
Nazi Megastructures
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Did you know that the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history in the quest for world domination?
Creating huge terror machines, hi-tech superguns, and some of the original weapons of mass destruction, they aimed to control a nation, conquer a continent and win the war!
Nazi Megastructures uncovers the hidden remains of Hitler's most ambitious Megastructures, telling the stories of the engineering geniuses that designed them and revealing how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Hitler's Death TrainsThe rail networks most sinister function during World War II was to facilitate the Final Solution, transporting Jew to concentration camps. - 02
U-Boat BaseTo create a safe haven in port for their lethal U-boat submarines, the Nazis built massive, impenetrable submarine pens that still survive today. - 03
Fortress BerlinApril 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified Führerbunker in the centre of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final attack.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Atlantic WallNovember 18, 2013Discover the story behind the defensive wall, stretching thousands of kilometres, built by the Third Reich to protect themselves from the Al - S01E02
V2 Rocket BasesNovember 18, 2013Discover how Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun heralded the birth of ballistic missiles and laid the technological foundations for the space - S01E03
Season's bestU-Boat BaseNovember 25, 2013To create a safe haven in port for their lethal U-boat submarines, the Nazis built massive, impenetrable submarine pens that still survive t - S01E04
Super TanksDecember 2, 2013The story of Nazi engineers tasked with fulfilling Hitler's megalomaniac demand for the construction of a land battleship weighing 1,000 ton - S01E05
Hitler's Jet CavesDecember 9, 2013Explore the story behind one of the most advanced aeroplanes of WWII, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and the subterranean bat-cave where it was b - S01E06
Fortress BerlinDecember 16, 2013April 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified Führerbunker in the centre of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final attack.
Season02
- S02E01
The Wolfs LairJanuary 20, 2015A secret headquarters of concrete and steel is the heart of Hitler's plans for domination and the key to a Nazi conspiracy - the Wolf's Lair - S02E02
Hitler's MegashipsJanuary 27, 2015The Bismarck and Tirpitz were battleships of record breaking proportions, ultimate status symbols of the Third Reich and hunted by the Allie - S02E03
Season's bestHimmler's SSFebruary 3, 2015In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest, deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in his - S02E04
V1: Hitler's Vengeance MissileFebruary 10, 2015In retaliation for Allied bombing raids, Hitler ordered the development of the V1. The first cruise missile, it changed the face of war fore - S02E05
Kamikaze Suicide BombersFebruary 17, 2015As America closes in on Japan in 1944, the Japanese turn to desperate new tactics: killer planes and super torpedoes guided by human pilots - S02E06
Hitler's Siegfried LineFebruary 24, 2015The campaign to breach Hitler's 400 mile-long Siegfried Line took more than six months and cost the American forces 140,000 casualties.
Season03
- S03E01
The Eagle's NestMay 3, 2016Hitler transformed his Alpine retreat in Bavaria into a fortified fiefdom, home to 2,000 SS troops and protected by a high level security sy - S03E02
Hitler's Island MegafortressMay 10, 2016It's June 1940 and the Nazis have taken the Channel Islands, where Hitler orders some of the most fortified structures in the Third Reich. - S03E03
Season's bestLightning War MachineMay 17, 2016Ruins across Europe tell the story of Blitzkrieg, a revolution in warfare which almost gave Hitler the chance to create his Thousand Year Re - S03E04
Hitler's Killer SubsMay 24, 2016Hitler planned a submarine to outperform all others. The Type 21 was the world's most advanced submarine: Hitler's sea-faring super weapon - S03E05
Pacific MegashipsMay 31, 2016In the 1930s the Japanese begin designing the Yamato, the world's most powerful battleship, 30 per cent larger than anything their enemies h - S03E06Japanese SuperfortressJune 7, 2016In 1945 Japanese generals construct a network of defensive lines on Okinawa, creating a devastating killing ground for American troops.
Season04Best season
- S04E01
Hitler's LuftwaffeJune 30, 2017The Luftwaffe, a revolutionary German air force, serves to annihilate the enemy from the skies. - S04E02
Season's bestHitler's Death TrainsJuly 7, 2017The rail networks most sinister function during World War II was to facilitate the Final Solution, transporting Jew to concentration camps. - S04E03
Hitler's Italian FortressJuly 14, 2017Some of the biggest and deadliest weapons built by the Nazis changed the face of modern warfare. - S04E04
Hitler's Arctic FortressAugust 4, 2017The Nazi occupation and fortification of Norway. - S04E05
Hitler's Propaganda MachineAugust 11, 2017During the brutal Battle of Berlin in 1945, 100,000 German civilians fight to the death and 6,000 commit suicide. How did the Nazis motivate - S04E06
Hitler's War TrainsAugust 18, 2017The railways were the lifeblood of the Nazi empire, a vast network of control across Europe and beyond.
Season05
- S05E01
Season's bestRussia's War: Blitzkrieg in the EastJune 29, 2018The story of Hitler's invasion of Russia with leftover artifacts and vast weapons built for the German army; the devastating clash of arms a - S05E02
Russia's War: The Battle of KurskJuly 6, 2018Following a humiliating defeat at Stalingrad, Adolf Hitler demands a switch to Total War before launching arguably the biggest tank battle i - S05E03
Russia's War: Hitler's Fighting RetreatJuly 13, 2018The story of the Nazis' fighting retreat from the Baltic to the heart of Berlin; Structures built to prevent a Soviet counter-attack against
Season06
- S06E01
America's War: Pearl HarborJanuary 16, 2019The story of how the Japanese Navy developed new torpedo technology and planned the devastating surprise attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Ha - S06E02
America's War: Japan's Warrior CodeJanuary 23, 2019How the Japanese army turned to Japan's greatest weapon (the ancient warrior mindset and its traditions) during the battle of Saipan - a con - S06E03
Season's bestAmerica's War: D-DayJanuary 30, 2019How the German army prepared for the D-Day landings, despite having no evidence of exactly where in Europe the Allied forces planned to atta - S06E04
America's War: Japan's Island of DeathFebruary 6, 2019September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that leads to the death of thousands of - S06E05
America's War: Hitler's Final OffensiveFebruary 13, 2019Hitler's final bid to win the war is the Battle of the Bulge — a surprise winter attack against the Americans and the resulting war crimes a - S06E06
America's War: Fortress JapanFebruary 20, 2019This is the story of Japan's final months in World War II - when America threatened to invade and Japan unleashed a terrifying new weapon, s
Season07
- S07E01War on the Eastern FrontFebruary 18, 2019As Adolf Hitler's plan for "Total War" fails, the Germans face a vast Soviet army bent on revenge.
- S07E02Battle for the PacificFebruary 25, 2019—
- S07E03Hitler's MegafortressesMarch 4, 2019—
- S07E04Hitler's HenchmenMarch 4, 2019—
- S07E05Hitler's War at SeaMarch 11, 2019—
- S07E06Hitler's Deadly TanksMarch 18, 2019—
- S07E07Hitler's Flying ForcesMarch 25, 2019—
Season08
- S08E01Hitler's War in the SkiesNovember 23, 2019—Hitler's fight for the skies sees the Reich adopt a policy of 'Total War'. With every man woman and child pushed into producing ever more ai
- S08E02Season's bestHitler's British Invasion PlanNovember 25, 2019The Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel in May 1940; Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troops in southern Englan
- S08E03Hell IslandDecember 9, 2019—Guadalcanal is the glittering prize of the Pacific. Japan are determined to seize the island and build an airfield on it. But the US have th
- S08E04Japan's Death RailwayDecember 2, 2019—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
- S08E05Hitler's Desert WarDecember 16, 2019This takes place in the deserts of North Africa. Armed with one of the most famous generals of World War II, Erwin Rommel, Adolf Hitler took
- S08E06Hitler's Mediterranean FortressDecember 18, 2019When allied spies plant false documents on a corpse, they carry out one of the most audacious deceptions of World War II. Operation Mincemea
- S08E07Ready for Battle: The War on the Eastern FrontJanuary 16, 2020—
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