Dienstbereit - Nazis und Faschisten im Auftrag der CIA (2013 TV Movie) User Reviews

A fairly comedic production with lots of conspiracy theories

[rwfanj · 3/10 · 31 March 2021]

Basically what you have here is a short conspiracy theory film that blames the CIA for everything u see the sun since WWII. Much of the information about the Nazis involved is fairly correct, but they jump to some serious conclusions about how deeply they were involved in CIA activities. I watched it thinking it would be about Nazis being used as intelligence assets post WWII, but it just quickly devolves into a conspiracy laden CIA "hate fest".

The cast includes a known 9/11 conspiracy theorist, Adrian Von Bülow, a far right terrorist and some decidedly FAR left wing "usual suspects" that are definitely part of the "blame America first" crowd. It's good entertainment for those that like conspiracy theories but it's about 85-90% false.

Very good documentary.

[apjc · 8/10 · 1 March 2018]

Basically reviews how dirty the dirty business of spying / intelligence is. At the end of WWII the U.S. began grabbing every Nazi who might be of use. The V rocket scientists were an early target, even though they had complicity in the deaths of slave labourers, so as to further U.S. development of larger rockets. This documentary concerns itself with even worse examples of those recruited, it's a rogues gallery of death squad leaders and ardent Nazi and Fascist members Includes the less than honourable actions taken to combat any Communist movement in S. America. Then throw in the fact that all of the Bundesbank financial reserves were considered Nazi loot, so the U.S. basically looted it. Today you can with proper documentation and evidence claim back works of art that were looted from your family, not money and gold. Reason Europe was destitute after WWII was the real victors U.S and U.S.S.R did what most victors do, plundered all the vanquished.

Nonsense at every level

[random-70778 · 21 July 2020]

Firstly, the writer director of this nonsense attempt at a documentary prior documentaries are on UFO/alien landing "cover ups," area 51 etc.

Secondly the idea that the US "plundered" Europe after WWII is abject idiocy, US spending of blood and treasure to stop the messes in Europe and the Pacific, as well as for example the post war Marshall plan were the largest speeding efforts in constant dollars in the history of mankind.

So what we have in this "documentary" is Operation Paperclip, which was both good and bad, subject to every logical fallacy and conspiracy theory imaginable. It uses utterly debunked claims.

The vast majority of the supposed shocking 4,000 German scientists the US bright over (in good part to help defend Germany from the totalitarian USSR) were not committed Nazis and were not involved in anything that could be considered a war crime. A handful were. And guess what -- we knew that from the academic work based on US government declassifications on paperclip and related programs in the early 1970's.

This is a German sensationalist production attempting to shift blame to the US. It is all red herrings and strawman arguments.

do yourself a favor and read any of the sober peer received assessments of Paperclip by actual historians to understand the facts and the context and avoid this junk.

As far as fascists and communists in S. America, those countries' political culture and their civil violence were a EUROPEAN creation.

not even worth it as "comedy"

[GSK23 · 1/10 · 3 July 2022]

Please, stop jumping into wacky conspiracies without thinking first! Try to figure out the logic first: how does one merely maintain such conspiracies without leaks for so long? Et cetera.

Paperclip alone is wacky enough AND there's legit evidence everywhere for it! No hearsay! Imagine that!

But, I guess, people feel weak and belief in nonsense is empowering to them. You know what? Being educated is also empowering.