Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
Corruption
Eyewitnesses recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates while also engaging in illicit affairs.
Frenzied Killing
Penultimate episode. The deportation of Hungary's Jews in 1944 precipitated the most intensive slaughter in Auschwitz's history.
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.
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