The Nazis: A Warning from History

Synopsis

Documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power, their zenith, their decline and fall, and the consequences of their reign featuring archive footage and interviews with eyewitnesses.

First Air Date: 1997-09-10

Last Air Date: 1997-10-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Laurence Rees

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Samuel West as Self - Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Helped into Power (1997-09-10)

By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.
Ep. 2: Chaos and Consent (1997-09-17)

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.
Ep. 3: The Wrong War (1997-09-24)

How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.
Ep. 4: The Wild East (1997-10-01)

New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.
Ep. 5: The Road to Treblinka (1997-10-08)

How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.
Ep. 6: Fighting to the End (1997-10-15)

Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.