Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•matches the season avg
This episode sets the stage for the series and examines the radical increase in violence against all opponents of the Nazi state. In particular, it explores the German army's invasion of the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 and connects this campaign to the
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Hunt
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Samuel West
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Linda Ellerbee
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Horst-Günter Marx
Rudolph Höss
Gordon Newell
Captain Bill Cross
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"Surprising Beginnings" is episode 1 of Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 241 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on January 11, 2005.
