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The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis

Krieg und Holocaust – Der deutsche Abgrund

DocumentaryWar & Politics
2021
1 Season
10 Episodes
DE
Ended
12

About

Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake of World War I.

#holocaust (shoah)#world war ii#national socialism#miniseries#third reich (iii reich 1933-45)#nsdap (nazi party)#nazi germany#historical documentary

Cast

Philipp Moog

Philipp Moog

as Narrator (German version)

Episodes

Season 1

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The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922
E1

The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922

May 8, 202145m8.0

At the beginning there is the promise of old greatness and new order, at the end there is the murder of millions. What lies in between is a warning from history.

Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928
E2

Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928

May 8, 202145m8.0

In 1923, the NSDAP had grown to 55,000 members, and its party leader, Adolf Hitler, was portraying himself as the strong man of the right-wing extremist scene. But what was he up to?

Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933
E3

Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933

May 8, 202145m7.0

At the end of the 1920s, the "rural people's movement" protested against social decline. The protest became a radical movement, whose anger was exploited by Hitler and the NSDAP.

The Racial State 1933-1934
E4

The Racial State 1933-1934

May 8, 202145m7.0

As soon as he took office, Chancellor Adolf Hitler dropped his mask and nipped any opposition in the bud. In less than two years, he turned Germany into a dictatorship.

Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938
E5

Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938

May 8, 202145m8.0

Hitler's aggressively anti-Semitic policy is supported by millions of Germans. Jews are discriminated against, deprived of their rights and persecuted in plain sight.

Up in Flames 1936-1940
E6

Up in Flames 1936-1940

May 8, 202144m7.0

On September 1, 1939, German troops invade Poland. SS men follow behind them with orders to murder the Polish intelligentsia. Thousands fall victim to them.

The Gates of Hell 1941-1942
E7

The Gates of Hell 1941-1942

May 8, 202144m8.0

On June 22, 1941, Hitler's army attacks the Soviet Union. In the shadow of the war, Germans commit mass murder against the Jewish population.

Genocide 1942-1944
E8

Genocide 1942-1944

May 9, 202143m7.0

In occupied Poland, "Operation Reinhardt" begins in 1942. Within a few months, the Germans murder more than two million Jews in camps that serve only one purpose: mass murder.

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