The Nazis: A Warning from History

S01E04: The Wild East

New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

Overview

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.

Episodes

Helped into Power

S01E01 Helped into Power

September 10, 1997 48 min
By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.

S01E02 Chaos and Consent

September 17, 1997 48 min
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.

S01E03 The Wrong War

September 24, 1997 48 min
How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.

S01E04 The Wild East

October 1, 1997 48 min
New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

S01E05 The Road to Treblinka

October 8, 1997 48 min
How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

S01E06 Fighting to the End

October 15, 1997 48 min
Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.

Cast

Samuel West
Samuel West
Self - Narrator

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