Secret Nazi Science
1 Season • 2024 14+
When the war ends in 1945, the Allies and Soviets sweep across former Nazi territory, freeing Europe from the clutches of the Axis. As the threat of the Nazis recedes, it leaves behind artefacts of a dark science geared towards world domination.
S1.E1 - The Genetic Code
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 25 @ 1:45PM
Liebensraum breeding programs and bunk studies in heredity helps to justify mass sterilizations and genocide; in concentration camps, experiments like Josef Mengele's twin studies masquerade as science and justify all manner of Nazi horrors.
S1.E2 - Wings of Doom
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 1 @ 1:00PM
The Messerschmitt 262 Schwalbe becomes the world's first jet engine-powered fighter; Nazi engineers pioneer liquid and rocket-powered aircraft, adding to a list of world firsts.
S1.E3 - Evil Chemistry
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 8 @ 1:44PM
Hitler was against using chemical weapons on the battlefield, but they still played a role in the Nazi's quest for power; Nazis turned pesticide research on its head with tabun and sarin.
S1.E4 - Raining Death
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 15 @ 1:15PM
A history of firsts, from the Fritz X, the world's first precision guided weapon deployed during combat, through the iterations of V1 and V2 bombs that rained down during the Blitz.
S1.E5 - The Future Aryan Soldier
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 22 @ 1:11PM
Far from the front lines, Nazi scientists were tasked with creating the perfect Aryan soldier for the Thousand Year Reich.
S1.E6 - Bending the Elements
Next Showing on Quest:
Sep 29 @ 1:08PM
In the early days of WWII, German radar stations and systems sprung up along coastlines, harnessing frequencies to help them plot their next move; to secure important weather data, the Nazis sent out ships and erected remote weather stations.
S1.E7 - Reshaping Nature
Blood and soil. For the Nazis, it wasn't just a metaphor. The Nazis would go to any lengths to bend the natural world to their whims. Nazi archaeologists set to work using archaeological finds to assert an ancient Aryan race.
S1.E8 - The Nazi Empire
Next Showing on Quest:
Jul 12 @ 8:49PM
Nazi dreams of an ideal city take shape; neighbourhoods are slated for demolition; the ideal Aryan city in Linz is designed with temples of art and culture, looted from the downtrodden; how might a Nazi city look like had Hitler succeeded.