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Tanks have transformed warfare since their debut a century ago. Host Wil Willis traces their evolution from World War One breakthroughs to modern marvels like the M1 Abrams, the world's most powerful Main Battle Tank.

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.

Operation Cockade, led by MI6's double agent Henri Dericourt in 1943, aimed to deceive Germans with sabotage. Despite efforts, Germans withdrew divisions unconvinced. Dericourt faced a post-war treason trial and died in a mysterious 1962 plane crash.

After WWII, SOE disbanded, leaving Vera Atkins to uncover fates of 118 agents, including 13 women. Many were betrayed and sent to camps; some were executed. Atkins' quest continued, marked by personal impact and delayed recognition.

During WWII, Greek Prime Ministers Tsolakoglou, Logothetopoulos, and Rallis collaborated with Nazi occupiers, imposing fees that caused a famine.

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.

In January 1945, Nazi Germany faces defeat as Allied armies close in. Hitler, aged 55 and in poor health, remains defiant in his Berlin bunker. On April 30th, 1945, Hitler commits suicide, and days later, Germany surrenders, ending World War II.

Anton Adriaan Mussert, initially resisted Hitler’s anti-Semitism despite modeling his NSB party, even welcoming Jewish members. His failed attempt to kidnap Queen Wilhelmina led him into hiding, after which he collaborated in hopes of gaining power.

Host Wil Willis tests the Garand against the Arisaka Type 99, showcasing its impact in WWII and sniper rifles' deadly precision, from Carlos Hathcock to Craig Harrison. Witness the historic rifles that shaped warfare!

The symbol of the SS stands for terror and the murder of millions. Documentary about the history of a symbol that represents murder.

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.

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.

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.

Episode 2 begins after the desperate German winter of 1941. Yet 1942 began badly for the Soviets, with more vicious Nazi campaigning seeing millions more Russians captured and starved.

Croatia grapples with its fascist past through figures like Dinko Sakic, once hailed as a hero but later convicted of war crimes. Leading the notorious Jasenovac camp, Sakic oversaw brutal atrocities against inmates.

Pierre Laval, once celebrated and later reviled, faced execution in 1945 for collaboration with the Nazis during Vichy France. Originally a socialist and pacifist, he fell into collaboration for power and to navigate the horrors of occupation.

The controversy surrounding Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, stems from his Nazi collaboration. He recruited Bosnian Muslims and advocated for a Palestinian homeland with Nazi help. His diaries reveal awareness of the Holocaust and anti-Semitic sentiments.

Monty’s journey sees him follow the path 33 SAS soldiers took after they were parachuted behind enemy lines to attack the enemy and create chaos to draw Nazi-fascist forces away from the front line.

Flere mennesker bliver dræbt i 1944 end nogensinde før i Auschwitz. Nazisterne forsøger at skabe forvirring blandt de Allierede i Øst, og de Vestallierede træffer beslutninger om at forhandle med nazisterne om jøderne og bombardere lejren.

Hitler finds his political destiny in post-war Munich. He quickly dominates a fringe party & builds it into the Nazi Party. He recruits infamous men to the cause including Herman Goering & Heinrich Himmler & they plot a coup known as the Beerhall Putsch.

Monty follows the route taken by prisoner of war Len Harley, who spent months on the run before braving snow, ice, and Nazi patrols to escape over the mountains of the Majella in Italy.

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.

Fitzroy Maclean, an MP and WWII spy, supported Tito's Communist partisans in Yugoslavia against the Germans, forging a lasting friendship and honored at Tito's funeral post-war.

In 1945, during the Italian Spring offensive, SOE agent Michael Lees and SAS officer Roy Farran led a raid on German HQs at Villa Rossi and Villa Calvi. Despite orders to cancel, Farran attacked with SAS men and partisans, killing many Germans.

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