Secrets of the Nazis

In 1930s Germany, the Hitler Youth indoctrinated children to become loyal soldiers for Hitler. This episode traces its rise, from early propaganda to wartime mobilization.

As WWII raged on, Hitler Youth members faced the brutal reality of war. This episode follows their journey from indoctrinated idealists to disillusioned young soldiers.

Over 200 unseen photos reveal a young Nazi group’s rise in concentration camps. Dr. Stefan Hördler’s five-year study exposes how ordinary men became mass murderers.

In 1939, Germany’s blitzkrieg was fueled by Pervitin—crystal meth. Newly declassified files expose how Nazi leaders weaponized drugs to drive conquest and sustain power.

Hitler, Göring, and Himmler’s obsession with animals went far beyond admiration. Through propaganda and science, the Nazis twisted nature to reflect their ideology.

In 1933, Hitler rose to power and the Nazis seized control. Foreign diplomats in Berlin witnessed the regime’s rise and Jewish persecution—but their warnings went unheeded.

The atomic bomb that ended WWII began in Nazi Germany. Fearing Hitler’s A-bomb, Roosevelt launched the Manhattan Project—sparking an arms race that reshaped the world.

As British troops crushed Italian forces, Hitler sent Rommel’s Afrika Korps to aid them. Victories followed—until Montgomery’s counterattack forced Axis surrender in 1943.

On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, invading the USSR and shattering the non-aggression pact. The Soviets, caught off guard, faced disaster.

By fall 1941, German forces neared Moscow. Determined to capture it before winter, Hitler launched Operation Typhoon—a final assault meant to decide Europe’s fate.

On November 27, 1942, the French fleet scuttled itself in Toulon—over 85 warships sunk to prevent Nazi capture. A tragic act of defiance that crippled France’s Navy.

Opened in 1939, Ravensbrück was Nazi Germany’s largest women’s camp. Of 130,000 deported, 90,000 perished. Survivor accounts expose both cruelty and resilience.

As Allies land in Normandy, Hitler sends Das Reich north. Infamous for massacres in Tulle and Oradour-sur-Glane, the division leaves a trail of terror across France.

Through recolored archives and testimony, this episode follows Hitler’s Das Reich in its final year—tracing its indoctrination, atrocities, and descent into madness.

After D-Day, the Allies expected victory by Christmas 1944. But overconfidence led to costly mistakes and brutal winter battles as the Wehrmacht proved far from defeated.

In early 1945, the Soviets uncovered Auschwitz and hundreds of camps. As Berlin fell and Hitler killed himself, Europe lay in ruins—raising the question: who truly won?

At Nuremberg, Hitler’s aides faced justice for crimes that were once “legal.” This episode exposes how Nazi law twisted justice into a weapon of state-sponsored terror.

Through a jurist, an executioner, and a dissident, this film reveals how Nazi law justified extermination—and how Germany’s intellectual elite enabled a regime of murder.

Amateur filmmakers in Normandy secretly filmed life under Nazi rule. Their footage captures hardship, fear, and defiance—offering a rare civilian view of war and liberation.