Retreat from Reality (Episode 6)

Adolf Hitler is determined to fight to the very end, even if it costs millions of Germans their lives. He refuses any retreat, putting his faith in German scientists to create advanced weapons, from the formidable Tiger Tank to the first ever ballistic missile, the V-2. He desperately hopes these can still secure victory for the Nazis. But when his “wonder weapons” fail, the Nazis fall back on their oldest tools, propaganda and terror, to keep the military and civilians committed to the struggle.

Wie war Hitler möglich? Ein Grund für den Aufstieg des „Führers“ war ohne Frage dessen teuflisches Talent, die Köpfe und Herzen der Menschen zu erobern und nachhaltig zu manipulieren. Als…

Bei seiner Machtergreifung versprach Hitler, er werde Deutschland wieder groß machen. Den Weg zu dieser Größe sollte die Autobahn ebnen. Das ehrgeizige Projekt wurde allerdings nicht ansatzweise…

Adolf Hitler is determined to rebuild Germany’s military strength after its humiliating defeat in the First World War. But to overcome his country’s dire shortage of almost all raw materials, from…

Adolf Hitler is determined to change the way German people think and feel by creating a new, Nazi form of art and culture. He takes over all forms of media, including the film industry, radio…

Adolf Hitler’s bid for power depends on his most loyal and violent supporters, the SS. They use intimidation, detention, terror and even murder to defeat all the Nazis political enemies. They also…

Adolf Hitler is determined to fight to the very end, even if it costs millions of Germans their lives. He refuses any retreat, putting his faith in German scientists to create advanced weapons, from…