Hitler's War on Oil: Objective Baku
How the fight to control strategic oil reserves shaped WWII
This film tells the story of World War II as experienced by the inhabitants of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, at the time a satellite of Moscow. The very rich oil deposits of the region aroused the covetousness of Hitler who needed the oil from Baku to carry out his program of world domination. His entire campaign of 1942-1943 was aimed at seizing them. But the Soviets and the Allies were determined to prevent him from doing so, by all means, including the most radical, even if it meant wiping the city off the map.
This film tells the story of World War II as experienced by the inhabitants of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, at the time a satellite of Moscow. The very rich oil deposits of the region aroused the covetousness of Hitler who needed the oil from Baku to carry out his program of world domination. His entire campaign of 1942-1943 was aimed at seizing them. But the Soviets and the Allies were determined to prevent him from doing so, by all means, including the most radical, even if it meant wiping the city off the map.
Genre: War, History, Documentary
Actor: Féodor Atkine, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
Director: Robert Mugnerot
Country: Azerbaijan, France
Produced By: Baku Media Center, CC&C
Runtime: 52
Release: 2015
Rating: 7.2 out of 10
Language: English, Français,
Views: 108
Content Rating:
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Objectif Bakou: Comment Hitler A Perdu La Guerre Du PéTrole
Keywords:
