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1. Terra X History (2023– )
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Isaak Dentler, Mirko Drotschmann, Ralf Moeller, Florence Kasumba
Votes: 6
2. Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
A series of colorized archive footage of important events during World War II.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Wawro, James Holland, Saul David
Votes: 10,745
3. The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
44 min | Documentary, History
How could a crisis-ridden democracy turn into an apocalypse with war and genocide? The rise and fall of National Socialism is told from an international perspective to offer a new comprehensive view on German history between 1918 and 1948.
Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Mary Fulbrook, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 102
4.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Tor zur Hölle 1941 - 1942
(2021)
44 min | Documentary, History
In mid 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union to gain living space in the east for the Germans. Meanwhile the Nazi regime gradually advances its "final solution to the Jewish problem", culminating in the Holocaust.
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Götz Aly, Yehuda Bauer
Votes: 9
5.
Alltag unterm Hakenkreuz (2012– )
Episode:
Mit der Kamera an der Ostfront 2
(2012)
Documentary, History
Director: Lisa-Marie Stryer | Stars: Friedrich von Thun, Gunter Schoß, Adolf Hitler, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 5
6.
Alltag unterm Hakenkreuz (2012– )
Episode:
Mit der Kamera an der Ostfront 3
(2012)
Documentary, History
Director: Lisa-Marie Stryer | Stars: Friedrich von Thun, Gunter Schoß, Sönke Neitzel, Oliver Rathkolb
Votes: 5
7.
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
Episode:
Siege of Stalingrad
(2019)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
Director: Ailsa Fereday | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Saul David, Jochen Hellbreck, Sergei Kudryashov
Votes: 555
8.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Untergang 1943 - 1945
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was the turning point of the war and convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns, a horrific chapter of the Holocaust ... See full summary »
Directors: Dagmar Gallenmüller, Karl Alexander Weck | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Christine Hegeler, Götz Aly
Votes: 7
9. Generation War (2013)
TV-MA | 270 min | Action, Drama, History
Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.
Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein
Votes: 32,606 | Gross: $0.09M
10.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Täuschung 1923 - 1928
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
As Hitler sat in prison after the Nazi's failed putsch of Nov 1923 he wrote "My Struggle". Discover how the Nazi movement can use democracy's tolerance in Germany to achieve a comeback with agitation and violence.
Director: Dominic Egizzi | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Frank Bajohr, Benjamin Carter Hett
Votes: 10
11.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Verantwortung 1945 - 1948
(2021)
46 min | Documentary, History
When the war ends in 1945 the violence is not over. The survivors and the winners want to blame the Germans. The reckoning with National Socialism is ambivalent.
Directors: Dagmar Gallenmüller, Karl Alexander Weck | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Götz Aly, Yehuda Bauer
Votes: 7
12.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Saat der Gewalt 1918 - 1922
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
Hatred and the desire for revenge smoldered in the minds of many Germans after WW1. Many Germans believe that the Jews are the cause of many problems.
Director: Dominic Egizzi | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Götz Aly, Benjamin Carter Hett
Votes: 12
13.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Völkermord 1942 - 1944
(2021)
44 min | Documentary, History
The Nazi murder plan, "Operation Reinhardt", took nearly two million lives within a few months in 1942/1943 of those held in Sobibor, Treblinka and Majdanek concentration camps.
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Christine Hegeler, Götz Aly
Votes: 7
14.
Alltag unterm Hakenkreuz (2012– )
Episode:
Mit der Kamera an der Ostfront 1
(2012)
Documentary, History
Director: Lisa-Marie Stryer | Stars: Friedrich von Thun, Gunter Schoß, Sönke Neitzel, Oliver Rathkolb
Votes: 6
15.
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
Episode:
Blitzkrieg
(2019)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
Director: Nicky Bolster | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Saul David, James Holland, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 671
16. Der Jahrhundertkrieg (2002– )
45 min | War
Stars: Christian Brückner, Gisbert Rüschkamp, Jochen Nix
Votes: 39
17.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Flächenbrand 1936 - 1940
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
At the end of 1939 the Wehrmacht invade Poland, closely followed by the SS who are there to murder thousands of the Polish intelligentsia.
Director: Egmont R. Koch | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Götz Aly, Eduard Benes
Votes: 11
18.
Generation War (2013)
Episode:
Ein anderer Krieg
(2013)
TV-MA | 89 min | Action, Drama, History
The war on the Russian front goes disastrously wrong, so Frieldhelm's realistic pessimism spreads among the decimated comrades in arms, who bravely continue the near-hopeless battle ... See full summary »
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Miriam Stein, Katharina Schüttler
Votes: 832
19.
Generation War (2013)
Episode:
Ein anderes Land
(2013)
TV-MA | 95 min | Action, Drama, History
Wilhelm's death sentence has been mitigated to a transfer into a punitive battalion. The Wehrmacht now needs every man. In Russia, Charlotte and Wilhelm meet again - a disturbing encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Volker Bruch, Miriam Stein, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler
Votes: 793
20.
Generation War (2013)
Episode:
Eine andere Zeit
(2013)
TV-MA | 91 min | Action, Drama, History
Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Ludwig Trepte
Votes: 934
21.
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
Episode:
Dresden Firestorm
(2019)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
The Allies' bombing of the German city of Dresden was one of the most controversial of WWII. Rare archive footage tells the story as it's never seen before.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Phillips O'Brien, Sönke Neitzel, James Holland
Votes: 458
22. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This is the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.
Stars: Guy Walters, Alisdair Simpson, Jay Osborne, Michael Lynch
Votes: 5,069
23.
World War II: Witness to War (2017)
Episode:
Battle of Britain
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, War
In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, the battle progresses from the ground, to the sky. The British begin to face the Germans over the buildings of London and other British ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Donneky | Stars: Liam Teeling, Cyril Bamberger, Roland Beamont, Eileen Connolly
Votes: 6
24.
World War II: Witness to War (2017)
Episode:
U-Boat Terror
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, War
In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, the global reach of the war reveals itself, as the incredible stories of those at sea are heard. Relentless attacks by U-Boats push the ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Donneky | Stars: Liam Teeling, Don Allen, David Balme, Mary Bauchop
Votes: 6
25.
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Episode:
Rassisten an der Macht 1933 - 1934
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
In seemingly open elections Hitler secures the approval of the people, President Hindenburg suspends freedom of speech. Then the first concentration camps are set for Hitler's political opponents.
Director: Gabriele Rose | Stars: Philipp Moog, Andrew Solomon, Götz Aly, Frank Bajohr
Votes: 12
26.
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
Episode:
Battle of the Bulge
(2019)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans' artillery barrage against the Allies.
Director: Nicky Bolster | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Saul David, James Holland, Geoffrey Wawro
Votes: 442
27. World War II: Witness to War (2017)
TV-14 | Documentary, War
Stories of the men and women who survived World War II.
Stars: Liam Teeling, Sönke Neitzel, Lynette Nusbacher, Robert Tombs
Votes: 63
28. Zweiter Weltkrieg (2014– )
87 min | Documentary, History, War
English title: The Invasion: The Outbreak of WW2. This 90 minute documentary (broken into 2 parts in Australia) is a detailed look at what happened in Poland during WW2. Featuring ... See full summary »
Stars: Roman Polanski, Budzimira Wojtalewicz, Andrzej Wajda, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 24
29. Nachtstudio (1997– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Talk show in the night studio with Volker Panzer.
Stars: Volker Panzer, Josef H. Reichholf, Norbert Bolz, Herfried Münkler
Votes: 27
30.
World War II: Witness to War (2017)
Episode:
Bombing the Reich
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, War
In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, devastation touches the civilians of Germany. With the US as a newly engaged Ally, western forces bring the war to the Axis front, but at extreme costs.
Director: Adam Donneky | Stars: Liam Teeling, Guy Gibson, Sönke Neitzel, Lynette Nusbacher
Votes: 6
31.
Doomsday: World War I (2013– )
Episode:
The Fall of Man
(2013)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
During the early 20the century belle Epoque, after a century of relatively peaceful social progress, nobody in Europe, with its intensely intermarried dynasties, imagined the continent was ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Frey, Annette von der Heyde | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Ian Kershaw, Sönke Neitzel, Alan Kramer
Votes: 24
32.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
The Rise and Fall of Reinhard Heydrich
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Guy Walters, James Holland, Richard Overy, Frank McDonough
Votes: 160
33.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Meltdown
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.
Director: Vicky Matthews | Stars: Robert Gerwarth, Sönke Neitzel, Guy Walters, Emma Craigie
Votes: 139
34. Hitler's Generals (1996– )
672 min | Documentary, Biography, War
Portraits of important people in Nazi-Germany.
Stars: David Ritchie, Christian Brückner, Traudl Junge, Robert Jackson
Votes: 259
35.
World War II: Witness to War (2017)
Episode:
Fall of France
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, War
In this episode of World War II: Witness to War, hear the first-hand accounts of the incredible sacrifices and momentous feats endured by the Allies alongside the devastating consequences of the German capture of France.
Director: Adam Donneky | Stars: Liam Teeling, John Ables, Frank Brodie, Augustyn Buczek
Votes: 7
36. Weltenbrand (2012– )
45 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Stars: Christian Brückner, Sönke Neitzel, Stig Förster, Hew Strachan
Votes: 54
37. Die Machtergreifung (2009– )
43 min | Documentary
Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Wolfram Pyta, Norbert Frei, Götz Aly
Votes: 10
38.
Geheimnisse des 'Dritten Reichs' (2011– )
Episode:
Himmlers Macht
(2011)
44 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Friedrich Scherer, Ricarda Schlosshan, Florian Dietrich, Christoph Wermke | Stars: Rainer Decker, Peter Longerich, Harald Welzer, Katrin Himmler
Votes: 14
39.
Doomsday: World War I (2013– )
Episode:
The Battle of Nations
(2013)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
As the years progressed, the body count rose unprecedented, also among citizens as never before in an unprecedented, industrialized total warfare concept, from more destructive weapons, ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Frey, Annette von der Heyde | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Sönke Neitzel, Stig Förster, Hew Strachan
Votes: 19
40.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Rise of Antisemitism
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Himmler, Goebbels and Göring fight for their position within in the party while its influence grows in Germany.
Director: Chris Roberts | Stars: Nigel Jones, Michael Lynch, Guy Walters, Toby Thacker
Votes: 208
41.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Heroes and Misfits
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Warheroes, unsatisfied workers, a rich playwright, and the mysterious veteran Adolf Hitler start a movement based on mythology and racism.
Director: Ashley Morris | Stars: Guy Walters, Frank McDonough, Richard Overy, Emma Craigie
Votes: 257
42.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
The Berghof Set
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
As the Third Reich prepares for war, ruthless infighting divides the leadership of the Nazi-party, Rudolph Hess, Herman Goering and Joseph Goebbels are all vying to be the Fuhrer's favorite... See full summary »
Director: Guy Smith | Stars: Guy Walters, James Holland, Frank McDonough, Emma Craigie
Votes: 157
43.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
The Madness of Rudolf Hess
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolph Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
Director: Guy Smith | Stars: Guy Walters, Frank McDonough, Michael Lynch, James Holland
Votes: 156
44. Doomsday: World War I (2013– )
135 min | Documentary, History, War
The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Sönke Neitzel, Ian Kershaw, Hew Strachan
Votes: 94
45. Jakten på Altmark (2021)
58 min | Documentary, War
With the help from reconstructions and memories, several people recall the fateful days when the German warship 'Altmark' carried British prisoners of war in Norwegian waters, prior to Hitler's decision to have Norway occupied.
Directors: Magne Østby, Paul Magnus Lundø, Ole Bernt Tellefsen | Stars: Olav Njaastad, Sönke Neitzel, Eric Grove, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 10
46.
Doomsday: World War I (2013– )
Episode:
Purgatory
(2013)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
Despite superior artillery to deal quickly with allied forts, the German offensive is quickly bogged down roughly over the French borders, while the czar resorts to scorched earth retreat. ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Frey, Annette von der Heyde | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Hew Strachan, Gerd Krumeich, Annette Becker
Votes: 19
47.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Rise of the Sycophants
(2018)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History
At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.
Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Roger Moorhouse, James Holland, Sönke Neitzel, Emma Craigie
Votes: 148
48. Nazi Underworld (2011– )
Documentary
Stars: Allan Corduner, David Cesarani, Guy Walters, Timothy Ryback
Votes: 141
49. Die Wehrmacht - Eine Bilanz (2007– )
43 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Stars: Sven Rothkirch, Sönke Neitzel, Andrew Solomon, Winrich Behr
Votes: 104
50.
Hitler's Generals (1996– )
Episode:
Dönitz - Der Nachfolger
(1996)
53 min | Documentary, Biography, War
The life and career of Karl Donitz Hitlers uboat chief, then head of navy and finally Hitlers successors as chief of state.
Directors: Thorsten Jess, Ursula Nellessen | Stars: Christian Brückner, Karl Dönitz, Adolf Hitler, David Ritchie
Votes: 23