Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

Charting the evolution of Auschwitz concentration camp and the mentality of its perpetrators and how it related to the Nazis' overall campaign of extermination.

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About Auschwitz
About Auschwitz

Survivors and SS soliders tell the story of how Auschwitz morphed into a mass murder camp

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Outsiders in Nazi Germany
Outsiders in Nazi Germany

The Jews were not alone in being excluded in Nazi Germany, as Dr Pine reveals.

What is National Socialism?
What is National Socialism?

What are the ideals behind National Socialism and why did it strike a chord with so many?

Inside The Nazi State
Inside The Nazi State

Laurence Rees sheds light on the characters of those who participated in the Third Reich.

Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor details the largest ever escape of prisoners from a Nazi death camp.

Nazis: A Warning of History
Nazis: A Warning of History

How could a cultured nation, at the heart of Europe, be responsible for acts so horrible?

The Last Days of Adolf Hitler
The Last Days of Adolf Hitler

On 30th April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. It was the final humiliating chapter.

Weird Nazi Obsessions
Weird Nazi Obsessions

Some Nazis nursed a range of utterly bizarre ideas.

How Did The Holocaust Happen?
How Did The Holocaust Happen?

It wasn't simply the sheer scale of the killings, but the method behind the madness...