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Unsolved History: Inside Hitler's Bunker |
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Unsolved History is history the way it was!
Through detailed examination of archeological and forensic evidence,
existing photographs, authentic artifacts, and carefully selected interviews
from eyewitnesses and experts – events are reconstructed and historical
questions are finally answered.
In early 1945, Adolf Hitler retreated to an underground bunker and never saw
the light of day again. In this sunken lair, he ate, slept, held military
briefings and even married Eva Braun. And, yes, he also killed himself
there.
From 1961 to 1989, the site was screened from Western eyes by the Berlin
Wall. In the 70s, the GDR, concerned about would-be fugitives tunneling
under the Wall, performed a classified underground survey of the area that
almost surely involved inspecting and perhaps further sealing off Hitler's
bunker. Even after the Wall came down, reunited Berlin had little appetite
for recognizing the site. In 1990, workers clearing the former Hitler
Chancellery area stumbled upon a previously unknown part of the bunker
complex. It turned out to be the 1,500-square-foot underground facility
manned by the Chancellery's elite SS drivers. Yet shortly after this
portion's accidental discovery – despite protests from the chief municipal
archaeologist – it was sealed up by the city. Still buried beneath German
soil today, the bunker lingers as a ghostly reminder of the country's
violent past and a tantalizing archaeological window into a world few have
ever seen.
Watch as the Unsolved History team resurrects the past – digitally
reconstructing the entire bunker as it existed more than 50 years ago using
authentic period photographs, samples of paint, state-of-the-art mapping
techniques and the original plans. Then, venture back in time to the end of
the last Great War as the final hours of Hitler's subterranean life are
pieced together and reenacted.
50 minutes
ORDER CODE: AI694935DVD
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