Generation War

ZDF's powerful miniseries, *Generation War*, follows five German friends in 1941 Berlin who believe the war will be over by Christmas. Full of youthful optimism, they promise to reunite in a few short months. Their paths diverge dramatically as two brothers are sent to the brutal Eastern Front, one woman becomes a battlefield nurse, another pursues a singing career through moral compromise, and their Jewish friend must fight for his very survival. The series offers a gripping and often controversial German perspective on World War II, exploring the loss of innocence and how the horrors of war shatter a generation’s ideals. This acclaimed miniseries has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.