Name: Unsolved Mysteries of World War II
Released: 2004-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Unsolved Mysteries of World War II

TV Show · Documentary · History

History has tried to comprehend the chaotic confusion of WWII, but there are still many important, unanswered questions. In the midst of war, why did Hitler challenge the world's greatest superpower? Why did Hitler halt his armies before Dunkirk, allowing the British to escape? Was Hitler building an atomic bomb? And what happened to Hitler? How did he die and where is the body?

2004 · 25m

EPISODE 1

The Eagle and the Swastika

Four days after the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler declared war on America. This was the only declaration of war he ever issued and one which rescued an American President, privately intent on a war with Germany, but hamstrung by popular clamor for a war of retribution against Japan.

25m
EPISODE 2

Decision at Dunkirk

In May 1940 the British Army in France was facing annihilation at the hands of powerful German armored formations. Yet, with such a resounding victory within his grasp, Hitler uncharacteristically ordered the tanks to halt, enabling the British to make a dramatic escape from the Beaches of Dunkirk.

25m
EPISODE 3

Hitler's Secret Weapons

During the war German Scientists invented a range of remarkable weapons. But the most awe inspiring of all was undoubtedly the long-range rocket known to history as the V-2. Why did Germans spend so much time and effort developing a space age weapon only to arm it with less than one ton of conventional explosives?

25m
EPISODE 4

Drugs and the Fuhrer

Under the influence of personal physician Professor Morrell, Adolf Hitler's mental and physical state dramatically deteriorated. Recent evidence raises new questions about Hitler's increasing dependence on drugs prescribed by Morrell. Was Hitler a dying man who help the fate Europe in his hands?

14m
EPISODE 5

Himmler's Castle

Deep in the Westphalian countryside Heinrich Himmler transformed an ancient castle into a secret center for the SS rites and rituals. What were the mysterious ceremonies performed in the castle crypt? Did Himmler really believe that the castle would be the spiritual focal point of the final great battle between East and West?

14m
EPISODE 1

Pearl Harbor

The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 shocked the world and drew the United States into the war. Did British Intelligence and Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, know in advance of the Japanese attack and fail to warn the Americans?

27m

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