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Unsolved Mysteries of World War II

History has tried to comprehend the chaotic confusion of WWII, but there are still many important, unanswered questions. In the midst of war, why did Hitler challenge the world's greatest superpower? Why did Hitler halt his armies before Dunkirk, allowing the British to escape? Was Hitler building an atomic bomb? And what happened to Hitler? How did he die and where is the body?
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  1. S1 E1 - The Eagle and the Swastika

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    August 31, 2004
    25min
    13+
    Four days after the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler declared war on America. This was the only declaration of war he ever issued and one which rescued an American President, privately intent on a war with Germany, but hamstrung by popular clamor for a war of retribution against Japan.
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  2. S1 E2 - Decision at Dunkirk

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    June 21, 1992
    25min
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    In May 1940 the British Army in France was facing annihilation at the hands of powerful German armored formations. Yet, with such a resounding victory within his grasp, Hitler uncharacteristically ordered the tanks to halt, enabling the British to make a dramatic escape from the Beaches of Dunkirk.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hitler's Secret Weapons

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    August 31, 2004
    25min
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    During the war German Scientists invented a range of remarkable weapons. But the most awe inspiring of all was undoubtedly the long-range rocket known to history as the V-2. Why did Germans spend so much time and effort developing a space age weapon only to arm it with less than one ton of conventional explosives?
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  4. S1 E4 - Drugs and the Fuhrer

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    March 7, 1992
    14min
    13+
    Under the influence of personal physician Professor Morrell, Adolf Hitler's mental and physical state dramatically deteriorated. Recent evidence raises new questions about Hitler's increasing dependence on drugs prescribed by Morrell. Was Hitler a dying man who help the fate Europe in his hands?
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  5. S1 E5 - Himmler's Castle

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    August 31, 2004
    14min
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    Deep in the Westphalian countryside Heinrich Himmler transformed an ancient castle into a secret center for the SS rites and rituals. What were the mysterious ceremonies performed in the castle crypt? Did Himmler really believe that the castle would be the spiritual focal point of the final great battle between East and West?
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Directors

Andrew AitkenDave Flitton

Producers

Dave FlittonDavis McWhinnie

Cast

Patrick Allen

Studio

Eagle Media Productions
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