Ep 3. End of the Reich
- TV-14
- May 17, 2015
- 42 min
In this episode of Last Days of the Nazis, viewers are taken on a journey through the tumultuous final days of the Third Reich. As Allied forces close in on Berlin, Hitler becomes increasingly erratic and disconnected from reality. His most loyal followers, including Goebbels and Himmler, struggle to maintain order and keep the Nazi party alive amidst the chaos and destruction of the war.
Through archival footage and interviews with historians and experts, the episode explores the final battles of the war and the crushing defeat of Germany. Viewers witness the harrowing street-to-street fighting as Allied troops push closer to the heart of Berlin, and the desperate measures taken by Hitler's inner circle to hold onto power.
The episode also delves into the horrors of the concentration and death camps, revealing the full extent of the Nazi regime's atrocities. Heartbreaking accounts from survivors give a voice to the victims of Hitler's genocidal policies.
As the episode draws to a close, viewers are left with a sense of the immense tragedy of the war and the evil that was unleashed by the Nazis. With the fall of Berlin and the suicide of Hitler, the long nightmare of the Third Reich finally comes to an end. The episode concludes by looking ahead to the aftermath of the war and the challenges faced by Germany and the world in the wake of such catastrophic destruction.