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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Hitler's Children - Seduction Episode 1 of 5


How does en entire nation fall into step behind one man, as the symbol for an ideology and way of life? This documentary on the Hitler Youth movement provides some details regarding how a nation was willingly brainwashed and forged into a single ideological apparatus that was then geared for war.

Never has a generation been so completely taken over by a totalitarian state as was the case in Hitler´s Third Reich: at the age of 10 children joined the "Jungvolk" movement, at 14 they joined the Hitler Youth, and at 18 they joined the party, the "Wehrmacht", the SA, or the SS. This 5-part documentary by Guido Knopp and the ZDF Contemporary History Department is the first comprehensive film portrayal of the young people in the Third Reich. With in-depth witness statements and some previously unpublished archive material, the documentary demonstrates how Hitler succeeded in gaining power over "his children" through years of manipulation.

1. Seduction
2. Dedication
3. Education
4. Employment
5. Sacrifice

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