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Home | History | Germany 20th Century

Life in Nazi Germany

1: A New Germany | The World at War

1: A New Germany | The World at War

Germany 20th Century | ITV | 1973 | 51'41''

Laurence Olivier narrates the acclaimed documentary series telling the story of World War II. Stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging...

1: Helped into Power | Nazis: A Warning from History

1: Helped into Power | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'29''

Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openl...

1: Surprise Beginnings | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

1: Surprise Beginnings | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 46'35''

Explores the beginnings of Auschwitz, and how the camp was originally intended for a purpose very differ...

2: Chaos and Consent | Nazis: A Warning from History

2: Chaos and Consent | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'17''

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary supp...

2: Orders and Initiatives | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

2: Orders and Initiatives | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 48'09''

Originally a Prisoner of War camp for Soviet soldiers, SS Commander Rudolf Hoss oversaw the transitio...

20: Genocide | The World at War

20: Genocide | The World at War

Conflict and Warfare | ITV | 1973 | 52'04''

This edition recounts Himmler's plans to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.

3: Factories of Death | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

3: Factories of Death | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 48'09''

With the increase in killing at Auschwitz and nearby Treblinka, people are showing tremendous courage, li...

3: Spare Parts | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

3: Spare Parts | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Germany 20th Century | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'02''

Series about the history of surgery continues with a look at the development of transplant surgery, from a Nazi sympath...

3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History

3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'23''

A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...

4: Corruption | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

4: Corruption | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 47'23''

Eyewitnesses recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates wh...

4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History

4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'10''

This film provides insights into how the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland was characterised by huge population upheavals, ch...

5: Frenzied Killing | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

5: Frenzied Killing | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 47'49''

The deportation of Hungary's Jews in 1944 precipitated the most intensive slaughter in Auschwitz's history.

6: Fighting to the End | Nazis: A Warning from History

6: Fighting to the End | Nazis: A Warning from History

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1997 | 48'22''

Examining the rise of the Nazis and their impact. Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bit...

6: Liberation and Revenge | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

6: Liberation and Revenge | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2005 | 47'13''

Last in series about the Nazi concentration camp looks at the fate of the remaining prisoners and the...

Chancellor Franz von Papen | Rise of the Nazis

Chancellor Franz von Papen | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 3'50''

Schleicher encourages Hindenburg to appoint Franz von Papen as Chancellor, who is seen to be easy to manipulate.

Disability in Nazi Germany | Nazis: A Warning from History

Disability in Nazi Germany | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 4'46''

The development of Nazi policies of killing children born with disabilities.

Downfall (2004)

Downfall (2004)

Germany 20th Century | BBC Four | 2014 | 2'25'03''

As defeat looms, the increasingly unhinged Adolf Hitler readies himself for the end and makes his final declarations to a dwindling crowd of loyalists.

Episode 2 | D-Day: The Last Heroes

Episode 2 | D-Day: The Last Heroes

Conflict and Warfare | BBC One | 2013 | 58'43''

The concluding part of historian Dan Snow's documentary series tells the powerful and heroic stories of those who risked their lives on th...

Episode 2 | Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Episode 2 | Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Germany 20th Century | BBC Four | 2019 | 58'59''

Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories that offers new insights into life and atrocities in WWII Germany and the occu...

God Bless You, Mr Chamberlain

God Bless You, Mr Chamberlain

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1988 | 1'00'44''

Program marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich Agreement. Robert Harris finds in Chamberlain a strong man who believed he was right to hope...

Himmler and the SS | Rise of the Nazis

Himmler and the SS | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 3'01''

Himmler and the black shirts (the SS) arrest thousands of political prisoners, and open the first 're-education' camp in Dachau.

Hitler’s private offices | Nazis: A Warning from History

Hitler’s private offices | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 2'09''

Under the new Grand Reich Chancellery Hitler's working life was organised into five private offices.

How Hitler becomes Chancellor | Rise of the Nazis

How Hitler becomes Chancellor | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 8'26''

A coalition between von Papen and the Nazis lead to Hindenburg finally agreeing to appoint Hitler as Chancellor.

Internal criticism | Nazis: A Warning from History

Internal criticism | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 4'34''

The severe punishments for German's who criticised the Nazi regime.

Joachim von Ribbentrop | Nazis: A Warning from History

Joachim von Ribbentrop | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 3'37''

The character of Joachim von Ribbentrop, the minister of foreign affairs in Nazi Germany.

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Germany 20th Century | BBC Four | 2019 | 58'58''

Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories that offers new insights into life in prewar Germany and during the early days of the WWII...

Nazi Olympic Games of 1936 | Great Continental Railway Journeys

Nazi Olympic Games of 1936 | Great Continental Railway Journeys

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2020 | 4'42''

Michael Portillo learns how new rail lines were constructed to transport crowds of spectators to the Nazi Oly...

Reflections on Hitler’s rise to power | Rise of the Nazis

Reflections on Hitler’s rise to power | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 2'53''

Hitler was finally appointed Chancellor in 1933, in a move that marked the downfall of German democracy.

Rise of the dictatorship | Rise of the Nazis

Rise of the dictatorship | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 2'41''

It's taken Hitler and the Nazi party just six months to destroy democracy and establish the new dictatorship.

S10E0: The Last Nazi Secret | Secret History

S10E0: The Last Nazi Secret | Secret History

Germany 20th Century | Channel 4 | 2002 | 49'20''

This is an examination of the complex sexual ambiguities of the Nazi Party, and of Hitler himself.

S10E8: Dogfight | Secret History

S10E8: Dogfight | Secret History

Conflict and Warfare | Channel 4 | 2002 | 49'41''

Explores the life and death of the legendary German fighter pilot. The documentary delves into the circumstances surrounding his final dogfi...

S19E3: Matt Lucas | Who Do You Think You Are?

S19E3: Matt Lucas | Who Do You Think You Are?

Germany 20th Century | BBC One | 2022 | 58'06''

Matt Lucas learns what his late grandmother went through as a Jew in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and what happened to the family...

S1E1: Politics | Rise of the Nazis

S1E1: Politics | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'57''

Delving into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for hi...

S1E2: Hitler’s Last Days | Days That Shook the World

S1E2: Hitler’s Last Days | Days That Shook the World

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2003 | 29'00''

A dramatised anatomy of the final hours of Adolf Hitler, based on accounts of five witnesses who were in a secret ...

S1E2: The First Six Months in Power | Rise of the Nazis

S1E2: The First Six Months in Power | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'00''

At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on...

S1E3: Night of the Long Knives | Rise of the Nazis

S1E3: Night of the Long Knives | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'53''

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers a...

S1E6 | World on Fire

S1E6 | World on Fire

Conflict and Warfare | BBC One | 2019 | 58'10''

The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.

S2E1: Barbarossa | Rise of the Nazis

S2E1: Barbarossa | Rise of the Nazis

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'14''

At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, while prepa...

S2E1: Disaster in the Sky: The Hindenburg | Days That Shook the World

S2E1: Disaster in the Sky: The Hindenburg | Days That Shook the World

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2004 | 28'50''

Documentaries examining famous air disasters, including the Hindenburg crash in 1937.

S2E2: Stalingrad | Rise of the Nazis

S2E2: Stalingrad | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'12''

The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met ...

S2E3: The Home Front | Rise of the Nazis

S2E3: The Home Front | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'20''

Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and a...

S2E5: Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal | Days That Shook the World

S2E5: Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal | Days That Shook the World

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2004 | 28'08''

Assassination attempts by secret organizations, with Adolf Hitler as the intended victim.

S3E1: Who Will Betray Him? | Rise of the Nazis

S3E1: Who Will Betray Him? | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'03''

Germany is losing the war, but Hitler refuses surrender. Instead, he pursues a policy of total war, which plays out as a psych...

S3E2: Hitler’s Birthday | Rise of the Nazis

S3E2: Hitler’s Birthday | Rise of the Nazis

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'48''

At the end of March 1945, Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has per...

S3E3: Into the Abysss | Rise of the Nazis

S3E3: Into the Abysss | Rise of the Nazis

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'04''

In April 1945, most of Germany is occupied by invading Allied forces. As the Soviets near Hitler's hiding place, the Nazi regime st...

S4E1: Most Wanted | Rise of the Nazis

S4E1: Most Wanted | Rise of the Nazis

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'56''

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, as the Allies uncover the scale of the Holocaust, the hunt is on to capture and convict the...

The creation of the Gestapo | Rise of the Nazis

The creation of the Gestapo | Rise of the Nazis

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 2019 | 6'14''

Himmler and Goring fight for control of the newly formed Gestapo, responsible for the preventative arrest of Jews, political ...

The Gestapo | Nazis: A Warning from History

The Gestapo | Nazis: A Warning from History

Germany 20th Century | BBC Two | 1997 | 3'48''

A look at how the Gestapo relied on the constant surveillance of the German public.

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