Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

Emissora:BBC Two

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S01E06 - "Liberation and Revenge"

Foi ao ar em Feb 15, 2005, 8:50 PM

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Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution marked the 60th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, telling the concentration camp's story through interviews with former inmates and guards and dramatic re-enactments. It was the site of the largest mass murder the world has ever seen yet few people know its full history. This landmark series builds into the most complete history of Auschwitz, the evolution of the camp and the mentality of the perpetrators.

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Status: Encerrada
Idioma: English
Duração: 60 min
Estreia: January 11, 2005
Encerrada: February 15, 2005
Programação: Saturday às 20:50

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 6 Episódios)

Surprising Beginnings

Explores the beginnings of Auschwitz, and how the camp was originally intended for a purpose very different from that of the genocide of the Jews.

Jan 11, 2005

60 min

Orders and Initiatives

Originally a Prisoner of War camp for Soviet soldiers, SS Commander Rudolf Hoss oversaw the transition of Auschwitz from a political camp to a place to murder thousands of people.

Jan 18, 2005

60 min

Factories of Death

With the increase in killing at Auschwitz and nearby Treblinka, people are showing tremendous courage, like German officer Albert Battel risking his life to save detainees.

Jan 25, 2005

60 min

Corruption

Eyewitnesses recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates while also engaging in illicit affairs.

Feb 1, 2005

60 min

Frenzied Killing

Penultimate episode. The deportation of Hungary's Jews in 1944 precipitated the most intensive slaughter in Auschwitz's history.

Feb 8, 2005

60 min

Liberation and Revenge

Last in series about the Nazi concentration camp looks at the fate of the remaining prisoners and their guards. Uncovers how many survivors faced appalling treatment in their home countries and how many guards escaped justice.

Feb 15, 2005

60 min