The Myth of the Nazi Police State - WW2 Documentary Special

The popular image of the Gestapo is as black leather-jacketed fiends whose spies keep the nation under constant surveillance. They are so powerful that the terrified population has no choice but to sell out its family and friends. But how true is this? Are all Germans living in fear of the Gestapo all the time?

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Hosted by: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Ian Sowden
Written by: James Newman
Research by: James Newman
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man), https://instagram.com/artistic.man?igshidk4l2ushhbwk5
Daniel Weiss

Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Bundesarchiv
IWM UKY 730
Yad Vashem, 4613_22, 807_1, 159_A165, 3227_5, 292_45, 300_83
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Let Go of Fear - Howard Harper-Barnes
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
Secret Cargo - Craft Case
The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf
Magnificat STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Cercles Nouvelles
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
Forging an Empire STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Break Free - Fabien Tell
The Twelve Spies - Silver Maple

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.