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Engleski jezik.
Trajanje 7 sati i 30 min.

Disc 1. Plotting to Kill Hitler & Escape From Hitler's Bunker 1 x 90:00 min This programme looks at the most famous attempts to assassinate the Fuhrer. Would-be assassins include the Kreisau Circle, Colonel Von Gersdorff, Operation Foxley, the Wolf's Lair Bomb and the Black Orchestra. After Hitler and Goebbels shot themselves deep below the Reich Chancellery, other high-ranking Nazi officials made a break for it. Goering and Himmler were caught, but others disappeared. How is it possible that these men escaped and where did they go? Disc 2. America and the Mob & Wartime Friends 1 x 45:00 min Officially, the cause was negligence. Unofficially, the authorities suspected it was the act of Nazi saboteurs. But when the ocean liner Normandie caught fire in New York Harbour, the US government took steps to prevent further setbacks. Did they hire the Mafia to ensure no future accidents took place? Disc 3. The Mysterious Death of General Sikorski 1 x 45:00 min Polish General Wladyslaw Sikorski was the Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-exile during WWII. On July 4, 1943, Sikorski's Liberator aircraft took off from Gibraltar en route to London. Moments later, it plunged nose-first into he sea, killing Sikorski. Did the Polish military plot the death of their own leader? Disc 4. Stalin's Spy Ring & Secrets of the Service 1 x 90:00 min This programme reveals the most effective espionage operations of the war, detailing their successes. See how the Gestapo captured, tortured and killed many operatives and why this had little overall effect. Throughout the war, Allied code-breakers known as The Service read the secret messages of the Germans. This elusive global network listened in, tracking the movement of ships, U-boats and aircraft around the globe. Disc 5. Secrets of the Sea Wolves 1 x 45:00 min Beneath the surging seas of the North Atlantic lay one of WWII's most important battlegrounds. It was in these vast waters that hundreds of Nazi U-boats lay in wait for the convoys of Liberty Ships bringing vital supplies to the European theatre. Filled with gripping footage shot on both sides and riveting accounts from veterans, this programme relives this epic struggle. Disc 6. Operation Bodyguard: D-Day Deception 1 x 45:00 min D-Day was an all-or-nothing proposition, one where turning back was impossible and failure unthinkable. This programme talks with military experts and historians to reveal the complete tale of the phantom invasion of Pas de Calais where Hitler believed the Allied forces would land. See archive footage of the fake armies and dummy landing craft that supported this ruse and examine the carefully planted false intelligence that gave the story credence. Disc 7. Tracking Nazi Gold 1 x 45:00 min In the early days of the war, Hitler systematically plundered the treasuries and banks of the nations he conquered. From the drained wealth of nations to family heirlooms and gold fillings taken from the victims of the Holocaust, this programme traces sixty years of effort to reclaim the lost riches of a continent. Disc 8. Whatever Happened to Raoul Wallenberg 1 x 45:00 min Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat posted in Budapest at the height of the Third Reich, was unable to stand by and let the Jewish victims of the Holocaust proceed to their deaths. Using his diplomatic standing he saved as many as 100,000 people from the gas chambers. But he disappeared in 1945, never to be seen again. This programme follows he trails uncovered by his family in search of the truth.