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The Monsters of the Third Reich (Ep. 84)

The Monsters of the Third Reich (Ep. 84)

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Send us Fan Mail⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses Nazi atrocities, antisemitism, concentration camps and unethical human experiments. Discretion is advised.What happens when a government turns myths into weapons and uses its own twisted ideology to justify real-world atrocities?In the final years of Nazi Germany, the image of the werewolf became associated with a desperate campaign of resistance against the advancing Allies. Behind the propaganda lay a regime determined to prolong a war it was losing, punish those who sought surrender, and preserve its grip on a collapsing nation.CHAPTERS00:00 — A Dark Chapter in Real History02:20 — Hitler, Wolves and Nazi Mythology05:10 — The Werewolf and the Vampire Narrative07:50 — Operation Werwolf: Germany’s Last Resistance09:25 — The Assassination of Franz Oppenhoff11:35 — Inside the Ahnenerbe12:50 — Atlantis, Ancient Myths and Racial Pseudoscience15:25 — Sigmund Rascher and the Human Experiments17:25 — The Jewish Skeleton Collection19:10 — The Real Monsters of the Third ReichSOURCESUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum — Holocaust Encyclopedia: Natzweiler-Struthof (https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/natzweiler-struthof)Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum — August Hirt and the medical crimes associated with the Jewish skeleton collection (https://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/medical-experiments/august-hirt)German Historical Museum — The Werwolf organisation and its activities (https://www.dhm.de/archiv/ausstellungen/ordnung-und-vernichtung/en/raum4.html)Arolsen Archives — Historical records concerning Natzweiler-Struthof (https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/archive/1-1-29-2_01012902-oS)The 86 victims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v90z8NW9i2YThe 86 remains: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/86-remains-used-for-nazi-human-experiments-discovered-in-strasbourg-labratory.htmlThe only remaining audio of Radio Werwolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxfsZ99bWPY🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/I78HUr3GSUw 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms.📩 Story submissions:thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com🌐 Buzzsprout:https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com❤️ Support the podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support🌍 Website:http://alejandraslife.com/📱 Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/thestorytellingpodcastofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/alelifeofficial/▶️ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLifeSupport the showThis was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com.Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode!------------------Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.comWebsite: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/supportWebsite: http://alejandraslife.com/All social media @thestorytellingpodcastofficialYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife
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