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Secrets of the NazisWith recolorized archives, this episode explores the final year of Hitler's infamous division. From recruitment and indoctrination to their last missions, we uncover who these men were-and how they became perpetrators of mass murder. Following their brutal combat and crimes against humanity, we confront the chaos, ideology, and horror that defined the Das Reich's final descent.

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Secrets of the NazisWith recolorized archives, this episode explores the final year of Hitler's infamous division. From recruitment and indoctrination to their last missions, we uncover who these men were-and how they became perpetrators of mass murder. Following their brutal combat and crimes against humanity, we confront the chaos, ideology, and horror that defined the Das Reich's final descent.Restart available0Secrets of the NazisThanks to the American landing in June 1944, the Allies were certain to end the war before Christmas. This optimism led them to make strategic mistakes, and sometimes to retreat in the face of the Wehrmacht's fierce resistance. When winter came, the enemy may have been weakened, it was far from being dead.

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