The director of the documentary Disciplinary Division 999, Kostas Stamatopoulos, joins the studio of “Time in Greece” to discuss his film and the remarkable true story behind the legend.
Perhaps you’ve heard whispers of the German anti-fascists who came to Greece and fought with all their might against tyranny. They arrived under punitive transfer orders, punished for their political beliefs. Ordered—forced—to commit atrocities, they refused. Instead, they resisted. And they fought, fiercely, against the Nazi terror machine.
This documentary film, based on gripping eyewitness accounts, reveals the untold truth—eighty years after the end of World War II. With remarkable artistry, the director guides the audience through a little-known but powerful chapter of resistance history. It is a stirring moment when Wehrmacht deserters—true anti-fascists—joined forces with ELAS, EAM, and EPON to confront the beast together.