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Nazi Mega Weapons
The Wolf's Lair
Season 2
Episode 2
As European countries fall like dominoes to the German armies, Hitler becomes convinced of his own military genius. He plans to invade Russia and orders the construction of a huge, heavily protected command complex — the Wolf’s Lair. But as he isolates himself in his concrete city, the war begins to slip from his grasp, and a conspiracy is hatched to make the secret base his tomb.
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The Channel Islands turn into one of the most heavily fortified places on the planet.
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Hitler’s mountain house became a labyrinth crowned by the awe-inspiring Eagle's Nest.
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Designated the Type 21, Hitler's new submarine is a sea-faring super weapon.
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When Nazis rolled across France in 1940, it was with a combined speed and ferocity.