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Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

2005TV-141 season7.6 / 10

This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

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Synopsis

This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Cast, crew and production details

About Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

Cast

Linda Ellerbee
Linda Hunt
Samuel WestNarrator
Horst-Günter MarxRudolph Höss
Gordon NewellCaptain Bill Cross

Credits

Written by
Megan Callaway, Laurence Rees, Doris Bergen, David Orenstein

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Miniseries
Episodes
6
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

auschwitzauschwitz campauschwitz-birkenau concentration campconcentration campconcentration camp survivordeported to auschwitzhistorical documentaryhistorical dramahistorical horrorholocaust (shoah)interviewminiseriesnazi crimestestimony

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Surprising Beginnings

1h7.7 / 10

This episode sets the stage for the series and examines the radical increase in violence against all opponents of the Nazi state. In particular, it explores the German army's invasion of the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 and connects this campaign to the first gassing experiments in Auschwitz, Poland, which were aimed at Russian prisoners of war, not Jews.

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Episode 2

Orders and Initiatives

1h7.7 / 10

Laurence Rees continues his documentary history, marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, with an account of how the Nazis developed their ""Final Solution"". By 1942, Rudolf Hess had established the camp as a place to murder thousands of Jews, Slavs, Roma Gypsies.

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Episode 3

Factories of Death

1h8.0 / 10

The Nazis' marshalling of Jews from across Europe - including the Channel Islands- gained momentum in 1942. Unable to cope with the huge influx, Auschwitz and Treblinka were modified with bigger gas chambers and crematoria. But inspirational stories of courage and compassion could still be found among this appalling catalogue of inhumanity, including that of German officer Albert Battel, who risked his life to save detainees.

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Episode 4

Corruption

1h8.0 / 10

By 1943, life was good for many of the SS. Eyewitness accounts recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates while also engaging in illicit affairs.

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Episode 5

Frenzied Killing

1h8.3 / 10

SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann ordered the deportation of Hungary's Jews following occupation in 1944, precipitating the most intensive period of slaughter in Aushwitz's history. The Allies, meanwhile, faced dilemmas: should they divert valuable resources to bomb transport routes to the camp? And should they consider Eichmann's offer of one million Jewish lives in exchange for certain provisions - the ""Blood for Goods"" deal?

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Episode 6

Liberation and Revenge

1h8.5 / 10Finale

The reality of life in the concentration camps was revealed upon the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen in 1945. But what was the fate of the remaining prisoners and the SS garrisons? The final days of the war and its immediate aftermath is a story as shocking as it is surprising, with Jewish survivors facing appalling treatment in their home countries and large numbers of SS perpetrators remaining hidden.

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026