Nazi Megastructures

Tuesday 10.00pm

Cert 16Cert 16
National Geographic
Nazi Megastructures

WHEN TO WATCH

  1. Tuesday 19 March at 04.00pm

    Hitler's Island Megafortress (Season 3)

  2. Tuesday 19 March at 10.00pm

    Hitler's Jet Caves (Season 1)

  3. Wednesday 20 March at 04.00pm

    Lightning War Machine (Season 3)

Synopsis

In his quest for world domination, Hitler demanded the creation of some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware in history. Evidence of these terror weapons and incredible defensive structures are spread all across Europe, if you know where to look.... Nazi Megastructures revisits significant historical locations to reveal the fascinating personal stories of the men who designed, built and operated these terrifying megastructures that still stand or exist today. Structured explored include: the Eagle's Nest, a lavish tea house designed for Hitler to entertain guests and dignitaries high above his Alpine retreat in Bavaria, the fortified buildings constructed on the Channel Islands when this British territory came under German occupation, and Hitler's sea-faring super weapon: the Type 21. This truly fascinating series shows how these structures of the past remain today as poignant reminders of the terror they once held.

Episodes

  • Japan's Warrrior Code

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    Japan's Warrior Code: As a deadly battle threatens to bring the US's B-29 bomber in reach of Japan, the Japanese bank on a weapon of their own to bring them victory. (S5, ep 2) RATING: NU12

  • Hitler's British Invasion Plan

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    May 1940 and the Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel. Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troops in southern England.

  • Blitzkrieg In The East

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    The Battle of Kursk: Following a humiliating defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler demands a switch to Total War before launching the biggest tank battle in history. (2 of 3)

  • Japan's Death Railway

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    1942, Japan has captured oil rich Burma to secure its growing empire's future. But with its navy decimated at the Battle of Midway it needs a new supply route. The result is a 258 mile railway.

  • The Battle Of Kursk

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    The Battle of Kursk: Following a humiliating defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler demands a switch to Total War before launching the biggest tank battle in history. (2 of 3)

  • Hell Island

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    Guadalcanal is the glittering prize of the Pacific. Japan are determined to build an airfield on it. But the US have their eyes on it, too. Whoever controls Guadalcanal will potentially win the Second World War.

  • Hitler's Desert War

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    Armed with one of the most famous generals of WWII, Erwin Rommel, Hitler takes on the Allies across Tunisia, Libya and Egypt - in a brutal campaign that pushed the British to their limits and would dictate the course of the war.

  • Hitler's War In The Skies

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    January 1943 - with defeat in Russia and North Africa Hitter now has to face a new battle front. The fight for the skies above the fatherland itself.

  • Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress

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    When allied spies plant false documents on a corpse, they are carrying out one of the most audacious deceptions of World War II. Operation Mincemeat ensures that the allied invasion of Sicily takes the Nazis by surprise.