Karl Doenitz, commander of Germany’s U-boat fleet and later Hitler’s chosen successor, shaped the deadly Battle of the Atlantic. This episode examines his naval strategies, his brief role as Germany’s head of state after Hitler’s death, and the legacy of his leadership in the war’s final days and Nuremberg trials.

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Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most notorious figures of the Nazi regime, was known as the “Architect of the Final Solution.” This episode explores his rise through the SS, his ruthless efficiency, and his role in shaping the machinery of mass murder. We also examine his assassination in Prague and the devastating reprisals that followed.

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