On 26 March 1945, U.S. troops liberated Hadamar—one of Nazi Germany’s secret killing centers—uncovering horrific conditions inside a psychiatric facility turned into a site of systematic murder. Among those arrested was Karl Willig, a deputy head nurse who played a direct role in the abuse and ki...

After Nazi Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, repression spread rapidly—and those who spoke out risked everything.

Otto Neururer, an Austrian Catholic priest, was among the few who openly rejected Nazi racial ideology and defended the dignity of all people. His stance led to his arrest and d...

30 January 1933 marked the rise of Adolf Hitler—and the beginning of a system where medicine was twisted into a tool of ideology and terror. Among the doctors who served the regime was Alfred Trzebinski, a physician who became involved in the machinery of Nazi camps.

From Auschwitz to Majdanek a...

22 June 1941. Operation Barbarossa begins—the largest land invasion in history. Nazi Germany launches a massive assault on the Soviet Union, expecting a rapid victory. Instead, the campaign turns into a brutal war of attrition that reshapes World War II.

But what really happened on the Eastern F...

The 1st of September 1939 marks the beginning of the Second World War as Nazi Germany invades Poland. Within a few years, Auschwitz-Birkenau becomes the largest killing center of the Holocaust, where around one million people lose their lives.

Among the SS personnel is doctor Horst Fischer, a ma...

During the Battle of Britain, as German forces attempt to break British resistance, one voice emerges from Berlin aimed directly at British listeners. That voice belongs to William Joyce, a man who would become one of the most notorious Nazi broadcasters of the war.

Raised with strong political ...

In the final months of the Second World War, the crimes committed at Dachau concentration camp begin to emerge, including a series of brutal medical experiments on prisoners. At the center of these actions stands Sigmund Rascher, an SS physician who rose through the ranks with the support of Hein...

10 July 1940. The Battle of Britain begins as Nazi Germany launches a massive air campaign against the United Kingdom. While the Royal Air Force resists and the nation stands defiant, one man takes a very different path.

John Amery, born into a prominent British upper-class family and the son of...

3 February 1947, Hamburg. After weeks of testimony revealing the brutality of Ravensbrück—the largest concentration camp for women in Nazi Germany—sentences are delivered. Among those condemned is Elisabeth Marschall, the camp’s head nurse.

This documentary traces her path from a trained nurse t...

11 December 1941. Nazi Germany declares war on the United States, expanding the conflict into a global war. Behind this move, German intelligence prepares a secret sabotage campaign on American soil.

At the centre is Herbert Hans Haupt—a German-born, Chicago-raised American citizen who turns aga...

April 1940, Norway. German occupation brings fear, repression, and division. While many turn to resistance, others choose collaboration. Among them emerges the Rinnan Gang — one of the most feared groups in occupied Norway.

Formed in 1942 and working under the German Security Service (SD), the g...

6 June 1944, France. As Allied forces land in Normandy, the French Resistance rises to support the liberation. Sabotage spreads across the country, and hope returns to occupied towns.

But in Bordeaux, the resistance carries a deep wound. André Grandclément, once a leading figure in the undergrou...

April 1941. Nazi Germany invades Yugoslavia, bringing rapid collapse, occupation, and the beginning of brutal repression across the Balkans. As resistance movements emerge, the German response becomes increasingly ruthless.

The SS-Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen was formed to wage anti-partisan w...

30 January 1933. Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor, and medicine in Nazi Germany is transformed into a tool of ideology, control, and war. Science is no longer guided by ethics but by the needs of the regime, as doctors and researchers are drawn into a system where human life is reduced to usefulne...

In July 1941, as German forces entered Riga, the capital of Latvia, a local collaborationist unit emerged under Viktors Arājs. Formed with SS support, the Arājs Kommando quickly became one of the most notorious killing units in Nazi-occupied Latvia.

Its members took part in the burning of synago...

10 July 1940. As the Battle of Britain begins and Nazi Germany launches a massive aerial assault against the United Kingdom, most Britons stand firm in defiance. Yet not all follow this path. Among those who choose betrayal is Theodore Schurch, a British soldier drawn to fascist ideology long bef...

On 1 August 1944, the Polish capital rises in revolt. The Warsaw Uprising brings hope to a city crushed under Nazi occupation — but the German response is one of total annihilation.

Among the forces sent to destroy Warsaw is a unit unlike any other: the Dirlewanger Brigade — a formation built fr...

Early May 1940. Nazi Germany launches its Blitzkrieg across Western Europe, crushing France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in a matter of weeks. As Paris falls and France surrenders, a new reality takes hold—one of occupation, fear, and collaboration.

Amid the chaos, one man makes a choice that w...

June 1941. As Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union, the war on the Eastern Front descends into extreme brutality. Among the advancing units is the 1st Mountain Division—an elite Wehrmacht formation known for its Edelweiss symbol.

But behind its reputation lies a darker story.

From Poland to th...

April 1941. Nazi Germany invades Yugoslavia, crushing the country within days and dividing it among Axis powers. In occupied Slovenia, resistance grows—but every act of defiance is met with ruthless retaliation.

At the centre of this terror stands SS General Erwin Rösener, responsible for anti-p...

The 1930s, the Soviet Union. As Joseph Stalin tightens his grip on power, paranoia spreads through the ranks of the Communist Party and the Red Army. Suspected enemies are arrested, tortured, and executed in what becomes known as the Great Purge.

At the center of this campaign is the NKVD, the S...

Nuremberg Doctors' Trial - Nuremberg, Germany - 8 April 1947. In this courtroom footage, Nazi doctor Herta Oberheuser delivers defendant testimony during the Doctors’ Trial. Under oath, she answers questions regarding her role in medical experiments conducted on prisoners in Nazi concentration ca...

In the Soviet Union of the 1930s, fear and violence became instruments of power.

Under Joseph Stalin, the wave of repression known as Stalin’s Terror engulfed the country. Through the machinery of the NKVD—the Soviet secret police—millions were arrested, tortured, and forced to confess to fabric...

At Dachau concentration camp, brutality was not random—it was enforced.

Alexander Piorkowski served as Nazi commandant from 1940 to 1942, overseeing a system built on violence, punishment, and death. Soviet prisoners of war were secretly executed and erased from records, while the sick and weak ...