The Nazis: A Warning from History

1997 - 1997

Helped into Power

10th September 1997

Episode 1

By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.

Chaos and Consent

17th September 1997

Episode 2

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.

The Wrong War

24th September 1997

Episode 3

How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.

The Wild East

1st October 1997

Episode 4

New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

The Road to Treblinka

8th October 1997

Episode 5

How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

Fighting to the End

15th October 1997

Episode 6

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

Top Cast

Director

Laurence Rees

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.

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Samuel West Image

Samuel West

Self - Narrator

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Laurence Rees

Director

Laurence Rees

Screenplay

Martin Patmore

Director of Photography

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