There is a new WW2 themed mini series coming out on German TV this Sunday. Sadly I won't have time to catch the first broadcast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNNUZgFNz8k
Watched the first episode yesterday and it was actually quite good. The story is about a group of five friends. Two of the, brothers, are about to leave for the campaign against Russia, while one of them is a Jew. The other two are girls and one volunteers to become a DRK nurse and gets stationed in the East as well (and she´s also quite a cutie). The two main story arcs are about the experience at the front and civilian life, which gets tougher and tougher, especially for the Jewish guy. The protagonists in the east start to realise how much the war against the USSR is different from the previous campaigns, especially when they´re being confronted with ruthless SD members, the Comissar Order and fighting partisans.
The quality of the show is pretty good and the acting is solid. A real surprise, especially since our public broadcasters usually aren´t very good. The only exception are combat scenes which feel a bit "cheap", but then this isn´t "BoB" or "The Pacific" with a huge budget. Combat is also not the main focus of the show, so it´s alright. Hopefully they´ll release it atleast with English subtitles, as it´s nice to have a series about WW2 showing both the German military and civilian perspective.
