Hitler's Slaves: Forced Labour under the Nazis
Season 1
Forced labour in Nazi Germany was a mass phenomenon — organized by the regime, supported by society. The use of forced labour in the Reich happened before everyone’s eyes. It was a crime against humanity, and a billion-dollar business.
The victims were not just prisoners of war, but mostly civilians. Many women and children were among the victims. 13 million forced laborers were deported to Nazi-Germany during the war. About one in five did not survive slave labour for the Germans.
The three-part documentary tells the story of the slave laborers and shows the brutal system of Nazi slave labour based on individual fates. The series combines scientific analyses with personal experiences of former forced laborers or their descendants.
The victims were not just prisoners of war, but mostly civilians. Many women and children were among the victims. 13 million forced laborers were deported to Nazi-Germany during the war. About one in five did not survive slave labour for the Germans.
The three-part documentary tells the story of the slave laborers and shows the brutal system of Nazi slave labour based on individual fates. The series combines scientific analyses with personal experiences of former forced laborers or their descendants.
Where to Watch Hitler's Slaves: Forced Labour under the Nazis • Season 1
3 Episodes
- Exploitation: 1933-1941E1
Exploitation: 1933-1941The story of Hitler's army of slave labourers, suffering under a brutal system that sought to exploit them to the utmost. At first forced labour was used to break down and humiliate the Nazis' political opponents as well as ordinary prisoners and the so-called 'asocials' (including Jews, Sinti and Roma). But over time, the Nazis exploited more and forced workers, men and women, to support the war economy. - Chapter 3: Atonement 1945-TodayE3
Chapter 3: Atonement 1945-TodayCharts the escalation of the Nazi forced labour system. As the war neared its end, more and more forced labourers died, through work, on the Death Marches and by mass murder. And after the war, the fate of the forced labourers was denied and concealed in both west and east Germany.