Von Garmisch in den Kaukasus

Synopsis

On April 9, 1938, the 1st Mountain Division was formed in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and quickly grew to a strength of 20,000 men. At the beginning of the Russian campaign on 22 June 1941, the "Edelweiss Division" ran into a buildup of 122 Red Army divisions with over 10,000 tanks and 91 air squadrons on the southern front alone. In the toughest of battles, the mountain troops fought their way to the summit of Mount Elbrus - the highest mountain in the Caucasus! - and set military as well as alpinistic standards of almost superhuman performance. In moving eyewitness accounts, illustrated by gripping original footage, the triumphant march and ordeal of the 1st Mountain Division from June 1941 to December 1942 is traced under the leadership of the renowned British book and film author.

Main Cast

Anton Leeb

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Werner Jacobi

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Heinz Magenheimer

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Herbert Döhring

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Wilhelm Maier-Solgk

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Helmut Beck

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Nick Benjamin

Narrator (voice)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Stuart Russell
Writing	Writer	Andreas Kalbitz
Editing	Editor	Patrik Köhnen
Sound	Sound	Dirk Leidenheimer
Camera	Director of Photography	Christopher Pahl Sonja Radde
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