Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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As the Second World War reached its climactic end in 1945, a desperate race began for the heart of Nazi Germany. While Soviet Marshals Zhukov and Konev competed for Stalin's favor by sprinting toward Berlin, General Eisenhower made a controversial decision that changed the map of Europe forever. This documentary explores the final chaotic weeks of the Third Reich, from the brutal combat at Seelow Heights to the clandestine "Ratlines" that allowed notorious war criminals like Adolf Eichmann to vanish into South America.

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