Season

Nazi Megastructures: Series 3

Nazi Megastructures20166 episodes

Overview

In this series, the shock and awe tactics of the Blitzkrieg, the unparalleled fortifications on The Channel Islands, and the Fuhrer’s Megasub – a weapon that could have won the war for the Nazis – are all explored. The evidence of these terror weapons and incredible defensive structures are spread across Europe, if you know where to look.

Details

Series: Nazi Megastructures
Season: Season 3
Air date: 2016-05-03
Episodes: 6 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: The Eagle's Nest 2016-05-03 | 45 min Hitler transformed his Alpine retreat in Bavaria into a fortified fiefdom, home to 2,000 SS troops and protected by a high level security system.

Episode 2: Hitler's Island Megafortress 2016-05-10 | 45 min It’s June 1940 and the Nazis have taken the Channel Islands, where Hitler orders some of the most fortified structures in the Third Reich.

Episode 3: Lightning War Machine 2016-05-17 | 45 min Ruins across Europe tell the story of Blitzkrieg, a revolution in warfare which almost gave Hitler the chance to create his Thousand Year Reich.

Episode 4: Hitler's Killer Subs 2016-05-24 | 45 min Hitler planned a submarine to outperform all others. The Type 21 was the world's most advanced submarine: Hitler's sea-faring super weapon.

Episode 5: Pacific Megaships 2016-05-31 | 45 min In the 1930s the Japanese begin designing the Yamato, the world's most powerful battleship, 30 per cent larger than anything their enemies have.

Episode 6: Japanese Superfortress 2016-06-07 | 45 min In 1945 Japanese generals construct a network of defences and tunnels on Okinawa, creating a devastating killing ground for American troops.