The Nazis: A Warning from History
1997•48m•8.6/10
Documentary
Ratings
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8.6/10(30)
Documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power, their zenith, their decline and fall, and the consequences of their reign featuring archive footage and interviews with eyewitnesses.
Production
BBC, A+E Studios
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 10, 1997
Last Aired
October 15, 1997
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
Laurence Rees
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Helped into Power
Air date: 1997-09-10
By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.
E2
Chaos and Consent
Air date: 1997-09-17
A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.
E3
The Wrong War
Air date: 1997-09-24
How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.
E4
The Wild East
Air date: 1997-10-01
New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.
E5
The Road to Treblinka
Air date: 1997-10-08
How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.
E6
Fighting to the End
Air date: 1997-10-15
Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.
Cast
Samuel West
Self - Narrator
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