Cross of Iron is a good film. I particularly like the opening credits. The montage is even better than that of Looking for Mr Goodbar. Everything you need to know about the background to the film is captured in a few minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sqwkpiFg4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNYX8KpzfeA
I haven’t seen Defiance but I would be surprised if it is not a load of glamorized Hollywood nonsense. I’ve read a lot about partisan groups in Poland and Ukraine and there are two sides to the Bielski Partisans story.
I’m looking forward to watching the new Midway film. I will be able to watch that without worrying about patriots being falsely accused of being traitors or criminals posing as patriots. The amount of destruction in the Battle of Midway was incredible, but I don’t think any innocent civilians were killed apart from some contractors on Midway Island.