A Journey into the Unknown
After the botched assassination attempt on Hitler the SS arrests the family members of the plotters as "prisoners of kin", among them Fey von Hassell Pirzio-Biroli. Together with other prominent special prisoners and prisoners of war like Kurt von Schuschnigg, Pastor Martin Niemöller, and Lt. "Jimmy" James they are gathered in Dachau concentration camp in April 1945, their fate unclear. The SS plans to break through to the south, into the so-called "alpine redoubt". On April 26th they are transported to the Reichenau camp near Innsbruck. The plan of the SS remains unclear. The uncertainty whether they will be used as a bargaining chip or simply liquidated far from the front becomes increasingly unbearable. . . . As the convoy crosses the Alps the hostages are faced with the fateful decision: flee or trust in an uncertain rescue.
S1E1 52 min
