Last Secrets of the Third Reich

This powerful series delves into the Nazi regime’s “Last Secrets” with interviews of the remaining survivors of the Third Reich as well as contemporary experts. Featuring previously inaccessible archives and new documents, it concentrates on aspects of the period that were neglected in the past and alters the way we see the Third Reich. Produced under the supervision of Guido Knopp and the ZDF Contemporary History Dept., the series exposes previously unknown inner workings of Hitler’s regime. Did Hitler fear he had Jewish blood? What did his architect Albert Speer really know about the Holocaust? Was “Desert Fox” General Rommel involved in the Hitler assassination plot of 20 July 1944? And what was Himmler’s actual role in the mass murder of Jews?

The program is also known under the title “Nazi Underworld.”

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Created By

Guido Knopp

Status

Ended

Original Name

Geheimnisse des 'Dritten Reichs'

First Air Date

November 8, 2011

Last Air Date

December 6, 2011

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

German

Production Companies

Networks

ZDF

S01E06

Hitler's Architect

Albert Speer, Hitler's architect, master builder, and armaments minister, laid the backdrop for Nazi ideology in stone and concrete. He was the man in charge of Germany's extensive armaments, and yet Speer somehow managed to retain his reputation as 'the good Nazi'. Speer's carefully cultivated image of the innocent bystander is revealed for what it is: a construct of lies and deceit.

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