War Against Humanity

Season 1, Episode 31: Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, Pt. 2

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A report on the effect of strategic bombing called the 'Dehousing Paper' is spread to justify the targeting of the civilian population of Germany. In Poland, one by one, extermination camps are starting construction. This month, a new one is finished, named Belzec. Here, Jews and other minority undesirables from Poland are gassed.

All Episodes - Season 1

Outbreak of the War Against Humanity - 5 March 1940
Episode 1
Outbreak of the War Against Humanity - 5 March 1940
 System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940
Episode 2
System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940
 The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940
Episode 3
The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940
 The European Migration Crisis - June 1940
Episode 4
The European Migration Crisis - June 1940
 The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth
Episode 5
The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth
 The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940
Episode 6
The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940
 Vive la Résistance! well, not really... - French Resistance 1940
Episode 7
Vive la Résistance! well, not really... - French Resistance 1940
 Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940
Episode 8
Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940
 Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?
Episode 9
Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?
 Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists
Episode 10
Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists
 Sending the Jews to Madagascar? - July 1940 - April 1941
Episode 11
Sending the Jews to Madagascar? - July 1940 - April 1941
 The Wehrmacht's License to Kill the Innocent - May 1941
Episode 12
The Wehrmacht's License to Kill the Innocent - May 1941
 The Holocaust Begins in Lithuania - June 1941
Episode 13
The Holocaust Begins in Lithuania - June 1941
 Barbarossa, Hitler's and Stalin's Hell on Earth - July 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 14
Barbarossa, Hitler's and Stalin's Hell on Earth - July 1941, Pt. 1
 Generalplan Ost, the Nazi plan to kill the Slavs - July 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 15
Generalplan Ost, the Nazi plan to kill the Slavs - July 1941, Pt. 2
 Extermination Now! - August 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 16
Extermination Now! - August 1941, Pt. 1
 The SS and Wehrmacht Murder Inc. - August 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 17
The SS and Wehrmacht Murder Inc. - August 1941, Pt. 2
 Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 18
Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Pt. 1
 The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar - September 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 19
The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar - September 1941, Pt. 2
 The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 20
The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941, Pt. 1
 The Banality of Death - October 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 21
The Banality of Death - October 1941, Pt. 2
 How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 22
How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941, Pt. 1
 Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 23
Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2
 Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Pt. 1
Episode 24
Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Pt. 1
 Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Pt. 2
Episode 25
Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Pt. 2
 Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine - January 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 26
Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine - January 1942, Pt. 1
 Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference - January 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 27
Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference - January 1942, Pt. 2
 Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing - February 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 28
Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing - February 1942, Pt. 1
 U.S. Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East - February 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 29
U.S. Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East - February 1942, Pt. 2
 Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 30
Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, Pt. 1
 Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 31
Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, Pt. 2
 The Bataan Death March Begins - April 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 32
The Bataan Death March Begins - April 1942, Pt. 1
 The Horrors of Partisan Warfare - April 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 33
The Horrors of Partisan Warfare - April 1942, Pt. 2
 100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma - May 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 34
100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma - May 1942, Pt. 1
 The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid - May 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 35
The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid - May 1942, Pt. 2
 Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies - June 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 36
Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies - June 1942, Pt. 1
 Japan's Institutionalization of Rape - June 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 37
Japan's Institutionalization of Rape - June 1942, Pt. 2
 Forced Sterilization Experiments Begin at Auschwitz - July 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 38
Forced Sterilization Experiments Begin at Auschwitz - July 1942, Pt. 1
 The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - July 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 39
The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - July 1942, Pt. 2
 The Symphony That Defeated the Wehrmacht - August 1942, Pt .1
Episode 40
The Symphony That Defeated the Wehrmacht - August 1942, Pt .1
 Why Don't the French Resist? - August 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 41
Why Don't the French Resist? - August 1942, Pt. 2
 Kill The Nazis - September 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 42
Kill The Nazis - September 1942, Pt. 1
 How Britain Oppressed India - September 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 43
How Britain Oppressed India - September 1942, Pt. 2
 Resist. Collaborate. Die. - October 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 44
Resist. Collaborate. Die. - October 1942, Pt. 1
 A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - October 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 45
A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - October 1942, Pt. 2
 Fighting Nazis with Radios and Funerals - November 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 46
Fighting Nazis with Radios and Funerals - November 1942, Pt. 1
 The Germans Learn to Love Their Slaves - November 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 47
The Germans Learn to Love Their Slaves - November 1942, Pt. 2
 Death Squads Arrive in North Africa - December 1942, Pt. 1
Episode 48
Death Squads Arrive in North Africa - December 1942, Pt. 1
 Let the Hunger Games Begin - December 1942, Pt. 2
Episode 49
Let the Hunger Games Begin - December 1942, Pt. 2
 The Revenge Bombing of Germany - January 1943, Pt. 1
Episode 50
The Revenge Bombing of Germany - January 1943, Pt. 1
 The Warsaw Ghetto: The Jews Strike Back - January 1943, Pt. 2
Episode 51
The Warsaw Ghetto: The Jews Strike Back - January 1943, Pt. 2
 Eat the Nazis, There’s Nothing Else - February 1943, Pt. 1
Episode 52
Eat the Nazis, There’s Nothing Else - February 1943, Pt. 1
 Total War NOW - February 1943, Pt. 2
Episode 53
Total War NOW - February 1943, Pt. 2
 Assassinate Hitler, or Die Trying - March 1943, Pt. 1
Episode 54
Assassinate Hitler, or Die Trying - March 1943, Pt. 1
 Denazify the World. Resist Now. - March 1943, Pt. 2
Episode 55
Denazify the World. Resist Now. - March 1943, Pt. 2
 The West Sacrifices Poland to the Soviets - April 1943, Pt. 1
Episode 56
The West Sacrifices Poland to the Soviets - April 1943, Pt. 1
 The Jews Fight Back - April 24, 1943
Episode 57
The Jews Fight Back - April 24, 1943
 Dead Refugees Are Better Than New Immigrants - May 1, 1943
Episode 58
Dead Refugees Are Better Than New Immigrants - May 1, 1943
 Barbie and the Trail of Blood - May 8, 1943
Episode 59
Barbie and the Trail of Blood - May 8, 1943
 Heaviest Air Raid in Human History - May 15, 1943
Episode 60
Heaviest Air Raid in Human History - May 15, 1943
 Drowning Germans, Burning Jews - May 22, 1943
Episode 61
Drowning Germans, Burning Jews - May 22, 1943
 The Deadliest Job in World War Two - May 29, 1943
Episode 62
The Deadliest Job in World War Two - May 29, 1943
 Dr. Mengele Takes Command - June 5, 1943
Episode 63
Dr. Mengele Takes Command - June 5, 1943
 Nazis in a Balkan Mess - June 12, 1943
Episode 64
Nazis in a Balkan Mess - June 12, 1943
 Japan - Liberators of India? - June 19, 1943
Episode 65
Japan - Liberators of India? - June 19, 1943
 Decapitating the French Resistance - June 26, 1943
Episode 66
Decapitating the French Resistance - June 26, 1943
 The Master Race of Asia? - July 3, 1943
Episode 67
The Master Race of Asia? - July 3, 1943
 Killing the Resistance, and Rockets of Death - July 10, 1943
Episode 68
Killing the Resistance, and Rockets of Death - July 10, 1943
 General Patton Orders War Crimes - July 17, 1943
Episode 69
General Patton Orders War Crimes - July 17, 1943
 Stalin, Hitler, and Churchill - Architects of Death - July 24, 1943
Episode 70
Stalin, Hitler, and Churchill - Architects of Death - July 24, 1943
 Hamburg’s Citizens Burnt Alive - July 31, 1943
Episode 71
Hamburg’s Citizens Burnt Alive - July 31, 1943
 The Great Escape from Treblinka Death Camp - August 7, 1943
Episode 72
The Great Escape from Treblinka Death Camp - August 7, 1943
 Amazing Money Heist by Polish Resistance - August 14, 1943
Episode 73
Amazing Money Heist by Polish Resistance - August 14, 1943
 Greece Burns Under Nazi Occupation - August 21, 1943
Episode 74
Greece Burns Under Nazi Occupation - August 21, 1943
 The Astonishing Nazi Underground Slave Factories - August 28, 1943
Episode 75
The Astonishing Nazi Underground Slave Factories - August 28, 1943
 Amon Göth: The Super Nazi - September 4, 1943
Episode 76
Amon Göth: The Super Nazi - September 4, 1943
 Italy Switches Sides in World War Two - September 11, 1943
Episode 77
Italy Switches Sides in World War Two - September 11, 1943
 Albania - Hitler's Latest Ally? - September 18, 1943
Episode 78
Albania - Hitler's Latest Ally? - September 18, 1943
 Nazis Go Fascist Hunting - September 25, 1943
Episode 79
Nazis Go Fascist Hunting - September 25, 1943
 Sweden: The Jews' Salvation? - October 2, 1943
Episode 80
Sweden: The Jews' Salvation? - October 2, 1943
 The Nazis' Justification for the Genocide - October 9, 1943
Episode 81
The Nazis' Justification for the Genocide - October 9, 1943
 The Great Escape from Death Camp Sobibor - October 16, 1943
Episode 82
The Great Escape from Death Camp Sobibor - October 16, 1943
 Another bombed city - war still not ended - October 23, 1943
Episode 83
Another bombed city - war still not ended - October 23, 1943
 Executed for Telling a Joke - October 30, 1943
Episode 84
Executed for Telling a Joke - October 30, 1943
 The Final Bloody Chapter of Operation Reinhard - November 6, 1943
Episode 85
The Final Bloody Chapter of Operation Reinhard - November 6, 1943
 The Auschwitz Business Model - November 10, 1943
Episode 86
The Auschwitz Business Model - November 10, 1943
 Baltic Peoples Join the SS - November 17, 1943
Episode 87
Baltic Peoples Join the SS - November 17, 1943
 The Secret Radio in Auschwitz - November 24, 1943
Episode 88
The Secret Radio in Auschwitz - November 24, 1943
 Bombing Berlin with Ed Murrow of CBS - December 1, 1943
Episode 89
Bombing Berlin with Ed Murrow of CBS - December 1, 1943
 V-1: Hitler's Deluded Revenge Plan - December 8, 1943
Episode 90
V-1: Hitler's Deluded Revenge Plan - December 8, 1943
 The RAF's Worst Day of the War - December 15, 1943
Episode 91
The RAF's Worst Day of the War - December 15, 1943
 US Couples Miraculously Escape Japanese Massacre - December 25, 1943
Episode 92
US Couples Miraculously Escape Japanese Massacre - December 25, 1943
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