The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis(2021)

6.2
1 Seasons
DocumentaryWar & Politics

Overview

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.

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Episodes

The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922
Ep 1

The Seeds of Violence 1918-1922

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.

08/05/202145 min
Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928
Ep 2

Deceit and Delusion 1923-1928

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?

08/05/202145 min
Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933
Ep 3

Democracy Without Democrats 1929-1933

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.

08/05/202145 min
The Racial State 1933-1934
Ep 4

The Racial State 1933-1934

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.

08/05/202145 min
Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938
Ep 5

Hidden in Plain Sight 1935-1938

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.

08/05/202145 min
Up in Flames 1936-1940
Ep 6

Up in Flames 1936-1940

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.

08/05/202144 min
The Gates of Hell 1941-1942
Ep 7

The Gates of Hell 1941-1942

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.

08/05/202144 min
Genocide 1942-1944
Ep 8

Genocide 1942-1944

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.

09/05/202143 min
Downfall 1943-1945
Ep 9

Downfall 1943-1945

The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was the turning point in the war. While the Gestapo nipped any resistance in the bud, the death marches back to the Reich began in 1944.

09/05/202145 min
The Reckoning 1945-1948
Ep 10

The Reckoning 1945-1948

The Second World War ended in 1945, but the violence continued. Survivors and victors wanted to hold the Germans accountable. But who is to blame?

09/05/202145 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkZDFinfo
TypeMiniseries

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