Nazi Megastructures

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This programme unveils the engineering secrets of six iconic megastructures that went on to spark a technological revolution, ultimately changing warfare forever. The Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware in history. Adolf Hitler hired men like Wernher von Braun, Ferdinand Porsche and Alfred Krupp to build huge terror machines, hi-tech superguns and weapons of mass destruction.

Hitler's War Trains: Episode Image
Episode 1Hitler's War Trains

The programme reveals Hitler's personal train, unseen bunkers, massive depots, railway weapons and record-breaking engines that made up the Nazis biggest-ever megastructure: railways. (S4 Ep1)

Hitler's Italian Fortress: Episode Image
Episode 3Hitler's Italian Fortress

From Monte Cassino to San Pietro and ultimately the defense of Rome, this is the amazing story of one of the toughest defensive structures that the Nazis ever conceived. (S2 Ep3)

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