Original title
Secrets of the Third Reich
Released
1/2/2014
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Production companies
Inception Media Group, Smithsonian Networks
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
8
Little-known events that played a large role in determining the outcome of World War II are revealed in this documentary series.
Aired on Television
Secrets of the Third Reich looks at the rise and fall of German General Erwin Rommel whose victories made him one of Hitler's greatest assets, but who honor made him one of Hitler's enemies. It looks at Rommel's early life, his victories in North Africa, his defense of the Atlantic Wall, and his later involvement in the 20 July plot.
Secrets of the Third Reich examines the mental health and the excessive amphetamine use of Adolf Hitler. It looks at his relationship with his doctor Theodor Morell who was despised by other physicians and blamed for the Fuhrer's mental deterioration.
Secrets of the Third Reich examines the story of the German submarine U-513 which was lost for sixty-eight years after it was hit by a U.S. bomb. It looks at rare footage and talks to U-boat veterans and looks at the life of captain Friedrich Guggenberger who survived the sinking. It also looks at the effort to locate the wreck of the submarine.
The battlefields of the Second World War have been analyzed countless times, but it wasn't just fought in large scale battles. A fair portion of the Second World War took place in secret, behind enemy lines, and with very high stakes.
A key figure in Hitler's personal life was the physician Dr. Theodor Morell. From 1936 until Hitler's suicide, Morell is always present, and willing to hand out some dubious medications from his personal stash, ensuring Hitlers dependancy.
German U Boat 513, takes 46 of its crew to their deaths and leaves 7 survivors. The final resting place of U 513 and exactly happened to it has remained a mystery, until Vilfredo Schürmann found the submarine off the Brazilian coast.
In April 1945, 2 armed trains leave Berlin, carrying all of the remaining Reichsbank assets. It amounts to billions of Reichsmarks. Following is a convoy of trucks carrying more than 9 tons of gold destined for the 'Alpine Fortress'.
On the 17th of August 1987, news of the suicide of Rudolf Hess, spreads across the world. Allegedly the 93 year old hanged himself in the Spandau prison for Nazi War-Criminals, near Berlin, but his death is as strange as his life had been.
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