Nazis on the Run: The Series

- Season 1

(2021)

Germany has fallen. The once feared dictator, Adolf Hitler is dead. The allies are closing in. Senior Nazis begin to sweat. The Führer can no longer protect them. The US army are catching up, entering Berlin with a firm plan to capture as many Nazi officials as they can, their aim to bring them before a court on trial for the atrocities they helped make possible. The allied forces; Britain, France, the United States and Russia, all came to the agreement that they wanted to prosecute any living Nazi party officials for the crimes they had committed. In the course of ...

Twenty four Nazi officials are brought into the courtroom at Nuremberg, Germany. The biggest trial in history is about to begin. Being broadcast around the world, the public is waiting, hoping these criminals will see justice for their atrocities. For the first time in international law, the Nuremberg indictments also mention crimes of genocide. Key Nazi party members were up against the International Military Tribunal; Hermann Göring; Reichmarschall and Commander of the Luftwaffe, Rudolf Hess; former Deputy Führer, Albert Speer; Minister of Armaments and War ...

The Nuremberg Trials continue. Chief United States Prosecutor, Robert H Jackson, makes convincing statements that leave a lasting impression on the court. The prosecution is getting more intense as days go by. Questions about the final solution and each Nazi's involvement leave an uncomfortable atmosphere in the courtroom. Once a united party, it quickly becomes every man for himself. The Nuremberg Trials are putting every man up against four charges; crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes. ...

The Nuremberg Trials are coming to an end. The public anxiously await a verdict. The Nazi officials on trial hoping they will be given a lesser sentence for providing new information. Some still believe they are above the justice system. The prosecution has built a promising case. Will the Nazis face the sentences they deserve? Questioning has been thorough, no important point unaddressed. The International Military Tribunal gave the Nazis a fair trial, granting them a trial at all was considered fair enough. The world has been watching, as further questioning takes ...