Nazi Underworld

Synopsis

Adolf Hitler pretended to be poor but amassed a huge private fortune. The Führer may have believed he was Jewish. Rigorously fact-checked revelations throw a genuine new light on the Nazi regime.

First Air Date: 2011-07-16

Last Air Date: 2013-09-18

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 11

Created By: Christian Brückner

Networks: National Geographic, ZDFinfo

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Hitler's Henchman (2011-07-16)

Heinrich Himmler, Hitler’s most powerful disciple, remains an enigma even today. Why was he interested in the occult? Was Himmler, not Hitler, responsible for ordering the mass murder of Jews?
Ep. 2: Hitler's Desert Fox (2011-07-23)

From a top Nazi military commander to a shame-filled death by forced suicide, Erwin Rommel’s fall from Hitler’s good graces caused an international scandal.
Ep. 3: Hitler's Women (2011-07-30)

Hitler was fascinated with young and vulnerable women – and they with him. New insights reveal shocking details of his relationships with opposite sex.
Ep. 4: Hitler's Architect (2011-08-06)

Was Hitler’s architect as innocent of the Holocaust as he managed to convince the world? 30 years after his death, new evidence suggests otherwise.
Ep. 5: Hitler's Money (2011-08-13)

Money certainly made the Nazi world go round. Positioning himself as a humble man of the people, Hitler secretly amassed immense wealth from donations and tax exemptions to fuel his rise to power.
Ep. 6: Hitler's Family (2011-08-20)

Hitler did all he could to conceal his colourful family background. Yet his reign was continually threatened by the exposure of his history – one that didn’t belong in the Aryan society he envisioned.