Portraits of important people in Nazi-Germany.
Hitler's Henchmen (Season 2)
Bormann - The Shadow Man (Episode 1)
Air date: 1998-03-18
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: The Hitler's Henchmen episode focusing on Martin Bormann, titled "The Secretary" (German: "Bormann - Der Schattenmann"), details his rise to become the second most powerful man in Germany and the mystery surrounding his disappearance after the war.
Eichmann - The Exterminator (Episode 2)
Air date: 1998-02-11
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: The episode provides a detailed personal and political profile of Karl Adolf Eichmann, who was the logistical "architect of the Final Solution," responsible for organizing the transportation and incarceration of millions of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps during the Holocaust.
Freisler - The Hanging Judge (Episode 3)
Air date: 1998-03-11
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: The episode provides a portrait of Freisler, tracing his career from a commissioner in a POW camp during the Bolshevik revolution to his position as the feared President of the People's Court (Volksgerichtshof).
Mengele - The Doctor of Death (Episode 4)
Air date: 1998-02-18
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: The episode is a biographical documentary that details the life and crimes of Josef Mengele, the notorious "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz.
Ribbentrop - The Errand Boy (Episode 5)
Air date: 1998-02-25
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: The episode of the documentary series Hitler's Henchmen (original German title: Hitlers Helfer) focusing on Joachim von Ribbentrop is titled "Ribbentrop - The Errand Boy" (or "Diplomat of Evil - Joachim von Ribbentrop" in some releases)
Schirach - The Corrupter of Youth (Episode 6)
Air date: 1998-03-04
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: This episode covers Schirach's role as the Nazi leader responsible for the indoctrination of German youth. It explores his manipulation of the young people of the Reich through his leadership of the Hitler Youth organization.
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