Adolf Hitler's War
Aspects of the story of the Nazi occupation on the Eastern Front are only broadly known. Recently archives have opened and memories freely expressed, making it possible for the story to be told.
Director: Michael Cove
Vernichtsungskrieg
Adolf Hitler had set his mind on making Germany into a great empire. In the process, he wanted to rid the world of Bolshevism and Jews; but his invasion of…
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity
Stalin, betrayed by Hitler, was fighting the German army. Meanwhile, the harsh German occupation policies led to the rise of ghettos and the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'.
Moscow Is Behind Us
Occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland took the brunt of Hitler's forces' cruelty. Extermination became industrialised with the creation of the first concentration camps.
Now People Rise Up!
The Red Army developed strength and Hitler's Spring Offensive was stopped at Stalingrad. In the largest ghetto, the inhabitants revolted and fought back in the Warsaw Uprising.
Scorched Earth
In Kursk, a 'battlefield' the size of Wales, the tide turned and the Soviet Army pushed back. But as Germany retreated, they obliterated all evidence of their genocidal activities.
This Has Happened
Hitler's war moved to its endgame as the Soviets crossed the German border, and concentration camps were liberated. With a death toll of over 40 million, a new, scarred Europe…
