectrum, so that we can not only learn these stories but also get the feel of what the people went through. Defiance written by Nechama Tec, tells the stories of the Bielski Brothers and their struggle for survival in the second World War. The Bielski Brothers created a community in the woods under the leadership of Tuvia Bielski, a community that welcome all and provided for those trying to escape the violent oppression of the Third Reich. A film adaptation by the same name directed by Edward Zwick, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber attempt to bring this story into the theatrical world. While entertaining the film adaptation of Defiance only provides a snapshot of the events that happened to Jews and others in and around Nowogródek and Lida in the German-Occupied Poland.

Defiance is a movie written, directed and produced by Edward Zwick. This movie’s setting is in Nazi occupied territory in Belarus during World War II. The storyline follows the Bielski brothers as they attempt to evade capture and fight for their lives, and over the course of the movie, the lives of twelve hundred other Jewish survivors on their quest for life, liberty and the new promised land. The film features Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski and George MacKay as Aron Bielski. The film is based upon the novel Defiance: The Bielski Partisans written by Nechama Tec and is a true story s of survival during the Nazi occupation of eastern Europe. This is a gripping movie full of