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Hitler's People – A German Diary

Hitler's People – A German Diary

The Nazi era lasted 12 years, 3 months, and 8 days. Who were the people who voted for Adolf Hitler in 1933? Who profited from the Nazi state? Who feared for their lives? Who were they in 1939, when the World War began? Who were they in 1945, when it ended? Diaries tell the story of the everyday lives of Germans during the Nazi era: emotional, compelling, and authentic. This documentary series explores the fates of eight Germans—of allegiance, career, doubt, and despair in a dictatorship that promoted followers and destroyed opponents.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameHitlers Volk – Ein deutsches Tagebuch
First Air DateApril 22, 2025
Last Air DateApril 22, 2025
Seasons1
Episodes4
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageGerman
Original LanguageGerman
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksDas Erste
Episode 4: Survival & Destruction (1942-1945)
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Episode 4: Survival & Destruction (1942-1945)

The war changes everything. Matthias Mehs' brother-in-law has fallen on the Eastern Front. Helmut Fischer is transferred to the East. He keeps hearing about executions. In the summer of 1943, Luise Solmitz experiences devastating air raids in Hamburg; the city burns. Egon Oelwein enlists in the Waffen-SS. Ortrun Koerber works in an armaments factory. She falls in love with an Italian forced laborer. Inge Thiele has found the love of her life; she marries and becomes pregnant. Will they survive the war?

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