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Hostages of the SS

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Documentary
12+
1 Season
52m
April 1945. 139 special prisoners and prisoners of kin of the SS are transported into the Alps. The prisoners could be used as bargaining chips in negotiations with the Allies. During the journey they experience six days between liberty and death.

Season 1, 2 Episodes

Season 1 (2 Episodes)

Hostages of the SS - A Journey into the Unknown
S1 E1
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.
12+ 52m 2017
Hostages of the SS - On a Razor's Edge
S1 E2
On a Razor's Edge,
On April 28th, 1945 the convoy reaches the town of Niederdorf where the hostages force their stay by mixing with the townsfolk. The SS-Sturmführer try in vain to contact their superiors. This loss of control makes the SS increasingly unpredictable and the prisoners' situation even more precarious. Oberst von Bonin, himself a prisoner, manages to place a call for help to the Wehrmacht High Command in Bozen. They are now alerted to the hostages' plight and ready to prevent a bloodbath. The unique situation arises that a company of Wehrmacht soldiers and the SS unit face off in Niederdorf, weapons drawn. The SS is forced to withdraw, and the prisoners are brought to the nearby Lake Prags Hotel. On May 4th, 1945 the US army reaches the hotel, yet the fate of family members remains uncertain.
12+ 52m 2017

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Hostages of the SS

Documentary
12+
1 Season
52m
On April 26th, 1945 a SS convoy with special prisoners and prisoners of kin of leaves the KZ Dachau. 139 people from all over Europe and a high value for the Nazis. Aristocrats, clerics, high military and political cadres - among them the families of the Hitler conspirators. The hostages experience six days between liberty and death. Without contact to their headquarters the SS officers in charge are at odds with their plans: shoot everyone immediately or make contact with the Americans after all? Uncertainty and tension become the ideal breeding ground for irrational decision - on both sides. The situation heats up dramatically. To survive the hostages must band together. A clever ploy turns the tables: the prisoners send out a call for help - suddenly soldiers of the SS and the Wehrmacht face off weapons at ready.

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