Gotterdammerung-Collapse of the Third Reich

Part III of the series. Documents the chief cause of Nazi Germany's collapse: Hitler's commitment to the invasion of Russia despite the warnings of his generals against a war on two fronts. Four years later, in 1945, grandiose dreams of world domination lay buried in the rubble of shattered cities, and the Reich that was to last a thousand years was demolished as Hitler committed suicide in Berlin. Shows the extent of Nazi evil in the concentration camp system which was extended all over Europe and examines the external and internal reasons for the collapse of the Nazi army.. From the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich series, based on a book by William L. Shirer With teacher's guide Credits Narrated by Richard Basehart Producer/director, Jack Kaufman ; narration written by Alan Landsburg