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Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake of World War I.

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Season 1

  • The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922
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    The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2021

    At the beginning there is the promise of old greatness and new order, at the end there is the murder of millions. What lies in between is a warning from history.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928
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    Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2021

    In 1923, the NSDAP had grown to 55,000 members, and its party leader, Adolf Hitler, was portraying himself as the strong man of the right-wing extremist scene. But what was he up to?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gates of Hell 1941-1942
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    The Gates of Hell 1941-1942

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2021

    On June 22, 1941, Hitler's army attacks the Soviet Union. In the shadow of the war, Germans commit mass murder against the Jewish population.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Downfall 1943-1945
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    Downfall 1943-1945

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/2021

    The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was the turning point in the war. While the Gestapo nipped any resistance in the bud, the death marches back to the Reich began in 1944.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933
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    Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2021

    At the end of the 1920s, the "rural people's movement" protested against social decline. The protest became a radical movement, whose anger was exploited by Hitler and the NSDAP.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Reckoning 1945-1948
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    The Reckoning 1945-1948

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/2021

    The Second World War ended in 1945, but the violence continued. Survivors and victors wanted to hold the Germans accountable. But who is to blame?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938
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    Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2021

    Hitler's aggressively anti-Semitic policy is supported by millions of Germans. Jews are discriminated against, deprived of their rights and persecuted in plain sight.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Up in Flames 1936-1940
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    Up in Flames 1936-1940

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2021

    On September 1, 1939, German troops invade Poland. SS men follow behind them with orders to murder the Polish intelligentsia. Thousands fall victim to them.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Genocide 1942-1944
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    Genocide 1942-1944

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2021

    In occupied Poland, "Operation Reinhardt" begins in 1942. Within a few months, the Germans murder more than two million Jews in camps that serve only one purpose: mass murder.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Racial State 1933-1934
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    The Racial State 1933-1934

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2021

    As soon as he took office, Chancellor Adolf Hitler dropped his mask and nipped any opposition in the bud. In less than two years, he turned Germany into a dictatorship.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown