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Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 2

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 2

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Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 2: Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories that offers new insights into life and atrocities in WWII Germany and the occupied territories, as Hitler’s dreams crumble.     Christmas in Germany 1941 is an unsettling time. Food is scarce, the weather is freezing and news from the front line in Russia is causing Germans to realise the war is a very long way from over. The stage is set for the second half of the conflict. Through the home movies and diaries of ordinary Germans, this film charts Hitler’s dreams crumbling and […]

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Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 1

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 1

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Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 1: A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler’s Swastika – at home – and abroad, a record not only of what they saw, but of what they knew.     Recently discovered home movie footage from 1936 offers a unique and novel insight into what people in Germany were thinking and experiencing. In these prewar days, Germany was on a high and the Hitler Youth seemed like fun and games, but Nazi control was soon to become an all-pervading force, militarising the nation. The

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Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia

Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia

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The Prussian king Frederick the Great was one of the greatest warriors and leaders in modern European history, achieving greatness through the Seven Years War and lauded as a philosopher and cultured ‘Prince of the Enlightenment’.     Yet the reputation of both Frederick and his Prussia was to be tarnished by association with Hitler’s Nazi regime. Historian Christopher Clark re-examines the life and achievements of one of Germany’s most colourful and controversial leaders.   Frederick the Great Frederick II ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king, at 46 years. His

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Auschwitz - The Nazis and The Final Solution

Auschwitz – The Nazis and The Final Solution

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Auschwitz – The Nazis and The Final Solution is a BBC six parts documentary film series presenting the story of Auschwitz through interviews with former inmates and guards to include authentic re-enactments of relevant events. The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly with the most infamous of the death camps.   Auschwitz – The Nazis and The Final Solution Part 1 – Surprising Beginnings   German commanders discover the efficiency of gassing prisoners, and Auschwitz transforms from a small backwater camp for those resisting the Nazi occupation of Poland to a large scale extermination camp for

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Nakam

Holocaust: The Revenge Plot

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In the dying days of World War II, a secret organisation (Nakam) of Holocaust survivors plans a terrible revenge. Six million Jews are dead but, by 1946, just a handful of Nazis face trial. Most of the guilty will never face justice. For many of Hitler’s victims, this is not enough.     Based on previously unheard recordings and exclusive interviews with those involved – all of whom are over 90 – this documentary tells the story of a remarkable secret group known as The Avengers (Nakam), who decide to take matters into their own hands. Assembled by the warrior-poet

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Concentration Camp

Holocaust: Concentration Camps – Ravensbruck and Buchenwald

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Buchenwald Concentration Camp: After being established in the Summer of 1937, Buchenwald soon developed into one of the largest concentration camps in Germany, in its eight years of existence,approximately 250,000 inmates from 35 countries were imprisoned here. More than 50,000 of them died during the camps reign of terror. They were systematically culled.The inmates were submitted to the life of slaves, working for the S.S. and the Third Reich.   This documentary contains disturbing images !!   They were deliberately made to suffer by hunger and beatings until death, and were easily replaced by a regular influx of new prisioners

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The Yellow Star

Holocaust: The Yellow Star

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Holocaust: The Yellow Star – With a great archive footage coming from 16 countries, this Oscar nominated documentary briefly presents some of the most important facts about the Nazist persecution against Jews in Europe, starting with Hitler’s rise to the power.     Dieter Hildebrandt’s documentary is an interesting and overviewed source with plenty of unseen footage, sound clips and propaganda from WWII and before that, which makes this a must-see film for those who want to learn more about the persecution suffered by the Jews between the decades of 1930 and 1940.   Holocaust: The Yellow Star   Yellow

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