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Reconstructing the tragic soccer game between forced Ukrainian labourers and the German Air Force. Revealing the real-life events of the 9th of August 1942 'The Fatal Eleven' tells the story about soccer and Nazism, about courage and power, about red jerseys and the fatal consequences of a...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | German English |
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[Hove, England] :
Orange Smarty,
2004
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| Summary: | Reconstructing the tragic soccer game between forced Ukrainian labourers and the German Air Force. Revealing the real-life events of the 9th of August 1942 'The Fatal Eleven' tells the story about soccer and Nazism, about courage and power, about red jerseys and the fatal consequences of a 5-3 victory. It was much more than just a soccer match, when on the 9th of August 1942 the 'FC Start', the Ukrainian workers of the '3rd bakery unit', entered the pitch of the Zenit stadium in Kiev to play against 'Flakelf', the team of the German Air Force, everybody in the Zenit Stadium knew what they were playing for. The spectator stands were packed with people. But the "FC Start" was allowed to compete with some garrison and soldier teams. The soccer matches were meant to pretend business as usual in wartime. Soccer was supposed to cover Nazi disposal with sportive humanity. The 'FC Start' club with his Dynamo Kiev champions was determined to play to win. No one on the pitch could imagine what a victory of the suppressed ones would lead to. 'The Fatal Eleven' tells the true story of a very special match. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 16, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (44 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:43:25 |
| Language: | In German and English. |
