Guido Knopp
Director
Hitler's Henchmen (1996)
Season 2
Portraits of important people in Nazi-Germany.
Released Oct. 2, 1996
Episode 52 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, War
Keywords: imdb.reference-to-adolf-hitler, imdb.nazi-leader, imdb.nazi-regime, imdb.nazi-party, imdb.german-politician, imdb.german-government, imdb.idee-fixe + 9 more, imdb.fascist, imdb.nazi-uniform, imdb.third-reich, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.fascism, imdb.german-politics, imdb.racism, imdb.nazism, imdb.nazi
Production Companies: ARTE, ZDF
Network: ZDF
S2E2 - Eichmann - The Exterminator
The episode provides a detailed personal and political profile of Karl Adolf Eichmann, who was the logistical "architect of the Final Solution," responsible for organizing the transportation and incarceration of millions of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps during the Holocaust.
Feb. 11, 1998, midnight
S2E4 - Mengele - The Doctor of Death
The episode is a biographical documentary that details the life and crimes of Josef Mengele, the notorious "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz.
Feb. 18, 1998, midnight
S2E5 - Ribbentrop - The Errand Boy
The episode of the documentary series Hitler's Henchmen (original German title: Hitlers Helfer) focusing on Joachim von Ribbentrop is titled "Ribbentrop - The Errand Boy" (or "Diplomat of Evil - Joachim von Ribbentrop" in some releases)
Feb. 25, 1998, midnight
S2E6 - Schirach - The Corrupter of Youth
This episode covers Schirach's role as the Nazi leader responsible for the indoctrination of German youth. It explores his manipulation of the young people of the Reich through his leadership of the Hitler Youth organization.
March 4, 1998, midnight
S2E3 - Freisler - The Hanging Judge
The episode provides a portrait of Freisler, tracing his career from a commissioner in a POW camp during the Bolshevik revolution to his position as the feared President of the People's Court (Volksgerichtshof).
March 11, 1998, midnight
S2E1 - Bormann - The Shadow Man
The Hitler's Henchmen episode focusing on Martin Bormann, titled "The Secretary" (German: "Bormann - Der Schattenmann"), details his rise to become the second most powerful man in Germany and the mystery surrounding his disappearance after the war.
March 18, 1998, midnight
Network: ZDF
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 624 min.
Released: Oct. 2, 1996
Last Air Date: March 18, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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