Inside Hitler's Killing Machine

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May 1945: With the end of World War II and the surrender of the Third Reich, the world discovered the full horror of Adolph Hitler's genocidal system. Hitler's Nazi death camps were meticulously designed to kill on a scale never before seen in the history of humanity. With the elimination of millions of Jewish and other non-Arian citizens, Hitler would become one of the great villains of history.

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S1 F1 – The Nazi Camps - An Architecture of Murder
4. Oktober 2016
52 Min.
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It took less than 10 years for Hitler to set up the concentration camps, many of which became centers for mass killing. As research and archaeological exploration continue, this documentary reveals the established historiographical elements to explain how a system of concentrating populations so quickly became the rationalized apparatus of genocide.
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S1 F2 – Hitler's Evil Scientists
4. Oktober 2016
50 Min.
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It is a word that sends a chill down the spine: "Ahnenerbe". Driven by a scientific megalomania, the race for new discoveries led the institution to carry out countless acts of barbarism. Stored on hundreds of microfilms which are only now available, the reports from this institution reveal the gruesome secrets of science according to Hitler.
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S1 F3 – The Banker Of The Third Reich
4. Oktober 2016
52 Min.
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Hjalmar Schacht is a largely forgotten figure. And yet, Hitler's rise to power depended on him. Adapted from the novel The Devil's Banker by Jean-François Bouchard, this documentary paints the portrait of a fascinating character, at once intellectually brilliant and imbued with an icy cynicism, and who, paradoxically, was never a member of the Nazi party, despite being one of its pillars.
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