When Hitler triumphed in the summer of 1940, Acclaimed by the Germans. His people take him
for an infallible genius, Endowed with extraordinary intelligence. Only it's a picture
created from scratch. The myth of Hitler who is
sold to the Germans, It's the Führer who knows everything,
who works day and night, Of which light in the office
never turns off. This is the exact opposite of reality. Hitler is a dilettante,
it never really works. It's someone
who never worked. It's someone who can't stand
long-term intellectual effort, And long-winded and unable
to read a file of more than 20 pages. Hitler does not work. In fact, Hitler likes
retreat to his refuge, Like an artist who hovers
above reality. A handful of employees
work in his place. Their name is Joseph Goebbels,
Heinrich Himmler. Or Albert Speer. Hitler took more than 15 years
to recruit them. To say today that it is a good
human resource manager, He surrounds himself very well
choosing as companions, People who brought him every time
something extra. Who are these men
in Hitler's shadow? What is each person's role? Around the Führer there is
an extensive network of collaborators. First of all,
there is close guard. The only ones who have
direct access to it. Among his faithful, was constituted
an essential trio, Whose first character
is Hermann Goring. He's an ogre who doesn't think
only to get rich. Bulimic, opportunist, drug addict, He loves luxury and extravagance. The second, Joseph Goebbels,
is a failed writer. His leg disability makes him complex. He avenges himself by a radical hatred. He lives only through his idol, Hitler. The third, Heinrich Himmler,
is a petty bourgeois, Cold, stubborn, meticulous. A smooth man who will become
killer of the century, By organizing what
the nazis are calling, The final solution. The second circle is composed
younger and more ambitious men, Who join Hitler
in the 30's, When he comes to power
and distribute the ministries. Among them, Albert Speer
will rise to the top. Under the features
of a distinguished architect, He is actually a great manipulator, who shares the dreams
Hitler's megalomaniacs, Ready to do anything to become
his favourite. Finally, at the bottom of the scale,
there are the performers on the ground, Third Reich officials, who commit the crimes
and atrocities. Like Rudolf Hoess, the commander
from the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, Totally cold and contemptuous. This father,
installed with his wife and 5 children, In a house on the edge of the camp, Organize the extermination
of 1,100,000 people. At his side, Dr. Josef Mengele, He is in charge
of medical experiences. He embodies the cruelty of the Nazis. Without pity for his victims, This SS doctor proceeds
to the worst mutilations in the camps, Including on children. Without them, the worst crimes
would not have been possible. To please Hitler,
they are in competition. around Hitler,
they all hate each other. It's even a mode of operation
of this little community there, Encouraged moreover by Hitler,
which stirs up rivalries, Competition and emulation. Hitler, still unknown, Will recruit his accomplices
in the early 20's, In a troubled Germany. The vanquished of the
First World War, Only have one army left
reduced to 100,000 men. So everywhere, former soldiers constitute
more groups of mercenaries. The country is afraid of rocking
in the civil war. In this procession, a small group from the south
of Germany has chosen as its symbol, The swastika. It's called the National Socialist Party
of German workers, NSDAP. Born in Munich, this small party attracts
workers and the unemployed. In the front row of the spectators,
Hitler, 30 years old, little army employee,
is not yet its leader. He is only its 55ᵉ member. This veteran of 14-18, Experienced battles on the front. To the rank of simple Corporal. Since the defeat, he no longer thinks
only to avenge Germany. Hitler wins quickly
as the leader of the small party, By speaking in
Munich breweries. He denounces the humiliations
inflicted on his country. But his ways are
still very limited. Arranged in this
rear brewery room, This is his first office. He writes his speeches
on this modest corner of the table. To have more echo,
Hitler misses him, More prestigious representatives. In the fall of 1922,
when a personality comes to listen to him, He feels he has found
an ideal candidate. Hitler was really full of joy
because he said: "You see, there we have someone
wealthy, a war hero! That is propaganda that we need. He's someone we absolutely must have
as a member of our party." The new recruit has a certain panache. Hermann Goering, 27, was a fighter pilot
during the Great War. In combat in the sky, It shot down 21 planes. Hermann Göring was even decorated for
his bravery of the Cross for merit, The military's highest honor. They were practically the only heroes
that German propaganda put forward. We made postcards
and everyone in Germany, Was more or less aware
exploits of this or that officer. And that's why Göring was
someone who was very famous, With decorations, it's really
a character at that time. After the war, like the aviation
German military is disbanded, He is unemployed. But in Hitler's eyes,
Goering presents another interest. He has connections in high places. Goering brought him his prestige
and his considerable social network. The flying ace married
a wealthy woman, Karine von Fock is from
of the Swedish nobility. They met in
the family castle near Stockholm. The couple frequent the aristocracy
and justly, Hitler needs donors
to finance his small movement. Upon joining the party, Goering is immediately propelled
at the head of the armed militia, Called SA. Less than a year later, in Munich, The Nazi Party wants to take
power by a coup. During this November 1923 putsch, A gunfight breaks out between
the Nazis and the police. There are 16 dead. For the Nazis, it is a total failure. Hitler is locked up for 8 months
in the fortress prison of Landsberg. His party is dissolved. In cell, he writes Mein Kampf, In French, Mon combat. Seriously shot,
Goering is on the run. He is inadmissible
on German soil. He needs to be operated on and he is being treated.
morphine to dull his pain. He becomes addicted to drugs. Goering, takes refuge in Stockholm,
in his wife's country. Without profession, without future, He has bouts of violence. It gives him a mental breakdown, And from the moment it becomes
also a bit difficult to manage, It was his wife who, at that time, Prefer to put him in an asylum
to treat it. Goering, makes several stays
in this psychiatric hospital, Around Stockholm. According to his confidential medical records, He was admitted for
morphine poisoning. Goering is portrayed as
self-centered suicide. He explains his mental disorders, Because he sees himself as
politically dead. But the following year,
it is reborn from its ashes. Thanks to the election
1925 presidential An amnesty has just been proclaimed. He is allowed to return
in Germany. Without his führer, Goering is nothing. He hopes to regain his place
leader in the party. But the current is no longer flowing
with Hitler. Hitler at first was not so
warm to see his ex-chief of the SA again, Because now he disposes
from another SA leader. So Goering reminds Hitler, The services he rendered her. He said to her: "I have lost everything, I have always been your
most faithful collaborator, So now it's up to you to tell me
show your appreciation a little." Hitler needs dedicated men, And he finds her a new place. Goering is no longer
fight in the streets, But he must conquer
worldly salons. He will struggle to regain his rank. He did not succeed until 1928,
when he entered the Reichstag, The German Parliament, elected from among
the first 12 Nazi deputies. In 1932, he even became
president of this meeting. The second accomplice Hitler recruits, Sees his career in Nazism
fly away at the age of 29. Hitler begins by entrusting
to Joseph Goebbels, A very delicate mission. He sends her to Berlin,
the capital of Germany. With its 4 million inhabitants, It was at the time the most
great metropolis of Europe. It is made up of huge suburbs
where the workers are crowded. It is nicknamed "Red Berlin", because the communists
have made it their stronghold. Hitler launches a huge challenge, To this lame little man. Making Nazis First
political force in Berlin. And the Führer knows he can
ask Goebbels everything. He is a man in search
overwhelmed with gratitude, He is hungry for recognition.
He finds it in Hitler, That he considers to be a man
charismatic, intelligent, superior, And towards which he develops
an almost romantic relationship. It is in
a real emotional dependence, With regard to Hitler whose
he seeks recognition, friendly gestures,
kind words. Goebbels owes everything to Hitler, Because until they meet, his life
was just a series of failures. Suffered an illness
in early childhood, Goebbels is disabled in the leg. He is ashamed of it. During the World War One,
he dreamed of becoming a soldier. To explain his infirmity,
he prefers to lie. He hides his handicap by
by masking the origin, Saying "I was hurt during the Great
War, I am a hero of the Great War." But he didn't fight
during the Great War, Simply because he
was not enrolled. Doctor of Literature from the University, Unsuccessful writer, He couldn't find a job
up to its ambitions. Goebbels worked 9 months
as a bank clerk, Before resigning. Only Hitler gives meaning to his life. So he is no more
the little bank clerk, He is no longer the brave little writer
rejected by the big publishers. It is now
the leader of the nazi party, For an area that is
still important, Who is that of
the capital of the Reich. Upon his arrival in Berlin, the new chef, find only a hundred
active members and small offices. Everything is to be built. Goebbels begins
by creating a journal, The Angriff, the attack in French. And to make the Nazis talk, He chooses a radical strategy, Stir up hatred. Less than a week
after his arrival, Goebbels sends his big arms to challenge
Communists in their neighborhood. Violent fights break out. Mass arrests take place. Police Ban Nazi Party
in the capital of the Reich. But no matter for Goebbels. The movement feeds on scandal. In this violent climate,
Nazi propaganda finds itself a martyr. In 1930, a young activist,
Horst Wessel, Was stabbed to death
by a communist. In the presence of Hitler and Goering, His funeral with great pomp, Provide an opportunity for a demonstration
of impressive strength for the Nazis. And Goebbels keeps throwing
oil on the fire. Did he really deserve this death? That he had courage
to walk in the storm, This young German worker, right, and proud... To reward him,
Hitler offers Goebbels a promotion. He appoints him chief
party propaganda. The third man
Hitler's close guard, Does not have the usual profile
workers and the unemployed, Who joined Nazism. Heinrich Himmler is a young bourgeois, Obsessed with superiority
of the Germanic race. At the party headquarters in Munich, In this propaganda film
dating from 1929, Himmler is this young man with glasses. It still appears as
a little subordinate secretary, At the orders of his boss. The others do not perceive
not these ambitions. Himmler comes from a good family. Catholic, perfectly
integrated into society. He is the son of a
Greek Latin teacher, Became headmaster of a
of the best high schools in the city. nothing is missing,
but very young, He joins the groups
most radical racists. Catherine Himmler is
Ernst's granddaughter, The youngest brother
by Heinrich Himmler. This political scientist studies the history
from his family. The 3 Himmler brothers became
virulent Nazis. Their ideology was close
of a feeling of superiority, The feeling that the German people
was above the others. This racist discourse advocates
also a return to the earth. Himmler becomes an agricultural engineer. With his wife Marga,
they buy a small farm, Where they want to live in autarky, To protect yourself from the outside world
which they consider rotten. Along with Hitler, Himmler is submissive. But he also has a real
influence on him. In fact, we have since known, that he defended
his own beliefs. He often obtained Hitler's agreement
for ideas he had himself. Himmler, the young bourgeois,
believes in Nazi ideas. But he doesn't like to mingle
grassroots activists, Who constitute the heart of the party. In Himmler's eyes, these people are,
we could say, Debrained fools. This is
the equivalent of a supporters club, Like Lazio or PSG,
in those good times. In reaction, Himmler therefore created
a classy club within the party. These disciplined men in black, Will form an elite under his authority. The acronym of this unit in German, Consists of two letters, The SS. All must be absolutely
of pure Germanic origins. They will be the most fanatical
among the fanatics. When, that evening in 1933, Adolf Hitler is appointed
Chancellor of Germany, A new time,
he doesn't want to work As his role would require. He doesn't like being forced to
work daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For him, it is unthinkable. When he started
his career as Chancellor, From a few days, He immediately insisted that this
was not for him to work. Once in power, The sharing of roles
between his accomplices, Will have winners and losers. Goebbels does not become
immediately minister. As for Goering, he triumphs. Hitler brings him into
its first government in 1933. And no one's gonna hoard
as many titles as him. In 12 years of power, Just see
the variety of its uniforms. President of Prussia, Grand Huntsman of the Reich, Air Minister, Marshal of the Empire. A riot of decorations, Who triggers jealousy
of his great rival, Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels at the start is enough
skeptical of Goering's role. He describes it very well as being, An unbearable balloon,
puffy, Puffed up with fatuity, vanity. A vulgar pleasure-seeker,
a beau in fact, A nouveau riche who wants
tinsel, who struts around
ridiculous uniforms, Packed with medals
and fodder. It's a puppet in his eyes. Only, Goering is also
a strong man. He installed the dictatorship in 1933. When the Reichstag catches fire
under mysterious conditions, Goering, Speaker of the Assembly, Attributes the fire to the communists
and is threatening. I will sweep with an iron broom, Everyone who got
positions and privileges, Exclusively thanks to their
political affiliation, red or black, I will knock them down! A wave of repression
falls on Germany. More than 3,000 opponents of Nazism
are arrested without trial. Goering creates a new
political police, the Gestapo. As early as 1933, the first camp
of concentration opens in Dachau. Opponents are subject
to forced labor. Goering, earn points
in Hitler's esteem. Goering has, each time,
front page when Hitler, looking for someone to give a job
difficult for one of his collaborators. But Joseph Goebbels ends
he too by receiving, A tailor-made position. A great ministry
for propaganda. The frustrated writer now has the power
to choose the authorized books, And ban others. books by jewish writers
or authors considered degenerate, Are burned in large
public ceremonies. Like that evening in May 1933,
near the University of Berlin. You do well to entrust
the demons of the past. To the flames. The German man of the future, will not only be
book man, But also
a man of character. And to that,
we want to train you. He is also a fanatical anti-Semite. When the Nazis came to power, Jews only represent in Germany
than 0.8% of the population. But Goebbels imagines a
way to persecute them. Trucks drive through
the streets to spread a message. Let's be German
and let us no longer be Jews! My dear compatriots, This morning at 10 a.m. We have started
the boycott of Jewish traders. Stores run by Jews
are pointed out. And the Nazis deter
firmly customers to enter. Goebbels now wants to impose
his messages on the airwaves. And so that the propaganda
enters every home, He even had it made on purpose
a cheap radio. This climate he creates in Germany, Is particularly oppressive
in the family of young Margit, 5 years old, who lives in Berlin. His father is a Jew, a bookseller
and sells banned books. I did not understand everything, But I felt the atmosphere. We had received from Goebbels,
these people's radio stations, And I always heard: "The Jews are our misfortune!" It was Hitler's voice
and that of Goebbels. And me, I didn't know absolutely
not what a Jew was. Joseph Goebbels monitors everything. theater, cinema, And he's watching the news
by an all-powerful censorship committee. Goebbels also orchestrates a bet
into a monumental scene of the regime. Behind the scenes,
he takes care of the smallest details. Throughout the 1930s, In huge gatherings, filmed as a
hollywood Blockbuster, Hitler is presented to the people
like the Messiah. The career of Joseph Goebbels
is at its peak. But his tormented character
will take over. Goebbels is completely at ease
in crisis situations, In situations of distress,
of disasters. There, he is not at ease. He needs sound and fury. The storm for Goebbels,
will come from his private life. He married Magda in 1931, With as witness of marriage,
Adolf Hitler. Their children are used
over time by propaganda. The Goebbels form the family
scheme model. Dear daddy,
do you see us walking towards you? You already guessed
that we are here to congratulate you, Because you are celebrating your birthday. Helmut! The names of the 6 children, All start with the letter H
in honor of Hitler. Magda Goebbels, decorated by the regime, Embody the mother
ideal Nazi family. And every year, A short sequence is staged
to celebrate father's birthday. Say, "Dear Daddy." Quick, say, "Dear Daddy." Stronger ! We congratulate you, Really... For your birthday... Because you are at work
and you don't know what we're doing here. Joseph Goebbels, cultivate this image
of a good father. Like on Christmas Eve 1936, Where he gets filmed in the train
to distribute gifts, To the little Germans
the most modest. Thanks for the short note. You want that ? Only, Reality has nothing to do
with this picture perfect. Goebbels is known for
multiply the adventures, He needs entertainment, he needs
of action, it needs events. As he loves the cinema,
as he knows very well, As he has a large
artistic culture, he participates. One of the ways to participate in
the life of the cinema is to make castings, And say, "Miss
come and have tea." He is known to be, I quote,
his nickname in the film world, The Babelsberg goat.
Babelsberg is German Hollywood. It's on the studios, near Potsdam,
The Babelsberg goat. In 1936, Goebbels strikes up a romantic idyll with a
22 year old starlet, Lida Barovaa. Hello... what? We're going on a trip, right? Today ? It's a faux pas, Who will have repercussions
about Goebbels' career. To put an end
to this scandalous liaison, His desperate wife Magda
threatens to divorce. She confides in the friend
closest to the couple, Adolf Hitler. Hitler has no family, the German family,
it is that of Josef and Magda Goebbels. So when this family starts to fail,
Hitler is not happy at all, Requires him to break this bond there, And stop humiliating
Magda Goebbels whom Hitler loves, Like being a German woman
remarkable, a mother. Hitler is so
furious for this image, But also for Magda Goebbels, for which he has
lots of love, Let him turn away
of Goebbels who suffers from it. In the network
Hitler's associates A newcomer will enjoy
of this disgrace, And achieve a climb
exceptional. Albert Speer, however, starts from afar, Among the men who join
later Nazism. In these images from 1935,
we already perceive their complicity. Hitler draws, next to him,
in his impeccable suit, Stands Albert Speer, 27, A young architect who
hasn't built anything yet. In his youth, Hitler himself drew
his sketches of pharaonic buildings. While dreaming of
see them come out of the ground, The day he would come to power. Hitler and Speer, know each other
only for a year, But they share a common passion
for architecture. Hitler saw through Speer, practically the life he dreamed of. He always said he wanted
become an architect himself. And Speer adapted
to Hitler's demands. Their project was always
gigantic, megalomaniacs. Hitler noticed Speer,
this May 1, 1933, At Berlin airport, On Labor Day which brings together
over a million people. A human tide. Hitler is fascinated by the festivities, which end with
a spectacular fireworks display. where his face crackles
above the assembly. The organization is signed
by Albert Speer. This great bourgeois who comes
to join the Nazi Party, And to whom Goebbels passed
his first orders. It was Goebbels who presented
Speer to Hitler. But of course, over time,
a rivalry was born. Goebbels always found very important
to be part of Hitler's entourage. And of course, in this case,
Speer was becoming a rival. Very quickly, Speer occupies a place
favored by Hitler. Unlike Goebbels, He is the permanent guest
from his lair in the mountains. Both appreciate
the same pompous style, Which comes from antiquity. First of all, Speer is the architect
from the huge parade ground of Nuremberg, Copied from a temple dedicated to Zeus. For party congresses, This esplanade can accommodate
more than 340,000 people. Speer then builds to the foot
of the Eiffel Tower, the German pavilion, Installed for the exhibition
from Paris in 1937. That same year, Hitler will
give him the order of the century. Germania, the future capital
of his empire. This disproportionate building site
should last until 1950. It's about rebuilding Berlin. Along a 5km avenue,
called Victory Avenue, Buildings in Germania will be
the greatest ever made. At the very end, This reserved cupola
at the Great Hall of the People, Will be 16 times bigger
than that of St. Peter's in Rome. Which would still make it today, The largest building in the world. For the people of Berlin, It will be an earthquake. These are 50000 apartments
which needed to be razed. Nearly 200,000 Berliners, Would have needed to be relocated. While there was already
a great lack of housing. And to test the speed
of its architect, Hitler will challenge him. Speer, must build first
germania building, In just one year. 8000 workers from all over Germany, Work at the same time, day and night. They are building the future
Reich Chancellery. To please Hitler, Albert Speer, Deliver the building 2 days
before the set date. Hitler takes possession
of his building, Supposed to dazzle the ambassadors
of the whole world. Its chancellery is
of a showy luxury. With a marble hall, A huge office
for Hitler. And galleries twice as big
than those of the Palace of Versailles. Albert Speer has caught up with all his competitors
in Hitler's esteem. The proximity of power fascinated him. You have to imagine that Speer
was not even 30 years old. And he had already become, One of the advisers
Hitler's most influential. Meanwhile, in Munich, One of Hitler's historical accomplices, Himmler, received no ministry. He is just named chief
of the Bavarian police. Ready for anything, he will carry out a purge
bloody within the party, Known as
"Night of the Long Knives". It is one of the many steps
what he accomplished towards power. Hitler then feared
the power of another leader, Ernest Rohm. Very popular, he leads the SA, A powerful recognizable Nazi militia
to his brown shirts. While under his command, Himmler supervises Rohm's assassination
and all his staff. Even at the cost of blood, If a comrade stands in his way, He sees no inconvenience
to be eliminated, Even if it represents a great danger. And Himmler emerges as the big winner
of this bloodbath. His organization, the SS, The Black Order no longer has
no more rivals. Himmler will be able to do
much more than just a militia. For him, the SS is
a real political project, Of which he managed to convince Hitler. Himmler worships
to the Germanic race. It refers to a dead king
in the middle Ages. He is going to meditate on his grave, And he introduces Hitler, As his successor
throughout history. King Henry I transmitted 1000 years ago,
to our Führer Adolf Hitler, human values
and the role of guide for Germany. For Germany. Himmler wants to build
a new society, Deeply racist, Where the Germans of pure race, Will be the only masters
for centuries to come. And so that the blood of the superior race
reproduces on a large scale, Himmler founded special maternities, Where the SS can drop out
newborns. Who will be brought up by the regime. It works a bit like
controlled reproduction of horses. You bring your fillies
in the stables, There are stallions who are there, They impregnate your fillies and etc... To found the superior race, The Nazis also want to eliminate
what they call, Worthless lives. From 1935, in all cinemas, Those terrible propaganda films
are broadcast. They show the disabled
in a frightening light. The film mainly emphasizes
expenses for the company, What would these patients represent?
who spend their whole lives in hospital. This woman affected
of a hereditary disease, Would cost 153000 mark
per year to the community. His three siblings,
62300 mark. These epileptics,
more than 20,000 marks. To manipulate public opinion, One more estimate
1.2 billion marks, Would correspond to the financial cost
of all hereditary diseases. The Nazis want to justify
the crimes they are planning. But we must first separate and prevent these
worthless lives of harming the people. Then, from 1939,
began to take shape, Real killing programs, Especially the disabled
physical and mental. Himmler keeps
to want to remodel everything. He also wants these SS
have their own beliefs. I swear here, To Adolf Hitler, Loyalty and bravery. strange ceremonies, Take place in the chapels
of Wolfsburg Castle, SS training center With this black sun
as an occult symbol. Baptisms take place
according to SS rites. Himmler himself
celebrates weddings. The Nazis want to sweep away all the
existing religious beliefs. If the Nazis had won,
there would have been a new calendar, There would have been new parties
and new liturgies, A new baptism, a new party
which would not have been that of Christmas, This is also the Nazi utopia. It's such a big revolution
and so global, That she had to change everything, everything, including
belief and including God. in secret, In the mid-1930s, Hitler
will make a strategic decision, Let him share first
with his right arm. Hitler himself fixed
a program that basically Said Germany must be ready
to go to war in 4 years. And to carry out this program,
he creates a new administration, With a 4-year plan leader,
it's Hermann Goring. Overnight, in 1936, Hermann Goering is propelled
at the head of German industry. Its financial envelope is unlimited. His commands mobilize
more than 228 factories. Firepower
unique in the world at the time. The Germans, deprived of an army since
the defeat of the First World War, Prepare their revenge. My dear compatriots,
my dear brothers in arms, What is the point
of this 4-year plan? I could sum it up
in one essential sentence: The backup
of German honor. And backup
of German life. Its new functions allow
also Goering to get rich. For these birthdays, for example,
industrialists cover him with gifts. He receives collectibles, But he has a predilection
for master paintings, And precious stones. The corrupt system they put
in place is well organized. His office sent
small lists, Like wedding lists, To the various representatives
companies, By telling them the Marshal would like
to have this or that work of art, Or such and such an object
as a gift. Hermann Goering plays
the Roman emperors. He likes eccentricities, Like posing with a lion cub. Yes, my Caesar. Are you visiting me? Come ! Are you satisfied Caesar? Come on pretty, jump! It's good ! Hitler designates Goering
as his successor, Since Karine's death, His first wife died of cancer. The Germans miss him
a first lady. So his second marriage in Berlin, Is worthy of a crowned head. 30,000 soldiers line the route. Hitler, his witness, Favored his grandiose nuptials
to hide his own private life. Emma and Hermann Goring
now embody, The official couple of the regime. They increasingly represent
Nazi power on special occasions. Like here, at a reception
in honor of Mussolini. To receive, Goering had fitted out
his vast domain, At the gates of Berlin. Hundreds of works of art
cover the walls of this palace. There were also many
hunting trophies. Dieter Wellershoff,
meets Goering several times. At a very young age, he was enlisted
in the Hitler Youth, And, at the age of 17, He has been for a few months
soldier on Goering's estate. When they were reviewing us, Goering always said, Once I walked past you,
you can relax. Which meant we weren't
no longer have to stand up straight. We had to choose
a path without puddles, And no mud for that fat man
and heavy can walk. He was grotesque! If he occupies the first
stage plan, Goering is having a hard time
to contain Hitler. The Führer is now
ready to go to war. Hitler regularly attends
at fight rehearsals. Despite his immense exercises
in natural size, Goering has all the trouble
to curb his impatience. 'Cause he knows the plan to prepare
Germany at war Got late. He explains at that moment, to Hitler, You see, Germany
is not ready yet. However, with a year in advance
on the plan he himself has set, Hitler orders to go on the attack. He lives in a movie, He lives in a play. He himself is an actor
and his own war, These are deployed cards
on a gigantic table, flags moving forward
and pawns it moves. For Hitler and his accomplices, Entering the war in 1939
is disconcertingly easy. The German army seems invincible. After a single year of struggle, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, And France are invaded. Half of Europe is collapsing, And the division of the empire between
Hitler's accomplices will be bloody. Goebbels depends on an administration,
Goering on another and Himmler on another. And we realize that
in the policy of conquest, colonization, predation,
of plunder, There is an overlap of jurisdictions. And all this creates friction,
tensions. The great plunder begins. Goering makes Paris
his hunting ground. He lands in
a convertible limo, Roam the streets
and go down to Place Vendôme, In a palace, the Ritz. Goering came to help himself
in French museums, Matisse, Monet, Cezanne. He seizes hundreds of paintings to
complete his gigantic collection. The same year,
Hitler also arrives in Paris. Albert Speer, its architect,
is by his side. He promises to copy the most beautiful
monuments of the French capital, For their future Germania. Hitler was very impressed
by Paris, The Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe. He obviously wanted to reproduce
all this in Berlin, But in dimensions
much larger. Back in Berlin, Marshal Goering triumphs
front row seats. He directs military operations. And yet,
he hides reality from Hitler. It is of course, from the point of view of the public,
a dazzling success. From an economics point of view,
it is a disaster. Because after the few
weeks of fighting, Germany has no more bombs, More ammunition and very few planes. For fear of displeasing Hitler, Goering won't say anything. Boastful, he promises her on the contrary
to crush England, In just 3 weeks. Himmler, he carved out
an empire in eastern Europe, Where he oversees a policy
vile of extermination, With total coldness. When Hitler gives him back
visit to Poland, His SS soldiers are already leading
their great racist war. Himmler spends his time
to motivate his troops, To justify
systematic killings. What he always says to his SS men, It is what it is
hard to support, Like a test. A painful task
that they have to do. But he says: "We are morally
strong enough!" And he thinks that about
sacrificial mode. He is saying:
"I am sacrificing my psyche, So that my children
may live, etc." There is a whole discourse behind that. From 1939 in Poland, Then from 1941 in the USSR, Nazis experiment with policies
mass murders and deportations. Under Himmler's orders,
they build their living space, A colonial empire populated by slaves
and rid of its Jews. This project involves the death of dozens
millions of people from hunger. We are in an imaginary
of "letting die". At the same time, in Ukraine,
but also in the Baltic countries, Operate small groups
SS killer mobiles, Called Einsatzgruppen. These atrocities follow one another
at a frantic pace. More than a million people
will be exterminated by shootings. In August 1941, Himmler
goes to Minsk, Belarus, To assess in person
this killing strategy. He first inspects
Soviet prisoners, And attend personally
to these shooting executions. Himmler during a visit to Minsk,
in the summer of 1941, Gonna be the witness
of the execution of 100 Jews. 100 Jews are executed as an example,
to show Himmler how it's done. And Himmler will faint
in front of the show. Himmler is one of the worst anti-Semites
of the Third Reich, A convinced, enraged anti-Semite. It's not out of pity
for the Jewish victims, It's just the show for the killer,
it causes trauma. As unbearable as it may seem, Himmler, as the great leader of the SS, Worries only about trauma
psychological for his men. You have men
who are not born killers, And so there are disputes not to their
get accepted before they start killing. Following the killings in Minsk, Himmler
will ask his men, in Berlin, to find the method
to spare the killers. In 1941, different methods
of mass murder coexist. But at the end of the year,
an order from Hitler himself, Will unify the procedures. He demands the extermination
of all the Jews of Europe. 3 years earlier, Hitler had warned. If the war became global,
he would carry out his threat. Still
I will be a prophet. If international Jewish finance, In Europe
and outside Europe, Had to succeed in rushing the peoples
in a world war, Then the result would not be
the bolshevization of the world, So the victory of Jewry. On the contrary it will be
the annihilation of the Jewish race! And it's the start of the war
of the United States in December 1941, Who finally motivates his decision. The final solution,
it is decided by Hitler. At this moment,
mass executions take place. In that year, there are practically
4 million Jews who were exterminated. For Himmler, It will not be possible
to murder millions of people, By mass shootings. And it is for this reason
that the gassing is going to be seen, As an effective remedy
to protect the killers. Gassing is not introduced
to kill more people, On the other hand, the gas chambers
have a major merit, It's to spare the killers. There is no more contact with the victims, You don't even see people dying anymore.
We pick up the bodies at the end. Himmler then decides
to concentrate on a single place, All this news
extermination policies. A gigantic place that will become
largest of the concentration camps, And killing centers. A place to which they will be deported,
1,300,000 people. One, it has to be a place
which is central to the Nazi empire. Two, it must be well connected
to all parts of Europe. And three, let him be endowed
of a killing line, Which is extremely fast and efficient. The real railway and central hub
of the nazi empire which is going to be chosen, It's Auschwitz. Himmler entrusts Auschwitz
to a field official, One of the worst specialists in the camps. His name is Rudolf Hoess. He becomes, at the age of 40, Director of one of the largest
projects of the Third Reich. These pictures of Auschwitz
that we know, Are those of the liberation of the camp
in 1945 by Soviet soldiers. To direct this vast complex,
the largest camp of the nazi empire, Heinrich Himmler, had a choice
between multiple managers. But he chose Rudolf Hoess, A man who has
a murderous past. In 1923, Hoess assassinated
a man, a communist, Who was detained in prison
during 5 years. When he will be out of jail, Himmler took him under his wing and finished
by finding him a new profession. In the early 1930s, Himmler went to see my grandfather, And suggested he join the SS. Rainer Hoess, is the grandson
of the commander of Auschwitz. His father, Hanns, is the most
young son of Rudolf Hoess. He first got a job
at the Dachau concentration camp. He stayed there for 4 years. Then he became head of detention, Then Deputy Director
from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. And in 1940, thanks to Himmler, He was named directly
commander of Auschwitz. When he arrives in
the locality of Auschwitz in 1940, To set up camp, Hoess only discovers a small town
of 15,000 inhabitants. As well as an old barracks
of the Polish army, Where he establishes the first place of confinement,
Auschwitz 1. And he also spots a villa
which adjoins the camp. Hoess take over this house, Of which Polish owners
are expropriated. On the second floor, from
his office window, This bird's eye view of the crematorium
don't bother him. The commander settles in the villa
with his wife Edwige and their 5 children. The family does not think
than to his social ascent. These photos from the album
family attest to this, Their new living environment
provides unexpected comfort. 70m from the crematorium, The garden, surrounded by a large wall, Becomes the favorite playground
children. It was so big they could
cycling indoors. Today, it seems that at that time, My grandparents passed
from anonymous to VIP status. Thanks to the concentration camps,
the Hoess lead a comfortable life, With a workforce
reduced to slavery. There is an inmate who serves as a gardener, Inmates who serve as servants
inside the house, who possibly cared
children as needed. There is everything to benefit in any case
of gentrification at Auschwitz. My grandfather writes
in his memoirs: "It was heaven." Like all SS leaders, Hoess is constantly motivated by Himmler, whose arguments have not been
registered only once For internal use. Most of you know
what is 100 corpses, 500 or 1000 corpses. Have stood in these circumstances, And remained worthy, Except for a few cases
of human failure, It has toughened us up! It's a page of glory in our history
which was never written, And never will be again! As early as 1941, Himmler ordered Hoess, Let Auschwitz pass
on an industrial scale, To receive more and more convoys. red brick buildings
of the old barracks are no longer sufficient. 3km from this first site, Then begins the construction
from Birkenau, A gigantic concentration camp, But also a killing center, Where upon their arrival, The deportees are sent
directly into the gas chambers. Hoess also uses prisoners
to supply manpower, A whole industrial complex. A large chemical plant is set up. At the cutting edge of technology
of the time, In particular, it manufactures
rubber for tires. The set at Auschwitz, that is,
the camps, the city, the factories, It's a permanent construction site
and incessant, From 40 to almost 1945,
the end of the war. Auschwitz continues to diversify. After this huge factory, Hoess develops a big project
agricultural with Himmler. He shares that with Heinrich Himmler, Who made, from 1918,
agronomy studies. And so they have a common passion. Hoess, supervise the implementation
of these greenhouses, To do research
on new plants. From 1943, the Birkenau camp
becomes huge. The new agricultural center is established
in a small hamlet, Rajsko. During the war, Auschwitz became a
model city for the Nazis. The population is multiplied by 4. Within the camp, alongside Rudolf Hoess, Another great Nazi criminal also benefits
convoys arriving at Auschwitz. Sons of wealthy industrialists,
Dr Josef Mengele, Conducts medical experiments. Mengele leads there
official research, In an official setting,
the concentration camp. He led it like
at the butcher shop. In the medical services of the camps
and medical academies, Nazi doctors proceed
to horrific mutilations. Especially on bodies
Jewish and Gypsy deportees. Doctors who were given
all power over individuals, Who are no longer relegated
as human beings, But to the rank of human materials, On which we will proceed to all
the research that is deemed necessary, To advance medicine
in such and such a radius. The experiments of Doctor Mengele, They require children. In this column of little survivors,
filmed here in 1945, In the front row, 2 little sisters
twins hold hands. Hungarian Jewry,
their names are Miriam and Eva, 11 years old at the time. We were little children, old little girls
2 to 16 years old, hungry. We had no rights But the fierce determination
to live another day. When she lands on
the quay of Auschwitz-Birkenau, In 1944, with the 5 members
from his family. Eva must, as soon as she gets off the train, To undergo the selection operated by the SS, Who receive the convoys
and work for Mengele. A Nazi was running and shouting in German: "Twins, twins!" He noticed that we were
dressed alike, Miriam and I. He asked my mother
if we were twins. And my mother replied:
"Is it good for her?" The Nazi says: "yes". Immediately, another Nazi pushed my mother
in one direction and us in the other. She was crying and we were crying. stripped of their belongings, 4 family members
are sent to the gas chamber. If Eva and her sister survive, It is to be used by
the experiments of Doctor Mengele. Every day they are driven
to the medical service of the camp he runs. It took me a little
blood in the left arm, And it made me at least
5 injections per day in the right arm. What was in those injections, We didn't know that at the time. And unfortunately I don't know
still not today. These injections make
Eva seriously ill. And causes a very high fever. The next day, Doctor Mengele
came with 4 other doctors. He didn't examine me, he just
looked at my temperature chart, And he said with a laugh,
sarcastically: "Too bad she's so young
and she only has 2 weeks to live." His experiences of Mengele
on the twins, acts of torture, play a strategic role
for the Nazis. At the very heart of Nazi ideology, There is this idea
that Aryan blood is rare, And everything must be done
to promote reproduction, And allow growth
of the Aryan population. And so we have to try
to find a method, Who allows births
twins, triplets,... They were trying to mate with each other
twins of reproductive age. To see if the girl got pregnant. What if she was going to have
twins in turn. They wanted to increase
the Aryan race. Eva and her sister survive. Forever serious attacks
physical impairment. 1,100,000 people
perish at Auschwitz. But from the end of 1941, Hitler and his accomplices
experience their first setbacks. Goering, considers that waging the war in
same time in western and eastern Europe, is madness. But again,
he does not confront Hitler. Goering, at first, Was very skeptical about
concerns an offensive towards the East. And there, he realizes very quickly that,
apparently Hitler has made up his mind. And that is the rule for Goering. If he made a decision,
it is up to him to obey orders. But Goering was right. Against the U.S.S.R. The German army had not taken
the extent of the freezing winter. The troops are running out. In front of Stalingrad,
the losses are enormous. At that time, the young Dieter, Gone from the Hitler Youth
on the Russian front, Where he fights in the division
Hermann Goring. The young soldier is only 17 years old. What I learned from adults
who were there It was that Goering had
a different opinion from Hitler. He didn't want war. And in a conversation with Hitler,
Goring said: "We don't want to play
in a game of chance". Hitler replied: "I haven't always played
only to games of chance!" Engaged in multiple battles, The Germans are missing
of the necessary armament. But Hitler does not want to hear anything. He searches in his close guard, A capable accomplice
to promise him a miracle. Goering, who once led the industry
of armaments, is a candidate. Hitler, he prefers
a more motivated employee. He chooses his architect,
Albert Speer. Hitler told him: "You must become
Minister of Armaments". Speer said he had no
no training in this area. Hitler insisted, saying:
"You will do it". So he accepted this mission. Without Speer, the war would not have
not last that long. Reich Minister for Armaments
and war production, Visiting a large
arms company, He thanked the workers
for investments, In the incredible increase
from production. Hitler asked him to double
production rates. But from the start, for Speer,
the problem seems complicated. The men are sent to the front, Women have replaced them
in arms factories. Propaganda even encouraged them, To give up their previous jobs. This worker was until recently,
seamstress in a fashion salon. This one,
saleswoman in a jewelry store. This one,
saleswoman in a perfumery. But it's still not enough To achieve the goals
exorbitant amounts dictated by Hitler. In addition, Speer is responsible for supervising
the development of secret weapons, Who must reverse
the course of the war. In particular the V1 and V2 missiles, Which have been tested for more than 5 years. The first missiles
ballistics of history, would be able
to hit England. against all odds,
Speer pulled off the miracle. While the country is under bombardment
during the year 1943, Like here in Hamburg, He manages to double
the production of armaments. Cannons and tanks
are assembled on the chain, In huge factories, where the workers work
more than 70 hours per week. But his miracle
also has a hidden side. Due to Allied bombings, Town centers were destroyed. And some industrial sites as well. That's when the idea came up,
to set up production underground. In central Germany, In a region of forests
150 kilometers from Hanover, A sprawling project will be
buried under this hill. The Nazis imagine a network
galleries of more than 12km, Which crosses from side to side
the whole mountain of Mittelbau-Dora. You enter through this vast entrance,
7 meters high. The old mine looks like a
endless succession of tunnels. This maze has 45 bays. It's the biggest
world underground factory, where workers assemble
the famous V2 missiles. But it is also the heart of the system
organized by Albert Speer. Thousands of deportees came
concentration camps, They are locked up there night and day, To work like slaves. Of the 60,000 prisoners in the tunnel,
20,000 will die there, Including more than 2000 French. Albert Speer, will always say to know nothing
of these barbaric living conditions, Who make his miracle possible. Hitler considers him
like an organizational genius. He decorates it. Speer's ambition,
irritates his rivals. Speer succeeded in instrumentalizing
the camp system, For the arms industry. We know that apart from Hitler,
Himmler particularly feared a rival. It was Speer. 'Cause it always happened
to win over Hitler. Speer's miracle is not enough. The news coming
from the Russian front, Are more and more catastrophic
for the Germans. 200,000 soldiers
are taken prisoner. Goering, wear now
physically the weight of defeat. His drug use
skyrocketing. Puffy, glassy-eyed,
it weighs more than 120 kg. He feels useless. It's a personal crisis. And this crisis, he tries to calm down
taking medication, Morphine or something. It is at this moment, That we make fun of him more and more. And it is also, not only
the German public, But it is also Hitler who becomes
increasingly critical. Yet on the eastern front, When Marshal Goering inspects the
Panzerdivision, named after him, All soldiers still have to
pretend to believe in victory. Among the fighters of this unit, Lies young Dieter. We knew between us
that the war was lost, But we could just think it,
we could not say it openly. If someone said:
"The war is lost and all is over." He would have been shot. To curb this demotivation, Hitler needs a capable collaborator
to enlist the Germans behind him. It's time for the most
fanatical about his accomplices, To come back into the light. Berlin Sports Palace,
February 18, 1943, Goebbels orchestrates
a communications operation. He gathered a crowd
convinced Nazis. But also injured
coming from the front. He carefully chose
its 14,000 spectators. The English claim
that the German people, Opposes total war measures
of our government. The people wouldn't want
total war according to the English, But surrender! I ask you :
"Do you want total war?" It creates an atmosphere
hysteria in Germany. Do you want this war
so total and so radical, Than we can imagine? I ask you :
"Are you determined. To follow the führer to hell,
in order to achieve victory, By accepting even the trials
toughest personalities?" That evening, Goebbels, in a trance, Will accomplish what he deems
like performance, The most successful of his career. Germany must sacrifice
until the last one. Germany will never capitulate. Goebbels is smart enough, To realize
that the situation is difficult, Can be desperate. If victory is possible, It will be thanks to the energy,
to the will and the sense of sacrifice. If defeat is inevitable,
the Nazis will disappear, With such a racket, Such a crash, such an apocalypse, That at least they will be immortalized
by their sacrifice. His eternal rival, Goering
is finally disgraced. He comes back to the fore. Goebbels then deploys
extraordinary energy. He visits the victims
bombed cities. Listen to complaints awards medals, And runs the soup kitchens. He will return fully to the fore, Like some sort of vice Hitler,
of second Hitler, For the benefit of disaster. Goebbels also expands
the age of mobilization, For all Germans. The men are now
enrolled up to age 60. And the age of the youngest
is lowered to just 16. As the allies approach,
I decided to get involved. New recruits go to the front
in their everyday clothes, With the weapons they have at hand. Goebbels named the operation, People's storm. But in Berlin in ruins, where the locals
are reduced to eat, Digging through the trash, One more news
will shake the morale of the Nazis. In Normandy, the Allies
just landed. Day by day, the collapse
of the Reich is looming. Little Margit, lives hidden in Berlin. To flee the Nazis, his father, a Jew,
went into exile in China. And from his hiding place in July 1944, The little girl regains hope,
hearing news on the radio. My God ! But on July 20, 1944,
it was the attempt on Hitler. And you know what I have
heard first on the radio? It was Hitler's voice saying: "Providence saved me!"
And she had saved him. In this room entirely
devastated from her headquarters, Hitler miraculously survived
to a bomb attack. Around him, we counted 4 dead
and 9 seriously injured, whom he visits in the hospital. The attack was organized
by senior officers, Who wanted to negotiate with the Allies,
Germany's surrender. This plot against Hitler triggers
thousands of arrests, Of torture and murder. Speer, Himmler, Goring, Goebbels, Now know all that
they risk if they betray him. But they will do
very different choices. His accomplices are all
supposed to follow their führer, Even in the sacrifice of their life. They are now trapped by Hitler, Who has lost his lucidity. In March 1945, he was walking in slow motion. On these propaganda images, He sits in front of a map
and faced with paralyzed generals, Who dare not talk about defeat. He dominates them. He shuts them down, he rebuffs them,
he yells at them. But in the spring of 1945, He moves little flags
and pawns that no longer exist. This April 20, 1945, the day
of Hitler's 56th birthday, This is the last time
that they are filmed together. Goering and Himmler parade, apparently all smiles. But that's just an illusion. A few hours later,
they hastily abandon Hitler. Goering learns that Hitler is taking
the decision not to leave Berlin. Goering leaves for
southern Germany and fled. Because at that time, To stay in Berlin is to die. Soviet soldiers
crush the city under the bombs. In a bunker under
the monumental chancellery, Of the three main accomplices, Only Goebbels remains holed up with Hitler. If it leads to suicide,
to death, to defeat, It's not serious. Because Doctor Goebbels,
chief propagandist, Will have worked on setting
in the scene of this death, In such a way that,
for centuries and centuries, The myth of this death,
of this sacrifice, Of its disappearance, will resound. As the empire crumbles, Joseph Goebbels, the fanatic, Address to the Germans, April 21,
a final radio message. The moment of truth is approaching I stay in Berlin
accompanied by all my cabinet. My wife and my children too,
are here and will stay in Berlin. While the city
is in the hands of the Soviets, On April 30, 1945 at 3 p.m.,
Hitler commits suicide. According to his last wishes, He designates Joseph Goebbels
as his official successor. But Goebbels is not Chancellor
only a few hours. When the Soviets arrive
in the gardens of the Chancellery, They discover the charred bodies
by Joseph and Magda Goebbels, With the corpses of their 6 children, that they poisoned
before committing suicide. With Magda Goebbels, his wife, They agree to say
that there is no future, there is no world
possible without Nazism, So they murder their children.
They turn off the next generation, It's finish ! All over Germany,
the Allies discover the same scene. Thousands of Anonymous Nazis
don't want to surrender. And commit suicide as a family. Unlike Goebbels,
Himmler and Goring, They are ready to negotiate. Himmler and Goering remain
policies all the way, Moreover, these are people who
leave all options open, Who calculate and who want to survive. Hermann Goering took refuge
in his residence. At the border of Germany
and Austria. Before his death, Hitler sacked him. The Führer had appointed him
as his successor, So on April 23, 1945, Goering told him
sent this telegram classified confidential, Where he had offered to replace him. If negotiations
are necessary, I'll be in a better place
than you in Berlin. There he asks Hitler, If you are no longer able
to make decisions, It's now mine
to take up your duties. Hitler considered this telegram
as a serious betrayal. And that is why Goering
is dismissed from all his functions. Finally, in May 1945,
Goering surrenders to the Americans. His wife and daughter
are kept in safe custody. Goering is still convinced, That he will be able to negotiate
surrender with honours. He is a marshal
the highest military rank, But we tell him that he is going
be treated like a criminal. He understands from one minute to the next, That he has no chance
to negotiate anything. Because it is
an unconditional surrender, That the Allies asked
For years. Hitler was also betrayed
by his faithful, Heinrich Himmler. The leader of the SS is on the run. Since February 1945, To save his head, Himmler entered
secretly in contact with the Allies, To negotiate surrender. He even allowed
its white Red Cross buses, Saved over 13,000 prisoners
that he had the camps liberated. Himmler played a double game
At the end of the war, When he conducted negotiations
behind Hitler's back with the Allies. We notice his disconnection
reality. He really believed that the Allies were
willing to accept it from a position of strength. When he realizes that he is not credible, Himmler hides among simple
captured German soldiers. He wants to drown in the mass,
disguised under a false identity. He is finally recognized
near Hamburg, And the moment it is searched
in this house by an English doctor. Himmler bites into a cyanide capsule, The poison he kept
hidden in the mouth. He dies immediately. killer of the century
will never be accountable. He wanted to escape
to its responsibilities. Not just running away, But also by committing suicide, To not appear
before a judge. On the same day, in Flensburg,
in northern Germany, The last responsible
Nazis are arrested. Among them are Hitler's protege,
Albert Speer. The architect and Minister of Armaments. In the summer of 1945, Among the accomplices of the guard
closer to Hitler, Only Goering and Speer
are still alive. On the bottom of the scale,
Hoess also survived. They will answer for their crimes
in front of the judges. They still think
make it out alive. In Nuremberg, on November 20, 1945, The trial of the century begins. These American magistrates,
English, Russian and French, Must judge the 24 greatest
Nazi criminals still alive. All risk the death penalty. And for the first time in history, They will have to answer
of a new crime, The crime against humanity. Accused number one is Hermann Goering, Slimmed down, cured of his addiction
to drugs, He feels particularly combative. He was really in great shape
at this moment. He really took this trial
like a fight. Hermann, Wilhem, Goring. From the start of the trial,
Goering wants to win. According to American procedure, The defendants just have to plead
guilty or not guilty, But he has prepared a long tirade. Before responding to the court, That I be found guilty
or not guilty... The president calls him to order. I inform you that the defendants, Are not authorized
to make a statement. You just have to plead
guilty or not guilty. On these charges,
I plead not guilty! After him, All defendants will plead
not guilty in their turn. Not guilty ! During the trial,
Goering takes center stage. He still thinks of escaping the pain
of death by his strategy. He wants to defend the project
of Hitler for Germany. His idea was practically
at this moment, To justify his führer. But the judges planned
an electric shock. Nazi criminals must
to face in court, To the unbearable images filmed
to the liberation of the camps. Rotated images
by the Americans and the Russians, To bear witness forever to the atrocities
organized by the defendants. During the screening,
Goering looks away. He understands that his defense is collapsing. Seen the images on the screen, He had very little luck
to succeed with his idea, To explain and justify
what happened, For 12 years in Germany. The chilling testimony of Rudolf Hoess, The commandant of the Auschwitz camp, Will still overwhelm the accused. Of course, prisoners
were treated harshly, But with a certain method. Until the end,
they defend the Nazi regime. But in Nuremberg, Only one will deny his convictions
and pretend to know nothing about the Holocaust. It is however a
closest to Hitler, Albert Speer, the architect. Hitler and the collapse of his regime, Preparing for a terrible time
of suffering for the German people. After this trial,
I will condemn Hitler, As the manager
of this misfortune. He claims he would have always taken
his distance from Hitler. He even considered assassinating her. Of course, it was grotesque. On October 1, 1946, After 10 months of trial in Nuremberg,
the verdict falls. Accused Hermann Wilhelm Goering, the international tribunal
condemns you, To death by hanging. 12 defendants are convicted
to death by hanging. Speer's strategy paid off. He is not condemned
than 20 years in prison. Goering doesn't want to be hanged
like a simple delinquent, But die like a soldier, Shot by firing squad. The court refuses him. So, ultimate provocation, A few hours before
execution of the sentence, With the complicity of a
of his American guardians, Goering procures
a poison capsule, And commits suicide in his cell, Still persuaded to leave
his mark in history. He explained that now
they will condemn me, But in fifty years,
you'll see, We are going to have small statuettes
by Hermann Goring, In all apartments
Germans. Those in charge of Auschwitz, them, Are delivered to the Polish justice. Because the atrocities have
produced on its soil. Among them, Rudolf Hoess,
the camp director. He is on trial in Warsaw
and condemned for example, To be hanged in the camp, At the scene of his crimes. It's scary to see
the coldness of these feelings. It doesn't really express
regret over these killings. For him, he only did
than obeying orders. The years go by, In Hitler's close guard, Only one remained alive, And will become master
in the art of lying. When he comes out of Spandau prison, In the suburbs of Berlin, in 1966, Albert Speer is only 61 years old. Hitler's architect and minister, Attracts media from around the world. After 20 years of detention, He is the only one who can
tell from the inside, the workings of power
under Hitler. When Speer got out of prison, He had already signed
a very lucrative contract, to write his memoirs. For 2 years, Albert Speer became
a successful author. His memoirs, written in prison, Are translated into 14 languages and
sold over a million copies. It's a star ! Speer is interviewed on all
television sets around the world. Why did Hitler
made you a friend of his? Hitler never had any friends. And I said at the Nuremberg trial, That if Hitler had had friends, I was a friend of his. Maybe I realized
the dream of his youth. He keeps showing up
like an architect, who did not know
of the regime's worst crimes. According to his claims, He didn't know anything
of the extermination of the Jews. But in the 70s, Speer is gradually
overtaken by revelations, On his involvement in the Holocaust. In particular, we know
thanks to this photo, Which he visited in 1943,
the camp of Mauthausen, where more than 200,000
people died. And that he heard Himmler mention
the extermination of the Jews. If we knew everything
what we know today, He would have been sentenced
to death at Nuremberg. He was a personality
very dangerous, Under a bourgeois mask, He hid his true nature
cold politician. Albert Speer, will escape
all the way to the truth. Hitler's last relative,
dies in his bed, From a heart attack in 1981. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz doctor, Nicknamed the Angel of Death, Died in 1979 in Brazil, without ever having been
caught by justice. None of these great criminals who
worked so hard in Hitler's place, has no grave today. Their ashes were scattered, Or their remains
buried anonymously, To avoid gathering
nostalgic. Their traces are gradually disappearing. At the end of this path
lost in the forest, Without indication, These abandoned ruins, Are those of the house
favorite of Adolf Hitler. Where all his accomplices
were meeting.
