Nazi Mega Weapons: Series 2

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War Documentary hosted by Corey Johnson, published by PBS in 2014 - English narration

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-- Also aired as "Nazi Megastructures" in NatGeo networks -- In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware in history. This series includes episodes on the world's first cruise missile, the deadly human machine of the SS and Hitler's Megaships. They were all part of the Fuhrer's plan to control a nation, conquer a continent, and secure world domination. Today, the remains of these incredible projects can still be found, if you know where to look. Nazi Mega Weapons follows a team of experts on a dark journey through Europe's mountains, forests, and fjords, to uncover engineering secrets that have lain hidden for decades. Using stunning drama reconstructions, carefully crafted CGI, and rarely seen archive, each film also unravels the personal stories of the men who designed built and operated Hitler's terrifying mega weapons. Darlow-Smithson Productions, Ltd. in Association with PBS and National Geographic Channels International

[edit] V1: Hitler's Vengeance Missile

In retaliation for devastating Allied bombing raids on German cities, Hitler orders the development of a groundbreaking weapon. This is the story of one of the most ambitious projects of the Third Reich: Hitler's Vengeance weapon, the V1. Though it was ready too late to make a difference to the outcome of the war, its legacy is the cruise missile — a weapon that changed the face of war forever.

[edit] The Wolf's Lair

As European countries fall like dominoes to the all-conquering German armies, Hitler becomes convinced of his own military genius. He plans to invade Russia and orders the construction of a huge, heavily protected command complex of bunkers and buildings named the Wolf’s Lair. But as he isolates himself in his concrete city, the war begins to slip from his grasp and a conspiracy is hatched to make the secret base his tomb.

[edit] The SS

As Hitler's power grows within Nazi Germany, so does that of the SS. From its humble beginnings as Hitler's personal body guard, the SS under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler becomes a terrifying cult that engineers Hitler's vision for a new Germany. By the start of the war, the SS holds sway in politics, police and security and is responsible for the creation of the concentration camps. Its power, influence and terror spread with the creation of a military wing: the Waffen SS. By the end of the war, the SS has grown into a machine that controls of every aspect of the Third Reich and brutally disposes of any opposition to Hitler.

[edit] Hitler's Megaships

In violation of the Treat of Versailles Hitler embarked on a program to build massive battleships but was only able to produce two; Bismarck and Tirpitz. To the frustration of his naval commanders Hiller found the ships far more valuable as propaganda weapons then warships. But they were obsolete almost as soon the they were launched and both succumbed to the emerging dominance of air power.

[edit] Axis Weapon - The Kamikaze

As American naval forces hand Japan defeat after defeat Japan turns in desperation to the Kamikaze. The tactic proves effective against smaller ships but does not fails to sink a major vessel. Japan turns to an rocket propelled human guided bomb known as the Ohka and a torpedo know as the Kaiten. German considers a Kamikaze version of the V-1 rocket and later employs Kamikaze fighter attacks on Allied bombers.

[edit] The Siegfried Line

The formidable Seigried line, didn't come into play prior to Nazi Germany's invasion of France so it was substantially disassembled to build the Atlantic Wall. Five years later after D-Day Germany desperately attempted to refortify the decayed, disassembled and somewhat obsolete defenses. Battle focuses on Aachen where the allies employ withering fire power but become stalled leading Germany to squander its remaining military strength in the Battle of the Bulge leaving the Sigfried line open to a rapid crossing by the allies.

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 3 200 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps
Audio Codec: E-AC3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 54 min
Number Of Parts: 6
Part Size: 1.27 GB
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