
Documents both the influences of alternative belief systems on the Nazi ideology and Hitler's personal philosophy, and the history and development of the ideas and symbols that would be used along with eugenicist racial politics to perpetrate the murder and oppression of millions during World War II.
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1990-04-20
Aired 1990-04-20
The transformation of the swastika from a symbol of good fortune to one of terror.
1990-04-27
Aired 1990-04-27
The transformation of Hitler's elite bodyguard into a military-religious order.
1990-05-04
Aired 1990-05-04
An examination of Heinrich Himmler's obsession with astrology, spiritualism and the occult.
1990-05-11
Aired 1990-05-11
Insight into the obsessive beliefs of one of history's most terrifying figures.
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