Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

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1. 1Surprising BeginningsThis episode sets the stage for the series and examines the radical increase in violence against all opponents of the Nazi state. In particular, it explores the60m
2. 2Orders and InitiativesLaurence Rees continues his documentary history, marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, with an account of how the Nazis developed their "60m
3. 3Factories of DeathThe Nazis' marshalling of Jews from across Europe - including the Channel Islands- gained momentum in 1942. Unable to cope with the huge influx, Auschwitz and T60m
4. 4CorruptionBy 1943, life was good for many of the SS. Eyewitness accounts recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates60m
5. 5Frenzied KillingSS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann ordered the deportation of Hungary's Jews following occupation in 1944, precipitating the most intensive period of slaughte60m
6. 6Liberation and RevengeThe reality of life in the concentration camps was revealed upon the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen in 1945. But what was the fate of the re60m