Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled

2024•1 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Examining how a small group of thugs rose to be one of the most feared organs of the Nazi state. With the help of international experts and rare archive footage, we investigate the mythology of the SS with eyewitness interviews from SS victims.

Episode 1From the "Protection Squad" to the SS State

From the Protection Squadron to the SS State: Trace the rise to power of the SS as we examine several perpetrators. Who was recruited? And why was the SS attractive to men? (1 of 6)

Episode 2Heinrich Himmler

An agriculturalist by trade, he went on to lead the SS and tried to escape responsibility at the end of the war. Who was Heinrich Himmler? (S1, ep 2)

Episode 3The Executioner: Reinhard Heydrich

More than any other Nazi leader, Heydrich was an orchestrator of mass murder, and was terrifyingly clinical in approach. (S1, ep 3)

Episode 4The Waffen-SS

Masqueraded as military excellence, the reality was very different. Recruits were poorly trained and remorse was nonexistent, as SS troops killed mercilessly. (S1, ep 4)

Episode 5The SS Death Head Units

The SS Death Head's Unit: Tasked with guarding concentration camps, this unit's actions knew no bounds, and, despite their heinous acts, still attended social gatherings. (S1, ep 5)

Episode 6Unrepentant: The SS and Its Myth After 1945

Drawing a line to the present, the atrocities of the SS are beyond all doubt, yet, there is a cult surrounding 'old comrades' today. (S1, ep 6)

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