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30. Sept. 2026
Times in Europe/Copenhagen
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Viktor Arajs, a Latvian, played a significant role in the Holocaust, collaborating with the Nazis to eliminate Jews. Leading the Arajs Kommando, he orchestrated the killings of around 30,000 Jews. Arajs justified his actions as patriotic defense.
Artillery, "The King of Battle," has shaped history from ancient cannons to today's M777 Howitzer. Host Wil Willis visits Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to witness modern artillery like the M777 and M109 Paladin in action.
Operation Ratweek’s existence has always been denied. However WMR has now discovered evidence that it existed and was carried out.
In WWII's final months, Allies discover Nazi death camps, prompting a sweeping denazification of Germany post-war. Nuremberg trials convict top Nazis. Former Nazis are employed by the West in the Cold War struggle against the Soviet Union.
Sir Charles attended Eton, and then joined the Coldstream Guards. He won the Military Cross on the Western Front and, having survived the war, returned to banking.
Lucky Luciano, a mafia boss of the 1930s, was in jail in 1942 on charges of running prostitution rings. US intelligence services did a deal with him and he got the Italians to share intelligence on German U boat movements.
E1 begins with a brief examination of the rationale of hatred projected by Hitler onto the Soviet-Slavic-Jewish world. Then it leaps forward, to see Hitler initiate an invasion of the USSR.
Adolf Hitler's secret agenda is to rid Germany of Jews. By 1938, after creating work schemes and rearming, he orchestrates "The Night of Broken Glass," burning 1,000 synagogues and killing 91 Jews, preparing for further aggression.
By 1944, Hitler's image as a victorious leader is crumbling. He faces a bomb plot led by Stauffenberg and Tresckow, intending to kill him and overthrow the regime. Hitler survives the bombing, triggering a brutal reprisal against conspirators.
In Ukraine and Lithuania, Nazi invaders were welcomed as liberators. In Lithuania, Antanas Gecas led a militia that executed hundreds of Jews. Ukrainian nationalists participated in pogroms slaughtering 34,000 Jews in two days.
Chaim Rumkowski, leader of the Lodz ghetto during WWII, believed cooperation with the Nazis could save lives, providing labor in exchange for food. This approach kept some semblance of community and culture alive amidst unimaginable horror.
During WWII, Greek Prime Ministers Tsolakoglou, Logothetopoulos, and Rallis collaborated with Nazi occupiers, imposing fees that caused a famine.
In 1924, Hitler is convicted for High Treason after the failed Nazi power grab. In prison, he writes Mein Kampf, articulating his anti-Semitic and expansionist beliefs. Upon release, Hitler rebrands the Nazi Party.
Vidkun Quisling, once honored for diplomacy, turned traitor by collaborating with Nazis. His bid for power in Norway failed, relegated by Germans. Despite being named "fuehrer," his reign led to repression until his hanging post-Nazi defeat.
The Gatling Gun, designed to change 19th-century battlefields, now reigns supreme in the skies as a high-speed offensive weapon. With a 150-year legacy of havoc it continues to be a formidable force.
Hitler rules Europe triumphantly, hailed as a hero in Germany. Hitler invades the Soviet Union, promising swift victory over communism, but progress stalls. As Germany faces setbacks, Hitler retreats to his bunker in Poland, increasingly reliant on drugs.
Special Forces operate deep behind enemy lines with top-of-the-line weapons.Host Wil Willis tests the Sig Sauer P226, the preferred choice like the Mark 25 by Navy SEALs, against competitors like the H&K Compact Tactical.
In January 2012, Italian divers discovered the wreck of a massive plane off the coast of Sardinia. At a depth of 65 meters (213 feet) lies a Messerschmidt “Gigant”.
In Hitler’s Germany, those with Jewish ancestry faced harsh Nuremberg Laws. Full Jews faced death; Mischlinge endured discrimination, job bans. Some, like Helmut Schmidt, unaware of heritage, found protectors like Milch in high places.
During WWII, the IRA's "S Plan" aimed to bomb Britain, drawing German support to weaken the British. "Operation Green" and "Plan Kathleen" envisioned IRA aiding a German invasion of Northern Ireland, but both failed due to bungling and infighting.
The activities of nations after World War I that lead to World War II.
Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.
Hitler unveils his military plans: annex Austria, seize the Sudetenland, and eventually invade Poland and the Soviet Union. By March 1938, Austria falls bloodlessly. By September 1939, he invades Poland, sparking World War Two.
Leon Degrelle, a charismatic Belgian leader, joined the Nazis and led Die Wallonien on the Eastern Front. Despite no military background, he earned the Knight's Cross for valor. He recruited 4000 more for the SS, defending Berlin until April 1945.
In 1930s Germany, Hitler capitalizes on economic woes blaming the Weimar Government and Jews. Despite scandals, Nazi rallies gain popularity and emerge as the largest party. Hitler becomes Chancellor in 1933, using the 'Enabling Act' to seize power.
An in-depth, behind-the-scenes exploration of the making of the miniseries "Hitler: The Rise of Evil."
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