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Season 1 – Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

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Charting the evolution of the camp and the mentality and motivations of the people running it.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State — Season 1

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Samuel West

Narrator

Laurence Rees

Director

Catherine Tatge

Director

Richard Cable

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 11, 2005 Origins The Nazi invasion of Russia creates an influx of Jews, Communists and prisoners of war to Auschwitz, which was originally designed to be a small labor camp for dissenters. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 18, 2005 Expansion Commandant Rudolf Höss orders expansions to Auschwitz as a means of maintaining efficiency; plans for the Final Solution are devised. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 25, 2005 Deportation Deported Jews arrive in Auschwitz by the trainload; prisoners not immediately sent to the gas chambers face other horrors in the camp. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 1, 2005 Exploitation The large size of Auschwitz-Birkenau breeds corruption; Dr. Josef Mengele conducts illegal human experiments. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 8, 2005 Devastation The Allied powers learn the truth about Auschwitz-Birkenau but decide not to take out the railway lines leading to the camp. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 15, 2005 Aftermath Allied forces discover the horrors left behind by the Nazis; the Soviet army liberates the remaining prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau, but the suffering continues for many of the survivors. Details
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Season Info

Director
Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
History, War
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 11, 2005