Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In a remote Austrian military camp, thirty VIP Allied hostages anxiously await their fate. Among them are Winston Churchill’s nephew, members of the British royal family, and other invaluable figures.
It’s April 1945, and the Third Reich is crumbling, but they still wonder if they will be used by the Germans as a bargaining chip or be executed out of spite.
Suddenly, a huge black Mercedes-Benz pulls up to the camp gates. Out steps a menacing figure in a perfectly-pressed SS uniform with high-ranking insignia.
This is SS-Obergruppenführer Gottlob Berger, one of Hitler’s “twelve apostles”.
His men call him “The Almighty” - and he’s here to play god with the prisoners’ lives.
The sound of American artillery grew louder with every passing minute. But Berger had come to make his final, Machiavellian move…
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As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. -
In a remote Austrian military camp, thirty VIP Allied hostages anxiously await their fate. Among them are Winston Churchill’s nephew, members of the British royal family, and other invaluable figures.
It’s April 1945, and the Third Reich is crumbling, but they still wonder if they will be used by the Germans as a bargaining chip or be executed out of spite.
Suddenly, a huge black Mercedes-Benz pulls up to the camp gates. Out steps a menacing figure in a perfectly-pressed SS uniform with high-ranking insignia.
This is SS-Obergruppenführer Gottlob Berger, one of Hitler’s “twelve apostles”.
His men call him “The Almighty” - and he’s here to play god with the prisoners’ lives.
The sound of American artillery grew louder with every passing minute. But Berger had come to make his final, Machiavellian move…
-
As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. -
