The Occult History of the Third Reich (1990)
Documents both the influences of alternative belief systems on the Nazi ideology and Hitler's personal philosophy, and the history and development of the ideas and symbols that would be used along with eugenicist racial politics to perpetrate the murder and oppression of millions during World War II.
Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Enigma of the Swastika
Release Date: 1990-04-20The transformation of the swastika from a symbol of good fortune to one of terror.
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Episode 2 - The SS: Blood and Soil
Release Date: 1990-04-27The transformation of Hitler's elite bodyguard into a military-religious order.
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Episode 3 - Heinrich Himmler
Release Date: 1990-05-04An examination of Heinrich Himmler's obsession with astrology, spiritualism and the occult.
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Episode 4 - Adolf Hitler
Release Date: 1990-05-11Insight into the obsessive beliefs of one of history's most terrifying figures.