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Historian James Ellis explores the areas where the highest Nazi leaders grew up and searches for key moments where the German citizens turned into mass murderers.
James is retracing the story of Heinrich Himmler to find out how the son of a schoolteacher became one of the main architects of Nazi evil. Himmler was the criminal mastermind behind the Aryan breeding program, and the infamous death camps.
45 minutes
Josef Goebbels was the mastermind behind the brainwashing campaign that eventually seduced Germany into joining the Nazi cause. James explores how the virulently anti-semitic Goebbels orchestrated a campaign that paved the way for the Holocaust.
45 minutes
As Hitler's second in command, Hermann Goering was a ruthless and flamboyant manipulator, and James is exploring how this revered fighter pilot of the First World War could emerge as a psychopathic war criminal in the Second.
45 minutes
James is on the trail of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi bureaucrat who escaped justice for 15 years until his trial made the Holocaust a household name. Under oath, Eichmann insisted he was a powerless middle manager who was simply following orders.
45 minutes
The architectural mastermind of the Third Reich, Albert Speer escaped the noose at the end of the war. But James believes there's a monstrous truth behind Speer's carefully crafted lies, and is determined to reveal the full extent of his crimes.
45 minutes
The demon doctor of Auschwitz, Josef Mengele conducted barbaric experiments on innocent victims. Tracing the origins of his sadistic pseudo-science, James is on a mission to determine how a medical doctor went down in history as the Angel of Death.
45 minutes
Karl Donitz would do anything to support the Nazi party's despicable aims. He claimed he'd only been a sailor following orders, but James is determined to prove Donitz was a committed war criminal who earned his bloody role as Hitler's successor.
45 minutes
As Hitler's personal lawyer, Hans Frank twisted the law to further the Fuhrer's brutal agenda, and in enslaving an entire nation became known as the Butcher of Poland. James is determined to find out how this lawyer turned into a power-hungry monster.
45 minutes
As Hitler's master spy, Wilhelm Canaris staged operations that caused chaos and destruction. But he was also a double agent who provided secrets to the Allies and helped Jews escape from Germany. It's a complex story, and James wants to know more.
45 minutes
James is investigating Benito Mussolini-the brutal dictator whose violent path to power set the template for the rise of Nazi Germany. Though not a Nazi, Mussolini's fascist alliance with the Fuhrer places him squarely inside Hitler's circle of evil.
45 minutes
