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Dive into the exclusive documentary collections of World History TV. Discover stories of courage, power, tragedy, and survival that shaped the modern world — from the rise of dictators to the resistance of ordinary people who changed history forever.

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  • Einsatzgruppen Leaders: Faces of Nazi Genocide [collection]

    9 items

    This collection explores the leaders of the Einsatzgruppen, the SS mobile killing units that operated as a core instrument of Nazi terror across occupied Europe during the Second World War. Formed under the authority of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), these units drew personnel from the SS...

  • American & British Traitors in WWII [collection]

    9 items

    During the Second World War, while millions of Americans and Britons fought against Nazi Germany, a small number chose a very different path—one of collaboration and betrayal.

    This collection presents the stories of Allied citizens who served the enemy as propagandists, informants, recruiters, a...

  • When Art Meets War [collection]

    7 items

    While some artists resisted tyranny, others served it. World War II was fought not only on battlefields but also in concert halls, studios, and cinemas. Art became both a weapon and a victim in wartime Europe. This collection explores how painters, actors, photographers, and dancers were drawn in...

  • Nuremberg Trials: The Leaders of Nazi Germany [collection]

    13 items

    After the fall of Nazi Germany, the world demanded justice. Between November 1945 and October 1946, the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg put on trial 24 of the highest-ranking surviving leaders of the Third Reich — the men who planned, commanded, and enabled the greatest crimes in hum...

  • Faith Under Fire: Clergy in WWII [collection]

    11 items

    From pulpits to prison cells, priests, pastors, monks, and religious leaders were drawn into the violence and moral collapse of the Second World War. This collection examines clergy who resisted tyranny and sheltered the persecuted — and those who aligned themselves with fascist regimes, collabor...

  • Athletes at War: Sports and World War II [collection]

    5 items

    This collection brings together historical documentaries about athletes whose lives were shaped by the events of the Second World War. From Olympic champions and famous footballers to boxers and racing drivers, many sports figures found themselves drawn into one of the most destructive conflicts ...

  • Hitler’s Marshals [collection]

    8 items

    They were the elite of Hitler’s war machine, men who commanded vast armies, shaped battles, and followed orders that changed the course of history. Some fought with brilliance, others with blind obedience, but none escaped the consequences of serving the Führer. The rank of Field Marshal was the ...

  • Righteous Among the Nations [collection]

    4 items

    This collection is dedicated to the men and women who chose humanity over hatred during the Holocaust. Known as Righteous Among the Nations, they were non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from persecution, deportation, and death under Nazi rule.

    Recognized by Yad Vashem, these individual...

  • Hitler's Inner Circle [collection]

    8 items

    They were his friends, lovers, doctors, and enablers — the people who stood closest to Adolf Hitler as he built a regime of terror.
    From Emil Maurice, his early bodyguard and friend, to Geli Raubal and Eva Braun, the women who shared his private world; from Dr. Eduard Bloch, the Jewish physician ...

  • Royals and Aristocrats Before and During WWII [collection]

    9 items

    From palaces to prison cells, the lives of royals and aristocrats during World War II were defined by power, betrayal, and tragedy. This collection explores how monarchs, nobles, and imperial heirs navigated collapsing empires, shifting alliances, and moral choices that reshaped history. Their fa...

  • Spies & Intelligence in WWII [collection]

    21 items

    World War II was not only fought on the battlefield but also in the shadows. Espionage became the silent front of the war, filled with secret codes, disguises, and betrayal. This collection uncovers the spies, agents, and double-dealers who shaped history through deception, courage, and betrayal....

  • The Men of Wannsee: Architects of the Final Solution [collection]

    6 items

    A quiet villa. A long table. Fifteen men.
    On a cold January morning in 1942, senior Nazi officials gathered in a mansion overlooking Berlin’s Wannsee lake. Over coffee and cognac, they discussed the unthinkable — how to organize the mass murder of the Jewish population of German-occupied Europe. ...

  • Hearts at War: Love in World War II [collection]

    6 items

    This collection brings together powerful stories of love shaped by the Second World War.

    World War II was a conflict of armies, ideologies and unimaginable destruction — but it was also a war that tested the deepest human emotions.

    In the shadow of total war, love endured in unexpected places: ...