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6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Thu, Jul 13, 201787 mins
The railways were the lifeblood of the Nazi empire. It was a vast network that spread Nazi ambition and control across Europe and beyond. Through use of drama, documentary and archive the program reveals Hitler's personal train, unseen bunkers, massive depots, railway weapons and record-breaking engines that made up what was arguably the Nazis biggest ever mega structure: the railways.

Episode 2
Thu, Jul 20, 2017
The mechanical monsters that helped carry out the Holocaust are explored.

Episode 3
Thu, Jul 20, 201743 mins
When Albert Kesselring recommends the creation of forty defensive lines to make the allies pay for every inch of Italy they capture, Hilter loves the idea. But the allies have more to worry about than German defenses. There's also bad weather, Germany's scorched earth policy and worst of all, the mountainous terrain in which German holds the high ground.

Episode 4
Fri, Aug 4, 201743 mins
Initially repelled by the British Navy, Hitler's invasion of France serves as a diversion allowing German forces to conquer Norway. By holding Narvik in the far north Germany is assured of a reliable source of iron ore. Holding Norway also offers the opportunity to seize the part of Murmansk and cut the allied supply line to Russia. But what is conquered must then be defended which means the construction and manning of extensive defenses diverting critical resources from the Eastern Front.

Episode 5
Fri, Jul 28, 201743 mins
Hitler, himself a propagandist, recruits Josef Goebels to embark on a program to gain the unquestioned support of the German people. Inspired by Russian communist propaganda Geobels employs all forms of media and entertainment. He particularly targets German youths who will ensure the future of the Thousand Year Reich and foreign spectators when rumors of the Holocaust begin leaking out.

Episode 6
43 mins
Begun in secret, even before the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Luftwaffe became the spearhead of Hitler's Blitzkrieg. Tony Pollard visits the ruins of key Luftwaffe facilities set against the history of the rise and fall of the German air force.
